广东省揭阳市普宁市某学校2025-2026学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题（学生版）

这是一份广东省揭阳市普宁市某学校2025-2026学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题（学生版），共10页。试卷主要包含了 5分, 满分37等内容，欢迎下载使用。
第一部分 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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
Events at the Aquarium f the Pacific
Big Fish Little Fish
includes theme-related activities, a guided gallery tur, and interactin with ur animal care staff.
Big Fish Little Fish classes invite adults and children 3-6 years ld t learn tgether thrugh play, mvement, and explratin. Children will use their bservatin skills t explre shapes and clrs while tuching animals in a private classrm.
Cst: $110 adult/child pair;
$60 fr Aquarium member adult/child pair;
$50 per adult member guest; $30 per child member guest
Time: FEBRUARY 10; 9:00-10:30 am
Festival f Human Abilities
The Aquarium f the Pacific welcmes guests t its twenty-first annual Festival f Human Abilities, which celebrates the creative talents f peple with disabilities. All attendees will be able t experience live perfrmances and wrkshps by dancers, musicians, and artists wh have learned unique adaptive skills t plish their abilities. This festival will include sign language interpreters.
Cst: Free
Time: JANUARY 27; 9:00-11:30 am
Ocean Investigatrs
Ocean Investigatrs, a series f prgrams at the Aquarium fr participants 7-12 years ld, encurages explratin f sea life. The class includes theme-related activities, a guided gallery tur, and interactin with ur animal care staff.
Cst: $38 per persn; $32 fr Aquarium members
Time: JANUARY 21; 9:00-11:00 am
Natinal Parks Adventure
Jin us fr a special screening f Natinal Parks Adventure, viced by Academy Award winner Rbert Redfrd, which will take yu n an adventure in the natin’s awe-inspiring great utdrs and wilderness.
Cst: $10 per persn; $5 fr Aquarium members
Time: JANUARY 30; 7:00-9:00 am
1. What is the cst fr a parent-child pair withut membership t attend the February event?
A. $60.B. $220.C. $110.D. $80.
2. Which prgram is friendly t hearing-disadvantaged individuals?
A. Big Fish Little Fish.B. Festival f Human Abilities.
C. Ocean Investigatrs.D. Natinal Parks Adventure.
3. What is special abut Natinal Parks Adventure?
A. It is free f charge.B. It targets yung kids.
C. It includes hands-n activities.D. It is a vide-watching event.
B
Jill Wheatley was a PE teacher in Germany. On the weekends she cmpeted in marathns arund Eurpe. But life threw her a near deadly blw. While teaching a PE class, she was hit in the head with a baseball. The impact was s great it left her with a brain injury and 70 percent visin lss, permanently blinding her in ne eye. She spent 26 mnths in seven different hspitals, at times wishing it wuld just all end.
Desperately, Wheatley set ut t find cmfrt and healing in nature. She travelled t Nepal where a friend cnvinced her t run in the Annapurna 100 with him. The pwer frm that race changed her life and eventually had her lking up at the tps f the muntains. Prject Visin 8000 was brn. And she began her missin t stand n tp f the wrld’s 14 highest muntains, twering 8, 000 metres abve sea level, t shw herself and thers the pwer in chice and pssibility.
Clurs, and tuch help guide her n the muntain and she has never nce felt t tired t carry n. “The nly thing cnstant is change, s when the weather gets really bad r a strm is cming in, I knw it is ging t pass.” S far, she’s had few prblems standing amng giants, but she admits she cntinues t struggle with vercming: the “muntains f her mind”. Having already stared death in the face, Wheatley has great respect fr the muntains and the missin she is n. But she’s nt seared. The experience almst claimed her life, but it is nw the driving frce and fuel behind her success. At every icy peak, she smiles and takes a quick vide with a breathless “s very thankful” whispered int the thin air.
4. What happened t Wheatley accrding t paragraph 1?
A. She came last in a race.B. She suffered head injury.
C. She lst her sight cmpletely.D. She was attacked in a class.
5. What drve Wheatley t launch Prject Visin 8000?
A. Her explratin f nature.
B. Her friend’s timely suggestins.
C. Her strng lve fr sprts.
D. Her participatin in the Annapurna 100.
6. What can we learn abut Wheatley frm the last paragraph?
A. Her attitude tward adversity was reshaped.
B. She was used t pr weather cnditins.
C. She ignred the muntains f her mind.
D. Her nature helped her vercme fear.
7. What culd be the best title fr the text?
A. Every peak is within reach.
B. Lse sight t gain visin.
C. Actin speaks luder than wrds.
D. Nature will wrk its curse.
C
Imagine yu’ re ut fr an evening walk in a freign city, lking t find a restaurant fr dinner. If yu’ re like mst peple, yu will lk fr the busiest restaurant with the mst diners because its ppularity is bund t reflect n the quality f fd and service. But is this true?
In turist areas, early diners have n meaningful clues as t which restaurant t chse, s they may have picked their evening eatery n a whim (一时兴起). Fllwing passers-by may have misinterpreted their restaurant chice as a well-infrmed decisin and blindly fllwed their example. This culd have resulted in a snw-balling effect, whereby ever-increasing numbers f custmers were attracted t the restaurant in questin, creating a false impressin f apprval. Therefre, fllwing the example f thers culd have led t a subptimal(次优的) dinner chice in an vercrwded restaurant.
Blindly cpying ther peple’s thughts r chices r simply ging with the crwd is ften referred t as “herd behavir(从众行为).” It is a frequent ccurrence amng humans as well as many ther animals.
Herding can appear t make a lt f sense. Average judgments f large grups f peple ften utperfrm individual chices. Furthermre, fllwing the crwd appears t ffer prtectin and cmfrt—— after all, there’s “ safety in numbers”--while helping t maintain a favrable fame. Finally, fllwing the herd reduces the effrt needed t make a persnal r unique decisin; it is therefre an easy ptin.
Herd behavirs, while cmmn and easy t explain, hld significant dangers. Cntrary t the s-called “wisdm f crwds”, which emerges when the judgments f individual grup members are independently cllected t prduce an average pinin, herd behavirs typically rely n s-called “infrmatin cascades”, where peple take n thers’ beliefs r cpy their chices withut critically evaluating the underlying reasns. As a result, herding can have many undesirable utcmes, including negative influences n cnsumer chices, like in the restaurant example abve.
8. What likely causes a restaurant’s ppularity in turist areas accrding t Para.2?
A. Early diners chse it based n its high quality and reputatin.
B. Passers-by may assume that the early diners made an infrmed chice.
C. The restaurant is recmmended by lcals familiar with the area.
D. The restaurant is advertised as having high-quality fd and service.
9. What is ne reasn why peple tend t fllw the crwd?
A. It leads t average judgments.
B. It brings a sense f security.
C. It challenges a favrable reputatin.
D. It allws fr better decisin-making.
10. What des the underlined “ infrmatin cascades” mean in Para.5?
A. Adpting thers’ beliefs r chices withut evaluatin.
B. Critical evaluatin f underlying reasns fr chices.
C. Average judgments frmed by large grups f peple.
D. Independent cllectin f individual pinins and judgments.
11. What is the authr’s attitude twards “herd behavir”?
A. NeutralB. FavrableC. CriticalD. Indifferent
D
A new study frm Nttingham Trent University (NTU) indicates that peple wh are mre facially expressive are generally mre likable and scially successful. The research, which analyzed ver 1,500 natural cnversatins, suggests that cmplex facial muscle mvements can strengthen scial bnds and imprve scial interactins.
In the initial phase, researchers engaged with 52 participants in vide calls designed t get a range f everyday situatins, such as humr, embarrassment and cnflict. The participants were further challenged t maintain a still face while their partners attempted t stimulate mvement, testing their ability t cntrl facial expressins.
Fllwing these interactins, the participants recrded shrt vides, where they aimed t achieve specific scial gals, like disagreeing with smene but withut being disliked. These clips f vides were then rated by ver 170 independent bservers, assessing the readability f the emtins and expressins displayed.
The researchers applied the Facial Actin Cding System (FACS), a methd fr measuring facial muscle activity, t evaluate each participant’s expressivity (表现能力). Afterwards, the study extended t analyze an existing database f natural vide cnversatins between 1,456 strangers, where the participants rated their cnversatinal partners’ likability. The study revealed that individuals wh were mre expressive were mre likable by bth independent bservers and their cnversatin partners. Additinally, these expressive individuals were easier t read and mre skillful at using facial behavirs t achieve their scial gals.
“This is a study t examine facial expressin in real-wrld interactins,” said the study’s lead authr, Eithne Kavanagh. “Our evidence shws that facial expressivity is related t psitive scial utcmes. It suggests that mre expressive peple are mre successful at attracting scial partners and building relatinships. It als culd be imprtant in cnflict reslutin.” The research highlights the significant rle which facial expressins play in successful scial interactins.
12. Hw did the researchers examine the participants’ ability t cntrl facial expressins?
A. By asking them t make cmplex facial muscle mvements.
B. By asking them t watch humrus vides and keep a still face.
C. By having them use facial behavirs t achieve their scial gals.
D. By having their partners try t make them prduce facial mvements.
13. What were the participants asked t d after the first stage?
A. Rate the vides f ther participants.
B. Engage in further scial interactins.
C. Assess the readability f their wn emtins.
D. Recrd shrt vides under specific cnditins.
14. What can we learn abut the FACS?
A. It is a tl t assess facial muscle activity.
B. It decides the scial success f individuals.
C. It imprves the likability f facial expressins.
D. It is a methd fr prmting participants’ likability.
15. What can be the best title fr the text?
A. FACS: A New Methd fr Scial Science
B. Facial Expressins: Imprtant fr Scial Success
C. The Develpment f Facial Muscle Mvements
D. The Way t Be Likable and Scially Successful
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。
Peple have always wanted t knw what the future will lk like. Then, hw can we? ___16___ The wrld has changed a lt in the last 150 years, but we humans are driven by the same basic needs as we were 150 years ag, such as fd, sleep, the feeling f being appreciated and lved. ___17___ N. In additin, generally speaking, the inventins fr the last 150 years have been a human effrt fr freedm and cmmunicatin, t be able t get in cntrl f the time and wrld. Since there is still much t d in this area, this will be the fcus at least fr the next 150 years.
But why d we need t predict the future? Predicting the future is imprtant fr tw reasns: First, we need t start t think abut what kind f future we wuld like fr urselves and t pass n t the next generatin. ___18___
Hw abut the virtual wrlds? It might be in the future t experience the sand between yur tes, and hear the waves, just lying in yur bed at hme. ___19___ S, even if a great inventin is there fr an affrdable price, it’ll never take the place f the cmmn experience if it is nt real.
___20___ What we’ll see in the next 50 years is the transitin (过渡) frm an il-dependent sciety t a new sciety. Here there’ll be new medicine, cntinued explratin f space, challenges in the climate change, and new inventins that make life a little easier.
A. S what will the future lk like then?
B. Will this change in the next 150 years?
C. Predicting the future can help us in many ways.
D. Hwever, yu’ll never get the feeling f being there.
E. Well, t understand the future, yu must knw the past.
F. Hwever, n matter hw real the experience will feel, it desn’t happen fr real.
G. Then we need t knw what decisins we need t make tday that will give the best result in the future.
第二部分 语言运用（共两节, 满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分, 共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。
Clara Daly was seated n an Alaska Airlines flight frm Bstn t Prtland. Suddenly, a flight attendant asked an ___21___ questin: “Des anyne knw American ___22___ Language?”
Clara, 15 at the time, pressed the call ___23___. The flight attendant came by and ___24___ the situatin. “We have a passenger wh’s blind and deaf. He seemed t want smething, but we culdn’t understand what he ___25___.”
Clara had been studying ASL fr the past year t help with her dyslexia (诵读困难) and knew she’d be able t fingerspell int the man’s ___26___. S, she walked tward the frnt f the plane, and ___27___ dwn beside Tim Ck, then ___28___ taking his hand, she spelled, “Are yu OK?” Tim Ck asked fr sme water. When it arrived, Clara ___29___ t her seat. But she came again later because he wanted t knw the time. On her third visit, she stpped and stayed fr a while.
“I thught, ‘Ww, this is cl, ’ ” Clara says. “I hpe I dn’t ____30____ anything wrng.”
“Actually, he didn’t need anything. He was ____31____ and just wanted t talk.” Clara says. Clara talked abut her family and her plans fr the future. Tim Ck tld Clara hw he had gradually becme ____32____ and shared stries f his days as a traveling salesman. “Althugh he culdn’t see her, she lked attentively at his face with ____33____,” a passenger said.
“Clara was amazing,” a flight attendant tld Alaska Airlines. “Yu culd tell Tim Ck was very excited t have smene he culd ____34____, and Clara was such an ____35____.”
Tim’s reactin: “Best trip I’ve ever had.”
21. A. urgentB. interestingC. unnecessaryD. embarrassing
22. A. ScialB. SignC. ScienceD. Standard
23. A. parcelB. buttnC. deviceD. handle
24. A. prvedB. reflectedC. explainedD. cmplained
25. A. clarifiedB. pssessedC. requiredD. assessed
26. A. cheekB. handC. mindD. waist
27. A. fellB. settledC. calmedD. bent
28. A. gentlyB. prudlyC. bravelyD. fiercely
29. A. lweredB. returnedC. bwedD. pinted
30. A. reviewB. implyC. createD. spell
31. A. lnelyB. wrriedC. anxiusD. dubtful
32. A. sightlessB. healthyC. nervusD. successful
33. A. impatienceB. shynessC. cnfusinD. kindness
34. A. refer tB. rely nC. speak tD. call n
35. A. emplyeeB. angelC. fficerD. educatr
第二节：(10个小题；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。
Xu Beihng’s paintings best indicate his persnality: patritic, diligent and humanistic.
Brn in rural Yixing, Jiangsu prvince, he learned the basics f classic Chinese ink painting ____36____ his father, Xu Dazhang, ____37____ private schl teacher wh was skilled in painting, calligraphy and writing. After his father died. Xu mstly taught ____38____ (he) the il painting, while he taught at primary schls in hmetwn.
In 1915, he left the teaching jb fr Shanghai and made a living drawing ____39____(illustrate) and cmmercial advertisements. His artistic talent was ____40____ (late) recgnized by sme well-knwn and ____41____ (respect) scial figures, including Kang Yuwei and Cai Yuanpei.
Xu wn a schlarship t study at the famus Natinal High Schl f Fine Arts in Paris in 1919. He ____42____ (study) and travelled in Eurpe fr almst a decade. There he was ____43____ (great) nurtured(熏陶) by the classic traditins f Eurpean art and culture, absrbing these clement s int his wrks f traditinal Chinese ink painting.
The great painter lived mst f his life during a chatic time ____44____ his mtherland experienced wars and his fellw Chinese suffered pverty, illness and scial instability. In his paintings, he depleted(描绘) the pains f his natin and peple while _____45_____ (encurage) thers t stand against these difficulties and never give up.
第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分 15 分)
46. 假定你是李华，你校的“每月黑板报比赛”要更换一个英语板块主题。你校外教Gerge提出“LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE”和“PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT”两个选项供大家选择。请你给Gerge写一封邮件，内容包括：
(1)你的选择；
(2)你的理由。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Gerge,
I’m writing t share my pinin abut the new English sectin.
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Yurs,
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。
When I was sixteen, I was a rebellius (叛逆的) teenager, always seeking thrills and ften getting int truble. One day, after a fight, I was suspended (使暂时停学) frm schl. My father, a man f few wrds but with a strng sense f discipline, decided that it was time fr me t learn a hard lessn. The very next day, he tk me t a cnstructin site where he wrked, and tld me t start wrking.
It was a tugh jb. I had t carry heavy bricks and mix cement in the ht sun. My hands were hurt, and my back ached frm the hard wrk. I had never wrked s hard in my life, and the reality f manual labr hit me like a tn f bricks. I was used t the cmfrt f my schl desk and the freedm after class. That was a sharp cntrast, and it was a wake-up call.
As the days went by, I began t feel a deep sense f guilt. I knew I had let my parents dwn, and I had wasted the pprtunities given t me. I was cnfused, unsure f what my future held. I started t think abut the meaning and value f life. I realized that I had been taking my educatin fr granted.
One evening, after a particularly tugh day, I sat dwn with my father. I asked him why he had brught me t that place f sweat and til. He lked at me with his weathered eyes and said, “My sn, I want yu t understand that life is nt always easy. Yu have t wrk hard fr what yu want. Educatin is yur ticket t a better life, and I dn’t want yu t waste it.”
His wrds resnated (产生共鸣) with me. I realized that I had been living in a bubble, blind t the struggles f the real wrld. I decided t g back t schl, t make my parents prud and make smething f myself.
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。
The next mrning, I tld my father that I wanted t return t schl.
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Back at schl, I was a changed persn.
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