河南省信阳市2026届高三下学期第二次质量检测英语试卷（Word版附解析、无听力原文）

这是一份河南省信阳市2026届高三下学期第二次质量检测英语试卷（Word版附解析、无听力原文），共11页。
注意事项：
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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1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。
1. What des the wman want t knw abut the laptp?
A. The price. B. The battery life. C. The service perid.
2. What seems t be the man’s prblem?
A. He failed in the exam.
B. He has a sleeping disrder.
C. He has gt a bad headache.
3. Hw lng des the man plan t keep the bk?
A. Tw weeks. B. Fur weeks. C. Six weeks.
4. What is the man ding?
A. Giving suggestins.
B. Making his career plan.
C. Intrducing jb psitins.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. Tips n chsing suitable tys.
B. The ban n selling carrt knife tys.
C. The mst ppular tys in recent times.
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。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. Why des the wman talk t the man?
A. T adpt a pet.
B. T find a part-time jb.
C. T engage in vlunteer wrk.
7. What is the wman?
A. A student. B. A pet shp wner. C. A tur guide.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Which grade is Jim in nw?
A. Grade 2. B. Grade 4. C. Grade 5.
9. What can a child get if he finishes 20 bks?
A. A bk. B. A pen. C. A certificate.
10. What is the relatinship between the speakers?
A. Teacher and student. B. Husband and wife. C. Brther and sister.
听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。
11. Hw did Linda react t the agent’s wrds?
A. Angrily. B. Absent - mindedly. C. Favrably.
12. Why did Linda’s car stp?
A. It ran ut f gas.
B. Its engine was brken.
C. It crashed int smething.
13. Hw did that Jrdanian cmmunicate with Linda?
A. By using translatin apps.
B. By drawing a picture.
C. By bdy language.
14. What des the man think f the stry?
A. Amusing. B. Tuching. C. Frightening.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. Where des the cnversatin take place?
A. At a studi.
B. At a meeting rm.
C. In a marine research lab.
16. What is the purpse f the gvernment’s new planning?
A. T create jb pprtunities.
B. T imprve the envirnment.
C. T drive lcal ecnmic grwth.
17. What des the man cnsider imprtant?
A. Prsperus turism. B. Sustainable develpment. C. Untuched marine ecsystems.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. When will the event take place n May 3rd?
A. At nn. B. In the afternn. C. In the evening.
19. Which f the fllwing is the feature f the event?
A. It is suitable fr peple with special needs.
B. It requires participants t pay a fee in advance.
C. It fcuses n art exhibitins in the Eurpe galleries.
20. What is the speaker trying t d?
A. Describe the wrk f Step Change Studis.
B. Present the Frd Educatin Center.
C. Prmte an event at the museum.
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
Natinal Science Bwl®: A Gateway t STEM Excellence
Created in 1991, the Natinal Science Bwl® (NSB) has grwn int ne f the natin’s largest science cmpetitins. Designed t challenge middle and high schl students acrss a range f science disciplines, it aims t inspire yung minds t pursue careers in science. With ver 350,000 participants taking part ver its 35-year histry, the cmpetitin cntinues t attract thusands f students each year.
What sets the NSB apart is its fast-paced questin-and-answer frmat, testing nt nly knwledge but als quick thinking under pressure. Each year, students cmpete in reginal turnaments held acrss the cuntry, with winners advancing t the natinal finals in Washingtn, D. C.
The 37th Annual Kansas and Missuri Reginal Turnament tk place n March 6 — 7, 2026, with 13 teams cmpeting fr the sle spt in the natinal finals. Fllwing preliminaries and final runds, the champin team earned an all-expenses-paid trip t Washingtn, D.C. t jin the 2026 Natinal Science Bwl Finals.
The table belw utlines key details fr the 2026 Natinal Finals:
1. Wh can take part in the cmpetitin?
A. Cllege students.B. Primary schl students.
C. Graduate students.D. Secndary schl students.
2. What makes NSB special?
A. The generus prize fr winning teams.
B. Fast questin-answer under pressure.
C. Participatin by up t 350,000 students.
D. The test f diverse knwledge and skills.
3. What prize will the natinal tp 16 teams get?
A. Schlarships fr every team member.
B. Chances t pursue careers in science.
C. Mney fr schl science departments.
D. A self-funded trip t Washingtn, D.C.
B
In an age shaped by scial media and self-prmtin, peple admire a visible versin f success, the kind that takes center stage and seeks cnstant applause. Fr an extended perid, I was a willing participant in this illusin (错觉), measuring my wn wrth by the vlume f recgnitin I received frm thers, nly t feel disappinted when my quiet cntributins went unnticed.
My perspective n value and success shifted greatly during my vlunteer time at a small neighbrhd library. It was a quiet place with calm yet purpseful daily activities, where the staff wrked diligently withut expectatin f praise r recgnitin. My respnsibilities there were mdest and simple: reshelving bks, helping a student find a suitable nvel, r keeping the reading rm quiet and peaceful fr everyne. These rdinary and unsung rutines, which were easily verlked by mst peple, first struck me as trifling, ttally lacking the applause and attentin I had starved fr.
Over time, hwever, I began t see deeper value in these simple tasks. An elderly man came t the library every week, calling it his nly shelter f peace in a nisy wrld. A small grup f yung lcals depended n its quiet and cmfrtable atmsphere t take a break frm their busy lives. I gradually came t realize that the library’s true significance lay nt in great public recgnitin r praise, but in the steady, silent dedicatin (奉献) f its staff that made it a warm haven (港湾) fr the whle cmmunity.
Eventually, I learned that true cmpetence perates quietly. It lies in the wrk dne withut an audience: the small, cnsistent effrts that make life easier fr thers. Success des nt need a sptlight t be real. The mst meaningful cntributins are ften made withut expecting applause, yet they are prfundly valuable.
4. What did the authr previusly believe?
A. Silent wrk deserved respect.B. Success hid in the dark.
C. Visible effrts earned reputatin.D. Recgnitin measured wrth.
5. What des the underlined wrd “trifling” in paragraph 2 prbably mean?
A. Effrtless.B. Challenging.C. Insignificant.D. Cmplicated.
6. Hw des the authr illustrate the imprtance f the library in paragraph 3?
A. By giving examples.B. By making cntrast.
C. By listing statistics.D. By quting readers.
7. What is the main purpse f the text?
A. T cmpare different types f success.
B. T shw the value f quiet devtin.
C. T describe the experience at a library.
D. T advcate seeking public recgnitin.
C
In a small village in the Demcratic Republic f the Cng, Marie Mbenza always ges t her field at daybreak, tending her half-acre f crn and vegetables. But getting her harvest t market is as unpredictable as the weather. Smetimes her tmates g bad befre they reach twn, a daily reality fr small-scale farmers in a wrld where fd systems are mre fragile (脆弱的) than many realize.
Marie is ne f the farmers living thrugh a quiet fd crisis. A majr reprt, the Resilient Fd Systems Index (粮食系统韧性指数) frm Ecnmist Impact, first published in March 2026, puts numbers t her struggle. The index ranks 60 cuntries n hw well they can handle shcks: extreme weather, sudden price increases and supply chain breakdwns. The findings reveal a deeply divided wrld. Marie’s cuntry cmes last, scring 34.86 ut f 100, while Prtugal ranks first. There is abut a 42-pint gap between the weakest fd system and the strngest. Nearly half f all cuntries fall int a “middle zne”. Nt cllapsing, but far frm secure.
One f the biggest prblems in the fd system is infrastructure (基础设施). The glbal scre fr transprtatin and delivery systems was just 56.8 ut f 100. This matters because when rads are bad and strage is pr, fd gets lst. Wrldwide, 13.2% f fd never reaches stre shelves. Anther 19% is wasted at hme. Climate risks make things wrse. The ability t respnd t climate shcks scred just 56.4. While research int climate-friendly farming scred relatively well, the ability t actually help farmers put that research int practice averaged nly 34. Fd prices have risen fastest in lw-incme cuntries, up 23.1% ver the past five years.
The reprt pints t a path frward t clse divides acrss the wrld plate: better infrastructure, climate actin, and making nutritius fd affrdable. We knw what wrks. But the questin is whether the wrld can mve fast enugh t fill the plate.
8. Why des the authr begin with Marie Mbenza’s stry?
A. T intrduce a struggling farmer.
B. T make fd crisis easy t feel.
C. T shw the changeable weather.
D. T argue small farms are inefficient.
9. What is Prtugal’s mst likely scre n the Resilient Fd Systems Index?
A. 34.86.B. 56.4.C. 56.8.D. 76.83.
10. What can we knw abut climate-friendly farming research?
A. It is widely applied in pr cuntries.
B. It scres well but reaches limited farmers.
C. It has been verlked by the reprt.
D. It is the main cause f fd price increases.
11. What can be a suitable title fr the text?
A. A Guide t Green Farming.B. A Farmer’s Cnfusin.
C. The Wrld’s Divided Plate.D. The Climate Change Crisis.
D
Fr years, bilgists have wndered why many water animals swim in shrt bursts, which are sudden, energetic mvements that last nly a mment, fllwed by lng pauses (停顿). The cmmn explanatin is that such pauses allw the animals t glide (滑行), reducing drag and saving energy. But is it the case?
Researchers at EPFL in Switzerland built ZBt, a rbt fish that perfectly cpies the shape, mvement, and swimming style f a yung zebrafish (斑马鱼). Then they ran experiments. They made ZBt swim withut stpping in sme tests, and in burst-and-glide patterns in thers. They measured everything. The results surprised them.
Gliding did save energy, but nt fr the reasn they expected. When the rbt swam in bursts, its mtr wrked harder fr shrt perids and then shut ff cmpletely during glides. When swimming withut stpping, the mtr ran all the time at medium pwer. The mtr, it turned ut, was mre efficient when wrking in shrt, strng bursts. The researchers called this “actuatr efficiency”. It indicates hw well a mtr turns energy int useful wrk.
The discvery matters far beynd zebrafish. Electric mtrs, such as thse in factry rbts, drnes, r electric cars, face the same challenge. Mst are built t run all the time at steady speeds. But ZBt suggests that starting and stpping, if timed right, culd make batteries last lnger and use less energy in many different machines. “This isn’t just abut fish,” ne researcher said. “It’s abut rethinking hw we build machines that mve.”
There are prblems, f curse. The rbt is small, and its mvements are simple. Making it bigger will take time. But the idea that starting and stpping can smetimes wrk better than running all the time challenges a lng-held belief in engineering.
What lks like a waste in nature, like all thse pauses in swimming, ften turns ut t be wisdm we haven’t yet learned t understand.
12. Why did researchers build ZBt?
A. T catch the real zebrafish.B. T create a new kind f mtr.
C. T test an idea n swimming.D. T cpy the shape f zebrafish.
13. What did the researchers find ut abut the mtr f ZBt?
A. It wrked better in shrt and strng bursts.
B. It did a better jb when running nn-stp.
C. It failed t turn energy int useful wrk.
D. It never stpped wrking during glides.
14. What is mentined abut the experiment in paragraph 5?
A. Its applicatin.B. Its limitatins.C. Its principles.D. Its prcess.
15. What des the authr try t illustrate in the last paragraph?
A. Nature has lessns we have missed.
B. Nature’s wisdm is understandable.
C. Nature wastes energy in many ways.
D. Nature’s designs are far frm perfect.
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。
Self-reflectin is a mindful practice f turning yur attentin inward t bserve yur thughts, feelings, and behavirs. It needn’t be lng. In fact, quick pauses bring pwerful insights. ____16____
D a mrning intentin check. Befre yu jump int yur day, take a mment t ask yurself, “What is ne thing I want t fcus n tday?” Fr example, yu might decide, “Tday, I’ll fcus n being patient” r “I’ll stay calm.” ____17____ Instead f reacting autmatically, yu’re mre aware f yur gal.
Enjy mindful mments during the day. Pause briefly t check in with yurself. ____18____ It culd be when yu are waiting in line, r even just befre replying t a message. Ask yurself, “Hw am I feeling right nw?” Fr example, yu might ntice tensin building befre a meeting r realize yu’re feeling distracted. Acknwledging these feelings helps yu stay grunded and make cnscius chices. These small mindful mments cnnect yu t yurself during chas.
____19____ At the end f yur day, take a few minutes t reflect. Ask yurself questins like, “What went well tday?” and “What culd I have dne differently?” Fr instance, yu might realize yu handled a difficult cnversatin better than expected, r left a prject until the last minute. This reflectin isn’t abut judgment; it’s abut learning and grwth.
Self-reflectin is a simple yet pwerful habit that can transfrm the way yu understand yurself and manage life. If yu’re new, dn’t verd it. ____20____ Additinally, trust that every thughtful pause brings yu clser t a mre mindful and fulfilling life.
A. Cnduct an evening review.
B. Engage in nighttime learning.
C. It culd be during a cffee break.
D. Just start small and be patient with yurself.
E. Belw are easy examples yu can try anytime.
F. This tiny pause can replace casual reactins with thughtful respnses.
G. The key is t avid distractins and stay fcused n the present mment.
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）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
The summer I turned 16, I decided t becme a guitarist. I fund nline lessns, and ____21____.
Fr week ne, it was great. My fingers ____22____, but I tld myself that was part f the prcess. Physical pain meant ____23____. I was cnvinced that I’d be playing my favrite sngs in n time. Then week tw ____24____. The simple chrds (和弦) felt impssible. I practiced with my dr lcked, ____25____ fr anyne t hear. By week three, the guitar sat in the crner, gathering ____26____. Every time I lked at it, I felt a wave f ____27____. But picking it up again felt even wrse.
Dad fund me staring at it ne afternn. “Yu quit?” he asked. I ____28____. “I’m just nt cut ut fr it.” He sat dwn. “I nce learned the pian fr nly tw weeks. But I learned failing at smething desn’t mean yu ____29____ yur time. It just means yu find ut it isn’t yur thing. That’s ____30____ t.” I didn’t pick the guitar back up. But I kept ____31____ abut what he said. We hear s much abut never quitting. But there’s smething t trying smething. It’s that yu ____32____ it a real sht, and walk away when it desn’t fit. The next year, I jined the phtgraphy club. It ____33____ I had a gd eye fr light and cmpsitin. And I ____34____ fund my way there by failing at guitar.
Smetimes yu have t try the ____35____ thing t recgnize what the right thing feels like.
21. A. waitedB. practicedC. struggledD. cheered
22. A. healedB. achedC. strengthenedD. sftened
23. A. prgressB. attemptC. respnsibilityD. patience
24. A. leftB. arrivedC. remainedD. disappeared
25. A. excitedB. surprisedC. disappintedD. embarrassed
26. A. dustB. mudC. silD. mark
27. A. prideB. reliefC. guiltD. delight
28. A. nddedB. shutedC. hesitatedD. agreed
29. A. saveB. wasteC. spendD. kill
30. A. strangeB. nrmalC. strikingD. valuable
31. A. wrryingB. dreamingC. thinkingD. asking
32. A. haveB. makeC. takeD. give
33. A. turned utB. came utC. figured utD. fund ut
34. A. quicklyB. easilyC. eventuallyD. directly
35. A. gdB. sameC. simpleD. wrng
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。
Visitrs encunter a delicate windw int classical Chinese aesthetics (美学) in the galleries f Lianing Prvincial Museum. The museum is explring a frntier: digital cllectibles (数字藏品). The digital cllectible ____36____ (base) n Lady Gugu’s Spring Outing was fficially released n Jan 25.
The digital launch has had ____37____ unexpected effect: drawing peple back t the physical museum. “The subscriptin numbers are quite ____38____ (impress),” Zhu Yingqiu, head f the museum’s cultural-creative divisin, says. “Lady Gugu’s Spring Outing is already a first-class masterpiece widely regarded ____39____ ne f China’s mst famus surviving paintings and als the signature treasure f ur museum. With the current exhibitin ____40____ (bring) it back int the sptlight, the ppularity naturally fllwed.”
Since last year, the museum ____41____ (launch) 38 digital cllectibles, each attracting fresh waves f attentin. Zhu believes part f the appeal lies in the strength f the museum’s artwrks, many f ____42____, especially classical paintings, are widely recgnized cultural symbls.
Sme digital cllectible wners withut experience in visiting a museum befre have traveled t Shenyang ____43____ (specific) t see the riginal artifacts in persn, a real-wrld ____44____ (cnfirm) f their digital purchase.
“That mment, when peple discver smething nline _____45_____ then cme t experience it ffline, is exactly what we hpe fr,” Zhu says.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 你校英文报正在举办主题为“If I Culd Design a Campus Curse”的创意征文活动。请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1．你设计的课程；
2．你的理由。
注意:
1．写作词数应为80左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
If I Culd Design a Campus Curse
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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。
Brn and raised in China, I’ve always taken the subtlety (微妙之处) f ur daily expressins fr granted. That was until Mate, my American classmate and clse friend, came t study in China and raised a cnfusin that made me rethink ur culture deeply.
Abslutely fascinated by Chinese, Mate immersed himself in every detail f daily life t learn the language sincerely. Every mrning he said “xiexie” at the vending (出售) machine, and n his way hme, he greeted a parrt with “ni ha”. Pure, plite and curius, he was trying hard t fit int this new culture.
One afternn after class, we sat n the campus bench watching the sunset. Mate’s cheerful face suddenly darkened. Frwning, he pured ut his lng-lasting cnfusin.
“I lve Chinese, but there’s ne thing I just can’t understand: yur way f speaking,” he whispered, puzzled and helpless. “It’s t indirect. When invited smewhere, yu always say ‘maybe’ instead f a clear yes r n.”
He cntinued with bvius frustratin, “Last mnth I bught a bright red scarf fr my hst mm. She smiled widely, saying ‘It’s beautiful. Thank yu!’ But she has never wrn it. In America, my mm wuld just say directly ‘It’s nt my style’. I knw my hst mm lves me, but yur expressins are s hard t read.”
I wanted t explain that ur indirectness came frm deep cnsideratin. We avided hurting thers and valued harmny. Yet all wrds stuck in my thrat. I simply patted his shulder and prmised I wuld help him understand. His cnfusin stayed in my mind, and I determined t find a chance t slve it.
Days passed. Then ne weekend, a great pprtunity came as Mate and I stepped int the ld alley (小巷) near ur schl — my grandma’s favrite place fr handmade desserts. We sn lst urselves in the peaceful atmsphere there. We stpped at a dessert shp and fund my grandma was chatting cheerfully with the warm-hearted shp wner, her best friend.
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。
Seeing us apprach, the wner immediately handed me a bx f desserts.
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Then I knew hw t explain Chinese indirectness t Mate.
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Categry
2026 Details
Natinal Finals Dates
April 30 — May 4
Natinal Finals Lcatin
Washingtn, D. C.
Team Cmpsitin
4 students + 1 alternate + 1 teacher cach
Reginal Turnaments
65 high schls + 50 middle schls natinwide
Subjects
bilgy, chemistry, earth science, physics, energy, mathematics
Natinal Tp 16 Prize
cash prizes fr schls’ science departments