广东揭阳市2025-2026学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

★开封前注意保密 揭阳市2025~2026学年度高中二年级教学质量测试 英 语 本试卷共10页，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。 注意事项： 1．答题前，考生先将自己的信息填写清楚、准确，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码粘贴处。 2．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效。 3．答题时请按要求用笔，保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不得使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。考试结束后，请将本试题及答题卡交回。 第二部分 阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Community Gardening Program Sign-up Join our city’s Community Gardening Program this summer at Green Lake Park, a welcoming activity open to all local residents. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced gardener, this program offers a fantastic opportunity to grow your own fresh produce while connecting with neighbors. There are no hidden fees for any services provided. We provide 3 m² shared garden plots on a first-come, first-served basis. Professional gardeners from the City Agricultural Research Institute will offer free weekly on-site guidance, covering scientific planting techniques, natural pest control methods, seasonal seed selection, and proper watering schedules for different plants. Fees & Requirements A 50-yuan annual fee covers the use of your garden plot and basic tools such as shovels and rakes. Please note that seeds or seedlings are not included and must be brought by you. All participants must attend a required 1-hour training session on July 15(10:00 am) or July 16(2:00 pm) at the park’s Community Center. Children aged 8 and above are welcome to join if accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Additional Benefits Enjoy access to a monthly garden market where you can sell extra produce; receive free organic fertilizer on the first Saturday of each month. Sign-up Details Register before July 10 via the City Community Service Website (http://www.citycs.com) or at the Green Lake Park office. For inquiries, contact our hotline 010-12345678 (Weekdays, 9:00 am-5:00 pm). 1. What will the professional gardeners teach? A. Skills in designing a community park. B. Ways to control pests naturally. C. Rules for selling garden produce. D. Steps to apply for the program online. 2. What does the annual fee cover? A. Basic gardening tools. B. Seeds and seedlings. C. Weekly professional guidance. D. Extra produce at the market. 3. What is an additional benefit of the program? A. Getting free professional training. B. Buying organic fertilizer at a low price. C. Earning money from garden harvests. D. Sharing plots with experienced gardeners. B The Silent Scream of Midway: A Tragedy in Plastic On the lonely shores of Midway Atoll, far from any continent, wildlife photographer Chris Jordan found a scene that would stay in his mind forever. He had originally come to this remote island to take photos of the large Laysan Albatross, a seabird that is a beautiful symbol of freedom. However, instead of finding life, he found a sad truth that was easy to see — a heartbreaking sign of how careless humans can be. These wonderful birds travel thousands of miles across the ocean with great skill. But now, they are falling victim to a modern trick. They mistake our floating trash — such as colorful bottle caps, old lighters, and sharp toy pieces — for food. Tragically, when the parent birds return to their nests, they unknowingly feed a deadly mix of plastic to their hungry chicks. Filled with sadness and the need to act, Jordan refused to just watch this happen. He started a moving project titled “Midway: Message from the Gyre (环流).” He carefully removed the plastic waste from the bodies of the dead chicks. Then, he arranged the colorful trash into art pieces that looked just like the birds themselves. It is a cruel irony that these birds hunt by smell, not by sight. They are fooled by plastic that smells like the ocean. As a result, the chicks die of hunger or internal injuries, their stomachs full of plastic that cannot be digested. Jordan’s powerful images have since spread around the world. They force viewers to see the direct link between their daily habits and the death of innocent animals thousands of miles away. “One chick contained 23 lighters, 19 bottle caps, and over Section A plastic pieces,” Jordan writes. “I wanted people to look at the beauty of the bird and the ugliness of the trash at the same time. It is not about blaming anyone; it is about waking everyone up.” Today, these images serve as a powerful, silent scream from the ocean, reminding us that when we throw away our waste, there is no such place as “away” — there is only the world we all share, and the innocent lives that pay the price for our convenience. 4. What did Jordan do with the plastic found in the dead chicks? A. He turned it into bird-shaped art. B. He sent it to a recycling center. C. He buried it back into the sand. D. He displayed it in a museum case. 5. Why do the Albatrosses mistake plastic for food? A. The plastic looks exactly like fish. B. Parent birds are trained to collect it. C. The birds have poor eyesight. D. The plastic absorbs ocean scents. 6. What is the main purpose of Jordan’s project? A. To win international photography awards. B. To raise awareness of human behavior. C. To blame manufacturers for plastic waste. D. To prove Albatrosses can’t adapt to nature. 7. What does the author imply by stating the underlined sentence? A. There is no space left to dump our garbage. B. Midway Atoll is the only polluted place on earth. C. We cannot escape the consequences of our actions. D. The ocean is too far away to be protected. C Claims that artificial intelligence (AI) borders on human intelligence have become commonplace. Some believe that rapid advances in large language models that signal “super-intelligence” will fundamentally reshape society. However, this comparison misses something essential about what human intelligence is. Research shows that human intelligence emerges from processes like shared language, cultural communication, cooperation and progressive learning across generations. AI systems, by contrast, do not cooperate or form social bonds. They process information separately, responding to prompts without awareness, intention or responsibility. Human intelligence is also concrete. Our thinking is shaped by physical experience, emotion and social interaction, which ground abstract reasoning later in life. AI lacks this grounding. Language models learn statistical patterns from text, not meaning from lived experience. They do not understand concepts in the way humans do. Advocates of AI progress often point to the vast amounts of data used to train modern systems. Yet this data represents a remarkably narrow section of humanity. Around 80% of online content is produced in just ten languages, while over 7,000 languages are spoken worldwide, with only a few hundred represented online. Training AI on such a dataset means baking in the perspectives, assumptions and biases of a relatively small portion of the world’s population. Human intelligence, by contrast, is defined by diversity. Eight billion people contribute to a shared mental landscape. AI does not have access to this richness, nor can it generate it independently. The data on which it is trained comes from a highly biased sample. None of this is to deny that AI systems are powerful tools. Used carefully and with oversight, they can be socially beneficial. But usefulness is not the same as intelligence in the human sense. AI remains narrow and dependent on human input, evaluation and correction. It does not form intentions, participate in shared reasoning or contribute to the cultural processes that make human intelligence what it is. Until machines can participate in that social, concrete and ethical dimension of cognition — and there is no evidence they can — the idea that AI will exceed human intelligence remains more promotion than insight. 8. What can be inferred about human intelligence from paragraph 3? A. It relies entirely on statistical patterns. B. It develops independently of physical experiences. C. It is deeply rooted in real-world social interactions. D. It lacks the ability to understand abstract concepts. 9. Why does the author mention that 80% of online content is in ten languages? A. To highlight the narrowness of AI’s training data. B. To prove that AI can process vast amounts of information. C. To show the superiority of English over other languages. D. To suggest that AI should be trained on more diverse texts. 10. What is the author’s attitude towards the claim that AI will beat human intelligence? A. Skeptical. B. Objective. C. Approving. D. Indifferent. 11. What is the main idea of the text? A. AI systems are superior to human intelligence. B. The training data for AI is highly biased. C. Language models will soon exceed human cognition. D. Human and artificial intelligence differ fundamentally. D While 5G networks are still being rolled out globally, researchers and tech companies are already looking ahead to the next generation: 6G. Expected to arrive around 2030, 6G promises to be a revolutionary step forward, offering much higher data speeds, nearly instant response times, and far more reliable connections than its previous generation. This could enable futuristic applications like real-time holographic (全息影像的) communication and seamless integration (无缝融合) of artificial intelligence into daily life. However, the path to 6G is not smooth. While the potential is exciting, significant technical challenges remain. One major hurdle is the need for new frequency bands, likely in the terahertz (太赫兹) range. These high-frequency waves can carry vast amounts of data but have a very short range and are easily blocked by walls or even rain. Developing technology to overcome this limitation is crucial. So, how can we break through these bottlenecks? A recent roadmap issued by an international team of scientists points to several key directions. First, it calls for the development of new materials and advanced antennas (天线) to better send and receive terahertz signals. Second, it emphasizes the importance of smarter network management using AI to optimize performance. Finally, the report stresses that global cooperation on setting technical standards will be essential for 6G to succeed everywhere. The journey toward 6G is a complex global effort. It’s not just about faster Internet; it’s about building a new digital foundation for society. By tackling today’s technical hurdles through innovation and cooperation, we can unlock the full potential of this next-generation network, shaping a more connected and intelligent future. 12. What is expected of 6G in paragraph 1? A. It will completely replace 5G by 2030. B. It will integrate AI without delay. C. It has been rolled out in futuristic areas. D. It will offer faster and more stable connections. 13. What can be inferred about terahertz waves from paragraph 2? A. They require less data capacity. B. They are immune to weather conditions. C. Their physical limitations limit 6G development. D. They have extremely long transmission ranges. 14. Why does the roadmap emphasize global cooperation on technical standards? A. To replace existing AI systems. B. To ensure the universal success of 6G. C. To reduce the cost of new antennas. D. To restrict holographic communication. 15. What does the author imply about the future of 6G in the last paragraph? A. It is merely a theoretical concept. B. It has already replaced 5G globally. C. It will simply focus on faster Internet. D. Its realization depends on collective efforts. 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。 Practical Methods to Improve Daily Communication Have you ever argued with your family or friends just because you failed to express yourself well? ____16____ It helps us clear up misunderstandings, build close relationships and settle disagreements peacefully. The following practical ways can help you improve your communication skills step by step. Before talking to others, take a minute to sort out your core ideas. It’s wise to pick two or three key points for your talk. When you get off track, these key points can bring you back easily. You can write down your main ideas on a notebook if necessary. ____17____ ____18____ Speaking is only half of communication. Listening carefully matters equally. When you listen attentively, you can know whether others fully understand your ideas. If they seem confused, you can ask questions to check their thoughts and adjust your words in time. Eye contact creates trust and shows your sincerity during talks. You’d better keep natural eye contact instead of staring all the time. ____19____ Some groups feel uncomfortable with long eye contact. Your gestures and faces send silent messages to listeners. Try to use relaxed facial expressions to show kindness and warmth. Stop negative expressions like tight lips or cold stares. ____20____ If you will communicate with people from different cultural backgrounds, learn related communication customs ahead of time. A. Communication requires both speaking and listening. B. Yet different cultures have different rules about eye contact. C. This simple action keeps your speech clear and focused. D. Poor expression always leads to unnecessary conflicts in daily life. E. Whether a gesture is proper mostly depends on cultural background. F. Some groups ignore body language while focusing only on their words. G. Good communication lets people exchange ideas without unnecessary fights. 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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Twelve years ago, doctors told Cai Lei he would never walk again. But today, the 34-year-old is not only walking but running a successful prosthetics (假肢) firm. Cai’s journey began with a tragic ____21____ in 2014 during a business trip. His right leg was severed (割断) and his left leg was shattered on the spot. The following three years, he endured more than 40 exhausting surgeries in a desperate ____22____ to save his left leg, but in vain. Finally, in late 2017, he made an unthinkable ____23____: he demanded doctors cut out his left leg. “It wasn’t ____24____,” Cai recalled. “It was a clear-eyed realization that I couldn’t keep lying to myself.” The surgery brought immediate ____25____. “It was complete liberation,” he said. However, learning to live with a disability brought new ____26____ relearning to walk with prostheses and facing ____27____ stares from others when he stepped outside. A turning point came when Wei Qing, a staff member of a local organization for people with disabilities, ____28____ him to join group activities. With support from Wei Qing, Cai eventually ____29____ a national vocational skills championship in tea art in 2023. This victory inspired him to launch a prosthetics company, aiming to provide ____30____ opportunities for people with disabilities like him. As a prosthetic user himself, Cai ____31____ the pain points: poor fit, chafing (皮炎) and lack of follow-up care. His company ____32____ a patented adjustable socket (假肢接受腔) that adapts to changes in the residual limb (残肢) — a first in the industry. “Traditional companies fit you and send you away,” he said. “But we provide full life cycle ____33____: pre-fitting training, fitting, and ongoing support.” “I believe that if we can just ____34____ the hardest phase, each of us can bring in a transformation,” Cai said. Looking back at his own experience, Cai, who was once told he would be confined to a ____35____, shared a simple message: “Keep being brave.” 21. A. encounter B. accident C. eruption D. flood 22. A. attempt B. inspiration C. adventure D. journey 23. A. hope B. cure C. choice D. turn 24. A. turning on B. breaking out C. trying out D. giving up 25. A. pain B. relief C. delay D. puzzle 26. A. abilities B. meanings C. challenges D. ways 27. A. unbearable B. brief C. unforgettable D. temporary 28. A. ordered B. encouraged C. taught D. made 29. A. set B. captured C. beat D. won 30. A. employment B. recovery C. treatment D. comfort 31. A. hated B. understood C. adopted D. lacked 32. A. delivered B. applied C. employed D. developed 33. A. goods B. delivery C. benefit D. service 34. A. get through B. make up C. tear apart D. run into 35. A. room B. bed C. wheelchair D. ward 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。 Chinese embroidery (刺绣), a precious intangible cultural heritage, wins wide recognition worldwide. A national cultural brand ____36____ (official) rolled out a global promotion project last spring. All embroidered artworks are packed ____37____ handcrafted boxes printed with classical Chinese patterns. The project links folk embroiderers and international retailers (零售商) closely. Its whole management system, ____38____ (base) on unified traditional craft standards and modern export rules, guarantees product quality. At first, there was little ____39____ (certain) whether small rural studios could satisfy foreign buyers’ requirements. So far, overseas sales of embroidered works ____40____ (total) more than 9 million pieces. Growing global interest keeps ____41____ (push) craftsmen to innovate designs combining ancient patterns with modern aesthetics. Each week, thousands of fine embroidery pieces ____42____ (ship) to dozens of countries across the globe. Reporters interviewed a studio ____43____ craftswoman has devoted three decades to Shu embroidery. Local cultural authorities often arrange overseas visits ____44____ (conduct) market research, helping traditional embroidery adapt to international market needs. These embroidered works, acting as ____45____ cultural bridge, show unique Chinese charm to foreign audiences. More youngsters are learning this ancient skill, hoping to carry forward our splendid traditional culture and make oriental beauty glow all over the world. 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，你校英文报“Student Voice”开展“如何合理利用暑假”的讨论，提供两种成长路径供你选择：“技能拓展”和“社区服务”。请你给报纸写一篇短文投稿，内容包括： 1. 你的选择； 2. 阐述理由。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80个左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 3. 参考词汇：技能拓展skill enhancement，社区服务community service Dear Editor, I’m writing to share my opinion on how to make full use of the summer vacation. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours Li Hua 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。 It was a chilly autumn morning when 17-year-old Paul first noticed the elderly man sitting alone on a bench in the community park. Every day for two weeks, the man had been there at exactly 7:30 a.m., wrapped in a worn wool coat, feeding the pigeons with breadcrumbs he brought in a small paper bag. Paul, who lived in the apartment building across the street, was preparing for his college entrance exams. The pressure was overwhelming, and he often took short walks in the park to clear his mind. One morning, curiosity got the better of him. He approached the bench and sat down, keeping a polite distance. “Good morning,” the old man said, his voice gentle but firm. “You’re the student from Building 3, aren’t you? I’ve seen you studying by the window late at night.” Paul nodded, surprised. “Yes, sir. I’m Paul. I’m preparing for American College Testing (ACT).” The old man smiled, his weathered face shining with warmth despite the deep scar on it. Over the following days, a quiet friendship developed. Mr. Smith shared stories of his years as a fireman and how he had got the scar in a rescue. Paul found himself looking forward to these morning conversations. They became his anchor in the storm of exam preparation. But not everyone in the neighborhood appreciated Mr. Smith’s presence. Mrs. Green, the chairwoman of the residents’ committee, had begun to complain. “He sits there all day,” she told Paul one evening. “The bench is for everyone, not just one person. And those pigeons make a mess. Some residents want him removed.” Paul felt a knot tighten in his stomach. He knew Mr. Smith had nowhere else to go — his wife had passed away two years ago, and his only son worked abroad. The park bench was his connection to the world. The next morning, he saw a notice posted on the door of the committee office. It read, “Public Meeting: Park Bench Usage — Monday, 6 p.m.” He knew he had to do something, but what could one student do against the organized opinion of the neighborhood? The weekend passed in a blur of anxiety. He spent the entire day thinking, planning, and finally, he knew what he had to do. 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。 At exactly the appointed time, Paul walked into the community meeting room. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mrs. Green stood up, her expression softening as she looked at the gathering of neighbors. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ★开封前注意保密 揭阳市2025~2026学年度高中二年级教学质量测试 英 语 本试卷共10页，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。 注意事项： 1．答题前，考生先将自己的信息填写清楚、准确，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码粘贴处。 2．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效。 3．答题时请按要求用笔，保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不得使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。考试结束后，请将本试题及答题卡交回。 第二部分 阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A 【1~3题答案】 【答案】1. B 2. A 3. C B 【4~7题答案】 【答案】4. A 5. D 6. B 7. C C 【8~11题答案】 【答案】8. C 9. A 10. A 11. D D 【12~15题答案】 【答案】12. D 13. C 14. B 15. D 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。 【16~20题答案】 【答案】16. G 17. C 18. A 19. B 20. E 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，从每题所给的A、B、C、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. B 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. B 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. A 31. B 32. D 33. D 34. A 35. C 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 【36~45题答案】 【答案】36. officially 37. in 38. based 39. certainty 40. have totaled##have totalled 41. pushing 42. are shipped 43. whose 44. to conduct 45. a 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 【46题答案】 【答案】Dear Editor, I’m writing to share my opinion on how to make full use of the summer vacation. Between skill enhancement and community service, I choose to take part in community service. For one thing, community service allows me to contribute to society and help people in need, which brings me a strong sense of achievement. For another, it offers a precious chance to communicate with different people, improving my social skills greatly. Instead of focusing only on personal growth, serving the community helps cultivate my sense of responsibility. Therefore, I believe community service makes my summer vacation more meaningful. Yours Li Hua 第二节（满分25分） 【47题答案】 【答案】Possible version: At exactly the appointed time, Paul walked into the community meeting room. Mrs. Green was sitting at the front table with about twenty residents sitting around. Paul took a deep breath and approached the front table. “May I say something?” he asked in a shaky voice. Mrs. Green nodded, a little surprised. He told everyone about Mr. Smith’s career as a firefighter and how he risked his life rescuing people from the fire. He explained that Mr. Smith was lonely after his wife died and the park was his only comfort, adding, “He just needs a place to feel connected.” Some neighbors started to whisper, and a few nodded their heads. Mrs. Green stood up, her expression softening as she looked at the gathering of neighbors. A hint of embarrassment and guilt spread across her face. “Perhaps we have been too hasty,” she said slowly. “Mr. Smith deserves our respect for his devotion.” Finally, an agreement was reached that the bench would remain unrestricted. At the news, Paul bowed to all the people present with tears of gratitude. From that day on, more neighbors stopped by to chat with Mr. Smith, and the park became a place where kids gathered to listen to Smith’s stories. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $