2025~2026学年四川资中县第二中学高一下学期5月月考英语试卷

2025~2026学年四川资中县第二中学高一下学期5月月考英语试卷一、阅读理解Aroundtheworld,somebuildingsbreaktherules.Theysurprisevisitorswiththeirstrangeshapes,brightcolors,andcreativedesigns.Herearefouramazingexamples.Habitat67,Montreal,CanadaThishousingcomplexlookslikeapileofcolorfulboxesstackedinaplayfulway.Builtin1967foraworldexhibition,itcontains158privatehomes.Eachhomehasitsownrooftopgarden,givingresidentsaprivateoutdoorspaceinthecity.ForestSpiral,Darmstadt,GermanyCompletedin2000,thisapartmentbuildingishardtomiss.Itssurfaceispaintedbrightpink,andithasashinygolddomeontop.Thewholebuildingtwistsupwardlikeaspiral.Whatmakesittrulyspecialisthenature:over1,000treesgrowonitsroofsandbalconies.TheBasketBuilding,Ohio,USAThisseven-storybuildinglooksexactlylikeagiantpicnicbasket.Builtin1997,itservesastheheadquartersforacompanythatmakesbaskets.Eventhetwohandlesontoparereal,eachweighing150tons.Thebuildingisawonderfulexampleofnoveltyarchitecture.StoneHouse,PortugalBuiltin1974,thishousesitsbetweenfourlargerocks.Therocksthemselvesformmostofthewallsandroof,makingthehousefeellikepartofthemountain.Inside,thereisafireplaceandasmallswimmingpool.Ithasbecomeapopulartouristattractionovertheyears.1.WhatmakesForestSpiraltrulyspecial?

A．Itsspiralshape.B．Itsgolddomeontop.C．Itsbrightpinksurface.D．Itslargenumberoftrees.2.HowdoesStoneHousemakeuseofitsnaturalenvironment?

A．Itusesrockstoformitswallsandroof.B．Itwasbuiltinsideamountain.C．Ithasafireplaceandaswimmingpoolinside.D．Itispaintedtomatchthemountain.3.Whichbuildingservesabusinesspurpose?

A．Habitat67.B．ForestSpiral.C．TheBasketBuilding.D．StoneHouse.OntheQinghai-TibetPlateau,thereisagroupofpeopleregularlymovingthroughthesnowymountains,lakesandpastures(牧场).Theyaredoingonething—pickinguprubbish.Theyarefromthe“BeautifulTravel”,anorganizationfoundedbyShiNing.In2014,whenhetraveledalonefromDalitoLhasa,seeingamountsofrubbishalongtheroad,hebecameshocked.Later,ShiNingandhistwocompanionsdiscussedpossiblesolutionstoenvironmentalproblems.In2015,theylaunchedaseriesofcampaigns(运动),startingfrompickinguprubbishalongthehighwayinXizangareas.Sincethen,morethan45tonsofdesertedplasticbottleshavebeenrecycledthankstothe“BeautifulTravel”.Ifyoupiledtheseplasticbottlesup,theywouldbeabout25timesashighasQomolangma.However,itisdifficultforrubbishtransporters(运输车)torunathighaltitudesduringrainyandsnowydays,withtheclosure(关闭)ofroads.Theyestablishedrubbishpickupsiteswiththelocalgovernment.Volunteersgotovillages,townsandmountainousareastocollectrubbishandwhentherubbishispiledupto500kg,trucksaresenttocollectit.Theyalsocallontouristsandlocalresidentstostoplitteringtoprotectthelocalbiodiversity.Thecampaigninvolvesabout30,000touristsalltheway.Volunteerssortout20%recyclablerubbishandrecycleitaccordingtothelocalprice.Theremaining80%ofnon-recyclablerubbishwillbehandedoverbyvolunteersandstafftothemunicipal(市政的)wasteremovaldepartmentforfurtherrecycling.TheT-shirtswornbythevolunteersweremadeusingrecycledmaterialsfromtherubbish.Blue,representingtheblueskyandourplanet,isspeciallychosenforthisorganization.“It’slikeplantingtheseedsofcivilizationinpeople’shearts,andIbelievethatoneday,theywillcomeout,formingabeautifullandscape,”ShiNingsaid.4.WhatinspiredShiNingtofoundthe“BeautifulTravel”?

A．Whathesawalongtheway.B．HowhefeltaboutXizang.C．Whatthelocalpeopledid.D．HowhiscompanionsthoughtofDali.5.Whatmightchallengetherubbishtransportersaccordingtothepassage?

A．Theroadconditions.B．Theawfulweather.C．Thelargeamountofrubbish.D．Thepressurefromthegovernment.6.Howdothevolunteersdealwithrubbishcollectedinthemountains?

A．Bysellingit.B．Byreusingit.C．Byhandingitovertoarelateddepartment.D．Bydividingitintodifferenttypes.7.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A．TheCleanersofOurNatureB．TheProtectionofLocalBiodiversityC．TheBeautifulTravelofVolunteersD．TheSignificanceofRecyclingRubbishArecentresearchstudysuggeststhatlearningmusicdoesn’tmakeyousmarter.Forawhile,therewasanideafoundontheInternetandinvariousmagazinesthatsuggestedthatbabiescouldbecomesmarteriftheylistenedtoMozart,ortootherclassicalmusic.Inspired,someparentsboughtclassicalCDsfortheirbabiesinthehopethatthiswouldboosttheirintelligence.Butthisso-called“MozartEffect”hasbeenchallengedrepeatedly.Butistakingmusiclessonssurelydifferentfromjustlisteningtomusic?Wouldn’ttakingmusiclessonsmakekidssmarter?That’sexactlythequestionthatmanyresearchersovertheyearshavetriedtoanswer.Someoftheirstudiesconcludedthatitdoes,andsomefoundthatitdoesn’t.Forexample,onestudyshowedthatmusiceducationdidnotimprovereadingskills,whileanotheronefoundasmalleffectofmusiconyoungchildren’sabilitytolearnwords.Theresearchersofthenewstudy,GiovanniSala(FujitaHealthUniversity)andFernandGober(LondonSchoolofEconomics),lookedatthedatabehind54carefullyselectedstudies,andaftercarefullycomparingthedatafromdifferentpapers,theyconcludedthatchildrenwhotookmusiclessonsdidnotscorehigheronteststhatmeasuredtheirintelligenceoracademicabilitythankidsthatdidn’tlearnmusic.Ifmusicdoesn’tmakeyousmarter,howdoesthatexplainotherresearchesthatshowthatmusiclessonshelpstudents’schoolperformance?Itseemslikethereissomethingaboutmusiclessonsthatmakesstudentsabletoperformbetterintheirotherclasses.Thatdoesn’thavetobeintelligence,andit’slikelynot.Musiclessonscouldhavehelpedindifferentways:theycouldhaveledtoachangeinhomeworkhabits,theycouldhaveincreasedconfidence,ortheycouldhaveimprovedsocialskills.Andfinally,theyalsomentionthatmusiceducationcouldstillbebeneficialtostudents’performanceinnon-musicsubjectifmusiciscombinedwiththeseclasses.Sofeelfreetokeepmakingmusic,andkeepencouragingchildrentolearnmusic.8.Whichofthefollowingwordsisclosesttotheunderlinedword“boost”inparagraph2?

A．Improve.B．Reduce.C．Need.D．Influence.9.Whatdoestheexampleinparagraph3prove?

A．Listeningtomusicbenefitskidsalot.B．Whethermusiceducationsuitsallkidsremainsunknown.C．Listeningtomusicfailstohelpkidsinlanguagelearning.D．Whethertakingmusiclessonsmakeskidssmarterisnotcertain.10.Howdidtheresearchersdothenewstudy?

A．Theydid54smallstudiesinall.B．Theyexaminedplentyofpreviousresearch.C．Theyobservedchildreninmusicclasses.D．Theydidanonlinesurveyofmusicalstudents.11.Whatresultcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?

A．Astudent’sintelligencecanbeincreasedwitheffort.B．Intelligencedeterminesone’sschoolperformance.C．Musiclessonsshouldbeencouragedforchildren.D．Studentsshouldavoidlisteningtomusicwhilestudying.Inanair-conditionedoffice,youmayseemenwithsportingshortswhiletheirfemaleco-workerswearjacketstokeepwarm.Whydowomenfeelcoldmoreeasilythanmen?Theacceptedansweristhatmenandwomenfeeltemperaturedifferently.Ourbodiesproduceheatthroughmetabolism(新陈代谢).Oneofthekeyfactorsofthemetabolicrateisourmuscles(肌肉).Generallyspeaking,menhavemoremusclesthanwomen,leadingtoahighermetabolicrate.Itmeansthatmoreheatiscreated.Asaresult,men,onaverage,donotfeelcoldaseasilyaswomen.Yes,womenandmenhavephysicaldifferences.Butwhyisitwomen,inmostcases,whofeelmoreuncomfortableinaroomsettoa“comfortable”temperature?Theanswerliesinthedatabias(数据偏见)behindthemodeloftemperaturesettinginbuildings.Ina2020articleinthejournalNature,BorisKingma,ahumanthermal(热量的)performanceresearcherintheNetherlands,pointedoutthatmostofficebuildingssetthetemperatureinlightofamodelbasedonmen’smetabolicrate.Femaledatawerenotconsideredwhensettingthemodel.Inotherwords,temperaturesforcomfortinofficebuildingsaremainlycomfortableformen,notwomen.Inhisarticle,Kingmacalledfortheendofthisso-called“biasinthermalcomfort”.Thisisjustoneexampleofdatabias.Inherbook,CarolinePerezgavemoreexamplesinwhichwomenwereignoredindatacollectingforscientificandtechnologicalresearchanddesign.Womenaremorelikelytodiefromaseriouscaraccidentbecauseacar’ssafetyequipmentisdesignedforthetypicalbodyofaman.Themedicineaspirin(阿司匹林)showsbetterperformanceinmensinceitwasdevelopedondatacollectedmostlyfrommales.Women,whoformhalfoftheworld’spopulation,seemtobeignoredinthesecases.12.Whydon’tmenfeelcoldaseasilyaswomen,accordingtothetext?

A．Menhaveahighermetabolicrate.B．Menexercisemoretoproduceheat.C．Menhavemorefattokeepwarm.D．Menburnofflessenergywhenmoving.13.WhatdoesKingmathinkofthedatabiasbehindthemodeloftemperaturesetting?

A．Positive.B．Acceptable.C．Unfair.D．Reasonable.14.Whatdoesparagraph4mainlyconcentrateon?

A．Argumentsaboutthedatabias.B．Commentsonthedatabias.C．Reasonsforhuman’sdatabias.D．Examplesofthedatabias.15.Whydoestheauthorwritethispassage?

A．Toshowmenandwomenfeeltemperaturedifferently.B．Tocomparemenandwomen’sfeelings.C．Tobringthedatabiasonwomenintofocus.D．Toresetthetemperatureofairconditioner.WaystoReduceStressEveryoneexperiencesstress.Stressisanormalpartoflife,buttoomuchstresscancreatehealthproblems.16.Whetheryouarebusystudyingorworking,youneedtomakesureyouhavetimetorelax.17.First,findaquietplaceandsitupstraight.Then,closeyoureyes,clearyourmind,andpayattentiontoyourbreathing.Thispracticeofmeditationwillmakeyoufeelrelaxedandhappier.Itwillalsohelpyousleepbetteratnight.Studiesshowthatsleepisveryimportantbecausethatiswhenyourbodyrepairsitself.Inaddition,beingtiredcanmakeyourstressworse.Anotherwaytorelaxistolistentomusic.Musicisaverypowerfultool.18.Listeningtofast,livelymusiccanmakeyoufeelhappy,whichwillthenhelpyourelaxandreduceyourstress.Somepeoplefindthatsingingalongtosongshelpstaketheirmindsoffwhateverisgivingthemstress.Ifyourstressisworryingyou,itisbesttomeetwithafriendandtalkitout.Whenyoudiscussyourfeelingsandproblemswithsomeone,youwillautomaticallyfeelbetter.Attimeswhenyoudon’tfeelliketalking,youcanwriteinstead.19.Rememberthatstressisapartoflifeandthatyoucannotcompletelygetridofit.20.Maketimeforyourselfandtrytheabovesuggestionsinordertofeelrelaxedandstayhappyandhealthy.

A．Listeningtoslowandquietmusiccanrelaxyourmind.B．Meditationisthebestwayforyoungpeopletokeephealthy.C．Oneofthebestwaystorelaxandreducestressistomeditate.D．Thatbeingsaid,youneedtoreducestressasmuchasyoucan.E．Manypeopleliketraditionalmusictohelpthemreducetheirstress.F．Manypeoplefindithelpfultokeepajournalandrecordtheirfeelings.G．Peoplewhoarestressedcansufferfromheadaches,depression,andevenheartproblems.二、完形填空XiaBoyuisa73-year-oldChinesemountaineer.HesuccessfullyclimbedtothetopofMountQomolangmaontwoartificiallegs.XiawasaprofessionalsoccerplayerbeforehegotintotheChinesenational21team.Duringhisfirst22toclimbQomolangmain1975,Xiagavehissleepingbagtooneofhisteammates,23hecouldresist(抵抗)thecold.Butintheendtheextremeconditionsonthemountain24hislegsfromthekneesdown.Atthebeginning,Xiawasunableto25lifeinawheelchairandhavingtosaygoodbyetohiscareerasamountainclimber.Hewasconfusedand26,buthispassionforlifewas27againwhenhemetaforeignmedicalexpertwhotoldhimthatartificiallegscouldhelphimwalk,runandevenclimbagain.Xiamadenumerouseffortstoclimbthemountainagain.Sincehisartificiallegscannotgivehima28forthelandwhileclimbing,Xiarelies29onhistrekkingpoles(登山杖),whichheholdsinhishandsfirmly(紧紧地).“SometimesthepathsareveryslipperyandIcaneasilyfallifIdon’tnoticeitrightaway.”ButXiahasnevergivenin.He30thatafterlosinghislegs,hedidnotwanttobedefeatedandthathewantedto31himselftocontinuetoclimbmountains.In2018,XiasuccessfullyclimbedtothetopofMountQomolangma,becomingtheworld’s32doubleamputee(被截肢者)toclimbtothetop.Withhisverylife,he33thedistancebetweenhumansandMountQomolangmaandleteveryoneseethe34ofnevergivingup.Heisatrue35.21.A．footballB．mountaineeringC．basketballD．running22.A．serviceB．solutionC．trainingD．effort23.A．provingB．expectingC．thinkingD．promising24.A．broughtoutB．felloffC．tookawayD．cutthrough25.A．giveupB．adapttoC．fightforD．laydown26.A．tiredB．impressedC．relaxedD．unhappy27.A．blockedB．awakenedC．sharedD．tested28.A．feelB．goalC．wonderD．relief29.A．naturallyB．gentlyC．heavilyD．calmly30.A．notedB．protectedC．repliedD．read31.A．applyB．expressC．enjoyD．challenge32.A．richestB．oldestC．smartestD．youngest33.A．measuredB．walkedC．keptD．judged34.A．dreamB．sayingC．spiritD．story35.A．masterB．friendC．heroD．athlete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。Lhasa,thecapitaloftheXizangAutonomousRegion,36liesatanaltitudeof3,650metersabovesealevel,haslongbeenknown37the“cityofsunlight”becauseitgetsanaverageofmorethan3,000hoursofsunshineayear.Formanyoutsiders,thecity,38(refer)toasthe“roofoftheworld”,remainsamysteriousanddistantlandwithitsrichhistory,ethnicculture,andthebreathtaking39(nature)wondersoftheQinghai-TibetPlateau.40(focus)onthecommonchallengesfacedbyyoungpeople,arecentTVseriesTheCityofSunlightseekstoopenawindowonmodernurbanlifeinLhasaforawidergroupofviewers.ThemainstorylinerevolvesaroundthefamilyofThubten,a41(high)respectedleaderofaTibetanOperatroupeinLhasa.Whenit42(be)onChinaCentralTelevision’sCCTV-1,thedramatoppedtheratingsforeightdays.Theseriesalsomakes43mostofthebeautifulsceneryofXizangandthebeautyofitsculturalheritage,includingaspectssuchasThangkapaintingsandTibetanOpera.Ittookthreeyears44(create)theseriesthatinvolvedtravelingover4,100kilometerstointerview132individualsfromvariousbackgrounds.Thestoryreflectsthesharedvaluesoftruth,45(brave),kindnessandbeauty.四、书信写作46.假如你是李华，你校即将举办校园文化节(CampusCultureFestival)，请你代表学校给外教Peter写封邮件邀请他参加，内容包括：1.时间：下周五9:00—15:00。2.地点：学校操场及教学楼。3.活动内容：开幕式(openingceremony)、文艺表演、文化展览、趣味体育。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。DearPeter,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yoursfaithfully,LiHua五、书面表达47.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。OverthesummerImovedfromTexastoMissouri.Thiswasmysecondyearofhighschool,butmyfirstyearofschoolinMissouri.Iwasreallynervousaboutstartinganewschoolandhavingpeoplelikeme.IdecidedthatIwouldbemuchhappierinanewschoolifImadefriendsthatwereso-called“popular”.Gettinginwiththerightgroupofpeoplewouldmakemylifeawholelotbetter.Iboughtanewoutfitsothefirstdaywouldbeperfect.Onthefirstdayofschool,scared,yeteagertobeginmynewlife,Iwalkedupthestairs.Myfirstclasswasgeometry,butwherewasthat?Iwasstandinginthehalllookingconfused,whenashort,blondgirlwearingglassescameupandasked,“Areyounew?Youlooklost.Doyouwantmetohelpyoufindyourclass?MynameisDiane.What’syours?”Eventhoughsheseemedabitstrange,definitelynotthekindofpersonIwantedtobeassociatedwith,Idecidedtoanswerheranyway.Iwas,afterall,lost.Afterexchangingnames,Ifollowedherupthestairsanddownahallwayontheright.Whenwereachedmyroomshesaid,“Well,hereyouare.I