广东省茂名市2025-2026学年高二英语下学期期中测试

广东省茂名市2025-2026学年高二下学期5月期中

英语试题

一、阅读理解

WelcometoFanfare,theHornBook’sannualbestbookslist!Whichbooksstandoutinourmemory

andremaininourheartsandimaginations?Wehopeyouenjoythefollowingworksinthepicture

bookcategory.Ifyou’reinterestedinreadingmoreaboutFanfareauthorsandillustrators,just

clickthelinkatthebottomofthispage.HappyFanfare!NestingDolls

Inafamilyofwomenwithgoldenbrownskin,Anyiaka,aBlackgirlwithamuchdarkercomplexion

(肤色),feelsoutofplace.Throughasetofnestingdolls,herAfricangrandmotherprovides

reassurance.Vivid,digitallycreatedillustrationsshowcasethislovingfamily’scloseness.Once

uponaBook

Aliceisinvitedinsideabookbyoneoftheanimalcharactersfromit.Sheembarksonathrilling

adventureoftheimagination,travelingtoacoralreef,outerspace,andmore.Delightfultext

andlushwatercolorillustrationsbringreadersintothisappealingadventurestarringanAsian

protagonist(主人公).MaybeaWhale

AfterGrandpa’sdeath,MomtakesthenarratoronthetripGrandpahadplannedtosee“hiswhales”.

Richwatercolorillustrationsblurseaandskyandshowwhalesinshadowsandstars.Atnight,

theyhearwhalesbutstillcan’tseethem,andthenarratorknowsGrandparemainspresent.A

tender-testamenttoloveandloss.MyBaba’sGarden

Scott’sowngrandmotherservedastheinspirationforBaba,whosesilent,meaningful

gesturescommunicateherlongingtopassontraditionstohergrandson.Smith’swatercolor

illustrationsbringwarmthtoeveryinchofBaba’skitchenandgarden,andevenfindgentlebeauty

inearthworms.

1．Whichbookfeaturesamagicaljourney?

A．NestingDollsB．OnceuponaBook

C．MaybeaWhaleD．MyBaba’sGarden

2．WhatdoNestingDollsandMyBaba’sGardenhaveincommon?

A．Theybringnatureintotheirstorytelling.

B．Theycenteronthemesoffamilyconnection.

C．Theypresentillustrationsmadeinwatercolor.

D．Theyexplorethedilemmaofculturalidentity.

3．Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?

A．Abookwebsite.B．Anessaycollection.

C．Atravelbrochure.D．Aliteraturemagazine.

Havingspentmorethanadecadeonthedancefloor,ROME—NiccoloFilippi,a23-year-old

Italiandanceperformer,recentlydecidedtoexploreChinesecultureanditstraditionaldance

formsandbelievesthatthisexperiencewillnotonlyboosthiscareer,butalsobroadenhis

horizonsbeyondtheworldofdance.

Hisinterestindiversifyinghisskillsgrewafterhestumbleduponashortvideoof

traditionalChinese-styleddanceonYouTube.“Isawitasanartthatcombinestraditionand

modernity,whichwasmostlythereasonwhyIlikedit,”saysFilippi.

Eversince,hehasbeencloselyfollowingChinesedanceperformersandwatchingnumerous

videostolearnmoreaboutthetraditionalstylethatheadmires.“Ipreferthetraditionalstyle

becauseofitslightmovements.Italsoreflectsmypersonalitywithelegance,”headds.

Filippi’schancecamewhenhewasinvitedtoperformforaChineseNewYearcelebration

inthecentralItaliancityofFlorence.Hehassincefullycommittedhimselftotheartform,

learningseveralpiecesandputtinghisnewfoundpassionintopractice.

“ThebiggestdifferencethatIfound(comparedtootherdisciplines)isthechangeofmood

andemotionalexpressionsamongdances,”saysFilippi,addingthatheneededtoshiftfromthe

dynamicmovesofhip-hoptothegracefulandfluidmovementsofChinesedance.Despitevarious

obstacles,Filippi’seffortshavenotgoneunnoticed.Twoofhisfriendssharedvideosofhis

performancesonsocialmedia,andtheresponsewasoverwhelming.Onevideogarnered500,000views,

whiletheotherreceived200,000views.

Filippibelievesthatlearningaboutdifferentculturesispriceless,andheseesitasa

meansofpersonalgrowth.“Iliketothinkofapersonasabook,”hesays.“Embracingdifferent

traditionsandcultures,suchasChinesecultureandmanyothers,islikeaddingnewchapters

tomybook,makingitmorediverseandwonderful.”

4．WhatisthemainreasonwhyFilippifallsinlovewithtraditionalChinesedance?

A．Itspotentialtoboosthiscareer.

B．Itsgracefulandlightmovements.

C．Itsmixoftraditionalandmodernelements.

D．Itstruereflectionofhiselegantpersonality.

5．HowdoestheauthorillustratethepopularityofFilippi’svideos?

A．Bygivinganexample.B．Bylistingnumbers.

C．Bysharingastory.D．Bymakingacomparison.

6．WhydoesFilippibelievethatlearningaboutdifferentculturesispriceless?

A．Becausehethinkslittleoflearningfromothercultures.

B．Becausepeopleprefertowritedowntheirpastexperiences.

C．Becauseabookwithchaptersontraditionsismorewonderful.

D．Becausehethinksacceptingvariousculturesboostspersonalgrowth.

7．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A．AnItaliandancershowspassionforChinese-styleddance.

B．AnItalian’sdancejourneytowardsspecializationstarts.

C．Chinese-styleddancevideosgoviralonsocialmedia.

D．Filippi’sdesireforChinesecultureextendsbeyonddance.

Takinggoodcareofyourteethmaybelinkedtobetterbrainhealth,accordingtoastudy

publishedintheJuly5,2023,onlineissueofNeurology.“Ourstudyfoundthatgum(牙龈)disease

andtoothlosswerelinkedtobrainshrinkage(萎缩)inthehippocampus,whichplaysarolein

memoryandAlzheimer’sdisease,”saidstudyauthorSatoshiYamaguchi,Ph.D．ofTohokuUniversity

inSendai,Japan.

Thestudyinvolved172peoplewithoutmemoryproblems.Theiraverageagewas67.Participants

haddentalexamsandtookmemorytestsatthebeginningofthestudy.Theyalsohadbrainscans

tomeasurethevolumeoftheirhippocampusatthebeginningofthestudy.Thiswasmeasuredagain

fouryearslater.Foreachparticipant,researcherscountedthenumberofteethandcheckedfor

amountofgumdisease.

Researchersfoundthatthenumberofteethandamountofgumdiseasewaslinkedtochanges

inthelefthippocampusofthebrain.Forpeoplewithmildgumdisease,havingfewerteethwas

associatedwithafasterrateofbrainshrinkage,whichisthesameforpeoplewithseveregum

diseasehavingmoreteeth.Afteradjustingforage,researchersfoundthatforpeoplewithmild

gumdisease,theincreaseintherateofbrainshrinkageduetoonelesstoothwasequaltonearly

oneyearofbrainaging.Bycontrast,forpeoplewithseveregumdiseasetheincreaseinbrain

shrinkageduetoonemoretoothwasequalto1.3yearsofbrainaging.

“Theseresultshighlighttheimportanceofpreservingthehealthoftheteethandnotjust

maintainingtheteeth,”Yamaguchisaid.“Thefindingssuggestthatcontrollingtheprogression

ofgumdiseasethroughregulardentalvisitsiscrucial,andthatteethwithseveregumdisease

mayneedtoberemovedandreplacedwithappropriatefalseones.”Yamaguchisaidfuturestudies

areneededwithlargergroupsofpeople.Thelimitationofthestudyisthatitwasconducted

inoneregionofJapan,sotheresultsmaynotbeappliedtootherlocations.

8．WhatisYamaguchi’sstudymainlyabout?

A．Causesofgumdiscase.B．Thesymptomsofbrainshrinkage.

C．Waystotakegoodcareofone’steeth.D．Theconnectionbetweentheteethandthe

brain.

9．Howdidresearchersreachtheconclusion?

A．Bymakingcomparisons.B．Byreferringtopreviousstudies.

C．Byconductingasurveyamongdentists.D．Byprovingexperts’theoryinexperiments.

10．Whatdotheresearchfindingsindicate?

A．Gumdiseaseisincreasingamongpeople.

B．Keepingteethhealthyisofgreatimportance.

C．Removingnaturalteethisbadfordentalhealth.

D．Doingaroutinedentalcheckupcanavoidgumdisease.

11．What’sYamaguchi’sattitudetowardsthestudy?

A．Disapproving.B．Unclear.

C．Positive.D．Objective.

Weareallawareofthedamagingpollutionthat’screatedbydrivingpetrolanddiesel(柴

油)vehicles.Manyoftheworld’scitiesareblockedwithtraffic,creatingfumescontaining

gasessuchasnitrogenoxides.Thesolutionforacleaner,greenerfuturecouldbeelectricvehicles.

Buthowoptimisticshouldwebe?TherewasmuchexcitementlastyearwhentheUKgovernment

announceditwillbanthesaleofnewpetrolanddieselcarsfrom2030.Butisthateasiersaid

thandone?

Theroadtoglobaltrafficbeingtotallyelectricisstillalongwayoff.Currently,battery

lifeisanissue—afullychargedbatterywon’ttakeyouasfarasafulltankofpetrol.There

arealsolimitednumbersofchargingpointstopluganelectricvehicleinto.Ofcourse,technology

isalwaysimproving.Someofthebiggesttechcompanies,likeGoogleandTesla,arespendinghuge

amountsofmoneydevelopingelectriccars.Andmostofthebigcarmanufacturersarenowmaking

themtoo.ColinHerron,aconsultantonlow-carbonvehicletechnology,toldtheBBC,“Thebig

leapforwardwillcomewithsolid-statebatteries,whichwillappearfirstinmobilephonesand

laptopsbeforetheyprogresstocars.“Thesewillchargemorequicklyandgivecarsabigger

range.Costisanotherissuethatmaydiscouragepeopleswitchingtoelectricpower.Butsome

countriesofferincentive,suchascuttingpricesbyreducingimporttaxes,andnotchargingfor

roadtaxandparking.Somealsoprovideexclusivelanesforelectriccarstobedrivenon,

overtakingtraditionalcarswhichmightbestuckinjams.

ThesekindsofmeasureshavemadeNorwaythecountrywiththemostelectriccarspercapita

(人均)atmorethanthirtyelectriccarsper1000inhabitants.ButColinHerronwarnsthat

“electricmotoring”doesn’tmeanazero-carbonfuture.“It’semission-freemotoring,but

thecarhastobebuilt,thebatteryhastobebuilt,andtheelectricitydoescomefromsomewhere.”

Maybeit’stimetothinkaboutmakingfewerjourneysorusingpublictransport.

12．WhatdoweknowfromthequestionattheendofParagraph1?

A．Electricvehiclesmaynotsolvethetrafficproblems.

B．It’snotagoodideatoreplacepetrolvehicleswithelectricones.

C．Weshouldnotbetoooptimisticaboutthefuture.

D．Theroadtoglobaltrafficbeingtotallyelectricisstillalongwayoff.

13．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“incentive”meaninParagraph2?

A．permissionB．insistenceC．agreementD．encouragement

14．AccordingtoColinHerron,whyiselectricmotoringnotazero-carbonsolution?

A．Becauseelectriccarsstillproducenitrogenoxides.

B．Becauseallelectricitycomesfromfossilfuels.

C．Becausemakingcars,batteriesandsupplyingelectricityallcreatecarbonemissions.

D．Becauseelectriccarsarelessefficient.

15．Whatisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?

A．TotalElectricTraffic:ALongWaytoGo.

B．ElectricVehicles:ARoadtoaGreenerFuture.

C．ElectricPowerorPetrol:AToughDecisiontoMake.

D．PetrolandDieselVehicles:AMainSourceofGases.

Whetheryouvisitregularlyoryou’renewtousinglibraries,youmightbesurprisedto

learnhowmuchtheycandoforyou—beyondlettingyouborrowamazingbooksforfree.16

Herearesomeofthemanythingsthelibraryhastooffer.

Researchandrecommendations.

Librarianscanhelpyouresearchaschoolprojectorpaper,showyouhowtodoanInternet

search,andguideyoutoreliablesourcesofcorrectinformation.Theycanalsohelpyoufind

abookyou’relookingfor,evenifyoucan’tremembertheexacttitle.17Tellthem

whatbooksyouhaveenjoyed,aswellassubjectsthatinterestandinspireyou.Theycanrecommend

yournextread.

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Besidesbooks,youoranadultinyourfamilycanalsoborrowandstreammovies,music,and

TVshowswiththehelpoflibraryappslikeHooplaandKanopy—findoutwhichappyourlibrary

uses.Therearealsocomputerstouseforfreeandquietzoneswhereyoucandohomeworkwithout

distractions(分心的事).Youmayalsofindfreeordiscountedprintingandphotocopying.

Funclubsandclasses.

Manylibrarieshostfreeeventsforyoungpeople.Youcanaskalibrarianorcheckthe

library’swebsiteforascheduleofupcomingactivitiesandsignupwithyourcard.Thesecan

includeteenbookclubs,gamingclubs,artworkshops,makerspaces,andclasseslikechessand

crafting(手工).19

Volunteeropportunities.

Manylibrarieswelcomevolunteerhelpfromkids.Youcanlearnvaluableskills,suchas

managingresponsibilityandcommunicatingwithothers.20Othersneedkidstovolunteer

toreadadvancereadercopiesofbooks.

A．Amultimediacenter.

B．Anessentiallibrarycard.

C．Libraryismorethanacollectionofbooks.

D．Besides,librarianscanmakegreatbooksuggestions.

E．Librariansalsohelppeoplewithonlinebenefitsapplications.

F．Theseactivitiesprovideentertainmentandofferopportunitiesforsocializing.

G．Somelibrariesaskkidstowritebookreviewstohelpotherkidsdecidewhattoread.

二、完形填空

Iwasatypical“mathandscience”student.Mycareer21inIT.However,the

repetitivejobandendlessovertime22me.AndIlostalotofqualitytimewithmyfamily,

whichfilledmyheartwitha(n)23feeling,especiallyafterIbecameamother.Iknew

somethinghadto24.

PhotographyhadalwaysbeenmybiggesthobbyandIcouldfindagreatdealof25in

capturingfantasticimages.Oneweekend,I26tophotographacommunityeventforthe

Children’sHome.Icapturedaphotoofalittlegirlgrinningasshewasadmiringahandmade

flower.Later,whenI27hertheprintedpicture,sheheldittightly,tearsof28

ineyes,sayingitwasthefirstphotoshe’deverowned.It29meatthatmoment:Photos

aren’tjustimages—they’relastingtangible(有形的)memoriesthatcan30hearts.

Ideterminedtoturnmy31intoanewcareer,whereIcouldfindfreedomand

creativity,andmostofall,bethereformykidsastheygrewup.In2018,“ForeverMemories

byGwen”was32.Ifocusedonlocalfamiliesandseniors,puttingmyheartintoeach

session.WordspreadthatthephotosIshotwereso33thattheyeasilywonviewersover.

Mysmallstudiohasrapidlydevelopedintoalocalbelovedbrand.

Nowandthen,IthinkofthatlittlegirlIencounteredyearsago.Photographyhastaught

meto34,appreciatingthebeautyaroundme.Throughmylens(镜头)countlessmemories

are35andI’vecometofindmytruepurposeoflife.

21．A．brokeB．startedC．pausedD．ended

22．A．misledB．amusedC．curedD．bored

23．A．awkwardB．comfortingC．achingD．bittersweet

24．A．changeB．lastC．failD．continue

25．A．timeB．contentC．trustD．patience

26．A．promisedB．hesitatedC．volunteeredD．struggled

27．A．returnedB．handedC．postedD．awarded

28．A．happinessB．shameC．sympathyD．pride

29．A．concernedB．hurtC．struckD．influenced

30．A．upsetB．warmC．beatD．freeze

31．A．inventionB．dreamC．pressureD．passion

32．A．exchangedB．shutC．bornD．discovered

33．A．oddB．funnyC．challengingD．appealing

34．A．holdbackB．slowdownC．catchupD．takeoff

35．A．preservedB．updatedC．resistedD．blocked

三、语法填空

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式，并将本题的答案写在答题卡上

IfyoustudythehistoryofEnglishliterature,youwillfindthenamesofRobertandElizabeth

BarrettBrowning.Theywereoneofthemostromanticliterary36(couple)oftheVictorian

era.ElizabethBarrettstartedtowritepoetryfromabouttheageofsix.In1844,Elizabeth’s

Poemsbroughthergreatsuccess.Italso37(attract)theadmirationofpoetRobert

Browning.Browningfellinlovewithherpoetryandthentheyenteredinto38(person)

correspondence.Thecoupleexchangedmanyletters.Theseletters39(obvious)helpedsow

theseedsoflovebetweenthetwo.Elizabethhadbeenillformanyyears.Shestayedathomeand

almostneversawvisitors.Browningwassureabouthislove,sohefound40waytovisit

her,andimmediatelyconvincedher41(become)hisbride.However,theirsubsequent

marriagewascarriedout42(secret).ItwasbecauseBarrett’sfatherwasadominant

andselfishman.Hewouldrefusetolethisdaughtergo.ThecouplemovedtoItalyin1846.Elizabeth

livedtherefortherestofherlife.BrowninghadagreatinfluenceonElizabeth’s43

(write).Thebestevidencethatcan44(find)isSonnetsfromthePortuguese.Thesonnets

werewrittenduringthetime45(she)wasinlovewithRobertBrowning.

四、单词拼写

46．Ig________(保证)thatyouwillfinditaninterestingexperience.(根据中英文提示单词拼

写)

47．Sheinsistedonofferingmesomemoneyinr________(回报)formygeneroushelp.(根据中

英文提示单词拼写)

48．Hes________(提交)hisapplicationbeforethedeadline.(根据中英文提示单词拼写)

49．Wheneverhefacesdifficulties,her________(决心)tokeepgoing.(根据中英文提示单词拼

写)

50．Thestudentsreturnedtotheirr________(各自的)homesafterclass.(根据中英文提示单词

拼写)

五、语法填空

51．Sheisan(influence)leader,inspiringcountlessindividualstopursuetheirdreams.

(所给词的适当形式填空)

52．Hungryand(wear)out,helaydownontheground,wonderingwhattodonext.(所

给词的适当形式填空)

53．Onlyinthiswaycanweenjoya(harmony)relationshipbetweenparentsandchildren.

(所给词的适当形式填空)

54．Iamnotonlyfullofenthusiasmbutalsoeasytogetalongwith,whichmakesme

(qualify)forthework.(所给词的适当形式填空)

55．Shelistenedtohisstory(sympathetic),noddingherheadfromtimetotimeand

offeringwordsofcomfort.(所给词的适当形式填空)

六、完成句子

56．碰巧最小的善举带来了最大的改变。

Ithappened________thesmallestactofkindnessmadethebiggestdifference.

57．向空气中释放二氧化碳对环境有害。

________________carbondioxideintotheairisharmfultotheenvironment.

58．她所热衷的话题是音乐。

Thetopic________________sheisenthusiasticismusic.

59．任何教师都不会赞成考试作弊。

Noteachercan___________________________inexams.

60．我从青少年时期起就一直依靠自己。

I________________________onmyselfsinceIwasateenager.

七、书信写作

61．假定你是李华，你将在英语课上参加一场题为“Howtoraisequestions”的讨论。请你写一篇发言

稿，内容包括：

1.提问的重要性；

2.你的建议。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80个左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。

Hello,everyone!

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Thankyou!

八、书面表达

62．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。

“Imusthaveleftmywallethome.I’msosorry.I’llhavetocomebackforthesethings

later,”Marysaidtothecashier,whostartedpickinguptheitemsandputtingthemback.Meanwhile,

Marypreparedtowalkawaywhentheboybehindherinlinespokeup.

“Wait,ma’am.Youdon’thavemanythingsanyway.I’llpayforthem,”theboysaid.

Hecouldn’tbeolderthan12,andMarynoticedthathedidn’tlookparticularlywell-offso

shewantedtorefusehisoffer.“Iinsist,ma’am.Sometimes,wehavetodogoodthings,right?”

theboysaidandpaidforeverythingthatMaryhadpickedout.

Aftertheygottheirgroceriesready,Maryandtheboywentoutside.“Hey,I’mMary.What’s

yourname?”shesaidconversationally.“I’mMark,”theboysaid.“Thankyousomuchforwhat

youdid,Mark.Itsavedmeatriptothestore.Listen,howaboutgivingmeyourphonenumber

soIcanpayyoubackassoonasIgetmywallet,”Marysuggested,andthekidwrotedownhis

numberonthereceipt.“Here,butdon’tworryaboutit.There’snorush.Ilivenearbyanyway,”

Marksaid.“AlthoughIalsobelieveinpayingkindnessforwardlikeyou,wehavetopayoffour

debts,”Maryadded,andtheysaidgoodbye.

MarytoldherdaughterAnastaciaaboutthisincidentandalwaysthoughtoftheboywhopaid

forherthings,worryingthathemightneedthemoneyurgently.Sothenextday,aftercalling

theboyandlearninghisaddress,theywenttohishome.Returningthemoney,theybegantochat.

Bytalkingmore,MarylearnedthatMark’sgrandmaneededahugesurgeryfor$23,000.Thehospital

waskeepingherinobservationwhileMarkraisedthemoney.AndhejuststartedaGoFundMebut

itwasnotthatpopular.“Youshouldn’thavetodothatonyourown,”Marysaid,concerned.

“Wedon’thaveanyoneelse.It’sonlyus,”Markshrugged.

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。

MaryandAnastacialookedateachotherandcametoawordlessdecision.

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TheGoFundMeprojectreachedfarbeyondtheirgoal.

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