2025-2026学年广东省东莞市翰林高级中学高二上学期期末测试英语试题

2025-2026学年广东省东莞市翰林高级中学高二上学期期末测试英语试题试卷总分：150考试时长：120分钟第一部分听力(共两节，满分20分)第一节听力理解(两段共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)共两小段，每段播放两遍。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题,在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。听第一段对话,回答第1~2题。1.WhoisSusan’sfavoriteauthor?A.CharlesDickens.B.StephenKing.C.EmilyBronte.2.WhatdoesSusanmeanintheend?A.Sheisn’tinterestedinbookclubs.B.Sheisn’tfondofmakingnewfriends.C.Sheisn’tusedtogivingheropinionopenly.听第二段对话,回答第3-5题。3.Whyisthewomangoingtovisitthemuseum?A.Shehasaninterestinnature.B.Sheneedstofinishareport.C.Shehasagreedtoanappointment.4.WhatseemstoattractLeotothemuseum?A.Butterflies.B.Liveturtles.C.Colorfulbirds.5.Whenwillthespeakersstartvisitingthemuseum?A.At2:30pm.B.At3:30pm.C.At4:00pm.第二节听取信息(共5小题每小题2分满分10分)听下面一段独白。请从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为6~10的空格中。听录音前，你将有10秒的阅题时间。录音读两遍。NewspaperFunctionProvidepeoplewiththe____6.____news.History●Intheolddays,thenewstook____7.____tospreadtoanothercountryandwasnotalwaystrue.●Usedbybusinessmeninthe____8.____century.●PublishedbymanyEuropeanandAmericancitiesintheearly19thcentury.Benefits●____9.____usofwhat’sgoingoninourcommunities,ourcountryandtheworld.●Makeitconvenientforpeopletofindajob,rentahouse,orlookforapersonwhoislost.ConclusionAlthoughnewspapersareaffectedbysocialmedianow,theyarestilla(n)____10.____partofourlife.第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分37.5分)第一节(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25分)AIhadalwayswantedtoseeEngland,ScotlandandWales.Sowhenmybrothersuggestedthatwetakeaweek-longvacationtogethersomewhere,IimmediatelydidanInternetsearch.ItwasatthattimewhenIfoundExpatExplore.ItwasatravelagencythatcouldofferjustwhatIwantedatanacceptableprice.Infact,Iwasafraidthatitwastoogoodtobetrue!SoIwentbacktoGoogletolookforevaluations(评价)ofExpatExplore.AndIcouldonlyfindpositivethings.MysecondtripwithExpatExplorewasmyfirstsolotrip.Imetseveralpeopletravellingaloneonmyfirsttripandaftertalkingwiththem,Idecidedtogiveitatry.WhenIlandedinLondonbymyselfforthefirsttime,IwonderedwhyIhadthoughtthiswasagoodidea.Myfearsdidn’tgoawayuntilthenextmorningImetupwiththetourgroup.IhavelivedmyentirelifeintheU.S.,soitissoamazingtovisitaplaceliketheColosseum(角斗场)inRomethatwasbuiltover1,500yearsbeforeAmericawasdiscovered!ManybuildingsIhavealwaysconsideredhistoricalintheU.S.areverymodernincomparisontothoseinEurope.ThemoreoftheworldIsee,themoreIwanttodiscovertherestofit.Therearemytipsfortravellingtoaplacethatyouneverhavebeento.You’dbetterplanyourvacationthroughacombinationofsuggestionsfromtravelagenciesandrelevantinformationfromtheInternet.Andtherearestillmanythingsyoucouldn’texpectbeforethetrip.IstillrememberthedaywhenIfirstvisitedLondon,Icouldn’tfindmywaytothehotelIbookedbefore.Ifeltreallyanxiousatfirst,butlaterItriedtokeepcalmandaskthelocalshowIcouldgotothehotel.Theywerefriendlytogivemeseveralwaystochoose.YoucanalsodownloadappssuchasiTranslateandGoogleMapsonyourphone,sothatyoucouldunderstandpeoplewhoonlyspeaktheirnativelanguage.1.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenshetravelledaloneforthefirsttime?A.Satisfied. B.Scared. C.Excited. D.Bored.2.AccordingtoParagraph3,theauthorthinkstravelling_____________.A.encourageshertobroadenherviewB.giveshermorechancestomakefriendsC.developsherinterestinmodernAmericaD.increasesherdesiretolearnforeignlanguages3.What’stheauthor’spurposebymentioninghertravellingexperienceinthelastparagraph?A.Totellustheimportanceoftranslationtools.B.Toteachushowtocommunicatewiththelocals.C.Towarnusaboutthecommonaccidentswhentravelling.D.Toshowhowtoplanforunexpectedsituationsduringtravelling.BThereismoreofaconnectionbetweenfoodandculturethanyoumaythink.Onanindividuallevel,wegrowupeatingthefoodofourculture.Itbecomesapartofwhoweare.Manyassociatefoodfromourchildhoodwithwarmfeelingsandgoodmemoriesandittiesustoourfamilies,holdingaspecialandpersonalvalueforus.Foodfromourfamilyoftenbecomesthecomfortfoodweseekasadultsintimesoffrustrationandstress.Onalargescale,traditionalfoodisanimportantpartofculture.Italsooperatesasanexpressionofcultureidentity.Immigrantsbringitwherevertheygo,anditisasymbolofpridefortheircultureandmeansofcopingwithhomesickness.Manyimmigrantsopentheirownrestaurantsandservetraditionaldishes.However,thefooddoesnotremainexactlythesame.Somematerialsneededtomaketraditionaldishesmaynotbereadilyavailable,sothetasteandflavorcanbedifferentfromwhattheywouldprepareintheirhomecountries.Additionally,immigrantsdonotonlyselldishestopeoplefromthesamecountriesasthem,buttopeoplefromdifferentcountries.Therefore,theyhavetomakesmallchangestotheoriginaldishestocatertoawiderrangeofcustomers.Thosechangescancreatenewflavorsthatstillkeeptheculturalsignificanceofthedishes.Weshouldembraceourheritage(传统)throughourculture’sfoodbutalsobecomemoreinformedaboutotherculturesbytryingtheirfood.Itisimportanttorememberthateachdishhasaspecialplaceintheculturetowhichitbelongs,andisspecialtothosewhoprepareit.Foodisawindowintoculture,anditshouldbetreatedassuch.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A.Thespecifictraditionalfood. B.Thenationalculture.C.Atraditionalexpressionoffood. D.Theold-fashionedtaste.5.Whydosomeimmigrantshavetochangetheoriginaldishesintheirrestaurants?A.Toattachculturalimportancetotheirdishes.B.Toannouncethebeginningoftheirlifeonforeignsoil.C.Tomakethedishespopularamongcustomers.D.Topresenttheirownfoodcultureinanewway.6.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsdifferentfoodcultures?A.Negative. B.Balanced. C.Unfair. D.Unchangeable.CDeathisnatural,butdoyouhaveanyideaoftheprocessofdying?Modernscientistsdividetheprocessofdyingintotwophases—clinicalortemporarydeathandbiologicaldeath.Clinicaldeathoccurswhenthevitalorgans,suchastheheartorlungs,haveceasedtofunction,buthavenotsufferedpermanentdamage.Theorganismcanstillberevived(复活).Biologicaldeathoccurswhenchangesintheorganismleadtothe“breakingup”ofvitalcellsandtissues.Deathisthenunchangeableandfinal.Scientistshavebeenseekingawaytoprolongtheperiodofclinicaldeathsothattheorganismcanremainalivebeforebiologicaldeathoccurs.Thebestmethoddevelopedsofarinvolvescoolingoftheorganism,combinedwithnarcoticsleep.Byslowingdownthebody’smetabolism(新陈代谢),coolingdelaystheprocessesleadingtobiologicaldeath.Toillustratehowthisworks,scientistsperformedanexperimentonasix-year-oldfemalemonkeycalledKeta.ThescientistputKetatosleepwithanarcotic.Thentheysurroundedherbodywithice-bagsandbegancheckingherbodytemperature.Whenithaddroppedto28degreesthescientistsbegandrainingbloodfromanartery.Themonkey’sbloodpressuredecreasedandanhourlaterboththeheartandbreathingstopped:clinicaldeathsetin.FortwentyminutesKetaremainedinthisstate.Hertemperaturedroppedto22degrees.Atthispointthescientistspumpedbloodintoanarteryinthedirectionoftheheartandstartedartificialbreathing.AftertwominutesKeta’sheartbecameactiveoncemore.Afterfifteenminutes,spontaneous(自发的)breathingbegan,andafterfourhoursKetaopenedhereyesandliftedherhead.Aftersixhours,whenthescientiststriedtogiveherapenicillininjection,Ketaseizedthesyringeandranwithitaroundtheroom.Herbehaviordifferedlittlefromthatofahealthyanimal.7.Forapersonwhosuffersfromtheclinicaldeath,_________.A.hismostimportantorgansaredamaged.B.hestillhasthepossibilityofgettingbacktolife.C.hecannotavoidfinaldeath.D.heisstillverymuchalive8.Scientiststrytomakethetimeofclinicaldeathlongerinorderto__________.A.slowdownthebody’smetabolismB.bringvitalcellsandtissuesbacktoactivelifeC.cooltheorganismD.delaythecomingofbiologicaldeath9.HowdidthescientistsputKetaintoclinicaldeath?A.Byputtinghertosleeploweringhertemperatureanddrainingherblood.B.Bysurroundingherbodywithice-bagsanddrainingherblood.C.Bylowingherbloodpressureandstoppingherheartfrombeating.D.Bydrainingherblood,loweringherbloodpressureandstoppingherbreathing.10.Allofthefollowingindicatethatthemonkeyhasalmostrestoredtoheroriginalphysicalstateexceptthefactthat__________.A.herheartbeatagainB.sheregainedhernormalbreathC.sherejectedapenicillininjectionD.sheactedaslivelyasahealthymonkey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。Everybodyknowstheimportanceofdrinkingenoughwater.Asweallknow,drinkingwaterbenefitsyourskin,musclesandorgans.___11___Themajorreasonforthatisrelatedtohumanbiologicalneeds.Whenyou'reababy,you're75percentwater.Then,astheyearsgethigher,yougetdrier.___12___Ithelpsyouloseweight,accordingtoastudyfromtheUniversityofBirmingham.Theresearchersfoundthatdrinking500mlofwaterthirtyminutesbeforeamealhelpedparticipantslose10morepoundsthanthosewhodidnot.___13___Allparticipantswereadvisedtoimprovetheirdietandphysicalactivitylevels.84overweightadultswereinvolved.Amongthem41weretoldto“preload”withwater,while43weretoldtocontroltheirwaterintakebeforeeating.After12weeks,theparticipantsinstructedto“preload”withwaterlost2.87poundsmorethanthoseinthecontrolgrouponaverage.Inaddition,theparticipantspreloadingwithwaterbeforeeachoftheirthreemainmealseverydaylost9.48poundsoverthe12weeks.___14___Dr.HelenParretti,alecturerattheUniversityofBirmingham,hadthistosayofthestudy:___15___Justdrinking500mlofwater,threetimesaday,beforeyourmainmealsmayhelpreduceyourweight...andthiscouldbeaneasywayforweightloss.Furthermore,itcanbesignificantforanindividualtoloseextraweight,makingapotentialcontributiontopublichealth.A.Anotherreasontodrinkwaterisrighthere.BThestudybeganwithaweightmanagementconsultation.C.Thebeautyofthesefindingsisthatlosingweightissimple.D.Butnoteveryonecangetaccesstotapwaterinsomeareas.E.Italsohelpspreventcertaindiseasesandimproveyourmood.F.Incontrast,thosepreloadingonceadayornever,lostjust1.76pounds.G.Sokidsshoulddrinkmorewaterinsteadofcoketokeephealthy.第三部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分37.5分)第一节完形填空(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Ikeepapocketknifeinmyhandbaganditcomesinhandyforallsortsofthings.Ihave____16____carrieditwithmesinceIdiscovereditonaboatweboughtand____17____forabouttwentyyears.Ithasbeenthroughmanyadventureswithus.Irecently____18____aninterestingflightandwaspulledupatthedeparturegate.Whenmybagwentthroughthex-raymachine,my____19____wasdiscovered.IhadforgottenitwasthereandasIrarely____20____,ithadn’tcrossedmymindthatitwouldbediscoveredandconfiscated(没收).Wehadgonethroughthegateanditwasthetimeforusto____21____theplanesotherewasn’ttimeformetogo____22____andpostittomyself.ThesecurityladyatthegatesawthatIwas____23____atlosingoneofmytreasurepossessions.Theyusuallyjustthrewawaythingsthatgotconfiscated.Butshe___24___topostittomeifIwrotedownthe____25____andgaveherthepostagemoney.IwassogratefulthatItriedto____26____herandsheaskedmetostopastheyweren’tsupposedtodothisandshewouldgetintotroubleifanyonefoundout.ThenextdayinthepostIreceivedalittlepackagewithmypocketknifeandthe____27____fromthe$10noteIhadgivenher,eventhoughIhad____28____hertokeeptherestforher____29____.Itwassonicetobetherecipient(接受者)ofakinddeedlikethat.NowIoftendo____30____littlethingsforothersandhavestartedusingsmilecards.Hopefullytheworldisbecomingakinderplacebitbybit.16.A.never B.always C.hardly D.seldom17.A.stayedin B.keptup C.lookedaround D.livedon18.A.invited B.hired C.took D.brought19.A.knife B.money C.secret D.plan20.A.walked B.spoke C.thought D.flew21A.order B.follow C.board D.find22.A.ahead B.back C.down D.up23.A.anxious B.nervous C.angry D.happy24.A.refused B.offered C.agreed D.pretended25.A.number B.promise C.time D.address26.A.persuade B.satisfy C.thank D.comfort27.A.reward B.change C.cost D.expense28.A.urged B.encouraged C.begged D.force29.A.bravery B.support C.kindness D.cleverness30A.difficult B.interesting C.important D.some用文写作(满分15分)31.假定你是李华，得知外教Mr.Smith打算在班内挑选一名同学组织每周的文学作品阅读活动。请给他写封信，申请承担该项任务。内容包括：1.写信意图；2.你的优势及计划。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearMr.Smith,__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第三节读后续写(满分25分)32.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。OnonehotdayinFaisalabad,acityinnortheastPakistan,thesunwasshiningwithitsfullmight.Everyonewasinahurrytogobackhomeandsitinacoolairyplace.Eventhestrayanimalswerelookingforashadyplacetositunder.Sara’sdayatschoolwasverybusyandshewasverytired.Shehadtowaitforherfatherwhohadworkedovertimetopickherup.Waitingintheschoolground,Saradidn’twanttotalktoanybody.WhenSarareachedhome,thefoodwasreadyandhermumwaswaitingforher.Aftergreetinghermum.Sarasatonthechairtoeatasshewasveryhungry.Butherhungerturnedintoangerwhenshesawthathermumhadcookeddaalchawal(扁豆饭).Shewantedtoeatpizzathatdaywhilehermumhadcookeddaalchawal.“Mum,whatisthis?Whydon’tyoucookthefoodIlike?Therearealwaysvegetablesanddaalchawalatourtable.Idon’twanttoeatthem.Iamnothungryanymore.Iamgoingtoorderapizzaformyself,”Sarasaidasshestormedoffinangertoherroom.Hermothersaidnothing.Upstairsinherroom,Sara