广东汕头市河溪中学2025-2026学年高二下学期5月期中英语试题（含答案）

2025-2026学年度第二学期期中考试高二英语试卷满分120分，考试用时120分钟考前须知：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己所在的学校、班级、姓名、考场号、座位号和考生号填写在答题卡上。2.作答选择题时，选出每题答案后，用2B铅笔在答题卡上将对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4.考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（15小题，每题2.5分，满分27.5分）AWelcometoHolkerHall&GardensVisitorInformationHowtoGettoHolkerByCar:FollowbrownsignsonA590fromJ36,M6.Approximatetraveltimes:Windermere—20minutes,Kendal—25minutes,Lancaster—45minutes,Manchester—1hour30minutes.ByRail:TheneareststationisCark-in-CartmelwithtrainstoCarnforth,LancasterandPrestonforconnectionstomajorcities&airports.OpeningTimesSunday—Friday(closedonSaturday)11:00am—4:00pm,30thMarch—2ndNovember.AdmissionChargesHall&GardensGardensAdults£12.00£8.00Groups£9.00£5.50SpecialEvents-Producers’Market13thAprilJoinustotasteavarietyoffreshlocalfoodanddrinks.Meettheproducersandgetsomeexcellentrecipeideas.-HolkerGardenFestival30thMayTheeventcelebratesits22ndanniversarywithagreatshowoftheverybestofgardening,makingitoneofthemostpopulareventsingardening.-NationalGardenDay28thAugustHolkeronceagainopensitsgardensinaidofthedisadvantaged.Forjustasmalldonationyoucantakeatourwithourgardenguide.-WinterMarket8thNovemberThisisaneventforallthefamily.Wanderamongavarietyofshopssellinggiftswhileenjoyingalivemusicshowandnicestreetentertainment.1.HowlongdoesitprobablytakeatouristtodrivetoHolkerfromManchester?A.20minutes.B.25minutes.C.45minutes.D.90minutes.2.HowmuchshouldamemberofatourgrouppaytovisitHall&Gardens?A.£12.00.B.£9.00.C.£8.00.D.£5.50.3.Whicheventwillyougotoifyouwanttoseealivemusicshow?A.Producers’MarketB.HolkerGardenFestivalC.NationalGardenDayD.WinterMarketBItistheeighthtimethissummerthatGuoXiunanhasfailedtogrowvegetableswithoutchemicalpesticides(杀虫剂).Aftertryingvarioushomemadebugsprays(喷剂),suchasplantash,mixturesofpepper,vinegar,alcoholandwater,therearestilllotsofholesintheleaveschewedbybeetles.“IwillnotgiveuptryingandIwillgoonwithmyexperiments,”the29-year-oldengineer-turned-farmersays.Covering0.67hectares(公顷)offarmlandand1.33hectaresofwoodlandandwetland,hisfarmislocatedinthesuburbsofHefei,EastChina’sAnhuiprovince.Heistryingtoturnitintoanorganicfarm,growingfruitsandvegetableswiththesameflavorofthosefromhischildhoodmemories.“GrowingtastyandhealthyfoodhasbeenmydreamsinceIwasateenager.Iknowhowdifficultitcanbe,butifyoutakethesoilseriously,Ibelieveitwillpayoff,”Guosays.Headdsthatfarmingisnotabusinessthatcanmakemoneyinashorttime,butforhim,itbecameanurgentissuewhenhisfathersufferedstomachcancerlastyear,ringinganalarmbelloverfoodsafety.Recallingspendingtimeonthefarmwithhisparentsasachild,Guobelievestheoveruseofchemicalsinfarmingisnotonlydamagingthesoil,butalsopeople’shealth.Afterinvestingmorethan100,000yuan($13,700)sinceherentedthefarmlandlastyear,andreadingmanybooksonagriculture,Guoisintheearlystagesoffightingthevariouschallengesthroughtrialanderror.Meanwhile,hehastodevelopmarketingchannelsforhisproducts.InMarch,heuploadedhisfirstpostonshort-videoplatformDouyintointroducehisbusiness.Hisaccountnowhasnearly6,000followers,whichiswayabovehisexpectations.“MaybeitisbecauseI’verealizedtheirdreamlife,onethattheydarenotpursue,”Guosays.4.WhatcanweknowaboutGuoXiunanfromthepassage?A.Hebecameafarmeraftergraduation.B.Hespenthischildhoodonthefarm.C.He’slearningfarmingfromhisfather.D.Hehasmademoneyfromhisfarm.5.Howdidhisfather’sillnessinfluenceGuo?A.Heinvestedintreatingtheillnesses.B.Hebecameeagertogrowhealthyfood.C.Herealizedtheimportanceofhealth.D.Hewasencouragedtofacechallenges.6.WhatattractsGuo’sfollowersonDouyinaccordingtohim?A.Hisagriculturalproducts.B.Histalentinbusiness.C.Hislife-choiceoffarming.D.Hisinfluenceofsuccess.7.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeGuo?A.Ambitiousandcompetitive.B.Traditionalandstubborn.C.Intelligentandadventurous.D.Determinedandhardworking.CAsateacherforadecade,Ifindthatcollegekidswanttocarvetheirroutesandliveouttheirjourneys.Butsomanyofthemdon’tknowwhattheywanttodo—whatmajortochoose?Whatcareertopursue?Whattopictowritetheirpaperson?Moreimportantly,theywonderwhyanyofthesethingsreallymatters.OneofthebestbooksIhavereadisDr.MegJay’sTheDefiningDecade.Basically,Dr.MegJayexplainsone’s20shaveanenormouseffectacrossyearsandevengenerationstocome,intermsofcareers,families,friends,andrelationships.Shestatesthatourbraincompletesthesecondandlastgrowthpeakinour20sasitrewiresitselffortrueadulthood.Fromthetimeweareinprimaryschool,peopleaskuswhatwewanttobewhenwegrowup.Ionceaskedmyfriend’seight-year-oldthequestionandshesaid,“I’mjustakid;IhavenowayofknowingwhatIwanttobewhenI’manadult.”Maybethequestionsshouldbe:Whatmeanssomethingtoyou?Whatmakesyouhappy?Whatdoyoucareaboutregardlessofanyrewards?Thistrainofthoughtmaybenefitall.Inaworldofeasyaccess,today’sstudentscanfindeverythingtheyneedafterafewclicksontheInternet.Sure,that’sgreat,quickandconvenient.Butthereissomethingimportantmissedinthehuntpersistence(坚持),patience,andconcentration.SoI’mgratefulthatwhenIwasincollege,IstillhadtovisitthelibrarytofindtheresourcesIneededtowritearesearchpaper.Duringthisprocess,IreflectedonwhattrulymademehappyandwhatIgenuinelycaredabout.MyfriendBrandonrecentlytoldmethatheoftenwokeupintheearlymorningandrealizedthingshecaredaboutwerenotwhathedevotedhislifeto,becausehetookthewaythatothersconsideredgoodwhenhewasinhis20s,insteadofthewaythatwasrightforhim.Whatyouwanttobewhenyougrowupissomethingthatmaychangethroughoutyourlife,butit’slikelythatyourpassionandmotivationwillalwayscomealong.8.WhatideadoesDr.MegJayexpressinherbook?A.One’stwentiesmatteragreatdealinone’slife.B.Thebrainisinitsmostactivestageinour20s.C.One’scareerchoiceaffectstheirfamilymembers.D.Theoldhavealong-timeinfluenceontheyoung.9.WhydoestheauthorincludeaseriesofquestionsinParagraph3?A.Tohelppeoplefindoutwhattheytrulylove.B.Tocallonpeopletomakeplansforthefuture.C.Toencouragepeopletohaveapositiveattitude.D.Towarnpeopletolearnlifeskillsatanearlyage.10.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsstudents’turningtotheInternet?A.Favorable.B.Optimistic.C.Objective.D.Uncaring.11.WhatcanwelearnfromBrandon’sstory?A.Lazinessinyouthspellsregretinoldage.B.Ourdreamskeepchangingthroughoutlife.C.Ourlifejourneyisalwaysfullofuncertainties.D.Weshouldfollowourheartandliveafulllife.第二节七选五（5小题，每题2.5分，满分12.5分）TravellingalongSilkRoadTravellingalongtheoldSilkRoadcanbeaquiteinterestingandrewardingexperience.Hereissomeinformationthatthevisitorshouldconsiderwhenplanningapossibletravelontheroad.LanguageWhiletravellingalongtheroad,visitorscanmeetwithabout20differentnationalities.__12__SomeethnicgroupsbeganlearningMandarin(普通话)andadoptedthelifestyleoftheHanpeople.Chinesebecametheofficiallanguageintheautonomousregions.__13__AccommodationsTheSilkRoadspansmostofChina,frommoderncitiesinthecentralChinatovillagesandtownsintheremotewest.Accordinglyaccommodationsalongtherouterangefromhighstandardhotelstosimpleguesthouse.InbigcitieslikeDunhuang,Urumqi,Lanzhou,visitorscanenjoyhighstandardhotels.Theyallprovideexcellentconditionsandgoodservices,andtheyarequitesafe.__14__VisitorswithoutmoneymayconsiderthecheaperguesthousesbecausetheseguesthouseswithsimplerequipmentandbasicservicearefitenoughtoliveinformostChinesetravellers.Intheremotevillagesonlysimplelodgingsareavailable.__15__TravelbyRoadBusesarethemostinexpensivemethodoftransportalongtheSilkRoadbut,unfortunately,theyareveryslow.__16__Atravelbycarcanbetheonlywaytovisitsitesfarfromcitiesortownsthatwouldotherwisebehardtoreach.Rentalpricesarebasedonthenumberofdaysandkilometrestravelled,andsometimestheycanbenegotiated(协商).A.Itoffersgoodviewsofthemountains.B.Someofthemspeaktheirownlanguages.C.Learnsomeoftheirlanguagesbeforegoing.D.Butthiskindofhotelsisalsothemostexpensive.E.Theselocationsoffernothingbutaquitesimpleroom.F.Carsareofferedbysometravelagenciesandhotels.G.Today,Chinesecanbeeasilyusedamongthesenationalities.第二部分语言运用（共三节，满分40分）第一节完形填空（15小题，每题1分，满分15分）EarlyspringcanbeatoughtimeintheMidwest.Itcan__17__bothpeopleandanimalswithitsunexpectedsnowstorms.Everyspring,migratory(迁徙的)birdscampoutinalargepondnearmyhouseonthewaytotheirsummer__18__.Thisyear,besidesgeese,scaups,atypeofdivingduckspentdayshangingout__19__eats.Thenasnowstormhit,followedbyavery__20__night.Thenextmorning,Iwasshockedtoseethatallbirdshad__21__overnight—exceptonelonefemale,whowasdiving__22__anddynamicallyinthecircleofopenwater.Hermovementandbodyheathadkeptthe__23__fromcomingcloseasI__24__herfrommywarmhouse.However,asthetemperaturedropped,theopenwatergotsmaller,andhermovementsslowed.Iwatchedwith__25__assheeventuallystoppedmoving,fearingthatsomethingmighthappen.Andthenithappened:Twomoreducksappeared,__26__nexttoherstillbody.Moreduckscameandthecircleofwatercamealivewiththeirsplashinganddiving.Slowly,thecircleofwater__27__insize.Withinminutes,thelonefemalewasrevivedbyherfriends’presence.Thislittleduckwouldn’thave__28__anothernightwithoutherfriends.She,inturn,hadkeptthatareaofwater__29__,soherfriendshadaplacetostopand__30__themselves.Sometimes,atinyaction—evenourmere__31__—mightbrightenone’sday,andevensaveone’slife.17.A.scareB.moveC.surpriseD.beat18.A.campB.vacationsC.coursesD.habitat19.A.regardlessofB.insearchofC.inadditiontoD.asfor20.A.darkB.starryC.peacefulD.freezing21.A.gatheredB.disappearedC.panickedD.fainted22.A.energeticallyB.patientlyCcalmlyD.cautiously23.A.iceB.houseC.snowstormD.water24.A.tendedB.followedCwatchedD.recorded25.A.reliefB.doubtC.anxietyD.pleasure26.A.rowingB.landingC.circlingD.feeding27.A.increasedB.decreasedC.transformedD.formed28.A.sparedB.wastedC.spentD.lasted29.A.stillB.openC.cleanD.steady30.A.motivateB.remindC.judgeD.refresh31.A.presenceB.appreciationC.attitudeD.request第二节语法填空（10小题，每题1.5分，满分15分）There32.______(be)somanydifferentstylesofWesternartoverthecenturies.Here,let’slookatthebriefintroductionofWesternart.DuringtheMiddleAges,themainaimofpainterswas33.______(represent)religiousthemes.Theirworkswereoftenprimitiveandtwo-dimensional.This34.______(gradual)changedinthe13thcenturywithapainter,whosepaintingsaresetapartfromothersbytheirrealistichumanfacesanddeep35.______(emotion)impact.DuringtheRenaissance,newideasandvaluesslowlyreplaced36.______(that)heldintheMiddleAges.Paintersbegantoconcentratelessonreligionandadoptamorehumanisticattitude37.______life.SomeinfluentialpainterssuchasLeonardodaVinciandMichelangeloproducedsomeofthegreatestworks38.______Europehadeverseen.Withtimegoingby,greatchangestookplaceinsocietyandthesechanges39.______(lead)tonewpaintingstyles.TherefollowedImpressionism,andsomefamousartistsalsoemergedinthisperiod.AfterImpressionism,subsequentartistsbegantoaskwhatartis.Somegave40.______(they)paintingsarealisticbutdream–likequalitywhileothersturnedtoabstractart.Maybe,noonecanpredict41.______paintingstyleswillbelikeinthefuture.第三节单词拼写（10小题，每题1分，满分10分）42.Devoteyourselftoyourjobandyouwillbe______(回报；奖赏).43.Theathletewillbeoneofthe______(代表)ofChinainthe2024OlympicGames.44.Joyoftencomesafter______(悲伤),likemorningafternight.45.Ourheartfelt______(同情)goesouttothevictimsofthewar.46.Astimewenton,a______(真诚的)friendshipgrewupbetweenus.47.Thisalonehelpsmakeourthoughtsclearerandbringsusamore______(彻底的，全面的)understandingofourproblems.48.Hisrecentsuccesshashelpedto______(恢复)hisfaithinhisownability.49.Asweallknow,thenewlylearntwordswillsoonbeforgottenunlesstheyare______(频繁地)usedintheirdailylife.50.Anopinionisa______(主观的)statement.Anopinioniswhatyoubelieve,oftenusingphraseslike“Ithink/believe”,“inmyopinion”,“tome”,andsoon.51.There’sagrowing______(认可；承认)thatourcityisbecomingmoreandmorebeautiful.第三部分写作（满分40分）第一节应用文（15分）假定你是李华。为了庆祝新年，你所在的社区将举办一次剪纸(paper-cutting)展览。你校交换生Mike对这一中国传统民间艺术非常感兴趣，请你用英语写一封邮件邀请他参加。要点如下：（1）展览时间及地点；（2）展览内容；（3）期待回复。要求：（1）词数80左右。（邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。）（2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearMike,________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节读后续写（25分）Foryears,Ivisiteddifferentsocialmediasitesandpostedpicturesofmygrandson,lovelyanimalsanddeliciousdishesonFacebook.Moreover,Iplayedfarmgamesonline.Ithoughtthesocialmediawasforfun,butIneverexpectedapostIsawonitcouldhaveanimportanteffectonmylife.OnNovember12th,2018,IwasonmywaytoaconferencebyplanewhenIsufferedaheartattack.Luckily,therewerethreedoctorsonboard.Prettysoon,Iwasgivenfirstaid.Isurvived,butmonthslater,Iwasstilltryingtoacceptwhathadhappened.SoIbegantorecordhowIsurvivedthisincidentandmyideasaboutlifeonFacebook,andstartedtocareaboutthepoststhatwerenotrelatedtofun.Onemorningin2019,Isawafriend’spost.Shewrote,“Let’squitanythingunrealisticandallactivitiesthatdonotshowyourbrightestsidesforyourself.”Thewordstouchedmegreatly.Thatnight,Icopiedthemontocleanpieceofpaperandtaped(粘贴)ittomycomputer.Actually,I,alongwithmanyofmyfriends,wascrazyaboutfarmgamesthen.IthoughtIneededmore-morefarms,morecrops,andmoreanimals.Allwereinvirtual(虚拟的)form,ofcourse.Ihadfivedifferentfarmsinfivedifferentgames.AndIspenthoursonmyfarmsdaily.Whiletakingcareofmyfarmsoneday,Ilookedoutofthewindowandnoticedtheemptylandinourbackyard.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Para.1:ThenIlookedatthewordsonthepieceofpapertapedtomycomputer,lostinthought._______________________________