甘肃省兰州市西北中学2025-2026学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题（含答案）

甘肃省兰州市西北中学2025-2026学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题一、阅读理解AFourGreatMusicalsforYouDrama101Preparingapartyfortheirbelovedhighschooldramateacherontheeveofherretirement,agroupofstudentsdescribehowshechangedtheirlivesinthisheartwarmingandinspiringmusical.Thismusicalfeaturesacastofyoungartistsaged13—19.It’ssuretotouchtheheartsoftheatrekidsofeveryage.TITAJokesTheshowcentersaroundthewomeninourliveslikeouraunts,moms,daughtersandpartners.Throughthismusical,manyofyouwillseemoreclearlytheirstrugglesandheartaches,andalsohowtheydealwithcomedyandsongs.Inthemusical,theperformerssinganddance.They’rehumorous,enjoyingmakingjokes.BeKind,RewindWhenfifteen-year-oldDeirdreissenttolivewithhercousinsin1995,shegetsajobatthelocalvideostorewhereshefallsinlovewithmovies.Thestoryisfunnyandheartwarming.Thismusicalshinesalightongrowingupinthemid-90’sandhonorsthenow-extinctvideostore.Forthosewhoaremissinglifeinthe90’s,likesongsandmoviesatthattime,thisshowwilltouchthem.Unravelled:ANewMusicalThreeofthegreatestlovestoriesofalltime(Romeo&Juliet,Orpheus&Eurydice,Della&JiminTheGiftoftheMagi)arewonderfullyretoldandre-imaginedtocreateanentirelynewstoryoflove.Allthreestoriesbeginastheyalwayshave,butquicklyintertwined(紧密相连).“TheideaofwritingonemusicalwithallthreeseparatestoriesneveroccurredtomeuntilIwantedtowriteacompletelydifferentshow”,saidthedirector,AndrewSeok.1.WhichaudiencedoesDrama101intendtotarget?A．Collegetheatremajors.B．Highschooldramalovers.C．Adultsinterestedintheatre.D．Theatreexpertsofallages.2.WhatcontributedtothecreationofUnravelled:ANewMusical?A．Thedissatisfactionwithtraditionalmusicaladaptations.B．Thegoaltomakeoldstoriesinterestingfortoday’saudience.C．Theappealofthreelegendaryromantictales.D．Thedirector’sdesiretodevelopanoriginalshow.3.Whichpartofawebsiteisthetextmostprobablychosenfrom?A．Health B．Exercise C．Entertainment D．EconomyBLearninghowtocookcanbeafunprocess,especiallyfood-makingadventurewithgoodfriendsatcollege.ForHuoZhiyi,thisyear’sDragonBoatFestivalwassurelyonetoremember.Insteadofhavingaholidaydinneratarestaurant,the21-year-oldjuniorstudentandherclassmatesfromShenyangAgriculturalUniversitycookedforthemselvesinasharedkitchen.Thisnewsharedkitchen,whichcovers340squaremetersonthesecondflooroftheuniversity’sFirstDiningHall,includinga22-square-metercookingarea,openedearlylastmonth.Studentscanusecookwareandappliances(electricequipment)suchaspans,ovens,andfreezers,andvariousstuffs,likecookingoil,salt,andsugar,forfree—allprovidedbytheuniversity.Alltheyhavetoprepareisthebasicingredients(食材),suchasmeatandfreshvegetables.“Thethree-dayholidaywastooshortforustoreturntoourhometowns,sowedecidedtospendthefestivaltogetheroncampus.Weallfeltboredofthedininghallsandtake-outfood.Thenewlyopenedsharedkitchenhasgivenusaspacetocookforourselves.”Thesharedkitchenhasquicklygainedpopularitywithstudentsanditishardtofindanavailable(可用的)stove,especiallyduringmealtimes.“Wehadtobookitaweekinadvance,”Huosaid.Thesixyoungstudentsworkedfornearlythreehoursinthekitchentocookeightdishes.“Itwasnotaseasyaswethought,”shesaid.Thetimespentincookinghashelpedthemcommunicateandcooperatemore.“Comparedwithunhealthytake-outfood,mostcollegestudentsdesirehometown-styledishesortheirfavoritespecialties,butit’shardtofindthemincampusdininghalls,”saidYiGuangcheng,directoroftheFirstDiningHall.“Thesharedkitchencanhelpmaketheirwishescometrue.Meanwhile,itprovidesanopportunitytodevelopfriendshipandenrichsociallife.Deliciousfoodisalwaysagoodbridgeofcommunication,”hesaid.Inadditiontoprovidingmoreconvenienceforthestudents,thesharedkitchenalsofocusesoneducation,accordingtoGePengye,directoroftheuniversity’sfoodcenter.“Itisacreativefeatureoftheuniversityinqualityeducation.Wehopestudentscanlearnthebasiclifeskillofcookingbeforetheystepoutintosociety.”4.What’sthewritingpurposeofParagraph1?A．Toofferanexample.B．Tointroduceatopic.C．Tomakeacomparison.D．Topresentanargument.5.Whatdoesastudentneedtopreparebeforecookinginthesharedkitchen?A．Pans. B．Salt. C．Ovens. D．Beef.6.WhichbenefitofthesharedkitchenisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A．Enrichingsociallife.B．Developingfriendship.C．Increasingthesalesoftake-outfood.D．Learningthebasiclifeskillofcooking.7.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthesharedkitchen?A．Positive B．Confusing. C．Negative. D．Indifferent.CYouexpecttoseedoctorsathospitals.Butsomevolunteersbringdogstovisitpatients.Theideaisthatinteractingwithpetscanhelppeoplerelaxandevenspeedsomeone'srecovery.Buttherehasn'tbeenmuchresearchtoproveit.ThatinspiredresearchersattheUniversityofSaskatchewan.Theresearcherssetatestandhadtherapy(治疗)dogsvisit97patientsinahospital.Afterone10-minutevisit,43percentofthepatientssaidtheyfeltlesspain.Almosthalfreportedtheywerelessworried.Another101patientswithnodogvisitreportednochangeintheseaspects.Althoughtheamountofpainreliefwassmall,adropcanbeimportant.SandraBarker,whostartedoneofthefirsttherapydogprograms,likesthestudy-foritinvolvedalotofsubjects.Shenotesmanystudieshaveincludedonlyasmallnumberofpatients.Thiscanbeaproblem,aslargerstudiestendtobestrongerandtheirfindingsmoreaccurate.However,somepeopleareallergic(过敏的)topethairorafraidofdogs.Theanimalsmighteverbringanillnesstothehospital,orpickupanillnessfromapatient.Thus,accordingtoresearchers,dogsmustbebrushedatleast24hoursbeforeatherapyvisitandcheckedtomakesuretheyshownosignsofillness.Atthesametime,theymustbewell-trainedandhavetherightpersonalityforthework.Volunteersshouldgettrainingiftheywanttousetheirpetsastherapyanimals.Theteamsmustmakesurehospitalsknowwhentheyarecoming.Thisway,peoplewithpetallergiescanavoidthevisitingdogs.Ineverycase,Barkerpointsoutthatpatientsmustbegiventhechancetosay“no”or“yes”.Butasthestudyshows,intherightenvironmentandfortherightpeople,dogsjustmightbethemedicine.8.Whydidtheresearchersperformtheirtest?A．Tohelppatientseasethepain.B．Toprovetheeffectofpettherapy.C．Topromotepatient-petinteractions.D．Tofindreasonsforpatients’illnesses.9.Howdidtheresearchersconducttheirtest?A．Bymakingcomparisons.B．Byfollowingtimeorder.C．Byanalyzingdifferentcauses.D．Byprovidingtypicalexamples.10.WhatdoesSandraBarkerthinkofthestudy?A．Serious. B．Influential. C．Creative. D．Reliable.11.Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?A．Thedisadvantagesofpettherapy.B．Rulesofchoosingatherapydog.C．Adviceonconductingpettherapy.D．StrategiesfortrainingtherapydogsDFormanystudents,stayingawakeallnighttostudyiscommonpractice.AccordingtoMedicalNewsToday,around20percentofstudentspullall-nightersatleastonceamonth,andabout35percentstayuppastthreeinthemorningonceormoreweekly.Thatbeingsaid,stayingupallnighttostudyisoneoftheworstthingsstudentscandofortheirgrades.InOctoberof2022,twoMITprofessorsfoundarelationshipbetweensleepandtestscores:Thelessstudentssleptduringthesemester,theworsetheirscores.So,whyisitthatsleepissoimportantfortestscores?Inthelast20years,scientistshavefoundthatsleepimpactsmorethanjuststudents’abilitytoperformwell;itimprovestheirabilitytolearn,memorize,retain(保存),recall,andusetheirnewknowledgetosolveproblemscreatively,whichcontributestobettertestscores.Whenlearningfactsandinformation,mostofwhatwelearnistemporarilystoredinaregionofthebraincalledthehippocampus(海马体).Somescientistsbelievethat,likemoststoragecenters,thehippocampushaslimitedstoragecapacity.Thismeans,ifthehippocampusisfull,andwetrytolearnmoreinformation,wewon’tbeableto.Inonestudy,agroupof44participantsunderwenttwosessionsoflearning,onceatnoonandagainat6:00PM.Halfofthegroupwasallowedtonap(小睡)betweensessions,whiletheotherhalftookpartinstandardactivities.Theresearchersfoundthatthegroupthatnappedbetweenlearningsessionslearnedjustaseasilyat6:00PMastheydidatnoon.Thegroupthatdidn’tnap,however,experiencedasignificantdecreaseinlearningability.It’snosurprisethattheMITstudypreviouslymentionedrevealednoimprovementinscoresforthosewhoonlyguaranteegoodsleepthenightbeforeabigtest.Infact,theMITresearchersconcludedthatifstudentswanttoseeanimprovementintheirtestscores,theyhavetoguaranteegoodsleepduringtheentirelearningprocess.12.WhatdidthetwoMITprofessorsfindin2022?A．Moststudentswerelackinginsleep.B．Studentswereundertoomuchpressure.C．Goodsleepimprovedstudents’memory.D．Insufficientsleepworsenedstudents’grades.13.Accordingtosomescientists,whatwillhappenifourhippocampusfillsup?A．We’llforgetthingseasily.B．We’llfailtolearnnewthings.C．We’llgetreadytothinkcreatively.D．We’llactivateotherpartsofourbrain.14.WhatmaytheMITresearchersadvisestudentstodotoimprovetheirtestscores?A．Studylatebeforeatest.B．Sleepasmuchasyoucan.C．Balancestudywithsleep.D．Focusonstudyduringthedaytime.15.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Stayinguplatetostudyjustdoesn’tpayoffB．Payingtoomuchattentiontoscoresisn’tawayoutC．GettingagoodsleepimprovesperformanceatschoolD．Keepingagoodlivinghabitbringsunexpectedbenefits七选五Asstudents,recognizingwhenweneedhelpandseekingoutthesupportareimportantpartsofgrowingup.____16____.Herearesometipstomakeiteasierforyoutoconnectwiththem.BeconsiderateTeacherstrulywanttohelpyou,andit’spartoftheirjob.Sodon’tworrythatyou’rebeingatroublemakeranddon’thesitatetoreachoutforhelp.However,teachersoftenhavepackedschedules.Soit’simportanttobemindfuloftheirtime.Startbygreetingthem,thenpolitelyaskiftheyhaveamomenttochat.____17____.AskspecificquestionsTogetthemostoutofyourtimewithateacher,comepreparedwithfocusedquestions.____18____.Sayingsomethinglike“Idon’tunderstandmathatall”leavestheteacherguessingwheretostart.Instead,bringaspecificproblemyoumissedonatestandaskthemtoexplainyourmistakestepbystep.Inshort,thinkthroughyourconcernsbeforehandandpreparedetailedquestionsforyourteacher.Beproactive____19____.Insteadofwaitinguntilyouseeabadgradeonyourreportcardorfinalexam,reachoutassoonasyounoticeyou’restruggling.Beingproactiveandseekinghelpearly—beforeyoufalltoofarbehind—willmakeitmucheasiertocatchup.____20____Let’ssayyouknowyou’renotgoingtobeabletofinishapaperorotherassignmentsbytheduedate.Youcanapproachtheteacherinadvanceinapositiveandrespectfulmanner,explainyoursituationandaskforanextension(延期).Often,teacherswillgrantyourrequest,andthey’llbemorelikelytobeforgivingifyouarehonestandupfront.A．BehonestB．BeflexibleC．TimingmatterswhenaskingforhelpD．Approachingteacherstoaskforhelpmayseemscary,thoughE．Therefore,it’sfinetoapproachtheteachertoaskforanexplanationF．Ifnot,scheduleabettertimeandnoteitdowntoremindyouofthemeetingG．It’shardtohelpsomeonewhoisunsurewhatexactlythey’restrugglingwith二、完形填空Ifyouattempthardthingsagainandagainandeventuallysucceed,youwillbecertainaboutyourcapabilities.____21____,ifyoufailrepeatedly,youcometo____22____thatyoucan’tsucceed.Evenifyoutryathirdtime,youmightalsoendup____23____.MydaughterAmandahadsucha(n)____24____.WhenAmandawasinseventhgrade,sheattendedanadvancedmathsclass.Thatfall,ourlittlehouseshookwithherweepingasshewas____25____tokeepup.I,likeAmanda,beganto____26____thatthismathsclasswasjusttoodifficultforher.Butmyhusbanddidn’tthinkso.HewouldsitnexttoAmanda,takeoutpilesofpapersand____27____her.Theywouldstartwiththeeasiestproblems,thenthemoredifficultones,andfinally,themost____28____problems.Theywouldworklateintonighttosolveaproblem.____29____,Amandacaughtupwithherclassmates.Witheachmilestone,her____30____grew.Byhersecondyearofhighschool,shebecameinterestedinmathsandevenstartedtodomathsproblemswithherfriendsfor____31____.Doletyourchildren____32____theirconfidenceandletthemunderstandthatthereisnoshortcuttothejourneyoflearning,andthattheyhavetobe____33____.AsthepsychologistAlbertBanduraputsit,“Ifpeopleexperienceonlyeasysuccesses,theycometo____34____quickresultsandare____35____discouragedbyfailure.”21.A．IndetailB．IncontrastC．InreturnD．Intotal22.A．argueB．believeC．objectD．forget23.A．losingheartB．makingmistakesC．breakingoutD．cheeringup24.A．opinionB．accidentC．confusionD．experience25.A．agreeingB．pretendingC．strugglingD．preparing26.A．hopeB．regretC．assumeD．ignore27.A．warnB．blameC．changeD．help28.A．interestingB．complexC．commonD．specific29.A．GraduallyB．CarefullyC．UnfortunatelyD．Generally30.A．spiritB．anxietyC．thoughtD．confidence31.A．healthB．saleC．funD．convenience32.A．shareB．earnC．controlD．express33.A．kind-heartedB．helpfulC．hard-workingD．careful34.A．expectB．promiseC．receiveD．produce35.A．hardlyB．obviouslyC．suddenlyD．easily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。Whenapersonis“phubbing”(低头玩手机),he/sheisusinghis/herphonetosurftheInternet,checkmessages,playgamesandsoon,insteadoffocusingontheconversationor____36____(enjoy)thetimewiththepeoplehe/sheiswith.Nowadays,phubbinghasbecome____37____commonsocialproblem.Mostpeoplewouldagreethat____38____isrudetohaveyourattention____39____(constant)focusedonyourphonewhenyou’respendingtimewithanotherperson.Andthere’sevenscientificevidence____40____phubbingcandamageyourrelationshipswithothers.Studieshavefoundthatphubbingcanmakepeoplefeelostracized(受到排斥的)andthatthosewho“phub”____41____(regard)aslesspoliteandattentive.Sciencehasshownthatphubbingisnotgoodforus,butwhydowedoit?Itmightbebecausewearefeelingbored,____42____(anxiety)ornervous.Oritmightbebecauseweareaddicted____43____checkingourphones,especiallysocialmedia.Whateverthereasonmaybe,phubbingisbadforourrelationshipswithothersandcanmakeusmissoutonthosereal____44____(moment)withthepeoplearoundus.Sothenexttimeyou’respendingtimewithafriendorafamilymember,tryandkeepyourphoneoutofsight____45____(show)respect.四、书信写作46.近期甘肃兰州成为了比较热门的旅游打卡地，假定你是李华，想在暑假期间邀请美国交换生Tom一起来兰州游玩。内容包括：1.介绍至少两样兰州特色事物(如美食、景观等)；2.说明一项你们计划一起参与的活动。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________五、读后续写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。Onacold,snowyevening,Jackwasatthecornershop,withhissolefocusontheMarvel(漫威)superherofigurines(小雕像).Sincethen,hehaddiligentlywalkedaneighbor’sdogandweededhisneighbors’gardenstoearnmoneyforonefigurine.Finallyhehadenoughmoneyforoneandracedtowardsthecornershop.Lostinexcitement,heaccidentallytrippedoverahomelessoldmanseatedagainstawallinthecold,quicklymurmuringanapologybeforecontinuingonhisway.Insidetheshop,JackglancedattheshelvesdisplayingHulk,Thor,CaptainAmerica,IronMan,andotherbelovedheroes.HisheartracedashereachedfortheSpiderman.“You’reafan,right?”afriendlyvoiceappearedbehindhim.Jackturnedtoseetheshopkeeper,anelderlymanwithawarmsmile.“Yes,they’reamazing!”Jacksaid.“They’restrong,andtheyhelpsomanypeople.Theyhavesuperpower.IwishIcouldbeasuperherotoo.”“Youcanbe,”theshopkeeperencouraged.Surprised,Jackasked,“Buthow?Idon’thaveanysuperpower.”Smilingsoftly,theshopkeeperbentdown,placinghishandsonJack’sarms.“Whywouldyouneedthem?”herepliedkindly.“Seethatwomanoverthere?Sheneedstotakecareofthreechildren.However,shestillactivelyhelpstheelderlyinthecommunity.AnddoyouknowJimmy?Heisafirefighterwhohassavedcountlesslives.Beingaheroisn’taboutsuperpower;it’saboutwhat’sinyourheart.”LockingeyeswithJack,thesh