福建省厦门市翔安中学2025-2026学年高二年级第二学期期中考英语试题（含答案）

2025-2026学年高二年级第二学期期中考英语试题一、阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ASeoulisamoderncityfullofdeliciousfoodoptions(选择)aswellasgreatattractions,historicalsights,andplacestoshop.BesttimetovisitThebestmonthforsightseeinginSeoulisduringthewarmweatherbetweensummerandearlyfall.GettingaroundInSeoul,youhavethreemainformsoftransportation:train,subway,andtaxi.ThefastestoptiontogetaroundSeoulistheAirportRailroadExpresstrain.Ithastwooptions:theexpressandtheall-stop.Whiletheall-stopoptionischeaper,it’sabout15minutesslowerthantheexpress.Seoulhasoneofthelargestsubwaystationsintheworldwith14lines.Itmayseemabitawful,butonceyougetusedtoit,it’sprettyeasy.AnotheroptiontogetaroundSeoulistorentacar.ThisisoneoftheleastusedoptionsasSeoulhasaconvenientpublictransportationsystem.PlacestovisitEverland—thelargestthemeparkinKorea.LotteWorld—agreatthemeparkforkidswithnever-endingthrillrides.SeoulTower—asymbolicskyscraperwhereyoucantakebreathtakingviewsofthecity.TrickEye3Dmuseum—ifyoulovephotos,youwillfindstrangephotosinthismuseum.WheretostayTherearelotsofplacestostayatSeoul.Belowareourtoprecommendations(推荐):Myeongdongistourists’popularoption.Ithasgreatshoppingmalls,greatfood,andlivelynightlife.YoucanstayattheAloftSeoulMyeongdong.Gangnamisanotherpopulardistrict,whichhasbecomefamousthankstothesongGangnamStyle.OneofthebestareasinGangnamisGarosugil,whereyouwillfindcafes,artgalleries,retail(零售)stores.AgreathoteloptioninthisareaistheDormyInnPremiumSeoulGarosugil.1.WhenisthebesttimetovisitSeoul?A．January.B．February.C．September.D．December.2.Wherecanwehaveabird-eyeviewofSeoul?A．Everland.B．SeoulTower.C．LotteWorld.D．Garosugil.3.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Myeongdongisashopfavoredbytourists.B．Gangnamhasbecomepopularbecauseofahitsong.C．RentingcarsisthemostcommonwaytogetaroundSeoul.D．Theall-stoptrainoffersamorecomfortablebutmoreexpensiveservice.BIrememberdoingthehouseholdchorestohelpmymotherwhenIwasnine.Ihatedchangingthevacuumcleaner(真空吸尘器)bagandpickingupthingsthemachinedidnotcleanaway.Twentyyearslater,in1978,withthislifelongdislikeofthewaythemachineworked,Idecidedtomakeabaglessone.Easiersaidthandone,ofcourse.Ididn’trealizethatIwouldspendthenextfiveyearsperfectingmydesign,aprocessthatresultedin5,127differentprototypes(样机).BythetimeImademy15thprototype,mythirdchildwasborn.By2,627,mywifeandIwerereallycountingourpennies(便士).By3,727,mywifewasgivingartlessonsforsomeextracash,andweweregettingfurtherandfurtherintodebt.Theseweretoughtimes,buteachfailurebroughtmeclosertosolvingtheproblem.Intheearly1980s,Istartedtryingtogetlicensingagreementsformytechnology.Therealitywasverydifferent,however.Themajorvacuummakershadbuiltabusinessmodelbasedontheprofitsfrombagsandfilters(滤网).Noonewouldlicensemyidea,notbecauseitwasabadone,butbecauseitwasbadforbusiness.Butsoonafter,thecompaniesthatIhadtalkedwithstartedmakingmachineslikemine.IhadtofightlegalbattlesonbothsidesoftheAtlantictoprotectthepatentsonmyvacuumcleaner.Iwasstillinfinancialdifficultiesuntil1993,whenmybankmanagerpersonallypersuadedLloydsBanktolendme$1million.ThenIwasabletogointoproduction.Withintwoyears,theDysonvacuumcleanerbecameabest-sellerinBritain.Today,Istillacceptriskandthepotentialforfailureaspartoftheprocess.Nothingbeatstheexcitementofinvention.4.Whatdrovetheauthortomakeabaglessvacuumcleaner?A．Hiswillingnesstohelpmom.B．Hiscuriosityaboutmachines.C．Histroubleindoingfamilychores.D．Hisdiscontentwithexistingcleaners.5.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytellus?A．Thehelpfromtheauthor’swife.B．Thefinancialproblemsofthefamily.C．Thetoughprocessofthenewinvention.D．Theproceduresofmakingabaglesscleaner.6.Whydidthecompaniesrefusetolicensetheauthor’stechnology?A．Theythoughttheymightsufferloss.B．Theyconsidereditnotgoodenough.C．Theyfacedlegalproblemsthemselves.D．Theyhadbegunmakingsuchmachines.7.Whatlessonmaytheauthorlearnfromtheexperience?A．Thinktwicebeforeacting.B．Failureisthemotherofsuccess.C．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.D．Agoodbeginningmakesagoodending.CMuseumshavebeenaroundforcenturies,withthefirstknownmuseumfoundedinthe3rdcenturyBC.Foralongtime,theywereusedtoshowcasetraditionalartworkslikepaintings,sculpturesanddrawings.Inrecenttimes,however,digitalarthasstartedtogainpopularityasanartform.Thishasraisedthequestionofwhetherornotmuseumsshouldacceptdigitalartintotheircollections.Digitalartcanbedefinedasanartworkcreatedusingdigitaltechnologyandtoolslikecomputers,tabletsandsmartphones.Itincludesavarietyofmediumssuchasanimation,3Dmodelling,virtualrealityandvideogamedesign.Digitalartisincreasinglybeingusedbyartiststocreateuniquepiecesthatareunlikeanythingelseseenbefore.Thedebateoverwhethermuseumsshouldacceptdigitalartintotheircollectionshasbeenongoingforsometime.Ononehand,manybelievethatdigitalartisnot“real”artanddoesnotdeservetobegiventhesamerecognitionastraditionalartworks.Ontheotherhand,supportersofdigitalartholdtheviewthatmuseumsshouldendorsethisnewformofexpressionandgiveitthesamerespectasanyothertypeofartworks.Thetruthisthatmanymuseumshavealreadybeguntoacceptdigitalartintotheircollections.Infact,somemuseumshaveevendevotedentireexhibitionstoshowcasingdigitalartworksfromaroundtheworld.Thisshowsthatthereisagrowingappreciationofthistypeofexpressionandthatitisslowlybecomingmoreacceptedbymainstreamaudiences.Ingeneral,whiletheremaystillbesomedebateoverwhetherornotdigitalartdeservestobeacceptedintomuseumcollections,itisclearthatmanymuseumsarebeginningtowelcomethisnewformofexpression.Asmorepeoplerealizethedigitalartanditspotentialasanartisticmedium,itwilllikelybecomeevenmorepopularinyearstocome.8.Whatdoweknowaboutthedigitalartfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Itiswarmlywelcomedbyallmuseums.B．Itsuniquenessleadstoitshighmarketvalue.C．Itscreationcannotbeseparatedfromdigitaltechnology.D．Itshouldbeplacedinmuseumsaccordingtomostpeople.9.Whichcanreplacetheunderlinedword“endorse”inthethirdparagraph?A．Increase.B．Reject.C．Create.D．Welcome.10.Whatisthecurrentsituationofthedigitalart?A．Itisacquiringincreasingrecognition.B．Ithasbeenacceptedbythemainstreamaudiences.C．Mostmuseumshaveaccepteditastheircollections.D．Thiskindofexhibitioncanbeseenallovertheworld.11.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Latestdigitalart,hottestdebateB．Digitalart:themostpopularartformC．Shouldmuseumsacceptdigitalart?D．Howdoesdigitalartentermuseums?DScientistsinAustraliathoughttheyhaddevelopedanewtrackingdevicetohelpthemmonitormagpies(喜鹊),butthesebirdshadotherideas.Australianmagpiesaremedium-sizedblackandwhitebirdsfromthesamebird“family”ascrowsandbluejays(冠蓝鸦).Theyareknowntobequiteclever.Theyliveingroupsofupto12birdsandworktogethertodefendtheareatheylivein.Thepurposeofthescientists’experimentwastolearnmoreabouthowfartheytraveleachdayandhowtheirsocialbehaviorsareinfluencedbysex,age,andrank.Besides,thescientistswereeagertotestthenewlydevelopedsearchingdevice.Mosttrackersaretoobigtofitonsmallandmediumsizedbirds,andsmalltrackerstendtobelimitedwhenitcomestodatastorage,batterylife,andreusability.Thenewtracker,weighinglessthan1gram,wasdesignedtoovercometheseproblems.Attachedtoabackpack-likeharness(背带)whichcouldnotberemovedeasily,thedevicecanre-chargewirelesslyandtransmit(传输)datawirelessly.Thescientistsplacedtrackersonfivemagpiesusingtheirspecialharnesses.Thingsstartedtofallapartalmostimmediately.Within10minutesoffittingthefinaltracker,anadultfemalewithoutatrackertriedtoremovetheharnessfromayoungerbirdandeventuallysucceeded.Thismodelwasrepeatedinthefollowinghours,andbythethirddaynoneofthebirdshadtrackersanymore.Scientistsrefertothisas“rescuebehavior,”andithappenswhenahelpertriestofreeanotherindividualintroubleandwithnoobviousdirectbenefittotherescuingindividual.TheythinkthisisthefirsttimerescuebehaviorhasbeenreportedforAustralianmagpies.However,theyaren’tsureifthesameindividualremovedalloftheharnessesorifothersofferedhelp.Theteamdidn’tgetthedatatheywanted,buttheirexperimentstillproducedinterestingresults.That’showscienceworkssometimes.Thescientistsneedtotry,againtofigureoutagoodwaytotrackthesecleverbirds.12.WhatcanwelearnaboutAustralianmagpiesfromparagraph2?A．Theyaresmarterthancrows.B．Theylearnfromeachother.C．Theyarerarelyseen.D．Theyaresocialanimals.13.Whatisabigadvantageofthenewtrackingdevice?A．Itcanbeappliedtoallbirds.B．Itcanworkwithoutwires.C．Itdoesn’tfalloffthebirds.D．Itdoesn’tneedtobere-charged.14.Whathappenedtothemagpiesafterthetrackerswereattachedtothem?A．Theycouldn’tflyasnormal.B．Theywerewarnedbyothermagpies.C．Theyhelpedeachothertoremovethetrackers.D．Theyweredrivenoutoftheirhomebyotheradultmagpies.15.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．MagpiesTeachScientistsanUnexpectedLessonB．ClimateChangeMakesMagpiesMoreDifficultC．TheTrackersHelpMagpiesGetUsedtoNatureD．MagpiesAreAdjustingtotheTrackersonTheirBodies第二节七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Whencommunicatingwithothers,weoftenfocusonwhatweshouldsay.___16___Listeningwellmeansnotjustunderstandingthewordsortheinformationbeingcommunicated,butalsounderstandingtheemotionsthespeakeristryingtoconvey.Thefollowingaretipsforbecominganactivelistener.Focusfullyonthespeaker.Youcan’tlisteninanactivewayifyou’reconstantlycheckingyourphone.___17___Youneedtostayfocusedonthemoment-to-momentexperienceinordertopickuptheimportantnonverbalcuesinaconversation.Ifyoufindithardtoconcentrateonsomespeakers,tryrepeatingtheirwordsoverinyourhead-it’llreinforcetheirmessageandhelpyoustayfocused.Displayyourinterestinwhat’sbeingsaidbyusingbodylanguage.Nodoccasionally,smileattheperson,andmakesureyourpostureisopenandinviting.___18___Avoidinterruptingortryingtoredirecttheconversationtoyourconcernsbysayingsomethinglike,“youthinkthat’sbad,letmetellyouwhathappenedtome.”___19___Youcan’tconcentrateonwhatsomeone’ssayingifyou’reformingwhatyou’regoingtosaynext.Often,thespeakercanreadyourfacialexpressionsandknowthatyourmind’selsewhere.___20___Inordertocommunicateeffectivelywithsomeone,youdon’thavetolikethemoragreewiththeirideas,valuesoropinions.However,youdoneedtosetasideyourjudgementandholdbackblameandcriticisminordertofullyunderstandthem.Themostdifficultcommunication,whensuccessfullyperformed,canoftenleadtoanunlikelyconnectionwithsomeone.A．Trytosetasidejudgement.B．Beawareofindividualdifferences.C．Itwillmakeyoufeelmoreself-confident.D．Listeningisnotthesameaswaitingforyourturntotalk.E．Encouragethespeakertocontinuewith“yes”or“uhhuh”.F．Thinkingaboutsomethingelsealsoimpliesyouarenotanactivelistener.G．However,effectivecommunicationislessabouttalkingandmoreaboutlistening.二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。WhenmusicteacherStacyCaldwellwalkedintoherclassroomasusual,shehadnoideashewasabouttodiscoversomethingspecial.Themomentsheheard10-year-oldAlijahplayingabucketdrum(桶鼓)duringthebreak,Caldwell___21___thegiftoftheboy.The___22___wasunusual.Alijahwasplayingsomethingonasimpleplasticbucket,whichmadeCaldwell___23___.SheaskedAlijahifhehadever___24___musiclessons.Alijahshookhishead.___25___,hewasself-taught.Heoncehadasetofdrums,buttheywere___26___inahousefiveyearsago.Alijahdidn’t___27___,though.Hecontinuedtousehisgiftatchurchandatalocalmusicstore.His___28___formusicneverended.Caldwell,deeplymoved,knewthiswasamomentto___29___.Tohelpthisspecialboy,shereachedouttoherfriendsandmembersofthelocalcommunity.Andtheyansweredthe___30___.Oneday,CaldwellsecretlyinvitedAlijahtohermusicroom.Shebeganby___31___himforwhatshehadseeninhimandthenremovedthecoverfromseveralstrangelyshapedobjects.Alijah’seyeslitupwith___32___asCaldwellshowedhimanewdrumsetandtoldhimitbelongedtohimnow.Alijahrushedforwardandgavehisteacheraheartfelthugasshe___33___whohadboughttheset.“Wewantyoutohavethe___34___thatyouneedtobe___35___,”Caldwelltoldhim.21.A．changedB．reducedC．coveredD．recognized22.A．lectureB．soundC．examD．appearance23.A．boredB．tiredC．surprisedD．frightened24.A．takenB．improvedC．missedD．offered25.A．ActuallyB．SuddenlyC．FinallyD．Unfortunately26.A．usedB．lostC．repairedD．kept27.A．comebackB．setoffC．giveupD．lookforward28.A．replacementB．regretC．guideD．love29.A．actB．volunteerC．stopD．adapt30.A．doorB．callC．phoneD．question31.A．praisingB．impressingC．followingD．leaving32.A．shynessB．joyC．stressD．anger33.A．rememberedB．imaginedC．explainedD．realized34.A．topicsB．goalsC．toolsD．experts35.A．independentB．responsibleC．outgoingD．successful三、语法填空（共15小题；每小题1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。短文语法填空QianXuesenis___36___greatChinesescientist.Hisstorytellsusthatsuccessnevercomeseasily.Manyyearsago,Chinawasverybackwardinscienceandtechnology.Qianandhisteammetmany___37___(difficulty)whenhebeganhisresearch.Theydecidedtobuildastrongscientificbaseforourcountry.They___38___(encourage)bytheirdeeploveforthemotherlandandkeptontrying.Withstrong___39___(determine),theystudiedknowledgecarefullyanddidexperiments___40___(frequent).Aftermanyyearsofhardwork,theyfinally___41___(discover)manykeytechnologies,whichlaidthefoundationforChina’sspaceindustry.Thesetechnologiesare___42___(effect)waystomakeourcountrystrongerandhisvaluableachievementsinspiremanyyoungpeople___43___(follow)hisexample.Today,westillfollowthespirit___44___hardworkandcourage.Whathehasdonesetsanexampleforyoungpeople,___45___willinfluencegenerationstocome.单句语法填空46.Hehadtomakeasincere___46___(explain)forhisabsencefromtheimportantclass.47.Weshouldtakeactiontofight___47___wasteandformagreenlifestyle.48.Itis___48___(extreme)necessarytoformagoodhabitofreadingeveryday.49.Manyteenagersoftenworry___49___theycangetalongwellwiththeirnewclassmates.50.Ashighschoolstudents,we___50___(expect)toobeyschoolrulesandrespectourteachers.四、选词填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从方框内选择合适的词组填空，注意形式变化。A.dropoutB.outofcuriosityC.datebacktoD.werefilledwithE.indetailF.makealivingG.layafoundationforH.dressedupI.befamiliarwithJ.beyondallpeople’sexpectation51.ThefirstaidinstructorexplainedthestepsofCPR___51___,ensuringthateverystudentcouldperformitcorrectlyinanemergency.52.Fortheopeningnightoftheartexhibition,alltheguests___52___inelegantclothes.53.Manylocalartists___53___bypaintingportraitsfortourists.54.Despitehavingto___54___ofschoolduetopoorfamily,theyoungartistneverstoppedpainting.55.Inaschool,everystudentshould___55___thelocationoftheemergencyexitsandfirstaidkits.56.Thestudentopenedtheoldartbooktoseewhatwasinside___56___.57.Whenthechildwassaved,themother’seyes___57___tears.58.Theyoungmusiciancomposedaperfectsonginjustonehour,whichwas___58___.59.Studyinghardinhighschoolandhavinggooddailyhabits___59___asuccessfulfuture.60.TheseancientTuloubuildingsarebreathtaking,which___60___theSongandYuanDynasties.五、书面表达（满分20分）读后续写阅读下面材料，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。续写词数应为150左右。Ihavealwaysdreamedofflying.Lastyear,mydreamcametruewhenIjoinedacourseforflyingwithaparachute(滑翔伞)inthemountains.Myinstructor,Karl,wasapatientandexperiencedteacher.Duringourgroundtrainingonasmallhill,herepeatedhismostimportantlessons:“Ifyougetintotrouble,first,staycalm.Second,listentomyvoice.Mostimportantly,youmusthavegentlebutfirmcontroloverthecontrols.Andremembertoslowdownjustbeforelanding.Onemorething—bereadytochangeyourplan.Ifyourdirectionchanges,lookforthenearestopenspacetoland.”Ilearnedtotrusthimcompletely.Itwasthistrustthatsavedmeonce.Itwasasunnydaywithagentlebreeze.Aswetookthecablecarup,Karlpointedtoalarge,openf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