广东省茂名市某中学2025-2026学年高二年级上册期中考试英语试题

广东省茂名市某中学2025-2026学年高二上学期期中考试

英语试题

第一部分听力（略）

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。

A

Justwhatisaboutrollercoasters?Itseemswejustcan'tgetenoughofthem.Thisweekwe

takealookatsomeofthetopamusementparksandtherollercoastersthathavehelpedmakethem

famous.

HolidayWorld

Itisafamilyparkinthesensethatresiststheexcitingatmosphereofitscompetitorsandinstead

offersamorerelaxingandfriendlyexperience.Rareinthatitisprivatelyownedandithasmany

featuresthatotherparksoftencan'tmatch.Thereislotsofentertainmentfbryoungsters,soparents

appreciatethepark'sfamily-friendlypolicyoffreeentrytothewaterpark,reasonablefoodprices

andunlimitedsoftdrinksfreeofcharge.

LakeCompounce

LakeCompounce,beingoneofAmerica'smoretraditicnalparks,isararefindindeed.Asthe

oldestcontinuouslyoperatingamusementparkintheUS,ithasbeenapopularfamilyspotsince

1846.Likemanyold-timeparks,itfellonhardtimesandwasindangerofbeingclosed.Luckily,in

1977,awell-knowncompanycametoitsrescuewithhugeinfusions（注入）ofcash.The

transformedparkwithitsnewridesisattractingmanynewfans.

Knott'sBerryFarm

AsoneofAmerica'sfavouritethemeparks,Knotl'shassomethingfbreveryone.Forthose

seekingabreathtakingrush,trytherollercoaster.GhostRiderortheXcelerator.GhostRideris（he

singlelargestattractioninamusementparkhistoryandoneofthelongestandtallestwoodenroller

coastersintheworld.Ifyouareaftersomethingalittlelessexciting,gotoCampSnoopyorvisit

theheartofKnott,s,GhostTown,fbraglance（­瞥）oflifeintheWildWestofthe1880s.Withits

cowboys,carriages,steamtrainsandhistoricbuildings—manytransportedfromminingtowns

GhostTownwillletyoureliveapieceofthepast.

IslandsofAdventure

InthestyleofWaltDisneyWorld,IslandsofAdventure(IOA)isdividedintothemed“lands”.

Unlikethesugar-coatedMagicKingdom,however,IOAfeaturesattractionsguaranteed(保证)to

settheheartracing.Itsrollercoastersarcstate-of-the-artfun.WhiletheSpidennanisfantastic,you

haven'ttrulyliveduntilyou'veexperiencedTheIncredibleHulk'swildanduniqueuphilllaunch.

Theeffectislikebeingtrappedinsideanairplanethat'sflyingoutofcontrol.

1.WhatisspecialaboutHolidayWorld?

A.Itprovidesfreefood.B.Itbelongstoanindividual.

C.Itcreatestheexcitingatmosphere.D.Itownsthelatestridetechnology.

2.Whichparktakesvisitorsbacktoearliertimes?

A.LakeConipounce.

B.HolidayWorld.

C.Knott'sBerryFarm.

D.IslandsofAdventure.

3.WhyisIslandsofAdventuredifferentfromMagicKingdom?

A.Itplaysmanyfamousmovies.B.Itisdividedintodifferentlands.

C.Ithasmorevisitorswaitinginline.D.Itprovidesaveryexcitingexperience.

B

Fromayoungage,Icollectedrolemodels.Inschool,asateenager,ItriedtochannelWhitney

Houston.In(heworkingworld,Ipaidcloseattentiontoourfemaleseniormanagers.Bywatching

andimitatingothers-especiallywomenofcolorwholookedorsoundedlikeme-1gainedconfidence

inmyownabilities.

ButwhenIstalledmyowncompany,mypoolufruleniudclsbecamesmaller.Only2.1%of

riskinvestmentgoestowonen-fbundedcompanies.4tWhocanIlookupto?”Iwondered.“Who

canIlearnfrom?^^Idecidedtocreateaninspirationwallinmyoffice,withphotosoftherolemodels

Icouldsee-womenlikeOprah,MichelleObama,andVicky,co-founderofaskincarebrand.Inever

thoughtI'dmeetthesewomen,buttheirsuccessgavemehope.

Thenoneday,acoupleofyearsago,Isurprisedmyselfwithathought:whatifIdidreachout

tooneofmyrolemodels?1fearedrejection,butmydesiretorconnectionwasstronger.1chose

Vicky,whosejourneyhadlonginspiredme.Ididn'thaveheremailaddress.SoItriedacold

Instagrammessage,andsherespondedthenextday!

Thatwasin2022.We'vespokennumeroustimessince,andtheconversationshavebeen

invaluable.They'rerarechancestogainguidancefromasuccessfulwoman.Buthere'sthemost

valuablelessonIgained:whenVickyfirstrepliedtome,1wasn'ttheonlyoneexcited.Vickywas

excitedtoo-becauseshe'salwayslookingfbrwaystosupportotherwomen.Allmylife,I'dthought

ofrolemodelsasaone-wayrelationship:Edgainstrengthfromsomeonestronger.Butthesittalion

ismore(hanthat.

IoncesentVickyacarepackagefrommysunglassescompany.Shewrotemea(hank-younote,

andtextedaselfieofherandherdaughterwearingmyproducts.Today,Ikeepthatletteronmy

desknexttomykeyboard—areminderthatjustasIbelieveinher,shebelievesinme.We'reall

heretohelpeachothergrow.

4.Howdidtheauthorbuildupherconfidence?

A.Bycooperatingwithwomenofcolor.B.Byobservingandcopyinghermodels.

C.Bymakingfriendswithpersonslikeher.D.Bystartingherownsunglassescompany.

5.Whatistheauthor'sintentionofcreatinganinspirationwallinheroffice?

A.Toinspireheremployees'creativity.B.Tbmakeherworkplacemoreattractive.

C.lbencourageherselftoachievesuccess.D.Toimproveheremployees'workefficiency.

6.WhydidtheauthorchoosetoreachouttoVicky?

A.Shewasafraidofbeingrejected.B.SheonlyhadVicky'semailaddress.

C.Vicky'sstoryhadalwaysmotivatedhe匚D.Vickylikedgivingguidancetootherwomen.

7.Whatcanbeconcludedaccordingtothetext?

A.Practicemakesperfect.B.Strengdiflowsbothways.

C.Agoodbeginningishalfdone.D.Auliunsspeakluudcrthanwords.

c

SummermorningsatWangjiangjingtown'sKaiscn(Happy)TribeinJiaxing,Zhejiang,feature

softlightovergrasslandpathsandthepleasantsmelloflotusfromnearbywetlands.Openedlast

October,thisruralretreat(度假村)combinesvillagelandscapeswithchildren'splay,camping,

farming,andenvironmentaleducation,attractingurbantravelers,especiallyfromShanghai.

“Ourcorephilosophyiscreatingaboundlessclassroominnature,statesMoXiaohua,Kaisen

TribeOperationsLead.Theprojectembracesforest-styleeducationandcommunitygrowth,

aligning（使一致）withWangjiangjing,svisionfbrcanal-themedexperientiallearningandcultural

tourismasanewfamilydestination.

TheGrandCanal,whichlongshapedthetown'sidentity,sawitsbustlingpastfadewith

modernization.Renewednationalfocusoncanalpreservationdriveslocaleffortstorepurposeidle

resources.

Guidedbygreendevelopmentprinciples,theprojectrevivedanabandonedvillage.Designers

integratedplaygrounds,fishponds,farms,andpaddiesintoexistingforests,fields,andponds,

achievingecologicaltransformation.Thisdrawsupto10.000visitorsonpeakdays,withplansfor

moreuniquelythemedhotelrooms.

KaiscnTribeispartoftheJiaxingGrandCanalCulture&TourismResort."Thegoalisaliving

community,notanuntouchablemuseum,“saysShenTao,aresortofficial.Since2018,theresort

haspursued“heritage-first”development,rootedinitsUNESCOstatus—including（heMing

DynastyChanghongBridge.ElevenlargelakesshapetheclassicJiangnanwatertownlandscape

andtraditionslikelotuscultivation.

Historicrepurposingiskey:A1960sgranary（谷仓）complexnowhousesacaf6andcultural

space,preservingitsarchitecture.AnothergranaryhostsadigitalhubwithVRandperformances.

Areconstructedsteamlocomotive（火车头）fromthehistoricSuzhou-JiaxingRailway（1936-1944）

servesasavisitorcenterandpatrioticsitenearwartimebunkers（碉堡）.

Uniqueattractionslikereptilemuseums,concretepiperooms,ricefieldtours,andanimal

encountersappealstronglytoyoungertravelersseekingsocialmediamoments.Futureplansinclude

expandingnighttourism,enhancingdigitalintegration,anddevelopingayouthsoccertrainingbase

forsportstourism.

8.WhatisKaiscnTribe'scurecduualionaluoiiccpl?

A.Urbancommunitygrowthcenters.B.Tcch-drivcnimmersivelearningexperiences.

C.Traditionalfarmingrestoration.D.Nature-basedlimitlesslearning.

9.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“idleresources^^underlinedinparagraph3?

A.Pollutedwaterecosystems.B.Abandonedheritagestructures.

C.Forgottentraditionalcrafts.D.Vastfieldsandponds.

10.Whatcanbeinterredaboutthehistoricalsites?

A.Bunkerspreventculturalexchange.

B.ChanghongBridgeneedsUNESCO叩provaL

C.Oldbuildingsgetnewuseswhilekeepinghistory.

D.Granariesfocusmoreonstoragethannewtech.

11.WhatkeyprincipledrivesKaiscnTribe'ssuccess?

A.Innovationthroughheritagerevival.

B.Commercialinterestsdrivesustainability.

C.Touristnumbersdefineculturalvalue.

D.Technologyreplacestraditionalexperiences.

D

Healthcareorganizationsfacebigproblems:costsarerising,butincomeisgrowingslowly.

Cloudtechnologyoffersasolutionbyreplacingoutdatedsystems,improvingefficiency,and

enhancingcare.Keybenefitsincludehelpingdoctorsmakebetterdecisionsbygivingthemfaster

accesstopatientinformation,loweringcostsbymakingoperationsrunsmoother-whichiscrucial

whengovernmentpaymentsarelow一andprovidingstrongersecuritytoprotectpatientdata.As

Dr.MichelleFlemmingsfromOraclenotes,oldercomputersystemsoftenmadeworkharderwith

repetitivetasks,whilethecloudmakesaccessingdataeasierandreducesdoctors'workload.

AddingAImakesthecloudevenmorepowerful.AIactslikeasmarthelperfordoctors.

Flemmingscomparesittohavingatopmedicalexpertbyyourside.AIhelpsassesspatientrisks,

suggestsbestpractices,andfindsvitalinformationinhealthrecordsinstantly.Thisteamworkspeeds

uptasks,likefindingpatientswhoqualifyforclinicaltrialsduringregularvisits—opportunities

oftenmissedbefore.Also,AI-poweredpatientwebsitesofferpersonalizedserviceslikeonline

booking,meetingthehighdemandfordigitaloptions.

Cloudusesarcgrowingfast;reducingniissudappoinliiicnls,auloiiialingcomplexdataanalysis,

spottingsecurityrisks,andsimplifyingadministrationtasks.However,movingtothecloudhas

challenges,mainlycostandsecurityworries.Flemmingsadvisesstartingsmallwithpilotprojects

(ofixspecificproblems,especiallyforsmallerhospitals.Importantly,cloudsecurityisoftenbetter

thanoldsystems,withAIboostingthreatdetection.AsAmarNagaramfromIUHealthhighlights,

thecloudsimplifiestechsystemsandimprovesteamwork.

Ultimately,thecloudischanginghealthcare'sfuture.Itcutscostsandtechburdenswhile

speedingupinnovation.Securecloudtoolsletpatientsaccesscareremotely,beyondtheclinic.

Nagaramstatesthatwithoutcloudtech,healthcaregroupscan'tcompete.Whilemovingneeds

carefulplanning,progressishappening.Forexample,IUHealthusesAItoprioritizeurgentpatient

helprequests.Cloudtechnologyisbuildingafoundationforhealthcarefocusedonpatients,quality,

andconstantinnovation.

12.Whataretheprimarypressuresdrivinghealthcaretowardscloudadoption?

A.Demandforbetterpatientexperiences.

B.Shortageofphysicaldatastoragespace.

C.Risingcostsandslowingrevenuegrowth.

D.Governmentrequirementsfornewtechnology.

13.HowisAIdescribedwhenassistingadoctor?

A.Aclinicalsupporttool.B.Atopconsultantnearby.

C.Areal-timedataprocessor.D.Anindependentadvisor.

14.Whatis（herecommendedstrategyforadoptingcloudtechnology?

A.Graduallaunchstartingsmall.B.Ignoringcostconsiderations.

C.Takingfull-systemmigration.D.OutsourcingallIToperations.

15.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.TheRiseofDigitalPatientPortals.

B.TheAIRevolutioninMedicalDiagnosis.

C.CuttingHealthcareCostsThroughTechnology.

D.RevolutionizingHealthcareThroughCloudTechnology.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12・5分）

根据下面短文，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。

Incitiesacrosstheglobe,uptoaquarterofofficebuildingsarcunoccupied,alongwithother

urbanproperties,fromstoragetoabandonedskyscrapers.Tc-putthisspacetouse,manycitiesare

transformingemptybuildingsforotheruses.16

Justasthenamesuggests,vertical（垂直的）fanningis:hcpracticeofgrowingcropsinlayers

asopposedtotraditionalhorizontalrows.Theselayersareoftenplacedinspacesunfitforfanning,

butnowwecangrowcropsthereduetoadvancedagriculturalmethods.17However,

thankstotechnology,artificiallight,andcontrolledtemperaturesandhumidity,officespaceshave

provedtobegreatenvironmentsforfarming.

18Itdatesbacktoover2,000yearsagowiththeHangingGardensofBabylon.

Modernverticalfarmingsimplybeganasanexperimentin1999,focusedongrowingfoodonthe

rooftopsofManhattan.Theirworkeventuallytransformedintousinghigh-risebuildingsasvertical

farmstofeedthousandsofpeopleinasustainablemanner.Verticalfanningisnowa$6billion

industry.

Themainbenefitofverticalfanningisthatitmaximizestheyieldofcropsbyefficientlyusing

space.19Itismadepossiblebytheircontrolledenvironmentsandsoillessagriculture

methodslikehydroponics（水培法）.Hydroponicsallowsplantstogrowinawaler-basedsolution

ratherthansoil,savingwater.Infact,hydroponicsystemsonlyrequire10%ofthewaterofa

traditionalfield.

Despitebeinguntraditional,verticalfarmsproduceover50typesofplants,rangingfromleafy

greensandherbstoexperimentalfruitsandmore!20Thereasonliesin（hat（heyare

capableofgrowingavarietyofproduceatalltimesandprovidingpeoplewithlocalfreshfoodsat

affordableprices.

A.Verticalfanninghasarichhistory.

B.Onesolutionisindoorverticalfarming.

C.Thepracticeisn'tassimpleasitsounds.

D.Mostverticalfarmscangrowallyearround.

E.Thatsaid,verticalfarmingwillreplacetraditionalagriculturesoon.

F.Despitethebenefits,themethodalsocomeswithconsiderabledownsides.

G.Thisdiversityandconsistentoutputhelpaddressacriticalurbanissue:fooddeserts.

笫三部分语言知识运用（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。

Youdon'tgetasecondchancetomakeafirstimpression—thiswasthethemeofthisyear's

InternationalPublicSpeakingCompetition（IPSC）.Thirty-threeyoungspeakersaged16to20from

aroundtheworld21TheEnglishSpeakingUniontotelltheirstories,includingWuDongxii

fromChina.Tohim,theeventwasn'tjustaboutgivinga22onfirstimpressions,italsomade

astrongimpressiononhim.

“Ratherthanacompetition,the23wasmorelikeanenlighteningresearchtriptome,

which24metoseefirsthandthedifferencesand25betweenChineseandforeign

cultures,saidWu.

Apartfromthe26differencesinfood,transportationandclimate,what27Wu

（hemostwasthedistinctstylesofChineseandforeignpublicspeaking.

Althoughstillateen,Wuisnostrangertothepublicspeakingpodium（讲台）.Butonthestage

oftheIPSC,speakershadnopodiumto28behind.Theyjusthadto29theaudience.

4tItmademerealizehow30eyecontactandbodylanguageare,“saidWu.Speakershave

thefreedomtoexpressmoreinformationwiththeirgestures31justwords.

AnotherdifferencethatcaughtWu's32wastheevaluationcriteria（评价标准）.To

hissurprise,theIPSCorganizingcommitteeinformedallthecontestantsbeforethe33

thataccentsandgrammaticalerrorswouldnotbeconsidered:ntheevaluationprocess,meaningthat

theexpressionoffeelingsandyourconveyedstoryarewhatmattermost.

“Audiencesare31tohearpowerfulstories,35chosethatresonate（弓I起共

鸣）withpeopleregardlessofwheretheyarefYom,“saidWu

21.A.playedaroundB.gatheredatC.chattedinD.discussedabout

22.A.speechB.treatC.reportD.lesson

23.A.exerciseB.discoveryC.experienceD.job

24.A.invitedB.askedC.choseD.allowed

25.A.warningsB.examplesC.similaritiesD.entertainments

26.A.specialB.awfulC.unbelievableD.obvious

27.A.impressedB.movedC.frightenedD.wonicd

28.A.sitB.standC.climbD.jump

29.A.pleaseB.faceC.amuseD.trust

30.A.famousB.boringC.hardD.important

3LA.insteadofB.alongwithC.becauseofD.accordingto

32.A.attentionB.breathC.stepD.word

33.A.performanceB.tripC.eventD.research

34.A.difficultB.sorryC.carefulD.eager

35.A.namelyB.especiallyC.definitelyD.naturally

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•个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

OnSeptember3,2025,ChinaheldagreatmilitaryparadeinBeijing,36

（commemorate）the80thanniversaryofthevictoryintheChinesePeople'sWarofResistance

AgainstJapaneseAggressionandtheWorldAnti-FascistWar.Thethemeoftheeventis,

“CelebratingtheGreatVictory,UpholdingPeaceandDevelopment”and37（it）aimisto

helppeoplerememberhistory,honor38（hero）,cherishpeace,andencourageyoung

people.

Theparadefeaturedawiderangeofweaponsandequipment,themajorityof39were

unveiledforthefirsttime,hlastedabout7（）minutesandincluded45formations.Theseformations

hadmanyparts,suchas4（）airflagguard,footformations,honorguardscarryinghistorical

battleHags,equipmentcolumns,andairflyovers.41impressedpeoplemostwasthe

equipmentsectionthatshowcasedChina'stechnologicalprogressinnationaldefense.Ithasbeen

42（universe）acknowledgedthatChinahasbeenworkinghardtomodernizeitsnational

defense.

Manyforeignleadersattendedtheceremony-13honoredguests.Thisparadeisnot

onlyashowofmilitarystrength44aseriouspromisetokeeppeaceandlearnfromhistory.

Asaresponsiblemajorcountry,Chinaalwaysupholdsworldpeaceandpromotescommon

development.Todate,China'sdevelopment45（make）significantcontributionsto

globalpeaceandprosperity.

第四部分基础知识考察（共两节，满分10分）

第一节单词填空（共10小题；每题0.5分，满分5分）

根据中文提示和首字母填空，或根据括号内同根词填空。（注意：请将完整的单

词（含首字母）填写在答题卷上。）

46.Afterwards,thecompanyfiledapatentforanewchemicals（物质）.（根据中英文提

示单词拼写）

47.I\v（见HE）howthisyoungcouplegotthroughthemostdifficultlimeintheirlife.

（根据中英文提示单词拼写）

48.Therearcmanyp（预测）aboutwhatthefuturewillbelike,butnoonereally

knowsforsure.（根据中英文提示单词拼写）

49.Weneedalotofinvestigationtoprovethisa（假定）.（根据中英文提示单词拼写）

50.ThePrimeMinister,（陪同）bythegovernor,ledthePresidentuptothehouse.（根

据汉语提示单词拼写）

51.Consideringthe（extraordinary）dangerouscircumstance,heinsistedthaithey

shouldnotrisktheirlivesbygoingoutduringthetyphoon.（所给词的适当形式填空）

52.In（compare）withbigcities,theseplacesarclessmodernbutmorenatural.（所给词

的适当形式填空）

53.Withalotofpeople（oppose）it,thegovernmenthad（opostpone（henewproposal.

（所给词的适当形式填空）

54.AChinesedancedramahasmadeitsglobaldebut（首次亮相）onsocialmediaplatformsabroad,

（generate）anewwaveofdiscussiononthebeautyofChinesecultureamongartlovers

fromallovertheworld.（所给词的适当形式填空）

55.Parentsprefertakingtheirchildrentosomeplacesthatcombine（entertain；with

education.（所给词的适当形式填空）

第二节完成句子（共5小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）

根据中文提示填空，每个空仅填一个单词。

56.他忍受不了被别人嘲笑。

Hecan'tstandat.

57.他把笔记本电脑丢在哪里了，这是我们想知道的。

hehadlostthelaptopwaswewantedtoknow.

58.我们班有45名学生，其中只有10人在上一门选修艺术课。

Therearc45studentsinourclass,uulonly10arctakinganopliunalartcourse.

59.所谓鞠躬，我们指的是“低头或俯身，以此作为尊敬或羞愧的一种表示

By,wcmean"ourheadorbodyforwardasasignofrespectorshame”.

60.我们无法解释，为什么这么多人支持这项草案。

Wecouldnotgivethereason,somanypeoplewereinfavourof（hedraft.

第五部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

61.假如你是李华，你校外教David打算带领学生创办每周英语视频播客，现在正在

征求学生意见，需要从以下两个主题中选择一个作为播客的主题：“EmotionalOullels1解

忧树洞）"或下uturisticVisions（未来愿景）“。请你写一封英文邮件给外教，内容包括：

（1）你的选择；

（2）你推荐的理由。

注意：

（1）写作词数应为80个左右；

（2）请按如下格式在答