2025~2026学年甘肃省环县第一中学高二第二学期期中考试英语试卷

2025~2026学年甘肃省环县第一中学高二第二学期期中考试英语试卷一、阅读理解Christmasisatimeforeatinggreatfood,givingandreceivingpresents,andmostimportantlyspendingtimewithyourfamilywatchingsomeclassicChristmasmovies.TheGrinch(2000)ThisisaChristmasmust-watchandoneofJimCarrey’sbestperformances.ItwasalsooriginallyanurserytalebookwrittenbyDrSeuss.It’sthestoryofagreenmonsterwhowantstoruinChristmasbutintheenddiscoversthepowerofloveandgenerosity.Ipromiseit’sagreatfilmwithplentyoflaughsalongtheway.LoveActually(2003)Whilethisisnotapersonalfavouriteofmine,peopleintheUKabsolutelylovethisfilm.Ithasmanyfeaturingactorsandactresses.Itmightbealittledifficulttofollowastherearecomplexplots,soIrecommendwatchingatranslatedversion.However,theheart-warmingelementsofthefilmmakeitworthwatching.HomeAlone(1990)Thisamusingmasterworkisoneofmyfavouritefilmsofalltime.Ittellsthestoryofaboy,Kevin,whoisleftaloneinhishousewhenhislargefamilyforgetstotakehimonvacationwiththem.Whileotherfamilymembersareaway,burglarstrytorobthehouseandKevinmustprotecthishomebysettingtraps.Thetrips,fallsandtrapswillhaveyoulaughingoutloudasyouwatchan8-year-oldboybeattwogrownmen.Miracleon34thStreet(1994)Youcan’thaveChristmasinanEnglish-speakingcountrywithoutwatchingthismovie.It’snotfunnylikeHomeAloneorTheGrinch,butitisincrediblytouching.It’saboutamanwhoclaimstobeSanta,butnobodybelieveshimexceptalawyerandalittlegirl.Thestorylinemayseemalittlechildishbutyoucanenjoyitatanyage.1.Whichfilmisadaptedfromafairytale?

A．TheGrinch.B．HomeAlone.C．LoveActually.D．Miracleon34thStreet.2.WhatisHomeAlonemainlyabout?

A．Anunsuccessfulfamilyvacation.B．Aboyprotectinghishomebyhimself.C．Aterriblesufferingofalittleboy.D．An8-year-oldboy’spracticaljokes.3.WhyisMiracleon34thStreetsopopular?

A．Owingtoitsmovingplot.B．Becauseofitsfunnystory.C．Duetoitschildishstoryline.D．Becauseofitsfamousactorsandactresses.Twoyearsago,JohnnyFurphyfromMelbournewasfinishinghighschoolanddreamingofbecomingaprofessionalbasketballplayer.Todayhe’sthreegamesawayfromwinninganNBAchampionship.Furphy,justat20,hashadagreatnewplayeryearwiththeIndianaPacersastheteamtriestowinitsfirstchampionship.AfterwinningtheNBA’sEasternConference,thePacersisnowlockedinabestofsevenbattlewiththeOklahomaCityThunderforbasketball’sbiggestprize.ThePacersdefeatedtheNewYorkKnickstoobtaintheEasternConferencetitleinashowdown(最后的决战)thatsawHollywoodstarslikeBenStiller,MilesTellerandTimotheeChalametrushtoapackedMadisonSquareGardeneachnighttowatchthegame.Furphy’sfamilyandfriendshaveflownfromMelbournetocheerhimonintheremaininggamesoftheseasonagainstOklahoma.ThePacersbestedOklahomabyjustonepointtowinthefirstgameofthefinalsseriesbutlostgametwo—bothteamsnowneedthreemorewinstosecurethechampionship.Lookingbackonhisbusyyear,FurphysaiditwashardtochoosehisfavoritehighlightbuthisNBAdebut(首秀)wasdefinitelya“pinchme”moment—itdidn’treallyfeelrealsometimes.“Generally,it’sbeensuchanincredibleyearforme,justlearningsomuch,”Furphysaid.“Myfirstyearasaprofessionalhasbeenahugelearningexperience.Afterthefinals,thenewstarwillgoontoplayintheNBA’sSummerLeagueseriesbuthopestomanageatripbacktoMelbourne,wherehe’slookingforwardtospendingtimewithfamily,friendsandhisdogs.”4.WhatistheIndianaPacersfightingfor?

A．Anewstudentplayer.B．Ahighschooldream.C．AschoolinMelbourne.D．AnNBAchampionship.5.WhyareHollywoodstarsmentionedinparagraph2?

A．TotelltherealchallengeforthePacers.B．ToexplainFurphy’schoicetoplaybasketball.C．Tohighlighttheinfluenceofthebasketballgame.D．Toshowthedifficultyofbecomingaprofessional.6.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“pinchme”inparagraph3probablymean?

A．Ordinary.B．Frightening.C．Disappointing.D．Unbelievable.7.WhatdoesFurphywanttodoafterthefinals?

A．Spendsometimeinhishomecity.B．InvitehisfamilyandfriendstoAmerica.C．Introducehisadorabledogstohisteammates.D．GiveuptheNBA’sSummerLeagueseries.Raccoons,oftencalled“trashpandas”forsearchingrubbishbins,arechangingastheyliveclosertohumans.Astudysuggeststhesemaskedmammalsareevenstartingtolook“cuter,”aresultoflivingnearus.Scientistsexaminednearly20,000photos.Theyfoundurbanraccoonshavea“clearreductioninsnoutlength”comparedtoruralones.Thisphysicalchangeislikeearlydomesticationinpets,suggestingurbanraccoonsarebecomingmorecomfortableandlessfearfularoundpeople,adaptingtoourworld.RaffaelaLesch,aco-author,explained“urbandomestication”oftenbeginswithhumanwaste.“Trashisreallythekickstarter,”shesaid.“Whereverhumansgo,there’strash—andanimalsloveourtrash.”Thiseasyfoodsourcedrawsraccoonsintohumanareas,increasinginteraction.Livingnearhumanscreatesstrongpressure.Raccoonslessaggressiveorafraidaremorelikelytofindfood,survive,andreproduce.Theirgenesforcalmerbehaviorsandshortersnoutsarepassedon.Thisisconsistentwith“domesticationsyndrome,”physicalchangeslikesmallerfacialbones,seenwhenanimalsadapttohumans.Thesetraitsarealsoseeninpets,likedogsfromwolves.Thestudyhighlightsthatonlyanimalswith“dampenedflightresponses”—lesslikelytorunawaywhenfrightened—thriveinurbansettings(successfullygrow,develop,andflourishincityenvironments).Thisprocessisaclearexampleofnaturalselection.Itremindsusthatourdailylivesandenvironmentscanleadtounexpectedevolutionarychangesintheanimalkingdom,showingthecomplexhuman-naturerelationship.8.Whatdoesurbanraccoons’reducedsnoutlengthimply?

A．Theirsenseofsmellgetsclearer.B．Theyfeelmuchsafernearpeople.C．Theyincreasinglychooseurbanlife.D．Theirhuntingabilitiesgrowsharper.9.WhydoesLeschcallhumantrasha“kickstarter”?

A．Toexplaininitialspeciesinteraction.B．Toillustrateraccoons’feedinghabits.C．Towarnaboutenvironmentaldamage.D．Toemphasizeeasyaccesstoresources.10.Whathelpsraccoonssucceedinurbanareas?

A．Theirrapidreproductivecycle.B．Theirabilitytofindnewhomes.C．Theircalmer,lessfearfulnature.D．Theirimprovedsenseofhearing.11.Whatcanweconcludefromthisstudy?

A．Raccoonsareanadaptablespecies.B．Humanpresencedrivesanimalevolution.C．Animalswillalwaysavoidhumancontact.D．Urbanenvironmentsposerisksforwildlife.Foryears,we’vebeenteachingaclassonmusicandthemind.Atthestartofeachsemester,we’veaskedthestudentstocompleteasurveyontheirfavoritesongsandartists.Students’favoritesongsandartistsgetlongerandmorevariedeachyearandtheirplaylistsbarelyoverlap(重叠).Indeed,listeningtomusicisadeeplyprivateandpersonalexperiencenowadaysandevenmoresowiththeintroductionoftheiPodandsmartphones.Whenteenagerslistentomusicviastreaming,artificialintelligence(AI)andsocialmediaplatformsteamuptosuggestpersonalizedplaylistsforthem.SomeyoungpeoplefeelthatAI-generatedplaylistsmakethemexposedtosomethingdull.Theirplaylistsarepopulatedwithsongsandartiststhey’veneverheardofbefore,yettheyallsoundsimilar.Inthepast,theymightnothavenoticedsuchasituation.Theirmusicalconsumptionwasnarrowlydominatedbythe“Top-40”artists.However,AI-generatedplaylistshavechangedthis,sinceawiderrangeofmusicisavailable.IftheythinktheirAI-influencedplaylistsareunappealing,theystillhavetheabilitytosearchfornewmusic.JustbecauseAIcansuggestsongs,itdoesn’tpreventthemresearchinganddiscoveringmusicontheirown,orsharingplaylists.Anythingthatexists,theycanfind.Thestoreisalwaysopen.Musiclisteningandpreferencesplayanimportantroleinyoungpeople’stransition(过渡)fromchildhoodtoadulthood,twoseeminglyopposingbutvitalprocesses:formingauniqueidentity,whileatthesametimebecomingpartofacommunity.However,AI-generatedplaylistshavethepotentialtochallengethistransition.SodoesAImakeiteasiertodifferentiatetheself,buthardertobondwithothers?Fearsofnewtechnologiesarecommonplace.Forexample,thedeclineofschedulednetworkTVerasedlotsofcommongroundfordiscussion,sowill50millionAmericanseveragaintuneintowatchtheseriesendingofaTVshow,astheydidforFriendsin2004?IfAIis,indeed,contributingtothetransformationofteenagers’sharedlisteningexperiences,thenAIplaylistsaremorethanaconvenientwaytodiscovertheirnextfavorites.Theyarearevolutionworthpayingattentionto.12.Whatmakesteenagers’musiclisteningexperiencesmoreprivate?

A．Theextensiveuseofelectronicdevices.B．Theeasyaccesstomusicalinstruments.C．Thelackofinteractionamongteenagers.D．Thepopularizationofmusiceducation.13.Whatisparagraph3mainlyaboutconcerningAI-generatedplaylists?

A．Theiraccessibility.B．Theirdevelopment.C．Theiradvantages.D．Theirlimitations.14.WhatchallengemayAI-generatedplaylistspresent?

A．Theymakeidentifyingoneselfimpossible.B．Theyprovidelessforteenstocommunicate.C．TheyresultinthedeclineofnetworkTV.D．Theypreventteenschoosingsimilarsongs.15.WhydoestheauthormentionFriendsinparagraph5?

A．ToemphasizeitspopularityamongAmericans.B．Toexplainpeople’swillingnesstoacceptAI.C．Totellusthepredictabilityofnewtechnology.D．ToshowthepotentialsocialinfluenceofAI.HowtoRememberWhatYouReadReadingisimportant.Butthenextstepismakingsurethatyourememberwhatyou'veread!16Youmayhavejustreadthetext,buttheideas,conceptsandimages（形象）mayflyrightoutofyourhead.Hereareafewtricksforrememberingwhatyouread.●17Iftheplot,characters,orwordusageisconfusingforyou,youlikelywon'tbeabletorememberwhatyouread.It'sabitlikereadingaforeignlanguage.Ifyoudon'tunderstandwhatyou'rereading,howwouldyourememberit?Butthereareafewthingsyoucando...Useadictionary;lookupthedifficultwords.●Areyouconnected?Doesacharacterremindyouofafriend?Doesthesettingmakeyouwanttovisittheplace?Doesthebookinspireyou,andmakeyouwanttoreadmore?Withsomebooks,youmayfeelaconnectionrightaway.18Howwillingareyoutomaketheconnectionshappen?●Readit;hearit;beit!Readthelines.Then,speakthemoutloud.And,putsomecharacterintothewords.Whenhewaswritinghisnovels,CharlesDickenswouldactoutthepartsofthecharacters.He'dmakefacesinthemirror,andchangehisvoiceforeachcharacter.19●Howoftendoyouread?Ifyoureadfrequently,you'lllikelyhaveaneasiertimewithrememberingwhatyou’rereadingandwhatyou'veread.20Asyoumakereadingaregularpartofyourlife,you'llmakemoreconnections,staymorefocusedandunderstandthetextbetter.You’lllearntoenjoyliterature-asyourememberwhatyouread!

A．Areyouconfused?B．Practicemakesperfect.C．What'syourmotivation?D．Memoryissometimesatrickything.E．Markinghelpsyourememberwhatyouread.F．Butotherbooksrequireabitmoreworkonyourpart.G．Youcandothesamethingwhenyouarereadingthetext!二、完形填空AsaninternationalstudentfromGhana,anAfricancountry,IthoughtIwaspreparedforallthepotentialcultureshocksinCanada.However,Iwasnotfullypreparedforwhat21meevenatPearsonAirport!Myfirstshockwasn’tnecessarilycultural;itwasthe22!Comingfromatropical(热带的)country,I23thecoldinCanada.Iknewitwasgoingtobecold,butIdidn’t24ittobeasextremeasitwas.Icouldsayitwasthreetimes25thanIhadimagined.Mysecondcultureshockwascallingmy26bytheirfirstnames.InGhana,werefertoolderpeopleorpeoplein27assirormadamanditwouldsounddisrespectfulifyou28thembytheirfirstnames.Itdidtakemeawhileto29.AnothershockformewashowCanadians30thedoorforyou.Iwasshockedwhensomeoneheldthedooropenformefroma31ofabout30metersasIwasenteringabuildingoncampus.Ihadtowalk32toreachthedoor,sothepersonwouldn’thavetowaittoolongforme.Allthesemoments33mesomething.Thebiggestlessonisthatcultureshocks,aswellasothershocksinlife,areactually34toseetheworldfromanewangle.Theymaybe35atfirst,buttheyoftenshapeyouthemost.21.A．dependedonB．waitedforC．appealedtoD．passedby22.A．priceB．airportC．clothesD．weather23.A．fearedB．missedC．avoidedD．remembered24.A．allowB．causeC．expectD．require25.A．worseB．clearerC．strangerD．later26.A．classmatesB．friendsC．studentsD．professors27.A．questionB．recoveryC．authorityD．history28.A．calledB．judgedC．selectedD．separated29.A．restB．adjustC．growD．explain30.A．fixB．paintC．designD．hold31.A．heightB．levelC．distanceD．depth32.A．suddenlyB．quicklyC．regularlyD．normally33.A．owedB．promisedC．savedD．taught34.A．chancesB．reasonsC．plansD．dreams35.A．annoyingB．challengingC．satisfyingD．interesting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。ChenNingYang,oneofthemostinfluentialtheoretical36(physicist)ofthe20thcentury,made37(remark)contributionstomodernphysics.Hewasbestknownforco-developingtheYang-Millstheory,whichlaterbecamethefoundationoftheStandardModelofparticlephysics.BorninHefei,China,in1922,Yang38(raise)inanacademicfamilywherehisfatherinspiredhisearlyloveforscience.After39(receive)hisbachelor’sdegreeandhismaster’sinChina,hewenttoAmerica,earninghisPh.D.fromtheUniversityofChicagoin1948.In1956,YangandTsung-DaoLeeproposedthetheoryofparitynon-conservationinweakinteractions,40achievementthatoverturnedtraditionalideasinphysics.Thetheory,laterconfirmedbyChien-ShiungWu’sexperiment,41(win)themthe1957NobelPrizeinPhysics.Itisbelieved42scientificcuriosityandindependentthinkingarethesoulof43(innovate).Yangencouragedyoungscientists44(think)independentlyandhopedtheycouldcombinescientificresearch45culturalunderstanding.Havingalsomadeachievementsinstatisticalmechanicsandcondensedmatterphysics(凝聚态物理学),suchastheYangBaxterequation(杨—巴克斯特方程)andtheWu-Yangmonopole(吴—杨单极子),YangreturnedtoChinaafterretiringin1999.HepassedawayinBeijingin2025attheageof103,leavingadramaticallylastingscientificlegacy.四、书信写作46.假定你是李华，暑假期间你在伦敦学习时得知当地美术馆要举办中国画展并需要一批学生志愿者，请给该美术馆写封信，内容包括：1.写信目的；2.个人优势；3.期待答复。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearSir/Madam,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,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。Yesterday,myfriendAlexandInoticedournext-doorneighbor,Mrs.Thompson,lookingunusuallystressedasshewalkedinandoutofherhouse.Hercarwasparkedmessilyinthedriveway,andsheseemedtobeinahurry.Wedecidedtoaskifsheneededanyhelp.Aswewalkedover,shewasstrugglingtocarryalargebox.Iofferedtotakeitfromher,andshegratefullyhandedittome.Sheexplainedthatshewasmovingsomeofherlate(已故的)husband’sthingstoastorageunit.Hervoicetrembledasshementionedherhusband,andIcouldseethepaininhereyes.Overthenextfewhours,AlexandIhelpedherloadmoreboxesintohercar.Welistenedasshesharedstoriesfullofloveaboutherhusbandandthelifetheyhadtogether.Itwasclearthatthi