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潮阳区棉城中学2025—2026年第二学期高二年级 英语科期中考试题 （满分130分） 第一部分 情景交际（共4小题；每小题2.5分，满分10分） 阅读下列简短对话，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，补全对话。 1. — I just got my English exam result. I passed the qualified test! — ________! You’ve been studying so hard for it. A. Congratulations B. That’s a pity C. Never mind D. It doesn’t matter 2. — Excuse me, could you please pass me the salt? I can’t reach it. — ________. Here you are. A. No way B. Sure C. I’m busy D. Don’t mention it 3. ---How's the project going? --- ________. All we have to do is finish the last bit of work. A. Easy come easy go B. Far from it C. By all means D. So far so good 4. —Would you like to go to the school library with me this afternoon? We can borrow some storybooks. —________! I’ve been wanting to read the new novel there. A. I’m afraid not B. That sounds great C. You’re kidding D. It’s up to you 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共11小题；每小题2.5分，满分27.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Science for Kids This month’s most popular books 1. 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Non-members must pay an extra $2 per book. 3. A Really Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson Price $15 Bill Bryson takes readers on a very funny and educational trip through the history of modern science-from its unexpected successes to its great failures and everything in between, Ages: 14 and over Order Now 4. National Geographic’s First Big Book of the World by Jan Carn. Price $20 This book is the perfect introduction to the seven continents. It tells young readers about the different animals that live on each of these lands and gives a simple description of the people’s history and culture. Ages: 5 — 12 Order Now 5. What is true about the book Women in Science? A. It is mainly about Marie Curie’s history. B. It lists all the important scientific achievements. C. It includes women scientists that aren’t famous. D. It is mostly about the development of modern science. 6. How much will a Bestbooks Book Club member pay in total if he orders First Big Book of How and A Really Short History of Nearly Everything today? A. $34. B. $30. C. $26. D. $24. 7. A primary school student who needs to write a science report about African elephants should choose ______. A. Women in science B. First Big Book of How C. A Really Short History of Nearly Everything D. National Geographic’s First Big Book of the World B For his eleventh birthday, Lin was given a gift that would shape his life. On that day his father took him to the Children’s Activity Centre and said he could choose any course that interested him. There was just one requirement: Lin would have to promise to study it for at least one year. To that point Lin had had many hobbies, but none kept his interest for more than a week or two. His mum once gave him a bag of stamps to encourage stamp collecting. That hobby lasted a week. Then his father got him some paints hoping that Lin’s artistic side would shine through. Those paints were now under his bed, still unopened. This time Lin’s parents would let him decide. Lin’s eyes moved down the noticeboard that listed all the courses on offer. He stopped at “Photography”. He liked the idea of taking beautiful pictures but the notice said that each student needed their own camera. Although Lin’s family weren’t poor, they weren’t rich either, and a camera cost a lot of money. He continued looking. The next course to catch his eye was “Language Art”. He didn’t even know what that meant. His father explained that it taught people how to make public speeches. Lin, a shy boy, could think of nothing worse. Then he saw it. “Cooking” sounded like something he’d like to do. It was inexpensive and convenient, it could be done alone and it was also creative. Based on Lin’s hobby history, his dad had doubts, but he agreed. Much to his parents’ surprise, Lin kept his promise. He studied cooking at the Centre every Saturday, and practised at home, making delicious meals for his family. Everyone looked forward to birthdays, when they could eat his cakes. Lin got great satisfaction from the pleasure his food brought to others. The months turned to years but his hobby never changed again. Now Lin is an adult and runs a successful restaurant. When customers say they enjoy his meal, he still gets the same pleasure he did as a child, and remembers the special gift he received all those years ago. 8. The underlined expression “catch his eye” in Paragraph 4 means ______. A. make him excited B. cause him surprise C. get his attention D. help him see clearly 9. Which of the following best describes Lin’s interest in cooking? A. It only lasted for a short time. B. It seemed to match his character. C. It was forced on him by his parents. D. It developed slowly over many months. 10. Why did the father have doubts about Lin’s choice of cooking? A. Lin wasn’t good at cooking. B. Cooking wasn’t very convenient. C. He didn’t think Lin would continue. D. Cooking wasn’t a good hobby for a boy. 11. What would be the best title for the passage? A. A Strict Father B. A Changeable Boy C. The Fun of Cooking D. The Birthday Gift C Imagine that you’ve just experienced something unpleasant-your friend has forgotten your birthday, you’ve been rejected for a new job, or you’ve just woken up after a long holiday and remembered you need to go to work. How would you typically respond to those feelings? You might try to tell yourself that it doesn’t matter, and not to let it get to you. This tendency could be described as “mood shame”: The belief that having bad feelings is a personal failing. Continually looking on the bright side of life might seem strong, even courageous. While it’s natural that we might prefer to avoid uncomfortable feelings like disappointment, worry, anger, or sadness, a recent psychological research supports the idea that they serve useful purposes in our lives. By learning to see that value and accept those feelings without judgment, we may enjoy better physical and mental health. Consider anxiety. We may assume that anxious feelings destroy our concentration and reduce our performance on difficult tasks—that we can only succeed in an exam or an interview if we learn to relax. Alternatively, we can see the feeling as a source of energy. Besides, disappointment may make us feel unpleasant-but you could recognize that the emotion helps us to learn from our mistakes. And by assigning a more positive meaning to the feeling and acknowledging its potential uses—rather than feeling it is somehow unhealthy—you might change the brain and the body’s responses to an upset. Rather than judging yourself toughly for bad feelings, you might lean into that bad mood, and allow yourself the self-care you need to get through it. Without fighting the emotions themselves, you could start to question whether those feelings have value. Perhaps they’ll help you to identify an important change in your life. 12. What do the underlined words “get to” in Paragraph 2 mean? A. Bother. B. Cheat. C. Scare. D. Inspire. 13. What can we learn from the psychological research in Paragraph 3? A. Being negative leads to bad health. B. Being positive means having courage. C. Positive feelings improve working efficiency. D. Negative feelings may have positive effects. 14. How does the author prove his idea in Paragraph 4? A. By analyzing causes. B. By giving examples. C. By presenting research results. D. By making definitions. 15. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about? A. The causes of bad feelings. B. The evaluation of bad feelings. C. The consequences of bad feelings. D. The suggestions for handling bad feelings. 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。 While it is possible for you to survive in the wild with nothing, you’ll always be much better off with a bit of preparation. ___16___. Learn how to find a survival shelter The most likely cause of death in the wild is not from having no food or water, but from getting too cold. ___17___. A shelter in the wild could be a fallen tree with dry ground below it, or up against a rocky outcropping. You can make the natural shelter stronger by leaning branches against the main structure or other wastes. Learn something about the bow-drill (弓钻) The bow-drill is a very valuable survival skill for creating fire. It can be learned in a relatively short period of time, and has the highest possibility of succeeding. The hardest part of creating a bow-drill is the string (细绳). ___18___, you’ll have the material needed to create a fire without worrying. Since it’s the easiest way to make fire by friction. Make a basic survival kit(工具包) ___19___. Some of the important items in a survival kit include a strong sharp knife, a fishing line, a signal whistle, a scarf and a water bottle. ___20___ Learn about the poisonous plants as well as edibles (可食物). This can also help you choose the best location for a shelter. However, there is no shortcut to get plant knowledge. You must put your time and energy into learning it. You can do it through either websites or published resources. A. Find water for survival B. If you can master the survival skills C. Improve your skills by identifying the plants D. So your first need in a typical survival situation is shelter E. Here are some steps you can take to prepare yourself for survival situations F. If you always wear shoes with strong shoestrings when you’re in the woods G. A small amount of basic materials could make all the difference in a survival situation 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 完形填空（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。 Sammie Vance approached her principal at Haley Elementary with the idea of installing “buddy benches” into her school playground to help others feel less lonely. The principal ____21____ of the idea. But wooden benches are ____22____. Just one would be worth nearly a thousand dollars. However, a bench made of ____23____ bottle caps would only be around $250. So Sammie ____24____ others in her community to collect enough caps to make one bench. ____25____, she managed to get bottle caps from 50 states. And thus, the initiative of “Sammie’s Buddy Bench Project” was ____26____. Pretty soon, Sammie’s Buddy Bench Project began commanding the ____27____ of several news media. For her amazing efforts, Sammie has been chosen the receiver of several ____28____ and was ____29____ one of People magazine’s “Girls Changing the World”. And _____30_____, more than 200 bottle cap buddy benches have been around at schools and parks across the country, plus Mexico and Australia. This is, of course, not just a beautiful story about helping others. It’s also a major win for _____31_____. It is reported that 1.3 billion bottle caps are used each year. These caps cannot be recycled in the same way along with plastic bottles _____32_____ each has a different melting point, and when they are _____33_____ in, it can ruin an entire batch (一批). And that’s when they get discarded. Millions of caps have been found in our _____34_____ alone, which can be devastating to marine life. In fact, it’s one of the leading _____35_____ of death. It’s big caring hearts like Sammie’s that help our planet heal against damage. 21. A. complained B. allowed C. approved D. spoke 22. A. costly B. heavy C. productive D. valueless 23. A. reviewed B. recreated C. removed D. recycled 24. A. kept track of B. reached out to C. sang high praises for D. got rid of 25. A. Unfortunately B. Accordingly C. Apparently D. Eventually 26. A. born B. promoted C. obtained D. commented 27. A. attraction B. attention C. acceptance D. admission 28. A. campaigns B. contests C. assemblies D. awards 29. A. nicknamed B. introduced C. defined D. named 30. A. the other day B. to date C. by then D. until recently 31. A. sustainability B. changeability C. adaptability D. visibility 32. A. though B. as C. if D. when 33. A. combined B. mixed C. involved D. fitted 34. A. fields B. walls C. oceans D. rains 35. A. explanations B. questions C. ways D. causes 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。 Did you grow up in one culture, your parents came from another, and you are now living in a ___36___ (total) different country? If so, then you are a third-culture kid. The term “third—culture kid” ____37____ (use) in the 1960s for the first time by Dr. Ruth. She first came across this phenomenon while ___38___ (research) North American children living in India. In general, third-culture kids benefit from____39____ (they) intercultural experience and they often reach excellent academic results. Yet many ___40___ (difficulty) may arise from this phenomenon. Third-culture kids may not be able to adapt themselves completely ___41___ their new surroundings. Also, they often find it hard ____42____ (develop) new friendship. Additionally, for a third-culture kid, it is often easier to move to a new country ____43____ to return to his homeland. For example, after living in Australia for many years, Louis finally returned to the country ____44____ she was born. She didn’t know anything about current TV shows ___45___ fashion trends. And she didn’t share the same values as other teens of her age. 第四部分 写作（共三节，满分50分） 第一节 根据提示，写出所缺单词的正确形式。（共10小题，每空1分，满分10分） 46. Some paintings of modern art are so ________(reality) that they look like photographs. (所给词的适当形式填空) 47. To develop the economy, in the early years our country encouraged foreign ________ (invest). (所给词的适当形式填空) 48. Foshan launched an award ceremony to honour local ________ (influence) experts as “Foshan Craftsman”. (所给词的适当形式填空) 49. A collection of paintings by David Hockney is on ______(exhibit) at the Museum of Art. (所给词的适当形式填空) 50. When you feel ________ (stress) out, you can also try to sit up straight or stand tall. (所给词的适当形式填空) 51. To our shock，many children in underdeveloped regions die of ___________(starve)．(所给词的适当形式填空) 52. As is known to us all, a ________ society means that human beings can live in harmony with each other. (harmony) (所给词的适当形式填空) 53. Judging from her ______ eyes, I knew that her life was full of sorrows. (sorrow) (所给词的适当形式填空) 54. With time going by, more and more countries have realized that a ___________(sustain) development is vital for human beings. (所给词的适当形式填空) 55. She had an ________ (appoint) with Tom to go there together again. (所给词的适当形式填空) 第二节 应用文写作（满分15分） 56. 假设你是李华，你的朋友Anthony对中国古诗很感兴趣，报名参加了“我最喜爱的中国古代诗人”（My Favorite Ancient Chinese Poet）英语演讲比赛，但不知如何准备，来信寻求你的建议。请你用英语写一封回信，内容如下： 1. 推荐的诗人及推荐原因； 2. 演讲的注意事项； 3. 鼓励和祝福。 注意：1. 词数80词左右；2. 短文的开头己写好，不计入总数。 Dear Anthony, Hearing that you have signed up for the English Speaking Contest "My Favorite Ancient Chinese Poet", _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第三节 读后续写（共1小题，满分25分） 57. 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节和给定段落开头语进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。 When I was six years old, I visited my grandfather’s farm in Kansas and he sent me into the woods to gather pecans (胡桃) for us to enjoy later. The pecans were about the size of a man’s thumbnail and just about the tastiest snack I’d ever had. However, pecan picking was really tiring and my little bucket was only half full after working hard for a long time. I thought I wouldn’t let Grandpa down. Just then something caught my eye. A large brown squirrel was a few feet away. I watched as he picked up a pecan, hurried to a tree, jumped up to the trunk and disappeared in a large hole. A moment later the squirrel popped back out and climbed down to the ground to pick up another nut. Once again, he took the pecan back to his hiding place inside the hollow of the tree. Not so secret anymore, I thought. I dashed over to the tree and looked into the hole. It was filled with pecans! Golden pecans were right there for taking. This was my chance. Handful by handful, I scooped all of those pecans into my bucket. Now it was almost full! I was so proud of myself that I couldn’t wait to show Grandpa all the pecans. I ran back and shouted, “Look at all the pecans!” He looked into the bucket and asked, “Well, well, how did you find so many?” I told him how I’d followed the squirrel and taken the pecans from his hiding place. Grandpa congratulated me on how smart I’d been in observing the squirrel and his habits. Then he did something that surprised me. He handed the bucket back to me and put his arm gently around my shoulders. 注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Paragraph 1: “That squirrel worked very hard to gather his winter supply of food,” he said. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: I picked up that little bucket full of pecans and carried it back to the tree. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 潮阳区棉城中学2025—2026年第二学期高二年级 英语科期中考试题 （满分130分） 第一部分 情景交际（共4小题；每小题2.5分，满分10分） 阅读下列简短对话，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，补全对话。 【1题答案】 【答案】A 【2题答案】 【答案】B 【3题答案】 【答案】D 【4题答案】 【答案】B 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共11小题；每小题2.5分，满分27.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A 【5~7题答案】 【答案】5. C 6. D 7. D B 【8~11题答案】 【答案】8. C 9. B 10. C 11. D C 【12~15题答案】 【答案】12. A 13. D 14. B 15. D 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。 【16~20题答案】 【答案】16. E 17. D 18. F 19. G 20. C 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 完形填空（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。 【21~35题答案】 【答案】21. C 22. A 23. D 24. B 25. D 26. A 27. B 28. D 29. D 30. B 31. A 32. B 33. B 34. C 35. D 第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 【36~45题答案】 【答案】36. totally 37. was used 38. researching 39. their 40. difficulties 41. to 42. to develop 43. than 44. where 45. or 第四部分 写作（共三节，满分50分） 第一节 根据提示，写出所缺单词的正确形式。（共10小题，每空1分，满分10分） 【46题答案】 【答案】realistic 【47题答案】 【答案】investment 【48题答案】 【答案】influential 【49题答案】 【答案】exhibition 【50题答案】 【答案】stressed 【51题答案】 【答案】starvation 【52题答案】 【答案】harmonious 【53题答案】 【答案】sorrowful 【54题答案】 【答案】sustainable 【55题答案】 【答案】appointment 第二节 应用文写作（满分15分） 【56题答案】 【答案】 Dear Anthony, Hearing that you have signed up for the English Speaking Contest “My Favorite Ancient Chinese Poet”, I’m glad to share suggestions. I recommend Su Shi, a versatile poet with optimism. His “I ask the sky for wine, wondering about the palace in the moon” shows his wit and resilience through life’s ups and downs. Highlighting his ability to find joy in adversity will make your speech inspiring. For the speech, pick 2 poems. Start with a brief story about his exile, then analyze key lines’ imagery and emotions. Use simple English to explain cultural references and add a slide of his calligraphy. Practice pausing to emphasize feelings and smile naturally. You’ve got this! Your love for Chinese poetry will shine. Good luck, and let me know if you need more help! Best wishes, Li Hua 第三节 读后续写（共1小题，满分25分） 【57题答案】 【答案】One possible version “That squirrel worked very hard to gather his winter supply of food,” he said. “Now that all of his pecans are gone, don’t you think that little squirrel will be hungry when it gets cold?” Grandpa asked me. “I didn’t think about that,” I murmured with shame, blood rushing to my face. Grandpa told me seriously that a good man should never take advantage of someone else’s hard work, even the squirrel’s. I drooped my head, feeling as hollow as that old tree.The image of that starving squirrel wouldn't leave my mind. There was only one thing I could do. I picked up that little bucket full of pecans and carried it back to the tree. Lifting the bucket up, I poured all of the nuts back into the hole, refilling it with not only all of the squirrel’s pecans but also the ones I had collected on my own. I breathed a sigh of relief and returned home with the empty bucket. I didn’t eat any of the sweet pecans that night, but I had something much more filling, which was the satisfaction of knowing I had done just the right thing. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $