2025~2026学年江苏省苏州市工业园区外国语学校高二年级上学期10月月考英语试卷

2025~2026学年江苏省苏州市工业园区外国语学校高二年级上学期10月月考英语试卷一、阅读理解(★★)YoungComposers’CompetitionInformation&Registration(注册)Thecompetitionwillincludetwodivisions,oneformiddleschoolstudentsingrades6-8,andtheotherforhighschoolstudentsingrades9-12(graduatingJune2021).FinalistswillbeinvitedtoattendaninterviewandcommentsessiontobeheldattheAtlanticCityConventionCenterinFebruary,2021.Inaddition,thewinningcomposers(作曲家)willbeannouncedatthattimeandawardswillbepresented.Allotherparticipatingstudentcomposersarewelcometoattend.TheexacttimeandlocationwillbeannouncedinJanuary2021.Thedeadlineforonlineapplicationsubmissions(提交)isDecember1,2020.Categories(类别)forSubmissionComposersmaysubmitworksinthefollowingcategories.Allworksmustbe100%original.Compositionsmayincludecombinationsofinstrumentalandvocalparts:●SoloPlayer(includepiano)●SmallInstrumental/VocalEnsemble(2-10parts/performers)●LargeInstrumental/VocalEnsemble(11ormoreparts/performers)CompetitionGuidelines●Studentsmaysubmitmultipleselectionsineachcategory.However,a$20applicationfeeisrequiredwitheachselection.Eachentrymusthaveaseparatecompletedapplicationformandentryfeeinordertobeconsideredforeligibility(参赛资格).●Studentsmustincludebriefprogramnotesthatincludethetitleofthecompositionwiththecomposer’snameomitted(省略),describingthecomposer’sinspirationforthework.●Submissionsmustbenolongerthan7minutesinlength.●Neatnesscounts!Anexcellentpiecewilllosecreditsifthescoreshowscarelesserrors.1.WhatwilltakeplaceattheAtlanticCityConventionCenter?

A．Theannouncementoffinalists.B．Thejudgmentonentries.C．Acompositionconcert.D．Anawardsevent.2.Whichofthefollowingwillbeunacceptable?

A．Ascorewithcarelesserrors.B．A7-minute-longsubmission.C．Anentrywithoutthecomposer’sname.D．Aknownpieceofmusicadaptedforpiano.3.Howmuchshouldastudentpayfortwoentriesofthesamecategory?

A．$10.B．$20.C．$40.D．$60.(★★★)“Instagram(asocialnetworkingapp)willcutoutmanyusers’accountsonDecember20.Toprotectyouraccount,repostthiswarning#KeepMyAccountSafe#.”Everyfewmonths,ithappensagain—adozenofsuchannoyingpostsfrommykidsandtheirfriendssuddenlystarttoappearonmyInstagram.AccordingtoanewstudybyStanfordUniversity,mostkidsdon’tknowwhatnewsisfake(假的).Researchersaskedmorethan7,800middleschoolandhighschoolstudentstocomplete56tasks,liketellingthedifferencebetweenanadvertisementandarealnewsstoryonawebsiteanddeterminingwhichbloginaserieswasmostreliable.Surprisingly,theyfoundthatstudentsjudgedthecredibility(可信性)ofblogsbasednotonthesourceofthematerial,butonhowmuchdetailtheycontained,orwhetheralargephotowasattached.“Manypeopleassumethatbecauseyoungpeoplearefluentinsocialmedia,theycanrecognizefakenews,butourworkshowstheoppositetobetrue,”wroteleadstudyauthorSamWineburg,aprofessoratStanford’sGraduateSchoolofEducation.BothGoogleandFacebookarenowtakingstepstocontrolmisleadingnewsfrommakingitswayontheirplatforms,buttheywon’tbeabletoeliminateitcompletely.Thatiswhyit’snowmoreimportantthanevertoteachourkidstothinkcriticallywhenitcomestobelievingvariousinformationsources.“Inthecomingmonths,welookforwardtosharingourassessmentsandworkingwitheducatorstocreatematerialsthatwillguideyoungpeopleintheseaofdisinformationtheyencounteronline,”saidWineburg.4.Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopicorthepassage?

A．Bystatingopinions.B．Byshowingfindings.C．Byquotingsayings.D．Bycitingapost5.Accordingtoresearchers,whatdeterminesthecredibilityofonlineinformation?

A．Thesourceofthematerial.B．Thepopularityofthewebsite.C．Theamountofdetails.D．Thesizeofrelevantphotos.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“eliminate”meaninParagraph4?

A．Digest.B．Update.C．Estimate.D．Remove.7.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．StrongerTogether:TheInternetChangesOurLifeB．BeCareful:KidsAreBadatIdentifyingFakeNewsC．ReliableNewsHasNoPlaceonSocialMediaD．EducatorsHaveaLongWaytoGotoGuidetheYoung(★★★)Forseveralmonths,CarahasbeenworkingupthecouragetoapproachhermomaboutwhatshesawonInstagram.Notlongago,the11­year­oldgirl,likealltheotherkidsinthisstory,discoveredthathermomhadbeenpostingherphotosformuchofherlife.“I’vewantedtobringitup.It’sstrangetoseemyselfupthere,andsometimestherearepicturesIdon’tlikeofmyself,”shesaid.Likemostothermodernkids,Caragrewupimmersed(沉迷…之中)insocialmedia.Whilemanykidsmaynotyethaveaccountsthemselves,theirparents,schools,sportsteams,andorganizationshavebeenorganizinganonlinepresenceforthemsincebirth.Theshockofrealizingthatdetailsaboutyourlifehavebeensharedonlinewithoutyourpermissionorknowledgehasbecomeanimportantexperienceinthelivesofmanyteenagers.Recentlyaparentingblogger(博主)wroteinaWashingtonPostessay(散文)thatdespite(不顾)her14­year­olddaughter’shorroratdiscoveringthathermotherhadsharedyearsofhighlypersonalstoriesandinformationaboutheronline,shesimplycouldnotstoppostingonherblogandsocialmedia.ThewritersaidthatpromisingherdaughterthatshewouldstoppostingherpubliclyontheInternetwouldmeanshuttingdownavitalpartofherself,whichisn’tnecessarilygoodforherselforherdaughter.Butit’snotjustcrazymommybloggerswhoconstructachild’sonlineidentity;plentyofaverageparentsdothesame.There’sevenaspecialwordforit:sharenting.AlmostaquarterofchildrenbegintheirdigitalliveswhenparentsuploadtheirphotostotheInternet,accordingtoastudyconductedbytheInternet­securityfirmAVG.Thestudyalsofoundthat92percentofkidsundertheageof2alreadyhavetheirownuniquedigitalidentity.8.HowdoesCarafeelabouthermom’sbehavior?

A．It’saggressive.B．It’sappropriate.C．It’sannoying.D．It’sfavorable.9.Whydidtheparentingbloggerpostaboutherdaughteronline?

A．Becauseitfilledupherblog.B．Becauseitshowedoffhersuccess.C．Becauseitrecordedherstories.D．Becauseitmeantalottoher.10.Whoarefondofsharenting?

A．Aquarterofstudents.B．Mostordinaryparents.C．Kidsundertheageof2.D．Somecrazybloggers.11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．Children’sNewTroubleB．SocialMediaC．Kids’OnlinePerformanceD．MommyBloggers(★★★★★)Greatworkisworkthatmakesadifferenceinpeople’slives,writesDavidSturt,ExecutiveVicePresidentoftheO.C.TannerInstitute,inhisbookGreatWork:HowtoMakeaDifferencePeopleLove.Sturtinsists,however,thatgreatworkisnotjustforsurgeonsorspecial-needseducatorsorthefoundersoforganizationstryingtoeliminatepovertyinsub-SaharanAfrica.ThecentralthemeofGreatWork,accordingtoSturt,isthatanyonecanmakeadifferenceinanyjob.It’snotthenatureofthejob,butwhatyoudowiththejobthatcounts.Asproof,SturttellsthestoryofaremarkablehospitalcleanernamedMoses.Inabuildingfilledwithdoctorsandnursesdoinggreatlife-savingwork,Mosesthecleanermakesadifference.Wheneverheentersaroom,especiallyaroomwithasickchild,heengagesbothpatientsandparentswithhisoptimismandcalm,introducinghimselftothechildand,Sturtwrites,speaking“littlecommentsaboutlightandsunshineandmakingthingsclean.”Hecommentsonanyprogressheseesdaybyday(“you’resittinguptoday,that’sgood.”)Mosesisnodoctoranddoesn’tpretendtobe,buthehaswitnessedhundredsofsickchildrenrecoveringfrompainfulsurgery,andparentstakecomfortfromhisencouragingwords.ForMattandMindi,whosesonMcKaywasbornwithonlyhalfofaheart,Mosesbecameaclosefriend.AsSturtexplains,“Mosestookhisinnate(与生俱来的)talents(hissensitivity)andhispracticalwisdom(fromyearsofhospitalexperience)andcombinedthemintoapowerfulformofpatientandfamilysupportthatchangedthecritical-careexperienceforMindi,MattandlittleMcKay.”HowdopeoplelikeMosesdogreatworkwhensomanypeoplejustwork?ThatwasthecentralquestionraisedbySturtandhisteamattheO.C.TannerInstitute,aconsultingcompanyspecializedinemployeerecognitionandrewardssystem.O.C.TannerlaunchedanexhaustiveGreatWorkstudythatincludedsurveysto200seniorexecutives,afurthersetofsurveysto1,000managersandemployeesworkingonprojects,anin-depthqualitativestudyof1.7millionaccountsofaward-winningwork(intheformofnominations(提名)forawardsfromcorporationsaroundtheworld),andone-on-oneinterviewswith200differencemakers.Theresultsofthestudyrevealedthatthosewhodogreatworkrefusetobedefeatedbytheconstraintsoftheirjobsandareespeciallyabletoreframetheirjobs:theydon’tviewtheirjobsasalistoftasksandresponsibilitiesbutseetheirjobsasopportunitiestomakeadifference.Nomatter,asMosessoablyexemplifies(例证),whatthatjobmaybe.12.AccordingtoSturt,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A．It’snotthenatureofthejob,butwhatyoudothatmakesadifference.B．Anyoneintheworldisresponsibletodeletepovertyandchangetheworld.C．Anyonecanmakeadifferenceinpeople’slivesnomatterwhatkindofjobhedoes.D．Surgeons,special-needseducatorsandfoundersoforganizationscansucceedmoreeasily.13.Accordingtothispassage,howdoesMoses,acommonhospitalcleaner,makeadifferenceinpeople’slives?

A．Bykeepingoptimisticandcalmwhenfacingpatientsandtheirparentsathospital.B．Byshowinghisspecialgiftandworkingexperiencewhenworkingathospital.C．Byshowinghissympathyandkindnesstopatientswhenenteringtheirrooms.D．Bypretendingtobeadoctorornursewhenenteringaroomwithasickchild.14.Theword“constraints”inthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto______.

A．demandsB．advantagesC．disadvantagesD．limitations15.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A．Greatworkisworkthatmakesadifferenceinpeople’slivesnomatterwhatyoudo.B．Ifabosshastroublerecognizinghisemployees,hecanaskO.C.Tannerforadvice.C．Mosesmakesadifferencethroughhissensitivityandhispracticalwisdom.D．Thosewhodogreatworkareneverdefeatedbyothersortheirjobsthemselves.(★★★★)Minimalism,bornoutofa20th-Centuryartmovement,nowreferstoalifestylethathelpspeopletogetridoflife’sexcessinfavoroffocusingonwhat’sreallyimportantinlife.16Whyisminimalismsopopular?Hereareafewofthetopreasonspeoplearechoosingtoliveaminimalistlifestyle.MinimalismgivespeoplemoremeaningOneofthemainreasonspeoplechoosetobecomeminimalistsisthattheywanttoachievemoremeaningintheirlife.17Throughpracticingminimalism,peoplereducetheirpossessionstoonesthatmakethemtrulyhappyandmakemoretimefortheexperiencestheyreallyvalue.Thelifestylehashelpedpeopletobeinspiredtopursuetheirpassionsandcrafttheirlifeinawaythatbringsthemthemostjoy.Minimalismgivespeoplemorespace18Aminimalistdesignisusuallyblackandwhitecoloredroomswithsmallerframedfurniture.Peopleenjoythecleannessofthelookaswellasthefactthatitallowsformorespaceinthehouse.There’sasenseofpeaceandrelaxationwithnothavingspacethat’scluttered(杂乱的)andmessy.19MinimalismgivespeoplemoreofflinetimeAspin-off(派生物)that’srisenoutofthemovementisdigitalminimalism.Thisconceptisprobablyparticularlyappearingtomillennialswho’vegrowntiredofsocialmediaandbeingaddictedtotheirtechnology.20They’rechoosingtolimittheircellphoneuseandfocusonmoreproductiveandmeaningfulpursuits.It’sthepopularityofthisconceptthat’shelpedtodrawotherstolivingmoreminimalist.Wouldyouliketobuildaminimalistlifestyle?Andwhatisyourreasonforit?

A．Minimalistshaveenjoyedclearinguptheirspaces.B．Ithasbecomesomethingofatrendallovertheworld.C．Minimalismispopularwithmanypeoplebecauseofitssimpledesign.D．Theyfeelthey’velostsightofthethingsthataremostimportanttothem.E．Theyarechoosingtoabandonvideogamesinfavoroftheminimalismstyle.F．Minimalismhashelpedpeopletoreallyappreciatetheirhomeandbemoreorganized.G．Theyarechoosingtoquitsocialmediatospendtimeinpersonwithfamilyandfriends.二、完形填空(★★★)Adreamerissomeonewhodreamstotouchthesky.Foramountaineer,reachingthetopofMountEverest,thehighestpeakintheworld,isprobablythe_________ofalldreams.MariaPooma,agirlfromAndhraPradesh,India,isthedaughterofapoorfarmerwhoearns_________$600ayear.BelongingtothelowestleveloftheIndiansocialclass,shewantedtobeasourceof_________tootherpeople.Havingreceivedtremendous_________fromherparentsandherteachersatalocalschool,Poomaparticipatedinatrainingprogram_________foroutdooractivities.Attheendoftheextremely_________trainingsessions,Poomaandanotherboyof18calledAnandKumarweretheonlytwoselectedto_________toclimbMountEverestbecausetheyshowed“ahigherdegreeof_________.”Poomaprovedthatthedifferencebetweentheimpossibleandthepossible_________aperson’sdetermination.On25thofMay2014,aSunday,she,alongwithAnand,triedtoclimbthe29,029-footpeakandmadeit.ThreedaysaftershearrivedattheEverestbasecamponApril15th,2014,sixteenpeoplegotkilledbyadeadlyavalanche(雪崩)ontheNepaleseside.However,this_________couldnotpreventPoomafromreachingthetop.Andsheclimbedthepeakfromthemore_________TibetansideinsteadoftakingtheeasierNepalesesidewhichmostclimbers_________.InthewordsofPooma,“Iwasbornandbroughtupina_________communityandIwasdesperately_________anopportunitytoimprovemylife.”Thisconfidentandindependentworldrecordholderhasindeedprovedthatwinnersareordinarypeoplewith_________determination.21.A．earliestB．biggestC．longestD．oldest22.A．barelyB．reallyC．exactlyD．clearly23.A．intentionB．inspirationC．intelligenceD．information24.A．adviceB．supplyC．comfortD．support25.A．accountedB．answeredC．meantD．prepared26.A．strictB．pleasantC．accurateD．factual27.A．arrangeB．promiseC．attemptD．extend28.A．toughnessB．balanceC．priorityD．security29.A．joinsinB．takesinC．liesinD．resultsin30.A．dilemmaB．disasterC．attackD．interruption31.A．wonderfulB．importantC．difficultD．successful32.A．choseB．adaptedC．practicedD．abandoned33.A．competitiveB．peacefulC．ruralD．joint34.A．deliveringB．seekingC．sponsoringD．witnessing35.A．basicB．contradictoryC．unfamiliarD．extraordinary三、语法填空(★★★)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。AfterChinesemanagestolargelycontainthevirus,outdoorsportseventshascometolifeinmanycitiesrecently,whichis36encouragesignforsportslovers.Manyskiresortshavealsoopened,37(bring)somerelieftotheoperators.Althoughthepandemicisstillspreadinginmanypartsandposesarisktointernationalsportsevents,China’snationalfitnesscampaignhasagainstartedgathering38(tend)thankstothesuccessofthestrictandeffectivepreventionandcontrolmeasures.Inrecentmonths,thegovernment39(issue)policiestopushforwardthe“HealthChina”actionplan.Forinstance,sportsandeducationauthoritiesareconsideringgivingmorescorestophysicalfitness,sothatschoolstudentspaygreaterattentionto40(they)physicalfitness—whichwill41(eventual)helpthemmaintaingoodhealth.TheCOVID-19pandemichasmadeanincreasingnumberofpeopleaware42theimportanceofphysicalexercise.Withalmostallsportsplaces,includinggyms,43(permit)toreopen,moreandmorepeoplearedoingexerciseorplayingsports.Governmentorganizations,sportsenterprisesandschoolshavemadejointefforts44(promote)thenationalfitnesscampaign.Asformorethan700skiingsites45wereforcedtostopoperationsduetothepandemic,theyareusingbigdataandcloudtechnologytoreopenactivities.四、单词拼写(★★)46.Wehopethetwocountriescansetasidem_________differencesforthebenefitofcommondevelopment.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★)47.Withthedevelopmentoftechnology,thesatellitecan_________(精确地)determineourlocationonthemap.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)(★★)48.Her_________(竞争的；求胜心切的)naturedriveshertoconstantlyimproveandmakegreaterprogress.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)(★★)49.Shethrewherhandsup_________(戏剧性地)andbegantocry,unabletobelievethenews.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)(★★)50.Thepolitical_________(稳定)ofacountryisimportantforitscitizens’well-being.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)(★★)51.He_________(不假思索地；自动地)reachedforhisphonewhenhehearditring.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)(★★)52.Iwouldn’tasktoomanyquestionsabouthispast—remember,c_________killedthecat.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★)53.Despitethepolitician’s_________(说服，劝说),herefusedtojointheorganization.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)(★★)54.Thecompanyhiredaprivateinvestigatortoconductani_________intotheemployee’smisconduct(不当行为).(根据首字母单词拼写)五、完成句子(★★)55._________hisexperiment,theteachercompletelyforgothissurroundings.(用适当的词填空)六、书信写作(★★★★★)56.随着社会的发展，各种发明以及高科技产品成为我们日常生活的必需品，如手机（mobilephone）、数码相机（digitalcamera）等。请以MyFavouriteInvention为主题，准备一篇发言稿，主要内容包括：1.你喜欢的科技产品；2.喜欢的理由。注意:1.词数80左右；2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Hello,everyone,I’dliketomakeaspeechwiththetitle:MyFavouriteInvention.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________That’sall.Thankyou.七、书面表达(★★)57.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。Isteppedoffthebusandheadedforthepoolwithmyfriends,concentratingonwhatIneededtodotowinthisswimmingcompetition.Ijumpedinthewater,amid(在…中)screamsof“Ohman,it’sfreezing”,andfounditwasn’ttoobad.Istartedtowarmup,andnoticedtheskygettinggray.“It’sgoingtorain,”m