2025~2026学年江苏省苏州市高新区苏州实验中学（科技城）高二年级上期10月月考英语试卷

2025~2026学年江苏省苏州市高新区苏州实验中学（科技城）高二年级上期10月月考英语试卷一、阅读理解(★★★)

SolutionsProductsCommunityAboutDownloadSeetheworldtogetherBeMyEyesconnectsblindandlow-visionuserswhowantsightedassistancewithvolunteersandcompanieswillingtohelp,anywhereintheworld,throughlivevideoandartificialintelligence.Blindandlow-vision:AccessvisualinformationwitheaseUseyoursmartphonetorequestvideosupportanytime.Justtakeapictureofaproduct,andconnectwithavolunteerorsimplyusethebuilt-infunctionBeMyAItodescribeit.Volunteers:SupportpeoplewhentheyneeditmostYoucansupportthosewhoareblindorlow-visionwhentheyneeditmost.Joinourcommunityandchangesomeone’slifetoday.Businesses:OfferaccessiblecustomerexperiencesConnectingyourcustomerservicewithBeMyAIcansolveupto90%ofcasesautomaticallyandsaveyourtimeandcostsby60%.Orrouteyourcustomerswithaccessibilityneedssmoothlythroughtoyourspecialists.BeMyEyes’goalistomaketheworldmoreaccessibletopeoplewithvisionloss.Wecouldn’tdothiswithoutyourhelp.BuyourgoodsHelpkeepBeMyEyesfreebybuyingourofficialgoods.You’llfindT-shirts,stickersandmore-andtheyshipworldwide.BrowseBeatranslatorHelpusmaketheappaccessibleformorepeopleintheirnativelanguage.TranslateSpreadthewordInviteyourfriends,familyorco-workers.Share7,536,743660,439150+180+VolunteersBlind&low-visionCountriesLanguages1.WhatistheaimofBeMyEyes?

A．ToexplorenewvideoandAIapplications.B．Topromoteglobalcommunication.C．Tofacilitatehelpforthevisuallychallenged.D．Toincreasethesalesofofficialgoods.2.AdoptingBeMyAI,businessescan______.

A．tailorproductstocustomers’needs.B．improveefficiencyatalowercost.C．gainmoreexperiencedspecialists.D．conductautomaticteamtraining.3.WhatcanreadersdotosupportBeMyEyes?

A．Purchaseitsservice.B．Spreadnativelanguages.C．UploadlivevideoD．Recommendtheapp.(★★)SofieRoux,26,wasonaworktriptoMalawiwithherphysicianparentsin2019whenshebefriendedagirlnamedFaith.Theirrelationwascloseovertheirloveofartandtheirfuturedreams:Rouxwantedtobeanarchitect;Faith,ananimator(动画设计师).ButFaith’sschoolhadnoelectricity—letalonethetechnologytoteachcomputeranimation.Roux,whogrewupspendinghersummersinAfrica,hadraisedfundsforcomputerstomakeSTEAM—science,technology,engineering,arts,andmath—educationinAfricamoreaccessible.ThelackofelectricityatFaith’sschoolshowedanotherdifficulty.At16,Rouxfoundherselfinherbackyarddesigningandbuildingacomputerlabinsidearecycledshippingcontainer.ShenamedthecreationaBloomBox(绽放盒子).Rouxfilledthelabwithcomputingequipment,andthentoppeditwithasolarrooffordependablepower.Inthesummerof2021,RouxtookittoFaith’shighschoolinBlantyre,Malawi.Onceintroduced,theBloomBoxcaughttheattentionoftheMalawiMinistryofEducation.“Theywanteveryonetobeverytechnologicallyliterate(通晓的)by2063,”Rouxsays,“andthatstartswithmakingsurethatyoungpeoplehavecontactwithtechnologyandcreativemakerspaces.”Theministryagreedaplantobuild70morelabsacrossthecountry.Toenlarge,however,Rouxandateamof30professionalsneededtosolveproblemsofproductivity,safety,andtransportationtofarawaycommunities.BloomBoxDesignLabsformedin2023asapublicbenefitcompanyaftermovingallproductiontoMalawiandSouthAfricatobringdowncosts,reducetransporttime,andhirelocalworkers.Today,Roux’sfriendFaithstudiesartanddesignattheUniversityofMalawi.WhenRouxfinishesthe70plannedlabs,theywillreach200,000studentssothattheirloveoflearningcanbloom.4.WhydidthecloserelationshipbetweenRouxandFaithform?

A．Theyhadsimilarbackgrounds.B．Theysharedasimilarpassion.C．Theygrewupinthesameplace.D．Theyaimedforthesamecareer.5.InwhatsensecanaBloomBoxbeasolutiontoFaith’sschool?

A．Itrunsquickly.B．It’seasytooperate.C．Itcanpoweritself.D．Itincludescomputers.6.What’sthebasicconditionforthegoaloftheMinistryofEducation?

A．TrainingSTEAMteachers.B．Ensuringtechnologyaccess.C．Securinggovernmentfunding.D．Establishing70BloomBoxes.7.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?

A．BigThingsBloominSmallSpacesB．ABloomBoxChangesaMalawiGirlC．STEAMEducationSpreadsinAfricaD．SmallLabsBenefittheWholeAfrica(★★★★)Studieshaveshownthemereexposureeffect,alsoreferredtoasthefamiliarityprinciple,inspiresourdecisions.Itisahelpfulpsychologicalmechanismthathelpsussustainourenergyandfocusourattentiononotherthings.Gettingusedtonewthingstakeseffortanditcanbetiring.Sounlesswehaveaterribleexperience,wearelikelytobuyfromcompanieswe’vegotusedto.Thatiswhycompaniesspendsomuchmoneyonadvertisingandmarketingandwhyinsurance(保险)companiesopenlychargeexistingcustomersmorethannewones.It’snotthecasethatweonlydesirethingswealreadyknow.Somestudiessuggestwheninvitedtoshareourpreferences,wesometimesseelessfamiliaroptionsasmoredesirable.Butwhenactingonthatpreference,wefallbacktowhatweknow.Thismightexplainwhysometimesthethingswewantandthethingswedodon’tquitematchup.Wemightevenreturntocompaniesthattreateduspoorlyinthepastorstayinbadrelationships.It’seasytopaintthefamiliarityprincipleasanenemyorsomethingtobattleasifitissomethingthatholdsusbackfromlivingourdreams.Butthisattitudemightbeoverwhelmingbecauseittendstoencourageustowardbig-picturethinking.Whereweimaginethatchangerequiresaquitedramaticswingthatwedon’tfeelreadyfor.Somearticlessuggestthesolutiontofamiliarityfrustration(沮丧)iscompleteexposuretonovelty.Whilethiscanappeareffectiveintheshortterm,wemayonlyendupreplacingoneproblemwithanother.Italsorisksoverwhelmandburnout.Sowhatifwecanworkwiththefamiliarityprincipleinstead?Familiarityissomethingwecanlearntoplaywithandenjoy.Itisasettingforcreativityandapathwaytoexpansion.Wecanbroadenthezoneoffamiliaritybitbybit.Ifwethinkoffamiliarityassomethingthatcanexpand,wecanconsiderchangingtheconditionsinandaroundourlivestomakemorespaceforourpreferencestotakerootandgrowgently.Fromhere,wewillstarttomakedecisions,drawingfromanever-deepeningpoolofvaluableoptions.8.Whatallowsinsurancecompaniestochargeoldcustomersmore?

A．Theadvertisingcost.B．Theimprovedservice.C．Thefamiliarityprinciple.D．Theprincipleofthemarket.9.Wecanlearnfromparagraph2that.

A．OurpreferencesaffectourdecisionsB．FamiliaritytendstogeneratedisrespectC．Thefamiliarityprincipleisadouble-edgedswordD．Therecanbeamismatchbetweendesiresandactions10.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthesolutioninsomearticles?

A．Disapproving.B．Tolerant.C．Objective.D．Reserved.11.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．StepOutofYourFamiliarityZoneB．SpareaThoughtforYourPreferenceC．GentlyExpandYourFamiliarityZoneD．GivePrioritytotheMereExposureEffect(★★★)Weallnoticebrightcolors.Peoplewhochoosetogoeye-catching,whethertheyexpressthemselvesthroughclothesoraccessories(配饰),heareverythingfrom“Nooneisgoingtomissyouattheparty”to“Iwouldneverhavethecouragetowearthat.”Butaccordingtoresearch,thosecommentsmaybebothaccurateandexpected.AdamD.PazdaandChristopherA.Thorstenson(2019)examinedhowweperceivepeopleatfirstimpressionwhowearbrightcolors.Theyspecificallyexaminedtheeffectofchroma(色度).Theyfoundthattargets,bothmaleandfemale,whowerewearingorsurroundedbyhigh-chromacolorswereperceivedasmoreopenandoutgoingthaninalow-chromasetting.Theyconcludedthatchromaisavariableofperceptionthatcaninfluencefirstimpressionsofpersonality.Drillingdownfurther,theyfoundthathigh-chromacolorsstrengthenedviewerperspectiveofopennessandextraversion(外向),butnototherpersonalities.Theseobservationsareimportantbecausesomejobdutiesdrawonsomeofthepersonalitiesinferredthroughbrightcolors.PazdaandThorstensonrecognizewhatjobseekersnodoubtconsiderastheylookforacareertomatchtheirpersonalnature:insomeoccupations,successisfueledbypossessingcertainpersonalityqualities.Theygiveexamplesofindustriessuchassalesandmarketingaswellascustomerserviceasfieldswhereextravertsthrive(繁荣).Accordingly,applicantsforthesepositionsmaybeviewedmorefavorablyandjudgedasmorecompetentiftheywearhighlychromaticclothing.Regardingthegeneralityoftheirresults,PazdaandThorstensonnotethatoneofthelimitationsoftheirstudywastheiruseofparticipantslivingintheUnitedStates,whichmeanstheirfindingsmaynotpredictresultsinothercultures.Theynotethepossibilitythatchromamayinfluencetheperceptionofpersonalitydifferentlyinnon-Westerncountries,andthathigh-chromaclothingmaybeperceivedasatoddswithsocialnormsinothercultures.Thepracticaltakeaway,atleastintheUnitedStates,appearstobethatbrightcolors,likethepeacock’stail,willgetyounoticed.Butdependingonyourgoals,considertailoringyourchromatothecircumstances,personallyandprofessionally.12.Whatisthefocusofthestudymentionedinthepassage?

A．Theculturalimplicationsofhighchromacolors.B．Theinfluenceofclothingonviewerperceptions.C．Theconnectionbetweenclothingandjobsuitability.D．Theimpactofhighchromacolorsonfirstimpression.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“drawon”inparagraph4probablymean?

A．takeadvantageofB．isdowntoC．contributetoD．digup14.Whichmightbealimitationofthestudy?

A．Theculturallyspecificfindings.B．Theunmonitoredresearchprocess.C．Theoutdateddataanalysismethods.D．Therelativelyinsufficienttheoreticalbasis.15.Whatisthepracticaladvicegivenbytheauthorinthelastparagraph?

A．Reservebrightcolorsforsocialevents.B．Wearbrightcolorstobenoticed.C．Avoidbrightcolorsinprofessionalsettings.D．Usebrightcolorsstrategicallybasedonyourgoals.(★★★)EssentialCreativityInarecentsurveyinAmerica,62%ofpeoplesaidthatcreativitywasmoreimportanttosuccessintheworkplacethantheyhadexpectedittobewhentheywereinschool.16Itisofcoursepossibletoscanpeople’sbrainsandseewhichpartsarefiringwhenanideaiscreated,butrathermoreromanticallyitcanbethoughtofassomethingthatcannotbeidentified.Creativityiswhatcomestoyouwhenyouleastexpectit.Youcannotdemandcreativityfromyourmind,norcanyoudemandthatyouarecreativeinaparticularway.Onemisconceptionaboutcreativityisthatitisreservedforafewspecialpeople.Thisisnottrue.17Anothermisconceptionisthatcreativityisallabouttheartsbutthissimplyisn’ttrue.18Itisincrediblyimportantthatschoolsdonotpreventcreativity.19Studentsshouldbetaughttoaskquestionsandinvestigatewhenthingsdonotmakesense.Theyneedtolearntoviewmistakesasopportunitiesforlearningratherthansomethingthatwasunsuccessful.Butnowitisworryingthatmanyschoolsarelessconcernedwithnurturingcreativity.However,withoutcreativity,weareindistinguishablefromthemasses.20Meanwhile,wecanalsochannelittofacethechallengesofthefuture.

A．Wecanuseittosetourselvesapart.B．It’sdifficulttodefinewhatcreativityis.C．Everyonehasthecapacitytobecreative.D．Wecanemploycreativitytodealwiththeworld.E．Rather,theyshouldworktoexpand,grow,andexerciseit.F．It’shardtoworkoutwhereexactlycreativitycomesfrom.G．Creativityextendstomathsandscienceinjustthewayitdoestomusicandliterature.二、完形填空(★★★)Yearsago,wegiftedmydadaLego(乐高)TajMahalset,hopingtocombinehisloveforarchitecturewithfamilytime.Eachevening,mydadandI_________aroundthediningtable,workingtoassemblecountlesstinypiecesusingathick_________booklet.Asthebuilding_________,wefeltoureffortspayingoff—andwerestruckbythesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenLegoblocksand_________.Werealizedtheinstructionbookletitselfwasaworkofart,beautiful,complexbutalsosurprisingly_________andclear.It_________uswiththecomfortofcertainty.Ifwefollowedtheinstructions,wewould_________amodellookingexactlylikethepicture.Ifwemadea_________,wehadtoretraceourstepsandstartagain.Life,_________,rarelyofferssuchinstructions.Wereflectedonourrespectivelives—Dadonhiswell-livedlife,andI,inmymid-thirties,ontheuncertainpaththatlayahead.Here,wewerethe__________doingtheassembling.Whilewefeltincontrol,ourchoicesareoftenshapedbyforces__________ourcontrol.Facinguncertainty,wehaveto__________,trustingbothintheprocessandtheendresult.ThenowcompletedLegomodel__________methatlifeisbuiltslowly—withmistakes,__________,noinstructionbook.Life’svalue__________notinwhatwemateriallycreateorleavebehind,butinhowwelivedit.21.A．cycledB．staredC．gatheredD．surrounded22.A．instructionB．knowledgeC．informationD．travel23.A．mountupB．tookshapeC．brokedownD．tookplace24.A．familyB．careerC．lifeD．love25.A．creativeB．inspiringC．remarkableD．detailed26.A．connectedB．providedC．greetedD．marked27.A．endupwithB．comeupwithC．catchupwithD．breakupwith28.A．mistakeB．wishC．decisionD．difference29.A．besidesB．moreoverC．howeverD．instead30.A．writerB．artistC．poetD．architect31.A．withinB．againstC．beyondD．under32.A．stopB．proceedC．quitD．leave33.A．ensuresB．informsC．tellsD．reminds34.A．uncertaintyB．possibilityC．opportunityD．disability35.A．breathesB．liesC．believesD．takes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。“LearnfromLeiFengDay”fallsonMarch5,adaysetasidetohonourthespiritofhelpingothers.LeiFengwasasoldierofthePLA.He36(honour)asaselflessandmodestfigureafterhisdeathandconsequentlywasanidoltomany.Todayyoungpeople’s37(continue)exposuretothisspirithasmadeitbecomeaculturalsymbol.BorninWangcheng,Hunan,LeijoinedtheCommunistyouthcorps(兵团)whenhewasveryyoung.OnedayLeiwasdirectingatruckinbackingupwhenatelephonepole,38(strike)byanarmytruck,killedhim.LeiFengandotherheroesdiedfortheir39(belief).AfterLei’sdeath,ChairmanMaostarted40wastobeknownasthe“LearnfromComradeLeiFeng”Campaign.Sincethen,March5th41(become)theofficial“LearnfromLeiFengDay”.Thisday42(involve)variouscommunityandschoolevents43peoplecleanupparks,schools,andothercommunitylocationsandreachouttopeopleinneed.Lei’smostrecognizableimageinpopularcultureisinmanyT-shirts.InMarch2006,agame44(release)bytheCommunistYouthLeaguewasmeanttopromotelearningfromLeiFengOnline.Togetthroughtothefinalinthegame,theplayerhastodogooddeedsandservepeopleheartandsoullikeLeiFeng.Iftheydoso,theywillgetrewards45(automatic)online.四、单词拼写(★★)46.It’soneofthebiggestbuildingsinthisarea,andit________(俯视,雄踞)thiswholeplace.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)(★)47.Weneedtolistentotheopinionsofthoseo________totheplan.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★)48.Hismindw________backtohissunnychildhoodwhenhewasabletowalkaimlesslyinthewindingpathoftheyard.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★)49.Asaleading________(倡导者)ofenvironmentalprotection,hegaveapowerfulspeechattheconference.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)(★★★)50.Beingequippedwithglobalv________andthespiritofinnovationiscrucialtoChina’syounggeneration.（根据首字母单词拼写）(★★)51.Thecompanyc________thattheirnewproductcanboostenergylevelsby50%.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★★)52.Despiten________failures,theycontinuedtoconducttheexperimentwithoutgivingup.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★)53.Thecatsatonthewall,________(投来)acuriouslookatthebutterflybelow.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)(★★)54.It’simportantto________(区分)betweenfactsandopinionswhenconductingresearch,asonlyreliablefactscanformabasisforconclusions.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)(★★)55.Achancee________atalibraryledtoalifelongfriendshipbetweenthem.(根据首字母单词拼写)五、书信写作(★★)56.假定你是李华，报名参加学校举行的以“Enjoyyourselfintheworldofpoetry”为题的演讲比赛。请你写一份英文演讲稿，内容包括：1.读诗的好处；2.读诗的方法；3.呼吁大家读诗。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，使行文更加流畅。Hello,everyone!Ifeelhonoredtosharewithyouthetopicof“EnjoyingYourselfintheWorldofPoetry”.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thanksforyourlistening!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。Itwasasunnyday.Anabia,an11-year-oldgirl,wasexcitedbecausetodaywasthedrawingcontestathe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