2025~2026学年上海市上海存志高级中学第一学期期末考试高二年级英语试卷

2025~2026学年上海市上海存志高级中学第一学期期末考试高二年级英语试卷一、语法填空Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword,fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Oneafternoon,MartinBlake,awheelchairuserandtravelwriter,arrivedatasmallcruisedockexpectingthefamiliardifficultiesusuallyaccompanyingtravel.Overtheyears,he1(learn)toallowextratime,anticipateconfusionandpreparehimselfforunwantedattention.Thistime,however,theexperienceunfoldeddifferently.Aramphadalreadybeenpositioned,andboarding2(proceed)quietly,withoutexplanationordelay,allowinghimtoentertheship3.TheshipfeltunlikethelargelinersBlakehadlongavoided.Smallerinscale,itofferedwidepassagewaysandopenspaces4mademovementeasier.Whatstruckhimmost,though,wasnotthedesignbutthebehaviourofthecrew.Theyremainednearbybutneverrushedforward,5(step)inonlywhenhelpwasclearlyneeded.Thisrestraint,rareinhisexperience,madetheassistancefeelrespectful6disturbing.Asthejourneycontinued,thepatternheld.Mealswereservedinspacesthat7bereachedindependently,anddailyactivitiesallowedforflexibility.Shortexcursionswereplannedwithmultipleoptions,enablingpassengerstodecidehowmuchsupporttoaccept.Blakegraduallyrelaxedintoroutinesthatusuallyrequiredconstantadjustment,gaininginsight8howthoughtfulplanningcouldreduceunnecessarystress.Lookingback,herealizedexpectationshadshifted.Accessibilitywastreatednotas9addedfeatureorfavour,butaspartofordinarytravel.Physicallimitsremained,yetexplanationbecamelessnecessary,itnolongerseeminglyrequired10(repeat).Onashipshapedbycarefulchoices,independencefeltnatural,dignitypreservedthroughquietdetails.二、选词填空Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.statisticsB.generousC.impactD.threateningE.chanceF.benefitG.highlightH.contributionI.furtherJ.additionK.buildingTheArtofFund-raising:KeyStepsforNonprofitOrganizationstoAttractDonationsAttractingdonationsisachiefconcernfornonprofitorganizationsandprojects.Aneffective,professionaldonation-requestletterisanecessarytoolforfund-raising.Researchingpossibledonorsand11adatabaseofnamesandorganizationsisonekeytosuccess,buttheabilitytowriteadonation-requestletterhasanevengreater12onsuccessfulfund-raising.ResearchpotentialdonorsviatheInternet.Researchsmallcompaniesin13tolargefoundations.Sometimesasmalllocalcompanywillassistyouinreachingyourgoal.Asimpleappealtoapublic-spiritedlocalfirmmayinspireasurprisingly14donation.Findtheappropriatecontactperson.Addressyourlettertoarealpersonwhoisinapositiontoentitleadonation.Beginningyourletterwith“ToWhomItMayConcern”or“DearCountryMarket”standslittle15ofattractingtheattentionoftherightstaffmember.Andthen,structuretheletterproperly.Beginyourletterwithavividandreadabledescriptionofyourorganization'swork,and16arecentsuccessstory.Continuewithafewgeneral17toimpressthecontactpersonwithyourorganization'sefficiencyandeffectiveness.Next,describeinfullthecurrentprojectoreffortforwhichadonationisneededandwhowill18.Includeallcontactinformationincludingtelephone,faxandemail,andendbyinvitingthepersontocontactyouifany19informationisneeded.Finally,handonthelettertocolleaguesforproofreadingandsuggestions.Keepcarefulrecordsofdonationsandsendthank-youletters.Donorsoftenarewillingtocontributeagainiftheyareshownhowtheir20wasputtouse.Follow-upletterscanassistinthiseffort.三、完形填空Ourdrivetoseekouthappinessisamusclethatwecanexerciseanddevelop.Almostanyonecanlearntodeveloptheirrewardsensitivityby_________themselvestonoticeandexperiencetheirpositiveemotions.Toraiseyourrewardsensitivity,beginbyplanningoneactivityperdaythatwillmakeyouhappyorgiveyouasenseof_________.Itcanbeassmallastreatingyourselftoafavoritesnackorreadingafewpagesofanovel.Thiswillmakeyoulesslikelyto_________positiveexperiences.Afteryou’veenjoyedthat_________moment,closeyoureyesandrecountoutloudwhereandwhenyouexperiencedthegreatestjoy.Theideaisn’tjusttorememberhowyoufelt,buttoenhanceandre-experienceit,thus_________yourmemoryofthem,andincreasingyourmotivationtoseekthemoutgoingforward.Herearesomeotheradjustmentsyoucanmaketodevelopapositivemind-set.Expandyourjoy_________:Researchsuggeststhatfindingmorewordstodescribepositiveemotionscanproveandincreasethem.Whenreflectingonhowsomethingmadeyoufeel,trytobe_________,usingwordslikecalm,overjoyed,delighted,inspiredbeyondfine,goodorgreat.Shareyourhighlightreel(高光时刻):_________whatmadeyouhappiestcanmakeyoufeelbetter.Spreadthathappinesstoanotherperson—andalsostrengthenabond.Findbrightsides:Withpractice,it’spossibleto_________thepositiveshiddeninthingsthatwemightfirstseeasnegative.Forexample,ifyouinvitedco-workerstogettogetherandonlyonepersonshowedup,youcouldeasilyviewthatasa(n)____________.Butthebrightsidewouldbethatyougottoknowthatonepersonbetter.Forecastfuturewins:Ifyou’retightscheduled,pickaneventthat’sapproachingandthinkofthebestpossible____________.Ifyou’retired,____________smilingatyourfriendacrosstheroom,feelingproud.Usingimagerycanencouragemotivationandgetyoureadyformore____________experiences.Keepinmind,too,thatit’snormaltofeel____________withpleasurablefeelingssometimes,particularlyifyouexperiencedepressionandanxiety.Worryingcanmakeyoufeellikeyou’rereadytorespondtothreats—butbyconstantly____________disaster,wemissthehappinessinfrontofusrightnow.Sometimesweneedtobehavelikehappypeopleifweactuallywanttobehappy.21.A．attractingB．demonstratingC．entertainingD．training22.A．accomplishmentB．belongingC．identityD．responsibility23.A．broadenB．postponeC．provideD．share24.A．criticalB．dailyC．rareD．spare25.A．recallingB．recoveringC．searchingD．strengthening26.A．reflectionB．selectionC．trialD．vocabulary27.A．briefB．creativeC．preciseD．secure28.A．BroadcastingB．ChoosingC．DefiningD．Wondering29.A．coverB．divideC．teachD．notice30.A．failureB．opportunityC．rewardD．surprise31.A．initiativeB．outcomeC．prizeD．solution32.A．avoidB．imagineC．practiceD．try33.A．directB．inspiringC．sensoryD．shared34.A．contentB．distractedC．easyD．uncomfortable35.A．endinginB．guardingagainstC．headingforD．preparingfor四、阅读理解Whenyou’reateacher,abigpartofyourjobisbattlingstudentmisconceptions.Oftenstudentscometotheclassroombelievingthatlearningcan’tbefunandthatwhattheylearnisn’trelevanttotherealworld—muchlesstotheirpersonalinterests.I’vediscoveredthatifIshowstudentshowwhattheylearnisrelevanttomyhobbies,they’remuchmorewillingtomakeconnectionstotheirpersonalinterestsanddeveloptheirownhobbies.NomatterwhatsubjectI’mteaching,Ifindwaystobringmyhobbiesintotheclassroom.Forexample,I’macarenthusiast,sowhenIteachphysics,Icontextualizeconceptswithmyknowledgeaboutcars.Ifwe’recoveringfriction,forexample,Ibringdifferenttires(轮胎)intomyclassroomsothatmystudentscanconductlabexperimentswiththemtoseehowfrictionworksinreal-lifeapplications.WhenIfirstbroughtmyhobbiestomyclassroom,Iwasfocusedonhowdoingsowouldbuildengagementandhelpmystudentsunderstandconceptsinscience.ButIquicklylearnedthatthepracticealsohelpedmebuildstrongerrelationshipswiththem.WhenIletthemseeanaspectofmylifeoutsideofschool,somestudentswhowerealsointerestedincarsconnectedwithmemoreandbecamemoreengagedinmycourses.Eventhosewhodidn’tsharethatinterestwithmeseemedmoreengagedonceIshowedadifferentsideofmyself.Whatstartedasanexperimentisnowmoreofaphilosophy.EvenwhenI’mplanningclasses,ItendtothinkabouthowIcanbringinmyhobbies.Ifindthatdoingsoenergizesmyinstruction,engagesmystudents,anddemonstratestothemhowabstractconceptsplayoutintherealworld.Bestofall,mypassionformyhobbiesseemstoinspirethemtobepassionateaboutfindingtheirown.36.Whatposesachallengetoteachersaccordingtotheauthor?

A．Students’misunderstandingsaboutteachers.B．Students’falseassumptionsaboutlearning.C．Theirrelevanceoftextbookstostudents’life.D．Thegapbetweenteachers’andstudents’hobbies.37.Whydoestheauthorbringtiresintotheclassroom?

A．Toteachanengineeringskill.B．Toexplainthestructureofacar.C．Toshareareal-lifeexperience.D．Toillustrateascientificconcept.38.Whatwastheunexpectedoutcomeoftheauthor’steachingmethod?

A．Ahigherclassattendancerate.B．Betterexaminationresults.C．Acloserteacher-studentbond.D．Moresparetimeforstudents.39.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthorasateacher?

A．Innovative.B．Humorous.C．Decisive.D．Sympathetic.TheCityofBurlingtonpublicartprogramispresentingaseriesoftemporarypublicartsignsattheBeachwayinconjunctionwiththeOntarioCultureDays.Thisprojectwillselect10visualartistsand10writerstocreateartworkthatwillbedisplayedontemporarysignsalongthemulti-usepath.ThiscallisopentoBurlington-basedartistsandisopentoallartformsthatcanbepresentedinasignformat.Thisincludes,butisnotlimitedto:visualart,graphicart,photography,poetry,shortstory,non-fiction,etc.Submissionsmaybefromexistingornewlycreatedwork.Theartistfeeforthisprojectis$400.TheCityofBurlingtonwillpayforallcostsrelatedtotheproduction,installation(安装)andmaintenanceofthesigns.EstimatedProjectTimeline

August2CallforArtistsresponsesdueByAugust12Successfulartistsselected;enterintoacontractwiththeCityofBurlingtonSeptember6FinalartworkfilesdueSeptember23—October13ArtworkdisplayedfordurationofCultureDayscelebrationApplicationPackageArtworkStatement:Pleaseprovideabriefstatement(maximum150words)outliningyourartworkconcept.ArtworkorWritingSubmission:•VisualArtSubmission:Pleasesubmitanartworksketch(草图)ofyourconcept.Thiscanbeaworkinprogressratherthanacompletedpiece.Ifyouareproposingtouseacompletedartwork,pleasesubmititasyour“sketch”.•WritingSubmission:Submissionsmustbeamaximumof250words.Itmaybeastand-alonepiecesuchasapoemorshortstoryoraparttakenfromalargerpiece.ArtistBiography:Pleaseprovideashortintroduction(maximum50words)totheartistwritteninthethirdperson.40.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?

A．Toraisemoneyforlocalartists.B．Toreleaseacollectionofartwork.C．Tointroduceaculturalfestival.D．Tocallforartworksforaproject.41.Howlongwillthepublicartsignsbeondisplay?

A．Tendays.B．Threeweeks.C．Onemonth.D．Twomonths.42.Whichofthefollowingmeetstheapplicationrequirements?

A．A150-wordpoem.B．A100-wordself-introduction.C．A300-wordstory.D．A200-wordartworkstatement.MicroplasticshavebecomeacommonsourceofpollutionacrosstheEarth—theyhavesettledinthedeepseaandontheHimalayas,stuckinsidevolcanicrocks,filledthestomachsofseabirdsandevenfalleninfreshAntarcticsnow.Theyareevenappearinginsidehumans.Now,newresearchsuggeststhatasimple,cheapmeasuremaysignificantlyreducethelevelofmicroplasticsinwaterfromyourtap(水龙头):boilingandfiltering(过滤)it.InastudypublishedWednesdayinEnvironmentalScience&TechnologyLetters,researchersfromChinafoundthatboilingtapwaterforjustfiveminutes—thenfilteringitafteritcools—couldremoveatleast80percentofitsmicroplastics.Crucially,thisprocessreliesonthewatercontainingenoughcalciumcarbonate(碳酸钙)totraptheplastics.Inthestudy,boilinghardwatercontaining300milligramsofcalciumcarbonateledtoanalmost90percentdropinplastics.Butinsampleswithlessthan60milligramsofcalciumcarbonate,boilingreducedthelevelofplasticsbyjust25percent.Additionally,theresearchdidn’tincludealltypesofplastics.Theteamfocusedonlyonthreecommontypes—polystyrene,polyethyleneandpolypropylene—andtheydidn’tstudyotherchemicalspreviouslyfoundinwatersuchasvinylchloride.Still,thefindingsshowapotentialpathforwardforreducingmicroplasticexposure—ataskthat’sbecomingincreasinglydifficult.Evenbottledwater,scientistsfoundearlierthisyear,contains10to1,000timesmoremicroplasticsthanoriginallythought.Scientistsarestilltryingtodeterminehowharmfulmicroplasticsare—butwhattheydoknowhasraisedconcerns.Thenewstudysuggestsboilingtapwatercouldbeatooltolimitintake.“Thewaytheydemonstratedhowmicroplasticsweretrappedthroughtheboilingprocesswasnice,”CarolineGauchotte-Lindsay,anenvironmentalengineeroftheUniversityofGlasgowinScotlandwhowasnotinvolvedintheresearch,tellsNewScientist.“Weshouldbelookingintoupgradingdrinkingwatertreatmentplantssotheyremovemicroplastics.”43.Howdoestheauthorpresenttheissueinthefirstparagraph?

A．Byquotinganexpert.B．Bydefiningaconcept.C．Bygivingexamples.D．Byprovidingstatistics.44.Whatdeterminestheeffectivenessoftrappingmicroplasticsinwater?

A．Thehardnessofwater.B．Thelengthofcoolingtime.C．Thefrequencyoffiltering.D．Thetypeofplasticinwater.45.Whatdoestheauthortrytoillustratebymentioningbottledwaterinparagraph4?

A．Theimportanceofplasticrecycling.B．Theseverityofthemicroplasticproblem.C．Thedangerinoverusingpurewater.D．Thedifficultyintreatingpollutedwater.46.WhatisGauchotte-Lindsay’ssuggestionabout?

A．Choiceofnewresearchmethods.B．Possibledirectionforfurtherstudy.C．Needtoinvolvemoreresearchers.D．Potentialapplicationofthefindings.PortraitsThatRewritetheMarginsInSantaAna,California,artistBrianPetersonoftenpassedthesamehomelessindividualsonhiswaytowork.Herealizedheknewnothingaboutthemexcepttheirsilhouettesonthesidewalk.Oneevening,hestoppedtogreetamanseatednearabusstopandlaterpaintedaportraitbasedonthebriefinteraction.Whenhepostedthepaintingonline,peoplewerestruckbytheexpressionontheman’sfaceandbeganaskingabouthisstory.47AsBriancontinuedpaintingmorepeople,hediscoveredthattheprocessrequiredmorelisteningthanskill.Manyindividualssharedchaptersoftheirpastthattheyhadnevertoldstrangersbefore.Hewrotedownshortversionsofthesestoriesanddisplayedthembesideeachportrait,hopingviewerswouldseethepersonratherthanthestereotype.Themorehepainted,themoretheprojectshiftedfromahobbytoaformofcommunitywork.buyersoftenaskedhowtheirpaymentscouldhelpthesubjectoftheportrait.48Overtime,thissimplepracticecreatedtrust,andseveralpeoplewhoonceavoidedconversationbegangreetingBrianwitheasewhentheysawhim.Workshopswerelateraddedtoinvolvestudents,whometandpaintedalongsideBrian’shomelessneighbors.Somestudentsadmittedtheyhadneverspokentoahomelesspersonbeforeandweresurprisedbyhowopenlypeopledescribedtheirhopes.Theprojectalsodrewvolunteerswhoofferedtodelivermealsorcollectdonations.49Today,Brian’sportraitsappearincafés,librariesandsmallexhibitionsaroundthecity.Theyremindresidentsthathomelessnessisnotonlyaneconomicissuebutalsoahumanone.50

A．Onesmallportraitgraduallygrewintoacitywideprojectinvolvingmorepeople.B．Earlycommunitysupporthelpedtheprojecttakeshapelocally.C．Heconsideredraisingpricessoeachsittercouldreceiveasmallshareofearnings.D．Heusedeachpaymenttobuythesittersbasicitemsneededdaily.E．Atfirsthedoubtedwhethertheprojectcouldcontinueormattertoanyone.F．Theseexperiencesshowedthatempathyexpressedthroughartcanreshapepublicattitudes.五、书面表达51.Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.WhyGratitudeIsGoodforYou?Gratitudeismorethanjustsaying‘thankyou’tosomeonewhohashelpedusorgivenusagift.Gratitudeisadeeperappreciationforsomeoneorsomethingthatmakesusfeelapositiveemotion.Andthispositiveemotioncanbegoodforourhealth--ouremotionalandphysicalhealth,aswellasthehealthofourrelationships.Let’sstartbylookingattheemotionalormentalhealthbenefitsofexpressinggratitude.Therehavebeenmanystudies,asdescribedina2018paperfromtheGreaterGoodScienceCentertitled‘TheScienceofGratitude’,showingthatwritingagratitudelettertoanotherpersonorwritinginagratitudejournal,ifdoneregularly,improvesmentalhealth.Itisbecausegratitudestopsusfromthinkingabouttoxic,negativeemotions,andwritinga‘thankyou’letter,forexample,shiftsourattentionsothatwefocusonpositiveemotions.Butevenifwedon’tshareourwritingwithanyone,likeinajournal,theactofcompletingtheexercisealonemakesushappierandmoresatisfiedwithlife.Andthisgetsbetterwithtime.So,themoreweexpressgratitude,themorepositivewefeel.Gratitudecanalsomakeusfeelgoodinourbodies.