山西省左权中学校2025-2026学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题（含答案）

山西省左权中学校2025-2026学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题一、阅读理解根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个正确答案。AYellowstonePosterExhibitiontoBeonViewatUW’sCoeLibraryAfirst-of-its-kindexhibitionthatfocusesonthehistoryofYellowstoneNationalParkposterswillbeondisplayattheUniversityofWyoming’sCoeLibrarybeginningTuesday,February1.“WonderlandIllustrated”willpresentpostersandposter-styleillustrationsoftheparkspanningfromthe1870sthrough2022.TheexhibitionwillbelocatedonLevel3ofCoeLibrary.ItwillbeonviewthroughTuesday,May31.Theexhibitiontakesplaceatthesametimeasthisyear’s150thanniversaryofthecreationofYellowstoneNationalPark.Thepostersintheexhibitionservethepurposeofbothadvertisingandart.“We’rethrilledtobeworkingwithYellowstonecollectorsJackandSusanDavis,andLarryandTheaLancastertobringthisexhibitiontotheUniversityofWyomingaspartofyear-longcelebrationsrecognizingYellowstone’s150thanniversary,”saysTamsenHert,headofUWLibraries’EmmettD.ChisumSpecialCollections."Thisexhibitioninvolvesthehistoryofprinting,art,photographyandadvertisingover16decades.Theimagesreproducedarefoundontravelbrochures,postcardsandmaps—manyofwhichareheldinourcollections."Oneposterfromtheexhibition—HenryWellge’s“YellowstoneNationalPark”from1904—wasrecentlypurchasedwithdonatedfundsandisnowpartofUWLibraries’EmmettD.ChisumSpecialCollections.Wellge,aproductivebird’s-eye-viewartist,designedthepiecefortheNorthernPacificRailroad,whichusedittoadvertisethepark.Thisisauniquepiece,asposterssuchasthisonewereprintedonsoftpaperandveryfewhavesurvived.1.Howlongwilltheexhibition“WonderlandIllustrated”last?A．Twoweeks.B．Threemonths.C．Fourmonths.D．Oneyear.2.Whatisapurposeoftheexhibition?A．Torememberafamousartist.B．ToraisefundforCoeLibrary.C．Tomarktheanniversaryofanationalpark.D．TotellthehistoryoftheUniversityofWyoming.3.Whatdoweknowaboutthe1904posterHenryWellgedesigned?A．Itisrareintheworld.B．Itisinblackandwhite.C．Itisprintedoncloth.D．Itisownedbyaprofessor.BParrotsarepreyanimals,whichmeansthatotherpredators(捕食者)inthewild,suchashawksorsnakes,arelookingtomakethemintoameal.Thisonefactorinfluencesparrots’behaviorinyourhousemorethananyother.Parrotsaremosteasilyhurtwhenfeedingontheground.Membershipinagroupplaysanimportantfunctioninensuringtheirsafetyandimprovingtheirchancesofsurvivalfromattacksbypredators.Themostcommonpredatorsofparrotsincludehawks,snakes,cats,monkeys,andbats.Somepredatorsmakeattacksonlyduringthedaywhileothershuntinthenight.Aspreyanimals,parrotsareconstantlywatchingoutfordangerandtheyinstinctively(本能地)reacttorisks.Theirfirstchoiceistotakeflight.However,ifthisisnotpossible,theywillfightwiththeirpowerfulbeakstodefendthemselves.Becausetheirbiggestenemyisthehawk,parrotsareespeciallyreactivetoquickmovementsfromaboveandbehind.Forthisreason,itiswisetoavoidquick,suddenmovementsnearyourbird.Thisisabuilt-inreactionnotsubjecttologicorreason.Simpleandrelativelyharmlesshouseholdobjectscandrawextremefearresponsesfromabird.Forexample,aballoonmayrepresentahawkoravacuumhose(吸尘器软管)maybethesameasasnakeinyourbird’smind.Aspreyanimals,parrotsareoftenfrightenedbyexposuretonewhouseholditemsorstrangers.Itisimportanttoexposeyourbirdtosafeexperiencesandchangesstartingataveryyoungagetobuildflexibilityandimprovetheiradaptability.Varietyindietandtoys,travel,andexposuretonewpeopleandplacesallhelptomakeyourbirdmoreflexibleandadaptabletochange.4.Whatisimportantforparrotstobettersurvivefromattacksinthewild?A．Livinginagroup.B．Growingbeautifulfeathers.C．Feedingontheground.D．Avoidingcomingoutatnight.5.Whatisparrots’firstresponsetoanimmediaterisk?A．Toattackback.B．Togetaway.C．Toprotecttheyoung.D．Toplaydead.6.Whywouldaballoonfrightenaparrot?A．Itmayexplodesuddenly.B．Itmaybeinastrangeshape.C．Itmayhaveastrongcolor.D．Itmaymovearoundquickly.7.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthetext?A．Toexplainwildparrots’behavior.B．Togiveadviceonraisingaparrot.C．Tocallforactiontoprotectanimals.D．Tointroduceastudyonbirdecology.CInhis1936workHowtoWinFriendsandInfluencePeople,DaleCarnegiewrote:“Ihavecometotheconclusionthatthereisonlyonewaytogetthebestofanargument—andthatistoavoidit.”Thisdistasteforargumentsiscommon,butitdependsonamistakenviewofargumentsthatcausesproblemsforourpersonalandsociallives—andinmanywaysmissesthepointofarguinginthefirstplace.Carnegiewouldberightifargumentswerefights,whichishowweoftenthinkofthem.Likephysicalfights,verbal(言语的)fightscanleavebothsidesbloodied.Evenwhenyouwin,youendupnobetteroff.Youwouldbefeelingalmostasbadifargumentswereevenjustcompetitions—like,say,tennistournaments.Pairsofopponentshittheballbackandforthuntilonewinnercomesoutfromallwhoentered.Everybodyelseloses.Thiskindofthinkingexplainswhysomanypeopletrytoavoidarguments.However,therearewaystowinanargumenteverytime.Whenyoustateyourposition,formulate(阐述)anargumentforwhatyouclaimandhonestlyaskyourselfwhetheryourargumentisanygood.Whenyoutalkwithsomeonewhotakesastand,askthemtogiveyouareasonfortheirviewandspellouttheirargumentfully.Assessitsstrengthandweakness.Raiseobjections(异议)andlistencarefullytotheirreplies.Thismethodwillrequireeffort,butpracticewillmakeyoubetteratit.Thesetoolscanhelpyouwineveryargument—notintheunhelpfulsenseofbeatingyouropponentsbutinthebettersenseoflearningaboutwhatdividespeople,learningwhytheydisagreewithusandlearningtotalkandworktogetherwiththem.Ifwereadjustourviewofarguments—fromaverbalfightortennisgametoareasonedexchangethroughwhichweallgainrespectandunderstandingfromeachother—thenwechangetheverynatureofwhatitmeansto“win”anargument.8.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardCarnegie’sunderstandingofargument?A．Critical.B．Supportive.C．Tolerant.D．Uncertain.9.Whydomanypeopletrytoavoidarguments?A．Theylackdebatingskills.B．Theymayfeelbadeveniftheywin.C．Theyfearbeingignored.D．Theyarenotconfidentinthemselves.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“spellout”inparagraph3probablymean?A．Defend.B．Explain.C．Conclude.D．Repeat.11.Whatisthekeyto“winning”anargumentaccordingtotheauthor?A．Senseoflogic.B．Solidsupportingevidence.C．Propermanners.D．Understandingfrombothsides.DForlotsofkids,toddlerhood(幼儿期)isanimportanttimeforfriendship.Studiesshowthattheearlierkidslearntoformpositiverelationships,thebettertheyareatrelatingtoothersasteenagersandadults.Playingtogetheralsohelpsthesekidspracticesocialbehaviors,suchaskindness,sharing,andcooperation.Evenso,howquicklyyourchilddevelopsintoasocialcreaturemayalsodependonhistemperament(性格).Sometoddlersareverysocial,butothersareshy.Inaddition,thewaythattoddlersdemonstratethattheylikeotherchildrenismarkedlydifferentfromwhatadultsthinkofasexpressionsoffriendship.ResearchatOhioStateUniversityinColumbusfoundthatatoddler’swayofsaying“Ilikeyou”duringplayislikelytocomeintheformofcopyingafriend’sbehavior.Thisseeminglyunusualwayofdemonstratingfondnesscanresultinunpleasantbehavior.Regardlessofhowmuchtheylikeaplaymate,theymaystillgrabhistoys,refusetoshare,andgetbossy.Butexpertssaythatthisisanormalandnecessarypartoffriendshipforkidsthisage.Throughplayexperiences,toddlerslearnsocialrules.That’swhyit’ssoimportanttotakeanactiveroleinyourtoddler’ssocialencountersbysettinglimitsandofferingfrequentremindersofwhattheyare.Whenyouestablishtheseguidelines,explainthereasonsbehindthem.Beginbyhelpingyourchildlearnsympathy(“Beniscrying.What’smakinghimsosad?”),thensuggesthowhecouldresolvetheproblem(“Maybehewouldfeelbetterifyoulethimplaytheball.”).Whenyourchildsharesorshowsempathy(同理心)towardafriend,praisehim(“Benstoppedcrying!Youmadehimfeelbetter.”).Anotherwaytoencouragehealthysocialinteractionisbyencouragingkidstousewordsnotfiststoexpresshowtheyfeel.It’salsoimportanttobemindfulofhowyourchild’spersonalityaffectsplaytime.Kidsareeasytogetangrywhenthey’resleepyorhungry,soscheduleplaytimewhenthey’rerefreshed.12.Whatdoesitindicatewhentoddlerscopytheirplaymates’behavior?A．Theyareinterestedinacting.B．Theyareshywiththestrangers.C．Theyarefondoftheirplaymates.D．Theyaretiredofplayinggames.13.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestparentsdofortheirkids?A．Designgamesforthem.B．Findthemsuitableplaymates.C．Playtogetherwiththem.D．Helpthemunderstandsocialrules.14.Whatisthefunctionofthequotedstatementsinparagraph4?A．Givingexamples.B．Explainingconcepts.C．Providingevidence.D．Makingcomparisons.15.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．HowChildrenAdapttoChangesB．HowtoBeaRoleModelforChildrenC．HowYourBabyLearnstoLoveD．HowtoCommunicatewithYourKid七选五CommonMistakesNewRunnersMakeRunningisagreatwaytogetinshapeandjustabouteveryonecandoit.However,manymakeanumberofcommonmistakes,whichcaninterfere(妨碍)withtrainingorleadtoinjury.____16____,keepthesethingsinmindtohelpyouincreaseyourchancesofrunningsuccess.·DoingtoomuchtoosoonOneofthebiggestmistakesnewrunnersmakeisdoingtoomuchtoosoon.Slowlyeasingintoatrainingprogramwillhelpreducetheriskofinjury,soyoucancontinueonwithyournewrunningroutine.____17____.____18____Beginnersmightthinktheyneedtoruneveryday(ornearlyeveryday)tomeettheirfitnessorweight-lossgoals,butthiscouldn’tbefurtherfromthetruth.Runningisahigh-impactactivitywhichcanbereallyhardonyourbody.Soit’simportanttogiveyourbodyarestbetweenworkouts.·Notwearingtherightequipment____19____,it’simportantthatyouwearproperlyforyourworkouts.Themostimportantpieceofequipmentforrunningisagoodpairofrunningshoes,sobesuretodosomeresearchbeforeyoupurchaseapair.Visitarunningspecialtystoreandaskanemployeetofityouforashoe.·Runningthroughpain____20____.Ifsomethinghurtswhenyourun,youneedtostopandtreatthepain.Remember:Itdoesn’tmakeyoulessofarunnerifyoulistentoyourbodytokeepithealthy.A．Ifyou’rejuststartingoutB．NottakingrestdaysC．ComparingyourselftoothersD．RunningcanbeuncomfortableattimesE．It’simportantnottousethesamemusclesF．Whileitmaybetruethatyoudon’tneedexpensiveequipmenttotakeuprunningG．Expertssuggestincreasingyourrunningdistancebynomorethan10%eachweek二、完形填空Graceisanaverageyounggirlintheclass.Butshehasadeeploveforwriting.Shewouldspendcountlesshours___21___storiesandpoemsinhernotebook,lostintheworldofher___22___.However,Grace’sparentshaddifferentplansforher.Theybelievedthatacareerinwritingwasuncertainand___23___hertopursueamore___24___profession.Unwillingly,Gracestartedstudyingbusinessincollege,buther___25___forwritingactuallyneverchanged.Oneday,whilesurfingth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______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Monthslater,thedancepresentationdayarrived.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________