河北唐山市第一中学2026-2027学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

2026-2027学年第一学期期中考试 高二英语试卷 命题人：吴庆欢侯晶华蒋中晓 审核人：梁士红 说明： 1.考试时间120分钟，满分150分。 2.答卷前，考生务必将自己的班级、姓名填写在答题卡，贴好条形码。 3.将卷I答案用2B铅笔涂在答题卡上，将卷Ⅱ答案用黑色字迹的签字笔书写在答题卡上， 写在本试卷上无效。 卷I(选择题共95分) 第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答 案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节（共5小题；每小题15分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段录音。每段录音后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最 佳选项。听完每段录音后，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 录音播放两遍。 1.What will the woman probably do next? A.Send an email. B.Paint a picture. C.Check the articie 2.What can we learn about the man? A.He's in a hurry. B.He's forgetful. C.He's organized. 3 Where does the conversation probably take place? A.In an art gallery. B.In a hospital hall. C.In a ship factory. 4.What does the woman think of the smartwatch? A.It's affordable. B.It's unnecessary. C.It's fully functional. 5.What are the speakers talking about? A.Ajob hunting experience. B.A time management method. C.A work mode shift. 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。每段录音读两遍。 听第6段录音，回答第6、7题 6.What are the speakers doing?. A.Staging a play. B.Writing a novel. C.Watching a movie 7.How does the woman feel about the plot? A.Confusing B.Reasonable. C.Imaginative. 听第7段录音，回答第8至10题。 8.Why is the new station in the suburbs? A.To store a big telescope. B.To avoid bright city light. C.To avoid heavy traffic. 9.What might bother Tom in his work? A.The unusual working hours B.The heavy mental labor. C.The long commuting distance 高二年级11月份期中考试英语试卷第1页（共10页) 10.How will the woman contribute to the project? A.By monitoring the station. B.By lending new cameras. C.By processing the data. 听第8段录音，回答第11至13题。 11.What especially drives the woman to study architecture? A.Its mix of design and engineering. B.Its clearly visible influence on a city. C.Her discussion with the man. 12.What do we know about architecture nowadays? A.It involves diverse decorations. B.It requires advanced degrees. C.It covers various fields. 13.What will the woman probably learn this summer? A.Modern economics. B.Computer science. C.Western.philosophy. 听第9段录音，回答第14至17题。 14.What is the woman's view on the AI tool? A.It works quite well. B.It needs more tests. C.It performs terribly 15.What concerns the man about the AI tool? A.Its unreliable accuracy.B.Its data leaking risk. C.Its low proficiency. 16.What function of the AI tool impresses the man? A.Offering random recommendations B.Translating foreign books quickly. C.Reordering daily reading habits. 17.How can the man use the Al tool? A.With his original library account. B.With a newly registered account. C.With the human librarian's help. 听第10段录音，回答第18至20题。 18.What was Linda's task at the dairy company? A.Analyzing the nutritional value of sugar. B.Delivering sugary yogurts to markets. C.Measuring the sugar level in products. 19.What did Linda's team do in Chicago? A.They boosted sales of existing products. B.They created new'drinks from plants. C.They invented a sugar-testing method. 20.What did Linda's team develop? A.An Al-driven program.B.A low-fat chocolate. C.A sugar-free product. 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 Let's be real:with the highly intense study,exercise is usually the first thing to get cut from the schedule.But maintaining a routine of exercise for busy students is about more than hitting a fitness goal.It also helps your study.We'll show you how to add effective workouts into your daily routine,ensuring your health even when your calendar is packed. No-Equipment Workout for Busy Mornings This body-weight routine requires zero equipment and works even in a dorm room.It clears 高二年级11月份期中考试英语试卷第2页（共10页） your head before you even head to your first class. 1 2 3 Warm-Up The Circuit The Finisher Cool Down 3 minutes of jumping jacks 3 rounds of squnts,pusb-upr 1 minnte of mountein 2 minutos of deep ndar单circtes. and Junges (Do ench move for climbers or high knees. breat话gand static 45属由on rest for15 stretohin Active Movement Between Study Breaks Sitting in front of the desk for a long time,you may feel your neck and waist like they are made of stone.To stretch and release the tension,you can try these: Desk yoga for neck and shoulders. .10 wall push-ups between breaks. Lift heavy textbooks overhead. These micro-movements fit naturally into your existing study schedule and keep the blood flowing and your brain engaged. Exercise Integration into Campus Travel Sometimes the best quick workouts.happen on the way to the library or other places. "Active travel"is the ultimate life tip for hitting your fitness goals without adding a single minute to your day.For example,skip the lazy elevator ride.Take the stairs and develop your functional leg strength step by step.While queuing up for meals or classes,do simple gentle stretches to release body tension. As the blog suggests,adding these tips to each day improves the fitness and focus.Start small,stay consistent,and the long study sessions will feel much easier. 21.How long does the body-weight routine take? A.1 minute. B.3 minutes. C.9 minutes. D.15 minutes. 22.What do exercises during study breaks and campus travel have in common? A.They are carried out indoors. B.They occupy no extra time. C.They are high-intensity workouts. D.They help boost energy and focus. 23.Where is this text most likely found? A.A sports club noticeboard. B.A personal training journal. C.A student wellness website. D.A campus fitness newspaper. B Ten years ago,at the height of blogging,I documented my life with photos and stories online.I met so many incredible people that way,and it felt warm and good-until I got a stalker-a real one who sent me frightening notes along with a photo of my children's school. Scared,I hurriedly deleted most of my online records,and lost my internet innocence.Since then, I post almost nothing personal online. So,when friends and I went out recently and someone took group shots,I politely asked them not to post pictures of me.If they really wanted to,please crop me out first.One friend 高二年级11月份期中考试英语试卷第3页（共10页） took it personally and accused me of limiting her freedom.She unwillingly posted the photo with me cropped out,adding:"Not pictured:the one friend who doesn't want to be seen with us." That hurt.But it also got me thinking:Is it rude to post a photo of someone without asking first? There are good reasons to ask first.Once an image is online,it's effectively permanent. Facial recognition software can trace a stranger's face back to the person's name,location, interests and even Social Security number.Besides,people may avoid photos for personal reasons:relationship troubles,health issues or simply a bad angle. Here's the other side,asking everyone in every group shot is impractical.If everyone needed permission from every person in the background of a group shot,social media would grind to a halt.I hate that the argument boils down to "everyone does it"-but it's better to consider both kindness and practicality. So is it rude?For casual,good-looking group photos posted to a private account among close friends,you probably have some freedom.For photos clearly centered on an individual, posted publicly or involving anyone who seemed hesitant:Ask first.And when it comes to children,always ask.If you're the person who prefers not to be posted,know that you're not being difficult.You're protecting your own digital footprint and that's a sign of self-awareness. 24.What made the author change her online behavior? A.The actual safety threat. B.The nature of online photos. C.The wide popularity of blogging. D.The failure of record-deleting. 25.Why does the author mention facial recognition software in Paragraph 3? A.To stress the exposure of online photos. B.To warn against sharing photos publicly. C.To compare with other tracking methods. D.To support the need for asking permission. 26.What does the underlined phrase"grind to a halt"in Paragraph 4 mean? A.See rapid growth. B.Come to a stop. C.Gain public popularity. D.Require stricter rules. 27.What is the author's attitude towards people avoiding being posted? A.Understanding. B.Anxious. C.Disapproving. D.Contradictory. C Today and every day we are the targets of advertisers,fundraisers and politicians trying to persuade us to buy something,do something or think a certain way.And they're good at it. Over the years,they've learned a lot about which features to build into a communication and which psychological strings to pull to increase its success.But by concentrating on the message itself,they've missed a crucial component of.the process. Research done in the last 15 years shows that the best persuasion is achieved through pre-suasion-the practice of arranging for people to agree with a message before they even know what's in it. 高二年级11月份期中考试英语试卷第4页（共10页） Pre-suasion works by focusing people's attention on a selected concept,which in turn stimulates them to overevaluate it or related ones.In one study,visitors to an online sofa store were greeted with images of either soft clouds or small coins in the background of its landing page.Those who saw the clouds.were more likely to prefer soft,comfortable sofas for purchase, whereas those who saw the money preferred cheaper models.Long before scientists started studying the process of pre-suasion,a few notable communicators already had an intuitive( understanding of it.. For example,the pre-suasive strategy was employed in the late 1950s by the advertising firm Doyle Dane Bernbach to introduce the oddly-shaped Volkswagen Beetle to a US market dominated by big,powerful,boat-like vehicles.The "We're ugly but..."campaign strategically admitted to limitations in appearance before trumpeting (the auto's strengths such as economy,reliability and simplicity.Credited with breaking open the US market for small cars, the ad campaign has been rated among the greatest of all time. With considerable success,practitioners of social influence have always featured persuasive elements-great praises,emotional pull,last-chance opportunities-in their appeals.Perhaps because of that success,they've mostly missed an accompanying truth.For maximum impact, it's not only what you do;it's also what you do just before you do what you do. 28 What aspect of advertising has been commonly overlooked according to the text? A.The effort to convince people without their knowledge. B.The use of psychological strings to influence people. C.The choice of communication channels for more success. D.The improvement of message contents to attract buyers. 29.Which of the following examples best illustrates the concept of pre-suasion? A.An online store trumpeting special offers. B.A banker explaining interest rates to customers. C.A car dealer offering discounts to potential buyers. D.A shop playing Jingle Bells in the Christmas season. 30.What can be learned about the Volkswagen Beetle ad campaign in the 1950s? A.It focused on emotional appeals. B.It failed to highlight its strengths. C.It strategically introduced an unconventional product. D.It thoroughly changed the US small-sized car market. 31.What can we infer about practitioners of social influence? A.They have been expert at applying pre-suasion. B.They have maximized their impact with persuasion C.They have combined pre-suasion with persuasion effectively. D.They have generally ignored the effectiveness of pre-suasion: 高二年级11月份期中考试英语试卷第5页（共10页） D Dipterocarp,the tallest tropical tree,can top 100 meters.A giant absorbs more sunlight'than nearby trees,yet height has a price:the taller a tree,the harder it is to lift water to its top.Scientists assumed that giants would suffer most in droughts,but a new study found that dipterocarps adjust.their water system and leaf chemistry,making the tallest no more drought-sensitive than shorter ones. A tree's trunk contains tubes called xylem that carry water from roots to leaves,but it is far from simple.Trees rely on evaporation (from leaves to draw water upward through the xylem.Meanwhile,water particles (stick to one another and to the xylem walls,keeping the chain from breaking.As trees grow taller,however,two problems emerge.Gravity can.break the water chain,creating air pockets that block flow.Worse still,friction (against the tube walls builds up and slows the rise. This led scientists to predict that giants like dipterocarps would suffer most in droughts.Yet actual data were missing,because reaching the top requires experienced climbers.A team led by Paulo Bittencourt joined such climbers in a Southeast Asian rainforest,where 38 dipterocarps were measured and 27 were tracked for 770 days,a period that included a six-month drought. The results were striking.Each tree's xylem widened from tip to base,lowering resistanee near the ground,and in the tallest trees the widening extended far beyond what simple scaling would predict.Their topmost leaves held higher concertrations of osmolytes -chemicals that stabilize cells under water stress,making them less likely to dry out.These adaptations meant height has nothing to do with reduced growth in the drought. The finding that these giants are more drought-resistant than expected matters greatly since the tallest 1%of trees store over half of a forest's carbon."These trees are rare and important, and their water systems are perfectly evolved for their height,"said Paulo Bittencourt,the study's lead author.This signals that previous climate models based on the assumption that giants would suffer most in future droughts need correcting. 32.How does the author introduce the topic in Paragraph 1? A.By quoting an expert. B.By providing statistics. C.By presenting a contrast. D.By explaining a concept. 33.How do dipterocarps survive drought? A.They widen their xylem at the top. B.They grow their roots deeper in drought. C.They clear air pockets with.leaf chemicals. D.They adjust both water flow and leaf chemistry. 34.What does the author mean by mentioning climate models in Paragraph 5? A.They need more forest carbon data. B.They show forests face greater drought. C.They fail to explain trees'water transport. D.They may overestimate giants'drought risk. 35.What can be the best title for the text? A.How Xylem Widens in Forest Giants B.How Trees Move Water to Their Leaves C.Why Forest Giants Survive Droughts D.Why Tall Trees Suffer Most in Droughts 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。 高二年级11月份期中考试英语试卷第6页（共10页） What do large crowds of people and water have in common?They both act like fluids( 体). A clear example of the fluid dynamics at play in crowds is the masses at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona,Spain.Each July,festival goers celebrate the running of the bulls.On the first day of the festival,around five thousand people gather in the town square and wave a red handkerchief.The crowd is so packed that it would be like fitting 900 people in a one-bedroom apartment.They cheer and sway(摇摆)._36 Denis Bartolo,a physicist at the Institute of Advanced Education in Lyon,France,spent four years filming the movements of the San Fermin Festival crowd from rooftops. Bartolo notes that while“dense(密集的)crowds by themselves are not dangerous,,” spontaneous (movement in dense crowds can develop into something dangerous.A tragic example is the 2021 Astroworld Festival in Houston,where ten fans died in a crowd crush. 37 But in the study published Wednesday in the journal Nature,Bartolo and his team were able to break down the physics of the crowd's fluctuations ()38 For the first time,it was found that dense crowds actually followed predictable,repeating patterns. "39 They are very easy to detect very early on before they become dangerous," says Bartolo. Understanding the fluid-like physics of crowds brings scientists closer to preventing disasters,and the findings could help authorities monitor crowds in real time. So if you feel like a large crowd you're in might be becoming dangerous,what can you do? 40 "Stay in the center.Do not go to the boundaries.No sitting down or getting low to the ground,.”he advises. A.The movements occur in irregular patterns. B.Bartolo suggests staying away from rigid walls. C.These spontaneous motions are periodic(周期性的)in time. D.The movement looks like ripples of water. E.People believed that a dense crowd moved in a predictable way. F.In the past it was thought that crowd movements were random and chaotic. G.The crowd was modeled and it was confirmed that it acted like a fluid. 第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分25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。 I am told that we are experiencing a long drought here in Maine.In August,it seemed that some of the trees were already acquiring their fall 41,but on closer examination,I saw that they were turning brown 42 water. There is a certain irony(讽刺)here,because Maine is a“water state'”.However,I did look at the drought as a 43 that I could confidently take a long walk without getting rained on. And so I set out over the dry grass of my backyard and 44 for town under a cloudless sky. What a difference a short trip can make.On my 45 journey,the sky began to 46 with thunderheads and,moments later,a downpour. My first impulse )of course,was to 47,in hopes of making it home before getting soaked.But within a couple of minutes,I slowed down,realizing that running was 48.I couldn't get any wetter than I already was. 高二年级11月份期中考试英语试卷第7页（共10页） I walked along in the rain at a 49 pace,and as I did so,I recalled 50 out into the downpours with my friends,running wildly with arms and voices 51.This is a fundamental difference between childhood and adulthood:A grown-up is too careful,too concerned with manners and 52,to deliberately walk in the rain,while a kid 53 the thick,pounding drops as a welcome change of pacc. As I passed a house,a(n)54 woman opened her front door and waved me in."You're getting soaked,"she said,but I 55 her well-meaning offer,smiled,and walked on. 41.A.colors B.shapes C.fruits D.blooms 42.A.in spite of B.for lack of C.in case of D.for fear of 43.A.threat B.warning C.guarantee D.suggestion 44.A.waited B.headed C.searched D.prayed 45.A.rough B.other C.next D.return 46.A.flash B.shine C.fall D.darken 47.A.run B.quit C.hide D.walk 48.A.embarrassing B.dangerous C.pointless D.impossible 49.A.cautious B.leisurely C.restless D.hurried 50.A.charging B.staring C.swimming D.shouting 51.A.excitcd B.folded C.raised D.covered 52.A.efficiency B.privacy C.fortune D.comfort 53.A.labels B.embraces C.employs D.declares 54.A.curious B.elegant C.kind D.smart 55.A.recognized B.accepted C.ignored D.declined 卷II(非选择题共55分) 第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。 Six months ago,Xie Lei boarded a plane for London."I was very excited but also quite nervous.I didn't know what 56(expect),"Xie Lei recalled.Now she is studying for a (qualify)at a university in China and has come to our university on a year-long exchange programme."My ambition is to set 58 a business in China after graduation,"she explained. Xie Lei chose to live with a host family,who can help with her adaptation to the new culture."When I miss home,I feel 59(comfort)to have a second family,"Xie Lei said.Another challenge for Xie Lei is the 60(academy)requirements.61 first time she had to write an essay,her tutor explained that she must acknowledge what other people had said if she cited their ideas,but62 he mainly wanted to know what she thought! Now halfway through her exchange year,Xie Lei feels much more at home in the UK. What seemed strange before now 63(appear)quite normal to her."64 (engage)in British culture has helped,"she said."While I'm learning about business,I'm also acting as a cultural messenger to build a bridge between us." We will follow Xie Lei's progress in 65(late)editions,but for now we wish her all the best. 第四部分：语喜知识（共两节，满分20分） 高二年级11月份期中考试英语试卷第8页（共10页） 第一节选词填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 请从词汇框中选择合适单词完成句子，并在答题卡上将正确选项涂黑。 A.subscribing B.initially C.adapting D.mature E.expose F.quantity G.boost H.alternative I.perceive J.assessment K.appeal L.swinging 66.The police have issued an for witnesses 67.The young man sat on the chair, his legs 08.The data is limited in terms of both quality and 09 To be frank,my job as a journalist is to the truth 70.They are emotionally_ and should behave responsibly. 71.They're putting up new hotels in order to tourism in the area. 72.Forecasters say the storms may not be as bad as they predicted. 73.Students must for themselves the relationship between success and effort. 74.These communities are now turning to recycling as a cheaper to landfills 75.My main reason for to New Scientist is to keep up with recent advances in science. 第二节.句子填空（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分） 根据所给汉语提示，完成句子。 76.多达25000职位仍受到威胁。 Up 25,000 jobs are still at risk. 77.索菲娅打算去拜访基茨小姐。 Sofia was intending to call Miss Kitts 78.许多家庭因缺钱而破裂。 Many families break because of a lack of money 79.我有必要跟她公开彻底地把话说清楚。 I need to have it out with her once for all. 80.孩子们总是和妈妈站在一边，跟我唱对台戏。 The kids always sided their mother against me. 81.19世纪以前，几乎没有社会流动的渠道。 Prior the nineteenth century,there were almost no channels of social mobility. 82.委员会由政府和私人部门的双方代表组成。 The committee is comprised representatives from both the public and private sectors. 83.有一个理论是污浊的空气导致了这种疾病。 One theory was bad air caused the disease. 84.一个繁星满天的凉爽夜晚，四名男子在火洞河畔篝火旁休憩，此地即今怀俄明州西北 部。 On a cool,starry night,four men relaxed before a campfire along the Firehole River in is now northwestern Wyoming. 85.塔尼娅不再只着眼于礼服，也开始关注偏日常的服饰，她打算把这些衣服搭配成精简 衣橱套装，提供给旅客。 Tanya is also looking beyond special-occasion dresses to less formal clothing, she plans to package as capsule wardrobes and offer to travellers. 高二年级11月份期中考试英语试卷第9页（共10页） 第五部分写作（满分25分) 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 I'd always been told to take care of my older brother,Brian,who was born weak and small. I'd often tie his shoes or prepare another glass of water for him.My mom saw my larger size and strong body as a sign that I was to be a kind of guardian angel(守护天使)for Brian.However, that was not the case. One day our school sponsored a pumpkin-carving contest.First prize was $100,and I knew just how I would spend it.There was a brand-new game I was dying to own.So I decided the first-place prize money definitely had to land in my pocket. When I had to carve the perfect pumpkin I'd picked out,it dawned on me that with my big clumsy fingers I'd surely screw it up ()I thought of Brian's smaller,delicate hands and knew he was the man for the job.I immediately begged Brian.Unexpectedly,he asked for a cut. That was fifty-fifty.Quickly doing the math in my head,I figured out even if I split the first prize,I'd still have enough cash for the game.So I gave in to Brian's demands.With skillful hands Brian carved the perfect face,and now we had the best pumpkin ever. Then the unexpected happened:We came in second.Unfortunately,second prize was only $50,and I needed every penny of that to buy the game.The day of the awards ceremony,the principal handed over the money to me because Brian was home,sick with a cold. If he really wanted to win,he would have been here today,I thought to myself,justifying stealing the cash from under poor Brian's nose.With hardly a thought,I ran to the store and bought my dream game.That night when Brian asked if we had won,I lied,afraid to look into his eyes. The whole thing was never mentioned again until the day when Brian was packing for college.I played my usual role in helping him pack when I came across an old album filled with photos he had taken as the school photographer. 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。 I was enjoying the photos when one caught my eye "You actually knew and didn't say anything?"I asked. 高二年级11月份期中考试英语试卷第10页（共10页）