浙江省杭州某中学2025-2026学年高二上学期期中测试英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1浙江省杭州某中学2025-2026学年高二上学期期中测试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。AAlaskaRailroad#14of297thingstodoinAnchorage,AlaskaAboutCompletedin1923,theiconicAlaskaRailroadconnectsmanyofAlaska’smostpopulardestinations:Anchorage,Talkeetna,DenaliNationalPark,Fairbanks,Girdwood,Seward,WhittierandtheSpencerGlacierWhistleStop.DailysummerdeparturesandourknowledgeableAlaskanreservationists(承办预约业务的人)makeiteasytoplaneverythingfromdaytripstomulti-dayAlaskavacationsincludingexcursions(短途旅行)andaccommodations—allusingtheAlaskaRailroadtotraverse(穿越)thisgreatland.ReadmoreAug2024·FamilyMyfamilyoffourrodetheGlacierDiscoveryTrainfromPortagetoGrandviewandback.Thiswasjustunder4hoursandaperfectamountoftimeforustorelax&seesomebeautifulnatureandglaciers.ParkingandcheckinatPortagestationwereeasy.Thetrainwasgood&clean,snackswereofgreatvarietyforatrainandcrewwasfriendly.Wehadafantasticafternoon!Aug2024·CouplesWetookDenaliStarfromAnchoragetoFairbanksandbackTheseatswerecomfortableenoughwithplentyoflegroomWeenjoyedusingtheopenbackplatformtospotwildlife.Thetasteofthefoodwasveryplain-thereneededtobeafewmoreoptions,forthedinnerservice.Ihebreadpuddingonthebreakfastmemuwasthebestthingservedallday.Aug2024·SinglesGreatviewsfromtrain.Trainwasveryuncomfortable.Nochargingportsforphones&pads.ItpouredouttheentiretimeinSeward.Badluck.Iamdisabledandhadtostandbecausepeoplethatweren’tdisabledtookthedisabilityseat.Aug2024·FamilyTheviewwasamazingWetravelledwithour10yearold.Itwas8:50pmanddinnerwasstillunavailable.Therewerenofoodoptionsforchildren.Mychildhasfoodrestrictions,buttheconductorVernwassorudethatthewholecarwasshockedwithhisbehaviortowarda10-year-oldchild.1.WhatcanbelearnedabouttheAlaskaRailroad?A.Itrunsonaweeklybasisinsummertime.B.ItconnectspopularscenicspotsinAlaska.C.Itprovidesmulti-daytrainrideexperiences.D.ItincludeseducationalcoursesaboutAlaska.2.WhatmadeDavidAupset?A.Terribleweather. B.Bad-manneredstaff.C.Narrowanduncleanseats. D.Nofacilitiesforthedisabled.3.WhatdidChrisK20andTienNhaveincommon?A.Theytravelledwiththeirchildren.B.Theyweredissatisfiedwiththefood.C.Theywereonlysatisfiedwiththeview.D.Theythoughthighlyofthetraintripoverall.BIworkwithVolunteersforWildlife,arescueandeducationorganizationatBaileyArboretuminLocustValley.Tryingtohelpinjured,homelessorsickcreaturescanbeheartbreaking;survivalisnevercertain.However,whenitworks,itissimplybeautiful.IgotarescuecallfromawomaninMuttontown.Shehadfoundayoungowl(猫头鹰)ontheground.WhenIarrived,Isawa2-to3-week-oldowl.Ithadalreadybeenplacedinacarrierforsafety.Iexaminedthechick(雏鸟)anditseemedfine.IfIcouldlocatethenest,Imighthavebeenabletoputitback,butnoluck.Mynextworkwastoconstructanestandanchor(固定)itinatree.Thehomeownerwasveryhelpful.Awirebasketwasfound.Iputsomepine(松树)branchesintothebaskettomakethisnestsafeandcomfortable.Iplacedthechickinthenest,anditquicklycalmeddown.Nowallthatwasneededweretheparents,buttheywereabsent.Igavethehomeownerarecordingofthehungerscreamsofowlchicks.Theseadvertisethepresenceofchickstoadults;theymightalsoencourageourchicktostartcallingaswell.Igavetheownerasmuchinformationaspossibleandheadedhometoseewhatnewsthenightmightbring.Anervousnighttobesure,butsometimesthespiritsofnaturesmileonusall!Thehomeownercalledtosaythattheparentshadrespondedtotherecordings.Idroveoverandsawthechickinthenestlookinghealthyandactive.Anditwasaccompaniedinthenestbythegreatestsightofall-LUNCH!Theparentshaddonetheirdutyandwouldprobablycontinuetodoso.4.Whatisunavoidable(不可避免的)intheauthor’srescueworkaccordingtoParagraph1?A.Effortsmadeinvain. B.Gettinginjuredinhiswork.C.Feelinguncertainabouthisfuture. D.Creaturesforcedoutoftheirhomes.5.WhywastheauthorcalledtoMuttontown?A.Torescueawoman. B.Totakecareofawoman.C.Tolookatababyowl. D.Tocureayoungowl.6.Whatmadethechickcalmdown?A.Anewnest. B.Somefood. C.Arecording. D.Itsparents.7.Howwouldtheauthorfeelabouttheoutcomeoftheevent?A.It’sdisappointing. B.It’sbeautiful. C.It’shumorous. D.It’sdiscouraging.CInarecentpostaboutprioritizing(按优先顺序列出或处理)thingsinyourlife,Iquotedastatement:“Ifyoudiedtomorrow,itwouldtakeyouremployeraboutamonthtoreplaceyou.Ontheotherhand,yourfamilywouldneverbeabletoreplaceyou.”Ipresenteditasameansofexhibitingtheimportanceofprioritizinglifeoutsideofwork.Intermsofworkandcareer,youarereplaceableand,ifthat’snotareasontoprioritizeotheraspectsofyourlife,Idon’tknowwhatis!Ireceivedsomefeedback(反馈)thatsuggestingpeoplearereplaceableintheirworklivesmightbeabitharsh.Bethatasitmay(尽管如此),atthesametime,it’sfair.Thatsaid,it’snotmyaimtomakethepointsoundlikeadowner(沮丧的人);rather,theaimwasforittobeliberating(解放的).Sure,theremightbeagreatimpactonwhatyoudo,butthatdoesn’tmakeyouspecial.Yes,everyoneisspecialintheirownways—especiallytotheirlovedones.Tomisspecial,asareJill,Ben,Sarah,andKevin.Thelistgoeson.Theyallhavetheiruniquecombinationsofcharacteristics.Butthinkofitintermsofstatisticsinpsychologicalresearch—wedesirealargesamplesizeinpartbecausetheyhelpusobservetrends.Themorepeopleweobserve,themoresimilarpeoplebecome.Forexample,ifyouonlyhadJimandDenise—thedifferencesbetweenthetwowouldbe“remarkable”—you’dseehoweachis“special”.But,that’ssimplythescope(范围)ofthings.Changethescopefromtwopeopleto1,000,andyoustarttoseethatwhatmadeJimorDenisespecialisactuallynotveryspecialatall.Justasimportantasvaluingyourselfandhavingapositiveself-imageisbeingrealisticabouthowothersseeyou.Thatis,youarenotspecialtoeveryoneorineverysituation.Recognizingthisshouldnotbeablowtoone’sself-image;rather,itwillhelpyouengagewithothersinahealthyandsuccessfulmanner.8.Whatdoestheauthorimplybythequoteinhisrecentpost?A.Familyismoreimportantthanwork. B.Prioritiesseldomexistamongpeople.C.Individualsmatterlittleatwork. D.Work-lifebalanceiseasytoachieve.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“harsh”inparagraph2possiblymean?A.Fairtosee. B.Unpleasanttohear. C.Easytohandle.D.Hardtounderstand.10.Whatisthemainideaofparagraph3?A.Notwopeoplearealike. B.Thosewelovemakeusspecial.C.Beingspecialisrelative. D.Weareuniqueinalargercontext.11.Whyisitimportanttoberealisticabouthowothersseeyou?A.Itmakesyouvalueyourselfmore. B.Itallowsyoutoseeyourweaknesses.C.Itcontributestoapositiveself-image. D.Itboostshealthyinterpersonalinteractions.D“IwritetofindoutwhatI’mthinking,”wrotethegreatAmericanjournalistJohnDosPassos.Anyoneengagedinwritingunderstandsthistruth:theactofwritingtransformshalf-formedideasintoprecise,logicalthought.Whatsoundscoherent(有条理的)whenspokenoftenappearsweakandillogicalwhencommittedtopaper.ArecentMITstudyprovidesconvincingscientificevidenceforthisclaim.Researchersusedwearable(可穿戴的)brainscannerstocomparestudentswhowroteessaysindependentlywiththoseusingAIassistance.Thefindingswereclear:AI-assistedwriters“consistentlyunder-performedatbrain,verbal,andbehaviorallevels.”Theydemonstrated(显示，证明)thatweneedtowriteinordertothinkdeeply.Thisresearchemerges(出现)atacriticalhistoricalmomentforliteracy(读写能力).Childhoodreadinghasreachedrecordlows,withnearlyhalfofBritishadultsnotreadingasinglebooklastyear.AdultliteracyisdecliningormakingnoprogressacrossmostOECDcountries.Notably,averageIQshavebeguntodeclinesincethe1980s,alongwithreasoning(推理的)andproblem-solvingabilities—atrendthatisunlikelytoberandom.WalterOng’sinfluential(有影响力)work“OralityandLiteracy”illuminateswhywritingisessential.HearguedthatliteracyenabledAncientGreece’sintellectualrevolution.Oralculturesmust“thinkmemorablethoughts”,relyingonrhyme,emotion,andcliché(陈词滥调)topreserveknowledge.Writing,bycontrast,allowsforprecise,complexstatementsthatcanbeexamined,reviewed,anddevelopedintologicalarguments.Inourdigitalage,notechnologyhassurpassedthecomplicatedarchitectureofthebook.Whiletheinternetoffersfragmented(碎片化的)information,booksproviderichcontextandsustained(持续的)logicalconnections.Readingisanactiveprocessthatdemandsengagementandconcentration—itisessentiallythinkingindialoguewiththetext.Asourculturebecomesincreasinglydominated(支配)byshort-formvideosandattention-fragmentingcontent,werisklosingthecapacityforcomplexreasoning.Readingandwritingformthefoundationofseriousthought—ahabitthatuniteshistory’sgreatestminds.Beforeweyield(让步)ourcognitivedevelopmenttoscreensandalgorithms(算法),wemustcarefullyconsiderwhatwemightbesacrificing.12.WhatisthefunctionofwritingaccordingtoJohnDosPassos?A.Ensuringfluency. B.Recordingspokenwords.C.Organizingthoughts. D.Revealingflawsinspeech.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordilluminatesmeaninparagraph4?A.makeupfor B.getthroughto C.comeupwith D.shedlighton14.Whydoestheauthordescribereadingas“thinkingindialoguewiththetext”?A.Tostressitsinteractivefeature. B.Toemphasizeitsintegrity.C.Tounderlineitslogicalstructure. D.Tohighlightitsculturalrelevance.15.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardspeople’sreasoningcapacityinourdigitalage?A.Indifferent. B.Concerned. C.Critical. D.Skeptical.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。Ineducation,whenachildbeginstoconnectthingsonapagewithsounds,itistermedprintawareness.Printawarenessisaveryimportantpartofearlychildhoodeducation.___16___Theyknowitwillhelpchildrenlaythegroundworkforlearninghowtoread.Ifachildlacksprintawarenessinthefirstgrade,heorshemaystruggletocatchupinschool.___17___Forexample,theyreadarticlesfromlefttorightandtoptobottombecausetheyunderstandthatthisishowEnglishtextisread.Theyarealsoabletodifferentiateadvertisementsonthepagefromthearticleitself.Infact,theyareabletodothisbecauseoftheirprintawareness.Childrendonotunderstandtheorderbydefault(默认情况下).___18___Astheydiscovertheruleswhichinfluencetheuseoftext,itistermedprintawareness.Abigpartofprintawareness,afterlearningabouttheorderinwhichprintshouldberead,isunderstandingthecontext.Anadultknowsthedifferencebetweenanewspaperandafictionbook.___19___Heorsheneedstolearnthatdifferenttextindifferentcontextsmeansdifferentthings.Parentscanhelptheirchildrentodevelopprintawarenessbyfrequentlyreadingtothemandintroducingthemtomanydifferentprintmaterials.Developingprintawarenessatayoungagemakesalotofsense.___20___A.However,achildmightnot.B.Printawarenessshouldnotbemistakenforreadingability.C.Mostadultsreadthingswithoutreallythinkingaboutthem.D.Theyhavetolearntheorderinwhichabookneedstoberead.E.Butthiswillnotpreventthechildfrombecomingasuccessfulreader.F.Bothparentsandteachersworkwithchildrentoincreaseprintawareness.G.Itstrengthsachild’sreadingskills,improvinghisorherchanceofsuccess.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。Yearsago,Ipursuedmymaster’sdegreeinBangalore,India.Oneweekend,asashowlover,Idecidedto____21____ashowatalocaltheatreonBrigadeRoad.Ican’trememberitsname,butIclearly____22____thenoisyandshakyrideinathree-wheeledvehicle,itsenginesputtering(噼啪作响)aswewove(穿行)throughtraffic.Thatafternoon,BrigadeRoadwasin____23____—bikesspedpastquickly,carshonked(按喇叭)endlessly,busesrolledbynoisily.Igotoffoutsidethetheatre,andsteppedontothepavement.Suddenly,mylegsgaveout—I____24____Asharppainshotthroughmyrightlegasmyankle(脚踝)broke,andI____25____tostandupbymyself,butinvain.Passers-byeitherhurriedpastwithoutaglanceorstoleaquicklookbeforeturningaway.Stroking(轻抚)myinjured____26____andfightingbacktears,Ifelt____27____.Minuteslater,ayoungman____28____,hiseyesfixedonme.Crouching(蹲)down,heaskedaboutmypain,gentleandsoft-spoken.Hethenmanagedto____29____apassingtaxi.Hehelpedmetomyfeet,supportingmyweightcarefully,and____30____meintothetaxi.Beforeclosingthedoor,heleanedinand____31____,“Takecare,”thenturnedandleft.Shortlyafterwards,Iwas____32____toanearbyclinic.Mypain____33____,buttheman’sappearanceandhiskind____34____havestayedwithme.Itremindsmethatinaworldwhereeveryoneseemsinarush,Icanstillfindthebestofhumanityinsimpleactsofcare—inthosewhopausetoassist,leavingmewithasenseoflasting____35____.21.A.catch B.stage C.adapt D.cancel22.A.forget B.miss C.ignore D.recall23.A.silence B.chaos C.trouble D.peace24.A.hesitated B.froze C.collapsed D.waved25.A.demanded B.struggled C.pretended D.promised26.A.knee B.ankle C.leg D.foot27.A.embarrassed B.content C.powerless D.relieved28.A.paused B.screamed C.fled D.passed29.A.chaseafter B.complainabout C.jumpinto D.flagdown30.A.lifted B.guided C.pushed D.forced31.A.whispered B.announced C.warned D.replied32.A.assigned B.invited C.ordered D.transported33.A.faded B.worsened C.returned D.remained34.A.stories B.response C.gesture D.encouragement35.A.relief B.satisfaction C.disappointment D.appreciation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。TheTaklimakanDesert,infamousasthe“SeaofDeath”,hasnowbeenfullyencircledbythelongestsand-blockinggreenecologicalbarrier,___36___lengthreachesanimpressive3,046kilometers,___37___(mark)thecompletionofover40yearsofeffortstocontainthedesertexpansionwithinasafetyzone.Covering337,600squarekilometers,theTaklimakanisChina’slargestdriftingdesert,whichposesan___38___(increasing)alarmingthreattosurroundingoases(绿洲)andservesasasignificantsourceofduststormsandanupwindareaforthecountry.Inanefforttobattledesertificationandrelievetheunfavorableeffectsofshiftingsandsandduststorms___39___nearbyresidents,the“GreenGreatWall”hasgraduallyemerged.Sofar,alongsidethegreenbelt,efforts___40___(make)topromotethedevelopmentofsand-relatedindustries,suchasceramicsandpottery.Thegreenbeltnotonlyactsas___41___ecologicalbarrierbutalsostabilizesagriculture,boostsXinjiang’seconomicdevelopment,andhighlightsChina’stechnologicalandorganizationalstrengthinecologicalgovernance.Itisashiningexampleof___42___canbeachievedthroughtechnologicalinnovationandorganizationalcapabilities.Withatarget___43___(restore)2.34millionhectaresofdegradedlandby2030,thisongoinginitiativewillsafeguardtheenvironmentandpromote___44___(region)sustainabledevelopment.Withthesuccessfulcompletionofthegreenbarrier,thisregion,oncetroubledbyserioussandstorms,issettoseerenewed___45___(vital)anddynamicecosystems.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节(满分15分)46.在近期开展的学生周末活动问卷调查中，“刷手机短视频”是近八成同学的主要活动。针对这一现象，校英文报YouthVoice栏目面向全校征文。请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：1.陈述看法；2.提出建议。注意：1.写作词数应为80字左右；2.请按如下格式在答题纸相应位置作答。ReflectingonOur“ShortVideo”Weekends___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。Atfifteen,Emmathoughthereight-year-oldbrotherJames,withhisendlessenergyandtalentfortrouble,wasthemostannoyingcreatureonearth.Heburstintoherroomwithoutknocking,touchedherthingswithstickyfingers,andstoletheattentionfromtheirparentsthatshelongedfor(渴望).Theyquarreledeveryday,andeveryargumentendedwithEmmabeingblamed.“You’relucky,”herfriendsteased(取笑),“You’renotlonely.”Butloneliness,Emmathought,mightbebetterthanlivinginconstantchaos(混乱).Sometimes,lyingawakeatnight,shewishedfiercelythatshewereanonlychild.Life,shethought,wouldbesomuchquieterandhappier.Thatsummer,theirfamilyrentedagrandthree-storyhousebytheseaforvacation.Itwasenormous—morethantenroomsoneachfloor—andstoodrightontheedgeoftheshore.Withitstoweringwindowsandechoinghalls,itfeltmorelikeacastlethanahouse.Thescent(气味)ofsaltwaterandpinedrifted(漂浮)throughtheair,butthehousefeltstrangelylonelyinitssilence,asthoughithidmanys