2025~2026学年山东省威海市乳山市银滩高级中学高二上学期1月第二次考试英语试卷

2025~2026学年山东省威海市乳山市银滩高级中学高二上学期1月第二次考试英语试卷一、阅读理解4GlobalArtFairstoSeein2025Theartmarketrisesandfalls,butartfairsareforever.Herearesomefairscomingupin2025.ArtDubai:Dubai,Apr.18-20Foundedin2007,ArtDubaiusuallyfeaturesaround120galleries,some65percentofwhicharefromtheGlobalSouth.Thefairhasasectionfordigitalworks—nottypicalatotherfairs.Thesoloprojectsection,Bawwaba,isworthseeing.ExpoChicago:Chicago,Apr.25-27ExpoChicagowasestablishedin2012.The2024editionhad170galleriesfrom29countriesexhibitingtheirartworks.OneofthosewasClaireOliverGalleryofNewYork,whichhasparticipatedineveryeditionsofar.“Welovethisfair,”ClaireOliversaid.“Thevisitorsareengaged,askgreatquestionsandaretrulycurious.”TokyoGendai:Yokohama,Sept.12-14Asianartfairshavebeengrowingrapidly.Thebiggestregionalplayer,ArtBaselHongKong,wasjoinedbySingapore’sArtSGin2023,thesameyearasthefirsteditionofTokyoGendai.Thefairhad69galleriesshowingcontemporaryartinJuly2024foritssecondedition.“Thefocusisoncutting-edgeandcontemporarywork,”saidTimBlum,whorunsthegalleryBlum.ParisPhoto:Paris,Nov.13-16Heldannually,ParisPhotowillhaveits28theditionin2025.Despitethephotographyfocus,organizerssaythefairhascrossoverappeal.“We’veexpandedtherangeofcollectors—wegetnotonlyphotographypeople,butcontemporaryartcollectors,”saidthefair’sartisticdirector,AnnaPlanas.1.WhatisspecialaboutArtDubai?

A．Itsactiveinteraction.B．Itselectronicartworks.C．Itscutting-edgecollections.D．Itsthemeonphotography.2.Whichfairhasthelongesthistory?

A．ArtDubai.B．ExpoChicago.C．TokyoGendai.D．ParisPhoto.3.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A．Toexplaintheworkofartists.B．Tomakeassessmentsonartmarket.C．Torecommendupcomingartfairs.D．Topredictfuturedevelopmentofart.AttheParis2024Olympics,sportclimbingfeaturedtwomedaleventsformenandwomen:SpeedandacombinedBoulder&Leadevent.Behindthescenes,thereisacrucialbutoftenunseenfigure—MartinHammerer,headoftheexperiencedteamresponsiblefortheLeadroutes,whohasbeensettingroutesinternationallysince2007.“Theactualdesigntookplaceattheclimbingwall.TheInternationalFederationofSportClimbing(IFSC)pre-selectedthematerial,whichwethenusedtosettheroutes,”HammererexplainedwhenaskedabouthisworkinParis.“Westartedwiththefinals—whichwasthehighlight—andworkedbackwardtothesemi-finals.Aftercompletingaroute,wephotographedit,removedandstoredtheholdsforlateruse.”Thefocusfortheroutesettersistoofferachallengingbutalsofaircompetition.RoutesforthecombinedBoulder&Leadeventwerecarefullydesignedtoensurethatspecialistsinonedisciplinedidn’thaveanunfairadvantage.“Ouraimistoofferabalancedcompetition,”Hammerersaid.“Forthepodiums(领奖台),theathleteshavetobereallystronginbothdisciplines.”Routesettingreliesheavilyontheteam’screativity.Thestylehaschangedoverthepast15years,withtoday’srouteslooserandmoredynamic.“Thematerialsandstructureshavealsochangedgreatly,”Hammerersaid.“Everyseasonweadapttotheathletesanew.”Routesettingusedtobequiteindependentandgreatlyinfluencedclimbingstyle.“Butnow,federationssettrainingroutesforathletes.Whenweseethisonsocialmedia,wegetnewinputforourwork,”Hammererreflected.AsHammereroncesaid,“Climbersevolve,andsomustwe.”Hecontinuestoshapethefutureofclimbing—oneroute,onechallenge,onestoryatatime.4.WhatdoesHammererdo?

A．Hecompetesinsportclimbingevents.B．HecoachesathletesfortheOlympics.C．Hedesignsroutesforsportclimbing.D．Hejudgesclimbingcompetitions.5.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?

A．Thematerialsusedforroutesetting.B．Theprocessofsettingclimbingroutes.C．Thecriteriaforroutesofvariedlevels.D．Thelocationselectedforroutesetting.6.HowdidHammerer’steamachievetheiraim?

A．Bybalancinginnovationandadaptation.B．Bystickingtofederations’trainingroutes.C．Bypromotingtheirconceptthroughsocialmedia.D．Bydiscipliningthemselvestofollowstrictguidelines.7.WhatmessagedoesHammererconveyinthelastparagraph?

A．Practicemakesperfect.B．Changeistheonlyconstant.C．Slowandsteadywinstherace.D．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.Understandingasimple-lookingEnglishsentencesuchas“Ireadthisarticleyesterday”actuallyrequiressomecomplicatedconceptualcomputation:asubject(“I”)performedanaction(“read”)onanobject(“article”)ataspecifictime(“yesterday”).Butthehumanbrainroutinelydoesthisworknearlyatoncebasedonthelanguage’sgrammaticalrules,sayslinguistAndreaE.Martin.AndMartin’steamhasnowfoundthatthehumanbraincanaccommodatefundamentalgrammaticaldifferencesacrosslanguagesbyadjustinghowitprocesseseachsentence.ForarecentstudyinPLOSBiology,theresearchersobservedvariationsinDutch-speakingparticipants’brainwaveswhiletheylistenedtoaDutch-languageaudiobook.Tovisualizethesechanges,thescientistsusedametric(指标)quantifyinghowmanynew“predictions”thebrainmakesofwordsthatcouldcomenextinasentence.Thisframeworkwasthentestedagainstthreedifferentparsing(语法分析的)strategies,orlinguisticmodelsthatillustratehowthebrainbuildsinformationovertime.PreviousEnglish-basedstudieswithasimilarsetupconcludedinfavorofamodelwherelisteners“waitandsee”howeachphraseinasentencewillendbeforeinterpretingit.ButtheDutchspeakersinMartin’sstudyeverstronglytowardahighlypredictivemodel,participantstendedtofinisheachphraseintheirhead,preemptivelybeforeitwascomplete.(Athirdmodel,inwhichlistenerswaittohearallofthephrasesinasentencebeforeinterpretinganypartofit,isseldomusedineitherlanguage.)InDutchlanguagestructure,verbscomeneartheendofasentenceratherthanimmediatelyafterthesubjectliketheydoinEnglish,explainsstudyleadauthorMartin.Forinstance,“Iateacookiewithchocolate”inDutchwouldbe“Ithecookiewithchocolateate.”“Youwouldhavetowaitverylongfortheverbtocome,”Martinsays.“Andthat’sprobablyunrealisticallylate;you’reprobablymuchmorepredictiveinprocessingthesentence.”Thefindingssupporttheneedforscientiststoincludemorediversitywhencraftinglinguisticmodels.“Thisisgoingtohelpuscapturehowthebrainisunderstandingthestructuredmeaningoflanguage,andthesocialapplicationoflanguage,”Martinsays.“There’ssomuchyettobeunderstoodinthebrain.”8.Whydoestheauthorcitetheexampleinparagraph1?

A．Tointroduceagrammarrule.B．ToanalyzeanEnglishsentence.C．Tobringinanewresearchfinding.D．Tostressthecomplexityofhumanbrain.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“preemptively”inparagraph3probablymean?

A．Byaccident.B．Inadvance.C．Ontime.D．Bymistake.10.WhichsentencecanmatchtheDutchlanguagestructure?

A．Universetheaboutdocumentarysaw.B．SawIadocumentaryabouttheuniverse.C．Isawadocumentaryabouttheuniverse.D．Iadocumentaryabouttheuniversesaw.11.WhatdoesMartintrytostressinthelastparagraph?

A．Thechallengesofbrainresearches.B．Theapplicationofthepresentfindings.C．Thepurposesofdifferentlinguisticmodels.D．Thenecessitytodiversifysubjectsinstudies.NamedastheOxfordWordoftheYearfor2024,“brainrot”referstothesupposeddeclineofaperson’smentalconditionasaresultofwatchingtoomuch“unimportantorunchallenging”contentonline.Whileoftenusedjokingly,anewstudyfromTianjinNormalUniversitysuggeststheremaybesometruthtoit.Researchersexaminedthebrainsof111students,allregularviewersofshortvideos,andfoundthatthosemostattachedtothemhadnoticeabledifferencesinbrainstructure.Theyhadincreasedgreymatterintheorbitofrontalcortex(OFC),thebrainarealinkedtodecision-makingandemotionalmanagement,andinthecerebellum,whichplaysaroleinmovementandemotions.Theresearchersproposedthatregularlywatchingthesevideosmightstrengthenbrain-relatedpathways,makingthehabitmoredeeplyrooted.Asecondexaminationshowedincreasedsynchronization(同步)inmanybrainareas,includingthoseinvolvedinself-controlandself-reflection.Thiscouldindicatedifficultiesstoppingvideosandincreasedsocialcomparison.Participants(参与者)whoscoredhigheronaquestionnairemeasuring“envy”alsoshowedstrongerlinksbetweenvideoaddictionandbraindifferences,suggestingthateither“envy”drivessocialmediauseorthatextendedvideo-viewingpromotes“envy”.Despitethealarmingimplications,thestudyhaslimitations.Similarconcernsabouttechnology’simpactonthebrainhavesurfacedbefore,suchasclaimsthatdigitalmediahaveposedanexistentialthreat.Yet,noconclusiveevidencehasproventhesefearstrue.ProfessorPeterEtchellsarguesthere’snostrongscienceshowingshortvideosuniquelyharmthebrain.Abigweaknessofthestudyisitsone-timetestingmethod.Ifthegoalweretoprovethatwatchinghoursofshortvideosharmsthebrain,amoreeffectiveapproachwouldbetoexamineparticipants’brainsbeforeandaftertheywatcheddifferentamountsofthesevideos.Butthisstudyonlylookedatdatafromonemomentintime,withoutcomparingchangesovertime.Therewasnobefore-and-aftercomparisontoshowcauseandeffect.Thus,ahealthierapproachistoreflectonmediahabits,makingmindfulchoiceswhileappreciatingthebenefitsoftechnology.12.Whatis“brainrot”accordingtoparagraph1?

A．Arealdiseaseprovenbydoctors.B．Apopulartrendamongyoungpeople.C．Amentalstatecausedbyonlinecontent.D．Anewconcernaboutshortvideos’effects.13.Whichisoneofthemainfindingsoftheresearch?

A．Lessabilitytocomparethemselvestoothers.B．Worsecontroloveremotions.C．Harmtobrainpartscontrollingmovement.D．Moregreymatterinareasformakingdecisions.14.Theauthorquestionsthestudy’sdesignprimarilyforits______.

A．overemphasisonenvy-relateddata.B．lackofdifferenttypesofparticipants.C．failuretoestablishcauseandeffect.D．relianceonsubjectivemeasurements.15.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．BrainRot:RealThreatorOverstatedFear?B．SocialMedia:MentalActivationorBrainHarm?C．Why“BrainRot”BecameWordoftheYear?D．HowSocialMediaReshapestheHumanBrain?ThemoreItravel,themoreIfeellikeIunderstandtheworld,thepeopleinit,and,often,myself.Gettingoffthebeatenpath,meetinglocals,andvisitingincrediblesiteshavemademylifebetter.16WhileIgointoalotofdepthinmynewbookonbudgettravel,Iwanttosharesometipswithyou.Packlight.Writedownalistofessentials,cutitinhalf,andthenonlypackthat!Takehalftheclothesyouthinkyouwillneed.17It’sOKtowearthesameT-shirtafewdaysinarow.Stayinhostels.Theyarecheap,theyorganizeevents,you’llmeetalotofpeople,andtheyarejusttonsoffun!Hostelworldisthebesthostel-accommodationwebsiteoutthere,withthelargestinventory(房源),bestsearchinterface,andhighestavailability.18Takefreewalkingtours.19Youwilllovetakingwalkingtourswhenyoutravel.Youwillpassthetimeandgettolearnsomuchaboutwhereyouare.Theyhaveexplodedinpopularityinthelastfewyearsandyoucanfindtheminnearlyanymajorcityintheworld.20Thisisprobablyoneofthemostunderusedtraveltipsintheworld.Tourisminformationcentersknowabouteverythinggoingonintown.Theycanpointyoutofreeactivities,specialeventshappeningduringyourstay,andeverythinginbetween.Theyarealsostaffedbylocalswhocantellyoualltheinsandoutsoftheircity.

A．Iuseitforallmyhostelbookings.B．Youwon’tneedasmuchasyouthink.C．Alwaysvisitthelocaltourisminformationcenter.D．Hostelsareusuallylocatedintheheartofthecity.E．It’sgoodtoknowafewpracticaltipstomakesureyoutravelsafely.F．Andifyouwelcomesuchexperiences,itwillmakeyourlifebetter,too.G．Besidesbeingfree,thesetourswillgiveyouagoodideaofthecityyouarevisiting.二、完形填空Onourfirstdate,mynow-husbandasked,“What’syourfavouritebook?”The_______wasthefirstcluethathisheartalreadybelongedtoanother:books.Shortonfinancesandfurnitureinourfirstapartment,wewere_______tofindanabandonedbookcaseto_______hismodestbookcollection.Monthslater,weattendedtheBigBookSaleheld_______atastadium.Ithoughtwe’daddfourorfivesecond-hand_______toourshelves.However,hourslater,hewaltzed(跳跃)overwithnearlytwodozenbooks,poorly_______inhisarms.“Wheretoputallofthese?!”Idemanded.Ourapartmentwastiny.“We’llmake_______,”hesmiledoptimistically.Thenextyear,hedecidedweshouldvolunteer,mainlybecausevolunteerscould_______upto20booksbeforethesale.“Idon’twanttobuy20books,”I_______.“Great!ThenIcanget40!”hereplied.Asanexperiencedsale________,hewheeledhissuitcasethroughthepassages.Thisannual________continuedforyears.He________myargumentsfavouringthespace-savingbenefitsofeBooks,declaringheneededtofeel________books.After15yearstogether,Iammoreorless________hisobsessions(痴迷).Aswe’veaddedchildrentoourfamily,Iamcontenttoseetheloveof________growinginthem.Still,Ialwaysmakesurehe’sgotonekidonhisbackatthesale.Thatshouldslowhimdown.21.A．surveyB．questionC．doubtD．request22.A．disappointedB．worriedC．delightedD．amused23.A．shareB．updateC．storeD．complete24.A．annuallyB．frequentlyC．jointlyD．secretly25.A．paintingsB．titlesC．boxesD．vases26.A．balancedB．coveredC．inspectedD．displayed27.A．timeB．peaceC．roomD．progress28.A．donateB．purchaseC．recommendD．publish29.A．protestedB．defendedC．promisedD．ordered30.A．employeeB．payeeC．traineeD．attendee31.A．traditionB．celebrationC．fundingD．contest32.A．expandedonB．backedupC．referredtoD．brushedoff33.A．popularB．electronicC．physicalD．rare34.A．opposedtoB．resignedtoC．awareofD．afraidof35.A．volunteeringB．shoppingC．travellingD．reading三、语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。InChina,thefairyoneismostlikelytoencountermid-flightisn’tamythicalwingedcreature,36Mazu,thethousand-year-oldgoddess.OnMarch29,twoMazustatuesboardedXiamenAirlinesFlightMF88137their28thannualculturalexchangetriptoTaiwan,China.ApassengeronboardtheMazuflightdescribedsharingacabinwiththegoddessasanunforgettable38(spirit)experience.Heaskedhisgrandmotherforadvicebeforetakingaphotoofthestatues,worrieditmightbedisrespectfultothegoddess.ThejourneyoftheMazustatuessymbolizesamillennium-oldtraditionconnectingcoastalcommunitiesboth39(domestic)andoverseas.Mazu’sXiamenairlineflightwasoneofmany40(plan)tripsforthegoddessthisyear,asthestatueskeepabusytravelscheduleof“peacepatrols,”41devoteesinvitethegoddesstotourtheirsurroundings,prayingforpeace.“MazuCrossingtheWater”isatraditionalfolkritualthathonorsMazu’slegendaryfeats—savingherfamilyatsea,andprotecting42(fisherman)indanger,which,inFujianprovince,43(pass)downforcenturies.WhenMazustatuesarrivedonApril5,justdaysaftertheUSannounced4432percenttariffongoodsfromtheisland,localpeopleexpressedconfidencethat,blessedbyMazu,theycouldnavigatetheimpact:“45(weather)ancientstormsandmoderntradeheadwindsalike,we’vealwaysbelievedthatopenseasbringsharedprosperity.”四、书信写作46.学校举行作文比赛，比赛的主题为“Whatsuccessmeanstoyou”，请你写一篇短文分享自己的故事，并解读“Whatsuccessmeanstoyou”。注意：写作词数应为80左右。_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________五、书面表达47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。ItwasasunnySaturdaymorning,andJakehadjustputonhissneakerswhenhisphonebuzzed.ItwasamessagefromRyan:“Meetattheparkin15minutes?”Jakesmiled.Ithadbeenalongweekofschool,andhecouldn’twaittoplaybasketballwithhisfriends.Justashewasheadingout,hismomcalledfromthekitchen.“Jake!Comeback!Ineedyourhelpwiththestorageroom.”“ButMom,ItoldRyanI’dmeethimatthepark,”Jakeprotested.“Wetalkedaboutthis.Grandmaismovinginthisweekend,soweneedtocleanoutthestorageroomtomakespaceforher.”“Grandma?”Jakethought,thewordfeelingalmostforeignonhistongue.Hedidn’tevenknowherthatwell—ithadbeenyearssinceshelastvisited,andnowshewasmovingin?Hecouldn’tbelievehehadtogiveuphisSaturdayforsomeonehebarelyknew.Withcomplaintsandsighs,hekickedatthefloorashetrudgeddownthehallway,dragginghisfeetliketheyweighedaton.Steppingintothestorageroom,hisnosewrinkledindisgust.Theplacewasadisaster.Spi