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2025-2026学年高二下学期5月期中英语试题
二、阅读理解
A
In the Chinese film Ne Zha 2, many treasures of ancient cultural relics are brought to life. Let’s take a closer look at these cultural elements and the real-life prototypes(原型) that inspired them.
Seven-colored lotus
In Ne Zha 2, the seven-colored lotus plays a critical role in reconstructing the bodies of the heroes, Ne Zha and Ao Bing. This concept is inspired by the Boshan censer(香炉), a 2,000-year-old bronze burner housed at the Hebei Museum.
Barrier beasts
If you’ve seen both Ne Zha films, you’re sure to remember the lovely and charming barrier beasts—funny creatures that serve as guardians. These creatures bear a striking similarity to ancient relics from the Sanxingdui culture.
Tianyuan tripod
The Tianyuan tripod in the film is a key tool in the Jade Xu Palace. Its design draws inspiration from the bronze tripods used during the Shang and Zhou dynasties. The tripod was a symbol of power and status in ancient China, often used in ceremonies.
Jade Xu Palace
When Ne Zha travels to the Jade Xu Palace, a group of birds flies in the sky, with two of them landing on the palace roof. This scene is inspired by the famous painting “Ruihe Tu” by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty (Zhao Ji). Emperor Huizong painted this scene on silk, symbolizing his blessing for the country and its people.
21. What inspired the design of the seven-colored lotus in Ne Zha 2
A．The painting Ruihe Tu.
B．Sanxingdui cultural relics.
C．Bronze tripods in the Shang and Zhou dynasties.
D．The Boshan censer from the Hebei Museum.
22. What does the tripod represent in ancient China
A．Artistic creativity.
B．Religious beliefs.
C．Power and status.
D．Technological progress.
23. Where is this passage most likely taken from
A．A book review.
B．A history textbook.
C．An entertainment magazine.
D．A travel guide.
B
Jennifer Keelan was a young girl who had dreams of one day attending college and living a satisfactory life. At age 2, Jennifer was diagnosed with cerebral palsy (脑瘫), leaving her using a wheelchair. Jennifer was a bright and courageous girl, but when she attempted to attend school with her friends, she was sent to separate classes for students with disabilities, regardless of talent. She found herself unable to attend some school functions, use transit systems and access government buildings. Jennifer accepted the limitations of her physical life, but not the limitations of the physical world around her.
Jennifer became active in campaigning for the Americans with Disabilities Act. She engaged in peaceful protests and, at age 7, was arrested in Montreal, a moment in history that shocked North America.
At age 8, Jennifer traveled to Washington, D.C. The shy, yet determined little girl caught the attention of the country when she climbed up the Capitol steps. It worked. Jennifer met with Congress, and President George H. W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law.
Jennifer remains an activist today, making sure all people with disabilities are treated fairly and have equal access to public places, schools and businesses. The only barriers that remain are those of view.
Jennifer wants all of us to know that physical disabilities are not a barrier to friendship, career opportunities or love. She graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in family and human development. She is now 39 years old and still sharing the message of inclusivity (包容性) . For her, like all of us, making a difference begins one step at a time, no matter how hard it is. She remains a lifelong activist for the disability rights movement.
24. What prevented Jennifer studying with her friends
A．Her serious illness.
B．Her low intelligence.
C．Her born language barrier.
D．Her poor learning ability.
25. What made North America amazed about Jennifer
A．Her helping the disabled.
B．Her being sent to prison.
C．Her entering the Capitol alone.
D．Her being elected as president.
26. What happened due to Jennifer’s effort
A．The law of the United State changed a lot.
B．Bush met the representatives of the disabled.
C．Arizona State University accepted the disabled.
D．The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed.
27. What is the best title of this text
A．A Girl Managed to Enter the Congress
B．A Girl Makes a Difference to the Country
C．A Girl Succeeded in Attending the College
D．A Girl Struggles for the Rights of the Disabled
C
Sometimes a stranger can significantly improve our day. A pleasant encounter with someone we don’t know, even a nonverbal exchange, can comfort us when no one else is around. It may get us out of our own heads — a proven mood booster — and help broaden our perspective.
“People feel more connected when they talk to strangers, like they are part of something bigger,” says Gillian Sandstrom, a psychologist and senior lecturer at the University of Essex who studies interactions between strangers.
In research studies, Sandstrom has found that people’s moods improve after they have a conversation with a stranger — say, a Starbucks barista, a volunteer at a museum, or the person next to them in line. Overall, people report that they are happier on days when they have more interactions with acquaintances (泛泛之交) they don’t know well.
And yet most of us resist talking to people we don’t know or barely know. We feel upset about the mechanics of the conversation — how to start, maintain, or stop it. We think we will blather on and disclose too much, or not talk enough. We worry we will bore the other person.
We’re typically wrong. Sandstrom’s research shows that people underestimate how much another person will like them when they talk for the first time. In a study in which she asked participants to talk to at least one stranger a day for five days, 99 percent said they had found at least one of the exchanges pleasantly surprising, 82 percent said they’d learned something from one of the strangers, 43 percent had exchanged contact information, and 40 percent had communicated with one of the strangers again.
Scientists believe there may be an ancient reason why humans are able to enjoy interacting with strangers. To survive as a species, we need to mate outside our own gene pool, so we may have evolved to have both the social skills and the motivation to be with people who are not in our tribe.
You don’t even have to talk to complete strangers to reap the benefits. Multiple studies show that people who interact regularly with passing acquaintances or who engage with others through community groups, religious gatherings, or volunteer opportunities have better emotional and physical health and live longer than those who do not.
28. According to the passage, most people are ______ to talk with strangers.
A．comfortable
B．eager
C．unwilling
D．disappointed
29. The figures in paragraph 5 are meant to illustrate that ______.
A．people feel better than expected after talking with strangers
B．people may disclose too much if they communicate with strangers
C．people should leave a good impression while talking with strangers
D．people underestimate their ability to start a conversation with strangers
30. According to the passage, which statement are scientists most likely to agree with
A．Our social skills are declining with evolution.
B．We enjoy interacting with strangers by nature.
C．We prefer to communicate with strangers non-verbally.
D．Our motivation to interact with strangers varies across cultures.
31. What conclusion can be drawn from the passage
A．Strangers are kinder than we think.
B．Random interactions can be meaningful.
C．We should be careful when talking with strangers.
D．Interactions with acquaintances may not benefit us.
D
Plants are not only living things; researchers say they also possess a form of intelligence. New research shows plants like goldenrods (麒麟草) are “smart enough” to detect other nearby plants without ever making contact. They are also smart enough to adapt to threatening situations, such as herbivores (草食动物) eating them.
Some people try to define intelligence as having a central nervous system, where electrical signals pass along messages to other nerves to process information. Plants do not have a brain like humans. Now, the study authors propose a new definition of intelligence. Instead of focusing on signs of electrical signaling in a plant, the team focused on how that signaling helps a plant process environmental cues. Specifically, the team looked for evidence of problem-solving as a sign of intelligence.
Goldenrods were the plants researchers chose to observe in this study. The team previously looked at how goldenrods responded when eaten by pests like the leaf beetle larvae. To protect themselves from being eaten, goldenrods release a chemical that tricks the insect into thinking the plant is damaged and would not make a good meal. The chemical compounds are also picked up by nearby goldenrod plants, allowing them to mount their defenses against the herbivore. While some goldenrods might have some damage, this quick thinking reduces the risk of being completely eaten alive. Instead, goldenrods distribute the damage by tricking the beetle larvae into moving on to another plant.
Previous research has shown that neighboring plants that detect goldenrods eaten by herbivores adapt to the situation by growing faster and making more defensive compounds to fight off pests. When there are no neighbors nearby to warn them of a potential threat, the plants do not engage in accelerated growth, and the chemical response they send out is different. Additionally, goldenrods detect chemicals released from pests and use them as cues for a threat that could potentially attack them.
32. Which question must the study authors answer to figure out whether a plant is intelligent
A．Is it able to solve a problem
B．Does it have a nervous system
C．Can it send electrical signals
D．Has it drawn people’s attention
33. How do goldenrods protect themselves from being eaten
A．By growing taller than other plants.
B．By producing poisonous fruits right away.
C．By sending out chemicals to cheat herbivores.
D．By turning to the surrounding plants.
34. How is the last paragraph mainly developed
A．By making a conclusion.
B．By making a comparison.
C．By explaining two professional processes.
D．By stating small weaknesses of previous studies.
35. What can be the best title for the text
A．Some plants might be intelligent
B．Approaches to improve the health of plants
C．Plants’ reactions to artificial elements
D．Studies on plants’ resistance of illnesses
七选五
If you travel to nearly any Chinese city in the summertime, you will see people, mostly men wearing T-shirts, sitting out on the sidewalks on low chairs in the shade, playing a game with large round disks of wood. ___36___ Xiangqi dates back as early as the Warring States period. While experts have different opinions as to who created Xiangqi and how it is linked to Western chess, there is no doubt that by the Tang Dynasty Xiangqi was a popular game in China. ___37___ And in the 20th century both Sun Yat-sen and Zhou Enlai were big fans of the game.
And, though it may look quite a bit different than Western chess, Xiangqi is actually quite similar in what the pieces can do and how the game is played. Like Western chess, the object of the game is to capture the other player’s “king”. Actually, in Xiangqi he is just a general.
___38___ Another big difference between Western chess and Xiangqi is that there is a large empty space in the middle of the board, which the elephants cannot cross. ___39___ This space refers to an area in China where Liu Bang and Xiang Yu had a life-or-death war. The war was so influential that “the Chu River and the Han Boundary” has become a metaphor (隐喻) referring to any boundary between two opposing armies. When the Chinese people today see this name on the board, the battle scenes come to their mind, as though they are surrounded by thick smoke, able to hear the beating of war drums. ___40___.
A．Unlike Western chess, the pieces are placed on the intersections of lines, not in squares.
B．During the Qing Dynasty its popularity grew.
C．It is called “the Chu River and the Han Boundary”.
D．The game is called Xiangqi, a game of ordinary people.
E．There are many differences between Xiangqi and Western chess.
F．An intense battle is about to take place on this small chessboard.
G．Several sayings related to Xiangqi are in common use in China today.
36.____ 37.____ 38.____ 39.____ 40.____
三、完形填空
In a small village nestled at the foot of a towering mountain lived a young woman named Maya. She had always been fascinated by the mountain's ___41___ beauty. Every day, she would look up at the peak, imagining what it would be like to stand at the top and see the world from that ___42___.
One day, Maya decided that it was time to make her dream a reality. She ___43___ a small bag with essentials and ___44___ on her journey. As she climbed, the ___45___ became steeper and more challenging, but Maya didn't ___46___.
Halfway up the mountain, Maya encountered a group of climbers descending (下来). “Turn back,” they ___47___. “The climb is too difficult, and the weather is ___48___.” For a moment, ___49___ crept into Maya's mind. She felt tired, cold, and unsure if she could continue.
But then, Maya remembered why she had started the climb in the ___50___ place. She wanted to prove to herself that she was capable of achieving her dreams, no matter how difficult the journey. With renewed ___51___, she thanked the climbers for their concern but decided to continue.
As she climbed higher, the air grew thinner, and every step became a(n) ___52___, but she refused to give up. She knew that each step forward, no matter how small, brought her closer to her goal.
Finally, Maya ___53___ the summit, looking out over the vast landscape below. The ___54___ at the top was more breathtaking than she had ever imagined, and tears of joy filled her eyes. In that moment, Maya realized that the journey was not just about reaching the top; it was about discovering her own ___55___ and confidence.
41. A．gentle B．colorful C．terrifying D．impressive
42. A．height B．length C．width D．depth
43. A．grabbed B．filled C．gained D．packed
44. A．set down B．set off C．set up D．set aside
45. A．avenue B．path C．street D．track
46. A．rest B．refuse C．pause D．quit
47. A．ordered B．whispered C．warned D．shouted
48. A．worsening B．changing C．warming D．clearing
49. A．fear B．discouragement C．doubt D．regret
50. A．very B．beginning C．special D．first
51. A．goal B．determination C．destination D．thought
52. A．test B．struggle C．task D．effort
53. A．arrived B．realized C．got D．reached
54. A．view B．picture C．scenery D．sight
55. A．talent B．point C．strength D．direction
四、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。
Yang Chen-Ning, a world-renowned physicist and Nobel laureate, passed away in Beijing on Saturday at the age of 103.
Yang, together with his colleague Tsung-Dao Lee, ___56___ (award) the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1957 for their theory of parity non-conservation in weak interaction, which made ___57___ (he) the first Chinese Nobel winner.
Born in Hefei in 1922, Yang moved to Tsinghua with his family in 1929. Growing up on the campus of Tsinghua University, ___58___ his father taught mathematics, he developed a deep love for science. He later went to the United States for ___59___ (far) studies in 1945. His work with Robert Mills, known as the“Yang-Mills theory”, is considered one of the foundation of modern physics and is comparable in ___60___ (significant) to Maxwell’s equations.
___61___ his outstanding international achievements, Yang always maintained a deep connection with China. His first visit to the People’s Republic of China in 1971 is ___62___ (wide) believed to have helped initiate a wave of visits by overseas Chinese scholars. He personally raised funds ___63___ (establish) a committee for educational exchange with China.
Upon his return to Tsinghua, he dedicated himself ___64___ the development of the Institute for Advanced Study and the cultivation of talent. The life of Professor Yang was an immortal legend, ___65___ (explore) the unknown with a heart devoted to his nation.
56.____ 57.____ 58.____ 59.____ 60.____
61.____ 62.____ 63.____ 64.____ 65.____
五、书信写作（求助/建议邮件）
66. 假定你是李华，你设计了一款助力青少年身心健康的AI小发明，准备参加学校“AI for Health”科技创新大赛。请你给外国好友Jason写一封邮件，询求建议。内容包括：
1.介绍作品；
2.询求建议。
注意：1.写作词数应为80词左右；
Dear Jason,
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
六、读后续写
67. 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。续写词数应为150左右；
I sat at the breakfast table with my four-year-old son, Harry, trying to ignore the ache in my stomach. “Mama, want to play ” “Not today, baby.” I shook my head. These days I could barely get out of bed. I was still recovering from an operation. I hoped for strength and happiness, but the future seemed so hopeless.
Suddenly, Harry jumped up from his spot on the kitchen floor. “Bird!” he shouted, rushing to our courtyard. Sure enough, there was a white dove (鸽子) seated in a rubber tree. It sat there for a few moments, and then flew away. Strange, I’d never seen one in our neighborhood before.
When I dragged myself to the kitchen the next morning, the dove was back. This time it was with a mate carrying sticks. “Look, Harry,” I said, pointing to the tree. “They’re going to make a nest.” The doves flew in and out of the courtyard all week, building on top of the rubber tree.
Harry could hardly contain his excitement. Every morning, he’d run into the kitchen and take his spot by the sliding glass door, talking to the birds while they worked. His happiness was influential. As much as I was sad, I couldn’t help but look forward to the doves’ visits too.
Then it all went wrong. The courtyard was safe enough for a nest, but the rubber tree’s thin leaves were far from stable. One night, a strong wind blew, throwing the doves’ nest to the ground. I heard the twigs (细枝) break apart.
I surveyed the damage. Nothing good ever lasted. I wouldn’t blame the doves if they never came back. But they returned. And they paid no attention to the pile of sticks that had once been their nest. They started again from the beginning. Again, though, the wind destroyed all their hard work. The next day, and the next, they started again, as if nothing had happened.
Moved by their perseverance, I decided to build a new nest for the doves.
________________________________________________________________________
“Look! The birds are back!” Harry announced with excitement.
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参考答案
阅读理解
A：21.D 22.C 23.C
B：24.A 25.B 26.D 27.D
C：28.C 29.A 30.B 31.B
D：32.A 33.C 34.B 35.A
七选五：36.D 37.B 38.A 39.C 40.F
完形填空
41.D 42.A 43.D 44.B 45.B
46.D 47.C 48.A 49.C 50.A
51.B 52.A 53.D 54.A 55.C
语法填空
56. was awarded
57. him
58. where
59. further
60. significance
61. Despite
62. widely
63. to establish
64. to
65. exploring
书信范文
Dear Jason,
How’s everything going I’m writing to ask for your advice. I’ve invented an AI device for the school “AI for Health” competition. It tracks teenagers’ sleep time and mood, giving gentle tips to relieve stress.
I’m not sure whether its functions are attractive enough. Could you tell me what extra features I can add Besides, how can I make my presentation more impressive
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
读后续写范文
Moved by their perseverance, I decided to build a new nest for the doves. I fetched solid wooden boards, soft dry grass and firm twigs, and fixed a steady wooden shelter high on the rubber tree, sheltered from strong winds. Harry helped me lay grass inside happily. We hoped the safe home could protect the pair from bad weather.
“Look! The birds are back!” Harry announced with excitement. We watched the two doves fly into the new nest and settle down comfortably. Seeing them build their home safely filled my heart with warmth. The doves’ persistence taught me not to give up easily. Gradually I recovered my spirits and regained hope for life. Every morning, Harry and I would greet our little bird neighbors happily.

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