2025-2026学年江苏省无锡市江阴市南菁高级中学高二（下）期中英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2025-2026学年江苏省无锡市江阴市南菁高级中学高二（下）期中英语试卷一、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共37.5分。AWork

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•Teaching1-on-3ESLlessonsonlinetoChinesekids5-12yearsold

•1-on-15classesareavailableforteacherswithanexceptionalinternetconnectionandcomputerhardware.

•40minutesperlesson（10-minutebreakbetweenclasses）

•Teachingassistantprovided

•Workingfromanywherewithacomputerandstableinternetconnection

•Pre-jobtrainingandon-jobtrainingprovided

Requirements

•ABachelor'sdegreeorabove

•Mustbeaholderofstate/provincialteachinglicense（stillvalid）

•TeachingexperienceinK-12（fromkindergartentoGrade12）

•Wired，high-speedinternetconnection

•Goodcommunicationskills

•Awell-balanced，flexibleandadaptablenature

•Ademonstratedrespectofthevalues，culturaldifferencesandexpectationsoftheChineseparents

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RequiredOnlineESLTeacherTeach1-on-3/1-on-15classestokids（5-12）viainternetNo（RemotePosition）BenefitsSkills/

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Range●Possibleforspecialprogramswithanextrabonusof＄12/hr；

●Steppedpromotionpathwithsalaryraise；

●Maximum4sessionsperday；

●Studentsno-show，orclasscancellationwithin48hoursofclass，teacherwillreceive100%ofthepay.English，ESL（EnglishasaSecondLanguage），EFL（EnglishasaForeignLanguage）Worldwide1.Forteacherswithexcellentequipment，themaximumclasssizeis______.A.1-on-3. B.1-on-5. C.1-on-12. D.1-on-15.2.Whowouldmostlikelybeaccepted？______A.Askilledinternetengineer.

B.Alicensedkindergartenteacher.

C.AnexperiencedESLlearner.

D.AnativeEnglish-speakingstudent.3.Ifastudentcancelsaclasswithin24hours，theteacherreceives______.A.nopay B.50%pay C.100%pay D.anextrabonusB

WhenIwasyounger，Icouldn'twaittoescapefromRamsgate，theharbortownwhereIgrewupontheIsleofThanet.Itcouldfeelsmall：thesamefacesinthesameplaces，andwhereanewcaféorgallerywasoftenmetwithdoubt.Therewasthisapparentinsistencethatlifewasfineasitwas.Butforateenagereagertoseemore，thatlackofcuriositywasdisheartening.

SoIleft.Iheadednorthforafour-yearacademicjourneyfromYorktoDurham.Afteruniversity，havingplayedatnewspapers，ImadethemovetoLondontodoitforreal.Buttherealitywastough，Istruggledtogetmydailyarticlesdonerightbeforemyperiodstarted.Inmytwenties，Ithrewmyselfintocitylife：tryingoutMediterraneanrestaurants，takingtheTubeeverywhere，andstayingoutlatewithfriends.

Forawhile，itwasenough.Thenitbecametoomuch.Inandamongthesharingplates，Ifoundmyselfonanunendingratraceofmovingfasterandneedingtoearnmore-justtokeepup.RentsinLondonwerepressing，apartmentsweretiny，yetthedreamofowningonefeltlikeacrueljoke.

AsIgotolder，tripsbacktoThanetopenedmyeyestowhatIhadleftbehind.Mainly，itwasthesea.Wideyellowsandsandeventhetouchofsaltintheair，ordinaryinchildhood，suddenlyfeltappealing.ButIalsostartedtomissthebeatofsmall-townlife：wavingtopeopleonthestreet，noticingwhosegardenwasovergrown，findingcharmeveninthepubsIhadonceignored.What'smore，whereI'doncehurriedtoleave，othersarenowrushingtoarrive.Artists，creatives，andtechnologistshavebeenpricedoutofLondonandarepouringtoThanet，bringingnewideasanddrive.Now，whenIheadbackhome，Ifeelamixtureofprideandmildwonder：theplaceIoncethoughtI'doutgrownhashadafaceliftIwasn'texpecting.

I'llkeepreturningtoThanet，witheagerwillingness.Eachvisitremindsmethatplaces，likepeople，cangrowwithoutlosingtheiressence.I'vecometoloveThanetasmorethanjustthehomeIleft；itisnowtheplaceitcontinuestobecome.4.WhydidtheauthorwanttoleaveRamsgate？______A.Itofferedfewjobopportunities.

B.Itlackedmodernentertainment.

C.Itstucktovalueshedisagreedwith.

D.Itfailedtosatisfyhisdesiretoexplore.5.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutherlifeinLondon？______A.Sheenjoyedarelaxedandbalancedlifestyle.

B.Shestruggledwithhighlivingexpensesandintensecompetition.

C.Shequicklyachievedherdreamofowninganapartment.

D.Sherarelywentoutwithherfriendsduetoworkpressure.6.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor'sbondwithThanetovertime？______A.Itremainsstableandstrong.

B.Itisinfluencedbypublicopinions.

C.Itshiftsfromrejectiontoreconnection.

D.Itisshapedbyhischildhoodexperience.7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？______A.TheSeainMemory B.FourYearsUpNorth

C.TheHometownOutofReach D.AGrowingPlace，aGrowingMeC

InFrenchculture，sevenisknownasl'âgederaison—theageatwhichchildrencantellrightfromwrongandassumesomemoralresponsibility.YetFrance'snationalrailoperatorappearstodisagree.Theybelievethatchildrenmustbeatleast12tobehaveappropriatelyonatrain.

Earlierthismonth，SNCF，thestate-ownedrailwaycompany，launcheditsnewOptimum

Plustariff（费用）onweekdayrailservicesbetweenParisandLyon，offeringlargerseats，betterfoodandnounder-12s.Designedtoattractbusinesstravellers，themovearousedcriticismandawiderdebateabouttheplaceofchildreninsociety，particularlyatatimeofdecliningbirthrates."Wecan'tsaywe'renothavingenoughchildrenandatthesametimetrytoexcludethemfromeverywhere，"arguedSarahElHairy，aFrenchofficial.

Thosewhohaveenduredlongjourneyswithnoisychildrenmayunderstandtheappealofchild-freespaces.Butthereactionreflectsastrongculturalobjection.Francetraditionallygrantschildrenautonomyandresponsibility，prioritisingtheirintegrationintowidersociety.Childrenareexpectedtotakepartineverydayrituals，fromelaborateschoollunchestopolitegreetings.Theunderlyinglogicissimple：treatingchildrenasvalued，responsiblemembersofsocietyhelpsthembecomerespectfuladults.Excludingthemfrompublicspacesweakensthatlesson.

The"nokids"rulethereforestruckanerve.SNCF，closelytiedtoFrenchidentityandsummerholidays，isgenerallyfamily-friendly.Forexample，activitypacksaredistributedtoyoungtravellers，andsummertrainsoftencarrygroupsofchildrenheadingtocamps.Afterthesocialmediastorm，SNCFstressedthatthenewtariffappliestoonly8%ofweekdayseatsononerouteandlaterremovedreferencestoaminimumage.Yetdebatecontinues.

Criticsarguethatasocietyunwillingtotoleratechildrenistroubling.Thecontroversyalsoconnectswithdemographic（人口的）anxiety.AlthoughFrancestillhasoneofthehighestbirthratesintheEU，birthshavefallensharply，with24%fewerbabiesbornlastyearthanin2010.TheFrenchgovernmenthascalledforexpandingpaidparentalleaveandmaintainingextensivefamilysupport.Still，concernsaboutlivingcostsandtheclimatecrisisweighheavilyondecisionsaboutparenthood.

SNCF'spolicymayaffectonlyasmallnumberofseats，butthereactionmatters.Keepingchildrenwelcomeinpublicspaceswillnotreversefallingbirthrates.Treatingthemastroubles，however，isunlikelytohelp.8.WhydidSNCFlaunchtheOptimum

Plustariff？______A.Toofferlargerseatstochildrenunder12.

B.Toappealtofrequentbusinesstravellers.

C.Toencouragepublicdiscussionaboutchildren.

D.Topromotethesaleofrailticketsonweekends.9.WhatcanbeinferredaboutSNCFaccordingtothepassage？______A.Itinsistsonthe"nokids"ruledespitestrongopposition.

B.Ithaslongbeencriticizedfornotbeingfamily-friendly.

C.Ithasattemptedtosoftentheimpactofthenewpolicy.

D.Itpromisestograntyoungpassengersmoreautonomy.10.The"nokids"policyarousespublicconcerninFrancebecause______.A.itconflictswithFrance'straditionalattitudetochildren

B.ithasfurtherdecreasedthebirthrateamongFrench

C.itlimitschildren'saccesstoallpublictransportation

D.itmaycausestress-relatednerveproblemsinchildren11.Whatistheauthor'soverallattitudeinthepassage？______A.Neutralandmixedaboutthepolicy'ssocialimpact.

B.Concernedandcriticalof"no-kids"ruleonboard.

C.Worriedbutsupportiveofpoliciesfavouringparents.

D.Suspiciousyetrespectfuloftherailoperator'spolicy.D

Oceanicmantarays（蝠鲼）—thelargestspeciesofray—maydivemorethan1，200metresdeeptonavigatetheocean，accordingtoanewstudypublishedinthejournalFrontiersinMarineScience.

Scientiststagged（给……加标签）24mantasinRajaAmpat，Indonesia；theTumbes，Peru；andnearWhangaroa，NewZealand，andthenreviewedthedata.TheynoticedthattheraysweremorelikelytodiveextremelydeepoffthecoastofNewZealand：ofthe2，705tag-daysofdatacollected，mantasdivedtomorethan500metreson79days—71ofthesediveswerearoundNewZealand.

"Faroffshore，oceanicmantaraysarecapableofdivingtodepthsgreaterthan1，200metres，fardeeperthanpreviouslythought，"saysCalvinBealefromMurdochUniversityinPerth，Australia，oneofthestudyauthors.

Therays'divingpatternsofferedacluetothebehaviour.TheraysinNewZealandtypicallydidahugedivethedayafterenteringdeeperwatersoffthecontinentalshelf.Theyswamsharplydownbutdidn'tspendtimeatthesedepths，suggestingtheyweren'tfeedingoravoidingpredators.Afterreturningtothesurface，someswammorethan190kminthefollowingdays.

Onereasontodipsofarbelowthesurfacecouldbethatthemantasarepickingupsignalsaboutwheretheyare，suchaschangesintheEarth'smagneticfield，orinoxygen，temperatureandlightlevels.

"Thesedives，whicharelinkedwithincreasedhorizontaltravel，mayplayanimportantroleinhelpingmantasgatherinformationabouttheirenvironment，"saysBeale."Bydivingand'sampling'thesesignals，theycouldbuildamentalmapthathelpsthemnavigateacrossvast，featurelessstretchesofopenocean."Indeeperwaters，thesecluescanbemorestableandpredictablethanatthesurface，thescientistssay.

Moreresearchisneeded，butthestudy"remindsusthatthedeepocean—whichregulatesEarth'sclimate—remainspoorlyunderstoodbutvitallyimportant，"saysBeale.12.Howdidthescientistsconducttheresearch？______A.Theydidfieldresearch.

B.Theydidexperimentalresearch.

C.Theyanalyseddataobtainedfirst-hand.

D.Theyre-examinedfindingsinpreviousresearches.13.Whatcanbeinferredfromtherays'dives？______A.Theydiveintothedeepseatoavoidpredators.

B.It'seasierforthemtohuntforfoodinthedeepsea.

C.Divinginthedeepseahelpsthemsignaltopeersbetter.

D.Theenvironment-relatedinformationcollectedhelpsthemnavigate.14.WhichofthefollowingcandescribethestudyaccordingtoBeale？______A.Fullyexploredbutrarelyvalued.

B.Carefullystudiedbutbarelyfunctional.

C.Under-researchedbutcriticallyessential.

D.Well-understoodandextremelysignificant.15.Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthepassage？______A.Topresentanewstudy'sfindingsonmantarays'deepdives.

B.Tohighlighttheimportanceoffurtherresearchonmantarays.

C.Toexplainhowmantaraysbuildmentalmapsforlong-distancetravel.

D.Tocomparethedivingpatternsofmantaraysindifferentmarineregions.二、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共12.5分。HowtoHandleDifficultPeopleWithoutLosingYourCool

Youhavespenthoursonaproject，onlytohaveacoworkerorsuperiorcriticizeitforcountless，non-existentflaws（瑕疵）.（1）______Yourfriendisignoringyou，andwhenyouaskwhatthematteris，shereplies，"Nothing，"andcontinuesdoingitanyway.Peoplewhoareunreasonableordemanding—inwork，family，orfriendship—getonournervesdaily.

Dealingwithdifficultpeoplerequiresthoughtfulandconsistentapproaches.（2）______Hypercriticalcolleaguesmayfindfaultwithyourreport.It'snaturaltogetcrosswhentheydoso，buttrytokeepyoureyeontheball.Yourbrothercommentsrepeatedlythatyouorganizefamilyeventspoorly.Insteadofengaginginatenseback-and-forth，ignoreitandfocusonissuesthatmattermore.Afriendcomplainsallthetimeaboutyourbeinglate.Trynottoconflictwithhimheadon.（3）______

Besides，empathyandhumourcanbepowerfultoolstominimizethefriction.Youdon'thavetoaccepttheirbehaviour，butacknowledgingtheirfeelingscanlowertheirdefensivenessandmaketheconversationmoreconstructive.Humour，whengentleandrespectful，canlightenthemoodandremovetension.However，don'tletthejokegotoofar.（4）______Avoidsarcasm（讥讽）whichmaymakethingsworse.

（5）______Beclearaboutwhatyouwillandwillnottolerate.Ifsomeonecrossestheline，it'sokaytostepback.Youdon'thavetoengageinargumentsorexplainyourselfendlessly.Instead，youcanendtheconversationonafriendlybutfirmnote.

A.Thefirstruleistobrushitoff.

B.It'salsoimportanttosetboundaries.

C.Aboveall，fightbackifyougetcross.

D.Instead，letitgosoasnottosourtheouting.

E.There'safinelinebetweenhumorandoffense.

F.Yourteacherremindsyoumildlyofthepaperdeadline.

G.Yourmotherisbreathingdownyourneckaboutyourschedule.16.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G17.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G18.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G19.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G20.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G三、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。

Dr.JamesLeongisaneyedoctorinWellington.Foryears，hisdemandingschedulewasaconstant

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caughtinatug-of-warbetweenhispatientsandamountainofpaperwork.Everydaywasa

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.He'dseeupto50patients，thenspendhiseveningsandweekendsburiedundermedicalnotesandreports."Theexhaustingroutine

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meoffamilytime.WhenmydaughteraskedwhyImissedherschoolplayagain，Ishowedherthe

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pileofchartsinmytrunk."Dr.Leongsaid.

Justwhenitseemedlikethingscouldn'tgetany

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，anewtechnologyenteredthepicture—adigitalassistantcalledanAIscribe.This"co-pilot"listenstodoctor-patient

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，instantlytranscribes（记录）notes，draftsreports，andorganizesdocumentation.

NowDr.Leongisnolonger

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toakeyboard，freetodowhathedoesbest：

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withhispatients."It

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myhumanintelligenceforwhereitmattersmost，"hesays.The

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istransformative.Dr.Leongcanseeapatientandhaveafollow-upletter

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bythetimetheyreachreception.Overthelastthreemonthsalone，thenewtechhas

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over250，000specialistconsultationsinNewZealandandAustralia.

Thisismorethanjustastoryabout

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；it'sasolutionthatgivesdoctorsbacktheirtimeandpassionfor

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.ForDr.Leong，it'sfinallypossibletobebothadedicatedphysicianandapresent

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.21.A.choice B.change C.reminder D.battle22.A.risk B.rush C.blessing D.experiment23.A.relieved B.robbed C.warned D.informed24.A.neat B.dusty C.towering D.hidden25.A.worse B.clearer C.fancier D.easier26.A.conversations B.arguments C.stories D.secrets27.A.drawn B.exposed C.addicted D.chained28.A.consult B.negotiate C.connect D.sympathize29.A.showsoff B.triesout C.freesup D.relieson30.A.theory B.difference C.recovery D.decision31.A.ready B.open C.read D.discussed32.A.selected B.recorded C.predicted D.supported33.A.belief B.schedule C.kindness D.technology34.A.paperwork B.medicine C.management D.education35.A.friend B.expert C.parent D.innovator四、语法填空：本大题共1小题，共15分。36.

ChinesearchitectandwriterLinHuiyinwasposthumouslyawarded（追授）aBachelorofArchitecturedegreefromtheWeitzmanSchoolofDesignoftheUniversityofPennsylvaniain

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（recognize）ofheroutstandingcontributions

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apioneerofmodernarchitectureinChina.

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（comment）onthedecision，WeitzmanDeanFritzSteinersaidthat"AllthemenfromChinareceivedfullscholarshipsandLingothalfofone.Shewastheonlywomanandtheonlystudentwho

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（deny）anarchitecturedegreebytheSchool.""Butshedeservedthatdegree."

In1924，withheradmissionapplication

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（reject），Linhadtostudyintheonlydepartment

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acceptedfemalestudents—theSchoolofFineArts.Apartfromcompletingherartcoursesaswellasmostoftherequiredarchitecturecourses，Linalsoworkedasateachingassistantinarchitecturaldesignandoutperformedmostofhermalepeers

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（academic）.AfterreturningtoChina，asthefirstChinesefemalearchitectinmoderntimes，Linachievedgreatsuccessinarchitecturalhistory，design，andeducation

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waranddisease.

Lin'slegendarystoryhasnowbecomeknowntogenerationsofyoungpeople.Thisisnotjustastoryabout

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Chinesewomenarebreakingthroughstereotypes（刻板印象）andhistoricallimits，

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servesasarolemodelformodernChinesewomen.(1)

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五、书面表达：本大题共2小题，共40分。37.上周你校开展了主题为"科学管理体重"的系列活动，请你给校英文报写一篇报道。内容包括：

（1）活动内容；

（2）活动反响。

注意：

写作词数应为80左右。38.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。续写的词数应为150左右。

IrememberbeinghappyformyfriendAverywhenshewonthekarate（空手道）championshipwe'dbothcompetedin.ButI'membarrassedtoadmitIwasalsoprettyenvious!ButwhensheandItriedoutforAliceinWonderland，though，thingswenttheoppositeway.

"IreallyhopeIgetpickedtobeAlice，"saidAvery.

"You'dmakeagreatAlice!"Isaid."Idon'tcarewhatpartIgetaslongasI'minit.""Soyou'dbehappytohaveasmallpartliketheDormouse？"sheasked.

"Exactly!"Isaid.

Afewdayslater，AveryandIracedovertothetheateroffice，wherethedirectorhadpostedthecastlist.

"Wow!"saidAvery."YougotthepartofAliceandIgotthepartoftheDormouse."

"Thatcan'tberight，"Isaid."Theremustbesomemistake!"

ButIreallyandtrulywasgiventhepartofAlice.I'mprettysurethereasonI'ddonewellisthatIhadn'tbeennervousatallduringtheaudition（试镜）.AndthereasonIhadn'tbeennervousisthatithadn'tevenoccurredtomethatIcouldgetthemajorrole.

"Doyouwanttocomeoverafterschoolandwecanpracticeourlines？"Iasked.

"Youmeanpracticeyourlines？"Averysaid，notevenlookingatme."No，thanks.I'mprettybusythisweek."

"OK，"Isaid."Howaboutsomedaynextweek？"

"Sorry，"shemumbled."I'mprettysureI'mbusyforever."

Thatnightatdinner，aftermyparentscongratulatedmeforgettingtheleadrole，theyaskedhowIfeltaboutit.

"Well，I'mconfused，"Isaid."AverywassoupsetthatIwaspickedtobeAlice，sheprettymuchthrewawayourfriendship."

"Hmm，"saidmymum."Arizona，don'tyouthinkthismightbeanopportunityforyoutobeanextra-goodfriend？""Sometimeswhenourfriendsdowell，wefeelenviousanddon'tknowhowtoact.Trygivingheralittletimeandunderstanding.Ibetshe'llcomearoundbeforetoolong."

Overthefollowingrehearsals（排练），Averykeptignoringmeonpurpose.