2025-2026学年江苏省扬州市高邮市高二（下）期中英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2025-2026学年江苏省扬州市高邮市高二（下）期中英语试卷一、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共37.5分。ACelebrate

National

Reading

Month

With

BooksReadAcrossAmericaDayfallsonMarch2，markingthestartofNationalReadingMonth.SponsoredbytheNationalEducationAssociation，thisreadingcelebrationaimstoexposechildrentodiverseandinclusivebooks，featuringrelatablecharactersandunfamiliarworlds.Herearesomepracticalwaystoparticipateinthisevent.

Hostabookexchange

Invitefriendsorfamilytobringamiddle-gradebookthatopenedupnewtypesandperspectivestothemandthatthey'rewillingtolend.Laythebooksout，leteveryonereadthesummary，scanthefirstfewpages，andaddfunwithsnackslikestickywormsnicknamed"bookworms".Everyonecanleavewithoneormorenewbooks.

Organizeagroupreading

Planaread-in，eitherprivatelyorinaclassroomwithateacher'shelp.Askparticipantstobringabookandreadashortextractaloud.It'sanexcellentwaytoinspirediscussionsandnotedownbooksforyourreadinglist.

Followthe2026theme

Centeredonkindness，thethemecallsforchoosingrelevantbooks，suchasWonder，TheInvisibleBoyandEachKindness.Youcanseekrecommendationsfromteachersorfriends.

Reflectonyourreading

Recordthebooksyou'vereadinajournal，onanelectronicdeviceoradedicatedform，andreflectonthestrikingplot，settingorcharactersaswellasthelessonsyou'vegained.1.Whichactivityallowspeopletotakenewbookshomeaftertheevent？______A.Holdingabookexchange. B.Organizingagroupreading.

C.Followingthe2026theme. D.Reflectingonyourreading.2.WhatdoweknowaboutReadAcrossAmericaDay？______A.ItusuallytakesplaceonthefirstdayofMarcheveryyear.

B.Itisheldtoencourageadultstoreadmorediversebooks.

C.Aread-incanhelppeoplepickoutbooksworthreading.

D.Its2026themerequirespeopletoreadbooksaboutcourage.3.Howcanpeoplereflectontheirreading？______A.Holdaspeechcontestonreading.

B.Exchangereadingnoteswithothers.

C.Recommendbookstoclassmates.

D.Recordbooksandtheirhighlights.B

Shortlyafter11a.m.onNewYear'sDay2024，61-year-oldLynnWilliamSegebart，stoppedataPalmSpringsgasstationnearhisLantanahometobuybottledwaterfortheupcomingworkweek.Whilewaitinginthecheckoutlinewithafewothercustomers，heheardsharpscreamscomingfromoutsidethestore.Theotherpeopleinthestationeitherdidn'tcatchthenoiseorchosetoignoreit，butSegebartimmediatelysetdownthewaterandhurriedouttocheckwhathappened.

Whathesawhorrifiedhim：ayoungmanwasbeinghurtbyastrangeratthegaspumps.Thevictimwas21-year-oldEnriqueVelasquez，whohadbeenrefuelinghisbluecarwhen43-year-oldJoseJuanMiranda，amanhehadnevermet，attackedhimwitha6-inchtoothedknife，hurtinghisfaceandbodycrazily.Velasqueztriedtostepbackinfear，trippedoverthegaspipeandfelltotheground，yetMirandakeptattackinghimviolentlywithoutstopping.

Segebart，athinmanonly5-foot-5tall，rushedforwardwithouthesitationandgrabbedMiranda'srightwristtightlywithbothhands，despiteMirandabeingnoticeablylargerandstronger.WithSegebartholdingMirandabackfirmly，thebadlywoundedVelasquez，bleedingheavilyfromhisfaceandbody，managedtodraghimselfawaytoasafeplace.Bystanders，whohadstoodfrozeninshockatfirst，sooncametohelpholdMirandadownuntilthepolicearrivedatthesceneafewminuteslater.

Velasquezwasquicklysenttoalocalhospitalforemergencysurgeryandsurvivedluckily.DoctorsandthepolicebothconfirmedthatSegebart'squickandbraveactionsavedhislife.Segebart，whohadneverbeeninafightinhislife，played

downhiscourage，sayinganydecent（正派的）personwoulddothesamething.Later，hewashonoredwiththeCitizenHeroAwardbythelocalpolicedepartment.Fullyrecovered，VelasquezlatervisitedSegebartinperson，tearfullycallinghimhisguardianangelandthankinghimendlesslyforhisunselfishhelp.4.WhatwasSegebartdoingwhenheheardthescreams？______A.Buyingadrink. B.Waitingtopaythemoney.

C.Refuelinghiscar. D.Walkingoutofthestation.5.HowdidSegebartfirststopMiranda'sattack？______A.Bypushinghimtotheground. B.Byholdinghiswristfirmly.

C.Byaskingbystandersforhelp. D.Bycallingthepoliceatonce.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"playeddown"meaninthelastparagraph？______A.Regretted. B.Praised. C.Explained. D.Underrated.7.WhatkindofpersonisSegebartfromthetext？______A.Responsible，calmandselfish. B.Brave，proudandcareless.

C.Brave，modestandselfless. D.Modest，nervousandkind.C

Anewstudyhasfoundevidencethathorsescansmellfearinhumans'sweatandthatitcausesthemtofeelthesameemotion.Peoplehavebelievedformanyyearsthathorsescan"smellfear，"andridersareoftentoldtorelaxinordertokeeptheirhorsecalm.Paststudieshavefoundthathorsespickuphumanemotionsfromourfacialexpressionsandvoices.Recently，ateamofresearcherssetouttoseeifhorsescandiscoverpeople'semotionsfromsmellalone.

Inthestudy，30peoplewereaskedtowatchvideoclipsofhappysceneswhilecottonpads（棉片）undertheirarmscollectedtheirsweat.Then，withnewpadsundertheirarms，theywatchedascaryfilm.

Theresearchersthendivided43horsesintothreegroups.Theanimalsworedevicescalledmuzzles（鼻罩）thatfitovertheirnoseandmouth.Onegroupwasgivenamuzzlewithapadofhappysweatinit，onegroupreceivedapadfromthescaredpeople，andthethirdgrouphadaclean，untouchedpad.

Theteamtestedthehorsestoseehowtheyreactedtounexpectedevents，suchasanumbrellabeingopenednearthemoranunfamiliarobjectbeingplacedinfrontofthem.Horsesthatworethe"fear"muzzleactedmorescared.Theirheartsbeatfaster，theyweremorelikelytobesurprised，andtheywerelesslikelytobecuriousaboutthenewobjectorapproachhumans.

"Thefearfulsmellsfromhumansmakethehorses'reactionsstronger，"leadstudyauthorPlotineJardattoldCNN."Thesignificanceisthathorsescansmellhowwefeel，eveniftheycan'thearorseeus."

Theresearchershopethatunderstandinghorses'emotionsbettercanhelppeopleinteractmorepositivelywiththeanimalsandimprovehorsehealthandhappiness.Stressedorscaredhorsesoftenreactwithbehaviorthatcanbedangerous，suchaskickingorrunningaway，soknowingtheimportanceofremainingcalmcanalsokeephumanssaferaroundthesesensitivecreatures.8.Howdidresearcherscollecthumansweatinthestudy？______A.Bylettingpeoplewatchvideos.

B.Byaskingpeopletoexercisehard.

C.Bylettingpeoplestayrelaxed.

D.Byaskingpeopletotouchhorses.9.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph3and4？______A.Happysweatcalmedhorsesdown.

B.Scarysweatmadehorsesmorefearful.

C.Untouchedpadsraisedhorses'curiosity.

D.Cleanpadssurprisedhorseseasily.10.Whatisthesignificanceofthestudy？______A.Ithelpshumanscontrolhorses'emotionsfreely.

B.Ithelpstrainhorsestoavoiddangerousbehaviors.

C.Ithelpshorsesgetusedtounfamiliarcircumstances.

D.Ithelpspromotepositivehuman-horseinteraction.11.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext？______A.Horsesaresensitivetosounds. B.Horsesareemotionalcreatures.

C.Horsescansmellaperson'sfear. D.Horsesbehaveindifferentways.D

TheUK'sfirstgeothermal（地热的）powerstationhasrecentlystartedworkinginCornwall，England.Geothermalenergyisakindofsustainableenergy，justlikesolarandwindpower，whichwillneverbeusedup.GeothermalEngineeringLtd（GEL），thecompanythatmanagesthepowerstation，saysitcanprovideelectricityforupto10，000homes.

GeothermalenergycomesfromtheextremeheatdeepundertheEarth'ssurface.Togetthisheat，GELdrilledthedeepestwellintheUK.Theprojecttooknearly20yearstoprepareandcostabout£50million.

Thenewpowerplantinjectswaterthreemilesdownintothewellitcreated，wherethetemperatureisabout200℃.Asthewatertravelsthroughhotrock，itisheatedupandthenpumpedbacktothesurface.Thewater，nowheatedtoaround190℃，createsintensepressurefromsteam.Thisisusedtoturnbigwheels，whichgenerateelectricity.Thewateristhencooledbeforebeingpumpedbackundergroundtostartagain.ThepowerisbeingsoldtoenergycompanyOctopusEnergy，whichwilluseittopowerhomes.

Besideselectricity，theplantalsoproduceslithium（锂）avaluablemetalusedtomakebatteries.ItistheUK'sfirstlarge-scalelithiumproducer，andGELsaystakinglithiumfromthewaterherewon'tproducecarbondioxide，agasthatcausesclimatechange.Atfirst，itwillproduce100tonnesoflithiumeveryyear，andGELplanstoincreasethisgraduallyto18，000tonnes，whichisenoughtomake250，000electricvehiclebatteries.

RyanLaw，GEL'sfounder，toldtheBBCtheplantisimportantfortheUK'senergysupply.Itisnotonlyrenewablebutalsoreliable—unlikewindandsolarpower，itprovideselectricity24hoursaday.Healsopointedoutthatthepriceofitselectricitywillstaysteady，differentfromfossilfuelswhosepricesgoupanddown.GELplanstobuildmoresuchplantsinCornwall.12.Whatisgeothermalenergy？______A.Akindofrenewableenergythatneverrunsout.

B.Afossilfuelwithunstableanddifferentprices.

C.Ametalusedtomakeelectricvehiclebatteries.

D.AnewpowerstationbuiltinCornwall，England.13.Whatisthefunctionoftheheatedwateraround190℃？______A.Tocleanthedeepwellinthenewpowerplant.

B.Tocooldownthehotrockthreemilesdown.

C.Toextractraremetalfromundergroundwater.

D.Tocreatesteampressuretoproduceelectricity.14.Whatisthedisadvantageofthegeothermalpowerstation？______A.Itusuallyproducesalargeamountofcarbondioxide.

B.Itspreparationtakesalongtimeandcostsmuchmoney.

C.Itcannotreusewaterinthepower-generationcycle.

D.Itcanonlyproduceelectricityandnootherproducts.15.WhatisRyanLaw'sattitudetothepowerplant？______A.Objective B.Unconcerned C.Favorable D.Critical二、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共12.5分。

Manyteenagersseehistoryasacollectionofoldfactsburiedinthickbooks.（1）______Thiscommonmisunderstandingmakesthemignorethehiddenvalueofhistoricalknowledge.

Everypartofmodernsocietybearsmarksleftbythepast.（2）______Besides，thesocialruleswerespectandeventheglobalcommunicationweenjoytodayallgrowfromlongyearsofhumandevelopment.Wecannevertrulyunderstandpresentdebatesorsocialchangeswithoutlookingbackathowthingsslowlytookshapeovertime.

Readingabouthistoricaleventsalsoshapeshowwethinkaboutinformationaroundus.Ithelpsusdevelopcriticalthinkingskillsweneedindailylife.（3）______Thiswayofthinkinghelpsusstayrational（理性的）whenfacingcomplicatedproblems，whetherinstudyorreal-lifechoices.

Storiesofordinarypeopleinhistorywarmourheartsandbroadenourminds.（4）______Thisgentleconnectionbuildsinnerrespectfordifferentculturesandlifeexperiencesaroundtheworld.

（5）______Itquietlyguidesustoseeclearly，thinkwisely，andcaredeeplyabouttheworldweliveintoday.

A.Thepastdoesnotstaylockedinoldtimes.

B.Historyfascinatesthosewhoareinterestedinit.

C.Werealizepeoplelongagosharedsimilarfears，hopesandefforts.

D.Wefollowculturaltraditionspasseddowngenerationbygeneration

E.Meanwhile，ithelpsusimprovenotonlyinhistorybutinallsubjects

F.Theythinkhistoricalstoriescannotconnecttotheirdailylivesorfuturedreams.

G.Welearntocomparedifferentviews，checkhiddendetails，andjudgethingsfairly16.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G17.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G18.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G19.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G20.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G三、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。

LastFridayafternoon，Ifinishedmypart-timelibraryvolunteerworkandhurriedtothebusstop.Ireachedintomybagto

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mybuspass，onlytofindthepocketempty.Myheart

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—Ihadnocash，nophonebattery，andthenextbuswasdueinfiveminutes.Isearchedthroughmybaginahurry，myhands

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.Thebuspulledup，andIstoodthere，embarrassedand

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，notknowinghowtogethome.

JustasIwasabouttogiveup，agirlofmyagestandingnexttomenoticedmy

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.Sheaskedgentlywhatwaswrong，andItoldherI'd

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mybuspassandhadnowaytopay.Withoutasecondthought，she

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herownpassandswiped（刷）itforme."Don'tworryaboutit，"shesaid，smiling."Ilive

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—thisismylaststopanyway."

Ithankedheragainandagain，askingforher

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soIcouldpayherback.She

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herheadandwavedgoodbyeasshegotoffthebus."Justpassiton，"shecalledout.

Thatevening，Ithoughtalotaboutherkindness.Itwasn'tabiggesture，butitmeant

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tomeinthatmoment.Aweeklater，Isawalittleboyatthesamebusstop，

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becausehe'dlosthismoneyforthebus.Itookoutmywalletand

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hisbusride.Ashesmiledandthankedme，I

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whatthegirlhadmeant.Kindnessisnotjustaboutgiving—it'saboutkeepingthe

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going，eveninthesmallestways.21.A.fold B.grab C.hide D.put22.A.sank B.beat C.rose D.flew23.A.waving B.shaking C.clapping D.crossing24.A.calm B.relaxed C.lonely D.stuck25.A.delight B.panic C.anger D.surprise26.A.left B.broken C.lost D.thrown27.A.turnedon B.broughtout C.puton D.pulledout28.A.nearby B.abroad C.downtown D.alone29.A.card B.stop C.pass D.number30.A.nodded B.shook C.raised D.lowered31.A.none B.anything C.everything D.little32.A.crying B.laughing C.shouting D.sitting33.A.goaround B.lookaround C.paidfor D.waitedfor34.A.reminded B.doubted C.understood D.wondered35.A.heart B.circle C.memory D.chain四、语法填空：本大题共1小题，共15分。36.

Hanginghalfwayonthecliffs（悬崖）ofCuipingMountaininDatong，ShanxiProvinceXuankongTemplestickstothenearlyvertical（垂直的）rockface.Itseemstogo

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thelawofgravityandhaskeptitssecretofsafesupportformorethan1，500years.Inrecentyears，hugecrowdsoftouristsfloodhereeveryday.Longwaitinglinesoftenappearduringpeakseasons，

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localofficialshavecutitsdailyticketnumbertoprotecttheancientstructure.

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thetemplewasexactlybuiltremainsunclear，butmostpeoplebelieveitdatesbacktotheNorthernWeiDynasty.ItwasbuiltfollowingthewishofaTaoistpriest.Later，repairsandrebuildingcontinuedacrossdifferentdynasties

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（keep）thetemplewell-preserved.

Thetemple'sgreatengineering

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（wise）liesinitshiddenbeams（梁）ratherthanvisiblepillars（柱子）.

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（make）ofstrongwood，thesebeamsarefixeddeepintothecliff.Two-thirdsofeachbeam

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（bury）insidetherock.Firmandsolid，everybeamcansupportseveraltonsofweight，makingthewholebuildingsafeandsteadyallyearround.

Besidesarchitecturalvalue，thetemplealso

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（carry）richculturalmeaning.Insideitsmainhall，statuesofBuddhist，ConfucianandTaoistmastersstandtogether，

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（show）perfectreligiousharmony.Beautifulcarvingsonroofsandpathsalsoleaveallvisitors

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（deep）impressedwithitsancientcharm.(1)

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五、书面表达：本大题共2小题，共40分。37.假定你是李华，你的英国好友Toy创办了一个中国传统文化俱乐部，计划下个月举办一次主题活动，拟定了"ChineseCalligraphyExperience"和"ChinesePaper--cuttingWorkshop"两个方案，想听取你的建议。请你选择一个方案，给他回一封邮件，内容包括：

1.你的建议；

2.说明理由。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

DearToby，

__________

Yours，Li

Hua38.

I'velovedplayingtheguitarsinceIwastwelveyearsold.Ithaslongbeenmydearesthobbyandthebestwaytorelaxafterheavyschoolwork.Everydayaftercominghome，Iwouldlockmyselfinmybedroomandpractisebasicchordsandsimplesongsforhours，losingmyselfinthesoftmusic.However，myfatherneverseemedtounderstandorsupportmypassion.Wheneverheheardtheguitarsound，hewouldknockatmydoorgently，remindingmetofocusmoreonmystudyinsteadofwastingtimeonuselessentertainment.

Lastweek，Isavedmypocketmoneyandboughtadelicateblackguitarpick（拨片）printedwithmyfavouriteband'slogo.ItreasureditsomuchthatIalwaysplaceditbesidemyguitaronthedesk.Oneevening，whenIreturnedhomefromschool，Isuddenlyfoundmypreciouspickbrokenintotwopieces.Myfatherwassittingquietlyinthelivingroom，readinganewspaper.Withoutthinkingtwice，Ifirmlybelievedhehaddestroyeditonpurposeoutofdislikeformyhobby.

Filledwithangeranddisappointment，Ishoutedathimbitterlyandrefusedtolistentoanyofhisexplanations.Irushedbacktomyroom，slammedthedoorheavily，andputmyguitarawayinthecorner.Duringthefollowingthreedays，wekeptsilentwitheachotherandavoidedtalkingfacetoface.EverytimeIsawthebrokenpick，Ifeltsadandwronged.

Thisafternoon，stayingaloneinmyroom，Imissedplayingtheguitarbadly，yetmypridestoppedmefrommakingupwithmyfather.WhenIstooduptofetchastorybookfromtheshelf，asmallunexploredboxfelloutfrombetweenthepages.Curiousandconfused，Istaredatit，wonderingwhereitcamefromandwhatsecretithidinside.

注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Isatdownonmybedandslowlyopenedthesmallbox._______

Iheldthenewpickti