2025~2026学年甘肃兰州市学府致远学校高二下学期期中英语试卷

2025~2026学年甘肃兰州市学府致远学校高二下学期期中英语试卷一、阅读理解STINSONBEACHCLEAN-UPPROJECTHelpuskeepStinsonBeachcleanthissummer!Warmerweatherandhandfulsofholidaysbringmorepeopleouttothebeachwhichsometimesmeansmoregarbagetoo;joinusoncepermonthtoclearlitterandmaintainthebeautythere.When:OneFridayamonthbetweenMayandSeptember.10:00am—1:00pm.Where:StinsonBeachparkinglot.Supplies:Weinvitevolunteerstobringtheirownreusablesupplies!Limitwastebybringingyourownbagorbucketandglovesifpossible—butdon’tworryifyoudon’t—we’llhavesomesuppliesonsiteforyoutouse.Groupentry:Groupsoffiveormorerequirespecialarrangementsandmustbeconfirmedinadvance.PleasereviewtheListofAvailableProjectsandfillouttheGroupProjectRequestForm.Age,Skills,Whattobring:Volunteersaged10anduparewelcome.ReadourYouthPolicyGuidelinesforyouthundertheageof15.BringyourcompletedVolunteerAgreementForm.Volunteersunder18musthavetheparentapprovalsectionsigned.We’llbeworkingrainorshine.Bringlayersforchangingweatherandraingear(雨具).Bringapersonalwaterbottleandsunscreen.Wearclothesthatcangetdirty.Longpantsandclosed-toeshoesarerequired.Noexperiencenecessary.Trainingandtoolswillbeprovided.Fulfillscommunityservicerequirements.1.Whatistheaimoftheproject?

A．Toattractthetourists.B．Tobeautifythebeach.C．Toprovidetripstudy.D．Toconductaresearch.2.Whatisrequiredforvolunteersunder18?

A．Fineweather.B．Richexperience.C．Schooluniform.D．Parentpermission.3.Whatdoestheprojectprovideforvolunteers?

A．Training.B．Longpants.C．Raingear.D．Waterbottles.Maxreadsmorethananyoneheknows.Helovestoreadduringallofhisfreetime.Hisfriendslaughathimbecausehewouldratherreadthanplayvideogames,buthisparentsandhisteachersareproudofhim.Theysayreadingisimportant,anditwillhelphimlearnabouttheworldaroundhim.Theyalsotellhimitisagoodhabit.OnedayMaxwasreadingamagazinearticleaboutvolcanoes(火山).Hetoldhisfriendsallaboutvolcanoesandwhatcausesthemtoerupt.Theverynextweek,theteacherstartedascienceprojectaboutvolcanoes.Guesswhoeveryonewantedintheirprojectgroup!Max’sfriendsweren’tlaughingathimanymore.MaxendedupbeinginagroupwithLiz,AnnaandJosh.Theworkwastocreateaposterboardwithinformationaboutvolcanoesandtobuildavolcanomodel.Maxmadecopiesofthemagazinearticleaboutvolcanoessohisprojectpartnerscouldreadaboutthemtoo.Theyalsowenttothelibrarytolookformoreinformationaboutvolcanoes.ThegroupmetatAnna’shousethatnighttoorganizetheinformationanddecidewhattheywantedtoputontheposterboard.TheyallaskedMaxwhathethoughtwasmostimportant.ThentheydecidedtogethertodowhatMaxsaid.ThenextnighttheymetatJosh’shousetobuildtheirvolcano.Theyusedcardboardandmodelingclay.Firsttheymadeavolcanoshapewiththecardboard,andthentheycoveredtheshapeinbrownandredclay.Thevolcanolookedgreat.Max,Liz,AnnaandJoshwereveryproudoftheirhardwork.Whentheyturnedintheirproject,theirteacherwasproudtoo.ThankstoMax’sgoodhabittheycameanA+onbothpartsoftheproject.4.WhydideveryonewantMaxintheirgroup?

A．Becauseofhisspeakingskills.B．Becauseofhisknowledgeofvolcanoes.C．Becauseofhisgoodmarks.D．Becauseofhisfriendliness.5.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?

A．Max’sparentssupporthiminreading.B．TherearefivemembersinMax’sgroup.C．Max’sgroupbuiltabrownandredvolcanomodel.D．Thescienceprojectaboutvolcanoesconsistsoftwoparts.6.WhichwordcanbeusedtodescribeMaxbestaccordingtothetext?

A．Studious.B．Greedy.C．Honest.D．Ambitious.7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．AScienceProjectB．Max’sGoodHabitC．AVolcanoModelD．TeamworkinClassAwomanwholostonelegtocanceristryingtobreakaworldrecord.Sheplanstocomplete102marathon-length(马拉松长度的)runsin102days.JackyHunt-Broersmalostthebottomhalfofherleftlegtocancerin2001.Shesethergoalinmid-January.Everydaysincethen,shehasbeenrunningthedistanceofamarathon.“Partofmybodywasgone.Formethebiggeststruggle(挣扎)wasacceptingmydisability(残疾),”shetoldthereporter.Untilfiveyearsago,shewasnotveryactive.Butthenshebecameinterestedinrunninganddecidedtogiveitatry.Thesportendedupbeingquiteexpensive.Currently,thecarbonfiberbladesheusescostsabout$10,000.Itisaspecialartificial(人造的)legdesignedspecificallyforrunning.“Runningreallychangedmylife,”shesaid.“Ithelpedmeacceptmyselfasapersonwithadisability.Itgavemeasenseoffreedom.IfellinlovewiththeprocessofpushingmybodyfurtherjusttoseewhatIcoulddo.”However,shehasfacedbothphysicalandmentaldifficulties.Ononerecentday,Hunt-Broersmafeltverytiredandhopelessat24kilometersandbegantocry.Inthatmoment,shefeltitwastoohardtoachievehergoal.Butbydividingthelongdistanceintolittlegoals,shefinallycheeredherselfupandcarriedon.Hunt-Broersma’smainsupportteamisherhusbandandtheirtwoyoungchildren.SheispostingherprogressonlineandmanypeoplefollowherontheInternet.Asshenearstheendofhergoal,Hunt-Broersmaishopingtoencourageotherswithonethought:You’restrongerthanyouthinkandyoucandosomuchmore.8.WhatwasthemostdifficultthingforHunt-Broersmaatfirst?

A．Fightingagainstcancer.B．Acceptingherdisability.C．Breakingaworldrecord.D．Completingthemarathon.9.Whatis“thecarbonfiberblade”underlinedinParagraph3?

A．Aspecialtooltohelpherrun.B．Arunningskillshelearned.C．Atrainingfieldforrunners.D．AsupportteamontheInternet.10.WhydidHunt-Broersmabegintocryonedayat24kilometers?

A．Shelostarecord-breakingchance.B．Shewasn’tsupportedbyherfamily.C．Shefeltitwastoohardtoreachhergoal.D．Shecouldn’taffordtheexpensivesport.11.WhatcanwelearnfromHunt-Broersma’sstory?

A．Athousand-milejourneybeginswithonestep.B．Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.C．Experienceisthefatherofwisdom.D．Happinessisthekeytosuccess.Goingbacktoschoolcanbeananxioustimeformanystudents.ButoneinstitutioninTexasisdoingitsparttomakesuremiddleschoolersarereturningrefreshedandinspiredtolearn.Throughaprocesscalledthe"bathroominspirationproject,"teachersandadministratorsatWarrenMiddleSchool,spenttheirsummerbeautifyingtheschool'srestroomsbypaintingmotivationalmurals(壁画)oneachofthestalls(小隔间).Formingmessageslike"Yourmistakesdon'tdefineyou"and"Scatter(撒播)kindness,"thebrightlycoloredwordsareexactlywhatayoungstudentneedstoseewhenhavingaroughday-oranyschooldayforthatmatter.Andnowthatclassesareofficiallyinsession,peoplearealreadynoticingapositiveimpact.SincepostingphotosofupgradestotheschoolinJuly,PrincipalJoshuaGarciasaysthatthealterationshavearousedagreatresponse."Studentshavebeentalkingaboutthemuralsfromthemomentthepictureshadbeenposted.Someeventookthetimetofindareasontocomeuptothecampustoseethemurals,"hesays."Ithinkwhatmakesthissmalllittleactionsovaluableisthatithassetthetoneforourcampus."Andnotonlyisthatimportanttostudents,parents,andfellowstaff,butitisalsovitalfortheschool'snewprincipal,whoistryingtogainthetrustofthecommunityduringatimeinwhichtrustissonecessaryforschools."Beingnewtothecampus,IthinktheparentswereabletoseehowmuchIvaluetheirchildrenandhavetheirbestinterestatheart,”Garciacontinues.“Ihavehadmanyparentstellmehowtheycanjustfeeladifferenceinthecampusclimateandhowmuchtheyareenjoyingseeingtheirchildrenwantingtocomehere.Thesemuralshaveputtrustbackinthecampusanditsteachers,andbydoingsoweareabletobuildacultureinwhichourstudentswanttobehereandlearn.”12.WhathashappenedatWarrenMiddleSchool?

A．Paintinghasbecomepopularamongmoststudents.B．Somestudentshavesufferedgreatanxietyatschool.C．Itstoiletshavebeenbeautifiedwithinspiringwords.D．Motivationalmuralshavebeenmadeineachclassroom.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"alterations”inParagraph3probablymean?

A．Rules.B．Arguments.C．Changes.D．Opportunities.14.What'sstudentsandparents'attitudetowardthosemurals?

A．Negative.B．Ambiguous.C．Uninterested.D．Supportive.15.WhatdoesGarciaintendtodoaccordingtothetext?

A．Reduceincreasinganxiety.B．Buildanartisticatmosphere.C．Createatrustingenvironment.D．Introduceanewculturetosociety.Ifyouareanaturallycheerfulperson,youmaybelesslikelytofallintodepressionandanxiety.This,however,doesn'tmeanhappypeoplearefreeofmentalhealthissues.16Eventhestrongestpeoplebreak.Agoodsenseofhumorisanaturalwaytokeepyourstresslevelsincheck.Thefollowingtipswillhelpyoudevelopit.Focusyourattentiononthingsthatmakeyouhappy.17Trytostayhappybydoingthingsthatmakeyousmile.Agoodwaytodosoisbyidentifyingthesimplethingsthatbringgoodthoughtsandfondmemories.18Knowingyouraudienceisakeypointtomakingthemlaugh.Trytoreadandjudgehowothersarereactingtoyourhumor.Ifyouhavepeoplefallingoutoftheirseats,it'sprobablyasafebetthatyoucancontinuetellingjokes.Ontheotherhand,iftheyhavebeenquietforalongtimeorseemsoffendeditisprobablybettertoswitchtoadifferenttopic,onethatyouthinkwillrelatebettertothem.Keepupagivingspirit.19Wheninthecompanyoffunnypeople,getinvolvedinmakingjokeswiththem.Whentheymakeyoulaugh,returnthefavorbysharingfunnystories.Practice.Thelastlittlebitofadviceispractice.ComedyissomethingwhereitallcomesdowntoDeliveryandTiming.Ifyourdeliveryandtimingarenotcorrecteventhefunniestjokescanfallflat.Sohowdoyouimproveyourdeliveryandtiming?Bypractice.Keeppracticing.Keeptellingthosejokes.20

A．Notjustmaterialthings.B．Lifecanbetoughattimes.C．Becarefulnottooffendothers.D．Joyalwayscomeswithhappiness.E．Hangoutandobserveotherfunnypeople.F．Soyoushouldgoaheadandperformthosejokes.G．Practiceissomethingyouneedtoenhancetheskill.二、完形填空Seven-year-oldMaggieKuzniaisabooklover.Shefindsjoyin21thestoriesshereads.Everyweek,shevisitstheelderlyatGoodSamaritanSocietywithseveralbooks.Thereshehasmadealotofnewfriendswhowait22forherstorytelling.This23beganonasnowydaywhenMaggie’smom,whoworksthere,broughtheralongtowork.AsMaggiewaspackingherbag,hermom24hertobringtoys.However,Maggiebroughtsomebooksbecauseshehad25plans.Afterthat,Maggieoftengoestoworkwithhermomandher26hasmadeherpopularamongtheelderly.Sheevenhas27shereadsto.Sheoftenvisitseachoneforoveranhour—withhermomoftencheckingonhertomakesuresheisn’toverstayingherwelcome.AmongtheelderlyMaggiehas28isPattiGriggs,aretired(退休的)primaryteacher,whowas29byMaggie’sreadingskills.“Itaughtthefirstgrade.Therewereveryfewchildrenwhocouldreadlikethat,”saidtheformereducator.Determinedto30Maggiefurther,Pattigiftedherabookshethoughtwouldbedifficult.Surprisingly,Maggiereaditeffortlessly.Theelderlyaredevoted(全心全意的)31,andsomeofthemarealwaysreadytohelpMaggiewhenshecomesacross32words.Asforthem,Maggieseemsto33theirday.“Ithinkthe34partissogood,”Pattisaid.“Everybodylikestohavethe35ofanotherpersonandbespecialtothem.”21.A．believingB．recordingC．changingD．sharing22.A．nervouslyB．eagerlyC．secretlyD．sadly23.A．pressureB．opportunityC．actionD．solution24.A．remindedB．forcedC．trainedD．warned25.A．unrealisticB．differentC．boringD．crazy26.A．presenceB．trustC．commentD．request27.A．classmatesB．sleepersC．passengersD．regulars28.A．forgotB．congratulatedC．befriendedD．avoided29.A．upsetB．impressedC．influencedD．cheated30.A．challengeB．contactC．preventD．introduce31.A．volunteersB．performersC．listenersD．talents32.A．interestingB．unfamiliarC．positiveD．meaningless33.A．showoffB．worryaboutC．standforD．brightenup34.A．family-friendlyB．intergenerationalC．success-drivenD．handwritten35.A．scheduleB．resourceC．memoryD．attention三、语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。LaurenBath,36lovespostingpicturesonherblog,hasattractedmanyfans.Originally,sheonlyregardeditasahobby,butcompaniesstartedpayinghertotakephotosandpublishthem.Therefore,shewasdetermined37(quit)herjobasachefandactedasAustralia’sfirstprofessionalphoto38(blog).Itwasa39(challenge)job,butshedidit.Fromthenon,shehasspentmostofhertimetravellinginAustraliatoknowmoreaboutthiscountryanditspeople.OfalltheplacesinAustraliashe40(visit),Broomeisherfavourite.It’suniqueanduntouchedandthescenerywas41(extreme)beautiful.Shelovesallthethingsthere.Sheisnowusingherphotographytomakepeopleaware42environmentalissues.Forexample,oneofherphotos43(show)acrocodilethatisusedtopassengers44(throw)foodfromboatsandisbecomingfamiliarwithhumans.Overtime,thiscouldmakeherbecome45dangertohumans.四、书信写作46.假定你是李华,你的英国好友Jim来信向你咨询哪部电影值得观看。请你写一封回信,评价一部你喜欢的电影,主要内容包括:1.电影的名字;2.电影的内容及优缺点;3.推荐观看并希望得到反馈。注意:1.词数80左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。续写词数应为150个左右。RobertandHenryweretwofriendsinthesameclass.Theyalwaysplayedandwenthometogether.Oneday,RobertandHenryweregoinghomefromschool.Onturningacorner,Robertcriedout,“Afight!Let'sgoandsee!”“No,”saidHenry.“Letusgohomequietlyandnotmeddlewith(管闲事)thisquarrel.Wehavenothingtodowithitandmaygetintotrouble.AlsoourparentsareexpectingtohavedinnerwithustogetherandIdon'twantthemtoworryaboutus.”“Youareacoward(懦夫),andafraidtogo,”saidRobert,andoffheran.Henrywentstraighthome,andintheafternoonwenttoschoolasusual.ButRoberthadtoldalltheboysthatHenrywasacoward,andtheylaughedathim