湖南省长沙市某中学等校2025-2026学年高二年级下册5月期中考试英语试卷（无答案无听力音频及听力原文）

高二英语期中

时量：120分钟满分：150分

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案

转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7・5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳

选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读

两遍。

1.Wheredocstheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inabank.B.Inalibrary.C.Inarestaurant.

2.Whatisthewomandescribingtotheman?

A.Anaturalprocess.B.Ahistoricevent.C.Apersonalexperience.

3.Whattitlehasthemanwon?

A.Singleschampion.B.Doubleschampion.C.Teameventchampion.

4.What'sthewoman'simpressionoftheconcert?

A.Itisverytouching.

B.Itneedsimprovement.

C.Itmakeseveryonespeechless.

5.Howcantheboyimprovehistestscore?

A.Byimprovingwriting.B.Bypracticinglistening.C.Byenlargingvocabulary.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选

项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完

后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whathasthewomanlearnttobake?

A.Bread.B.Cake.C.Cookies.

7.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?

A.Gotothebakerytotastebread.

B.Learnhowtobakebreadonline.

C.Invitetheman'sgrandmatoteach.

听第7段材料，回答第8至1()题。

8.What'stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Workmates.B.Husbandandwife.C.Teacherandstudent.

9.WhatcanweknowaboutMr.Jackie?

A.Heisaboutthirtyyearsold.

B.Hehasnotimetoattendtheparty.

C.Heearnstherespectofthespeakers.

10.Wherewilleverybodysigntheirnames?

A.Onacard.B.Onballoons.C.Onflowers.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Howlongdidthefrighteningtriptake?

A.Threedays.B.Fiv?days.C.Sevendays.

12.Whatwasthemainlandscapeduringthetrip?

A.Desert.B.Mountains.C.Grasslands.

13.Whatanimalgotclosesttotheman?

A.Azebra.B.Amonkey.C.Anelephant.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.WhatdoesMartinthinkofphotography?

A.Magical.B.Perfect.C.Unconpetitive.

15.WhatdoesMartinlikebestaboutgrowingupinCanada?

A.Havingalargelamily.

B.Gettingclosetonature.

C.Receivinggoodeducation.

16.HowdidMartingetintophotography?

A.Byfollowinghispassion.

B.Bystudyinglandscapes.

C.Byrelyingonhisfamily.

17.Whatisthewoman'slastquestionabout?

A.Martin'sfamilymembers.

B.Martin'sviewsoneducation.

C.Martin'spotentialcareerchoice.

听第1（）段材料，回答第18至2（）题。

18.Whatistheoccasionprobably?

A.Anopeningceremony.

B.Agraduationceremony.

C.Acoming-of^ageceremony.

19.Howmanyaspectsofgrowthdidthespeakerstress?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.

20.Whatdoesthespeakercomparethefutureto?

A.Apathtoset.B.Astorytowrite.C.Amaptofollow.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37・5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

LondonhasmoretoexplorebeyondtheBritishMuseum!Now,getstuckintosomesmall,specialized

museums.

TheFanMuseum

Tobethemostfan-tasticofallLondonmuseums,Greenwich'sFanMuseumhasanobviousheadstart.The

collectiondatesbacktothetenthcenturyandthedisplayschangethroughouttheyear.AccordingtotheVictorian

“languageoffans'*,drawingafanacrossthecheekmeans“Iloveyou”.Practiceit,becauseit'llbeyourpreferred

mclliodofuuiiiiiiunication.

GrantMuseumofZoology

Bewarned:UCL'smuseumofzoologyisn,tforthefaintofheart.Thebonesofanelephantheadandamole

（熊鼠）jawareamongtheexhibitsthatdiscourageatotalchicken.Yourhairstandsonend,yes,butyou'lllearn

somefascinatingstuffhere.\CstheNoah'sArkequivalent（等同物）ofLondon'snumerousmedicalmuseums.

TheMagicCircle

Ityou'vegotatrickortwoupyoursleeve,thisistherightplace.LocatedattheMagicCircleHeadquartersin

Euston,itsprizedpossessionsincludeHarryHoudini'shandcuffs（手铐）andthebelongingsoflegendarymagician

JeanEugeneRobert-Houdin.Sadly,youcan'texploreitwheneveryouplease—itcanonlybevisitedaspartofa

publicevent.

TheCinemaMuseum

ThisKenningtonmuseumonlyopensitsdoorsforguidedtoursifyoubookinadvance.Butbelieveus,il's

worthallthetrouble.There'sagreatcollectionofposters,projectors,cinemacarpets,fanmagazinesandsouvenirs,

plusmorethan17millionfeetoffilmonexhibition.

21.Whichmuseumisabitscary?

A.TheFanMuseum.B.GrantMuseumofZoology.

C.TheMagicCircle.D.TheCinemaMuseum.

22.WhatdoTheMagicCircleandTheCinemaMuseumhaveincommon?

A.Theysharearomantictheme.B.Theysetrestrictionsonvisits.

C.Theyoperateonsouvenirsales.D.Theyrefreshexhibitsfrequently.

23.Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Atraveljournal.B.Ahistorytextbook.C.Atouristmagazine.D.Ahistoricaldocument.

B

Afterspendingmostofhislifeoncommercialcruises（游船），GuillaumePicardisnowfightingtokeepthese

vastshipsoutoftheFrenchportofMarseille.Theformercaptain'srewcrewisagrowinggroupofactivistscalled

“StopCroisicrcs,\orStopCruises,thecoreofwhomnownumbersbetween50and100,saysPicard,including

lawyersandecologists.Thisnon-violentorganizationmainlyeducatesthepublicthroughleafletsandpreventsthe

cruisesthroughbanners（横幅）.

FewpeopleknowtheseabetterthanGuillaumePicard.HegrewuponaboatintheportofHyeresinsouthern

France,andspent30yearsasacommercialcaptain,ferryingtouristsandcontainersacrosstheMediterranean.

Nowaged65,i（iswithnosmallnoteofbillcniussihalliesays,"WhenIguhiking,Ifindtheinounlaiiisarcan

environmentmuchbetterpreserved."Picard'sbelovedseaisbeingdestroyed,hebelieves,bycruises.Fifteenyears

ago,theywereararesightinMarseille.Now,France'ssecondcityisoneofEurope'sbusiestcruiseports.Lastyear,

2.5millionpassengersstoppedofT.accordingtotheportauthority,amillionmorethantheyearbefore.Facedwith

thisnewreality,Picardcouldiftwaittobecomethesea'sprotector,replacinghiscaptain'swhiteswiththeall-black

ofanon-violentactivist.

ForPicard,theswitchfromboatcaptaintoprotectorhasbeenalongjourneyotselt-education.Hehasregrets

abouthisfbnnercareerasacommercialsailor,butistryingtosharehisknowledgeofthemaritime（海运的）world

withasmanypeopleaspossibleinthehopethatitcanbeuseful.4,Icertainlyfeelguilty,“hesays."It'sguiltfbr

havingparticipatedinthedestructionoflife.Butmaybethatistheenginethatmakesmeanactivistnow.”

24.Whatdowclearnaboutthegroup“StopCroisicrcsn?

A.ItisunderPicard'sleadership.B.Ithasdroughtsizableprofits.

C.Itrequiresviolenceinsomecases.D.Itconsistsofformersailorsonly.

25.WhydidPicardfeelitanurgetoprotectthesea?

A.Becausehelosttrustintheportauthority.

B.Becauseheretiredfromcommercialships.

C.Becausehewitnessedasharpriseincruises.

D.Becausehewastiredofhikinginmountains.

26.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesoldPicard?

A.Greedyandcalculating.B.Organizedandgenerous.

C.Conservativeanddreamy.D.Responsibleanddevoted.

27.WhatdoesPicard'sstoryshow?

A.Betterlatethannever.B.Lookbeforeyouleap.

C.Fortunefavorsthebrave.D.Opportunityknocksbutonce.

C

Today,AImodelscandoanastonishingvarietyoftasksfromwritingdetailedreportstocreatingvideoon

demand.Somepeopleworrytheywillsoonbesurplus（过剩的）torequirements.ButisAIactuallyputtinganyone

outofwork?

Lotsofexpertsclaimthatitis.TheypointtoarecentpaperbyCarlBenediktFreyandPedroLlanos-Paredes,

fromtheUniversityofOxford,whichsuggestsalinkbetweenautorriationanddecliningdemandfbrtranslators.At

llicsamelime,however,officialAnicriuandatasuggestthatthenumberofpeoplecmpluycdinIraiislalionandlliu

likeis7%higherthanayearago.

OtherssearchtheeconomicdatafbrsignsoftheforthcomingAIjob-loss,sayingyounggraduatesarenow

morelikelythantheaverageworkertobejobless.Well,no.Americanyounggraduates5relativeunemploymentrate,

whichisactualunemploymentrateminus（减）nationalaverageunemploymentrate,startedtorisein2009,long

beforegenerativeAIcamealong.Ardtheiractualunemploymentrate（2025）,ataround6%,remainslow.

AsweexamineAmericandataonemploymentbyoccupation,wepickoutworkersbelievedtobevulnerable

(易受影响的)toAI.Thesearewhite-collaremployees,includingpeopleinback-officesupport,financial

operations,salesandmuchmorebesides.Wefindthatoverthepastyeartheemploymentinwhite-collarworkhas

risenslightly.

Acrosstheboard,America'snationalaverageunemploymentrate(2025)remainslow,at4.2%.Wagegrowth

isstillreasonablystrong,whichgoesagainsttheconcernthatAIiscausingdemandfbrlabortofall.And,outside

America,earningsgrowthinmanycountriesalsoremainsstrong.

Therearetwocompetingcausesofthesetrends.First,despitetheendlessannouncementsaboutintegratingAI

intooperations,fewcompaniesmakemuchuseofthetechnologyfbrseriouswork.Thesecondisthatevenwhen

companiesdoadoptthetech,theydonotletpeoplego.

Thatsaid,whateverthecause,fornowthereisnoneedtopanic.

28.Whatfuelspeople'sfearofbeingunemployed?

A.Limitationsofhumanlabor.

B.Modemtechnologicaladvances.

C.ComplexityoftasksintheAIera

D.Heavyworkloadinvariousfields.

29.WhichchartbestshowsAmericanyounggraduates'relativeunemploymentrate?

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30.Whydocstheauthormentiontworeasonsinparagraph6?

A.Tocitethedatasources.B.Toidentifythelikelierreason.

C.Tofurtherjustifyhisprediction.D.Tomodelvalidresearchmethods.

31.Whai'sprobablytheauthor'sattitudetowardshumanemployment?

A.Puzzled.B.Alarmed.C.Indifferent.D.Optimistic.

D

SpaceagencieshavebeentreatingtheideaoflivingonMars（火星）along-tenngoal.However,thethinair,

lowpressureandextremetemperaturesarewhatmostEarthlifecan'ttolerate,letalonetheconstantradiation.So,a

Marsshelteriscentraltoanyplanforsustainablehumanlife.ShippingmaterialfromEarthwouldbefartoo

unrealistic.Apracticalapproach,asispublishedonthewebsiteNASAScience,istobuildwithwhatisalreadyon

Mars.

NASAhascollectedsamplesofMartiansoilthatmaycontainevidenceofveryearlylife.Thatraisesabigger

question:ifmicroorganisms（微生物）oncelivedonMars,couldtheyalsohelpusbuildthere?Thefbcusis

biomineralization—microorganisirscreatemineralsaspartoftheirmetabolism（新陈代谢）.ErikRichards,lead

authoroftheresearch,saidmicroorganismsonEarththatburgeonintoughsettingssuchasacidiclakes,volcanic

soils,anddeepcavesmaybeespeciallyusefulasweexplorewhatcouldworkunderMartianconditions.

Theworkcentersonapartnershipbetweentwobacteria:Sporosarcinapasteurii（巴氏芽泡八叠球菌）,which

isknownforcreatingcalciumcarbonate,andChroococcidiopsis以甲优.球藤），astrongcyanobacteriumthatcan

surviveextremeenvironments,includingsimulated（模拟的）Martianconditions.Together,theytransformloose

soilintoasolid,concrete-likematerial.

Thelong-termvisionistocoir.binethisbacterialco-culturewithMartiansoilanduseitasfeedstock（原料）

fbr3DprintingonMars.Ifitworksinvolume,itcouldchangehowstructuresaremadeonthisredplanet.The

potentialvalueisnotlimitedtoconstruction.BecauseChroococcidiopsiscanproduceoxygen,itcouldalsohelp

enableself-sustainingagricultureandMars'sterraforming（1也于求彳匕）.

Evenwithpromisingideas,theirworkisstillatanearlystage.RepeateddelaysinMarssamplereturnlimit

howquicklyMars-specificconstructionmethodscanbetestedandconfirmed.Also,roboticstodayisunableto

reproduceMartiangravityonEarth,yetgravityaffects3Dprintingandautonomousconstruction.

32.WhyisashelterofvitalimportanceonMars?

A.BecausematerialfiomEarthcan'tbeused.

B.Becauseloomanyspaceagcucicbwaulluslay.

C.BecauseitsconditionsarcdeadlyfbrEarthlife.

D.Becausespaceagenciestargetlong-termresearch.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword'burgeorT'inparagraph2mean?

A.Boom.B.Sink.C.Communicate.D.Disappear.

34.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheconstructionwork?

A.Itisanincrediblyfastprocess.

B.Itmaybringaboutaddedbonus.

C.Ithasbeentestedandconfirmed.

D.Ittakesjusttwotypesofbacteria

35.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Differentstages.B.Promisingideas.C.Currentobstacles.D.Potentialapplications.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多

余选项。

Today,the“Idon'tcare”attitudeisbecomingincreasinglypopular.Phraseslike"Idon'tcarewhatanybody

thinks"areoftenblindlyusedtoexpressfreedomandrelief.36Understandingwhentoadoptthismindset

canmakeagreatdifference.

The“Idon'tcare“attitudecanbequitebeneficialwhenitmotivatesustopersevere,especiallywhenothers

havegivenup.37J.K.Rowling,fbrinstance,facedwidespreaddoubtwhenproposingHarryPotter,but

shekeptpolishinghernovelwithoutworryingaboutcriticism.Itwasherpersistenceincraftingamagicalworld

thateventuallybroughthersuccess.AsyoucanseeinRowling'sexample,ignoringexternaldoubtscanactually

helpusstayfocusedonourowngoals.

38Thishappenswhensomeoneactsoutofstubbornness（固执）oradesiretoshiftblame,oracts

selfishly,focusingsolelyontheirowndesireswhileignoringhowinterconnectedpeople'sneedsarc.Inthecaseof

recentsocialmediaalgorithmscandals（算：去丑闻），techgiantsrepeatedlyignoredinternalresearchers*warnings

aboutmentalhealthharmstoteenagers,claiming“nottheirdepartment^^Finally,ithascauseduncontrollablerising

anxietyandself-hamiratesamongyoungusers.39

Therefore,it'scrucialtoreflectonwhyweadoptthe"Idon'tcare”attitude.Arewemotivatedbyconfidence

inourdecisions,orarewesimplyavoidingchallenges?40Therearetimeswhenit'scrucialtocaredeeply

aboululhcis,thetrulli,andpersonalgiuwlli.Aloilierlimes,it'sequallyiinporlaiilluremainindiflcrciilluncgalivily,

distractions,orunnecessarypressures.Bycarefullychoosingwhentoadoptthe"Idon'tcare”attitude,wccanlead

morefulfillinglives.

A.Thekeyisbalance.

B.Motivationcomesfirst.

C.Greatachievementstendtocomefromignoringdoubters.

D.Whennoonetakesresponsibility,itiseveryone7sdisaster.

E.Thismindset,however,canalsohavenegativeconsequences.

F.Others,however,arealwaysconcernedabouteveryone'sfeelings.

G.Whilethisattitudecanbeliberating,italsocomeswithpotentialrisks.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Onsummervacationin2023,1feltitwaslimetogetsomereal-worldexperience.So,Iwenttoa（n）41

atthelocalfast-foodrestaurantforapart-timejob.Themanageraskedmetoserveacustomerwiththe42

shownnexttoherordernumberonthescreen.However,Icouldn't43asinglewordonthedisplayand

was44onthespot.

1was,atage7,diagnosed（诊断）withretinaldystrophy—agroupofincurableeyedisorders.Asachild,I

remember45toseethewhiteboardinclass,evensittingrightatthefront.I46thisbycopying

notesfrommyfriends.AsIgotolderandmoreself-conscious,Iburiedthe47evenmore.1hatedasking

forhelp—somuchthatIwouldsayIwasn'thungryatrestaurantstoavoidtakinganawkwardly48look

atthemenu.

Havingfailedthejobinterview,Irealizedhidingwasmore49anddecidedtolivealifewitha

disability:50.1beganto51tothosearoundmewhennecessary.This52evenbroughtme

closetomyparentsandfriends,whosurroundedmewithunderstanding.

Now,Ifeelworldsawayfromtheanxiety-riddengirl.Iremain53disabled,yetmore54and

alive.IalsoknowIwasnevermeanttofacethis55

41.A.gatheringB.inteniewC.trainingD.advertisement

42.A.feesB.questionsC.itemsD.routes

43.A.teardownB.makeoutC.weighonD.allowfbr

44.A.convincedB.aduplcdC.bulhcrcdD.rejected

45.A.claimingB.prc:cndingC.strugglingD.promising

46.A.hidB.interruptedC.facilitatedD.prayed

47.A.desireB.faithC.secretD.mood

48.A.closeB.casualC.curiousD.urgent

49.A.taxingB.astonishingC.illegalD.effective

50.A.supportB.blessingC.gratitudeD.acceptance

51.A.takeB.turnC.submi:D.stick

52.A.plotB.shiftC.leisureD.pursuit

53.A.barelyB.mentallyC.exceptionallyD.visually

54.A.realB.reliableC.availableD.academic

55.A.apartB.againC.aloneD.together

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

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。

OriginatingintheTangDynasty,Shuyuan,orancientChineseacademies,wereuniqueChineseinstitutions.

BytheSongDynasty,they56(become)China'sprimaryintellectualcenters,57scholarsoften

hadcriticalreflection,intenseexchangesanddebates.

ChineseShuyuan58(wise),historically,firstresonated(共振)withtheWestduringtheMing

Dynasty,whenItalianmissionaryMatteoRiccimetZhangHuang,thenheadofBaikidongAcademy.Riccistudied

theConfucian59(classic)underZhang'sguidance,whileZhangintegratedWesterngeographical

knowledgeintohisownwork.

Thiskindofdialogueliveson.In2025,nearly200foreignscholarsgatheredattheKaotingAcademyinEast

China'sFujianProvincefbrtheConferenceonZhuXi'sPhilosophyandDialogueofGlobalCivilization,toexplore

how60lateChinesephilosopherZhuXi'sthoughtscouldofferinsightsfbrresolvingcivilizational

conflicts.FormerUNESCOGeneralConferencepresidentSitnona-MirclaMiculcscunotedthatZhu'sbelief61

theinseparabilityoflearningandvirtueagreeswithUNESCO'smission62(build)peacethrough

understanding,learningandmutual(相互的)respect.

Astheworld63(active)seekswaystoengageindialogueacrossdiflerentcivilizationswhile

preservingdistinctidentities,ShuyuanhaveemergedasguidesfromChinesehistory,64(enable)Chinese

culturetocontinuouslyabsorbnutrients,developandinnovatethroughdialoguewithdiversecivilizationsaround

theworld.Alsu,theyallowllicworldlogaina65(deep)andmoreuuinprchcnsivcundcrslandiiigofChina.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假定你是校模拟联合国社团成员李华，社团将开展以“Heritagesiteprotection:a(n)effort