2025~2026学年福建省厦门海沧实验中学第二学期高二年段英语学科期中考试试卷

2025~2026学年福建省厦门海沧实验中学第二学期高二年段英语学科期中考试试卷一、阅读理解Yourbodyhasanamazingsystemcalledthedigestivesystem.Itisalongtubethatrunsfromyourmouth,wherethefoodgoesin,toyouranuswherethewastecomesout.Inbetweenthat,yourdigestivesystemsortsandusesthefoodyoueattomakesureyourbodyhaseverythingitneedstostayhealthy.Likeafoodblender,whichusessharpbladestocutfoodintotinypieces,yourteeth,tongueandstomachdothesamethingtothefoodyoueat,sothatitiseasiertodigest.BeforetheStomachFirstly,asyouputfoodinyourmouthtoeatit,yourteetharebreakingitdownintosmallerpieces.Then,saliva(唾液)ismixedwithitandyourmouthcoolsitorwarmsittoagoodtemperatureforyoutobeabletoswallowandgoesdownabigtubetoyourstomachcalledtheesophagus(食管).Musclesintheesophagusmoveinwavestomovethefooddowntoyourstomach.AttheStomachWhenthechewed-upfoodarrivesinthestomach,itismixedwithacidthatbreaksthefooddownevenmoreintosomethingthatlooksabitlikeporridge.Thissubstanceiscalled‘chyme’.AftertheStomachThenextpartofthejourneyforyourfood(whichdoesn’tlooklikefoodanymore)isthroughthesmallintestine(肠).It’sherethatallthegoodnessistakenoutofthefoodandgoesofftodifferentplacesinthebodyforyoutouse.Whenthesmallintestinehasdoneitsjobofgettingallthegoodnessoutofthefood,allthematerialthatisunwantedgoesintothelargeintestine.Finally,theunwantedmaterialmakesitswayoutofthebodyaspooattheendofthelargeintestine.1.Whatisthemainfunctionofthedigestivesystem?

A．Toproducesalivaandstomachacid.B．Totransformfoodintonutrientsforthebody.C．Tocreateenergythroughchemicalreactions.D．Tostorewastematerialstemporarily.2.Whichorganisresponsibleforabsorbingnutrientsfromdigestedfood?

A．Theesophagus.B．Thestomach.C．Thesmallintestine.D．Thelargeintestine.3.Whatisthemostlikelysourceofthispassage?

A．Ahealthmagazine.B．Aresearchpaper.C．Asciencefictionnovel.D．Amedicalencyclopediaentry.Inthemid-1990s,TomBisselltaughtEnglishasavolunteerinUzbekistan,Heleftaftersevenmonths,physicallybrokenandhavinglosthismind.Afewyearslater,stillattractedtothecountry,hereturnedtoUzbekistantowriteanarticleaboutthedisappearanceoftheAralSea.Hisvisit,however,endedupinvolvingalotmorethanthat.Hencethisbook,ChasingtheSea:LostAmongtheGhostsofEmpireinCentralAsia,whichtalksaboutaroadtripfromTashkenttoKarakalpakstan,wheremillionsofliveshavebeendestroyedbytheslowdryingupofthesea.ItisthestoryofanAmericantravellingtoastrangeland,andofthepeoplehemeetsonhisway.ThisisaquicklookatlifeinUzbekistan,madeoffriendlinessandwarmth,butalsoitsdarkersideofsociety.InSamarkand,MrBisselladmiresthearchitecturalwonders,whileonhiswaytoBukharahegetsatasteofpolicemethodswhensuspectedofdrugdealing.InFerghana,heattendsamountainfuneral(葬礼)followedbyastrangedrinkingparty.AndinKarakalpakstan,heissaddenedbytheduststorms,diseasesandfishingboatsstuckmilesfromthesea.MrBissellskillfullyorganizeshistoricalinsightsandculturalreferences,makinghistaleawell-roundedpictureofUzbekistan.HisjudgmentandreferencesaredecidedlyAmerican.Astheauthorexplains,thisisneitheratravelnorahistorybook,orevenapieceofreportage.Whateveritis,theresultisafineandvividdescriptionofthepurestofCentralAsiantraditions.4.WhatmadeMr.BissellreturntoUzbekistan?

A．Hisfriends’invitation.B．HisinterestinthecountryC．Hisloveforteaching.D．Hisdesiretoregainhealth.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph2referto?

A．Developingaseriousmentaldisease.B．TakingaguidedtourinCentralAsia.C．WorkingasavolunteerinUzbekistan.D．WritinganarticleabouttheAralSea.6.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMr.Bissell’sroadtripinUzbekistan?

A．Romantic.B．Eventful.C．Pleasant.D．Comfortable7.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?

A．Tointroduceabook.B．Toexplainaculturalphenomenon.C．Torememberawriter.D．Torecommendatraveldestination.It’saclassiccomplaintinrelationships,especiallyromanticones:“Shesaidshewasokaywithmeforgettingherbirthday!Thenwhyisshethrowingdishesinthekitchen?Arethetwothingsrelated?”TheanswerisYES.Communicationismorethanwords.It’showthosewordsaresaid,thetone,theorder,eventhechoiceofaparticularword.It’smulti-dimensional,asexploredbyDeirdreWilsonandDanSperberinMeaningandRelevance.Considerthefollowingexample:PetergotangryandMaryleft;MaryleftandPetergotangry.Thoughidenticalinwords,theirmeaningsdiffercompletely.Thefirstonemayhaveusthinking:Wow,PetermustgetangryoftenifMaryleaves.ThesecondsentencesuggeststhatPeterwantsmorefromMary.Samewords—atotallydifferentcontext.Humanlanguageisnotacode(编码).Truecodeshaveaone-to-onerelationshipwithmeaning.Onesound,onedefinition.Thisiswhatweseewithanimals.WilsonandSperberexplainthat“codedcommunicationworksbestwhenemitter(发出者)andreceivershareexactlythesamecode.”Notsoforhumans.Wecommunicatemorethanthedefinitionsofourwordswouldsuggest.Thisisinferentialcommunication,anditmeansthatweunderstandnotonlythewordsspoken,butthecontextinwhichtheyarespoken..Irony(反语)isagreatexampleofhowpowerfullywecancommunicatecontextwithafewsimplewords.Itismorethanjuststatingtheopposite.Forexample,whenMarysays,afteraboringparty,“Thatwasfun”,sheisneithersayingliterallythatthepartywasfunnorsaying“ironically”thatthepartywasboring.Rather,sheisexpressinganemotion.Threewordsreplaceparagraphs,showcasinglanguage’sefficiency.WilsonandSperberconcludedthathumanlanguagedevelopedandbecamesopowerfulbecauseoftwouniqueabilitiesofhumans:languageandthepowertotrytointerpretmentalstatesofothers.Welookforcontextforthewordswehear.Andweshouldbeverygoodatabsorbingthiscontexttoinfermeaning.8.WhatdoesthecomplaintinParagraph1mainlyindicate?

A．Theinconsistencebetweenwordsandmeaning.B．Theimportanceofrememberingvitalmoments.C．Thenecessityofstraightforwardcommunication.D．Theunavoidabilityofargumentinacouple'slife.9.Whatmaymakehumanlanguagedifferentfromtruecodes?

A．Thecontextincludedinunderstandingmeanings.B．Thedefinitionsmadebywordsincommunication.C．Thecodedcommunicationbetweenemitterandreceiver.D．Theone-to-onerelationshipbetweenwordandmeaning.10.HowdoesMary’sstatement“Thatwasfun”illustrateaboutirony?

A．Itsimplifieslanguagetosavetime.B．Itcoversthetruefeelingsofpeople.C．Itneedswordyexplanationstomakesense.D．Itusesfewerwordsforcomplexmeanings.11.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestincommunication?

A．Focusingontheopposite.B．Takinglanguageliterally.C．Readingbeyondthewords.D．Avoidingusingironictones.Imaginewakinguponemorningtofindyoursmartphonemissing.Youcannolongergetguidedtowork,orderyourcoffee,orconnectwithfriends.Formostofus,itisanightmare（噩梦）.Butitshouldnotbeexactlyfar-fetched.Despitebeingmoredigitallyconnectedthanever,wearelonelierandmoreanxious.Anxietyratesincreasedby25%globally.Depressionnowaffectsover280millionpeopleworldwide.Allofthisisduetoourgrowingdependenceonsocialmediaandsmarttechnologiesdesignedtoofferquickreliefbutoftenattheexpenseofdeep,meaningfulengagement,whichmayfurthercauseourlossofsomethingeasytobeignored.Whiletheseconveniencesoffershort-termrelief,theymayweakenourthinkingskills.Forexample,GPShasundeniablytransformedhowwetravel.Buta2020studyfoundthatfrequentGPSusersstrugglemorewithself-guidednavigation.Overtime,thosewhodependedmoreonGPSshowedasharpdeclineinspacialmemoryandproblem-solvingskills.However,reducingdependenceontheseconveniencescanleadtodiscomfort.Inseekingcomforttoday,wemightbetradingawaysomediscomfort.Thatistheproblem:theverydiscomfortweavoidisoftenwhatstrengthensus.Viewingstress,akindofdiscomfort,asachallengeratherthanathreatleadstobetteroutcomes.Researchshowsthatmildstresscanenhanceadaptability.Neuroscience（神经科学）revealsthatneuroplasticity—thebrain'sabilitytoformnewconnections—isenhancedthroughchallengingexperiences.Thisadaptabilityiscrucialfordevelopingresilience,（抗逆力）,aprocessfueledbybothmentalchallengesandactiveeffort.Butthisdoesn'tmeanweshouldrejectcomfortentirely;it'stobalanceitwithintentionaldiscomfort.Thinkofitas“microdosinghardship”—aseriesofsmall,manageabledifficultiesthatkeepourmentalandemotionalmusclesstrong,suchaswritingwithapen,orwashingdishesbyhand.Thesesmallactsareenoughtoreawakentheresiliencewe'veburiedunderlayersofease.So,thenexttimeyoufeelthepullofease,pause.Askyourself:Isthismomentarycomforthelpingmegroworisitkeepingmestuck?Choosingdiscomfortisn'teasy,butsometimes,it'sworthit.12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“far-fetched”inParagraph1probablymean?

A．Possibletochange.B．Certaintofunction.C．Unlikelytobesettled.D．Unabletobeaccepted.13.Whatmaydigitalconveniencescauseaccordingtothetext?

A．Thefastbutworthlessrelief.B．Themeaningfulengagement.C．Thelossofthinkingcapacity.D．Thelackofnecessarycomfort.14.Whichisareal-lifeapplicationof“microdosinghardship”?

A．Takingthestairsinsteadofthelift.B．Orderingtake-outfoodafterwork.C．ExploringanewcitybyusingGPS.D．Writinganemailusingvoice-to-text.15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．GPS:theinvisiblecostofconvenienceB．Stress:themaincauseofbraindamageC．Discomfort:ahiddensourceofresilienceD．Smartphones:barrierstohumanprogressHowtodealwiththe“GrassIsGreener”SyndromeGrassisGreenerSyndromeisaproblemonecanhave,whichmeansyouareneverhappywithwhatyouhave.Youalwayswantmoreorsomethingdifferent.Evenifthingsaregood,youthinktheycouldbebettersomewhereelse.16Whenithitshard,thissyndromecanhurtthelovelifeofanindividualwhilemakingcareerdecisionstoughormakingone’splacetolivenotpleasingatall.Ifyou’recurioustolearnmoreaboutovercomingthissyndromeandfindingtruefulfillment,keepreading!ManageexpectationsItisacrucialstepinovercomingtheSyndrome.17Bypracticingself-reflection,wecanshiftourmindsetandfindfulfillmentandcontentmentinthepresentmoment.Thisrequiresustoletgoofconstantcomparisonsandembraceimperfections,understandingthattruehappinesscomesfromwithinratherthanexternalcircumstances.18Byfocusingonwhatwealreadyhaveandbeingthankfulforit,wecanfindhappinessinourcurrentsituation.Thishelpspreventfeelingsofregretanddissatisfactionthatoftencomewithconstantlycomparingourselvestoothersordaydreamingaboutadifferentlife.Cultivatinggratitudeallowsustoappreciatethepresentmomentandrecognizethevalueinourrelationships,careerchoices,andgeographicliving.AvoidcomparisonsConstantlycomparingyourselforyoursituationtoothersisahallmark(n.特征)ofthissyndrome.Byavoidingcomparisons,youcanshiftyourmindsetandstartfindinghappinessatpresent.19EmbraceimperfectionsOneofthemainsignsofthissyndromeisalwayssearchingforflawsandmistakes,bothwithinourselvesandinoursurroundings.20Embracingimperfectionsmeansacknowledgingthatnooneandnothingisperfect,includingourselves.Allinall,byworkingonbuildingself-confidenceandunderstandingtheirownworth,individualscanstarttobreakfreefromthecycleofalwaysseekingsomethingbetterelsewhere.

A．Practicegratitudeandappreciation.B．Peoplefindithardtostaywithonepersonwhoisbetterforthem.C．Thiskeepsyoufrombeinggladforwhatisinyourlifenow.D．Thecausesofthissyndromecanincludeunrealisticexpectations.E．Itinvolvesrecognizingthemindsetthatthegrassisn’talwaysgreenerontheotherside.F．Learningtoaccepttheimperfections,wecanbreakfreefromtheconstantlongingforsomethingbetter.G．Stoppingcomparingyourselforyourlifetoothers,yougiveyourselftheopportunitytotrulyembraceyourcurrentsituation.二、完形填空Iknewexercisebenefitshealth—whodoesn’t?But21camemorenaturally.Runningstruckmeasdull,cyclingfelthazardous,andthegymappearedoverwhelming.Eachgavemeareasonto22it,soIdid.WhenIworkedinKenya,Idiscoveredthatpeopletheredon’t“23”thewayIhadimagined.Instead,theymove—withadefinite24inmind.Theymovetoreachadestination.Theymovetohuntandtotendcrops.Thereisnosuchthingasa25,yettheyareexercisingalldaylong.PerhapsIcoulddraw26fromthesepeopleandaddpurposetomyphysicalactivity.So,Ilaunchedmy27program:“chicken-cising,”with15babychicksandamanualon28backyardchickens.Itturnedoutthatcaringfortheflightlessbirdswasquite29—afull-bodyworkoutinvolvingbending,squatting,weightliftingandchasingaround.Oneweekend,myfitnesstracker30aremarkable145squatsand10,506steps!Iendedupinbettershapethananticipatedanddiscoveredextra31thatnogymsessioncanoffer.First,quittingisnota(n)32:Youcan’tputonyour“chicken-cise”outfit,sitforawhile,andthensimply33,especiallywhenyourfeatheredcompanionsrelyonyoutosurvive.Second,youhaveincomparableworkoutpartners,who34reacttoyourpresencewithmotivation.“Bah-Baaaaahk!”What’smore?Fresheggsstraightfromthecoop!Turningeverybreakfastintoacelebrationofmynewlifestylewiththefinesteggs,“chicken-cising”taughtmethatmovementdoesn’trequireagym—itrequires35.21.A．excusesB．assumptionsC．conclusionsD．motivations22.A．tolerateB．analyzeC．avoidD．ignore23.A．competeB．exerciseC．trainD．jog24.A．consequenceB．purposeC．identityD．priority25.A．gymB．scheduleC．techniqueD．equipment26.A．inspirationB．permissionC．comfortD．reputation27.A．recoveryB．fitnessC．donationD．treatment28.A．selectingB．observingC．raisingD．decorating29.A．rewardingB．demandingC．misleadingD．embarrassing30.A．readB．confirmedC．meantD．announced31.A．challengesB．bonusesC．limitsD．commitments32.A．necessityB．optionC．privilegeD．chance33.A．stepasideB．slowdownC．settleinD．backout34.A．enthusiasticallyB．cautiouslyC．unexpectedlyD．hesitantly35.A．determinationB．disciplineC．meaningD．innovation三、完成句子36.特别是他的画作因其逼真的人物面貌和深刻的情感冲击力而与其他绘画作品截然不同。Inparticular,hispaintings________________otherpaintingsbytheirrealistichumanfacesanddeepemotionalimpact.37.他们试图做的不再是展示现实，而是提出一个问题：“什么是艺术？”________________wasnolongertoshowreality,butinsteadtoaskthequestion,“WhatisArt?”38.尽管早在达芬奇时代，一些画家就使用油彩绘画，但伦勃朗使得这种技艺达到顶峰，他拥有“光影大师”的雅称。WhilepaintersasearlyasDaVincihadusedoil,thistechnique_______________withRembrandt,whogainedareputationasamasterofshadowandlight.39.这些作品旨在传播佛教，且它们具有非凡的美感和品质。TheseworkswereintendedtospreadBuddhismandthey________________.40.这些坏习惯，如果放任不管，长大后可能会导致更严重的后果。Thesebadhabits,________,couldleadtomoreseriousoneswhentheybecomeadults.41.防止不良习惯支配青少年的生活是至关重要的。________________harmfulhabits________________ateenager’slifeisessential.42.我下定决心改变我生活中的两件事：不吃含糖的任何东西，定期锻炼身体。I________________twothingsinmylife:toeatnothingwithsugarandtoexerciseregularly.43.毫无疑问,地球正变得越来越暖。________________Earthisgettingwarmerandwarmer.44.我们有责任抓住每一个机会，教育每个人了解全球变暖，包括其原因和影响，因为这是影响这个星球上我们所有人的最严重的问题。________________toeducateeveryoneaboutglobalwarming,alongwithitscausesandimpacts,becausethisisthemostseriousissueaffectingallofusonthisplanet.45.这一令人担忧的案例显示了气温上升给地球生态带来的影响。Thisalarmingcaseshowedhowtheincreaseintemperature________________Earth’secology.四、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。Oilpaintings,prints,porcelainpaintings,watercolor...Arthasmanydifferentforms.ForLianYang,46realnameisWuYang,ayoungpainterfromSichuanprovince,herexpressionoforientalbeautystandsoutasunique.She47(devote)herselftobringingmineralpigmentpainting(岩彩画)backtotheattentionofyoungpeopleinChinasince2018,fiveyearsaftergraduationfromtheCentralAcademyofFineArts,Beijing.Mineralpigmentpaintingdatesback48overthousandsofyearsago,originatingastheQiucimurals(龟兹壁画)intheXinjiangUygurautonomousregionandtheDunhuangmuralsinGansuprovince.49(inspire)bythis,LianYangcreatedmany50(artwork)aboutBodhisattva,BuddhistscriptureandChineseculture,withlivelyanduniquestrokes.Herworksgained51(popular)quickly,beingcollectedbyinstitutionsandindividualsglobally.Toinjectnewvitalityintotraditionalart,Yangalso52(deliberate)madethefemaleslookmorelikemodernyoungsters.53(wear)hanfu,theydisplayboththeuniquelookofancientmuralsaswellasmodernaesthetics.ThevideoofLianYang’spaintingprocesswentviralon54Internet,gainingover24millionviews.“Ayoungpersonlearningartisfreefromanyconstraints.Theywanttocreatethingstheylike.Thisway,artcomesfromlifeandoutofabox,”saidLianYang.“Wewanttoencouragemorepeople55(create)andcollectmineralpigmentpaintings.”五、书信写作56.假如你是学校美术社团的负责人李华，请你写一则书面展览公告，告知社团成员将于下周日参观一场以“EternalCharmofChineseArt”为主题的美术展。公告需包含以下要点：1.展览的主要内容；2.本次展览的核心亮点；3.展览的开放时间；4.观展的注意事项。注意：标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数。Announcement___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________六、书面表达57.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。Iwasbornintoaveryclosefamily.Itwasjustmyparentsandme.OvertheyearsI’venoticedhowwellmyparentsmanagetolookaftertheirhealthandhowhealthytheyare.Ihadneverbotheredtofollowtheirexampleorbeenthatcuriousaboutthesecretoftheirgoodhealth.Ineverrealizedwhatagreatresourcetheycouldbe.Iwouldlookatthemboth,soslim,strongandhealthy—muchmoresothanme—andthink,howwillIevergettobelikethem?I’mconstantlyimpressedbytheirtoughness.Theyhavenevertakenanysickdaysfromwork,unlesstheyreallyneedto.Theydon’tneedtovisitthedoctormuch.Theirhabitsaredeep-rootedanditworksfor