安徽省阜阳市太和县昌泰高级中学有限公司 2025-2026学年高二上学期11月期中英语试题（含答案）

安徽省阜阳市太和县昌泰高级中学有限公司20252026学年高二上学期11月期中英语试题一、阅读理解ASixthingsthatyoucan’tmissinMacaoMacaoTowerAJHackettBungeeJumpTheMacaoTower,338meterstall,istheworld’s10thhighesttower,withavarietyofactivities,oneofwhichisthebungeejump.TheAJHackettMacaoTowerBungeeJumpis233metershigh,makingitaGuinnessWorldRecordasthehighestcommercialbungeejumpintheworld.Grabthischanceandtickoffthisitemonyourbucketlist.GrabatraditionalPortuguesedinnerMacaowascolonizedbyPortugalbefore1999.Asaresult,PortuguesecultureisdeeplyimmersedintomanycornersofMacao.ManyPortuguesesettledandopenedPortugueserestaurantsinthespecialadministrativeregion,buttheflavorismoreadaptabletoChinesepeople.Oneofthemust-trylocalfoodsinMacaoisthePortugueseeggtart.VisitamuseumMacao,asatinylittlecitywithonlyanareaof30.5squarekilometers,has23eye-catchingmuseums.Duetoitsuniquehistory,bothEasternandWesternhistoricalsitescanbefound.Manyofthemarepreservedforculturalheritage,touristspotsormuseums,suchastheGrandPrixMuseum,MaritimeMuseumandWineMuseum.PopintoacasinoWellknownasthe“LasVegasoftheOrient”,Macaohas33casinos.Amongall,theVenetianisthemostpopular.WithahugeshoppingmallandgorgeousVegas-styledesign,itisamust-gospotforbothtouristsandlocalswhowanttoenjoyleisuretime.SelfieattheRuinsofSt.PaulTheRuinsofSt.PaulisthesignaturelandmarkofMacao.TheruinsconsistoftheSt.Paul’sCollegeandtheChurchofSt.Paul,builtin1583.However,afterthreeintensefiresin1595,1601and1835,thechurchwasseriouslydamaged.Miraculously,afterthevigorouscyclesofrebuildingandfires,thehugefaçade(正面)andthefrontstairwayremainunburned.WatchtheMacaoGrandPrixTheMacaoGrandPrixisamajorworldwidecar-racingeventheldannually,featuringover300topdriverseveryyear.Racingthroughthesmallstreetsandroadsoverthistinycity,theMacaoGrandPrixcircuitistheonlystreetcircuitracingintheworldforcarandmotorcycleevents.Thus,itisalsowell-knownasoneoftheworld’smostdemandingcircuits.TheGrandPrixrunsannuallyinNovembereveryyearforaboutfourdays.1.WhyisMacaoTowerwellknowntoadventurers?A．MacaoToweristhetallesttowerintheworld.B．Therearevariousadventurousactivitiesthere.C．TheycanexperiencetheAJHackettMacaoTowerBungeeJump.D．TheyeachhaveanopportunitytobreaktheGuinnessWorldRecord.2.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanatouristdoinMacao?A．Signupforaworldwidecarracingevent.B．EnjoybothEasternandWesternhistoricalsites.C．PayavisittotwentythreemuseumsbuiltbyPortugal.D．Takeaselfieinfrontoftheburnedhugefacadeandstairwayofthechurch.3.InwhichcolumnofChinaDailycanyoureadthispassage?A．Economy&Finance.B．InternationalNews.C．Science&TechnologyD．Culture&LifestyleBOnthefirstdayofsenioryear,Miasataloneatthebackofthemusicroom,herfingerstracingthescaronherlefthandthereminderofabikingaccidentthathadendedherpianodreamstwoyearsago.Theroomwasfilledwiththechatterofclassmatestuningviolinsandadjustingdrumkits,butMia’seyesstayedfixedonthedustypianointhecorner.“Hi,I’mAlex,”aboywithaguitarslungoverhisshouldersmiled.“Youplaypiano,right?Irememberseeingyouperformatthefreshmanconcert.”Miatensed,herscarthrobbing(颤动)slightly.“Notanymore,”shemumbled,pretendingtostudyhermusicsheet.Weekspassed.Miakepttoherself,butAlex’spersistencewasunwavering.OneafternoonasMiawassketching(画素描)thepianoinhernotebook,Alexsuddenlysaid,“Whatifwedidaduet(二重奏)forthewinterconcert?Youcould...uh,helpmewiththepianopart?”Hisearsturnedred,andMiarealizedhewastryingtohidethefactthathealreadyknewaboutheraccident.“Ican’t,”Miasaidquickly,shuttinghernotebook.ButAlexjustshrugged.“Nopressure.I’llbepracticinginthemusicroomafterschoolifyouchangeyourmind.”Thatevening,Miafoundherselflingering(徘徊)outsidetheroom.Throughthewindow,shesawAlexstrugglingwithacomplicatedguitarpiece.Somethingabouthisdeterminationstirredher.Shepushedthedooropen.“Thebridgesectionneedsmoreharmony,”shesaidsoftly.“Likethis.”Withoutthinking,shesatatthepianoandplayedasimplechordprogression,herscarredhandtremblingbutsteady.Alex’seyeslitup.“Perfect!Let’stryittogether.”Astheconcertdateneared,Mianoticedsomethingsurprisingherhandhurtlesswhensheplayed,asifthemusicwashealingoldwounds.Onthenightoftheconcert,thestagelightsglimmeredonthepianoandguitar.Miatookadeepbreath,herfingershovering(悬停)overthekeys.WhenAlexnodded,shebegantoplay,softandsure.Theroomwassilent,theneruptedintoapplauseastheirfinalnotescombined.Miasmiled.SherealizedthatAlexhadneverpitiedher;he’dsimplyseenthemusicinherheart,waitingtobeheard.Thescaronherhandstillachedsometimes,butnowitfeltlikeareminderofhowbeautycouldgrowfrombrokennessjustliketheirduet,imperfectyetwhole.4.WhydidMiastopplayingthepiano?A．Shelostinterestinmusic.B．Ahandinjuryaffectedherskills.C．Shepreferredsketchingtoperforming.D．Herfamilycouldn’taffordpianolessons.5.WhichwordbestdescribesAlex?A．Proudandimpatient.B．Sensitiveandconfident.C．Caringandencouraging.D．Competitiveandcooperative.6.WhatmotivatedMiatojoinAlex’sduet?A．ShefeltsorryforAlex’spoorguitarskills.B．Sheneededtoearnextracreditformusicclass.C．Shewantedtoproveshewasstillagreatpianist.D．ShewasmovedbyAlex’spersistenteffortinpracticing.7.WhatcanweinferfromthelastparagraphaboutMia?A．Sheregrettedhidinghertalentforsolong.B．Shenolongerfeltpaininherscarredhand.C．Shedecidedtobecomeaprofessionalmusician.D．Shelearnedtoembraceherimperfectionthroughmusic.CEightyearoldXiaoMingsatwithhisheadinhishands,mutteringtohimselfashetriedtobeatanAIpoweredrobotatagameofchess.ButthiswasnotinanAIshowroomorlab—therobotwaslivingonacoffeetableinaBeijingapartment,alongwithXiaoMing.“It’slikealittleteacheroralittlefriend,”theboysaid,asheshowedhismumthenextmovehewasconsideringonthechessboard.ChinaisactivelyemployingAIinitsbidtobecomeatechsuperpowerby2030.DeepSeek,thebreakthroughChinesechatbotthatcaughttheworld’sattentioninJanuary,wasjustthefirstshotofthatambition.Beijingplanstoinvest100billionChineseyuan($13.7billion;€12.9billion)overthenext15yearsasitcompeteswithWashingtontogaintheedgeinadvancedtech.AIfundinggotyetanotherboostatthegovernment’sannualpoliticalgathering,whichiscurrentlyunderway.Thiscomesontheheelsofa60billionyuanAIinvestmentfundcreatedinJanuary,justdaysaftertheUSfurthertightenedexportcontrolsforadvancedchipsandplacedmoreChinesefirmsonatradeblacklist.ButDeepSeekhasshownthatChinesecompaniescanovercomethesebarriers.Andthat’swhathassurprisedSiliconValleyandindustryexperts—theydidnotexpectChinatocatchupsosoon.“DeepSeek’srapidrisehascausedhostilereactionsfromsomeintheWest,”acommentaryinthestaterunBeijingDailynoted,addingthat“thedevelopmentenvironmentforChina’sAImodelsremainshighlyuncertain.”ButChina’sAIfirmsarenotdiscouraged.Rather,theybelievethriftyinnovation(节俭创新)willwinthemanundeniableadvantage—becauseitwasDeepSeek’sclaimthatitcouldrivalChatGPTforatinyamountofthecostthatshockedtheAIindustry.8.WhyisXiaoMingmentionedinparagraph1?A．Toleadinthetopic.B．Topresentdetailedinformation.C．Toprovideanargument.D．ToillustrateChina’sAIfirms.9.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2andParagraph3?A．ChinahasalreadyhadmanysuccessfulAIachievements.B．Chinainvested100billionyuaninvestmentfundinJanuary.C．DeepSeekhassuggestedChina’sdeterminationtocooperatewithothers.D．DeepSeekwasjustthefirststepforChinatobecomeatechgiant.10.WhatistheattitudeofsomeWesterncountriestowardsDeepSeek’sbooming?A．Supportive.B．UnfriendlyC．Indifferent.D．Admiring.11.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?A．ChineseAIfirmscouldoutweighduetoitslessexpense.B．ThecostofDeepSeekismuchhigherthanthatofChatGPT.C．China’sAIdevelopmentwillfacenodifficultyinthefuture.D．AllcountriesaremakingjointeffortsinthedevelopmentofAI.DWhenAdelereleased(发行)her2011singleSomeoneLikeYou,thisbittersweetsongispopularwithmillionsworldwide.Morethanadecadelater,itremainsoneofhermostpopularsongs.Herartistry,aswellasthatofmanyotherswhohavemasteredtheartofmakinglistenersfeelmovedwithslowandemotionalbeats,hasawayofmanagingtheemotionalpainofheartbreakandloss.Listeningtofavoritesongscouldalsoreducepeople’sfeelingsofpain,accordingtoanewstudypublishedinthejournalFrontiersinPainResearch.Andthemosteffectivepainrelieverswerefoundtobesadsongsdetailingbittersweetandemotionalexperiences.“Itdoesn’ttaketheplaceofmedicinewhenyouhaveaheadache,butmusiccanhelpreduceyourpain,”saidPatrickStroman,aprofessoratQueen’sUniversityinKingston,Ontario.Hedidn’tjoininthestudy.“Unlikeothermedications,”henoted,“thereisnosideeffectorriskinlisteningtomusic(justkeepthevolumeatareasonablelevel).”Thesmallstudyinvited63youngadultstobringoneoftheirfavoritesongs.Theresearchersalsohadtheyoungadultspickoneofsevensongsthattheteamconsideredrelaxingandwereunfamiliartothestudyparticipants.Allthewhile,theresearchersstuckahotobject—similartothepainofaboilinghotteacupontheparticipants’skin—totheirleftinnerforearms.Whenratingtheirexperiences,peopleweremorelikelytoreportfeelinglesspainwhenlisteningtotheirfavoritesongscomparedwithhearingtheunfamiliarrelaxingsongs.Withmillionsofsongsavailable,oneperson’sfavoritesongislikelynotthesameasanother.Afterinterviewingtheparticipantsaboutthesongtheybroughtandtheirratingofpain,theresearchersfoundpeoplewholistenedtobittersweetandmovingsongsfeltlesspainthanwhentheylistenedtosongswithcalmingorcheerfulthemes(主题).“It’saverycoolresult,”saidleadstudyauthorDariusValevicius,adoctoralstudentofneurosciencesattheUniversityofMontreal.“Ithinkit’swhyImyselfandprobablymanypeoplechoosetolistentobittersweetorevenspiritualmusic.”12.WhydoestheauthormentionAdeleinthefirstparagraph?A．Toreachaconclusion.B．Toleadinthetopic.C．Toofferasuggestion.D．Toprovidethebackground.13.WhatisStroman’sattitudetotheeffectoflisteningtomusic?A．Doubtful.B．Positive.C．Unclear.D．Unconcerned.14.Whatdidtheparticipantsdointhenewstudy?A．Theyreportedtheirfeelingsofpain.B．Theyinterviewedmanymusicians.C．Theymadevariouskindsofteacups.D．Theypickedoutthemusictheydon'tlike.15.Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A．WhenIstheBestTimetoListentoMusic?B．HowDoYouCreatePopularSongsQuickly?C．TheBestWaytoReducePainMightBetoWriteMusicD．CertainTypesofMusicCouldHelpYouFeelLessPain二、七选五Istherearightorwrongwayonhowtoviewart?Whetherweadmititornot,we’veallhadthatmomentofuncertaintywhileviewingart.However,thatyou’renotanexpertdoesn’tmeanyoucan’tunderstandart.____16____.DeterminethebasicsWhenyoufirstseeanartwork,identifysomebasicinformationaboutit.Trytodetermineitsmedium(材料).Ifit’sapainting,seeifyoucanfigureoutthetypeofpaintused.____17____.Theseobservationscanbuildafoundationforbetterunderstanding.____18____Artistsaremastersofdrawingattention.Theyusuallyhaveaplanforhowyourvisionshouldmoveacrosstheartwork.Takingnoteofwhatyounoticefirstisausefulwaytobeginyourexperience.Forexample,itissaidthatRenaissanceartistswouldrefertotheirpaintingsas“machines”.Theirintentionwastoallowviewerstomovetheireyessmoothlythroughtheworkofartwithclarity(清晰)andbalance.DosomehomeworkYoudon’tneedabackgroundinarttoappreciateit,buthavingsomeknowledgedoesn’thurt,either.Ifaworkofartcatchesyourattention,doalittleresearch,readanexhibition’scatalogue(目录)orspeaktotheartteam.____19____.Feeltheartwork____20____.Istheartworkartfulordramatic?Howdoesitaffectyourfeelings?Doyoufeelsad,happyorangry?Thesequestionsrequireimmediatereactions.Theycanbesubjective,buttheyareworthconsidering,becauseartisabouttheartistcommunicatingandexpressingideas.A．NoticeyoureyemovementsB．SpendsometimewithartistsC．AllthesecandeepenyourappreciationD．RecognizeyourfeelingsasyoufirstviewtheartE．YoucanalsoidentifytheartistandwhenitwascreatedF．Trythesetipsnexttimeyou’reviewingart,andtheymighthelpyouG．You’dbesurprisedbytheknowledgeyoucanacquirewheninterpretingart三、完形填空InhonorofNationalVolunteerAppreciationWeek,wewanttobringyouacloserlookatwhatit’sliketobea___21___atAnimalHumaneSocietyandwantyoutohearafewfirsthandexperiencesfromouramazingvolunteers.Becauseofthefastpacedandeverchangingshelterenvironment,everydayasavolunteercanlook___22___.“Oneday,Igot___23___intohelpwithpuppybathinganditwassucha___24___,”JesseHitzGraff,acurrentvolunteeratAHS,said.“Thepuppiesweresosquirmy(动来动去的)andjustgettingtoworkwiththem___25___wasreallyfun.Iknowtheydidn’tlovethe___26___,buthavingapuppyinyourarmsall,___27___upinatowelissoheartwarming.”EllaChester,oneofthevolunteerswhocurrently___28___us,saysthemost___29___dayofvolunteeringwas“gettingtosendoneofmyfavoritedogs,Foxtrot,homeandseeinghowexcitedtheadopterswereabouthavinghim.Itwasgreattoseeafamilyofpeoplewho___30___himasmuchasIdid.”Nomatterwhatyourdaylookslike,you’llspendeverymomentofyourvolunteershiftsmakingan___31___onthelivesoftheanimalsinourshelterandthepeoplewho___32___them.“Ilovebeingabletoprovideloveand___33___toanimalswhodon’talwaysgetit,”Ellasays.Butit’snotjusttheanimalsthat___34___volunteeringatAHSsogreat.“Ireallylovethepeople,”Ella___35___.“Gettingtospendtimewithotherpeoplewhoarejustaspassionateaboutanimalsisreallygreat!”21.A．trainerB．ownerC．guideD．volunteer22.A．similarB．differentC．strangeD．energetic23.A．calledB．permittedC．broughtD．taken24.A．surpriseB．favorC．joyD．mess25.A．straightB．highC．slowD．late26.A．heatB．foodC．smellD．water27.A．foldedB．wrappedC．cleanedD．picked28.A．talkwithB．meetwithC．workwithD．playwith29.A．comfortableB．affordableC．reasonableD．memorable30.A．loveB．feedC．touchD．amuse31.A．impressionB．experimentC．impactD．introduction32.A．adaptB．adoptC．abandonD．buy33.A．appreciationB．attentionC．receptionD．protection34.A．helpB．allowC．causeD．make35.A．continuesB．repliesC．shoutsD．answers四、语法填空ThetraditionalChinesesolarcalendardividestheyearinto24solarterms.MajorHeat(Dashu),the12thsolartermoftheyear,beginsthisyearonJuly22andendsonAugust6.DuringMajorHeat,mostpartsofChinaenterthe___36___(hot)seasonoftheyear.InChina,the24solarterms___37___(create)thousandsofyearsagotoguideagriculturalproduction.Butsolartermculture___38___(be)stillusefultodaytoguidepeople’slivesthroughspecialfoods,culturalceremoniesandevenhealthylivingtips.DuringMajorHeat,thesunshine,hightemperatures___39___heavyrainfallsaregoodforagriculturalcrops.ButlikeMinorHeat(Xiaoshu),manynaturaldisasterssuchasfloods,___40___(drought)andtyphoonsalsohappenduringMajorHeat.Therefore,it’simportanttoharvestandplantintime___41___(avoid)damagecausedbynaturaldisasters.Grassjelly,XiancaodonginChinese,ismadewithaspecialgrass___42___stems(茎)andleavescanbemadeintoherbjellyafterbeingdriedin___43___sun.Withthe___44___(amaze)abilitytoreducethesummerheat,grassjellyisdescribedina___45___(popularly)sayinginGuangdongprovincethatgoes,“EatingherbjellyinMajorHeatwillmakeyoustayyoungliketheimmortals(神仙).”五、书信写作46.假定你是新华外国语学校某班班长李华，本月你班发起“共享图书”活动，请你用英文写一封倡议书，号召大家捐赠一部分自己的图书，建立班级图书角，使图书资源得以充分利用。注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右;2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________六、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。Maxarrivedatanoffice,forhisfirstinterview.Heusedtolivewithhisparents.Hewasfrustratedwithhisparentsblaminghimforeverylittlethinghedidathome.Whilewaitingfortheinterview,hewasthinking,“OnlyifIsucceedintoday’sinterviewwillIsaygoodbyetomyparents’houseandsettledowninthebigcity,whichwillletmeavoidhavingtolistentomyparents’complaintsaboutlittlethingsallthetime.”Hestartedthinkingaboutlittlethingshisparentsusedtoblamehimfor—Howhismotheraskedhimtomakehisbedafterhewokeup.Ifheleftthebathroomdooropen,hismotherwouldaskhimtoclosethedoorandbeforethatcheckifthetapwasturnedoffproperly.Howhisfatheraskedhimtoswitchoffthefanorlightswitchbeforeheleft.Howhismotheralwaysblamedhimfornotkeepingthingsattherightplaces.Whilethinkingaboutallthese,hethought,“WhyshouldIlistentotheirwords?WhyshouldIdoallthese?IfIgetajob,Iwilldefinitelyleavetheirhome.”Whenlookingaround,Maxsawthatthereweremanycandidates(应试者)sittinginthatoffice.Hesawthatthelightintheofficewasstillonanditwasteno’clockinthemorning.Rememberinghisfather’swords,hegotupandswitchedoffthelight.Whenhesawthatwaterwasfallingfromthewatercoolerkeptattheoffice,hewenttoturnoffthetapproperly.Itwastimetogouptothesecondfloorfortheinterview,everyonewentupstairsinturn.Onthewayupthestairs,achairstoodintheway,andtheothercandidatesbypassedit,butMaxremovedit,setitaside,andwalkedtothesecondfloor.Now,asMaxwaitedoutside,hesawthecandidatesinfrontofhimkeepgoinginandcomi