2025~2026学年福建莆田第十五中学高二上学期期末英语试卷

2025~2026学年福建莆田第十五中学高二上学期期末英语试卷一、听力选择题1.Howdidthemanknowaboutthejob?

A．Fromanewspaper.B．Fromawebsite.C．Fromafriend.2.Wheredoestheconversationmostlikelytakeplace?

A．Athome.B．Atthestation.C．Ataclassroom.3.WhywasEmilylate?

A．Shegotthetimewrong.B．Shegotlostontheway.C．Herbuswasdelayed.4.Howsoonwillthewoman’sbuscome?

A．Inabout10minutes.B．Inabout15minutes.C．Inabout20minutes.5.Whenwillthemanseethedoctor?

A．At11:00a.m.B．At10:00a.m.C．At4:00p.m.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。6.Whycouldn’tthedriverdroptheladyoffthere?

A．Becausetheladyhadn’tpaidhim.B．Becauseparkingwasn’tallowedthere.C．Becausethedriverhadtostopatthecornerofthepark.7.Whatdidthedriverdointheend?

A．Stoppedhiscaratthecorner.B．Droppedtheladyoffatthepark.C．Stoppedhiscarandpaidthefine.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。8.WhenwillMartingetmarried?

A．OnFriday.B．OnSaturday.C．OnSunday.9.HowarethespeakersgoingtoSydney?

A．Bytrain.B．Bycar.C．Byair.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。10.Wherearethespeakers?

A．Inahospital.B．Intheoffice.C．Athome.11.Whenisthereportdue?

A．Thursday.B．Friday.C．NextMonday.12.WhatdoesGeorgesuggestStephaniedowiththereport?

A．Improveit.B．Handitinlater.C．Leaveitwithhim.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。13.WhatdidHelendorecently?

A．Shewentonbusinesstrips.B．Shelearnedaboutgardening.C．Shevisitedherrelatives.14.WhereisGinanow?

A．InNewYork.B．InAtlanta.C．InChicago.15.HowlonghasHelenlivedinDenver?

A．For2years.B．For4years.C．For10years.16.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A．Acouple.B．Neighbors.C．Workmates.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。17.Whatkindofpeoplemostlyliveinthesurroundinghomes?

A．Awholefamily.B．Anunmarriedcouple.C．Asingleperson.18.Howlongdoesittaketodrivetothejuniorhighschoolfromthehouse?

A．3minutes.B．8minutes.C．10minutes.19.Whichpartofthehouseisnew?

A．Thebedrooms.B．Thekitchens.C．Thegarage.20.Whatwouldtherenterneedtopayextrafor?

A．Pets.B．Electricity.C．Furniture.二、阅读理解

THEDEEPVisitTHEDEEPandexploretheamazingoceanfloor.Discoverthestoryoftheworld’sseasandoceansonanexcitingjourney.ThisisEurope’sdeepestseawateraquarium(水族馆)containing2.5millionlitresofwaterand87tonnesofsalt—hometothemanyinterestingseaanimalsyouwillseehere.AMAZINGEXPERIENCESINTHEDEEP·

Rideinanunderwaterglasslift,whilesurroundedbysharks,hogfish,andhundredsofotherstrangeseaanimals.

·Driveasubmarine(潜水器)intheresearchstation,DeepBlueOne,deepdownontheoceanfloor.

·WalktheoceanfloorinEurope’sdeepestviewingtunnel(隧道),alongpassageunderwater,whilesandtigersharksandleopardsharksmovequietlyoveryourhead.

·Watchthesharksfeeding—dailyat2p.m.OPENINGTIMES10a.m.to6p.m.daily(lastticket5pm).

HOWTOFINDUS

FollowsignstoHullCityCentre,thenlocalsignsforTHEDEEP.

WatchoutfortheHullNavigatorsintheiryellowandreduniforms(制服).Theycarryawealthofknowledgeandexperience—allyouneedtodoisask.

VISITINGTHECITY

CombineyourvisittoTHEDEEPwithawalkalongHull’shistoricwalkways,filledwithcafes,barsandrestaurants.21.WhatexactlyisTHEDEEP?

A．Akindoffish.B．Aseawateraquarium.C．Astoryoftheseas.D．Thenameofarestaurant.22.Youcanwalktheoceanfloor________.

A．inamuseumB．inaglassliftC．inaviewingtunnelD．inaresearchstation23.Theauthorwritesthepassageto________.

A．attracttouristsB．introduceacityC．explainasecretD．shareknowledgeRichardTottenButtonwasbornonJuly18,1929,inEnglewood,NewJersey.Heandhistwoolderbrotherswereraisedinwealth.Buttonbeganskatingwhenhewasfiveyearsold,usinghisbrothers’oldskates.WhenButtonwas11yearsold,hereceivedhisfirstpairofskatesforChristmas.Hisfirstcoachdidnotbelievehehadanyabilityandwouldneverlearntoskate.Button’sparentsfoundhimanothercoach,Swiss-bornLussi.Forthenexttenyears,duringhissummersofffromschool,ButtonwouldtrainwithLussiinLakePlacid,NewYork,wherethe1932WinterOlympicshadbeenheld.Buttonsoonprovedhehadgreatnaturalability.Combinedwithhardtrainingandgreatcoaching,hesoonhadsuccessincompetition.In1943,heplacedsecondattheEasternStateschampionships.Showinghiscompetitivespirit,Buttonwasunhappywithhissecondplacewin.Laterthatyear,hewonfirsttitle.Buttoncompetedinthe1947WorldChampionships.Heplacedsecond,thoughsomebelievedButtonshouldhavewon.Buttondecidedtochangehisskatingstyle.Hebecamemoredaringinhisfreeskate.TopractisefortheOlympics,Buttoncompetedinthe1948EuropeanchampionshipsinPrague,Czechoslovakia.NotonlydidthiscompetitionassistButtoninpreparingfortheOlympicGames,butitallowedhimtoshowoffhisnewlydevelopedstyletothejudgessothatitmightbemorefavorablelateron.Buttonimpressedthejudgesenoughtowinthetitle.Atthe1948WinterOlympicsinSt.Moritz,Switzerland,Buttonwonthegoldmedalwithhisfreeskate.Buttoncementedhisstatusasaleadingskater.Inthefallof1948,ButtonenteredHarvardUniversity.HecouldhavegonetoYaleUniversity,butYalewouldnotlethimtaketimeofftocompeteasaskater.In1952,ButtongraduatedwithhisB.A.Inthesameyear,ButtonrepeatedhisgoldmedalvictoryattheOlympicGamesinOslo,Norway.Again,Buttonachievedsomethingnoskaterhaddonebefore.24.WhatmadeButtondecidetochangehisskatingstyle?

A．Beinglookeddownuponbyhisfirstcoach.B．WinningthesecondattheEasternStateschampionships.C．WinningthesecondattheWorldChampionships.D．WinningthefirstintheEuropeanchampionships.25.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A．Buttonwasborninapoorfamilysohehadtousehisbrothers’oldskates.B．ButtonwasexcitedwiththesecondplaceattheEasternStateschampionships.C．Boththetwocoachesthoughthehadtheabilitytoskate.D．Atanearlyage,Buttonshowedgreatinterestinskating.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cemented”inPara.6mean?

A．Established.B．Ruined.C．Shook.D．Threatened.27.Buttondidn’tgotoYaleUniversitybecause________.

A．YalerequiredhimtogiveupskatingcompletelyB．inhiseyesHarvardwasbetterthanYaleC．heneededmorefreetimetocompeteD．hehadnoconfidencetograduateScientistsonceconsideredsleeptobelikeashadowgettingdrawnoverawindowbetweenthebrainandtheoutsideworld:whentheshadowisclosed,thebrainstopsreactingtooutsidestimuli(刺激).Astudypublishedon12OctoberinNatureNeurosciencesuggeststhattheremightbeperiodsduringsleepwhenthatshadeispartiallyopen.Afewyearsago,Oudiette,acognitivescientistinFrance,beganquestioningthedefinitionofsleepaftersheandherteamconductedanexperimentinwhichtheywereabletocommunicatewithpeoplewhoareawarethattheyaredreamingwhiletheysleep—otherwiseknownascleardreamers.Duringthesepeople’sdreams,experimenterswereabletoaskquestionsandgetresponsesthrougheyeandfacial-musclemovements.KarenKonkoly,whowasaco-authoronthatstudy,says“itwasabigopenquestioninourmindswhethercommunicationwouldbepossiblewithnon-cleardreamers.”SoOudiettecontinuedwiththework.Inherlateststudy,sheandhercolleaguesobserved27peoplewithnarcolepsy(嗜睡症)—characterizedbydaytimesleepinessandahighfrequencyofcleardreams—and22peoplewithoutthecondition.Whiletheyweresleeping,participantswererepeatedlyaskedtofrownorsmile.Allofthemrespondedaccuratelytoatleast70%ofthesetips.OverallresponserateswerehigherforallparticipantsduringREM(rapideyemovement)sleep,whenthedeepestsleepoccursbutthebrainremainsquiteactive,thanduringothersleepstages.Thisstudyispartofalargeradvanceinthefieldofsleepresearch,saysMélanieStrauss,acognitivescientistinBrussels.ResearchersaremovingawayfrommonitoringsleepmainlywithEEG(脑电图)andtowards“finegrained”approachesthatcombineEEGwithvarioustasksandstimuli—astrategythatcouldhelptocastlightonspecificdiseasesorconditions,shesays.28.Whatdidscientiststhinkofsleepinthepast?

A．Ithappensduringdifferentperiods.B．Itisashadowformedwithinthebrain.C．Itsuggestsaweakeninginthebrain’sfunctions.D．Itmeansastopinbrain’sresponsetotheoutside.29.Howdidcleardreamersreacttotheexperimenters?

A．Bymovingtheirfaceandeyes.B．Byrepeatingthequestions.C．Byprovidingaccurateanswers.D．Bytalkingabouttheirdream.30.Whatcanwelearnabouttheparticipantsinthelateststudy?

A．Theylikesleepinginthedaytime.B．Theyremembertheirdreamsclearly.C．Theydoexactlyasthey’retoldduringsleep.D．Theyshowhigherresponseinthedeepestsleep.31.WhatdoesMélanieStraussmainlytellusinthelastparagraph?

A．ThelimitationofusingEEG.B．Acureforspecificdiseases.C．Theprogressofthesleepresearch.D．AmethodofdetectingsleepChoosingtheRightCareerYouwillbeleavingthisschoolandtheunavoidablequestionmanypeoplewillaskyouis,“32”Someofyoumayhavealreadydecidedonacareerpath,butmanyofyoustilldon’thaveaclue!Herearesomethingsyoumightwanttoconsider.First,doesthecareeryouareconsideringhavestayingpower?33Rapidtechnologicalchangeisdisruptive(扰乱性的),andweneedtobeforward-lookingatourfutureprospects.Whilemanyoccupationsarebeingtakenoverbynewtechnology,jobsthatrequirehigh-levelofcriticalthinking,emotionalintelligenceandhumaninteraction,remaininhighdemand.Thesejobsarenoteasilyreplacedbymachinesortechnology.Sothinkcarefullyaboutthisbeforeyouchooseyourprofessionalpath.Second,chooseacareerthatinterestsyou.Somepeoplemightthinkthisisunimportant,butifyouaretrulypassionateaboutyourjobthengoingtoworkeverydaywon’tseemachore.34Beforemakingachoice,youshouldexamineyourvalues,skillsandpersonalitytype.Thiscanhelpyoudecideifacareerpathisagoodfitforyou.Third,ofcourseyouwillwanttoconsideryourchosenprofession’searningpower.Althoughhighpayplaysapart,youshouldknowthatajobwithabigsalarywilllikelyrequiremoretimetogettothetop,muchmoreeffortandahigherlevelofstress.35Ifyouhaveinterestsoutsideofwork,orarestrugglingwithotherdemandsinyourlife,youmightwanttochoosealessdemandinglineofwork.36Letmeleaveyouwithanoldsaying:“Chooseajobyoulove,andyouwillneverhavetoworkadayinyourlife.”

A．Youareontherighttrack.B．So,whatdoyouwanttobe?C．Willitbeindemandin20years’time?D．It’salsolikelythatyouwillstayandgrowinthiscareer.E．Theysimplywantyoutobethebestofthebesttoyourbestability.F．Onlythetrulymotivatedwilllikelytobeabletomeetthesechallenges.G．Thinkingaboutalife-longcareeratthisstageinyourlifeissurelydisturbing.三、完形填空Yearsago,justasIdoeverywinter,Iwasbagginguptheclothingmysonshadoutgrown.Itisalwaysmy_________tore-purposethosethingsthatdonothingmorethan_________space.Ifoundanuglypairofhand-knittedsocks.Ihadto_________—garbageordonation?Notbeingunusable,theyweresimply_________tolookat.Iputtheminthegarbage,butminuteslater,Itookthemback.Laterthatafternoon,_________upthecarwithclothes,Idrovetoalocalshelter.AsIdistributedthem,I_________intothebagandpulledoutthelastofthedonations—theuglysocks._________,Iheldtheminmyhandasthecrowdofthehomelesswentaway,eachwitha_________smile.JustasIwasabouttodropthesocksbackintotheemptybag,_________myselfforevenbringingthemalongforthe__________,ateenageboywalkeduptome.“CanIhavethesesocks?”heasked.Alittle__________thatIhadn’tanythinglefttogivehimexceptforthesesocks,Ireplied,“Ofcourse.”“Thankyou!”hesaid__________.“Thesesocksremindmeofmygrandmother.Sheusedtoknitstufflikethisforme!”Notonlywerehisfeet__________thatdaybutsowashisheart—andmine.Tothisday,thesockscontinuetobringme__________.It’saproofthatthereishappinessinlife’ssimplestthings,andwe’llneverknowhowmuchwegetuntilwe’ve__________thosethingswithothers.37.A．worryB．beautyC．hopeD．secret38.A．takeupB．leaveC．makeD．freeup39.A．compareB．decideC．recordD．explore40.A．wonderfulB．cleanC．uncommonD．unpleasant41.A．paintingB．washingC．loadingD．lifting42.A．turnedB．ranC．putD．reached43.A．SecretlyB．FortunatelyC．GenerallyD．Sincerely44.A．tightB．strangeC．gratefulD．winning45.A．caringforB．livinguptoC．puttingupwithD．laughingat46.A．showB．rideC．saleD．space47.A．frightenedB．satisfiedC．disappointedD．surprised48.A．bravelyB．happilyC．anxiouslyD．angrily49.A．warmedB．hurtC．fixedD．whitened50.A．moneyB．peaceC．luckD．joy51.A．sharedB．dividedC．supportedD．collected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。Whenartmeetsscience,theresultcanbedramaticallyexplosiveandrevolutionary.This52(combine)liesattheheartofCaiGuo-Qiang:AMaterialOdyssey,anexhibitioncurrentlyonattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaPacificAsiaMuseum.53makestheexhibitionstandoutisitsgalleryformatthatgoesbeyondtraditionalones,integratingartwithchemistry,physicsandartificialintelligencetodisplaythepioneeringworkofartistCaiGuo-Qiang.AMaterialOdyssey54(feature)aseriesofgunpowdertestpieces,highlightssomething55(rare)seeninexhibitions:scienceasatoolforunderstandingartistictechniques,andpresentsimagerythatexploresthemolecular(分子的)behaviorofgunpowder.Nomatterhowpreciselyagunpowderdrawingisplanned,theresultsarestill56(pradictable).“Iaminspiredbythecalmnessandthenaturalstrength57(demonstrate)intheworkafterthevibrantcolorsfade.Changesinthegunpowderbring58uncontrollabilityandunpredictability,59iswhatmakesworkingwithgunpowdersofascinating.”Caisays.Theexhibitionwillserveas60notablegestureofhowtheartworldcanmixthevirtualandrealinthisnewAI-drivenera,whilealso61(stand)asastrongvoiceanddecisiveactionintheseunstabletimes.五、完成句子62.Perhapsnootherscientisthas_________onChina’saerospacesciencethanQianXuesen.也许再没有哪一位科学家比钱学森对中国航天科学的影响更大了。63._________theauthorsoftheStoryofQianXuesenasamanwith“greatscientificthoughtandscientificspirit”whowaspatrioticandservedhishomelandwitheffort,achievement,anddevotion,Qianwasanextremelywell-respectedman.钱学森备受人们尊敬，《钱学森的故事》一书作者称他为以为具有“伟大科学思想和科学精神”的人，并且他热爱祖国、甘于奉献、成就斐然。64.Thefirsttimethatshehadtowriteanessay,hertutorexplainedthatshemust_________whatotherpeoplehadsaidifshecitedtheirideas,butthathemainlywantedtoknow_________!她第一次写论文时，导师跟她解释说，如果引用别人的观点就一定要注明，不过导师主要是想知道她自己是怎么想的。65.Atfirst,XieLeihadnoideawhatsheshouldsay,but_________wasthatshefoundherselfspeakingupinclassafterjustafewweeks.刚开始，谢蕾不知道该说什么。但使她惊奇的是，没过几周，她就能在课堂上大胆发言了。66.Now_________herexchangeyear,XieLeifeels_________intheUK.现在一年的交流时间已过半，谢蕾感到她在英国的学习和生活自如多了。67.WhileI’mlearningaboutbusiness,I’malsoactingasaculturalmessenger_________betweenus.我攻读商科的同时也是一个文化使者，在我们之间架起了一座桥梁。68.Tuitionfeesand_________aremuchmoreexpensivethanathomeandcould_________costingmostfamiliesanarmandaleg.学费和生活开销比国内贵多了，多数家庭最终可能会花费一大笔钱。69.Somemaystruggleandsufferfrom_________whenlearninghowtobehaveinnewsurroundings.在学习如何在新环境中举止得体时，有些人可能会感到吃力，并承受文化冲击的折磨。70._________,onecannotdenythefactthatstudyingabroad_________...总之，出国留学有不利的一面，这个事实是不可否认的...71._________peoplefromdiverseculturalbackgroundshelpsus_________fromdifferentanglesandthusgivesusmoreinsightintoourownculture.与来自不同文化背景的人合作有助于我们从不同的视角看待世界，进而让我们对自己的文化有更深入的了解。六、书信写作72.假设你是高中生李华，你的英国笔友Mike给你写了一封e-mail，询问你最崇拜的中国科学家是谁，请根据以下要点用英语给他回信：1.对钟南山的简单介绍；2.喜欢他的理由；3.从他身上得到的启示。

NameZhongNanshanBriefintroductionAged90;famousmedicalscientist;theMedaloftheRepublic;bravefighterMaineventsmanagedtheSARS(非典)outbreak;COVID-19epidemic(新冠疫情)注意：1.适当增加相关细节，以使行文连贯；2.词数120左右。DearMike,I’mhonouredthatyou’reinterestedingettingtoknowaboutthegreatestChinesescientistinmymind.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua七、书面表达73.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。续写的词数为150左右。Doraisaseven-year-oldgirl.Oneday,whenshevisitedherfriendAlice,shesawabeautifulbirdinacageonthebalconyofthehouse.Alicetoldheritwashernewpet.“Howbeautifulitis!”Dorasaid.“Ialsowanttohavesuchabirdasmypet.”ThatdaywhenDorareturnedhome,shetoldhermotheraboutAlice’sbird.Thensheasked,“Mom,canIalsogetabird?”“Ofcourse,youcan,”hermotherreplied.“ButyouneedtowaitbecauseI’venotimetogotoapetstorethesedays.”Doraagreed.Oneday,whenDorawasbackhomefromschool,shesawacageinthelivingroom.Inthecagewasabeautifulbluebird.Hermotherwasstandingnextto