2025~2026学年青海省大通县第二中学高三上学期期中检测英语试卷

2025~2026学年青海省大通县第二中学高三上学期期中检测英语试卷一、阅读理解TheoriginofLandArtcanbetracedtoStonehengeintheUnitedKingdomandtheNazcaLinesinsouthernPeru.Butthemodernmovementitselfdidn’temergeuntilthelate1960s.BelowaresomeartworksthathelptellthestoryofLandArtasithasexpandedandevolvedsincethen.ALineMadeByWalkingOneofthefirstexamplesofLandArt,ALineMadeByWalking,wascreatedbyRichardLongin1967bywalkingthesamepathagainandagaininWiltshire,UnitedKingdom.Sinceitwasunabletobecommercialized,itwasapplaudedforhavingchangedthedefinitionofwhatartcouldbe.Spiral(螺旋)JettyAnothernoticeablepieceofLandArtisundoubtedlySpiralJetty,whichwascreatedbyRobertSmithsoninAprilof1970.Usingnaturalmaterialsincludingrocksandearth,Smithsonbuilta457-meter-longspiralofftheshoreoftheGreatSaltLakeinUtah.TheLightning(闪电)FieldThemostunusualLandArtworkofallisTheLightningFieldcreatedbyWalterdeMariain1977.Sheusedunconventionalmaterialstodrawattentiontothepowerofnature.Thepiececonsistedof400steelpolesarrangedinadesertringedbymountainsinNewMexicotoattractlightningduringstorms.Duetotheunpredictabilityofnature,thisdisplaycouldtakeonmanyformsdependingontheweather.Washington’sCrossingIn1969,BillBeckleywenttothelocationofGeorgeWashington’sfamouscrossingoftheDelawareRiverduringtheRevolutionaryWarandrepeatedtheactionwhilepouringwhitepaintbehindhim.ThisworkbuiltasortofbridgebetweenLandArtwhichtriestopromoteamorepositiverelationshipbetweentheaudienceandtheearthandtheso-calledNarrativeArtinwhichstoryisthetoppriority.1.WhenwasALineMadeByWalkingcreated?

A．In1967.B．In1969.C．In1970.D．In1977.2.Whichartworkshouldbeappreciatedduringstorms?

A．SpiralJetty.B．Washington’sCrossing.C．TheLightningField.D．ALineMadeByWalking.3.Whatisspecialaboutthelastpiece?

A．Itfocusesonpreservation.B．Itstressesstory-telling.C．Itcan’tbesoldtomuseums.D．Itusesunusualmaterials.Asasix-year-oldCanadianschoolboy,RyanfoundithardtobelievethatmanypeopleinAfricalackedcleanwater.Seeingthedrinkingfountainjusttenstepsawayfromhisclassroom,hewonderedwhyAfricanchildrenhadtowalktenkilometersfordirtywaterthatmadethemsick.Hedecidedtohelp.Ryaninitiallyaimedtoearn$70forawellthroughchores.However,acharityinformedhimawellactuallycost$2,000.Determined,Ryanexpandedhiseffortsbypersuadingclassmatesandneighborstodonate.Withafamilyfriend’shelp,hisstoryspreadpublicly,andhesoonraisedthefullamount.AwellwasbuiltnearaUgandanprimaryschool,freeingchildrenfromlong,dangerouswalksforwater.WhenRyanvisited,theywelcomedhimwithjoyfulsongs,dances,andgifts.Seeingthedirectimpactofhiswork,Ryanfeltprofoundhappiness.ThissuccessinspiredRyantoestablishafoundation,encouragingbroaderparticipationinhismission.Thefoundationcontinuestogrow,supportingwell-buildingprojectsacrossAfrica.Todate,over800,000peoplein16countrieshavegainedaccesstocleanwater.Reflectingonhisjourney,Ryannowbelievestheessentialquestionisn’t“Whydon’tIhelp?”but“HowcanIhelptoday?”.Hisstoryprovesthatachild’sdeterminationcancreatelastingchange.4.Howmuchdiditcosttobuildthewell?

A．70dollars.B．1,300dollars.C．2,000dollars.D．800,000dollars.5.HowdidRyanraisemoredollars?

A．Bytellinghisstorytohisuncle.B．Byencouraginghisfamilytohelp.C．Bycleaningmorewindowsanddoinggardening.D．Bypersuadinghisclassmatesandneighbourstodonatemoney.6.WhydidRyansetupafoundation?

A．Tobuildmorewells.B．Tomakehisparents’dreamareality.C．Toencouragemorefriendstohelp.D．Toinspirepeopletoparticipate.7.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A．Achild’sdeterminationtomakeadifference.B．TheprocessofbuildingwellsinAfrica.C．Theimportanceofstartingafoundation.D．Aboyearningmoneyforhisfirstwell.Sharks:DangerousorEndangered?Weseeawomanswimmingatnightindarksea.Suddenly,sheispulledunderwater.Shesurfaces,criesinfear,thendisappearsforever.Thisistheopeningscenefromthe1975filmJaws,showingasharkattack.Ittellsthestoryofagreatwhitesharkthatattacksandkillsswimmers.Jawswasagreatsuccess,attractinghugeaudiencesandwinningmanyawards.Itstrengthenedpeople’slong-heldideaofthegreatwhitesharkasadangerousanimal.Peoplehavealwaysbeenscaredofsharks,butJawsmadethingsworse.Itmadepeoplefrightenedofsharks,especiallyofthegreatwhiteshark.Manypeoplewhosawthefilmstartedtobelievethatsharkswerebadanimalsthatatehumans.Somepeoplestoppedswimminginthesea,afraidofthehorriblecreaturefromthefilm.Otherpeoplestartedfishingforsharks,killingasmanyastheycould.Atthattime,nobodycaredifsharkswerekilled,orhowmanywerekilled.Peoplejustwantedthemkilled.After1975,thenumberoflargesharksaroundAmericafellquickly,andsoonfellaroundtheworld.Thiswasnotonlyduetofearofsharks,butalsofinning.Finningisatypeoffishingwheresharksarecaughtandtheirfinscutoff.Thesharksarethrownbackintotheseawheretheydieslowlyandpainfully.Thefinsareusedinsharkfinsoup.Finningkillsmillionsofsharksayear.FinningwouldhaveanunexpectedeffectuponPeterBenchley,themanwhowrotethebookthefilmJawswasbasedon.In1980,Benchleywasdivingwhenhecameacrossanawfulsight.Itwasanareawherefishermenwerefinning,andtheseafloorwascoveredwithdeadsharks.Benchleysawsharksbeingkilledandthiscausedadeepchangeinhim.Hecametoseepeopleasadangertosharks,ratherthantheotherwayround.Fromthatdayon,hefoughttoprotectsharks.Headmittedthathisbookwaswrongaboutsharks’behaviour.“Sharksdon’ttargethumans,”hesaid.Expertshaveprovedthatsharksdonotseepeopleasfood,andtheyattackusbymistake.Onlyaroundsixpeoplearekilledbysharkseveryyear.Fortunately,noteveryonewhowatchedthefilmJawsbecameafraidofsharks—somebecameinterestedinunderstandingthem.Today,aswelearnmoreaboutsharks,morepeoplethaneverwanttoprotectthemfromextinction.8.TheopeningsceneofthefilmJawsismentionedto_________.

A．introducethetopicB．makepeopleawareofsharksC．tellsharksarelovelyD．showitsangerinthesea9.Whichofthefollowingwasledtobythefilm?

A．Manysharkswerekilledforfinning.B．Childrenweremorefrightenedofsharks.C．Mostpeoplestopswimminginthesea.D．Peoplebelievesharksarehorribleanimals.10.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlytell?

A．Finningledtoafallinthenumberofsharks.B．Finningshouldbeforbiddenbythelaw.C．It’scruelforthesharkstobekilledforprofit.D．It’sthefilmthatmakesfinningpopular.11.Howdoestheauthorofthetextfeelaboutthefutureofthesharks?

A．Worried.B．Optimistic.C．Unconcerned.D．Pessimistic.“ComputersoftwaretoidentifyAI-generatedtextexists,butmostprogramsshareoneweakness:nosenseofstyle,”saysJunJang,a16-year-oldjunioratOxfordHighSchoolinMississippi.Hisnewsoftwarehopestofillthatgap.JunsaysheoftenseesstudentsadmitusingAItoolsonclassroomassignments.“Butrelyingtoomuchonthesetoolscanbeharmful,”Junsays,pointingtoa2025studypublishedinSocieties.“Ifiguredthatbysolvingthisissue,Icouldassistteachersaswellashelpkidsbecomemorecreativeandcontributemoreinnovation.”Currently,mostAIdetectorslookatonetextbyitself,andsearchforcertainAItraits(特征)butdon’taccountforsomeone’suniquestyleofwriting.Jun’sprograminsteadanalyzesatextknowntohavebeenwrittenbyastudentwithoutAIhelp.How?Schoolsalreadyusebrowser-lockdownprogramsthatblockaccesstoAIwritingtools.Ateachercouldcollectwritingsamplesatthebeginningoftheschoolyearwhenstudentsareinthislockdownmodeand“cannotcheat”.Afterthat,theteachercanemployhisnewprogramtocomparefutureworkbythestudentwiththoseearlysamples.Jun’ssoftwarethenreviewsthetextfromaknownauthorforhowthatpersonusedsuchthingsaspunctuationandgrammar.Didthewriterregularlyuselong,complexsentences,simpleonesoramixofboth?Hissoftwaresearchesforsuchpersonalstylesinsomeone’swriting.Thenitlooksforevidenceofthesamestyletraitsinasecondtext.Bycarefullyexaminingthetwo,itjudgeswhetherbothsharethesameauthor.Totesthismodel,hetrainedhismodelonsomedata,andthengaveitanewsetofdataandaskedittoidentifywhetherthetwodocumentscamefromthesameauthor.Comparedtoauthor-verifyingsoftwareonthemarket,Jun’smodelwasmoreveracious.Hereportsa25%increaseacrosstheboard”.Ifastudent’sworkgetsflaggedasAI-written,Jun’smodelexplainshowthemodelarrivedatthatjudgment.Teacherswillunderstandhowamodelmadeitsdecision,thereforebeingabletotalktotheirstudentsaboutthoseissues.12.WhatisafeatureofJun’ssoftware?

A．Itconsiderswriters’writingstyles.B．ItispooratanalyzingAItexts.C．ItfailstosearchforcertainAltraits.D．Itcanincreasedataprocessingspeed.13.HowdoesJun’ssoftwaredetectAI-generatedtexts?

A．Byquotingateacher.B．Bygivingexamples.C．Bymakingcomparisons.D．Byprovidingstatistics.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“veracious”inparagraph5mean?

A．Creative.B．Accurate.C．Complex.D．Practical.15.HowcanJun’ssoftwarebenefitteachers?

A．Generatewritingsamples.B．Identifystudents’emotions.C．Simplifygradingprocesses.D．Explaindetectiondecisions.Indoorplantsmightlookasiftheyjustsitaroundnotdoingmuch,butinmanywaystheyaretheunsungheroesofthehome.16,butstudieshaveshownthattheycanpromotepeople’swellbeingbyimprovingtheirmood(心情),reducingstressandhelpingtheirmemory.What’smore,indoorplantsareeasytolookafterandarenotveryexpensive.Whatareindoorplants?Indoorplants,alsoknownashouseplantsorpotplants,areplantsthatliketogrowindoors.Manyofthesespecies(物种)arenotideallysuitedtogrowingoutsideintheUK,especiallyinthewinter.17.Whyareindoorplantsgoodforyou?WillSpoelstra,whoworksattheRoyalBotanicGardens,says,“18.Ifindduringthewintermonths,plantsaroundthehousecanreallyliftyourmood.”Severalstudieshavebackedthisupandfoundthatindoorplantscanimprovecreativity,focusandmemory.Thereisalsoresearchshowingthatpotplantscancleantheairaroundthembyremovingharmfulgases,suchascarbondioxide.Theyalsoremovesomeharmfulchemicalsfrompaintsorcooking.19.Whichplantscanyougrow?Aloevera,peaceliliesandspiderplantsaresomeofthespeciesthatareeasytogrowindoors.Youcanbuyplantsfromsupermarkets,gardencentresoronline.Youngerplantsareoftencheaperthanfullygrownones,andyougettocareforthemastheymature—whichispartofthejoyofowningplants.“20,”Spoelstrasays.“Itcanbringanewinterestandfocusintopeople’slivesandhelptomakethelinkbetweenhomeandnature.”

A．AllplantsaredifferentB．NotonlydotheylookbeautifulC．TherearemanybenefitstogrowingplantsindoorsD．Instead,theygrowbetterinside,whereitiswarmerE．Plantslikepeaceliliesanddevil’sivyareamongthebestF．ChangingthepotofyourplantfromtimetotimewillalsohelpG．Learningabouttherequirementsofeachplantcanbeveryrewarding二、完形填空OneAugustafternoon,Isatinmykitchenstaringataglassvasethathadn’tseendaylightsincemywedding.MyhusbandandIhadjustsoldourhouseandwewerebusy______thebelovedhomeourfamilyhadspent23yearsfillingup.Wehaddecidedonkeyitemsforthe______weweremovingtointown,donatedwhatwecould,andrentedaplaceto______oursupposedlyimportantobjects.Thatleftahousestill______withthingsthat,whilenotparticularly______,didn’tbelonginalandfill(垃圾填埋场).Itookapictureofthevaseandposteditonline,for$10.Acoupleofmessagescamein,onewantingadditional______,anotheraskingforapricecut.Asour______daydrewnear,Isettledonanewprice($0)andrepostedit.The______:“Ihatethisvase.Maybeyouwon’t.”Inaninstant,awomanracedintomyhouseandlefthappilywiththevase.______,Ipostedmore.Mydailypostsandthe______Ireceivedbecameapreciousrayoflightinthechaosofmyhouse.Eachexchangeprovidedachanceto______thelandfillandtopleaseanotherpersonImightnototherwisehave______.Isitinmyapartmenttoday,lovingeachofthe______thatshareoursmallspace.Itake______inknowingthat,somewherenearby,someoneis______somethingthatcouldn’tcomewithus.21.A．paintingoverB．lookingaroundC．emptyingoutD．pullingdown22.A．hotelB．officeC．cottageD．apartment23.A．storeB．displayC．sellD．repair24.A．coveredB．decoratedC．stuffedD．equipped25.A．conventionalB．valuableC．complicatedD．tolerable26.A．feesB．photosC．receiptsD．models27.A．moveB．payC．marketD．work28.A．warningB．requestC．descriptionD．reply29.A．ConfusedB．InterestedC．DisappointedD．Encouraged30.A．visitsB．reportsC．adviceD．money31.A．removeB．spareC．findD．check32.A．investigatedB．recognizedC．encounteredD．recommended33.A．giveawaysB．postsC．contributionsD．belongings34.A．joyB．partC．careD．time35.A．anticipatingB．appreciatingC．deliveringD．withdrawing三、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。Imaginemountainswrappedinsilverwater,shiningin36springsun.Summerseesthemountainsturnbrightgreenwith37(grow)rice.Duringautumn,thesesamemountainsaregold,andinwintertheyarecoveredwithwhitefrost.Thesearethe38(color)oftheLongjiRiceTerraces.TheseterraceswerebuiltbythelocalZhuangandYaopeople,towhomGuangxiishome.StartingintheYuanDynasty,workontheterraces39(take)hundredsofyears,untilits40(complete)intheearlyQingDynasty.Nowtheseterracescovertallmountains,often41thebottomtotheverytop.Sowhatarethebenefitsofbuildingterraces?Firstly,there42(be)fewlarge,flatareasofland.Buildingtheterracesmeantthattheycouldincreasetheareastogrowrice.Secondly,althoughtheregionhasplentyofrain,themountainsaresteepandthesoilisshallow.Theflatterracescatchtherainwaterandpreventthesoilfrom43(wash)away.It’stypicalofpeopletoworkinharmonywithnature.Theterracesare44(clever)designedwithhundredsofwaterwaysthatconnectwitheachother.Theseterracesalsoprovideaperfectenvironmentforbirdsandfish,someof45feedoninsectsthatcanharmthericecrops.四、书信写作46.假定你是校英语俱乐部主席李华，中秋将至，俱乐部决定举办“中秋英语知识问答竞赛”(Mid-AutumnFestivalEnglishQ&AContest)。请你给外教Smith写封邮件邀请他当评委，内容包括：1.活动的时间和地点；2.发出邀请。注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearSmith,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua五、书面表达47.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。Ibeggedmymothertoletmegocamping.Formonths,I’dtalkednon-stopabouttheforestadventuresandwatchingstarsatnightshowninthecampbrochure.“It’sachancetobeonmyown.AndIwilllearnsomething,”I’dsay.Finally,mymotheragreed,andIspentweekspackingsomethingnecessary—surethiswouldbethebestsummerever.ThefirstdayatCampRedwoodwasamazing.AssoonasIsteppedoffthebus,thefreshpinesmellandthesoundofbirdssingingmademefeelalive.ImetSarah,mycamproommate,andwequicklybecamefriends.Thatevening,weroastedsomefoodoverthecampfireandthengatheredinthetenttotellstories,eachofwhichmadeusjumpandlaugh.Overthefollowingdays,thecampleader,Mr.Carter,patientlytaughtustoidentifydifferentbirdcallsbytheirsoundsanddealwithaccidents.Wealsolearnedtomakesomespecialandbeautifulitemswithwhatcouldbefoundinnature.Isecretlymadeahatwithsomeleavesformymother.Everythingwasperfect—untilthelastnight.Athunderstormhitsuddenly.Rainbeatdownonthetentandwindhowledlikeapackofwolves.SarahandIstuck