陕西省洛南中学2025-2026学年度第二学期期中考试高二英语试题（含答案）

2025—2026学年度第二学期期中考试高二英语试题一、阅读理解AYouthDigitalPhotographyWorkshopsUnlockyourcreativepotentialthissummer!Ourworkshopsaredesignedtohelpyoungenthusiastsmastertheartofdigitalphotographythroughhands-onpractice.CourseLevelsLevel1:Beginner(July5-July10)Idealforthosewhoarenewtodigitalcameras.Focusesonbasiccamerasettings,lighting,andsimplecomposition.Fee:$200.Level2:Intermediate(July12-July17)Forstudentswhounderstandmanualmode.Coversportraitphotography,streetshooting,andphotoeditingbasics.Fee:$250.Level3:Advanced(July19-July24)Focusesonstorytellingthroughimagesandprofessional-leveleditingsoftware.Afinalexhibitionwillbeheld.Fee:$300.SpecialOffersEarlyBird:RegisterbeforeJune1sttoreceivea10%discountonanycourse.BundleDeal:Signupforanytwolevelstogetherandgetafreehigh-qualitytripod(worth$50).ImportantNotesEquipment:StudentsareencouragedtobringtheirownDSLRcameras.Alimitednumberofcamerasareavailableforrentat$15perday.Attendance:Eachlevelconsistsofsix3-hoursessionsheldfrom9:00a.m.to12:00p.m.Certificate:A“CertificateofAchievement”willbeawardedtostudentswhoattendatleast5sessionsoftheirlevel.LocationAllsessionsareheldattheVisionArtCenter,Room302,45WestStreet.1.Whichcourseshouldyouchooseifyouwanttolearnphotoeditingbasics?A．Level1.B．Level2.C．Level3.D．Anylevel.2.HowmuchshouldanEarlyBirdpayforLevel1inMay?A．$180.B．$200.C．$225.D．$270.3.Whatisrequiredforastudenttogetacertificate?A．BringingtheirownDSLRcamera.B．Enteringthefinalexhibition.C．Attendingnolessthan5sessions.D．Registeringfortwolevelstogether.BInmyfamily,Saturdaymorningswerefordimsum.Weekendsstartedwithshrimpdumplings,beeftripe,andricenoodlerolls,allwasheddownwithPu’ertea.“Ifyouwanttoeatit,youhavetoreadit,”mymomwouldsay,handingmetheordersheet.Strugglingwithunfamiliarcharacters,Itriedtomatchdishnameswithimagesinmymind.“Youneedtokeepupyourlanguage,”she’dadd.“Dimsumisaboutconnectingwithfamily.”Forus,yumchahappenedatlocalchalou—thoseloud,colorfulteahousesandChineserestaurants.Atthechalou,myusuallytimidmothercamealiveandwaspopularamongthestaff,chattingandjokingwiththem.Dimsumwasherconnectiontohome.Naturally,itwasoverdimsumoneSaturdaythatmyparentstoldmetheywereleavingCanadaforHongKongtobewithmyaginggrandparents.Iwasincollegeandvisitinghome.Istuffedaneggcustardbunintomymouth,andsaidinalowvoicethattheyshoulddowhattheywanted.Mymomplacedthelastshrimpdumplinginmybowl.“Eatup,”shesaid,“youmightnotgetdimsumforawhile.”Intheyearsthatfollowed,Ioftenvisitedanethnicgrocerystorenearcollegetobuydimsum.I’dtakehomechasiubaos,barbecuedporkbuns,andeatthemalone,defyingdimsum’ssharedspirit.I’dsendphotostomymom,who’dreplywithpicturesofherown,alwaysbetter-lookingdimsum.Exchangingthesephotosbecameourwayofsharinglives.Despiteourdifferences,dimsumremainedoursimpleconnection.Westruggle,still.JustasIstrugglewiththecharactersofthedimsummenu,myexperiencesareoftenlostintranslationwithmyparents.Theremayneverbetherightwords,butthereisalwaystherightfood.Wheneverwevisiteachother,wehavedimsum,pilingeachother’splatesasiftosay,“I’msorry,”“Imissedyou,”and“Iloveyou.”InChinese,dimsummeans“touchtheheart”.Andforme,italwaysdoes.4.Whydidtheauthor’smotheraskhertoreadthedimsummenu?A．Toimpressthestaff.B．TopracticeChinese.C．Tochoosedishesfaster.D．Totestherlanguageskills.5.Howdidtheauthorreacttoherparents’decisiontoleaveCanada?A．Sheexpressedherworry.B．Shestoppedeatinganything.C．Sheacceptedwithaheavyheart.D．Shebeggedthemnottoleave.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“defying”inparagraph4mean?A．Breaking.B．Respecting.C．Celebrating.D．Remembering.7.Whatdoesdimsumsymbolizefortheauthor?A．Agenerationalconflict.B．Apersonalchallenge.C．Achildhoodmemory.D．Afamilyconnection.CAt16,BenjaminDavis,asophomoreatBishopFeehanHighSchoolinMassachusetts,hasinventedarevolutionarydesktopsystemthatrecyclesplasticbottlesand3Dprintingwasteintohigh-quality3Dprintingfilament.Hisgroundbreakingworkwonhimfirstplaceatthe2025InternationalScience&EngineeringFair(ISEF)andthe$75,000RegeneronYoungScientistAward,bringinghimwidespreadrecognitionandincreasingattentionfromscientificcommunitiesaroundtheworld.Benjamin’sinspirationstruckwhenhenoticedmassiveamountsofplasticwastepilingupinhisschool’sartroom.Ashewatchedtheseuselessmaterialsbeingthrownawayeachday,hefeltdeeplyconcernedaboutthegrowingenvironmentaldamagecausedbyplasticpollution.Determinedtofindapracticalsolution,hebegantoresearchwaystochangewasteintovaluableresources.Over18months,heworkedpatientlyinhisgarage,researching,designing,andconstructingdifferentmodelsuntilhefinallycreatedasmall,andadvancedmachine.Hisdevicecanshredplasticwaste,meltit,andformitintosmoothandconsistent3Dprintingfilamentinasinglecontinuousprocess.Comparedwithtraditionalindustrialrecyclingmachines,hisdesignuses70%lessenergyandproducesmaterialsofhigherquality.Schoolsandcreativespacesacrosstheglobehavealreadyexpressedstronginterestinhisinvention,andseveralinstitutionshaverequesteddetailedprototypesforfurthertesting.Atfirst,fewwerequicktocreditsomeoneofhisagewiththeabilitytotacklesuchacomplextechnicalundertaking.Teachersandpeersquestionedwhetherhissmallmachinecouldworksteadilyandmeetreal-worldstandards.However,Benjaminneverlostconfidence.Hetestedmorethan50versions,stayeduplatemakingimprovements,andcarefullyrecordedeachresultuntilhisdeviceperformedperfectly.BenjaminnowplanstostudymechanicalengineeringatMIT.Hehopeshisexperiencewillencouragemoreyoungpeopletocareabouttheenvironmentandtakepracticalactiontosolverealproblems.8.WhatinspiredBenjamintocreatetherecyclingmachine?A．Hisenthusiasmformachinery.B．Agrandawardfromacompetition.C．Theglobalrecognitionandattention.D．Theplasticwasteprobleminhisschool.9.WhatisanadvantageofBenjamin’smachineaccordingtothetext?A．It’suser-friendly.B．It’scost-effective.C．It’senergy-efficient.D．It’shigh-productive.10.WhichwordscanbestdescribeBenjaminDavis?A．Creativeandcommitted.B．Kindandresponsible.C．Hard-workingandhumble.D．Insistentandgenerous.11.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．AStudent’sMITDream.B．TheDevelopmentof3DPrinting.C．TheFutureBelongingtotheYoung.D．ATeenTurningWasteintoTreasure.DPancreaticcancerhasbecomeoneofthedeadliestformsofcanceracrosstheworld—itisoftencalleda“silentkiller”largelybecauseearlydetectionissohard.Symptomsrarelyappearuntilthediseasehasadvanced,leavingpatientswithafive-yearsurvivalrateofonlyabout10percent.Now,newresearchsuggeststhatanAItoolmaysignificantlyimproveearlydetectionofthisdeadlydisease.InastudypublishedinNatureMedicine,researchersfromChinafoundthatanAItoolcalledPANDA,whenanalyzingroutinenoncontrastCTscans,couldcorrectlyidentify93percentofpeoplewhohadpancreaticlesions.ContrastCTscans,usedtoconfirmitspresence,involvelargeamountsofradiation,somanyexpertsadviseagainstwidespreadscreening.Butlower-radiationalternatives,noncontrastCTs,producelessclearlydefinedpictures,makingitharderforradiologiststoidentifyabnormalities.Thetool,developedbyresearcherswithChinesetechgiantAlibaba,wastrainedtoaddressthisbyusinganAImodeltospotpotentialcancer.Crucially,thisprocessreliesontheAImodelbeingtrainedonmappeddatafromcontrastscans.TheteamfirstaskedaradiologisttomanuallymarkthecontrastCTsofmorethan2,000knownpancreaticpatientswiththelocationsoftheirlesions.Theengineersthenalgorithmicallymappedthehighlightedlesionsontothesamepatients’noncontrastCTs.ThosenoncontrastscanswerethenfedtotheAImodel,sothatitcouldlearntodetectpotentialcancereveninlessdetailedimages.Still,researcherscautionedthatmorereal-worlddatawasneededtodeterminewhetherthetool’sbenefitsoutweightherisksoffalsepositivesandunnecessarytesting.Dr.AjitGoenkaofMayoClinicstressedtheimportanceofreducingfalsealarms,notingthathundredsinNingbofacedunnecessaryterrorandtestingonlytofindtheywerehealthy.Dr.DianeSimeoneofUCSanDiegoaddedthatthetoolmightbemoreusefulfortraineedoctorsthanforexperiencedspecialists,butacknowledgeditcouldbeavaluablebackstopforhospitalslackingspecialists.12.Howdoestheauthorillustratecancer’sseverityinthefirstparagraph?A．Bydefiningaterm.B．Byprovidingstatistics.C．Bygivingexamples.D．Bydescribingamedicalprocess.13.WhatistheAImodelaimedat?A．ReducingtheradiationofCTscans.B．Identifyinglesionsinlessclearimages.C．Improvingtheclarityofscanimages.D．ReplacingcontrastCTscanscompletely.14.Whatisparagraph4ofthetextmainlyabout?A．ThecomparisonoftwoCTscans.B．Theroleofradiologistsintheprocess.C．Thecauseoffalsepositivesindetection.D．ThefunctionalprincipleoftheAImodel.15.WhatisDr.DianeSimeone’sattitudetowardsthepotentialuseofPANDA?A．Fullysupportive.B．Highlycritical.C．Cautiouslyoptimistic.D．Deeplyskeptical.七选五Intheageofconstantdigitalexposure,thereisawidespreadproblem—sleepcouldbechallengingtoget.___16___Theyarestrugglingwithnonstopinformation,unfinishedtextmessageexchanges,strongdesirestochecksocialmedia,workworries,andself-reflections.Topreventoverthinkingstealingyoursleep,herearethreeeasy-to-applyways.GiveyourthoughtsaplacetolandWhenyourmindbelievesitmustholdontoeverythought,thesethoughtscanfeellikeplanescirclingtotouchdown.___17___Agoodold-fashionedpaperandpennexttoyourbedisfarbetterthanpickingupyourphonetowriteonyournotesapp.Phoneinhand,youwilllikelystartcheckingsocialmediaornews.Writingdownyourthoughtsonpapertellsyourbraintheyarenotignoredbutsafelystored,relaxingyourmind.___18___Anygatheringofmindfulnessexpertswouldprovideenoughevidenceofhowoverthinkinglivesinimaginedfuturesandinreplayed(oftenmistakenly)pasts.Healthysleeplivesonlyinthehereandnow.So,feelthewarmthofyourblanket,thecomfortofyourbodyonyourbed,andthatsuperpleasantfeelingoflettingyourselfgobeforefallingasleep.___19___Realizesleepisn’tfromremovingallthoughtsYourgoalforagoodnight’ssleepisnottopushallyourthoughtsaway.___20___Gentlyremindingyourselfhowfaryouhavecomeinlifewillhelpyoustopworryingaboutwhatyouhavetodo.Sleepisnotaboutclearingyourthoughts,butinsteadabouthowyouholdontothemwhenyoupulltheblanketoveryouatnight.A．So,landthemonapaperrunway.B．ClarifyyourthoughtstothefullestC．SecureyourthoughtstothepresentD．Thishelpswinyoursleepbackinstantly.E．Overthinkinginbedisdifficulttoaddress.F．Rather,thebestwayistorespondtothemproperly.G．Manypeoplearelyinginbedwiththeirmindsoverthinking.二、完形填空Formanychildren,theideaofoperationisfrightening.ButonedoctorinBrazilhasfoundaheart-warmingwaytoturn___21___intocourage,bylettinghisyoungpatientsentertheoperatingroom___22___assuperheroes.LeandroB.Guimaraes,anear,nose,andthroat___23___,beganthispracticeafteradifficultmomentwithalittlegirlnamedAllana.Justtwoyearsold,she___24___uncontrollablyashecarriedhertowardtheoperatingroom.Thatday,hemadehimselfa___25___:Nochildwouldgointooperationintearsagain.Hissolution?Superhero___26___.“Iletthechildchoosewhattheywanttowear,”Guimaraes___27___.“Itellthemthatwewillgoin‘flying’orrunningandthatwearegoingtocleartheirnosesandears.Ientertheoperatingroomwhentheyarereadyto___28___thegame.”Guimaraesevenencouragesparentstojoinifachildisstill___29___.Thegoalisalwaysthesame—tomaketheexperiencecalmer,lighter,andalittlemagical.Thedoctorrecordsthejoyful___30___,sometimesrunningtogetherwithkidswearingclothesofBatman,Spider-Man,orWonderWoman,andsharesthevideoswithall___31___present.“Theyloveitbecausetheycanshowtheirchildrenhow___32___theywere!”hesaid.Byturninganxiousstepsintosuperherosteps,Guimaraes___33___thatmedicineisaboutmorethanseriousprocedures—it’sabouthumannature.His___34___gesturenotonlycomfortshispatientsbutalsoremindsfamiliesthatkindnessandimaginationcanworkjustas___35___asmedicineitself.21.A．envyB．sorrowC．horrorD．pity22.A．appointedB．dressedC．identifiedD．served23.A．volunteerB．scientistC．nurseD．professional24.A．weptB．regrettedC．sleptD．complained25.A．tradeB．promiseC．suggestionD．living26.A．clothingB．dietC．natureD．behavior27.A．sighedB．approvedC．questionedD．explained28.A．applyforB．putforwardC．commentonD．participatein29.A．curiousB．ambitiousC．tenseD．rough30.A．searchesB．entrancesC．requirementsD．assessments31.A．kidsB．superstarsC．doctorsD．parents32.A．honestB．modestC．daringD．understanding33.A．admitsB．showsC．warnsD．doubts34.A．thoughtfulB．humorousC．romanticD．conventional35.A．effectivelyB．legallyC．easilyD．differently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。Theworldweliveinnever___36___(fail)tofascinatethosebraveenoughtostepoutofcomfortzones.Nobodyisbornawinner;everygreatfigureoriginates___37___humblebeginnings,andmanyusedtostartfromnothingmore___38___asimplewishforchange.Weoftenhesitatebeforeunknownchallenges,anddarenotfullycommitourselvestohardwork.Wemayfalselyestimateourability,failtoproperlyrespondtosuddenfailures,andevenpretend___39___(be)calmwhenweareexposedtopressurefromourinnerweakness.Somealsomakeefforts___40___(aim),justlikeabrokengearboxwhichlosesitsrightdirection.Yetaslongaswedevote___41___(us)tothechosenpath,bravelyattempttodowhatisright,wecanslowlyleavean___42___(impress)oneveryonearoundus,andfinallybringourlong-lostconfidenceandambitionbacktolife.Itiswidelybelieved___43___lifeisalongjourneyfulloftests.Whiledifficultieswillcomeoneafteranother,itisourattituderatherthanourtalentthatdecideshowfarwecango.Evenifwecomeacrosssetbacks,weshouldneverbackdown.Onlyby___44___(push)ourselvesconstantly,facingallrisksdirectlyandholdingontoourinitialdream,canweturnsmalleffortsintobigachievements,rewriteourordinaryfate,andbecome___45___wewanttobefinally.四、书面表达46英语校报报道EmbracingHealthandBeauty假定你是李华，上周班级围绕“什么是健康美”展开讨论，给校英语报写一篇80词左右报道，包含讨论内容、个人观点。EmbracingHealthandBeautyLastweek,ourclassheldalivelydiscussionontheconceptof“healthybeauty”.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________47读后续写Ineverthoughtagroupofstraycatswouldturnourquietcommunityintoaplaceofconflictuntillastmonth.Asaseniorhighschoolstudentwholovesanimals,Ihadbeenfeedingthethreestraycatsnearthecommunitygateforhalfayear.Theyweregentle—oneblack,oneorange,andonewhitewithpatches—andthey’dgreetmeeveryafternoonafterschool,theirtailswavingsoftly.Butthingsstartedtogowrong.Moreneighborsnoticedthecatsandbeganbringingfood:someleftbowlsofrice,somethrewleftoverbones,andothersputoutmilk.Atfirst,Iwasgladthecatsweregettingmorecare.However,thesituationsoonspiraledoutofcontrol.Foodbowlspiledupbythegate,attractingfliesandantsinthesummerheat.Theleftoverfoodsmelledterriblewhenitwentbad,makingtheentrancetoourcommunityanunpleasantplace.What’sworse,afewmorecatsstartedwanderingintoresidents’yards,knockingoverflowerpotsandleavingfuroncars.Complaintsfloodedthecommunitygroupchat.“Thesecatsareanuisance!”oneneighborwrote.“Someoneshoulddrivethemaway!”anothersaidangrily.Afewanimalloversarguedback,insistingweshouldn’tabandonthepoorcreatures.Tensionsrose,andevenmyparentstoldmetostopfeedingthecats,sayingIwasaddingtotheproblem.Ifeltheartbroken—Ididn’twanttogiveuponthecats,butIalsohatedseeingthecommunitytornapart.Oneevening,asIstoodbythegatewatchingthecatseatquietly,Ms.Li,ourcommunitymanager,walkedover.Shedidn’tscoldme,butinsteadsighedandsaid,“Weneedasolutionthatworksforeveryone,notjustthecatsorthepeoplewholovethem.”Herwordsgavemeanidea.Thatnight,Istayeduplate,writingdownaplan.Thenextmorning,IwenttoseeMs.Liagain,holdingmynotebooktightly.Ihopedmyplanwo