福建莆田第十五中学2025-2026学年高二下学期5月期中英语试题（含答案）

2025-2026学年高二下学期5月期中英语试题一、阅读理解第一节单项选择Passage1PotalaPalaceTravelGuideTravelTips●Thetravelrouteissetstrictly.●Thevisitingtimeislimitedin1hour.●Watchyourstepsduetothehighaltitude.●Bringalonganovercoatasitisabitcoldinthehall.Notice●OxygenbagisprohibitedtobetakenintothePalace.●SmokingisprohibitedandcigarettesarenotallowedtobebroughtintothePalace●SmartphonescanbecarriedwithyouintothePalace,butpleasedonottakephotos.●Liquidisnotallowed,includingmineralwater,whichcanbepurchasedatthehilltop.TicketPurchaseProcedureVisitorsarerequiredtoapplyforfreereservationticketswithidentitydocuments,suchasIDcardsandpassportsonedayinadvance.Thevisitingdateandexacttime,numberofvisitorsandIDdocumentnumbersareprintedonthereservationtickets.Thosevisitorswhohavereservationticketsshouldmaketheirticketscancelediftheycan’tvisitthePalaceforpersonalreasons.Otherwise,theywillbeforbiddentoapplyagainwithinaweekbecausetheirnamesareaddedtotheblacklist.Onthefollowingday,visitorsshouldhavetheirreservationticketsandIDdocumentscheckedandwalktotheticketofficeinfrontoftheWhitePalacetobuytheentrancetickets.Thentheycanstarttheirtourafteranothersecuritycheck.HowtogettoPotalaPalace●Takebus13toYaowangshanBusStop.●Takebus8or17toBaitaBusStop.●Takebus2,16or26toLazhongBusStop.●TakeairportshuttletoMinhangjuBusStop.1.WhatcanbebroughtintoPotalaPalace?A．Cigarettes.B．Mineralwater.C．Smartphones.D．Oxygenbags.2.Whatwillhappenifavisitor’snameisaddedtotheblacklist?A．Hehastoapplysevendayslater.B．Hewillpayaheavyfineonline.C．Hehastocancelhisreservationticket.D．Hewilltakeanothersecuritycheck.3.HowmanyroutesareavailabletoPotalaPalace?A．3.B．4.C．6.D．7.Passage2Tomostpeople,the“Mindthegap”announcementisjustthedailychatterontheLondonUnderground.ButforMcCollum,thethreewordsbringbackthevoiceofsomeoneshelovedandlost:herhusband,OswaldLaurence.Laurencepassedawayin2007,andMcCollumwouldoftentraveltoEmbankmenttubestationjusttohearhisvoice.Eighteenyearslater,shecontinuesthejourney.Inthe1960s,LaurencewasselectedbytheLondonUndergroundtorecordthe“Mindthegap”announcement,heardbymillionsofcommutersfordecades.Overtime,moststationsadoptedanewvoice,butEmbankmentretainedtheoriginal—itwasMcCollum’sspecialspottorememberherhusband.YetinNovember2012,Laurence’svoicewasunexpectedlyreplacedduringsystemupgrades.“Iusedtowaitforthenexttraintohearhisvoice,”McCollumrecalled.“Suddenlyonedayitwasn’thisvoice.Isaidtomyfriend,‘WhathappenedtoOswald’svoice?’Thetapehadbroken?”Sheadded,“Ifeltslightlypanickyandabitanxious.”McCollumspoketotheguardontheplatform,whoconfirmedtheyhadanewPAsystemandvoice.Shockedandtearful,McCollumcontactedTransportforLondonandaskedifitcouldrestoretheoriginalannouncement.Movedbyherstory,thestaffatTransportforLondonpromisedtotryandhelp.Theymadegoodontheirpromise.Justtwoweekslater,thestaffhadcreatedaCDoftheoriginalrecordingandrestoredLaurence’svoicetotheannouncement.“Ilovethefactthathe’sbackthereandIcanlistentohim,”saidMcCollum.“Itdoesbringhimveryclosetome.”Sheadded,“Iwouldhavebeenheartsickiftheyhadnotmanagedtobringhimback.”Laurence’slegacyandloveliveon.PassengersonthenorthboundNorthernLineatEmbankmentstationcanstillhearhisiconicvoicetellingthemto“Mindthegap.”AndthestationremainsacomfortingplaceforMcCollum,whocontinuestovisitwhenevershewantstofeelclosetoherlatehusband.4.WhydidMargaretMcCollumoftengotoEmbankmenttubestation?A．TotaketheNorthernLinetrain.B．Tolistentoherlatehusband’svoice.C．Tomeetherfriendwhoworkedthere.D．ToreportaproblemwiththePAsystem.5.WhatcanweinferaboutthestaffatTransportforLondon?A．Theyalwayskeepoldrecordings.B．Theyrespondedwarmlytothestory.C．Theyoftenchangestationannouncements.D．TheyknewMcCollum’shusbandpersonally.6.WherecouldpassengersstillhearLaurence’soriginalvoiceafter2012?A．Nowhere:thevoicewaspermanentlydeleted.B．AtallstationsthathadkepttheoldPAsystem.C．OneverylineoftheLondonUndergroundtubestation.D．OnthenorthboundNorthernLineatEmbankmentstation.7.Thebesttitleforthispassagecouldbe________.A．AFamousVoiceB．ASystemUpgradeC．Love,LostandFoundD．London’sTubeHistoryPassage3Ifsomeoneaskedwhetheryoulikethearts,you’dprobablysayyoudo—atleastintheory.Accordingtoasurvey,morethantwo-thirdsofU.S.adultssaythearts“liftmeupbeyondeverydayexperiences”.However,only30percentattendedaconcertofanytypein2017;23percentwenttoanartmuseum.Fewerthanhalfactivelycreatedartofanykind.Themismatchcanboildowntothefactthatweareweigheddownbyourday-to-dayresponsibilities,leavingourschedulepacked.Maybeyouliketoplayalittlebackgroundmusicwhileyouworkordothechores,butevenbeforethepandemic,mostofusrarely,ifever,sawaliveperformance,letalonevisitedagalleryorwatchedaplay.Toooften,weletthedullrealityoflifegetinthewayofthearts.Butthisisamistake.Theartsaretheoppositeofanescapefromreality;theymightjustbethemostrealisticglimpseweevergetintothenatureandmeaningoflife.Ifyoumaketimeforconsumingandproducingart—thesamewayyoumaketimeforworkandexerciseandfamilycommitments—Iassureyouthatyou’llfindyourlifegettingfullerandhappier.Thinkofatimewhenyouheardapieceofmusicandwantedtocry.Ormaybeyourdizzinessasyouemergedfromanarrowsidestreetinanunfamiliarcityandfoundyourselfinabeautifultownsquareasifinafantasy.Theyprobablystimulatedasuddenawakening,muchliketheshockfromalungfulofpureoxygenafterbreathinginsmoggyair.Ifyouareamongthepeoplewhofeelthatartispurepleasuretoexperienceandparticipatein,youmightseeitasaluxuryitem,whileapreferableattitudeistotreatartlesslikeadistractingpleasure,andmorelikeexerciseorsleep,anecessity.Thendrawupascheduleofyourartexposurejourney,andgraduallyweaveartintoyoureverydaylife.8.Whatpreventspeoplefromenjoyingthearts?A．Shortageoftime.B．Avoidanceofduty.C．Lackofinterest.D．Artspaceunavailability.9.Whatcanwelearnabouttheroleofartaccordingtothepassage?A．Itexploresmysteriesofnature.B．Itsparksemotionalresponses.C．Itenhancesphysicalwell-being.D．Itoffersagetawayfromdailylife.10.Whatwillbetalkedaboutnextinthepassage?A．Waystointegrateartintoroutine.B．Barrierstocombiningartandlife.C．Formsofdistractingpleasures.D．Benefitsofengagingwithart.11.Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A．ArtJourney:FromBodytoMindB．EmbracingArt:FromLuxurytoNecessityC．ArtPursuit:TransformingDullintoFullD．ConnectingwithArt:FromRealitytoFantasyPassage4TheValueofScienceWhenIwasyounger,Ithoughtsciencewouldbringbenefitstoeveryone.Itwasclearlyusefulandgood.Butduringthewar,Iworkedontheatomicbomb.Thisscientificachievementwasdevastating—itmeantdestructionandputourfutureatrisk.Ihadtoaskmyself:“Doessciencehaveaninherent(内在的)darkside?”Putanotherway,whatwasthevalueofthescienceI’ddedicatedmyselfto,thethingI’dloved,whenIsawtheterribleharmitcouldcause?Thefirstvalueofscienceiswell-known:scientificknowledgeletsuscreateanddocountlessthings.Ofcourse,ifweuseitforgood,that’snotjustscience’scredit—it’salsothemoralchoicebehindthework.Scientificknowledgeisatoolthatcanbeusedforgoodorevil,butitdoesn’tcomewithinstructionsonhowtoapplyit.Thispowerstillholdsvalue,evenifit’smisused.Anothervalueofscienceistheintellectualjoyitoffers.Whenwedigdeepintoanyquestion,wefeelexcitementandmysteryoverandover.Moreknowledgebringsdeeper,morewonderfulmysteries,pushingustoexplorefurther.Weneverfearthatanswerswilldisappointus;instead,weeagerlyuncovernewwondersthatleadtomorequestions.Thankstoscience,we’veimaginedthingsfarmorefantasticthananypoetordreamerofthepastcouldhave.Inowturntoathirdvalue:scientistsareusedtoignorance,doubt,anduncertainty—andthisexperienceisinvaluable.Whenascientistdoesn’tknowananswer,theyaccepttheirignorance.Whentheyhaveahypothesis,they’reuncertain.Evenwhenthey’reconfidentinaresult,theystillholdsomedoubt.Wescientiststakeitforgrantedthatit’sokaytolivewithouthavingalltheanswers.Butourfreedomtodoubtcamefromalongfightagainstauthorityinscience’searlydays.Tokeepprogressing,wemustneverforgetthatstruggle;wemustacknowledgeourignoranceandembracedoubt.It’sourdutyasscientists,knowinghowprogresscomesfromfreedomofthought,todefendthisfreedom;toteachthatdoubtisnottobefearedbutwelcomed,andtodemandthisfreedomforfuturegenerations.12.Whydidtheauthorstartquestioningthevalueofscience?A．Becausehefoundsciencetoocomplextomaster.B．Becausehesawsciencecouldbeusedtocausemisfortune.C．Becausehethoughtsciencefailedtobringintellectualjoy.D．Becausehebelievedscientistswereoftenuncertainabouttheirwork.13.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor’sviewonscientificknowledge?A．Itguidesustomakemoraldecisions.B．Itstruevalueonlyappearswhenusedforgoodpurposes.C．Itdoesn’ttellushowtouseitproperly.D．Itislessimportantthanfreedomofthought.14.Whatdoes“theintellectualjoy”meanaccordingtoParagraph4?A．Scienceiscomplexandcanhelppeoplebecomeclever.B．Scienceisgreatfunandpeopletakedelightinlearningscience.C．Scienceisunlimitedandpeoplegetpleasurefrommakingconstantdiscoveries.D．Scienceisdevelopingandpeopleenjoytheever-changingscientificknowledge.15.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizestheauthor’soverallviewonthevalueofscience?A．Scienceisdangerousandneedsstrictcontrol.B．Science’smainvalueliesincreatingnewtechnologies.C．Scienceisaboutsolvingmysteriesandhasnothingtodowithmorality.D．Scienceisatoolwithmoral,offeringintellectualjoyandsupportingfreedomofthought.第二节七选五Haveyoueverthoughtthattakingshortbreaksduringawalkcouldactuallyhelpyouburnmorecalories?Scientistshavediscoveredthatshortburstsofactivitycanburnmoreenergythancontinuousexercise.Forexample,severalgroupsofquickwalksorstairclimbsforjust10to30secondsuse20%to60%moreenergythanwalkingnonstopforthesamedistance.___16___Similartoacarusingmorefuelwhenstartingajourney,ourbodyworksharderatthebeginningofanymovement.Thisisbecauseitneedstowarmupourmusclesandgetintoarhythm.Theseshortburstsofactivitymightnotlastlong,buttheyrequirealotofenergy.___17___Assomeonewhositsmostoftheday,Iusedtothinkexercisemeanthoursatthegym.ButwhenItriedreplacingmyafternooncoffeebreakswiththree90-secondstairclimbs,somethingsurprisinghappened.___18___Mybodyadjustedtotheactivity,andwhatoncefeltlikeastrugglegraduallyturnedintoamanageableroutine.Asthishappened,Iunexpectedlyfeltmorefocusedandenergizedthroughouttheday.These“exercisesnacks”fitwellintomybusyschedule,provingthatworkingoutdoesn’trequirelargeblocksoftime.___19___Everystairclimborshortwalkwakesupthebody.Healthisn’tbuiltinadayatthegym—it’smadethroughsmall,consistentactions.Simplyreplaceoneofyourusualsittingbreakswithjustasingleminuteofwalking,andyou’llbeamazedathowsmallactionscanreshapeyourphysicalvitality.___20___A．NowIseefitnessdifferently.B．Everystepcounts,nomatterhowshortitis!C．Thisfindingmatchesperfectlywithmyownexperience.D．Thishappensbecausethebodyneedsextraenergytostartmoving.E．Actually,shortexercisebreakscanincreaseyourenergyconsumption.F．Atfirst,even20secondsleftmebreathless,butovertime,itbecameeasier.G．Themoretimeandeffortyouputintoexercise,themorecaloriesyouwillburn.二、完形填空MarcusChan,an18-year-oldfromUnionville,wassellingolditemstomakeextracashbeforestartinguniversity.OnAugust28,whilehelpingamanloadalawnmower(割草机),themansuddenly___21___.Marcuscaughthim,shoutedforhelp,andhisfamilyrushed___22___.Marcusnoticedtheman___23___tobreathe.Whilehisdadcalled911,Marcus’sCPR(心肺复苏术)trainingfromlifeguardingkickedin,andhestartedto___24___theman’schest.Hismomandbrotherssearchedtheneighbourhoodforanyonewithmedical___25___.Thefiretruckarrived,butMarcuswastoldto___26___performingCPR.Finally,doctorsandnursesarrivedand___27___.Thefamilywaitedanxiouslyasemergencystaffworkedonthemanintheambulance.PolicetookMarcus’information,butitwasstill___28___whatwouldhappen.After45___29___minutes,thedoctorsandnursesreturnedwithgoodnews:themanhadapulseandwas___30___onhisown.TheytoldMarcus,“Youareresponsibleforsavingthisgentleman’slifeandhavegivenhimagoodfighting___31___tosurvive.”Later.theman’ssontextedMarcustosayhisfatherhad___32___heartsurgeryandwasstable.Marcusisa___33___inhismother’seyes.Atsuchayoungage,rightbefore___34___university,Marcushasalreadyexperiencedsomethingdeep,deeperthananyachievementsgivenbyaneducationalinstitution—hehassavedsomeone’slife,theprecious___35___oflife.21.A．departedB．collapsedC．shoutedD．consulted22.A．outsideB．nowhereC．upstairsD．off23.A．managingB．pretendingC．decidingD．struggling24.A．expandedB．clearedC．pressedD．petted25.A．trainingB．historyC．recordsD．equipment26.A．avoidB．keepC．riskD．consider27.A．gotbyB．passedoutC．tookoverD．caughton28.A．unfairB．unconcernedC．uncertainD．unconvinced29.A．dullB．briefC．relaxedD．tense30.A．breathingB．sleepingC．bargainingD．weeping31.A．forceB．effortC．escapeD．chance32.A．suspendedB．undergoneC．acknowledgedD．arranged33.A．patientB．burdenC．companionD．superhero34.A．beginningB．findingC．leavingD．visiting35.A．lectureB．giftC．recoveryD．speech三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Asteenagersgrowup,theybecomemoreindependentandstartmakingtheirowndecisions.___36___,duringthisperiod,itcanbeeasyforsomeofthemtoformbadhabits.Thesebadhabits,if___37___(leave)unchecked,couldleadtomoreseriousoneswhentheybecomeadults.Tochangebadhabitsisnevereasy,evenwithmany___38___(attempt).Thegoodnewsisthatwecanchangeourbadhabitsifweunderstand___39___habitswork.Tofacilitate___40___positivechangeinourbadhabits,wemustfirstexamineourbadhabitcyclesandthentrytoadaptthem.Wecandothisby___41___(combine)theinformationfromourhabitcycleswithourownpositiveideas.Wecanalsousethehabitcycletocreategoodhabits.Manyofustrytochangebadhabitsquickly,andifwearenotsuccessfulstraightaway,weoftenbecomepessimisticandgiveup.Infact,themostsuccessfulway___42___(change)isnotsuddenly,___43___overaperiodoftime.Toreachthegoalofchange,apersonmust___44___(repeated)takemanysmallsteps.Youngpeoplehavethepowertobuildahappyand___45___(health)lifefullofgoodhabits!四、书信写作46.你校英文报“HealthCorner”栏目正在征稿。请你就目前高中生不良饮食习惯写一篇短文投稿，并提出建议。内容包括：1.列举不良饮食习惯(至少二个)；2.提出合理化建议；3.号召学生养成良好的饮食习惯。注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；2.请按如下格式作答。Nowadays,manyhighschoolstudentshaveunhealthyeatinghabits.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________五、读后续写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。词数150左右。Astheschoolyearwrappedupandthefirstdaysofsummervacationstretchedoutbeforethem,Max,Ava,andSamhadaperfectdayplannedattheirusualcommunitypark.Thistidylittleparkwastheirgo-tospotforunwindingandjustenjoyingsomepreciousleisuretime.Maxrushedaheadwithasoccerballunderhisarm,AvaandSamtrailingcloselybehind,fullofenergy.Itwasthekindofdaythatpromisedendlessfunandcarefreelaughter.Butastheysteppedintothepark,theirheartsank.Theonce-belovedplaygroundwasnowachaoticmessofdiscardedtrash(乱扔的垃圾)—candywrappersstuckintheslide’smetalbars,plasticbottlesrollinginthewind,andchipbagslyingunderfoot.“Lookatthis!”Avashoutedindisbeliefasshepointedtothegarbageneartheswings.Max’sfacedarkenedwithfrustration.Thethreefriendsstoodfrozen,theireyesscanningtheplaygroundarea.Theoncecleanslidesandswingswerenowburiedunderalayerofcandywrappersandplasticbottles.Avacastaglance(瞥一眼)atthewalkingtrails,wheregarbageseemedtohavetakenover,withdiscardedbagsandcanslyingeverywhere.Samlookedoutatthegrassyfields—adisaster.Theparkwasvast,buteverycornerseemedtohavebeentouchedbythecarelessnessofothers.“Whowouldbesothoughtless?”Maxwhispered,shakinghishead.Samkickedaplasticbottleinanger,sendingitflyingacrossthegrass.“It’snotjustthoughtless—it’sdisrespectful.”Avasighedthoughtfullybutsuddenlyherfacelitup.“Wecan’tjustleaveitlikethis.Whydon’twedosomethingaboutit?Wecan,say,formaCleanupSquad(清洁小分队)…”