湖南省郴州市重点高中2025-2026学年高二下学期5月期中联考英语试题（含答案及听力音频）

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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，你都有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 is the weather like nw?
A. Sunny.B. Rainy.C. Windy.
2. Hw des Jack feel at present?
A. Cnfident.B. Disappinted.C. Pleased.
3. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. An art exhibitin.B. A museum.C. Sme pictures.
4. When des Prfessr White advise Lilian t meet him?
A. At 9:30.B. At 10:00.C. At 10:30.
5. What des the wman plan t d this afternn?
A. G t her classes.B. G t the mvies.C. G t a shp.
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、7题。
6. What des the man think f his bss?
A. He’s generus.B. He’s easyging.C. He’s creative.
7. Why des the wman chse t stay at the Magic Pan?
A. She likes the atmsphere in the kitchen.
B. She enjys the fd they serve.
C. She can learn much there.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What d we knw abut the wman?
A. She is slimmer than last year.
B. She likes the red dress very much.
C. She is slightly heavier than last year.
9. What des the man ften play in the gym?
A. Basketball and ping-png.
B. Badmintn and ping-png.
C. Badmintn and basketball.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Where is the man’s destinatin?
A. Texas.B. Michigan.C. Illinis.
11. Hw much shuld the man pay fr the tickets in ttal?
A. $120.B. $240.C. $360.
12. What will the man prbably d next?
A. Check the htels.
B. Attend a meeting.
C. Prvide persnal infrmatin.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. In a library.B. On a sidewalk.C. In the art building.
14. What is the man ding when he cmes acrss the wman?
A. Lking fr his bk.B. Cutting the grass.C. Searching fr his watch.
15. What will the speakers d this afternn?
A. Study fr a test.B. Take a histry test.C. G t the café.
16. What is the relatinship between the speakers?
A. Wrkmates.B. Classmates.C. Family members.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the purpse f hlding the prgram?
A. T keep the wrkers in shape.
B. T imprve public relatins.
C. T develp leadership skills.
18. What can the participants experience in this prgram?
A. Make a full reprt.
B. Attend sme special lectures.
C. Take part in indr physical activities.
19. Hw lng will the prgram last?
A. 8 days.B. 12 days.C. 20 days.
20. What is a must fr jining the prgram?
A. Signing up.B. Past experience.C. Much mney.
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
Yellwstne Natinal Park ffers a variety f ranger-led prgrams fr visitrs frm late May t June. All are free with park entry.
Experiencing Wildlife (May 26 — June 15)
Time: 10:00 am-11:30 am daily
Place: Canyn Village Stre
Details: Learn hw t safely watch bears, wlves, and bisn. Rangers teach yu where t find animals and hw t keep a safe distance.
Nte: Fr all ages. N bking needed.
Junir Ranger: Wildlife Olympics (June 5 — June 30)
Time: 2:00 pm-3:30 pm (Mnday, Wednesday and Friday)
Place: Visitr Educatin Center
Details: Kids (6-12) play games t test their “wildlife skills”. Finish tasks and get a Junir Ranger badge (徽章).
Nte: Parents must stay with children.
Spring Waterfall Phtgraphy (June 12 & June 26)
Time: 7:00 am-9:00 am
Place: Washburn Trailhead (Chittenden Parking)
Details: Learn t take better phts f Yellwstne’s waterfalls (best in early June). Bring yur camera.
Nte: Limited t 15 peple. Sign up at the visitr center ne day in advance.
Canyn Talks at Artist Pint (June 9 — June 30)
Time: 11:00 am-11:45 am (Saturday & Sunday)
Place: Lwer platfrm, Artist Pint
Details: Shrt talks abut the Yellwstne Canyn’s histry and natural beauty. Great fr phts.
Nte: Walk 5 minutes frm the parking lt. Wear cmfrtable shes.
General Tips:
• Prgrams may change due t weather. Check at visitr centers.
• Bring water, hat, and sunscreen.
• Fllw all ranger instructins fr safety.
21. What is required fr children attending Junir Ranger: Wildlife Olympics?
A. Being accmpanied by an adult.
B. Finishing tasks with parents’ help.
C. Ding a test befre June 5.
D. Getting a badge with a ranger.
22. What d we knw abut Spring Waterfall Phtgraphy?
A. It welcmes at mst 15 peple.
B. It ffers free cameras t visitrs.
C. It requires registering n June 12.
D. It is held frm June 12 t June 26.
23. Which prgram ffers speeches?
A. Experiencing Wildlife.
B. Junir Ranger: Wildlife Olympics.
C. Spring Waterfall Phtgraphy.
D. Canyn Talks at Artist Pint.
B
When a pwerful snwstrm buried parts f the Wildwd Z under mre than tw feet f snw, a dedicated staff member refused t leave his pst. Kyle Kirk, the z’s manager in Marshfield, Wiscnsin, spent three straight nights at the facility, making sure every animal — acrss all 27 species — was safe and cared fr during the extreme weather.
“This is the mst snw I think I’ve ever seen in my whle life,” said Kirk, describing the intensity f the strm. At ne pint, cnditins were s severe that he was cmpletely trapped inside the staff building. “There was a slid hur that I really culdn’t help anybdy because I was cmpletely trapped by snw.”
But as sn as he was able t get utside, Kirk gt t wrk. He began digging ut smaller animals that had been buried under the snw, including quail, prairie dgs, and skunks (臭鼬). “I was able t dig them ut. Our skunks were cmpletely snwed in,” he said. Despite the serius situatin, there was even a mment f humr. “It was hilarius because I think ur skunks thught that I brught the snw. They were stmping (跺脚) angrily as if t say, ‘Oh, yu can take away the snw nw.’“
Kirk carved pathways thrugh enclsures (围场) s animals like prcupines and skunks culd mve arund again, and he made sure fxes — wh had already shed their winter cats — were warm enugh t handle the sudden freeze. Meanwhile, sme f the z’s larger residents tk the strm calmly. The Kdiak bears hung arund cmfrtably, and the lynx seemed right at hme in the deep snw.
Fr Kirk, staying thrugh the strm wasn’t a questin — it was part f the jb. “A lt f ther peple can call in sick r get snwed in, but simply, I can’t,” he said. “There’s really n reasn t have these animals if we’re nt ging t care fr them in the best pssible way.”
24. Why did Kirk spend three nights cntinuusly in the z?
A. T wait fr the rescue team.
B. T ensure the safety f the animals.
C. T repair the damaged staff building.
D. T study the behavir f the animals.
25. What des the underlined wrd “hilarius” in paragraph 3 prbably mean?
A. Amusing.B. Cnfusing.C. Frightening.D. Embarrassing.
26. What kind f picture des paragraph 4 describe?
A. Animals’ fear and Kirk’s wrry.
B. Kirk’s lneliness and animals’ anger.
C. Kirk’s effrts and animals’ reactin.
D. The strm’s damage and animals’ suffering.
27. What d Kirk’s wrds in the last paragraph highlight?
A. Harmny.B. Cnfidence.C. Respnsibility.D. Reputatin.
C
Scientists lking t tackle ur nging besity crisis have made an imprtant discvery: Intermittent (间歇的) calrie restrictin leads t significant changes bth in the gut (肠道) and the brain, which may pen up new ptins fr maintaining a healthy weight.
Researchers frm China studied 25 vlunteers classed as bese ver a perid f 62 days, during which they tk part in an intermittent energy restrictin (IER) prgram, a methd that invlves careful cntrl f calrie intake and eating little r n fd n sme days. Nt nly did the participants in the study lse weight — 7.6 kilgrams r 7.8 percent f their bdy weight n average — but there was evidence f shifts in the activity f besity-related regins f the brain, and in the makeup f gut bacteria (细菌).
It’s nt clear what causes these changes, r whether the gut is influencing the brain r the brain is influencing the gut. Hwever, we d knw that the gut and the brain are clsely linked, s treating certain regins f the brain culd be a way t cntrl fd intake.
The changes in brain activity were in regins knwn t be imprtant in the regulatin f appetite and addictin — including the inferir frntal rbital gyrus. What’s mre, the gut micrbime (微生物组) changes were linked t particular brain regins.
Mre than a billin peple wrldwide are estimated t have besity, which leads t an increased risk fr a hst f different health issues, frm cancer t heart disease. Knwing mre abut hw ur brains and guts are dependent n each ther culd make a huge difference in effectively preventing and reducing besity.
“The next questin t be answered is the precise mechanism by which the gut micrbime and the brain cmmunicate in bese peple, including thse wh are lsing weight,” said Wang, a bimedical scientist frm the Chinese Academy f Sciences. “What specific gut micrbime and brain regins are critical fr successful weight lss and maintaining a healthy weight?”
28. What des the study find abut intermittent calrie restrictin?
A. It influences brain micrbime.B. It affects bth the gut and the brain.
C. It wrks mainly by reducing appetite.D. It effectively reduces the gut bacteria.
29. What did the 62-day study reveal regarding the participants?
A. They ate little fd n mst days.
B. Their brain and gut activities changed.
C. Their calrie intake increased greatly.
D. They lst ver 8% f their bdy weight.
30. What is Wang’s statement abut?
A. The chice f new research methds.
B. The need t invlve mre researchers.
C. The ptential applicatin f the findings.
D. The pssible directin fr further study.
31. Which can be the best title fr the text?
A. The New Discvery Will Help End Obesity
B. The Gut-Brain Link May Aid Weight Cntrl
C. The Gut-Brain Link May Reveal a Secret f Fat
D. The Gut Micrbime Will Have a Hidden Effect
D
Scientists say bears in suthern Greenland differ genetically frm thse in the nrth, suggesting they culd adjust. Changes in plar bear DNA that culd help the animals adapt t warmer climates have been detected by researchers in a study.
Climate breakdwn is threatening the survival f plar bears. Tw-thirds f them are expected t have disappeared by 2050 as their icy habitat melts and the weather becmes htter. Nw scientists at the University f East Anglia have fund that sme genes related t heat stress, ageing, and metablism (新陈代谢) are behaving differently in plar bears living in sutheast Greenland, suggesting they may be adjusting t warmer cnditins.
The researchers analyzed bld samples taken frm plar bears in tw regins f Greenland and cmpared “jumping genes”: small and mbile pieces f the genme that can influence hw ther genes wrk. By cmparing these bears’ active genes with lcal climate data, they fund that rising temperatures appear t be driving a dramatic increase in the activity f “jumping genes” within the sutheast Greenland bears’ DNA. These changes culd help us figure ut hw plar bears may survive in a warming wrld, infrm the understanding f which ppulatins are mst at risk, and guide future cnservatin effrts.
This finding shws, fr the first time, that a unique grup f plar bears in the warmest part f Greenland are using “jumping genes” t rapidly rewrite their wn DNA, which is likely a desperate temprary survival mechanism (机制) against melting sea ice. Sme interesting DNA changes ccurred in areas linked t fat prcessing, which culd help plar bears survive when fd was scarce. Bears in warmer regins had mre rugh, plant-based diets cmpared with the fatty, seal-based diets f nrthern bears, and the DNA f sutheast bears seemed t be adapting t this.
The fllwing step will be t lk at ther plar bear ppulatins t see if similar changes are happening t their DNA. This research culd help prtect the bears frm extinctin. But the scientists said it was crucial t stp temperature rises accelerating by reducing the burning f fssil fuels.
32. What did scientists discver abut plar bears in suthern Greenland?
A. They are mving nrth t escape heat.
B. They utnumber the bears in nrthern regins.
C. Their survival genes are dramatically disappearing.
D. Their genes reflect adaptatin t warmer climates.
33. Why did researchers study “jumping genes” in plar bears?
A. T cmpare their diets acrss different climates.
B. T measure their bld health in cld envirnments.
C. T understand hw climate affects their gene activity.
D. T track hw they migrate between the tw regins.
34. What can be inferred abut the DNA changes in sutheast Greenland bears?
A. They ccur in tw-thirds f the bears.
B. They ensure the permanent survival f the bears.
C. They prve the full climate adaptatin f the bears.
D. They may be shrt-term stress respnses f the bears.
35. What will researchers mst likely explre next?
A. Cnservatin plans based n the genetic findings.
B. Histrical DNA changes in plar bears.
C. Dietary details f Greenland bears.
D. Glbal effrts t cut fssil fuels.
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。
When we think abut cultural heritage preservatin, it’s nt just abut keeping ld buildings standing. It is a jint effrt t prtect the stry f ur histry and identity. Think f it like a quilt; Each patch represents a piece f ur past. 36 Arund the wrld, effective strategies help keep ur shared heritage safe fr future generatins.
Cmmunity and educatin. When peple feel cnnected t their cultural landmarks, they’re mre likely t prtect them with their wn hands and hearts. 37 Meanwhile, educatin empwers yunger generatins t becme future prtectrs. Fr example, schls in Suth Africa that teach children abut their histrical rts have led t mre cmmunity-led initiatives.
38 Mdern tls are changing the way we prtect heritage. 3D laser scanning allws archaelgists t recrd sites in great detail, as seen in Jrdan’s ancient city f Petra. This helps create digital cpies f fragile structures. Meanwhile, sustainable turism makes sure that visitrs dn’t harm the heritage they cme t see. A recent study fund that 60% f turists are willing t pay mre t supprt sustainable practices.
Laws and partnerships. Strng rules matter. Greece has strict laws with heavy fines t prtect sites and stp illegal digging. Als, partnerships between lcal gvernments and nn-gvernmental rganizatins help imprve cnservatin effrts by sharing resurces and knwledge. The partnership between Indnesia and the Glbal Heritage Fund t restre Brbudur’s ancient temples has prtected the site. 39
Adaptive reuse. This creative apprach gives ld buildings a new purpse while keeping
their histrical value. The High Line in New Yrk City, an abandned railway turned int a lively public park, keeps its histrical value while serving tday’s city life. 40 They shw that preservatin and prgress can g hand in hand. Many ther cities are nw fllwing this example, turning ld factries int museums r ancient warehuses int cmmunity centers.
A. Science and practice.
B. Technlgy and turism.
C. Lsing any f them means lsing part f the stry.
D. This will ffer peple mre chances t knw themselves.
E. In Italy, residents f Pmpeii regularly vlunteer fr restratin prjects.
F. Such a methd supprts bth cultural appreciatin and urban develpment.
G. Besides, it bsted lcal ecnmies thrugh turism, creating jbs fr nearby villagers.
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。
We’re all n a never-ending pursuit f gd sleep. There are many theries, s it is easy t 41 yurself in a maze (迷宫) f advice and techniques. But ne trick I fund 42 all my needs: Read fr just six minutes befre yu g t sleep. This 43 trick has bth imprved my sleep and put an end t my reading slump (下降期).
The University f Sussex nce cnducted 44 which fund reading a bk reduced stress levels by 68%, ding better than ther activities like ging fr a walk. Dr David Lewis explained that this is because sustained reading is mre than a(n) 45 and ffers the chance t be engaged in the authrs’ imaginatin and enter a changed state f cnsciusness (意识) that 46 the brain.
Six minutes sunds easy, s I’ve 47 it as my pre-sleep rutine. The thery has prved itself fr me. I read fr much lnger, 48 reducing the large pile f bks n my bedside table. Since I’ve 49 this habit, I feel bad in the mrning if I dn’t read a few 50 the night befre.
With s many f us 51 thrugh a screen befre bed ut f habit, the best thing abut this 52 is that anyne can d six minutes. After fighting ff tiredness, the 53 is rediscvering the escapism and inspiratin reading gives us. When we hit a reading 54 , maybe we dn’t always need an exciting bk t get back int bks. Maybe all we need is a 55 .
41. A. shwB. hideC. findD. help
42. A. amusedB. metC. pressedD. tricked
43. A. simpleB. ppularC. riginalD. creative
44. A. sensitivityB. cntributinC. respnseD. research
45. A. requirementB. ccupatinC. directinD. tensin
46. A. purifiesB. rebuildsC. guardsD. relaxes
47. A. exchangedB. arguedC. emplyedD. discvered
48. A. graduallyB. secretlyC. safelyD. previusly
49. A. brken upB. hung upC. taken upD. made up
50. A. chicesB. pagesC. rlesD. jys
51. A. walkingB. fallingC. scrllingD. cutting
52. A. limitatinB. descriptinC. theryD. strategy
53. A. rewardB. beliefC. actinD. ability
54. A. lectureB. radblckC. lcatinD. cure
55. A. rutineB. psterC. cmbinatinD. freedm
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。
Originating in the Tang Dynasty, shuyuan were unique Chinese institutes cmbining educatin, libraries, ritual bservance and schlarly debate. By the Sng Dynasty, they had becme China’s primary intellectual centers, in 56 schlars ften engaged in critical reflectin, rigrus exchanges and debates.
Chinese shuyuan wisdm began resnating (共鸣)with the West during the Ming Dynasty when an Italian visited the Yuzhang Academy in Nanchang 57 enjyed the cmpany f Zhang Huang, then head f the famus Bailudng Academy. He studied the Cnfucian classics under Zhang’s guidance, while Zhang incrprated Western 58 (gegraphy) knwledge int his wn wrk, featuring mutual respect and interactin.
This spirit f dialgue 59 (live) n t this day. In Octber 2025, nearly 200 schlars frm 51 cuntries and regins gathered at the Kating Academy in Fujian Prvince fr the Cnference n Zhu Xi’s Philsphy and Dialgue f Glbal Civilizatin, t explre hw the late Chinese philspher Zhu Xi’s thughts culd ffer insights fr 60 (reslve) civilizatinal clashes.
In the cntemprary era, academies are again serving 61 platfrms fr civilizatinal dialgue. The Nishan Frum n Wrld Civilizatins in Shandng Prvince uses the culture f the academies 62 (cnnect) glbal schlars, while Bailudng Academy’s lectures reach a glbal audience via live streams.
63 (this) exchange practices centered n academies enable Chinese culture t 64 (cntinuus) absrb nutrients, develp and innvate thrugh dialgue with diverse civilizatins arund the wrld. At the same time, they allw the wrld t gain a deeper and mre cmprehensive understanding f China thrugh the windw f ancient educatinal 65 (institutin).
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
假定你是李华，你校英文报正在开展以“科技与未来”为主题的征文活动。请以“Hw AI Will Change Our Lives”为题写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
（1）人工智能在哪些方面可能改变我们的生活；
（2）你对人工智能发展的看法。
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。
第二节 （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 want every high schl student t knw: Yu dn’t have t be perfect. Yu dn’t have t jin in many extracurricular activities r get perfect test scres. What matters is that yu wrk hard, believe in yurself, and let yur true self shine. I was nce a girl wh dubted whether I culd ever get int Harvard University, but with hard wrk and a little faith, I made it. And s can yu.
In high schl, such a belief felt ut f reach t me. Thse days were full f self-dubt. I wuld spend hurs watching vides f students nline talking abut their perfect extracurricular activities — ten clubs, vlunteer wrk abrad, internships at big cmpanies — and cmpare myself t them. I nly had a few after-schl activities: attending the bk club, tutring yunger students in math, and playing n the girls’ sccer team. My test scres were gd, but nt perfect. Every time I saw thse “perfect” numbers nline, I felt like I was falling behind, and I even thught abut giving up my dream f ging t a tp university.
Everything changed the day my teacher, Cathy, pulled me aside. She nticed I was feeling dwn and asked me what was trubling me. I tld her abut my dubts, the numbers and activities that made me feel inadequate (缺乏信心的). She smiled and handed me a brchure abut Harvard’s admissins prcess. “Ana,” she said gently, “clleges like Harvard dn’t just lk at numbers. They lk at the whle persn — yur struggles, yur effrts, yur grwth, and the pprtunities yu’ve had. Yu dn’t have t be perfect; yu just have t be yurself.” Thse wrds hit me like a ray f light. Fr the first time, I realized that my backgrund, my hard wrk, and my unique stry were nt weaknesses — they were part f wh I was, and they mattered.
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。
Hw AI Will Change Our Lives
Frm that day n, I stpped cmparing myself t thers and fcused n ding my best.
When applying t clleges, I hesitated befre adding Harvard.