重庆市第八中学校2025-2026学年高二下学期5月期中英语试题

**基本信息** 融合科技前沿与人文情境，梯度化考查语言能力与思维品质，适配高二期中英语综合素养评估需求。 **题型特征** |题型|题量/分值|知识覆盖|命题特色| |----|-----------|----------|----------| |听力|20题/30分|日常交际、信息获取|真实对话情境，涵盖交通、服务等生活化主题，考查细节捕捉与推理能力| |阅读理解|20题/50分|应用文解读、语篇分析、逻辑推理|含科技产品说明书（VitaCare Gummies）、社交促进理论等素材，兼顾信息筛选与深度思考| |语言知识运用|25题/30分|语法规则、词汇运用、语篇连贯|完形填空以校园生活故事呈现，语法填空聚焦健康研究，考查语境中语言运用| |写作|2题/40分|应用文写作、故事续写|宣传稿贴近校园活动，读后续写围绕个人成长，融合情感表达与创新思维|

重庆八中2025—2026学年度(下)高二年级半期考试 英语试题 (试题满分：150分考试时间：120分钟) 注意事项： 1、答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上。 2、选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 3、非选择题的作答：用黑色签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 4、考试结束后，请将答题卡上交。 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面 5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从试题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。每段对话读两遍。 1. Why was the man late for work? A. He was stuck in traffic. B. He had a traffic accident. C. His car broke down on the road. 2. Where is the woman probably from? A. Peru. B. Britain. C. Mexico. 3. What is the man doing? A. Placing an order. B. Complaining about an item. C. Inquiring about a delivery service. 4. What do we know about Jim? A. He has a leg injury. B. He gave up football. C. He spent holiday with teammates. 5. Who might Lily be? A. The woman's boss. B. The woman's babysitter. C. The woman's child. 第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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 was the woman doing when it started raining? A She was walking home. B. She was playing basketball. C. She was chatting with a friend. 7. What did the woman fail to do? A. Find a shelter. B. Contact her mom. C. See the lightning. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8. When does the conversation take place? A. In the morning. B. At noon. C. In the afternoon. 9. What has the man been busy doing? A. Meeting the clients. B. Setting up new workspace. C. Checking the heater. 听第8段材料，回答第10至 12题。 10. What is the woman doing? A. Borrowing a tent. B. Packing a tent. C. Returning a tent. 11. What is the woman's motivation for climbing? A. To have fun. B. To improve her fitness. C. To get close to nature. 12. Where will the speakers do rock climbing together? A. At a gym. B. In the wild. C. At a climbing center. 听第9段材料，回答第13至 16题。 13. What happened to the woman at the beginning? A. She lost her phone. B. She couldn't find the way. C. She was trapped in heavy snow. 14. Why did the woman turn off the engine? A. The car was running out of gas. B. She stopped to answer a call. C. The engine couldn't work properly. 15. How did the woman keep warm? A. By drinking hot tea. B. By using the car heater. C. By having more clothes on. 16. What did the emergency services do? A. They called an ambulance. B. They led the woman to her home. C. They helped the woman go to the main road. 听第10段材料，回答第17 至 20题。 17. Which requirement is first mentioned? A. The age limit. B. Police records. C. References. 18. Who can the applicants supply references from? A. Police. officers. B. Their former bosses. C. Their relatives. 19. What should the reference be about? A. Work performance. B. Work habits. C. Work experience. 20. What will be at the volunteers’ own expense? A. Dinners. B. Phone calls. C. Transportation. 第二部分 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2.5分，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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、 C和 D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 VitaCare Gummies Product Information Sheet Boost your daily wellness with VitaCare gummies (软糖). Made with essential vitamins(维生素)and minerals, these tasty gummies help-fill-nutritional gaps in your diet, supporting your immune (免疫的) system and overall energy levels. Enjoy the natural orange flavor as part of a balanced lifestyle. Active Components Key Benefits (Per 2 Gummies Serving) Directions for Use: Adults and children (12 years and above): Take 2 gummies daily. Chew thoroughly. Best taken with a meal. Do not take more than the recommended daily intake. Storage: Keep the bottle tightly closed in a cool, dry place. Avoid direct sunlight. Warning: Keep out of reach of children. This product is not intended for children under 12. Consult your doctor before use if you are pregnant, nursing, taking other medications, or have a known medical condition. Note: These gummies add essential nutrients to your daily routine and should not replace a varied diet and healthy lifestyle. Net Contents: 60 gummies. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to identify, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. 21. What are VitaCare gummies intended to do: A. Replace daily meals for weight loss. B. Relieve flu symptoms. C. Add specific nutrients to the diet. D. Contribute to youthful skin. 22. Which component provides 100% of the Daily Value for cell protection? A. Vitamin C. B. Zinc. C. Elderberry Extract. D. Vitamin D3. 23. How long will one bottle last if taken as directed? A.15 days. B.30 days. C.60 days. D.90 days. B When the first season of Downton Abbey aired in the U. S., my wife Carol and I were totally absorbed. Carol, who writes under the name, Carol Wallace, had always been fascinated by English history, especially the period when American wealthy women married into the British nobility(贵族).She co-authored To Marry an English Lord in 1989, a book about this topic, but it was long out of print. Downton Abbey seemed to reflect many themes from her book, even featuring an American character married to the British lordly owner of the house. As the second season aired in Britain in fall 2011, the New York Times ran a piece suggesting books for Downton Abbey fans. Sadly, Carol's book wasn't included.“I wish you could talk to Julian Fellowes, the writer for the series,” I said,“He'd love your book.”“But how could we ever reach him?” Carol replied. Later that afternoon, while walking down Thirty-Fourth Street in New York, I ran into an old friend. She introduced me to a friend who, to my surprise, knew how to contact Julian Fellowes.Thanks to her involvement in a British historical society, she had his contact details and shared them with me Carol emailed Fellowes that evening, unsure if he'd even see it. The next day, she heard directly from him. He was a big fan of her book, and, in fact, it had informed the series. Fellowes offered to write to the New York Times, which published his letter to the editor almost immediately. “In your article about books that might please fans of Downton Abbey,” Fellowes wrote,“I was sorry that one title was missing: To Marry an English Lord…” Carol thanked him and asked if he'd write a promotional description for the book, which she hoped may inspire a reprint. Of course, by all means, Fellowes agreed. When the book was republished, it was labeled“an inspiration for the popular television series Downton Abbey.” Thanks to this, the book sold more copies than before—— all because of an unexpected chain of events that only angels could have seen coming. 24. What can we learn about Carol from Paragraph 1? A. She was a fan of Downton Abbey. B. She was fascinated by American history C. She wrote several novels about British nobility. D. She volunteered as a consultant for a TV show. 25. How did Carol manage to contact Julian Fellowes? A By attending a historical event. B. By running into him in the street. C. By calling a society he was involved in. D. By asking someone for his contact information. 26. How was Carol's book linked to Downton Abbey? A. It was inspired by the series. B. It played a role in shaping the series. C. Both were praised by the same editor. D. Both were written from the same point of view. 27. What was the result of the book's reprint? A. It brought about a movie adaptation. B. It witnessed increased sales of the book C. It boosted the author's confidence. D. It inspired the creation of similar books. C Imagine the final stretch of a marathon: your body aches, but the cheering crowd gives you energy to run faster. Similarly, a basketball team wins more home games in front of their own fans.Even you might solve a problem faster when someone watches. These common experiences all point to a basic psychological principle. This phenomenon is known as social facilitation, which describes how individuals can perform tasks differently when in the company of others compared to when they are alone. The concept was first proposed by psychologist Norman Tripplett, who noticed that cyclists raced faster in groups. He tested his theory with a simple experiment where children were tasked with winding fishing line.Tripplett observed that the children around others moved faster, suggesting that a nearby peer can motivate. But later studies found conflicting evidence. In another test, participants were given a more complex task, like memorizing a list of words. Those in front of others performed worse than those working alone. This contradiction led to a key change of the theory. The presence of an audience tends to improve performance on simple tasks. On the other hand, for novel tasks, the same audience can hurt performance. Why does this happen? Psychologists suggest the key reason is our concern about being judged by others Since approval and disapproval often depend on others' evaluations, we naturally become more alert in front of an audience. There isn't one recipe for success, but social facilitation theory helps to point us in the right direction. To improve a well-practiced skill like running or playing an instrument, strategically seek an audience by joining a club or performing publicly. However, if you struggle when watched,practice alone until you gain confidence. By taking advantage of social settings wisely, we can use the audience effect to achieve our best performance. 28. What is the main idea of social facilitation? A. Group interaction enhances learning efficiency. B. Individual performance peaks in competitive settings. C. Social situations have predictable effects on behavior. D. The presence of others can influence our performance. 29. Which factor can explain the conflicting results in paragraph 3? A. The size of the audience. B. The difficulty of the task. C. The type of the reward. D. The personality of the participant. 30. What is the root cause of social facilitation? A. Evaluation: anxiety. B. Peer pressure. C. Competitive desire. D. Personal standard. 31. What does the author suggest we do about the phenomenon? A. Gradually increase audience size. B. Thoughtfully manage social contexts. C. Actively observe others' performances. D. Strategically seek supportive audiences. D Technology seems to discourage slow, immersive reading. Reading on a screen tires your eyes and makes it harder to keep your place. So online writing tends to be more skimmable and list-like than printed text. We shouldn't overplay this danger. All readers skim, a skill learned in childhood as we become better readers. Nor is there anything new in these fears about declining attention spans(持续时间). So far, the concerns have turned out to be false alarms.“Quite a few critics have been worried about attention span lately and see very short stories as signs of cultural decline,” the American author Selvin Brown wrote.“But no one ever said that poems were evidence of short attention spans.” And yet the Internet has certainly changed the way we read. First, it means that there is more to read, because more people than ever are writing. Digital writing is designed for rapid release and immediate response. Online articles quickly attract comments within minutes of publication. This can make writing and reading more interactive and fun, but people often respond too quickly without thinking much about others’ ideas. The result is a noisy space where everyone talks over everyone else, all desperate to be heard. To a slow reader, a piece of writing can only be fully understood by engaging with the words and slowly following the line of thought. The human need for this kind of deep reading is too tenacious for any new technology to destroy. We often assume that technological change is unstoppable and one-directional, so that older media like printed books are kicked out by newer digital forms. In practice, however, older technologies can coexist with new ones. The Kindle and the iPad have not killed off the printed book any more than the car killed off the bicycle. We still want to enjoy carefully-formed ideas and precisely-chosen words. Even in a fast-moving age, there is time for slow reading. 32. What is the author's attitude towards Selvin Brown's opinion? A. Favorable. B. Critical. C. Doubtful. D. Objective. 33. What can be inferred about digital reading from Paragraph 3? A. It requires readers to stay fully immersed. B. It encourages readers to think more deeply. C. It leads readers to value responding over reflection. D. It reduces the amount of information people are exposed to. 34. What does the underlined word“tenacious” in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Straight-forward. B. Old-fashioned. C. Deep-rooted. D. Well-balanced. 35. Which would be the best title for the passage? A. Slow Reading Is Here to Stay B. Digital Technology Prevents Slow Reading C. Digital Reading: An Unstoppable Revolution D. Screen vs. Print: Which Requires Deep Reading 第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Do you love birds and want to get closer to their world? You' re not alone. 36 Now,Bird Buddy, a smart bird feeder, lets you see birds in a new way. Combining technology with nature observation, it opens a window into the lives of your garden's feathered visitors. One of Bird Buddy's best features is its camera. It has a built-in camera that captures real-time photos and videos. Connected to Wi-Fi, it sends each visiting bird directly to your phone. Whether it's a lively sparrow or a shy finch, you get a clear, close look with every visit 37 With this view, bird watching becomes an effortless and thrilling experience. 38 It uses AI to identify over 1,000 bird species. It sends you a notification(通知)when a bird arrives. There's even a“Name That Bird” feature that lets you name and follow individual birds over time. This function helps you build connection with your backyard guests. Each identified bird is saved into a digital collection. Thus, a visual diary of visits is built. It turns simple watching into a rewarding hobby. But Bird Buddy does more than bring joy. It also builds eco-awareness. According to Audubon's Survival by degrees report, two-thirds of North American bird species face serious threats from climate change. By watching and identifying birds, users gradually grow more aware of local wildlife and environmental shifts. 39 What's more, Bird Buddy directly aids scientific research and conservation. 40 Researchers can use this information to track migrations, monitor population health, and study climate impacts. Bird Buddy shows how technology can bring us closer to nature—— and help keep it safe for the future. A. Bird Buddy includes smart bird recognition. B. This can lead to stronger support for conservation. C. It collects data from millions of bird visits each day. D. It's like having a front-row seat to nature's wonders. E. It invites researchers to share their knowledge about birds. F. Bird Buddy's AI system provides live comments on bird behavior. G. Birdwatching is a popular activity for over 96 million people in America. 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。 It was time to go back to school. I was excited to see friends I hadn't seen in a really long time.But, to be honest,I was also 41 about all the new stuff. That was why I 42 that I was extra prepared. My plan was to wake up early, put on my carefully 43 clothes and eat my carefully chosen breakfast. I'd ride my carefully cleaned bike to school, 44 my brand-new classroom and feel calm, cool and collected for the rest of the day. I have to say, everything went according to plan—— 45 , well, it didn't. My new teacher, Mr. Jax, who seemed very serious, started out by going over the class rules.Then he asked each of us to say a quick something about our 46 . Most kids seemed pretty shy after being away from their 47 for a while and said only a few words. Soon it would be my turn. As Susan talked about her family's road trip, I heard a 48 sound coming from under my desk. Was it the sound my mouse makes when he is shaking his tail? I unzipped my backpack, and very quickly zipped it back up again. I had no idea when, why, or how Mr. Nibbles had 49 into my backpack, but there he was! My heart raced. This was 50 not how my first day back at school was supposed to go! “Daniel, it's your turn.” said Mr. Jax. Then he asked,“Are you all right?” Now everybody's looking at me! I sat still, awkward, but finally managed to make words come out of my mouth, 51 what was going on. To my 52 , Mr. Jax comforted softly,“Don't worry, Mr. Nibbles. The first day of school can be challenging for all of us.” Then he asked the class if anyone wanted to 53 ideas to help Mr.Nibbles feel more comfortable. As we 54 , I noticed trying to figure out how to help Mr. Nibbles helped all of us feel less 55 . 41. A. particular B. disappointed C. certain D. nervous 42. A.commented B. predicted C. understood D. ensured 43. A. taken-up B wet-up C. sold-out D. laid-out 44. A. introduce B. enter C. measure D. paint 45. A. unless B. because C. once D. until 46. A. vacations B. pets C. teachers D. classes 47. A. families B. friends C. backpacks D trips 48. A. convincing B. recorded C. familiar D.complex 49. A. slid B. looked C. reached D. knocked 50. A. gradually B. definitely C. eventually D. luckily 51. A. explaining B. doubting C. supporting D. examining 52. A. knowledge B. satisfaction C. surprise D. taste 53. A. prove B. judge C. share D. correct 54. A. talked B. cleaned C. read D. celebrated 55. A. annoyed B. anxious C. tired D. lonely 第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。 These days, a sedentary (久坐的) lifestyle is often a 56. (common) accepted part of modern-day living, but this kind of lifestyle 57. (come) with serious health risks. So, what can you do about it? A new study published in the journal Medicine & Science has an answer. In the study, 11 healthy, middle-aged and older adults 58. invite) to sit in a lab for eight hours for five days last year. On one day, they sat for the full eight hours, only 59. (get) up for bathroom breaks. On the other days, the researchers tried different 60. (strategy) for preventing the participants from sitting long, their goal being to discover what the 61. (little) amount of walking would be needed to reduce the harmful effects of sitting long. 62. they found was that regular short walks were able to significantly reduce blood sugar levels, improve mood and relieve tiredness. In fact, they saw that even short walks, such as taking 63. one-minute walk every hour, still reduced blood pressure in the participants. When it comes to breaking out of a sedentary lifestyle, it can be hard to know where 64. (begin). But this study serves 65. a stepping stone to discovering how best to feel the full benefits of movement. 第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节书面表达(满分15分) 假定你是李华，上周你参加了一次由学校组织的西方艺术展览活动。请给你校英语报写一篇宣传稿，分享这次观展的经历。内容包括： 1.展览时间和地点； 2.展览的意义和感受； 3.推荐该展览。 注意： (1)写作词数应为80个左右； (2)请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。 Western Art Exhibition on Campus 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。 If your life were a book and you were the author, how would you want your story to go? That's the question that changed my life forever. Growing up in the hot Last Vegas desert, all I wanted was to be free. I would daydream about traveling the world, living in a place where it snowed, snowboarding to my heart's content, and I would picture all of the stories that I would go on to tell. At the age of 19, the day after I graduated high school, I moved to a place where it snowed and became a snowboarder. With this job all I needed was a snowboard and I could go anywhere. For. the first time in my life, I felt free, independent and completely in control of my life. That was, until my life took an unexpected turn. I went home from work early one day with what I thought was the flu,and less than 24 hours later I was in the hospital on life support with less than a two percent chance of living. It wasn't until days later as I lay unconscious that the doctors diagnosed me with blood infection. Over the course of two and a half months I lost a kidney(肾) and both of my legs below the knees. When my parents wheeled me out of the hospital I felt like I had been pieced back together like a doll. I thought the worst was over until weeks later when I saw my new legs for the first time. The legs were blocks of metal with pipes bolted together for the ankles and a yellow rubber foot with a raised rubber line from the toe to the ankle to look like a vein. Tears streaming down my face, I strapped on these artificial legs and stood up. They were so painful that all I could think was, how was I ever going to travel the world in these things? How was I ever going to live the life full of adventure and stories, as I always wanted? And how was I going to snowboard again? 注意： 1.续写词数应为150左右； 2.每段的开头语已为你写好，不计入词数。 I went home, crawled into bed and tried to escape from reality. Four months later I was back up on a snowboard. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $