安徽涡阳县第三中学2025-2026学年度第二学期期中质量检测高二英语试题（含答案）

高二英语期中试卷一、阅读理解ATheatresandEntertainmentStDavid’sHallStDavid’sHallistheawardwinningNationalConcertHallofWalesstandingattheveryheartofCardiff’sentertainmentcentre.Withanimpressive2,000-seatconcerthall,StDavid’sHallishometotheannualWelshPromsCardiff.Itpresentsliveentertainment,includingpop,rock,folk,jazz,musicals,dance,worldmusic,filmsandclassicalmusic.TheHayes,CardiffCF101AHwww.stdavidshallcardiff.co.ukTheGleeClubEveryweekendthisis“Wales”premiercomedyclubwherehavingagreattimeistheorderforbothaudiencesandcomedystarsalike.Itishardtonameacomedystarwhohasn’tbeenonthestagehere.Ifyouarelookingforthebestcomediesontourandbrilliantlivemusic,youshouldstarthere.MermaidQuay,CardiffBay,CardiffCF105BZwww.glee.co.uk/cardiffShermanCymruShermanCymru’stheatreintheCathaysareaofCardiffreopenedinFebruary2012.Thisspecialbuildingisaplaceinwhichtheatreismadeandwherechildren,artists,writersandanyoneelsehavetheopportunity(机会)todocreativethings.ShermanCymruisexcitedtopresentapackedprogrammeoftheverybesttheatre,dance,familyshowsandmusicfromWalesandtherestoftheworld.SenghennyddRoad,CardiffCF244YEwww.shermancymru.co.ukNewTheatreTheNewTheatrehasbeenthehomeofqualitydrama,musicals,danceandchildren’sshowsformorethan100years.PresentingthebestoftheWestEndalongwiththepickoftheUK’stouringshows,theNewTheatreisCardiff’soldestsurvivingtraditionaltheatre.Besuretopayavisitaspartofyourstayinthecity.ParkPlace,CardiffCF103LNwww.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk1.WhereistheWelshPromsCardiffhosted?A.AttheNewTheatre.B.AttheGleeClub.C.AtShermanCymru.D.AtStDavid’sHall.2.WhatcanpeopledoattheGleeClub?A.Watchmusicals.B.Enjoycomedies.C.Seefamilyshows.D.Docreativethings.3.WhichwebsitecanyouvisittolearnaboutCardiff’soldestsurvivingtheatre?A.www.newtheatrecardiff.co.ukB.www.shermancymru.co.ukC.www.glee.co.uk/cardiffD.www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.ukBBeijing,October18—YangZhenning,aworld-famousphysicist,NobelPrizewinner,andprofessoratTsinghuaUniversity,passedawayinBeijingonOctober18duetoillness.Hewas103yearsold.YangwasborninHefei,AnhuiProvince,in1922.Whenhewas13,afterreadingabookabouttheuniverse,hetoldhisparents,“IwanttowintheNobelPrizeoneday”.This“bolddream”cametruewhenhewas35.In1957,heandLiZhengdaowontheNobelPrizeinPhysicsfordiscoveringthatparityisnotconservedinweakinteractions.Itwasarevolutionaryfindingthatchangedhowscientistsunderstandtheuniverse.Hismostimportantwork,however,wasthe“Yang-MillsgaugeTheory”proposedin1954withMills.Thistheoryislikea“foundationstone”ofmodernphysics,similartoEinstein’sTheoryofRelativity.Later,healsofoundthe“Yang-BaxterEquation,”openingnewpathsforscientificresearch.Yanglovedhismotherlanddeeply.In1971,whenChinaandtheUSstartedtobuildbetterties,hebecamethefirstfamousChinesescholartovisitChina.HewassomovedtolearnChinamadeitsatomicbombbyitselfthathecried.BackintheUS,hetalkedaboutChina’sprogresseverywhere,encouragingmanyChinesescholarstocomeback.In1999,hereturnedtoTsinghuaUniversitytoteach.Eveninhis80s,hestillgavelessonstofirst-yearstudents.HeraisedmoneytohelpChinesescientistsstudyabroadandsetupresearchcentersinmanyuniversities.In2015,hegaveuphisUScitizenshipandbecameaChineseAcademyofSciencesmember.“Heislikeacircle,”peoplesaid.“HestartedinTsinghuaGarden,wenttotheworldstage,andfinallycamehome.”YangZhenning’slifetellsus:withpassionforscienceandloveforourcountry,wecanachievegreatthings.4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthisarticle?A.ToexplainYangZhenning’sscientifictheoriesB.ToreportYangZhenning’sdeathandsummarizehislifeC.TocompareYangZhenningwithotherphysicistsD.TocriticizeAmericansciencepolicies5.WhendidYangZhenningwintheNobelPrize?A.1922B.1954C.1957D.19716.Whatdoes“foundationstone”meaninparagraph3?A.AheavyrockusedinconstructionB.AbasicprinciplethatsupportsotherideasC.AtypeofscientificequipmentD.Asimpleconceptthatanyonecanunderstand7.Whatdoesthe“circle”suggestaboutYang’slife?A.Hetraveledaroundtheworld.B.Hislifehadnocleardirection.C.Helikedcircularshapes.D.Hereturnedtowherehebegan.CSleepinginonweekendstomakeupforlostsleepduringtheweekmayoffermentalhealthbenefitsforteenagersandyoungadults,accordingtonewresearchfromtheUniversityofOregon.Thestudyfoundthatpeopleaged16to24whocaughtuponsleepovertheweekendweresignificantlylesslikelytoreportsymptomsofdepression.Comparedwiththosewhodidnotrecoversleeponweekends,thisgroupshoweda41percentlowerriskofdepressivesymptoms.Theresearchersanalyzeddatafrom16-to24-year-oldswhoparticipatedintheNationalHealthandNutritionExaminationSurvey2021-2023.Participantsreportedtheirtypicalbedtimesandwake-uptimesonweekdaysandweekends.Usingthisinformation,theresearcherscalculatedweekendcatch-upsleepbycomparingtheaverageamountofsleepperweekenddaywiththeaverageamountperweekday.Participantsalsoreportedtheiremotionalwell-beingandwereclassifiedashavingsymptomsofdepressioniftheysaidtheyfeltsadordepressedeveryday.Biologicalsleeprhythms,knownascircadian(生理节奏的)rhythms,naturallychangeduringadolescence.Theseshiftsmakeitharderforteenstofallasleepearly,evenwhentheyaretired.“Insteadofbeingamorninglark(早起的人),you’regoingtobecomemoreofanightowl,”explainedMelyndaCasement,alicensedpsychologist.“Andsleepbeginningkeepsprogressivelydelayinginadolescenceuntilage18to20.Afterthat,youstartbecomingmoremorninglarkishagain.”Formanyteenagers,thenaturalsleepwindowfallsaround11p.m.to8a.m.Thisscheduleoftenconflictswithearlyschoolstarttimes.Becauseofthismismatch,manysleepexpertsandhealthcareproviderssupporteffortstodelayschoolstarttimesasapublichealthmeasure.“It’snormalforteenstobenightowls,soletthemcatchuponsleeponweekendsiftheycan’tgetenoughsleepduringtheweekbecausethat’slikelytobesomewhatprotective,”Casementsaid.8.Whatcanweknowabouttheimpactofweekendsleepfromparagraph1?A.Itbenefitsfutureprofession.B.Itincreasessocialinteraction.C.Itcontributestomentalhealth.D.Itenhancesacademicperformance.9.Howdidtheresearchersobtaintheirstudydata?A.Throughtrackingparticipants’sleep.B.Throughself-reportfromsubjects.C.Byanalyzingdifferentkindsofdepressivediseases.D.Byworkingoutteenagers’dailysleepingtime.10.Whatisimpliedaboutearlyschoolstarttimesforteenagers?A.Theyignoreteens’sleeprhythmsshift.B.Theymatchbiologicalneeds.C.Theyhelpstudentskeepahealthylifestyle.D.Theygoagainsteducationalregulations.11.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.DepressionSymptomsRiseinYoungAdultsB.CircadianRhythmShiftsinAdolescentYearsC.WeekendSleepMayLowerTeenDepressionD.SchoolTimetablesConflictwithTeenSleepDArtiseverywhere.Anypublicspacehasbeencarefullydesignedbyanartisticmindtobebothfunctionalandbeautiful.Why,then,isartstillsowidelyconsideredtobe“theeasysubject”atschool,insignificanttowidersociety,awasteoftimeandeffort?Artcanconnectculturewithcommercialproductsinawaythatnotmanyotherthingscan;artgeneratesmoneyandholdssignificantemotionalandculturalvaluewithincommunities.Whenpeopleattendaconcert,theyarepayingformusic,sure,maybeevenhotelrooms,meals,andtransport,buttheyalsogainanincredibleexperience,auniqueatmosphereandamemorythatwillgothroughtherestoftheirlives.Peopledon’tjustwantmaterialthingsanymore,theywanttoexperiencelife—theartsareaperfectcrossoverbetweencultureandcommerce.Furthermore,theartscanbringcommunitiestogether,reducinglonelinessandmakingpeoplefeelsafer.Socialbondsarecreatedamongindividualswhentheysharetheirartsexperiencesthroughreflectionanddiscussion,andtheirexpressionofcommonvaluesthroughartworksinhonourofeventssignificanttoanation’sexperience.Theartsclearlyhaveaprettypositiveimpactonphysicalandpsychologicalhealth.Itisfoundthatpeoplewhofrequentculturalplacesorparticipateinartisticeventsaremorelikelytogaingoodhealthcomparedtothosewhodonot;moreengagementwiththeartsislinkedtoahigherlevelofpeople’swell-being.TheRoyalSocietyofPublicHealthdiscoveredthatmusicandart,whenusedinhospitals,helptoimprovetheconditionsofpatientsbyreducingstress,anxietyandbloodpressure.Childrenwhoareinvolvedwiththeartsmakegreaterachievementsintheireducation:thoseengagedwithdramahavegreaterliteraryabilitywhileotherstakingpartinmusicalpracticeexhibitgreaterskillsinmathandlanguages.Kidswithpreferencefortheartshaveagreaterchanceoffindingemploymentinthefuture.Participatingintheartsisessentialforchilddevelopment;encouragingchildrentoexpressthemselvesinconstructivewayscouldhelptoformhealthyemotionalresponsesinlaterlife.Vitaltohumanlife,artiscelebratedandusedbynationsacrosstheworldforvariouspurposes.Lifewithoutartwouldbeboringanddeadstill,forartisapartofwhatmakesushuman.12.Artproductsdifferfrommostothercommercialproductsbecause________.A.mostpeoplepurchasethemforcollectionB.theyaremoreexpensiveandlessaccessibleC.theyhavebothcommercialandculturalvaluesD.theirpricesmayclimbupastimepasses13.Bysharingtheirartsexperiences,communitymemberscan________.A.keepthecommunitysafefromillnessesB.developastrongertiebetweenthemC.learntoappreciatetheirownworksofartD.offerhonourablesolutionstotheirproblems14.Whatcanwelearnaboutpeoplewhoareinvolvedinartisticactivities?A.Theyenjoybetterlivingconditions.B.Theyliketocomparethemselveswithothers.C.Theyareparticularlygoodatbothmusicandart.D.Theytendtobehealthierphysicallyandmentally.15.Howdoeskids’engagementwiththeartsbenefitthem?A.Itpromotestheiracademicperformanceandemotionalgrowth.B.Itgivesthemmoreconfidenceinexhibitingtheirlearningskills.C.Itinspirestheircreativityindesigningtheirfuturecareer.D.Ithelpstomakeresponsiblepeopleoutofthem.七选五Everyoneknowsthatfishisgoodforhealth.____16____Butitseemsthatmanypeopledon’tcookfishathome.Americanseatonlyaboutfifteenpoundsoffishperpersonperyear,butweeattwiceasmuchfishinrestaurantsasathome.Buying,storing,andcookingfishisn’tdifficult.____17____Thistextisabouthowtobuyandcookfishinaneasyway.____18____Freshfishshouldsmellsweet:youshouldfeelthatyou’restandingattheocean’sedge.Anyfishyorstrongsmellmeansthefishisn’tfresh.____19____Whenyouhaveboughtafishandarrivehome,you’dbetterstorethefishintherefrigeratorifyoudon’tcookitimmediately,butfreshfishshouldbestoredinyourfridgeforonlyadayortwo.Frozenfishisn’tastastyasthefreshone.Therearemanycommonmethodsusedtocookfish.____20____First,leanitandseasonitwithyourchoiceofspices(调料).Putthewholefishonaplateandsteamitinasteampotfor8to10minutesifitweighsaboutonepo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ingupinhereyes.注意：（1）续写词数应为150个左右；（2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Suddenly,sheheardElicallingout,“Jenny,wait!”___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Jennyranback