2025~2026学年江苏省苏州市工业园区星海实验中学高二年级上学期英语10月月考试卷

2025~2026学年江苏省苏州市工业园区星海实验中学高二年级上学期英语10月月考试卷一、阅读理解(★★)StudyAbroadAdventureforHighSchoolStudents—ApplyNow!Areyouahighschoolstudentdreamingofexploringtheworldwhilestudying?Our2026StudyAbroadProgramisheretomakeithappen!Designedforstudentsaged15—18,thisprogramoffersauniqueopportunitytostudyintheUSA,UK,Canada,orAustraliafor3months(semester)or6months(fullacademicyear).WhyChooseUs?●LivewithaHostFamily:Experiencedailylifeinanewculture.●AttendLocalSchools:Studyalongsideinternationalpeers.●CulturalActivities:Explorefamouslandmarks,attendfestivals,andmore!●24/7Support:Frompre-departureorientation(培训)toemergencyassistance,we’vegotyoucovered.ProgramFees:●3-MonthProgram:$8,500(includesaccommodation,schoolfees,andactivities).●6-MonthProgram:$15,000(includesaccommodation,schoolfees,andactivities).Scholarshipsavailableforoutstandingstudents!2026ProgramSchedule:ActivityDateDetails

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A．Todiscussthechallengesofstudyingabroad.B．Tocomparestudyprogramsindifferentcountries.C．Toexplainthebenefitsoflivingwithahostfamily.D．Topromoteastudyabroadprogramforhighschoolstudents.2.Whichofthefollowingisincludedintheprogram?

A．Livingintheschool.B．Gettinghelpatanytime.C．VisitinglandmarksinNewZealand.D．Introducingthecultureofyourcountry.3.WhatistohappeninthemiddleofOctober,2026?

A．Theprogramwillbeended.B．Somelandmarkswillbevisited.C．Membersoftheprogramwillmeetforthefirsttime.D．Thecultureofthehostcountrywillbelearntabout.(★★★)Helivedhiswholelifeasapoorman.Hisartandtalentwererecognizedbyalmostnoone.Hesufferedfromamentalillnessthatledhimtocutoffpartofhisleftearin1888andtoshoothimselftwoyearslater.Butafterhisdeath,heachievedworldfame.Today,DutchartistVanGoghisrecognizedasoneoftheleadingartistsofalltime.Now,150yearsafterhisbirthon30March1853,Zundert,thetownofhisbirth,hasmade2003“TheVanGoghYear”inhishonor.AndtheVanGoghMuseuminAmsterdam,hometothebiggestcollectionofhismasterpieces,ismarkingtheanniversarywithexhibitionsthroughouttheyear.Themuseumdrawsaround1.3millionvisitorseveryyear.Somepeopleenjoytheartandthenlearnabouthislife.Othersareinterestedinhislife,whichthenhelpsthemunderstandhisart.VanGoghwasthesonoftheminister.Heleftschoolwhenhewasjust15.Bytheageof27,hehadalreadytriedmanyjobsincludinganartgallerysalesmanandaFrenchteacher.Finallyin1880,hedecidedtobeginhisstudiesinart.VanGoghisfamedforhisabilitytoputhisownemotionsintohispaintingsandshowhisfeelingsaboutascene.Hisstyleismarkedbyshort,broadbrushstrokes.“InsteadoftryingtoreproduceexactlywhatIhavebeforemyeyes,Iusecolormorefreely,inordertoexpressmyselfmoreforcibly,”hewroteinalettertohisbrotherin1888.VanGoghsoldonlyonepaintingduringhisshortlife.Hereliedheavilyonsupportfromhisbrother,anartdealerwholivedinParis.Butnowhisworksaresoldformillionsofdollars.HisportraitofDr.Gachersoldfor$$89.5millionin1990.Itisthehighestpriceeverpaidforapainting.“Ithinkhispaintingsarepowerfulandthebrilliantcolorinthemareattractivetopeople,”saidaVanGogh’sfan.4.AllthroughhislifeVanGogh_________

A．dependedonhisbrotherB．workedhardonartstudiesC．wasnotrecognizedbypeopleD．expressedhimselfinpaintings5.OneofthecharacteristicsforVanGogh’spaintingsis_________

A．thelikenessbetweenhispaintingsandtherealityB．theshorttimeforhimtocompleteapaintingC．thevariousstylesmixedtogetherD．thespecialstrokeshemade6.Thesellingofhispaintingsisconsideredtobethemostsuccessfulbecause_________

A．moreandmorepeoplelikehispaintingsB．peoplecanunderstandhimthroughhispaintingsC．1.3millionpeoplevisithispaintingmuseumeveryyearD．Zunderthasmade2003“TheVanGoghYear”inhishonor7.Wecaninferfromthetext________

A．hispowerfulartcamefromhispoorlifeB．hisfellowtownsmenregrettreatinghimunfairlyC．allhispaintingsweredrawninthelast10yearsofhislifeD．mostofhispaintingsarekeptinthemuseumofhishometown(★★★)Poetrycanbeasourceofdistraction,ofbeauty,oftruth.Itcanguideuswhenitgetsdifficulttomanagetheintensityofwhatwe’refeeling.Soit’snosurprisethatpeoplesoughtoutpoetryforcomfortthispastyear.Overallvisitsfromreaderstoapoetrywebsitewentupthirtypercentduringthepandemic.“Somanypeoplehavereachedoutwantingtodiscusshowmuchmorepoetryhasmeanttothemthisyear,orhowsuddenlypoetryhasmeantsomethingtothem,”saysaward-winningpoetNaomiShihabNye,ateacher.Allyear,shesayspeoplehavebeenaskingherforadviceonwhatpoemstoreadorwhatpoetryplatformstochoose.Itwasn’tjustthepandemic.Thisyearsawanextraordinaryeconomictraumathatwehadallbeenexperiencing.Andpoetryisanartformthathasalwaysbeenaresourceintimesofcrisis.“Alotofpeople,especiallyinhealthcare,haven’tknownwheretoputtheirsorrowbecausethere’sbeentoomuchandthere’sbeennotimetonavigateit,”shesays.SuzanneOlhmann,anurse,whosaysshetalksaboutpoetrywithherpatientsalmosteveryday,sharesthepoemKindnessbyNaomiwiththem,aswellaswithotherhealthcareworkers.“Naomi’spoemreallyhelpsusunderstandthatyoucanthinkofsorrowasatwo-sidedcoinandontheothersideofitiskindness,”shesays.PoetJamesCrewssaysthatonereasonwhypoetryhasprovidedcomfortthisyearisthatit’sapowerfulmediumforworkingthroughchange.“Alotofpoemsarereadduringfunerals,weddings,graduations,andhugetransitionsinourlives,”hesays.“AndIfeelthatwe’reallturningtopoetryasawayofcapturingandnamingthishugetransitionthatwe’reallgoingthroughtogetherrightnow.Weneedpoemstoreminduswhytheworldisworthsavingandalsohowwecantakebettercareofourselves.”Thatishowpoetrygivesushopeeachandeveryday.Andevenoncethepandemicisover,poemswillbehereforus,holdingspaceforreliefandescape.8.WhatcanweinferfromwhatNaomisaid?

A．Poemsneedtobediscussedandanalyzed.B．Morepeopleareinterestedinpoetrytoday.C．Peopledon’tunderstandthemeaningofpoems.D．Toomanypeopleaskforadviceonwritingpoems.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“trauma”inParagraph3mean?

A．Anunpleasantthing.B．Anunexpectedresult.C．Animpossiblechange.D．Aninsignificantchallenge.10.WhydoestheauthorgivetheexampleofSuzanneOlhmann?

A．Toshowthekindnessofthenurse.B．Toprovethecomfortingroleofpoems.C．Toshowthecurrentpopularityofpoetry.D．Toprovethegoodrelationshipbetweennursesandpatients.11.WhatdoesCrewsthinkofpoetry?

A．Itsavesourjoyinabrokenworld.B．Itremindsustotakecareoftheearth.C．Itdescribesthedarktimesofourlife.D．Ithelpsusgothroughthechangesinlife.(★★★)FindingtheRealYouPsychometrictesting—personalitytesting—hasbeenverypopularnowadaysasstudiesshowtheirresultstobethreetimesmoreaccurateinpredictingyourjobperformance.Thesetestsarenowincludedinalmostallgraduaterecruitment(招聘)andarewidelyusedintheselectionofmanagers.ThemostpopularofthesepersonalitytestsistheMyers­BriggsTypeIndicator(MBTI).Itisbasedonthetheorythatwearebornwithatendencytoonepersonalitytypewhichstaysmoreorlessfixedthroughoutlife.Youanswer88questionsandarethengivenyour“type”,suchasOutgoingorQuiet,FeelingorThinking.Criticsofpersonalitytestingraisedoubtsabout“socialengineering”.PsychologistDr.ColinGillwarnsthatthe“popular”personalitytraits(特性)havetheirdisadvantages.“Peoplewhoareextremelyopentonewexperiencescanbebutterflies,goingfromoneideatothenextwithoutmasteringanyofthem.”However,thepsychometrictestisheretostay,whichmaybewhyawholesub­industryoncheatingpersonalitytestshassprungup.“It’spossibletocheat,”admitsGill,“buthavingtopretendtobethepersonyouareatworkwillbetiringandunhappyandprobablyshort­lived.”Socanwechangeourpersonality?“Yourbasicpersonalityisfixedbythetimeyou’re21,”saysGill,“butitcanbeaffectedbymotivationandintelligence.Ifyoudidn’thavethepersonalitytypetobeadoctorbutdesperatelywantedtobeoneandwereintelligentenoughtomastertheskills,youcouldstillgoahead.Buttryingtogotoomuchagainsttypefortoolongrequiresmuchenergyandisactuallytobesufferedforlong.Ithinkit’swhywe’reseeingthistrendfordownshifting—toomanypeopletryingtofitintoatypethattheyaren’treallysuitedfor.”Ourinterestinpersonalitynowexistsineverypartofourlives.Ifyouaskanexpertforadviceonanything,you’llprobablybequizzedaboutyourpersonality.Butifpersonalitytestshaveanyvaluetous,perhapsitistofreeusfromtheideathatallofusarefullofpotential,andremindusofwhatweare.Astheysayinonetestwhentheyaskforyourage:picktheoneyouare,nottheoneyouwishyouwere.12.TheMyers­BriggsTypeIndicatorisbasedonthebeliefthat________.

A．personalityislargelydecidedfrombirthB．certainpersonalitytraitsarecommonC．somepersonalitytypesarebetterthanothersD．personalitytraitsarevariousfromtimetotime13.AccordingtoDr.Gill,whatistheproblemwithpersonalitytests?

A．Theresultscouldbeoppositetowhatemployerswant.B．Peoplecaneasilylieabouttheirtrueabilities.C．Employersoftenfindtheresultsunclear.D．Theymayhaveanegativeeffectontakers.14.InDr.Gill’sview,howeasyisittochangeyourpersonality?

A．It’spossibleinyouradultlife.B．It’seasyifyouhavegreatmotivation.C．It’sunlikelybecauseitrequiresmuchenergy.D．It’sdifficultbeforetheageof21.15.Whatfinalconclusiondoestheauthorreachaboutthevalueofpersonalitytests?

A．Theyareofdoubtfulvaluetoemployers.B．Theyarenotreallyworthdoing.C．Theycanstrengthentheideawehaveofourabilities.D．Theymayencouragegreaterrealism.(★★★)Beforepainting,mostofusmayfeeloverwhelmed(不知所措的)withanxietywhilestaringatafreshwhitecanvas.Thefearofblankcanvasisneverfun,however,ifyouarereadingthisarticle,Iamprettysurethatyoucanfindsomeeffectivewaystohelpyoudealwithandovercomethatfear.ThinkpositiveWhatexactlydoyoufearwhenfacedwithablankcanvas?Itisusuallyoneoftwothings.Firstisafearoffailure,aworrythatyoumightmakeamistakeorproduceapaintingthatmaynotbeasgoodasthelast.16Youmayworryabouthowyouwillcopewithbecomingthecentreofattentionorfeelyouarenotdeservingofrecognition.Insteadoflettingsuchthoughtsinyourhead,practisepositivethinking:thisisyourchancetospendtimedoingwhatyoulove.17TrydailypaintingBeforeyoudecidetopaintlargepaintings,trygettingintothehabitofproducingonesmallpaintingeachday.18Youcanevenusethesesmallworksasguidelinesforlargerpaintings.Doyourresearch19Sobeforeyoustarttheactualpainting,spendtimeplanningyourpaintingtogiveyouanideaofthedesiredresultandhowyouwantittolook,figureoutwhattodoandwritedownthesteps.Then,whenyoufacetheemptycanvas,youwillbeabletoimagineyourfinalworkratherthanjustblankspace.JustdiveinIoftenhearstudentssayingtheydon’tknowhowtomakethefirstmarkortheyfearitwillbeadisaster.Butrememberthatthefirstmarkwillbelostinthefinalpainting,sotheydon’thavetobepreciseorperfect.20

A．Alteratively,youmayfearsuccess.B．Iadvisestartingbyestablishingthelargestshapes.C．Stopmakingexcuses,andkeepyourartmaterialsorganized.D．Paintinglittleandoftenisagreatwaytobuildyourconfidence.E．Whatyouneedtodoisjusttosimplygrababrushandmakeamark.F．Focusingonthiswillleavelessheadspacetoworryaboutsuccessorfailure.G．Ifyouarenotpreparedanddon’thaveaplan,it’snowonderablankspacewillscareyou.二、完形填空(★★★)OneofthegreatestoftheTangpoetswasDuFu(712-770).Asayoungmanhetravelledalotandenjoyedwritingpoetry.Butduringhislifetimeheneverbecamefamous;infact,hethoughtofhimselfasa______.Itwasnotuntilthe11thcenturythathispoeticgeniuswas______.Sometimesheiscalledthe“poetofhistory”or“themirrorofhistime”becausehepaintsa(n)______pictureoftheproblemsoftheageinwhichhelived.Healsowroteabouthisown______,includinghisson’sdeath.DuFuisalsoknownforhis______withLiBai(701-762),anothergreatpoetoftheage.Thetwomenmetin744,andalthoughvery______,theybecamefriends.Theyeachwrotepoemstotheother.LiBai,thesonofawealthymerchant,______inSichuanProvince.Ashewasnotso______assomeoftheotheryoungmenofhistimeintheCivilServiceExaminationtobecomeagovernment______,hebeganalifeoftraveland______,writingmorethanathousandpoems.Heused______,directlanguageandoftenchoseirregularforms.IfDuFuwasarealist,thenLiBaiwasa______.Hewroteaboutnatureandpeoplewiththesame____offeeling.Friendship,thehumancondition,andthepleasuresofwine,werehisfavorite______.Itissaidthathedrowned(溺水)whenhefellintoariverwhiletryingto______thereflectionoftheMoon.21.A．failureB．poetC．writerD．traveler22.A．rewardedB．recognizedC．regardedD．reminded23.A．importantB．contradictoryC．realisticD．imaginary24.A．mistakesB．diseasesC．surroundingsD．problems25.A．businessB．leadershipC．communicationD．friendship26.A．friendlyB．determinedC．differentD．famous27.A．grewupB．wentupC．setoutD．wentout28.A．successfulB．strong-willedC．learnedD．talented29.A．rulerB．officialC．representativeD．reporter30.A．paintingB．poetryC．drinkingD．singing31.A．complexB．shortC．simpleD．gentle32.A．impressionistB．optimistC．romanticD．idealist33.A．heightB．lengthC．widthD．depth34.A．subjectsB．objectsC．goalsD．ideas35.A．takeholdofB．catchsightofC．makeuseofD．takecareof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。Thevocabularyofteatastingcanseemabstracttothepointofpoetry.When36(season)tealoverscommentonacupoftea,theymightcommentonitsqiandyun.Ina2021paper,ZhangJinghongnotesthatinChineseculture,foodanddrinkarenotjudgedonlybytasteorsmell.When37(cite)theancientsaying,“Medicineandfoodhavethesameorigin”,shesaysthattheimpactoffoodanddrinkonthebodyremains38importantfactorinhowChineseperceivetasteandquality.Justtonameoneexample,commonfooddescriptorslike“hot”and“cold”donotdescribespecifictemperatures,39howadishisperceivedtoaffectaperson’sinnertemperature.Keepingthat40mind,whatexactlydotealoversmeanwhentheytalkaboutqiandyun?DengShihai,anearlyexpertonPu’ertea,praisedits“flavorlessflavor”asthehighestlevelPu’ercanattain.Ifthatsoundsneedlesslycontradictory,you’renotalone,buttoDeng,itwasawaytodistinguishbeginnersattea,41focusontaste,fromexpertswhoseeteamore42(whole).Qiandyunarethoughttobemoreadvancedthananysimpledescriptionoftaste,inpartbecausetheyimplyanindescribablesenseofconnectionbetweenpeopleandthings,andeventothefar43(expand)naturalworld.AsZhangnotes,“Qiandyun44(consider)tomoreaccuratelyandthoroughlyexpresswhatpeoplefeelwhentheyaretouchedbythings,andtobetterreflectthe45(unit)ofpeopleandthings,andpeopleandnature.”四、单词拼写(★★★)46.Thisworld-famousartmuseumf________someofthebest-knownpaintingsfromtheImpressionistmovementofthe19thcenturyishousedinanoldrailwaybuilding.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★★)47.NothingcouldhavepreparedmeforthewonderIfeltwhenIfinallyl________eyesontherealthing.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★★)48.Paintedonafive-metre-longsilkscroll,itoffersanimportanti______intolifeinChinainthe12thcentury.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★)49.Holdfasttodreams,forlifeisabarrenfieldf________withsnowwhendreamsgo.（根据首字母单词拼写）(★★★)50.Justhavesomepatienceifyouarestillstrugglingtoi________themeaningofapoemevenwithmuchpainstakingeffort.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★★)51.Itisalso________(值得)ofnotethatPost-ImpressionistpainterswerenottheonlyonestobeinfluencedbyImpressionism.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)(★★★)52.Duringhistravel,hevisitedfamousmountainsandgreatrivers,andencountereddifferentcustomsandpractices,________(滋养)hisloveofnature.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)(★★)53.EquallyimpressiveisLiBai’sfreeexpressionofstrongfeelings,whichbreathes________(生命力)intothelifelessobjectshedescribes.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)(★★★)54.Thiswell-developedability,aswellasthescroll’s________(宏大的)size,allowsZhangtoshowanenormousamountofdetail.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)(★★★)55.However,some________(评论家)suggestthatoncloserinspection,thepaintingactuallyexposesseriouspoliticalandsocialproblems.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)五、书信写作(★★★)56.假定你是李华，正在参加一个文化交流营（CulturalExchangeCamp），因生活习惯差异与外国室友产生分歧，例如室友经常在晚上举办派对。你已向营地办公室写过一封信表达自己的困扰，但是还没有得到答复，你希望尽快解决。请写一封邮件，内容包括：1.表明自身困境；2.委婉的催促。注意：1.写作词数90词左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearCommitteeOffice,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua六、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。Whenenteringseventhgrade,Iwasexcitedaboutmanynewthings,butonethingreallybotheredme—Istartedgettingacne(青春痘).Initially,itwasjustalittle,butthen,itseemedlikeovernight,myfacewascoveredwithit.Itriedtohideitwithmyhair,butitjustwouldn’twork.Iwasconsumedwithworrythatmypeerswouldmakefunofme.Icouldn’tconcentrateinclass,asmymindwasconstantlypreoccupiedwithmyappearance,causingmygradestoslipsharply.Istartedtofeelinferiortomyclassmatesandevenavoidinteractionwiththem.Itriedtogetridoftheacne.Iwashedmyfacemultipletimesaday,usingallsortsofacnecreamsIfound.Ial