河北省沧州市四校联考2025-2026学年高二上学期11月期中考试英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1河北省沧州市四校联考2025-2026学年高二上学期11月期中英语试题第一部分听力(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，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AChildren’sDiscoveryMuseumGeneralInformationaboutGroupPlayPricingGroupPlay$7/personScholarshipsWeofferscholarshipstolow-incomeschoolsandyouthorganizations,subjecttoavailability.Participationinapost-visitsurveyisrequired.ScholarshipsareforGroupPlayadmissionfeesand/ortransportation.Transportationinvoices(发票)mustbereceivedwithin60daysofyourvisittoguaranteethescholarship.GroupSizeWerequireonechaperone(监护人)pertenchildren.Failuretoprovideenoughchaperoneswillresultinanextrachargeof$50perabsentadult.GroupPlayisforgroupsof10ormorewithalimitof35people.Forgroupsof35ormore,pleasecalltodiscussoptions.HoursTheMuseumisopendailyfrom9:30amto4:30pm.GroupPlaymaybescheduledduringanydayortimetheMuseumisopen.RegistrationPolicyRegistrationmustbemadeatleasttwoweeksinadvance.RegisteronlineorfilloutaGroupPlayRegistrationFormwithmultipledateandstarttimeoptions.Oncetheregistrationformisreceivedandprocessed,wewillsendaconfirmationemailwithintwobusinessdays.Guidelines●Teachersandchaperonesshouldmodelgoodbehaviorforthegroupandremainwithstudentsatalltimes.●ChildrenarenotallowedunaccompaniedinallareasoftheMuseum.●Childrenshouldplaynicelywitheachotherandexhibits.●UseyourindoorvoicewhenattheMuseum.1.Whatdoesagroupneedtodoiftheyareofferedascholarship?A.Prepaytheadmissionfees. B.UsetheMuseum’stransportation.C.Takeasurveyafterthevisit. D.Scheduletheirvisitonweekdays.2.Howmanychaperonesareneededforagroupof30childrentovisittheMuseum?A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.3.WhatarechildrenprohibitedfromdoingattheMuseum?A.Usingthecomputer. B.Talkingwitheachother.C.Touchingtheexhibits. D.Exploringtheplacealone.BTurning18isabigdealwhenyouareateenager.Itmeansyouareresponsibleforyourselfanddon’tneedyourparents’permissionanymore.However,therearelotsofopinionsaboutwhenonebecomesanadult.Somearebasedonscience,whileothersarepersonalopinions.Whilecurrentlytheageis18,sciencesupports25asamoresensibleageforadulthood,andIagree.Whilestudyingthebrainofteenagers,scientistshavelearnedthatwhenkidsarearoundl8,theirprefrontalcortex(前额皮层)isonlyhalfwaydeveloped.Theprefrontal-cortexhelpspeoplesetandachievegoalsbyreceivingsignalsfromdifferentregionsofthebraintoprocessinformationandadaptingaccordingly.Thathalfwaydevelopmentmeansthatyoustillhavethingstolearnandyourbrainsstillhavetimetodevelopuntiltheageof25.Somepeoplethinkgoingofftocollegeandlivingonyourownqualify(使……具有资格)sanadult,whileothersmaybelievehavingasteadyincomeandbeingabletoaffordtoliveonyourownarewhatmakeyouanadult.Noteveryonehasafortunatelifewheretheyhavefamilythatcanprovidesupport;therearesituationswhereyouareforcedtobecomean“adult”whetheryoulikeitornot.Inthefostercare(寄养)system,onceachildturns18,heorsheisconsideredanadultandcannolongerreceivestate-sponsoredsupport.Thesechildrenareforcedintoalifewheretheyhavenofamilyoranyonetosupportthemotherthanthosewhoweretherefortheminthesystem.Havingaqualityjobwillallowyoutosupplyyourselfwithnecessarythingstoliveandhelpyoubecomeamorematureandresponsibleperson.Also,goingthroughdifficulttimesandrealizinglifeisn’taseasyasitseems,shouldqualifysomeoneasanadult.4.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardconsidering25asanageforadulthood?A.Cautious. B.Uncaring. C.Doubtful. D.Positive.5.Howdoestheprefrontalcortexworktohelppeoplesetandachievegoals?A.Bydealingwithreceivedsignalsandrespondingaccordingly.B.Bycollectinginformationfromotherpartsofthebody.C.BysendinginstructionstodifferentregionsofthebrainD.Bytransportingsensedemotionsandmakingrecords6.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph3?A.Giveadefinitionofadulthood.B.Stresstheimportanceoffamilysupport.C.Provenoteveryonelivesafortunatelife.D.Showopiniononbecominganadultisdivided7.Whatisonestandardqualifyingyouasanadultaccordingtotheauthor?A.Settingupafamily.B.Beingresponsibleforyourstudy.C.Acceptingandlearningfromthelowmomentsinlife.D.Buyingyourselfqualitythingstolive.CGettingridofdirt,intheopinionofmostpeople,isagoodthing.However,thereisnothingfixedaboutattitudestodirt.Intheearly16thcentury,peoplethoughtthatdirtontheskinwasameanstoblockoutdisease,asmedicalopinionhaditthatwashingoffdirtwithhotwatercouldopenuptheskinandletillsin.Aparticulardangerwasthoughttolieinpublicbaths.By1538,theFrenchKinghadclosedthebathhousesinhiskingdom.SodidtheKingofEnglandin1546.ThusbeganalongtimewhentherichandthepoorinEuropelivedwithdirtinafriendlyway.HenryIV,KingofFrance,wasfamouslydirty.Uponlearningthatanoblemanhadtakenabath,theKingorderedthat,toavoidtheattackofdisease,thenoblemanshouldnotgoout.Thoughthebeliefintheassetofdirtwaslong-lived,dirthasnolongerbeenregardedasaniceneighboureversincethe18thcentury.Scientificallyspeaking,cleaningawaydirtisgoodtohealth.Cleanwatersupplyandhandwashingarepracticalmeansofpreventingdisease.Yet,itseemsthatstandardsofcleanlinesshavemovedbeyondsciencesinceWorldWarⅡ.Advertisementsrepeatedlyselltheidea:clothesneedtobewhiterthanwhite,clothseversofter,surfacestoshine.Hasthehatefordirt,however,gonetoofar?Attitudestodirtstilldifferhugelynowadays.Manyfirst-timeparentsnervouslytrytowarntheirchildrenofftouchingdirt,whichmightberesponsibleforthespreadofdisease.Onthecontrary,MaryRuebush,anAmericanimmunologist(免疫学家)encourageschildrentoplayinthedirttobuildupastrongimmunesystem.Andthelatterpositionisgainingsomeground.8.WhydidtheKingofFranceclosethebathhousesinthe16thcentury?A.Helivedhealthilyinadirtyenvironment.B.Hethoughtbathhousesweretoodirtytostayin.C.Hebelieveddiseasecouldbespreadinpublicbaths.D.Heconsideredbathingasthecauseofskindisease.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“asset”inparagraph3mean?A.Advantage. B.Lack. C.Development. D.Shortcoming.10.Howdoesthetextmainlydevelop?A.Byprovidingexamples. B.Bymakingcomparisons.C.Byfollowingtheorderoftime. D.Byfollowingtheorderofimportance.11.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Tostresstheroleofdirt.B.Tointroducethehistoryofdirt.C.Tocallattentiontothedangerofdirt.D.Topresentthechangeofviewsondirt.DWhatisthefutureofartificialintelligence(AI)?Willitbepossibleforrobotstobeautonomous?Ifso,whenwillthathappenandwillitbeagoodthing?Weaskedfourexpertswhattheythink.ExpertA:IwouldsaythatwearequitealongwayoffdevelopingthecomputingpowerforfullyautonomousAI.Wewillprobablyremainincontroloftechnology.However,noonereallyknowswhatwillhappenifmachinesbecomemoreintelligentthanhumans.Theymayhelpus,ignoreusordestroyus.ItendtobelieveAIwillhaveapositiveinfluenceonourfuturelives.ExpertB:Ihavetoadmitthatthepotentialconsequencesofcreatingsomethingthatcanmatchorsurpasshumanintelligencefrightenme.Atsomepointinthenearfuture,theirintelligencemaywelltakeoffanddevelopatanever-increasingspeed.Intheshortterm,thereisthedangerthatrobotswilltakeovermillionsofhumanjobs,creatingalargenumberofunemployedpeople.ExpertC:Personally,Ithinkit’sfascinatingtoconsiderhowwe’llspeedupourevolutionasaspeciesbyimprovingourbodies.Imagineifyoucouldputacomputerinsideourbrain!Soonwe’llbeabletodojustthatandenhanceourmathematicalabilityandourmemory,andthisideaisonlygoingtobecomemoreandmorecommon.AIisalsopoppingupintheworldaroundus.Granted,therehavebeenafewproblems.Butprogressalwayscomesatacost,andformetheadvantagesfaroutweighthedisadvantages.ExpertD:I’mamemberoftheCampaigntoStopKillerRobots.Thinkofwhat’shappeningrightnow:militarymachinesarealreadybeingusedtokillwithverylittlehumaninput.Thenextstepwillbeautonomous“murderbots”,followingordersbutfinallydecidingwhotokillontheirown.Itseemscleartomethatthiswouldbecompletelydangerousforhumanity.Weneedtobeverycautiousindeedaboutwhatweaskmachinestodo.12.WhatisExpertA’sattitudetowardsthefutureofAI?A.Positive. B.Negative. C.Critical. D.Doubtful.13.WhatisExpertBfrightenedof?A.Highfutureunemployment. B.Humanintelligenceinthefuture.C.Large-scalepovertyandsocialunrest. D.Humanintelligence’sbeingovercome.14.WhothinksautonomousAIdoesmoregoodthanharm?A.ExpertA. B.ExpertB. C.ExpertC. D.ExpertD.15.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.AI:FriendsorEnemies? B.Technology:SafeorDangerous?C.TheGoodInfluenceofAI D.TheCampaigntoStopKillerRobots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。AreYourClothesCausingPollution?Verysmallpiecesofplastic,calledmicrofibers,arepollutingriversandoceans.___16___

Clotheswornforoutdooractivitiesandexerciseareoftenmadeofartificialmaterial,whichisusefulinkeepingwarm.Buttheycontainverysmallplasticfibers,whichmayalsobeharmingtheenvironmentwhenyouwashthem.Whenpeoplewashtheseclothes,verysmallpiecesgodownthedrainwiththewashwater.___17___Pollutioncausedbyplasticisnotnew,butrecentstudieshaveshowntheeffectofmicrofibersintheenvironment.Studiesshowverysmallmicrofibersareendingupinourwaters,whichmaycomefromwastewatertreatmentfactories.A2015studyfoundtheminfishfromCalifornia.Microfibers,effectonfoodsupplies.Beyondthewaterways,theresearcherssaymicrofibersmayendupinsoilandagriculturallands.___18___Thismeansthereismuchtobelearnedaboutmicrofibersandtheenvironment.Somestudieshaveshownthatmicrofibersendupinsideseaanimals,likeoysters.___19___

Researcherssaythatthefiberstendnottomoveintothetissueofthefish,butitneedsmorestudy.Stepstosaveorkeepmicrofibersfromtheenvironment.Untilmoreinformationbecomesknown,therearestepstotaketoreducetheamountofmicrofibersintheenvironment.Peopleshoulduselessoftheartificialmaterials.Ifwealreadyhavethoseinourlivesandwe'reusingthem,animportantstepwouldbewashingthemless.___20___

Abagisbeingdesignedinwhichtowashtheseclothes.Ittrapsthemicrofibersinthebaganditmaybeavailableforpurchasesoon.A.Newtechnologymayalsohelp.B.Studiesonmicrofibersintheenvironment.C.Theycanalsomovearoundtheatmosphere.D.Studiesonhowmuchofthemicrofibersisreleased.E.Thesourceofthesemicrofibersmaysurpriseyou:yourclothes.F.Washingmachineskeepmicrofibersfromescapingwithwashwater.G.Soifthesemicrofibershavebeenfoundinfishandseafood,aretheysafetoeat?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。GrowingupinapoorAfricanAmericanneighbourhood,Allambyfacedlowexpectationsandnumerousbarriersto___21___hisdream.Doingwellinschoolcouldprovedangerous.Allambysays,“Therewereoftentimesyouwouldn’tcarryyourbookshome.”Sohe___22___thoughtsofbecomingadoctorinfavourofamorerealisticcareerpath—fixingcars.He’dstarteditattheageof19,workingaloneoutofarentedbayinafriend’sgarage.Overtheyearsithad___23___intotwoshopswith11employees,butAllambyhadbecomeanxious,longingforsomethingmore.Soattheageof34,he___24___togoforhisbachelor’sdegreeinbusinessmanagement.Aftertakingclassespart-timeoverthenextfiveyears,Allambywastoldhehadtotakebiologytogethis___25___.Biologyclassawakenedachildhooddreamthathehad___26___somewheredeepwithinhimself.Hereasonedthatbecomingadoctorwhenhewouldbe___27___theageof50seemedfoolishandcrazyandthathewould___28___becominganurse.ButAllamby’schemistryprofessor___29___himafterclassoneday.“Carl,”hesaid,“you’reliketheoldestguyhere.What’syourendgame?”Allambysaidhe’dliketobecomeadoctorbutitwouldbemore____30____toaimlower.“Whynota____31____?”theprofessorasked.“Youhaveagiftforthework.Youwillgoalongway.”Hewasright.AllambygotAinallhis____32____.Andsoin2015,Allamby____33____tieswithhispast.Hesoldhistwoshopsandeverythingthatwasinthem.Thenhestartedata(n)____34____university.In2019,attheageof47,CarlAllambybecameadoctor.“MynewlifefeelslikethelifethatI’velivedforsolong,”hesaid.“Itjustso____35____thatinsteadoffixingcars,I’mfixingpeople.”21.A.quitting B.pursuing C.searching D.operating22.A.setaside B.broughtabout C.letdown D.tookup23.A.arisen B.split C.broken D.grown24.A.decided B.dreamed C.suited D.continued25.A.proof B.level C.degree D.permit26.A.showed B.hidden C.exposed D.presented27.A.closing B.addressing C.coming D.approaching28.A.instead B.already C.still D.thus29.A.struck B.scolded C.stopped D.screamed30.A.imaginary B.practical C.economical D.thrilling31.A.manager B.nurse C.professor D.doctor32.A.courses B.speeches C.thoughts D.inquiries33.A.caught B.cut C.dragged D.fastened34.A.artistic B.biological C.medical D.physical35.A.proves B.occurs C.happens D.says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。Africahasbeencalledthe“darkcontinent”forlongbecauseitlackstechnology,electricityandother___36___(achieve)ofthemodernworld.However,itisbeginningtochange.Africaisstartingtocatchupwith___37___(industry)countriesandthedrivingforcebehindthisnewdevelopmentistheInternetandtheWorldWideWeb.NowAfricaisthefastest___38___(grow)placeontheearth.Sofar,governments,businessesandindividuals___39___(realize)thatinordertodevelopquickly,moderntechnologyisneeded.ASIMcardusedtocostabout$100inNiger.Todayyoucanbuyoneforunder$2andphonecallshavebecomemuch___40___(cheap),too.Asaresult,23%ofitspopulationarenowmobilephoneusers.____41____(equip)withthisnewservice,peoplecanconnecttotheInternet___42___(easy).ManyNigerianshaveaccess___43___theWorldWideWebnow.InEthiopiafarmerscannowgetthepricesoftheirfarmingproductsinrealtime.Previously,mostofthesmallfarmersofthecountrydidnotknow___44___thepricesoftheirproductswereat____45____certaintime.Today,theycanphoneinandgetanup-to-the-minutereportonprices.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46.假定你是学生会主席李华，你校将于下周六晚举办一场英语演讲比赛，主题是讲述自己的成长故事。请你给外教MsSmith写一封邮件，邀请她担任评委并致闭幕词，内容包括：1.发出邀请；2.闭幕词内容；3.期待回复。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，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。Onewinternight,asnowstormsweptoverMinnesota.Residentsdidnotanticipatesuchastrongstorm,somanywereunprepared.InLucas’case,theroofofhishousebroke,andhehadtoplacebuckets(水桶)underalargeholetokeepthefallingsnowfromfillinghishome.Heworkedasacashieratthelocalstore,andwhilehewantedtostayhomethedayafterthestorm,heneededtofillinforthosewhocouldn’tgotowork.Therewereonlyacoupleofpeopleinthestore,asitwaschallengingtocopewithdeepsnowinthestreets.Theyboughtalotoffoodjustincaseofmoresnowstorms.Afterservingacoupleofadults,Lucascamea