2025~2026学年江苏省西安交通大学苏州附属中学高二上学期第一次阶段练习英语试卷

2025~2026学年江苏省西安交通大学苏州附属中学高二上学期第一次阶段练习英语试卷一、阅读理解(★★★)Freshwaterisvitalforalllifeonourplanet.Yet,inmanyplacesaroundtheglobe,ourmanagementoffreshwaterresourcesisbecomingunsustainable.UnderstandingtheinterconnectednessandcomplexityoflocalandregionalfreshwaterissuesiscriticaltolivingsustainablyonEarth.That’swhytheNationalGeographicSocietyandtheNatureConservancyhavejoinedforcestodevelopaprogramcenteredaroundauniqueremoteexternship(校外实习)programforyoungadultsworldwide.TheExperienceThroughouttheexternship,youwilllearnaboutfreshwaterconservationcareersfromweeklywebinars(研讨会)featuringtheNationalGeographicSocietyandtheNatureConservancyexperts,yourownresearch,andinformativeinterviewsconductedwithlocalconservationorganizations.Duringthisexternship,youwillalso:·Gainknowledgeoffreshwaterconservationissuesandstrategiesthroughresourcesandcasestudiesprovidedbythetwopartnerorganizations.·Engagewithlocalleaders,conservationists,andcommunitymemberstograspfreshwater-relatedchallengesandtheirimpactsonthecommunity.·Applyprimaryandsecondaryresearchmethodstoinvestigateexistingconservationinitiativesandidentifylocalfreshwaterissues.·Conductlandscapeandgapanalysestouncoverconservationgapsandproposeactionablesolutions.·Developwrittenandvisualstorytellingskillstoeffectivelycommunicatekeyissuesandcommunity-basedactionstrategies.QualificationsWeareseekingyoungpeopleaged18-25fromaroundtheglobeinterestedinlearningaboutintroductoryconservationapproaches.Nopriorworkexperienceorcourseworkinconservationorenvironmentaltopicsisrequired.Theprogramvaluesdiversityinbeliefs,cultures,andbackgrounds.DurationandRewards

StartDateJuly14th,2025FormatFullyremoteProgramOptionsDurationHours/weekHourlyRateAdditionalRewards4weeks10$5$208weeks10$6$30Note:Thosewhofinishallrequiredtasks(whetherforthe4-weektrackorthe8-weektrack)willbequalifiedforanadditionalreward.1.Whatisthepurposeofthisexternshipprogram?

A．Topromoteinternationalcooperation.B．Toprovideahands-onfieldexperience.C．Tointroducefreshwater-relatedcareers.D．Tohelpunderstandfreshwaterchallenges.2.Whatmightparticipantsdoduringtheexternship?

A．Raisefundsfortheprogram.B．Documentglobalcasestudies.C．Putforwardworkablesolutions.D．Engageinmakinglocalpolicies.3.Howmuchwillan8-weekexternearnatmostuponfullcompletion?

A．$200.B．$220.C．$510.D．$480.(★★)WhenIsignedmyfirstbookdealin2018,lookingforwardtothereleaseofmydebut（首次亮相）novelin2020,IknewIwasabouttoembarkonanamazingadventure.Iwentintomyfirstcontract（合约）determinedtomakeitwork.BythatImeanttobesuccessfulenoughtoguaranteethatI’dbesignedagainandagain.IthoughtitwasacaseofGoBigorGoHome.Admittedly,debutingisalwaysstressful,butIdefinitelymadethingsmoredifficultbypressuringmyselftopromoteandbeatingmyselfupwhenanythingdidn’tgowell.Theoddswerenotinmyfavour,withcovid-19spreadingandmyeditorleaving.ThethingIfearedmosthappened:mycontractwasn’trenewed.Ifeltabsolutelydepressed,embarrassedtoo,thatmyfirstbookhadn’tsoldwell.Luckily,I’minagroupofdebutauthors,sohadplentyofsupport.OvertimeIwatchedotherpeople’sjourneyswithinterest.Somedebutedstraightintothebestsellerlists;somehadfilmrightsoptioned.Others,likeme,hadaless-than-idealstart.Somehadevenmoredifficulttimes—lostagents,cancelledcontracts,dashedhopes.ThemostimportantthingIlearnedisthatthereisnoonefixedpathtosuccessandthatcourageanddeterminationgoalongway.I’veseenauthorswithapoorsalesrecordgettinganothershot;thosewhodidn’tstartweltsometimesfindhugesuccesswiththeirsecondnovel.Therearesomanydifferentpathsandalwaysnewthingstodreamabout.Thosewho’vereadmycolumnfromthestartmighthaveseenmyblindoptimism,mycrash,myreflectiononwriterlylife.However,I’mpleasedthatI’mabletowritethis,mylastcolumn,andsaythatIamfinallyoptimistic,excited,even,aboutthefuture,aboutmyabilitytodiversify,experimentandnetworkandaboveall,writeandwriteandwrite.Iknowtherewillbelows,butaslongasIcanwrite,I’llbealright.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“GoBigorGoHome”implyabouttheauthor?

A．Herdeterminationtoachievesuccess.B．Heroptimismforthewritingcareer.C．Herconfidenceinhavingtwooptions.D．Herfearofpotentialchallenges.5.Whatisparagraph3ofthetextmainlyabout?

A．Thefeedbackonthefirstbook.B．Theprocessofreleasingthebook.C．Thestrategiesofpromotingthebook.D．Thechallengesofdebutingthebook.6.Whatlessonhastheauthorlearnedfromthedebutauthors?

A．Wellbegun,halfdone.B．AllroadsleadtoRome.C．Practicemakesperfect.D．Greatmindsthinkalike.7.Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?

A．Ascientificjournal.B．Aliterarymagazine.C．Abookreview.D．Aprivateletter.(★★★)Whenitcomestonavigating(导航)areas,paststudiesshowedthattheabilitiesdon’ttrulykickinuntil12.However,anewstudyhasrevealedthatchildrenaged5canfindtheirwayaroundlargespaces.Theresearchersinvolvedwiththisstudypreviouslyconcentratedonthreeregionsoftheadultbrainthathelpnavigation:PPA,whichletsusrecognizeplacesandassignthemtodifferentcategories,RSC,whichmapstheseplaceswithinalargerspaceandOPA,whichkeepsusfromrunningintoobjects.In2024,theyfoundthatthesystemassociatedwithOPAdoesn'tfullydevelopuntiltheageof8.However,theytheorizedthatyoungerchildrenmuststillbeabletocreateamapoftheirsurroundings,evenbeforetheycanwalkwell.ThenewstudyconfirmedthatRSCisalreadywell-developedinchildrenyoungerthan8.Theresultscomefromaninterestingexperimentinvolvingfive-year-oldparticipantswhobecamefamiliarwithavirtuallocationcalled“TinyTown”fullofentertaininglandmarkslikeicecreamstores,playgroundsandfirestations.“Wewanttogetanswers,butit’salsoimportantthatparticipantshaveagoodtimeandagoodimpressionofscience,”saidYaelanJung,firstauthorofthestudy.ThentheresearchersconductedfMRIscans(磁共振扫描)onthechildren,duringwhichtheyparticipatedinagame-liketaskwheretheywereshownimagesfromTinyTownandpressedabuttoniftheimagesaccuratelyrelated.Datafromthescansprovedthatthechildrenwereabletocreateamapintheirminds,usingRSCintheirbrainstofacilitatenavigationinlargerspaces.Thenextstep,theresearcherssay,istolookintothebraindevelopmentoftoddlers(学步孩童)withclevererstrategies.“It’sstimulatingtoexplorehowhumansusedifferentpartsofthebrainforcomplexbehaviorsandhowthatchangeswithageandexperiences,”Jungsaidinapressrelease.“We’realsolayingthegroundworkforclinicalapplications.”8.Accordingtothenewstudy,whycanfive-year-oldsnavigatelargeareas?

A．Theycanmentallymapalargeenvironment.B．TheirOPAregionhasdevelopedtothefull.C．TheirPPAregionhelpsthemavoidobjects.D．Theycanwalkwellbyrecognizingplaces.9.WhydidtheresearchersdesignTinyTown?

A．ToconfirmtheaccuracyoffMRIscans.B．Toimprovekids’scientificcompetence.C．Tomaketheexperimentengagingforkids.D．Toadjustkids’emotionbeforetheexperiment.10.WhatareYaelanJung’swordsinthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A．Influenceofresearchstrategies.B．Possibledirectionforfurtherstudy.C．Demandforalargersamplesize.D．Solidevidenceofthefindings.11.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．BrainDevelopment:AMagicSolutionB．YoungChildren:NaturalNavigatorsatAge5C．TinyTown:AKeytoUnlockingBrainSecretsD．ThreeRegions:CorePartsforMappingPlaces(★★★)Now,artificialintelligence(AI)iscomingforthemostattractiveandexcitingjobs.StarsmayworrythatAIisstealingtheirworkandgivinglesstalentedperformerstheskillstotakeawaytheiraudience.Infact,thefamousindividualscomplainingthemostloudlyaboutthenewtechnologyaretheoneswhostandtobenefitthemost.Farfromweakeningstarpower,AIwillmakethebiggestcelebritiesbiggerthaneverbyallowingthemtobeinallmarkets,inalltypesofmedia,atalltimes.Thisisn’tthefirsttimethattechnologyhaschangedtherulesofthefamegame.Peoplestartedtalkingaboutstarsinthe18thcenturywhenthewidespreadaccesstoreadingmaterialsmadeitpossibletobetrulyfamouswithinyourlifetime.Filmandradiooriginallyseemedlikeathreattostars,whoworriedtheirliveperformanceswouldbedevalued.Infact,thosetechnologiesstartedtheeraofthesuperstar,atermthatcaughtoninthe1920s.Asimilarworrygreetedtheinventionoftelevision.Butagain,thenewtechmadethefamousevenmoreso,bringingthemintoeverylivingroom.AsAI-generatedcontentfloodsintotheentertainmentbusiness,artistsandentertainmentprofessionalsareworryingoncemorethattheirfamewillbereduced—andagain,theoutcomeislikelytobetheopposite.Theseopportunitiescomewithconditionsattached.Artistsarerighttoworryaboutcopyright,whichmustbeprotectedifAIisnottobecomealegalisedformofpiracy.Untilthesecopyrightconcernsareaddressed,AIwillbealegalWildWest.Thebiggerquestionishowtheageoftheall-aroundsuperstarwillappealtoaudiences.Theriskisboredom.AIisbrilliantatremixingandrepeatingoldmaterialbutlessgoodatcreatingexcitingcontentthat,fornow,remainsahumanspecialty.Yettheentertainmentmarketishighlyself-correcting.Audienceshavethepowertoturnahothitintoahas-beenoneinaninstant,asstarsarealltooaware.WhileAI-poweredentertainmentgrows,consumersstillseemtoenjoyhumandrama.Sport,perhapsthemostAI-proof,real-lifeeventthereis,hasseenitsvaluetomediacompaniesriseinrecentyears.12.Whatistheprimaryconcernofstarsinparagraph1?

A．TheinabilitytomasterAI.B．Thelowleveloftheiractingskills.C．Thedeclineintheirpopularity.D．Theimprovementofaudience’staste.13.Whydoestheauthormention“film,radioandtelevision”?

A．Toshowthedifficultiesfacingthestarsthen.B．Toprovethetechno-paniciscommoninhistory.C．ToconfirmAIwillsurelycomeintoeveryfamily.D．Topredictthetrendofthetechnologicaldevelopment.14.Howcansuperstarsattractaudienceaccordingtothetext?

A．ByavoidingtheuseofAI.B．Bycooperatingwithdirectors.C．Bylearningmoreadvancedtechnologies.D．Byimprovingcontentcreation.15.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．TheeraofAIisaroundthecorner.B．AIcreatesabrand-newentertainmentindustry.C．AImakesstarsworriedandaudiencedemanding.D．AIismoreofahelperthananimaginedthreattostars.(★★★)GuidetoPlanningaTripPlanningatripcanbestressfulifyou’renotsurewheretostartoryou’reafraidyou’llforgetsomethingimportant.ThesearethestepsthatIalwaysfollowwhenI’mplanningatrip.Pickyourdestination16Pickingtherightplaceaccordingtotheseasonisakeyfactorinunderstandinghowtoplanatripsuccessfully.Usually,theidealseasontovisittheaboveplacesiscompletelydifferent.Also,consideringthecostwhilepickingadestinationisimportant.SetupthetransportationThisisusuallyoneofthemosttedioussteps,butyoucanmakeitmucheasierbyreadingourguideonhowtofindcheapflightsortrains.17Uponarrivingthedestination,youcaneitherusepublictransportationorrentacar.Somecitieshavegoodpublictransportationsystems,soit’suptoyou.18Decidehowmanynightsyouwanttostayandbooktheplacestoliveaccordingtoyourbudget.Don’tforgettoresearchwhetherit’scheapertopayinadvanceoruponarrival.Reservingmanystaysatatimewillgetyoudiscountsorfreebreakfast.DecidewhichattractionstovisitMakealistofalltheattractionsyouwanttovisit.It’sbettertofocusonseeingthingsthatreallyinterestyou,ratherthantryingtorushasmanyplacesaspossible.Itwillsaveyoualotoftimeifsomeoneyouknowhasbeentothisplace.19Travelplanningtakestimeandeffort,butrememberthat,youmaynotneedtodoallthesesteps.20

A．ConsideryourbudgetB．BooktheaccommodationC．Manyappsmakeiteasytofindthebestprices.D．Askthemaboutthedetailsandmattersthatneedattention.E．Thetourguidewillprovideyouwithlatestinformationabouttheplaces.F．There’snothingtosaywhenyourmindwishestovisitthebeachesormountains.G．Ratherthanworryingaboutalongto-dolist,justenjoytheprocessofplanningyourtrip.二、完形填空(★★★)Whilevisuallyimpaired(受损)runnersusuallyusehumanguides,ThomasPanekbecamethefirsttocompletetheracesupportedbydogs,makinghistoryattheNewYorkCityHalfMarathon.Threedogs—Westley,WaffleandGus—each___________himforathirdoftherace.ThomastoldCNNthatthoughhe___________thesupportofhumanvolunteers,hemissedthefeelingof___________.In2015,heestablishedtheRunningGuidesprogramme_________dogstosupportrunners.WhenselectinghispartnersfortheNewYorkrace,hechosesiblings(兄妹)WaffleandWestleytojoinGus,hisfull-timeguidedog.“The___________isreallyimportant.Youcan’tjust___________theharness(系带)andgoforarunwiththesedogs,”Thomasexplained.“You’retrainingwithateamwhateverkindof___________youare,andyouwanttospendtimetogetherinthattrainingcamp.”Eachdogsetsitsown___________—Westleyrunsaneight-minutemile,whilehissisterWatlecan___________thesamedistanceinsixminutes—andhelpsThomas______________obstacles(障碍物).Guswaschosentorunthefinal____________oftheraceand____________thefinishlinewithThomas.He____________fromhisdutiesasaguidedogattheendoftherace,whichmeanthewouldleavethetrackfieldforever.“It’salittle______________formebecausehe’salwaysbeentherewithme,”Thomassaid.Aftertherace,Thomascommentedthatguidedogsgavepeoplelikehimthe______________todowhateverasightedpersondoes,andsometimes,evenranalittlefasterthanthem.21.A．accompaniedB．securedC．preparedD．equipped22.A．lackedB．neededC．receivedD．appreciated23.A．braveryB．victoryC．independenceD．encouragement24.A．raisingB．tradingC．walkingD．training25.A．bondB．choiceC．impressionD．understanding26.A．measureupB．tidyupC．pickupD．makeup27.A．athleteB．camperC．coachD．judge28.A．limitB．rateC．periodD．distance29.A．keepB．reachC．coverD．shorten30.A．avoidB．locateC．overcomeD．remove31.A．armB．legC．stickD．step32.A．hugB．grabC．crossD．approach33.A．escapedB．retiredC．graduatedD．suffered34.A．luckyB．pleasantC．inspirationalD．emotional35.A．lightB．freedomC．patienceD．courage三、语法填空(★★★)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。OnacoldDecembermorning,toentertheNationalMuseumofChinainBeijing,peoplequeueuphundredsofmetersaroundthelandmark,mostofwhomare36(eager)waitingtobuyarefrigeratormagnet(冰箱磁贴)shapedlikeaphoenixcoronet(凤冠),apopulariteminthemuseum’scollection.37(ensure)theycangetoneofthe3,000magnetssoldeachday,passionatevisitors38(form)longlinesoutsidethemuseumbeforeitopenssinceOctober.Withthecountry’s“museumfever”39(rise),thetrendofattendingexhibitionsandpurchasingcreativeitemsisplantingtheseedsofcuriosityandconfidenceinpeople’sminds,gainingpopularityand40(recognize)acrossthecountry.41(compare)tothepast,manyproductsaremadeusing3Dprintingtechnology,whichlook42(beautiful)thanthosewith2Dtechnology.Besides,designersdesignculturalproductsfromtheshow.43theprocessischallenging,theproductsaresuccessfullymade,whicharesoldoutwithinthefirsttwodays.Accordingtothemuseum,about60percentofvisitorsareunder35yearsold.“Moreyoungpeoplearevisitingourmuseumandsincethepracticeofthe144-hourvisa-freepolicy,therehasbeenanincreaseinforeignvisitors44lovetobuyourculturalproducts,too,”saysZhang,“VisitorswantChinesetraditionalproducts,whobecomefamiliar45theChineseculture.”四、单词拼写(★★)46.Inemergencyrescue,p______mustbegiventosavingpeople’slivesoverprotectingproperty.（根据首字母单词拼写）(★★★)47.Mary’sthoughtsw______tothebookshehadbeenreadingthenightbeforewhenherfriendtalkedabouttheboringmeeting.（根据首字母单词拼写）(★★★)48.Thetemperatureinthelabmustbecontrolledp______at25℃,otherwisetheexperimentresultswillbeinaccurate.（根据首字母单词拼写）(★★)49.Asana______ofequaleducationopportunities,heworkstirelesslytohelpchildreninpoorareasgetaccesstoqualitytextbooksandteachers.（根据首字母单词拼写）(★★)50.Asshereadthewarmwords,ac______voiceshowedhowtouchedshewas.（根据首字母单词拼写）(★)51.Ifyoudon’treplytotheemailwithin48hours,thesystemwill______(自动地)sendaremindertoyourinbox.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）(★★)52.Thesoftwareisdesignedfor______(发现、查明)spellingandgrammarmistakesindocuments,savingusersalotoftime.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）(★★★)53.Donatingmorethan1,000yuantothecharity______(使得有权利)donorstoataxdeductionaccordingtothelocalpolicy.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）(★★)54.Parentscanhelpchildrendevelop______(符合逻辑的)thinkingbyplayingpuzzlegamesoraskingthemtoexplaintheirdecision-makingprocess.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）(★★)55.Manyartistsinthe19thcenturysought______(解放)fromtherulesoftheoldstyle,leadingtothebirthofnewartstyles.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）五、书信写作(★★★)56.假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Lily近期给你写了一封信。信中她提到自己最近开始接触诗歌，但觉得诗歌语言较难理解，不清楚为何要阅读诗歌，为此感到有些困惑，请你给她写一封回信，内容包括：1.对她的困惑表示理解：2.谈谈你对阅读诗歌重要性的看法：3.鼓励她阅读诗歌。注意：1.词数80左右：2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearLily,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。Jackwasaninlandruralprimarystudent.Sincechildhood,hehadbeenquietandshy.Thoughhewasn’tgoodatexpressinghimselfwithwordsopenly,hehadaspecialwaytoshowhissorrowsandpleasureswithhismagicalpaintbrush.Wheneverheheldapaintbrushinhishand,hewaslostintheworldofhisowncreation.Animals,peopleandsceneswerethenbroughttolifeonhiscanvas(画布).Hislifelikeartworkswonmanypaintingawardsandmostofthemwereexhibitedinhisschoolmanytimes.Jackwasverypopularwithhisclassmatesandhehadadeeploveforhisschool.However,owingtoanewly-foundjob,hisfatherhadnochoicebuttomovetoSanFranciscoalongwiththewholefamily.Withconfusionandcuriosity,Jackstartedhisfreshschoollifeinthebigcity.Butthere