重庆市育才中学2025-2026学年高二下学期5月期中英语试题（Word版附解析）

这是一份重庆市育才中学2025-2026学年高二下学期5月期中英语试题（Word版附解析），共9页。
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本试卷上无效。
3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
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 des Jhn like best?
A. Sausages. B. Fish and chips. C. Ptates.
2. When will Headmaster Wang return?
A. On Saturday mrning. B. On Friday afternn. C. On Tuesday afternn.
3. Why des the man want t g t the park?
A. T try snwsheing. B. T learn hw t ski. C. T enjy hrse-riding.
4. What seems t be the wman’s prblem?
A. She can’t decide n a sprt.
B. She desn’t like ding sprts.
C. She is afraid f trying new sprts.
5. What are the speakers prbably talking abut?
A. A desert. B. A cuple. C. A mvie.
第二节(共 15 小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分)
听下面 5 段录音，每段录音后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听每段录音前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟;听完后，每小题都有 5 秒钟的作答
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时间。每段录音播放两遍。
听第 6 段录音，回答第 6、7 题。
6. What is the relatinship between the speakers?
A. Clleagues. B. Classmates. C. Teacher and student.
7. What will the wman d this weekend?
A. Buy a cmputer. B. Check her emails. C. Gather up her papers.
听第 7 段录音，回答第 8、9 题。
8. What des the man want t d?
A. Have his shes repaired. B. Wrk in the repair shp. C. Get his shes back nw.
9. What are the shp assistants ging t d next week?
A. Take a business trip. B. Decrate the shp. C. Spend a hliday.
听第 8 段录音，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. Why is Marnie upset?
A. She is unable t jin the cntest.
B. She isn’t cnfident abut the cntest.
C. She was beaten by Laura in a cntest.
11. What des Marnie say abut Laura?
A. Laura is excellent. B. Laura lks very shy. C. Laura desn’t wrk hard.
12. What des the man suggest Marnie d?
A. D mre practice. B. Read famus speeches. C. Learn much frm Laura.
听第 9 段录音，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. At a htel. B. At the pst ffice. C. At the airprt.
14. What will the wman d with her laptp?
A. Depsit it there. B. Take it with her. C. Put it in Rm 213.
15. Hw much shuld the wman pay fr string the baggage per hur?
A. $13. B. $8. C. $5.
16. What time is it nw?
A. 7:20. B. 6:20. C. 5:20.
听第 10 段录音，回答第 17 至 20 题。
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17. What is the speaker?
A. A student. B. A teacher. C. An engineer.
18. What are club members respnsible fr?
A. Wrking n a rbt tgether.
B. Organizing a cmpetitin.
C. Testing all the rbts.
19. What can the students d t jin the club?
A. Hand in their designs first.
B. Cntact Mr. Irimina.
C. Register at Rm 301.
20. Hw ften des the club meet?
A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week.
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
Campus Thrugh Yur Eyes!
With the 70th anniversary f ur schl appraching, the Student Unin is hlding a phtgraphy cmpetitin
pen t all students. With the theme f “Beautiful Mments n Campus”, it aims t inspire us t discver and
recrd the hidden beauty f ur campus, frm the quiet garden in the mrning t the lively playgrund after class.
All entries must fllw the strict rules belw t guarantee fair judging, with extra details n awards and submissin
fr yur reference.
General Rules
· All phts must be riginal and taken n campus (including playgrunds, gardens, and schl events).
· N edited phts (except basic crpping and brightness adjustment) are allwed.
· Each student can submit up t 3 phts.
· Winners will be annunced n the schl website and awarded prizes.
Submissin Details
· Please send yur phts t [email protected] with the subject line:
PhtCmp _ YurName _ Class.
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·File name: YurName Pht (2/3).jpg.
·Pht size: At least 2MB, n mre than 10MB.
·Deadline: All entries must be received by May 20, 2026 (11:59 PM). Late submissins will nt be accepted.
Award Setting
There is 1 First Prize, 3 Secnd Prizes, 5 Third Prizes and 10 Hnrable Mentins. Winners will get pht
albums, printing cards and custm campus suvenirs. All winning wrks will be displayed n the schl ntice
bard and in the campus pht exhibitin fr ne mnth.
Entries will be judged based n the fllwing criteria:
Evaluatin Criteria Weight
Theme Relevance 28%
Artistic Expressin 35%
Originality & Creativity 25%
Technical Quality 12%
1. What is the purpse f the text?
A. T inspire students t explre nature. B. T infrm students f a campus activity.
C. T instruct students n phtgraphy skills. D. T encurage students t beautify the schl.
2. Which f the fllwing phts meets the cmpetitin requirements?
A. A pht f the schl marathn with a size f 11 MB.
B. A pht f the reading crner with brightness adjusted.
C. A pht f the quiet schl garden taken by an art teacher.
D. A pht f the playgrunds dwnladed frm the schl website.
3. What can we learn abut the Award Setting?
A. Winning entries will be shwn nline. B. Awards fall int three categries.
C. Suvenirs will be given t participants. D. Artistic expressin utweighs creativity.
B
Lking fr a way t cut back n hw ften I had t water my cntainer garden, I tried self-watering
cntainers and fund that I needed t water much less ften. Self-watering cntainers with big tmat r squash
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plants needed water every three r fur days, but yunger, smaller plants gt by with water nce a week. N plants
needed daily watering. These cntainers make it pssible fr the cntainer gardener t have a life beynd the
garden.
I als gt a nice surprise: I fund that virtually all the vegetable plants I grw in my regular gardens grw at
least as well in self-watering cntainers. Sme grw better. Artichkes r eggplant can’t be cnventinally grwn
in my area due t the shrt grwing seasn where plants ften struggle t keep up with water need, but in a
self-watering cntainer, they grw quickly enugh.
It appears that water is the key. As lng as there is water in the reservir, the sil thrughut the cntainer is
always mist. In a traditinal cntainer, after watering, the sil — and the plants — have prgressively less water
available. Plants becme stressed whenever they have insufficient water, and self-watering cntainers eliminate (排
除) that pssibility.
Mst self-watering cntainers are rectangular plastic nes, but there are als rund and hanging nes. They all
wrk, thugh sme inexpensive nes have reservirs t small t ffer any advantage ver traditinal cntainers.
The critical differences have t d with size: Hw much sil can it hld? Hw deep is the sil? Big plants need
big pts. Sil 8 inches deep satisfies mst plants, but carrts need 12 inches. Reservirs need t be big enugh t
allw at least three r fur days between waterings.
4. What affects hw ften self-watering cntainers need t be watered?
A. The size f the plants. B. The depth f the sil.
C. The material f the cntainer. D. The clr f the cntainer.
5. What’s the key advantage f self-watering cntainers?
A. Shrtening the grwing cycle. B. Adapting the plant t dry cnditins.
C. Remving the risk f dry sil. D. Changing traditinal planting ways.
6. What can be learned abut chsing a self-watering cntainer?
A. Sil type changes water strage. B. A lw-cst reservir wrks just fine.
C. Rt vegetables need wider cntainers. D. The shape makes little difference in use.
7. Where is the text mst likely taken frm?
A. A prduct review website. B. A gardening tips clumn.
C. A hme imprvement blg. D. A plant science textbk.
C
Getting the mst ut f ging t galleries invlves mre than just shwing up. While a casual apprach — “I
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dn’t knw much abut art, but I knw what I like” — might satisfy sme, truly appreciating a painting requires a
determinatin t g deeper.
Trust yur eyes. Art is made t be lked at. And when yur eyes decide whether they like smething r nt,
they are drawing n the experience f a lifetime. S trust yur eyes when they whisper their first impressins. Why
d s many peple lve Van Ggh’s Sunflwers? The mment yu see them, they feel uplifting, jyus, and
instantly pleasurable.
Yur eyes may be the mst imprtant rgan fr lking at art, but the heart runs them a clse secnd. When
we lk at a painting, we get smebdy’s message sent t us. Take Daughters Chasing a Butterfly by Thmas
Gainsbrugh fr example. The first thing t feel is the artist’s lve fr his little girls. T my eyes, it’s entirely
unmissable. The tw girls, their faces recrded with s much insider skills, are chasing a butterfly, which has
landed n a prickly (有刺的) plant. When they try t grab it, they might get hurt. S a lving daddy hasn’t just
painted his lve fr his daughters. He has als painted his fears fr them.
If yu judge art by yur wn level f cmpetence r understanding, yu’re lking at art thrugh a blindfld.
Turner’s The Fighting Temeraire serves as an example: a seemingly simple sunset hides rich symblic meanings.
Its intense visual brilliance hlds deeper messages visible nly t thse wh rise abve a narrw persnal view.
Instead f limiting yur appreciatin t what yu like, expand it t include what many thers have liked befre yu.
Like all life’s prfund pleasures, lking at art is a cmplex business. Mre accurately, it’s a pleasure with
many layers and stages. But fr the experienced art lver, the real jy is in the build-up, the delicius jurney, the
awesme pay-ff.
8. What are viewers advised t d first in lking at art?
A. G ver the histry f art. B. Draw n artists’ experience.
C. Cmpare with ther artwrk. D. Rely n initial visual impressins.
9. Why is Gainsbrugh’s painting mentined in paragraph 3?
A. T shw that lve is ppular in family-themed paintings.
B. T indicate that viewing art invlves heart-t-heart cnnectin.
C. T illustrate that viewers are easily struck by the skills f artists.
D. T prve that art serves as a visual recrd f an artist’s persnal life.
10. What des the underlined wrd “blindfld” prbably mean?
A. A way t limit ne’s view. B. A tl t prtect ne’s eyes.
C. A methd t judge art bjectively. D. A means t imprve ne’s taste.
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11. What is the text mainly abut?
A. Hw t better engage with art. B. Hw t read artists’ emtin.
C. Hw t better evaluate visual arts. D. Hw t analyze famus paintings.
D
A watched pt never bils, but time has wings when yu’re having fun. The familiar saying has a basis in
slid science — ur sense f time des expand and cntract depending n the way we experience the wrld. Even
delicate visual features can affect hw we perceive (感知) time. New research shws mre memrable images
seem t last lnger.
Martin Wiener, head f the research, says the finding reveals hw the brain’s time-bending strategy allws it
t prcess and remember mre infrmatin. While what is actually happening in the brain when time seems t
expand remains unclear, scientists suspect it may have smething t d with helping the brain prcess mre
infrmatin in limited time.
This is especially relevant t the brain’s visual system which, expsed t infrmatin verlad, has t rank in
rder f imprtance, allwing fr limited resurces. Recent research has shwn sme images are mre naturally
memrable than thers.
T understand hw this memrability f an image might relate t ur subjective sense f time, Wiener and his
clleagues cnducted related experiments. The researchers fund larger scene sizes seemed t extend time while
mre disrderly scenes seemed t reduce the perceived duratin. Besides, the subjects perceived that mre
memrable images remained n the screen lnger, even if they were all presented fr the same amunt f time. T
find the underlying factr, the team fed the same memrability-ranked images t a neural (神 经 的 ) netwrk
mdeled after the brain’s visual system and fund mre memrable images were prcessed faster.
Why des faster brain prcessing make time feel slwer? The answer is simple: When ur brain prcesses
things faster, it takes in mre infrmatin at the same time. Our brain can nly handle s much infrmatin at nce,
like a narrw pipe. When it needs t absrb mre infrmatin, it “widens” this pipe. As a result, time feels like it’s
stretching ut and mving mre slwly.
12. What des the familiar saying “A watched pt never bils” illustrate?
A. Actively waiting makes time feel slwer. B. Visual features are the key t judging time.
C. Our activities d nt change time perceptin. D. Time perceptin relies mainly n emtinal state.
13. Hw des the brain’s visual system handle infrmatin?
A. By cmparing similar scenes. B. By srting randmly.
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C. By screening ut cmplex images. D. By setting pririties.
14. Accrding t the text, which f the images wuld seem t last lnger?
A. B. C. D.
15. What is the best title fr the text?
A. Hw Visual Features Affect Our Sense f Time
B. New Ways t Imprve the Memrability f Images
C. Why Time Slws Dwn fr Mre Memrable Visuals
D. The Brain’s Secrets t Prcessing Cmplex Infrmatin
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。
Fr mst f my life, I always treated taste as fixed. When I mved t Lndn, I threw myself int wrk while
my husemates were endlessly trying new things. My autmatic “n” t anything that “wasn’t my thing” nly kept
me trapped in the same daily rutine. That left me feeling flat and a little empty. I began t questin whether my
taste is fixed r culd be trained. I nce read that children need eight t fifteen tries t accept a new fd. ___16___
I decided t start small. When a friend invited me t a bk club, I resisted the instinct (本能) t dismiss it
despite my lngstanding dislike f reading and went anyway. ___17___ Nw I spend mrnings reading physical
bks instead f wandering aimlessly.
Then came music and perfrmance — all things I had previusly disregarded. ___18___ Gradually, I became
fascinated by the unfamiliar rhythms and mvements and felt prud f my survival in the end.
___19___ Hwever, I stpped saying n befre I had even begun. Mst recently, I tried ut my lcal library’s
chess club. I was easily 30 years yunger than everyne else, but that didn’t matter. Sitting ppsite peple with
wildly different life stries made me realize hw rarely I speak with ther generatins. We talked abut their past
careers, lcal news and new chess mves. Interestingly, I felt mre cnnected there than with peple f my age.
Research suggests that engaging yur curisity in new activities can help prtect against age - related
cgnitive (认知的) decline. ___20___ Getting utside my cmfrt zne nw gives me a rush.
A. Yet, I was eager fr engagement.
B. I didn’t lve everything straight away.
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C. Fr me, it is far mre than brain health.
D. Initially, I was awkward and smetimes cnfused.
E. As expected, new tastes rarely cme withut discmfrt.
F. T my surprise, I enjyed the discussin and the peple there.
G. Why shuldn’t the same principle apply t scial activities fr adults?
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 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
The players n the Academy basketball team knew smething was wrng. Their cach, Brendan King, wh
never ___21___ them n weekends, urged them back t the gym. They had wn the champinship the night befre,
yet nw they felt smewhat ___22___.
“We actually lst t Apache 43 — 42,” King annunced. “The recrdkeeper ___23___ the scre.” All fell
silent. “But this desn’t ___24___ hw prud I am f yu and hw hard we wrked t get here.” ___25___, it was
a bitter pill fr them t swallw. Within 20 minutes’ debating, the whle team ___26___ t turn the trphy (奖杯)
ver t the rightful champins, Apache.
The game had been physical and ___27___. Scring was back and frth until the furth quarter, when Apache
pulled away by 14 pints. The Academy players, ___28___ t give up and fught back hard, hitting sht after sht.
Ultimately, they hit a 3-pint buzzer-beater (压哨球) t tp Apache by a pint. The players ___29___, but
strangely King had a sinking feeling.
That night, he replayed the game tape carefully, cunting every ____30____. His gut (直觉) was right: An
Academy sht was mistakenly cunted due t the recrdkeeper’s pr angle. The next mrning, he ____31____ the
basketball fficials befre addressing his ____32____.
With his team’s supprt, King drve t Apache t ____33____ the trphy. “I knw we didn’t have t d this,”
King says. “But fr us ____34____ means far mre than a trphy. Apache earned their champin ____35____, and
we earned urs here.”
21. A. cntacted B. fllwed C. praised D. welcmed
22. A. relieved B. awkward C. excited D. nervus
23. A. disregarded B. miscunted C. disallwed D. misinterpreted
24. A. reflect n B. bring ut C. take away D. make fr
25. A. Still B. Mrever C. Instead D. Therefre
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26. A. managed B. decided C. pretended D. struggled
27. A. balanced B. casual C. intense D. flexible
28. A. learned B. tended C. hesitated D. refused
29. A. sweated B. erupted C. ndded D. escaped
30. A. pint B. sht C. tuch D. pass
31. A. blamed B. questined C. alerted D. lectured
32. A. families B. assistants C. fans D. players
33. A. exchange B. deliver C. reclaim D. display
34. A. integrity B. effrt C. reputatin D. determinatin
35. A. n camera B. in sight C. n curt D. in time
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。
Frm the misty hills f Guizhu emerges a meldy (旋律) shaped by earth, water and fire. Dating back ver
600 years, clay whistles (陶哨) nce ____36____ (blw) thrugh rural festivals and family gatherings. Made frm
clay ____37____ (entire) by hand, the whistles are frmed int animal figures typically. A small air hle is left at
the base, allwing the whistle t prduce a clear sund when blwn. ____38____ (cmbine) functinality with
visual appeal, the clay whistle is bth a playable bject ____39____ a frm f flk art that integrates sund with
sculpture. Lcals ften say ____40____ blwing a clay whistle brings is mre than just the sund f wind — it
als carries the eches f time and memry f childhd in Guizhu’s muntain landscapes.
Beynd artistry, these whistles are driving ____41____ (sustain) turism in the regin. Wrkshps
____42____ (lead) by inheritrs (传承人) welcme travelers all ver the wrld and ffer hands-n lessns that
cmbine traditin with mdern strytelling. Accrding t lcal turism bards, visits t heritage sites in Guizhu
____43____ (rise) by 25% in the last tw years — prf that culture and cmmunity can fuel ecnmic grwth.
____44____ business and tech enthusiasts, Guizhu’s singing clay is a case study in preserving traditin
thrugh _____45_____ (innvate). Thught leaders see lessns in cmmunity-led preservatin, while yung glbal
citizens find a fresh way t cnnect acrss brders thrugh sng.
第四部分 书面表达(共两节，满分 40 分)
第一节(满分 15 分)
46. 作为中国文化建设的重要主题活动，文化和自然遗产日（Cultural and Natural Heritage Day）定于每年六
月的第二个星期六。在此特殊的日子到来之际，请你写一篇呼吁保护遗产地的文章，给校英文报投稿，内
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容包括：
1. 保护遗产地的重要性；
2. 提出具体建议。
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。
Prtect Our Heritage Sites
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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。
Elvis was a dg with a big persnality. If there was a chance t be silly, he wuld take it withut hesitatin. He
lved hiding tys, spinning in dizzy circles beneath the ld ak tree while chasing squirrels, and running away just
far enugh t make peple chase him. Whenever he put n ne f his little perfrmances, Mrs. Carter, the lady next
dr, wuld lean ver the fence, watching the naughty dg and shaking her head. Yet all it tk t turn this little
rebel (调皮鬼) int a perfect gentleman was a spnful f peanut butter r his ld tennis ball.
Watching his playful nature every day, his wner Mikaela thught it might be fun t capture the wrld frm
Elvis’s pint f view. S ne day she bught a small GPr camera (运动相机) and a special harness that a dg
culd wear. She imagined Elvis running happily while the camera recrded his little adventures.
Mikaela was excited t try it, but Elvis turned ut t be even mre excited. On a sunny afternn, glden light
spilled acrss the yard, catching the edges f the bushes. The ld ak tree cast shifting shadws n the grass, and a
rw f wildflwers swayed gently by the fence. Mikaela tk Elvis utside t play and brught ut the new camera.
The mment Elvis saw the shiny little device, his eyes sparkled. Mikaela had barely held it ut befre Elvis
snatched it away as quickly as a shark grabbing its fd. “Oh n, nt again!” Mrs. Carter called ut frm behind the
fence.
Befre Mikaela culd react, Elvis was racing acrss the yard with the GPr in his muth. “Hey! Elvis!”
Mikaela shuted, running after him. But the mre she chased him, the faster he ran. And the GPr just stayed n
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the whle time!
注意：
(1)续写词数应为 150 个左右；
(2)请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Para. 1: Mikaela chased after him, wrried a lt.
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Para. 2: When Mikaela finally gt the camera, she quickly checked it.
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