2025~2026学年天津市南开区天津大学附属中学高三上学期第二次月考英语试卷

2025~2026学年天津市南开区天津大学附属中学高三上学期第二次月考英语试卷一、单项选择1.—Dad,whydoyoualwayslietomumthatyoulovehercooking？—It’sonlyawhitelie,so_______.

A．mypleasureB．don’tmentionitC．don’tbotheritD．itisnobigdeal2.Itwasextremelyfrustratingbecausethenewsecuritysystem_________recognisemyfingerprints,nomatterhowmanytimesItried.

A．wouldn’tB．needn’tC．mustn’tD．shouldn’t3.Arescueteam________onedoctorandfivenurseswereappointedtotheflood-strickenareatorescuevictims.

A．makingupofB．composingofC．consistingofD．comprisingof4.Sometimes______isausefulwayofgettingridofnervousness,especiallywhenwaitingforatesttobegin.

A．takingadeepbreathB．lettingoffsteamC．breakingintotearsD．pullingyourweight5.—HowdoyourfindtheYinghuacampus?—It’saworldoffunandexcitement,________wegetinvolvedinvariousafter-schoolactivities.

A．onewhichB．onewhereC．theonewhichD．theonewhere6.________strongsunlightforalongtimeinsummerwillcauseseriousburns,whichweshouldavoid.

A．ExposedtoB．ExposingtoC．BeingexposedtoD．Exposeoneselfto7.Thiskindandgenerousmancreated________forthehomelessandpromotededucationandservicesforpeopleinneed.

A．complexityB．emergencyC．awardsD．shelters8.________ecosystems,wemusttakeurgentmeasurestoprotectthediversityofspecies.

A．RescuingB．TorescueC．RescuedD．Havingrescued9.workandcreativeactivitieshavebeenimportantdriversofhumanprogressisdeeplyrootedinoursocialvalues.

A．HowB．WhetherC．ThatD．Which10.Tohisgreatjoy,thesituationnowisless______thanhepreviouslythought.

A．optimisticB．complicatedC．practicalD．impressive11.Asfossilfuelsareunsustainable,alternativeenergysuchassunlight,windandwater________currentlytolessenthedamagetothenaturalenvironment.

A．wasemployedB．isbeingemployedC．wereemployedD．arebeingemployed12.Thevoyagesofsailorsbeforethe17thcenturyindicatethattheywerenot________theseaeventhoughtheydidn’thavemodernnavigationalaids.

A．attheexpenseofB．atthemercyofC．bymeansofD．attheriskof13.Frenchisdifficulttolearn,whichiswhyseveralyearshadpassed________Imasteredit.

A．afterB．sinceC．unlessD．before14.Memorizingvocabularylistscanbe________effectiveforshort-termrecall,butusingwordsincontextleadstobetterlong-termretention.

A．permanentlyB．initiallyC．scarcelyD．potentially15.—Ikeeponmeetingwithdifficultiesintheexperiment.Icanhardlygoon.—Wheretherearedifficulties,therearewaystogetoverthem,________.

A．SuityourselfB．GoodforyouC．PullyourselftogetherD．Behaveyourself二、完形填空Formorethan25years,JanKaronhasbeendelightingmillionsofreaderswithherbestsellingMitfordseries.Atage10sheknew________shewasboundtobeawriter.Butitwasn’tuntilhermid-fortiesthatshebeganchasingherchildhood________.Wasittoolate?“Ikept________myselffortwoyears,”Karonsaid.“Iputeverything—allmyfears,myhighexpectations,mydeterminationtomakearightdecision—intothejournal.”Ittookyears,butwhenthe________came,Karonhadno________aboutit.Sheimmediately________herhouseandmovedtoNorthCarolinatodevoteherselftowritingwiththemoney.However,she’dnever________anovelbefore.Ittookmonthsof________startsbeforeshesawafigureofateacherwalkingdowntheroad,whoeventually________FatherTim,theleadcharacterinherseries.Atfirst,shefeltshewas________towritesuchanovel.Withjusttheleadcharacterandsettingsinhermind,the_______wasjustbeginning,butherfirmbeliefinwritingkepther________.ShebeganwritingFatherTim’sstoryinthelocalpaper.Twoyearslater,she________thenovel.Andittookheranothertwoandahalfyearsto________apublisher.Karon’sfirstbookwasasurprisinghit,whichgaveheralotof________tocontinuewriting.ButKaronwasn’t________withherpresentlifeandstartedtochaseanothercareerchange,whichinvolvedherloveofart.________,sheshowednoconcernaboutstartingover.Herperseverancegaveher________thatit’snevertoolateforanyonetochasetheirdream.“Eachoneofushasatalent.Wecometotheworldwithapacked________.Whatwillyoudowithitisuptoyou,butagenever________,”Karonsaid.16.A．naturallyB．certainlyC．frequentlyD．gradually17.A．successB．storyC．dreamD．memory18.A．teachingB．reviewingC．remindingD．recording19.A．chanceB．impressionC．movementD．business20.A．doubtB．thoughtC．reasonD．regret21.A．paintedB．decoratedC．boughtD．sold22.A．draftedB．writtenC．designedD．published23.A．outstandingB．differentC．unfruitfulD．similar24.A．visitedB．helpedC．missedD．became25.A．unableB．unwillingC．unsuitableD．unsatisfactory26.A．competitionB．programC．adventureD．journey27.A．smilingB．goingC．imaginingD．wondering28.A．stoppedB．quitC．finishedD．created29.A．interviewB．sponsorC．findD．understand30.A．admissionB．encouragementC．respectD．reputation31.A．satisfiedB．concernedC．boredD．disappointed32.A．MoreoverB．InsteadC．ThereforeD．However33.A．confidenceB．eagernessC．fortuneD．trust34.A．wishB．lifeC．giftD．beauty35.A．challengesB．mattersC．existsD．disappears三、阅读理解BritishLibraryEvents

ImaginewithUsJoinusonourimagination-fueledfamilyday.Build,danceandplayasyouexplorenewpossibilities,experiencedifferentideasandcultures,andhavefunwithyourfamily.Endthedaycurledupinourfamilyreadingcornerandsensoryzone.Allkindsofbooksareavailablethroughouttheday.Time:14June,12:00—16:00.Price:Free.IlluminationsMasterClassIlluminatedmanuscriptsareamongthemostshiningandattractiveobjectsevercreated.JointhefamousilluminatorPatriciaLovettinourone-daymasterclass,andcreateyourownMiddle-Ages-styleartworks—inspiredbytheLibrary’sbreathtakingcollections.Time:27June,10:00—17:00.Price:FullPrice:£110.00,Student:30%off.OldEnglishMasterClassJoinourintroductiontoOldEnglish.We’llexploreOldEnglishinitsculturalcontextandwillhelpyoudevelopskillsinanalyzinganddrawingmeaningsfromsettextsthroughaccessibleexercisesandclosereading.Overtheweekendyou’llgainanunderstandingofthejourneyoftheEnglishlanguage—fromOldEnglishintoMiddleEnglishandlaterModernEnglish.Time:20June,10:30—21June,17:00.Price:FullPrice:£185.00,Student:20%off.SoundandVisionThissession,forreaderswithacurrentReaderPass,providesanintroductiontoouraudiovisualcollectionsandthewaytoaccessthem.Areyouinterestedinnon-printmedia?TheLibraryhasover6millionsoundandmovingimagerecordings,includingalltypesofmusic,wildlife,drama,literature,oralhistoryandcollectionsofradiobroadcasts.Someoftherecordingsdatefromthelatenineteenthcentury.TheycanbeaccessedinourReadingRooms,eitherdigitallyorviaourListening&ViewingService.Time:16June,14:00—15:00.Price:Free.36.WhicheventcanyouattendifyouareavailablebeforeJune15?

A．ImaginewithUs.B．SoundandVision.C．OldEnglishMasterClass.D．IlluminationsMasterClass.37.WhatarereadersrequiredtodotoparticipateinSoundandVision?

A．Prepareanoldstorytoshare.B．Arrivebefore4pmonJune16.C．Havearecorderofhighquality.D．BringtheircurrentReaderPass.38.WhatdoImaginewithUsandSoundandVisionhaveincommon?

A．TheyrequireapplicantstohaveITskills.B．Theyarebothsuitableforfamilies.C．Theyaimtoencouragecreativity.D．Theyarebothfreeofcharge.39.WhatcanvisitorsdointheOldEnglishMasterClass?

A．SeeamemberoftheBritishroyalfamily.B．LearnthehistoryoftheEnglishlanguage.C．AcquireanOldEnglishbookfreeofcharge.D．JoinanOldEnglishprogramaboutBritishculture.40.WhowillbelikelytoattendPatriciaLovett’sclass?

A．Awriterwhoisinterestedinfineart.B．Astudentwhoisfondofvideogames.C．Alanguagelearnerwhointendstoperfecthispronunciation.D．Acomputerexpertwhowantstoimprovehisprogrammingability.In2020,whenshewasjust16yearsold,TarinifoundedNaiSubahFoundation,anon-governmentorganization(NGO)inDelhi.Sofar,shehashelpedmanyneurodivergent(神经多样性)people.ShewasrecentlyawardedthefamousDianaAwardforherefforts.Currentlystudyinginschool,Tarini,saysshewasalwaysencouragedtoworkforothers’well-beingbyherparents.Avitalmomentinherlifecamewhenshevolunteeredtoraisefundsforschoolchildrenwithdisabilitiesacoupleofyearsago.Duringthefundraisingprocess,shegotachancetointeractwiththeschoolstudentswithautismorADHD.Shelearnedtherewerenoplatformsforthem;shefoundouttheyweretalented.Butoursocietyfocusessomuchonwhatiswrongthatmanyforgettoglanceatthepositiveaspects.Mostpeopleconsiderneurodivergentpeopletobeaburden.Thisrestrictstheiropportunities.Tarinifeltitwastherighttimeforhertostartherownfoundationtohelpthem.“InOctober2020,IstartedNaiSubahFoundationanddecidedtofocusonthewell-beingoftheneurodivergent,”shesays.Thefoundationworksfortheneurodivergentinvariousways,Tariniexplains,“Wehelpthemgetjobsinsomecompanies.Wealsocontactworkshopssothattheygetadmittedintothespaceeasily,andweworkincooperationwith50companies.Followingthediscoveryoftheexcellentartistictalentsofneurodivergentpeople,wehelpthemfindaplatformbyconductingexhibitions,bothonlineandoffline.”Inthisway,neurodivergentpeoplegetachancetopromotetheirworkandgetrecognition.Thefoundationhasheldsomeexhibitionssofarandraised100,000rupeesforthembyshowcasingtheirartworks.Tarinisaystheneurodivergentcommunityisquiteclose-knit(关系紧密的)andalwaysintouch.Mosttimes,peoplehearaboutthefoundationandshowupforhelp.Iftheyarenotapproached,thefoundationalsohastie-inswithsixotherNGOsthathelpreachtheremotestpersonwhomayneedhelp.Tarinicontributeswhatevershecan,andhelpssupportdreamsandspreadhopeamongthoseneurodivergentpeople.41.WhatwasthedirectreasonforTarini’sstartingNaiSubahFoundation?

A．Oneofhervolunteeractivities.B．Encouragementfromherparents.C．Specialeducationfromherschool.D．Herexperienceofbeingtreatedunfairly.42.Whatdomostpeoplethinkofneurodivergentpeople?

A．Theydeservegreatersympathy.B．Theyserveasshiningexamples.C．Theyposeachallengetosociety.D．Theydemonstrateartistictalents.43.Howdoesthefoundationhelpneurodivergentpeople?

A．Byconsultingwithexperts.B．Byreachingtheirnaturalpotential.C．Byinvestinginextensiveresearch.D．Byeducatingthepubliconneurodiversity.44.WhydidTarini’sfoundationworkwithsixotherNGOs?

A．Toraisemorefunds.B．Toexpanditsinfluence.C．Toseekmoreprofessionalhelp.D．Toensureitsavailabilitytopossiblemembers.45.What’sthetextmainlyabout?

A．Agirl’scontributiontoneurodivergentpeople.B．ThepresentationoftheDianaAward.C．Tarini’sextraordinarylifeatschool.D．ThedreamsofneurodivergentpeopleWhatmakesbabieslaugh?Itsoundslikeoneofthemostfunquestionsaresearchercouldinvestigate,butthere’saseriousscientificreasonwhyCasparAddymanwantstofindout.He’snotthefirsttoaskthisquestion.Thegreatpsychologist(心理学家)ofhumandevelopment,JeanPiaget,thoughtthatbabieslaughtercouldbeusedtoseeintotheirminds.Studyingwhenbabieslaughmightthereforebeagreatwayofgaininginsightintohowtheyunderstandtheworld,hereasoned.Butalthoughhesuggestedthisinthe1940s,thisidearemainstobeproperlytested.Despitethefactthatsomeveryfamousinvestigatorshavestudiedthetopic,ithasn’tbeengivenenoughattentionbymodernpsychology.Addyman,ofBirkbeck,UniversityofLondon,isouttochangethat.Hebelieveswecanuselaughtertogetatexactlyhowbabiesunderstandtheworld.He’scompletedtheworld’slargestandmostcomprehensivesurveyofwhatmakesbabieslaugh,presentinghisinitialresultsattheInternationalConferenceonInfantStudies,Berlin,lastyear.Viahiswebsitehesurveyedmorethan1,000parentsfromaroundtheworld,askingthemquestionsaboutwhen,whereandwhytheirbabieslaugh.Theresultsareheart-warming.Ababy’sfirstsmilecomesataboutsixweeks,theirfirstlaughataboutthreeandahalfmonths.Peekaboo(躲猫猫)isasure-firefavouriteformakingbabieslaugh,buttickling(挠痒痒)isthesinglemostreportedreasonwhybabieslaugh.Importantly,fromtheveryfirstchuckle(低声轻笑),thesurveyresponsesshowthatbabiesarelaughingwithotherpeople,andatwhattheydo.Themerephysicalsensationofsomethingbeingticklishisn’tenough.Norisitenoughtoseesomethingdisappearorappearsuddenly.It’sonlyfunnywhenanadultmakesthesethingshappenforthebaby.Thisshowsthatwaybeforebabieswalk,ortalk,they–andtheirlaughter–aresocial.Ifyoutickleababytheyapparentlylaughbecauseyouareticklingthem,notjustbecausetheyaretickled.What’smore,babiesdon’ttendtolaughatpeoplefallingover.Theyarefarmorelikelytolaughwhentheyfallover,ratherthansomeoneelse,orwhenotherpeoplearehappy,ratherthanwhentheyaresadorunpleasantlysurprised.Althoughparentsreportthatboybabieslaughslightlymorethangirlbabies,bothgenders(性别)findmummyanddaddyequallyfunny.Inspiteofthescientificpotential,babylaughteris“strangelyignored”,accordingtoAddyman.Partofthereasonisthedifficultyofmakingbabieslaughreliablyinthelab,althoughheplanstodealwiththisinthenextstageoftheproject.Butpartlythetopichasbeenignored,hesays,becauseitisn’tviewedasasubjectfor“proper”sciencetolookinto.ThisisaprejudiceAddymanhopestooverturn–forhim,thestudyoflaughteriscertainlynojoke.46.ThepsychologistJeanPiagetheldthebeliefthat________.

A．evenagoodjokecouldnotbegotacrosstobabiesB．histheoryaboutlaughterwouldbeprovedintheendC．studyingbabies’laughterhelpedtoknowhowtheyunderstandtheworldD．babies’laughtercouldbeusedtofindoutwhethertheirbrainsfunctionedwell47.Theunderlinedword“that”inParagraph3refersto________.

A．thepresentsituationofBirkbeckB．thestudyconductedbyJeanPadgetC．thinkinglittleofmodernpsychologyD．ignoringtheresearchintobabies’laughter48.TheresultofthesurveyundertakenbyAddymanshowthat________.

A．babiesarelikelytolaughatpeoplefallingoverB．babiesareveryfondofbeingtickledC．babies’firstlaughcomesatsixweeksD．babiesandtheirlaughteraresocialinaway49.Fromthelastparagraph,itcanbeconcludedthatforAddyman,__________.

A．babies’laughteriswellworthstudyingB．nobodyshouldplayjokesonbabiesC．babies’laughterisnotarealsciencesubjectD．scientistscangetreliableinformationonlyinthelab50.Whichbestdescribethewriter’sattitudetothestudyofbabies’laughter?

A．AdmiringB．Fact-basedC．DoubtfulD．One-sidedIntheU.S.,yellowmeansslowdown,getreadytostop.ButinDenmark,yellowgivesyouasignalbeforestoppingandgoing.Theideathatyou’regivenamomenttogetreadytomove,notjusttohitthebrakes,stuckwithus.Oncewewerebackhome,westartedtonoticehowrarelyweallowthatindailylife.Weprepareforendingsconstantly.Wethinkthroughworst-casescenarios.Werehearse(排练)thebreakupspeech,thelayoffcall,andthebackupplan.Yet,werarelygiveourselvesspacetoprepareforbeginnings.Wedonotpracticecomingbackafterburnout.Wedonotrehearseforthemomenttheproverbiallightturnsgreen,andweneedtorememberhowtomoveforwardagain.Mostofusknowhowtohandledisappointmentbecausewehavebeentrainedtoplanforit.Webuyinsurancepoliciestoprotectourselvesfromloss.Weholdbackupplansinourheads,alwaysreadywithaplanBorCifthingsfallapart.However,wedonotalwaysknowhowtoprepareforthemomentswhenthingsgowell.Weareoftencaughtoffguardwhenthenewjobcomesthrough,whentheprojectisfinallyfinished,orwhentheideawehavebeencarryingquietlysuddenlytakesoff.Whatwedonotpracticenearlyasoftenispreparingforjoy.Thegapbetweenpreparingtostopandpreparingtogoremindsusofsomethinginpsychologycalledpsychologicalflexibility.It’sreallyabouttheabilitytoshiftandbendwhenlifedoesn’tgothewayyouthoughtitwould.It’snoticingwhentheplanyouhadinyourheadnolongerworksandbeingwillingtoshiftratherthanclingtothemapyoudrewmonths,orevenminutes,ago.Acceptthatbeginningsfeelclumsy.Forexample,thefirstdayinanewjobrarelyfeelssmooth.Youaretryingtoremembernames,findthecoffeemachine,andpretendyou’renotlostonyourwaybackfromthebathroom.Thefirstdraftofanythingworthwritingusuallylookslikesomethingyou’dratherhideinadrawer.It’swhatstandingintheyellowlightfeelslike,knowingthemoveiscoming,feelingalittleawkward,andstillnotsureifyourfootisonthegasyet.However,lifeisnotjustaboutredlightsthatstopusorgreenlightsthattellustogo,buttheyellowinbetweenmatterstoo.It’sthespacethatletsuscatchourbreath,lookaround,andreadyourselvesforwhatevercomesnext.51.WhatfunctiondoesParagraph1serveinthepassage?

A．Tointroducethetopicfromaculturaldifference.B．Topresentaresearchfindingontrafficlights.C．Tocomparetrafficrulesinvariouscountries.D．Towarnreadersofpotentialtrafficproblems.52.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph2?

A．Breakupsandlayoffsarecommoninlife.B．Peoplespendtoomuchtimeonbackupplans.C．Peoplelackpreparationfornewstartsinlife.D．Burnoutoftenstopspeoplefrommovingforward.53.Whatispsychologicalflexibility?

A．Theabilitytosticktooriginalplansfirmly.B．Theabilitytoadjustwhenlifegoesofftrack.C．Theabilitytopredictworst-casescenarios.D．Theabilitytohandledisappointmentwell.54.Whatreadingstrategymayhelpunderstandthemetaphorof“yellowlight”inthepassage?

A．Analyzingtheauthor’stoneandwritingpurpose.B．Identifyingkeywordsineachparagraph.C．Comparingdifferentculturalbackgrounds.D．Connectingtheliteralmeaningtothesymbolicone.55.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．TheValueofPsychologicalFlexibility.B．Life’s“YellowLight”:SpacetoPrepare.C．DifferentMeaningsoftheTrafficLights.D．PrepareforBothEndingsandBeginnings.阅读下面短文，按照要求完成阅读任务。Mymotherputthegoldenbutterflypendant(吊坠)onmyneck.Inhereyes,Isawprideforthefirstwomanofourfamilytoachieveauniversityeducation.MygrandmotherlovedtotellusstoriesofherfirstyearsatprimaryschoolonthesmallislandofChios,Greece:herbeautifulhandwriting,muchpraisedbyherteachersandhergoodmarks.AllthischangedinGrade4whenonedaymygrandmother’snosestartedtobleedasshewasdoingherhomework.Itscaredmygreat-grandmother,becauseinthoseyears,manyweredyingfromtuberculosis(结核病).Spendinghoursindoorsstudyingwasassociatedwithgrowingweakandpale,asignofthatterribledisease.ThefamilyprohibitedGrandmafromfinishingprimaryschoolandsenthertoalocalfactory.MymotherwasabletofinishhighschoolonChios.Shewasanexcellentstudentandherparentsencouragedhertopursueherdreamofbecomingateacher.Unfortunately,theSecondWorldWarclippedherwings.Sheendedupmarryingandlookingafterherfamily’sbusinesses.AsIgrewup,mymotheralwaysurgedmetogettheuniversityeducationthatshewasdenied.SometimesIrememberwantingtohelpheroutwithcookingorbaking.“No,”mymotherwouldsay.“Gobacktoyourhomework!Thattakespriority!”Myfather,followingtheGreektradition,wouldtellher:“TeachSophiatocook!Whatisshegoingtofeedherfamily?”IalsorememberrelativestellingmyparentstohurryandarrangeamarriageformeassoonasIfinishedhighschool.“Thereistimeforallthat!Lateron!First,shewillgetadegree!”mymotheralwayshurriedtoreply.Onmyuniversitygraduation,mymotherpresentedmewithmygrandma’sspec