甘肃省陇南市西和县部分学校2025-2026学年高二下学期5月期中英语试卷

D.ItshowsancientChinesepalacelife.23．WhichparkwouldyouchooseifyouwanttolearnaboutancientChinesephilosophy?A.MillenniumCityPark.2年西和县第二中学、第三中学、第四中学、B.TangParadise.西和成名高级中学高二下学期期中考试C.Songcheng.（D.YanchengSpring&AutumnPark.．Whatdothefourthemeparkshaveincommonaccordingtothepassage?A.Theyareallbuiltontheruinsofancientcities.B.TheyallofferimmersiveexperiencesofChinesehistory.C.Theyarealllocatedinthecapitalsofancientdynasties.D.Theyallfeaturelarge-scalenighttimeperformances.AbunchofstrangersshowedupatthegymintheearlymorningofthelastSundayofApril.AfewHistoricalandculturalthemeparksinChinaarebooming,offeringgatewaystothepast.Fromvividrecreationtograndtheatricalshows,theseparksbringancientdynastiestolife.Herearefourtop-rateddestinationsfortime-travelingacrossChina’shistory.MillenniumCityPark(Kaifeng,Henan)athleteswerealreadystretching(拉伸)theirarms,butmostofuscouldhardlyfocus.AsIwasburningofflastnight’swrongdecision—abigmeal,Isawaposteraboutagym’s21-dayworkoutchallenge,andIimmediatelysignedup.Ialwayswantedtotrainforamarathon,soIconsideredthisasmywarm-up.Besides,Ineededtostopbeinglazyandthiswasmychancetomakeachange.StepintotheNorthernSongDynasty(960—1127)atthispark,a1:1recreationofZhangZeduan’siconicpaintingTheQingmingScroll.WanderSong-stylestreets,watchliveshowslikeJudgeBaoSolvesCasesandYueFei’sDuel,andjoinfolkactivitiessuchasalandlord’sdaughterchoosingahusband.ThenightlywatershowDreamoftheEasternCapitalwrapsyouinSongmusic,dance,andlights.TangParadise(Xi’an,Shaanxi)Itwaseasytopromiseonpaper,butthreeweeksofrecommendedexerciseroutinesanddietrestrictions(限制)wouldn’tbeeasy.Istucktoworkingout30minutesaday,andIdidn’tdisturb(干扰)mynormalroutine.Instead,Ihadtobefacedwiththetoughworkofbeingmorecreativeinmysparetime,thusbreakingsomebadhabits.TransportyourselftothegoldenageoftheTangDynasty(618—907)inthis66.7-hectareroyalgardenreplica(复制品).Admiregrandpalaces,lotusponds,andpoetrylanescarvedwithversesbyLiBaiandDuFu.Don’tmissDreamBacktoTangDynasty,aspectacularwater-and-fireshowwith300performers,andtasteauthenticTangsnackslikeroastedlambandsesamecakes.Overcomingweaknesseswithwillpowerwasmygoalforthenextpartofthejourney.Butthedifficultpartaboutmakingachallengeisrealizingthat“wanting”and“doing”aretwoverydifferentthings.Justlikeacareer,youhavetophysicallyworkforitratherthanjustwaitforittohappen.Butthat’shard.Throughoutthe21days,Ioftentoldmyselfthatthechallengewasmeaninglessandtriedtosabotagemyselffromexercising.However,finallyIgotoverthatnegativethoughtandkeptworkingout.Songcheng(Hangzhou,Zhejiang)JourneytotheSouthernSongDynasty(1127—1279)inHangzhou’shistoricwatertown.Wanderaroundbustlingmarketstreetswithblacksmiths,teahouses,andcostumedperformers.Thepark’ssignatureshowTheRomanceoftheSongDynastyblendsdance,acrobatics,andspecialeffectstoretellclassictales.Combineitwithnearbywaterparksforafulldayofcultureandfun.Attheendofthechallenge,Ilearnedsomethingevenmoreimportant:Feelingtheresultsisbetterthanseeingthem.Ihadfewerheadachesandmoreenergy,andwassimplyhappier.IevenfeltalittlesmarterasIresearchedwhichfoodswerebetterformybody,andlearnedhowtomakehealthiermeals.Ifeltasenseofachievement,too,becauseeventhoughIwantedtogiveupdozensoftimes,Ididn’t.Ifeltmywaistgotalittlebitsmallerandmyarmsgotevenstronger,andInolongerfeltguiltyafterhavingapieceofcakeoradrink.YanchengSpring&AutumnPark(Changzhou,Jiangsu)Travelback2,700yearstotheSpringandAutumnPeriod(770—476BCE)ontheruinsofanancientcity.Explorepalaces,battlefields,andschoolsofthoughtlikeConfucianismandTaoism.RidethemedattractionsliketheBaguaMazeandwatchstuntshowsrestagingancientwars.Thenightspectaclelightsuptheruins,makinghistoryfeelalive.4．Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthor’spreviousstatebeforesigningupforthechallenge?A.Hewasaregulargym-goerwithastrictdiet.Theseparksaren’tjustentertainment—they’relivingclassroomswhereyoutouch,see,andfeelChina’srichpast.Whichdynastywillyouvisitfirst?1．WhatdoweknowaboutMillenniumCityParkinKaifeng?A.Ithasahistoryofmorethan1000years.B.Hewasphysicallyfitbutlackeddrive.C.Hewasanathletepreparingforamajorcompetition.D.Hehadanunhealthylifestyleandneededachange.B.ItwasbuiltduringtheNorthernSongDynasty.C.Itisdesignedbasedonafamousancientpainting.5．Whatwasthemostdifficultpartofthechallengefortheauthor?第1页共4页A.Physicaltirednessfromtheworkouts.10．Whatadvantagedolong-livedtreeshaveoverfast-growingones?B.Refusingtheinvitationofjunkfood.A.Theyhelpmaintainforests’stability.C.Theygrowfasterintoughconditions.B.Theyrecoverquicklyafterwildfires.D.Theyprovidebetterwoodforindustry.C.Overcomingnegativethoughtandself-doubt.D.Adjustingtothenewdietplan.11．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetoprotectingslow-growingtrees?A.Critical.B.Doubtful.C.Angry.Theotherday,anewresearchideastruckme.Theconceptualpathwasclear,butputtingitintopractice67．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sabotage”inparagraph3probablymean?D.Supportive.A.Promote.B.Prevent.C.Improve.D.Support.．Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheauthor?wouldrequirerealeffort—writingcode,trainingmodels,andperformingstatisticalanalysis.Justafewyearsago,thenextstepwouldhavebeenano-brainer.Iwouldrecruit(招收)agraduatestudentintomylabandallowhimtoruntheproject.Thistime,anuncomfortablethoughtcameintomyhead:ShouldIjustgivethesetaskstoAIratherthantakeachanceonastudent?A.AdventurousandimpatientC.ActiveandcasualB.Determinedandstrong-willedD.InspiringandchangeableForestsworldwideareincreasinglyruledbyfast-growingtrees,whileslow-growing,long-livedspeciesaredisappearing.Thisshiftmayhelpthewoodindustryandforestrecoveryafterfires,butitmakesforestsmoreeasilyharmedbyclimatechangeandextremeweatherevents.IthoughtabouttheskillsIhadwhenIstartedgraduateschoolmorethanadecadeago.Ihadzeroresearchexperience.Oneprofessorsawpastmyignoranceandagreedtotakemeon.Thefirstfewmonthswereahardrealitycheck.Iworkedtirelessly,yetwheneverIpresentedmywork,myadviserwouldsendmebacktostartfromscratch.Butshedidn’tgiveuponme.IttookayearorsobeforeIfinallyproducedsomethingwecouldbuildon.Inaglobalanalysisofover31,000treespecies,scientistsatAarhusUniversitymappedwherefast-growthfeaturesaretakingover.Usingthosemaps,Svenning,aresearcherofthestudy,showedslow,specializedtreeslosinggroundtofastgeneralistspecies.Intropicalandsubtropicalregions,Svenningflaggedmanysmall-rangetreesasmostlikelytodisappearasdisturbancesincrease.Oncefastgrowersdominateastand,storms,drought,andpestscanknocklargerpartsofthatforestdownatonce.Logging(采伐),roadbuilding,andstrongerfiresleaveopen,sunnygapswherefast-growingtreestakeoverquickly.Lighterleavesandsofterwoodletthesetreesgrowfast,evenwhendroughtorheatmakeswaterscarce.Lowwooddensity(密度),howheavywoodisforitssize,alsomakestrunkseasiertobreakanddryout.Overdecades,standspackedwithlight-woodtreescansnapordryfaster,makingdie-offsmorelikelyduringextremeyears.Yearslater,whenIbecameaprofessor,Iwatchedmyownstudentsstruggle,justasIoncehad.Eventually,theinvestmentpaidoff,andIexperiencedthedeepsatisfactionofwatchingthemtransformintocapablejuniorcollaborators.Now,AIhasintroducedanewoption.ItcancompetentlyhandlealotoftheworkIneedtofinishimmediately.Theissueisnotwhethermystudentsarevaluable—inthelongrun,theyareinvaluable.Theissueisthattheirvalueemergesslowly,whereasAIdeliversimmediatereturns.Closecolleaguesarequietlyholdingbackfromtakingonasmanystudentsastheyusedto.MyimmediatethoughtistoexpectanystudentIrecruittocontributeatamuchhigherlevelfromthebeginning.Buttomeetthoseexpectations,astudentwouldlikelyrelyheavilyonAItools.Therealdangeristhatthecommonassumptionthattakingonstudentsispartofaprofessor’sacademicjourneywillquietlydisappear.Personally,Iamseriouslytempted(诱惑)nottotakeachanceonabeginnerformynewproject—whichmeanstoday,Iprobablywouldn’trecruitmyyoungerself.Long-livedtreesgrowslowly,yettheirdeeprootsandstrongtrunksholdaforesttogetherwhenweatherturnstough.Denserwoodandtougherleaveshelpthemresistdroughtandpests,andarecentreporttiedthatdurability(持久性)toclimateprotection.Becauseslow-growingtreestakedecadestomature,today’schoicescanlockineitherstabilityorfragility(脆弱)foralongtime.Overall,forestsseemsettogrowquickerwhilelosingtheslowtreesthatkeepecosystemssteadyanddiverse.Futureplanningcantreatthoseslowspeciesasessentialcomponents,anditcantestwhichrestorationmixesholdupunderextremes.12．Whatwouldbetheauthor’sreactiontothenewresearchideaafewyearsago?A.UsingAIforallthework.C.Seekinghelpfromfriends.B.Givingthetaskstoastudent.D.Askingforhisadviser’sopinions.8．Whatdoesthestudyreveal?13．Whydoestheauthormentionhisownexperienceasagraduatestudent?A.Toshowhowdifficultresearchis.A.Forestsarebecomingmorediverseworldwide.B.Slow-growingtreesaretakingoverforests.C.Fast-growingtreesaredisappearingrapidly.D.Fast-growingtreesarereplacingslowones.．Whatmakesfast-growingtreesquicklytakeupsunnygaps?A.Innerstructures.B.Richresources.B.Toexplainwhyhebecameaprofessor.C.Tocriticizehisformeradviser’smethods.D.Toprovethevalueofpatienceinteaching.4．Whatistheauthor’smainconcernaboutAIineducation?A.Itthreatensthetraditionofteaching.91C.Humanactions.D.Constantdisruptions.第2页共4页B.Itlengthensstudents’academicjourney.C.Ittakestheplaceofteachers.“Wehavetopayrenteveryday,andI’mrunninghandymantooktothestreetswithasignthatread:“Handyman,25yearsexp.,Needwork.”Robwasn’taskingformoneyorlookingforabutratherforanopportunitytoearnhisRobstoodonthesideofthehighwayholdinghissignforaweek.Thetemperatureswerescorching(灼热的)buthethehotsuneachdayinthehopesoffindingwork.Someonetookaphotoofhimanditonsocialmedia!Kyle,theownerofGreenstarHomeRemodeling,sawRob’sphotoonline.AndhedecidedtoofferthehandymanachancetohelphimgetbackonhisKylebroughtRobontohelpwithsomedemolition(拆除的)work.Robdidn’tevenaskhowmuchthe10.Hejustshowedup.“I11outasapainter,andthenIbecamealandscaper-roofing—whatevercouldmakemoneyat,”thehandymanexplained.Rob12intendstoputhisallintoworkingforKyleaslongasKylehas3onmoney,”Robsaid.So,the4D.Itincreasesprofessors’workloadgreatly.5．Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthornow?A.Hehesitatestotakenewstudents.56.17B.Hevaluesprocessesmorethanresults.C.HerefusestouseAIinhisprojects.D.Hewillbuildastudentteamsoon.89.job16．Ifyouhaveeveraddedanextraitemtoyourcartjusttogetfreeshipping,youhavefallenvictimtowhatisknownas“spaving”,definedastheactof“spendingmoretosavemore”.①_____________Herearesometipsandtricksyoumightturntonexttimeyouaretemptedtospendalittlemorejusttosecuresomesavings.13forhim.AndafterseeingRob’sdedicationand14future.,KyleiswillingtodoallhecantohelpthemanbuildabrighterTakeasecondtodothemath.Thelanguageofadvertisingmayleadyoutobelieveyouareaboutto-getagreatdeal.②_____________Forexample,forsome“buymore,savemore”deals,thepercentdiscountisoftenthesame.However,theoriginalpriceofaproductactsasananchor,makingthediscountappearmorevaluablethanitactuallyis.Bydoingthemath,you’llquicklyrealizethatthesavingsaren’tassignificantastheyseem.Sometimesallsomeoneneedsistobegivena(n)15.1112227．A.piledB.driedC.sprangD.pulled8．A.fooled9．A.deepB.forcedB.freeC.frightenedC.hardD.persuadedD.short0．A.deserted1．A.handout2．A.fameB.homelessB.layoutB.timeC.unwillingC.timeoutC.livingD.unemployedD.takeoutD.place③_____________Youwon’tfeeltheimpulsetoshopsalesifyoudon’tknowaboutthem.Considertakingyourselfofftheemaillistsfromfavoritebrandssoyouarenotgettinginformedeverytimeaspecialishappening.Similarly,don’twalkintoastoreifyouknowthereisasalegoingon.Stayfocusedonyourshoppinglist.Youcanavoidaddingextraitemstoyourcartifyouhaveashoppinglistinhandthatyou’vecreatedaheadoftime.④_____________Keepafulllistofproductsthatyouintendtobuyatsomepointandrefertoitwhenyoucomeacrossasale.Pausebeforepurchasing.⑤_____________Carryouta24-hourwaitingperiodbeforemakingapurchaseaswellastoshoparound,comparepricesorevenlookforarenewedoption.Thisgivesyoutimetoensureyoudon’talreadyowntheitemorsomethingsimilar,helpingtoavoidunnecessaryrepetition.A.Tumoffsalesalerts.23．A.bravedB.escapedB.checkedB.dignityB.paidC.expectedC.sharedC.feetD.enjoyedD.clickedD.words22222234．A.leaked5．A.head6．A.charged7．A.reached8．A.fullyC.matteredC.droppedC.possiblyC.jobsD.requiredD.hungB.startedB.hardlyB.fundsD.casuallyD.sympathyD.interestD.chance9．A.preference0．A.driveB.Spavewithapurpose.B.honestyB.challengeC.creativityC.identityC.Butthenumberstelladifferentstory.D.Butconsiderallthepotentialwaystosavethemoney.31．A.optionE.Itcanalsohelpyoutousesalesmoretoyouradvantage.F.Justtakeamomenttodecidewhetherthebuyisneededornot.32．RiversideSceneatQingmingFestival,oneofthetoptenancientChinesepaintings,showstheprosperityofBianjing,①______________capitaloftheSongDynasty.ThisnationaltreasurewascreatedbyZhangZeduan,anativeofShandongProvincewhostudiedpaintinginhisearlyyearsinBianjing.Theancientpainting,②____________________(measure)528centimeterslongand24.8centimeterswide,isnotedforitsreasonablearrangementandperfect③_____________________(compose).Withthepaintinggraduallyunfolded,thefirstthing④___________________(catch)theeyeistheearlyspringG.Toavoidsuchatrap.itmattersquitealottointerrupttheurge.Robmadeendsmeetforhisfamilyasahandymandoingoddjobsaroundthearea.Butthoseoddjobsquickly1upduetoafinancialcrisis.Helosthisapartment,which2hisfamilyintorentingamotelroom.第3页共4页sceneryoutsideBianjingstreams,bridges,boatsandsprouting(发芽)trees.Sometravelers⑤_____________________(hurry)ontheirwayinthethinfog,presentingatypicalpictureoftheQingmingFestival.Attheendofthecountryroadcomesthemiddlepart—theBianheRiver.ThearchedbridgestandslikeIwasconfusedandabitannoyed.“He’sjustanungratefuloldman,”Igrumbledtomywife.Butafewdayslater,aneighbortoldmethestorybehindthatoldfence.ItturnedoutthatMr.Hendersonandhislatewifehadbuiltthatfencetogetherfortyyearsago.Theyhadcarvedtheirinitialsnearthegate,anditwasthelastthingtheyhadbuiltbeforeshepassedaway.Tome,itwasrottingwood;tohim,itwasapreciousgalleryofmemories._arainbowovertheriverwithstreamsofpeoplebustlingabout.Underthebridge⑥______________(be)manyboatscompetingfortherightofway.Guiltwashedovermelikeacoldwave.Ilookedatthenew,soullesspinefenceandrealizedIhaddestroyedhismostcherishedtreasureinthenameof“improvement.”IknewIhadtomakeitright,butIdidn’tknowhowtobringbackwhatwasgone.Ispentthewholenightinmygarage,lookingthroughthepileofoldwoodIhadn’tyetthrownaway.Luckily,Ifoundthesectionwiththeinitials.Itwasdamaged,butstillreadable.Thelastpartisthecrowdedandnoisydowntown,⑦________________streetsarelinedwithgovernmentmansions,residentialcourtyards,workshops,teahousesandgrocerystoreswitnessingpeoplefromallwalksoflifegoingaboutvariousbusiness.Soincrediblyalivedoesthepaintinglookthatitseemsasifwecouldseethepeoplewalkingbyandhear⑧_______________theyaretalkingabout.RiversideSceneatQingmingFestivalservesasawindow⑨_____________theSongDynasty,providingvery⑩___________________(value)materialsforfuturegenerationstounderstandandstudyChinesepeople'seconomicandsociallifeover800yearsago.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。Paragraph1:Thenextmorning,IapproachedMr.Hendersonwiththeoldpieceofwoodinmyhands.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________