贵州省铜仁雅礼高级中学2025-2026学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题（含答案）

贵州省铜仁雅礼高级中学20252026学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题一、阅读理解AThePalaceMuseumislimitingthedailynumberofvisitorsto80,000andrecommendingbothindividualvisitorsandtouristgroupstobookticketsinadvanceonline(bookingaddress:https://gugong).foreignvisitorsarerequiredtoprovidepassportnumbersduringtheonlinebookingADMISSIONApril1stOctober31st60yuanNovember1stMarch31st.140yuan●Freeadmission(入场费)forchildrenunder2metersinheight.●Freeadmissionfordisabledvisitors.●20yuanforelementary,middleschool,andundergraduatestudentswithstudentI.D.(notincludinggraduateandadultorcontinuingeducationstudents).●50%discountforpeopleover60yearswithvalidcertificateorproofofage(passport,etc.)●Women'sDay(March8):Halfpriceadmissionforfemalevisitors.●Children'sDay(June1):Freeadmissionforchildren14yearsoldandyounger.50%discountonadmissionforoneaccompanyingparent,legalguardian,oradult.Fordetailedinformationandinstruction,pleaseclickhere.1.HowmanypeoplecanvisitthePalaceMuseumdailyatmost?A．EighthundredB．Eightythousand.C．EightmillionD．Eightymillion.2.Amongthefour,whocangetthelowestadmissionprice?A．Amiddleagedwomanvisitingiton13,Mar.B．Amiddleagedparentvisitingitaloneonlst,June.C．A65yearoldmanvisitingiton7th,May.D．Amiddleschoolstudentvisitingiton6th,Jan.3.Wheredoyouthinkthepassagemostprobablycomesfrom?A．Awebsite.B．AmagazineC．Abook.D．Anewspaper.BI’mANurseByDayButAnArtistByNightHelloeveryone!MynameisJoeMari,IamamalenursefromthePhilippineswhoisworkingoverseas,andsometimes,beingawayfromyourfamilyandfriends,you’llmostlyfeellonely,bored,andhomesick.SoinmysparetimeIdrawportraitsofpeopleusingFaberCastellclassiccolouredpencils,ballpointpen,andpencilforblackandwhiteones.IstarteddrawingandwonmyfirstinterschoolcompetitionwhenIwas5.BythattimeIhadnodreamsofbeinganartist,asIthoughtitwasalla‘game’andIwasneverseriousaboutart.IbecameapartofmyschoolpaperasacartoonistuntilhighschoolandthentimepassedandIhaveforgottenaboutdrawing.ItwentontobeingjustahobbyuntilItriedtogetbackatitagaintwoyearsago.IwatchedYouTubevideoseverynight,tryingtofigureouthowtoimprovemyskills.Drawingpeople’sfacesisafascinationforme,whichisobviouslydisplayedinmyworks.You’reprobablywonderingwhyInevertookanycoursesrelatedtoart,andwhyIamanurse.Yousee,thereisafinelinebetweenyourdreamsandyourpassion.ItookthemedicalfieldinhopesofgivingservicetoasmanypeopleasIcan.IhavealwaysbeenfascinatedbytheworldofScienceandbytheworldofArtatthesametime.Myintentioninsharingthisstoryisnottocompare,butrathertobringoutwhateverotherinterestsyoumayhaveinsideyou.Sureyoumaybeworkinginfrontofadeskatday,butwhoknows,maybeyoualsorockoutwithyourbandatnight.Withenoughpatienceandperseverance,nothingcanpreventpassion.IhopeIinspiredyouallwithmystory,sogoon,getthatpaperandwhatevertoolyoucanusetocreateart!4.What’stheauthor’swaytogetridofnegativefeeling?A．PickinguphisfancyB．PlayinggamesC．AchievinghisdreamsD．Sharinghisstories5.Whatdidhedotohavehispaintingskillsimproved?A．HetooksomecoursesB．HewatchedonlinevideoC．HeworkedeverydayD．Heattendedcompetitions6.Whydidtheauthorchoosetobeamalenurse?A．Hewantedtocontributetomedicine.B．Hewantedtohelpmorepeople.C．Hewantedtodevelophisinterestinart.D．Hewantedtoencourageothers.7.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor?A．Ordinaryandwarmhearted.B．Appealingandopenminded.C．HumorousandwelleducatedD．Hardworkingandstrongwilled.CIwasinthemiddleofcodingawebpagewhenmywifeemailedmethesequestions:Everwonderwhatitwouldbeliketohavetheface,thebrains,thepersonalityandthebody?Whatitwouldbeliketohaveeveryonestopwhenyouwalkinaroom?Whatitwouldbeliketobeabletogetanythingoranyoneyouwant?Istoppedforamomentandthoughtaboutitbecausemywifewouldn'temailmethisunlesssomethinghaddrivenhertodoso.IemailedherbackwithwhatIthoughtwasaprettygoodanswer.HereiswhatIwroteherback.Yes,Ihadthoughtmanytimesaboutwhatitwouldbeliketobeoneofthebeautifulpeople.TobeabletotakeyourbreathawaywhenIwalkedintoaroom,ortobethelifeofthepartyandhaveeveryonefawning(奉承)overmeasIworeonlythefinestclothesandsportedtheperfectbody?ButthenIalwayscamebacktotherealizationthatalifestylelikethatissofragile.Asyougetolder,yourbodychanges;asyougetolder,themoneychanges.Yourbodyneverlooksthesame;theclothesbecomemoreandmoreexpensivetomaintain.Andonceyouhavecrossedtheline,suddenlyyouareout.Thenextfreshfacecomesinandyouarequicklyforgotten.AllthroughgrowingupIwasneveranattractiveperson.Iwasoverweightandpickedon.Butthatdidn'tstopmefrombeinganiceperson—agood,clean,funnyandhelpfulperson.Iwasthepersonwhoyoucametowhenyouneededafriendafterabreakup.Iwastheoneyoucametowhenyouneededajoketobrightenupyourday.Andinthelongrun,Iwillbetheoneyouremember,notthenewface,orthefreshstyle.Inclosing,Iwouldliketosaythatwe,aspeople,havedevelopedintolookingforthingsthatarebiggerandbetterinsteadofwhatwilllast.Idon'tknowaboutyou,butIwillrememberthefriendwhohelpedmewhenIwasdown,morethanthehotgirlIjustsawwalkingdownthestreet.IwishIcouldteachtheworldsomemorejokes.8.Howdidtheauthorreacttohiswife'squestions?A．Hetookthemseriously.B．Hewentoncodingthepage.C．Herepliedtothemrightaway.D．Hewonderedwhyshehaddoneso.9.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor?A．Hecaresmuchaboutappearance.B．Hehasacleverandbeautifulwife.C．Heisalwaysreadytohelpothers.D．Hedoesn'tlikebeautifulwomen.10.Accordingtothetext,theauthorwouldagreethatoneshould________．A．tryanewandfreshlifestyleB．telljokestoliveameaningfullifeC．wearfancyclothestoattractpeopleD．bethepersonwhobringsjoytoothers11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WhatIsWisdom?B．WhatWillLast?C．ThreeQuestionsD．ThreeAnswersDRalphEmersononcesaidthatthepurposeoflifeisnottobehappy,buttobeuseful,tobeloving,tomakesomedifferenceintheworld.Whileweappreciatesuchwordsofwisdom,werarelytrytofollowtheminourlives.Mostpeopleprefertoliveagoodlifethemselves,ignoringtheirresponsibilitiesfortheworld.Thisnarrow(狭隘的)perceptionofagoodlifemayprovideshorttermbenefits,butissuretoleadtolongtermharmandsuffering.Agoodlifebasedoncomfortandluxurymayeventuallyleadtomorepainbecausewespoilourhealthandevenourcharacter,principles,ideals,andrelationships.Whatthen,isthesecretofagoodlife?Agoodlifeisaprocess,notastateofbeing:adirection,notadestination.Wehavetoearnagoodlifebyfirstservingotherswithoutanyanticipationinreturnbecausetheirhappinessistheverysourceofourownhappiness.Moreimportantly,wemustknowourselvesinsideout.Onlywhenweexamineourselvesdeeplycanwediscoverourabilitiesandrecognizeourlimitations,andthenworkaccordinglytocreateabetterworld.Thefirstrequirementforagoodlifeishavingalovingheart.Whenwedocertainrightthingsmerelyasaduty,wefindourjobsotiresomethatwe’llsoonburnout.However,whenwedothatsamejoboutoflove,wenotonlyenjoywhatwedo,butalsodoitwithaneffortlessfeeling.However,lovealoneisinsufficienttoleadagoodlife.Lovesometimesblindsustothereality.Consequently,ourgoodintentionsmaynotleadtogoodresults.Toachievethedesiredoutcome,thosewhowanttodogoodtoothersalsoneedtoequipthemselveswithaccurateworldknowledge.Falseknowledgeismoredangerousthanignorance.Ifloveistheengineofacar,knowledgeisthesteeringwheel(方向盘).Iftheenginelackspower,thecarcan’tmove;ifthedriverlosescontrolofthesteering,aroadaccidentprobablyoccurs.Onlywithloveinheartandtherightknowledgeinmindcanweleadagoodlife.Withloveandknowledge,wegoallouttocreateabetterworldbydoinggoodtoothers.Whenweseetheimpactofourgoodworkontheworld,wegivemeaningtoourlivesandearnlastingjoyandhappiness.12.Whateffectdoesthenarrowperceptionofagoodlifehaveonus?A．Makingussimpleminded.B．Makingusshortsighted.C．Leadingusontoabusyroad.D．Keepingusfromcomfortandluxury.13.Accordingtotheauthor,howcanonegaintruehappiness?A．Throughmaintaininggoodhealth.B．Bygoingthroughpainandsuffering.C．Byrecognizingone’sabilitiesandlimitations.D．Throughofferinghelpmuchneededbyothers.14.AccordingtoParagraph4,doingcertainrightthingswithalovingheartmakesone________.A．lessselfishB．lesspessimisticC．moremotivatedD．moreresponsible15.AccordingtoParagraph5,lifecanbemadetrulygoodwhen________.A．inspiredbyloveandguidedbyknowledgeB．directedbyloveandpushedbyknowledgeC．purifiedbyloveandenrichedbyknowledgeD．promotedbyloveanddefinedbyknowledge七选五HowtofocusontodayanddoyourbestIfyouwanttobesuccessful,thenyoumustappreciatetheimportanceoflivinginthepresent.____16____Herearesometipstomotivateyoutomakethemostofthepresent.Begratefulforthelittlethings.Startagratitudejournal.____17____Taketimetoappreciatethethingsgoingwellinyoureverydaylife,thethingsyouarethankfulfor,orthethingsyouacceptasnormalwithoutthinkingaboutthem.Trainyourselftodoonethingatatime.Don’tworkontoomanyprojectsnomatterhowbigyourambitions(抱负)are.____18____Takeitonedayatatime,andsoonyou’llbesurprisedathowmuchyou’vemanagedtoaccomplish.____19____Remindyourselfofwhereyouarebyaskingyourself,“IsthiswhatIshouldbedoingrightnow?”“AmIfeelinghappydoingthisatpresent?”“WhatistheonethingIcandotomaketodaycount?”Knowyourowncharacterwellandlistentoyourfeelings.Schedulesome“metime”andmakethemostofit.Makesometimeoutofyourbusyscheduletofollowacreativehobby,enjoythebeautyofnatureorsimplysomepopcultureentertainment.____20____JohnLennononcesaid,“Lifeiswhat’shappeningwhilewe’rebusymaking.”Practisekeepingyourattentiononthehereandnow.Thepresentmomentiswhereyouarealways!A．Finishonetaskatatime.B．Findthegoodineverysituation.C．Starttodowhatyouenjoydoing.D．Askyourselfquestionstobeinthepresent.E．Believeinwhatyouarereallyfeelingatpresent.F．Alwaysrememberthatthebestpreparationfortomorrowisdoingyourbesttoday.G．Notonlywillithelpyoutorelax,butitwillalsoaidyouinfocusingbetteronyourtasks.二、完形填空WhenIimaginemyfuture,Iseemyselfasanadultwhoisconfidentinmyabilities,doingajobIloveandlivingmylife___21___.WhenIgrowup,Iwillbeenjoyingmore___22___broughtbytheadvancesintechnology,withmoretimetopursuemy___23___andenjoythecompanyofmyfamilyandfriends.Forthesereasons,Ilookforwardtothefutureasthehappiesttimeofmylife.IwillfeelhappyinthefuturebecauseIwilllearnmoreaboutlifeand___24___intothebestpersonIcanbe.Iwillbecomemoreknowledgeableabouttheworldandmyself.Iwillalsohandlemoreresponsibilitiesand___25___problemsinamorethoughtfulmanner.___26___newtechnology,myfuturelifeissuretoimproveinvariousways.Homeswillbecome___27___totheextentthattheymightbeprogrammedtolearnaboutourneedsand___28___ourhealthandactivity.IcanimaginehearinganAIvoice___29___metobuygroceriesordomoreexercise!Therewillalsobeenormousadvancementsin___30___options.Iwillberidinginaselfdrivingcar,andothernewmeansoftransportmaybedevelopedinthefuture.These___31___intechnologyarecertaintomakemyfuturelifemorecomfortableandconvenient.Theworkingdaywillbeonlyfour___32___longthankstorobots.WorkinglesstimemeansIcando___33___Ienjoymost,suchasspendingtimewithfamilyandfriends,___34___infunactivitiesandlearningnewskills.Thinkingthiswaygivesmethe___35___toworkhardnowsothatIcanhaveasuccessful,fulfilling(令人满足的)andenjoyablefuturelife.21.A．responsiblyB．importantlyC．differentlyD．uncomfortably22.A．interestsB．experienceC．convenienceD．changes23.A．habitsB．hobbiesC．ideasD．chances24.A．formB．developC．expectD．decide25.A．noticeB．findC．changeD．solve26.A．TurntoB．DevotetoC．ThankstoD．Leadto27.A．smarterB．worthierC．worseD．cuter28.A．warnB．ignoreC．monitorD．understand29.A．wantB．remindC．askD．order30.A．learningB．communicationC．workD．transport31.A．benefitsB．advancesC．promisesD．challenges32.A．hoursB．daysC．minutesD．weeks33.A．thatB．itC．whichD．what34.A．enhancingB．entertainingC．engagingD．encountering35.A．inspirationB．motivationC．appreciationD．impression三、语法填空Humour___36___(be)anessentialpartofhumanbehaviourforthousandsofyears.Itcouldnotonlyentertainbutalsothrownewlight___37___sensitiveoremotiveissues.Closertomoderntimes,someonewho___38___(remember)forhisability___39___(combine)humourwithmoreseriousmessagesisMarkTwain.WangZengqi,___40___isaChinesewriterfamousforhisownuniquebrandofhumour,givesthebestexampletotheword“humour”.Inhisessay“OnHumour”,henotedhumour’sabundance,___41___(make)onelaughalone.Wangsawhumorasa___42___(reflect)ofpersonalityandlifeattitude.HeexemplifiedthisbyhumblyplacinghimselfthirdtoGaoyou’ssaltedduckeggs.AtaUSspeech,hejokedaboutbeinglastandpromisingabrieftalk,___43___showedhiswit.Indeed,somemayarguethatourneedforhumourisalmostasgreat___44___ourneedforwaterandair.InthewordsofMarkTwain,“Humorismankind’sgreatest___45___(bless)”.四、书信写作46.假设你是李华，你的美国的笔友Tom想要你给他介绍一位你最喜欢的伟大女性。请根据以下信息用英语写一封回信。要点如下：1）她的基本信息（年龄，教育，成就等）；2）你喜欢她的原因；3）大家对她的评价；注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearTom,Fromyourlastletter,IknowyouwanttoknowwhoisthegreatwomanIlikemost.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua五、书面表达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。Asasinglemother,I’veneverdoubtedmydaughterJane’sdreamtobeasingeronthestage.Atanearlyage,shewascrazyaboutsinging.Whenevershehadachance,shewouldsingtoherheart’scontent.Hersweetandcharmingvoicetendedtogetpeoplearoundattractedtohersongs.Livinginasmallcity,Itookseveraloddjobs,determinedtodoeverythinginmypowertosupporther.SoonafterJaneattendedschool,hermusicteacherMarynoticedhertalentbychanceandvolunteeredtogivehersomeguidanceonhowtosing.Janepracticedsohardthatbeforelongshemadegreatprogressinsinging.Unfortunately,onenoonayearlater,Janewascrossingthestreetwhenacarelessdriverknockedherdown.Shewasrushedtohospital.WhenIhurriedthere,thedoctortoldmethatmydaughterwouldprobablynotstandonherownfeet.Ifrozewithshock,feelingasifIhadbeenthrownintoadarkworld.Weakanddizzy,Iwasabouttofalltothegroundwhensomeonetookholdofme.ItwasMary,whogotthenewsandracedhere.Shecomfortedme,sayingfirmly,“Grace,Janeneedsyou.Youmuststaycalmandstrong.”Inodded.Havingcalmeddown,IenteredthewardwithMary.Thatnight,Janerecoveredherconsciousness(知觉)andopenedhereyes.Holdingherhand,Isaid,“Mydear,everythingwouldbefine.”Marycomfortedhergently,“Iknowyouareastronggirl,Jane.Don’tworry.We’llbestandingbyyou.”IwasheartbrokentoseetearsstreamingdownJane’scheeks.Aftertwomonths,wereturnedhomefromhospital.Herteachersandfriendsfrequentlyvisitedher.Janeeventuallyacceptedthefactthatshewouldhavetogetaroundinawheelchair.Neverdidsherefertothesubjectofsingingagain.Iknewshewasaniceandunderstandinggirl,whowasafraidthattalkingaboutheroriginaldreamwouldupsetthetwoofus.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Oneday,however,Marycamewithgoodnews.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________WhenthehostannounceditwasJane’sturn,shewaswheeledontothestage.__