江苏省无锡市江阴市第二中学2025-2026学年高二上学期10月月考英语试题（含答案）

2025-2026学年第一学期月质量检测卷

高二英语

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．Whydoesthewomanwanttousetheman’slocker?

A．Tostoreclothes.B．Tostorebooks.C．Tostorenewspapers.

2．Whoisthemanprobably?

A．Asalesman.B．Ascientist.C．Atailor.

3．Wherewillthespeakersgo?

A．Tothelibrary.B．Toabikeshop.C．Toabookstore.

4．Whatwillthemando?

A．Weartheshirt.

B．Findachancetobuyashirt.

C．Changetheshirtforanewone.

5．Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A．Shedoesn’tunderstandthequestion.

B．Shewillnotgotowatchthematch.

C．Shewillnotlendhimthemoney.

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6．Wherearethespeakersprobably?

A．Atagym.B．Athome.C．Onaship.

7．Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

A．Gotowork.B．Dosomerepairs.C．Takeaholiday.

听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。

8．Whydidthewomanhardlyrecognizetheman?

A．He’stallerthanbefore.

B．He’sslimmerthanbefore.

C．Hehaschangedthecolorofhishair.

9．WhendidthemanmovetoSanAntonio?

A．Twoyearsago.B．Eightyearsago.C．Tenyearsago.

10．Wheredoesthewomanlivenow?

A．InHouston.B．InSanAntonio.C．InNewYork.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

11．Howdidthespeakersfeelaboutvisitingthepark?

A．Tired.B．Happy.C．Disappointed.

12．WhatdoesAmyplantodotomorrow?

A．Studyforanexam.B．Attendaparty.C．Gotothemovies.

13．Whatkindofmoviewillthespeakerswatch?

A．Aromanticmovie.B．Acomedy.C．Ahorrormovie.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

14．WhoisGracemostprobablytalkingto?

A．Hercoach.B．Herhusband.C．Hercolleague.

15．WhenwillMikeprobablygocavediving?

A．Inafewdays.B．Inafewweeks.C．Inacoupleofmonths.

16．WhydoesJakelikeextremesports?

A．Hewantstoprovethatheisbrave.

B．Heissocompetitiveinthosesports.

C．Theyareinterestingandchallenging.

17．WhatwillGraceprobablydo?

A．Restathome.B．Goiceclimbing.C．Goshoppinginastore.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

18．WhatdoesthespeakerthinkofLondon’spublictransport?

A．Terrible.B．Expensive.C．Acceptable.

19．Whatcanwelearnfromthetalk?

A．Londonersdrinkmoreteathancoffee.

B．Londonissurelyfullofdifferentcultures.

C．Drinkingteaiselegantbuttime-consuming.

20．WhatdoLondonerscomplainabout?

A．Thelivingexpenses.B．ThefoodinLondon.C．Thecrowdedcommunities.

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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

NatureandWildlifePhotographyCompetition

BWPA

IfyouhaveanywonderfulnatureimagestakenintheUnitedKingdom,youcancheckouttheBritish

WildlifePhotographyAwards(BWPA).ThisnaturephotocompetitionisfreetoenterandcelebratesBritish

naturalhistorythroughseveralcategoriesthatincludeanimalbehavior,habitat,urbanwildlife,andwildwoods.

Theoverallwinnergets£5,000incash.

BPOTY

Areyouafanofbirds?Then,checkouttheBirdPhotographeroftheYear(BPOTY)competition.Thereare

eightdifferentcategoriestoenter.Entrycreditsarechargedatarateof£10foroneentry,£15forfiveentries,£25

for10entries,£40for20entries,£50for30entries,or£60for50entries.Thetitlewinnergets£5,000.

WNPA

TheWorldNaturePhotographyAwards(WNPA)aimstousephotographyasatoolforchange.Theentry

feeis£30perentry,andyoucansubmitsiximages.Thewinnergetsaprizeof£1,000.WMPAwillplantatreefor

everyentry,soyourentryfeewillgotoagoodcause.

NWPC

TheNationalWildlifePhotoContest(NWPC)isalong-runningcompetitionwithninecategoriestoenter.

Youcanbuydifferententrypackagesfrom$20for10,and$25for15photos.Thegrandwinnergets$5,000.In

addition,someselectedimageswillalsobepublishedintheNationalWildlifemagazine.

21．HowisBWPAdifferentfromtheotherthreecompetition?

A．Itwillplantatreeforeveryentry.

B．Ithasmorethantencategories.

C．ItsentrieshavetobetakenintheUK.

D．Itsoverallwinnergets£1,000incash.

22．WhatisBPOTY’sentryfeefor10photos?

A．£15.B．£25.C．£40.D．£50.

23．WhatisthegoalofWNPA?

A．Tousephotographyasatoolforchange.

B．TocelebrateBritishnaturalhistory.

C．Tocheckifyouareafanofbirds.

D．Tohavelong-runningcompetitions.

B

15-year-oldJacobGrosbergwalkedthestreetsofdowntownonSaturdaytotryandhelppeopledealing

withhealthproblems,especiallymentalissues.TheTorontoteenagercarriedbagsfullofdonatedclothesand

hygiene(卫生)productsforpeoplelivingonthestreetsorinshelters.

Grosberg’sfatheroncesufferedalotfromdepressionandmentalillness.Afterhisdeath,Grosbergdecided

hewantedtohelpothersdealingwiththesameproblem.HissolutionwastheConanFund,so-calledafterhis

father’shighschoolnicknameforhisstrengthandpopularity.Accordingtothefund’swebsite,themoneyraisedis

donatedtocharities,hospitalsandorganizationstomakeachanceandimproveresources.

Itdidn’ttakelongforpeoplelivingintheshelteronWellingtonStreetinLibertyVillagetocomeoutto

receivewhatGrosbergwasoffering.Frombagsofsocks,tohats,gloves,jeansandwinterjackets,thepeoplewere

excitedandappreciativeofthegenerosity.MartuiaArchibald,30,hadahugesmileonherfaceassheputona

winterjacketandturnedupthecollar.Shedidn’thaveawinterjacketuntilGrosbergarrived,andwastouchedby

thegesture.“ItmeansthattherearepeopleouttherethatstillconsiderthatIneedwarmclothingaswell,”she

said.

Grosberg’smothersaidherson’sspiritandkindnessmotivatedher.“Heinspiresme,”shesaid.“Heshows

methewaytomoveforwardafterhisfatherisgone.Heshowsmethewaytoturnsomethingterribleinto

somethingreallypositive.”

That’sexactlywhatGrosbergistryingtoachieve.“Ithinkthatdoingthisisnotonlyinspiringmore

changesinmyself,buthopefullycaninspirealotofotherstodotheexactsamethingI’mdoing,”Grosbergsaid.

24．WhatinspiredGrosbergtosetuptheConanFund?

A．Hisfather’ssuffering.B．Hismother’ssuggestion.

C．Thestoryofanotherteenager.D．Thehopetocurementalillness.

25．WhatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbymentioningMartuiaArchibald?

A．ThechangetheConanFundbroughttoshelters.

B．Themosturgentlyneededsuppliesforthelocals.

C．ThewarmthneedypeoplereceivedfromGrosberg.

D．ThegreatestcontributionGrosbergmadetotheworld.

26．WhatcanbeinferredaboutGrosberg’smother?

A．Sheisaveryoptimisticperson.B．Sheconsidershersonaninspiration.

C．Sheco-foundedtheConanFund.D．Sheisalwaysreadytolendahelpinghand.

27．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．InspiringPeopleAroundOneself

B．SeeingthePositiveSideofEverything

C．BecomingaTeenagerwithGreatConfidence

D．TurningaStruggleintoaCharitableMovement

C

Parentsofteenagersoftenviewtheirchildren’sfriendswithdistrust,worryingthattheirchildrenwillbe

pushedbytheirpeers(同龄人)intodoingsomethingfoolishorevendangerous.Theirworriesholdwater.Ina

previousstudy,psychologistLaurenceSteinbergfoundthatateenagedriverwithasame-agepassengerinthecar

isathigherriskoftrafficaccidentsthanonedrivingaloneorwithanadult.

Inthefollowingyears,Steinbergexaminedwhyteensweremorelikelytotakerisksinthecompanyof

otherteenagers.Inalaterstudy,byscanning(扫描)thebrainsof40teensandadults,Steinbergfoundthebrains

ofteenagers,butnotadults,showedgreateractivityintworegionsassociatedwithrewardswhentheywerebeing

observedbysame-agepeers.Therewardsystemsofthebrainareactivatedwheneverpeopleexperience

somethingrewarding,likeeatinganice-tastingfood,whichmakethemfeelsatisfied.Inthiscase,rewardsare

greaterforteens,whichmotivatesthemtoseekhigher-riskexperiences.

ButSteinbergthoughtpeerpressuremightalsohaveitspositiveside.Inthelateststudy,Steinberg’steam

usedacardgametoresearchhowpeersaffectthewayyoungpeoplegatherandapplyinformation.Itinvolved

101teenageboyswhoplayedeitheraloneorwiththreepeers.Theychosecardsfromfourdecks(牌堆):two

deckshad“good”cards,andtwo“bad”ones.Playerswithpeersweremorewillingtotakerisks,tryingtofigure

outwhichdeckscouldhelpthemtowin.Theresultsshowedthatteensplayingwiththeirpeersengageinmore

exploratorybehavior,learnfasterandachievebetterperformanceonthetaskthanthoseplayingalone.

Nowsomeexpertsareproposingthatweshouldtakeadvantageoftheteens’keensensitivity(敏感)tothe

presenceoffriendstoimproveeducation.“Risktakinginaneducationalcontextisavitalskillthatenables

progressandcreativity,”wroteSarah-JayneBlakemore,aprofessoratUniversityCollegeLondon.

28.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“holdwater”inparagraph1mean?

A.Makesense.B.Facedoubts.

C.Bringrelief.D.Startdebates.

29.Whatisthereasonbehindteens’dangerousbehavior?

A.Inabilitytotellrightfromwrong.

B.Asenseofsatisfaction.

C.Eagernesstofollowtheirfriends.

D.Lackofsocialexperience.

30.Howdoesrisk-takingaffectteensinthelateststudy?

A.Itstartsfightsbetweenthem.

B.Itinspiresthemtoquestion.

C.Itweakenstheirindependence.

D.Ithelpsthemtolearnbetter.

31.WhatwouldBlakemoresuggestteachersdointheclassroom?

A.Conductgroupdiscussion.

B.Improvetimemanagement.

C.Encouragepersonalopinions.

D.Developdecision-makingskills.

D

Plantsmightbeabletoheartheirneighbors,accordingtoastudythatsuggestsplantsusethesoundsignal

tocommunicatewithoneanother.

“Wehaveshownthatplantscanrecognizewhenagoodneighborisgrowingnexttothem,”saidstudy

co-authorMonicaGagliano,anevolutionaryecologistattheUniversityofWesternAustralia.“Wefoundthatthis

communicationcanbebaseduponanacoustic(声音的)exchange.”

Thefindingssuggestthatplantscannotonly“smell”thechemicalsand“see”thereflectedlightoftheir

neighbors,theymayalso“listen”totheplantsaroundthem.

“Plantsaremoreintricateorganismsthanwe’vegiventhemcreditfor,”Gaglianosaid.

Inthestudy,GaglianoandherworkmateMichaelRentonshowedthatchiliplantssproutedfasterandwere

healthier,comparedwiththosegrowninisolation,whentheyweregrownnextto“goodneighbors”,suchasbasil.

Remarkably,thescientistsgotthesameresultevenwhentheplantswereseparatedbyblackplasticsothat

theycouldnotexchangelightorchemicalsignals.

Thescientistssaidthestudyisgroundbreakingbutstillinitsearlydays,andadmittedtherearestillmany

unansweredquestions.Forexample,areplantsintentionally(有意地)communicatingwithoneanother?Andif

theyare,dotheyallspeakinauniversal(通用的)“plantlanguage”?Tothesequestionsandmore,Gaglianosaid,

theansweris“wedon’tknow”.

Gaglianothinkslearningthesecretsofplantcommunicationcouldhavepracticalapplications(应用)that

couldbenefithumans.Sheimaginesfarmersusingmusictoencourageordiscouragethegrowthofcertainplants,

reducingtheneedforpesticides.

Studyco-authorRentonwarned,however,thattheeffectsintheirstudywerefairlysmall.“Whetherit

wouldbeeconomicallyviable(经济上可行的),”hesaid,“forafarmertoplaymusictogetthatlittleextragrowth

speed,Ithinkit’spointlessandcostly.”

32．Whatdidthestudyfindoutaboutplants?

A．Theyhaveagreatinfluenceontheirneighboringanimals.

B．Theycansensetheirsurroundingsthroughsounds.

C．Theycancontroltheirowngrowthinthedark.

D．Theygrowmuchhealthierinisolation.

33．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“intricate”inparagraph4mean?

A．Endangered.B．Natural.C．Complex.D．Productive.

34．Whatdidthescientiststhinkoftheirstudy?

A．Itisinspiringbutthefindingsarelimited.

B．Itisafailurebutthemethodsdeservepraise.

C．Itcanhelpplantssendsignalsmoreeffectively.

D．Itwilldrawpublicattentiontotheprotectionofplants.

35．WhatisRenton’sattitudetotheideaofusingmusictoinfluencethegrowthofplants?

A．Hopeful.B．Supportive.C．Uncaring.D．Opposed.

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。

TheOlympicsareenteringanewage,withartificialintelligencesettoreshapeeveryrespectoftheGames.

36Here’show:

Perfectingtalent

Everyfouryears,countriespourmillionsintoidentifyingandtrainingthebestathletesinhopesofgainingmore

medalsthantheircompetitors.37Withincreasingwearabletechnologyaccessibletomoreyouth

athletes,thepreviousproblemofnothavingenoughdataisrapidlygoingaway.Trainingplansarealsototally

changedbyAI,withmoreautomatictrainingequipmentputintoapplication.

Judgingupgrades

38Machinejudgingisperhapsthemostvisibleinprofessionalbaseball,wheremachines

measureathletes’performanceinstantlytocontributetofairjudgement.GarrettBeaty,asportsperformanceexpert,

predictsAIjudgingwilloutperformhumanswithin5—10years.Afterall,AItechnologyensuresdecisionsare

emotion-freeandfact-based.

39

OrganizingtheOlympicsisademandingtask.Oneofthebiggestdifficultiesisthathostcitieshavetosort

outawiderangeofinformationtoprepareforsuchabigevent.Overtheseven-yearcycle,citiesareexpectedto

buildupasmallarmyofcommitteememberswhoorganizethecompetitions,stadiums,transportation,

communicationandsoon.AImighthelpanalysedataandaddressproblems,reducingthepreparationefforts.

AsAIcontinuestochangedailylife,wemayseetheseadvancesoftheOlympics.Withthe2028Los

AngelesOlympicsapproaching,AIislikelytobethegamechanger.40

A．Improvingequipmentperformance.

B．Simplifyingtheprocessofpreparation.

C．Now,AIisbringingmuchconvenience.

D．AIcanpredictathletes’injuries,allowingearlymedicaltreatment.

E．ItsapplicationwilldefinitelymaketheGamesmoresmoothandsuccessful.

F．Humanjudgessufferfromtirednessandpreviousopinions,whileAIoffersfairness.

G．Fromathletetrainingtoeventmanagement,AIpromisestobringsignificantchanges.

第三部分语言知识运用(共三节，满分55分)

第一节完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空

白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

MarkRoswellreturnedtohishouseinMilan,Italy,fromvisitinghisparents-in-lawinBeijing.Nosooner

hadhegotofftheplane____41____heputhimselfstraightintoquarantine(隔离)inhisbedroomfor14days,

____42____fromhisfamiliesandrelatives.“HavinglearnedabouttheCOVID-19disease,weknewwhatwas

happeningcurrentlyinour____43____andwewereafraidforourselves,ourfamiliesandfriends,”saidthe

48-year-oldItalian.

14dayslater,hewalkedoutsideintothestreet,____44____amaskandgloves.HisItalianfriends

____45____lookedathim,laughingathimabouthisbehavior.“Itriedmybestto____46____thatIshouldwear

theminordertoavoidcommunicatingthe____47____toothers,butnooneunderstood,”Roswellsaid.

BackfromChina,manyItalianswerefullyawarewhatwascomingand____48____theword:stayathome.

SoasmostItaliansenjoyedthemselvesintheget-togetheror____49____intocafesandbarsas____50____,the

ChineseresidentsofMilanhadseemingly____51____.

InlateFebruaryandearlyMarch,therewasasudden___52____inItalianinfectionswiththeepidemic(流

行病).Somefamilies,whokeepChinesecitizenship,evenbegantosendchildrentorelativesinChina,

____53____attheattitudeand___54____ofItaliansaroundthem.

Soonenoughtheepidemictookawaymanylivesandperhapsitwasthenthatthelocalscametorealizehow

____55____theChinesewerebehaving.

41.A.whichB.whenC.thanD.then

42.A.appointedB.keptC.interruptedD.separated

43.A.officeB.homelandC.hospitalD.company

44.A.buyingB.sellingC.wearingD.choosing

45.A.strangelyB.excitedlyC.angrilyD.delightedly

46.A.whisperB.apologizeC.screamD.explain

47.A.genesB.meansC.virusD.criteria

48.A.forgotB.spreadC.clickedD.complained

49.A.hurriedB.sankC.crowdedD.divided

50.A.farB.constantC.necessaryD.usual

51.A.disappearedB.forgaveC.sufferedD.arisen

52.A.decreaseB.increaseC.memorialD.expectation

53.A.alarmedB.amazedC.firedD.determined

54.A.welfareB.innocenceC.behaviorD.concern

55.A.roughlyB.casuallyC.differentlyD.wisely

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分,满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或所给单词的正确形式。

LuQi,aChinesescientist,isoneofthesixwinnersofthe2024ChampionsoftheEarthAward.Theaward

56(present)bytheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgram(UNEP)onDecember10inNairobi,thecapitalof

Kenya.

HonoredintheScienceandInnovationcategory,Luhasspentthreedecadesworking57

strategiestocombatdesertification(沙漠化).58(additional),Luhascarriedouttheworld’slargest

tree-plantingproject59establishedexpertresearchnetworksandpartnerships.Asoneof60

chiefscientistsattheChineseAcademyofForestry,Luhassupportedinternationalcooperationtofight

desertification,landdegradation(退化)anddrought.

InastatementtoXinhuaNewsAgency,Lusaid,“Thisawardisthehighest61(recognize)and

greatestencouragementforChina’sforestryandgrasslandefforts,especiallyforthescientistsandtechnologists

62(devote)tosandcontrol.”

HeaddedthatChina’seffortstofightdesertificationoverthepastsevendecades63(depend)on

scientificandtechnologicaladvancementssupportingecologicalprogress.

Healsoexpressedadesire64(see)moreeffectiveandadaptabledesertificationcontrol

technologiessharedgloballythroughinitiativessuchasChina’sBeltandRoadInitiativeandtheGlobal

DevelopmentInitiative.“Together,wecancontributeto65(build)two‘GreatGreenWalls’forthe

planetandplayourpartinmakingtheearthgreener,”Lusaid.

第三节语法填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

1.Hehasbeenanactive________(participate)inthediscussion.

2.Youhavetobehighly________(compete)todowellinsports.

3.Whatisthe________(motivate)behindthissuddenchange?

4.Therewasagreatroundof________(applaud)whentheconcertended.

5.Hesaidhehadfaith________helpingtheforeignguestslearnaboutChina’sdiversecustoms.

6.Hehascastherasan________(ambition)lawyerinhislatestmovie.

7.Wearedoingourbestwiththe________(limit)resourcesavailable.

8.Asweknow,ifwhatparentssayisnot________(consist)withwhattheydo,itwillhaveabadeffectontheir

children.

9.Thepartnersagreedtomakea________(join)efforttomeettheprojectdeadlines.

10.Thepoemisaboutthedreamofaworldfreeof________(race)prejudice.

11．TUYouyouisconsidereda(commit)andpatientscientist.

12．ItissaidthatNewton’sstrong(curious)aboutafallenappleonhisheadledtothediscovery

ofthelawofgravity.

13．Newevidencemightleadtothe(conclude)thatwearewrong.

14．Nay30,2023isa(memory)day,whentheShenzhouXVImannedspaceshipwaslaunched

successfully.

15．Accordingtothespokesperson,theactionsoftheJapanesegovernmentare(contradict