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2025-2026学年度下学期高二期中测试 英语试卷 试卷总分：150分 考试时间：120分钟 注意事项： 1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的名字，准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2. 作答时，务必将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷及草稿纸上无效。 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，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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. What is the weather like now? A. Stormy. B. Cloudy. C. Sunny. 2. When will the store open? A. In 10 minutes. B. In 30 minutes. C. In 40 minutes. 3. What did the man do just now? A. He answered an inquiry. B. He worked on a report. C. He fixed a computer. 4. What is the man doing? A. Leading the way. B. Asking for directions. C. Posting a package. 5. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Ways of keeping fit. B. Benefits of having a hobby. C. Tips for regular gym-goers. 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。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 does Jim value most about the apartment? A. The size. B. The surroundings. C. The location. 7. How much rent will the woman pay per month? A. $300. B. $320. C. $350. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Schoolmates. B. Teacher and student. C. Parent and child. 9. What does Howard think is a disadvantage of being a teacher? A. Keeping a growth mindset. B. Dealing with tricky students. C. Possessing a wide knowledge. 10. How does Howard feel about his future career choice? A. Confused. B. Anxious. C. Confident. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. Why does Anna come to Shanghai? A. To study Chinese. B. To go sightseeing. C. To travel for work. 12. What makes Anna a bit regretful in Shanghai? A. The weather. B. The food. C. The language barrier. 13. Where does the conversation take place? A. At the man’s house. B. At the airport. C. In an office. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What is the hardest part for Martin to play a superhero? A. Managing his facial expression. B. Performing in action scenes. C. Getting his body in shape. 15. What does Martin like best about growing up in Canada? A. Having access to nature. B. Receiving international education. C. Establishing a strong family connection. 16. How did Martin get into acting? A. By working as a producer. B. By studying acting at university. C. By participating in a musical drama. 17. What is the last question about? A. Martin’s views on education. B. Martin’s potential career choice. C. Martin’s collaboration with companies. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. What is the aim of World Sleep Day? A. To tell people how to get enough sleep. B. To illustrate the harm of sleep problems. C. To spread the importance of high-quality sleep. 19. What does the study from the University of South Australia show? A. Adults lack adequate sleep on workdays. B. Sleep quality plays a decisive role in people’s health. C. Daytime physical activities have a positive effect on sleep. 20. What do most people know little about? A. The risks of sleep disorders. B. The benefits of regular sleep. C. The necessity of work-life balance. 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 The Maya (玛雅人) were good at math. They counted in groups of 20, not 10. They wrote numbers in columns going up. The bottom row was the “1s” column, the next row up was 20s, then 400s, and so on. For digits, they used a dot for 1, a line for 5, and a shell shape to show zero. Numbers 1 to 19 were written with a combination of lines and dots. The number 1209 (three 400s + no 20s + nine 1s) would look like this: A Maya village might keep a record of the pumpkins they harvested like this: The Maya also kept three different calendars. The first divided the year into 18 months of 20 days each, plus a short month of 5 days. The short month was believed to be unlucky, a time when spirits walked. The second calendar repeated every 260 days. This was used to plan celebrations and predict future. This calendar counted 13 months of 20 days each. Each date had its own set of 3 symbols (day, month, and year). When talking about events long ago, they used a calendar called the “long count.” This covered about 5,125 years. Year 1 on this calendar was 3114 BCE on our calendar. Each city and village had a calendar keeper, who was in charge of saying when to celebrate holidays and when to expect rain or plant crops. But farmers could probably also tell the time of the year from the sun and stars. 1. How many pumpkins did the Maya village harvest according to Figure 3? A. 114. B. 409. C. 414. D. 439. 2. What could the “long count” calendar be used for? A. Marking the unlucky days. B. Recording ancient events. C. Dividing the year into 18 months. D. Predicting and making future plans. 3. Which learning project would this text be most suitable for? A. Design a travel plan to the Maya ruins B. Write a report on the Maya agriculture C. Give a presentation on Maya artistic symbols D. Make a poster of Maya scientific achievements 【答案】1. C 2. B 3. D 【解析】 【导语】文章主要介绍了玛雅人在数学和历法方面的成就，包括其二十进制计数系统、数字符号的表示方式以及三种不同用途的日历。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据玛雅计数规则，数字按从下到上的“1s、20s、400s”三列书写。最下方1s列：有2条线（每条代表5）和4个点（每个代表1），计算：2×5+4×1=14；中间20s列：是贝壳符号（代表0），即0×20=0；最上方400s列：有1个点（代表1），即1×400=400。将三列数值相加：400+0+14=414。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段“When talking about events long ago, they used a calendar called the ‘long count.’(在谈论很久以前的事情时，他们使用了一种叫做“长计数”的历法。)”可知，长计历是用于谈论很久以前发生的事件，即记录古代历史事件。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。文章通篇讲述玛雅人的二十进制数学系统、数字符号写法以及三种日历（科学历法），这都属于古代文明的科学成就范畴。因此该文本最适合用于制作关于“玛雅科学成就”的海报。 B Maya Martinez, a high school senior living in a fog-covered coastal village in North California, noticed that the community garden was gradually drying up during the driest summer on record. While the villagers remained helpless, Maya chose to spend her afternoons carefully observing the thick mist that rolled in from the sea. Maya had already identified a critical fault in traditional fog-collecting mesh nets (网状网): they frequently became blocked by the very water drops they caught, which severely reduced their effectiveness. Digging deeper into solutions, Maya found a novel device designed by two scientists — the “Fog Harp (竖琴)”. Maya decided to use the handy materials to create her own “Fog Harp”. At first, neighbors watched the process with doubt as she strung hundreds of thin, upright wires across a solid wooden frame. To them, the setup looked no more than “a giant musical instrument” that only produced useless sounds in the cold coastal wind. Little did they know this simple-looking setup would soon prove surprisingly effective. The remarkable efficiency of Maya’s Fog Harp lies in its clever use of gravity. In a traditional mesh net, tiny water drops get easily trapped within the small square gaps, which stop further collection. This occurs because the surface tension — the invisible, stretchy “skin” of liquid water — is too strong for the small drops to overcome. In Maya’s Fog Harp, by contrast, water drops hit the wires and slowly combine into larger drops. Most importantly, with no cross wires to hold these larger drops in place, gravity easily overcomes surface tension, allowing the water to slide effortlessly down the wires and collect in a tank below. Of course, the project faced its share of setbacks. During one severe coastal storm, the extreme wind tore through the wooden frame. Yet, instead of giving in to despair, she immediately set out to fix the problem by reinforcing the entire structure with durable steel wires. By the time autumn arrived, Maya’s “Fog Harps” were reliably producing plenty of fresh water every day, partly meeting the daily water needs of the village. 4. Why did Maya observe the thick mist in her afternoons? A. To predict the weather conditions. B. To clarify the reasons for drought. C. To check the efficiency of the mesh nets. D. To work out a solution to water shortage. 5. What can we know about Maya’s “Fog Harp”? A. It was a musical instrument. B. It invited villagers’ acid words. C. It presented an inborn fault. D. It featured a solid metal frame. 6. What is the key for Maya’s Fog Harp to function well? A. Its upright-wire design. B. Its mesh-net structure. C. Its weak surface tension. D. Its resistance to gravity. 7. What can we learn from Maya’s story? A. Look before you leap. B. Better late than never. C. Think outside the box. D. Time waits for no man. 【答案】4. D 5. B 6. A 7. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了北加利福尼亚一个沿海村庄的高中生玛雅·马丁内斯面对村庄干旱问题，通过观察海雾，发明了“雾竖琴”来收集淡水，解决了村庄部分用水需求的故事。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“Maya Martinez, a high school senior living in a fog-covered coastal village in North California, noticed that the community garden was gradually drying up during the driest summer on record. While the villagers remained helpless, Maya chose to spend her afternoons carefully observing the thick mist that rolled in from the sea.(玛雅·马丁内斯是北加利福尼亚一个被雾笼罩的沿海村庄的一名高中生，她注意到在有记录以来最干旱的夏天，社区花园正在逐渐干涸。当村民们束手无策时，玛雅选择花下午的时间仔细观察从海上滚滚而来的浓雾)”可知，玛雅观察浓雾是为了找出解决缺水问题的方法。故选D项。 【5题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中“At first, neighbors watched the process with doubt as she strung hundreds of thin, upright wires across a solid wooden frame. To them, the setup looked no more than “a giant musical instrument” that only produced useless sounds in the cold coastal wind.(起初，当她在一块结实的木架上挂上数百根细长的竖线时，邻居们怀疑地看着这个过程。对他们来说，这个装置看起来不过是一把“巨大的乐器”，在寒冷的海风中只能发出无用的声音)”可知，邻居们对玛雅的“雾竖琴”持怀疑态度，甚至用酸言酸语来形容它。故选B项。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中“In Maya’s Fog Harp, by contrast, water drops hit the wires and slowly combine into larger drops. Most importantly, with no cross wires to hold these larger drops in place, gravity easily overcomes surface tension, allowing the water to slide effortlessly down the wires and collect in a tank below.(相比之下，在玛雅的雾竖琴中，水滴撞击电线，慢慢合并成更大的水滴。最重要的是，由于没有交叉的电线来固定这些较大的水滴，重力很容易克服表面张力，使水毫不费力地沿着电线滑下，并收集在下面的水箱中)”可知，玛雅的雾竖琴的关键在于其直立电线的设计，使得水滴能够顺利滑下并被收集。故选A项。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文，结合第二段中“Maya had already identified a critical fault in traditional fog-collecting mesh nets (网状网): they frequently became blocked by the very water drops they caught, which severely reduced their effectiveness. Digging deeper into solutions, Maya found a novel device designed by two scientists — the “Fog Harp (竖琴)”.(玛雅已经发现了传统雾收集网的一个关键缺陷：它们经常被捕获的水滴堵塞，这严重降低了它们的有效性。深入挖掘解决方案后，玛雅发现了两位科学家设计的一种新型装置——“雾竖琴”)”可知，玛雅没有受传统方法的限制，而是通过观察和思考，发明了新的雾收集装置，这体现了“跳出常规思维”的精神。故选C项。 C A challenge of teaching mathematics rather than, say, history is that the homework is a lot harder to come up with. After all, “Was Henry VIII a good king?” is a reasonable question to ask either a classroom of nine-year-olds or a lecture theatre of postgraduates. But “Solve this quadratic equation (二次方程式)” would leave the classroom nonplussed and the lecture theatre unimpressed. Maths is learned by doing and designing a problem that is easy enough to be accessible, yet hard enough to be satisfying, is a big headache in itself. Partly for this reason, books that successfully communicate how mathematicians think, but are aimed at those not already in the field, are both valuable and rare. Now Sir David Spiegelhalter, professor of statistics at the University of Cambridge, has added to the category with The Art of Uncertainty. His new book will appeal to many more than just mathematicians, for its topic is universal: how to analyse chance, uncertainty and risk. If a new virus is running wild and the majority of deaths are among those who have received a newer vaccine (疫苗), is that evidence that the vaccination program is harmful? How much of top football teams’ performance comes down to luck rather than skill? Professor Spiegelhalter’s exploration of such questions is delightful. First, he uses them to illustrate broader ideas about how probability and statistics work. So a discussion of vaccine safety proceeds to Bayes’s theorem, a procedure for improving one’s judgment of probabilities as new evidence comes to light. The joy of Professor Spiegelhalter’s approach is that he reaches this deep truth through nothing more than some intuitive (直觉的) assumptions and very simple maths. Most important, though, is Professor Spiegelhalter’s skill at communicating these ideas. Much of probability and statistics can go against our intuition, and the maths behind it is often fearsome. But this is not a difficult book to read or understand. 8. What does the underlined word “nonplussed” in paragraph 1 probably mean? A. Impressed. B. Inspired. C. Confused. D. Amused. 9. What is the biggest selling point of The Art of Uncertainty according to the author? A. It casts light on math thoughts. B. It covers various topics. C. It makes sense to ordinary people. D. It satisfies maths professionals. 10. Why does the author mention Bayes’s theorem in paragraph 3? A. To prove the reliability of intuition. B. To reveal the book’s academic nature. C. To underline the deep truth of judgement. D. To demonstrate Spiegelhalter’s writing approach. 11. What is the text mainly about? A. A master of math teaching. B. A book on intuitive assumptions. C. A discussion of risk management. D. A guide to understanding probability. 【答案】8. C 9. C 10. D 11. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了一本名为《不确定性的艺术》的新书，该书通过直观假设和简单数学阐述了深刻真理，且文字通俗易懂，适合广大读者阅读。 【8题详解】 词义猜测题。根据第一段中的“But ‘Solve this quadratic equation (二次方程式)’ would leave the classroom nonplussed and the lecture theatre unimpressed.(但是“解这个二次方程”会让教室里的学生感到……，让讲堂里的听众不感兴趣)”可知，and后并列的信息为“讲堂里的听众不感兴趣”，因此划线词信息应该与其保持一致，即对于让学生“解这个二次方程”的反应应该是感到困惑不解。因此，划线词意为“困惑的，不知所措的”与C选项“Confused.(感到困惑的)”为同义词。故选C项。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“His new book will appeal to many more than just mathematicians, for its topic is universal: how to analyse chance, uncertainty and risk.(他的新书将吸引更多的人，而不仅仅是数学家，因为它的主题是普遍的：如何分析机会，不确定性和风险。)”可知，因为该书主题的普遍性，他的新书不仅仅会吸引数学家，还会吸引更多人。由此可知，《不确定性的艺术》这本书最大的卖点是它对普通人来说很有意义。故选C项。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“First, he uses them to illustrate broader ideas about how probability and statistics work. So a discussion of vaccine safety proceeds to Bayes’s theorem, a procedure for improving one’s judgment of probabilities as new evidence comes to light. (首先，斯皮格尔哈尔特教授用这些问题来阐述关于概率和统计如何工作的更广泛的思想。因此，关于疫苗安全性的讨论就涉及到了贝叶斯定理，这是一个随着新证据的出现而改进人们对概率判断的程序。)”以及“The joy of Professor Spiegelhalter’s approach is that he reaches this deep truth through nothing more than some intuitive (直觉的) assumptions and very simple maths.( 斯皮格尔哈尔特教授的方法的乐趣在于，他只是通过一些直觉假设和非常简单的数学就得出了这个深刻的真理。)”可知，作者在第三段中提到贝叶斯定理是为了证明斯皮格尔哈尔特的写作方法，即通过简单的直觉假设和数学得出深刻的真理。故选D项。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，结合第二段中的“Now Sir David Spiegelhalter, professor of statistics at the University of Cambridge, has added to the category with The Art of Uncertainty. His new book will appeal to many more than just mathematicians, for its topic is universal: how to analyse chance, uncertainty and risk.( 现在，剑桥大学统计学教授大卫•斯皮格尔哈尔特(David Spiegelhalter)用《不确定性的艺术》(The Art of Uncertainty)一书为这个类别增添了新的内容。他的新书将吸引更多非数学家的人群，因为它的主题是普遍的：如何分析机会、不确定性和风险。)”可知，本文主要介绍了大卫•斯皮格尔哈尔特教授的新书《不确定性的艺术》，这本书的主题是关于如何分析机会、不确定性和风险的，即本文主要讲的是一本关于理解概率的指南。D选项“A guide to understanding probability.(理解概率的指南。)”符合文章主旨。故选D项。 D Nitrogen fertiliser (氮肥) is essential for modern agriculture but carries a heavy environmental price, contributing to water pollution and soil degradation. However, simply reducing its use is not a solution. Crops typically respond to nitrogen shortage by investing more in root growth to search for nutrients, often at the expense of shoot (茎叶) development and grain production. While adaptive in the wild, this root-shoot trade-off limits agricultural productivity. For decades, the gene behind this trade-off has been unknown. In a new study, researchers from Nanjing Agricultural University, the University of Oxford, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences not only identified the gene responsible, but demonstrated that modifying it in rice can ensure stable shoot growth and yields even when nitrogen levels are low. The breakthrough could ultimately reduce dependence on artificial fertilisers. In experiments, the team found that a gene in rice called WRINKLED1a has distinct roles in the shoot and root. In the shoot, it switches on NGR5, a key gene that promotes branching. In the roots, WRINKLED1a supports nitrogen uptake, but also prevents the formation of a protein complex that would otherwise limit root growth. Interestingly, WRINKLED1a does not prevent this protein complex in the shoot, showing that its roles are tissue-specific. From over 3,000 rice varieties, the team identified a naturally stronger version of the gene and used traditional plant breeding (育种) to cross it into varieties carrying a weaker form. Over three field trials in Hainan and Anhui provinces, China, rice plants with this improved version maintained a more stable root-to-shoot balance across different nitrogen conditions, resulting in a 23.7% yield increase under low fertiliser use and a 19.9% increase under high fertiliser use. Lead author Dr. Shan Li noted that WRINKLED1a helps rice avoid the usual “more roots, less shoot” situation under nitrogen limitation, supporting stable yields with lower nitrogen inputs. “The next step is to investigate whether similar genes in other crops, such as wheat and corn, can be used to achieve the same outcomes,” she added. 12. Which aspect of the root-shoot trade-off does the new study focus on? A. Its economic cost. B. Its nutritional demand. C. Its genetic mechanism. D. Its environmental impact. 13. What can we learn about WRINKLED1a? A. Its function varies in different tissues. B. Its effect is restricted to the shoot. C. It promotes protein complex formation. D. It reduces nitrogen levels in the roots. 14. What might the study help to do according to the text? A. Contribute to food diversity. B. Facilitate sustainable farming. C. Justify nitrogen fertiliser use. D. Advance rice breeding methods. 15. What do Dr. Shan Li’s words suggest? A. The limitation of the research. B. A challenge in applying the findings. C. The need to test the outcomes. D. A possible direction for further study. 【答案】12. C 13. A 14. B 15. D 【解析】 【导语】本文围绕农作物在缺氮环境下的根冠权衡现象展开，介绍科研团队成功锁定调控该现象的关键基因，改良水稻品种实现减肥增产，并展望该研究在其他农作物上的后续应用前景。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“For decades, the gene behind this trade-off has been unknown. In a new study, researchers not only identified the gene responsible, but demonstrated that modifying it in rice can ensure stable shoot growth and yields even when nitrogen levels are low. (几十年来，控制这种根冠权衡的基因一直不为人知。在一项新研究中，研究人员不仅找到了关键基因，还证实改良水稻中的该基因，能让水稻在低氮环境下依旧维持茎叶正常生长与产量稳定。)”可知，这项新研究聚焦根冠权衡背后的基因运作机制。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“Interestingly, WRINKLED1a does not prevent this protein complex in the shoot, showing that its roles are tissue-specific. (有趣的是，WRINKLED1a基因不会在茎叶组织中抑制该蛋白质复合体的形成，这表明它的功能具有组织特异性。)”可知，该基因在不同植物组织中作用不同。 【14题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“The breakthrough could ultimately reduce dependence on artificial fertilisers. (这一突破最终有望减少农业对人工化肥的依赖。)”以及第四段“Over three field trials in Hainan and Anhui provinces, China, rice plants with this improved version maintained a more stable root-to-shoot balance across different nitrogen conditions, resulting in a 23.7% yield increase under low fertiliser use and a 19.9% increase under high fertiliser use.(在中国海南省和安徽省的三次田间试验中，使用这种改进版本的水稻在不同的氮肥条件下保持了更稳定的根冠平衡，在低化肥使用下产量增加了23.7%，在高化肥使用下增加了19.9%。)”可知，该研究能够减少化肥使用、兼顾增产与生态保护，助力可持续农业发展。 【15题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“The next step is to investigate whether similar genes in other crops, such as wheat and corn, can be used to achieve the same outcomes. (下一步我们将研究小麦、玉米等其他农作物中是否存在同类基因，能否复刻相同的增产效果。)”可知，Shan Li博士的话指明了后续进一步研究的发展方向。 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。 About a year ago, our dishwasher broke down. We called a repairman and were told it would have to be replaced. ____16____ So my mother asked me to wash dishes by hand after dinner. To understand why this upset me so much, you need to know what my life was like as a university senior. ____17____ Homework assignments, projects and tests competed for my attention and time. I caged myself in a prison of my own ambitions and expectations, cut off from many aspects of the world. So when I first started washing dishes, I felt annoyed. I was in a rush to be done with them, eager to get back to my endless list of tasks. ____18____ For about 15 minutes every day, I realized that I could slow down time and forget everything in the world. As my mind, eyes and hands focused on a simple task that would always result in success, I found peace. Though the new dishwasher arrived eventually, I continued to wash dishes by hand. This task became more relaxing and educational than I could have imagined. ____19____ From my kitchen window, I watched the seasons change: the tomato plant grew in summer, gave its fruit in fall, and died back in winter. Then new green was showing in spring. I kept these sights in mind, thinking on time itself. Washing dishes taught me to think of the completion of a task as the ultimate reward, not praise or a prize. I learned to be more relaxed about deadlines. ____20____ A. It definitely allowed me to recover. B. Now I can enjoy whatever task I’m doing. C. I was running around stressed most of the day. D. It took a while for the model we ordered to arrive. E. But a new dishwasher was out of our consideration. F. I should have accomplished them with even greater efforts. G. Washing dishes, though, caused an admirable transformation in me. 【答案】16. D 17. C 18. G 19. A 20. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者因洗碗机故障洗碗，从中获得成长的经历。 【16题详解】 上文“We called a repairman and were told it would have to be replaced.(我们打电话给修理工，被告知洗碗机必须更换)”说明洗碗机无法修理，需要更换。空后“So my mother asked me to wash dishes by hand after dinner.(所以我妈妈让我晚饭后手洗碗)”说明暂时无法使用新洗碗机，需要手动洗碗。空处和前文为顺接关系，说明新洗碗机无法立即到位。选项D“It took a while for the model we ordered to arrive.(我们订购的型号花了一段时间才到)”的“took a while to arrive”解释了为什么需要手动洗碗，与后文内容相呼应，符合语境。故选D。 【17题详解】 上文“To understand why this upset me so much, you need to know what my life was like as a university senior.(要理解为什么这让我如此沮丧，你需要知道我作为大四学生的生活是什么样的)”说明下文将介绍作者大四的生活状态。空后“Homework assignments, projects and tests competed for my attention and time.(家庭作业、项目和考试都在争夺我的注意力和时间)”描述了作者忙碌的状态。空处承接前文，具体说明作者的生活状态。选项C“I was running around stressed most of the day.(我大部分时间都在紧张地忙碌)”具体体现了作者大四的忙碌与压力，与后文的任务繁重相呼应，符合语境。故选C。 【18题详解】 上文“So when I first started washing dishes, I felt annoyed. I was in a rush to be done with them, eager to get back to my endless list of tasks.(所以当我刚开始洗碗时，我感到很恼火。我急于洗完，渴望回到我无尽的任务清单上)”说明作者一开始对洗碗很反感、很急躁。空后“For about 15 minutes every day, I realized that I could slow down time and forget everything in the world.(每天大约15分钟，我意识到我可以放慢时间，忘记世界上的一切)”说明作者后来对洗碗的态度发生了转变。空处为转折关系，体现作者的变化。选项G“Washing dishes, though, caused an admirable transformation in me.(然而，洗碗给我带来了令人钦佩的转变)”中的“though”表转折，“transformation”呼应后文作者态度的变化，与上下文内容相衔接，符合语境。故选G。 【19题详解】 上文“This task became more relaxing and educational than I could have imagined.(这项任务比我想象的更放松、更有教育意义)”说明洗碗给作者带来了积极影响。空后“From my kitchen window, I watched the seasons change: the tomato plant grew in summer, gave its fruit in fall, and died back in winter. Then new green was showing in spring. I kept these sights in mind, thinking on time itself.(从我家厨房的窗户望去，我目睹了四季的更替：番茄植株在夏季生长，秋季结出果实，冬季又逐渐枯萎。而到了春天，又会萌发出新的绿意。我将这些景象铭记于心，思考着时间的本质)”具体描述了洗碗时的收获。空处承接前文，进一步说明洗碗的积极作用。选项A“It definitely allowed me to recover.(它确实让我得到了恢复)”中的“It”指代“washing dishes”，“recover”呼应前文的“relaxing”，体现洗碗对作者的积极影响，与后文内容相呼应，符合语境。故选A。 【20题详解】 上文“Washing dishes taught me to think of the completion of a task as the ultimate reward, not praise or a prize. I learned to be more relaxed about deadlines.(洗碗教会我把完成一项任务视为最终的奖励，而不是表扬或奖品。我学会了对截止日期更放松)”说明作者从洗碗中学会了正确的做事态度。空处为总结句，体现作者的转变与收获。选项B“Now I can enjoy whatever task I’m doing.(现在我可以享受我正在做的任何任务)”总结了作者从洗碗中获得的成长，呼应前文的态度转变，作为文章结尾，符合语境。故选B。 第三部分 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。 Since young, I had needed to write as one needs to breathe, but social values convinced me that writing wasn’t ____21____. Yet chaining myself to other ____22____ frightened me. So I set foot on Iceland as an exchange student, giving myself one more year to ____23____ what to do with my life. However, after a month of living in Iceland, I was still unaccustomed. One day, in class, I started writing a ____24____ on my notebook. Outside, Mount Tindastóll’s snowy heights were lit in pink from the late sunrise. I became so ____25____ pressing its beauty into paper that I did not ____26____ my teacher, Geirlaugur, until he cleared his throat and asked, “Poetry?” “Sorry,” I said. Geirlaugur called me to his desk the next day. I was expecting ____27____, but instead he handed me a collection of Icelandic nature poems. “Keep going, and your work will be ____28____ one day. Onwards.” he told me. From that day on, my relationship with Iceland ____29____. I threw myself into reading Icelandic novels, found friendship and _____30_____, and realized that Icelanders _____31_____ writers. One friend told me _____32_____ that Iceland is a nation of writers: one in 10 would publish a book. I would not have become a _____33_____ were it not for Iceland. She _____34_____ my confidence in the worthiness of writing. Her mountains remain my _____35_____. And if I feel the old doubt, I remember Geirlaugur’s voice. “Onwards.” 21. A. appealing B. addictive C. worthy D. challenging 22. A. professions B. places C. classes D. activities 23. A. remember B. decide C. change D. escape 24. A. recipe B. poem C. play D. report 25. A. absorbed in B. skilled at C. used to D. concerned about 26. A. greet B. answer C. approach D. notice 27. A. approval B. criticism C. sympathy D. encouragement 28. A. finished B. analyzed C. published D. graded 29. A. suffered B. ended C. continued D. shifted 30. A. belonging B. wisdom C. patience D. kindness 31. A. trust B. envy C. ignore D. respect 32. A. secretly B. coldly C. proudly D. hopefully 33. A. teacher B. writer C. editor D. traveler 34. A. renewed B. shook C. showed D. maintained 35. A. dream B. choice C. inspiration D. destination 【答案】21. C 22. A 23. B 24. B 25. A 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. D 30. A 31. D 32. C 33. B 34. A 35. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述作者从小喜欢写作，但社会价值观让作者相信写作并不值得，作者作为交换生去冰岛，想决定人生方向，一开始不习惯，后来上课写诗歌被老师发现，老师鼓励他，冰岛人尊重作家，最后作者成了作家，感谢冰岛给了他信心。 【21题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：从小我就需要写作，如同需要呼吸一般，但社会价值观让我相信写作并不值得。A. appealing吸引人的；B. addictive上瘾的；C. worthy值得的；D. challenging有挑战性的。根据下文（最后一段）“if I feel the old doubt”以及作者对写作价值的自我怀疑可知，社会观念让她觉得写作不值得。故选C。 【22题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，把自己束缚在其他职业上让我感到恐惧。A. professions职业；B. places地方；C. classes班级；D. activities活动。根据下文“what to do with my life”可知，作者不想放弃写作，也不想从事别的职业。故选A。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：于是我以交换生的身份来到冰岛，再给自己一年时间来决定人生该做什么。A. remember记得；B. decide决定；C. change改变；D. escape逃离。根据上文“social values convinced me that writing wasn’t ”和“Yet chaining myself to other frightened me”可知，作者既怀疑写作的价值，又不愿从事其他职业，内心十分纠结，所以来到冰岛是为了决定人生方向。故选B。 【24题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：有一天，在课堂上，我开始在笔记本上写一首诗。A. recipe食谱；B. poem诗；C. play戏剧；D. report报告。根据下文老师问“Poetry?”以及后文“Icelandic nature poems”可知，作者当时在写诗。故选B。 【25题详解】 考查形容词短语辨析。句意：我如此全神贯注地将它的美写在纸上，以至于没有注意到我的老师盖尔劳格，直到他清了清嗓子问道：“诗？”A. absorbed in全神贯注于；B. skilled at擅长；C. used to习惯于；D. concerned about担心。根据下文“until he cleared his throat and asked, ‘Poetry?’”可知作者完全沉浸在写作中，没有注意到老师。故选A。 【26题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我如此全神贯注地将它的美写在纸上，以至于没有注意到我的老师盖尔劳格，直到他清了清嗓子问道：“诗？”A. greet问候；B. answer回答；C. approach靠近；D. notice注意到。根据上文“I became so in pressing its beauty into paper”和下文“until he cleared his throat and asked, ‘Poetry?’”可知，作者完全沉浸在写诗中，一直没有注意到老师的存在，直到老师开口才注意到。故选D。 【27题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：第二天盖尔劳格叫我到他的办公桌前，我本以为会受到批评，但他却递给了我一本冰岛自然诗集。A. approval认可；B. criticism批评；C. sympathy同情；D. encouragement鼓励。根据上文“One day, in class, I started writing a on my notebook”和“I did not my teacher, Geirlaugur, until he cleared his throat”可知，作者在课堂上偷偷写诗被老师发现，原本以为会受到批评。故选B。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：“坚持下去，总有一天你的作品会被出版。继续前进。”他告诉我。A. finished完成；B. analyzed分析；C. published出版；D. graded评分。根据下文“Iceland is a nation of writers: one in 10 would publish a book”可知，老师鼓励她作品将来能被出版。故选C。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：从那天起，我与冰岛的关系发生了转变。A. suffered遭受；B. ended结束；C. continued继续；D. shifted转变。根据上文“after a month of living in Iceland, I was still unaccustomed”和下文“I threw myself into reading Icelandic novels”可知，作者从不适应到融入，关系发生了转变。故选D。 【30题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我全身心投入阅读冰岛小说，找到了友谊与归属感，也意识到冰岛人尊重作家。A. belonging归属感；B. wisdom智慧；C. patience耐心；D. kindness善意。根据上文“From that day on, my relationship with Iceland ”和“I threw myself into reading Icelandic novels, found friendship”可知，作者与冰岛的关系发生转变，融入当地生活，不仅找到了友谊，也获得了归属感。故选A。 【31题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我全身心投入阅读冰岛小说，找到了友谊与归属感，也意识到冰岛人尊重作家。A. trust信任；B. envy嫉妒；C. ignore忽视；D. respect尊重。根据下文“Iceland is a nation of writers: one in 10 would publish a book”可知，冰岛人重视并尊重作家。故选D。 【32题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：一位朋友自豪地告诉我，冰岛是一个作家之国：每十个人中就有一人会出版书籍。A. secretly秘密地；B. coldly冷淡地；C. proudly自豪地；D. hopefully充满希望地。根据上文“realized that Icelanders writers”和下文“one in 10 would publish a book”可知，冰岛作家众多，这是冰岛值得骄傲的事，所以朋友是自豪地告诉作者这一事实。故选C。 【33题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果不是因为冰岛，我不会成为一名作家。A. teacher教师；B. writer作家；C. editor编辑；D. traveler旅行者。根据上文“Since young, I had needed to write as one needs to breathe”等内容可知，作者从小热爱写作，在冰岛老师的鼓励和当地氛围的感染下坚持创作，最终成为一名作家。故选B。 【34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她重拾了我对写作价值的信心。A. renewed重新获得；重拾；B. shook动摇；C. showed展示；D. maintained维持。根据上文“social values convinced me that writing wasn’t ”和“Geirlaugur called me to his desk the next day. I was expecting , but instead he handed me a collection of Icelandic nature poems. ‘Keep going, and your work will be one day.’”可知，作者曾因社会观念怀疑写作的价值，在冰岛老师的鼓励下，重新找回了对写作价值的信心。故选A。 【35题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：她的群山依旧是我的灵感源泉。A. dream梦想；B. choice选择；C. inspiration灵感；D. destination目的地。根据上文（第二段）“Outside, Mount Tindastóll’s snowy heights were lit in pink from the late sunrise. I became so in pressing its beauty into paper”可知，作者最初就是被冰岛的山景打动而开始写诗，冰岛的山川一直是她的创作灵感。故选C。 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。 Located in the historic Dashilan area of Beijing’s Qianmen district, the Daguanlou Cinema is one of the earliest cinemas in China and is celebrated ____36____ the birthplace of Chinese film, representing the lasting legacy (遗产) of cinematic art and modern ____37____ (innovate). In 1905, Ren Qingtai, owner of Fengtai Photo Studio, invited Peking Opera master Tan Xinpei to star in an opera movie ____38____ (name) Dingjun Mountain. Classic scenes like “Requesting Orders,” “Swordplay,” and “Battle” ____39____ (film) as silent movie parts. These were first shown at the then-called Daguanlou Theater on December 28, 1905, ____40____ (mark) the beginning of Chinese cinema’s journey. Today, the Daguanlou Theater has evolved (演变) into the Daguanlou Cinema, ____41____ ground floor hosts a living museum, displaying stills from Dingjun Mountain, classic posters, and historical film projectors. Walking through, visitors can ____42____ (direct) experience the century-old story of Chinese cinema. In recent years, beyond developing film-related products, it ____43____ (establish) strong ties with the Dashilan area, emerging as a dynamic model for cultural tourism that attracts many domestic and overseas tourists with its ____44____ (character) mix of movie screenings, shopping, and tea appreciation. The cinema’s fusion (融合) of the old and the new offers ____45____ unique experience, attracting young audiences seeking a connection with the past while enjoying modern comfort. 【答案】36. as 37. innovation 38. named 39. were filmed 40. marking 41. whose 42. directly 43. has established 44. characteristic 45. a 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍北京大观楼影院的历史地位、发展历程以及如今文旅融合的特色价值。 【36题详解】 考查固定搭配。句意：位于北京前门区历史悠久的大栅栏地区的大观楼电影院是中国最早的电影院之一，被誉为中国电影的发源地，代表着电影艺术和现代创新的持久遗产。固定短语be celebrated as意为“被誉为”。 【37题详解】 考查名词。句意同上。空处和cinematic art作representing的并列宾语，应用名词innovation“创新”，为不可数名词。 【38题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：1905年，丰泰照相馆老板任庆泰邀请京剧大师谭鑫培主演了一部名为《定军山》的京剧电影。空处是非谓语动词，name“命名”和逻辑主语an opera movie之间是被动关系，应用过去分词作后置定语。 【39题详解】 考查动词时态和语态。句意：“请缨”、“舞刀”、“交锋”等经典戏曲场景被拍摄为默片片段。空处是句子的谓语，film“把……拍成电影”和主语“Classic scenes”之间是被动关系，且由“were first shown”可知，句子描述过去的情况，应用一般过去时的被动语态，主语为复数，be动词用were。 【40题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：1905年12月28日，这些影片首次在当时的大观楼剧院上映，标志着中国电影之旅的开始。空处作结果状语，表示自然而然的结果，应用现在分词形式。 【41题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：如今，大观楼剧院已经演变成大观楼电影院，其一楼设有一个实景博物馆，展出《定军山》的剧照、经典海报和历史电影放映机。空处引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词“the Daguanlou Cinema”，先行词指物，关系词在从句中作定语，应用关系代词whose引导。 【42题详解】 考查副词。句意：漫步其中，游客可以直观感受中国电影的百年故事。空处修饰动词“experience”，应用副词directly作状语。 【43题详解】 考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意：近年来，除了开发电影相关产品外，它还与大栅栏地区建立了紧密的联系，成为文化旅游的一个充满活力的模式，以其电影放映、购物和品茶的特色组合吸引了众多国内外游客。空处为句子谓语，根据时间状语“In recent years”可知，句子应用现在完成时，主语it为单数，助动词用has。 【44题详解】 考查形容词。句意同上。空处修饰名词“mix”，应用形容词characteristic“特有的”，作定语。 【45题详解】 考查冠词。句意：电影院的古今融合提供了一种独特的体验，吸引了年轻观众在享受现代舒适的同时寻求与过去的联系。空处修饰名词experience，表示“一种独特的体验”，应用不定冠词，且unique是辅音音素开头的单词，应用a。 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 假定你是李华，你将参加学校最近一期英语沙龙的研讨“Handwritten Letters: Necessary in the Digital Age?”。请你结合事例用英语写一篇发言稿，内容包括： (1) 你的观点； (2) 说明理由。 注意： (1) 写作词数应为80左右； (2) 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。 Dear fellow students, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you. 【答案】Dear fellow students, I firmly believe handwritten letters remain necessary in the digital age. Despite the convenience of emails and instant messages, a handwritten letter carries a unique warmth that digital communication often lacks. Last year, I received a letter from my grandmother. Her shaky handwriting and heartfelt words moved me deeply. The effort she put into writing each character showed her love and care, which an email could never convey. In conclusion, handwritten letters are a precious way to express emotions and strengthen relationships. Let’s keep this tradition alive. Thank you. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生在英语沙龙中就“数字时代手写信是否必要”发表观点，需结合事例说明理由。 【详解】1. 词汇积累 坚定地：firmly → strongly 独特的：unique → distinc 传达：convey → express 珍贵的：precious → valuable 2. 句式拓展 同义句 原句：Despite the convenience of emails and instant messages, a handwritten letter carries a unique warmth that digital communication often lacks. 拓展句：Although emails and instant messages are convenient, a handwritten letter carries a unique warmth that digital communication often lacks. 【点睛】【高分句型 1】Despite the convenience of emails and instant messages, a handwritten letter carries a unique warmth that digital communication often lacks.（运用了that引导的限制性定语从句） 【高分句型 2】The effort she put into writing each character showed her love and care, which an email could never convey.（which引导的非限制性定语从句） 第二节(满分25分) 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。 I had spent fifteen years advancing in my corporate career in Seattle, but the corner office and six-figure salary had left me empty. When my marriage ended, I decided it was time for a different kind of life. I bought a cottage in the Idaho countryside, and prepared to start over. The property came with two elderly neighbors whose land bordered my own. Arnold was eighty-five, with weathered hands from a lifetime of work. Rena moved slowly beside him. They had a magnificent garden — rows of tomatoes, corn, and flowers in every color. But I noticed right away that it was suffering. The weeds were winning, and some rows looked untended. One afternoon, I found Arnold struggling to lift a bag of fertilizer. I carried it for him, and we stood talking for a while. “You need a garden,” Arnold said. “And I need someone to work this land. These old bones can’t do what they used to.” The arrangement made perfect sense. I would plant, irrigate, and weed. They would teach me what to do and we could share the harvest. As summer progressed, I found myself arriving earlier each day. I sweated my way through the garden. And when I sat by the creek (小河沟) for a break, I would just listen to the water. Slowly, I began to notice things I had never noticed before: the sound of wind moving through corn, the determination of a pumpkin vine pushing through dry soil. The constant noise in my head — the deadlines, the endless to-do lists — began to quiet. Arnold noticed my change, “The garden needs you. And you need it, too.” He was right. 注意：1．续写词数应为150个左右； 2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 One morning, I arrived to find the creek had flooded the garden overnight. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By autumn, the garden had yielded a rich harvest. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】One possible version: One morning, I arrived to find the creek had flooded the garden overnight. The water had carried away vegetables, submerged young tomato plants and bent corn stalks, leaving mud and broken stems scattered everywhere. I stood shaking with despair. Arnold appeared silently, steady and reassuring, “We’ll start from the beginning again.” His calm shocked me. Together we removed water with buckets, replanted what we could, and mended the banks. After hours, the garden seemed to stir back to life. By autumn, the garden had yielded a rich harvest. Pumpkins lined the paths; red tomatoes clustered on heavy vines. I walked through, filling my basket with beans and corn, and felt the emptiness in my heart fade. When I looked up, I saw Arnold leaning on the fence, wiping sweat from his weathered hands. Beside him, Rena sat on a wooden bench, watching with still peace. The setting sun cast a golden glow. In that moment, I understood this garden was my second chance — I had learned to restart bravely and keep going, no matter what. 【解析】 【导语】本文以主人公从城市搬到乡村后与邻居共同打理花园的经历为线索展开，讲述了主人公在花园被洪水破坏后与邻居一起重建花园，最终迎来丰收，并学会了勇敢面对困难并重新开始的故事。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容可知，第一段可描写洪水带来的破坏、主人公的绝望以及邻居的冷静安慰，随后两人合作，使花园重获生机。 ②由第二段首句内容可知，第二段可描写秋天花园丰收的景象，以及主人公在收获过程中内心的变化。 2.续写线索：洪水破坏花园——主人公绝望——邻居冷静安慰——共同重建花园——花园重获生机——秋天丰收——主人公感悟 3.词汇激活 行为类： ①冲走：carried away/washed away/swept away ②排水：removed water/drained water ③漫步：walked through/moved through/strolled through 情绪类： ①绝望地颤抖：shaking with despair/trembling with hopelessness/quivering in anguish ②沉静安宁：still peace/quiet contentment 【点睛】[高分句型1] Together we removed water with buckets, replanted what we could, and mended the banks.（由连接代词what引导的宾语从句作replanted的宾语） [高分句型2] When I looked up, I saw Arnold leaning on the fence, wiping sweat from his weathered hands.（由when引导时间状语从句；现在分词短语leaning on作宾语补足语；句末现在分词短语wiping sweat作伴随状语） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2025-2026学年度下学期高二期中测试 英语试卷 试卷总分：150分 考试时间：120分钟 注意事项： 1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的名字，准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2. 作答时，务必将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷及草稿纸上无效。 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，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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. What is the weather like now? A. Stormy. B. Cloudy. C. Sunny. 2. When will the store open? A. In 10 minutes. B. In 30 minutes. C. In 40 minutes. 3. What did the man do just now? A. He answered an inquiry. B. He worked on a report. C. He fixed a computer. 4. What is the man doing? A. Leading the way. B. Asking for directions. C. Posting a package. 5. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Ways of keeping fit. B. Benefits of having a hobby. C. Tips for regular gym-goers. 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。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 does Jim value most about the apartment? A. The size. B. The surroundings. C. The location. 7. How much rent will the woman pay per month? A. $300. B. $320. C. $350. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Schoolmates. B. Teacher and student. C. Parent and child. 9. What does Howard think is a disadvantage of being a teacher? A. Keeping a growth mindset. B. Dealing with tricky students. C. Possessing a wide knowledge. 10. How does Howard feel about his future career choice? A. Confused. B. Anxious. C. Confident. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. Why does Anna come to Shanghai? A. To study Chinese. B. To go sightseeing. C. To travel for work. 12. What makes Anna a bit regretful in Shanghai? A. The weather. B. The food. C. The language barrier. 13. Where does the conversation take place? A. At the man’s house. B. At the airport. C. In an office. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What is the hardest part for Martin to play a superhero? A. Managing his facial expression. B. Performing in action scenes. C. Getting his body in shape. 15. What does Martin like best about growing up in Canada? A. Having access to nature. B. Receiving international education. C. Establishing a strong family connection. 16. How did Martin get into acting? A. By working as a producer. B. By studying acting at university. C. By participating in a musical drama. 17. What is the last question about? A. Martin’s views on education. B. Martin’s potential career choice. C. Martin’s collaboration with companies. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. What is the aim of World Sleep Day? A. To tell people how to get enough sleep. B. To illustrate the harm of sleep problems. C. To spread the importance of high-quality sleep. 19. What does the study from the University of South Australia show? A. Adults lack adequate sleep on workdays. B. Sleep quality plays a decisive role in people’s health. C. Daytime physical activities have a positive effect on sleep. 20. What do most people know little about? A. The risks of sleep disorders. B. The benefits of regular sleep. C. The necessity of work-life balance. 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 The Maya (玛雅人) were good at math. They counted in groups of 20, not 10. They wrote numbers in columns going up. The bottom row was the “1s” column, the next row up was 20s, then 400s, and so on. For digits, they used a dot for 1, a line for 5, and a shell shape to show zero. Numbers 1 to 19 were written with a combination of lines and dots. The number 1209 (three 400s + no 20s + nine 1s) would look like this: A Maya village might keep a record of the pumpkins they harvested like this: The Maya also kept three different calendars. The first divided the year into 18 months of 20 days each, plus a short month of 5 days. The short month was believed to be unlucky, a time when spirits walked. The second calendar repeated every 260 days. This was used to plan celebrations and predict future. This calendar counted 13 months of 20 days each. Each date had its own set of 3 symbols (day, month, and year). When talking about events long ago, they used a calendar called the “long count.” This covered about 5,125 years. Year 1 on this calendar was 3114 BCE on our calendar. Each city and village had a calendar keeper, who was in charge of saying when to celebrate holidays and when to expect rain or plant crops. But farmers could probably also tell the time of the year from the sun and stars. 1. How many pumpkins did the Maya village harvest according to Figure 3? A. 114. B. 409. C. 414. D. 439. 2. What could the “long count” calendar be used for? A. Marking the unlucky days. B. Recording ancient events. C. Dividing the year into 18 months. D. Predicting and making future plans. 3. Which learning project would this text be most suitable for? A. Design a travel plan to the Maya ruins B. Write a report on the Maya agriculture C. Give a presentation on Maya artistic symbols D. Make a poster of Maya scientific achievements B Maya Martinez, a high school senior living in a fog-covered coastal village in North California, noticed that the community garden was gradually drying up during the driest summer on record. While the villagers remained helpless, Maya chose to spend her afternoons carefully observing the thick mist that rolled in from the sea. Maya had already identified a critical fault in traditional fog-collecting mesh nets (网状网): they frequently became blocked by the very water drops they caught, which severely reduced their effectiveness. Digging deeper into solutions, Maya found a novel device designed by two scientists — the “Fog Harp (竖琴)”. Maya decided to use the handy materials to create her own “Fog Harp”. At first, neighbors watched the process with doubt as she strung hundreds of thin, upright wires across a solid wooden frame. To them, the setup looked no more than “a giant musical instrument” that only produced useless sounds in the cold coastal wind. Little did they know this simple-looking setup would soon prove surprisingly effective. The remarkable efficiency of Maya’s Fog Harp lies in its clever use of gravity. In a traditional mesh net, tiny water drops get easily trapped within the small square gaps, which stop further collection. This occurs because the surface tension — the invisible, stretchy “skin” of liquid water — is too strong for the small drops to overcome. In Maya’s Fog Harp, by contrast, water drops hit the wires and slowly combine into larger drops. Most importantly, with no cross wires to hold these larger drops in place, gravity easily overcomes surface tension, allowing the water to slide effortlessly down the wires and collect in a tank below. Of course, the project faced its share of setbacks. During one severe coastal storm, the extreme wind tore through the wooden frame. Yet, instead of giving in to despair, she immediately set out to fix the problem by reinforcing the entire structure with durable steel wires. By the time autumn arrived, Maya’s “Fog Harps” were reliably producing plenty of fresh water every day, partly meeting the daily water needs of the village. 4. Why did Maya observe the thick mist in her afternoons? A. To predict the weather conditions. B. To clarify the reasons for drought. C. To check the efficiency of the mesh nets. D. To work out a solution to water shortage. 5. What can we know about Maya’s “Fog Harp”? A. It was a musical instrument. B. It invited villagers’ acid words. C. It presented an inborn fault. D. It featured a solid metal frame. 6. What is the key for Maya’s Fog Harp to function well? A. Its upright-wire design. B. Its mesh-net structure. C. Its weak surface tension. D. Its resistance to gravity. 7. What can we learn from Maya’s story? A. Look before you leap. B. Better late than never. C. Think outside the box. D. Time waits for no man. C A challenge of teaching mathematics rather than, say, history is that the homework is a lot harder to come up with. After all, “Was Henry VIII a good king?” is a reasonable question to ask either a classroom of nine-year-olds or a lecture theatre of postgraduates. But “Solve this quadratic equation (二次方程式)” would leave the classroom nonplussed and the lecture theatre unimpressed. Maths is learned by doing and designing a problem that is easy enough to be accessible, yet hard enough to be satisfying, is a big headache in itself. Partly for this reason, books that successfully communicate how mathematicians think, but are aimed at those not already in the field, are both valuable and rare. Now Sir David Spiegelhalter, professor of statistics at the University of Cambridge, has added to the category with The Art of Uncertainty. His new book will appeal to many more than just mathematicians, for its topic is universal: how to analyse chance, uncertainty and risk. If a new virus is running wild and the majority of deaths are among those who have received a newer vaccine (疫苗), is that evidence that the vaccination program is harmful? How much of top football teams’ performance comes down to luck rather than skill? Professor Spiegelhalter’s exploration of such questions is delightful. First, he uses them to illustrate broader ideas about how probability and statistics work. So a discussion of vaccine safety proceeds to Bayes’s theorem, a procedure for improving one’s judgment of probabilities as new evidence comes to light. The joy of Professor Spiegelhalter’s approach is that he reaches this deep truth through nothing more than some intuitive (直觉的) assumptions and very simple maths. Most important, though, is Professor Spiegelhalter’s skill at communicating these ideas. Much of probability and statistics can go against our intuition, and the maths behind it is often fearsome. But this is not a difficult book to read or understand. 8. What does the underlined word “nonplussed” in paragraph 1 probably mean? A. Impressed. B. Inspired. C. Confused. D. Amused. 9. What is the biggest selling point of The Art of Uncertainty according to the author? A. It casts light on math thoughts. B. It covers various topics. C. It makes sense to ordinary people. D. It satisfies maths professionals. 10. Why does the author mention Bayes’s theorem in paragraph 3? A. To prove the reliability of intuition. B. To reveal the book’s academic nature. C. To underline the deep truth of judgement. D. To demonstrate Spiegelhalter’s writing approach. 11. What is the text mainly about? A. A master of math teaching. B. A book on intuitive assumptions. C. A discussion of risk management. D. A guide to understanding probability. D Nitrogen fertiliser (氮肥) is essential for modern agriculture but carries a heavy environmental price, contributing to water pollution and soil degradation. However, simply reducing its use is not a solution. Crops typically respond to nitrogen shortage by investing more in root growth to search for nutrients, often at the expense of shoot (茎叶) development and grain production. While adaptive in the wild, this root-shoot trade-off limits agricultural productivity. For decades, the gene behind this trade-off has been unknown. In a new study, researchers from Nanjing Agricultural University, the University of Oxford, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences not only identified the gene responsible, but demonstrated that modifying it in rice can ensure stable shoot growth and yields even when nitrogen levels are low. The breakthrough could ultimately reduce dependence on artificial fertilisers. In experiments, the team found that a gene in rice called WRINKLED1a has distinct roles in the shoot and root. In the shoot, it switches on NGR5, a key gene that promotes branching. In the roots, WRINKLED1a supports nitrogen uptake, but also prevents the formation of a protein complex that would otherwise limit root growth. Interestingly, WRINKLED1a does not prevent this protein complex in the shoot, showing that its roles are tissue-specific. From over 3,000 rice varieties, the team identified a naturally stronger version of the gene and used traditional plant breeding (育种) to cross it into varieties carrying a weaker form. Over three field trials in Hainan and Anhui provinces, China, rice plants with this improved version maintained a more stable root-to-shoot balance across different nitrogen conditions, resulting in a 23.7% yield increase under low fertiliser use and a 19.9% increase under high fertiliser use. Lead author Dr. Shan Li noted that WRINKLED1a helps rice avoid the usual “more roots, less shoot” situation under nitrogen limitation, supporting stable yields with lower nitrogen inputs. “The next step is to investigate whether similar genes in other crops, such as wheat and corn, can be used to achieve the same outcomes,” she added. 12. Which aspect of the root-shoot trade-off does the new study focus on? A. Its economic cost. B. Its nutritional demand. C. Its genetic mechanism. D. Its environmental impact. 13. What can we learn about WRINKLED1a? A. Its function varies in different tissues. B. Its effect is restricted to the shoot. C. It promotes protein complex formation. D. It reduces nitrogen levels in the roots. 14. What might the study help to do according to the text? A. Contribute to food diversity. B. Facilitate sustainable farming. C. Justify nitrogen fertiliser use. D. Advance rice breeding methods. 15. What do Dr. Shan Li’s words suggest? A. The limitation of the research. B. A challenge in applying the findings. C. The need to test the outcomes. D. A possible direction for further study. 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。 About a year ago, our dishwasher broke down. We called a repairman and were told it would have to be replaced. ____16____ So my mother asked me to wash dishes by hand after dinner. To understand why this upset me so much, you need to know what my life was like as a university senior. ____17____ Homework assignments, projects and tests competed for my attention and time. I caged myself in a prison of my own ambitions and expectations, cut off from many aspects of the world. So when I first started washing dishes, I felt annoyed. I was in a rush to be done with them, eager to get back to my endless list of tasks. ____18____ For about 15 minutes every day, I realized that I could slow down time and forget everything in the world. As my mind, eyes and hands focused on a simple task that would always result in success, I found peace. Though the new dishwasher arrived eventually, I continued to wash dishes by hand. This task became more relaxing and educational than I could have imagined. ____19____ From my kitchen window, I watched the seasons change: the tomato plant grew in summer, gave its fruit in fall, and died back in winter. Then new green was showing in spring. I kept these sights in mind, thinking on time itself. Washing dishes taught me to think of the completion of a task as the ultimate reward, not praise or a prize. I learned to be more relaxed about deadlines. ____20____ A. It definitely allowed me to recover. B. Now I can enjoy whatever task I’m doing. C. I was running around stressed most of the day. D. It took a while for the model we ordered to arrive. E. But a new dishwasher was out of our consideration. F. I should have accomplished them with even greater efforts. G. Washing dishes, though, caused an admirable transformation in me. 第三部分 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。 Since young, I had needed to write as one needs to breathe, but social values convinced me that writing wasn’t ____21____. Yet chaining myself to other ____22____ frightened me. So I set foot on Iceland as an exchange student, giving myself one more year to ____23____ what to do with my life. However, after a month of living in Iceland, I was still unaccustomed. One day, in class, I started writing a ____24____ on my notebook. Outside, Mount Tindastóll’s snowy heights were lit in pink from the late sunrise. I became so ____25____ pressing its beauty into paper that I did not ____26____ my teacher, Geirlaugur, until he cleared his throat and asked, “Poetry?” “Sorry,” I said. Geirlaugur called me to his desk the next day. I was expecting ____27____, but instead he handed me a collection of Icelandic nature poems. “Keep going, and your work will be ____28____ one day. Onwards.” he told me. From that day on, my relationship with Iceland ____29____. I threw myself into reading Icelandic novels, found friendship and _____30_____, and realized that Icelanders _____31_____ writers. One friend told me _____32_____ that Iceland is a nation of writers: one in 10 would publish a book. I would not have become a _____33_____ were it not for Iceland. She _____34_____ my confidence in the worthiness of writing. Her mountains remain my _____35_____. And if I feel the old doubt, I remember Geirlaugur’s voice. “Onwards.” 21. A. appealing B. addictive C. worthy D. challenging 22. A. professions B. places C. classes D. activities 23. A. remember B. decide C. change D. escape 24. A. recipe B. poem C. play D. report 25. A. absorbed in B. skilled at C. used to D. concerned about 26. A. greet B. answer C. approach D. notice 27. A. approval B. criticism C. sympathy D. encouragement 28. A. finished B. analyzed C. published D. graded 29. A. suffered B. ended C. continued D. shifted 30. A. belonging B. wisdom C. patience D. kindness 31. A. trust B. envy C. ignore D. respect 32. A. secretly B. coldly C. proudly D. hopefully 33. A. teacher B. writer C. editor D. traveler 34. A. renewed B. shook C. showed D. maintained 35. A. dream B. choice C. inspiration D. destination 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。 Located in the historic Dashilan area of Beijing’s Qianmen district, the Daguanlou Cinema is one of the earliest cinemas in China and is celebrated ____36____ the birthplace of Chinese film, representing the lasting legacy (遗产) of cinematic art and modern ____37____ (innovate). In 1905, Ren Qingtai, owner of Fengtai Photo Studio, invited Peking Opera master Tan Xinpei to star in an opera movie ____38____ (name) Dingjun Mountain. Classic scenes like “Requesting Orders,” “Swordplay,” and “Battle” ____39____ (film) as silent movie parts. These were first shown at the then-called Daguanlou Theater on December 28, 1905, ____40____ (mark) the beginning of Chinese cinema’s journey. Today, the Daguanlou Theater has evolved (演变) into the Daguanlou Cinema, ____41____ ground floor hosts a living museum, displaying stills from Dingjun Mountain, classic posters, and historical film projectors. Walking through, visitors can ____42____ (direct) experience the century-old story of Chinese cinema. In recent years, beyond developing film-related products, it ____43____ (establish) strong ties with the Dashilan area, emerging as a dynamic model for cultural tourism that attracts many domestic and overseas tourists with its ____44____ (character) mix of movie screenings, shopping, and tea appreciation. The cinema’s fusion (融合) of the old and the new offers ____45____ unique experience, attracting young audiences seeking a connection with the past while enjoying modern comfort. 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 假定你是李华，你将参加学校最近一期英语沙龙的研讨“Handwritten Letters: Necessary in the Digital Age?”。请你结合事例用英语写一篇发言稿，内容包括： (1) 你的观点； (2) 说明理由。 注意： (1) 写作词数应为80左右； (2) 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。 Dear fellow students, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you. 第二节(满分25分) 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。 I had spent fifteen years advancing in my corporate career in Seattle, but the corner office and six-figure salary had left me empty. When my marriage ended, I decided it was time for a different kind of life. I bought a cottage in the Idaho countryside, and prepared to start over. The property came with two elderly neighbors whose land bordered my own. Arnold was eighty-five, with weathered hands from a lifetime of work. Rena moved slowly beside him. They had a magnificent garden — rows of tomatoes, corn, and flowers in every color. But I noticed right away that it was suffering. The weeds were winning, and some rows looked untended. One afternoon, I found Arnold struggling to lift a bag of fertilizer. I carried it for him, and we stood talking for a while. “You need a garden,” Arnold said. “And I need someone to work this land. These old bones can’t do what they used to.” The arrangement made perfect sense. I would plant, irrigate, and weed. They would teach me what to do and we could share the harvest. As summer progressed, I found myself arriving earlier each day. I sweated my way through the garden. And when I sat by the creek (小河沟) for a break, I would just listen to the water. Slowly, I began to notice things I had never noticed before: the sound of wind moving through corn, the determination of a pumpkin vine pushing through dry soil. The constant noise in my head — the deadlines, the endless to-do lists — began to quiet. Arnold noticed my change, “The garden needs you. And you need it, too.” He was right. 注意：1．续写词数应为150个左右； 2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 One morning, I arrived to find the creek had flooded the garden overnight. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By autumn, the garden had yielded a rich harvest. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $