2027 届高二年级下学期期中考试英语试题
考试时间：120 分钟 满分：150 分
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）
第一节（共 5 个小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）
听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的 A、B、C 选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷相应
位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。
1. Where is the man probably?
A. In an office. B. In a lift. C. At home.
2. When will the woman leave for the airport?
A. At 6:00. B. At 6:30. C. At 9:00.
3. Why does the woman call the man?
A. To plan a trip. B. To attend a class. C. To borrow a book.
4. What is the man trying to do?
A. Congratulate the woman.
B. Thank the woman.
C. Encourage the woman.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. How to learn new words.
B. How to spend their free time.
C. How to use the phone.
第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）
听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时
间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。
6. What does the man think of his high school English teacher?
A. She’s strict. B. She’s generous. C. She’s responsible.
7. What is the woman going to do next?
A. Have a meal. B. See a drama. C. Work on her project.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
8. What did the man do last weekend?
A. He sold treats to raise money.
B. He climbed the mountain.
C. He visited patients.
9. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Colleagues. B. Classmates. C. Neighbors.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. Why did the woman go to Boston?
A. For study. B. For work. C. For travel.
11. When was the woman’s turning point with her English?
A. When she helped a salesman.
B. When she bought a phone.
C. When she got her first job.
12. How did the turning point affect the man?
A. It helped him win a contest.
B. It improved the family relationship.
C. It inspired him to be a doctor.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. When did the man’s acting career truly take off?
A. When he was 20. B. When he was 22. C. When he was 18.
14. What is the man’s goal?
A. To win top awards. B. To become a big star. C. To try various acting styles.
15. What is the similarity between Simon and the man?
A. Their educational experiences.
B. Their work environments.
C. Their family traditions.
16. What does the man plan to do first?
A. Start a new film. B. Train as a director. C. Take a rest.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Who is the speaker probably talking to?
A. Art dealers. B. News reporters. C. College students.
18. Why did the speaker come to China with her husband at first?
A. To pursue her study. B. To take on a job. C. To go on a trip.
19. What did David paint most often in the past three years?
A. People. B. Sunsets. C. Birds.
20. Where will the exhibition be held?
A. On a river. B. In a cottage. C. In a crop field.
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
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immediately. These short lessons help you quickly understand the platform’s style before you make a subscription
decision.
EcoLearn’s core is a technology-integrated teaching method; it uses simulations (模拟) to guide learners to
critically analyze ecological solutions. It works on both mobile phones and computers, so you can study anytime,
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environmental e-books)
A 30-day money-back guarantee only applies to direct buyers of the 3/6/12-month plans (not trial renewals).
To get a refund, you must contact the team via email within the period and explain your reason briefly.
21. What is the main purpose of the EcoLearn platform?
A. To offer beginner-friendly environmental education online.
B. To partner commercial companies for profit.C. To provide advanced environmental studies for experts.
D. To sell ecological solution analysis software.
22. What is the least cost of a half-year subscription?
A.$8.95. B.$47.4. C.$59.7. D.$53.7.
23. What can a new user do without registration?
A. Get a full refund after a month. B. Receive 24-hour customer support.
C. Try the first three lessons for free. D. Access all simulation tools for a year.
B
The unforgiving demands of the IB program became my reality on the third day of school with an
overwhelming physics lab. My teacher’s claim that no one would score above 90% shook my confidence. This
anxiety was intensified at home, where my father voiced his concern over my flat SAT progress, a necessity for a
celebrated university.
The final catalyst for my breakdown was an unexpected rejection from the regional Red Cross Youth Council.
As the vice president of my school’s chapter, I had never considered this possibility. The Red Cross was my
passion and what I relied on to set me apart from other applicants. This rejection made my future seem dim, and I
broke like a rubber band stretched beyond its limit.
I found my mother, the woman who had sacrificed her own career and life for my opportunities, and poured
out my fears. She listened attentively before drawing a circle on the tablecloth. “This is your time,” she began.
“Eighty percent is schoolwork, ten percent the SAT, and ten percent extracurriculars.” She then looked at me with
deep emotion and said, “But most importantly, at one hundred percent is your mental health.”
“Nothing is more important than your health,” she continued. “We want you to have a good job so you’ll be
less stressed. If this path makes you so unhappy, it isn’t worth it. If you’re happier flipping hamburgers, so be it.”
Her insight was a big relief. I realized a rubber band doesn’t have to keep stretching. A rubber band that is
wrapped around your hair during the day and is allowed to rest on your nightstand at night won’t ever break.
Though my routine remains the same — studying hard and pursuing excellence — my perspective has been
forever changed. The fear of failure loses its power. I am still reaching for the moon, but I am no longer afraid, for I
know that if I missed, I would land right in my mother’s arms.
24. What does the underlined word “catalyst” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Cause. B. Solution. C. Symbol. D. Foundation.
25. What does the author’s mother attach most importance to?A. The sacrifice for her daughter. B. The author’s overall wellbeing.
C. The relief of the author’s stress. D. The author’s devotion to schoolwork.
26. What does the use of the “rubber band” try to illustrate?
A. A conflict with her father about goals.
B. A bond between the author and her mother.
C. A link to the author’s academic performance.
D. A shift in the author’s perspective on pressure.
27. What does the author mean by saying “reaching for the moon”?
A. She will be unbeatable. B. She has achieved all her goals.
C. She will continue to aim high. D. She has a passion for astronomy.
C
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being applied to help save the UK’s endangered red squirrels (松鼠). The
groundbreaking technology, known as Squirrel Agent, has been trained to spot the difference between red and grey
squirrels in order to manage feeders meant for red squirrels and ultimately, control populations.
The UK’s only native squirrel species, reds have been under threat since the introduction of greys from North
America in the late 19th century. Today, greys are thought to number some 2.7 million versus only a few hundred
thousand reds. This is largely because greys are bigger, outcompeting reds for food and territory, and carry
squirrelpox, a disease deadly to reds. Collectively, these pressures have pushed red squirrels to the edge of
extinction.
Squirrel Agent, which claims a 97 per cent accuracy rate, recognises reds by their size, shape and weight, and
features such as tails, faces and ears. Feeders are then remotely opened for reds or, for greys, kept closed, instead
opening traps or encouraging them to consume pills aimed at birth control.
“It’s a real showcase of what AI can do — it’s working in real time to do a task that we don’t have enough
human volunteers for,” says Emma McClenaghan, co-founder of Genysys Engine, which developed the system.
Project Red Haven, as the programme is known, is being tested by five wildlife charities, including the
Scottish Wildlife Trust and Ulster Wildlife. But this is just the beginning. It’s hoped that the tool’s tech will evolve
(逐步发展) sufficiently to not only identify different species, but also individuals.
“Whiskers (须) are like human fingerprints,” says McClenaghan. By distinguishing squirrels through their
whiskers, AI will build data over time to help conservationists track family lines.
28. What is the function of the second paragraph?A. To give a specific example. B. To tell of red squirrels’ extinction.
C. To provide background context. D. To clarify the species of squirrels.
29. How does Squirrel Agent respond to a grey squirrel approaching a feeder?
A. It releases birth control medicine first.
B. It shuts the feeder and may activate a trap.
C. It keeps the grey away from the feeder.
D. It sends an alarm to the human volunteers.
30. What do we know about Project Red Haven?
A. It has been fully applied by wildlife charities.
B. It was created by the Scottish Wildlife Trust.
C. It can accurately identify individual animals.
D. It is likely to have a more promising future.
31. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. New Tech “Squirrel Agent” Can Target Greys at Feeders
B. AI Controls Grey Squirrels by Spreading Squirrelpox
C. Wildlife Charities Test New Feeder Designs for Squirrels
D. How Grey Squirrels Outcompete Red Squirrels
D
“Red tourism”, a new form of travel where people visit important historical sites and monuments (纪念碑). It
has improved the development of the tourism industry in summer. And red tourism becomes more popular during
the National Day Golden Week holiday.
Ticket bookings for red tourism sites in June increased by five times with local and short trips to red tourism
sites being the choice of about 88 percent of such tourists. And the search for the term “red tourism” on Mafengwo,
a Chinese travel service and social-networking platform, increased by 300 percent during the summer holidays.
Red tourism is not only about the joy of visiting a new place and enjoying the wonderful sights. It is also
about gaining knowledge about history and being inspired by the stories of the people who gave their lives to the
founding of the People’s Republic in 1949 and worked for the happiness of the Chinese people. By rediscovering
history and passing on the stories of the Chinese revolution (革命) and its heroes to the next generations, people
can lift their spirits.
Red tourism can also be used as an opportunity to develop rural areas because most of the red tourism sites arein the countryside. It can raise the incomes of local people. Since red tourism creates jobs and helps increase
farmers’ incomes, it contributes to local economic development.
Data show that this year, there are about 2 billion tourists visiting red tourism sites, and its market size nearly
reaches 1 trillion. Yet red tourism faces some developmental problems, mainly because some local government
officials have failed to make the best use of red tourism resources for local development.
32. What can we know about red tourism?
A. It is not popular with the young. B. It is a traditional form of tourism.
C. It has brought life to tourism. D. It is about visiting beautiful scenery.
33. Why does the author list the numbers in paragraph 2?
A. To prove his idea. B. To explain the story.
C. To raise concern. D. To introduce a platform.
34. What is the advantage of red tourism for rural areas?
A. It can help improve farming equipment.
B. Local people can make more money.
C. It can offer job opportunities to visitors.
D. Local people can receive much help from society.
35. What will be mentioned in the following paragraphs?
A. More and more people will choose red tourism.
B. Many travel companies will benefit from red tourism.
C. More red tourism sites should be open to the public.
D. Some measures should be taken to solve problems.
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。
THE WORLD OF SPEED EATING
Competitive eating — or speed eating — is exactly what its name suggests. Contestants eat as much as they
can, usually within a time limit. Eating competitions can involve various foods — pizza, pies, ice cream, chili
peppers. 36
The biggest competition
37 The event is held every Fourth of July in Brooklyn, New York. According to legend, this tradition
began over a hundred years ago. Four immigrants3 were arguing about who loved their new country the most.Finally, they worked out a way to decide. They would see who could eat the most of a famous American food —
the hot dog. James Mullen, an Irish immigrant, won by eating 13 hot dogs in 12 minutes. Nathan’s Fourth of July
tradition was born.
Eating champions
The current champion of the contest is Joey Chestnut. Chestnut, an American, also holds the world record for
hot dog eating — 74 in less than 10 minutes. 38 For many years, the Nathan’s Contest champion was
Takeru Kobayashi from Japan. He is smaller and lighter than Chestnut, and doesn’t look like an eating champion.
However, he holds many world records for eating different types of food.
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Not everybody thinks competitive eating is a good thing. 40 Kobayashi first won the event in 2001
when he was 23 years old. So are eating competitions in bad taste? For competitive eaters, it’s a sport like any other.
As Kobayashi says, “Food fighters ... think of themselves as athletes.”
A. They also advise against any type of home training.
B. Contests are typically eight to ten minutes long.
C. The world’s largest competitive eating event is Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest.
D. It can be unhealthy for the contestants, and many people in the world are going hungry.
E. Bad taste or just sport?
F. They can also offer large prizes to the winners.
G. That’s just over eight seconds per hot dog.
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 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
After graduating from college, I was passionate to travel. Chatting with a friend, I mentioned my desire to
have a part time job while traveling. She told me that her brother Jack working in Alaska could 41 me.
Thanks to Jack’s guidance, I, within one week, 42 the job in that restaurant. My dream of traveling
alone finally became a 43 . On the plane to Alaska, I 44 that I would work with friendly employees
during my short stay there.
However, things turned out to be not so 45 as I had expected. While working in that restaurant, I
46 workplace bullying which I had never heard before, and I was the 47 . One of the employees often
made fun of me and treated me 48 . Sometimes, he even used physical violence, but I was too 49 toturn to others. During that period, every day, I thought about quitting and getting back to my friends and families.
But life threw people in a mud puddle once in a while and their character was developed by how they handled
it. I realized this 50 was my mud puddle and I wanted to climb out of it instead of quitting 51 .
I decided to do a good deed every day for him. Gradually, my good deeds began to 52 . After a week, I
noticed he stopped acting as rudely as before and began to give me 53 that I deserved. Eventually, he
treated me as a friend. I have learned a valuable lesson on how to 54 bullies. Good actions give strength to
ourselves and 55 good actions in others.
41. A. assist B. replace C. accept D. remember
42. A. created B. hoped C. missed D. obtained
43. A. suggestion B. reality C. mistake D. promise
44. A. imagined B. concluded C. promised D. explained
45. A. formal B. smooth C. difficult D. special
46. A. suffered B. limited C. described D. expected
47. A. criminal B. sponsor C. victim D. director
48. A. honestly B. faithfully C. patiently D. rudely
49. A. frightened B. reliable C. sensitive D. violent
50. A. immigration B. separation C. revolution D. situation
51. A. by nature B. all of a sudden C. with ease D. step by step
52. A. fail B. work C. start D. finish
53. A. confidence B. respect C. independence D. responsibility
54. A. observe B. suspect C. prove D. handle
55. A. require B. admit C. inspire D. forbid
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。
Tree rings, or growth rings, 56 (see) as indicators of a tree’s age, with each ring typically 57
(represent) one year of growth. Nonetheless, besides telling how old a tree is, these rings hold many 58
meaning.
The annual growth rings can vary significantly 59 color and width, and these differences reflect the
climate conditions during their 60 (form). When the growing conditions are favourable, the rings tend to
be wider than those formed under harsh conditions. The natural records are so reliable 61 forecasts aboutfuture climate conditions can be made based on historic climate fluctuation.
Tree rings also help us prepare for 62 the natural disasters may bring. During periods of high water,
tree rings are 63 (visible) affected, and by analyzing these natural indicators, scientists have developed
forecasting methods for flood-prone regions, enabling local governments and residents 64 (adopt) timely
and effective protective measures.
Like the Ents in J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic The Lord of the Rings, trees are faithful defenders of the environment.
There is so much we can learn from 65 .
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（满分 15 分）
66．上周，你参加了校学生会组织的环保作品展。请给校英语报写一篇短文介绍此活动，内容包括：1．活
动目的；2．活动过程；3．个人感受。
注意：1．词数 80 字左右；2．可适当增加细节，不能出现个人信息。
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第二节（满分 25 分）
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。
Benjamin lost his sight during his service in the army, so he had seldom gone out. To encourage him, his
friends bought him a guide dog named Cooper. Benjamin admitted the dog made all the difference. He regained
some independence such as walking through the park.
Benjamin’s friend, Natalie, was singing in a performance at the local concert hall, which was an excellent
opportunity for her. Benjamin hadn’t expected to go, but Natalie wanted him there and mentioned some of their
friends would be present too. So he put on his nice suit, grabbed Cooper, and set out.
Benjamin reached the hall a bit late. He decided to go to his friends later and sit with his dog in the closest row
he could sense. He knew at least two people were sitting in the same row. “Oh! Who brings a dog to the nice
concert hall?” Benjamin heard a woman complain. Maybe she didn’t notice his really black glasses and didn’t
understand why he needed a dog. “Ada, he’s blind. It’s his service dog,” her husband replied.
Natalie took the stage. Although Benjamin couldn’t see her, he knew she looked beautiful. Meanwhile, the
woman named Ada continued complaining about Cooper. Benjamin was about to be angry. She had known he was
blind. Worst of all, she was interrupting his friend’s concert. Benjamin decided he would leave as soon as Nataliefinished her song. However, as the song ended, Natalie began to address the audience.
“Thank you, everyone. The next song is for one special friend in particular, Benjamin, “Natalie said, looking
in Benjamin’s direction and Benjamin could hear the emotions in her voice.” You sacrificed (牺牲) so much for our
country, and you are our hero. I do hope the next song brings you happiness and shows you the wonderful world.”
Benjamin felt tears falling from his eyes. Cooper rested its head on his knee, comforting him as Natalie belted out a
beautiful song.
注意：1．续写词数应为 150 左右；
2．请按如下格式作答。
To Benjamin’s shock, the woman kept quiet the entire time. ______________________________________
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Ada, with her husband, approached when Benjamin and his friends chatted. _________________________
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