2025~2026学年山西太原市杏花岭区实验中学第二学期高一年级期中考试试卷

2025~2026学年山西太原市杏花岭区实验中学第二学期高一年级期中考试试卷一、阅读理解ThingstodoinCaboCorrientes,Jalisco,MexIco！◆RhythmsoftheNight-SunsetCruise(乘船游览)Duration:5hrsKickofftheeveningwithasceniccruiseacrossBanderasBaytoLasCaletas.LasCaletas,oncehometoaHollywoodmoviedirectorJohnHuston,offersfront-rowsunsetseats,anddinnertablesjuststepsawayfromthewater.Thebuffet-stylemenuoffersawidevarietyofchoices.WatchthelivelyperformanceofancientceremoniesandbelostinhistoricalstoriesaboutJalisco.Youmustbeabletoclimbandgodownstairs.◆SayulitaEscapeDuration:3hrsHoponapowerfulUTV(utilitytaskvehicle)toexploreSayulita,anicebeachtownnotfarfromVallarta.Rideovermuddyroadsandariverbedtoreachthesmallcommunityfamousforitsrelaxingatmosphere.Soonafterhittingthemainroad,yourguideturnsontooneofthedustyforestpaths.Whenyouareready,apicniclunch,anopenbar,andaknowledgeablecrewawaityourreturntotheship.Wheelchairaccessibilityisavailable.◆LasCaletasBeachHideawayDuration:7hrsTheuseofkayaks(独木舟)andstand-uppaddleboardsisallavailable,aswellasascenicnaturewalkandadmissiontoKidsAdventureParkfortheyoungones.Youcanevenswimouttoanoffshoreplatformtopracticeyourdivingskills.Wheelchairaccessibilityisnotavailable.◆StreetFoodandTacoTourinPuertovallartaDuration:6hrs30minsEnjoyafeastoflocalflavorsinourfoodandtacos-tastingtour.DiscoverPuertoVallarta'sbestflavorstothelocals'eye.Learnaboutthelocalcultureandlife,whileyoueatwherethelocalsdowiththeirbelovedones.Wheelchairaccessibilityisnotavaliable.1.WhatcantouristsdoonthetourRhythmsoftheNight-SunsetCruise?

A．Enjoyfreedinners.B．ComeacrossthemoviedirectorJohnHuston.C．LearnaboutthehistoryofJalisco.D．Watchthescenicsunrise.2.HowdoesthetourSayulitaEscapedifferfromtheotherones?

A．Itincludesalicensedguide.B．Itismorefriendlytothedisabled.C．Itoffersvariouswaterevent.D．Ithasadventurousroutes.3.Whichtoursuitsfamilieswithkids?

A．LasCaletasBeachHideaway.B．SayulitaEscape.C．RhythmsoftheNight-SunsetCruise.D．StreetFoodandTacoTourinPuertoVallarta.BorninLondonin1825,ThomasHenryHuxleywasoneofthegreatestmenofthenineteenthcentury.In1846ThomasHenryHuxleywasappointedassistantdoctoraboardH.M.S.Rattlesnake.TheshiphadbeenaskedtosurveyareasoftheGreatBarrierReefandtheneighboringseas.ThisgaveThomasHenryHuxleyanopportunitytostudyanimallifeandwasthestartofhisbiologicalcareer.Thevoyagelastedfouryears,duringwhichtimehegatheredmuchinformationonplankton(浮游生物).Onhisreturnfromthevoyage,ThomasHenryHuxleywasmadeamemberoftheRoyalSocietyinrecognitionofhisscientificwork.Althoughhecontinuedtopublishpapersaboutplankton,hisinterestwasturningtowardsvertebrate(有脊椎的)animals.ForsometimeThomasHenryHuxleyandhisworkmateshadbeendiscussingthepossibilitythatanimalspecieshadevolved(进化),onefromanother.Nosatisfactorytheorieshadbeenputforward,butin1859Darwin’sOriginofSpeciesappeared.ThomasHenryHuxleyatoncerealizeditsimportanceandhowthetheoryofnaturalselectionprovided“theworkinghypothesis(假说)wesought”.FortherestofhislifeThomasHenryHuxleystruggledtoensurethefullrecognitionofDarwin'swork.In1863ThomasHenryHuxleypublishedMan’sPlaceinNatureinwhichhecomparedmanandgreatapes(猿).Heclearlyshowedsimilarities.Despitehismanyachievements,hewasgivennoawardbytheBritishstateuntillateinhislife.Fromabout1870,ThomasHenryHuxleywastooinvolvedinotherthingstocontinueactualresearch.Hehadalwaysbeeninterestedineducation.Hepioneeredtheteachingofbiologyandhismethodofselecting“typeanimals”isstillfollowedtoday.Hespentthelasttenyearsofhislifewritingessaysmainlyonbiology.4.WhydidHuxleygoonthevoyage?

A．Toexplorethedeepsea.B．Todoresearchonseaanimals.C．Toworkasadoctorontheship.D．Togatherinformationforhispaper.5.HowdidHuxleyreacttothetheoryofnaturalselection?

A．Hehaddoubtaboutit.B．Hethoughthighlyofit.C．Hecouldn’tunderstandit.D．Hethoughthedevelopeditfirst.6.WhatdoweknowaboutHuxley'sbookMan’sPlaceinNature?

A．Itdiscussestheimportanceofhumanbeings.B．ItfocusesonDarwin’stheoryofnaturalselection.C．Ittalksaboutthedifferencesbetweenmanandapes.D．Itprovidesevidenceabouttheevolutionofmanfromapes.7.WhatcanwelearnaboutHuxleyfromthelastparagraph?

A．Hecontributedalottobiologyteaching.B．Hecontinuedhisresearchtillhisdeath.C．Hebecameagoodnovelistlateinhislife.D．Henevergotawardsforhisachievements.Artificialintelligence(AI)isplayinganincreasinglyimportantroleintherestorationofDunhuangmurals(壁画).DunhuangMogaoGrottoes,locatedinGansuProvince,arehometomorethan45,000squaremetersofmurals,someofwhichdatebackover1,600years.However,thesepreciousartworksarefacingthreatsfromnaturalaging,climatechange,andhumanactivities.AteamofresearchersfromTsinghuaUniversityhasdevelopedanAI-basedsystemtoassistinmuralrestoration.Thesystemfirstuseshigh-resolutioncamerastocapturedetailedimagesofthemurals.Then,AIalgorithmsanalyzetheimagestoidentifydamagedareas,suchascracks,fading,andpeeling.“AIcanquicklyandaccuratelydetecteventhesmallestdamagesthataredifficultforhumaneyestospot,”saidProfessorChen,theleaderoftheresearchteam.Afteridentifyingthedamagedareas,theAIsystemprovidesrestorationsuggestionsbasedonhistoricaldataandthestyleofthemurals.Forexample,ifacolorhasfaded,theAIcanrecommendthemostappropriatecolortomatchtheoriginal.Thesystemalsohelpsrestorerssimulatetherestorationeffectbeforeactualworkbegins,whichreducestheriskofmistakes.“TheAIsystemhasgreatlyimprovedtheefficiencyandaccuracyofmuralrestoration,”ProfessorChensaid.“WhatusedtotakerestorersmonthstocompletecannowbedoneinafewweekswiththehelpofAI.”However,ProfessorChenalsopointedoutthatAIisonlyanassistanttool.“Humanrestorersstillplayacrucialroleinmakingfinaldecisions,asrestorationrequiresnotonlytechnicalskillsbutalsoadeepunderstandingoftheculturalandhistoricalbackgroundofthemurals.”Someexpertsareconcernedabouttheover-relianceonAIinculturalheritagerestoration.“WeshouldnotletAIreplacehumanjudgment,”saidDr.Li,aculturalheritageexpert.“Thevalueofculturalheritageliesnotonlyinitsappearancebutalsointhehumanemotionsandcraftsmanshipbehindit.”8.WhatisthemainthreattoDunhuangmuralsmentionedinthetext?

A．Lackofresearchfunds.B．Lackofprofessionalrestorers.C．Naturalagingandhumanactivities.D．Insufficientrestorationtechnology.9.WhatisthefirststepoftheAI-basedrestorationsystem?

A．Analyzingthedamagedareas.B．Visualizingtherestorationeffect.C．Providingrestorationsuggestions.D．Capturingdetailedimagesofthemurals.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“simulate”inparagraph3mean?

A．Model.B．Compute.C．Erase.D．Rush.11.WhatisDr.Li’sattitudetowardstheuseofAIinmuralrestoration?

A．Cautious.B．Indifferent.C．Supportive.D．Opposed.Plastic-EatingWormsHumansproducemorethan300milliontonsofplasticeveryyear.Almosthalfofthatwindsupinlandfills,andupto12milliontonspollutetheoceans.Sofarthereisnoeffectivewaytogetridofit,butanewstudysuggestsananswermaylieinthestomachsofsomehungryworms.ResearchersinSpainandEnglandrecentlyfoundthatthewormsofthegreaterwaxmothcanbreakdownpolyethylene(聚乙烯),whichaccountsfor40%ofplastics.Theteamleft100waxwormsonacommercialpolyethyleneshoppingbagfor12hours,andthewormsconsumedandbrokedownabout92milligrams,oralmost3%ofit.Toconfirmthattheworms’chewingalonewasnotresponsibleforthepolyethylenebreakdown,theresearchersmadesomewormsintopaste(糊状物)andappliedittoplasticfilms(薄膜).14hourslaterthefilmshadlost13%oftheirmass—apparentlybrokendownbyenzymes(酶)fromtheworms’stomachs.TheirfindingswerepublishedinCurrentBiologyin2017.FedericaBertocchini,co-authorofthestudy,saystheworms’abilitytobreakdowntheireverydayfood—beeswax—alsoallowsthemtobreakdownplastic.“Waxisacomplexmixture,butthebasicbondinpolyethylene,thecarbon-carbonbond,isthereaswell,”sheexplains.“Thewaxwormevolvedamethodorsystemtobreakthisbond.”JenniferDeBruyn,amicrobiologistattheUniversityofTennessee,whowasnotinvolvedinthestudy,saysitisnotsurprisingthatsuchwormscanbreakdownpolyethylene.Butcomparedwithpreviousstudies,shefindsthespeedofbreakingdowninthisoneexciting.Thenextstep,DeBruynsays,willbetoidentifythecauseofthebreakdown.Isitanenzymeproducedbythewormitselforbyitsgutmicrobes(肠道微生物)?Bertocchiniagreesandhopesherteam’sfindingsmightonedayhelpemploytheenzymetobreakdownplasticsinlandfills.Butsheexpectsusingthechemicalinsomekindofindustrialprocess—notsimply“millionsofwormsthrownontopoftheplastic.”12.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewormsinthestudy?

A．Theywindupinlandfills.B．Theycanconsumeplastics.C．Theyarenewlyevolvedcreatures.D．Theytakeplasticsastheireverydayfood.13.AccordingtoJenniferDeBruyn,thenextstepofthestudyisto________.

A．confirmtheresearchfindingsB．increasethebreakdownspeedC．findoutthesourceoftheenzymeD．identifyothermeansofthebreakdown14.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthatthechemicalmight________.

A．helptoraisewormsB．helpmakeplasticbagsC．beusedtocleantheoceansD．beappliedinindustrialproductionlater15.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A．Toexplainastudymethodonworms.B．Tointroducethedietofaspecialworm.C．Topresentawaytobreakdownplastics.D．Toproposenewmeanstokeepeco-balance.Gardening380KilometersaboveEarthAstronautshavetogothroughphysical,psychological,andtechnicaltraining.Theyalsogothroughtraininginhowtocareforplants.These“astronautgardeners”sharetheirworkandlivingspacewithplants.Takingseedsandplantsalongonatripisn’tanewidea.Asspacetripsbecomelonger,itwillbenecessarytogrowfoodinspace.16Becauseofthis,it’snotpracticaltosendeverythingneededforalongjourney,onlytobeusedonceandthrownaway.Plantscanservemanyusesonaspacejourney.Theycanprovidemorefreshthings.17Also,plantscanhelptomakeairqualitybetterbecausetheyproduceoxygen.Theycanimprovethequalityoftheairinsidethespacecraft—theonlyairtheastronautscanbreathe.18Duetothelackofgravityinspace,theoxygenthattheplantsproducestaysaroundtheplants.Thiscanactuallykillthem,sofansareneededtocirculatetheair.Withoutgravity,rootsdon’t“know”togrowdown,leavesdon’t“know”togrowup,andwaterdoesn’teasilytraveluptherootstotheleaves.19Besides,soilistooheavytosendtospace,andspecialliquidgels(胶)areusedtohelpplantgrowth.Scientistsarealsoworkingontheplantsthemselves.Theyaretryingtomakeplantsgrowmorerapidlyandgrowwithlesswaterandlightinspace,andtheyarelookingforwaystomakeplantsmoreresistanttodisease.20Imaginethatdesertsmayonedayprovidelotsoffreshfoodforlocalpeople,savingtransportationcosts.Similarly,plantsthatareresistanttodiseasecouldprovideanimportantfoodsupply.Withtheworld’spopulationnowatsevenbillion(十亿)people,ourastronautgardenersmayhelpdiscoverwaystofeedthosebillions.

A．Everyplantgrowninspacemusthaveseveraluses.B．However,therearechallengeswithgrowingplantsinspace.C．SuchmethodsmayresultinimprovementsbackhereonEarth.D．Thecostoftakinganythingintospaceisabout$22,000perkilogram.E．Specializedcontainersarebeingdevelopedtohelptheplantsgrowcorrectly.F．Astronautswillwelcometheadditionoffruitsandvegetablestotheirdietofdryfoods.G．Currentlyalloxygenistakenaboardintanksandthencaughtagainsoitcanbereused.二、完形填空Afewyearsago,Iwasattheclinicwithmyfather,whowassittinginthewaitingroomforaroutinetest.Anelderlywomanarrivedand21herselfdirectlyacrossfrommydad.Time22terriblyaswewaited.ThewomanbegansingingMyHeartWillGoOn—theTitanicthemesong.Iwas23abouthowmydadwouldreacttoit.Hehadbeen24fromAlzheimer’sforseveralyears.SinceAlzheimer’shada25tomakepeopleimpatientandbad-tempered,Icouldn’thelpbutthinkthattheelderlywomanwas26fire.Atthebeginning,thesingingwentgently.Iglancedoverathis27.Asexpected,hewasstaringrightather.Icouldn’t28hisexpressioninitially,butit29tobesomethinglikeconfusion.Hersinging30gotlouder,everycornerofthewaitingroomringingwithhervoice.Nowdadlookedalittleastonished.Still,Iwatched31,readytoactforany32ofmyfather’sannoyedoutburst.However,hewasstartingtolookabitentertained.Hisface33,andthetensioneasedinhisforehead.Whenhersong34,thewords“Thatwasbeautiful”escapedmydad’slips.Forsomanyyears,mydadhadbeenlostsomewheredeepinhisownmind,nosmile,noacknowledgementofanykind.Butrightnow,thewomanreally35mydad’sday.21.A．appliedB．buriedC．seatedD．enjoyed22.A．draggedB．flewC．slippedD．wasted23.A．enthusiasticB．embarrassedC．puzzledD．concerned24.A．sufferingB．recoveringC．learningD．escaping25.A．standardB．backgroundC．tendencyD．reward26.A．puttingoutB．dancingtoC．playingwithD．addingto27.A．appearanceB．responseC．presenceD．shadow28.A．observeB．copyC．hideD．read29.A．usedB．seemedC．happenedD．pretended30.A．graduallyB．frequentlyC．consistentlyD．particularly31.A．impatientlyB．eagerlyC．uneasilyD．aimlessly32.A．doubtB．controlC．insightD．sign33.A．softenedB．frozeC．fellD．reddened34.A．spreadB．endedC．changedD．repeated35.A．ruinedB．arrangedC．madeD．questioned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。IcanwellrememberthatIwasonceaskedtodeliveraspeechtitled“ARealTestinMyLife”beforethewholeclassattheageof9!Youcanimaginehow36(terrible)shyIwaswithsomanyeyes37(fix)uponme.Ihadno38(choose)buttoprepareforit,though.Firstofall,Iwastodraftthespeech,whichwasjustapieceofcakeforme,agoodwriter.Butthehardestpart39(lie)inmyoralpresentationfrommymemory—fortoreadfromthepaperwasnotallowed.Therealmomentbegan40Istoodontheplatformwithmylegstremblingandmymindblank.Butmylistenerswerewaitingpatientlywithoutanysignsofrushingme.Otherwise,I41(run)awayfromthem.GraduallyIfoundmyselfback,deliveringmyspeechwithdifficulty.Afterwhatseemedtobeahundredyears,Ifoundmyaudienceapplauding—Imade42!Fromthenon,myfearoftalkingbeforeanaudiencedisappeared.Actually,withmyconfidencebuildingup,Inowturnout43(be)agreatspeaker.Lookingback,Iknowthegreatestdifficultyonourway44successisourfear.Overcomeit45wewillbeabletoachieveourgoals.四、书信写作46.春假(springbreak)就要来了。请你代表学生会给同学们写一份倡议书，倡导大家走出教室，走进大自然。内容包括：1.春假的意义；2.些许建议。注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dearfellowstudents,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Students’Union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。MyOwnBeatMypulsequickenedasmyfeettookmecloserandclosertothedoor.Inmyhead,Icouldhearthewordsmykidskepttellingme,“Doit,Mom.Youneverdoanythingforyourself.Justfollowyourdream.”Ifeltmylungsfilledwithairandreleasedit.“Whatareyoudoinghere?You’reasinglemomoffive.You’refiftyyearsold!”Mythoughtswerefightingwithmykids’words.Evenso,itwasasifIhadnocontrolovermyfeet.Asiftheywerebeingurgedalongfromsomewheredeepinsideme.FinallyIgatheredmycourage,steppedintothehallandsignedupfordrumclasses,whichwasmychildhooddream.Wednesdaycame,andalongwithitmyfirstdrumlesson.Iwalkedthroughthedoorandheadeddirectlytotheseatingareaintheback.Myhandskeptfidgeting(动来动去)withthesticks.Ikeptnervouslylookingatthetime.Itriedtoslowdownmybreath.IknewtheteacherwouldsayIwasnottherighttypeofpersontoplaythedrums.Iturnedaroundtoseeanoldermanlookingatme.“Stephanie?I’mMike,thedrumteacher,”hesaid.Peoplemakemenervous.That’sthewayI’vealwaysbeen.ButMikehadaverycalmmannerabouthim,soIrelaxed