江苏省某中学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(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。ATheUniversityofScienceandTechnologyofChina(USTC)researchinternshipprogramprovidestheopportunityforgraduatestudentsor3rd/4thyearundergraduatestudentstoparticipateinresearchprojectstogainvaluableexperienceonavarietyofcutting-edgeresearchatUSTC.ProgramBenefits●Enhanceresearchcapabilityinstate-of-the-artlabsundertheguidanceofprofessorsatUSTC.●HaveacompetitiveedgeinapplicationforMaster’s,Ph.D.andpost-doctoralprogramsatUSTCbydevelopingrelationshipswithfacultyandstudents.●ApplyforfreeChineselanguageandcultureclasstolearnbasicChineselanguageandexploreuniqueHuiculture.ApplicationQualification1.GoodcommandofEnglish.2.Non-Chinesecitizenswithaforeignpassport.3.Currentlyenrolledfull-timestudentsinundergraduateYear3/4,Master’s,ordoctoralprograms.Cost●Tuition:2,100RMB(≈304USD)permonth(undergraduatestudentormasterstudent).2,600RMB(≈377USD)permonth(PhDstudent).●Studentdormitory:500-1,000RMB(≈73-146USD)permonthdependingonroomtypeandsize.●Insurance:160RMB(≈23USD)permonth.ScholarshipUSTCofferslimitedscholarshipstooutstandingstudents.Allapplicantswillbeevaluated.USTCFellowshipLevelA1.freeprehensivemedicalinsurance3.freeuniversitydormitory4.grant:2,500RMB(≈392USD)/month(Bachelor)3,000RMB(≈470USD)/month(Master)3,500RMB(≈550USD)/month(PhD)LevelB1.freetuition2.comprehensivemedicalinsuranceLevelCfreetuition1.Whoisqualifiedforthisresearchinternshipprogram?A.ChineseYear2undergraduateswithfluentEnglish.B.Chinesepost-doctoralresearcherswithgoodgrades.C.Part-timeforeignPhDstudentswithproficientEnglish.D.Full-timeEnglishMaster’sstudentswithaforeignpassport.2.HowmuchdoesaFellowshipLevelBstudentpayatleast?A.23USD/month. B.73USD/month. C.146USD/month. D.304USD/month.3.Whereisthearticleprobablytakenfrom?A.Anofficialnoticepage. B.Acollegetravelbrochure.C.Chineselanguagetextbook. D.Anonlinejob-huntingwebsite.BThefirsttimeIwenttoGermanywithmyboyfriend,Iwasveryyoungandhadn’tbeentomanyplaces.Assoonaswearrived,Ihadthisincrediblerevelation,“Iknowallaboutthisarea!Thefood,thelanguage.IknowallabouttheSchwarzwald,theBlackForest,”IsaidtohisGermanfamily.“Howdoyouknowaboutthis?”theyasked,indisbelief.ThatwasthefirsttimeitdawnedonmehowmuchIknewabouttherestoftheworld,andhowpreparedIwasforit,justfromgrowingupinNewYorkCity—thatIhadbeeneverywherebeforeI’deveractuallygoneanywhere.IgrewupintheChelseaProjects,28810thAvenueat26thStreet.Alotofkidstherewerefirst-generationAmericanswithimmigrantparentswhowerestillspeakingYiddishorChineseorPortuguese,orjustnamealanguage,andtheywerespeakingit.Youateeveryimaginablefoodfromtherestoftheworldthere.Youwereexposedtoalldifferentkindsoftraditions.Itwasn’tjustthat.Thewholecitywasaclassroom.Allovertown,youlearnedstuffyoudidn’tevenknowyouwerelearning.Youdidn’thavetoberichtolearnit,either.Mymomwasateacher—agreatHeadStartteacher—andshemadesureIpartookofeverythingNewYorkhadtoofferpeoplewhodidn’thaveanymoney,becausesheknewitwasthegreatesteducationintheworld.Wewenttoallthemuseums,whichwerefreebackthen.We’dridethebustoLincolnCenter,beforeitwasLincolnCenter,andwatchdancersdancingthere.Orwe’dtakethetraintoConeyIsland.Thosetripsareamongmyfondestmemories.NewYorkCityplayedabigpartinmakingmewhoIam.It’swhereIlearnedthatIcouldpursuewhateverIloved,butthatIcouldn’tbeaslacker(偷懒的人).Thecityiseverythingyou’vehearditis.It’scrazy,it’shorrible,it’smagnificent,it’sbeautiful.It’sareallivewire,hardtoleave.4.Whatcontributedtotheauthor’sknowledgeofGermany?A.Herpasttraveladventures. B.Herboyfriend’sdescriptions.C.Herchildhoodexperience. D.Herpreviousschooleducation.5.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor’sneighborhood?A.Itwasatouristhotspotfortraditions.B.Parentstherespoketheirmothertongues.C.KidstherewerebornoutsideofAmerica.D.Itwasfamousforitsmanyrestaurants.6.WhatdidNewYorkprovide?A.Diverselearningopportunities. B.Qualityeducationprograms.C.Financialsupportforparents. D.Welfarebenefitsforthepoor.7.Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?A.TopersuadereaderstomovetoNewYorkCity.B.ToexplainhowpublictransportationworksinNewYork.C.ToillustratehowgrowingupinNewYorkshapedhervaluesandambitions.D.Toarguethatmuseumsshouldalwaysbefreeofcharge.CWhenpeopletrustscience,theycanmakebetterdecisionsandworktogetheronbigproblemslikeclimatechange.Butifpeoplestoptrustingscience,it’seasierforfalseinformationtospreadandhardertosolvetheseproblems.Onewayscientistsaretryingtobuildmoretrustisbybeingmoreopenaboutthemselvesandtheirwork.Theideaof“openscience”meanssharingdata,experimentalmethodsandevenunsuccessfulresults.Scientistsarealsobeingaskedtorevealiftheyhaveanyfinancialintereststhatmightaffecttheirwork.However,asaphilosopherofscienceandpublicpolicy,IarguethatsomeformsofopennesscanactuallyreducetrustScientistsaren’tperfectbecausetheyarehumanbeings.However,evenwhenmostlycorrect,theycanlosepublictrustduetomistakes.Forexample,in2009,theClimaticResearchUnitattheUniversityofEastAngliainEnglandwashacked,whichledtotheleakofthousandsofclimatescientists’emails.Thiscausedpublicconcernoveracover-upofdatathatgoagainstglobalwarming.Numerousinvestigationsfoundnomisconductandthescientistsweredoingnormalresearch.However,thelackofcontextintheleakeddatagaverisetoconspiracytheories.Somealsobelievethatgoodscientistsneverhaveconflictsofinterestandthatscientistswhodoareinthewrong.Soyoucouldarguethatit’sOKforscientiststohideconflictsofinteresttokeeppublictrust.Thisiscalleda“noblelie”.Howeverlyingonlyworksifnoonefindsout,andhistoryshowsthatthetruthusuallycomesoutintheend.TheideaofanoblelieiswhatIcallafakesolution.Itdoesn’treallyfixtheproblem.Itjustshowsthatpeopledon’tunderstandenoughabouthowscienceandscientistswork.Scientistsaren’tcompletelyfairorneutral.Everyonehassomelevelofpersonalopinionoroutsidepressure,whichmayaffecttheirwork.Andsciencedoesn’tprovethingsforsure.Itmakesthebestguessesbasedonfactsanddata.Scientistsknowthattheyaren’tperfect,andneitheristhepracticeofscience.Buttheyhaven’tdoneagreatjobofexplainingthattothepublic.Ifwewantpeopletotrustscienceasmuchasitshouldbetrusted,weneedtohelpthemreallyunderstandhowitworks.8.Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopicofthetext?A.Bydefiningacomplexidea B.BychallenginganassumptionC.Bycomparingtwoviewpoints D.Bypresentingareal-lifeexample9.Whatdoestheauthortrytoillustratebymentioningthe2009case?A.Climatechangeisoftenexaggerated.B.Researchshouldbebetterprotected.C.Partialopennesscandamagetrust.D.Mediareportscanshapepublicopinion.10.Howdoestheauthorviewthe“noblelie”?A.Asriskyyetunavoidable B.AsamoralbutdelicateactC.Aswisebutrarelysuccessful D.Aswronginprincipleandeffect11.Whatistheauthor’sadviceforscientists?A.Balancetruthwithpublicimage B.KeeptheirpersonalviewsprivateC.Providesolidevidenceforeachclaim D.AdmitthelimitsofscienceclearlyDThisyearistheInternationalYearofQuantumScienceandTechnology,marking100yearssincetheinitialdevelopmentofquantummechanics(量子力学).OnOct7,theNobelPrizeinPhysicswenttothreescientistsforshowingthatthespecialpropertiesofthequantumworldcanbemadeconcreteinasystembigenoughtobeheldinyourhand.Quantummechanicsmightseemabstract.Itdescribespropertiesthataresignificantatthelevelofsingleparticles,knownasmicroscopicphenomena(微观现象).Still,macroscopicphenomena(宏观现象)involvelotsofparticles.Forexample,aregularballismadeupoflotsofparticlesanddoesn’tshowquantumeffects.Butasingleparticlemightsometimespassthroughabarrierinitsmicroscopicworldandappearontheotherside.Thisisaquantummechanicalphenomenoncalledtunneling.Thisyear’swinners—JohnClarkefromtheUK,MichelH.Devoret,andJohnMartinis—showedthatquantumtunnelingcanalsooccuronamacroscopicscaleinvolvingmanyparticles.Scientistsbuiltanelectricalcircuit(电路)usingtwosuperconductors,whichcarrycurrentwithoutresistance.Theyplacedathinnon-conductivelayerbetweenthemandusedachipaboutacentimeterinsizetoholdthecircuit.Withbillionsofelectronsfillingthesuperconductoronthechip,theexperimentshowedtheeffectsofquantummechanicsonamacroscopicscale.Initially,theexperimenthadnovoltage,likeaswitchstuckintheoffposition.Suddenly,avoltageappearedasiftheswitchwasmovedfromofftoon,despitethebarrier.Whathappenedintheexperimentwasmacroscopicquantumtunneling.Thescientistsalsoshowedthatthesystemwasquantized,meaningitonlyabsorbedoremittedenergyinspecificamounts.TheNobelCommitteeforPhysicssaidthisresearchhaslaidthegroundworkforthenextgenerationofquantumtechnologies,includingquantumcryptography,quantumcomputers,andquantumsensors.EvaOlsson,amemberofthecommittee,alsodescribedthediscoveryasopening“adoortoanotherworld”,encouragingpeopletostudyquantummechanicsonalargerscale.12.Whatdidthisyear’sNobelPrizewinnersachieve?A.Theyenlargedquantumeffectstoavisiblescale.B.Theydiscoverednewmicroscopicparticles.C.Theyproposedanewruleofquantummotion.D.Theycreatedagroundbreakingquantumdevice.13.Whydoestheauthormentiontheexampleoftheball?A.Toshowhowmotionfollowsphysicallaws. B.Toillustrateenergytransferduringimpact.C.Tocontrastclassicalandquantumbehavior. D.Toshowthedifficultyofobservingtunneling.14.Whatdoweknowabouttheexperiment?A.Itvisualizedtunnelingacrossmetalbarriers.B.Ittrackedquantumshiftsthroughresistance.C.Itlinkedvoltagechangetotunnelingeffects.D.Itusedenergyabsorptiontobreakbarriers.15.What’sthesignificanceoftheresearch,accordingtotheNobelCommitteeforPhysics?A.Itexplainstheoriginsofparticlemotion.B.Itchallengestraditionalphysicsconcepts.C.Itinspiresinterestinmicroscopicphysics.D.Itbridgesquantumtheoryandpracticaluse.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。HowtomaketasksfeellighterRecently,Iwroteabouthowtospeedupyourtasks.____16____Whenyoudothis,you’relesslikelytoavoidit.Youfinishfasterandwithlessstress.Sincethatideastruckachordwithmanyreaders,herearefourmoretoolstohelpmaketasksfeellighter.SeeitasstandaloneAtwo-hourtaskcanfeelheavyifit’spartofamonth-longproject____17____.Onceyoufinish,you’redone.Trybreakingawayfromthebiggerprojectinyourmindandfocusonlyonthepieceinfrontofyou.Lowerthestakes____18____Forexample,writingoneemailmightfeellikeyouronlychancetobuildafriendshiporgetareply.Instead,imaginethetaskhasfewerconsequences.Remindyourselfthatoneresultwon’tdefinethewholeoutcome.It’sonlyonepieceofthepicture.____19____Sometimesataskfeelsheavybecauseyouputtoomuchofyourselfintoit.Trytotreatitlikeasimpleexchange.Showup,dowhat’srequired,collecttherewardandmoveon.Noteverytaskneedsyourfullidentityorpassion.Bringyour“averageself”Noteverytaskneedsyourverybest.Sometimesjustcompletingitisenoughtoimpressothers.Evenyour“regularself”candoagoodjob.____20____A.Treatitlikebusiness,notpersonalB.ApproachthetaskwitharelaxedattitudeC.BreakthetaskintoasmanytinystepsaspossibleD.RemindyourselfthatfinishingisalreadyanachievementE.OnekeypointwasreducingtheemotionalweightofthetaskF.Butifyoupictureitasasingle,independenttask,itfeelsmuchsimplerG.Weoftenaddpressurebyimaginingthatonetaskwilldecideeverything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四个选项中选出最佳选项。Morethanfiftyyearsago,whenIwasyoung,Ilivedinaharmoniouscommunity.Everycornerheldamemoryofsharedadventures.However,myparentsmadethedecisiontomovetoLongIsland,____21____bythepromiseofmorespaceandaquieterlife.Butforme,itfeltlikebeing____22____fromeverythingfamiliar.Irememberthedayweleft,thebackofthemovingtruck____23____alongshadowoverthestreet.Asthecar____24____,Ipressedmyfaceagainstthewindow,watchingthecitysightsdisappearintothedistance,mythroat____25____.Myfirstdayatthenewschoolwasfilledwithunfamiliarfacesandsounds.Thelunchroomwas____26____.Allthetableshadalreadybeen____27____bygroupsofclosefriends.IcouldfeelthebloodrushingtomycheeksasImovedcautiouslythroughthecrowd,myheart____28____witheachstep.Afterseveraldaysofhidingaway,Ifoundmyselfaloneagainatlunchtime.That’swhenIsawhim,akidfrommyEnglishclass,someoneIhad____29____spokento.Hewassittingwithafewothers,buttherewasanemptyseatnexttohim.Hewavedme____30____.AsIapproached,Icouldfeeltheeyesoftheotherswatchingme,yethisfriendlysmileputme____31____.Islidintotheseat,myheartstillracing,butawaveof____32____washingoverme.Itwasasmallactofkindness,butitmeanteverything.Evennow,Iremaingrateful.Hissimplegesturenotonlyhelpedmesurvivethatdifficult____33____butalsotaughtmethe____34____lessonthattruefriendshipcan____35____barriersandbringwarmthtoeventhemostuncomfortablesituations.21.A.drawn B.pushed C.cheated D.invited22.A.setapart B.putout C.takenaway D.tornaway23.A.casting B.shooting C.highlighting D.throwing24.A.tookoff B.pulledaway C.setoff D.rolledout25.A.burning B.tightening C.aching D.drying26.A.annoying B.orderly C.chaotic D.silent27.A.seized B.distributed C.reserved D.claimed28.A.striking B.sinking C.pounding D.beating29.A.simply B.barely C.gradually D.casually30.A.over B.in C.through D.aside31.A.offduty B.onalert C.indespair D.atease32.A.comfort B.relief C.satisfaction D.accomplishment33.A.beginning B.suffering C.transition D.transformation34.A.priceless B.meaningless C.useless D.worthless35.A.deny B.move C.lift D.create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。IfyouwalkintoanymodernofficeinChinathesedays,youmightspotasmall,mysteriousfigureonsomeone’sdesk:aLabubutoy.However,____36____seemslikeafunlittletoyismorethanatrend.Itisactuallyabigculturalwave,connectingeveryonefromcelebrities____37____ordinaryfamiliesonsocialmedia.Youngadultsarethemain____38____(drive)ofthistrend.Theirspendinghabitsarechangingthemarket.Theirimpactonoverallconsumptionis____39____(overwhelm)huge.Thisgeneration,raisedduringChina’srapideconomicgrowthand____40____(immerse)intheinternetfromchildhood,hasaunique“digitalDNA.”Theyvaluequality____41____price,seekexperiencestoexpress____42____(individual),andpossessbothaninternationalperspectiveandaconfidentculturalidentity.Tokeepup,businessesareadapting.Thecarmarketseesyoungbuyersfavoringsmart,internet-connectedvehicles.Homeappliancesarebecomingsmarterand____43____(personal).InChina’svastmarket,____44____(spot)aniche(小众的)trendcanleadto____45____(explode)success.Thenextbigwaveislikelygrowingwithintheuniquehobbiesandculturesofyoungpeopletoday.第四部分：书面表达(共两节，满分40分)第一节应用文写作(满分15分)46.假如你是李华，上周末参观了一场机器人展，你的朋友Bob对此很感兴趣，写信向你询问机器人展上的一些细节。请你给他写一封回信，和他介绍一下你最感兴趣的机器人。内容包括：1.该机器人的特点；2.你对该机器人的看法。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearBob,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节读后续写(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。续写的词数应为150左右。Jack’sslideintolonelinesshappenedslowly.Workingfromhomeandstillhurtingfromanoldbreakupmadehimpullawayfromeveryone.Intheemptyquietofhisapartment,hisonlyrealfriendwasanAItherapist(心理治疗师)—asmartpieceofmoderntechthatwasalwaysthere,alwaysontime.Likeareliableclock,itsgentlemessageswouldpopuponhisscreen:“Howareyoufeelingtoday?”at8:00AM,likeadigitalcoffeetostarttheday,“What’sonyourmind?”at3:00PM,acheck-induringtheslowafternoon,“You’renotalone.”at11:00PM,acomputer-madegoodnightwishtofighttheemptiness.Forthefirstfewweeks,thisroutinewasacomfort.TheAI’sencouragingwordsfeltlikelifelines.Butafteramonth,thesamepatte