2025~2026学年河北唐县第一中学高二下学期5月期中英语试卷

2025~2026学年河北唐县第一中学高二下学期5月期中英语试卷一、听力选择题1.Whydoesthemanmakethephonecall?

A．Tomakeareservation.B．Toaskaboutaposition.C．Toapplyforajob.2.WhendidTinaprobablyleavehome?

A．At8:45.B．At9:00.C．At9:30.3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A．Mike’smovingaway.B．BuyingMikeagift.C．Meetingtheirnewneighbor.4.Wherearethespeakerstryingtogo?

A．Tothebookstore.B．Tothecafe.C．Tothebank.5.Howdoesthemanusuallygotowork?

A．Bycar.B．Bysubway.C．Bybike.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。6.WhereisthesportsclubInformationDesk?

A．Inthestudentcenter.B．Bytheplayground.C．Closetothegymhall.7.Whenisthedeadlineforregistration?

A．Bytheendoftoday.B．Bytomorrownoon.C．Bytomorrowafternoon.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。8.HowdoesthemanfeelaboutCarrie’sgrade?

A．Surprised.B．Excited.C．Hopeless.9.WhatisCarrie’sproblem?

A．Sheisanxiousaboutherfuture.B．Shecan’tbalanceherlifeandstudy.C．Shehastroubleinwritingheressays.10.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A．Classmates.B．Teacherandstudent.C．Fatheranddaughter.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。11.WhatkindofworkisallowedintheEnglishPoetryCompetition?

A．Modernpoems.B．Classicpoems.C．Students’poems.12.Whatwillmakeaparticipantlosepoints?

A．Usinggestures.B．Referringtonotes.C．Exceedingtimelimit.13.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

A．Getwellprepared.B．Avoidlongpauses.C．Makeaquickdecision.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。14.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A．Onatrain.B．Inatravelagency.C．Inalibrary.15.Whatkindofbookdoesthewomanliketoread?

A．Lightclassicsfeaturingfemales.B．Mysteriesaboutviolentmurders.C．Emotionalstorieswithsadendings.16.WhatdoesthemansayaboutJaneAusten’sworks?

A．Theyarehumorous.B．Theyaretooheavy.C．Theyarefullofemotion.17.Whatwillthemandonext?

A．Recommendsomebooks.B．Talkaboutthewoman’skids.C．ReadbookswrittenbyBronte.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。18.WhywasPorterdissatisfiedwithWordle?

A．Itcoststoomuch.B．Itfailstosharescores.C．Itistoohardforkids.19.WhatdoweknowaboutSpellie?

A．Itisafive-letterwordgame.B．Ithasthreedifficultylevels.C．Itisdesignedmainlyforadults.20.WhathelpedSpelliegainpopularitysoon?

A．Easyonlineaccess.B．Reportsfrommedia.C．Friends’recommendation.二、阅读理解Herearefourofthemosticonicplacesworldwide.Besidesmanyincredibleattractions,theselandmarksalsohavegreatworkexchangeopportunities,forthoselookingtosavemoneyorhaveauniqueculturalexperience.GoldenGateBridge,USAKnownforitsrust-redcolor,theGoldenGateBridgewasbuiltinthe1930sandwasthetallestandlongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld.ThebridgeisoneofthebesticonicplacesinSanFrancisco,andyoucanstayinthecityonabudgetbyvolunteeringatayogastudio.BanffNationalPark,CanadaHometoalpinepeaks,glaciallakes,andthefamousIcefieldsParkwayscenicdrive,Banffisaheavenforloversofnaturalbeautyandadventure.Acoolworkexchangetotryisthisfamily-runicecreamshopinTwinButte,just3.5hoursawayfromBanffNationalPark.Stayinalocalfamilyhomeandhelpwithrunningtheshopaswellasanimalcare.BalboaPark,USABalboaParkisoneofthemost-visitedtouristattractionsinSanDiego,USA.Theparkisfullofhistory,architecture,artandbeautifulnature.YoucouldspendanentiredayexploringthiscoreofcultureinSanDiego.AnyexperiencedvideographersvisitingSanDiegoshouldconsiderthisworkexchange!TheGreatPyramidofGiza,EgyptAstheoldestoftheSevenWondersoftheAncientWorld,andtheonlyonethatremainswell-preservedtoday,theGreatPyramidofGizaisatrulyfantasticsight.It’sthelargestpyramidinEgyptandwasbuiltintheearly26thCenturyBC.YoucanactuallyworkataguesthouseinCairo,whereyoucanseethepyramidsdirectly!21.WhatworkdovolunteersdonearBanffNationalPark?

A．Teachingyogalessons.B．Takingcareofanimals.C．Runningalocalguesthouse.D．Designingscenicdrives.22.Whichplaceisrecommendedforskilledvideomakers?

A．GoldenGateBridge.B．BanffNationalPark.C．BalboaPark.D．GreatPyramidofGiza.23.WhatdoweknowabouttheGreatPyramidofGiza?

A．Itisfamousforitsuniquecolor.B．ItliesrightinthecenterofCairo.C．Itremainsingoodconditiontoday.D．Itisthelargestwonderoftheworld.I’mJames.Burnedoutfromwork,IfoundlifehadbecomeflatandthatIdesperatelyneededsomethingtoshiftmyfocus.OnenightIcameacrossawebsiterecommendingscuba(水肺)divinglessons.Ihadn’teverthoughtmuchabouttheideaofdivingbefore,butitscompleteunfamiliarityfueledmyinterest;Idecidedtogiveitashot!Ihadmytraininglessonsatanindoorswimmingpool.Aftercompletingthecourses,Ifeltasenseofgreatsatisfactionandachievementforovercomingtheinitialfearanddiscomfortofbreathingunderwater.KnowingIhadn’tyetexperiencedwhatrealscubadivingisallabout,Ispenthoursresearchingwherethebestplacestodivewere.AndthenIwasonanairplanetoBelize.Lessthan24hoursaftermyarrival,andminutesintomyfirstoceandive,Iwasliterallydivingheadfirstintothedeepend,findingmyself80feetunderwater.It’sthekindofextraordinarywaterhavingsuchgreatvisibilitythatyoucanseeclearlyforhundredsoffeetaroundyou.Withinminutesour4-persondivegroupwassurroundedbynumerousnursesharks,amorayeel(海鳗),largegroupersandseaturtles.Iwasmadlyinlovewithscubadiving.Aswereachedthebottomalonenursesharkswamrightunderme.Morestartedtoarrive.JustasIwasshootingpicturesoftheactionandnotpayingattentiontoanythingoranyoneelsearound,Ilookeduptoseeabrightgreenthreateningfaceheadedstraighttowardme.Hewasn’ttheleastbitshy.Hehadapparentlyneverheardofpersonalspace.Afterhedecidedtoswimbymewithoutcausinganybodilyharm,Iwasbothrelievedandexcited.Thiswillalwaysbethatonespecialdivethatchangedeverything,andIgettowatchitanytimeIfindmyselfmissingthewater.24.WhatdidJamesgainfromthedivingtraining?

A．Totalfreedomfromworkpressure.B．Anewwaytoadjustthemood.C．Aninsightintotheseaworld.D．Asenseofprideandcontentment.25.WhatcanweinferaboutJames’striptoBelize?

A．Hemadecarefulpreparationsinadvance.B．Hehesitatedlongbeforemakingthetrip.C．Hewenttherewithprofessionaltrainers.D．Hechosetodiveinthedeepestocean.26.Whydidtheauthordescribevariousseacreatures?

A．Toshowthedangerofdeepocean.B．Tostresstherichnessofseaanimals.C．Torecordthisfrighteningexperience.D．Toexpresshisstrongfondnessfordiving.27.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoconveyinthelastparagraph?

A．DivinginBelizewillstaypopular.B．Hehasbecomeaprofessionaldiver.C．Thediveleftalastingimpressiononhim.D．Henolongerfeelstiredfromwork.Manypeoplebelievethatconfidencecomesfromability.Inotherwords,ifsomeonespeakswithcertainty,theymustknowwhattheyaretalkingabout.However,psychologicalresearchsuggeststhattheoppositecanalsobetrue:individualswithlimitedabilitymaydisplaysurprisinglyhighlevelsofconfidencewhileremaininglargelyunawareoftheirlimitations.ThisphenomenonisknownastheDunning-Krugereffect.Peoplewiththiscognitivebias(认知偏差)tendtobelievetheyarefarmorecapablethantheyreallyare.Becausetheyknowlittleaboutasubject,theyoftenconfoundtheirlimitedunderstandingwithrealcompetenceandremainunawareofhowmuchtheydonotknow.ThisideawasfirstexaminedbypsychologistsDavidDunningandJustinKruger.Inaseriesofexperiments,participantswereaskedtocompletetestsinvolvinggrammar,logicalreasoning,andhumor.Afterfinishingthetasks,theywereaskedtoestimatehowwelltheyhadperformed.Totheresearchers’surprise,participantswhoscoredinthelowestgroupconsistentlyratedtheirperformancemuchhigherthanitactuallywas.Forexample,thoseinthebottom12%oftenbelievedtheyhadperformedaboveaverage.Incontrast,participantswhoachievedhighscorestendedtounderestimatetheirperformance.Accordingtoresearchers,thispatterncanbeexplainedbya“dualburden(双重负担).”Theskillsneededtoperformataskwellarealsorequiredtojudgeone’sownperformance.Whenpeoplelacktheseskills,theynotonlymakemoremistakesbutalsofailtoassesstheirperformanceaccurately.TheDunning-Krugereffecthasimportantreal-worldconsequences,asitdiscouragesindividualsfromseekingfeedback(反馈)orfurtherstudy.Toovercomethis,onemustunderstandthattrueconfidenceisbuiltonaccurateself-awareness.Itisdevelopedthroughcontinuouslearning,activelyseekingconstructivecriticism,andmostcrucially,bygroundingself-assessmentinmeasurablestandards,suchastestscores,recordedprogress,orexpertfeedback,ratherthanrelyingmerelyonsubjectivefeelings.Thispracticenotonlyclarifieswhatoneknowsbutalsosharpensone’sabilitytojudgethatknowledge.28.WhatisatypicalfeatureoftheDunning-Krugereffect?

A．Preciseself-judgment.B．Learningfromrealcompetence.C．Fullawarenessofpersonallimits.D．Overconfidencewithweakability.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“confound”inparagraph2mean?

A．Take.B．Exchange.C．Confuse.D．Combine.30.Whatdoesthe“dualburden”mainlyshow?

A．Poorskillsleadtoinaccurateself-assessment.B．Talentedpeopletendtoovervaluetheirprogress.C．Peoplejudgetheirperformancewithsimpleskills.D．Highachieversoftenfailtoseetheirownweaknesses.31.WhatisasuggestionondealingwiththeDunning-Krugereffect?

A．Makingassessmentsregularly.B．Enhancingtrueself-confidence.C．Dependingonpersonalopinions.D．Acceptingprofessionalfeedback.In1915,aworriedmotherwrotetotheUnitedStatesChildren’sBureautoaskwhyhersonwasrejectingvariousfoods.Coulditbethathedidnotlikethem?Theexpertdismissedthatideaandadvisedavisittothedoctor,believinghisproblemmustbestomachtrouble.Afterall,voluntaryfoodrejectionwasalmostunheardofinAmericaatthetime.Childrenatewhattheirparentsputinfrontofthem.TodayAmericanchildrenhavebecomethepickiesteatersinhistory.Inanewbook,HelenZoeVeit,anassociateprofessoratMichiganStateUniversity,stronglycriticizeschangesinadults’behaviourandthinkingoverthepastcenturythatallowedpickyeatingtohijack(劫持)children’sdiet.Beforethe20thcentury,therewasnosuchthingas“children’sfood”.Youngstershadwildappetites.Likeadults,theystucktoregularmealsandnaturallyworkedupagoodappetite.However,theriseofsnackinghaschangedthis,becomingonemajorreasonbehindchildren’spickyeatingatmealtimes.Twootherthingschangedinthepastcentury.Onewasattitudesconcerningchildren’sindependencetomaketheirownfoodchoicesandnewviewsonthedownsideofforcingchildrentoeatcertainthings.Amid-20th-centurystudyfoundkidscouldmakehealthyfoodchoicesontheirown.Widelyintroducedinparentingbooks,theresearchpersuadedparentstogivechildrenmorefreedominfoodselection.Theotherthingwastheriseofsupermarketsandprocessedfoods.Bythe1960s,supermarketsofferedfarmoregoodsthanbefore.Advertisersbegantargetingchildrendirectlyforthefirsttime.Intheolddays,childrenatewhattheirmothersbought;nowthekidstelltheirmotherswhattobuy.MsVeitblamesadultsfortreatingfooddifferentlyfromtoothbrushing.Childrenmaysaytheydonotwanttobrush,butadultsoverrulethembecausetheyknowtoothbrushingisbeneficialtothem.Whynotsowithspinach(菠菜)orfish?Herbook,Picky,includessuggestionsforfightingpickyeatingathome,suchasfeedingthewholefamilythesamemealandcontinuingtointroduceafoodrepeatedlyevenafterachildhasrejectedit.32.Whatcanweinferaboutpastkidsfromparagraph1?

A．Theywereseldompicky.B．Theyweremoredependent.C．Theyhadlittletoeat.D．Theyusuallyhadstomachs.33.Howdidthemid-20th-centurystudyinfluencepeople?

A．Itreducedkids’interestinsnacks.B．Itgavekidsmoresayinfoodchoices.C．Itchangedpeople’sviewonnutrition.D．Itmisledparentingbooksintofalseideas.34.WhatdoesMsVeitblameparentsfor?

A．Settingstrictrulesondailylife.B．Failingtovaluehealthymeals.C．Allowingkidstoskiptoothbrushing.D．Givingineasilytokids’foodlikes.35.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?

A．AMother’sAdviceonKids’EatingB．TheChangingTasteofAmericanFoodC．WhyAmericanKidsBecomePickyEatersD．ANewBookonHealthyFamilyMealsSciencefictionhaslongbeendismissedasmereentertainmentfordreamers.36Fromsatellitecommunicationstovoiceassistants,countlesstechnologiesthatfirstappearedinsci-finovelsandfilmshaveeventuallybecomepartofoureverydaylives.Herearefourclassicsci-fipredictionsthathavesuccessfullyturnedintoreality.37WhenArthurC.Clarkeproposedtheconceptofgeostationarysatellites(地球同步卫星)forglobalcommunicationin1945,theideaseemedwildlyimpractical.Today,thousandsofactivesatellitesorbittheEarth,makingGPSnavigation(导航),livetelevisionbroadcasts,andhigh-speedinternetavailableeveninremoteareas.Whatoncerequiredpureimaginationnowsupportsthebasicsystemsofmodernsociety.Inthe1960s,theoriginalStarTrekseriesfeaturedcrewmemberscommunicatingthroughsmall,handhelddevices.Atthetime,thisseemedimpossiblyadvanced.38Thesepocket-sizedcomputersallowustomakevideocallsacrosscontinents,accesstheworld’sinformationinstantly,andnavigateunfamiliarcitieswithdigitalmaps.Facialrecognitiontechnologywasoncerestrictedtofuturisticspyfilms,wherecomputerscouldidentifyanyoneinseconds.39Fromunlockingoursmartphonestospeedingthroughairportsecuritychecksandevenpayingformeals,thistechnologyhasquietlyintegrateditselfintomomentswebarelynotice.Earlysciencefictionnovelsoftendescribedhomeswhereresidentscouldsimplyspeakcommandstocontrollights,music,andinformation.Today,thisfictionhasbecomesocommonthatwerarelythinkaboutit.40Eventoday,sciencefictioncontinuestoinspirereal-worldinnovation.Whoknowswhichoftoday’simaginedtechnologieswillbecometomorrow’severydaytools?

A．Now,itiseverywhereindailylife.B．However,thetruthisquitedifferent.C．Now,voiceassistantshavemadeithappen.D．Today’ssmartphoneshavemadethisareality.E．Sometechnologiesappearedmuchlaterthanexpected.F．SpacecraftfloatingaboveEarthwereoncepurefantasy.G．Manysuchideaswereinitiallymetwithdoubtandcriticism.三、完形填空Igrewupbeforetherewerecellphones.SoIlookoninwonderand41,aseveryoneisfocusedontheirdevices.AlthoughI’msensibleenoughto42thatIcan’tchangetheworld,asacollegeteacher,Ican43myclassroom.Punishingstudentsforusingphonesinclassisuseless.Acoworkertriedthis,threatening44forrule-breakers.Theclasscomplainedasaresult.ButneitherdoIthinkit45totakeahands-offattitudetowardstudentstextingfriendswhilethepoorteacher46.SoIcameupwithamethod.Onthefirstdayofclass,Ispoketomystudentsina47,butfirmway,“IfIcatchyouusingphonesinclass,callyour48immediatelyandtellthemthatyoulovethem.”Whentherulewasdeliveredinacaringway,moststudentsacceptedtherule,andyettherewasalwaysa(n)49.Paulwasjustthecase.Iwastoldhestillusedhisphone.Oneday,Icaughthimcheckinghisphoneinclass.Hefelt50atonce.Iremindedhimoftherule.Surprisingly,hefolloweditandputhisphoneonspeaker.Whenhismomanswered,Paul51said,“I’mcallingjusttosay,‘Iloveyou’.”Sincethen,there’sbeenahuge52inclassroomphoneuse.53phoneuseinclassisnevereasy.The54istomakestudentsfeelyoursincerecare.Oncetheyfeelit,theywillsurelyrespectand55withyou.41.A．angerB．silenceC．joyD．confusion42.A．claimB．predictC．pretendD．know43.A．takecontrolofB．takeadvantageofC．takecareofD．takenoticeof44.A．blameB．punishmentC．pressureD．disapproval45.A．creativeB．safeC．productiveD．natural46.A．smilesB．relaxesC．laborsD．waits47.A．strictB．caringC．casualD．threatening48.A．teachersB．classmatesC．parentsD．friends49.A．exceptionB．mistakeC．chanceD．pity50.A．lostB．embarrassedC．frightenedD．upset51.A．dutifullyB．secretlyC．jokinglyD．eagerly52.A．adjustmentB．dropC．reformD．breakthrough53.A．ToleratingB．CheckingC．IgnoringD．Banning54.A．goalB．traditionC．taskD．trick55.A．connectB．communicateC．cooperateD．engage四、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。Oceanexplorationisoftencalledthe“lastfrontier”onEarth.Whilespaceexploration56(attract)globalattentionfordecades,morethan80%oftheoceanfloorremainsunexplored—a57(strike)fact,consideringthatoceanscoverover70%ofourplanet’ssurface.Thedeepseapresentsextremechallenges:freezingtemperatures,completedarkness,andoverwhelmingpressure.Whilefaced58thesedifficulties,scientistshavedevelopedadvancedequipmentcapableofresistingconditionsthatwouldhavebeenunimaginableagenerationago.Amongtheirmostexciting59(discovery)arestrangecreaturesthatproducetheirownlightthroughbioluminescence(生物发光).Chinahasbeen60(active)involvedindeep-seaexploration.Themannedsubmersible(潜水器)Jiaolong,61(name)afteramythicalseadragon,successfullyreachedtheMarianaTrenchin2012.62(follow)thisachievement,theFendouzhesubmersiblesetanationaldivingrecordof10,909metersin2020,63accomplishmentthatplacedChinaamongthefewnationstoaccessthedeepestpartsoftheocean.Protectingtheocean’shealthisasurgentasexploringit.Thatisprecisely64theUNhasdeclared2021—2030astheDecadeofOceanScienceforSustainableDevelopment.Scientistsremainconfidentthatcontinuedexplorationwillleadtobreakthroughsinmedicineandclimatescience—providedthatsucheffortsarecarriedout65(protect)thedelicateecosystemsbelow.五、书信写作66.假定你是校学生会主席李华，学生会计划打造校园英语文化墙，现面向全校学生征集英文作品。请你用英文写一则通知，内容包括：1．征集目的和作品要求；2．截止时间和提交方式。注意：1．写作词数应为80个左右；2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Notice____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________六、书面表达67.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。TheJohnsonfamilyhadbeenplanningtheirtriptotheGrandCanyon(大峡谷)formonths.For12-year-oldEthan,theiconicattraction—especiallythefamousGrandCanyonSkywalk,aglassplatformthatextendsovertheedge—wasallhecouldtalkabout.Hehadwatchedcountlessvideosonlineandpracticedwalkingonaglassboardhisdadplacedonthebalcony(阳台).Hisyoungersister,Lily,aged9,hadremainedsilentwhenevertheskywalkwasmentioned,oftenchangingthesubjectorpretendingnottohear.Onthemorningoftheirvisit,thefamilyarrivedatthecanyonjustasdawnbroke.Theairwascoolandfresh,andthefirstraysofsunlightwerepaintingtherocksinsoftshadesoforangeandgold.Neartheentrancetotheskywalk,akind-facedlad