2025-2026学年河南省信阳市淮滨县滨城高级中学高二上学期12月期中英语试题

2025-2026学年河南省信阳市淮滨县滨城高级中学高二上学期12月期中英语试题考试时间：120分钟满分：150分学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________注意事项：1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)，满分100分，考试时间75分钟;答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，并在相应的位置上贴上条形码。2．选择题答案使用2B铅笔填涂，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号;非选择题答案使用0．5毫米的黑色中性(签字)笔或碳素笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号在各题的答题区域(黑色线框)内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不折叠，不破损。第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有十秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Howdoesthemanfeel?A.Understanding. B.Annoyed. C.Apologetic.2.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofJacob?A.He’scapable. B.He’sexperienced. C.He’sbad-tempered.3.Whatdidtheman’scousindoforhim?A.Heshowedhimaround.B.Hebookedhiminatahotel.C.Heofferedhimtemporaryaccommodation.4.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Bossandemployee. B.Businesspartners. C.Interviewerandinterviewee.5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Aplay. B.Adirector. C.Acharacter.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。6.Whatwillthespeakersdointhebuilding?A.Playagame. B.Seeaplay. C.Haveaclass.7.Howsoonwillthespeakersprobablyleavethebuilding?A.Inonehour. B.Intwohours. C.Inthreehours.8.Whatwillthemandonextprobably?A.Gotothebathroom.B.Buysomefoodanddrink.C.SharehisopiniononShakespeare.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。9.Whatdidthestudyshow?A.Lessthanhalfchangedtheiremotion.B.Onlyhalfwereanxious.C.85%handledanxietywell.10.Whatmayhappenwhenyouareunderstress?A.Planningyourjourneyahead.B.Ignoringsomeimportantdetails.C.Waitingtobecalledbyfriends.11.Whatisthespeaker’slastsuggestion?A.Focusonsomethingelse.B.Skipyournormalroutine.C.Avoidsearchingforsymptomsonline.听下面一段对话,回答以下小题。12.WhatistherelationshipbetweenLisaandTom?A.Teacherandstudent. B.Strangers. C.Colleagues.13.WhatcanweknowaboutMaplewoodDramaClub?A.Itisnewly-established. B.Ithaschildrenmembers. C.Itfeatureshistoricalplays.14Whenwillthespeakersmeet?A.Intwoweeks. B.Inthreeweeks. C.Infourweeks.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。15.Howdoesthemansoundatthebeginningoftheconversation?A.Annoyed. B.Calm. C.Sorry.16.Whatdidthewomandothismorning?A.Sheattendedaconference. B.Shewatchedamovie. C.Shevisitedafarm.17.Whenwillthespeakersmeet?A.ThisSaturday. B.ThisSunday. C.NextMonday.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。18.Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheman’sinterviewresult?A.Curious. B.Confident. C.Disappointed.19.Howdidtheman’sinterviewgo?A.Hewasnervous.B.Hedidn’tdoitwell.C.Hefinisheditwithnoproblems.20.Whatdidthemandolastweek?A.Heworkedonareport. B.Hepracticedinterviewing. C.Hecontactedmanycompanies.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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AArtificialintelligence(AI)stillcan’tseethefuture,butanewalgorithm(算法)maycomeclose:usingnothingbutwrittenmoviesummaries,theAIcanconsistentlytellwhichfilmswillplaywell—orawfully—tocriticsandaudiences.Ifthemodelcanbefurtherimproved,itcouldonedayhelpproducerspredictwhetheramoviewillbeafailureattheboxoffice,beforeit’sevenmade.Totestseveralmodels,researchersusedplotsummariesof42,306moviesfromallovertheworld,manycollectedfromWikipedia.Themodelsbrokethesummariesbysentenceandusedsomethingcalledsentiment(情感)analysistoanalyzeeachone.Sentencesconsidered“positive”,suchas“Thorloveshishammer”,wouldreceivearatingclosertopositiveone.Andsentencesthatwereconsidered“negative”,like“Thorgetsinafight”wouldberatedclosertonegativeone.Generally,successfulmoviessuchas1951’sAliceinWonderland—whichscored80%onthemovie-ratingwebsiteRottenTomatoes—havefrequentwavesinsentiment;unsuccessfulones,suchas2009’sTheLimitsofControl,varyless.It’snotimportantwhetherthefilmsbeginorendhappily,theresearcherssay.What’simportantisthatthesentimentschangefrequently.Thesentimentratingsineachsummarywerethensimplifiedintoasinglescoretoreflecthowoftenthesentimentchanged.Theresearcherstestedthreedifferentmethodsofarrivingatafinalscore.Allthreecouldpredictfairlyaccuratelywhetheramoviewouldbeunpopular,andonemethodworkedespeciallywellforguessingwhichthrillersandcomediesreviewerswouldhate.Themethodswerenotasefficientatguessingwhichmovieswouldsucceed,buttheystillpredictedtheresultsmoreaccuratelythanrandomchance.Inthefuture,theresearcherssaytheirmethodscouldbebetteredtopredicttheamountamoviecouldearnattheboxofficeandhelpproducersdecidewhichmoviestoinvestin.Thesystem’sfairjudgmentmightgiveanadvantagetolesswell-knownwriters,theresearchersadd.ItcouldalsopotentiallysavethepublicfromhavingtositthroughfilmslikeJaws:TheRevenge,whichonlinecriticsandaudiencealikerateasterrible.21.HowcanAIhelpforeseethefutureofmovies?ABytestingplotmodels. B.Byusingsentimentanalysis.C.Bywritingsummaries. D.Byconsultingcriticsandaudiences.22.Whatisthekeyfactorforasuccessfulmovieaccordingtotheresearchers?A.Ahappyending. B.Famousmoviestars.C.Awell-knownproducer. D.Frequentsentimentchanges.23.Whatbenefitwillthemethodspossiblybring?A.Helpingproducersinvestwisely. B.Assessingamovie’squalityaccurately.C.Increasingboxofficeearnings. D.Providingwrittensummariesforcritics.24.What’stheresearchers’attitudetothemodel?A.Doubtful. B.Cautious. C.Optimistic. D.Negative.BMoreandmorewomenare“marryingdown”intermsofeducation,reportedTheAtlantic.Duringthemid-20thcentury,marriagesbecamemoreegalitarianasmorewomenentereduniversitiesandthejobmarket.Butnow,thetrendofwomenpartneringwitheducationalequalsischanging—morearepracticing“hypogamy”,whichmeansmarryingsomeoneoflowersocialclassoreducation.Inalmostalldevelopedcountries,womenoutnumbermeninhighereducation.IntheUK,womenfirstsurpassedmeninuniversityadmissionsin1996,andthegapgrew:2024governmentdatashowedfemalestudentswere28%morethanmales.Whilethisadvancementisworthcelebrating,itcausesissuesinrelationships,notedTheIndependent.Therehasbeenanincreasein“assortativemating”,wherepeoplewanttheirpotentialpartnerstohavethesameeducationlevelasthem.However,a2023studyfound45%ofsingleeducatedwomenblamedtheirstatuson“inabilitytofindsomeonemeetingexpectations”.Yale’sMarciaInhornsaidwomenstruggledtofindpartnersmeetingthe“three‘E’s:eligible(合格的),educated,equal”.It’snotjustpickiness.PollingexpertDanielA.Coxsurveyedover5,000peopleandfoundhisinterviewswiththemaleparticipants“discouraging”—manywere“limitedintheirabilityandwillingnesstobefullyemotionallypresentandavailable”.Thereforewomenfeeldownaboutdating.A2023SurveyCenteronAmericanLifestudyfound41%ofsinglewomenhad“nointerestindatingatall”.TheEconomistwarnedthispessimisticattitudemighthurtfallingbirthrates,urgingpolicymakerstofixrootcauseslikeunderperformingboys’education.It’snotallbad,though.TheAtlanticnotedshiftingbeliefs:Fewerpeopleagreed“awifeearningmorethanherhusbandcausesproblems”.Whilehypogamousmarriagesusedtobemorelikelytoendindivorce,recentanalysessuggestthisis“nolongerthecase”.Thesetrendsmightofferareasontobecautiouslyoptimisticaboutsociety’sabilitytoadjusttonewrealities.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“egalitarian”inParagraph1probablymean?A.Complicated. B.Equal. C.Depressive. D.Diverse.26.WhydidDanielfindhisinterviewswiththemaleparticipants“discouraging”?A.Theyrejecttheideaof“assortativemating".B.Fewofthemhavereceivedhighereducation.C.Theylacktheabilitytobefullydevotedandattentive.D.Mostofthemholdtraditionalviewsaboutwomen’ssocialroles.27.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.Wives’higherincomesarebecomingmoreacceptable.B.Policymakershavesolvedtheproblemofboys’pooreducation.C.41%ofeducatedsinglewomenhavenointerestinbearingachild.D.Hypogamousmarriagesnowleadtoahigherdivorceratethanbefore.28.Whattopicisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thewaystosolvetheproblemoflowbirthrateamongyoungpeople.B.Thereasonswhywomenaremorelikelytoreceivehighereducation.C.Thetrendofwomen“marryingdown”anditsinfluencesonsociety.D.Thedifferencesbetween“marryingup”and“marryingdown”.CIt’sacliché(陈词滥调)thateveryone’stoobusythesedays.Butonespecificcomplaintismadeespeciallymournfully:There’sneveranytimetoread.Whatmakestheproblemthornyisthattheusualtime-managementtechniquesdon’tseemsufficient.Theweb’sfullofarticlesofferingtipsonmakingtimetoread:“GiveupTV”or“Carryabookwithyouatalltimes.”Butinmyexperience,usingsuchmethodstofreeuptheodd30minutesdoesn’twork.Sitdowntoreadandwork-relatedthoughtskeepspinning(旋转)—orelseyou’resoexhaustedthatachallengingbook’sthelastthingyouneed.Themodernmind,TimParks,anovelistandcritic,writes,“isshowingmoretendencytowardcommunication...Itisnotsimplythatoneisinterrupted;itisthatoneisactuallyreadyforinterruption.”Deepreadingrequiresnotjusttime,butaspecialkindoftimewhichcan’tbeobtainedmerelybybecomingmoreefficient.Infact,“becomingmoreefficient”ispartoftheproblem.Thinkingoftimeasaresourcetobemaximisedmeansyouapproachitforyourspecificpurpose,judginganygivenmomentshouldbewellspentwhichadvancestowardsomegoal.Deepreading,bycontrast,dependsonbeingwillingtoriskinefficiency,aimlessness,eventime-wasting.Trytoarrangeitinasato-dolistitemandyou’llmanageonlygoal-focusedreading—useful,sometimes,butnotthemostfulfillingkind.“Thefuturecomesatuslikeemptybottlesalonganunstoppableandnearlyendlessconveyorbelt(传送带),”writesGaryEberleinhisbookSacredTime,and“wefeelapressuretofillthesedifferent-sizedbottles(days,hours,minutes)astheypass,foriftheygetbywithoutbeingfilled,wewillhavewastedthem.”Nomindsetcouldbeworseforlosingyourselfinabook.Sowhatdoeswork?Perhapssurprisingly,schedulingregulartimesforreading.You’dthinkthismightfueltheefficiencymindset,butinfact,Eberlenotes,suchhabitualbehaviourhelpsus“stepoutsidetime’sflow”into“soultime.”Youcouldlimitdistractionsbyreadingonlyphysicalbooks,oronsingle-purposee-readers.“Carryabookwithyouatalltimes”canactuallywork,too–providingyoudipinoftenenough,sothatreadingbecomesthecommonstatefromwhichyoucantemporarilygetawaytotakecareofbusiness,beforegettingdippedagain.Onareallygoodday,itnolongerfeelsasifyou’re“makingtimetoread,”butjustreading,andmakingtimeforeverythingelse.29.Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“thorny”inParagraph2?ATough. B.Pleasant C.Slight. D.Essential.30.Whydotheusualtime-managementtechniquesfailtowork?A.Themodernmindisnotshaped.B.Deepreadingisnotfullyguaranteed.C.Repetitionisrequiredindeepreading.D.Peoplealwaysforgettocarryabookwiththem.31.Whydoestheauthormention“filltheemptybottles”inParagraph3?A.Totellreadershowtomakeaperfectdailyschedule.B.Toprovethatpeopleknowhowtostopwastingtime.C.Toexplainwhydeepreadingiseasytodoindailylife.DToshowpeople’susualideaofusingtimeasmuchaspossible.32.WhichstatementmayEberleagreewith?A.Distractionscanbeavoidedbydevelopingonlinereadinghabits.B.Peopleshoulddevotethemselvestoreadingforfearofwastingtime.C.Schedulingregulartimesforreadingishelpfulinachievingdeepreading.D.Deepreadingcanonlybeachievedafterdealingwithallthedailybusinesses.DThroughoutthepastyear,wefollowedsomeinterestingnewinventionsinthefieldofartificialintelligence(AI).HereisalookbackatsomenotableAIdevelopmentsin2022.Meta’sspeech-to-speechtranslationFacebook’sparentMetasaidithadbuiltatechnologytooltodirectlytranslatebetweenEnglishandtheHokkienlanguage,aspokenlanguagewithoutawidelyusedwrittenform.MetasaidittraineditsAImodelsonwrittentextexamplesfromMandarinChinese.Inaddition,developersusedanencodingtooldesignedtocomparespokenHokkientosimilarEnglishtext.MethodtoidentifyParkinson’sdiseaseResearchersannouncedanewAImethodtoidentifyParkinson’sdisease.Thesystemworksbymeasuringaperson’sbreathingpatternsduringsleep.Withjustonenightofsleep,theAIsystemwasabletocorrectlyidentifyParkinson’supto86percentofthetime.With12nightsofdata,theratewentupto95percent.TooltointerpretpigemotionsResearchersannouncedtheyhadcreatedatechnologytoolthatusespigsoundstointerpretdifferentemotions.Thetoolisbasedonthousandsofrecordingscollectedfrommorethan400pigsthroughouttheirlives.ThescientistsdevelopedanAI-drivenapproachtoidentifyaseriesofemotionspigscouldbeexperiencing.Itisexpectedtoleadtofurthersystemsfarmerscanusetoimprovetheproductivityandwell-beingoftheiranimals.TooltofillinmissingwordsinancientwritingsResearchers—ledbyAlphabet’sAIcompanyDeepMind—saidtheydevelopedanAIsystemtohelpfillinmissingwordsinancientwritings.Thetool,calledIthaca,isdesignedtohelphistoriansrepairthewritingsandidentifywhenandwheretheywerewritten.Theteamsaidthatwhenhistoriansworkontheirown,thesuccessrateforrepairingdamagedwritingsisabout25percent.ButwhenhumansteamedupwithIthacatoassistintheirwork,thesuccessratejumpedto72percent.33.Whichcanbeusedforcross-culturalcommunication?A.Tooltointerpretpigemotions. B.Meta’sspeech-to-speechtranslation.C.MethodtoidentifyParkinson’sdisease D.Tooltofillinmissingwordsinancientwritings.34.WhowillmostprobablybeinterestedinIthaca?A.Asculptor. B.Abiologist. C.Achemist. D.Anarchaeologist.35.Whatdotheinventionshaveincommon?A.Theyfocusonhealthissues. B.TheyaredevelopedbyFacebook.C.Theyaimtopromoteproductivity. D.TheyareAI-driventechnologytools.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。TipsThatHelpReduceMentalStressInthesedays,it’squitedifficulttostayfreeofstress.Youmayfindyourselftiredandstressed-upoutofawholeday’sstudyandwork.However,it’squitepossibleandeasytohavepeaceofmindnomatterwhathappensoutside.____36________37____Attimespeoplegetstressedoutofhardandheavywork.Asnotedearlier,therightwaytomanagethisisn’tbyquittingthework.Instead,itisstronglyrecommendedtotakeabreakwheneverapersonfeelsstressedatwork.Exercising.____38____Frequentexercisingisknownformoodimprovement.Butitisimportanttoknowthatitisonlyeffectiveifitisoftendone.Meanwhile,setachievableexercisinggoals.Setwhatyoucanachieve.Thiswillhelpavoidgivingupontheexercising.EatingWell.Eatingwelldoesn’tmeanthatyoushouldeatawholepotoffood.____39____Thishelpscontrolmoodsandcansometimeshelpastressedmindfeelbetter.ShareYourProblems.Mostly,peoplegetstressedoutoftheproblemstheyarefacinginlife.Iftheseproblemsarenotshared,theycanpossiblyleadtoseriousmentalstress.Itwillbewiseiffriendsandfamilymembersareinvitedforasolutiondiscussion.____40____A.TakingaBreak.B.Quittingthework.C.Itisadvisedtoeatfruitsandvegetables.D.Thisway,youwillavoidmuchmentalstress.E.Thefollowingtipswillhelpyoukeepstressoffyourmind.F.Insteaditinvolvestakingaregularandawell-balanceddiet.G.Playingsportsregularlyisaneffectivewaytoreducementalstress.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四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。There’sanautumndaythatIrecalleverytimeIfindmyselfcaughtupintherushoflife.Onesunnyafternoon,feeling___41___abouttheupcomingcollegeapplications,I___42___totakeabreakfrommystudies.IheadedoutsidetomybackyardgardenwhereIbegantoweed___43___,myannoyanceanddepressionpouringintoeach___44___pullofunwantedgreenery.Mr.Jensen,aquietmaninhisseventieslivingnextdoor,wasinhisgardenasusual,___45___hisroses.Seeingmydepression,hewalkedoverand___46___startedweedingalongsideme.Afterafewminutesofsharedsilence,hefinally___47___.“Youknow,”hebegan,“___48___agardenisalotlikegoingthroughlife.”Alittlepuzzled,I___49___andlookedathim.Hecontinued,“Sometimes,we___50___theweeds—theproblemsanddifficulties—somuchthatweforgettoenjoythe___51___.”Hegesturedtothebeautifulrosesinhisgarden,theirbrightcolorsshiningintheafternoonsun.“Don’tforgetto___52___theroses,evenasyoudealwiththeweeds.”Thatsimple___53___hitmehard.Ihadbeensofocusedonthe___54___ofmyfuture,thatIhadforgottentoenjoymypresent—thefriendships,thejoyoflearningnewthings,andthe___55___ofsimplybeingalive.Thatday,Mr.JensentaughtmealifelessonthatI’vecarriedwithmeeversince.41.A.excited B.curious C.anxious D.hopeful42.A.happened B.refused C.decided D.managed43.A.carefully B.mindlessly C.eagerly D.hesitantly44.A.sudden B.gentle C.quick D.hard45.A.digging B.tending C.picking D.counting46.A.cheerfully B.awkwardly C.unwillingly D.silently47.A.spokeup B.brokedown C.movedon D.gavein48.A.designing B.weeding C.decorating D.exploring49.A.nodded B.wandered C.stopped D.waved50.A.feedon B.relyon C.reflecton D.focuson51.A.sunshine B.gardening C.flowers D.fruits52.A.water B.appreciate C.plant D.share53.A.wisdom B.rule C.action D.choice54.A.impact B.stress C.challenges D.details55.A.beauty B.need C.possibility D.meaning第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。AshockingChinesefilmDeadtoRights____56____(move)countlessviewerssinceitsrelease(放映).Itgotan8.7outof10highscoreonChinesereviewplatformDouban.Witha____57____(power)narrative,thefilmrecreatesachapterofheartbreakingnationalmemoryandstirsdeephistorical____58____(reflect).SetduringthefallofNanjingin1937,thestoryfollows____59____groupofordinarypeopleshelteringinaphotostudio.____60____(force)todevelopphotosfortheJapanesemilitarytosurviveatthebeginning,they____61____(accidental)discovernegatives(底片)revealingwaratrocities(暴行).Theyrisktheirlivestopreservetheevidenceandexposethewarcrimes.Unlikeotherwar-themedworks,DeadtoRightsavoidswarepics(叙事)thatfocus____62____grandbattlescenes.Instead,itusesphotographyasamediumtoconveythehorrorofwarwithindirectyetdeeplyaffectingvisuals.Japanesesoldierstwisted(扭曲)Confucianvirtueslike“Ren”while____63____(commit)unspeakablecrimes.Inthefinalmontage,oldwartimeruinsfilmedbytheinvadersfadeintothebusyandnoisystreetsofmodernNanjing.Thepeopleinthosephotos,____64____diedforthetruth,neversawpeace,butthefuturetheyprotectedisourpresent.Asthefilmmakersputit:“Walkingoutofthetheater____65____seeingtheprosperousChinatodayareourfilm’sEasteregg.”第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)66.假设你是李华，在感恩节来临之际，你校英语校刊现以“你最想感谢的身边人”为主题征稿，内容包括：1.人物简介；2.感谢的原因。要求：写作词数应为80左右；请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。MyThanksGoto__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节(满分25分)67.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。Theoldphotoontheshelfshowedayounggirlwithabrightsmile,herarmswrappedaroundabeautifulGermanshepherd.Thatgirlwasme,andthedogwasmychildhoodhero,Max.Fortwelveyea