2025~2026学年广东揭西县棉湖中学第一学期高二级期末教学质量自查英语试卷

2025~2026学年广东揭西县棉湖中学第一学期高二级期末教学质量自查英语试卷一、阅读理解WomenscientistsaroundtheworldhavemadesignificantcontributionstoStem(science,technology,engineering,andmaths).Herearefourwhopushedboundariesandchangedtheworld.WuChienshiung(1912—1997)BorninTaicang,Jiangsuprovince,WutookpartintheManhattanProjectwhichhelpedcreatetheworld’sfirstnuclearweapon.HerfamousWuexperimentoverturnedthetheoryofparityinphysics.ThisbreakthroughledtoaNobelPrizethatwasawardedtohermalecolleagues,butWu’scriticalroleintheworkwasoverlooked.HedyLamarr(1914—2000)Austria-bornLamarrstarredinalotofHollywoodfilmsandmadegreatsuccess.Shewasalsosupersmartandaself-taughtinventor.Duringthesecondworldwar,LamarrtogetherwithGeorgeAntheil,acomposer,developedaradioguidancesystem.TheprincipleoftheirworkispartofthebasisofBluetoothandwirelesstechnology.KatherineJohns(1918—2020)AfricanAmericanNASAmathematicianJohnson’scalculationswerecriticalingettingthefirstUSastronautstospaceandbacksafely.Duringher33-yearcareeratNASA,Katherineearnedareputationformasteringcomplexcalculationsandwasreferredtoasa“humancomputer”.TuYouyou(1930—)BorninNingbo,Zhejiangprovince,Tusharedthe2015NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicinewithtwootherforeignscientists,forherworkindiscoveringartemisinin,adrugusedtotreatmalaria.Herworkhassavedmillionsoflivesallovertheworld.TuisthefirstChineseNobelwinnerinphysiologyormedicineandthefirstfemalecitizenofthePRCtowinaNobelPrize.1.Besidesbeinganinventor,HedyLamarrisalsoa(n)________.

A．composerB．producerC．mathematicianD．actress2.WhatisTuYouyou’sgreatestcontributiontotheworld?

A．Shetreatedpeopleforcancer.B．SheisthefirstChineseNobelwinner.C．Herdiscoveryhelpedsavemillionsofpeople.D．Herresearchprojectisoneofakind.3.Whatdothefourfemalescientistshaveincommonaccordingtothetext?

A．Theyeachconstructedatheory.B．Theysharedthesameinterest.C．TheywereallawardedtheNobelPrize.D．Theyallmadeadifferencetotheworld.Middle-schoolagedchildrenwhousetheInternet,socialmediaorvideogamesformorethananhoureachdayduringtheschoolweekhavesignificantlylowergradesandtestscores,accordingtoastudyatRutgersUniversity-NewBrunswick.Researcherssaythefindingsgiveparentsandchildrenathresholdforusingentertainment-relatedtechnology-nomorethanonehourdailyonschooldaysandfourhoursadayonweekends.“Interactivetechnologyiswidelyusedtoimprovechildren’seducationalaccessandachievement,”saidleadauthorVivien.“DuringtheCOVID-19pandemic,technologyisimportantforremotelearning.Butthere’sagrowingconcernthattoomuchtechnologyuse,particularlyforentertainment,mayaffectchildren’seducationaldevelopmentbyholdingthembackfromlearningactivities.”Intheresearch,about10,000first-yearmiddleschoolstudentsweresurveyedandfollowed.Theiraverageagewas13.5years.TheresultsshowedthatchildrenwhousedtheInternetforentertainmentfourormorehoursdailywerefourtimesmorelikelytoskipschoolthanthosewhodidn’t.Boysusedinteractivetechnologyforentertainmentmorethangirls.Boysalsoperformedworseandshowedlowerschoolengagementlevelsthangirls.“Suchfindingsareimportant,particularlyintherecentonlinelearningincountriesthroughouttheworld,”saidVivien.“InalearningenvironmentmixedwiththeInternet,itiseasyforchildrentomoveacrosseducationalandentertainmentplatformsduringlearningtootheractivities.”Viviensaidchildreninstudywhousedabitoftechnologyexperiencedlessboredomatschool,potentiallyduetothepositiveeffectsofparticipationinsocialmediaforstudents’relationshipbuildingandadvancingchildren’scognitive(认知的)development.Thefindingssuggestthatparentsplacetimelimitsontheirchildren’sinteractivetechnologyuse,andthatparentsandteachersshouldhelpchildrentodevelopeffectivetimemanagementandself-regulationskillstoreducetheirdependenceontechnology.4.What’sthefindingofthestudy?

A．TheInternetisimportantforchildren’slearning.B．Morethananhouronlineadayhurtsthelearning.C．SchoolkidsshouldkeepawayfromtheInternet.D．Stayingonlinedoesmoreharmtoboysthangirls.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“threshold”inParagraph2referto?

A．Punishment.B．Reward.C．Guideline.D．Target.6.WhatconclusiondidViviendrawfromthestudy?

A．Childrenunder13shouldbekeptfromonline.B．Schoolshavethedutytolimitonlinelessons.C．Onlinelearninghelpschildrenmanagetime.D．Abituseoftechnologyishelpfultochildren.7.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?

A．Aneducationaljournal.B．Anentertainmentmagazine.C．Atechnologyreport.D．Atourguidebook.3Dprintingisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.Wearenowabletocreatethingsweneedveryquicklyandeasilyusing3Dprinters.Butcanyouimagineprintingfood?Somescientistsaretryingtorevolutionizethediningexperiencebydoingthis.Theyhopethathavinga3Dprinterinthekitchenwillbeascommonasthemicrowaveovenorblender.Scientistssaythatit’llbequiteeasy:yousimplyhavetoselectarecipeandputtherawfood“inks”intotheprinter.Youcanalsomodifytheinstructionstomakethefoodexactlyhowyouwantit.Thismeansthatitwouldbeveryquickandeasytocreatetastyandnutritiousmeals.Using3Dprinterstocreateyourmealswouldalsobesavingtheenvironment.Therewouldbelessneedfortraditionalgrowing,transportingandpackagingprocessesasfoodproductionwouldbealotmoreefficient.Forexample,alternativeingredients(原料)suchasproteinsfromalgae,beetrootleavesandinsectscouldbeconvertedintotastyproducts.Printingfoodcouldalsohelppeoplewhosufferfromdysphasia(aswallowingdisorder).Theycouldprogramtheprintertoprintsofterversionsoftheirfavoritefoodssothattheywouldnothavetroubleinswallowingthem.However,somepeoplethinkthatafutureof3Dfoodprintingwouldbeadisaster.Itcouldtakeawaymanyjobs,includingthosefromgrowing,transportingandpackagingfood.Imagineaworldwheretherewasnoneedforfarmingorgrowingcropsandthesametastescouldbeprintedfromaraw“foodink”.Likewise,traditionalcafesandrestaurantsmightlosebusiness.Also,thereareconcernsaboutthenutritionalvalueofprintedfood:isitreallypossibletobegetthenutrientsweneedfromfood-basedinksandgels(凝胶)?What’smore,cookingandeatingtogetherwithfamilyandfriendshaslongbeenatraditionalandenjoyableactivity.Itishardtoimagineaworldwherethepleasureofcookingisdeadandmealscanbecreatedatthetouchofabutton.8.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribes3Dfoodprinting?

A．Quickandpopular.B．Easyandefficient.C．Nutritiousandtasty.D．Softandconvenient.9.Whydosomethinkthat3Dfoodprintingwouldbeadisaster?

A．Traditionalfoodwoulddisappear.B．Manypeoplecouldlosetheirjobs.C．Itwouldaffectthepeople’shealth.D．Wecouldalleatthesamefood.10.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A．3Dfoodprintingwillreplacetraditionalcooking.B．3Dprintingfoodcantreatdysphasia.C．Itwouldhurtourtraditionoffoodculture.D．3Dfoodprintingwouldbeafailure.11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．3Dfood“printing”:comingtothekitchen.B．Can3Dprintingcreateeverything?C．3Dprintingfoodwillbeinfashion!D．Thedisadvantageof3Dfoodprinting.GreenhousegasemissionswouldriseifallfarmsinEnglandandWaleswentorganic.Thoughtheemissionsofeachfarmwouldgodown,muchmorefoodwouldhavetobeimported,astheamounttheywouldproducewoulddecreasegreatly.“Thekeymessagefrommyperspectiveisthatyoucan’treallyhaveyourcakeandeatit,”saysLaurenceSmith,nowattheRoyalAgriculturalUniversityintheUK,whowaspartoftheteamthatranthenumbers.Smithisasupporteroforganicfarmingandsays“therearealotofmeritsoftheorganicapproach”,buthisanalysisshowsthatorganicfarminghasdownsidestoo.Farmingandchangesinlanduse,suchascuttingdownforests,areresponsibleforathirdofallgreenhousegasemissions.Thatmeansreducingfarmingemissionsandthelandneededforfarmingisrequiredtolimitfurtherglobalwarming.Smithandhiscolleaguesfoundthatemissionsperunitoffoodare,onaverage,20percentlowerfororganiccropsand4percentlowerfororganicanimalproducts.However,organicharvestsperhectare(公顷)arealsoloweronaverage.Forwheatandbarley,forinstance,harvestsarejusthalfofthoseofconventionalfarms.Thismeans1.5timesasmuchlandwouldbeneededtogrowthesameamountofthesefoods.Theestimatedincreaseinemissionsvariesgreatly,dependingonwheretheextrafarmlandcomesfrom.Ifonlyhalfcomesfromturninggrasslandintofarms,theincreasecouldbeaslowas20percent.Ifgrasslandthatwouldotherwisehavebeenreforestedisturnedintofarmland,emissionscouldnearlydouble.Thisdoesn’tnecessarilymeanpeopleshouldstopeatingorganicproduce,saysSmith.Peoplemightchooseorganicfoodforotherreasons,suchastoreducetheirpesticideexposure(thoughcontrarytopopularbelief,organicfarmersdousepesticides)orforthesakeofwildlife.Going100percentorganiccouldalsoharmglobalbiodiversity.Theextralandusedforfarmingwouldmeanthelandavailableforwildlifewouldbesmallerandmorefragmented(碎片化的).Smithsaysthebestoptionmaybetousesomeorganicandconventionalfarmingmethodsatthesametime.12.Whymaygreenhousegasemissionsincreaseifacountrygoesorganic?

A．Organicfarmstakelongertobuild.B．Theagriculturaloutputwillincreasegreatly.C．Theemissionsofeachfarmunitwillincrease.D．Greaterdemandforimportedfoodwillbecreated.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“merits”inParagraph2probablymean?

A．Changes.B．Challenges.C．Advantages.D．Differences.14.WhatdidSmithandhiscolleaguesfind?

A．Organicharvestsperunitaregreaterthantraditionalharvests.B．Organicfarmingneedsmorefarmlandtofeedacountry.C．Globalwarmingcouldbebroughtundercontrol.D．Landwasnotusedinaresponsibleway.15.WhatisSmith’sproposal?

A．Stoppingusingpesticides.B．Eatinglessorganicproduce.C．Goingbacktotraditionalfarming.D．Adoptingmixedfarmingmethods.HowtoSuccessfullyStudyItdoesnotmatterwhetheryouarewritinganEnglishliteruturepaper,reviewingmathsproblems,orfinishingupachemistrylabreport.Thereareafewkeythingseverysuccessfulstudentneedstoincludeinastudyplan.LearningstyleNoteveryonelearnsthesameway.So,noteveryonewillstudythesameway.Somepeopleneedabsolutesilencetoreviewtextbooks,notesandhandoutstoprepareforanexam.16Therefore,youneedtoknowyourownlearningstylewellbeforeyoudevetopyoulearningskills.17Itisnottheamountoftimeyouspendstudyingthatmatters.It’swhatyoucanaccomplishduringthattime.Spending40hourstoprepareforanexamandonlyearningaCclearlywasawasteofyourtime.Developastudyplanandlearnhowtomanageyourtimeeffectivelytomaximizeyourresults.MotivationIfyouarenotmotivatedandhaveapoorattitude,yourstudysessionwillnotbeveryproductive.Youhavejustoneopportunitytopasstheexam.18Concentration19youwon’tawaysbeabletostudyinabsolutesilenceorbeabletospendmuchastimeasyouwouldlikeonaparticularproject.Learnhowtoovercomedistractionssoyoucanfocusallyourattentiononyourstudies.Whenindoubt,askIfyouaren’tsureaboutaparticulartopic,don’tbeshy.Askyourteachers,family,orfriendsforhelp.20Otherwise,youwillenduphavingtospendevenmoretimestudyingtocatchup.

A．Time-managementB．Energy-managementC．Youmaycollecttheproblemsthatyouhaveandasklater.D．Othersstudybetteringroupexchangingideaswithoneanother.E．Itisimportanttofindouttheproblemareawiththemassoonaspossible.F．Theabilitytoconcentrateisoneofthemoreimportantstudyskillsyouneedtodevelop.G．Pickatimeofadaywhereyoucangetmotivatedtodohomework,preparefortests,andsolveproblems.二、完形填空Edmondwasaschoolbusdriverfor22years.Onemorning,therainpouringdown,heandthebusmonitorValentinewerecalledto_________astudentwhomissedthebus.What_________themwasthatthestudentdidn’tturnupwhentheyreachedthespecifiedplace.EdmondandValentinedidn’texpecttheyhadalarger_________toachieve.Justaroundthecorner,theyfoundtwochildren_________intherushingfloodwaters.Theboyandthegirlwerestrugglingtoholdontoa_________toavoidbeingsweptaway.EdmondandValentinecouldn’t_________tosavethem,butneithercouldswim.Jumpingintoactionmeantputtingtheirown_________ontheline.Sincethebuswasforspecialneedschildren,itwas_________withremovableseatbelts.Theygota(n)_________.Immediatelytheytiedtheseatbeltstogethersoasto__________thechildren.Closebyneighborsadditionallygothereto__________,andthegroupmadecombinedeffortsto__________theboyandthegirlfromthetree.Theycreatedahumanchainand__________thetiedbeltsoutuntilEdmondgotafirmholdonthechildrenandpulledthemtosafety.Thetwochildrenwere__________ofEdmond,givinghimabighug.Surroundingthem,everyonepresentwasfilledwithhappiness,thoughwetallover.Thisgreatrescueoperationwentviralonsocialmediaanddrewpraisefortheir__________fromallquarters.21.A．lookafterB．sendforC．pickupD．callon22.A．discouragedB．boredC．excitedD．impressed23.A．dreamB．goalC．successD．mission24.A．divingB．playingC．stuckD．prepared25.A．treeB．beltC．seatD．bus26.A．offerB．waitC．pretendD．long27.A．livesB．futureC．jobsD．family28.A．coveredB．decoratedC．filledD．equipped29.A．suggestionB．ideaC．beliefD．conclusion30.A．lockB．searchC．reachD．hang31.A．assistB．cheerC．respondD．watch32.A．protectB．tellC．freeD．tear33.A．extendedB．pushedC．threwD．kicked34.A．proudB．appreciativeC．fondD．tired35.A．attitudeB．descriptionC．actionD．fortune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)或所给单词的正确形式。Yourclassstartsin10minutes,butyoufindyourself36(stick)intraffic.Don’tpanic.Withjustapressofabutton,yourcarwillliftoffthegroundandflytoschool.What’syour37(impress)?Itseemslikesciencefiction,butitisn’t.Engineershavetakenuptheresearchofflyingcars,andtheyhavealreadyfoundsolutions38manyofthebigchallenges.39theypredictisthatwe’llallbeusingthese40(amaze)vehiclesoneday.AccordingtoCarTrendsMagazine,onemodel,41ispartcarandpartplane,isgoingtobeonthemarketinthenot-so-distantfuture.Itwilllooklike42regularcarwhenit’sontheroad,butitswingswillunfoldwhenthedriver43(decide)totaketothesky.And44(operate)byacomputer,allcontrolswillbeautomatic(自动的).Imaginethis:You’llbedoingyourhomeworkwhileyourcarisgettingyoutoschool45(safe).Andwhatdoesthisfuturedreamcarcost?Well,atfirstitwillbeaboutamilliondollars,butafterafewyears,you’llbeabletobuyonefor“only”$60,000.Don’tthrowawayyourolddriver’slicensejustyet!四、书信写作46.假定你是高二学生李华。高中学业水平考试(theAcademicProficiencyTest)即将来临，你的朋友Tom感到压力大，心情低落。请你给他写一封信，帮助他振作起来。要点如下：1.表示理解并安慰；2.给出建议并说明理由；3.表达祝愿。注意:1.词数120左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearTom,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua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。.Itwasacoolfallmorning,andthesunwasjuststartingtorise,castingawarmlighttothequitneighborhood.ForAlex,thehighschooljuniorwithadeeppassionforscience,wasfilledwithbothexcitementandnervousness.Todaymarkedthefinalpresentationofhisscienceproject,whichhehadbeenworkingonformonths.Thetopicwasrenewableenergy,andAlexhadbuiltamodelofasolar-poweredcar.Hehopeditwouldhelphimwintheregionalsciencefair.Alexcheckedhisbagonelasttime:notes,sides,andthemodelcar.Justashewasabouttoleave,hisyoungerbrotherAxcameintotheroomwithbig,sorry-lookingeyes.Inhishand,heheldabrokenpieceofthecar'ssolarpanel.“I'mreallysorry,Alex!”Axsaidinaveryquietvoice,hisheaddownbecausehefeltguilty.“Iwasjustsocurious.Iwantedtoseehowitworked,andIdidn'tmeantobreakit.”Alex'seyesopenedwideinshock,andhisheartfeltlikeitdroppedtothebottomofhisstomach.Thepresentationwasinafewhours,andtherewasn'ttimetofixit.Hethoughtaboutexplainingwhathappened,buthewasworrieditwouldsoundlikeanexcuseandmak