2025~2026学年湖南长沙市长郡教育集团高二下学期5月期中英语试卷

2025~2026学年湖南长沙市长郡教育集团高二下学期5月期中英语试卷一、阅读理解LondonhasmoretoexplorebeyondtheBritishMuseum!Now,getstuckintosomesmall,specializedmuseums.TheFanMuseumTobethemostfan-tasticofallLondonmuseums,Greenwich’sFanMuseumhasanobviousheadstart.Thecollectiondatesbacktothetenthcenturyandthedisplayschangethroughouttheyear.AccordingtotheVictorian“languageoffans”,drawingafanacrossthecheekmeans“Iloveyou”.Practiceit,becauseit’llbeyourpreferredmethodofcommunication.GrantMuseumofZoologyBewarned:UCL’smuseumofzoologyisn’tforthefaintofheart.Thebonesofanelephantheadandamole(鼹鼠)jawareamongtheexhibitsthatdiscourageatotalchicken.Yourhairstandsonend,yes,butyou’lllearnsomefascinatingstuffhere.It’stheNoah’sArkequivalent(等同物)ofLondon’snumerousmedicalmuseums.TheMagicCircleIfyou’vegotatrickortwoupyoursleeve,thisistherightplace.LocatedattheMagicCircleHeadquartersinEuston,itsprizedpossessionsincludeHarryHoudini’shandcuffs(手铐)andthebelongingsoflegendarymagicianJeanEugeneRobert-Houdin.Sadly,youcan’texploreitwheneveryouplease—itcanonlybevisitedaspartofapublicevent.TheCinemaMuseumThisKenningtonmuseumonlyopensitsdoorsforguidedtoursifyoubookinadvance.Butbelieveus,it’sworthallthetrouble.There’sagreatcollectionofposters,projectors,cinemacarpets,fanmagazinesandsouvenirs,plusmorethan17millionfeetoffilmonexhibition.1.Whichmuseumisabitscary?

A．TheFanMuseum.B．GrantMuseumofZoology.C．TheMagicCircle.D．TheCinemaMuseum.2.WhatdoTheMagicCircleandTheCinemaMuseumhaveincommon?

A．Theysharearomantictheme.B．Theysetrestrictionsonvisits.C．Theyoperateonsouvenirsales.D．Theyrefreshexhibitsfrequently.3.Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?

A．Atraveljournal.B．Ahistorytextbook.C．Atouristmagazine.D．Ahistoricaldocument.Afterspendingmostofhislifeoncommercialcruises(游船),GuillaumePicardisnowfightingtokeepthesevastshipsoutoftheFrenchportofMarseille.Theformercaptain’snewcrewisagrowinggroupofactivistscalled“StopCroisières”,orStopCruises,thecoreofwhomnownumbersbetween50and100,saysPicard,includinglawyersandecologists.Thisnon-violentorganizationmainlyeducatesthepublicthroughleafletsandpreventsthecruisesthroughbanners(横幅).FewpeopleknowtheseabetterthanGuillaumePicard.HegrewuponaboatintheportofHyèresinsouthernFrance,andspent30yearsasacommercialcaptain,ferryingtouristsandcontainersacrosstheMediterranean.Nowaged65,itiswithnosmallnoteofbitternessthathesays,“WhenIgohiking,Ifindthemountainsareanenvironmentmuchbetterpreserved.”Picard’sbelovedseaisbeingdestroyed,hebelieves,bycruises.Fifteenyearsago,theywereararesightinMarseille.Now,France’ssecondcityisoneofEurope’sbusiestcruiseports.Lastyear,2.5millionpassengersstoppedoff,accordingtotheportauthority,amillionmorethantheyearbefore.Facedwiththisnewreality,Picardcouldn’twaittobecomethesea’sprotector,replacinghiscaptain’swhiteswiththeall-blackofanon-violentactivist.ForPicard,theswitchfromboatcaptaintoprotectorhasbeenalongjourneyofself-education.Hehasregretsabouthisformercareerasacommercialsailor,butistryingtosharehisknowledgeofthemaritime(海运的)worldwithasmanypeopleaspossibleinthehopethatitcanbeuseful.“Icertainlyfeelguilty,”hesays.“It’sguiltforhavingparticipatedinthedestructionoflife.Butmaybethatistheenginethatmakesmeanactivistnow.”4.Whatdowelearnaboutthegroup“StopCroisières”?

A．ItisunderPicard’sleadership.B．Ithasbroughtsizableprofits.C．Itrequiresviolenceinsomecases.D．Itconsistsofformersailorsonly.5.WhydidPicardfeelitanurgetoprotectthesea?

A．Becausehelosttrustintheportauthority.B．Becauseheretiredfromcommercialships.C．Becausehewitnessedasharpriseincruises.D．Becausehewastiredofhikinginmountains.6.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesoldPicard?

A．Greedyandcalculating.B．Organizedandgenerous.C．Conservativeanddreamy.D．Responsibleanddevoted.7.WhatdoesPicard’sstoryshow?

A．Betterlatethannever.B．Lookbeforeyouleap.C．Fortunefavorsthebrave.D．Opportunityknocksbutonce.Today,AImodelscandoanastonishingvarietyoftasksfromwritingdetailedreportstocreatingvideoondemand.Somepeopleworrytheywillsoonbesurplus(过剩的)torequirements.ButisAIactuallyputtinganyoneoutofwork?Lotsofexpertsclaimthatitis.TheypointtoarecentpaperbyCarlBenediktFreyandPedroLlanos-Paredes,fromtheUniversityofOxford,whichsuggestsalinkbetweenautomationanddecliningdemandfortranslators.Atthesametime,however,officialAmericandatasuggestthatthenumberofpeopleemployedintranslationandthelikeis7%higherthanayearago.OtherssearchtheeconomicdataforsignsoftheforthcomingAIjob-loss,sayingyounggraduatesarenowmorelikelythantheaverageworkertobejobless.Well,no.Americanyounggraduates’relativeunemploymentrate,whichisactualunemploymentrateminus(减)nationalaverageunemploymentrate,startedtorisein2009,longbeforegenerativeAIcamealong.Andtheiractualunemploymentrate(2025),ataround6%,remainslow.AsweexamineAmericandataonemploymentbyoccupation,wepickoutworkersbelievedtobevulnerable(易受影响的)toAI.Thesearewhite-collaremployees,includingpeopleinback-officesupport,financialoperations,salesandmuchmorebesides.Wefindthatoverthepastyeartheemploymentinwhite-collarworkhasrisenslightly.Acrosstheboard,America’snationalaverageunemploymentrate(2025)remainslow,at4.2%.Wagegrowthisstillreasonablystrong,whichgoesagainsttheconcernthatAIiscausingdemandforlabortofall.And,outsideAmerica,earningsgrowthinmanycountriesalsoremainsstrong.Therearetwocompetingcausesofthesetrends.First,despitetheendlessannouncementsaboutintegratingAIintooperations,fewcompaniesmakemuchuseofthetechnologyforseriouswork.Thesecondisthatevenwhencompaniesdoadoptthetech,theydonotletpeoplego.Thatsaid,whateverthecause,fornowthereisnoneedtopanic.8.Whatfuelspeople’sfearofbeingunemployed?

A．Limitationsofhumanlabor.B．Moderntechnologicaladvances.C．ComplexityoftasksintheAIera.D．Heavyworkloadinvariousfields.9.WhichchartbestshowsAmericanyounggraduates’relativeunemploymentrate?

A．B．C．D．10.Whydoestheauthormentiontworeasonsinparagraph6?

A．Tocitethedatasources.B．Toidentifythelikelierreason.C．Tofurtherjustifyhisprediction.D．Tomodelvalidresearchmethods.11.What’sprobablytheauthor’sattitudetowardshumanemployment?

A．Puzzled.B．Alarmed.C．Indifferent.D．Optimistic.SpaceagencieshavebeentreatingtheideaoflivingonMars(火星)along-termgoal.However,thethinair,lowpressureandextremetemperaturesarewhatmostEarthlifecan’ttolerate,letalonetheconstantradiation.So,aMarsshelteriscentraltoanyplanforsustainablehumanlife.ShippingmaterialfromEarthwouldbefartoounrealistic.Apracticalapproach,asispublishedonthewebsiteNASAScience,istobuildwithwhatisalreadyonMars.NASAhascollectedsamplesofMartiansoilthatmaycontainevidenceofveryearlylife.Thatraisesabiggerquestion:ifmicroorganisms(微生物)oncelivedonMars,couldtheyalsohelpusbuildthere?Thefocusisbiomineralization—microorganismscreatemineralsaspartoftheirmetabolism(新陈代谢).ErikRichards,leadauthoroftheresearch,saidmicroorganismsonEarththatburgeonintoughsettingssuchasacidiclakes,volcanicsoils,anddeepcavesmaybeespeciallyusefulasweexplorewhatcouldworkunderMartianconditions.Theworkcentersonapartnershipbetweentwobacteria:Sporosarcinapasteurii(巴氏芽孢八叠球菌),whichisknownforcreatingcalciumcarbonate,andChroococcidiopsis(拟甲色球藻),astrongcyanobacteriumthatcansurviveextremeenvironments,includingsimulated(模拟的)Martianconditions.Together,theytransformloosesoilintoasolid,concrete-likematerial.Thelong-termvisionistocombinethisbacterialco-culturewithMartiansoilanduseitasfeedstock(原料)for3DprintingonMars.Ifitworksinvolume,itcouldchangehowstructuresaremadeonthisredplanet.Thepotentialvalueisnotlimitedtoconstruction.BecauseChroococcidiopsiscanproduceoxygen,itcouldalsohelpenableself-sustainingagricultureandMars’sterraforming(地球化).Evenwithpromisingideas,theirworkisstillatanearlystage.RepeateddelaysinMarssamplereturnlimithowquicklyMars-specificconstructionmethodscanbetestedandconfirmed.Also,roboticstodayisunabletoreproduceMartiangravityonEarth,yetgravityaffects3Dprintingandautonomousconstruction.12.WhyisashelterofvitalimportanceonMars?

A．BecausematerialfromEarthcan’tbeused.B．Becausetoomanyspaceagencieswanttostay.C．BecauseitsconditionsaredeadlyforEarthlife.D．Becausespaceagenciestargetlong-termresearch.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“burgeon”inparagraph2mean?

A．Boom.B．Sink.C．Communicate.D．Disappear.14.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheconstructionwork?

A．Itisanincrediblyfastprocess.B．Itmaybringaboutaddedbonus.C．Ithasbeentestedandconfirmed.D．Ittakesjusttwotypesofbacteria.15.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A．Differentstages.B．Promisingideas.C．Currentobstacles.D．Potentialapplications.Today,the“Idon’tcare”attitudeisbecomingincreasinglypopular.Phraseslike“Idon’tcarewhatanybodythinks”areoftenblindlyusedtoexpressfreedomandrelief.16Understandingwhentoadoptthismindsetcanmakeagreatdifference.The“Idon’tcare”attitudecanbequitebeneficialwhenitmotivatesustopersevere,especiallywhenothershavegivenup.17J.K.Rowling,forinstance,facedwidespreaddoubtwhenproposingHarryPotter,butshekeptpolishinghernovelwithoutworryingaboutcriticism.Itwasherpersistenceincraftingamagicalworldthateventuallybroughthersuccess.AsyoucanseeinRowling’sexample,ignoringexternaldoubtscanactuallyhelpusstayfocusedonourowngoals.18Thishappenswhensomeoneactsoutofstubbornness(固执)oradesiretoshiftblame,oractsselfishly,focusingsolelyontheirowndesireswhileignoringhowinterconnectedpeople’sneedsare.Inthecaseofrecentsocialmediaalgorithmscandals(算法丑闻),techgiantsrepeatedlyignoredinternalresearchers’warningsaboutmentalhealthharmstoteenagers,claiming“nottheirdepartment”Finally,ithascauseduncontrollablerisinganxietyandself-harmratesamongyoungusers.19Therefore,it’scrucialtoreflectonwhyweadoptthe“Idon’tcare”attitude.Arewemotivatedbyconfidenceinourdecisions,orarewesimplyavoidingchallenges?20Therearetimeswhenit’scrucialtocaredeeplyaboutothers,thetruth,andpersonalgrowth.Atothertimes,it’sequallyimportanttoremainindifferenttonegativity,distractions,orunnecessarypressures.Bycarefullychoosingwhentoadoptthe“Idon’tcare”attitude,wecanleadmorefulfillinglives.

A．Thekeyisbalance.B．Motivationcomesfirst.C．Greatachievementstendtocomefromignoringdoubters.D．Whennoonetakesresponsibility,itiseveryone’sdisaster.E．Thismindset,however,canalsohavenegativeconsequences.F．Others,however,arealwaysconcernedabouteveryone’sfeelings.G．Whilethisattitudecanbeliberating,italsocomeswithpotentialrisks.二、完形填空Onsummervacationin2023,Ifeltitwastimetogetsomereal-worldexperience.So,Iwenttoa(n)21atthelocalfast-foodrestaurantforapart-timejob.Themanageraskedmetoserveacustomerwiththe22shownnexttoherordernumberonthescreen.However,Icouldn’t23asinglewordonthedisplayandwas24onthespot.Iwas,atage7,diagnosed(诊断)withretinaldystrophy—agroupofincurableeyedisorders.Asachild,Iremember25toseethewhiteboardinclass,evensittingrightatthefront.I26thisbycopyingnotesfrommyfriends.AsIgotolderandmoreself-conscious,Iburiedthe27evenmore.Ihatedaskingforhelp—somuchthatIwouldsayIwasn’thungryatrestaurantstoavoidtakinganawkwardly28lookatthemenu.Havingfailedthejobinterview,Irealizedhidingwasmore29anddecidedtolivealifewithadisability:30.Ibeganto31tothosearoundmewhennecessary.This32evenbroughtmeclosetomyparentsandfriends,whosurroundedmewithunderstanding.Now,Ifeelworldsawayfromtheanxiety-riddengirl.Iremain33disabled,yetmore34andalive.IalsoknowIwasnevermeanttofacethis35.21.A．gatheringB．interviewC．trainingD．advertisement22.A．feesB．questionsC．itemsD．routes23.A．teardownB．makeoutC．weighonD．allowfor24.A．convincedB．adoptedC．botheredD．rejected25.A．claimingB．pretendingC．strugglingD．promising26.A．hidB．interruptedC．facilitatedD．prayed27.A．desireB．faithC．secretD．mood28.A．closeB．casualC．curiousD．urgent29.A．taxingB．astonishingC．illegalD．effective30.A．supportB．blessingC．gratitudeD．acceptance31.A．takeB．turnC．submitD．stick32.A．plotB．shiftC．leisureD．pursuit33.A．barelyB．mentallyC．exceptionallyD．visually34.A．realB．reliableC．availableD．academic35.A．apartB．againC．aloneD．together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。OriginatingintheTangDynasty,Shuyuan,orancientChineseacademies,wereuniqueChineseinstitutions.BytheSongDynasty,they36(become)China’sprimaryintellectualcenters,37scholarsoftenhadcriticalreflection,intenseexchangesanddebates.ChineseShuyuan38(wise),historically,firstresonated(共振)withtheWestduringtheMingDynasty,whenItalianmissionaryMatteoRiccimetZhangHuang,thenheadofBailudongAcademy.RiccistudiedtheConfucian39(classic)underZhang’sguidance,whileZhangintegratedWesterngeographicalknowledgeintohisownwork.Thiskindofdialogueliveson.In2025,nearly200foreignscholarsgatheredattheKaotingAcademyinEastChina’sFujianProvincefortheConferenceonZhuXi’sPhilosophyandDialogueofGlobalCivilization,toexplorehow40lateChinesephilosopherZhuXi’sthoughtscouldofferinsightsforresolvingcivilizationalconflicts.FormerUNESCOGeneralConferencepresidentSimona-MirelaMiculescunotedthatZhu’sbelief41theinseparabilityoflearningandvirtueagreeswithUNESCO’smission42(build)peacethroughunderstanding,learningandmutual(相互的)respect.Astheworld43(active)seekswaystoengageindialogueacrossdifferentcivilizationswhilepreservingdistinctidentities,ShuyuanhaveemergedasguidesfromChinesehistory,44(enable)Chineseculturetocontinuouslyabsorbnutrients,developandinnovatethroughdialoguewithdiversecivilizationsaroundtheworld.Also,theyallowtheworldtogaina45(deep)andmorecomprehensiveunderstandingofChina.四、书信写作46.假定你是校模拟联合国社团成员李华，社团将开展以“Heritagesiteprotection:a(n)______effort”为主题的内部分享会。请你写一篇发言稿，内容包括：(1)表明观点；(2)陈述理由。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。Helloeveryone,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Iwelcomeyourthoughts.Thankyou!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。JimmyandBobhadalotincommon.Theystudiedinthesameclassandlivedinthesamecommunity,justafewhousesapart.Bothweretopstudentsintheirclass,winningpraisefromteachersandparents.Yettherewasasenseofrivalrydeepinbothoftheirhearts.Theybothsecretlywantedtobethebest,ratherthanjustoneofthebest.Oneday,theirteacherannouncedaspecialcharitysaleallstudentscouldparticipateintoraisemoneybysellinghomemadethings.Allthemoneyfromthesalewouldbedonatedtothechildreninapartneredspecialschool,andthestudentwhoraisedthemostmoneywouldgetthehonortonametheactivity.JimmyandBobimmediatelydecidedtojoinseparately:Jimmyplannedtosellhispaintings,whileBobpreparedtosellcandiesfollowingafamilyrecipewithadelicioustaste.Whenthebigdayarrived,theschoolplaygroundbuzzedwithenergy:colorfulribbonsandballoonseverywhere,stalls(摊位)neatlyarrangedacrossthefield.Afewstallsaway,