2025~2026学年广东湛江市度第二学期期末调研考试高二英语试卷

2025~2026学年广东湛江市度第二学期期末调研考试高二英语试卷一、阅读理解Doyouwanttochallengeyourselfandshowyourwork?Enterourwritingcompetitionsforthechancetoseeyourwinningentryinprintandwinacashprize!

GrandFlash2025

Makeeverywordcounttowinabigprizeforveryshortfictionwithin400wordsinWM’spopularcontest!ThewinnerwillreceivepublicationinWritingMagazineorWritersOnlinewebsite.

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DaretodiveintotheshadowswithDarkTalesCompetition.We’relookingforfictioncenteredondark,moodythemesthatchallengecomfortzones(creativityinbuildingmysteryisencouraged).Allentriesmustbeunpublished(onlineorinprint)andnotcurrentlyunderconsiderationbyotherpublications.

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A．GrandFlash2025.B．EndinStyle.C．DarkTales.D．AutumnVoices2026.2.Howmuchshouldanon-subscriberpayatleasttoenter2contests?

A．£8.50.B．£12.50.C．£17.00.D．£18.50.3.WhatdistinguishesAutumnVoices2026fromothercontests?

A．Itcloseslaterthanothers.B．Itacceptspoetryentries.C．Itoffersthehighestrunner-upprize.D．Itappealstoprofessionalwriters.OneofthemostamazingexperiencesofourRound-The-WorldtripwasspendinganightintheAmazonrainforest.OuradventuresstartedonasunnymorningwhenwegotofffromourboatinSantarémafterathreeandahalfdayboattripontheAmazon.OurguideGil,whomwecontactedweeksearlier,waswaitingforusintheport.Wewereworried,astheboattriptookadaymorethanexpected,andwedidn’thaveanychancetocommunicatewithGil,butfortunatelyhewaspreparedforourlatearrival.Gilwasbroughtupinthethickforest,soheknowsallsecretsofthisincrediblyrichenvironment.Withnotracks,wehadtocutthroughthejungletosearchforaplacetospendthenight.Afteracoupleofhours,wefoundabigtreeidealtoattachthehammocks(吊床)to.Weclearedgroundandhungupourhammocks.Itwasdarkwhenwemadefirefordinner.Gilstucksomebranchesofatreetopiecesofchickenandwecookedtheminthefire.Ittastedgreatwithspecialcookingspice.Whenthefirewasout,completedarknesscameuponus,andthiswasthemomentwhenthejunglearoundwokeup.Westartedtohearlouderandlouderthenoiseofcrickets,scorpions,smallbirdsandmonkeyswhichwerejumpingfromtreetotreejustaboveourheads.Manytimeswewokeupduringthenight,whensmallbranchesorleavesfellintoourhammocks.Wecouldnotsleepdeeply,butweenjoyedlisteningtothemusicoftherainforest,whichwasanunbelievableexperience.Wegotupat4AMtoseethesunrisefromaveryspecialplace.Welistenedagaintothesoundoftheroaringmonkeys,andwewereleftbreathlessseeingthesunriseoverthejungle.Onthewayoutofthejungle,wesawadeercrossingtheroad.4.Whydidtheauthorfeelworriedinthefirstparagraph?

A．Theyfailedtofindtheportintime.B．Theirboatarrivedlaterthanplanned.C．TheylostcontactwithGilontheway.D．Theymetbadweatheronthejourney.5.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesGil?

A．Shyandwell-organized.B．Experiencedandreliable.C．Knowledgeableandsmart.D．Adventurousandhumorous.6.Whatdoestheauthortrytoillustratebymentioning“themusicoftherainforest”inparagraph3?

A．Theirsleeplessnight.B．Thefearofthejungle.C．Thenoisyenvironment.D．Theuniquecharmofthejungle.7.Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?

A．Anewsreport.B．Atravelguide.C．Atraveljournal.D．Ageographytextbook.Tree-plantinghasbecomeago-totoolfortakingcarbonoutoftheatmosphereandrepairingdeforestedhabitats.Andindeed,reforestation—plantingtreesinhistoricallyforestedarea—isthemostbeneficialoption,providinghabitatforwildlifewhilestoringcarbon.Butifdoneincorrectly,plantingtreescancomewithasignificantcosttobiodiversity.“Righttree,rightplace,rightway,”saidSusanCook-Patton,seniorforestrestorationscientistforTheNatureConservancy,repeatingaslogantheorganizationusestoencouragesustainablereforestation.Sustainableprojectsshouldprioritizenativetreesinplacesthathistoricallyhadthem.Thismisconceptionthatplantingtreesautomaticallycreateshabitatforspecieshasoftenledtoenvironmentalchangesthathurtbothwildlifeandpeople,Cook-Pattonsaid.Habitatconnectivity,animals’populationsizesandchangingweatherpatternsultimatelydrivewhetherwildlifewillmakeuseofnewlyforestedareas,shesaid.Ascountriesuseland-basedstrategiestomeetclimategoals,JeffreySmithnotedthatchanginghabitats—removing,replacingoraddingtrees—hasamuchbiggereffectonvertebrate(脊椎动物)speciesthanclimatechangeitselfsofar.“It’snottosaythataddressingclimatechangeisn’tgoodforbiodiversity,butwehavetobereallyawareofwhatitmeansforhabitats,”hesaid.Anotherunintendedeffectofplantingtreesinhistoricallyunforestedareasisalbedo(反射率):theamountofsunlightreflectedoffofasurface.Lighterlandscapes,suchasadesert,reflectmoresolarenergy,whichkeepstemperaturescooler.Butdarkerlandscapes,suchasthickforests,absorbsolarenergy,increasingtemperatures.Thenumber-oneoption,however,isprotectingexistingforests.Itstoresmorecarbon,protectsmorebiodiversity,andis7-9timesmorecost-effectivethantearingthemdownandregrowingthemlater,accordingtoastudyinNatureClimateChange.“Giventheurgencyofclimateaction,preservingwhat’sleftiscrucialandproperlyrestoringnaturalhabitatswithnativespeciescangoalongwayforcountrieswithlimitedresources.”Cook-Pattonadded,“Wehavetobeverycarefulabouthowwecommunicatethecomplexitiesmorebroadly.”8.WhydoestheauthorquoteSusanCook-Patton’swords“Righttree,rightplace,rightway”?

A．Tocriticizeimpropertree-planting.B．Topopularizetraditionaltree-planting.C．Toshowthebenefitsoflarge-scalereforestation.D．Tointroduceaprincipleforsustainablereforestation.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“drive”inparagraph3mean?

A．Determine.B．Prevent.C．Weaken.D．Force.10.Whatcanbeinferredaboutalbedofromparagraph4?

A．Forestscooltheairbetterthandeserts.B．Lowalbedocreatescoolerconditions.C．Darksurfacescanreflectlargeamountsofsunlight.D．Treeplantingmaywarmhistoricallytreelessregions.11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．MoreForest,LessCarbon?B．MoreTrees,BetterPlanet?C．NativeTrees:KeytoSmartReforestationD．ForestConservation:ASolutiontoBiodiversityLossWhiletraditionalsmartwindowsareoftenassociatedwithprotectingindoorsfromheatandunwantedsunlight,theirreflectiveimpactonoutdoorenvironmentsisfrequentlyoverlooked.AresearchteamledbyProfessorHongChulMoonfromtheKoreaAdvancedInstituteofScienceandTechnologyhasdevelopedasmartwindowtechnologythatallowsuserstoadjustincominglightandheataccordingtotheirneeds,whilealsoreducingstronglightforpedestrians(行人).Unliketraditionalsmartwindows,whichpassivelyrespondtochangesintemperatureorlight,theseKoreansmartwindowsallowreal-timecontrolviaelectricalsignals.Theirnext-generationsystem,knownasRECM,usesanelectricaldevicetoactivelyregulatethepassingofbothvisibleandnear-infrared(近红线的)lightthatisinvisiblebutproducesheat.TheRECMsystemworksinthreedistinctmodes,eachactivatedbyvoltage(电压)control.InModeI,idealforwintermonths,thismodeallowsbothsunlightandheattopassthrough,muchlikeatraditionalwindow,towarmupindoorspacesnaturally.InModeⅡ,thewindowtakesonadeepbluethankstoachemicalreactionformingtwoelements,providingprivacyandaheat-blockingeffect.InModeⅢ,smallmetalbitsattachtothesurfaceandcreateareflectivelayerthatblocksbothlightandheat.Meanwhile,thecoloredlayerabsorbsreflectedlight,reducingexternalstronglightandprotectingpedestriansfrombeingblinded.Theresearchteamalsodemonstratedthetechnology’spracticalheat-blockingeffectinanexperimentusingasmallmodelhouse.Whiletheindoortemperatureofamodelwithregularglassroseto58.7℃in45minutes,themodelequippedwiththeRECMtechnologyinModeⅢonlysawariseto31.5℃.“Thisresearchintroducesasmartwindowplatformthatgoesbeyondcurrenttechnology,whichislimitedtocontrollingindoorlight,byalsoprovidingpracticalheatreductionanddecreasingstronglightforpedestrians,”saidProfessorMoon.“Inthefuture,itcouldbeusedinvariousindustries,includingnotonlyarchitecturebutalsoinvehicles,trains,andmore.”12.Whatisacommonproblemwithtraditionalsmartwindows?

A．Inabilitytoadjustindoorheat.B．Poorcontroloverindoorsunlight.C．Lackofindoorprivacyprotection.D．Ignoranceofexternalreflectioneffects.13.WhatmakesModeⅢdifferentfromtheothertwomodes?

A．Lettinginsunlightdirectly.B．Changingintoabluestate.C．Relyingonoutdoortemperatures.D．Benefitingindoorandoutdoorenvironments.14.Whatcanbeconcludedfromtheexperimentinparagraph4?

A．Regularglassfailstoblockoutdoorheat.B．ModeⅢconsumesmoreelectricalpower.C．Thesystemperformswellinblockingheat.D．Indoortemperaturedependsonwindowsizes.15.WhatisProfessorMoon’sattitudetowardstheRECMtechnology?

A．Positive.B．Neutral.C．Doubtful.D．Conservative.Theterm“AttentionDeficitHyperactivityDisorder(注意缺陷多动障碍)”wasformalizedin1987,andithasbeenasourceofconfusioneversince.Thenameimpliestwothings:thatpeoplewithADHDcannotpayattention,andthattheyarephysicallyhyperactive.16PeoplewithADHDcanpayattention.Inmanycases,theycanpayextraordinaryattention,sometimestothepointoflosingtrackoftime.Thiscapacityfordeepfocus,oftencalledhyperfocus,isnotacontradictionofthediagnosis.17Therealissueisn’ttheamountofattention,buttheabilitytoconsistentlydirectittowardimportantyetuninterestingtasks.Dr.WilliamDodson,aspecialistinADHD,describestheirnervoussystemas“interest-based”ratherthan“priority-based.”18WhilesomechildrenwithADHDarevisiblyrestless,manygirlsarenothyperactiveatallinthephysicalsense.Inadults,hyperactivityoftentransformsintointernalrestlessness:amindthatwillnotquietdown,difficultysittingthroughmeetingsorrelaxingwithoutascreen.Acomprehensivereviewof31behavioralstudiesfoundthatADHDisassociatedwithgenuinecreativestrengths,particularlyingeneratingnovelideasandovercomingconventionalthinkingpatterns.19PartofeffectiveADHDtreatmentisbuildingthesystemthatallowsthesecreativestrengthstoactuallyproduceresultsintherealworld.ExpertsputforwardthetermVASTtoredefineADHD,regardingitasadifferentbrainratherthanabrokenone.20AlthoughADHDbringsrealtroublesindailylife,italsocomeswithuniquestrengths.WeshouldtreatADHDasadifferentwayofthinking,notamentaldefect.

A．Infact,bothoftheseareincompletedescriptions.B．Thehyperactivitycomponentissimilarlymisunderstood.C．ItisacorefeatureofhowtheADHDbrainregulatesattention.D．Thissuggeststhatregulatingattentionisnotachallengeforthem.E．SoimprovingcreativethinkingisthekeytohelpingpeoplewithADHD.F．Thisnewdefinitionhelpscorrectthelong-standingpublicmisunderstanding.G．Butcreativityalonedoesnotpaythebillsiftheyhavebarrierstofollow-through.二、完形填空Most10-year-oldsspendtheirfreetimeplayingvideogames,butErnestoisdifferent.Heisbusy21hisown3Dprintingbusinessanddreamingofbuyinghismomahousesomeday.Whatbeganasafunwaytomakecustomkeychains(钥匙扣)has22grownintoathrivingsmallbusiness.Insidehissmallworkshop,Ernestospendssparetimedesigningandprintingcolorful23,likecustomkeychainsandwhistles,fittingthisworksmartlyaroundhisschoolschedule.Theideafirsttook24whenErnestotoldhismotherhewantedtoearnmoneythrough3Dprinting.Insteadofsimplybuyinghimamachine,she25himtoworkandsaveforithimself.Aftersaving$500,Ernestoboughthisfirstprinter.He26himselfhowtocreatedesignsbywatchingonlinelessonsandquicklyrealizedtherewasreal27forhisproducts.Businesshasgrownfast.Ernestohasalreadymadearound$1,500in28,andheeven29withalocalstoretohelpsellhisgoods.Now,threeprintersrunregularlytokeepupwith30.Forhismother,thebusinessmeansmorethanjustawayforhersontoearnmoney.Ithasalsobecome31timespenttogether.Sheadmitsthat32schoolandagrowingbusinesscanbe33,butshebelievestheexperienceisteachingErnestolessonsthatwill34alifetime.WhileErnestoisalreadyenjoyingsuccess,hismotivationissurprisingly35.“IjustwanttoinvestinahouseformymomandmewhenIgrowolder,”hesaid.21.A．startingB．expandingC．runningD．selling22.A．graduallyB．casuallyC．secretlyD．formally23.A．toysB．machinesC．toolsD．creations24.A．effectB．riskC．shapeD．place25.A．orderedB．encouragedC．persuadedD．allowed26.A．showedB．promisedC．remindedD．taught27.A．choiceB．respectC．demandD．help28.A．returnB．profitC．payD．reward29.A．connectedB．partneredC．competedD．communicated30.A．ordersB．requestsC．expectationsD．sales31.A．limitedB．extraC．toughD．valuable32.A．balancingB．managingC．mixingD．matching33.A．boringB．relaxingC．satisfyingD．stressful34.A．costB．lastC．takeD．save35.A．generousB．ambitiousC．simpleD．practical三、语法填空阅读下面短文，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,SichuanandTibet.Fromthe6thcenturytothe20thcentury,peopleinSichuanandYunnanprovincestravelledbyfootandhorseback36(exchange)teaforhorseswithpeopleinTibet37thepathwaywascalledtheTeaHorseRoad.Itisoneofthe38(tough)ancienttraderoadsintheworld,whichhascarriedandspreadcivilizationandcultureforcenturies.TheTeaHorseRoaddevelopedfromthetea-horsetradebetweentheHanandTibetanpeoplesintheTangDynasty,whenTibetanpeoplegraduallydeveloped39stronginterestintea.Sichuan-TibetTeaHorseRoadwas40(official)recognizedintheMingDynasty,41helpedthecommercialtownsandcitiesalongtheroadexpand,andpromotedcommunicationbetweeninlandareasandTibet.Atthattime,thebiggesttradingtransferstationwasKangdinginSichuan,wheretradersfromtheWestneededtochangetheirmeansoftransportorwheretheyjusttradedwith42(local).ThroughKangding,domesticgoods,suchassilkandtea,43(sell)totheWestand,inreturn,goodsfromSouthernAsia,Europe,andAmericaflowedtoinlandareasofChina.TheAncientTeaHorseRoad,asa44(significance)passageconnectingChinawiththeoutsideworld,facilitatedtheexchangeandintegrationofdifferentethniccultures.Today,itstillserves45abridgeforculturalexchange,enhancingunderstandingandrespectbetweencountriesandregions.四、书信写作46.假定你是李华，上周日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。请你为校英语报写一篇英文报道，内容包括：1．活动内容；2．活动意义。注意：词数80左右；可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。OnmywaybackhomeonFridayafternoon,Iwasstressedaboutaworkprojectwithatightdeadline.MyhusbandEricwasonbusinesstrip,soafterpickingupmy11-year-oldsonNathanfromschool,I’dpoppedintothegrocerystoretobuyaroastchickenfordinner.Ifiguredthatwouldbuymeanextrahourtoworkonmyproject,sinceIwouldn’thavetocookthatnight.Now,itwas6:00p.m.,andIwastypingaway,makinggoodprogress.MykidsweredownstairswatchingTV.Myeleven-year-oldson,Nathan,cameintotheroomandsaid,“Mom,I’mgettinghungry.Canyouwarmupthechickennow?”“Inalittlebit,”Iansweredwithoutlookingupfromthecomputer.Tenminuteslater,myoldersonJordancameintotellmehewashungrytoo.Fifteenminutesafterthat,myeighteen-year-olddaughterJuliamadethesamerequest.Iexploded:“Everyoneofyouisoldenought