广东湛江市2025-2026学年度第二学期期末调研考试高二英语试题

湛江市2025—2026学年度第二学期期末调研考试

高二英语

试卷共8页，卷面满分120分。考试用时120分钟。

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第一部分阅读（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。

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B

OneofthemostamazingexperiencesofourRound-The-WorldtripwasspendinganightintheAmazon

rainforest.OuradventuresstartedonasunnymorningwhenwegotofffromourboatinSantaremafterathreeanda

halfdayboattripontheAmazon.OurguideGil,whomwecontactedweeksearlier,waswaitingforusintheport.

Wewereworried,astheboattriptookadaymorethanexpected,andwedidn'thaveanychancetocommunicate

withGil,butfortunatelyhewaspreparedforourlatearrival.

Gilwasbroughtupinthethickforest,soheknowsallsecretsofthisincrediblyrichenvironment.Withnotracks,

wehadtocutthroughthejungletosearchforaplacetospendthenight.Afteracoupleofhours,wefoundabigtree

idealtoattachthehammocks（吊床）to.Weclearedgroundandhungupourhammocks.Itwasdarkwhenwemade

firefordinner.Gilstucksomebranchesofatreetopiecesofchickenandwecookedtheminthefire.Ittastedgreat

withspecialcookingspice.

Whenthefirewasout,completedarknesscameuponus,andthiswasthemomentwhenthejunglearoundwoke

up.Wcstartedtohearlouderandlouderthenoiseofcrickets,scorpions,smallbirdsandmonkeyswhichwerejumping

fromtreetotreejustaboveourheads.Manytimeswewokeupduringthenight,whensmallbranchesorleavesfell

intoourhammocks.Wecouldnotsleepdeeply,butweenjoyedlisteningto（hemusicoftherainforest,whichwasan

unbelievableexperience.

Wegotupat4AMtoseethesunrisefromaveryspecialplace.Welistenedagaintothesoundoftheroaring

monkeys,andwewereleftbreathlessseeingthesunriseoverthejungle.Onthewayoutofthejungle,wesawadeer

crossingtheroad.

4.Whydidtheauthorfeelworriedinthefirstparagraph?

A.Theyfailedtofindtheportintime.B.Theirboatarrivedlaterthanplanned.

C.TheylostcontactwithGilontheway.D.Theymetbadweatheronthejourney.

5.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesGil?

A.Shyandwell-organized.B.Experiencedandreliable.

C.Knowledgeableandsmuil.D.Advciilurousandliimiorous.

6.Whatdocstheauthortrytoillustratebymentioning“themusicoftherainforest''inparagraph3?

A.Theirsleeplessnight.B.Thefearofthejungle.

C.Thenoisyenvironment.D.Theuniquecharmofthejungle.

7.Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?

A.Anewsreport.B.Atravelguide.C.Atraveljournal.D.Ageographytextbook.

c

Tree-plantinghasbecomeago-lotoolfortakingcarbonoutoftheatmosphereandrepairingdeforestedhabitats.

Andindeed,reforestation—plantingtreesinhistoricallyforestedarea—isthemostbeneficialoption,providing

habitatforwildlifewhilestoringcarbon.

Butifdoneincorrectly,plantingtreescancomewithasignificantcosttobiodiversity.'"Righttree,rightplace,

rightway/'saidSusanCook-Patton,seniorforestrestorationscientistforTheNatureConservancy,repeatingaslogan

theorganizationuses（oencouragesustainablereforestation.Sustainableprojectsshouldprioritizenativetreesin

placesthathistoricallyhadthem.

Thismisconceptionthatplantingtreesautomaticallycreateshabitatforspecieshasoftenledtoenvironmental

chiuigesthathurtbothwildlifeandpeople,Cook-Pattonsaid.Habitatconnectivity,animals'populationsizesand

chiuigingweatherpatternsultimatelydrivewhetherwildlifewillmakeuseofnewlyforestedareas,shesaid.As

countriesuseland-basedstrategicstomeetclimategoals.JeffreySmithnotedthatchanginghabitats—removing,

replacingoraddingtrees—hasamuchbiggereffectonvertebrate（脊椎）speciesthanclimatechangeitselfsofar.

“It'snottosaythataddressingclimatechangeisn'tgoodfbrbiodiversity,butwehavetobereallyawareofwhatit

meansfbrhabitats,hesaid.

Anotherunintendedeffectofplantingtreesinhistoricallyunforestedareasisalbedo（反射率）：theamountof

sunlightreflectedoffofasurface.Lighterlandscapes,suchasadesert,reflectmoresolarenergy,whichkeeps

temperaturescooler.Butdarkerlandscapes,suchasthickforests,absorbsolarenergy,increasingtemperatures.

Thenumber-oneoption,however,isprotectingexistingforests.Itstoresmorecarbon,protectsmorebiodiversity,

andis7-9timesmorecost-effectivethantearingthemdownandregrowingthemlater,accordingtoastudyinNature

ClimateChange."Giventheurgencyofclimateaction,preservingwhat'sleftiscrucialandproperlyrestoringnatural

habitatswithnativespeciescangoalongwayforcountrieswithlimitedresources."Cook-Pattonadded,“Wehave

tobeverycarefulabouthowwecommunicatethecomplexitiesmorebroadly/'

8.WhyduestheaulliorquoteSusanCook-Palloirswords“RighlUcc,rightplace,rightway”?

A.Tocriticizeimpropertree-planting.

B.Topopularizetraditionaltree-planting.

C.Toshowthebenefitsoflarge-scalereforestation.

D.Tointroduceaprincipleforsustanablereforestation.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“drive“inparagraph3mean?

A.Determine.B.Prevent.C.Weaken.D.Force.

10.Whatcanbeinferredaboutalbedofromparagraph4?

A.Forestscooltheairbetterthandeserts.

B.Lowalbedocreatescoolerconditions.

C.Darksurfacescanreflectlargeamountsofsunlight.

D.Treeplantingmaywarmhistoricallytreelessregions.

i1.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.MoreForest,LessCarbon?B.MoreTrees,BelterPlanet?

C.NativeTrees:KeytoSmartReforestationD.ForestConservation:ASolutiontoBiodiversityLoss

D

Whiletraditionalsmartwindowsareoftenassociatedwithprotectingindoorsfromheatandunwantedsunlight,

theirreflectiveimpactonoutdoorenvironmentsisfrequentlyoverlooked.AresearchteamledbyProfessorHong

ChuiMoonfromtheKoreaAdvancedInstituteofScienceandTechnologyhasdevelopedasmartwindowtechnology

thatallowsuserstoadjustincominglightandheataccording（otheirneeds,whilealsoreducingstronglightfor

pedestrians（行人）.

Unliketraditionalsmartwindows,whichpassivelyrespondtochangesintemperatureorlight,theseKorean

smartwindowsallowreal-timecontrolviaelectricalsignals.Theirnext-generationsystem,knownasRECM,usesa

electricaldevicetoactivelyregulatethepassingofbothvisibleandnearinfrared（近红线的）lightthatisinvisible

butproducesheat.

TheRECMsystemworksinthreedistinctmodes,eachactivatedbyvoltage（电压）control.InModeI,idealfor

wintermonths,（hismodeallowsbothsunlightandheat（opassthrough,muchlikeatraditionalwindow,towarmup

indoorspacesnaturally.InModeII,thewindowtakesonadeepbluethankstoachemicalreactionformingtwo

elements,providingprivacyandaheat-blockingeffect.InModeIII,smallmetalbitsattachtothesurfaceandcreate

areflectivelayerihalblocksbothlightandheal.Mcanwliilc,thecoloredlayerabsoibsreflectedlight,reducing

externalstronglightandprotectingpedestriansfrombeingblinded.

Theresearchteamalsodemonstratedthetechnology'spracticalhcat-blockingeffectinanexperimentusinga

smallmodelhouse.While（heindoortemperatureofamodelwithregularglassroseto58.7℃in45minutes,（he

modelequippedwiththeRECMtechnologyinModeIIIonlysawariseto31.5℃.

“Thisresearchintroducesasmartwindowplatfbmithatgoesbeyondcurrenttechnology,whichislimitedto

controllingindoorlight,byalsoprovidingpracticalheatreductionanddecreasingstronglightfbrpedestrians,Msaid

ProfessorMoon."Inthefuture,itcouldbeusedinvariousindustries,includingnotonlyarchitecturebutalsoin

vehicles,trains,andmore.^^

12.Whatisacommonproblemwithtraditionalsmartwindows?

A.Inabilitytoadjustindoorheat.B.Poorcontroloverindoorsunlight.

C.Lackofindoorprivacyprotection.D.Ignoranceofexternalreflectioneffects.

13.WhatmakesModeIIIdifferentfromtheothertwomodes?

A.Lettinginsunlightdirectly.B.Changingintoabluestale.

C.Relyingonoutdoortemperatures.D.Benefitingindoorandoutdoorenvironments.

14.Whatcanbeconcludedfromtheexperimentinparagraph4?

A.Regularglassfailstoblockoutdeorheat.B.ModeIIIconsumesmoreelectricalpower.

C.Thesystemperformswellinblockingheat.D.Indoortemperaturedependsonwindowsizes.

15.WhatisProfessorMoon'sattitudetowardstheRECMtechnology?

A.Positive.B.Neutral.C.Doubtful.D.Conservative.

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。

Theterm''AttentionDeficitHyperactivityDisorder（注意缺陷多动障碍）“wasfbnnalizcdin1987,andithas

beenasourceofconfusioneversince.Thenameimpliestwothings:thatpeoplewithADHDcannotpayattention,

andthattheyarephysicallyhyperactive.16

PeoplewithADHDcanpayatlenlion.Inmanycases,theycanpayextraordinaryattention,sometimescothe

pointoflosingtrackoftime.Thiscapacityfordeepfocus,oftencalledhyperfocus,isnotaconlradictionofthe

diagnosis.17Therealissueisn'ttheamountofattention,buttheabilitytoconsistentlydirectittoward

iiiipoilaiilyetuiiinlcrcsliiig（asks.Dr.WilliamDodson,aspecialistinADHD,describesihciincivoussystemas

"interest-based”ratherthan“priority-based.”

18WhilesomechildrenwithADHDarcvisiblyrestless,manygirlsarcnothyperactiveatallinthe

physicalsense.Inadults,hyperactivityoftentransformsintointernalrestlessness:amindthatwillnotquietdown,

difficultysittingthroughmeetingsorrelaxingwithoutascreen.

Acomprehensivereviewof31behavioralstudiesfoundthatADHDisassociatedwithgenuinecreativestrengths,

particularlyingeneratingnovelideasandovercomingconventionalthinkingpatterns.19Partofeffective

ADHDtreatmentisbuildingthesystemthatallowsthesecreativestrengthstoactuallyproduceresultsinthereal

world.

ExpertsputforwardthetermVASTtoredefineADHD,regardingitasadifferentbrainratherthanabrokenone.

20AlthoughADHDbringsrealtroublesindailylife,italsocomeswithuniquestrengths.WeshouldtreatADHD

asadifferentwayofthinking,notamentaldefect.

A.Infact,bothoftheseareincompletedescriptions.

B.Thehyperactivitycomponentissimilarlymisunderstood.

C.ItisacorefeatureofhowtheADHDbrainregulatesattention.

D.Thissuggeststhatregulatingattentionisnotachallengeforthem.

E.SoimprovingcreativethinkingisthekeytohelpingpeoplewithADHD.

EThisnewdefinitionhelpscorrectthelong-standingpublicmisunderstanding.

G.Butcreativityalonedoesnotpaythebillsiftheyhavebarrierstofollow-through.

第二部分语言运用（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四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Most10-year-oldsspendtheirfreetimeplayingvideogames,butErnestoisdifferent.Heisbusy21his

own3Dprintingbusinessanddreamingofbuyinghismomahousesomeday.Whatbeganasafunwaytomake

customkeychains（钥匙扣）has22grownintoathrivingsmallbusiness.

Insidehissmallworkshop,Ernestospendssparetimedesigningandprintingcolorful23.likecustom

keychainsandwhistles,fittingthisworksmartlyaroundhisschoolschedule.Theideafirstlook24when

Ernestotoldhismotherhewantedtoeammoneythrough3Dprinting.Insteadofsimplybuyinghimamachine,she

25himtoworkandsaveforithimself.Aftersaving$500,Eniestoboughthisfirstprinter.He26himself

Ilowtocreatedesignsbywalchingonlinelessonsandquicklyrealizedtherewasreal27forliispiuduuls.

Businesshasgrownfast.Ernestohasalreadymadearound$1,500in28.andheeven29with

alocalstoretohelpsellhisgoods.Now,threeprintersrunregularlytokeepupwith30.

Forhismother,thebusinessmeansmorethanjustawaytorhersontoearnmoney.Ithasalsobecome31

timespenttogether.Sheadmitsthat32schoolandagrowingbusinesscanbe33.butshebelieves

theexperienceisteachingErnestolessonsthatwill34alifetime.

WhileErnestoisalreadyenjoyingsuccess,hismotivationissurprisingly35.“Ijustwanttoinvestina

houseformymomandmewhenIgrowolder,hesaid.

21.A.startingB.expandingC.runningD.selling

22.A.graduallyB.casuallyC.secretlyD.formally

23.A.toysB.machinesC.toolsD.creations

24.A.effectB.riskC.shapeD.place

25.A.orderedB.encouragedC.persuadedD.allowed

26.A.showedB.promisedC.remindedD.taught

27.A.choiceB.respectC.demandD.help

28.A.returnB.profitC.payD.reward

29.A.connectedB.partneredC.competedD.communicated

30.A.ordersB.requestsC.expectationsD.sales

31.A.limitedB.extraC.toughD.valuable

32.A.balancingB.managingC.mixingD.matching

33.A.boringB.relaxingC.satisfyingD.stressful

34.A.costB.lastC.(akeD.save

35.A.generousB.ambitiousC.simpleD.practical

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。

TheAncientTeaHorseRoadwasafamoustraderoutemainlythroughYunnan,SichuanandTibetFrom(he6th

centurytothe20lhcentury,peopleinSichuanandYunnanprovincestravelledbyfootandhorseback36

(exchange)teaforhorseswithpeopleinTibet37thepathwaywascalledtheTeaHorseRoad.Ilisoneof

the38(tough)ancienttraderoadsintheworld,whichhascarriedandspreadcivilizationandculturefor

ccniuiics.

TheleaHorseRoaddevelopedfromthetca-horsctradebetweentheHanandTibetanpeoplesintheTang

Dynasty,whenTibetanpeoplegraduallydeveloped39stronginterestintea.Sichuan-TibetTeaHorseRoad

was40(official)recognizedin(heMingDynasty,41helped(hecommercial(ownsandcitiesalong

theroadexpand,andpromotedcommunicationbetweeninlandareasandTibet.

Atthattime,thebiggesttradingtransferstationwasKangdinginSichuan,wheretradersfromtheWestneeded

tochangetheirmeansoftransportorwheretheyjusttradedwith42(local).ThroughKangcing,domestic

gocds,suchassilkandtea,43(sell)totheWestand,inreturn,goodsfromSouthernAsia,Europe,and

AmericaflowedtoinlandareasofChina.

TheAncientTeaHorseRoad,asa44(significance)passageconnectingChinawiththeoutsideworld,

facilitatedtheexchangeandintegrationofdifferentethniccultures.Today,itstillserves45abridgefor

culturalexchange,enhancingunderstandingandrespectbetweencountriesandregions.

第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假定你是李华，上周R你校在图书馆报告厅举办了一场以“书香润心灵”(ReadingNourishestheSoul)

为主题的读书节活动。请你为校