湖北省荆州市沙市区某中学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湖北省荆州市沙市区某中学2025-2026学年高二上学期11月期中英语试题第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读理解(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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ATheNationalGalleryDescription:TheNationalGalleryistheBritishnationalartmuseumbuiltonthenorthsideofTrafalgarSquareinLondon.Ithousesadiversecollectionofmorethan2,300examplesofEuropeanartrangingfrom13th-centuryreligiouspaintingstomoremodernonesbyRenoirandVanGogh.TheoldercollectionsofthegalleryarereachedthroughthemainentrancewhilethemoremodernworksintheEastWingaremosteasilyreachedfromTrafalgarSquarebyagroundfloorentrance.Layout:ThemodernSainsburyWingonthewesternsideofthebuildinghouses13th-to15th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeDuccio,Uccello,VanEyck,Lippi,Mantegna,BotticelliandMemling.ThemainWestWinghouses16th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeLeonardodaVinci,Cranach,Michelangelo,Raphael,Bruegel,Bronzino,TitanandVeronese.TheNorthWinghouses17th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeCaravaggio,Rubens,Poussin,VanDyck,Velazquez,ClaudeandVermeer.TheEastWinghouses18th-toearly20th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeCanaletto,Goya,Turner,Constable,RenoirandVanGogh.OpeningHours:TheGalleryisopeneverydayfrom10amto6pm(Fridays10amto9pm)andisfree,butchargesapplytosomespecialexhibitions.GettingThere:Nearestundergroundstations:CharingCross(2-minutewalk),LeicesterSquare(3-minutewalk),Embankment(7-minutewalk),andPiccadillyCircus(8-minutewalk).1.Inwhichcentury’scollectioncanyouseereligiouspaintings?A.The20th B.The17thC.The18th D.The13th2.WhereareLeonardodaVinci’sworksshown?A.IntheEastWing. B.InthemainWestWing.C.IntheSainsburyWing. D.IntheNorthWing.3.WhichundergroundstationisclosesttotheNationalGallery?A.CharingCross. B.LeicesterSquare.C.Embankment. D.PiccadillyCircus.BBaggyhasbecomethefirstdogintheUK—andpotentiallytheworld—tojointhefightagainstairpollutionbyrecordingpollutantlevelsneartheground.Baggywearsapollutionmonitoronhercollarsoshecantakedatameasurementsclosetotheground.Hermonitorhasshownthatairpollutionlevelsarehigherclosertogroundlevel,whichhashelpedhighlightconcernsthatbabiesandyoungkidsmaybeathigherriskofdevelopinglungproblems.Conventionalairpollutionmonitorsarenormallyfixedonlamppostsataboutninefeetintheair.However,sinceBaggystandsataboutthesameheightasachildinapushchair（婴儿车）,shefrequentlyrecordspollutionlevelswhicharemuchhigherthanthedatagatheredbytheEnvironmentAgency.ThedoggydataresearchwastheideaofBaggy's13-year-oldownerTomHuntandhisdadMatt.TheEnglishyoungsternoticedthatpollutionlevelsarearoundtwo-thirdshigherclosetothegroundthantheyareintheairattheheightwheretheyarerecordedbytheagency.Tomhassincereportedtheshockingfindingstothegovernmentinanattempttoemphasisethatbabiesareathigherriskofdevelopingasthma（哮喘）.MattHuntsaidhewas"veryproud"ofhissonbecause“whentheboygetsanidea,hekeepshisheaddownandgetsonwithit,andhereallydoeswanttodosomegoodandstopyoungkidsfromgettingasthma."“Tombuiltupapassionforenvironmentalprotectionataveryearlyage,"Mattadded.“Hebecameveryinterestedingadgets（小装置）.Aboutoneyearago,hegotthisnewpieceoftechwhichislikeatesttube.OneSundayafternoon,wewentouttodosomemonitoring,andhesaid,whydon'tweputitonBaggy'scollarandlethermonitorthepollution？'Sowedidit."Tomsaid,"Mostofthetime,Baggyisjustlikeanyotherdog.Butfortherestofthetimesheisasuperdog,andweareallreallyproudofher."4.Withamonitoronhercollar,Baggycan____________.A.takepollutantreadings B.recordpollutantlevelsC.processcollecteddata D.reduceairpollution5.WhatcanwelearnfromtheBaggydata?A.Highplacesarefreeofairpollution.B.Higherpushchairsaremoreriskyforkids.C.Conventionalmonitorsaremorereliable.D.Airismorepollutedclosertotheground.6.WhatisTom'spurposeofdoingtheresearch?A.Towarnofahealthrisk. B.Tofindoutpollutionsources.C.Totesthisnewmonitor. D.ToproveBaggy'sabilities.7.Accordingtothepassage,whichwordcanbestdescribeTomHunt?A.Modest. B.Generous. C.Creative. D.Outgoing.CInrecentyears,theintegrationofartificialintelligence(AI)intolanguagelearninghassparkedbothenthusiasmanddebateamongeducatorsandlearners.A2023studypublishedinJournalofEducationalTechnologytracked1,200collegestudentsoverasix-monthperiod,comparingtraditionallanguagecourseswithAI-assistedlearningprograms.TheresultsrevealedthatstudentsusingAItoolsshoweda25%fasterimprovementinvocabularyandan18%higheraccuracyingrammarexercises,thoughtheirperformanceinface-to-faceconversationremainedonparwith(水平相当)thecontrolgroup.ResearcherscreditthisdiscrepancytotheAI’sstrengthinrepetitive,rule-basedtasks.“AIisgoodatprovidinginstant,personalizedfeedbackongrammarandvocabulary,”explainedDr.LiMei,leadauthorofthestudy.“Buthumaninteractionisirreplaceableforsubtledifferenceslikeintonation,culturalcontext,andemotionalexpression.”Thisfindingalignswith(相一致)asurveybytheInternationalLanguageTeachingAssociation,where68%ofteachersnotedthatwhileAIreducedtheirworkloadingradinganddrillsessions,itfailedtoreplicate(复制)themotivationalimpactofateacher’sencouragement.Criticsarguethatover-relianceonAImightweakenstudents’abilitytothinkcritically.Afollow-upsurveyofthe1,200participantsfoundthat32%ofAIusersadmittedtorelyingonthetool’ssuggestionswithoutfullyunderstandingtheunderlyingrules,comparedtojust11%inthetraditionalgroup.“Technologyshouldbeascaffold(脚手架),notacrutch(拐杖),”warnedProfessorZhangWeifromBeijingNormalUniversity.“EducatorsmustguidestudentstouseAImindfully,combiningitsefficiencywithhuman-leddeeplearning.”Despitetheseconcerns,theadoptionofAIinlanguageclassroomscontinuestorise.A2024reportbyEdTechInsightspredictsthatby2025,70%ofhighereducationinstitutionswillbringAIlanguagetoolsintotheircurricula(课程),drivenbystudentdemandforflexible,self-pacedlearningoptions.“Studentstodaygrewupwithtechnology;theyexpectlearningtobeinteractiveandadaptive,”saidLauraChen,asenioratShanghaiUniversitywhousesanAIlanguageappdaily.“It’snotaboutreplacingteachers—it’saboutcreatingamoredynamiclearningecosystem.”8.Whatisthemainfindingofthe2023studymentionedinthefirstparagraph?A.AItoolssignificantlyimprovedstudents’conversationalskills.B.Traditionalcoursesweremoreeffectiveinlong-termlanguageretention.C.StudentsusingAIshowedfasterprogressinvocabularyandgrammar.D.AI-assistedlearningreducedtheworkloadofalllanguageteachers.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“discrepancy”(Para.2)probablymean?A.Improvement B.Similarity C.Difference D.Advantage10.WhatconcerndocriticsexpressaboutAIinlanguagelearning?A.Itmayreducethenumberofteachingpositions.B.Itfailstoprovideinstantfeedbackongrammar.C.AItoolsaretooexpensiveformostinstitutions.D.Studentsmightdependonitwithoutunderstandingrules.11.Whatdoesthe2024EdTechInsightsreportsuggestaboutAIadoption?A.StudentdemandisakeydriverforintegratingAIintocurricula.B.Mostuniversitieswillstopusingtraditionallanguagecoursesby2025.C.AIwillreplacehumanteachersin70%oflanguageclassrooms.D.EducatorsareresistanttoAIduetojobsecurityconcerns.DPeoplewhomultitaskallthetimemaybetheworstatdoingtwothingsatonce,anewresearchsuggests.Thefindings,basedonperformancesandself-evaluationbyabout275collegestudents,indicatethatmanypeoplemultitasknotoutofadesiretoincreaseproductivity,butbecausetheyareeasilydistractedandcan’tfocusononeactivity.And“thosepeopleturnouttobetheworstathandlingdifferentthings,”saidDavidSanbonmatsu,apsychologistattheUniversityofUtah.Sanbonmatsuandhiscolleaguesgavethestudentsasetoftestsandaskedthemtoreporthowoftentheymultitasked,howgoodtheythoughttheywereatit,andhowsensation-seeking(寻求刺激)orimperative(冲动)theywere.Theythenevaluatedtheparticipants’multitaskingabilitywithatrickymentaltaskthatrequiredthestudentstodosimplemathematicalcalculationswhilerememberingasetofletters.Notsurprisingly,thescientistssaid,mostpeoplethoughttheywerebetterthanaverageatmultitasking,andthosewhothoughttheywerebetteratitweremorelikelytoreportusingacellphonewhiledrivingorviewingmultiplekindsofmediaatonce.Butthosewhofrequentlydealwithmanythingsatthesametimewerefoundtoperformtheworstattheactualmultitaskingtest.Theyalsoweremorelikelytoadmittosensation-seekingandimpulsivebehavior,whichconnectswithhoweasilypeoplegetboredanddistracted.“Peoplemultitasknotbecauseit’sgoingtoleadtogreaterproductivity,butbecausethey’redistractible,andtheygetsuckedintothingsthatarenotasimportant.”Sanbonmatsusaid.AdamGazzaley,aresearcherattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco,whowasnotamemberoftheresearchgroup,saidonelimitationofthestudywasthatitcouldn’tfindoutwhetherpeoplewhostartoutlessfocusedtendtowardmultitaskingorwhetherpeople’srecognizingandunderstandingabilitieschangeasaresultofmultitasking.Thefindingsdosuggest,however,whythesensation-seekerwhomultitaskthemostmayenjoyriskydistracteddriving.“Peoplewhoaremultitaskingaregenerallylesssensitivetoriskysituations.”saidPaulAtchley,anotherresearchernotinthegroup.“Thismaypartlyexplainwhypeoplegoinforthesesituationseventhoughthey’redangerous.”12.TheresearchledbySanbonmatsuindicatesthatpeoplewhomultitask__________.A.seekhighproductivityconstantlyB.preferhandlingdifferentthingswhengettingboredC.aremorefocusedwhendoingmanythingsatatimeD.havethepoorestresultsindoingvariousthingsatthesametime13.WhenSanbonmatsuandhiscolleaguesconductedtheirresearch,they__________.A.assessedthemultitaskingabilityofthestudentsB.evaluatedtheacademicachievementsofthestudentsC.analyzedtheeffectsoftheparticipants’trickymentaltasksD.measuredthechangesofthestudents’understandingability14.AccordingtoSanbonmatsu,peoplemultitaskbecauseoftheir__________.A.limitedpowerincalculationB.interestsindoingthingsdifferentlyC.inabilitytoconcentrateononetaskD.impulsivedesiretotrynewthings15.Fromthelastparagraph,wecanlearnthatmultitaskersusually__________.A.driveveryskillfullyB.goinfordifferenttasksC.failtoreactquicklytopotentialdangersD.refusetoexplainthereasonsfortheirbehavior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。Secretcodes(密码)keepmessagesprivate.Banks,companies,andgovernmentagenciesusesecretcodesindoingbusiness,especiallywheninformationissentbycomputer.Peoplehaveusedsecretcodesforthousandsofyears.____16____Codebreakingneverlags(落后)farbehindcodemaking.Thescienceofcreatingandreadingcodedmessagesiscalledcryptography.Therearethreemaintypesofcryptography.____17____Forexample,thefirstlettersof“Myelephanteatstoomanyeels”spelloutthehiddenmessage“Meetme.”___18___Youmightrepresenteachletterwithanumber,forexample.Let’snumberthelettersofthealphabet,inorder,from1to26.Ifwesubstituteanumberforeachletter,themessage“Meetme”wouldread“135520135.”Acodeusessymbolstoreplacewords,phrases,orsentences.Toreadthemessageofarealcode,youmusthaveacodebook.___19___Forexample,“bridge”mightstandfor“meet”and“out”mightstandfor“me.”Themessage“Bridgeout”wouldactuallymean“Meetme.”___20___However,itisalsohardtokeepacodebooksecretforlong.Socodesmustbechangedfrequently.A.Itisveryhardtobreakacodewithoutthecodebook.B.Inanylanguage,somelettersareusedmorethanothers.C.Onlypeoplewhoknowthekeywordcanreadthemessage.D.Aslongastherehavebeencodes,peoplehavetriedtobreakthem.E.Youcanhideamessagebyhavingthefirstlettersofeachwordspellitout.F.Withacodebook,youmightwritedownwordsthatwouldstandforotherwords.G.Anotherwaytohideamessageistousesymbolstostandforspecificlettersofthealphabet.第三部分语言知识运用(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，选出最佳选项。Whilehighschooldoesnotgenerallyencouragestudentstoexplorenewaspectsoflife,collegesetsthestageforthatexploration.Imyselfwentthroughthis___21___processandfoundsomethingthathaschangedmy___22___atcollegeforthebetter:IdiscoveredASL—AmericanSignLanguage.Ineverfeltanurgetolearnanysignlanguagebefore.Myentirefamilyishearing,andsoareallmyfriends.The___23___languageswereenoughinallmyinteractions.LittledidIknowthatIwoulddiscovermy___24___forASL.The___25___beganduringmyfirstweekatcollege.IwatchedastheASLClub___26___theirtranslationofasong.Boththehandmovementsandtheveryideaofcommunicatingwithoutspeaking___27___me.WhatIsawwascompletelyunlikeanythingIhadexperiencedinthepast.Thisnewnessjustleftme___28___more.Afterthat,feelingtheneedtoexplorefurther,IdecidedtodropinononeofASLclub’smeetings.Ionlylearnedhowto___29___thealphabet(字母)thatday.Yetinsteadofbeing____30____bymyslowprogress,Iwasexcited.Ithenmadeitapointto____31____thosemeetingsandlearnallIcould.Thefollowingterm,I____32____anASLclass.Theprofessorwasdeafandanytalkingwas____33____.Isoonrealizedthatthesilencewasnotunpleasant.____34____,iftherehadbeenanytalking,itwouldhavecausedustolearnless.Now,Iappreciatethesilenceandthe____35____wayofcommunicationitopens.21.A.searching B.planning C.evaluating D.founding22.A.progress B.experience C.major D.route23.A.official B.foreign C.body D.spoken24.A.passion B.concern C.objective D.request25.A.meeting B.trip C.story D.task26.A.recorded B.performed C.adopted D.discussed27.A.bothered B.supported C.embarrassed D.attracted28.A.displaying B.acting C.saying D.wanting29.A.print B.write C.sign D.count30.A.inspired B.discouraged C.acknowledged D.distracted31.A.chair B.schedule C.attend D.organize32.A.calledoff B.tookover C.gaveup D.registeredfor33.A.prohibited B.advocated C.ignored D.repeated34.A.Lastly B.Consequently C.Instead D.Nevertheless35.A.easy B.potential C.quick D.new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。TCM,shortfortraditionalChinesemedicine,isasystemofmedicine,which____36____(practise)inChinaforover3,000years.ItislargelyrelatedtoChinesehistoryandculture.Shennong,____37____figureinancientmyth,isbelievedasthefatherofChinesemedicine.Accordingtothelegend,hetestedhundredsofherbstofindanything____38____couldbeusedasmedicine.Generally,TCMismuchmoreaboutachievingthebalanceofhumanbody.Ithasgraduallydevelopedintoamedicalscienceinthedailylifeofthepeopleandintheprocessofthem____39____(fight)againstdiseases.ProfessionalsregardTCMas____40____(effective)inpreventingdiseasesandcuringchronic(慢性的)illnessthanwesternmedicine.Underthetheoryof“treatpre-disease”,peoplebelievesomemedicineandfoodsharethesameorigin____41____thatthesamekindofmaterialcanbepartoftherecipesofbothmedicineandfood.In2015,ChinesescientistTuYouyouwontheNobelPrize____42____thediscoveryofartemisinin.Herdiscovery____43____(root)inancientChineseherbalmedicinehasbroughttraditionalChinesemedicinetotheworld.Nowitis____44____(wide)appliedinotherAsiannations.ManyforeignersincludingOlympicathletes,aregettingfascinatedbyvarious_____45_____(treat),suchasCupping,Guasha,tui-na.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46.假定你是李华，你的新西兰朋友Terry将去中国朋友家做客，发邮件向你询问有关习俗。请你回复邮件。内容包括：（1）到达时间；（2）合适的礼物；

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