福建省莆田某中学2025-2026学年高二年级上册期中英语试题

25-26学年高二期中考试英语试卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7・5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，

并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatkindofsandwichdoesthemanlikenow?

A.Acheesesandwich.B.Ahamsandwich.C.Amushroomsandwich.

2.Whatisthewomanprobablydoing?

A.Playingfootball.B.Doinghousework.C.Stayingintheshade.

3.Wherearcthespeakers?

A.Inaphotostudio.B.Inatravelagency.C.Inamuseum.

4.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.Takesomedrinks.B.Goonwriting.C.Makeasalad.

5.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.C.Intheevening.

第二节（共15小题；每小题L5分，满分22・5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中

选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题

将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatistheman'splanfbrthisSaturday?

A.Buyingaring.B.Takingaswimmingclass.C.Repairinghiscellphone.

7.HowoftendoesMonicahavetabletennislessons?

A.Onceaweek.B.Twiceaweek.C.Threetimesaweek.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Howdocsthewomansoundatfirst?

A.Regretful.B.Anxious.C.Relieved.

9.Whatdoesthemanoffertodoforthewoman?

A.Callinsickfbrher.B.Takehertothehospital.C.Meetthebusinesspartners.

10.HowwillthewomancontactMr.Arnold?

A.Byphone.B.Bymessage.C.Byemail.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Hostingaprogram.B.Conductingasurvey.C.Givinganinterview.

12.Howlongdidtheactivitylast?

A.Aboutoneweek.B.Abouttwoweeks.C.Aboutthreeweeks.

13.Whatdidthemandointheactivity?

A.Hefilmedavideo.B.Hesavedthehomeless.C.Hecreatedabroadcastchannel.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Whydoesn'ttheman'swifelikethebedsidetables?

A.Theyareofpoorquality.B.Theyareoutofdate.C.Theycostheralot.

15.Whatafter-salesservicewillthemanreceive?

A.Freeinstallation.B.Afullrefund.C.Lifetimewarranty.

16.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

A.Buysomebooks.B.Putoffthedeliverytime.C.Throwawaytheoldfurniture.

17.Howwillthemanpaythebill?

A.Bycard.B.Incash.C.Bycheck.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whatcontributedtothespeaker'sprobleminherhighschool?

A.Herpoorphysicalhealth.B.Herbadlearninghabits.C.Thegreatfamilystress.

19.Whatdoesthespeakerdonow?

A.Dohomeworkintime.B.Takemoreexercise.C.Watchherfavoriteshows.

20.Whatisthespeaker'sthirdsuggestion?

A.Learningtodraw.B.Downloadingsomeapps.C.Watchingsomecomedies.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37・5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

PanamaCity,Panama

Forbeachvacationsthatgetyououtoftownandinviteyouandyourfamilytodiveintoculture,

consideratriptoPanamaCity.Here,youwillenjoybeachesandcityexploring.Bookyourstayatthe

WestinPlayaBonita,whereyoucanbookaroomstartingat$222anight.Therearevariousprograms,

includingbeachOlympics,starobservationandSpanishlessons.

Jupiter,Florida

Thisplaceoffersyouqualitytimeyoucanspendwithyourlovedones.BookyourstayatJupiterBeach

Resort&Spa,withratesforafamilyoffourstartingat$207anight.Here,youcanshootbasketsatthe

basketballcourts,takeadipinthepoolorteachyourchildrenbeachyoga.

SanDiego,California

TheWestCoastisagreatspotforcheapbeachvacations,sotellyourfamilytopacktheirbagsfora

visittoSanDiego.Acheap$10UberridefromtheairportwillhaveyoupullupattheKonaKaiRcsort&

amp;Spa.Here,afamilyoffourcanstayinaDeluxeGuestRoomstartingat$159pernight.Yourkidscan

practicecannonballsatthepoolafteravisittotheworld-famousSanDiegoZoo.

Kihei,Hawaii

Forwestcoasterswhoarcgrov/ingboredwiththeirbackground,flytotheislandsofHawaii.Stayatthe

AstonattheMauiBanyan,withachargeof$179anightforafamilyoffour.Here,you'Hseesomeofthe

bestsunsetsofyourlifewhileyourkidsplayinthePacific.Andifyousetaboutcookingafancymeal,you

willenjoysuitesthatcomewithafullkitchen.

21.Forafamilyinterestedinbothbeachactivitiesandastronomy,whichdestinationismostspecifically

recommended?

A.PanamaCity,PanamaB.SanDiego,California

C.Jupiter,FloridaD.Kihei,Hawaii

22.WhatactivityisspecificallymentionedasavailableforchildrenattheJupiterBeachResort&Spa?

A.LearningSpanish.B.Beachyoga.C.Starobservation.D.Cookingfhneymeals.

23.Whatdothefourattractionshaveincommon?

A.Theyallhaveprivatebeachesforguests.B.Theyallofferfreeairporttransportation.

C.Theyalloflerroomswithahillkitchen.D.Theyareallintendedforfamilytrips.

B

“Iamnotcrazy,“saysDr.WilliamFarber,shortlyafterperformingacupuncture（针灸）onarabbit."I

amaheadofmytime."Ifheseemsalittledefensive,itmiglitbebecauseevensomeofhiscoworkers

occasionallylaughathisunusualmethods.ButFarberiscertainhe'llhavethelastlaugh.He'soneofasmall

butgrowingnumberofAmericanveterinarians（兽医）nowpracticing"holislic”medicine-combining

traditionalWesterntreatmentswithacupuncture,chiropractic（按摩疗法）andherbalmedicine.

Farber,agraduateofColoradoStateUniversity,startedoutasamoreconventionalveterinarian.He

becameinterestedinalternativetreatments20yearsagowhenhesufferedfromterriblebackpain.Hetried

muscle-relaxingdrugsbutfoundlittlerelief.Thenhetriedacupuncture,anancientChinesepractice,and

wasamazedthatheimprovedaftertwoorthreetreatments.Whatworkedonaveterinarianseemedlikelyto

workonhispatients.So,afterstudyingthetechniquesforacoupleofyears,hebeganofferingthemtopets.

LeighTindalc'sdogCharliehadaseriousheartcondition.AfterCharliehadaheartattack,Tindalc

says,shewaspreparedtoputhimtosleep,butFarber'streatmentseasedherdog'ssufferingsomuchthat

shewasabletokeephimalivefbranadditionalfivemonths.AndPriscillaDewingreportsthatherhorse,

Nappy、"movesmoreeasilyandridesmorecomfbrtably”afterachiropracticadjustment.

Farberiscertainthattheholisticapproachwillgrowmorepopularwithtime,andifthepastisany

indication,hemayberight:Since1982,membershipintheAmericanHolisticVeterinaryMedical

Associationhasgrownfrom30toover700.“Sometimesitsurprisesmethatitworkssowell,“hesays."I

willdoanythingtohelpananimal.That'smyjob.”

24.WhatdosomeofFarber'scoworkersthinkofhim?

A.He'sodd.B.He'sstrict.C.He'sbrave.D.He'srude.

25.WhydidFarberdecidetotryacupunctureonpets?

A.Hewastrainedinitatuniversity.B.Hewasinspiredbyanotherveterinarian.

C.Hebenefitedfromitasapatient.D.Hewantedtosavemoneyfbrpctowners.

26.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkabout?

A.Stepsofachiropractictreatment.B.Thecomplexityofveterinarians,work.

C.Examplesofrareanimaldiseases.D.Theeffectivenessofholisticmedicine.

27.WhydoestheauthormentiontheAmericanHolisticVeterinaryMedicalAssociation?

A.ToproveFarber'spoint.B.Toemphasizeitsimportance.

C.Topraiseveterinarians.D.Toadvocateanimalprotection.

C

Wcallknowfreshisbestwhenitcomestofood.However,mostproduceatthestorewent

throughweeksoftravelandcoveredhundredsofmilesbeforereachingthetable.Whilefarmer's

marketsareasolidchoicetoreducethejourney,BabylonMicro-Farm（BMF）shortensitevenmore.

BMFisanindoorgardensystem.Itcanbesetupfbrafamily.Additionally,itcouldservea

largeraudiencesuchasahospital,restaurantorschool.Theinnovativedesignrequireslittleeffortto

achieveareliableweeklysupplyoffreshgreens.

Specifically,it'safarmthatreliesonnewtechnology.ByconnectingthroughtheCloud,BMF

isremotelymonitored.Also,thereisaconvenientappthatprovidesgrowingdatainrealtime.

Becausethesystemisautomated,itsignificantlyreducestheamountofwaterneededtogrowplants.

Ratherthanwateringrowsofsoil,thesystemprovidesjusttherightamounttoeachplant.After

harvest,userssimplyreplacetheplantswithanewprc-sccdcdpod（容器）togetthenextgrowth

cyclestarted.

Moreover,havingasysteminthesamebuildingwhereit'seatenmeanszeroemissions（*非方攵）

fromtransportingplantsfromsoiltosalad.Inaddition,there'snoneedfbrpesticidesandother

chemicalsthatpollutetraditionalfarmsandthesurroundingenvironment.

BMFemployeesliveoutsustainabilityintheireverydaylives.Abouthalfofthemwalkorbike

towork.Insidetheoffice,theyencouragerecyclingandwastereductionbylimitinggarbagecans

andavoidingsingle-useplastic."Wearepassionateaboutreducingwaste,carbonandchemicalsin

ourenvironment,vsaidaBMFemployee.

28.WhatcanbelearnedaboutBMFfromparagraphI?

A.Itguaranteesthevarietyoffood.B.Itrequiresday-to-daycare.

C.Itcutsthefarm-to-tabledistance.D.Itreliesonfanner'smarkets.

29.Whatinformationdocstheconvenientappoffer?

A.Real-timeweatherchanges.B.Currentconditionoftheplants.

C.Chemicalpollutantsinthesoil.D.Availabilityofpre-seededpods.

30.WhatcanbeconcludedaboutBMFemployees?

A.Theyhaveagreatpassionforsports.B.Theyaredevotedtocommunityservice.

C.Theyarcfbndofsharingdailyexperiences.DTheyhaveastrongenvironmentalawareness.

31.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A.BMF'smajorstrengths.B.BMF'sgeneralmanagement.

C.BMF'sglobalinfluence.D.BMF'stechnicalstandards.

D

Imagineyou'rcoutfbraneveningwalkinaforeigncity,lookingtofindarestaurantfbrdinner.Ifyou

arclikemostpeople,youwilllookfbrthebusiestrestaurantwiththemostdinersbecauseitspopularityis

boundtoreflectonthequalityoffoodandservice.Butisthistrue?

Intouristareas,earlydinershavenomeaningfi.ilcluesastowhichrestauranttochoose,sotheymay

havepickedtheireveningeatery（饭馆）onawhim（一时兴起）.Followingpassers-bymayhave

misinteq）retedtheirrestaurantchoiceasawell-infbrmeddecisionandblindlyfollowedtheirexample.This

couldhaveresultedinasnow-ballingeffect,wherebyever-increasingnumbersofcustomerswereattracted

totherestaurantinquestion,creatingafalseimpressionofapproval.Therefore,followingtheexampleof

otherscouldhaveledtoasuboptimal（次优的）dinnerchoiceinanovercrowdedrestaurant.

Blindlycopyingotherpeople'sthoughtsorchoicesorsimplygoingwiththecrowdisoftenreferredto

as“herdbehavior（从众行为）Itisafrequentoccurrenceamonghumansaswellasmanyotheranimals.

Herdingcanappeartomakealotofsense.Averagejudgmentsoflargegroupsofpeopleoften

outperformindividualchoices.Furthennore,followingthecrowdappearstoofferprotectionand

comfort------afterall,there's"safetyinnumbcrs"--whilehelpingtomaintainafavorablefame.Finally,

followingtheherdreducestheeffortneededtomakeapersonaloruniquedecision;itisthereforeaneasy

option.

Herdbehaviors,whilecommonandeasytoexplain,holdsignificantdangers.Contrarytotheso-called

“wisdomofcrowds"，whichemergeswhenthejudgmentsofindividualgroupmembersareindependently

collectedtoproduceanaverageopinion,herdbehaviorstypicallyrelyonso-called“infbimationcascades”,

wherepeopletakeonothers'beliefsorcopytheirchoiceswithoutcriticallyevaluatingtheunderlying

reasons.Asaresult,herdingcanhavemanyundesirableoutcomes,includingnegativeinfluenceson

consumerchoices,likeintherestaurantexampleabove.

32.Whatlikelycausesarestaurant^popularityintouristareasaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Earlydinerschooseitbasedonitshighqualityandreputation.

B.Passers-bymayassumethattheearlydinersmadeaninformedchoice.

C.Therestaurantisrecommendedbylocalsfamiliarwiththearea.

D.Therestaurantisadvertisedashavinghigh-qualityfoodandservice.

33.Whatisonereasonwhypeopletendtofollowthecrowd?

A-Itleadstoaveragejudgments.

B.Itbringsasenseofsecurity.

C.Itchallengesafavorablereputation.

D.Itallowsfbrbetterdecision-making.

34.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetov/ards"herdbehavior”?

A.NeutralB.FavorableC.CriticalD.Indifferent

35.Whatdoestheunderlineduinformationcascades“meaninPara.5?

A.Adoptingothers'beliefsorchoiceswithoutevaluation.

B.Criticalevaluationofunderlyingreasonsfbrchoices.

C.Averagejudgmentsformedbylargegroupsofpeople.

D.Independentcollectionofindividualopinionsandjudgments.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12・5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Theworldofwritingischanging.Thingshavemovedveryquicklyfi-omkeyboardsandpredictivetext.

Theriseofgenerativeartificialintelligence（AI）meansrobotscannowwritehuman-qua'itytextwithout

havinghandsatall.

Recentimprovementsinspeeoh-to-textsoftwaremeanevenhuman“writers“donotneedtotoucha

keyboard,letaloneapen.AndwithhelpfromAI,textcanevenbegeneratedbydecodersthatreadbrain

activitythroughnon-invasivescanning.36,withouthavingtoliftafinger.Theword“writer”may

cometomeansomethingverydifferent,aspeoplecomposetextinmultiplewaysinanincreasinglydigital

world.

However,learningtohandwriteisstillakeycomponentoftheliteracycurriculuminprimaryschools.

37.Butthereareanumberofimportantreasonswhyhandwritingwillstillbetaughtinschools.

•Ithelpsyouremember

Handwritinghasimportantcognitivebenefits'includingfbrmemory.Researchsuggeststraditional

pen-and-papernotesarerememberedbetter,duetothegreatercomplexityofthehandwritingprocess.

38Inmanycases,studentsbecomebetterreadersthroughpracticingwriting.

____39____

Handwritingdocsnotneedelectricity,devices,batteries,software,subscriptions,afastInternet

connection,akeyboard,chargingtimeorthemanyotherthingsonwhichdigitalwritingdepends.Itonly

needsapenandpaperandcanbedoneanywhere.Sometimeshandwritingistheeasiestandbestoption.

•Itisaboutthinking

Mostimportantly,learningtowriteandlearningtothinkarecloselyconnected.40.Theyare

developedandorganizedastheyarccomposed.Thinkingistooimportanttobeoutsourcedtorobots!

Teachingwritingisaboutgivingstudentsatoolkitofmultiplewritingstrategics.Handwritingwill

remainanimportantcomponentofihistoolkitfbrtheforeseeablefuture.

A.Itisveryaccessible.

B.Ideasareformedasstudentswrite.

C.Ithasbecomepartofyourdailyroutine.

D.Writersofthefuturewillbetalkersandthinkers.

E.Andlearningtoreadandhandwritcarccloselylinked.

F.Goodhandwritingcanhelpyoumakeagoodfirstimpression.

G.Parentsmaybewonderingwhetherlearningtohandwritsisworththetrouble.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Asagrowingfamily,wegatheredlotsofstuff,especiallytoys.Afterourfirstboywasbom,friendsand

family41himwithgifts,floodingouronce42roomswithmanycolorfulplaythings.

___43myson'sseeminglycountlesspossessionsrobbedmeofthemoodtoenjoylife.Myspare

timemekingaway,my___44___begantomountup.

Thenoneday,theweightofthemessbecametoomuchtobear.I45!Itwastimetomakea

46.Igrabbedtrashbagsandrushedintomyson'sbedroom,47thescattered(散落的)toyson

thefloorquickly.Then1tookthosebagsoftoysimmediatelytothebasement.Ofcourse,therewasthe

initialcryingoverlosinghistoys,butgraduallyhemanagedto48it.

Dayswentby.Thenweeks.49,theabsenceofdisorderseemedtopromoteadeepersenseof

appreciationfbrthetoysthat50.Withfewertoys,mysonhadtorelyonhisimagination,like

51apaperboxintoaspaceshipandgoingonafantasyadventureinit.Ifsbeenmonths,andthose

packedtoysarestillinthebasement.

Witheachpassingday,the52ofourminimalistlifestylebecamemoreapparent.Freedfrom

theburdenofcleaningupthehouse,we53aworldwherelessreallybecamemore.Minimalism

allowsmetoseemore54inlife,andmyboyisbecomingmore55whenplayingwitha

reducednumberoftoys.

41.A.helpedB.filledC.showeredD.equipped

42.A.vastB.modemC.brightD.quiet

43.A.SellingB.SortingC.CountingD.Delivering

44.A.lazinessB.anxietyC.regretD.guilt

45.A.retiredB.escapedC.cheeredD.exploded

46.A.donationB.recordC.promiseD.change

47.A.playingwithB.puttingasideC.pickingupD.throwingaway

48.A.acceptB.believeC.shareD.remember

49.A.OriginallyB.HopefullyC.UnexpectedlyD.Unfortunately

50.A.waitedB.remainedC.increasedD.appeared

51.A.placingB.turning.C.dividingD.mixing

52.A.benefitsB.symbolsC.impressionsD.patterns

53.A.missedB.disconnectedC.imaginedD.unlocked

54.A.problemsB.predictionsC.preparationsD.possibilities

55.A.generousB.courageousC.innovativeD.supportive

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

PangZhongwang,56doctoralstudentatTsinghuaUniversity'sDepartmentofPrecision

Instruments,wasnamedoneof“TouchingChina's2024PersonsoftheYear“onSaturday.57

(grow)upinextremepoverty,hefacedenormoushardships.Hisfathersufferedfromschizophrenia(精神分

裂.症),andhismother,58lowerbodywasdisabled,usedawheelchair.

Despitefacingconsiderablechallengesinhisfamily,heremainedoptimistic,holdingontothebeliefthat

"'knowledgechangesfaten.In2017,Pang59(admit)toTsinghuaUniversitywithahighscore.

60(initial),hefearedbeingadisappointment,buthefoundhispathinresearch,persistingthrough

numerousfailures.Herefuseddonations,relyinginstead61schoolscholarships.Hismother,who

namedhim“Zhongwang”(meaning“thehopeofaH")，taughthimalwaystolookforward.^Momsmiles

everyday------whyshouldIfeelsad?”heoncesaid.

Sadly,hismotherpassedawayin2020,justbeforehewasgrantedtheopportunity62(pursue)

adoctorateatTsinghua.Asatopscholar,he63(publish)SCIpapersoverthepastfewyearsand

holdspatents,aimingto“servethecountrythrough64(science)research“一amissionhe

wholeheartedlyembraces.Pang'sstorywillinspireotherchildrenfromdisadvantagebackgroundstostudy

diligentlyandchangetheirdestinies.Hisjourneyshowsus65withhopeanddeterminati