山东省枣庄市薛城区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山东省枣庄市薛城区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）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。AAccordingtotheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture,foodpricesincreasedby0.4%fromMarchtoApril2024.AndsinceApril2023,theyareupasharp3.4%.Tofightinflation(通货膨胀)andhelpshopperssavemoney,Targetannouncedthatitwillbecuttingcostsonessentialitemsthroughoutthesummer.Whichproductswillseelowerprices?Target’spricereductionswillhit5,000itemsinkeydepartments,includinggroceriesandhouseholdessentials.Accordingtothecompany’spressrelease,groceryitemssuchasmilk,meat,freshproduce,yogurt,andcoffeewillseedecreasedpricing.Additionally,Targetwillreducepricesonhouseholdessentialssuchasbabyoil,papertowelsandfeedingbottles.HowmuchisTargetloweringprices?Targetisnotofferingflat-rateoracross-the-boardpricecuts,whichmeansnewpricingisspecifictoeachitemandnotbasedonacertainpercentage.AccordingtothelistedpricesinTargetstoresandonline,decreaseswillbebetween20centsand$1.Forexample,abagofGood&GatherRoastedNutsdroppedfrom$6.89to$5.99,andapackageofPurinaCatFoodwentfrom$2.39to$1.99.Willthiscontinuebeyondsummer?WhileTargetisadvertisingthesepricecutsasameanstohelpshopperssavethissummer,thesedealswillcontinueafterAugust.ATargetrepresentativehasconfirmedthatthesearetheneweverydaylowprices,whichwillhelpoutshoppers’walletsformanyseasonstocome.Whatelsedoshoppersneedtoknow?WhilethereareplentyofTargetsavingshacks(妙招),oneofthebestistakingadvantageofTargetCircledeals.Shopperscansaveanextra5%ontheirpurchasesiftheypayusingtheTargetCircleCard.1.WheremayweseethepricecutsinTarget?A.BabyCareSection. B.ToyLandSection.C.OutdoorLivingSection. D.OfficeSuppliesSection.2.WhichpartexplainsthetimingoftheTargetpricecuts?A.Willthiscontinuebeyondsummer? B.HowmuchisTargetloweringprices?C.Whatelsedoshoppersneedtoknow? D.Whichproductswillseelowerprices?3.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?A.TosaveTarget. B.Topromoteluxuries.C.Tofightinflation. D.Toinformcustomers.BIhavealwaysbeenpassionateaboutart,butwithchildrentofeedandeducate,pursuingitseemedimpossible.At83,Ifinallyregisteredforartschool.Bornin1933,Iledalifemarkedbyfamilystrugglesbutalsoresilience(适应力).Istudiedmechanicalengineeringandlatermanagement,becominganassociateprofessoratbusinessschool,whereInowholdemeritus(荣誉退休的)status.Abouttenyearsago,aftermywifefellillwithAlzheimer’sandrequiredcare,Iturnedtopainting.Determinedtotakethisnewpathseriously,IappliedtoanartprogrammeinBarcelona,insistingonpaintingdespiteadvicetostudyarthistory.Balancingmystudieswithwork,ittookmesevenyearstocompletethefour-yearcourse,graduatinglastyearattheageof90.Returningtoschoolwasachallenge;everythinghadchangedsincemyearliereducation.Mostofmyclassmateswereintheir20s,buttheywelcomedmewarmly,oftenseekingmyadviceduetomylifeexperience.Iencounteredsomeresistancefromacoupleofteachersearlyon,butIkeptgoing.Thefirsttwoyearsfocusedonflowers,stilllifes,andlandscapes,beforeweexploredabstraction,whichIenjoymost.Ibelievethattalentcomesfromhardwork;sometimesIfeelstuck,butIpushthrough.MyartisticinfluencesincludeSpanishpainterslikeFranciscodeZurbaránandJoaquínSorolla,andwhileIappreciatebeauty,Ivaluegoodnessandtruthevenmore.Icreateabstractlandscapesfrommemory,expressingmyemotionsthroughcolour.Ipaintprimarilyonweekendsandduringholidays.WhileIdon’tplantoexhibitextensively,myworkwasdisplayedinasmallvillageforsixmonths,thoughitreceivedlittleattention.Afteralifetimeinengineeringandeducation,Imaynotfullyidentifyasanartist,butInowhavetherecognitionthatsupportsmyjourneyintoart.4.Whydidtheauthordecidetopursueartat83?A.TofindcuresforAlzheimer’s. B.Tochangehiscareerpath.C.Topursuehispassionforart. D.Tosupporthisbigfamily.5.Howdidtheauthor’sclassmatesreacttohim?A.Theyenjoyedhiscompany. B.Theytendedtoignorehim.C.Theyinspiredhimtogoon. D.Theyresistedhispresence.6.Whichbestdescribestheauthor’sartjourney?A.Eventful. B.Romantic. C.Casual. D.Challenging.7.Whatwouldbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.TheStruggleofOldArtists. B.FromEngineeringtoArt.C.TheValueofArtEducation. D.ALifetimeofArtPursuit.CThesunandthesea,bothrichandfree,areusedinauniqueprojecttocreateverticalseafarms(垂直海洋农场)floatingontheoceanthatcanproducefreshwaterfordrinkingandagriculture.ProfessorHaolanXuandDrGaryOwensfromUniSA’sFutureIndustriesInstitutehavedevelopedtheverticalfloatingseafarmwhichismadeupoftworooms:anupperroomsimilartoaglasshouseandalowerwaterharvestroom.DrOwenssays,“Cleanwaterissuppliedbyanarrayofsolarevaporators(太阳能蒸发器)thatcantakeintheseawater,collectthesaltand,underthesun’srays,freecleanwatervapor(水蒸气)intotheair,whichthenchangesintowaterandispassedtotheplantgrowthroom.”“Otherdesignshavelocatedevaporatorsinsidethegrowthroom,whichtakeupvaluablespacethatcouldotherwisebeusedforplantgrowth.Also,thesesystemsareeasytocauseoverheatingandcropdeath,”ProfessorXusays.“Inourdesign,theverticalevaporatorsandthegrowthroomdecreasethedevice’soverallfootprint.Besides,itisoperatedmostlybymachineandhasalowcost,usingonlysolarenergyandseawatertoproducecleanwaterandgrowcrops.”Freshwateraccountsforjust2.5%oftheworld’swaterandmostofthisisnotaccessiblebecauseit’sstuckinglaciers,icecapsorisdeepunderground.TheUnitedNationsestimatesthatby2050,about2.4billionpeoplearelikelytoexperiencewatershortages.Inthesameperiod,theglobalsupplyofwaterforagricultureisexpectedtodecreasebyaround19%.However,theresearchershaveshownthattherecycledwaterproducedinthiswayispureenoughtodrinkandhasalowersaltcontentthanWHOguidelinesfordrinkingwater.DrOwenssaystheirdesignisonlyattheproof-of-conceptstage,butafteritisprovedtobeasuccess,theirnextstepistorampitupthroughasetofindividualdevicestomeetlargerwatersupplyneeds.“Seawaterisanobvioussolutiontothegrowingglobalshortagesofwater,food,andagriculturalland,”DrOwensadds.8.Whatdosolarevaporatorsontheverticalseafarmdo?A.Trapwatervaporfromtheseasurface.B.Limitthetemperatureofthegrowthroom.C.Pushwatertothelowerharvestroom.D.Removesaltfromseawaterunderthesun.9.Whatisanadvantageofthenewdesign?A.Itcanstoremuchmoreextrasolarenergy.B.Itenablesahighoutputofcrops.C.Itallowsformorespaceforplantgrowth.D.Itcanruncontinuouslyforlong.10.WhatdoestheauthorintendtodowiththefiguresinParagraph4?A.Revealthelackofundergroundwater.B.Stresstheseriousnessofwatershortage.C.UnfoldthedetailsofWHOguidelines.D.Emphasizethewidespreadofseawater.11.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“rampitup”inthelastparagraphmean?A.Increasethesizeofthefarm.B.Buildastrictwater-savingsystem.C.Reducethecostofthefarm.D.Havemorepeopleknowthefarm.DCaliforniaresearchersdevelopedagloveembeddedwithelectronicsensorsthatcantranslateAmericanSignLanguage(ASL)intoEnglishinrealtimethroughanapponyoursmartphone.Unlikeitspastcounterparts,thenewgloveislightweight,inexpensiveandlong-lasting.Thedevicecouldhelpremovecommunicationbarriersbetweensignersandnon-signers.Hopefully,thismayopenupaneasywayforpeoplewhousesignlanguagetocommunicatedirectlywithnon-signerswithoutneedingsomeoneelsetotranslateforthem.TheteamworkedwithfourpeoplewhoaredeafanduseASLandhadthemrepeatgesturesupto15timeswhilewearingtheglove-likedevice,simultaneouslyteachingamachinehowtorecognizethem.Theglovehasthin,stretchablesensorsmadefrom“electricallyconductingyarns”thatrunupeachfingerandconvertthemovementsintosignals.Thesesignalsaresenttoa“dollar-coin-sized”circuitboardplacedontheperson’swrist,whichthenwirelesslytransfersthemovertoasmartphone.Thesystemwasabletorecognize660handmotionsandfingerplacementsthatstandforeachletterintheEnglishalphabet,differentphrasesandeachnumber.Thealgorithm(计算程序)recognizedthecorrectsignsabout99%ofthetime,andinlessthanonesecond—oraboutatonewordpersecond.Theresearchersalsoplacedsensorsinbetweentheparticipantseyebrowsandonthesidesoftheirmouthsto“capturefacialexpressionsthatareapartofASL”.Thesameexacthand-shapeandmovementcantotallychangemeaningbecauseofthefacialexpressionthatisusedtoaccompanyit.TakethewordMUCH.Thedegreeofhowmuchcantotallybedeterminedbythefacialexpressionalonewhilethesignstaysthesame.Researcherssaidtheglovewouldneedtolearnmorevocabularyandbeabletotranslatesignsfasterinordertogetacommercialversionofitinstores.12.Whoarethemaintargetusersofthenewglove?A.Translators. B.Foreignteachers.C.Signlanguageusers. D.Englishlearners.13.WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytalkabout?A.Wherethenewglovewasused. B.Whythenewglovewasinvented.C.Whatmakesthenewglovepopular. D.Howthenewgloveworks.14.Howdoresearchersimprovetheglove’scorrectnessofrecognition?A.Bycatchingfacialexpressionsoftheparticipants.B.Bylengtheningthetimeofcatchinggestures.C.Byupdatingthealgorithmofthesmartphone.D.Byinputtingmorelecternandwordsofdifferentlanguages.15.Whatwillresearchersdowiththegloveinthefutureaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.Makeitusefulforeveryone. B.Improveitsperformance.C.Extenditsservicelife. D.Beautifyitsoutlook.第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)根据短文内容.从短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。Maybeyouareprobablygettinganearful(训斥)fromyourinnervoice.___16___.Hereareseveralwaystochangeyourself-talkscriptandtouseyourinnervoicestoperformbetter.ListencriticallytoyourinnercriticInhigh-pressuresituations,self-talkisoftencritical.Insteadofthinkingdeliberatelyandlogically,ourinnervoicesarecausedbyemotion.Thatinfluenceseverythingfromhowwetalktoourselvestoourbehaviors.___17___.Andwhenyourinnervoicesstarttofillwithwordsoffrustrationanddiscouragement,pausetheconversationasyouconsiderwaystochangeit.CreatepsychologicaldistancefromyourselfOneeffectivewaytomanagestressistocreatepsychologicaldistance.Thiscanbeachievedbyusingsecond-orthird-personpronounswhenreferringtothesituation.Askingyourself,“Whyareyoufeelingsostressed?”isonewaytocreatethepsychologicaldistanceyouneedtoregulateemotion.___18___.Fityourconversationtoyourgoal___19___.Instructionalself-talklike“shouldersback”or“keeptheleftarmstraight”workstoimprovetechnique.Motivationalself-talksuchas“you’vegotthis”or“keepgoing”canhelpwithconfidence,strength,orendurance.It’simportanttobeawareofthetypeofself-talkyouareusingandmakesureitalignswithyourgoalsandneeds.___20___Demeaningornegativeself-talkisonlygoingtoincreaseyourstressandholdyouback.Instead,speakcompassionatelytoyourself—justasyouwouldtoafriend.Recreatenegativemessagestoincludepositivecontent.“Iamnotgoodatthis.”canbechangedto“Relax.Youarepreparedforthis.”“Idon’tknowwhattosay.”canbereplacedby“Remembertosmileandaskgoodquestions.”A.TreatyourselfasafriendB.MakeasmanyfriendsaspossibleC.UsinginstructionallanguageisappropriateD.Differenttypesofself-talkworkbestforspecificgoalsE.SoyourfirststepistolistencriticallytowhatyouaresayingtoyourselfF.Often,negativecommentsinyourheadmakeitdifficultforyoutosucceedG.Thiswayyoumightfindyourtaskaninterestingchallengeinsteadofathreat第三部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。ManuelVera,aretireeinSilverSpring,hadnoideahiseffortswouldgothisfar.Atfirst,he___21___soughttohelphisneighborsstayphysicallyactivebyofferingto___22___theirbikesforfree.Allheaskedwasthecostofnewparts.Later,hestartedthinkingabouttheunusedbikespeoplehadathomeand___23___neighborstodonatethosecollecting___24___intheirbasements.SilverSpring,aWashington,D.C.,suburbofabout80,000,isa___25___communitybringingtogetherfamilies,youngprofessionals,retireeslikeVera,andalargecommunityofimmigrantsandrefugees(难民)___26___tomakethisplacehome.Veratunes(调整)upthedonatedbikesand___27___themtoparks,foodbanks,andapartmentcomplexes.HecampsoutwithhisFreeBikessignandwaitsforpeopletowanderover.Thenhe___28___peoplewiththeperfectnewrideandwatchesthemrideawayhappy.Hisinitial___29___sawsixbikesgoinunder30minutes.Inadditiontotheadultsandkidshe___30___athisFreeBikesevents,customerscomefromlocalresettlementagenciesandothernonprofits.Thegroups___31___informationincludingtheheight,genderandageofa___32___,andVeradeliversafittingbicycletotheirdoor.He’shappytomakethe___33___.NowneighborsknowhimastheBikeDude,andtheykeephimbusywitha___34___supplyofbikes,helmetsandlocks.Sofar,morethan700SilverSpringershavenewwheelstotakethemanywheretheirfeetcan___35___,thankstothebig-heartedBikeDude.21.A.simply B.naturally C.immediately D.certainly22.A.wash B.mend C.keep D.recycle23.A.agreedwith B.arrangedfor C.dependedon D.appealedto24.A.dust B.attention C.energy D.information25.A.secure B.lively C.diverse D.friendly26.A.careful B.eager C.ambitious D.proud27.A.sells B.lends C.donates D.transports28.A.pairs B.connects C.mixes D.compares29.A.repair B.sale C.giveaway D.experiment30.A.invites B.encounters C.hires D.comforts31.A.confirm B.spread C.provide D.process32.A.donor B.professional C.volunteer D.rider33.A.trip B.decision C.choice D.fortune34.A.flexible B.steady C.limited D.fixed35.A.kick B.walk C.pedal D.move第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)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。StephenCurry’sgrandfatherbuiltasimplebasketby___36___(attach)apieceofplastictoatelephonepole.Stephenspentmanychildhoodhoursplayingonthis___37___(mud)basketballcourt.Itwas___38___helearnttobecreativeandflexibleasaplayer.___39___(know)wheretheballwouldgowasn’teasyinthosepoorconditions.Hehadtoadjusthisownplayingstyleasaresult.Shootingwithgreat___40___(accurate)wasanotherthinghelearnt.PractisingdayinanddayouthelpedStephen___41___(sharp)hisskills.Manypeopledidn’tthinkhewouldbeasuccessfulbasketballplayer,___42___henevergaveup.HiscreativityandperseverancemadehimDavidson’sstarplayer.___43___(select)fortheNBAin2009,heperformedbeyondeveryone’sexpectationswithhisaccurateshootingand___44___(continue)efforts.StephenwonhisfirstNBAchampionshipin2015.AfterreceivingtheMostValuablePlayerawardfortwoyearsinarow,Stephenexplainedhisphilosophy.Inhisopinion,____45____hewantedtodowasjustbehimself.Whathedidwastoworkeverysingledaytogetbetter.Atthesametime,whatothersthoughtofhimdidn’tinfluencewhathebecame.第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46.假定你是某国际学校的学生会主席李华，你们学校正在开展“创建美丽校园”的活动。请你用英语给全校学生写一封倡议书。要点包括：1.校园内存在的不文明现象；2.创建美丽校园的重要性；3.你的建议；注意：1.词数80字左右（开头已经给出，不计入总词数）2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dearfellowstudents,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________theStudents’Union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。Earlyinmyteachingcareer,Iheardcountlessexcuses—mostofthemmadeup,manyofthemamusing—forwhystudentsdidn’thavetheirhomework.And,yes,“thedogateit”wasoneofthem.Astimepassed,Igrewtiredofhearing“Idon’thavemyhomeworkbecause...”.SoIquitacceptinganyexcuse.WhenIwastransferredtoaninner-citymiddleschool,Itookmyno-nonsenseattitudewithme.“Noexcuses,noextensions!”Iwarnedmyeighthgradersonthe