宁夏银川一中2025-2026学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷

银川一中2025/2026学年度(上)高二期中考试 英 语 试 卷 注意事项： 1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2．回答选择题时，选出每小题的答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷及草稿纸上无效。 3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分） 第一节 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分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。并标在试卷相应的位置。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。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What does the man advise the woman to do? A.Cook a big meal for Dave. B.Book tickets for another day. C.Put her name on the waiting list. 2. What is the man probably doing? A.Trying on a coat. B.Working at a restaurant. C.Hosting a dinner party. 3. How is the weather now? A.Sunny. B.Rainy. C.Windy. 4. What is the woman’s hair like? A.Short. B.Thin. C.Curly. 5. What is the main topic of the conversation? A.Relocating a workplace. B.Rescheduling a meeting. C.Reviewing a marketing plan. 第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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. What is the woman probably trying to do? A.Paint a wall. B.Hang a picture. C.Change a battery. 7. How much did the woman pay her neighbor? A.$1. B.$4. C.$5. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8. What is the probable cause of the man’s illness? A.Low iron levels. B.Intense anxiety. C.A weak heart. 9. What will the man probably do first? A.Take some medicine. B.Work less hard. C.Adjust his diet. 听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。 10. Where does the conversation probably take place? A.On the phone. B.At a bookstore. C.At Alice’s home. 11. What has recently happened in Alice’s life? A.She got married. B.She moved house. C.She started a new job. 12. How does Jake probably prefer to organize his books? A.By theme. B.By author. C.By color. 13. How does the woman feel in the end? A.Annoyed. B.Grateful. C.Amused. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A.School friends. B.Family members. C.Teacher and student. 15. What did the woman do yesterday? A.She attended a meeting. B.She visited an ancient village. C.She took photos in the flower fields. 16. During which season will the speakers probably visit Huangling? A.Spring. B.Summer. C.Autumn. 17. Where will the speakers set out from? A.Wuyuan. B.Shangrao. C.Nanchang. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. What happens to the majority of used Wimbledon tennis balls? A.They are recycled to make new ones. B.They are bought by tennis fans. C.They are donated to good causes. 19. What is putting the harvest mice at risk? A.The loss of habitat. B.The growing number of enemies. C.The increase in extreme weather events. 20. What is one advantage of tennis ball nests over grass ones? A.They are movable. B.They are waterproof. C.They are underground. 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 Celebrate MuseumSelfie Day on January 15! MuseumSelfie Day is the perfect blend of art, culture, history — and selfies! Mark your calendars now for January 15. Mar Dixon, a leader in social media and the cultural sector, created MuseumSelfie Day in 2014 as part of her quest(追寻) to make museums fun for everyone — thus changing the image of museums from boring institutions, to places that anyone can enjoy. This simple concept — taking a fun selfie in a museum — has become a global movement, with people, museums, news outlets, and organizations from around the world getting in on the action. Visitors and staff at museums still participate each year by sharing their MuseumSelfie photos on social platforms. From ancient artifacts to modern masterpieces, every museum offers a unique opportunity for a selfie moment. How to participate in MuseumSelfie Day ● Visit a Museum: Head to any museum, gallery, or cultural institution. ● Find a Feature You Love: Choose an exhibit or piece that inspires you. ●Take a Selfie: Snap a picture with the exhibit or feature in the background. ● Post Your Photo: Share it on X, Bluesky, Instagram, or Facebook using #MuseumSelfie Day or #MuseumSelfie. Don't forget to tag the museum and add a caption describing the exhibit or your experience! ● Get Creative: Use filters(滤镜), props, or poses to make your post stand out. Have fun with it! Join the movement this January and help keep Mar Dixon's vision alive by celebrating museums as vibrant, welcoming spaces for everyone. 21. Why did Mar Dixon initiate MuseumSelfie Day? A. To promote modern art. B. To encourage social media use. C. To make museums enjoyable for all. D. To boost the sales of museum tickets. 22. What are participants recommended to do on MuseumSelfie Day? A. Share an unedited photo. B. Visit an assigned museum. C. Post on a museum’s website. D. Take a selfie with an exhibit. 23. Who might benefit most from reading this text? A. Collectors seeking rare museum pieces. B. Artists pursuing photography techniques. C. Researchers studying culture and history. D. Individuals looking for fun cultural events. B In Gaithersburg, Maryland this fall, art curator(馆长) Sandra Davis set 14 chairs on display in the Arts Barn’s professional art gallery. Each chair, handmade by a different artist, symbolized a mental health issue that the artist had personally encountered. Courtney Mohring’s chair, “Buttoned Up, ” was a black, high-backed chair coated in buttons and bunched fabric that communicated discomfort. And Davis herself had a piece in the exhibition—a rainbow-colored creation titled “Color Me Manic.” For many of the artists, it was an opportunity to try a medium that they had never attempted before. The exhibition—titled “Pull Up a Chair 2. 0”—was a kind of “sequel” to a similar showcase that Davis hosted in 2022, which also featured handmade chairs. At the gallery, the artists came in to talk about their art, but the night soon transformed into a deeper conversation about the feelings of anxiety, loss, and isolation that Davis and her fellow artists had experienced at the beginning of the COVID: 19 pandemic. “We had what we call an ‘artist round table,’ where each of the artists came to talk about what their inspiration was, what they were feeling when they were creating the chair, and it ended up feeling very much like a group therapy (治疗) session,” Davis said. This year, Davis wanted to reproduce that experience on a grander scale encounter, by opening it up to the public and inviting guests to pull up a chair and talk about the art—and how it relates to their own mental health journeys. “We know the mental health conversation is top of mind,” Davis said. “We hear it in the news. We’re reading about it. We’re talking about it at school. But we haven’t really necessarily felt like it’s still a welcoming conversation.” But Davis believes we can slowly change those conversations for the better—and it starts with making space for them. 24. What does the underlined word “sequel” in paragraph 3 probably mean? A. Replacement. B. Follow-up. C. Edition. D. Check-up. 25. What did Davis think of the “artist round table”? A. Productive. B. Traditional. C. Tiring. D. Educational. 26. How does “Pull Up a Chair 2. 0” differ from the 2022 exhibition? A. More interactive activities. B. Wider range of issues. C. Larger scale engagement. D. New themes explored. 27. What is likely the following subject after the passage? A. A detailed analysis of the artistic techniques used in the “Buttoned up “chair. B. Decriptions of the public’s interactions that occurred at the exhibition. C. A scientific study on the long-term psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. D. Sandra Davis’s personal history and her career path to becoming an art curator. C Researchers at CU Boulder have developed a wearable device that changes the human body into a biological battery. The device is stretchy enough that you can wear it like a ring, sport band or any other thing that touches your skin. It also taps into a person’s natural heat-employing thermoelectric generators to change the body’s internal temperature into electricity. “In the future, we want to be able to power your wearable electronics without having to include a battery, ”said Jianliang Xiao, an associate professor at CU Boulder. The concept may sound like something out of The Matrix film series, in which a race of robots have chained humans to harvest their precious organic energy. Xiao and his colleagues aren’t that ambitious: Their devices can generate about 1 volt(伏特) of energy for every square centimeter of skin space-less volt per area than what most existing batteries provide but still enough to power electronics like watches or fitness trackers. Scientists have previously experimented with similar wearable devices, but Xiao’s is stretchy, can heal itself when damaged and is fully recyclable---making it a cleaner alternative to traditional electronics. “Whenever you use a battery, you’re depleting(消耗) that battery and will, eventually, need to replace it,” Xiao said, “The nice thing about our device is that you can wear it, and it provides you with constant power.” Just pretend that you’re out for a jog. As you exercise, your body heats up, and that heat will radiate out to the cool air around you. Xiao’s device captures that flow of energy rather than let it go to waste. “The thermoelectric generators are in close contact with the human body, and they can use the heat that would normally be sent into the environment,” Xiao said. 28. What does Xiao expect of his device at present? A. It will be used for medical purposes. B. It will be made smaller and wearable. C. It will change natural power into electricity. D. It will supply continuous power to wearable devices. 29. Why does the author mention The Matrix series in the text? A. To explain the principles behind the new device. B. To emphasize the potential risks of the new technology. C. To show how the idea may seem like science fiction. D. To suggest the new device was inspired by the film. 30. What does the third paragraph mainly talk about? A. The strengths of Xiao’s device. B. The convenience of using a battery. C. The replacement of wearable devices. D. The development of traditional electronics. 31. What do we know about Xiao’s device from the text? A. It operates with plenty of power. B. It is designed for practical use. C. It benefits people's health in a way. D. It's based on traditional electronics. D AI could make it less necessary to learn foreign languages. That is good news for travelers, bad news for soulful connection. Travel has long been a motivator for study—unless people start to feel AI tools offer a good-enough service. Some are concerned that apps are turning language acquisition into a declining pursuit. Douglas Hofstadter, a writer, has argued that something important will disappear when people talk through machines. He describes giving a hesitant, difficult speech in Mandarin, which required a lot of work but offered a sense of achievement at the end. Who would show off taking a plane to the top of Mount Everest? Others are less worried. Most people do not move abroad or have the kind of sustained contact with a foreign culture that requires them to put in the work to become fluent. Nor do most people learn languages for the purpose of humanizing themselves or training their brains. On their holiday, they just want a beer and pizza. As AI translation becomes a more popular labour-saving tool, people will divide into two groups. There will be those who want to challenge their minds, put themselves in other cultures or force their thinking into new pathways. This lot will still take on language study, often aided by technology. Others will look at learning a new language with a mix of admiration and confusion, as they might with extreme endurance (忍耐力) sports: “Good for you, if that’s your thing, but a bit painful for my taste.” But a focus on the learner alone misses the fundamentally social nature of language. It is a bit like analyzing the benefits of close relationships to heart health but overlooking the inner value of those bonds themselves. When you try to ask directions in broken Japanese or make a joke in hesitant German, you are making direct contact with someone. And when you speak a language well enough to tell a story with perfect timing or put subtle (微妙的) shading on an argument, that connection is still deeper. 32. Why does the author believe that language learning might be becoming a less common pursuit? A. Because AI tools are making it seem like an unnecessary effort for basic communication. B. Because people are no longer interested in the sense of achievement from learning. C. Because traveling abroad has become less popular as a motivation. D.Because achieving fluency has been proven to be an impossible goal for most. 33. What is the underlined part “taking a helicopter to the top of Mount Everest” compared to? A. Using AI tools to do the translation. B. Doing the work that gives you satisfaction. C. Making effort to learn a new language. D. Mastering a newlanguage without the need for any practice. 34. Which of the following will the “Others” in paragraph 4 agree with? A. People should stretch their minds in life. B. AI translation tools offer a good service. C. Extreme endurance sports are worth trying. D. Language learning builds deep connection. 35. What is the best title of the passage? A. AI: The End of Language Barriers? B. The Decline of Language Learning. C. More Than Words:The Soul of Language. D. The Human Connection in the Age of AI Translation. 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。 Are you feeling overwhelmed with too many tasks and not enough time? 36 After extensive research and trial of various techniques, I’ve pulled together a series of strategies that will help you take control of your days. Know how you spend your time. Keeping track of your time is crucial for effective management. 37 Surprisingly, even minor activities can become significant time consumers when added up. Conducting a simple time audit (审计) helps you find these hidden black holes in your schedule, which might be taking precious moments away from more critical tasks. You need to write down what you’re doing at regular intervals (间隙) in the day for about a week or two. 38 Determining what tasks are most important and need to be done first ensures that your time and energy are focused on the right things. 39 Once you have a clear vision of what you’re aiming for, it becomes easier to determine which tasks fit with those goals. It’s also important to consider deadlines and the impact each task will have on your overall productivity to make sure that you’re spending your valuable time on tasks that truly matter and will bring you closer to reaching your objectives. Use a planning tool. 40 By using a task manager or planner, you can easily track your goals, set deadlines, and break down tasks into smaller steps. This allows you to create a clear roadmap for what needs to be completed and helps prevent shame and regret. As a result, you can confidently manage your time and achieve greater productivity in both your personal and professional life. Give it a shot and prepare yourself for an exciting journey toward better productivity and less stress! A. Set priorities. B. I’ve been there. C. Schedule appropriately. D. Start by identifying your goals and objectives. E. It helps you stay organized and prioritize tasks. F. This will help you stay focused on what truly matters. G. Many of us are unaware of how we typically spend our hours and minutes daily. 第三部分 语言知识运用 ( 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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 I spent three years living and working in Australia, which felt like a never-ending adventure. When the time came for me, armed with the belief that my strong 41 to reconnect with family and my 42 decision to return would make the transition (过渡) effortless, I 43 to come back to my hometown. Oh, how 44 I was. I was ready for many but what I hadn’t expected was feeling like a complete 45 in my own homeland. The vibes（氛围） in Australia and my hometown were quite different. But the real challenge was trying to 46 with my family. Our conversations felt 47 , like we were speaking different languages. While they talked about day-to-day life, I found myself 48 to share my tales of weekend trips to the remote places. Our shared 49 felt like an old, uncomfortable jacket that didn’t quite fit anymore. I 50 that transitions, even when you have the best intentions, are never 51 . But I also got to know the great importance of 52 , both with myself and with my loved ones. Slowly but surely, I began to find a new pattern, 53 the best of both worlds. And you know what I’ve 54 felt more at peace or true to myself. It’s like I had to step outside my comfort zone to really grow and 55 what matters most to me. 41. A. thrill B. desire C. promise D. curiosity 42. A. intentional B. permanent C. temporary D. critical 43. A. refused B. declared C. decided D. struggled 44. A. passive B. sheer C. wrong D.fascinated 45. A. charger B. failure C. burden D. foreigner 46. A. permit B. relate C. consult D. reconnect 47. A. astonished B. serious C. lengthy D. awkward 48. A. forgetting B. longing C. pretending D.confirming 49. A. goals B. rules C. history D. hope 50. A. predicted B. realized C. remembered D. proved 51. A. broad B. complex C. painful D. smooth 52. A. patience B. familiarity C. satisfaction D. honesty 53. A. combining B. surrounding C. stretching D. admitting 54. A. naturally B. mostly C. never D. entirely 55. A. fight for B. figure out C. let go of D. put up with 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。 When people think of China, silk is among the first things that pop into their mind. The best place in China 56 (discover) the wonder of silk is the city of Suzhou. 90 % of the genuine-silk trade in the world comes from China, 57 one third of the silk products exported (出口） from China is from Suzhou. It was in this place 58 some of the first silk embroideries were born. Suzhou Silk can be made 59 a great many products, the most common being clothing and scarves. Silk is a natural protein fiber (蛋白质纤维). The protein fiber of silk consists mainly of fibroin, 60 protein produced by certain insects to generate cocoons（茧）. Chinese legend gives the title Goddess of Silk to Leizu, wife of the mythical Yellow Emperor in about 3000 BC. She 61 (sing）high praises for due to the introduction of silkworm ever since. During the Western Han Dynasty, the Emperor assigned special envoys, like Zhang Qian, 62 (frequent) to the Western Regions, which promoted the 63 (form) of the Silk Road. Silk, a symbol of 64 (distinguish) ancient Chinese culture and the old silk industry, has formed one of the most splendid chapters in the history of the Chinese culture, remarkably 65 (contribute) to the development of the world civilization. 第四部分：词汇和语法运用（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） （注意：运用必修三unit 3 - 5和小王子第13章节所学内容，请将完整单词形式写在答题卡上) 66. The greatest problem in his composition is that most of the spellings of words are not______(精确的）. 67. Engaging in basketball activities can improve the human body’s power, speed, endurance and ______________(灵活性). 68. Experts suggest that parents should let their children do tasks that they are _________ （有能力的）of by themselves. 69. Knowing his character as I do, I can fully imagine him __________(张开) his arms and hugging me. 70. The exhibition, ____________(资助）by the local government, will illustrate how life evolved from water. 71. Han Yu _______ （生动地） described the beauty of the Li River in his poem:“The river looks like a blue silk ribbon, and the mountains are like emerald hairpins(发夹）”. 72. The masterpieces of Van Gogh _______________（demonstrate） in gallery recently. 73. These days, a new approach_____________(attempt) to solve the long-standing environmental issue. 74. This man was so much _______ （忙碌的）that he did not even raise his head at the little prince’s arrival. 75. If I owned a flower, I could ________（摘下）that flower and take it away with me. 第五部分：写作 （满分40分） 第一节：应用文写作（满分15分） 假定你是李华，你的手工作品(handicraft)在校园艺术节中荣获“最佳创意奖”。英语老师请你在英语课堂“一分钟演讲”活动中给同学们做分享，内容包括： 1.作品名称和灵感来源； 2.作品创作过程。 注意： 1.词数80左右； 2.可适当加入细节，以使行文连贯。 ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节：读后续写（满分25分） 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 It was May 2025, and my partner, Gabe, and I were taking a road trip in his little Hyundai car from my home in Weyburn to visit friends in Nelson. At around 5:30 p.m., we were driving along the Crowsnest Highway, a steep winding road. I was texting my mother when I looked up just in time to see an huge tree in front of us — standing straight up! It was being pushed along by a stream of mud that was swallowing everything in its path. We didn’t know about the recent flooding in the area, and now we were literally in the thick of it. Gabe and I shot each other a look and said, “Oh, shoot.” Within seconds, our car was rolling 900 feet down the cliff (悬崖) side. I don’t know how long we were unconscious(无意识的）, but I woke up to the sound of Gabe crying. He was trapped under the steering wheel, and his blood was everywhere. The car had landed on a small ledge（岩架）in the middle of trees. On one side was the mountain, on the other — a 3,000-foot drop into a river. I tried opening my door but failed. My left ankle was broken; Gabe’s face was broken and swollen, leaving him blind in one eye. With the doors crushed and only one way out — the driver’s window — we managed to climb out. But with no phone signal and 900 feet of mountain to climb, all we could do was yell for help. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为150左右； 2. 开头已给出。 Paragraph 1: Incredibly，someone responded._____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: By the time we reached the highway, Gabe was in shock.__________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 高二期中考试 英语试卷 第1页(共6页) 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 高二（上）期中考试英语试卷答案 客观题（85分） 第1部分 听力 (1--20小题；每小题1分, 满分20分) 1-5 BCBCA 6-10 BBACA 11-15 ABCAA 16-20 BCCAB 第二部分 阅读（共两节, 满分50分） 第一节（21--35小题；每小题2.5分,满分37.5分） A篇21-23 CDD B篇24-27 BACB C篇28-31 DCAB D篇 32-35 AABD 第二节（36--40小题；每小题2.5分, 满分12.5分） 七选五 36-40 BGADE 第三部分 语言知识运用 ( 共两节，满分30分 ) 第1节 (41--55小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 41-45 BACCD 46-50 DDBCB 51-55 DAACB 主观题（65分）需要智批改 第二节 （共10 小题; 56--65小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分） 56. to discover 57. and 58. that 59. into 60. a 61. has been sung 62. frequently 63. formation 64. distinguished 65.contributing 第四部分：词汇和语法运用（共10 小题; 66--75小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 66. accurate 67. flexibility 68. capable 69. unfolding 70.sponsored 71. vividly 72. have been demonstrated 73. is being attempted 74. occupied 75.pluck 第五部分：写作 （满分25分） 第1节 ：应用文写作（共15分） Hello, everyone! I'm truly excited to share some happy news with you. My handmade work, "The Ink Wash Painting Bookmark," won the "Best Creative Award" at our campus art festival. It's a book mark featuring a traditional Chinese ink wash painting. My inspiration came from our Chinese literature class. We were learning about ancient poems that describe beautiful mountains and rivers. I thought, why not bring those poetic images to life on a practical item we use every day – a bookmark? The creation process was both challenging and fun. First, I cut a piece of thick paper into a long, thin strip. Then, using just black ink and a brush, I tried to paint a simple mountain landscape. As you know, in ink wash painting, water is key. By adding different amounts of water, I created shades from deep black to light gray. This was the most difficult part! After the painting dried, I painted a sunflowers in one corner, as it symbolizes hope and perseverance in our culture. Finally, I attached a silk tassel（流苏） to the top, which made it look more elegant and complete. This award means a lot to me. It shows that combining traditional art with everyday life can lead to something special. Thank you for listening! 第2节 读后续写写作（共25分） Paragraph 1 Incredibly, someone responded. A wave of disbelief and desperate hope surged through me as I heard a faint voice calling back. My hands were trembling, fingers scraped and raw, as I shouted again into the broken sky. Upon spotting a figure above, I tightened my grip on Gabe and began dragging us up the muddy slope. Loose rocks crumbled beneath us, the mountain air thin and filled with falling dust and broken branches. No sooner had Gabe slipped than I caught his jacket, my whole body screaming in pain. Paragraph 2 By the time we reached the highway, Gabe was in shock. Tears mixed with blood on my face, but in my heart, a fragile joy bloomed — we had made it. The horizon glowed orange, and the sound of sirens curled through the evening air like a promise. “We’ve got them!” someone shouted, and hands reached down to lift us gently onto stretchers. Having crawled out of the wreckage of fear, I felt something settle inside me — a quiet kind of courage. This experience left an indelible mark on my soul, teaching me that survival begins the moment we choose not to give up. 2 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $