2025-2026学年新疆维吾尔自治区喀什地区某学校高二上学期12月期中英语试卷（无答案）

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新疆维吾尔自治区喀什地区某学校2025-2026学年
高二上学期12月期中英语试题
第一部分 听力 (略)
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
Volunteer by supporting a local animal rescue center in Costa Rica!
If you like animals and are also interested in preserving the environment, you will be perfect for this program. You will be helping out in and supporting a local animal shelter. Not only does this shelter take in homeless animals, but also wild animals which are in bad condition.
In addition to the caretaking of the animals, volunteers help us welcome visitors at the entrance and answer any questions that visitors may have about the shelter or its animals. As volunteers spend more days in the shelter, knowledge about wildlife management will grow.
Requirements
* You need to be at least 15 years old on the program start date at the high school level or above.
* Speaking English is a basic requirement.
* No restrictions on nationality. Helping hands both in Costa Rica and beyond are welcome.
* Your helping hand will be required from 09:00 to 15:00 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
Program fees
Duration Program fees
1 week (minimum stay) $350
2 weeks $700
3 weeks $1,050
4 weeks $1,400
5 weeks $1,750
50 weeks (maximum stay) $17,500
* Booking payments (15%): The booking payment is simply to reserve your volunteer placement. Payment is made by PayPal. You can also pay using a credit card.
* Final payments (85%): Your final payment will be agreed with Volunteer Now Costa Rica during the application process.
1. What can a volunteer do in the rescue center
A. Search for homeless animals. B. Give lectures about animals.
C. Get trained to place animals. D. Communicate with visitors.
2. Who can volunteer in the program
A. A local person free only on Fridays. B. A 19-year-old college student from America.
C. A primary schoolchild. D. A French-speaking adult.
3. How much should a volunteer pay at least to make a booking
A. $105. B. $52.5 C. $350. D. $297.5.
B
People who have trouble walking or moving around often have a hard time enjoying the beach. But hundreds of beaches in Greece now offer a new solution called Seatrac, which allows people in wheelchairs to get into the water on their own.
Seatrac is basically a chair on a moving walkway that can smoothly (平稳地) carry a disabled person into the sea. Once in the sea, the person can either remain in the chair, enjoying the water, or go for a swim. The chair can be controlled from a long distance (距离). When the person is ready to get out of the water, the Seatrac system (系统) brings the chair back to the top of the walkway.
Seatrac was invented and developed in Greece. The idea for it came when one of the inventors, Fotiou, was talking with a friend who used a wheelchair. The friend expressed his enjoyment of the sea but disliked being carried into the ocean like “a bag of potatoes”. Fotiou realized there must be a way to make it easier for wheelchair users to get into the water. He worked with his partners to design the system, finally forming a company called TOBEA to build and sell the system.
TOBEA works on making the system simple to put in place and easy to control. A wooden walkway allows wheelchair users to reach Seatrac. The system is solar-powered (太阳能的) and can continue to run even if the electricity goes out. The Seatrac system can be easily packed up and stored when the swimming season ends.
Greece has decided to open 287 beaches for people with disabilities. 140 beaches have set up the system and the remaining 147 will build the system in the future. The new Seatrac service is being provided for free to help attract more tourists to the country. TOBEA will offer a website showing where beaches with the special service can be found. Thanks to Seatrac, more and more people who use wheelchairs will have the chance to cool down with a swim in the sea.
4. What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about
A. Why Seatrac is well received. B. How Seatrac is developed.
C. Why Seatrac needs hand control. D. How Seatrac works.
5. What can we know about the Seatrac system
A. It’s expensive to use. B. It can be used all year round.
C. It’s environmentally friendly. D. It requires a large storage space.
6. What does the underlined word in the last paragraph mean
A. rest B. bad C. useful D. good
7. What can be the best title for the text
A. Fotiou: an Inventor Helping the Disabled
B. Seatrac: Helping Wheelchair Users Enjoy the Sea
C. TOBEA Is a Famous Factory Producing Wheelchairs
D. Greece Has Built Moving Walkways for the Disabled
C
In China, tea has become an important part of everyday life for thousands of years. As the tea-processing methods and tea culture have evolved over the years, tea sets have also changed to meet the practical and cultural needs.
During the Tang Dynasty(618~907AD), tea leaves were traded across the country and Asia. For the convenience of transportation and storage, tea leaves were pressed into bricks. To prepare tea, drinkers had to cut them into small pieces and boil them in heat-resistant teapots.
By the Song Dynasty(960-1279), drinkers started to turn the hard bricks into powders (粉末) that could be whipped (搅打) in a cup with boiled water. This whipped tea is most commonly associated with Japanese tea ceremonies today.
By the 1500s, tea bricks gave way to the form of rolled leaves. This innovation led to the invention and use of teapots as we know them today. These teapots originally came from the Yi Xing region of China and were soon copied throughout the world. Then Japanese teapot-makers moved the handle from the side to the top of the teapots.
Tea finally reached Europe in the 1600s, along with the necessary tea sets made in Japan and China. As English teapot-makers began to adapt the tea sets to their country men’s tastes, they eventually added a handle to the tea bowl because of the English habit of drinking hot black tea, which was consumed at higher temperatures. The size of teacups also grew to accommodate milk and sugar in their tea.
By the early 1900s, innovations in tea drinking became an American affair. The most revolutionary one was the tea bag, which was accidentally commercialized by Thomas Sullivan. He had been sending customers tea wrapped in silk bags. Rather than take the leaves out of the bags, as Sullivan intended, the customers put the bags into their teapots instead. Not only did the tea bags push the teapot back to the sidelines of tea service, they were also too large for teacups and led to the modern practice of drinking tea from mugs.
8. Which was used to make the whipped tea in Japan
A. Rolled tea leaves. B. Freshly picked tea leaves.
C. Powdered tea leaves. D. Loosely pressed tea leaves.
9. Which innovation was first introduced by the British
A. Tea bags and mugs. B. Tea bowls with handles.
C. Heat-resistant teapots. D. Teapots with top handles.
10. What can we learn from Thomas Sullivan’s story
A. Customers are very creative. B. Innovations are relatively easy.
C. Marketing strategy is critical. D. Good ideas can be born by accident.
11. What is the best title for the text
A. The Development of Tea Sets B. Varieties of Tea Leaves
C. Various Tea-making Methods D. The Spread of Tea Trades
D
There are various ways in which to read body language so that you can understand how someone is feeling. Reading emotional clues （线索）is one of them.
Crying is considered to be caused by an explosion of emotion in most cultures. Often times crying is considered a sign of sadness, but crying can also be an expression of happiness. Crying can also come about through laughter and humor. Thus, when judging crying, you'll need to look for other signs to determine the meaning of the crying. Crying can also be forced in order to gain sympathy or to cheat others. This practice is known as " crocodile tears" , an expression that draws on the wrong idea that crocodiles" cry" when catching prey（猎物）.
Signs of threat include v-shaped eye brows, wide eyes, and an open or down-turned mouth. In a similar way, arm tightly crossed over the other is a common sign that the person is angry and is closing himself off to you.
When people show anxiety, they display increased facial movements, and their mouth made into a thin line. Individuals who are anxious may also play with their hands, unable keep them in one spot. Anxiety can also or have nervous legs. It can be conveyed when people seemingly unconsciously（无意识 地）tap their feet or have nervous legs.
Embarrassment can be expressed by turning the eyes or shifting them away. If someone looks down at the floor a lot, they are probably shy, afraid, or embarrassed. People also tend to look down when they are upset, or trying to hide something emotional. People are often thinking and feeling unpleasant emotions when they are in the process of staring at the ground.
There are also some signs of pride. People show pride by displaying a small smile, holding their head backward, and putting their hands on their hips.
12. In what situation may one have "crocodile tears"
A. When he is sad. B. When he cheats others.
C. When he supports others. D. When he is angry.
13. What might a man do when angry
A. Shape his eye brows into a "w". B. Sigh heavily.
C. Cross his arms tightly. D. Open his eyes wide.
14. What do we know about the emotional clues in the text
A. Most of them show negative feelings. B. They usually express positive emotions.
C. They can be controlled well be humans. D. They are good for people's health.
15. What is the best title for the passage
A. How to use body languages B. What are body languages
C. What expressive emotions we have D. How to read emotional clues
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。
Eyesight plays a very important role in our daily life. Every waking moment, the eyes are working to see the world around us. Over forty percent of Americans worry about losing eyesight, but it's easy to include steps into our daily life to ensure healthy eyes. Here are five suggestions for a lifetime of healthy eyesight:
Schedule yearly exams.
___16___ Experts advise parents to bring babies 6 to 12 months of age to the doctor for a careful check. The good news is that millions of children now can have yearly eye exams and following treatment, including eyeglasses.
Protect against UV rays.
Long-term stay in the sun creates risk to your eyes. No matter what the season is, it’s extremely important to wear sunglasses. ____17____ Give your eyes a break.
Two-thirds of Americans spend up to seven hours a day using computers or other digital products. ____18____ Experts recommend that people practice the 20/20/20 rule: every 20 minutes, take a 20-second break and look at something 20 feet away.
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As part of a healthy diet, eat more fruits and vegetables each day. Vitamins C and E help protect eyesight and promote eye health.
Practice safe wear and care of contact lenses.
Many Americans use contact lenses to improve their eyesight. While some follow the medical guidance for wearing contact lenses, many are breaking the rules and putting their eyesight at risk. ____20____
Otherwise: you may have problems such as red eyes, pain in the eyes, or a more serious condition.
A. Eat your greens.
B. Eye care should begin early in life.
C. They can properly protect your eyes.
D. Stay in good shape by taking more vitamins.
E. Parents usually don’t care about their own eyesight.
F. Always follow the doctor’s advice for appropriate wear.
G. This frequent eye activity increases the risk for eye tiredness.
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。
My eight-year-old son came home from school one day to report excitedly that a new kid had just joined his class. “Josh is just like me in every ____21____,” he told me. “He loves basketball, he’s naughty, and he’s funny.” Sure enough, the two energetic kids ____22____ for a series of exciting ____23____. “It’s amazing how much he’s like me,” he ____24____ commented, in a tone of delighted surprise.
One day, my son came home with Josh to work on a school project together. Since he lived in a ____25____ neighborhood, Josh asked if I could ____26____ him home when they were done, and I readily (欣然地) agreed. When I pulled up at his address, he invited me to meet his ____27____. The hour was late, but never one to ____28____ a child, I climbed out of the car and was shown into the living room.
Quick, light footsteps ____29____ down the stairs and I turned to meet Josh’s mother. Her jaw dropped. My mouth widened in surprise. Her eyes filled with _____30_____. I tried hard to hold back a cry. Then we simultaneously (同时地) ran toward each other and _____31_____ for a long time.
Josh stood staring at this scene, _____32_____. “What’s going on ” he asked.
“Oh, Josh!” his mother said _____33_____, wiping away a tear. “We were best _____34_____ in high school. After _____35_____, I moved abroad, met Dad and lived overseas for years. I haven’t seen her for twenty years!”
21. A. time B. way C. place D. step
22. A. teamed up B. made up C. took up D. gave up
23. A. meetings B. lectures C. adventures D. schedules
24. A. partly B. obviously C. simply D. constantly
25. A. quiet B. different C. crowded D. new
26. A. follow B. lead C. drive D. walk
27. A. father B. mother C. brother D. sister
28. A. force B. praise C. ignore D. refuse
29. A. danced B. rushed C. jumped D. flooded
30. A. sadness B. curiosity C. tears D. worries
31. A. hugged B. greeted C. touched D. patted
32. A. frightened B. excited C. annoyed D. confused
33. A. shouting B. laughing C. complaining D. sighing
34. A. relatives B. editors C. friends D. athletes
35. A. graduation B. marriage C. school D. childhood
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。
In this digital age____36____most of us can’t live without digital devices, it may sound hard to believe Yang Hao, ____37____32 -year-old doctoral student studying in the UK, had a solo trip the old-fashioned way last year. He used a printed map, paying for everything, ____38____(use) a cash or a bank card, reading time timetables, and talking to strangers.
During the 134 days, he visited 68 counties, read 40 books, and used two cameras to record ____39____he saw and experienced along the way. I realized that those days were the most fulfilling, ____40____ (focus) and productive period of my life, it was an experience of absolute ____41____ (concentrate), says Yang. Since his story was posted online, it ____42____(bring) about widespread discussion and reflection on the modern dependence on technology. One netizen named Yang’er____43____ (say), “While technology makes the world smaller____44____, we seem to own more, we also lose some things”.
Though he foresaw that it would trigger (引发) some discussion, the public attention his journey has drawn as _____45_____ (true) beyond his imagination.
第四部分 写作(满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Eric将来中国过春节，你打算邀请他到家做客。请用英语给他写一封邀请信，内容包括：
1.写信目的；
2.主要安排。
注意：1.写作词数应为100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Eric,
How is everything going
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Yours sincerely,
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。
It was our first time exploring a foreign country on our own, without a tour guide leading the way. My friend Doris and I had a week-long tour there and believed we could explore this town alone then. After breakfast, we confidently started the trip. After a full day of exciting exploration, the sky turned from clear blue to gray, with dark clouds gathering.
As we walked along the ancient street to our hotel, raindrops began falling. Everyone around us took cover. “Should we take a taxi ” I asked aloud, the rain being so loud that I had to raise my voice. “It’s only a ten-minute walk, and let’s go much faster,” Doris shouted back.
As the rain and wind increased, we quickened our pace. The ancient street was soon covered with deep water that quickly made our shoes totally wet. Suddenly, the big thunder sounded! Dusk had turned into total darkness, which was only interrupted by the sudden lightning from the sky. Finally, we realized we had been walking for a much longer time than it should have taken us to reach the hotel. We had taken a wrong turn somewhere. We were lost! What’s worse, both of our cell phones were powered off, so we couldn’t call for help, and the street was empty.
Shocked, we headed back down the street, wishing to find the right direction. It was still raining cats and dogs. Our clothes and bags were completely wet. Later looking out into the darkness through the shrubs (灌木) along the street, we realized we had come to a residential neighborhood. “Let’s just wait for a minute,” Doris said.
As we stood under a tree, some headlights appeared. A car pulled up just about a few meters away by the street. Soon, a woman got out of the car.
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
Then, I walked towards the woman with hope.
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I found her explanation of directions only confused us, however hard she tried.
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