2025~2026学年陕西镇安中学高二下学期5月阶段检测英语试卷

2025~2026学年陕西镇安中学高二下学期5月阶段检测英语试卷一、阅读理解FoodfestivalsareverycommonintheUK.Theyhappeneverywhereandallyearround.Nomatterwhatfoodyoulike,youcanfindafestivalforit—evenifyourtasteisveryspecific.MeatopiaThisthree-day,London-basedfestivaltakesplaceattheendofAugustandisameatlover’sparadise.Inadditiontoarangeofhigh-qualitymeatproducts,fromjuicyburgerstotendersteaks,alllocallysourcedandexpertlyprepared,attendeescanlistentolivemusic,watchmeat-cuttingshows,andattendinformalmeat-basedworkshops.TheNationalHoneyShowIfyouhaveasweettooth,thentheNationalHoneyShowistheplaceforyoutobe.Itstartedin1921andisthelargesteventofitskind.Thisthree-dayeventattractsmanylocalparticipantswhoshowtheirsweetgoldenhoney,someofwhichissoldglobally.TheOrangeSauceFestivalHaveyouheardaboutafestivalthatisdevotedonlytoorangesauce?HeldinCumbria,thissweet,fragrantfestivalhasbeenrunningfor3years.Whatattractspeoplemostisacompetitiontofindthebesthomemadeorangesauce.Therearethousandsofparticipantsfromover30differentcountriesacrosstheglobe,bringingtheirlocalsnackstosharehere.TheGingerandSpiceFestivalIfyou’dprefersomethingspicier,thenyoucouldattendTheGingerandSpiceFestivalheldinMarketDrayton.Unlikeotherfoodfestivals,itcelebratesitstown’shistoricconnectiontoRobertClive,whoreturnedfromIndiawithginger.Becauseofthis,theyspecializeinbakinggingerbread,butalsosellarangeoftraditionalspicesfrommildtohot.1.WhatdoMeatopiaandtheNationalHoneyShowhaveincommon?

A．Theyareofthesameduration.B．Bothofthemholdworkshops.C．Bothofthemhavealonghistory.D．BothofthemoriginatedfromParis.2.Whichfestivalismostattractivetoacompetitionlover?

A．Meatopia.B．TheNationalHoneyShow.C．TheOrangeSauceFestival.D．TheGingerandSpiceFestival.3.Whatisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A．Abusinessreport.B．Ahistorytextbook.C．Atravelguidebook.D．Afoodadvertisement.Hanson,a68-year-oldteacher,discoveredagroupofseahorsesoffLongBeachbychanceandbuiltasecretworldforthem.Thestoryofthisseahorseworlddatesbacktoadayyearsago,whenHansonwatchedinhorrorasmorethan100highschoolstudentswereplayinginthewaters,rightwhereseahorsesusuallylived.“Ithought,Ihadtodosomething,”hesays.Toprotectthem,hedecidedtobuildasafehome.Usingleavesandtreebranches,hecreatedaworldatthebottomofthesea—hisveryownseahorsecityinadeeper,saferplace.Thankfully,theseahorsessoonmovedin.Althoughnotascientist,Hansonvisitshis“kids”everyfivedays,oftenmakingthetwo-hourtripinthemiddleofthenight.Hekeepsdetailednotesoneachdive.Heknowseachseahorsebynameandpersonality.“Gettingtoknowthesestrangeanimalshasgreatlyaffectedmylife,”hesays.“Ithasmademeabetterhumanbeing.”Later,HansonwasjoinedbyAmy,adivingcoachandformersoldierwhofeltbetterthroughdiving.Nowtheyprotecttheseahorsestogether.“Wecallthemourkidsbecausewelovethemsomuch,”Amysays.Theykeeptheplacesecrettoavoidattractingvisitorsthatcoulddamagetheseahorses’home.ButifHansonguidesyoudown,youmightseeanorange,quietcreaturewithathinmouth,totallystillinthedarkwater.Toseeaseahorseinthewildistofeelspecialandamazed,asifyou’vejustseenaunicorn(独角兽)underthesea.4.WhatmadeHansontakeactiontoprotecttheseahorses?

A．Apersonaldesiretobuildanunderwatercity.B．Observingstudentsplayingintheseahorses’habitat.C．Ascientificreportonfallingseahorsepopulations.D．ThediscoveryofpollutioninthewatersoffLongBeach.5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTamethodHansonusestocarefortheseahorses?

A．Maintainingdetailedwrittenrecordsofhisdives.B．Makingaspecialefforttovisitthemregularly.C．Creatinganartificialhabitatusingnaturalmaterials.D．Personallyguidingtouriststothesiteforeducationalpurposes.6.WhydidAmystartdivingaccordingtothepassage?

A．Toprotectseaanimals.B．Tofeelbetterinherlife.C．Toworkasadivingcoach.D．TojoinHanson’sproject.7.WhichwordscanbestdescribeHanson?

A．Warm-heartedanddevoted.B．Strictandserious.C．Honestandbrave.D．Humorousandpatient.WhenmyhusbandPaulpersuadedmetoadoptadog,Iwasfullofdoubts.At65,Ithoughtweshouldbeplanningtrips,notpickingupdoghair.IagreedonlyforPaul’ssake.Caseyburstintoourliveslikeastorm.Morningwalksbecameadailystruggle—hispowerfulnosepulledmetowardeverypieceofforgottenpizzaorchickennuggetontheground,andsquirrelssenthimoutofcontrol.Ioftenheardthemockingquestion,“Who’swalkingwho?”HopearrivedwithLaurie,ayoungdogtrainer.SheexplainedthatCaseywasahound(猎犬)—borntohunt.Shetaughtustouseafirm,confidentvoicetobreakhisfocus.Ipractisedshouting“Casey!”withauthority,somethingthathadalwaysbeenhardforme.Whenhelistened,hegotatreat.Itwasanewlanguagewewerelearningtogether.Slowly,thechaos(混乱)begantoabate.Westartedwalkingasateam,notenemies.Theconstantpullingturnedintoagentlerhythm.Myfrustration(挫败)softenedintounderstanding,andthenintolove.Thegreatestgift,however,waspeace.Onesleeplessnight,IfoundCaseyasleeponthecouch.Ilaymyheadonhiswarmchestandfeltmyworriesmeltawaywithhissteadybreath.Thisunexpectedcompanion,onceasourceofanxiety,hadquietlytaughtmehowtofindrest.HewasnolongerjustPaul’sdog;hehadbecometheheartofourhome.8.Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutwalkingthedogatfirst?

A．Scared.B．Doubtful.C．Indifferent.D．Upset.9.WhydidCaseybehavebadlyduringwalksatthebeginning?

A．Hecouldn’tcontrolhisnaturetoexplore.B．Hewasn’tfamiliarwiththeroutes.C．Hecouldn’tconcentratewithoutatrainer.D．Hewantedtogetawayfromtheauthor.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“abate”inParagraph4mean?

A．Increase.B．Unfold.C．Decrease.D．Develop.11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．AnUnexpectedGiftfromaHoundB．LearningtoLoveMyHusband’sDogC．FromChaostoPeace:MyDogCompanionD．FindingRestwithCasey,theFamilyPetLosingweightthroughshort-termstrictdietsisacommonidea,butresearchshowsitrarelyleadstolong-termsuccess.Onlyabout20%ofpeoplewholoseweightthiswaymanagetokeepfromgainingitback.Whydodietsoftenfail?Onereasonisthattheytypicallybanenjoyablefoodslikechocolate,whichactivatethebrain’srewardcenter.Removingthemreducespleasureandcanbringonstrongdesirestoeatevenwhenwe’renothungry.Ourbody’snaturalsystemsalsoworkagainststrictdieting.Whenweeattoolittle,ourbodiesrespondbyincreasinghunger,reducingfullness,andburningfewercalories.Thebrainreceivesstrongerhungersignals,oftenleadingtoovereating.Researchindicatespeopletendtoregain50-70%oflostweight.Additionally,rapidweightlossreducesmusclemass.Sincemuscleburnscaloriesevenatrest,losingitslowsmetabolism(新陈代谢),makingweightregainmorelikely.Sowhatworksbetter?Expertsrecommendfocusingonaddinghealthyfoodsratherthansimplycuttingthingsout.Protein(蛋白质)promotesfullnesswhilecarbohydrates(碳水化合物)helpmaintainsatisfaction.Settingrealisticgoals,creatingpracticalplans,andpartneringwithotherscanalsohelp.Aslower,balancedapproachbetterprotectsmuscleandsupportslastingresults.12.Whatdoestheresearchshowaboutshort-termstrictdiets?

A．Theyhelppeopleloseweightforever.B．Theyrarelyleadtolong-termsuccess.C．Theyarethebestwaytokeephealthy.D．Theyworkbetterthananyothermethod.13.WhatcanbeinferredaboutmusclelossfromParagraph3?

A．Itmakespeoplefeellesshungry.B．Itmayresultingainingweightagain.C．Itisanimportantgoalofstrictdiets.D．Itincreasesthespeedofmetabolism.14.Whatdotheexpertssuggestpeopledoforlong-termweightloss?

A．Ignorehungerandeatverylittle.B．Followstrictshort-termdietrules.C．Avoidenjoyablefoodscompletely.D．Takeinproteinandsetsuitablegoals.15.Whatisthemainpurposeinwritingthetext?

A．Tocomparedifferentdietplans.B．Toadvertiseanewweightlossprogram.C．Toexplainwhystrictdietsareineffective.D．Toencouragepeopletoavoidcarbohydrates.HowtoImproveReadingSkillsSetAsideTimeEachDayMostofuscouldfind15minutesorhalfanhoureachdayforsomeregularactivity.Forexample,onefamousdoctoralwaysmakesitaruletospendatleast15minutesreadingbeforesleepingeachday.16CheckYourProgressThroughPacingNearlyall“speedyreading”courseshavea“pacing”element.17Youcandothissimplybylookingatyourwatchevery5or10minutesandnotingdownthepagenumberyouhavereached.18Obviously,it’suselesstoincreaseyourreadingspeedifyoudonotunderstandwhatyouarereading.Ifyoufindyoucan’tfollowthestory,rereadthesection.LightningSpeedExerciseUnlikenormalreading,takefourorfivepagesofaninterestingbookandreadthemasfastasyoupossiblycan.19Aftera“lightningspeed”ofreading,you’llfindyour“normal”speedhasincreased.PayAttentiontotheOrganizationofanArticle20Theopeningparagraphoftensuggeststhegeneraldirectionandcontentofthepiece,whileparagraphsthatfollowexpandorsupportthefirst.Theclosingparagraphoftensummarizestheveryessenceofwhathasbeensaid.

A．Itsjobistoshowyouhowfastyou’rereading.B．Thebesttimetoreadiswhenyoufeelmostfocused.C．CheckYourUnderstandingD．Mostparagraphshavea“topicsentence”expressingthemainidea.E．TrackYourReadingSpeedF．Whetherhegoestobedat10p.m.or2:30a.m.makesnodifference.G．Donotworryaboutwhetheryouunderstandornot.二、完形填空Myfamilylivedwithmyelderlygrandparents.Grandmawaslosingher21,buthermindremainedsharp.Helpingherwiththedailycrosswordwasmy22duty,nomatterhowbusyIwas.Ioften23theautumnwhenGrandmagotthechancetofeelusefulagainandearnsomeneededmoney.Herrelativeswererunningafood24duringtheweek-longlocalfair.Theproblemwas,theyhad25tostay.Thoughnearlyblind,Grandmaorganizedustoturnthewoodshed(柴房)intoa(n)26roomforthem,withacurtain,warmbedsandrugsonthefloor.Sheearnedalittlefor27them,buttherealjoycamelater.Thestandbecameextremelybusy,28simplesandwichesquicklytoagrowingqueueofcustomers.Grandma,despiteherpooreyesight,foundher29.Forhours,shewouldstandatthetable,neatly30breadandfillings,carefullymakingand31eachsandwichinpaper,thenpackingthemintoboxes.Whenthebusyweek32,Grandmasaid,“Thatwasthe33weekI’vehadinyears!”Thatmemoryteachesmethatweallwishtofeel34andappreciated.Nomatteroursituation,thereisusuallyawayto35thosewelove.Indoingso,wenotonlyhelpothersbutalsobuildourownconfidenceandjoy.21.A．hearingB．sightC．memoryD．strength22.A．difficultB．heavyC．regularD．light23.A．rememberB．imagineC．forgetD．expect24.A．shopB．factoryC．standD．delivery25.A．somewhereB．anywhereC．everywhereD．nowhere26.A．comfortableB．hugeC．emptyD．messy27.A．entertainingB．visitingC．teachingD．hosting28.A．showingB．sellingC．orderingD．changing29.A．skillB．hobbyC．courageD．role30.A．buyingB．eatingC．puttingD．throwing31.A．foldingB．wrappingC．cuttingD．tasting32.A．endedB．arrivedC．progressedD．continued33.A．longestB．bestC．darkestD．worst34.A．lonelyB．anxiousC．helpfulD．sleepy35.A．learnfromB．turndownC．dependonD．contributeto三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。QinqiangoperaisaformoftraditionalChineseopera.It36(consider)tobetheoldestmusicalsystemamongallChineseoperas.Historicalrecordsshowthatthisartformfirst37(appear)intheQinDynasty.TheYuanDynastywitnesseditsmajordevelopment,whenit38(gradual)tookshapeasaformalopera.Later,duringtheQingDynasty,Qinqianggainedwidespreadrecognition.Itsrepertoire(曲目)usuallyfeaturesthemessuchaswarandstruggle,aswellas39numberofothertopicsofstronghumaninterestinhonesty,generosity,braveryandothercharacteristicsofthelocalpeople.Qinqiangisalsooneoftheearliestoperaticmusicalsystems40showtheemotionsofhumanbeings.Equippedwithasetofperformingskills41(create)bytheartists,Qinqianghasinfluencedotheroperaticformsgreatlysinceitcameintobeing.