2025-2026学年度高二级英语第二学期开学考模拟练习卷（含答案）

2025-2026学年度第二学期开学考模拟练习卷

高二级英语

考试时间：120分钟满分：120分

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、R、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该

项涂黑。

A

Herearesomewonderfulhighschoolprogramsabroad.

HonorsSpanishLanguage&Culture

Whileallourprogramsareuseful,thisprogramisfbrstudentswiththedrivetogrowtheirSpanishand

cross-culturalunderstandingtothemax!YouhavetotakealanguageabilitytesttoensureyoucanspeakSpanish

we11.Youwillliveinalocalfamilyandgoonculturalactivitiesandshorttrips.

Leadership&ServiceinPublicHealth

Inthisprogram,youshouldassessthehealthneedsofcommunitiesinSantiagoandparticipateinfield-based

publichealtheducationinitiatives（倡议）.Alongsidealocalnongovernmentalorganization,takepartinactivities

thatencouragechildrenandteenstoformhealthyhabits,likehealthyeating,physicalactivities,andenoughsleep.

ServiceinYoungCancerPatientsDevelopment

YouwilldiveintotheworkingsofalocalnongovernmentalorganizationinMerida.Itsmissionistoimprove

thelivesofyoung,disadvantagedcancerpatientsandimprovetheirchancesofrecovery.Undertakemeaningful

tasksthatsupportthismissionandseetheeffectonthecommunity.Livingwithahostfamily,you'llfully

experiencelocaltraditionstobetterunderstandyourscnicc.

Advocating（提倡）forSocialJustice

Developyoursocialjusticeadvocacyskills!Joinotherstudeniswhowanttomakeadifference!Learnabout

alocalnongovernmentalorganizationthatprovidescarefbrspecialgroups.Reflectonyourowncultural

background,identity,andsocialconditioninyourlocalcommunity.Yourexperiencesinahomestayfamilywill

encourageyoutobeaparticipantofthechangethatmattersfbrnowandthefuture.

1.Whatisarequirementfbrjoiningthefirstprogram?

A.Toberequiredtoliveindependently.B.TobenativespeakersofSpanish.

C.Topassalanguageabilitytest.D.Tofocusonshorttrips.

2.WhatdoestheprograminSantiagoaimtopromoteamongchildrenandteens?

A.Physicalactivitiesonly.B.Thenumberofskills.

C.Medicaltreatments.D.Healthylifestyle.

3.Whatdothethirdandfourthprogramshaveincommon?

A.Bothfocusonthehealthofcancerpatients.B.Bothinvolvelivingwithahostfamily.

C.Botharecenteredaroundsocialjustice.D.Bothrequireabackgroundinsocialwork.

B

OnarecenttripthroughtheHimalayas,mybruises（淤伤）becamethetniestsouvenirs.Morepersonalthan

anythingbought,theycarryauniquememory.Overtime,mydesirefortypicalsouvenirshasfaded;Inowvalue

experiencesoverobjects.Butmaybethat'sjustme.TwooutofthreeAmericansbringbackasouvenirfromtheir

travels,withUSsalestopping$21bnin2022.

Humanshavelongcollectedobjectstoremeinberexperiences.Withtheriseofindustrializationandtourism,

souvenirsbecamemorecommon.Souvenirsbringbackhappymemories,servingasasimpleway:osay,“Iwas

there.”"Attheheartofouractionsisadesiretofeelheard,seenandconnected,explainsMadarkal,aprofessorin

India.

Travellerstodayarcmoreawareoftheirimpactonlocalcommunity,buttheproblemscausedbytravel

souvenirsarcoftenoverlooked.Ina2022Australianreport,upto75%ofsouvenirsmarketedas“local“arcmade

overseas.Realgoodsarcexpensiveduetotimeconsuminglabourinvolved,sosomeshopssellcheapfakes（假货）

withmostcustomersgivinglittleregardtotheirorigins.Whilebuyingfakesmayseemtosupportlocalsellers,it

oftenminimizestheprofitofthetraditionalhandicrafts,creatinganegativecycle.

So,howcanyoubuymeaningfulsouvenirs?”Becurious...it*snotjustaboutbuyingorchoosingcarefully,

it'saboutrejectingandexplainingwhy,“saidMadarkal.Askingwhereanitemcomesfromandhowitismadeisa

goodfirststep.Choosinguniquedesignsovermass-producedgoodsatfair-trademarketshelpssupportlocal

cuininunilius.Inlunlionsalsoinaltur,assouvenirsshouldbechosenlorpersonalmeaningratherthunhabil.And

souvenirsdon'talwayshavetobeobjects—journalsorskillsgainedcanbecomelastingreminders.

Ultimately,there'snouniversalrulefbra“meaningliil“souvenir.Butnextlimeyou'regrabbingaquick

airportsouvenir,pauseandreflect.

4.Whatchangedtheauthor'sviewonsouvenirs?

A.Asearchfbradventures.B.Adesirefbrexperiences.

C.Fearofphysicalinjuries.D.Changesinlitestages.

5.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Theincreasingpopularityofsouvenirs.B.Thepsychologicalneedfbrsouvenirs.

C.Theimportanceofmoderntourism.D.Thememoriestourismbringsback.

6.Whatistheconsequenceofthenegativecycleinparagraph3?

A.Tourismbecomesmoreproftable.B.Localsellersgainlong-tennbenefits.

C.Traditionalhandicraftslosethemarket.D.Souvenirdesignbecomesstandardized.

7.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestaboutbuyingmeaningfi.ilsouvenirs?

A.Pickingtimelesscommondesigns.B.Followingyourownshoppinghabits.

C.Choosingintentionoverconvenience.D.Weighingpossessionoverremembrance.

C

Thedangerofamajorsolarstormisnowatitshighestinoveradecade.AstheSunreachesthepeakofits

activitycycle,theoddsofsuchastormhittingEarthrisealongwithitsassociatedrisks,includingblackouts,

disabledsatellitesanddamagedcellphonesandGPSnetworks.Inthemostextremesituations,somepowergrids

couldbeknockedoutfbrweeksorevenmonths.

Butthatistheworstcase.Inthefaceofsuchpotentialdisaster,ourbesthopeistolearnmoreaboutthe

Sur.-Earthsystem,monitorsolaractivityanddevelopourabilitytopredictspaceweather.Withtheright

precautions（预防措施），solaractivitycouldbeanetpositivefbrhumanity,asitconstantlyprotectsusagainst

harmfulradiationfrombeyondtheSolarSystem.Sowhetherweriskthedangersorreapthebenefitsoflivingwith

theSunwillcomedowntothesamething:ourabilitytopredictandprepareforwhatourstarisgoingtodonext.

Thewholepredictionprocessislikeforecastingnonnalweather.Themoreyouunderstandthesystem,the

betteryoucanpredictwhatitwilldo.Thisisnoeasytaskwhenitcomestoourstar.TheSuniscomplexandnot

yetwellunderstood,andscientistsmustalsogetabetterhandleonhowitsemissionstravelthroughspaceand

affectEarth.Comparedtoforecastingthenormalweather,ourspaceweatherpredictionsareabout50yearsbehind.

Thal'swhymissionsliketheParkerSolarProbe—lliufirstspacecraftevertotouchtheSun—arcallihu

moreimportant.Launchedin2018,Parkerhasalreadymadeseveraldiscoveriesabouthow（heSuntransports

energyoutwardintospace.Thespacecraft'sdatahavehelpedscientistsimprovetheirabilitytopredictexactly

whenaneventattheSunwilllaterreachEarth.Establishingthattimingisimportant,becauseit'sanessentialfirst

steptoanearlywarningsystemthatwouldhelpavoidtheworstsituation.

Yetourcurrentprojectsarerotenough.Parkerisnotdesignedtoactasafill1-timewarningsystem,andit

canonlystudytheSunfromoneangleatatime.SoagroupofsatellitesaroundtheSunarcrecommendedto

completelymonitortheSunandalwaysbereadytosendwarningsbacktoEarth.

8.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“reap”？

A.Obtain.B.Exclude.C.Strengthen.D.Tolerate.

9.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinparagraph2?

A.Thesolarsystemreleasesalotofhannfulradiationtohumanity.

B.PeoplemustlearnmoretostoptheworstresultcausedbytheSun.

C.Solaractivity,ifdealtwithproperly,canbeverybeneficialtohumanity.

D.Thepotentialdisastercanbepreventedifwemakeaccurateprediction.

10.Whatisthemainmessageconveyedinthepassage?

A.Improvingspaceweatherpredictionsiscrucialfbrpreparedness.

B.TheSun'senergytransportmechanismshavebeenunderstood.

C.Thefrequencyofsolarstormshassignificantlyincreasedoverthepastdecade.

D.Afull-timewarningsystemistheonlysolutiontopreventingsolarstomiimpacts.

11.Whatwillthefollowingparagraphsprobablytalkabout?

A.Thesunnysidesofspaceweatherandsolaractivity.

B.Thedrawbackofthecurrentsolarpredictionprojects.

C.ThewaystoprotecttheEarthfrompotentialsolarstorms.

D.ThemeasurestoimproveandredesigntheParkerSolarProbe.

D

TuanPham,a47-year-oldman,wasfeelingstrongasheapproachedthe12-milemarkoftheLongBeach

HalfMarathon.Itwashisseventhrace,andhelookedforwardtocelebratingatthefinishlinewithhisteenageson,

whohadrunahead.Suddenly,aftertakinganothersteportwo,hecollapsed,hismemorycuttingoffentirely.Helay

motionlessontheground,hishearthavingstoppedcompletely.

Huhadnopulseandwasn'tbreathing.Threeblockedarteries（动“永）hadcausedasuddencardiacarrusi（心'

脏骤停）,leavinghimclinicallydead.AccordingtotheAmericanHeartAssociation,thesurvivalratefbran

out-of-hospitalcardiacarrestislessthan12%.Pham'ssituationseemedhopeless,andhisonlychancereliedona

miracle—likeaheartdoctorhappeningtobenearby.

Atthatverymoment,Dr.RyanChiu,aheartdoctorfromanearbyhospital,happenedtobejustafewfeet

away.Hehadfinishedamealandwasleavingarestaurantwhenhisfriendaskedhimtostayafewminutesfbrthe

oceanview.ThissmalldelayprovedtobetatctuLSeeingPhamtall.Dr.Chiurushedover,recognizedthe

emergency,andimmediatelybeganperformingchestcompressions.

Dr.Chiuhandledthecrisiswell.Heaskedabystandertocontinuecompressionswhilecallinghishospitalto

prepareanoperatingroom.Soon,anambulancetookPhamtothehospital,withDr.Chiudrivingbehind.The

surgerytocleartheblockedarterieswasatotalsuccess.Phamnotonlysurvivedbutfullyrecovered—heeven

plannedtoreturntofinishthelasttwomiles.

Reflectingontheincredibleseriesofevents,Phamwasfilledwithamazement.t4Ican'tbelievethefirstguy

toseemefallandgivemehelpwasacardiacsurgeon,hesaid."Whataretheodds?,,Itwastheperfecttiming—a

friend'scasualsuggestion,thesurgeon'sdelayedleave,andhisimmediatepresence—thatturnedaneartragedy

intoamiraculoussurvivalstory.

12.WhathappenedtoTuanPhamduringthemarathon?

A.Hefellandgothisleginjured.B.Helosthismemoryaftertherace.

C.Hesufferedasuddenheartfailure.D.Hefelttootiredtofinishthelasttwomiles.

13.Whydoestheauthormention“lessthan12%”inparagraph2?

A.TostresstheurgencyofPham'ssituation.B.Toshowthecommonnessofheartdiseases.

C.Toexplaintheimportancecfdailyexercise.D.Tocriticizetheslowresponseofambulances.

14.WhatdirectlycausedDr.Chiutobeatthesceneattherighttime?

A.Hewasfollowingtheambulance.B.Hewasparticipatinginthemarathon.

C.Afriendaskedhimtostaytoseetheview.D.Abystandercalledhimforimmediatehelp.

15.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ADesperateRace.B.ATimelyRescue.

C.ASurgeon'sQuickAid.D.AMarathonMisfortune.

第二节（共5小题，每小题2.S分，满分125分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选

项。

TheScienceofFirstImpressions

We'veallheardthesaying,t4Younevergelasecondchancetomakeafirstimpression.MButwhatexactly

goesintothatinstantjudgment?Psychologicalresearchshowsthatpeopleformfirstimpressionswithinthefirst

sevensecondsofmeetingsomeone.16Theyareassessingyourfriendliness,confidence,and

tmstworthinesslargelythroughnonverbalcues.

Bodylanguageplaysasurprisinglylargerole.Approximately55%ofafirstimpressionisbasedon

appearanceandbodylanguage.Thisincludesyourposture,eyecontact,andhandshake.17Afirm（but

notcrushing）handshake,fbrinstance,isuniversallyassociatedwithconfidenceandcompetence.

Another38%comesfromyourtoneofvoice.18Speakingtooquicklycanmakeyouseem

nervous,whileasteady,cleartonesuggestsauthorityandcalm.Theremaining7%?That'stheactualwordsyousay.

19

Thetrickypartisthattheseimpressions,onceformed,areremarkablypersistentduetoacognitivebiascalled

the“haloeffect."20So,ifyouareinitiallyseenaswarmandcompetent,peoplearemorelikelyto

interpretyourfiitureactionspositively.Whilefirstimpressionsaren'teverything,understandingthesciencebehind

themcanhelpuspresentourbestselvesinimportantsituations.

A.Thismeansourinitialjudgmentofapersoninfluenceshowweviewtheirlaterbehavior.

B.Smilinggenuinelyisoneofthesimplestandmostpowerfulsignalsofwarmth.

C.Infact,duringthisbriefwin（io\v,yourbrainisworkingatlightningspeed.

D.It'snotwhatyousay,buthowyousayitthatinitiallymattersmost.

E.Therefore,masteringsmalltalkisthekeytoprofessionalsuccess.

F.So,inajobinteniew,yourqualificationsonpapermatterlessthanyouthink.

G.It'sstartling（令人吃惊的）howlittleyourspecificcontentcontributesattheverybeginning.

第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30）

第一节：完型填空（共15小题，每题1分，满分15分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Hisgoalwastowalkaroundtheworld.27yearslater,he'sabouttofinish.

In1998,British21KarlBushbylookeddownaroadinChileandseta（n）22goal:

walkallthewayhometoHull,England—withoutusingasingleformof23.Whathedidn'tknowthen

wasthatitwouldstretchintoaremarkable27-yearjourney24continents,oceans,andhistoryitself.

Now.afterwalking36.000miles,25polarbears,swimmingacrossseas,andnavigating26

visasetbacks,the56-year-oldex-paratrooper（前伞兵）is27onthehomestretch.

BushbybeganhisadventureinChile,trekking（跋涉）norththroughSouthandNorthAmerica,eventually

reachingAlaska.In2006,he28oneofthemostdangerouslegsofthejourney:crossingthefrozen

BeringStraitintoSiberia.29withaguntoscareoffpolarbearsandforcedto30between

movingblocksofice,heachievedwhatfewpeopleonEarthhaveeverdone.

His____XI_____didn'tstopthere.BushbywasheldinRussiafbrenteringincorrectlyandbannedfbrfive

years.Sponsorships32duringthe2008financialcrisis.Thepandemicstoppedhisprogress.Visaissues

lefthim33inMexicoforyears.Butherefusedtoquit.

Bushbywalksanaverageof30kmadayandrestswhereverhecanfind34.Hismissionhas

out.astedfiveUKprimeministers,aglobalpandemic,andnumerouswars—buthisspiritremainsasstrongasit

wasin1998.

Andtheworldischeeringhimonasheentersthefinalchapterofoneofthemost35human

endurancejourneyseverattempted.

21.A.historianB.photographerC.adventurerD.journalist

22.A.realisticB.daringC.collectiveD.demanding

23.A.transportB.navigationC.communicationD.equipment

24.A.connectingB.includingC.coveringD.overcoming

25.A.huntingB.feedingC.threateningD.surxiving

26.A.scarceB.minorC.countlessD.occasional

27.A.consequentlyB.randomlyC.unexpectedlyD.ultimately

28.A.attemptedB.soughtC.recognizedD.advocated

29.A.LoadedB.ArmedC.ConfrontedD.Provided

30.A.swapB.leapC.slipD.march

31.A.challengesB.achievementsC.inspirationsD.pursuits

32.A.usedupB.pulleddownC.backeddownD.driedup

33.A.isolatedB.settledC.rootedD.stuck

34.A.warmthB.companyC.shelterD.comfort

35.A.extraordinaryB.conven:ionalC.universalD.historical

第二节：语篇填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

AlongthesouthernedgeoftheMaowusuDesert,anappleharvestisinfiillswing.Farmersmovethrough

trees,theirbasketsfillingwithfruit:hatshinesinthewarmautumnlight.It's36sceneofabundance（丰盛）

thatwouldhavebeenunthinkablejusttwentyyearsago.Thetransformationispartofaquietagricultural

revolution—thenorthwardmarchofShaanxi'sapplebelt,extendinghundredsofkilometersinto37was

onceanunyieldingdesert.

Shaanxi'straditionalapple-growingareaswereconcentratedintheareanorthoftheWeiheRiver.Inrecent

years,theplantingzone38（expand）northwardallthewaytotheMaowusuDesert,whichmeansonein

everyfourapples39（harvest）inChinanowcomesfromShaanxi.

Thestoryofthisexpansioniswrittenintheweatheredfaceof85-year-oldZhangBinggui.In2003,after

retiring,he40（rent）sandylandinYulin,determinedtomakesomethinggrow.Hisearly41

（experiment）withgrapesanddatetreesendedinfailure,drawinglaughterfromneighbors.However,Zhang's

perseverance（毅力）ledhim42（shift）hisfbcustoapples.Throughyearsoftrialanderror,today,he

43（eventual）pioneeredtechniquesfbrsandysoil,increasedsalesthroughe-commerce44brought

theirsandylandapplestothenationalmarket.

Thisnorthwardmarchisalsoastorywrittenbythechangingclimate.Between2010and2024,thecity's

averageyearlyrainfallrose.Onceknown45itsvaststretchesofshiftingdunes（沙丘）,theMaowusu

Desertisnowturninggreen.

第三部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

46.假定你是李华，你校英文报正在举办题为“TheMostAdmirableScientist”的征文比赛。请你写一篇短文

参赛，内容包括：

（1）介绍你最敬佩的科学家；

（2）说明其品质对你的影响。

注意：

（1）写作词数应为8（）个左右：

（2）请按如卜格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

TheMostAdmirableScientist

第二节（满分25分）

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。

Jakewas12,andwordshadalwaysbeenhisworstenemy.Inclass,hestuttered（口吃）oversentenceswhen

calledon;hisworksheetscamebackcoveredinredmarksfbrmisspellings.Thejokingwasconstant—kidscalled

hirr."slow"or"stupid"inthehallway.

Jakestoppedtryingtokeepup,skippinghomeworkafterschool.Hisonlyescapewastakingapartoldtoy

carsandremotecontrols,thenputtingthembacktogether—somc:imesevenbetterthanbefore.Itwastheonly

thingthatmadehimfeelsmart,evenifnooneelsenoticed.

Oneafternoon,ashesatonthesidewalkoutsidehisschool,fixinganeighbor'sbrokendrone,avoice

interruptedhisfbcus."That'ssomeimpressiveworkyou'vegotthere.^^

JakelookeduptoseeMrs.Henderson,thefifth-gradeteacherwholivednexttotheschool.Hetensedup,

readytograbthedroneandrun—hedidn'tneedanotherpersontolaughathim.ButMrs.Hendersonsatdown

besidehim,hereyessoft,andaskedhimtoexplainhowhe'dfixedthedrone'smotor.

Forthefirsttimeinyears,Jaketalkedwithoutfeelingself-conscious.Hechattedabouthowhecould啧cl”

whatwaswrongwithamachinejustbytouchingit.Mrs.Hendersonlistenedcarcfiilly,noddingalong,thenshe

smiled."You'renotaslowlearner,Jake,“shesaid."You'readifferentkindoflearner.Yourgiftisinyourhands一

you'reabomengineer.”

Shetoldhimabouttheregionalroboticscompetitioninthreemonths,whereteamsbuiltrobotstocomplete

tasks.Jakeshookhisheadimmediately.UIcan't/'hesaid.can'treadtherules,andI'lllettheteamdown.''

ButMrs.Hendersonrefusedtolethimquit.Sheofferedtoreadthecompetitionguidelinesaloudtohim,

translatingthetechnicaljargon（行话）intosimpleterms.Shetalkedtheschoolintolettinghimusethesciencelab

afterhourstobuildhisrobot.Andsheevenrecruited（招募）twoclassmates——Mia,wholovedcoding,andLeo,

whowasgoodatbuildingstructurestojoinhisteam.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Paragraph1:

Theroadtothecompetitionwasfilledwithobstacles.

Paragraph2:

Whenthefinalscoreswereannounced,theroomwentquiet.

参考答案

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