2025-2026學年江蘇省揚州市高郵市高二（下）期中英語試卷（含答案）

2025-2026學年江蘇省揚州市高郵市高二（下）期中英語試卷

一、閱讀理解：本大題共15小題，共37.5分。

A

CelebrateNationalReadingMonthWithBooksReadAcrossAmericaDayfallsonMarch2,markingthestartof

NationalReadingMonth.SponsoredbytheNationalEducationAssociation,thisreadingcelebrationaimstoexpose

childrentodiverseandinclusivebooks,featuringrelatablecharactersandunfamiliarworlds.Herearesomepractical

waystoparticipateinthisevent.

Hostabookexchange

Invitefriendsorfamilytobringamiddle-gradebookthatopenedupnewtypesandperspectivestothemandthat

they'rewillingtolend.Laythebooksout,leteveryonereadthesummary,scanthefirstfewpages>andaddfunwith

snackslikestickywormsnicknamed"bookwomis".Everyonecanleavewithoneormorenewbooks.

Organizeagroupreading

Planarcad-in,citherprivatelyorinaclassroomwithateacher'shelp.Askparticipantstobringabookandread

ashortextractaloud.It'sanexcellentwaytoinspirediscussionsandnotedownbooksfbryourreadinglist.

Followthe2026theme

Centeredonkindness?thethemecallsfbrchoosingrelevantbooks,suchasWonder,TheInvisibleBoyandEach

Kindness.Youcanseekrecommendationsfromteachersorfriends.

Reflectonyourreading

Recordthebooksyou'vereadinajournal,onanelectronicdeviceoradedicatedform,andreflectonthestriking

plot,settingorcharactersaswellasthelessonsyou'vegained.

1.Whichactivityallowspeopletotakenewbookshomeaftertheevent?

A.Holdingabookexchange.B.Organizingagroupreading.

C.Followingthe2026theme.D.Reflectingonyourreading.

2.WhatdoweknowaboutReadAcrossAmericaDay?

A.ItusuallytakesplaceonthefirstdayofMarcheveryyear.

B.Itisheldtoencourageadultstoreadmorediversebooks.

C.Arcad-incanhelppeoplepickoutbooksworthreading.

D.Its2026themerequirespeopletoreadbooksaboutcourage.

3.Howcanpeoplereflectontheirreading?

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A.Holdaspeechcontestonreading

B.Exchangereadingnoteswithothers.

C.Recommendbookstoclassmates.

D.Recordbooksandtheirhighlights.

B

Shortlyafter11a.m.onNewYear'sDay2024,61-year-oldLynnWilliamSegeban,stoppedataPalmSprings

gasstationnearhisLantanahometobuybottledwaterfbrtheupcomingworkweek.Whilewaitinginthecheckout

linewithafewothercustomers,heheardsharpscreamscomingfromoutsidethestore.Theotherpeopleinthestation

eitherdidn'tcatchthenoiseorchosetoignoreit,butSegebartimmediatelysetdownthewaterandhurriedoutto

checkwhathappened.

Whathesawhorrifiedhim：ayoungmanwasbeinghurtbyastrangeratthegaspumps.Thevictimwas

21-year-oldEnriqueVelasquez,whohadbeenrefuelinghisbluecarwhen43-ycar-oldJoseJuanMiranda,amanhe

hadnevermet.attackedhimwitha6-inchtoothedknife,hurtinghisfaceandbodycrazily.Vclasqucztriedtostep

backinfear,trippedoverthegaspipeandfelltotheground?yetMirandakeptattackinghimviolentlywithout

stopping.

Segebart.athinmanonly5-fbot-5tall,rushedforwardwithouthesitationandgrabbedMiranda'srightwrist

tightlywithbothhands?despiteMirandabeingnoticeablylargerancstronger.WithSegebartholdingMirandaback

firmly,thebadlywoundedVelasquez,bleedingheavilyfromhisfaceandbody,managedtodraghimselfawayto

asafeplace.Bystanders,whohadstoodfrozeninshockatfirst,sooncametohelpholdMirandadownuntilthepolice

arrivedatthesceneafewminuteslater.

Velasquezwasquicklysenttoalocalhospitalfbremergencysurgeryandsurvivedluckily.Doctorsandthepolice

bothconfirmedthatSegebart'squickandbraveactionsavedhislife.Segebart*whohadneverbeeninafightinhislife?

playeddownhiscourage?sayinganydecent（正派的）personwoulddothesamething.Later,hewashonoredwith

theCitizenHeroAwardbythelocalpolicedepartment.Fullyrecovered,VelasquezlatervisitedSegebartinperson,

tcarfiillycallinghimhisguardianangelandthankinghimendlesslyfbrhisunselfishhelp.

4.WhatwasSegebartdoingwhenheheardthescreams?

A.Buyingadrink.B.Waitingtopaythemoney.

C.Refuelinghiscar.D.Walkingoutofthestation.

5.HowdidSegebartfirststopMiranda'sattack?

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A.Bypushinghimtotheground.B.Byholdinghiswristfirmly.

C.Byaskingbystandersfbrhelp.D.Bycallingthepoliceatonce.

6.Whatdocstheunderlinedphrase"playeddown"meaninthelastparagraph?

A.Regretted.B.Praised.C.Explained.D.Underrated.

7.WhatkindofpersonisSegebartfromthetext?

A.Responsible?calmandselfish.B.Brave,proudandcareless.

C.Brave,modestandselfless.D.Modest>nervousandkind.

c

Anewstudyhasfoundevidencethathorsescansmellfearinhumans'sweatandthatitcausesthemtofeelthe

sameemotion.Peoplehavebelievedfbrmanyyearsthathorsescan"smellfear,"andridersareoftentoldtorelaxin

ordsrtokeeptheirhorsecalm.Paststudieshavefoundthathorsespickuphumanemotionsfromourfacial

expressionsandvoices.Recently,ateamofresearcherssetouttoseeifhorsescandiscoverpeople'semotionsfrom

smellalone.

Inthestudy,30peoplewereaskedtowatchvideoclipsofhappysceneswhilecottonpads（棉片）undertheir

armscollectedtheirsweat.Thentwithnewpadsundertheirarms,theywatchedascaiyfilm.

Theresearchersthendivided43horsesintothreegroups.Theanimalsworedevicescalledmuzzles（鼻罩）that

fitovertheirnoseandmouth.Onegroupwasgivenamuzzlewithapadofhappysweatinit,onegroupreceivedapad

fromthescaredpeople,andthethirdgrouphadaclean,untouchedpad.

Theteamtestedthehorsestoseehowtheyreactedtounexpectedevents,suchasanumbrellabeingopenednear

themoranunfamiliarobjectbeingplacedinfrontofthem.Horsesthatworethe"fear"muzzleactedmore

scared.Theirheartsbeatfaster,theyweremorelikelytobesurprised,andtheywerelesslikelytobecuriousabout

thenewobjectorapproachhumans.

"Thefearfulsmellsfromhumansmakethehorses'reactionsstronger,"leadstudyauthorPiotineJardattold

CNN,"Thesignificanceisthathorsescansmellhowwefeel,eveniftheycan'thearorseeus."

Theresearchershopethatunderstandinghorses1emotionsbettercanhelppeopleinteractmorepositivelywiththe

animalsandimprovehorsehealthandhappincss.Strcsscdorscaredhorsesoftenreactwithbehaviorthatcanbe

dangerous*suchaskickingorrunningaway,soknowingtheimportanceofremainingcalmcanalsokeephumans

saftraroundthesesensitivecreatures.

8.Howdidresearcherscollecthumansweatinthestudy?

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A.Bylettingpeoplewatchvideos.

B.Byaskingpeopletoexercisehard.

C.Bylettingpeoplestayrelaxed.

D.Byaskingpeopletotouchhorses.

9.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph3and4?

A.Happysweatcalmedhorsesdown.

B.Scarysweatmadehorsesmorefearful.

C.Untouchedpadsraisedhorses'curiosity.

D.Cleanpadssurprisedhorseseasily.

10.Whatisthesignificanceofthestudy?

A.Ithelpshumanscontrolhorses'emotionsfreely.

B.Ithelpstrainhorsestoavoiddangerousbehaviors.

C.Ithelpshorsesgetusedtounfamiliarcircumstances.

D.Ithelpspromotepositivehuman-horseinteraction.

11.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?

A.Horsesaresensitivetosounds.B.Horsesarcemotionalcreatures.

C.Horsescansmellapcrson*sfear.D.Horsesbehaveindifferentways.

D

TheUK'sfirstgeothermal(地熱的)powerstationhasrecentlystartedworkinginCornwall,

England.Geothermalenergyisakindofsustainableenergy,justlikesolarandwindpower,whichwillneverbeused

up.GeothermalEngineeringLtd(GEL),thecompanythatmanagesthepowerstation，saysitcanprovideelectricity

forupto10,000homes.

GeothermalenergyconiesfromtheextremeheatdeepundertheEarth'ssurface.Togetthisheat,GELdrilledthe

deepestwellintheUK.Theprojecttooknearly20yearstoprepareandcostabout￡50million.

Thenewpowerplantinjectswaterthreemilesdownintothewellitcreated,wherethetemperatureisabout

20C,℃.Asthewatertravelsthroughhotrock,itisheatedupandthenpumpedbacktothesurfacc.Thcwater,now

heatedtoaround190℃,createsintensepressurefromsteam.Thisisusedtoturnbigwheels,whichgenerate

electricity.Thewateristhencooledbeforebeingpumpedbackundergroundtostartagain.Thepowerisbeingsoldto

energycompanyOctopusEnergy?whichwilluseittopowerhomes.

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Besideselectricity,theplantalsoproduceslithium(鋰)avaluablemetalusedtomakebatteries.ltistheUK's

firstlarge-scalelithiumproducer,andGELsaystakinglithiumfroirthewaterherewon'tproducecarbondioxide,

agasthatcausesclimatechange.Atfirst,itwillproduce100tonnesoflithiumeveryyear,andGELplanstoincrease

thisgraduallyto18,000tonnes,whichisenoughtomake250,000electricvehiclebatteries.

RyanLaw,GEL'sfounder,toldtheBBCtheplantisimportantfortheUK'senergysupply.ltisnotonly

renewablebutalsoreliableunlikewindandsolarpower,itprovideselectricity24hoursaday.Healsopointedout

thatthepriceofitselectricitywillstaysteady,differentfromfossilfuelswhosepricesgoupanddown.GELplansto

buildmoresuchplantsinCornwall.

12.Whatisgeothermalenergy?_

A.Akindofrenewableenergythatneverrunsout.

B.Afossilfuelwithunstableanddifferentprices.

C.Ametalusedtomakeelectricvehiclebatteries.

D.AnewpowerstationbuiltinCornwall?England.

13.Whatisthefunctionoftheheatedwateraround190℃?

A.Tocleanthedeepwellinthenewpowerplant.

B.Tocooldownthehotrockthreemilesdown.

C.Toextractraremetalfromundergroundwater.

D.Tocreatesteampressuretoproduceelectricity.

14.Whatisthedisadvantageofthegeothermalpowerstation?

A.Itusuallyproducesalargeamountofcarbondioxide.

B.Itspreparationtakesalongtimeandcostsmuchmoney.

C.Itcannotreusewaterinthepower-generationcycle.

D.Itcanonlyproduceelectricityandnootherproducts.

15.WhatisRyanLaw'salliludclothepowerplain?

A.ObjectiveB.UnconcernedC.FavorableD.Critical

二、閱讀七選五：本大題共5小題，共12.5分。

Manyteenagersseehistoryasacollectionofoldfactsburiedinthickbooks.(1)Thiscommon

misunderstandingmakesthemignorethehiddenvalueofhistoricalknowledge.

Everypartofmodemsocietybearsmarksleftbythepast.(2)______Besides,thesocialnileswerespectand

eventheglobalcommunicationwcenjoytodayallgrowfromlongyearsofhumandevelopment.Wccannevertruly

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understandpresentdebatesorsocialchangeswithoutlookingbackathowthingsslowlytookshapeovertime.

Readingabouthistoricaleventsalsoshapeshowwethinkaboutinformationaroundus.lthelpsusdevelop

criticalthinkingskillswcneedindailylife.(3)______Thiswayofthinkinghelpsusstayrational(理性的)when

facingcomplicatedproblems,whctlicrinstudyorreal-lifechoices.

Storiesofordinarypeopleinhistorywarmourheartsandbroadenourminds.(4)Thisgentleconnection

bui.dsinnerrespectfbrdifferentculturesandlifeexperiencesaroundtheworld.

(5)______Itquietlyguidesustoseeclearly,thinkwisely,andcaredeeplyabouttheworldweliveintoday.

A.Thepastdoesnotstaylockedinoldtimes.

B.Historyfascinatesthosewhoarcinterestedinit.

C.Werealizepeoplelongagosharedsimilartears,hopesandefforts.

D.Wefollowculturaltraditionspasseddowngenerationbygeneration

E.Meanwhile?ithelpsusimprovenotonlyinhistorybutinallsubjects

F.Tlieythinkhistoricalstoriescannctconnecttotheirdailylivesorfuturedreams.

G.Welearntocomparedifferentviews,checkhiddendetails,andjudgethingsfairly

16.A.AB.Bc.cD.DE.EF.F

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17.A.AB.Bc.cD.DE.EF.F

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18.A.AB.Bc.cD.DE.EF.F

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19.A.AB.Bc.cD.DE.EF.F

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三、完形填空：本大題共15小題，共15分。

LastFridayafternoon,Ifinishedmypart-timelibraryvolunteerworkandhurriedtothebusstop.Ireachedinto

mybagto(21)mybuspass?onlytofindthepocketempty.Myheart(22)-Ihadnocash,nophonebattery,

andthenextbuswasdueinfiveminutes.Isearchedthroughmybaginahurry,myhands(23).Thebuspulledup,

and1stoodthere?embarrassedand(24)，notknowinghowtogethome.

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JustasIwasabouttogiveup,agirlofmyagestandingnexttomsnoticedmy(25).Sheaskedgentlywhatwas

wrong,andItoldherI'd(26)mybuspassandhadnowaytopay.Withoutasecondthought,she127)herown

passandswiped(刷)itforme.HDon'tworryaboutit,"shesaid,smiling."Ilive(28)—thisismylaststop

anyway."

Ithankedheragainandagain，askingforher(29)soIcouldpayherback.She(30)herheadandwaved

goedbyeasshegotoffthebus."Justpassiton,"shecalledout.

Thatevening,Ithoughtalotaboutherkindness.ltwasn'tabiggesturetbutitmeant⑶)tomeinthat

moment.Aweeklater?Isawalittleboyatthesamebusstop,(32)becausehe'dlosthismoneyfbrthebus.ltook

outmywalletand(33)hisbusride.Ashesmiledandthankedme,I(34)whatthegirlhadmeant.Kindnessisnot

justaboutgiving—it'saboutkeepingthe(35)going,eveninthesmallestways.

21.A.foldB.grabC.hideD.put

22.A.sankB.heatC.roseD.flew

23.A.wavingB.shakingC.clappingD.crossing

24.A.calmB.relaxedC.lonelyD.stuck

25.A.delightB.panicC.angerD.surprise

26.A.leftB.brokenC.lostD.thrown

27.A.turnedonB.broughtoutC.putonD.pulledout

28.A.nearbyB.abroadC.downtownD.alone

29.A.cardB.stopC.passD.number

30.A.noddedB.shookC.raisedD.lowered

31.A.noneB.anythingC.everythingD.little

32.A.cryingB.laughingC.shoutingD.sitting

33.A.goaroundB.lookaroundC.paidfbrD.waitedfbr

34.A.remindedB.doubledC.understoodD.wondered

35.A.heartB.circleC.memoryD.chain

四、語法填空：本大題共1小題，共15分。

36.Hanginghalfwayonthecliffs(懸崖)ofCuipingMountaininDatong,ShanxiProvinceXuankongTemple

stickstothenearlyvertical(垂直的)rockface.Itseemstogo⑴thelawofgravityandhaskeptitssecretofsafe

supportfbrmorethan1,500years.Inrecentyears?hugecrowdsoftouristsfloodhereeveryday.Longwaitinglines

oftenappearduringpeakseasons,⑵localotticialshavecutitsdailyticketnumbertoprotecttheancientstructure.

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(3)thetemplewasexactlybuiltremainsunclear,butmostpeoplebelieveitdatesbacktotheNorthernWei

Dynasty.ltwasbuiltfollowingthewishofaTaoistpriest.Later,repairsandrebuildingcontinuedacrossdifferent

dynasties(4)(keep)thetemplewcll-prcscncd.

Thetemple'sgreatengineering⑸(wise)liesinitshiddenbeams(梁)ratherthanvisiblepillars(柱

子)?⑹(make)ofstrongwood,thesebeamsarefixeddeepintoihecliff.Two-thirdsofeachbeam(7)(bury)

insidetherock.Firmandsolid,everybeamcansupportseveraltonsofweight,makingthewholebuildingsafeand

steadyallyearround.

Besidesarchitecturalvalue,thetemplealso⑻(carry)richculturalmeaning.InsideitsmainhalLstatues

ofBuddhist,ConfucianandTaoistmastersstandtogether,(9)(show)perfectreligiousharmony.Beautifiil

carvingsonroofsandpathsalsoleaveailvisitors(10)(deep)impressedwithitsancientcharm.

⑴一

⑵一

⑶—

(4)_

⑸一

(6)_

⑺一

⑻一

⑼一

(10)—

五、書面表達：本大題共2小題，共40分。

37.假定你是李華，你的英國好友Toy創辦了一個中國傳統文化堪樂部，計劃下個月舉辦一次主題活動，擬

定了"ChineseCalligraphyExperience"和"ChinesePaper-cuttingWorkshop',兩個方案,想聽取你的建議。請你

選擇個方案，給他回封郵件，內容包括：

1.你的建議；

2.說明理由。

注意：

1.寫作詞數應為80左右；

2.可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。

DearToby,

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Yours,

LiHua

38.I'velovedplayingtheguitarsinceIwastwelveyearsold.Ithaslongbeenmydearesthobbyandthebestway

torelaxafterheavyschoolwork.Everydayaftercominghome,Iwouldlockmyselfinmybedroomandpractisebasic

chordsandsimplesongsfbrhours>losingmyselfinthesoftmusic.However,myfatherneverseemedtounderstand

orsupportmypassion.Wheneverheheardtheguitarsound,hewouldknockatmydoorgently,remindingmeto

fbcusmoreonmystudyinsteadofwastingtimeonuselessentertainment.

Lastweek,Isavedmypocketmoneyandboughtadelicateblackguitarpick（撥片）printedwithmyfavourite

band'slogo.ItreasureditsomuchthatIalwaysplaceditbesidemyguitaronthedesk.Oneevening,whenIreturned

homefromschool?Isuddenlyfoundinypreciouspickbrokenintotwopieces.Myfatherwassittingquietlyinthe

livingroom,readinganewspaper.Withoutthinkingtwice?Ifirmlybelievedhehaddestroyeditonpurposeoutof

dislikefbrmyhobby.

Filledwithangeranddisappointment,Ishoutedathimbitterlyandreftisedtolistentoanyofhisexplanations.!

rushedbacktomyroom,slammedthedoorheavily,andputmyguitarawayinthecorner.Duringthefollowingthree

days,wckeptsilentwitheachotherandavoidedtalkingfacetoface.EverytimeIsawthebrokenpick,Ifeltsadand

wronged.

Thisafiemoon,stayingaloneininyroom,Imissedplayingtheguitarbadly,yetmypridestoppedmefrom

makingupwithmyfather.WhenIstooduptofetchastorybookfromtheshelf?asmallunexploredboxfelloutfrom

betweenthepages.Curiousandconfused,Istaredatit,wonderingwhereitcamefromandwhatsecretithidinside.

注意：1.續寫詞數應為150個左右；

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。

1saldownonniybudandslowlyopenedthesmallbox.

Iheldthenewpicktightlyandwalkedouttomyfatherinthelivingroom.

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1?3.【答案】A、C、D

4?7.【答案】B、B、D、C

8?11.【答案】A、B、D、C

12?15.【答案】A、D、B、C

16~20.【答案】F、D、G、C、A

21?35.【答案】B、A、B、D、B、C、D、A、D、B、C、A、C、C、D

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