广东省湛江市重点高中2025-2026学年高二年级上册10月月考英语试卷（含答案）

湛江市2025-2026学年第一学期10月高二月考英语

考试时间：120分钟，满分：120分

第一部分阅读（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

Duetoitsstatusasthelongest-runningcapitalinancientChina,Xi'anhashadadeepimpactcnthelifeand

cultureofthecountry.IfyouareplanningatourofXi'an,you'llwanttohitallthefollowinghighlights.

TerracottaArmy

DiscoverednearLintong,Xi'an,theannyofTerracottaWarriorswasconstructedbyChina'sFirstEmperor

QinshihuangoftheQinDynasty.Itisacollectionofthousandsoflife-sizeterracottasoldiers,horsesandchariotsin

battleformation,showingtheemperor'sarmiesinfullsplendor.

Xi^nCityWall

Xi'anCityWallwasbuiltinthe14thcenturybyZhuYuanzharg,thefirstEmperoroftheMingDynastyasa

militarydefensesystem.NowitisoneofCheoldestandbest-preservedChinesecitywalls.Thewallisnowa

landmark,dividingthecityintoinnerandouterareas.Whenyoutakeawalkorcycleon（hemassivewall,youcan

enjoyagoodviewofthecity,themoatandthewatchtowers.

GiantWildGoosePagoda

TheGiantWildGoosePagodawasbuiltintheTangDynastyforthestudyofBuddhistscriptures.Oneofthe

mainfunctionsofthepagodawastostoresutrasandfigurinesbroughttoChinafromIndiabythefamousmonkand

travelerXuanZang,whostayedherefor19yearstranslatingBuddhistscriptures.

ShaanxiHistoryMuseum

TheShaanxiHistoryMuseumishomeloover370,000preciousrelicsunearthedinShaanxiovertheyears.Its

collectionsrangefrombronzewarestopotteryfigures,goldandsilverwaresandmuralpaintingsfromtheTang

Dynastytombs.Amongitspreciouscollections,18pieceshavebeenlistedasnationaltreasures.

1.WhatwillyouseewhenyouvisitTerracottaArmy?

A.Terracottasoldiersandhorses.B.BookstranslatedbyXuanZang.

C.AgoodviewofXi'an.D.Terracottapotsforplants.

2.Whichattractionwillyouchooseifyouareinterestedinnationaltreasures?

A.GiantWildGoosePagoda.B.ShaanxiHistoryMuseum.

CTerracottaArmy.D.Xi'anCityWall.

3.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?

A.Atravelguidebook.B.Asciencemagazine.C.Aresearchpaper.D.Anewsreport.

【答案】l.A2.B3.A

B

AnIndonesianlibrarianislendingbookstochildreninexchangefortrash(heycollectinanovelwaytocleanup

theenvironmentandgetthekidstoreadmore.

Eachweekday,RadenRoroHendarti,alibrarianinIndonesia'sJavaIslandridesherthree-wheelerwithbooks

piledupatthebackforchildreninMuntangvillagetoexchangeforplasticcups,bagsandotherwastethatshecarries

back.Assoonassheshowsup,littlechildren,manyaccompaniedbytlieirmothers,surroundher“TrashLibrary''and

askloudlyforthebooks.TheyareallcarryingtrashbagsandRaden'sthree-wheelerquicklyfillsupwiththemasthe

bocksflyout.She'shappythekidsaregoingtospendlesstimeononlinegamesasaresult.

“Letusgetkidstoreadmoreandbuildacultureofliteracyfromayoungage,“Radensaid."Weshouldalsotake

careofourwasteinordertofightagainstclimatechangeandtosavetheearthfromtrash,“shesaid.

Shecollectsabout100kgofwasteeachweek,whichisthensortedoutbyhercolleaguesandsemforrecycling

orsold.Shehasastockof6,000bookstolendandwantstotakethemobileservicetoneighboringareasaswell.

KevinAlamsyah,aneager11-year-oldreader,looksforwastelyinginthevillage.t€Whenthereistoomuchtrash,

ourenvironmentwillbecomedirtyandit'snothealthy.That'swhyIlookfbrtrashtoborrowabook,^^hesays.

Theliteracyratefbrabove-15-year-oldsinIndonesiaisaround96percent,butaSeptemberreportby(heWorld

Bankwarnedthatthepandemicwillleavemorethan80%of15-year-oldsbelowtheminimumreadinglevel

identifiedbytheOrganizationfbrEconomicCooperationandDevelopment.

4.Whatis“TrashLibrary,,like?

A.Wcll-dcuuratud.B.Noisyanddirly.C.Relaxing.D.Popular.

5.WhydocsRadenrunthe“TrashLibrary”？

A.Tofightagainstclimatechange.

B.Tocollect(rashformoney.

C.Tohelpkidsgetawayfromonlinegames.

D.Togetkidstoreadmoreandcarefortheenvironment.

6Whatcanweinterfromthepassage?

A.Indonesia'senvironmentalsituationisworrying.

B.PeopleinIndonesiahasaverylowliteracyrate.

C.Thetrashlibraryhasbeenintroducedtomanyothercities.

D.Thepandemichasanegativeeffectonteenagers5reading.

7.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.ANovelWaytoImproveLibraryB.TheIndonesianSystemforReading

C.YourTrashBenefiting（heEnvironmentD.YourCollectedTrashforOurBooks

【答案】4.D5.D6.D7.D

C

Artificialintelligencehaspersuadedmanypeoplethatweneedtothoroughlychangeeducation.Nowthat

chatbotscanspeedilyfindandbringbackinformationandanswercomplexquestions,whybothermemorizing

historicalfactsorquotations?Shouldn'tweinsteadteachkidstothinkcriticallyandsolveproblemsandleavethe

above-mentionedworktocomputers?Thisperspectivesuggestswecanalways4justgoogleit”wheninformationis

needed.

Yetthisperspectivefacesstrongpushback.NonagenarianAmericaneducatorE.D.Hirschdemolished（驳倒）

theargumentthatwecanalwaysjustlookthingsup,statingthatwhileinternetaccessandAItutorsareamazingand

canstrengthenknowledgeifusedreasonably,beingabletorecallfactsremainsindispensable.

Thisconnectstoadeeperconcernaboutoutsourcingmemory.InTheShallows,NicholasCarrwritesthatthe

suggestionweshouldoutsourceourmemoryto44freeup”limitedspacefbrmorecreativethinkingisbasedona

misconception.Thankstoitsplasticity,thebrain'slong-termmemorycentercanexpand,asscientistsfoundwhen

studyingLondontaxidrivers.Carrwarns:4tWhenwestartusingtheWebasasubstitutefbrpersonalmemory,

bypassingtheinnerprocessesofconsolidation（巩固），weriskemptyingourmindsoftheirriches.^^

Furthermore,cognitivelimitationsreinforcethisrisk.DaisyChristodoulou.authorofSevenMythsAbout

Educcition,icinindsusihalourworkingmciiiuricscanonlyprocessafewnewitemsalalime.Soifwccucounlcrloo

muchnewvocabularyorinformation,wcbecomeoverwhelmed,damagingourabilitytolearn.Indeed,lookingstuff

uponGoogleoftenresultsinusnotbeingabletorecallitlater.

Butwedon'tneedtoreinventthewheel:Inaneraofconspiracy（阴谋）theoriesandmisinformation,it5seven

morevitalthatwehumanshaveafirmgraspofbasicfacts.

8.WhatisE.D.Hirsch'sopiniononrecallingfactsintheAIera?

A.Itislessimportantthancriticalthinking.B.Itremainsessentialdespitetechnology.

C.Itshouldbereplacedbyinternetaccess.D.1(weakensknowledgeretentionoverall.

9.Howdoestheauthorsupportthemainargumentinthetext?

A.Describingpersonalchatbotexperiences.B.Comparingancientvs.moderneducation.

C.ListingallAIbenefits.D.Quotingexperts.

10.WhatdoCarrandChristodoulouimplyaboutusingtheinternetasamemorytool?

A.Itboostscreativethinkingcapacity.B.Itenhancesmemoryconsolidation.

C.Itharmsnaturalbrainprocesses.D.1(ensuresreliablefactrecall.

11.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.ThefutureroleofAItutorsinmoderneducationsystems.

B.Theenhancementofcriticalthinkingskillsthroughtechnology.

C.ThedebateonthenecessityofmemorizationintheageofAI.

D.Thecompletereplacementoftraditionallearningwithinternettools.

【答案】8.B9.D10.C11.C

D

Wheredogreatmusicians,greatmathematiciansandgreatsportspeoplegettheirtalent?Fordecadesnow,we

haveassumedthatmostofthemaresimplybornwithatalentthatordinarypeopledonothave.Whenbaseballlegend

TedWilliamsclaimedthathisachievementhadnothingtodowithnaturalabilitybutweretheresultofpractice,

practice,practice,peopleassumedthathewasmerelybeingmodest.Butscientistsnowbelievethattherewasagood

dealoftruthinwhathesaid.

Throughoutthelastcentury,itwasacceptedthatweinherit(继承)manyofourcharacteristicsfromour

parentsviatheirDNA.thateachofusinheritsafixedamountofintelligence-afixedIQ,andthatmostofusaretobe

ordinary.Butnowitisacceptedthatourgenesinteractwiththeirsurroundings,gellingturnedonandoffallthetime.

“Therearenogeneticfactorsthatcanbestudiedindependentlyoftheenvironment,explainsMichaelMeaneyof

McGillUniversity."Andllicrcarcnouiivironinciilalfactorsihalfunulionindcpciidcnilyofourgenus.Theywork

alongsideeachothcr.^^

Howdoesthisviewoftheroleofgeneschangeourunderstandingofindividualtalentandabilities?Docsitnow

meanthatgenesdon'tmatter,andthatweallhavethepotentialtobelike,say,LionelMessiorLebronJames?Sucha

claimfliesinthefaceofreason.Thegenesweinheritclearlymatter,asdogeneticdifferencesbetweenindividuals.

ButitisalsotruethatLionelMessiwouldnothavebecomethesuperfootballerheis,norLebronJamesabasketball

superstar,withoutputtinginthousandsofhoursofpractice.Iheycouldhaveturnedoutentirelydifferentpeople.

TalentresearcherKevinRathundeagrees.t4Highacademicachieversarenotnecessarilybommuchsmarterthan

othersbutgenesdocount,5'hewritesinhisbookTalentedTeenagers,uandabovealltheyusuallyworkharderand

developmoreself-discipline/'

12.WhatdidTedWilliamsthinkledtohissuccess?

A.Hisnaturaltalent.B.Hisfullcommitment.

C.Hismodestpersonality.D.Hisextraordinaryintelligence.

13.Whatdidwewidelybelieveduringthe20century?

A.IntelligencehaslittletodowithDNA.

B.Ourgenesinteractwithourenvironment.

C.Themajorityofusareofaverageintelligence.

D.OurcharacterissimplydecidedbyinheritedDNA.

14.Whydocstheauthormention“LionelMessi”and“LebronJames“inparagraph3?

A.Toclarifyapoint.B.Toillustratearule.

C.Toofferasolution.D.Tomakeaprediction.

15.WhichstatementwillKevinRathundeprobablyagreewith?

A.Mostofusareborntobeaveragepersons.

B.Wecouldallbegeniusesifworkinghardenough.

CGeneticfactorsarcmoreimportantthanhardwork.

D.Greattalentisacombinationofgenesandpractice.

【答案】12.B13.C14.A15.D

第二部分（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12・5分）

阅读下面短文，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。

HaveyoubeenwishingtopulcnyuurhikingshoesandciilcrthewoudsluialittlebackpackingHip,butyou're

notsureexactlywheretostart?Thafsokay!16Thesearcallofthethingsyouneedtoknowasa

backpackingbeginner!

Stayclosetoyourhome.

Findanovernighttripthat'snottoofarawayfromwhereyouliveandtryforjustanight.Thiswillmakeyoufeel

safer,andyouwon'thavetotakealongquiteasmuchequipmentduringyourfirstattempt.17Youcan

workuptoatoughertripovertime.

Planahead.

Youneedtomakesureyouknowwhereyou'regoing,whereyou'recampingout,wheretofindwater,etc.Be

suretoreadupontherouteyou'rehikingonsothatyoucanprepareforyourjourneyinadvance!Italsoincludes

choosingaroute,figuringoutwhenyou'regoingtosetomwhoyou'regoingwith,andwhatyou'rcgoingtobring

along.18

Putsafetyfirst.

Whilebeautiful,thewildernesscansometimesalsobedangerous.19What'sworse,thereareno

hospitalscloseby.Makesureyouknowsomebasicfirstaidandstaysafeandcarefulwhenyou'reontheway.

20

Whenyou'rebackpackingandcampingout,it'simportanttotrytoleavethespaceasitwaswhenyoufoundit.

Ifyou'vemadeafire,besuretoputitoutandburyitbeforeyouheadbackontothetrip.Also,don'tleaveanywaste

orlitterbehind.Pickupafteryourselfandtakecareofthebeautifulearth!

A.Takecareofnature.

B.Takeadvantageofthepeace.

C.Asaresult,yourbagwillbealittlelighter.

D.Youneverknowwhatcouldhappenoutdoors.

E.Youshouldalsotaketimetokickbackandrelax.

EWc'vcgotyoucoveredonallthebackpackingbasics.

G.Youcantrymakingachecklisttogetittotallyprepared.

【答案】16.F17.C18.G19.D20.A

第三部分语言运用（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四个选项中选出填入空白处的最佳选项。

NoLvvusiiuvvflak.esarcalikc?WilsonA.Bcullcy,afaiincrandainalcurinclcuiolugisl,soughlluanswerthat

question,dedicatinghimselfto21flakesofsnowfor50years.

Bentleywasbornin1865and22onafarm.Onhis15thbirthday,Bentley'smothergavehiman

old23.Itwassnowing（hatday,andtheboy24gettingaglimpseofasix-sidedsnowflakewith

the25Whenhewas17,Ben:leyaskedhisparentstobuyhimanew,bettermicroscopeandacamera.His

fatherarguedthatitwasawasteoftime.Finally,hisfathergavein.Bentleybuiltawoodenframeto26the

newequipmentandthenspent2yearsfiguringouthowtotakeapictureofasnowflake27amicroscope.On

JanuaryI5/885,hedidit,creatingtheworld'sfirstphotoofsnowflake.Everywinterfbrtherestofhislife,Bentley

studiedsnowflakesina(n)28roominthebackofthehouse.Theprocesswasdifficultandcold.(Outdoors,he

collectedsnowflakesonawoodentraythatwaspainted29toobserveit.Wheneveritsnowed,Bentleycaught

andcapturedflakes,sometimesworkingallnight.Hefoundthatmostsnowflakeshadsixsides,30others

lookedliketriangles,orcolumns-notwowerealike.

Bentlev31hissnowflakeswithanyonewhowasinterested.Hewrotearticlesforscientistsand

for32suchasNationalGeographic.Occasionally,hefelt33thatfewpeopleseemed(ocareabouthis

work.Still.he34stopped.In1920,BentleywaselectedasoneofthefirstmembersoftheAmerican

MeteorologicalSociety,whichlater35himitsfirstresearchgrantin1924.

21.A.creatingB.producingC.observingD.cleaning

22.A.workedB.raisedC.ranD.helped

23.A.bagB.cameraC.microscopeD.tray

24.A.succeededinB.turnedinC.gaveupD.gavein

25.A.limeB.frameC.instructionD.instrumenl

26.A.holdB.fixC.adjustD.buy

27.A.withoutB.alongC.underD.above

28.A.oldB.unheatedC.smallD.cozy

29.A.blackB.whiteC.newD.odd

3().A.orB.andC.soD.but

31.A.soldB.sharedC.carriedD.presented

32.A.magazinesB.newspaperC.collegesD.companies

33.A.amazedB.excitedC.discouragedD.encouraged

34.A.alwaysB.onceC.everD.never

35.A.owedB.awardedC.praisedD.cunsidcrcd

【答案】21.C22.B23.C24.A25.D26.A27.C28.B29.A30.D31.

B32.A33.C34.D35.B

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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

AteamatMIThascreatedanAItechnologythatcanvividlyreproduceworksofart.This36

(success)system,calledRePaint,usesacombinationof3Dprintinganddeeplearningtorecreatecomplexpaintings.

Itcould37(use)toremakefamousartworksforthehome,oreventoproduceaccuratecopiesto

protectoriginalsfrom38(suffer)wearandtearwhenhunginmuseums.

“Thevalueoffinearthas39(rapid)increasedinrecentyears,andthere'sanincreasedtendency(趋

势)forittobelockedupinwarehouses(仓库)awayfromthepubliceye,^^saidRePaintengineerMichaelFoshey.

“We'rebuildingthetechnologytochangethistrend,andtocreateinexpensivereproductions4()canbe

enjoyedbyall/'

TheteamusedRePainttoreproduce4]numberofoilpaintings42(create)especially

fbrtheprojectbyanartist.Theydevelopedatechniquecalled“slor-contoning“andmanaged43

(combine)thistechniquewithanestablishedtechniquecalled“half-toning."Thismoreiullyshowsthenuances(细

微差别)of(hecolorsin(heoriginalworks.

Atthistime,thereproductionsareonlyaboutthesizeofabusinesscard,due44thetime-costly

natureofprinting,inthefuture,theteamexpectsthatmoreadvanced3Dprinterscouldhelp45(they)

tomakelargerpaintings.

[答案】36.successful

37.beused

38.suffering

39.rapidly

40.that##which

41.a42.created

43.tocombine

44.(o45.them

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节应用文写作(满分15分)

46.上周木你参加了校学生会组织的“认识我们身边的植物”活动。请为校英文报写篇报道，内容包括：

1.活动的过程；

2.收获与感想。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。

GettingtoKnowthePlantsAroundUs

【答案】GettingtoKnowthePlantsAroundUs

Lastweekend,Iparticipatedina"GettingtoKnowthePlantsAroundUs“activityorganisedbyourStudents,

Union.

Theactivitybeganwithalecturebyalocalbotanist,whotaughtusaboutthedifferentcharacteristicsanduses

ofvariousplantspecies.Wethenwentonanaturalwalktoobserveandcollectsamplesofdifferentplants.

Throughouttheevent,Iwasstruckbytheincrediblevarietyofplantsthatexistinourworldandlearnedabout

plantsthatarcusedformedicalpurposes,aswellasthosethatprovidefoodandshelterforanimals.Ialsogaineda

greaterappreciationfortherolethatplantsplayinmaintainingthebalanceofourecosystem.

Overall,itwasavaluableandenrichingexperience.

第二节读后续写（满分25分）

47.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。

Icouldn'tbearitanylonger!Mybestfriendhadgonefbrlunchwiththemostpopulargirlinclass,leavingmeto

catmytunasandwichaloneinthelibrary.Worsestill,duringdanceclass,mypartner,aboy,refusedtoholdmyhand

andbadmouthedmebehindmyback,furtherfeedingmyanger.Itwas,withoutadoubt,myworstdayinschool.I

washurtandmad,andlookingforatargettoreleasemyanger.

WhenIgothomefromschool,Motherhadbakedpeanutbuttercookiesandpiledthemuponaplate.Sheeven

artfullydecoratedeachonewithroyalicingandtoppeditwithsugar."Couldn'tyouhavemadechocolatechip?”I

saidmoodily."1couldhave,“sherepliedfromthelaundiyroom,''butImadepeanutbutterones.Eatthemwhile

ihcy'rcslillhot,swculic/4AlthoughIihouglilMollierwasralhcruiillioughlfui,Icavedinandlookalewbiles

unv/illinglyintheend.Later,whenshe