2025~2026学年天津市西青区当城中学高二上学期第二次月考英语试卷

2025~2026学年天津市西青区当城中学高二上学期第二次月考英语试卷一、单项选择1.Thedaysaregone______physicalstrengthwasallyouneededtomakealiving.

A．whenB．thatC．whereD．which2.----Justamoment.Ihaven’tfinishedpackingmysuitcase.----.It’shightimeweleftfortheairport.

A．GoaheadB．TakeiteasyC．HurryupD．That’sfine3.(notmake)enoughpreparationsinadvanceusuallycausesalotoftrouble.

A．MakenotB．NotmakingC．NotmakeD．Makingnot4.________inthetrafficjam,Iusuallysetoutat7:00inthemorningfromhomebycar.

A．ToavoidtobecaughtB．Toavoidbeingcaught.C．AvoidingbeingcaughtD．Avoidingtobecaught5.regularexerciseisveryimportant，it’sneveragoodideatoexercisetooclosetobedtime.

A．ItB．AsC．AlthoughD．Unless6.Despitehavingworkedforalongtimefeelingtiredanddepressed,doctorshaveto________theirpersonalfeelings________.

A．use...upB．turn...outC．lay...asideD．switch...on7.—Youcanonlykeepthebookfortwoweeks,Tom.Rememberthemontime.—Iwill.

A．returnB．returningC．toreturnD．returned8.Bythetimemyparentsreachedhomeyesterday,Ithedinneralready.

A．hadcookedB．cookedC．havecookedD．wascooked9.Allcitizenswhohavereachedtheageof18havetherighttovote,________race,sex,occupation,familybackground,religiousbelief,oreducation.

A．againstB．regardlessofC．inspiteofD．eventhough10.Frankputthemedicineinatopdrawertomakesureitwouldnotbe______tothekids.

A．accessibleB．relativeC．acceptableD．sensitive11.TheywillflytoChicago,_________theyplantostayinfortwoorthreedays.

A．whereB．thereC．whichD．when12.Don’ttrytocallJohnat11:30tomorrowmorningbecausehe________ameetingthattime.

A．isgoingtoattendB．willattendC．istoattendD．willbeattending13.MyfirstofourEnglishteacherwasthatshewastoostrict,butnowsheisapatientandkind-heartedladyinmymind.

A．criticismB．associationC．conclusionD．impression14.Awarenessofhowmuchwe_________socialmediacanhelpusstepawayfromitandcommunicatewitheachotherbetter.

A．maxoutB．popupC．relyonD．switchon15.Weweretoldtokeepsilentwhiletheexperimentinthelaboratory.

A．wouldbeperformedB．wasbeingperformedC．hadbeenperformedD．wastobeperformed二、完形填空Iusedtoliveselfishly,Ishouldadmit.Butonemomentchangedme.Iwasonmylunchbreakandhad_________theofficetogetsomethingtoeat.Ontheway,I_________abusker(街头艺人),withahatinfrontofhim.Ihadsome_________inmypocket,butIwouldnotgivethemtohim,thinkingtomyselfhewould_________usethemoneytofeedhisaddictiontodrugsoralcohol.He_________likethattype—youngandragged._________whatwasIgoingtospendthemoneyon?OnlytofeedmyaddictiontoCoca-Colaorchocolate!Ithen_________Ihadnorighttoplacemyselfabove_________justbecausehewasbusking.I_________anddroppedallthecoinsintohis_________,andhesmiledatme,Iwatchedforawhile.As_________asitsounds,Iexpectedsomethingmoretocomefromthatmoment—afeelingof_________orsatisfaction,forexample.Butnothinghappened._________,Iwalkedoff.“Itprovedtobeawasteof_________,”Ithought.Onmywayhomeattheendofthe_________,Isawthebuskeragainandhewas_________.Iwatchedhimpickupthehatandwalk_________acafecounter.Therehepouredthe_________contentsintoatincollecting_________anearthquakefund-raising(募捐)event.Hewasbuskingforcharity(慈善)!NowIdonateany_________Ihavetocharitytinsandenjoythefeelingofgiving.16.A．cleanedB．leftC．preparedD．searched17.A．ledB．choseC．fooledD．saw18.A．chocolatesB．drugsC．tinsD．coins19.A．almostB．onlyC．ratherD．still20.A．actedB．lookedC．soundedD．smelt21.A．ThoughB．ForC．ThereforeD．But22.A．declaredB．expectedC．realizedD．guessed23.A．itB．allC．himD．them24.A．followedB．waitedC．stoppedD．arrived25.A．ragB．hatC．counterD．pocket26.A．selfishB．awkwardC．innocentD．special27.A．happinessB．sadnessC．loveD．hate28.A．CoincidentallyB．UnfortunatelyC．DisappointedlyD．Comfortably29.A．wordsB．effortC．spaceD．money30.A．momentB．dayC．breakD．event31.A．runningoffB．passingbyC．packingupD．walkingaround32.A．aroundB．inC．behindD．to33.A．chiefB．actualC．basicD．total34.A．byB．forC．onD．with35.A．workB．timeC．energyD．change三、阅读理解AyearagoAugust,DaveFusslosthisjobdrivingatruckforasmallcompanyinwestMichigan.Hiswife,Gerrie,wasstillworkinginthelocalschoolcafeteria,butworkforDavewasscarce,andthepriceofeverythingwasrising.TheFusseswereatriskofjoiningthemillionsofAmericanswhohavelosttheirhomesinrecentyears.ThenDaveandGerriereceivedatimelygift—$7,000,alegacy(遗产)fromtheirneighborsIshandArleneHatch,whodiedinanaccident.“Itreallymadeadifferencewhenweweregoingunderfinancially.”saysDave.ButtheFussesweren’ttheonlyfolksinAltoandtheneighboringtownofLowelltoreceiveunexpectedlegacyfromtheHatches.DozensofotherfamiliesweretouchedbytheHatches’generosity.Insomecases,itwasafewthousanddollars;inother,itwasmorethan$100,000.ItsurprisednearlyeveryonethattheHatcheshadsomuchmoney,morethan$3million—theywereanelderlycouplewholivedinanoldhouseonwhatwasleftofthefamilyfarm.ChildrenoftheGreatDepression,IshandArlenewereknownfortheirhabitofsaving,Theythrivedon(喜欢)comparisonshoppingandwouldroutinelygofromstoretostore,checkingpricesbeforemakinganewpurchase.Throughtheyears,theHatchespaidforlocalchildrentoattendsummercampwhentheirparentscouldn’taffordit.“IshandArleneneveraskedyouneededanything,”saystheirfriendSandVanWeelden,“Theycouldseethingstheycoulddotomakeyouhappier,andtheywoulddothem.”EvenmoreextraordinarywasthattheHatcheshadtheirfarmlanddistributed.ItwastheHatches’wishthattheirlegacy—alegacyofkindnessasmuchasoneofdollarsandcents—shouldenrichthewholecommunity(社区)andIshandArleneHatch’sstory.Neighborshelpingneighbors—thatwasIshandArleneHatch’sstory.36.Accordingtothetext,theFusses.

A．workedinaschoolcafeteriaB．wereinfinancialdifficultyC．wereemployedbyatruckcompanyD．losttheirhome37.WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheHatches?

A．TheyhadtheirchildrenduringtheGreatDepressionB．TheygaveawaytheirpossessionstotheirneighborsC．TheyleftthefamilyfarmtoliveinanoldhouseD．Theyhelpedtheirneighborstofindjobs38.WhywouldtheHatchesroutinelygofromstoretostore?

A．TheydecidedtoopenastoreB．TheywantedtosavemoneyC．Theycouldn’taffordexpensivethingsD．Theywantedtobuygiftsforlocalkids39.AccordingtoSandVanWeelden,theHatcheswere

A．understandingB．optimisticC．childlikeD．curious40.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A．ThecommunityofAltowaspoorB．ThesummercampwasattractivetotheparentsC．SandyVanWeeldengotalegacyfromtheHatchesD．TheHatcheswouldliketheneighborstofollowtheirexampleForawhile,myneighborhoodwastakeneverbyanarmyofjoggers(慢跑者).Theywerethereallthetime:earlymorning,noon,andevening.Therewerelittleoldladiesingraysweats,youngcouplesinAdidasshoes,middle-agedmenwithredfaces.“Comeon!”MyfriendAlexencouragedmetojoinhimashejoggedbymyhouseeveryevening.“You’llfeelgreat.”Well,IhadnothingagainstfeelinggreatandifAlexcouldjogeveryday,anyonecould.SoItookupjoggingseriouslyandgaveitagoodtwomonthsofmylife,andnotadaymore.Basedonmyexperience,joggingisthemostovervaluedformofexercisearound,andjudgingfromthenumberofthepeoplewholeftourneighborhoodjoggingarmy.I’mnotaloneinmyopinion.Firstofall,joggingisveryhardonthebody.Yourlegsandfeetarealpounding（追击）ruiningdownaroadfortwoorthreemiles.Idevelopedfoot,leg,andbackproblems.ThenIreadaboutanationallyfamousjoggerwhodiedofaheartattackwhilejogging,andIhadsomethingelsetoworryabout.Joggingdoesn’tkillhundredsofpeople,butifyouhaveanyphysicalweaknesses,joggingwillsurelybringthemout,astheydidwithme.Secondly,Igotnoenjoymentoutofjogging.Puttingonefootinfrontoftheotherforforty-fiveminutesisn’tmyideaoffun.Joggingisalsoalonelypastime.Somejoggerssay,“Ilovebeingouttherewithjustmythoughts”Well,mythoughtsbegantoboreme,andmostofthemwereonhowmuchmylegshurt.AndhowcouldIenjoysomethingthatbroughtmepain?Andthatwasn’tjustthefirstweek:itwaspracticallyeverydayfortwomonths.Inevergotpastthepainlevel,andpainisn’tfun.Whatacruelwaytodoit!Somanyotherexercises,includingwalking,leadtoalmostthesameresultspainlessly,sowhyjog?Idon’tjoganymore,andIdon’tthinkIeverwill.I’mwalkingtwomilesthreetimesaweekatafastpace,andthatfeelsgood.Ibicycletoworkwhentheweatherisgood.I’mgettingexercise,andI’menjoyingitatthesametime.Icouldneversaythesameforjogging,andI’vefoundalotofbetterwaystostayinshape.41.Fromthefirstparagraph,welearnthatinthewriter’sneighborhood______.

A．joggingbecameverypopularB．peoplejoggedonlyduringthedaytimeC．AlexorganizedanarmyofjoggersD．joggingprovidedachancetogettogether42.Theunderlinedword“them”(Paragraph3)mostprobablyrefersto_____.

A．heartattacksB．BackproblemsC．famousjoggersD．physicalweaknesses43.Whatwasthewriter’sattitudetowardsjogginginthebeginning?

A．Hefeltitwasworthatry.B．Hewasveryfondofit.C．Hewasstronglyagainstit.D．Hethoughtitmustbepainful.44.Whydidthewritergiveupjoggingtwomonthslater?

A．Hedislikeddoingexerciseoutside.B．Hefounditneitherhealthynorinteresting.C．Hewasafraidofhavingaheartattack.D．Hewasworriedaboutbeingleftalone.45.Fromthewriter’sexperience,wecanconcludethat______.

A．noteveryoneenjoysjoggingB．heistheonlypersonwhohatesjoggingC．nothingotherthanjoggingcanhelppeoplekeepfitD．joggingmakespeoplefeelgreaterthananyothersport.Atacertaintimeinourlives,weconsidereveryplaceasthepossiblesitesforahouse.IhavethussearchedthecountrywithinadozenmilesofwhereIlive.InimaginationIhaveboughtallthefarms,oneafteranother,andIknewtheirprices.ThenearestthingthatIcametoactualownershipwaswhenIboughttheHollowellplace.Butbeforetheownercompletedthesalewithme,hiswifechangedhermindandwishedtokeepit,andheofferedmeadditionaldollarstoreturnthefarmtohim.However,IlethimkeeptheadditionaldollarsandsoldhimthefarmforjustwhatIgaveforit.TherealattractionoftheHollowellfarmtomewereitsposition,beingabouttwomilesfromthevillage,halfamilefromthenearestneighbor,boundedononesidebytheriver,andseparatedfromthehighwaybyawidefield.Thepoorconditionofthehouseandfencesshowedthatithadn’tbeenusedforsometime.Irememberedfrommyearliesttripuptheriverthatthehouseusedtobehiddenbehindaforestarea,andIwasinahurrytobuyitbeforetheownerfinishedgettingoutsomerocks,cuttingdowntheapplestrees,andclearingawaysomeyoungtreeswhichhadgrownupinthefields.Iwantedtobuyitbeforehemadeanymoreofhisimprovements.ButitturnedoutasIhavesaid.Iwasnotreallytroubledbytheloss.Ihadalwayshadagarden,butIdon’tthinkIwasreadyforalargefarm.Ibelievethataslongaspossibleitisbettertolivefreeanduncommitted.Itmakesbutlittledifferencewhetheryouownafarmornot.46.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?

A．Hewantedtobuytheoldestfarmnearwherehelived.B．Hemadeastudyofmanyfarmsbeforebuying.C．Hemademoneybybuyingandsellingfarms.D．Hehadthemoneytobuythebestfarminthecountry.47.WhydidtheauthordecidetobuytheHollowellplace?

A．Itwasofgoodmarketvalue.B．Itwasnexttothehighway.C．Itwasinagoodposition.D．Itwasbehindanicegarden.48.Whydidtheauthorwanttobuythefarminahurry?

A．Hewasafraidtheownermightchangehismind.B．Hehopedtoenlargetheforestonthefarm.C．Hewantedtokeepthefarmasitwas.D．Hewaseagertobecomeafarmowner.49.Theunderlinedwords“theloss”inthelastparagraphreferto___.

A．themoneytheauthorlostinbuyingthefarmB．thesaleofthegardenintheHollowellplaceC．theremovalofthetreesaroundthehouseD．thefailuretopossesstheHollowellplace50.Whatdoestheauthorbelieveasimportantinlife?

A．Toownafarm.B．Tosatisfyhisneeds.C．Tobefreefromworries.D．Toliveinthecountryside.阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。MynameisClara.IstillrememberthatchillyDecemberday,sittinginscienceclass.I’dfinishedaworksheetearlyandpickedupaTimeforKidsmagazine.Apieceofnewscaughtmyeye.NASAwasholdinganessaycontesttonameitsMarsrover(火星探测器).BeforeIevenknewanythingelseaboutit,asinglewordfloodedmy11-year-oldmind:Curiosity.Icouldn’twaitforthebelltoringsoIcouldgetstartedonmyessay.Thatafternoon,Iracedhome,satdownatthecomputer,andtypeduntilmyfingersached.“Curiosityisaneverlastingflamethatburnsineveryone’smind…”Fivemonthslater,mymomreceivedaphonecall,andimmediately,awidesmilespreadacrossherface.OnAugust5,2012,at10:31p.m.,therovernamedCuriositytoucheddownsafelyonthesurfaceofMars,andIwashonoredtohaveafront-rowseatinNASA.CuriosityissuchanimportantpartofwhoIam.Ihavealwaysbeenfascinatedbythestars,theplanets,theskyandtheuniverse.Irememberasalittlegirl,mygrandmotherandIwouldsittogetherinthebackyardforhours.She’dtellmestoriesandpointoutthestars.Grandmal