2025~2026学年天津市滨海新区第一中学滨海学校高二上学期第二次月考英语试卷

2025~2026学年天津市滨海新区第一中学滨海学校高二上学期第二次月考英语试卷一、单项选择1.—Wouldyoulikemetomakethesecallsforyou?—________Ishouldhavemadethemawhileago,butIhavebeenatameetingallday.

A．I’dreallyappreciateit.B．Thanks.Icanmanageit.C．It’sapieceofcake.D．Takeiteasy,please.2.________weareshortoffundsatpresent,wewillcontinuewiththeproject,whoseaimistohelppeopleinthedisasterarearebuildtheirhomes.

A．UnlessB．OnceC．IfD．While3.—Iamconsideringcancelingtheprojectbecauseitseemstoohard.—Butit’stooearlyto________now.There’sstillmuchhope.

A．pavethewayB．haveasayC．throwinthetowelD．layaside4.Wecleanandrepairthemachinesbeforeleavingworkeverydayasamatterof________.

A．evidenceB．routineC．virtueD．election5.Themessageyouintendtoconveythroughwordsmaybetheexactoppositeof________othersactuallyunderstand.

A．whyB．thatC．whetherD．what6.Theheadmaster,aswellastheheadteachers,believesit’svitalto________Internet’sinfluencesonchildrenfromthoseofthefamily.

A．distinguishB．updateC．approveD．swallow7.Arescueworkerriskedhislifesavingtwotouristswho________inthemountainsfortwodays.

A．havebeentrappedB．hadbeentrappedC．weretrappingD．aretrapping8.—Whydidyouquityourjob?—Itwasgood_____itsworkingconditions,butthesalarywastoolow.

A．onbehalfofB．inhonorofC．infavorofD．intermsof9.—Didyouhearthenoisedownstairsthisafternoon?Whatwasthat?—Yes.Iforgottotellyou.Anewmachine________then.

A．hastestedB．hadtestedC．wastestedD．wasbeingtested10.Morethan25millionyearsold,theGreatBarrierReefis________livingcoral________ondeadcoral.

A．madeupof;grownB．consistedof;growingC．madeupof;growingD．consistingof;grown11.Afterthemeeting,I______themanager’swordsandconcludedthathehadtoquithisjobbecauseofhisbadhealth.

A．turneddownB．benefitedfromC．laidasideD．ponderedover12.Manyadvertisementsusually______customersintopurchasingsomethingthattheydon'tnecessarilyneed.

A．emphasizeB．relieveC．temptD．distract13.______inlookingafterthreechildrenathome,shenolongerhastimetoenjoythevariousactivitiesintheclub.

A．OccupyingB．OccupiedC．TooccupyD．Beingoccupied14.Thebookhassucceededinmakingphilosophy________toawideraudience.

A．sufficientB．invisibleC．accessibleD．immoral15.ThesuccessfulsoftlandingofChang’e-3lunarprobecanbeastrong________forChinesesettingfootonthemoon.

A．restrictionB．motivationC．occupationD．cooperation二、完形填空Afewyearsago,Istoodunderneatharedoverhangingcliff(峭壁)nearmyhometown,Carbondale,Colorado.Thescenerywas________.Elkchewedonthebrowngrassesbytheriverbelow.Ahawkrodethewind.Iwastiedin,readytoclimb.Iwas________todoatoughrouteforthefirsttime.“Onsight”,(首次攀登)aswecallit,meansIdidn’tknowwhereIwasclimbingto.Itwouldbeahardonsightformetoonsightadifficultroute.Youneedfocus.No________.JustasIwasabouttoclimb,________inmybody,whichIhadn’tfeltyet,saidhello.Thatwasnotgoodforanyathlete.________,Ipaintedacoatofconfidenceonmyinnerwallsofdoubttoeasemytension.I________myselfatthetop,celebrating.“Youcandothis,”Ifirmlytoldmyself.“Ifyoubelieve,successis________.”Itdidn’twork.Ifellnearthetop.Defeated,I________myselftothegroundandrealizedpowerfullythatthetoostrongdesiretoclimbtheroutehad________mefromdoingit.Myself-worthwasclosely______atthatunnaturalmomentwithmysuccessorfailure,andthat______achainofreaction:unnaturaldesire,pressure,performanceanxiety.Ihadjustclimbedwithamindfascinatedwiththetopbuta________strugglingbelowwithirregularandunnaturalmovement.Itoldmyselfthatonmynextattempt,successorfailuredidn’t________.“Makeonemoveatatime.That’sall.”Igavemyselfa(an)_______fromwhateverwouldhappen.Caseclosed,it________.Ifloatedtothetopwithgrace,clarityandcontentment.Thatmomentgotmethinking,andthenresearching.Atsomepoint,Iframed(构架)thisexperience________simplearithmetic:WhenIadded(determination,self-confidence,desire),I________;whenItookaway(thedesireforsuccess);mybodymovedwithgreater________andIimproved.Ienjoyeditmoreaswell,which,asanathleteof30years,Ididn’tthinkwas________.Idiscoveredthe_________ofsubtraction(减法).16.A．entertainingB．tiringC．breath-takingD．disturbing17.A．attemptingB．makingC．managingD．promising18.A．promotionB．distractionC．intentionD．vision19.A．desireB．motivationC．passionD．nerves20.A．DeterminedB．OccupiedC．DesperateD．Amused21.A．picturedB．guaranteedC．operatedD．generated22.A．inchargeB．atleisureC．onreflectionD．forsure23.A．competedB．loweredC．persuadedD．replied24.A．assignedB．rescuedC．discouragedD．expanded25.A．combinedB．composedC．contrastedD．contacted26.A．broughtaboutB．checkoutC．giveinD．payoff27.A．thoughtB．bodyC．spiritD．heart28.A．mindB．burstC．matterD．blame29.A．accessB．itemC．licenseD．pass30.A．hitB．workedC．admittedD．interrupted31.A．intermsofB．infavorofC．otherthanD．farfrom32.A．rejectedB．failedC．suspectedD．seized33.A．criticismB．adaptationC．strengthD．naturalness34.A．practicalB．worthwhileC．possibleD．essential35.A．outcomeB．philosophyC．blessingD．power三、阅读理解Wanttoreadaperfectchildren’sbook?Exploresomerecommendationsfromtrustedcritics.MyBrotherIsAway(SaraGreenwood,illustratedbyLuisaUribe)It’snevereasytoexplainthatafamilymemberiskeptinprison,anditcanbeespeciallyhardforchildren.Thistouchingbookdrawsontheauthor’sownchildhoodtotellthestoryofayounggirlwhosebrotherisinprison.Whatdoesshesaytoherfriendswhohaveseenhimonthenews?Andwillhestillloveher?Agentleandhopefulstoryforkidsaboutveryadultsituationsandcomplexfeelings.(Forages5to8)EyesthatKissintheCorners(JoannaHo,illustratedbyDungHo)Thisbookisbrilliantlywrittenbecauseitfocusesbothonhowthecharacters’eyeslookandonhowtheysee.Focusingonayounggirlwhotakesprideinher“eyesthatkissinthecornerandglowlikewarmtea”,JoannaHo’slyricalintergenerationalstorycombineswithDungHo’swarmandoftenmagicalimagerytobringusacelebrationonhowweseetheworld—andhowweseeourselves.(Forages4to8)RezDogs(JosephBruchac)WhenCOVID-19hits,Malianisvisitinghergrandparents.ItisinMalian’sgrandparents’storiesthatshelearnshowthepeopleofhernativecommunityhavealwaystakencareofoneanother.Writteninpoetry,thisbookshowsusthepandemicthroughachild’seyesandhelpsremindusthatresponsibilityandcaringforoneanotherissomethingweallcando.(Forages8to12)ListentotheLanguageoftheTrees(TeraKelly,illustratedbyMarieHermansson)Ifyouknowaboutthe“WoodWideWeb”,youknowthattreescommunicatethroughthefungithatconnecttheirroots.Still,didyouknowhowtheysupportoneanotherwithextrafood?Howtheycantelltheiroffspring(后代)apartfromothertrees?Howtheycanwarnothertreeswheninsectsattack?Then,considerthisoutstandingbookforkidsonthetopic.(Forages4to8)36.Whichbookisparticularlyrecommendedforchildrenwhoaredealingwithfamilymembersindifficultsituations?

A．MyBrotherIsAwayB．EyesthatKissintheCornersC．RezDogsD．ListentotheLanguageoftheTrees37.WhatdoMyBratherIsAwayandEyesthatKissintheCornershaveincommon?

A．Theybothrevealcomplexfeelings.B．Theybothtellstoriesthroughagirl’seyes.C．TheyareintendedforchildrenofsameageD．Theybothfocusonchildren’sresponsibility.38.WhatcanwelearnaboutthebookRezDogs?

A．Itmayattractpre-schoolchildren.B．Itmainlycoversglobalpandemics.C．Itiswrittenintheformofapoem.D．Ithaspicturesrelatedtothepandemic.39.Whichbookbestsuitschildrenwhoareinterestedinscience?

A．MyBrotherIsAway.B．EyesthatKissintheCorners.C．RezDogs.D．ListentotheLanguageoftheTrees.40.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A．Aresearchpaper.B．Amagazine.C．Aliteraturereview.D．AtraveljournalThesedays,it'snotunusualtoseemiddle-agedmencollectingStarWarsactionfigures,officeworkerswearingHelloKittyaccessories,orcelebritieslikeDavidBeckhamplayingwithLegobricks.It'sbecomingmoreandmorecommontoseeadultstakinganinterestintoys,comicbooksandtheactivitiesthataretraditionallyassociatedwithchildren.Thisphenomenonhasgivenrisetoanewword:kidult.Whatliesbehindthephenomenon?Oneisaboutadults'nostalgia（怀旧之情）forthecarefreedaysofchildhood,andthisisespeciallytruewithtoday'sfast-paced,stressfullifestyles.Anotherisaboutasocietalchangeinrecentdecadeswherepeoplearestartingfamilieslater.Asaresult,theyhavemoretimeandmoneytospendonthemselves.Someadultscouldonlywindow-shopfortheirdreamtoyswhentheywerekids,butnowtheycanaffordthatradiocontrolledcarorhigh-priceddolltheyhavealwayswanted.Businesseshavebeenquicktoexploitthekidulttrend,andthenumberoftoystoresthattargetadultshasrisen.Companiesarerepackagingproductsfrompastdecadesandalsobringingoutnewonesforadults.Lego,forexample,hasbroughtoutanarchitecturalseriesfeaturinglandmarksfromaroundtheworld.Societytraditionallydisapprovesofadultswhorefusetoputasidechildhoodinterests,viewingtherefusalasasignofsocialimmaturityandirresponsibility.Thosewhoagreewiththisviewsometimesclaimthatkidultsaresufferingfromthepop-psychologyconceptknownasPeterPanSyndrome,ananomaly（异常）thatpeopleremainemotionallyatthelevelofteenagers.Onagranderscale,thesekidultopponents（对手）arguethatsuchdelayedadulthoodcausescouplestomarrylaterandhavefewerchildren.Thisinturncanleadtoshrinkingnationaleconomies,forthereneedstobeagenerationalreplenishment（补充）oftheworkforce.Fromthestandpointofkidults,though,thisphenomenonisseenasnothingbutharmlessfun.Kidultsinsistthathavingyouthfulinterestskeepsthemyoung,happyandcreative,andtheirrefusaltoconformtosociety'sacceptabletastesshowsindependentthinking.Besides,theyarguethatbeingpartofthesocialtrendofdelayedadulthoodisnotpurelyapersonalchoice.Therealcausesincludeexpensivehousing,increasededucationalrequirementsforemploymentandpoorworkopportunities.Whetherthekidultphenomenonwillcontinuetogroworprovetobeapassingtrendisanyone'sguess.Asthedebateaboutitcontinues,rememberthatthereisnothingwrongwithbeingyoungatheart.41.Whatdoesthekidultphenomenonreferto?

A．Adultsactlikechildren.B．Adultshavechild-liketastes.C．Adultsgoinforcollectingtoys.D．Adultslikeplayingwithchildren.42.Whichofthefollowingmightcausetheemergenceofkidults?

A．Differentlivingconditions.B．Morechoicesabouttoys.C．Highpressureofmodernlife.D．Goodmemoriesofchildhood.43.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“exploit”probablymean?

A．Getusedto.B．Lookforwardto.C．Takeadvantageof.D．Makewayfor.44.Howdoesthetextdealwiththedebateaboutkidults?

A．Bystronglyopposingkidultopponents.B．Byconvincingreaderstoacceptkidults.C．Byrefusingtotakeastandontheissue.D．Bypresentingbothsidesoftheargument.45.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor'sattitudetowardsthephenomenonfromthelastparagraph?

A．Doubtful.B．Positive.C．Disapproving.D．Uncaring.Plantscan’tcommunicatebymovingormakingsounds,asmostanimalsdo.Instead,plantsproducevolatilecompounds(挥发性化合物),chemicalsthateasilychangefromaliquidtoagas.Aflower'ssweetsmell,forexample,comesfromvolatilecompoundsthattheplantproducestoattractinsectssuchasbugsandbees.Plantscanalsodetectvolatilecompoundsproducedbyotherplants.Atreeunderattackbyhungryinsects,forinstance,maygiveoffvolatilecompoundsthatletothertreesknowabouttheattack.Inresponse,theothertreesmaysendoffchemicalstokeepthebugsaway—orevenchemicalsthatattractthebugs’naturalenemies.Nowscientistshavecreatedaquickwaytounderstandwhatplantsaresaying:achemicalsensorcalledanelectronicnose.The“e-nose”cantellcompoundsthatcropplantsmakewhenthey’reattacked.Scientistssaythee-nosecouldhelpquicklydetectwhetherplantsarebeingeatenbyinsects.Buttodaytheonlywaytodetectsuchinsectsistovisuallyinspectindividualplants.Thisisachallengingtaskformanagersofgreenhouses,enclosedgardensthatcanhousethousandsofplants.Theresearchteamworkedwithane-nosethat—recognizesvolatilecompounds.Insidethedevice,13sensorschemicallyreactwithvolatilecompounds.Basedontheseinteractions,thee-nosegivesoffelectronicsignalsthatthescientistsanalyzeusingcomputersoftware.Totestthenose,theteampresenteditwithhealthyleavesfromcucumber,pepperandtomatoplants,allcommongreenhousecrops.Thenthescientistscollectedsamplesofairarounddamagedleavesfromeachtypeofcrop.Theseplantshadbeendamagedbyinsects,orbyscientistswhomadeholesintheleaveswithaholepunch(打孔器).Thee-nose,itturnsout,couldidentifyhealthycucumber,pepperandtomatoplantsbasedonthevolatilecompoundstheyproduce.Itcouldalsoidentifytomatoleavesthathadbeendamaged.Butevenmoreimpressive,thedevicecouldtellwhichtypeofdamage—byinsectsorwithaholepunch—hadbeendonetothetomatoleaves.Withsomefinetuning,adevicelikethee-nosecouldonedaybeusedingreenhousestoquicklyspotharmfulbugs,theresearcherssay.Adevicelikethiscouldalsobeusedtoidentifyfruitsthatareperfectlyripeandreadytopickandeat,saysNataliaDudareve,abiochemistatPurdueUniversityinWestLafayette,Ind.whostudiessmellsofflowersandplants.Hopefully,scientistsbelieve,thedevicecouldbringlargebenefitstogreenhousemanagersinthenearfuture.46.Welearnfromthetextthatplantscommunicatewitheachotherby________.

A．makingsomesoundsB．wavingtheirleavesC．producingsomechemicalsD．sendingoutelectronicsignals47.Whatdidthescientistsdotofindoutifthee-noseworked?

A．Theypresenteditwithallcommoncrops.B．Theyfixed13sensorsinsidethedevice.C．Theycollectedsamplesfromvariousdamagedleaves..D．Theyconductedtestsondamagedandhealthyleaves.48.Howdothesensorsinsidethee-noseplaytheirpartinitsoperation?

A．Bycreatingvolatilecompoundsforanalysis.B．Viaaprocessofdatainterpretationandanalysis.C．Throughchemicalinteractionswiththecompoundspresent.D．Byemittingsignalsthatcorrespondtothetypeofplantmaterial.49.Accordingtothewriter,themostamazingthingaboutthee-noseisthatitcan________.

A．pickoutripefruitsB．detecttheinsectsquicklyC．recognizeunhealthytomatoleavesD．distinguishdifferentdamagestotheleaves50.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthatthee-nose________.

A．isunabletotellthesmellofflowersB．isnotyetusedingreenhousesC．isdesignedbyscientistsatPurdueD．ishelpfulinkillingharmfulinsects阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。Fromtimetotime,lifemightprovideapersonwiththepresentofamomentthatchangeseverything.Asforme,thatcameonaplanehomeinJanuary,2009.Frankly,asalawyer,Ispecializedincorporatelawinoilandgasprojects.Infact,I’dgrowntohatemyjob.Itinvolvedtoomuchpaperworkandloadsoftraveling,whichIthoughtwasfairlyexhausting.Actually,becomingalawyerwasunintended.Ilovedmyschoolbutitwascompetitiveandstudentsweredestinedforagooduniversity,andthenagraduateplan.ThatwasthetrackIwason.Aftergraduation,Ibecamealawyer,butthatjustmademetrapped.Iwantedtomakeadifference,butIhadnoideawhatelseIcoulddo.Onthatlife-changingflight,Iaskedastewardesstobringmeahotdrink.Whenshereturned,Icouldn’thelpcrying.Huggingme,shesaid,“Idon’tknowwhat’swrongbutifyou’recryinginbusinessclass,youneedtochangeyourlife.”Thosewordshadagreateffectonme.Icouldn’tcarryoninajobthatmademesouncomfortable.Aftermuchreflection,Iresigned18monthslater.ThelasttimeI’dbeenhappywaswhenIwasvolunteeringataschool.Becauseofthat,myfriendSophiakepttellingmeI’dloveteaching.ThenIcontactedfourschoolsandbecameateacherintheend.Noamountofplanningwouldhavep