福建福州市鼓楼区福州第三中学2025-2026学年第二学期高二期中考试英语试题（含答案）

2025-2026学年第二学期高二期中考试英语试题25-26高二下·福州三中期中英语试卷一、阅读理解AInacrisis,everysecondcounts,andofficialalertscansavelivesbydirectingpeopletoescapeorshelterinplace.Herearesomesystemsyoumustkeepinmind.WirelessEmergencyAlerts(WEA)HowItWorks?Messagessentbyofficialstoallenabledmobilephonesinaspecificarea.Usedforimmediatethreats,AMBERAlerts,andPresidentialalerts.HowtoAccess?Youdon’tneedtodownloadanapporsubscribe.Availableonmostmodernsmartphones.Checkyourphone’snotificationsettingstoensuretheyareon.Keybenefit.Reachesyouwhereveryouare,basedonyourphone’slocation.EmergencyAlertSystem(EAS)HowItWorks?Anationalpublicwarningsystemthatinterruptsbroadcasttelevisionandradioprogrammingtodeliveremergencymessages.HowtoAccess?TuneintolocalTVandradiostations.Keybenefit.ItoftencontinuestofunctionwhenmobilenetworksortheInternetaredown,makingitavitalbackup.NOAAWeatherRadioAllHazardsHowItWorks?Anationwidenetworkofradiostationsbroadcasting24/7weatherandhazard(危险)informationdirectlyfromtheNationalWeatherService(NWS).HowtoAccess?Requiresaspecialradioreceiverthatcanbepurchasedonlineoratelectronicsstores.Keybenefit.Itisan“AllHazards”networkthatprovidescomprehensiveanddirectinformationonnatural,environmental,andpublicsafetythreats.FEMAAPPHowItworks?Afreemobileappprovidingreal-timealertsfromtheNWSforuptofivelocations,shelterinformation,andpreparednesstips.HowtoAccess?DownloadforfreefromtheiOSAppStoreorGooglePlay.Keybenefit.Allowsyoutomonitorlocationsoffamilymembers,findopensheltersduringadisaster,andapplyforassistanceafterward.1.Whichsystemrequiresspecializedreceivingequipment?A．FEMAApp.B．EmergencyAlertSystem.C．WirelessEmergencyAlerts.D．NOAAWeatherRadioAllHazards.2.WhatisspecialaboutFEMAApp?A．Itofferspositioningservice.B．Itdoesn’tchargeanyfees.C．Itsendsweatherinformation.D．Itkeepsfunctioningindisasters.3.Whereisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?A．Atraveljournal.B．Aproductad.C．Agovernmentwebsite.D．Ageographymagazine.BIamtheworld’sleadingclimatechangecampaigner.Well,sincelastmonth.That’swhenwehadthesolarpanelsinstalled,linkedtoanapponmyphone.Now,whereverIam,Icanopentheappandseehowmuchelectricitywearecreatingandhowmuchweareconsuming.Rightnow,we’reexporting2.37kilowattstothegrid(电网).Ienjoythefeeling.Yes,I’msavingtheplanet.Moretothepoint:I’mmakingupwardsof10centsanhour,DOINGNOTHING.Certainly,youhavetoputinabitofeffort.EversinceIbecameanenergyexporter,Ihavebeenpatrolling(巡逻)thehouse,tryingtomaximizeourproduction.Ofcourse,Igetsomecomplaintsfrommywife,Jocasta,alongthelinesof“Iwasusingthatlighttoreadabook”or“Whydidn’tyousavemyworkbeforeturningoffmycomputer,”butIthinksheisgratefulformyassistance.Theonlyproblem?Justlastnight,Iturnedoffeverything,butwewerestillconsuming0.05ofakilowatt.Icheckedthefridge.Itwasnothumming(哼鸣).Alltheoverheadlightswereout.Nothingwasonstandby.Yetthereitwas.Ihardlyslept,mymindtryingtoworkthrougheverycornerofthehouse.Backatoffice,Ifindithardtotearmyeyesawayfromtheapp.Rightnow,it’smidday.Jocastaisathome.Iglanceattheapp.Ohno!Cloudsoverhead!Disaster!We’renowproducingnothing.Nothingatall.Andconsumptionissuddenlythroughtheroof.We’reusingupgridpower.What’sJocastaupto?Runningafactory?Thenextday,atwork,aroundmidday,IchecktheappjusttocalculatehowmuchI’veearned.What?Disaster!Cloudsoverheadagainandyetpowerstillbeingused.Jocastaisoutofthehouse.Why,ohwhy,hasJocastalefttheTVremoteinreachofthedog?Imusthaveawordwithhim.Yousee,sometimesit’shardtobeaheadofyourtime.4.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromparagraph1?A．Heisacreativebusinessman.B．Hetakesprideinthesolargains.C．Heenjoyslaunchingcampaigns.D．Hehasagiftforappdevelopment.5.WhatdoesJocastacomplainabout?A．Theunknownwasteofpower.B．Herfamily’simpatientattitude.C．Theunstablesupplyofelectricity.D．Herhusband’sunreasonablebehavior.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“throughtheroof”inparagraph4mean?A．Rocketing.B．Changing.C．Freezing.D．Diving.7.Whatmessagedoesthetextconvey?A．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.B．Apennysavedisapennyearned.C．Greatmindsthinkaheadoftheirtime.D．Technologyisagoodservantbutabadmaster.CHiromuYakura,apostdoctoralresearcherattheMaxPlanckInstituteforHumanDevelopment,firstbecameawareofdifferencesinhisownvocabularyaboutayearafterChatGPTcameout.Researchershadpreviouslyfoundthatuseoflargelanguagemodels(LLMs),suchasthosethatpowerChatGPT,waschangingvocabularychoicesinwrittencommunication,andYakuraandhiscolleagueswantedtoknowwhetherspokencommunicationwasbeingaffected,too.ResearchersfirstusedChatGPTtoeditlargeamountsoftextlikeemailsandarticlesusinginstructionssuchas“polish”or“improveclarity.”TheyidentifiedwordsChatGPTaddedfrequently,like“delve,”labelingtheseGPTwords.Next,theteamanalyzedover360,000YouTubevideosand770,000podcast(播客)episodesfrombeforeandafterChatGPT’sreleasetotracktheuseofGPTwordsovertime.TheycomparedtheGPTwordswith“synthetic(合成)controls,”whichwereformedbymathematicallyweightingsynonyms(同义词)thatweren’tfrequentlyusedbythechatbot-suchsynonymsfor“delve,”forexample,couldinclude“examine”and“explore.”Theteam’sresultsshowasignificantriseinGPTwordsinthe18monthsafterChatGPT’srelease.Thewordsdidn’tjustappearinformal,scriptedvideosorpodcastepisodes;theywerepepperedintonaturalconversation,too.“ThepatternsstoredinAItechnologyseemtobesendingbacktothehumanmind,”notesco-authorLevinBrinkmann,describingaculturalfeedbackcycle:humanstrainAIontext,AIreturnsstatisticallyremixedversions,andthenpeopleunconsciouslyadoptitspatterns.“It’snaturalforhumanstoimitateoneanother,butwe’remorelikelytocopywhatsomeoneelseisdoingifweperceivethemasbeingknowledgeableorimportant,”Brinkmannsays.AsmorepeoplelooktoAIasaculturalauthority,theymayrelyonandimitateitoverothersources,resultinginalikenessoflanguagestylesandexpressions.TrackingLLMs’culturalimpactiscritical,accordingtotheUniversityofChicagoexpertJamesEvans.“Inthismomentintheevolution(进化)ofLLMs,lookingatworddistributionistherightmethodologytounderstandhowthetechnologyisaffectingthewaywecommunicate,”hesays,“Butasthemodelsmature,thesedistributionsaregoingtobehardertodistinguish.”Scientistsmayneedtolookatbroaderlinguistictrendsbeyondwordchoice,suchassentencestructureandhowideasarepresented.8.WhatmadeYakurabeginthenewresearch?A．DesiretoexplorepotentialsofLLMs.B．Changesinpersonalvocabularychoices.C．Previousresearchonwrittencommunication.D．DissatisfactionoverpoorperformanceofChatGPT.9.WhyweretheGPTwordstrackedintheresearch?A．Toshowhowdiversetheyare.B．Tomeasuretheirinfluenceonlanguage.C．Tocheckiftheyworkinvariouscontexts.D．Tocomparethemwithhumanwordchoices.10.Brinkmannmentionsthetrendoftheculturalfeedbackcycletoillustrate________.A．itprovidesadifferentapproachtolearningB．itresultsinmisjudgmentofculturalauthoritiesC．itisanaturalpartoftechnologicaldevelopmentD．itcarriesahiddenrisktotherichnessoflanguage11.Whatissuggestedinthelastparagraph?A．Anotableincreaseinsamplesize.B．Aprobableshiftinthefutureresearchfocus.C．Atimelyapplicationoftheresearchfindings.D．Athoroughevaluationofthecurrentresearch.七选五FestiveFitnessTheholidaysarealwaysthemoststressfulpartofmyyear.NomatterhowmuchIplan,myusualworkoutroutinedisappearsinthechaos.ButI’mdeterminedtochangethatthistime.____12____Withitinmind,I’mgoingtogetcreativetokeepitup.Stayingfitdoesn’trequirelonghours.Tobeefficient,Ifocusonhigh-intensityintervaltraining(高强度间歇训练).Researchshowsit’soneofthemosteffectivemethods.Itinvolvesshortburstsofmaximumeffortfollowedbyabriefrest.Aclassicstudyfoundthatjust4minutesofthispattern,doneregularly,improvedfitnessmorethananhourofmoderateexercise.____13____Evenminutesofintensiveactivitycount.____14____Forexample,arecentstudylinked3.5minutesofdailyintensiveactivitytoalowerheartdiseaseriskinwomen.Anotheranalysisfoundsuchburstscuttheriskofheartattackandstrokeby20%foreveryone.____15____Ithinkofthemas“exercisesnacks.”Chasingabus,carryingheavygroceries,orsprintingthroughanairportallqualify.Eventakingthestairsquicklyhelps—astudyshowedthatintensivelyclimbingstairsseveraltimesaweekcanboostcardiovascular(心血管的)fitnessby5%injustweeks.Don’tunderestimatethepowerofwalking.While10,000stepsisacommongoal,anewstudyfoundthat7,000stepsdailyisenoughtosignificantlylowertheriskofheartdisease,diabetes,andotherconditions.____16____Goingforlongwalkswithfamilybecomesaperfectwaytostayactiveandreconnectduringtheholidays.A．Sowecanachievealotinverylittletime.B．Thismakeswalkingamorepracticalactivity.C．Theseshortburstsofintensiveactivityhappennaturally.D．Moderateexerciselikewalkingisalsovaluableforhealth.E．Consistencyiskeytofitness,andthatrequiresadaptability.F．Infact,thesemicro-workoutsoffersignificanthealthbenefits.G．Takingatraditionalapproachtoexerciseensuressteadyprogress.二、完形填空Yearsagoasacollegefreshman,Iwassittinginthelibraryonabeautiful____17____day,bored,workingonahistorypaper.____18____,offthepagecamedancingaquotebyGandhi,“Inthemidstofdeathlifepersists...”Afterthosewordswerereadagainadozentimes,suddenlyIwasnolonger____19____.Outsideinthesunshine,I____20____myshoesanddancedbarefootacrossaspring-greenlawn.Lastweekendonthe____21____fromCaliforniatoLasVegas,IlookeddownonhillsthatweresogreenthatIcouldalmosttastethem.WhenI____22____Vegas,thegreenturnedadulldesertbrown.Welandedaftersunset,andtheonlygreentobeseenwasneon(霓虹灯).Butthenextmorning,Iawoketofind____23____ofspringallovermyyard.Inmyabsence,allsortsofthingshad____24____andbloomed.Threedayslater,IdrovetoArizonatovisitafriendandgetyetanother____25____ofspring.Thedriveacrossthedesertwascompletelygreat,avarietyofwildflowersandbloomingcactuses(仙人掌).Sometimesweneedthechancetobe____26____thatwe’restillalive.Aftermyhusbanddied,afriendsentmeacardwhich____27____:“Justwhenyouthinkyouwillnever____28____again,lifecomesback.”Life____29____,andsodoweinthegreenofspringandthedeadofwinter,inthebirthofachildandthe____30____ofalovedone;inthewordsweleavebehindandtheheartsofthosewhowill____31____us.Springremindsusthatwe’realiveforever.17.A．springB．summerC．autumnD．winter18.A．ForawhileB．AlltoooftenC．OutofnowhereD．Nowandthen19.A．angryB．refreshedC．childishD．bored20.A．putonB．kickedoffC．steppedintoD．dustedoff21.A．shipB．trainC．flightD．road22.A．missedB．discoveredC．leftD．approached23.A．originsB．signsC．airD．sunlight24.A．leafedB．hidC．fadedD．showed25.A．tasteB．gainC．promiseD．power26.A．advisedB．warnedC．expressedD．reminded27.A．wroteB．concludedC．readD．requested28.A．careB．smileC．yieldD．recover29.A．occursB．persistsC．developsD．speeds30.A．identityB．growthC．passingD．memory31.A．persuadeB．shapeC．serveD．remember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。The2021listofBestTourismVillageswasreleasedatthe24thGeneralAssemblyoftheWorldTourismOrganization,withYucun____32____(list)amongthe44outstandingvillages.LaunchedinMay2021,theBestTourismVillagesinitiativedrewapplicationsfrom174villagesworldwide,andthecandidateswereassessed____33____anindependentcommitteeagainstasetofcriteriacoveringculturalandnaturalheritage,economicsustainability,andotherkeydimensions.____34____(lie)inAnjiCounty,ZhejiangProvince,YucunoncereliedonmineralresourcesforitseconomicgrowthandbecamethewealthiestcommunityintheareaofAnji.____35____allofthiswasachievedonlyatthecostofenvironmentaldamage.In2005,PresidentXiJinpingvisitedYucun,____36____heputforwardtheconceptthatlucidwatersandlushmountainsareinvaluableassets.Underthisvision,Yucunmadegreateffortstorestoreitsecologicalenvironmentand____37____(award)thetitleofNationalEcologicalCulturalVillagein2021.Blessedwithdistinctivenaturalscenery,villagerssoonlived____38____(enjoyable)lives,comparedwiththosetheyhadwhendependingonmining.Today,ithasgrownintoapopulartouristdestination,attractingmorethan10milliondomesticandinternationalvisitorsannually.This____39____(transform)ofYucunoffersavividexample.Overthepastdecades,Chinahasbeencommittedtogreenandlow-carbondevelopment.WithYucunas____40____shiningmodel,thenationhasachievedremarkableprogressinecologicalconservationandadoptedeffective____41____(strategy)tobuildaBeautifulChina.四、完成句子42.How________________anddoingnothing?Wearehumansandweallhavearesponsibilitytolookafteroneanother’swelfare.我有什么理由坐在那儿什么都不做呢？我们都属于人类大家庭，我们有责任关心彼此的幸福。43.Thoughthepaintingisover500yearsold,itlooksas________________asthedayitwascreated.虽然这幅画有500多年之久，但它看起来仍然和刚创作完时一样色彩明快、充满活力。44.Tofightlong-termstress,itisagreatideato________________.(用take短语)为了对抗长期的压力，培养一种新的爱好是个好主意。45.Ifwedonottakeappropriateactions,thiswarmingtrendwillprobablycontinueandtherewillbe______________.如果我们不采取适当的行动，这种变暖的趋势可能会持续下去，而我们将为此付出更大的代价。46.________________,China’swaterwaysareheadingtowardsacleanandsustainablefuture.(effect)随着这些运动的开展，中国的水道正在走向洁净和可持续的未来。五、英语报道写作47.假定你是李华，上周六你参加了校学生会组织的“环境保护，从你我做起”的活动。请为校英文报写篇报道，内容包括：1.活动的过程；2.收获与感想。词数80左右。ProtectingEnvironmentStartsfromYouandMe________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________六、读后续写48.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。Atthelibrary,NateJaspernoticedasignforthe“FirstAnnualHighlandDrawingContest.”Itaskedforartworkshowingtheuniquebeautyoftheirtown.Noticinghisinterest,thelibrarian,Ms.Kim,handedhimaflyer.“Thewinningdrawingswillbedisplayedrighthereinthelibrary,”sheadded.Sittingonthelibrarystepsoutside,Natewaslostinthought.Hehadalwayslovedart.Hecouldneverhavetoomanysketchpads(素描本)andcrayons.“Ihavetoenterthiscontest!”hesaidtohimself.Butsomethingtroubledhim.Yearsoflivinginthesmalltownhadconvincedhimthatitwasadullplace.“There’snothingspecialaboutit—onlyordinaryfarms,animals,andtrees!”hefrowned.“WhatwillIdraw?”Justthen,BrianaWilliams,anewgirlinhisclasswhohadjustmovedfromHouston,alargemoderncityinTexas,walkedout.SpottingNate,shesatdownbesidehimandnoticedtheflyer.“Adrawingcontest?Thatsoundsfun!”“Notreally,”Natesighed.“Trustme,thistownisabigbore.”Brianalookedsurprised.“Well,everythingheremayseemboringtoyou,buttome,it’sallnew!I’dlovetoseemoreofit.Showmearoundsometime.Andbringyoursketchpad—youmightfindsomethingworthdrawing.”ThenextSaturday,theywandereddownaquietlanetogether.Brianastoppedbeneathalargemapleandgazedupinawe.Natepausedbesideher.Atfirst,itfeltstrangetoadmireatreehe’dpassedahundredtimes.Butashefollowedhergaze,thesunwasshiningthroughthebranches,turningtheredandyellowleavesintoaseaofburninggold.“There’snowherethisquietandprettyinHouston,”Brianasaidsoftly.Natefeltsomethingclickedinhismind.Highlandwasn’tabigbore—hewasjusttoousedtoit.Hebegantowonderwhatotherhiddenbeautywaswaitingtobediscovered.Paragraph1:Inspired,NatesuggestedtheyvisithisGrandpa’sfarm.________________________________________________________________________Paragraph2:Onthedayoftheawardceremony,thelibrarywascrowded.___________________