浙江省某中学2025-2026学年高二上学期返校考试英语试卷

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1浙江省某中学2025-2026学年高二上学期返校考试英语试卷第Ⅰ卷（选择题部分）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，共37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。AForthestudents,researchersorsimpleloversofknowledgeandart,itisaprivilegetohaveafreevirtuallibraryathand,beingabletodownloadimportanttextswithoutspendingasingledollar.◆InternetArchiveItisanon-profitdigitallibrarycreatedin1996byBrewsterKahle.Inadditiontomillionsofbooksavailabletothegeneralpublic,italsohostsalargenumberofvideo(movies),audio(music)andsoftwarefiles,etc.Itisnotnecessarytoregistertoaccesstheinformation,soanyusercaneasilyviewanddownloadit,althoughthosewhodecidetoregisterobtainotherbenefitssuchasaccesstomorethan1.3millioncopyrightede-books.◆InfoBooksRead,Learn,Grow…isthesloganofthedigitallibrary.Itisdividedintothreesectionstofacilitatethesearchforcontent,andthefirstcalled“Bestbookstoread”focusesonaspecialcollectionofvarioustopicsclassifiedbyfamousauthors.Thesecondis“Freebooksandtexts”,whereyouwillfindpublicdomainliteraturethatyoucandownload,andthethirdsectioncontainsresourcestoimproveyourreading.◆ProjectGutenbergProjectGutenbergisasitethathasavailablesixtythousand“free”booksthatarefreeofcopyrightsotospeak,sincetherightsaccordingtocertainlawshaveexpiredinthiscase.Thatiswhytheycanbedownloadedwithtotalpeaceofmind.TheProjectGutenbergalsohasanOpenAudiobookCollection,almost5,000titlesfrom2023,viaaProjectGutenbergcollaborationwithMicrosoftandMIT.Theseuseneuraltext-to-speechtechnologyformorenatural-soundingcomputer-generatedaudiobooks.Theseaudiobooksarealsoavailableonmajormusic/podcastplatforms.1.WhatmostattractsuserstoInternetAchive?A.Privatesoftwarefiles.B.Easyaccesstoplentyofe-books.C.Classicmusicoflimitededition.D.Variousmoviesofauthorizededition.2.HowcanwefindtheworksofMarkTwainmostprecisely?A.SearchInfoBooks,Section1online.B.E-mailBrewsterKahletoobtaindirectly.C.DownloadSoftwarefilesfromInternetAchive.D.WaitfordistributionsfromProjectGutenberg.3.WhatdoesProjectGutenberghaveincommonwithInternetArchive?A.Audioresourcesareprovidedonline.B.Materialscanbeadjustedtodifferentusers.C.Copyrightsofsomebooksareoutofdate.D.Theyprovidereadingstrategiestraining.BWhenMargueriteRichardspostedaTikTokvideoaboutherfather’sdecade-oldthrillernovel,shewashopingtoinspirealittleinterest.Afewdozennewreaders,maybe.Asthefirstfewpositivecommentsstartedrollingin,shewaspleasedtohavedonesomethingniceforadadwhodefinitelydeservedit.Shehadnoideathat,withindays,millionsofpeoplewouldseehervideo,andherfather’sbookwouldrisetothetopofAmazon’sBestSellerlist.LloydRichardsfirstpublishedStoneMaidensin2012.It’sathrilleraboutanFBIagentfollowingakillerinIndianaand,byhisdaughter’saccount,it’squiteattractive.However,hisoriginalrelease(出版)failedtodrumupexcitement.It’sadifferentworldnow,withsocialmediamakingsomebodyandsomethingrisetofameovernight.Richards,thedaughter,decidedtotryherluck.“Isawhowmuchtimeandeffortandpassionmydadputintohisbook.Iknowwhatalovelystorytellerheis,”shetoldCNN.“Heneverstoppedwriting,andhealwaysstayedpositive.”Whetheritwastheinterestingthriller,ortheeffortsofaprouddaughter,thestoryofLloydRichardsandStoneMaidensstruckachord.MargueriteRichardspostedthefirstTikTokaboutStoneMaidensabouttwoweeksago.Ithassincereceived48millionviewsandnumerouspositiveresponses.Afterthat,Richardspostedmorevideosofherfather,delightinginhisunexpectedsuccess.“Mydadwasn’treallysurewhatTikTokis,buthehasbeensopleasedandgrateful,”Richardssays.Theexperiencehasbreathednewlifeintoalaboroflove.Now,LloydRichardshasmorethan360,000TikTokfollowersandabrand-newstorytotell.Hehasplansforthefuture,too.4.WhatinitiallymotivatedMargueriteRichardstopostaboutherfather’sbookonTikTok?A.Tohelpherfatherbecomeanonlineinfluencer.B.Toattractamodestnumberofnewreadersforthebook.C.Tointroduceherfather’sdailylifeonsocialmedia.D.Toprovethatolderbookscouldoutsellnewreleases.5.Whatdoweknowabout

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whenitwasfirstpublished?A.ItimmediatelybecameabestselleronAmazon.B.Itwaswidelypromotedonsocialmediaplatforms.C.Itfailedtogainsignificantattentionatthetime.D.Itreceivednegativereviewsfromthrillerreaders.6.WhydidLloydRichards’booksuddenlybecomesuccessfulyearslater?A.Hisdaughter’sTikTokvideowentviralunexpectedly.B.Herewrotethebooktofitmodernreaders’preferences.C.Afamouscelebrityrecommendeditonsocialmedia.D.Theoriginalpublisherrelaunchedamarketingcampaign.7.HowdidLloydRichardsfeelaboutwhathisdaughterhaddoneforhim?A.Puzzledbutpleased B.SurprisedandregretfulC.Unexpectedandshocked D.DelightedandthankfulCItisastrangecoincidencethatashumansattempttogreatlyreducetheircarbonemissions,theyarealsorushingtodevelopatechnologythatcould,intheory,consumeanunlimitedamountofenergy.Doingthingsagainstfactsisadangerousgame,butyoucanpictureaworldinwhich,havingchosentostartdealingwithclimatechangeproperlyinthe1990s,wewouldbejustwrappingupthegentlepathtonet-zeroemissionsintimeforarapidAIincreasefuelledbygreenpower.Instead,wefindourselvesatriskofrunninga21st-centurytechnologyona20th-centuryenergysupply.IfyouliveintheUS,everytimeyouuseanAImodel,around20percentoftheelectricityrequiredwillbeproducedbyburningcoal.TheexplosivegrowthofAImakesthisanevenmorepressingconcern.Accordingtooneanalysis,ifGooglechosetoshifttoanentirelyAI-poweredsearchbusiness,itselectricityconsumptioncouldmatchthatofsomecountries.Suchestimatesmaybemagnified,butevidenceofrisingpowerconsumptionfromAIisallaround.Microsoftisplacingbetsonnuclearplantstopoweritsdatacenters,whiletheEnglishgovernmenthaspromisedtoboostitsnationalcomputingcapacityby50percentby2025,whichwouldhelpitkeeppacewithrapidAIdevelopmentsintheworld.Thankfully,wemaysoonreachaturningpoint.Asisreported,thisyeartheglobalpowerdepartmentcameclosetoreachingpeakgreenhousegasemissions,astheswitchfromfossil(化石)fuelstocleanandrenewablesourcesiswellunderway.Thequestionnowiswhetherwecanquickenthepaceofdecarbonisation(脱碳)tomatchthecominggrowthinenergyconsumptionasAIbecomesincreasinglyembeddedinoursociety.SiliconValley’sintelligentmachinesmaygrabtheheadlinesandtheimagination,butthepeoplereallyinventingthefutureareworkingontheenergysector.8.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytalkabout?A.Carbonemissionshavebeenreducedalot. B.Therealityisfarfromwhatweexpected.C.TherapidAIincreasebringsmanybenefits. D.Climatechangehastobedealtwithproperly.9.Whyiselectricityconsumptionamajorconcern?A.ExtensiveuseofAIwillconsumemoreenergy.B.Manycountrieshaven’tswitchedtocleanenergy.C.Thereisnolimitontech-giants’electricityconsumption.D.20%ofthepowerisproducedbyburningcoalintheUS.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“magnified”inparagraph4mean?A.Undervalued. B.Overstated. C.Common. D.Reasonable.11.Whatwouldbeourprimarytaskbeforewereachaturningpoint?A.ShiftingtoafullyAI-poweredsearchbusiness.B.Achievingnet-zeroemissionsassoonaspossible.C.Balancingenergy-hungryAIwithdecarbonisation.D.Creatinganunlimitedenergy-consumingtechnology.DThecliche(陈词滥调)ofaknitterisawhite-hairedlady.Butinthe1940s,youngmaleRoyalAirForcepilotsusedneedlesastheywaitedfortheirnextmission.Wartimepilotscrashedalotand“lapcrafts”likeknitting,helpedrebuildflexibilityinwoundedlimbswhilealsohelpingtosettlewoundedminds.Theywerethefoundationofearlyoccupationaltherapy(治疗).Today,millionsofpeoplearoundtheworldemploythesesametechniques.“Theyarecloselyassociatedwithourmentalhealth,”saysJanineSmith,theownerofastorethatsellssuppliesforknittingandcrocheting(用钩针编制).“IknowthatifIhaven’tknittedforafewdays,Ireallymissit.It’slikemeditation.”PhysiotherapistBetsanCorkhillandoccupationaltherapistJillRileywerepartofateamfromCardiffUniversitythat,tenyearsago,surveyedmorethan3,500knittersandfoundthatthemorefrequentlypeopleknitted,thecalmerandhappiertheyfelt.Inreality,itisa“Flow”,whichisaconceptfirstnamedbypsychologistMihalyCsikszentmihalyiashewroteinhisbook,“Thebestmomentsinourlivesarenotthepassive,receptive,relaxingtimes.Thebestmomentsusuallyoccurifaperson’sbodyormindisstretchedtoitslimitsinavoluntaryefforttoaccomplishsomethingdifficultandworthwhile.”ShaunaRichardsonknowsjusthowtruethisis.Theartistspent18monthsinastateofflowwhenshecrochetedthreeseven-metre-longlionsforthe2012CulturalOlympiad.Tocompletethetask,whichrequirednearly38milesofwool,shesaysshehadto“zoneeverythingoutandsustainastateofminddrivenbyrhythmandprocess.”Butsmallerprojectswillalsogetyouthere.Evenasimpleknittingorcrochetpatternrequiresattentivenesstoensurethateachstitchismadecorrectly.Andifthere’snotenoughchallengeinthestraightforward,youcanmakeadditions,fromcolourchangestotexturedstitchestohighlycomplicatedpatterns.TheCardiffresearchteamfoundthateventhoughmostofthepeoplesurveyedwereemployed,three-quartersofthosewhoknittedthreeormoretimesaweekfeltsignificantlymoreabletoorganisetheirthoughtsandforgettheirproblems.12.What’sthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A.Toexploreearlyoccupationaltherapy.B.Tointroducetheearlyusesofknitting.C.Todistinguishbetweentwotypesofpilots.D.Tostressknittingisnotonlyforoldwomen.13.Onwhichoccasionwillapersonexperience“Flow”?A.Playingcomputergamestoone’sheart’scontent.B.Figuringoutagoodsolutionallofasudden.C.Workingonatechnicalproblemdevotedly.D.Hangingoutwithalong-lostgoodfriend.14.Whatcanyouinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.Onestitchmissedmayleadtothelossofone’sattentiveness.B.Colorsandpatternsmakeadifferencetothebeautyoftheproject.C.Smallerprojectswillnotcontributemuchtoexperiencing“Flow”.D.Frequentknittersarebetterathandlingtheirthoughtsandchallenges.15.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.ActiveHands,CalmMinds. B.UniqueTherapy,EffectiveHealing.C.SpecialTechniques,OrganizedThoughts. D.SimpleKnitting,StrongBody.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。LivingoffgridWhenyouneedelectricity,youjustpluginthemachineandswitchiton.Ifyouneedwater,youturnonthetap._____16_____Formanypeople,thesefacilitiesarethebasicsofcivilizedsocietyandtheideaoflivingwithoutthemseemsrisky.Yetforagrowingnumberofpeople,theideaoflivingoffgrid—withoutelectricity,waterorsewage(污水)—isanincreasinglyattractivelifestyle.Off-griddersdonothavetogiveupelectricityoramodernlifestyle—somechooseto,butmostusesmallhydroelectric(水电的)powersystems,solarpanelsorwindmillstogenerateenoughpowerfortheirneeds.Heatingandcookingneedsaremetbysolarenergyorwoodburningsystems,andtoiletfacilitiesrangefromnon-watertoiletstooutsidecompost(堆肥)toilets._____17_____Itrangesfromtraditionalyurts(atypeoftent)toluxuryhouseswithhigh-speedinternetandcentralheating.Whethertheyliveinsimplehomesorluxuryhouses,whattheyallhaveincommonisthattheirlifestylesdonotcreateanypollutionorcarbonemissions—theultimategoalforoff-gridders.Around100,000peoplearethoughttobelivingoffgridintheUKnow._____18_____Theygrowtheirownfood,home-schooltheirchildrenandprovidetheirownmedicalcare.Theyarepeoplewhohavebeenpricedoutofthehousingmarketorwhohavegrowndisillusionedwithwhatmodernsocietycanofferandwhodecidethatanalternativelifestyleisn’tapipedream,butaviable(可行的)option._____19_____Off-gridhousesarefarcheapertobuildthanordinaryhomessincetheydon’tneedtobeconnectedtotheelectricityorwatersuppliesandevenroadaccessisnotnecessary.Materialstendtobecheaper,too.Popularoptionsincludestraworoldtyresandcement.Surprisingly,thebiggestproblemoff-griddersfaceisnotbuildingtheirhomesorbecomingself-sufficientbutgettingpermissiontobuild.Ruralareasawayfromtownaretheperfectchoicebuttheseareoftenprotectedbylawfromconstructionofanykindorhavebuildingrestrictions.Therearenowseveralwebsitesdedicatedtoland-sharingsothatthecostsofbuyinglandandgettingpermissioncanbeshared,andthereareincreasingnumbersofoff-gridcommunities._____20_____Off-griddingcouldsoonbecommonalloverEuropeandAmerica.A.Manyareself-sufficient,notjustprovidingtheirownelectricity,waterandsewagesystems,butinallaspects.B.Afteryouusethetoilet,youflushitandthewastedisappears.C.Thisshiftfromindividualtogroupoff-griddingreflectsthefactthatthetrendisgrowingnoticeably.D.Livingoff-gridstillhasalongwaytogobeforeitbecomesamainstreamwayofliving.E.Ratherthanbuildingpermanenthomes,vansormobilehomesorevenoldshippingcontainersareotheroptions.F.Theyliveinahugevarietyoftypesofaccommodation.G.Apartfromlivinganalternativelifestyle,costisabigfactorinchoosingtoliveoff-grid.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。WhenIwasfourteen,mybrotherBarneyandIsetouttoclimbTheToothwithouruncle,TomCampbell.Tomwasa(n)___21___mountaineer,whotaughtusthebasicsonclimbing.Thatmorning,wehikedthroughanancientforest,___22___northwestwards.Leapingfromonerocktothenext,wegraduallyarrivedatthedestination.Directlyaheadwasawallofrock.Tom___23___overagaptotherockface,climbedupawhile,andfoundagoodpositionwherehecoulduseholdstosupportthenextclimber.He___24___theropefirmlybetweenhimselfandBarney,yelling,“Climb!”Barneylookedtohisleftwithaslight___25___,thenhemovedslowlyandcautiouslyforward.Iwatchedhismovescarefully,soIcouldusethesame___26___heused.ButIwas___27___,wonderingwhatwastakinghimsolong.Finally,itwasmyturn.Isteppeduptothegapedge,begantomovetothecliff.___28___,whenIglanceddown,Iwasabsolutelyterrified.Thecliffplunged(猛跌)straightdownforwhatlookedlikeathousandfeet.Thenmylegsbegantoshake.“Comeon,”theyencouraged.___29___,Iwilledmyselfacrossthegap,strugglingto____30____thepulloftheabyss(深渊)below.WhenIfinallyreachedthem,mymouthwasasdryasa____31____.Enjoyingagood____32____atthetopofthemountain,IfeltproudthatIhad____33____myfear.Hardworkwill____34____eventually.Thosewhohavereachedthepeakwillfind____35____thatexistsaslongaslifelasts.21.A.overwhelming B.experienced C.humorous D.optimistic22.A.escaping B.wandering C.heading D.fleeing23.A.traced B.jumped C.hung D.bent24.A.placed B.burnt C.tied D.cut25.A.hesitation B.passion C.relief D.distraction26.A.devices B.sticks C.gloves D.holds27.A.amused B.concerned C.impatient D.delighted28.A.However B.Otherwise C.Moreover D.Therefore29.A.Satisfied B.Inspired C.Discouraged D.Relaxed30.A.adjust B.settle C.quit D.resist31.A.volcano B.desert C.plain D.glacier32.A.entertainment B.remark C.view D.postponement33.A.overcome B.accepted C.recalled D.expressed34.A.carryon B.payoff C.takeover D.figureout35.A.property B.emotion C.strength D.fortune第Ⅱ卷（非选择题部分）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。Theoriginsoftheumbrellacanbetracedbackoverthousandsofyearstoearlyhumansocieties.Initiallyusedassunshades,theseearlyumbrellas___36___(fashion)frommaterialslikesilkorpaper,andwaterproofedwithwax(蜡)andlacquer(漆)___37___(offer)rainprotection.AccordingtoChineselegend,thefirstumbrellainancientChinawasinventedbyLadyYun,thewifeofLuBan,arenownedcraftsmaninChinesehistory.Atthetime,peoplereliedonstrawhatsandcapesduringrainydays,whichprovedinconvenientfortravel.Inspiredby___38___sightofpeopletakingshelterundereaves(屋檐),LadyYuncreatedafoldingdevicemadeofbambooandfabric.LuBanlaterimprovedthisdesign,makingit___39___(practical)forrainandsunprotectionthanbefore,pavingtheway___40___themodernumbrella—aproofofthewisdomand___41___(creative)ofearlyChinesepeople.Pioneer___42___Chinamaybeinthedevelopmentofumbrellas,similardevicesappearedinotherancientcivilizations,suchasEgypt,Assyria,andGreece,___43___(primary)forsunprotection.Theword“umbrella”___44___(it)originatesfromtheLatin“umbra”,meaning“shade”.Overtime,aswaterproofingtechniquesadvanced,umbrellaschangedfromsimplesunshadestoessentialtoolsforrainprotection,____45____(gain)widespreadpopularityacrosstheglobe.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，上周五你们班组织了“共读一本书”(ReadingABookTogether)的阅读分享活动，你的英国朋友Chris对此很感兴趣。请你给他写一封邮件分享这次经历，内容包括：（1）活动介绍；（2）你的收获。注意：（1）写作词数应为80个左右；（2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。Calliewasahighschoolstudent.Becauseofherparents’business,herfamilymovedfromLondontoLosAngeles,whereshegrewup.Livinginaquietandwarmcommunitywithherparents,Calliewasveryinterestedinvariousvolunteeractivitiesinthecommunity,andalmostnooneinthecommunitydidn’tknowher.Onasunnyafternoon,Calliewasreadingapoemwhensheheardasoftknock.Shestoodupatonceandopenedthedoor.Herfavouriteneighbor,Mrs.Baker,stoodoutsidethedoor.