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2025-2026学年高二下学期期中考试（英语）试卷
一、阅读理解
A
Coastal Cleanup Crew
Help preserve Marin’s stunning coastlines from Ocean Cove to Drake’s Beach. Join us in removing marine debris, recycling plastics, and documenting pollution data. Coastal Cleanup Crew volunteers are essential in safeguarding marine habitats and protecting vulnerable species like seabirds and sea turtles.
GROUPS
Groups of six or more must make arrangements ahead of time. Check the Project Availability Calendar and submit a Group Registration Form to secure your spot.
AGE, SKILLS, WHAT TO BRING
Volunteers must be 10 or older. Review the Youth Safety Guidelines for participants under 16.
Bring a signed Volunteer Waiver Form. Minors need a parent/guardian’s signature.
Dress in sturdy, weather-appropriate clothing that can withstand sand and saltwater. Bring a hat, sunscreen, and a reusable water bottle. Pack a lunch and waterproof boots if possible.
Work continues in light rain—bring a waterproof jacket! No prior experience needed. Training, gloves, and equipment provided. Counts toward community service hours.
UPCOMING EVENTS
DateTimeMeeting PointSaturday, Feb. 49:00 AM – 12:30 PMOcean Cove Visitor CenterSunday, Feb. 128:30 AM – 1:00 PMDrake’s Beach North LotSaturday, Feb. 1810:00 AM – 2:00 PMLimantour Spit Trailhead
1. What is the primary goal of the Coastal Cleanup Crew
A．To promote local tourism.
B．To study ocean currents.
C．To protect marine ecosystems.
D．To build recreational facilities.
2. What is the minimum age requirement for volunteers
A．8.
B．10.
C．16.
D．18.
3. What must volunteers be prepared for
A．Bring specialized tools.
B．Work in light rain.
C．Wear provided uniforms.
D．Attend all three events.
B
When Mia Woods retired at 61, she knew she needed a plan. “I was worried about losing my identity as a professional. What else can I be ” she thought.
The year before, she had been told she had a mild memory problem. “I was trying to show myself that I could still think and be creative,” she says. So she decided to do — rather than be — something new: bake a pie every day for a year and give each pie away. “It made me reach out every day to somebody, so I wouldn’t be alone. And it gave me a routine,” she says.
She baked her first pie and gave it to her 88-year-old aunt, Carol. As a teenager, Mia had moved in with her aunt’s family when her mother became ill. “They gave me stability... It was the perfect first pie,” she says. She went on giving pies to former colleagues, grocery clerks, even a homeless man. As word spread, she got known as “the pie lady”.
For more than 30 years, Mia had worked as a city planner. “I’m a planner by nature, training and profession. What I really liked about it was that planning takes time, chaos, many different components, puts them all together and makes them into something manageable.” She sees the same in baking pies: “You take a bunch of ingredients and create something out of them.”
Twelve years on, Mia has continued to invent new projects, including writing a letter a day, and painting pictures of her local sky. She is writing a book about the pie experience. But she has learned more than baking. “What really came out of it was the understanding that I was someone who could do new things,” she reflects. “And my professional identity wasn’t critical to who I am.”
“Even now, after I have an encounter with somebody, I think: ‘There’s a person I wish I could give a pie to.’” says Mia.
4. What was Mia’s worry when she retired
A．Her serious mental problem.
B．Her being cut off from others.
C．Having no identity beyond career.
D．Having to change her daily routine.
5. Why did Mia give her first pie to her aunt
A．She had given Mia a home.
B．She had cared for Mia’s mum.
C．She was the oldest in the family.
D．She had built Mia’s stable character.
6. What do city planning and baking pies have in common according to Mia
A．Both require professional training.
B．Both make sense of mixed elements.
C．Both create something out of nothing.
D．Both connect people with one another.
7. What is Mia’s reflection on her experience
A．Everyone in the world deserves a pie.
B．New challenges redefine who we are.
C．Opening up to changes takes courage.
D．Simple acts can bring people together.
C
Like a literal breath of fresh air, so-called “micro-forests” represent a green practice, boosting the quality of life in many of the world’s polluted and overcrowded urban centers.
These small areas of densely (稠密地) planted woodland trees, also known as mini-forests or pocket forests, allow communities to manage the effects of climate change in a small way, but offer enormous benefits to the environment and local people, as they restore soil, air and water quality. These mini-forests are proving a magnet for various animal and plant species, which offer human beings the chance to learn more about nature. Magically becoming self-sustaining over time, they are a way to make reimagined urban life a reality.
Significantly, mini-forests, as one of their nonprofit facilitators SUGi outlines, serve to build social bonds in communities as well, as they come together to enjoy and sustain new natural settings. They can also regenerate and beautify neglected (被忽视的) plots in cities such as former basketball courts, and disused parking lots and playgrounds, for instance.
According to the UN’s State of the World’s Forests Report from 2020, over 440 million hectares (公顷) of forest have been lost to other uses since 1990. Now, more than half of the global population lives in urban areas, but the access to green spaces is limited. The good news is that micro-forests in cities can offer an important chance to fight against deforestation and enlarge green spaces.
Euro News details some of the many exciting micro-forests that have taken root globally. Nonprofit Earthwatch Europe, for instance, has planted 285 of them since 2022. Their plots are made up of 600 trees. A tree-planting program aiming to restore biodiversity and reintroduce native species, SUGi, has created 230 pocket forests in 52 cities around the world, from Toulouse in France, to Madrid in Spain, and Saint George in Romania.
8. What does the underlined word “magnet” in paragraph 2 most probably mean
A．Something artificial.
B．Something simplified.
C．Something innovative.
D．Something appealing.
9. How do micro-forests benefit a city according to the text
A．They reduce traffic jams.
B．They improve urban land use.
C．They popularize sports activities.
D．They ensure citizens’ privacy.
10. What is the data in paragraph 4 intended to stress
A．The fast pace of urbanization.
B．The need to control populations.
C．The importance of micro-forests.
D．The harm caused by deforestation.
11. What is the last paragraph mainly about
A．Plans to further promote micro-forests.
B．Benefits of sustaining micro-forests.
C．Examples of creating micro-forests in cities.
D．Policies about micro-forest preservation.
D
The world’s appetite for seafood is growing, and the industry is racing to keep up. As a result, mariculture — farming seafood in the ocean — is expanding rapidly. A new study, published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution, suggests that mariculture could be expanded to feed more people while reducing harm to marine biodiversity.
The study was led by Deqiang Ma, a scholar at the University of Michigan. “We can achieve this sustainable mariculture development with strategic planning,” said Ma.
Ma and an international team of researchers developed a model to analyze what mariculture growth could bring to over 20,000 marine species. The team’s model created a baseline for mariculture’s current impact and simulated how it could change by 2050 under different scenarios. The researchers also factored in two climate change models, which assumed varying levels of warming and greenhouse gas emissions.
In the best-case situation, seafood production could increase by 2.36-fold compared to current production, while the global mariculture impact would decrease by up to 30.5%. However, the worst-case scenario painted a completely different picture. If new farms were built in the most ecologically sensitive areas, the damage to marine biodiversity could be more than four times worse than the damage that would happen if farms were placed randomly.
“Our study shows it’s essential to use the growing insights across disciplines, whether it’s climate change science or economics or marine production,” said senior study author Neil Carter, an associate professor at the University of Michigan. “All these different parts have to come together from other sources to make these forecasts.”
One key takeaway is that there’s no universal solution. What works in the South Pacific may not be ideal for coastal Europe. Additionally, in all scenarios examined, mariculture expansion could negatively impact some marine mammals like whales, seals, and sea lions. Understanding these trade-offs is essential for policymakers who must balance food security with conservation goals.
12. What is the purpose of the new study
A．To develop technologies for modern mariculture.
B．To reduce seafood prices by developing mariculture.
C．To balance seafood demand with marine conservation.
D．To promote mariculture as an alternative to marine fishing.
13. What mainly determines mariculture’s impact according to the study
A．The location of the farming.
B．The speed of climate change.
C．The type of seafood being farmed.
D．The size of the global seafood market.
14. What does Carter emphasize in paragraph 5
A．Reducing seafood demand worldwide.
B．Using knowledge from multiple fields.
C．Expanding mariculture into all oceans.
D．Prioritizing the protection of marine animals.
15. What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A．Climate change plays a vital role in mariculture.
B．Seafood farming can sometimes benefit biodiversity.
C．Mariculture’s impacts can be eliminated with technology.
D．There isn’t a single global way to expand seafood farming.
七选五
If you are seeking out leadership opportunities, you should think about what qualities you would like to build as a leader. Are you hoping to improve your confidence and willingness to take risks Do you want to be supportive by practicing patience and active listening ____16____ To help you grow these leadership skills and more, we’ve put together a list of ideas for you to consider.
Volunteer in Your Community
Finding a local organization or project that interests you not only makes it easier to complete rewarding work as you collaborate with other enthusiastic individuals, but it also can help you exercise a willingness to help others. ____17____ A good leader always tries to support and inspire their team.
Tutor Your Friends in Your Best Subject
Even if your schedule is already jam-packed, you still can strive to be a leader in your daily activities. If you know someone struggling with a subject or topic that you understand well, consider helping them with this subject when you hang out. When you teach someone else, you practice patience, clear communication and problem solving. ____18____
Join a School Club or Team
____19____ Whether you’re running for student council or trying out for your favorite school sports team, working well with others, making decisions and representing your peers are all skills you will practice in these groups. ____20____ It also helps you get out of your comfort zone! Leaders often are tasked with organizing a team and carrying out a plan that leads everyone toward a specific goal.
A．Leadership requires time and willingness to learn.
B．A strong leader has many of these characteristics.
C．Effective leaders work tirelessly to meet the needs of others.
D．When you serve others, you begin to understand what it means to lead.
E．Strong leaders share their knowledge and celebrate the successes of others.
F．Not to mention, you’ll most likely work with leaders in your school or community.
G．Being part of an organized school group or club comes with many valuable lessons.
二、完形填空
I decided at 10 that I was going to be a teacher because I had a burning desire for superpowers. As a boy, I could clearly see some of my teachers had extraordinary ___21___.
There was an English teacher in fifth grade who could magically transport us to different worlds by reading to us from books we would have ___22___ never picked up. It was even shocking that my teacher could see the ___23___. I was one of those who lacked confidence. Yet my teacher would notice me hidden in the corner, ___24___ to speak, and the unspoken ___25___ in her eyes suggested that she could see me through. I could still ___26___ remember her lessons about the great masters of art. She did this ___27___ her major was not art, nor geography. I wanted to be one of those all—seeing ones with superpowers that made children feel safe and ___28___.
Being a teacher isn’t the easiest or the most financially rewarding of jobs. And there are occupational risks—your knees can ___29___ from years of carrying piles of notebooks up and down the school staircase, your voice can ___30___ from too much talking. But despite all that, there are those choosing this ___31___.
All my life, I’ve gone to work early each day with ___32___ steps. Occasionally, I meet my former students. Their obvious love for me and fond memories of our time together are my ___33___. Whenever I meet a brand new teacher ___34___ to perfect his/her skills with a brave face on, I feel proud to ___35___ the same group.
21. A．ideas B．powers C．experiences D．needs
22. A．therefore B．however C．otherwise D．likewise
23. A．unknown B．unusual C．impossible D．invisible
24. A．shy B．miserable C．annoyed D．willing
25. A．question B．message C．truth D．criticism
26. A．vaguely B．only C．vividly D．early
27. A．in that B．as though C．even though D．now that
28. A．praised B．neglected C．noticed D．valued
29. A．hurt B．bend C．shake D．support
30. A．turn B．heal C．reach D．suffer
31. A．path B．major C．course D．topic
32. A．hesitant B．light C．leaden D．unsteady
33. A．chances B．souvenirs C．rewards D．compensations
34. A．failing B．demanding C．pretending D．struggling
35. A．belong to B．connect to C．contribute to D．adapt to
三、语法填空
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。
More than just a decoration, jade ___36___ (value) by the Chinese people for thousands of years. ___37___ exhibition called Jade Culture and Chinese Civilization at the Chinese Archaeological Museum in Beijing shows the long history of jade through 155 cultural relics ___38___ (date) from the Neolithic period 8,000 years ago to the Qing Dynasty.
The exhibition includes four parts, ___39___ introduce the development of jade objects and skills. Jade served in religious ceremonies, represented power and virtue, and finally ___40___ (deep) influenced the spirit of the nation.
Visitors can wear MR headsets, allowing them ___41___ (act) as virtual archaeologists. They enter a ___42___ (copy) tomb of Fu Hao, where they can dig relics and communicate with lively jade works. This fun way helps them learn basic knowledge and appreciate the ___43___ (beautiful) of ancient art.
The event ___44___ (connect) traditional culture with modern technology. It not only spreads history ___45___ attracts more people. The exhibition will last till October 31, and a number of visitors are attracted every day.
四、书信写作
46. 假定你是李华，你校英文报现招聘一名编辑，请给你的留学生朋友Peter写封邮件告知此事，并邀请他应聘。
内容包括：1．报纸栏目；2．工作时间；3．你的建议。
注意：1．词数80左右；2．请按如下格式作答。
Dear Peter,
How are you I’m writing to share some good news. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
五、读后续写
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。词数150左右。
A Rainy Day Rescue
The afternoon sky turned dark suddenly, and heavy rain poured down without warning. Xiao Ming, a senior three student, was riding his bike home. He pedaled hard, trying to reach home before the rain got worse, but the road soon became slippery. The raindrops hit his face like small needles, and his vision got a little unclear, so he had to slow down and focus on the road ahead.
As he passed the old alley near the school, he heard a faint whimper (受惊动物的呜咽) Curious, he stopped his bike and walked carefully into the alley. There, under a broken shelter, he saw a small, wet dog trembling. Its fur was soaked, sticking to its thin body, and it looked scared, shrinking into a ball to keep warm. Xiao Ming’s heart softened-he’d always loved animals but his parents were too busy to let him keep one.
He took off his school uniform jacket and gently wrapped it around the dog. The dog stopped whimpering and pushed his hand with its cold nose, as if seeking comfort. Xiao Ming looked at the pouring rain and then at the little dog. The shelter above them was leaking, and the rain was starting to wet his shirt. He knew he couldn’t leave the little dog there alone. But how could he take it home without his parents’ permission They’d always said taking care of a pet would distract him from his preparations for the College Entrance Examination.
Just as he was thinking, his phone rang. It was his mom, asking when he’d be home. Xiao Ming hesitated for a moment, then told her the truth about the dog-how small it was, how scared it looked, and how he couldn’t bear to leave it in the rain. There was a pause on the other end of the phone, and Xiao Ming held his breath, waiting for her reply, his fingers gently stroking the dog’s wet fur to calm both the pet and himself.
To Xiao Ming’s surprise, his mom asked him to bring the dog home. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
In the following weeks, Rain became a part of Xiao Ming’s busy senior three life. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
一、阅读理解
1.C 2.B 3.B
4.C 5.A 6.B 7.B
8.D 9.B 10.C 11.C
12.C 13.A 14.B 15.D
16.B 17.D 18.E 19.G 20.F
二、完形填空
21.B 22.C 23.D 24.A 25.B
26.C 27.C 28.D 29.A 30.D
31.A 32.B 33.C 34.D 35.A
三、语法填空
36.has been valued
37.An
38.dating
39.which
40.deeply
41.to act
42.copied
43.beauty
44.connects
45.but
四、书信写作范文
Dear Peter,
How are you I’m writing to share some good news. Our school English newspaper is looking for a new editor, and I think you are perfectly fit for the job.
The paper covers three columns: campus life, western culture and book reviews. You need to work one hour every Wednesday afternoon to select articles and polish passages.
Since you have a good command of written English and love writing, I strongly suggest you apply for the position. It will be a precious experience for you.
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
五、读后续写范文
To Xiao Ming’s surprise, his mom asked him to bring the dog home. Full of joy, Xiao Ming hurried home with the little dog held tightly in his arms. His mother prepared warm milk and a soft blanket for the poor puppy at once. They gave it the name Rain because they met on such a rainy day. Mom told Xiao Ming that as long as he could keep his study efficient, they would keep Rain. Xiao Ming nodded firmly, determined not to let the pet affect his exam preparation.
In the following weeks, Rain became a part of Xiao Ming’s busy senior three life. After long hours of review, Rain would jump to his feet to cheer him up, sweeping away his tiredness. Xiao Ming arranged fixed time to feed and walk Rain every day, which helped him form a regular schedule. Instead of distracting him, the lovely dog brought him warmth and motivation. With Rain’s company, Xiao Ming faced the pressure of the college entrance exam with more courage.

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