2025~2026学年天津市蓟州区第二中学高二上学期第二次月考英语试卷

2025~2026学年天津市蓟州区第二中学高二上学期第二次月考英语试卷一、单项选择1.–Whenshallweleavefortheairport?–________.Wehaveplentyoftime.

A．GetamoveonB．That’snotthepointC．It’suptoyouD．Let’sgoforit2.Jennifer_________thebookstorefromCaseyandturneditintoaplaceforliterature-lovingmembersofthecommunitytogettogether.

A．reliedonB．approvedofC．droppedinD．tookover3.Theyagreedto_________theirdifferencesandcontinuetocooperateforthegoodoftheircompany.

A．popupB．ponderoverC．layasideD．leadto4.Themediareportedalotofbuildings________intheearthquake.

A．haddestroyedB．aredestroyedC．hadbeendestroyedD．wasbeingdestroyed5.Pleasedon’tdisturbmebetween3:00and5:00thisafternoon,becauseI________animportantclientthen.

A．willmeetB．hasmetC．willbemeetingD．hasbeenmeeting6.______inlookingafterthreechildrenathome,shenolongerhastimetoenjoythevariousactivitiesintheclub.

A．OccupyingB．OccupiedC．TooccupyD．Beingoccupied7.________abletohaveaccesstodigitalpaymentissuchaconvenienceinthemodernage.

A．HavingbeenB．TobeC．BeingD．Be8.Cathyhadquitherjob________shecouldstayhomeandtakecareofherfamily.

A．nowthatB．asifC．onlyifD．sothat9.Thoughtheyhadn’tmetforyears,theyrecognizedeachother________.

A．instantlyB．urgentlyC．objectivelyD．steadily10.Airpollutionis________mostChinesepeopleareconcernedaboutnowadays,becausetheirhealthisbeingthreatened.

A．whatB．thatC．howD．which11.Scientistarelearningmoreeverydayaboutthesecretways______plantstalktoeachother.

A．towhichB．forwhichC．inwhichD．onwhich12.Jimmy’sfathercoughsfrequently________smoking.

A．incontrasttoB．inconsequenceofC．inmemoryofD．infavorof13.Thecompanytriedto_______himtostaywithanofferofpromotion.

A．emphasizeB．temptC．relieveD．distract14.Theyexpressedgreat________forthepeopleinjuredintheaccident.

A．virtueB．sympathyC．competitionD．division15.—I’msorry,butIcan’tgototheget-togethertonight.—________?Itwasyesterdaythatyousaidyouwouldgowithme.

A．PardonB．SowhatC．HowcomeD．Whocares二、完形填空Inthe1960s,IwenttoLamingtonHighinHubli,Kamataka.Amongmymany_________,onestandsoutbecause,likehisveryname,Raj-e-Bijli,myclassteacherfortwoyearswas_________.Hehadretiredfromthearmyafterbeing_________duringWorldWarII.Icanstillpicturethisupright,well-built_________,alwaysinanoldbutneatwhiteshirtandtrousers.Hewasbald(秃头的),sotheoldbullet-scarontheleftsideofhis_________showed.Unliketheotherteacherswhoinstilled(灌输)_________inusbykeepingtheircanes(棍棒)_________,hedidn’tuseterror,nordidhebelieveinallworkandnoplay._________,hisweaponwasgreat_________forwhateverhedid.Inclass,hetransformedintoaskilledactor,hisloudvoiceandgestures__________ourattentionasherecitedapoemordescribedascenefromhistory.Bestofallweretheoutingshe__________everyotherSunday.“Cometomyhomeearlyinthemorningfora__________,”he’dsay,andwejustgatheredtherewithourlunchboxes.Hewouldguideabout40ofustoanew__________spoteverytime.Hemadeussing,act,danceandplay.Hetoldusofhis__________days,whensoldiersevenriskedtheirlivestosaveothers__________theywerefromdiversebackgrounds.WithRajSiraround,weallbondedwelltoo,andfeltlikea__________family.AfewyearsafterIgraduatedfromcollege,IwastoldthatRajSirhad__________.Iwasvery__________.Itwashardtoimaginethatsomeonesolivelywasnomore.MrRaj-e-Bijlitaughtbyexamplethatitisn’t__________toprovideforoneselfandone’sfamily;it’s__________asimportanttohelpandnurtureothers.16.A．friendsB．teachersC．classmatesD．brothers17.A．richB．confidentC．unusualD．serious18.A．woundedB．servedC．cheatedD．reported19.A．doctorB．soldierC．cookD．actor20.A．faceB．chestC．backD．head21.A．shameB．angerC．fearD．surprise22.A．cleanB．handyC．prettyD．smooth23.A．InsteadB．BesidesC．HoweverD．Therefore24.A．sympathyB．courageC．enthusiasmD．patience25.A．transferringB．requiringC．avoidingD．attracting26.A．attendedB．managedC．organizedD．postponed27.A．contestB．picnicC．lessonD．party28.A．riskyB．scenicC．strangeD．noisy29.A．schoolB．workC．restD．army30.A．eventhoughB．sinceC．asthoughD．unless31.A．poorB．closeC．royalD．small32.A．turnedawayB．lookedawayC．passedawayD．runaway33.A．proudB．sadC．worriedD．tired34.A．enoughB．wrongC．easyD．normal35.A．hardlyB．everC．neverD．just三、阅读理解U.S.BankScholarshipAreyouaUnitedStatescitizenandahighschoolseniororcollegeundergraduatestudent?Thenyoucanwin$1,000.Nootherqualifications.Justbewhatyoualreadyare.Eachyear,U.S.Bankgivesaway40$1,000scholarshipsforsimplybeinganAmericancitizenwhowillbeorisattendingcollege.Allyouhavetodoisfilloutsomebasicinformationaboutyourself.Ittakeshardlyanytimeatall.“NoEssay”ScholarshipMostscholarshipscomebutonceayearandsomeonceinalifetime.Thebeautyofthe$2,000“NoEssay”Scholarshipisthatitcomesonceamonthandyoucanapplyeverysinglemonth.Andtheapplicationisveryeasy.Infact,youcouldhavefilleditoutprobably20timessincestartingtoreadthisarticle.Youcanonlyapplyonceamonth,butifyou’reahighschoolseniororcollegestudent,thenyoucanwin$2,000.Winnersaredrawnatrandom.$1,000WeeklyScholarshipEvenbetterthanonce-a-monthisonce-a-week.TheZweeklyscholarshipisjustassimpleasfillingoutbasicinformationaboutyourself.AllU.S.highschoolersandcollegestudentsarefitforthis$1,000scholarship.Allitrequiresisfillingoutashortformaboutyourselfandansweringanunusualquestionin280charactersorless.Thequestionchangesweekly.Youcanapplyeveryweek,onceaweek.Havefunwithit.ScholarshipZoneScholarshipItseemsnearlyeverywebsitewantsyoutoregister.ButnotmanysitesofferasgreatapossiblerewardasScholarshipZonedoes.Bysimplyregistering,you’reautomaticallyenteredforthenextscholarshipdrawingof$10,000.You’rereallynotrequiredtodoanythingafterthat.Areyouincollege?Thenwhynottaketwominutestoapply?36.WhichofthefollowingstudentscanapplyfortheU.S.BankScholarship?

A．AnAmericangraduateofHarvard.B．AnAmericanhighschoolfreshman.C．AnAmericanstudentstudyinglawincollege.D．AChinesestudentstudyinginanAmericanuniversity.37.Whatdoweknowaboutthe“NoEssay”Scholarship?

A．Itchoosesitswinnersinastrictway.B．Itisonlyforhighschoolstudents.C．Itcanbewonseveraltimesayear.D．Ittakesalongtimetoapplyfor.38.Toapplyforthe$1,000WeeklyScholarship,oneneedstoansweraquestionwhich________.

A．iscommonbutinterestingB．canbedifferenteveryweekC．dealswithpersonalexperiencesD．shouldbeansweredinatleast280words39.Whichscholarshipisonlyintendedforcollegestudents?

A．U.S.BankScholarship.B．“NoEssay”Scholarship.C．$1,000WeeklyScholarship.D．ScholarshipZoneScholarship.40.Whatdothefourscholarshipshaveincommon?

A．Theyareeasytoapplyfor.B．TheyareforAmericancitizens.C．Theymustbeappliedforonline.D．Theycanbeappliedforagainandagain.“Mommy,I’mafunnybird,”Jack,myalmost-4-year-oldtellsme.Hemoveshislittlefingerslikewings.“Youare?”Isay.I’msittingacrossfromhimwhileheeatsbreakfastatourtable.Ismile;hesaysthegreatestthings.Aweekago,however,whenhehadchocolateonhisfaceandIlicked(舔)myfingertowipeitoff,hesaid,“Don’tputyourdirtywateronme,please.”Aweekago,Iwouldn’thavebeensittingherewithhimduringbreakfast.Wealwayshaddinnertogetheratthetable,butourothermealsgotmuchlessattention,becausemyhusbandandIweresobusythatwehadtodothechoresduringbreakfastorlunch.WhywasInotsittingdownwithmyson?ItcouldtakeJackanhourtoeatameal,duringwhichIcouldfeelthetug(猛拉)ofunansweredemails,adeadline,andtheunsweptflooreachminute.Thenwewenttovisitfriendsforaweekend.Theyhavetwokids.They’rebusy,professional,andgoodparents.Andateverymeal—notjustdinner—weallsatdownatthetableandate.Whenwegothome,myhusbandsaid,“Maybeweshouldbedoingthat.”Itookthisascriticism.Myhusbandworksalot,somealtimesaremostlyundermycharge.The“we”hewastalkingaboutwasme.Then,IremindedmyselfthatI’mabiggirl,andtookhiscommentthewayitwasmeant.Webothwantwhat’sbestforJack.Yes,Ithought.I’mhome.Ihavetoeat,too.SoI’vebeensitting.And,surprise.Ihaven’tmissedadeadline.Thehousehasnotbecomefilledwithfilthandmuck.AndJackseemstolikehavingmethere.Twodaysago,overlunch,hesmiledandstaredatme.“What?”Iasked,amused.“Mommy,IloveyousomuchandIcan’tstoplovingyou.”Icould’vemissedthat.God,Icould’vemissedthat.41.Beforevisitingthefriends,Jack________.

A．didn’tlikechocolateB．couldn’teatbyhimselfC．wassometimesrudetohismomD．preferredhismothertohisfather42.Aftervisitingthefriends,theauthor________.

A．wasdeterminedtolearntocookB．askedherhusbandtohaveeverymealwithherC．decidedtohavedinnertogetherwithherfamilyD．wasadvisedbyherhusbandtolearnfromthefriends43.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph8mean?

A．Thehouseisstilldirty.B．Thehousehasbeenclean.C．Thehouseisstillcrowded.D．Thehousehasbeenquiteempty.44.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inthelastparagraphreferto?

A．Thebesttimetovisitfriends.B．Adeadlineforansweringemails.C．Jacksayingsweetwordstohismom.D．Jackhavinglunchtogetherwithhismom.45.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A．Weshouldvisitfriendsfrequently.B．Kidsshouldbepolitetotheirparents.C．Peoplearemuchbusierthaneverbefore.D．Familiesshouldtrytohavemealstogether.AnelephantinaSouthKoreanzooisusinghistrunktopickupnotonlyfood,butalsohumanvocabulary.AninternationalteamofscientistsconfirmedFridaywhattheEverlandZoohasbeensayingforyears:Their5.5-tonelephantKoshikhasanunusualtalent.The22-year-oldAsianelephantcanreproducefiveKoreanwordsbyputtinghistrunkinsidehismouthtoimitatesound.Scientistssaidhemayhavestartedimitatinghumanspeechbecausehewaslonely.OneoftheresearcherssaidthereisnoconclusiveevidencethatKoshikunderstandsthesoundshemakes,althoughtheelephantdoesrespondtowordslike“anja(sitdown)”and“nuwo(liedown).”Koshikisparticularlygoodwithvowels(元音),witharateofsimilarityof67percent,theresearcherssaid.Forconsonants(辅音)hescoresonly21percent.ResearcherssaidtheclearestscientificevidencethatKoshikisdeliberatelyimitatinghumanspeechisthatthesoundfrequencyofhiswordsmatchesthatofhistrainers.Vocalimitationofotherspecieshasbeenfoundinmockingbirds,parrotsandmynahs.ButthepapersaysKoshik’scaserepresents“awhollynewmethodofvocalproduction”becauseheuseshistrunktoreproducehumanspeech.In1983,zooofficialsinKazakhstanreportedlyclaimedthatateenageelephantnamedBatyrcouldreproduceRussianto“say”20phrases,including“Batyrisgood.”Buttherewasnoscientificstudyontheclaim.ResearchersbelieveKoshiklearnedtoreproducewordsoutofadesiretobondwithhistrainersafterhewasseparatedfromtwootherelephantsatage5.OhSuk-hun,whoco-authoredtheresearchpaperwithStoeger-HorwathandMietchen,saidtheelephantapparentlystartedimitatinghumanspeechtowinthetrustofhistrainers.KimJong-gab,Koshik’schieftrainer,saidtheelephantwastimidforamalewhenhefirstcametotheEverlandZoo,sotrainersoftensleptinthesameareawithhim.KimthinksthatcontacthelpedKoshikfeelclosertohumans.46.WhatdoweknowaboutKoshik?

A．Heisanewcomertothezoo.B．Histalenthasbeendiscoveredrecently.C．Hisimitationofconsonantsisnotsogood.D．Hebegantoimitatehumanspeechatage5.47.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisright?

A．BatyrislesscleverthanKoshikB．itiscommontoseeelephantsimitateC．elephantsaregoodatimitatinghumanspeechD．Koshik’stalentisreallyunusualamongelephants48.Accordingtothescientists,Koshikimitatedhumanspeech________.

A．fromzoovisitorsB．tofightlonelinessC．withthehelpofhistrainersD．forthepurposeofperformance49.Theunderlinedword“timid”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans_________.

A．shyB．friendlyC．coldD．proud50.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．CleveranimalsB．SpeechexpertsC．TalkingelephantD．Talkativespecies阅读短文,并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。SteveandRobopenedtheirhomeandtheirheartstonotjustone,butsixsiblings(兄弟姐妹)whohadspentalmostfiveyearsinthefoster(寄养的)caresystem.Stevesaid,“Atfirst,wethoughtitwouldbegreattohavethesekidsatourhomeforsometimeandhelpthem,butwhenIsawthoseeyes,Ichangedmymind.Soeventhoughwehavetwoadultkids,westilldecidedtoraisethesmallerchildrenandadoptthem.”ThecouplewasinspiredtoadoptchildrenwhoaresiblingsaftertheysawaTVstoryaboutanotherfamilythatdidthesamething.Theystartedresearchingtheideaandsawhowmanysiblingswerebrokenupinthefostercaresystem,andthefactsimplybroketheirhearts.ThecouplesawthechildrenonanOhioadoptionwebsiteinearly2018.Amazingly,thesiblingswereneverseparatedduringtheirstayinthefostercaresystem.“However,thekids,whowereteenagers,werehardtoplace,whichmademenervouswhenItriedtocommunicatewiththem.Iwantedtothrowinthetowel,”Stevesaid,“butRobencouragedmetocontinue.”Whenthehomestudiesandbackgroundcheckswerecompleted,SteveandRobbeganemailingthedocumentstothechildren’scaseworker.Finally,theywerematchedwiththekidsinJune2018andmetthemforthefirsttimeonJuly2.Whileeveryonewasnervousatfirst,theydevelopedarelationshipoftrustquicklyafterthefirstmeeting.ThechildrencametolivewithSteveandRobamonthlaterandneverleft.Stevequithisjobsothathecouldbeafull-timedadtotakecareofthem,andboughtaminibustotransportthemuchlargerAnderson-McLeanfamily.Somefamiliesaremadethroughblood,butsomeliketheAnderson-McLeanfamilyaremadethroughlove.51.WhatwasSteveandRob’soriginalidea?(nomorethan15words)_____________________________________________________________52.WhydidSteveandRobdecidetoadoptthesiblings?(nomorethan15words)_____________________________________________________________53.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph3mean?(nomorethan5words)_____________________________________________________________54.WhatdidStevedototakecareofthesiblings?(nomorethan10words)_____________________________________________________________55.Whatdoyouthinkofthecouple?Pleaseexplain.(nomorethan20words)______________