湖北省十堰市八校教联体学校2025-2026学年高二上学期12月期中英语

20252026学年十堰市八校教联体12月联考高二英语试卷尧辉考试时间：2025年12月18日上午8︰00——10︰00试卷满分：150分第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5三个选项

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.Whoisprobablytheman?A.Areporter.B.Ateacher.C.Astudent.2.Whendidthemancallthewomanfirst?A.Atl0:30.B.Atl2:00.C.Atl4:00.3.Whatiswrongwiththeman?A.Hewaslate.B.Hecameearly.C.Hewenttothewrongroom.4.Whydidthewomanmisstheemailfromtheman?A.Seriousproblemscausedittobelost.

B.Shewasn’tinthepany.C.Sheforgottocheckheremailbox.5.Whathappenedtotheman?A.Hecuthisfoot.B.Heforgothisnotes.C.Hefoughtwithhisfriends.第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，55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.Whatisthewomandoing?A.Waitingforatennisstar.

B.Watchingatennismatch.

C.Queuingupforatennismatch.7.Wheredoesthewomanefrom?A.Berlin.B.London.C.1/听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatwillthemanbuyforhismom?A.Haircareproducts.B.Somepictures.C.Somenotebooks.9.Whereistheman’sfatherworkingnow?A.Atauniversity.B.Atthehospital.C.Atabank.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Howmanypositionsareavailableintotal?

A.Four.B.Five.C.Six.Whichdepartmentisthemaninterestedin?

A.TheDesignDepartment.B.TheMarketingDepartment.C.ThePersonnelDepartment.12.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodofirst?A.Sendanemail.B.Writearesume.C.Waitforthecall.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.WhydothespeakersgiveupgoingtoEurope?

A.Theycan’tit.B.Theydon’thaveenoughtime.C.Theyhavebeenthererecently.14.Whatwillthewomandotomorrow?A.Arrangeherwork.B.Gotothedentist.C.Bookthetickets.15.Howwillthespeakerstravel?A.Bycar.B.Bybus.C.Bytrain.16.Whatdoesthewomanremindthemantodobeforetheyleave?

A.Fuelupthecar.B.Checktheweatherforecast.C.Makealistofthingstobring.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。l7.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?A.SpecialmeaningsofsomewordsinEnglish.B.TherealmeaningofhomeforAmericans.C.opinionsabouthomeincountries.18.WhatisconsideredfirstabouthomeformostAmericans?

A.Luxury.B.Warmth.C.fort.19.WhatdoAmericanswanttheirhomestoreflect?A.Personaltastes.B.Personaleducation.C.Personalbackgrounds.20.WhatisspecialaboutanAmericanhouse?A.Moresofas.B.Morechairs.C.Morebathrooms.第二部分阅读理解（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。2/ALocatedineasternFrance,rightontheborderwithGermany,Strasbourgisa

meltingpotofbothcultures.HerearefourhistoricGermantownstovisitnear

Strasbourg.Thisvillagehasawellmaintainedandmedieval(中世纪的)towncenter,showingyouintoafolktalefromancienttimes.SurroundedbytheBlackForest,it’s

alsoascenicspotforvisitorstowanderaround.Don’tmissoutontheLowenberg

Palacenearby,whichbineshistoryinsidethe18thcenturyhomewithmodernart

exhibits.NamedGermany’sgreenestcity,Freiburgiscoveredwithleavesandcrossedby

cyclingpaths.It’salsofamousforits13thcenturyGothicchurch,whichstandshigh

intothesky.ThenearbyShauinslandMountainisremended.Itgivesyoua

jawdroppingviewoftheRhineandBlackForest.There’snodirecttrainbetweenStrasbourgandGutach,meaningyou’llneedto

switch.Ultimately,thatmakesthejourneylonger.Ifyouenjoynatureandwantto

immerseyourselfintheBlackForest,it’sworththetrouble.cantakeprivatetoursoftheforest.There’salsoaverylongslidethatlets

yougetdownalocalmountain.ButthecoolestistheOpenAirMuseumthat

showcaseshowlocalslivedinthepast.NearbyistheworldfamousspatownofBadenBaden.It’salsohometooneof

Europe’soldestcontinuouslyrunninghotelsandarangeofuniquemuseums.

BadenBadenshouldbeonyourlistifyouenjoyagoodsoakatthespa.

It’sbeenaspatownhometosaunas,pools,andotherspecialtybathssince

Romantimes.That’sright:itwasfounded2,000yearsagothankstoitshealing

mineralwatersprings,whereRomanandsoldiersusedtorelax.21.WhatdoweknowaboutGengenbach?_______A.Itisinneedofurgentprotection.

B.Itisahotplaceforforestwalks.

C.ItisGermany’sgreenestvillage.

D.ItisfamousfortheRhine22.WhatisthedrawbackoftravellingtoGutach?_______A.Privatevehiclesareprohibited.

B.Gutachlackshistoricelements.

C.havetochangetrains.

D.Thejourneyiscostlyandrisky.23.Whichplacesuitsmostifoneisfondofwater?_______A.GutachB.FreiburgC.GengenbachD.BadenBaden3/BBruce,aninternationalstudentfromGhana,hasundertakenaninspiringjourney

fromhishomecountrytoChina,drivenbyhispassionforaerospacetechnology.Now

pursuingaPhDinAerospaceScienceandatNorthwesternPolytechnical

UniversityinXi’an,heisdeeplyinvolvedinresearchonpropellantbustion(推进

剂燃烧).Bruce’sfascinationwithaerospacebeganinhisyouth.GrowingupinGhana,he

wasattractedbytheChineseclassic“Journeytothewhichwasoftenbroadcast

onnationaltelevision.“IloveSunbecauseeventhoughhehasweaknesses,

hestilltriestogivehisbestself,”Brucesaid.ThisinspirationledhimtochooseaspecializeduniversityinGhanathataerospacemajors.AfterearninghisBachelorofSciencedegree,Brucesethissights

onChinatofurtherhisstudies.In2022,Brucepletedhismaster’sdegreeatthe

BeijingInstituteofconductmoreresearchonpropellantbustion,

hemovedtoXi’antopursueaPhDattheSchoolofAerospaceScienceand

atNorthwesternPolytechnicalUniversity.Theopenexperimental

environmentanddiverseacademicactivitiestherehavebroadenedhishorizons.

doexperimentsthatarereallyadvancedinthedevelopmentofthespace

industryinChinaandthewholeworld,”saidBruce,addingthathevaluesthis

experiencebecauseitreflectsacandoattitude.Bruce’sparentsinitiallythoughtthatstudyingaerospacewas“unrealistic.”

However,hisexperiencesinChinahavestrengthenedhisresolutionandincreasedhis

confidenceinChina’saerospaceindustry.Brucesaideverytimethere’salaunch,he

willwatchtheentirevideo.DuringhisstudyinChina,Brucehasconsistentlyachievedexcellentgradesand

receivednumeroushonors.Heattributesthesetothecooperationandtraditional

friendshipbetweenChinaandAfrica.Asmoreinternationalstudentsjointheprogram,

BrucebegansharingthestoryofChina’saerospaceindustrywithawideraudience.

Bruceaimstocontributetotheadvancementofrocketenginedesignthroughhis

studiesandhardwork.Lookingahead,hedreamsofjoiningtheChinesespacestation

asanaerospaceengineer.24.WhydidBrucehaveapassionforaerospaceathisearlyage?_______

A.Becausehewasinfluencedby“JourneytotheB.Becausehewasbroughtupinafamilyofastronauts.C.Becauseheregardedaerospaceasapromisingmajor.D.BecausehehopedtocontributetoGhana’aerospace.25.WhatbenefitsBrucemostwhilestudyingatNorthwesternPolytechnical

University?_______A.Thefriendlyandhelpfulstudents.B.Thefineexperimentalconditions.

C.TheancientcultureofXi’anCity.D.Theculturalandsportsactivities.26.WhatattitudedidBruce’sparentsprobablytaketohismajoratfirst?_______

A.Confident.B.Disapproving.C.Ambiguous.D.Uncaring.27.WhichproverbbestdescribesBruce’sexperience?_______4/A.andtidewaitfornoman.B.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

C.can’teatyourcakeandhaveit.D.Nothingistoawillingheart.CIt’slongbeenpopularadviceforpeoplelookingtoloseweighttoavoidlatenight

eating.It’snowonder,withahostofresearchshowingthatlatenighteatingislinked

togreaterbodyweight.Butuntilnow,fewstudieshaveactuallyinvestigatedwhy.

ThisiswhatarecentUSstudysetouttouncover.Researchershad16participantsfollowtwomealschedules,eachfora

periodofsixdaystotal.Thefirstgrouphadtheirmealsearlyinthedaywiththelast

mealconsumedsixhoursand40minutesbeforebedtime.Thesecondgrouphadtheir

dailymealsfourhourslater.Thismeanttheyskippedbreakfastandinsteadhadlunch,

dinnerandaneveningmeal.Theirlastmealwasconsumedonlytwoandahalfhours

beforesleep.Alltheparticipantsconsumedanidenticaldiet,andalloftheirmeals

wereequallyspacedwitharoundfourhoursbetweenthem.Theresearcherslookedatthreemeasuresassociatedwithweightgain:the

influenceofappetite,theimpactofeatingtimeoncaloriesburned,andchangesoffat

tissue.Theyfoundthatparedtoanearlyeatingpattern,lateeatingnotonly

increasedfeelingsofhungerthefollowingday,italsoincreasedtherateof“hunger”

hormones(荷尔蒙)intheblood.Lateeatingalsocausedadecreaseincaloriesburned

thefollowingday.Fattissuesamplestakenfromtheparticipantsalsoshowedthe

increasedfatstorage.Theseresultsrevealthatlateeatingcouldleadtoweightgain.

Giventhestudywasonlyconductedonalimitednumberofparticipantsandover

averyshorttime,moreresearchwillbeneededtofurtherunderstandwhetherthese

changesareonlytemporary,andwhatlongtermlatenighteatingcanhaveon

theweightgainmechanisms(机制).Anywaythisstudyaddstoagrowingbodyofevidenceshowingjusthow

importantmealtimingcanbewhenitestobodyweight.Therefore,peoplewho

arewatchingtheirweightmaywanttoquitthelatenightsnacksandfavoreatingmost

oftheirmealsearlier.28.Whatdoweknowaboutthesecondgroupinthestudy?_______

A.Theyhadbreakfastfourhourslaterthannormal.B.Theirmealsfromthoseofthefirstgroup.C.Theyhaddailymealsroughlyeveryfourthhour.D.Theirlatenightmeallastedforabout150minutes.29.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?_______A.Discoveriesofthestudy.B.Causesoffeelinghungry.

C.Measuresofgainingweight.D.Advantagesofdietingearly.30.Whichofthefollowingisaresultoflateeating?_______A.Theslowintakeofnutrition.B.Thegradualfallofappetite.

C.Theincreaseofbloodpressure.D.Thequickgatheringoffat.31.Whatisthedrawbackofthestudy?_______A.Asmallnumberofparticipantsandtrialdays.

B.Thedifferenttimesofeatinginthetwogroups.5/C.Ignoringmoremeasuresrelatedtoweightgain.

D.Collectingtissuesamplesonlyfromvolunteers.DElectronicwaste,orewaste,isthenamegiventooldelectronicdevicesthatget

thrownaway.Thesecanincludeoldputers,phones,TVs,aswellasallkindsof

otherelectronics.Asnewer,moreadvanceddeviceseout,hugeamountsofelectronicsare

thrownaway,insteadofbeingrecycled.Theyoftenendupinlandfills,wherethe

chemicalsinsidethemmaybeathreattotheenvironment.Electronicscan

containhazardousmaterials,likeleadormercury(水银).Ifthesematerialsgetintothe

groundorwater,theycauseseriousproblems.Mostelectronicsrequireraremetals.Thesemetals,likegoldandcopper,must

beminedfromtheearth.Oftentheminingprocesscreatesseriouspollution.Inmany

cases,theseraremetalsarehardertofind.Ifmoreewastewasrecycled,manyrare

metalscouldbetakenfromoldelectronicsinsteadofbeingmined.Researchersaretryingtomakepeoplemoreawareoftheproblemsofewaste.

Recently,theystudiedakindofewastethat’softennotnoticedbecausepeopledon’t

considertheitemstobeelectronics.Researcherscallthiscategory“invisible”ewaste.

Thestudyrevealedabout1/6ofallewasteis“invisible”andthatthevalueofthis

unseenwasteisactuallyabout$9.5billionayear.Thoughit’s“invisible”,it’scertainlynotasmallamount.Theinvisibleewaste

weighsabout19.8billionpounds.Researcherssaythatifthisewastewerepiledinto

40tontrucksandthetruckswerethenlinedup,thelineoftruckswouldstretchfor

about3,500miles.Thesurprisingcategoryleadingtheinvisibleewastegroupwastoys.roughly7.3billionelectronictoysarethrownawayeachyear.Buttheproblemisfar

largerthanjusttoys.Thestudyalsoshowsthatothereverydayitemslikehomealarms,

smokealarms,powertools,andputercablesarealsobigsourcesofinvisible

ewaste.Researchersarehopingthatasmorepeoplebeeawareofewaste,theywill

makemuchgreatertomakesureelectronicsgetreusedorrecycled.32.WhatisthepurposeofParagraph1?_______A.Toproposeadefinition.B.presentaconclusion.

C.blamewastefulhabits.D.arousereaders’reflection.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hazardous”inParagraph2mean?_______

A.Invisible.B.Precious.C.Stable.D.Dangerous.34.Whydidresearcherscarryoutstudyonewaste?_______A.obtainmuchfinancialsupport.

B.sortoutwastemoreaccurately.

C.raisepublicawarenessofewaste.

D.promotetheclosedownofmining.35.Whatcanweknowabouttheinvisibleewaste?_______A.It’stootinytobeseenbytheeyes.B.It’smassiveandremainsathreat.6/C.Itbenefitswastecollectorsmost.D.Itesfromelectronictoysonly.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）有两项为多余选项。Lifelonglearningisanongoing,voluntarypursuitofknowledgethatextends

beyondtraditionaleducationalsettings.36betterunderstandits

significanceforourlife,let’sexplorethekeyfeaturesoflifelonglearning.

Lifelonglearningisacontinuousprocessthatextendsfarbeyondformal

education.Itinvolvestheconsistentgainingofnewskills,knowledgeand

experiencesthroughoutone’slife.Thiscontinuityiscrucialintoday’sfastpaced

world,whereknowledgebeesoutofdatequickly.Lifelonglearnersconsider

learningajourneyratherthanadestination.37Lifelonglearningcoversawiderangeofsubjectsandskills,extendingfarbeyond

professionaldevelopment.Itmightincludelearninganewlanguage,exploringart

history,understandingpersonalfinanceormasteringacraft.38Byengaging

withvarioussubjects,lifelonglearnerscanmakeuniqueconnectionsanddevelop

innovativesolutionstoplexproblems.Atthecore(核心)oflifelonglearningisinternalmotivation.Lifelonglearners

takechargeoftheireducationaljourney,activelyidentifyingimprovementareas

andseekingrelevantlearningopportunities.39Italsodevelopscriticalskills

suchasselfdiscipline,timemanagementandgoalsetting,leadingtomore

meaningfulandlastinglearningexperiences.40Itoccursthroughstructuredcoursesandprogramsaswellasinformal

experiences.Formallearningmightinvolvetakingonlinecoursesorpursuing

additionaldegrees.Informallearning,equallyvaluable,canhappenthroughreading,

travel,conversations,volunteeringorhandsonexperiences.Thisbinationof

formalandinformallearningallowsindividualstotailortheireducationalexperiences

totheirpersonalpreferencesandcircumstances.A.Thebeautyoflifelonglearningliesinitsflexibility(灵活性).B.Lifelonglearnershaveagreatersenseofpurposeandachievement.C.Therefore,theyconstantlyseekopportunitiestolearn,growandadapt.

D.Thisdiversityshapesawellroundedindividualandpromotescreativity.

E.Lifelonglearningchallengesindividualstostepoutoftheirfortzones.

F.ithasbeeanessentialponentofpersonalandprofessionalgrowth.

G.Thisselfdirectedapproachpromotesasenseofownershipoverone’sdevelopment.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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Thissummervacation,someofmybestfriendsandIclimbedMountain,

situatedinShiyanCityofnorthwestHubeiProvince.Itwasextremelychallengingfor

me.Mylegswere41.Everymusclescreamedinprotest,andsweat427/downmyface.Everystepfeltlikeneedlespiercingmy43.Ihadthreeblisters(水泡)oneachfoot.Aftertwohoursofhardclimb,thetrailgrewsteeper,makingitevenharderfor

meto44aninch.However,mostclassmateswerealreadyatthe45,

laughingandtakingphotos.Myfriendsabovecheered,“eon!”Iyelled,“I

can’tgo46!”Theylaughed.Iwasmakingmywayslowlyupthemountain.

Suddenly,myfeet47something.Ithoughtitwasarock,butwhatever.It

slippedfromundermybootandwenttumblingdownthemountain.Ilostmy48

andfellontheground.“Areyouokay?”Iheardavoicebehindme.“Justtired,I’m

takingabreak,”I49,notwantingtoembarrassmyself.OnlyeighthikerswerebehindmeIdeterminedtospeedup.stoodat

thepeak,waving.Thesunwasbehindher,soIcould50seeherface,butI

couldfeelherhugesmile.“Iwon’tstopagain,”Itoldmyself.Ifeltmylegs

51,andIfelloncemore.Mylipsweredry,andmylungs52.Still,Istood

up.Themountainseemedto53me,butmyfriends’cheerskeptmegoing.A

coolbreeze54me,andIrushedupward.Finally,Ireachedthetopofthemountain.Theviewwasbreathtaking.Atthe

sametime,thesenseofachievementwas55.Yanarantohugmeandsaid,“You

madeit!”Theexhaustionwasworthit.Mountainnolongerseemedso

terrible,andIfeltanewfoundstrengthinmyself.41.A.shakingB.posingC.bleedingD.freezing42.A.expandedB.pouredC.steamedD.disappeared43.A.armsB.faceC.headD.skin44.A.resistB.moveC.castD.transform45.A.foundationB.summitC.settingD.perspective46.A.higherB.betterC.fasterD.quieter47.A.leaptoverB.bentoverC.foughtagainstD.steppedon48.A.contrastB.signpostC.balanceD.courage49.A.liedB.orderedC.acknowledgedD.persuaded50.A.barelyB.accuratelyC.steadilyD.objectively51.A.strengthenedB.relaxedC.weakenedD.stretched52.A.healedB.recoveredC.burnedD.opened53.A.sidewithB.leaveoutC.interactwithD.laughat54.A.frightenedB.refreshedC.depressedD.confused55.A.indescribableB.undeniableC.unavailableD.inseparable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。

RenownedphysicistandNobellaureateChenNingYangpassedawayinBeijing

attheageof103.YangwasborninChina’sHefeiin1922.In1938,hegained56(admit)

intotheNationalSouthwestAssociatedUniversity,andgotmaster’sdegreeinscience

fromTsinghuaUniversityin1944.In1945,hewenttotheUnitedStates57a

governmentsponsoredstudent,andearnedPhDfromtheUniversityofChicagoin8/Throughouthiscareer,Yangmadegroundbreaking60(contribution)in

manyfieldsofphysics.In1957,heandTsungDaoLeebecamethefirstChineseborn

scientists61(obtain)theNobelPrize.Hewaselectedanhonorarymemberof

over10academiesofsciences62(global)andreceivednumeroushonors.

Yang’svisittoChinain1971inspired63seriesofexchangesbetween

ChineseandoverseasChinesescholars.Hehelpedestablishthemitteeon

ScholarlymunicationwithChina,64supportednearly100Chinese

scholarsinpursuingstudiesintheU.S.YangjoinedTsinghuaUniversityin1999.Sincethen,he65(be)devotedto

producingtalentandstrengtheningChina’sbasicsciences.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节(满分15分)“书香寝室”的活动，请你写一封倡议书刊登在学校英文报上，内容包括：1.活动的目的；2.具体的做法。参考词汇：书香寝室scholarlydormitory注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Dearfellowstudents,TheStudents’Union第二节(满分25分)的短文。注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。(请在答题卡上作答，此处作答无效)TherewasatimewhenIliv