江苏省常州市某中学2025-2026学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1江苏省常州市某中学2025-2026学年高二上学期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，选出最佳答案。AEarlyBirdChristmasSaleTheWeekJuniorisamulti-award-winningcurrentaffairsmagazineforchildrenaged8-14,filledwithengagingarticles,eye-catchingphotosandbigideas.Itengagesandexcitescuriousyoungminds,expandsviewsandencourageschildrentoexploreandunderstandtheworldaroundthem.OurearlybirdChristmassaleincludesanamazingFREEbookTheWeekJuniorBigBookofKnowledge,aperfectgiftforcuriouschildren.Childrenlovethemagazinebecause:●It’sjustforthem:TheWeekJuniorarrivesthroughtheirletterboxeachweekaddressedtothem.●Itsparks(触发)theirthinking:Weexplainworldeventsclearlyandcarefullyandhelpchildrentothinkcriticallyanddeveloptheirownpointofview.●Itgetsthemreadingforpleasure:Eachpageiscreatedtocatchandholdtheirattention,encouragingareadinghabitandaloveoflearningthatwillstaywiththemforlife.SubscriptionTypesPrint&DigitalPrintDigital*FreeBigBookofKnowledge*Save64%*Printedmagazinedeliveredweekly*Fullysearchabledigitaleditionweekly*Digitalbackissuelibrary*Cancelanytime*FreeBigBookofKnowledge*Save45%*Printedmagazinedeliveredweekly*Cancelanytime*Nofreebook*Save41%*Fullysearchabledigitaleditionweekly*DigitalbackissuelibraryNotes:ThisisaChristmasgiftsubscription.ThefirstissuewillarriveinJanuary.SparkcuriositythisChristmas,andforweekstocome,bygiftingasubscriptiontoTheWeekJuniorplusaBigBookofKnowledgeforchildrentounwraponChristmasDay!1.WhatisspecialaboutTheWeekJunior?A.Itisafreemagazine. 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B.Supportfromhisschoolteachers.C.Internationalcompetitionexperience. D.Scientifictrainingandmentaldiscipline.7.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeZhaoYicheng?A.committedandambitious B.hardworkingandcreativeC.talentedandself-disciplined D.courageousandstrong-willedCDoctorDolittle,thewell-known,fictionalnaturalistwhofamouslypossessestheabilitytoconversewithanimalsandunderstandtheirlanguageshasnowinspiredahigh-payingscienceprizeaimedatcrackingthechallengeofinterspeciescommunication.Agrandprizeof$500,000,awaitswhicheverresearchteamcanmakerealprogress:notjustdecodingthelanguageofanotherspeciesbutusingittodrawareplyfromananimal.Lastweek,aninitial$100,000wenttoaUSteamstudyingdolphinwhistles—afterdecadesofrecordingbottlenosedolphinsinFlorida,theyidentifiedaround20distinctmessagingwhistles.TheCollerDolittleChallengefinancedbyJeremyColler,aveganandanimallover,isunashamedlymodelledontheTuringtest(图灵测试).That20th-centurytestpromoteseffortstodesignamachinecapableofimitatinghumanconversation,andbecameatouchstoneintheevolutionofAI.Italsobecameafocusforconcernsaboutmachinestricking,eventakingover,humans.Theabilitytocommunewithotherspeciesislikelytoraisesimilar,unsettlingquestionsasresearchprogresses.Ifwewereabletodecodeanimalchatter,shouldthisknowledgechangehowwetreatthem,whetheraspets,labourorfood?Theprizepresentsamoralchallengeanditforcesustoreconsiderourrelationshipswithotherspecies.PhilosopherJonathanBirch,alsoajudgeoftheJeremyCollerCentre,stressedthattheChallengeislookingbeyondtheinterspeciescommunicationwehavewithpets,orthatafarmerhaswithasheepdog.Thoserelationshipsinvolvesignallingandbehaviouralresponses,Birchexplains,“butthat’snottellingushowanimalscommunicatewitheachother...thisprizeisaboutunderstandingitsowellthatwecanstarttojointheconversation.”WhileCollerhopeshischaritywillreshapeourattitudetoanimals,thetruthisthatevengroundbreakingresearchhaslargelyfailedtomovethedialontheirwelfare.Recentworkoncephalopod’s(头足类动物)intelligencehasnotstoppedplanstofarmthecreatures.Wemightonedaybeabletounderstandwhatanimalsaresaying—butthereisnoguaranteewewilllisten.8.WhyisTuringtestmentionedinthepassage?A.TostressitsroleandvalueinAIprogress. B.ToshowitsdifferencefromtheChallenge.C.TowarnofconcernstheChallengemayface. D.Toshowitsuseininterspeciescommunication.9.WhichresearchwouldBirchapproveoftowintheprize?A.Peoplecommunicatingwiththeirpets. B.Peopledirectingsheepdogsduringwork.C.Researchersrecordinghowcattlecommunicate. D.Researchersinteractingwithbirdsusingwhistles.10.Whatdoesthe“movethedial”meaninthelastparagraph?A.Makeachange. B.Wintheprize.C.Slowtheprocess. D.Continuetheresearch.11.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardthepracticaleffectoftheresearch?A.Optimistic. B.Doubtful. C.Objective. D.Dismissive.DIstext-messagingdrivingusapart?Thesedays,wetalktoeachotheralotwithourthumbs—sendingsixbilliontextmessagesaday,andlikelyafewbillionmoreonserviceslikeWhatsApp.Butsomeworrythatsomuchmessagingleadstolesscommunication.Forinstance,whenhangingoutwithfriends,we’dbetextingsecretivelyatthesametime,pretendingtomaintaineyecontactbutmentallysomewhereelse.Newtechnologiesoftenupsetthewaywerelatetooneanother,ofcourse.Butsuchdivisioncausedbytextinghaveastrongechointheargumentswehadovertelephoneahundredyearsago.Thesmalldevicegaveusanewwaytocontactoneanotherandquicklypromotenewformsofsocializing.Callersarrangedregular“visiting”calls,dialingremotefamilytocatchuponnews.Soon,though,socialcriticsthoughtitwouldbesoeasytotalkthatwe’dneverleaveeachotheralone.Othersworriedthatthetelephonespeduplife,demandinginstantreactions.Theuseofthetelephonegavelittleroomforreflection.Itproducedacrazinessintheordinaryconcernsoflifewhichdidn’tmakefordomestichappiness.“Weshallsoonbenothingbuttransparentpilesofjelly(果冻)toeachother,”aLondonwritermoanedin1897.However,nowadaysthetelephonecallseemslikeathrowbacktoagentlerera.WhenJennaBirch,acommunicationprofessorattheUniversityofIowa,starteddatingamanwhoinsistedoncallingheronthephone,shefounditwarmanddelightful.Soshedoesn’tthinktheshifttotextinghasdegradedourinteractions.Accordingtoherstudy,teenagerswhotextthemostarealsothosewhospendthemosttimefacetofacewithfriends.Communication,itseems,bringsmorecommunication,and—assheargues—justbecausetalkhappensintextdoesn’tmeanit’snotmeaningful.MichéleMartinofCarletonUniversity,thinkswe’relivingthroughareplayofthetelephone,wherethethingsthatmadeitvaluable—instantcommunications—arethesamethatmadeitannoying.“Peoplebelievetheyareliberatedbecausetheycanbringthemobilephoneeverywhere,”Martinsays.“Butatthesametime,theyareslavestoit.”12.What’sthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A.Tointroducethetopic. B.Todescribeascene.C.Toofferanargument. D.Toissueawarning.13.Accordingtoparagraph4,whatdoestelephoneusecause?A.Peopleexperienceverytightschedule. B.Peopletendtolackindividuality.C.Peoplebecomenarrowanduninformed. D.Peoplelosetheabilitytoreflect.14.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph5?A.Telephonecallsareparticularlywelcomedindating.B.Teenagersareaddictedtocommunicatingbytexting.C.Theshifttotextingisdestructivetoface-to-facetime.D.Themeaningofcommunicationgoesbeyondmedium.15.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A.OhMyGod!We’veBeenHereBefore! B.GonewiththeWind,DearTexting!C.LifeisTooShortforSoManyTexting. D.Oh,Telephone,aTaleofTwoSides.第二节：(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)根据短文内容，从文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Blindboxes,ormysteryboxes,aresealedpackagescontainingsurpriseitems.Buyersdon’tknowexactlywhatthey’repurchasinguntiltheyopenthebox.___16___Ittransformsthewaycollectiblesaremarketedandpurchased.Today,brandslikePopMarthaveperfectedtheformula,offeringthemedblindboxesthatcatertodifferenttastes.Theblindboxphenomenonisn’tlimitedtocollectibles.___17___Businessesacrosssectorscanincorporatethistrendtoincreasecustomerengagement,attractawideraudience,andenhancetheshoppingexperience.Hereareafewideasforhowdifferenttypesofbusinessescanincorporateblindboxconcepts.Createmysteryproductboxes.Introducealineofmysteryboxesforyourproducts.Forexample,abeautybrandcouldcreateblindboxeswithamixofskincareormakeupproducts.___18___Eachboxcouldincludeitemsofvaryingvalues,creatinganelementofsurpriseforcustomers.___19___Createexclusive(独有的)blindboxseriesthatfeatureone-of-a-kinditemsoruniquepackaging,whichcanincreasedemandandbringinregularcustomers.Offeringtheseboxesonaseasonalorlimited-timebasisalsoaddsanelementofurgency,motivatingcustomerstoactquickly.Incorporateblindboxesinloyaltyprograms.Forbusinesseswithloyaltyprograms,offeringblindboxesaspartofarewardsprogramcandriveengagement.___20___Thiswouldgivethemauniquestimulationtocontinuebuyingandinteractingwithyourbrand.Adoptingtheblindboxmodelcanhelpbusinessestapintotheexcitementandmysterythatdrivesthistrend,whilealsoprovidingafunandmemorableexperienceforcustomers.Byaddingelementsofexclusivityandvariety,brandscanboostsalesandcustomerloyalty,turningeachpurchaseintoanengagingexperience.A.Considerrarityanartisticfocus.B.Launchlimited-editionblindboxes.C.ThistrendstartedinJapanandquicklyspreadworldwide.D.Andafashionshopmightoffermysterygiftpacks.E.Regularcustomerscouldexchangepointsformysteryboxes.F.Therearecountlesssocialmediagroupsdiscussingtheblindboxes.G.Ithasalsobecomeabusinessmodelforindustriesrangingfromfashiontobeauty.第三部分：语言应用(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，从文后所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。WhenClara’sgrandmotherpassedaway,sheleftClaraanoldpianointheattic.Clara,whopreferredmoderngadgets,initiallyfoundthegift____21____.Butwhenshe____22____thedust-coveredkeysonerainyafternoon,somethingmagicalhappened.Asherfingerstouchedthekeys,a____23____memorysurfaced–hergrandmothersinging“MoonRiver”whilelittleClarasatonherlap.Thepiano,sherealized,wasn’ta(n)____24____pieceoffurniture;itwasa(n)____25____oftheirbond.Determinedtorestoreit,Clarafoundsheetmusichiddeninsidethebench.Thefirstpagehada____26____note:“FormyClara,whowillplaywhenInolongercan.”Tears____27____hervisionasshebegantoplayclumsily.Overthenextmonths,Clarapracticeddaily.Themoresheplayed,themoreshefelthergrandmother’s____28____.Onwhatwouldhavebeenhergrandmother’s80thbirthday,Clara____29____asmallconcertatanursinghome.Whensheplayedtheirsong,severalelderlyresidents____30____alongsoftly.Afterward,awomanapproachedClara.“Yourplayingremindedmeofmymother,”shesaid,____31____Clara’shands.Atthatmoment,Claraunderstood-musiccould____32____generationsjustaslovedoes.Now,Clarateacheschildrenpianoonthatveryinstrument.Shealwaysstartswith“MoonRiver”,tellingthem:“Somesongsaren’tjustmelodies;they’re____33____waitingtobe____34____.”Andwhenthechildrenplay,theatticpianoshinesasifithasfinallyfoundits____35____.21.A.disappointing B.fascinating C.confusing D.exciting22.A.wiped B.cleaned C.polished D.struck23.A.vivid B.broken C.false D.painful24.A.expensive B.useless C.antique D.massive25.A.burden B.symbol C.result D.obligation26.A.printed B.faded C.official D.typed27.A.failed B.improved C.blurred D.filled28.A.criticism B.absence C.patience D.presence29.A.attended B.recorded C.canceled D.organized30.A.danced B.hummed C.cried D.listened31.A.shaking B.examining C.squeezing D.releasing32.A.connect B.separate C.honor D.distinguish33.A.stories B.secrets C.lessons D.histories34.A.written B.created C.shared D.forgotten35.A.tune B.home C.voice D.owner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。HitChinesefilmDeadToRightshighlightingoneofJapanesewarcrimesobtainsexceptionalpraise.Thefilm____36____(maintain)animpressive8.6onfilmreviewplatformDoubansinceitsreleaseontheChinesemainlandonJuly25.ThefilmcentersonagroupofChineseciviliansshelteringinaphotographystudioin1937,wherethey____37____(develop)filmofaJapanesemilitaryphotographer____38____discoveredthatthenegativescontainedfirmevidenceofcrimes____39____(commit)byJapanesesoldiersacrossthecity.Theysecretlykeptthenegativesandriskedtheirlives____40____(deliver)themtotheoutsideworldinthehopethatthetruthwouldberevealed.Somefilm____41____(critic)highlypraisethefilmforitadoptstheunusualperspectiveofaphotostudio,offering____42____touchingnarrativeanglethroughordinarylives.DirectorShenAodescribedthefilmaspartofan“invisiblebattle”tobringgreaterinternational____43____(recognize)tothecountry’ssufferinginWorldWarⅡ.____44____otherwarnarrativesfallingintodeep-rootedhorror,DeadToRightsdisplaysremarkablecontrolandminimizesbloodyimagery,____45____hasdrawnaudiencesincludingfamilieswithchildrenintotheaters.第四部分;写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节：(满分15分)46.假设你是延陵中学的学生会主席李华，觉察到在信息爆炸的时代，同学们时常被媒体海量甚至虚假的信息所困扰。为此，请你以学生会的名义，为学校英文报“TheVoice”写一封倡议书，倡议大家学习如何成为一名有判断力的阅读者。内容包括：1.提出此倡议的背景与目的；2.提出两到三条具体、可行的建议；3.发出呼吁，重申该做法的积极意义。注意：1.词数在80个左右；2.文中不得出现真实的人名和校名。Dearfellowstudents,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________TheStudents’Union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。Afewyearsago,mywifeSuehadsomefairlyserioushealthproblems.Shehadsufferedsurgeryaftersurgeryandhadalsoputonweightforseveralyears.Dietshadnothelpedher.Onedaywesatdownanddrewupa“wishlist”ofthethingswewantedmostoutoflife.OneofSue’sitemswastoruninamarathon.Givenherhistoryandphysicallimitations,Ithoughthergoalwascompletelyunrealistic,butSuebecamecommittedtoit.Shebeganbyrunningvery