2025~2026学年湖北省十堰市八校教联体学校高二上学期12月期中英语试卷

2025~2026学年湖北省十堰市八校教联体学校高二上学期12月期中英语试卷一、听力选择题1.Whoisprobablytheman?

A．Areporter.B．Ateacher.C．Astudent.2.Whendidthemancallthewomanfirst?

A．At10:30.B．At12:00.C．At14:00.3.Whatiswrongwiththeman?

A．Hewaslate.B．Hecameearly.C．Hewenttothewrongroom.4.Whydidthewomanmisstheemailfromtheman?

A．Seriousproblemscausedittobelost.B．Shewasn’tinthecompany.C．Sheforgottocheckheremailbox.5.Whathappenedtotheman?

A．Hecuthisfoot.B．Heforgothisnotes.C．Hefoughtwithhisfriends.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。6.Whatisthewomandoing?

A．Waitingforatennisstar.B．Watchingatennismatch.C．Queuingupforatennismatch.7.Wheredoesthewomancomefrom?

A．Berlin.B．London.C．Washington.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。8.Whatwillthemanbuyforhismom?

A．Hair-careproducts.B．Somepictures.C．Somenotebooks.9.Whereistheman’sfatherworkingnow?

A．Atauniversity.B．Atthehospital.C．Atabank.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。10.Howmanypositionsareavailableintotal?

A．Four.B．Five.C．Six.11.Whichdepartmentisthemaninterestedin?

A．TheDesignDepartment.B．TheMarketingDepartment.C．ThePersonnelDepartment.12.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodofirst?

A．Sendanemail.B．Writearesume.C．Waitforthecall.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。13.WhydothespeakersgiveupgoingtoEurope?

A．Theycan’taffordit.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.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。17.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?

A．SpecialmeaningsofsomewordsinEnglish.B．TherealmeaningofhomeforAmericans.C．Differentopinionsabouthomeindifferentcountries.18.WhatisconsideredfirstabouthomeformostAmericans?

A．Luxury.B．Warmth.C．Comfort.19.WhatdoAmericanswanttheirhomestoreflect?

A．Personaltastes.B．Personaleducation.C．Personalbackgrounds.20.WhatisspecialaboutanAmericanhouse?

A．Moresofas.B．Morechairs.C．Morebathrooms.二、阅读理解LocatedineasternFrance,rightontheborderwithGermany,Strasbourgisameltingpotofbothcultures.HerearefourhistoricGermantownstovisitnearStrasbourg.GengenbachThisvillagehasawell-maintainedandmedieval(中世纪的)towncenter,showingyouintoafolktalefromancienttimes.SurroundedbytheBlackForest,it’salsoascenicspotforvisitorstowanderaround.Don’tmissoutontheLowenbergPalacenearby,whichcombineshistoryinsidethe18th-centuryhomewithmodernartexhibits.FreiburgNamedGermany’sgreenestcity,Freiburgiscoveredwithleavesandcrossedbycyclingpaths.It’salsofamousforits13th-centuryGothicchurch,whichstandshighintothesky.ThenearbyShauinslandMountainisrecommended.Itgivesyouajaw-droppingviewoftheRhineValleyandBlackForest.GutachThere’snodirecttrainbetweenStrasbourgandGutach,meaningyou’llneedtoswitch.Ultimately,thatmakesthejourneylonger.IfyouenjoynatureandwanttoimmerseyourselfintheBlackForest,it’sworththetrouble.Youcantakeprivatetoursoftheforest.There’salsoaverylongslidethatletsyougetdownalocalmountain.ButthecoolestofferistheOpenAirMuseumthatshowcaseshowlocalslivedinthepast.Baden-BadenNearbyistheworld-famousspatownofBaden-Baden.It’salsohometooneofEurope’soldestcontinuouslyrunninghotelsandarangeofuniquemuseums.Baden-Badenshouldbeonyourlistifyouenjoyagoodsoakatthespa.It’sbeenaspatownhometosaunas,pools,andotherspecialtybathssinceRomantimes.That’sright:itwasfounded2,000yearsagothankstoitshealingmineral-watersprings,whereRomanofficialsandsoldiersusedtorelax.21.WhatdoweknowaboutGengenbach

A．Itisinneedofurgentprotection.B．Itisahot-placeforforestwalks.C．ItisGermany’sgreenestvillage.D．ItisfamousfortheRhineValley.22.WhatisthedrawbackoftravellingtoGutach

A．Privatevehiclesareprohibited.B．Gutachlackshistoricelements.C．Visitorshavetochangetrains.D．Thejourneyiscostlyandrisky.23.Whichplacesuitsmostifoneisfondofwater

A．GutachB．FreiburgC．GengenbachD．Baden-BadenBruce,aninternationalstudentfromGhana,hasundertakenaninspiringjourneyfromhishomecountrytoChina,drivenbyhispassionforaerospacetechnology.NowpursuingaPhDinAerospaceScienceandTechnologyatNorthwesternPolytechnicalUniversityinXi’an,heisdeeplyinvolvedinresearchonpropellantcombustion(推进剂燃烧).Bruce’sfascinationwithaerospacebeganinhisyouth.GrowingupinGhana,hewasattractedbytheChineseclassic“JourneytotheWest,”whichwasoftenbroadcastonnationaltelevision.“IloveSunWukong,becauseeventhoughhehasweaknesses,hestilltriestogivehisbestself,”Brucesaid.ThisinspirationledhimtochooseaspecializeduniversityinGhanathatofferedaerospacemajors.AfterearninghisBachelorofSciencedegree,BrucesethissightsonChinatofurtherhisstudies.In2022,Brucecompletedhismaster’sdegreeattheBeijingInstituteofTechnology.Toconductmoreresearchonpropellantcombustion,hemovedtoXi’antopursueaPhDattheSchoolofAerospaceScienceandTechnologyatNorthwesternPolytechnicalUniversity.Theopenexperimentalenvironmentanddiverseacademicactivitiestherehavebroadenedhishorizons.“WedoexperimentsthatarereallyadvancedinthedevelopmentofthespaceindustryinChinaandthewholeworld,”saidBruce,addingthathevaluesthisexperiencebecauseitreflectsacan-doattitude.Bruce’sparentsinitiallythoughtthatstudyingaerospacewas“unrealistic.”However,hisexperiencesinChinahavestrengthenedhisresolutionandincreasedhisconfidenceinChina’saerospaceindustry.Brucesaideverytimethere’salaunch,hewillwatchtheentirevideo.DuringhisstudyinChina,Brucehasconsistentlyachievedexcellentgradesandreceivednumeroushonors.HeattributesthesetothecooperationandtraditionalfriendshipbetweenChinaandAfrica.Asmoreinternationalstudentsjointheprogram,BrucebegansharingthestoryofChina’saerospaceindustrywithawideraudience.Bruceaimstocontributetotheadvancementofrocketenginedesignthroughhisstudiesandhardwork.Lookingahead,hedreamsofjoiningtheChinesespacestationasanaerospaceengineer.24.WhydidBrucehaveapassionforaerospaceathisearlyage?

A．Becausehewasinfluencedby“JourneytotheWest”.B．Becausehewasbroughtupinafamilyofastronauts.C．Becauseheregardedaerospaceasapromisingmajor.D．BecausehehopedtocontributetoGhana’saerospaceindustry.25.WhatbenefitedBrucemostwhilestudyingatNorthwesternPolytechnicalUniversity?

A．Thefriendlyandhelpfulstudents.B．Thefineexperimentalconditions.C．TheancientcultureofXi’anCity.D．Theculturalandsportsactivities.26.WhatattitudedidBruce’sparentsprobablytaketohismajoratfirst?

A．Confident.B．Disapproving.C．Ambiguous.D．Uncaring.27.WhichproverbbestdescribesBruce’sexperience?

A．Timeandtidewaitfornoman.B．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.C．Youcan’teatyourcakeandhaveit.D．Nothingisdifficulttoawillingheart.It’slongbeenpopularadviceforpeoplelookingtoloseweighttoavoidlatenighteating.It’snowonder,withahostofresearchshowingthatlatenighteatingislinkedtogreaterbodyweight.Butuntilnow,fewstudieshaveactuallyinvestigatedwhy.ThisiswhatarecentUSstudysetouttouncover.Researchershad16participantsfollowtwodifferentmealschedules,eachforaperiodofsixdaystotal.Thefirstgrouphadtheirmealsearlyinthedaywiththelastmealconsumedsixhoursand40minutesbeforebedtime.Thesecondgrouphadtheirdailymealsfourhourslater.Thismeanttheyskippedbreakfastandinsteadhadlunch,dinnerandaneveningmeal.Theirlastmealwasconsumedonlytwoandahalfhoursbeforesleep.Alltheparticipantsconsumedanidenticaldiet,andalloftheirmealswereequallyspacedwitharoundfourhoursbetweenthem.Theresearcherslookedatthreemeasuresassociatedwithweightgain:theinfluenceofappetite,theimpactofeatingtimeoncaloriesburned,andchangesoffattissue.Theyfoundthatcomparedtoanearlyeatingpattern,lateeatingnotonlyincreasedfeelingsofhungerthefollowingday,italsoincreasedtherateof“hunger”hormones(荷尔蒙)intheblood.Lateeatingalsocausedadecreaseincaloriesburnedthefollowingday.Fattissuesamplestakenfromtheparticipantsalsoshowedtheincreasedfatstorage.Theseresultsrevealthatlateeatingcouldleadtoweightgain.Giventhestudywasonlyconductedonalimitednumberofparticipantsandoveraveryshorttime,moreresearchwillbeneededtofurtherunderstandwhetherthesechangesareonlytemporary,andwhateffectslong-termlate-nighteatingcanhaveontheweightgainmechanisms(机制).Anywaythisstudyaddstoagrowingbodyofevidenceshowingjusthowimportantmealtimingcanbewhenitcomestobodyweight.Therefore,peoplewhoarewatchingtheirweightmaywanttoquitthelate-nightsnacksandfavoreatingmostoftheirmealsearlier.28.Whatdoweknowaboutthesecondgroupinthestudy?

A．Theyhadbreakfastfourhourslaterthannormal.B．Theirmealsdifferedfromthoseofthefirstgroup.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.C．Ignoringmoremeasuresrelatedtoweightgain.D．Collectingtissuesamplesonlyfromvolunteers.Electronicwaste,ore-waste,isthenamegiventooldelectronicdevicesthatgetthrownaway.Thesecanincludeoldcomputers,phones,TVs,aswellasallkindsofotherelectronics.Asnewer,moreadvanceddevicescomeout,hugeamountsofelectronicsarethrownaway,insteadofbeingrecycled.Theyoftenendupinlandfills,wherethechemicalsinsidethemmaybeathreattotheenvironment.Electronicscancontainhazardousmaterials,likeleadormercury(水银).Ifthesematerialsgetintothegroundorwater,theycauseseriousproblems.Mostelectronicsrequireraremetals.Thesemetals,likegoldandcopper,mustbeminedfromtheearth.Oftentheminingprocesscreatesseriouspollution.Inmanycases,theseraremetalsarehardertofind.Ifmoree-wastewasrecycled,manyraremetalscouldbetakenfromoldelectronicsinsteadofbeingmined.Researchersaretryingtomakepeoplemoreawareoftheproblemsofe-waste.Recently,theystudiedakindofe-wastethat’softennotnoticedbecausepeopledon’tconsidertheitemstobeelectronics.Researcherscallthiscategory“invisible”e-waste.Thestudyrevealedabout1/6ofalle-wasteis“invisible”andthatthevalueofthisunseenwasteisactuallyabout$9.5billionayear.Thoughit’s“invisible”,it’scertainlynotasmallamount.Theinvisiblee-wasteweighsabout19.8billionpounds.Researcherssaythatifthise-wastewerepiledinto40-tontrucksandthetruckswerethenlinedup,thelineoftruckswouldstretchforabout3,500miles.Thesurprisingcategoryleadingtheinvisiblee-wastegroupwastoys.Worldwide,roughly7.3billionelectronictoysarethrownawayeachyear.Buttheproblemisfarlargerthanjusttoys.Thestudyalsoshowsthatothereverydayitemslikehomealarms,smokealarms,powertools,andcomputercablesarealsobigsourcesofinvisiblee-waste.Researchersarehopingthatasmorepeoplebecomeawareofe-waste,theywillmakemuchgreatereffortstomakesureelectronicsgetre-usedorrecycled.32.WhatisthepurposeofParagraph1?

A．Toproposeadefinition.B．Topresentaconclusion.C．Toblamewastefulhabits.D．Toarousereaders’reflection.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hazardous”inParagraph2mean?

A．Invisible.B．Precious.C．Stable.D．Dangerous.34.Whydidresearcherscarryoutstudyone-waste?

A．Toobtainmuchfinancialsupport.B．Tosortoutwastemoreaccurately.C．Toraisepublicawarenessofe-waste.D．Topromotetheclosedownofmining.35.Whatcanweknowabouttheinvisiblee-waste?

A．It’stootinytobeseenbytheeyes.B．It’smassiveandremainsathreat.C．Itbenefitswaste-collectorsmost.D．Itcomesfromelectronictoysonly.Lifelonglearningisanongoing,voluntarypursuitofknowledgethatextendsbeyondtraditionaleducationalsettings.36Tobetterunderstanditssignificanceforourlife,let’sexplorethekeyfeaturesoflifelonglearning.Lifelonglearningisacontinuousprocessthatextendsfarbeyondformaleducation.Itinvolvestheconsistentgainingofnewskills,knowledgeandexperiencesthroughoutone’slife.Thiscontinuityiscrucialintoday’sfast-pacedworld,whereknowledgebecomesoutofdatequickly.Lifelonglearnersconsiderlearningajourneyratherthanadestination.37Lifelonglearningcoversawiderangeofsubjectsandskills,extendingfarbeyondprofessionaldevelopment.Itmightincludelearninganewlanguage,exploringarthistory,understandingpersonalfinanceormasteringacraft.38Byengagingwithvarioussubjects,lifelonglearnerscanmakeuniqueconnectionsanddevelopinnovativesolutionstocomplexproblems.Atthecore(核心)oflifelonglearningisinternalmotivation.Lifelonglearnerstakechargeoftheireducationaljourney,activelyidentifyingimprovementareasandseekingrelevantlearningopportunities.39Italsodevelopscriticalskillssuchasself-discipline,timemanagementandgoal-setting,leadingtomoremeaningfulandlastinglearningexperiences.40Itoccursthroughstructuredcoursesandprogramsaswellasinformalexperiences.Formallearningmightinvolvetakingonlinecoursesorpursuingadditionaldegrees.Informallearning,equallyvaluable,canhappenthroughreading,travel,conversations,volunteeringorhands-onexperiences.Thiscombinationofformalandinformallearningallowsindividualstotailortheireducationalexperiencestotheirpersonalpreferencesandcircumstances.

A．Thebeautyoflifelonglearningliesinitsflexibility(灵活性).B．Lifelonglearnershaveagreatersenseofpurposeandachievement.C．Therefore,theyconstantlyseekopportunitiestolearn,growandadapt.D．Thisdiversityshapesawell-roundedindividualandpromotescreativity.E．Lifelonglearningchallengesindividualstostepoutoftheircomfortzones.F．Today,ithasbecomeanessentialcomponentofpersonalandprofessionalgrowth.G．Thisself-directedapproachpromotesasenseofownershipoverone’sdevelopment.三、完形填空Thissummervacation,someofmybestfriendsandIclimbedWudangMountain,situatedinShiyanCityofnorthwestHubeiProvince.Itwasextremelychallengingforme.Mylegswere_______.Everymusclescreamedinprotest,andsweat_______downmyface.Everystepfeltlikeneedlespiercingmy_______.Ihadthreeblisters(水泡)oneachfoot.Aftertwohoursofhardclimb,thetrailgrewsteeper,makingitevenharderformeto_______aninch.However,mostclassmateswerealreadyatthe_______,laughingandtakingphotos.Myfriendsabovecheered,“Comeon!”Iyelled,“Ican’tgo_______!”Theylaughed.Iwasmakingmywayslowlyupthemountain.Suddenly,myfeet_______something.Ithoughtitwasarock,butwhatever.Itslippedfromundermybootandwenttumblingdownthemountain.Ilostmy_______andfellontheground.“Areyouokay?”Iheardavoicebehindme.“Justtired,I’mtakingabreak,”I_______,notwantingtoembarrassmyself.Onlyeighthikerswerebehindmenow.Ideterminedtospeedup.Yanastoodatthepeak,waving.Thesunwasbehindher,soIcould_______seeherface,butIcouldfeelherhugesmile.“Iwon’tstopagain,”Itoldmyself.YetIfeltmylegs_______,andIfelloncemore.Mylipsweredry,andmylungs_______.Still,Istoodup.Themountainseemedto_______me,butmyfriends’cheerskeptmegoing.Acoolbreeze_______me,andIrushedupward.Finally,Ireachedthetopofthemountain.Theviewwasbreathtaking.Atthesametime,thesenseofachievementwas_______.Yanarantohugmeandsaid,“Youmadeit!”Theexhaustionwasworthit.WudangMountainnolongerseemedsoterrible,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四、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。RenownedphysicistandNobellaureateChenNingYangpassedawayinBeijingattheageof103.YangwasborninChina’sHefeiin1922.In1938,hegained56(admit)intotheNationalSouthwesternAssociatedUniversity,andgotmaster’sdegreeinsciencefromTsinghuaUniversityin1944.In1945,hewenttotheUnitedStates57agovernment-sponsoredstudent,andearnedPhDfromtheUniversityofChicagoin1948.The58(follow)year,hejoinedtheInstituteforAdvancedStudyinPrinceton.In1966,he59(promote)EinsteinProfessorattheStateUniversityofNewYorkatStonyBrook,andworkedthereuntil1999.Throughouthiscareer,Yangmadegroundbreaking60(contribution)inmanyfieldsofphysics.In1957,heandTsung-DaoLeebecamethefirstChinese-bornscientists61(obtain)theNobelPrize.Hewaselectedanhonorarymemberofover10academiesofsciences62(global)andreceivednumeroushonors.Yang’svisittoChinain1971inspired63seriesofexchangesbetweenChineseandoverseasChinesescholars.HehelpedestablishtheCommitteeonScholarlyCommunicationwithChina,64supportednearly100ChinesescholarsinpursuingstudiesintheU.S.YangjoinedTsinghuaUniversityin1999.Sincethen,he65(be)devotedtoproducingtalentandstrengtheningChina’sbasicsciences.五、书信写作66.假定你是李华，是学校高二年级学生会主席。最近，高二年级正在开展争创“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六、书面表达67.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。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)TherewasatimewhenIlivedaloneinquitealargeapartmentwhichis60squaremetersrightinthecitycenter.Ilivedtherealonebecausemyformerroommatehadmovedout,andIcouldaffordtokeeprentingit.Itwasniceandhadanopen-spaceformat.Iwassomethinglikethefirsttenant(租户)afterithadbeendecorated,anditwastheenvyofmanyofmyfriends.Atthattime,