河北省沧州市南皮县某中学2025-2026学年高二上学期11月期中英语试卷（学生版）

这是一份河北省沧州市南皮县某中学2025-2026学年高二上学期11月期中英语试卷（学生版），共9页。试卷主要包含了听力，阅读理解，阅读七选五，完形填空，语法填空，书面表达，任务型读写等内容，欢迎下载使用。
一、听力（略）
二、阅读理解：本题共15小题，共37.5分。
A
While established by Wdrw Wilsn as a hliday in the United States in 1911, the practice f recgnizing mthers n a specific day r time f year has spread t mre than 40 cuntries. Here's a lk at the varius traditins.
France
Mther's Day in France nly started in the 1950s. After Wrld War I, it was celebrated n the last Sunday in May, unless it cnflicted with the Pentecst（五旬节）. If it did, mthers were celebrated n the first Sunday f June. Regardless f the day, a traditinal gif is a flwer-shaped cake.
Japan
Fllwing WWI, Mther's Day in Japan gained sme ppularity, and it is nw celebrated n the secnd Sunday f May. Gifts include red r pink cnatins（康乃馨） as they symblize sweetness and purity. Children will ften draw pictures f their mthers and present them t mm in additin t preparing dishes that their mthers have taught them.
Sweden
Celebrated n the last Sunday in May, the day isn't all that different frm the U. S. versin. There's breakfast in bed and hmemade cards and the like. One difference is that the Swedish Red Crss cllects mney by selling red plastic flwers. The mney frm the flwers ges t mthers and children in need.
Thailand
While all mthers are recgnized during Mther's Day in Thailand, the hliday is largely centered n Sirikit, the queen mther f Thailand. Mther's Day is celebrated n her birthday, August 12, and public places and husehlds are decrated with lights and pictures f Sirikit. Flwers like jasmine are ppular gifts.
1. What d Japanese children usually d fr their mthers n Mther's Day?
A. Buy pictures.B. Ck meals.C. Grw flwers.D. Present cards.
2. Which cuntry has a fixed date fr Mther's Day?
A. France.B. Japan.C. Thailand.D. Sweden.
3. What's the authr's purpse in writing the text?
A. T tell us hw different cuntries celebrate Mther's Day.
B. T prtect traditins f Mther's Day in different places.
C. T intrduce the rigin and develpment f Mther's Day.
D. T call n us t shw respect fr ur mther n Mther's Day.
B
Salad seeds (生菜种子) that went n a rund trip t uter space and back grew at a slightly slwer rate than the nes n earth, scientists fund, thanks t thusands f yung peple wh helped cnduct an ut-f-this-wrld experiment.
The prject started in 2015, when British astrnaut Tim Peake tk a millin seeds with him n his jurney t the Internatinal Space Statin (ISS). The seeds spent six mnths there befre they were sent back t Earth in 2016. In a message sent frm the ISS, Peake said the purpse f the science experiment was t find ut if the cnditins in space affected the seeds’ ability t grw.
Arund 600,000 pupils at 8,600 schls in the UK were then asked t grw the rcket seeds that had been t space, alng with regular seeds that had never left the planet. Peake described the experiment as “ne f the largest and mst inspiratinal experiments f its kind”.
The results f the study, which have just been published, fund that the space seeds grew mre slwly than the nes that had stayed n Earth. Researchers n the experiment said this was due t the stresses f space travel, such as the zer-gravity (零重力) atmsphere and high levels f csmic rays (宇宙射线), which slwed the grwth f the plants.
Nw researchers are hpeful that if the seeds are prperly prtected, it might be pssible t grw plants during future space tasks t ther planets. Dr Jake Chandler, frm University f Lndn, wh led the study, said, “The pssibility f eating hme-grwn salad n Mars may be ne small step clser.”
4. Why did Tim Peake take seeds t ISS?
A. T explre the secret t gravity.
B. T have astrnauts grw salad in ISS.
C. T prmte yung kids’ interest in salad.
D. T test the space’s influence n seeds’ grwth.
5. Hw did Tim Peake feel abut the experiment?
A. Encuraged.B. Disappinted.C. Cnfused.D. Cncerned.
6. Frm which part f a website is the text prbably taken?
A. Health.B. Science.C. Educatin.D. Business.
7. What culd be the best title f the text?
A. Space study, a ht tpic
B. Salad grwing, a hit amng students
C. The cnditins in space affect the seeds’ grwth
D. Man’s explratin t Mars, a big step frward
C
Afternn tea, the mst typical f English custms, is, perhaps surprisingly, a relatively new traditin. The custm f drinking tea became ppular in England during the 1660s thanks t King Charles II and his wife, and it was nt until the mid-19th century that the cncept f “afternn tea” first appeared.
Afternn tea was intrduced by Anna, the Duchess f Bedfrd, in the year 1840. At that time lunch was taken early but the evening meal was served fashinably late at eight 'clck, leaving a lng perid f time between the tw meals. The Duchess wuld becme hungry in the afternn, s she asked that tea and cake be brught t her rm arund fur 'clck. This became a habit f hers and later she began inviting friends t jin her.
This palace tea party was such a success that it sn spread t Lndn and ther places in UK as a fashinable scial event. During the 1880’s, upper-class wmen wuld dress up fr their afternn tea, als knwn as “lw tea” because tea was taken while sitting in lw, cmfrtable chairs r sfas.
While Lw Tea was largely a game fr the upper class, “high tea” was a necessary meal fr wrking class families. During the secnd half f the Victrian Perid, wrking families wuld return hme late tired and exhausted. As the mst imprtant meal f the day, the table wuld be set with meats, bread, butter, cheese and f curse, a pt f gd, strng tea t lift their spirits. Because it was eaten at a high, dining table, it was called “high” tea.
T experience the best f the afternn tea traditin, treat yurself with a trip t ne f Lndn’s finest htels. There are als a wide selectin f ld-fashined tearms ffering afternn tea experience.
We prvide very British afternn tea experience trips during yur stay in Lndn. Just tell yur tur guide when yu want t taste the culture and we will arrange everything fr yu with a very reasnable charge. It’ll be a nce in a lifetime experience. Dn’t miss it.
8. Why did the Duchess f Bedfrd need afternn tea?
A. It’s a fashinable palace scial event.B. It’s a traditin frm King Charles II.
C. The evening meal was t late fr her.D. She wanted t spread tea culture in UK.
9. What d we knw abut high tea?
A. It was a game fr the upper class.B. It was started by Queen Victria.
C. It was an ccasinal scial activity.D. It was highly imprtant t wrking class.
10. Which f the fllwing statement is NOT true accrding t the text?
A. Lw tea was mstly enjyed by upper-class ladies.
B. Lw tea was eaten while sitting in lw chairs r sfas.
C. The tea making pepled spirits high was called high tea.
D. High tea was taken by wrking class at a high dinning table.
11. What’s the main purpse f this passage?
A. T explain the rigin f afternn tea.B. T advertise fr tea experience trips.
C. T hnr the traditin f drinking tea.D. T intrduce tw afternn tea types.
D
A demnstratin missin t test an idea f cleaning up space junk was launched this mrning in Kazakhstan. Knwn as ELSA-D, the missin will exhibit technlgy that can help deal with space junk. The spacecraft wrks by attempting t attach itself t dead satellites and pushing them tward the Earth t burn up in the atmsphere.
ELSA-D, which stands fr End-f-life Services by Astrscale, will be carried ut by a “servicer spacecraft” and a “client satellite” that are launched tgether, accrding t Astrscale, spacecraft will release and try t meet with the client satellite, which will act as a piece f space junk.
The missin will carry ut this catch-and-release prcess repeatedly ver the curse f six mnths. The gal is t prve the servicer’s ability t track dwn and dck with its target in varying levels f cmplexity. Hwever, the spacecraft is nt designed t deal with dead satellites already in rbit, but rather future satellites that wuld be launched with dcking plates n them.
Space junk has been a grwing prblem fr years. Accrding t a recent reprt by NASA, at least 26,000 f the millins f pieces f space junk are the size f a sftball. Orbiting alng at 17,500mph, they culd destry a satellite. And the mst cmmn space junk, mre than 100 millin pieces, is the size f a grain f salt and culd make hles in a spacesuit, amplifying risk t spacecraft and crew.
The develpment f ther cleanup technlgies has been underway fr years. In 2016, Japan’s space agency sent a 700-meter chain int space t try t slw dwn and redirect space junk. In 2018, a device called RemveDebris successfully cast a net arund a large piece f space junk. These effrts culd prve increasingly imprtant as private space prjects like SpaceX cntinue t fill lw Earth rbit in a messy way.
12. Hw will the servicer spacecraft functin?
A. By breaking space junk int pieces.
B. By pushing space junk twards the Earth.
C. By adding dcking plates t client satellites.
D. By drawing dead satellites away frm the Earth.
13. What kind f space junk will the servicer mainly deal with?
A. Dead satellites in rbit.
B. Large pieces f space junk.
C. Satellites t be launched with dcking plates.
D. Space junk arund wrking satellites in a messy way.
14. Which f the fllwing can best replace the underlined wrd “amplifying” in Paragraph 4?
A. increasingB. remving
C. examiningD. transprting
15. What can we infer frm the last paragraph?
A. Space research is becming imprtant.
B. The functin f artificial satellites is varius.
C. It’s necessary t cnduct the clear-up missin.
D. SpaceX plays an imprtant rle in sending satellites.
三、阅读七选五：本题共5小题，共12.5分。
The age f space explratin started n April 12, 1961, when the Russian astrnaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human t jurney t uter space. But why d we g t envirnments that are dangerus and even deadly t humans? The answer is simple. ___16___ In this article, we’ll read the majr fur benefits f space explratin.
Prmte the prgress f medicine
___17___ Fr example, analyzing the effects f zer-gravity (零重力) n bld flw led t many discveries n hw t prevent sme heart illnesses. The experiments and measurements f bne strength and bne lss in astrnauts have helped dctrs better understand bne diseases.
Develp new technlgies
The space race has birthed the mst technlgical advancements in the shrtest perid f time. ___18___ Fr example, the running shes were riginally develped fr astrnauts. We use them in ur day-t-day lives withut even knwing that sme NASA engineers riginally develped them fr the Apll prgram that tk humankind t the mn.
Start space turism
The biggest dream sme f us have is being able t take a trip t uter space. Hwever, it is still t expensive t g t space. As reusable rckets imprve, the csts f these trips will becme significantly lwer. ___19___
Inspire the next generatin
Space explratin stimulates the curisity f children. ___20___ Nt nly is this gd fr them as STEM (Science, Technlgy, Engineering and Mathematics) jbs can secure them a cmfrtable future, but it als helps humans.
A. Technlgies have advanced cnsiderably.
B. It gets students interested in science and technlgy.
C. Hpefully ne day they’ll be within the reach fr all f us.
D. These include stepping up cperatin in space explratin.
E. The benefits f space explratin g beynd the dangers f it.
F. Studying the effects f space travel can lead t sme medical benefits.
G. Thrughut the years, cmpanies have fund cnsumer uses fr many f these develpments.
四、完形填空：本题共15小题，共15分。
Rberta appeared n the stage. She tk a deep breath and began t ____21____. Nw she was Prtia, a strng-willed ____22____ in Shakespeare’s The Merchant f Venice. The theater was filled with peple. She was speaking with a pwer she had never experienced befre, the wrds flwing ____23____ frm her.
____24____, Rberta had never acted in her life befre the auditin (选拔试演). She ____25____ being in frnt f ther peple. She was very shy at schl. She had never thught she was gd enugh at anything t ____26____ much attentin. She stayed mstly t herself, making few friends. She had excellent grades, ____27____ she always thught that smething was missing.
Tw weeks befre the auditin, Rberta’s mther had heard abut it and ____28____ her t jin in. “I can’t think f anyne else better suited t play the part. Remember all the plays yu used t act ut fr us?”
Her mther wuldn’t let the ____29____ drp. “Yu’re just a little scared (害怕). Everyne gets scared. Yu knw yu may d it. The trick is t lk past the _____30_____ t find the lve f what yu’re ding.”
S Rberta had made an appintment (预约) with the head f the Drama Club. She had read the play and fund herself excited by the _____31_____ f speaking such rich wrds. In secret she practiced Prtia’s part, _____32_____ the lines by repeating them ver and ver. It wasn’t hard; she _____33_____ every minute f it. Every time she spke the wrds, she had a new_____34_____ f the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Prtia n many levels.
On the day f the auditin (试演), she _____35_____ tw f Prtia’s famus speeches fr the auditrs (听众). When she had finished, the head f the Drama Club annunced the part was hers.
21. A. singB. speakC. danceD. reprt
22. A. memberB. actressC. playerD. character
23. A. smthlyB. rapidlyC. slwlyD. weakly
24. A. At firstB. After allC. In factD. In all
25. A. hatedB. enjyedC. appreciatedD. regretted
26. A. avidB. fcusC. payD. attract
27. A. rB. sC. frD. but
28. A. encuragedB. requestedC. remindedD. frced
29. A. rleB. matterC. interestD. grade
30. A. angerB. painC. sadnessD. fear
31. A. purpseB. wayC. ideaD. imprtance
32. A. checkingB. rganizingC. memrizingD. imprving
33. A. dislikedB. lvedC. expectedD. bre
34. A. understandingB. descriptinC. selectinD. cnsideratin
35. A. practicedB. perfrmedC. plannedD. directed
五、语法填空：本题共10小题，共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。
Crss talk, xiangsheng in Chinese, is a ____36____ (traditin) Chinese cmedic perfrming art and ne f China’s mst ppular cultural frms. It’s ____37____ (general) believed that crss talk develped smetime in the Qing Dynasty. After the Peple’s Republic f China ____38____ (fund) in 1949, this art became increasingly ppular. Tday, it is ____39____ imprtant part in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala and ther cuntless shws in China.
There are fur ____40____ (skill) in crss talk: talking, imitating, teasing and singing. Mst f the time, it is perfrmed by tw actrs—ne serves as the leading actr while the ther ____41____ (play) a supprting rle. Hwever, smetimes it is perfrmed as a mnlgue (独白), ____42____ is cmpleted by ne persn mainly telling jkes, and at ther times it is perfrmed by mre than tw actrs, ____43____ (call) grup perfrmance. Crss talk is humrus and its language is lively and rich ____44____ puns (双关语).
Jump int a taxi in Beijing, and chances are that yur driver will be listening t a radi bradcast f a crss talk shw. These days, mre and mre freigners are becming interested in _____45_____ (study) the art f crss talk. Crss talk is a huge part f Chinese culture and it appears as if it’s getting even bigger.
六、书面表达：共15分。
46. 假如你是校报编辑李华，校报英文版计划面向全体同学开展以“My space dream”为主题的征文比赛。请你在校报上写一则通知。内容包括：
1. 作品要求；
2. 截止时间及投稿方式。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
七、任务型读写：本题共1小题，共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。续写词数应为150词左右。
It was such a nice day and it’s Sunday. I left fr the park with my skatebard. There were s many kids in the central square. The parents chatted merrily in small grups, ccasinally taking a glance at their kids. I skated fr abut half an hur and tk a break n the nearby bench. Early summer mrning was always the best time, the bird chirping in the trees and cl winds blwing in my face. Hw culd I miss it? Dad said he was ging t mw the lawn in the yard n the weekend and asked whether I culd help. I made an excuse and just ran away.
I tk a lk arund the park befre I std up and sptted an ld man n the far side f the park. He kept bending frward and threw smething int a plastic bag with him. I watched fr a while and realized what he was ding. He was picking up the litter. At first, I thught he might be a cleaner wrking in the park but I had never seen him befre. “Wh is he? It’s Sunday and he is nt here fr fun?” I talked t myself. I went n skating and frgt abut him.
Time went fast and the sun was already high up in the sky. It was getting ht and I was tired. I was ready t g when I saw the ld man again. The park was half empty. He was still there, cllecting the rubbish left n the benches with much effrt. Time and time again, he stpped t straighten his bdy but he shwed n sign f leaving sn. Clearly, it was hard wrk fr peple f his a age.
“Nt t leave? What if he has n water left in such ht weather?” I wndered.
With sme hesitatin, I walked tward him.
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Obviusly, my father was surprised that I culd ffer t give him a hand.
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