广东省茂名市2025-2026学年高二下学期5月期中英语试题（含答案）

第=page22页，共=sectionpages22页广东省茂名市2025-2026学年高二下学期5月期中英语试题一、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共37.5分。AWelcometoFanfare,theHornBookˈsannualbestbookslist!Whichbooksstandoutinourmemoryandremaininourheartsandimaginations?Wehopeyouenjoythefollowingworksinthepicturebookcategory.IfyouˈreinterestedinreadingmoreaboutFanfareauthorsandillustrators,justclickthelinkatthebottomofthispage.HappyFanfare!NestingDollsInafamilyofwomenwithgoldenbrownskin,Anyiaka,aBlackgirlwithamuchdarkercomplexion(肤色),feelsoutofplace.Throughasetofnestingdolls,herAfricangrandmotherprovidesreassurance.Vivid,digitallycreatedillustrationsshowcasethislovingfamilyˈscloseness.OnceuponaBookAliceisinvitedinsideabookbyoneoftheanimalcharactersfromit.Sheembarksonathrillingadventureoftheimagination,travelingtoacoralreef,outerspace,andmore.DelightfultextandlushwatercolorillustrationsbringreadersintothisappealingadventurestarringanAsianprotagonist(主人公).MaybeaWhaleAfterGrandpaˈsdeath,MomtakesthenarratoronthetripGrandpahadplannedtosee"hiswhales."Richwatercolorillustrationsblurseaandskyandshowwhalesinshadowsandstars.Atnight,theyhearwhalesbutstillcanˈtseethem,andthenarratorknowsGrandparemainspresent.Atender-testamenttoloveandloss.MyBabaˈsGardenScottˈsowngrandmotherservedastheinspirationforBaba,whosesilent,meaningfulgesturescommunicateherlongingtopassontraditionstohergrandson.SmithˈswatercolorillustrationsbringwarmthtoeveryinchofBabaˈskitchenandgarden,andevenfindgentlebeautyinearthworms.1.Whichbookfeaturesamagicaljourney?A.NestingDolls B.OnceuponaBook

C.MaybeaWhale D.MyBabaˈsGarden2.WhatdoNestingDollsandMyBabaˈsGardenhaveincommon?A.Theybringnatureintotheirstorytelling.

B.Theycenteronthemesoffamilyconnection.

C.Theypresentillustrationsmadeinwatercolor.

D.Theyexplorethedilemmaofculturalidentity.3.Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?A.Abookwebsite. B.Anessaycollection.

C.Atravelbrochure. D.Aliteraturemagazine.BHavingspentmorethanadecadeonthedancefloor,ROME—NiccoloFilippi,a23-year-oldItaliandanceperformer,recentlydecidedtoexploreChinesecultureanditstraditionaldanceformsandbelievesthatthisexperiencewillnotonlyboosthiscareer,butalsobroadenhishorizonsbeyondtheworldofdance.HisinterestindiversifyinghisskillsgrewafterhestumbleduponashortvideooftraditionalChinese-styleddanceonYouTube.“Isawitasanartthatcombinestraditionandmodernity,whichwasmostlythereasonwhyIlikedit,”saysFilippi.Eversince,hehasbeencloselyfollowingChinesedanceperformersandwatchingnumerousvideostolearnmoreaboutthetraditionalstylethatheadmires.“Ipreferthetraditionalstylebecauseofitslightmovements.Italsoreflectsmypersonalitywithelegance,”headds.Filippi’schancecamewhenhewasinvitedtoperformforaChineseNewYearcelebrationinthecentralItaliancityofFlorence.Hehassincefullycommittedhimselftotheartform,learningseveralpiecesandputtinghisnewfoundpassionintopractice.“ThebiggestdifferencethatIfound(comparedtootherdisciplines)isthechangeofmoodandemotionalexpressionsamongdances,”saysFilippi,addingthatheneededtoshiftfromthedynamicmovesofhip-hoptothegracefulandfluidmovementsofChinesedance.Despitevariousobstacles,Filippi’seffortshavenotgoneunnoticed.Twoofhisfriendssharedvideosofhisperformancesonsocialmedia,andtheresponsewasoverwhelming.Onevideogarnered500,000views,whiletheotherreceived200,000views.Filippibelievesthatlearningaboutdifferentculturesispriceless,andheseesitasameansofpersonalgrowth.“Iliketothinkofapersonasabook,”hesays.“Embracingdifferenttraditionsandcultures,suchasChinesecultureandmanyothers,islikeaddingnewchapterstomybook,makingitmorediverseandwonderful.”4.WhatisthemainreasonwhyFilippifallsinlovewithtraditionalChinesedance?A.Itspotentialtoboosthiscareer.

B.Itsgracefulandlightmovements.

C.Itsmixoftraditionalandmodernelements.

D.Itstruereflectionofhiselegantpersonality.5.HowdoestheauthorillustratethepopularityofFilippi’svideos?A.Bygivinganexample. B.Bylistingnumbers.

C.Bysharingastory. D.Bymakingacomparison.6.WhydoesFilippibelievethatlearningaboutdifferentculturesispriceless?A.Becausehethinkslittleoflearningfromothercultures.

B.Becausepeopleprefertowritedowntheirpastexperiences.

C.Becauseabookwithchaptersontraditionsismorewonderful.

D.Becausehethinksacceptingvariousculturesboostspersonalgrowth.7.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.AnItaliandancershowspassionforChinese-styleddance.

B.AnItalian’sdancejourneytowardsspecializationstarts.

C.Chinese-styleddancevideosgoviralonsocialmedia.

D.Filippi’sdesireforChinesecultureextendsbeyonddance.C

Takinggoodcareofyourteethmaybelinkedtobetterbrainhealth,accordingtoastudypublishedintheJuly5,2023,onlineissueofNeurology."Ourstudyfoundthatgum(牙龈)diseaseandtoothlosswerelinkedtobrainshrinkage(萎缩)inthehippocampus,whichplaysaroleinmemoryandAlzheimer'sdisease,"saidstudyauthorSatoshiYamaguchi,Ph.D.ofTohokuUniversityinSendai,Japan.

Thestudyinvolved172peoplewithoutmemoryproblems.Theiraverageagewas67.Participantshaddentalexamsandtookmemorytestsatthebeginningofthestudy.Theyalsohadbrainscanstomeasurethevolumeoftheirhippocampusatthebeginningofthestudy.Thiswasmeasuredagainfouryearslater.Foreachparticipant,researcherscountedthenumberofteethandcheckedforamountofgumdisease.

Researchersfoundthatthenumberofteethandamountofgumdiseasewaslinkedtochangesinthelefthippocampusofthebrain.Forpeoplewithmildgumdisease,havingfewerteethwasassociatedwithafasterrateofbrainshrinkage,whichisthesameforpeoplewithseveregumdiseasehavingmoreteeth.Afteradjustingforage,researchersfoundthatforpeoplewithmildgumdisease,theincreaseintherateofbrainshrinkageduetoonelesstoothwasequaltonearlyoneyearofbrainaging.Bycontrast,forpeoplewithseveregumdiseasetheincreaseinbrainshrinkageduetoonemoretoothwasequalto1.3yearsofbrainaging.

"Theseresultshighlighttheimportanceofpreservingthehealthoftheteethandnotjustmaintainingtheteeth,"Yamaguchisaid."Thefindingssuggestthatcontrollingtheprogressionofgumdiseasethroughregulardentalvisitsiscrucial,andthatteethwithseveregumdiseasemayneedtoberemovedandreplacedwithappropriatefalseones."Yamaguchisaidfuturestudiesareneededwithlargergroupsofpeople.ThelimitationofthestudyisthatitwasconductedinoneregionofJapan,sotheresultsmaynotbeappliedtootherlocations.8.WhatisYamaguchi'sstudymainlyabout?A.Causesofgumdiscase.

B.Thesymptomsofbrainshrinkage.

C.Waystotakegoodcareofone’steeth.

D.Theconnectionbetweentheteethandthebrain.9.Howdidresearchersreachtheconclusion?A.Bymakingcomparisons.

B.Byreferringtopreviousstudies.

C.Byconductingasurveyamongdentists.

D.Byprovingexperts’theoryinexperiments.10.Whatdotheresearchfindingsindicate?A.Gumdiseaseisincreasingamongpeople.

B.Keepingteethhealthyisofgreatimportance.

C.Removingnaturalteethisbadfordentalhealth.

D.Doingaroutinedentalcheckupcanavoidgumdisease.11.What'sYamaguchi'sattitudetowardsthestudy?A.Disapproving. B.Unclear. C.Positive. D.Objective.DWeareallawareofthedamagingpollutionthat’screatedbydrivingpetrolanddiesel(柴油)vehicles.Manyoftheworld’scitiesareblockedwithtraffic,creatingfumescontaininggasessuchasnitrogenoxides.Thesolutionforacleaner,greenerfuturecouldbeelectricvehicles.Buthowoptimisticshouldwebe?TherewasmuchexcitementlastyearwhentheUKgovernmentannounceditwillbanthesaleofnewpetrolanddieselcarsfrom2030.Butisthateasiersaidthandone?Theroadtoglobaltrafficbeingtotallyelectricisstillalongwayoff.Currently,batterylifeisanissue—afullychargedbatterywon’ttakeyouasfarasafulltankofpetrol.Therearealsolimitednumbersofchargingpointstopluganelectricvehicleinto.Ofcourse,technologyisalwaysimproving.Someofthebiggesttechcompanies,likeGoogleandTesla,arespendinghugeamountsofmoneydevelopingelectriccars.Andmostofthebigcarmanufacturersarenowmakingthemtoo.ColinHerron,aconsultantonlow-carbonvehicletechnology,toldtheBBC,“Thebigleapforwardwillcomewithsolid-statebatteries,whichwillappearfirstinmobilephonesandlaptopsbeforetheyprogresstocars.“Thesewillchargemorequicklyandgivecarsabiggerrange.Costisanotherissuethatmaydiscouragepeopleswitchingtoelectricpower.Butsomecountriesofferincentive,suchascuttingpricesbyreducingimporttaxes,andnotchargingforroadtaxandparking.Somealsoprovideexclusivelanesforelectriccarstobedrivenon,overtakingtraditionalcarswhichmightbestuckinjams.ThesekindsofmeasureshavemadeNorwaythecountrywiththemostelectriccarspercapita(人均)atmorethanthirtyelectriccarsper1000inhabitants.ButColinHerronwarnsthat“electricmotoring”doesn’tmeanazero-carbonfuture.“It’semission-freemotoring,butthecarhastobebuilt,thebatteryhastobebuilt,andtheelectricitydoescomefromsomewhere.”Maybeit’stimetothinkaboutmakingfewerjourneysorusingpublictransport.12.WhatdoweknowfromthequestionattheendofParagraph1?A.Electricvehiclesmaynotsolvethetrafficproblems.

B.It’snotagoodideatoreplacepetrolvehicleswithelectricones.

C.Weshouldnotbetoooptimisticaboutthefuture.

D.Theroadtoglobaltrafficbeingtotallyelectricisstillalongwayoff.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“incentive”meaninParagraph2?A.permission B.insistence C.agreement D.encouragement14.AccordingtoColinHerron,whyiselectricmotoringnotazero-carbonsolution?A.Becauseelectriccarsstillproducenitrogenoxides.

B.Becauseallelectricitycomesfromfossilfuels.

C.Becausemakingcars,batteriesandsupplyingelectricityallcreatecarbonemissions.

D.Becauseelectriccarsarelessefficient.15.Whatisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A.TotalElectricTraffic:ALongWaytoGo.

B.ElectricVehicles:ARoadtoaGreenerFuture.

C.ElectricPowerorPetrol:AToughDecisiontoMake.

D.PetrolandDieselVehicles:AMainSourceofGases.二、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共12.5分。Whetheryouvisitregularlyoryou’renewtousinglibraries,youmightbesurprisedtolearnhowmuchtheycandoforyou—beyondlettingyouborrowamazingbooksforfree.

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