2025-2026学年广西南宁市某中学高二下学期5月期中英语试卷（无答案）

这是一份2025-2026学年广西南宁市某中学高二下学期5月期中英语试卷（无答案），共15页。试卷主要包含了5分，满分12等内容，欢迎下载使用。
第一部分 听力（略）
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
The City f Bstn invites artists, cllectives, and art rganizatins residing, wrking, r creating in the Greater Bstn area t submit prpsals fr 2D and 3D installatins in the Mezzanine Gallery at Bstn City Hall. This large-scale space, visible t all wh enter the building thrugh the main entrance, ffers a unique pprtunity fr artists t engage with a brad and diverse audience.
Exhibitin Details
Fur prpsals will be selected fr exhibitins lasting 12 weeks each. The exhibitin perids are: August-Nvember 2026, December 2026-February 2027, March-June 2027, and June-September 2027. Selected applicants will receive a stipend f $800 per exhibitin t supprt prductin csts.
Criteria(标准)
·Open t individual artists, cllectives, grups f artists, and art rganizatins.
·Applicants must settle, wrk, r create in the Greater Bstn area (Essex, Middlesex, Nrflk, Plymuth, r Sufflk Cunty).
·All applicants must be at least 18 years ld.
·Only ne submissin per applicant will be accepted.
·City f Bstn emplyees and cnsultants are nt qualified.
Applicants whse wrk explres themes such as identity, equity, climate change, husing accessibility, civil rights, r scial issues are encuraged t apply.
Artwrk Specificatins
·2D artwrk cannt exceed 35 lbs in weight.
·3D artwrk cannt exceed 50 lbs in weight.
·All artwrks must hang frm the current installatin system, n flr space is available, yu can review ur Installatin Guide here.
Deadline
April 27, 2026, 4:59 p.m. EST. Decisins will be ntified by June 12, 2026.
T access mre infrmatin, Click Here.
1. Which f the fllwing applicants is qualified t apply?
A. A 16-year-ld high schl student frm Bstn.
B. An artist wh submits tw separate prpsals.
C. A City f Bstn emplyee wrking in the Mayr’s Office.
D. An artist living in Middlesex Cunty.
2. What is the purpse f this text?
A. T raise funds fr lcal art rganizatins.
B. T seek exhibitin prpsals fr a city gallery.
C. T intrduce a series f art festivals.
D. T advertise upcming exhibitins in Bstn.
3. Where is this text mst likely taken frm?
A. A City f Bstn arts and culture webpage.
B. A persnal blg abut Bstn architecture.
C. A lcal newspaper’s travel sectin.
D. A cnstructin manual fr public buildings.
B
In first grade, I tk a spelling test with the wrd “f” n it. O-F. “Of.” Every student that day spelled the wrd crrectly except Malclm, the slwest in the class. He had spelled the wrd U-V. “Uv.” I remember thinking “Geez, hw silly is this kid?” But as I sat there, I realized that spelling “f” with a U and a V made a lt mre sense than with an O and an F, which were crrespnding t sunds nthing t d with the wrd “f”.
Why was this ever-s-simple wrd spelled in this cmpletely illgical way? The best answer I culd cme up with at the time was: That’s just the way it is, that’s what adults tld me was the truth, and that’s hw I have t spell the wrd t get it right and be a gd student. S I better just shut up, lk smart, and use an O and an F.
I didn’t knw it then, but this little realizatin was my first brush with an understanding f what indctrinatin was. All f us in the class that day s quietly and withut questin accepted a truth because it was backed by authrity and traditin. It was the rule, and the wrld wuld see Malclm as silly, and nt the spelling.
The spelling f “f” may nt be a wrthy battle t build a life arund, but this memry helped me becme aware f the fact that the wrld is a place that cmes with a lt f strange rules that we ften fail t questin. As a teenager, I called these rules “uvisms”.
Grwing up, I recgnized the presence f these uvisms in the expectatins and assumptins pressed n me by my surrundings. Many f them are there fr gd reasns. Many are nt. Yu dn’t have t fllw all f them. I believe in the misspelling f the wrd “f” and the necessity fr each generatin t questin the assumptins f the previus.
4. What did the authr think f Malclm’s spelling afterwards?
A. Reasnable.B. Childish.C. Creative.D. Casual.
5. What is the hidden reasn fr the authr accepting the standard spelling?
A. Desire t utsmart thers.B. Preference fr lgical spelling.
C. Obedience t established rules.D. Determinatin t uphld the truth.
6. What des the term “uvisms” mainly refer t?
A. Newly-generated creative cncepts.
B. Widely-accepted illgical practices.
C. Intensely-debated spelling patterns.
D. Deeply-rted childhd memries.
7. Which des the authr try t advcate in the last paragraph?
A. Explring the unknwn.B. Tlerating minr mistakes.
C. Develping critical thinking.D. Fllwing the extrardinary.
C
At times ur emtins can seem like unreasnable respnses, but ur brains have carefully evlved these mechanisms with just ne target: keeping us alive. While we interpret different emtins as psitive r negative, the mst ancient parts f the human brain develped them n the principle that we must survive. We evlved emtins as a means f cmmunicative functin and as a way t help us navigate scial interactins and ur envirnment safely: they are designed t prtect us. Our fear respnses were riginally a survival strategy that warned us f ptential dangers, such as ur inbrn unease arund spiders and snakes. Then there is the feeling f disgust, which warns us f fds r ther substances that may be dangerus.
Our ther emtins are respnses t scial interactins that keep us part f a grup. We are fundamentally a scial species, and thrughut ur evlutin have relied n ur tribe t help us survive by wrking tgether t find fd and shelter. Anger is a respnse t perceived scial threats r a signal f dminance; pride can help us t bst ur scial status, while shame is intended t decrease ur standing within a grup. These emtins maintain the scial balance f ur tribe — wh we fllw, wh we trust, wh we care abut.
The fundamental emtins that mtivate us individually are almst always sadness and happiness. Sadness results frm lss, and serves the bilgical purpse f mtivating a persn t recver that lss, whether it is a yung child searching fr their mther in a supermarket r smene trying hard t get a new jb after being dismissed. But the ultimate human emtin is happiness, and we are all in search f it. When yu’re sitting arund a campfire, safe in the cuntryside with sme clse friends and gd fd, yu feel happiness because yu have fund the resurces that yur primitive brain is seeking.
The next time yu sit in an airprt departure lunge, lk fr the emtins. Our bdies have created these experiences — the tears as we say gdbye, the smiles and laughter as we are reunited — fr the purpse f keeping us alive. Our emtins and feelings are fundamentally what make us human, but this means we’re in fr a bit f a rller caster alng the way.
8. What des the authr say abut emtins?
A. They appear illgical at times.B. They develped t ensure ur survival.
C. They are viewed as either gd r bad.D. They signal threats frm certain substances.
9. Accrding t the text, when des happiness ccur?
A. When peple's emtinal needs are met.B. When we recver frm a painful lss.
C. When peple get alng with their grup.D. When ur ancient brain gets what it wants.
10. Why des the authr mentin "rller caster" in the last paragraph?
A. T shw that emtins are unpredictable.B. T stress emtins are hard t cntrl.
C. T explain the ups and dwns f emtins.D. T describe the exciting nature f emtins.
11. Which is the mst suitable title fr the text?
A. The Purpse Behind Our FeelingsB. Hw Emtins Shape Our Lives
C. The Scial Nature f EmtinsD. Emtins: Prtectin r Mre?
D
Many farmers acrss the western African natin f Gabn share the same dissatisfactin: waking up t damaged crps after nighttime break-ins by hungry frest elephants. But sme elephants aren’t just after tasty snacks. The animals ften seek ut nly the stems and leaves f banana and papaya plants and abandn the nutritius fruit, which lies brken n the grund. “That makes farmers even angrier, because they can’t understand why they just damage the fruits and dn’t eat them,” says Steeve Ngama, a cnservatin scientist at Gabn’s Natinal Center fr Scientific and Technlgical Research.
But why wuld elephants skip the fruit? Sutheast Asian frest elephants eat certain plants as self-medicatin when they are ill. And banana and papaya leaves are knwn t have medicinal effects. Ngama wndered whether Gabnese farms are nt just fd surces fr elephants but als “pharmacies”.
Tgether with ther scientists, Ngama has nw fund evidence fr this idea. Published in Eclgical Slutins and Evidence, their study reprts that African frest elephants are mre likely t chse banana and papaya plants when suffering frm gut parasites (肠道寄生虫). Between 2016 and 2017, the researchers cllected elephant dung (粪便) and plant samples in Crystal Muntains Natinal Park. Lab analysis shwed that infected elephants were 16 percent mre likely t eat banana stems and leaves and 25 percent mre likely t feed n papaya plants.
Hwever, ther scientists think mre research is needed. Eldie Freymann, a pstdctral researcher, ntes that crp-damaging elephants might simply carry mre parasites because they stay clse t humans. Still, she believes the study is an imprtant step in understanding elephants’ self-medicating behavir. Researchers als nte that banana and papaya cntain chemicals that fight parasites, and elephants may learn t seek medicinal plants by taste and pass the knwledge t family members.
Ngama hpes the findings will reduce cnflicts between elephants and farmers. Farmers in Gabn ften kill elephants that destry crps. But prviding elephants with alternative treatments, such as mineral salts, might keep them away frm farms. The study culd als change peple’s pinins f elephants and help discver new medicines fr humans. Observing hw elephants treat diseases like Ebla might even slve difficult medical prblems that humans face nw.
12. What annys Gabn’s farmers mst abut elephant attacks?
A. Elephants feed n their best harvest crps.
B. Elephants damage fruits in a pintless way.
C. Night activities f elephants ruin lcal farming.
D. Frequent animal raids reduce farm incme.
13. What can be cncluded frm Ngama’s research findings?
A. Elephants’ fd chices are affected by physical cnditins.
B. Trpical crps pssess widespread medical functins.
C. Sick elephants rely ttally n farm plants t recver.
D. Gut parasites frce elephants t give up sweet fruits.
14. Why des the authr mentin Eldie Freymann?
A. T stress human influence n plant selectin.
B. T prve the study’s data is ttally wrng.
C. T present bjective dubts abut the finding.
D. T ffer new evidence fr self-medicatin.
15. What is the main idea f the text?
A. An effective way t reduce human-elephant cnflicts.
B. A different view n wild animals’ living behavirs.
C. A medical secret f cmmn trpical fruit plants.
D. A new explanatin fr elephants’ crp-damaging acts.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，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。
In mdern literary circle, science fictin stands ut as a frward-lking genre fcusing n the interactin between humanity and technlgy. ____16____ Instead, it frecasts pssible trends and remind peple t treat technlgical pwer with cautin.
Sme creatrs fcus n bright and hpeful future filled with cnvenience devices and harmnius cmmunities. ____17____ They expse ptential crises caused by uncntrlled technlgy and selfish human desires. Bth writing styles serve the cre theme f sci-fi.
____18____ Many cutting-edge scientists admit that their early research ambitins were inspired by vivid futuristic descriptins in classic sci-fi stries. Creative imaginatin in sci-fi ften paves the way fr later scientific breakthrughs.
Sci-fi als helps peple rethink cmplex human nature in extreme uter-space envirnments. When facing mysterius alien civilizatins, humans have t stick t mral bttm lines and seek wise ways t cexist peacefully. ____19____
Unlike rdinary literary wrks that mstly fcus n realistic current scial life, sci-fi shifts ur sight t the unknwn future and the bundless vast universe. ____20____ It keeps urging human beings t mve frward reasnably n the rad f technlgical prgress.
A. Others, by cntrast, paint a dark and wrrying picture f the future.
B. It never blindly praises technlgical develpment withut limitatin.
C. The inspiring pwer f science fictin shuld never be underestimated.
D. It cnveys universal values beynd time, space and cultural bundaries.
E. Plenty f sci-fi wrks have been adapted int ppular mvies wrldwide.
F. Such fictinal settings ffer valuable lessns fr real-life mral chices.
G. Yung readers always favr sci-fi fr its vivid plts and amazing scenes.
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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The walk I’d planned was 22 miles t the cast. It is enugh t get the legs aching and the mind ____21____. But the real ____22____ fr me was getting t a wnderful destinatin.
I was wndering if I’d have the endurance and determinatin t d it. I am, after all, in my late 40s. I ____23____ the cast at 7:00 a.m. I was, fr the day, an arrw. I tried t keep my path as straight and direct as pssible.
____24____ the five-hur mark, I was in a gd state f bdy and mind. The ____25____ f the usual rutine had been eased by daydreams. Frm this pint n, the ____26____ seemed t change. The banks n either side were larger, and the grasses lnger, even thugh the sea was still miles ff. Things were getting ____27____. Despite feeling like I was nearly “there”, I still had fur miles t g. I was hurting, my knees. I ____28____ the painkillers dwn with my secret weapn: cffee. Studies have shwn caffeine ____29____ endurance and it kept me ging.
Try as I might, I still culdn’t see my walk’s end. I culd even smell a (n) ____30____ in the air, but the hrizn remained ____31____ in salt marsh (盐沼地). Then, almst withut realizing it, I was “there”.
Where I had hped t see the ____32____, I saw salt marsh, like the chclate milkshake f the Nrth Sea! Feeling like a bit f a fl, I headed dwn int the nearest marsh and left my bt prints in the mud. The seven-and-a-half-hur walk had hurt my ____33____, but I’d acted n a lng-held idea, dne it, and ____34____ it ff my list. I was nw free t think f new nes and mve n, in this dawn f pssibilities we all face. Life is t shrt t let ideas stagnate (停滞); nw’s the time t turn them t ____35____.
21. A. achingB. relaxedC. activeD. injured
22. A. excuseB. liberatinC. drawD. recreatin
23. A. settled inB. set abutC. arrived atD. left fr
24. A. RecgnizingB. ApprachingC. IgnringD. Examining
25. A. incnvenienceB. dizzinessC. bredmD. peace
26. A. landscapeB. weatherC. climateD. atmsphere
27. A. flatterB. darkerC. quieterD. wilder
28. A. calmedB. washedC. brkeD. cled
29. A. changesB. dminatesC. bstsD. affects
30. A. sweetnessB. surnessC. saltinessD. bitterness
31. A. updatedB. lckedC. bradenedD. lcated
32. A. hriznB. seaC. landD. frest
33. A. hipsB. armsC. kneesD. fingers
34. A. crssedB. trnC. brushedD. switched
35. A. dreamB. realityC. achievementD. memry
第二节（共10题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
China has intrduced new plicies t prtect and restre the envirnment arund the Yangtze River, adpting measures aimed _____36_____ treating industrial and agricultural pllutants and prtecting grasslands and wetlands.
A plicy dcument _____37_____ (release) by 17 central gvernment departments prmises t priritize effrt and adpt a _____38_____ (cmprehensin) way f cnserving the Yangtze River Basin area. The plicy dcument fllws a 10-year fishing ban in the Yangtze enacted by the gvernment in 2020 in respnse t _____39_____ (decline) bidiversity.
Despite imprvements t the Yangtze’s water quality, the rise f nn-pint surce pllutin _____40_____ (emerge) as a majr prblem in recent years. The dcument stresses the need fr a systemic apprach, thrugh _____41_____ lng-term systems t prevent water pllutin can be effectively built.
The treatment f pllutin is anther pririty, as the gvernment lks t install tighter cntrls ver pllutants discharged by chemical factries and prmte _____42_____ (high) efficiency in the use f fertilizers and pesticides.
_____43_____ (restre) the diversity f aquatic (水生生物) life in the Yangtze, the dcument says that the cuntry will establish a mnitring system fr endangered animals and make _____44_____ actin plan t save them and that mre wrk ______45______ (d) t enhance the cnnectivity f rivers.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华，英国友好学校的网站计划为中文学习小组增设文学栏目，请给网站编辑David写一封信，推荐增设唐诗鉴赏栏目，内容包括：
(1)推荐理由；(2)栏目内容建议。
注意：1．写作词数应为100左右；2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear David,
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Yurs,
Li Hua
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。
The mrning sun spilled sft gld acrss the winding rads, painting lng shadws that stretched like fingers pinting tward the hrizn. Patrick guided the camper (露营车) ut f their quiet village while Evelyne sat beside him, ne hand resting n the small carrier (宠物箱) in her lap, the ther hlding her phne. Thrugh the windw, she filmed the vineyards rlling by like green rivers.
“Say hi t everyne,” asked Evelyne, turning the camera tward Patrick. Then she turned the phne tward the carrier. Inside, Filu — a tiny ball f black and white fur with curius green eyes — mewed (喵喵叫) sftly at every passing bird.
She psted the vide later that mrning, adding a few simple wrds: “Rad trip: ON.” Within minutes, cmments began t appear. Her fllwers — ver three thusand f them — lved these small glimpses int her life. Amng the likes and emjis, ne cmment caught her attentin: “Cats are brn curius explrers!” Evelyne smiled and slipped her phne back int her pcket, never knwing what wuld happen next.
Filu was barely a year ld, full f energy and curisity. He pressed his nse against the glass f the car windw, eager t explre the wrld utside. Each time a tree cast its shadw acrss the windw, he wuld tilt (倾斜) his head. Each time a bird flew ver the sky, he wuld fix his eyes n it. “He never misses a thing,” Patrick said, glancing at the rearview mirrr.
After hurs f driving, they stpped at a rest area. Stepping ut f the camper, they smelt the arma (香气) f cffee.
“Let’s grab a cffee, shall we?” Patrick suggested. Evelyne ndded.
“See yu in a minute,” she kissed Filu gdbye n the head and ran t her husband, leaving the passenger windw pen a crack t let in fresh air. They walked int the small cafe and enjyed the peaceful afternn.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
When they returned t the camper, the carrier was empty.
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The next mrning, she received a cmment belw her pst.
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