湖北省武汉市某学校2025-2026学年高二上学期10月月考英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1湖北省武汉市某学校2025-2026学年高二上学期10月月考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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATomorrowlandissettotransportfestivalgoerstoamagicalnewuniversein2025withitslatesttheme,“Orbyz”.ThegloballyrenownedfestivalwillreturntoDeSchorre,Boom,Belgium.Orbyz:AMagicalIceWorldThe19theditionofTomorrowland2025willcenteraroundtheappealingnewtheme,“Orbyz”.Festivalgoerscanexperienceauniversecreatedentirelyfromice,uncoveringthestoryofahiddencommunitybeneathanancienticecap.Astheicemelts,thisuniquesociety,poweredbyshiningredcrystals(晶体),risestothesurfacetoshareitsenergyandlight.TicketInformationForachancetosecuretickets,festivalgoersmustpre-registerthroughtheirTomorrowlandAccounton.Asinpreviousyears,ticketswillrolloutinmultiplephasestoensureglobalaccessforfansfromover200countries.Thefirst20registrantspercountrycanpurchaseupto4ticketsviaaparticularlinkbeforetheWorldwideTicketSalestarts.MarkYourCalendarSession1:July18-20,2025Session2:July25-27,2025Tomorrowland2025ismorethanafestival—it’sasymbolofdiversityandunity.Preparetoexperienceaworldwheremusicandmagicgatheronceagain!1.WhatisthethemeofTommorrowland2025?A.Shiningcrystals. B.Ancientstories.C.Amagicaliceworld. D.Ahiddencommunity.2.WhydoesTomorrowland2025sellticketsindifferentperiods?A.Toencourageearlierregistration. B.Tomaketheticket-buyingeasier.C.Toguaranteethesameticketprice. D.Tokeeptheeventmoreattractive.3.Howlongdoesthefestivallast?A.3days. B.6days. C.9days. D.12days.BLikemanyPhD.students,Ihavenumeroussourcesofstress.Itriedtolowerlevelsofthestresshormonebyfollowingtheconventionalwisdom:getsomeexercise,getenoughsleep,maintainahealthywork-lifebalance.Butfollowingthisprescriptiononlyworksduringtheleaststressfultimes.I’malifelongnoveltyseeker.WhatIenjoyedincludedhitchhikingacrossthestateandgoingforabungeejumping.Thispenchantservedmewellinmysecondyearofgraduateschool.Asthepressuretopassmyqualifyingexamwasmounting,Ineededsomekindofrelease.So,Iinvitedoneofmyfellowgraduatestudentstocomeswimmingwithme—inariver,inthemiddleofwinter.ThemomentIplungedintothefreezingwater,Iimmediatelyfeltasurgeofenergyandfear.Quicklycomingbackthesurface,Igulpedcoldairandslowlygotintoamorefocusedstate.IstayedinthewateraslongasIcould,myskinburningfromthecold.MyfriendandIagreeditwasarealrushandthatwewouldcomebackthenextweekend.Andsoitbecameourweeklyroutine.Althoughtheenergizingrushofadrenaline(肾上腺素)wastheinitialpleasure,Ifoundtheplungehadotherunexpectedbenefits,too.Stimulatingmysympatheticnervoussystemintheshorttermhadacomfortingeffectinthelongterm.InoticedIwasapproachingmyworkwithacalmerstateofmindandtakingthefailureseasier.Theseasonschangedandthewaterwasnolongercold,butthestressesofgraduateschoolremained.IbegantoexploreothertypesofactivitiesthatwouldhavethesameeffectsIhadfeltfromthecoldwinterswims.Amongmyadrenaline-inducingactivitiesnowaremountainbiking,rockclimbing,orlisteningtometalmusiconmywalktowork.Ifitisreallynecessary,merelytakingacoldshowercandothetrick.LongafterIreturntothelab,myfocused,energeticmindsetpersists.Regularadrenaline-inducingactivitiescanbeaninvaluabletool.Afterlonghoursoflabwork,itishardtomotivatemyselftositdowntowritemythesis.SobeforeIgetstarted,Ishouldprobablytakeacoldshowerformyhealthydoseofadrenaline.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordpenchantprobablymean?A.Thought. B.Fondness. C.Prescription. D.Combination.5.Whatsportfunctionsbesttoenergizetherushofadrenaline?A.Roadbiking. B.Poolswimming. C.Parkjogging. D.Bungeejumping.6.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesadrenaline-inducingactivities?A.Intense. B.Changeable. C.Relaxing. D.Innovative.7.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A.Adrenaline,fuelofsoul B.Adventure,doortohappinessC.Hormone,wingofgrowth D.Exercise,recipeforsuccessCWiththegrowingtrendoflisteningtostoriesonmeditationapps(冥想应用),traveltales—sometimesfeaturingsurroundingsoundsofplacessuchasrainforestsinBorneo—arehelpingpeoplegetrestfulsleep.Imagineavoicesoftlytellingaslistenersclosetheireyesandsnuggledownintheirbeds.Areyoupayingattention?Actually,itdoesn’tmatter.AccordingtotheCDC,some70millionAmericansstrugglewithchronicsleepproblems.Tohelpwiththis,manyadultsarebringingbackbedtimestoriesthroughmeditationapps.NearlyathirdoftheCalmapp’s300bedtimestories,whichhavebeenlistenedtomorethan450milliontimes,areabouttravel.Some45%ofthebedtimestoriesontheappBreethearetravel-related.Earlierthisyear,halfofthetop10bedtimestoriesweretravel-themed.Travelbedtimestoriesaretypicallyanaudioretellingofatripandrelyheavilyondescriptions,withoccasionalsurroundingnoiseslikeoceanwaves,traintracks,orsoftmusic.Trainstoriesareparticularlypopularatbedtime.“Youneedmovementinabedtimestory—ifthingsarestatic(静止的),it’stoodullandthelistenerwillgetrestless,”saysMarthaBayless,aprofessorattheUniversityofOregon’sFolkloreandPublicCultureProgram.“Butthemovementhastobenon-threateningandsoothing.Thetrainistheperfectvehicleforsleep,engagingthesensesinagentleway.”Onepossiblereasonwhytravelbedtimestoriescalmourbrainsis“mirrorneurons(镜像神经元),”saysRachelSalas,aneurologistatJohnsHopkinsCenterforSleepandWellness.“Thesebraincellsmightcombineourownexperienceswithsomeoneelse’s.Forexample,ataleoftraintravelcouldbringasenseofnostalgia(怀旧)forourownpastjourneys.Thecomfortingsenseofsomethingfamiliarcanhelpwithrelaxationandsleep.Additionally,thesoundofatrainchuggingalongthetracksservesasatypeofwhitenoisethatlullspeopletosleep,”Salasadds.“Inmosttravelbedtimestories,nothingmuchhappens,”saysBayless.“Thebedtimestoriesareaboutthequietperiodbetweenadventures,whichiswhatsleepisalsoabout.”8.Inwhichaspectdopeoplebenefitfromtraveltales?A.Promotingsleep. B.Inspiringimagination.C.Improvingconcentration. D.Gainingtravelinformation.9.Whatdothenumbersinparagraph2mainlyindicate?A.Mostadultssufferalotfromalackofsleep.B.Adequatequalitysleepisessentialtohumanhealth.C.Meditationappshelppeoplereducestresseffectively.D.Travel-relatedbedtimestoriesaremoreappealingtolisteners.10.RachelSalas’swordsinparagraph4serveas______.A.evidenceofthesignificanceofmirrorneuronsB.anexplanationastowhytraveltaleshelpwithsleepC.adescriptionofadventuroustravelexperiencesD.ananalysisofhowsleepaffectspeople’smemory11.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythisarticleappear?A.Travel. B.Opinion. C.Entertainment. D.Science.DFreshfishshouldhaveamildsmell.Strongfishysmellsarethefirstsignstogobad.Howdothefishysmellscomefrom?Itcanbeseveraldaysfromwhenthefisharecaughttowhentheyreachthesupermarket.Inthattime,bacteriathatgrownaturallyinfishstarttoconsumeasubstancecalledtrimethylamineN-oxide(TMAO)infish.ThesebacteriachangeTMAOintotrimethylamine(TMA),thesubstanceresponsibleforthefishysmells.Bacteriainfishcanalsochangelysine(赖氨酸)intocadaverine(尸胺),asubstancethat’sassociatedwithbreakingdownthefishoncetheyarecaughtandgivingofffishysmell.Chemicalreactionscanalsoleadtofishysmells.Thishappensthroughtheoxidation(氧化)offat.Fishareanimportantsourceofomega-3fattyacids.Whenthesefatsareexposedtooxygen,theyoxidizeandbreakdownintothesubstancethatyoucansmell.Toslowdownthefishysmell,whatisbeyondquestionisthatthelesstimebetweenwhenthefisharecaughtandwhentheyreachthekitchen,thebetter.Buttoday,fishareoftenflownacrosstheglobe.Tokeepsmell-producingbacteriaatbay,thefishmustbefrozenorkeptatthelowtemperaturepossibleassoonastheyarecaughtandcleaned.Controllingfatoxidationcanfunctionaswell,especiallyforfattierfishspecies.Whilefreezingslowsbacterialgrowth,itdoesnotstopfatoxidation.Thisreactionwilloccuraslongasoxygenispresent.Fattyfishareusuallynotfrozenbecause,despitethecoldtemperature,they’regoingtooxidizeprettyfastunlesstheyarestoredinalowoxygencontainer.That’swhythosespeciesareoftencanned.It’salsoimportanttorememberthatsmellisnotalwaysanindicatorofsafety,especiallyinprocessedfishproducts.“Whatyoumightconsiderthefishysmellmaybeadelicacyinanotherculture,”saidCarlA.Batt,aprofessoroffoodscienceatCornellUniversity.12.Whichofthefollowinghasthefishysmell?A.Fishfat. B.TMAO. C.Cadaverine. D.Lysine.13.Whatisthebestwaytoreducethefishysmelloffatfishspecies?A.Dryingthemintheair. B.Storingtheminclosedcontainers.C.Carefullycleaningthem. D.Exposingthemtorichoxygen.14.WhatisCarlA.Batt’sattitudetothefishysmell?A.Objective.B.Negative.C.Acceptable.D.Unclear.15.Howisthetextorganized?A.Topic—Example—Conclusion. B.Topic—Comparison—Opinion.C.Question——Cause——Solution. D.Question—Effect—Opinion.第二节七选五（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。Withdatashapingeverythingfromhealthcarebreakthroughstothelatestentertainmenttrends,datascientistsareattheheartofsomeofthemostexcitinginnovationshappeningrightnow.____16____Inthesimplestterms,datascientistsaretheproblem-solversofthedigitalage.Theycollect,analyzeandinterpretcomplexdatasetstohelpbusinessessolvereal-worldproblems.____17____Whetherit’suncoveringhiddenpatternsincustomerdata,improvingproductqualityorhelpingbusinessesmakesmarterdecisions,datascientistsarealwaysdeeplyengagedinit.Datascientistsarehighlyskilledincoding.____18____It’salsousedtoautomaterepetitivetasks,freeinguptimeformorecreativework.Whilenoteverytaskwillinvolvecoding,it’sstillacoreskillthatenablesdatascientiststoobtaininsightsefficientlyandeffectively.It’sthefoundationuponwhichtheybuildthemodelsandtoolsthatpowerbusinessinnovations.____19____Withmoreandmoredatabeinggeneratedeveryday,skilleddataprofessionalsaremorepopularthanever.Thisrapidgrowthisdrivenbytheincreasingneedfordatatoinformsmarterdecision-makingacrosseveryindustry.Rolesinthefieldspanawiderange,includingmachinelearningengineer,dataanalyst,quantitativeresearcherandbusinessintelligencespecialist.WithAImovingatlightningspeed,it’snaturaltowonderifdatascientistscouldonedaybereplacedbyAI.WhileAIcanautomaterepetitivetaskslikedatapreparation,itdoesn’thavethecriticalthinkingandstrategicdecision-makingthathumandatascientistsbringtothetable.____20____Ifyouhaveapassionforcodingandgetexcitedaboutturningdataintoreal-worldsolutions,datasciencemightjustbeyourperfectmatch.A.Aredatascientistsindemand?B.Codingisn’tjustforcreatinginstructions.C.Thelifeofadatascientistisanythingbutdull.D.Theyexcelatturningrawdataintoactionableinsights.E.So,ratherthanreplacingdatascientists,AIwillhelpthem.F.Butwhatisitactuallyliketobeadatascientistintoday’sworld?G.However,theirworkcouldnotalwaysleadtopracticalsolutions.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。Manyyearsago,Iwroteastory.My___21___wastoseethestoryontheshelves.___22___,itwasfarfrombeingpublished.Ihadto___23___IshouldrewriteitandIneededfreshviewsonmystory.Ineededaneditorto___24___whereIwasgoingwrong,editawayunnecessarydescription,andpointoutwhereIneededtoaddmoredetails.ThereweresomeapplicantsforthejobbutfinallyJasmineGower___25___theposition.HerfeedbackwassodetailedthatIknewshewasthe___26___personthatIwaslookingfor.OnekeythingJasminespottedwasmybookshouldbalancethe___27___.Also,shesuggestedaddingmoredetailstotheoldercharactersofthestory.WhenIstruggledwithhowto___28___thestory,Ifoundithardtocreateasatisfyingending.ThenJasmine___29___metocreateanunexpectedendingthatreaderscouldn’t___30___.Withheradvice,thestorywentnicelyandleftreaderswithasurprisingending.Asa___31___,mydreamofpublishingthestorywasachieved.Anditseemedasifreaderscouldn’t___32___readingit!I’vereceivedsomany___33___thathavetrulywarmedmyheart.WhatIcouldbecompletelyconfidentaboutwasthefactthatIhadareally___34___story,awell-balancedstructure.characters,andawonderfulending.WithJasmine’shelp,IfeelveryproudofwhatI’vecreatedandnow___35___towritethenextfivebooksinmyseries.21.A.reason B.objective C.theory D.choice22.A.Unavoidably B.Finally C.Regularly D.Unfortunately23.A.inform B.believe C.acknowledge D.mean24.A.spot B.doubt C.hide D.obey25.A.madeout B.leftoff C.competedfor D.tookup26.A.secure B.honest C.suitable D.energetic27.A.mind B.structure C.origin D.time28.A.conclude B.continue C.promote D.follow29.A.commanded B.advised C.forced D.allowed30.A.understand B.evaluate C.advocate D.predict31.A.rule B.mode C.consequence D.threat32.A.enjoy B.suggest C.finish D.resist33.A.reviews B.patents C.warnings D.applications34.A.average B.great C.short D.familiar35.A.decide B.fail C.offer D.learn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’sNationalDayiscelebratedonOctober1steveryyear____36____(mark)theformationofthePeople’sRepublicofChina.ItisalsoknownasNationalDayandNationalGoldenWeek.The7-dayholidayfromOct.1stto7thiscalled“GoldenWeek”,during____37____seasofChinesepeoplegotravelingaroundtheworld.ThefoundingceremonyofNewChina____38____(hold)inTian’anmenSquareinBeijingonOct.1,1949.TheGovernmentdeclaredOctober1st____39____NationalDayeveryyearfrom1950onward.From1950to1959,largecelebrationswereheldeveryyearonNationalDay,alongwithmilitaryparades.In1960,____40____(base)ontheprincipleofthrift(节俭),NationalDaycelebrationswerereformedto“asmallcelebrationinfiveyears,abigoneintenyears,andamilitaryparadeoneverybigcelebration”.OnSep.18,1999,theStateCouncildesignated(指明)NationalDayasa“holidayforallcitizens”____41____athree-dayholiday.In2000,the7-day“NationalDayGoldenWeek”____42____(appear).The3daysisconnectedwiththeadjacentweekends,sopeoplecanenjoya7-dayholidayfromOct.1stto7th,whichisthe“GoldenWeek”.NationalDayisagreatdayinChina.Itrepresentsindependence,____43____(strong),andnationalconfidence.ThemilitaryparadehasbeenanimportantpartoftheNationalDayceremony.From1949tothepresent,thereareatotaloffifteenNationalDayparadesheld.Thenumberof____44____(represent)ofthearmy,navy,andairforceonparadeisgenerallyaround10,000,whousuallytrainforsixmonthstoayear.____45____(usual),thereisalsoamassparadebehindthemilitaryparade.In2019,morethan100,000peoplefromallwalksoflifetookpartinit.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）46.假设你是红星中学高二学生李华，你校在举办以“Asuccessfulpersoninmymind”为主题的系列活动，请你写一封邀请信，邀请一位你心目中的成功人士来做讲座，内容包括：1.时间、地点、内容；2.邀请她/他的原因；3.期待她/他的到来。注意：词数100词左右Dear_______________,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________SincerelyYours,LiHua第二节（满分25分）47.EveryOctober,myneighborhoodhasaHalloweencostumecontestwithadifferenttheme.AndeveryOctober,myneighborOllieandIracetotheannouncementboardintheparktofinditout.Butthisyear,thethemewaskindof,well,theme-less.“‘Becreative’?”Isaid,readingtheannouncementboard.“That’snotreallyatheme,isit?”Olliehoppedoff(跳下)hisskateboardtogetacloserlook.“You’reright,”heagreed.“Nowthat’sthecreativespiritweneedforthischallenge!”Iproposedthatweshouldstartbychoosingsomecoolcostume-makingmaterials.Justatthattime,Olliescoopedup(捧起)abunchoffallenleavesandexclaimedhehadgotabrilliantidea.Seizedbyconfusion,Iasked,“You’regoingtomakeanentirecostumeoutofleaves?”Seemedtobeamusedbymylook,hegrinnedandscoopedupsomemore.“Whynot?”hesaid,“They’retotallyfree,andIcanguarantee,noonewillbeatreeasgreatasme.”Uponhe