2025-2026学年江苏省徐州市铜山区高二（下）期中英语试卷（含答案）

第=page22页，共=sectionpages22页2025-2026学年江苏省徐州市铜山区高二（下）期中英语试卷一、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共37.5分。A

BrooklynChildren'sMuseum

Establishedin1899asthenation'sfirstmuseumbuiltespeciallyforchildren，BCMisnowacomprehensiveinstitutionthatholdsapermanentcollectionof30，000objects，suchasmusicalinstruments，masks，anddolls.KidslovetheinteractiveWorldBrooklyn，asmallcityscape（城市风光）linedbystoreswherechildrencanpretendtobeworkinggrown-ups.

Children'sMuseumofManhattan

Ifyou'reseekinginteractiveartthatappealstocuriousminds，visitInsideArt，thecurrentexhibitionatCMOM，whereyoungchildrencanclimbinto，over，andallaroundthedisplays.It'sideaslikethisthatmakethe40，000-square-footsospecial.Learningaboutculture，historyandscienceisaprideforkidsagedsixandunder.CMOMalsohostsclasses—likeGrossBiologyforkidswhoareinterestedininsects-alldesignedwiththelatestchild-developmentresearchinmind.

DiMennaChildren'sHistoryMuseum

Atthischildren'sdivisionoftheNewYorkHistoricalSociety，theinteractiveexhibitstakekidsonajourneythrough350yearsofU.S.history，withaparticularemphasisonNewYorkCity.Childrenareencouragedtoclimbaroundandinteractwithexhibitsthathighlightthelivesofkidswhogrewuptobecomefamousdoctors，athletesandpoliticalfigures!LittleNewYorkerscangetinonsing-alongsandcrafts.Otherfamilyprogramsincludecookingclasses，gamesandstoryhours.

StatenIslandChildren'sMuseum

StatenIslandChildren'sMuseumfosterscreativity.Itoffershands-onexperiencesliketheBlockHarbor（plentyofblockstoplaywith），larger-than-lifegameslikeConnectFourandDominoes，andeventheopportunitytoclimbthroughahuman-sizedanthillorplayfirefighteratLadder11，soyou'llfindimmersive（沉浸式的）funaroundeverycorner.Don'tforgettostopbyGreenLivingRoompoweredbythewindenergywherethekidscanlearnaboutwaystoreduceourcarbonfootprint.1.Whichmuseumoffersbiologycoursesforyounglearners？______A.BrooklynChildren'sMuseum.

B.StatenIslandChildren'sMuseum.

C.DiMennaChildren'sHistoryMuseum.

D.Children'sMuseumofManhattan.2.WhatactivitiescanchildrenengageinattheDiMennaChildren'sHistoryMuseum？______A.Knowaboutfamouspeople'schildhoodlives.

B.Playinterestinggameswithgreatfirefighters.

C.Runstoreslikeadultsindifferentsmallstreets.

D.Cookdeliciouslocalfoodwithforeignathletes.3.Wherecanchildrenlearnaboutenvironmentalprotection？______A.AtLadder11. B.InGreenLivingRoom.

C.AttheBlockHarbor. D.Onahuman-sizedanthill.B

Thatmorning，aftertakingouroldestchildtokindergarten，Iwentbackhome，letourtwoyoungerkidsplay，andworkedonmymedicalreport.Itwaswonderful，butithitmethatmycareerinhospitalwasn'tmakingadifferenceinanyone'slife.Ineededsomethingthatwouldstretchmylimitsandpushmetogrow.Mycareerenabledmetoworkfromhomeandbecomeafoster（领养）mother，providingsafetyforachildwhoneededitdesperately.

Mondaymorning，IgrabbedthephoneandrangthenumberI'dfoundviaGoogleforthenearestDepartmentofChildren'sServices.Themanontheotherendwasreceptivetomyquestionsandexplainedthenextstepoftraining，involvingeightweeksofclassesdesignedtoprepareandeducatefosterparents.Wecontinuedthroughalltheclasses，thehomevisits，backgroundchecks，andseeminglyendlesssteps.

Fivemonthsafterourapproval，amiddle-of-the-nightphonecallwokeme.IarousedmyhusbandandwehurriedtoEastTennesseeChildren'sHospital，whereourfosterplacementawaitedusintheER，illandmalnourished.Itdidn'ttakelongforustorealizethefulldepthofhersuffering.Sixmonthslater，herhalf-brothercametousbyourrequest.Wenowhadfivechildrenunderourcare.

OnAugust12，2016，ourfamilyofsevenwalkedintoasmallcourtroom.Thechildren'slawyerandsocialworkerwerethere.Withjustafewwords，ouradoptionwasfinalized.Thesetwoamazingchildrenweren'tgoinghome，becausetheywerealreadyhome.Wearetheirforeverfamilyandtheyareourforeverchildren.Wemaynotbeabletochangetheentireworld，butwehavechangedtheworldentirelyforournewchildren.4.Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutherhospitalwork？______A.Unusuallydemanding B.Filledwithchallenges

C.Lackinginmotivation D.Packedwithchances5.Whatcausedtheauthortochoosetoadoptchildren？______A.Sheexperiencedtrainingtoraisechildrenproperly.

B.Shefeltsympatheticforabusedchildrensheknew

C.Shefeltconfidentaboutherabilitytoraisechildren.

D.Shedesiredtohaveapositiveimpactonothers'lives.6.Howdidtheauthorreceiveherfirstfosterchild？______A.Thechildwasbroughttoherhomebyasocialworker.

B.ShegotamidnightcallandrushedtoahospitalER.

C.Shepickedthechildupfromakindergarten.

D.Thechild'shalf-brotherintroducedthem.7.Whydidtheauthorappearatthecourtroom？______A.Tomaketheadoptionofficiallylegal.

B.Toreceiveanotheradoptedchild.

C.Toputtheadoptedkidselsewhere.

D.Tobeginthekids'adoptioninherhome.C

Inthepast，whendrivingtoacinemawasnecessaryforentertainment，itwasclearhowone'sactionscouldaffecttheenvironment.Afterall，youwerejumpingintoyourcar，drivingacrosstown，coughingoutemissions（产生排放）andusinggasalltheway.Butnowthatwe'reusedtostayingathomeandstreamingmovies，wemightgetalittleproud.Afterall，we'rejustpickingupourphonesandmaybeturningontheTV.You'rewelcome.MotherNature.

TheShiftProject，whichisbasedinFrance，recentlypublishedareportthatsays，"Notsofast."Accordingto"ClimateCrisis：TheUnsustainableUseofOnlineVideo"，digitaltechnologiesareresponsiblefor4%ofgreenhousegasemissions，andthatenergyuseisincreasingby9%ayear.Watchingahalf-hourshowwouldcause1.6kilogramsofcarbondioxideemissions.That'slikedriving6.28kilometers.AndintheEuropeanUnion，theEurekaprojectfoundthatdatacenters（wherevideosarestored）thereused25%moreenergyin2017comparedtojustthreeyearsearlier，reportstheBBC.

Streamingisonlypredictedtogrowfurtheraswebecomefonderofourdigitaldevices（设备）andthechancetoaccessentertainmentwheneverandwhereverwewantisrising.Onlinevideouseisexpectedtoincreasebyfourtimesfrom2017to2022andaccountfor80%ofallInternettrafficby2022.Bythen，about60%oftheworld'spopulationwillbeonline.

Althoughyouprobablywon'tquitstreamingservices，expertssaytherearestillwaystohelpreducetheimpactofyouronlineactivity.Forexample，accordingtoLutzStobbe，aresearcherfromtheFraunhoferInstituteinBerlin，wehavenoneedtoupload25picturesofthesamethingtothecloudbecauseitconsumesenergyeverytime.Ifinsteadyoudeleteafewthingshereandthere，youcansaveenergy.Moreover，it'salsoagoodideatostreamoverWi-Fi，watchonthesmallestscreenyoucan，andturnoffyourWi-Fiinyourhomeifyou'renotusingyourdevices.8.Whattopicisthefirstparagraphintendedtoleadin？______A.Theenvironmentalimpactsofstreamingservices.

B.Theimprovementsonenvironmentalawareness.

C.Thechangeinthewaypeopleseekentertainment.

D.Theimpactofdrivingprivatecarsontheenvironment.9.WhatdoesPara.2implyaboutdigitaltech'senvironmentaleffect？______A.Theirenergyusehasbeendeclininginrecentyears.

B.Watchingahalf-hourshowisworsethandriving6km.

C.Theircontributiontoemissionsisgrowingrapidly.

D.DatacentersintheEUusedlessenergyin2017.10.Whatcanweinferabouttheuseofstreamingservices？______A.Itsenvironmentaleffectsareworsening.

B.Itisbeingreducedtoprotecttheplanet.

C.Itiseasilyavailabletoalmosteveryone.

D.Itssideeffectshavedrawnglobalattention.11.Whichofthefollowingisthemostenvironmentally-friendly？______A.Playingonlinegamesovermobilenetworks.

B.Downloadingmusiconapersonalcomputer.

C.Uploadingalotofimagesofthesamething.

D.Watchingdownloadedmoviesonamobilephone.D

Approximately3.66millionyearsago，anindividualbelongingtoanunknownhominid（原始人类）specieswalkedacrossafieldofwetvolcanicashinwhatistodayEastAfrica，leavingseveralfootprintsbehind.

Anewstudysuggeststhatthefiveancientfootprints—largelyignoredsincetheywerepartlyuncoveredin1976atTanzania'sLaetolisite-showevidenceofahominidwalkingupright.Earlierresearchersbelievedthemarksweredifficulttoclassifyandcouldhavebeenproducedbyayoungbearstandingupandtakingafewsteps.Butthelatestanalysisrefutesthatsuggestion.

DeSilva，togetherwithMcNuttandtheircolleagues，completelydugoutandcleanedthefiveLaetolifootprintsinJune2019.Thentheymeasured，photographedand3Dscannedtheancienttracks.McNutt'sgroupfocusedontwofootprintsthatwereparticularlywell-preserved.TheLaetoliindividual'sfootshape，size，andwalkingstyledifferedinseveralwaysfromthoseofotherhominidsatthesamesite.Theprintsalsodidn'tmatchthosefrommodernblackbearsandmodernchimps（黑猩猩）walkingupright.

Accordingtoresearchers，theLaetoliindividual'sfootwaswiderandmorechimplikethanahuman's.Itsbigtoestuckoutslightlyfromthesecondtoe（脚趾），butnotasmuchasinchimps.Ononestep，theLaetoliindividual'sleftlegcrossedinfrontoftherightleg，leavingaleftfootprintdirectlyinfrontoftheprevioustrack.Peoplemaycross-step（交叉迈步）inthiswaywhentryingtoregainbalance.Bearsandchimpsstandwideduetotheirbonestructure，whichstopsthemfromwalkingliketheLaetoliindividualandfromcross-stepping，scientistssay.

Giventhatonlytwooftheancientfootprintsarecompleteenoughtoanalyzethoroughly，thepossibilitythatachimpotherthanahominidmadetheLaetolifootprintscan'tberuledout，saysWilliamHarcourtSmith，ascientistatLehmanCollege.Butevidenceofcross-steppingisenoughtoprovethatahominidmadethetracks，hesays.12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"refutes"inParagraph2mean？______A.supports B.contradicts C.ignores D.criticizes13.Whydoresearchersthinkthefootprintsdifferfromthoseofbearsorchimps？______A.Theyarenotassimilartochimps.

B.Theyhavetoesstickingout.

C.Theypossessfeaturesofcross-stepping.

D.Theyshowrelativelywidestanding.14.WhatdoesWilliamthinkofthenewresearchfinding？______A.It'sconfusing. B.It'schallenging.

C.It'spersuasive. D.It'sdoubtful.15.Whatisthepurposeofthetext？______A.Tointroduceanewdiscovery.

B.Todescribeamajorevent.

C.Tointroduceanunknownspecies.

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

JosephConrad,afamousEnglishnovelist,saidthathisgoalasawriterwas"tomakeyouhear,tomakeyoufeel,andaboveall,tomakeyousee.That,andnomore,iseverything."

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Oftenitleavesasinglesharpimpressiontobeturnedoverandoverinthemind.Afterfinishingthestory,thereadershouldhavesomethingtothinkabout:thehumoroflife,itsironies,ortheunpredictabilityofhumanbehavior.

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Thefirstandmostobviouslevelisconveyedthroughtheplot.Plotreferstothesequenceofevents,totheactionsofthecharactersandthesituationsinwhichtheyareinvolved.Toexplaintheplot,then,istotellwhathappenedinthestoryandtowhom.Insomeshortstories,plotisthedominatingelement.Inothershortstories,plotplaysaveryminorrole.

InHemingway'sstory,TheOldManandtheSea,however,wemustapproachthecontentonanotherlevel.

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Tounderstandandappreciatethestory,thereadermustbeabletoidentifyitsgeneraltopicortheme.Thenextstepistoidentifythedevicebywhichtheauthorcommentsonthistheme.

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Readerscannotappreciateashortstoryfullyunlesstheyreactnotonlytowhathasbeensaidbutalsotohowithasbeensaid.

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Stylegrowsoutofthewriter'sownpersonalityandcanbeseeninthechoiceofwordsandphrases,thearrangementofsentences,therhythmandtone.Structurereferstothearchitectureofthestory,thewayinwhichthedetailsareselectedandarrangedtoproducethedesiredeffect.

A.Theymustlookforstyleandstructure.

B.Incomplexstories,carefulreadersmaynotalwaysagreewiththeauthor.

C.Theimpactonthereadercomesfromthesuddenandunexpectedresponse.

D.Agoodshortstorytriestogivethereaderasenseoftheactualexperience.

E.Finally,thereadershouldbeabletoexplaintheinsightswhichtheauthorhasgivenintothetheme.

F.Theimpactofthestorycomesfromtheinsightitgivesusintotheneedsanddesiresofyouthandoldage.

G.Inordertoreadashortstorywithfullunderstanding,thereadermustapproachthecontentontwolevels.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。

ItwasaburningsummerafternoonwhenIfirstlaideyesonBella，askinnydogwanderinginthealleybehindmyhouse.Herbonesshowedthroughhermessyfur，andshe

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withfear，asifshewereafraidofanyformofcontact.Ilaterlearnedfromaneighborthatshehadbeenabandoned，andhad

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escapedbeingrunoverontheroad.ThemiseryofherpresentsituationbrokemyheartdeeplyandIjustcan't

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thatimageevennow.

Despitemyoriginalfearofgettingbitten，Ifeltasuddensurgeof

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tohelp.I

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abowlofwaterandsomeleftovermeatfromhome，andgentlyplaceditnearher.

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，shebackedaway，butafterafewmoments，shecautiouslyapproachedanddrank.Seeingit，I

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towardsherandtriedtoleadhermyhome.Thatdaymarkedthebeginningofourbond.

Overthenextfewmonths，I

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mytimeandenergytoherrecovery.Itookhertothevetforvaccinations（疫苗），andcreatedaroutinetoensureshereceiveddailywalksandtraining，

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herofherfearofhumans.Oneday，aswewerewalkinginthepark，awhitecar

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.AlittleboygotoutandfrightenedBella，causinghertomoveback.BeforeIcouldreact，theboy'smotherrushedoverto

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him.Insteadof

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atthedog，however，she

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hersontoapologize.Hergentleintervention（干预）wasatouchingmomentthatdemonstratedthetruemeaningofkindness：itisnotaboutgrandgestures，butaboutsmall，consistentactsofcare.

Today，Bellais

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withfoodandshelter，lovedbyeveryonewhomeetsher.Herstoryteachesusthatoneperson'sdecisiontoshowmercycanchangealifeforever.Nomatterhow

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theworldmayseem，asingleactofkindnesshasthepowertolightupthedarknessandbringhopetothoseinneed.21.A.bounced B.trembled C.struggled D.fought22.A.merely B.simply C.narrowly D.hardly23.A.recall B.recognize C.present D.shake24.A.wave B.urge C.emergency D.despair25.A.took B.brought C.fetched D.sold26.A.initially B.eventually C.genuinely D.decently27.A.wandered B.inched C.vanished D.burst28.A.connected B.scheduled C.addicted D.dedicated29.A.ridding B.convincing C.robbing D.warning30.A.pulledout B.pulledover C.setoff D.checkedout31.A.assess B.comment C.lecture D.evaluate32.A.glancing B.shouting C.glimpsing D.staring33.A.pressured B.reminded C.permitted D.forbade34.A.equipped B.blessed C.connected D.signed35.A.demanding B.boring C.challenging D.rewarding四、语法填空：本大题共1小题，共15分。36.

TheQingmingFestival，alsocalledTomb-SweepingDay，isauniquetraditionalChinesefestival

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（combine）asolartermandapublicholiday.Asspringarrivesandnatureturnslivelywithbloomingflowersandgentlebreezes，variousactivities

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（hold）acrossthenationtohonorancestorsandembracetheseason'sbeauty.

Familiesgatheratcemeteriestosweeptombs，offerseasonaldelicaciesandburnincense，

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showstheirdeeprespectandremembranceforthedeceased.Itisamoment

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（cherish）preciousmemories，passdownfamilystoriesandhavebloodbondsstrengthened.Manyalsogoforspringoutings，flycolorfulkitesorplantwillow

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（branch）bytheriver，andtheserelaxingcustomsinvestseriousmomentswithlightheartedjoy，balancinggriefwiththevitalityofspring.

Nowadays，thegovernmentholdsallkindsofeventsfeaturingfolkmusic，classicpoemsandtraditionalceremoniestopassontheculture

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（public）toyoungergenerations.Schoolsorganizethemedactivitiesliketomb-sweepingsimulations，folkcraftworkshopsandpoetryreadingstoteachstudents

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thefestivaltrulymeans，helpingthemunderstandrespectforlife，thevalueoffamilyheritageandthebeautyoftraditionalculture.

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thefastpaceofmodernlife，thistimelesstraditionconnectsthepastandpresent，bridginggenerationsandremainingdeeplyvaluableinmodernsociety.Peopledraw

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thefestival'sprofoundmeaningstocultivateasenseofnationalidentityandpassdownthecorespiritofrespectforelderstofuturegenerations.Onlyinthiswaycanwekeepourtraditionalrootsdeeply

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五、书面表达：本大题共2小题，共40分。37.假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter计划参观徐州博物馆，他来信请你推荐一件你喜欢的展品。请你给他回复邮件，结合外观、工艺/价值等，推荐这件汉代的金缕玉衣（JadeBurialSuitwithGoldThreads）

生词：jadepieces玉片goldthreads金丝

注意：

（1）词数80左右；

（2）开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

DearPeter，

Gladtohearyou'revisitingXuzhouMuseum!_____

Yours，LiHua38.

Iwaswaitingformybestfriend，Lily，attheschoolgate.Itwasthedayoftheannualartexhibition，andwehadpromisedtomeetatexactly3：00p.m.togetthebestseats.Theclockwasticking，andtheskygraduallyturneddark.Thirtyminuteshadpassed，butLilywasstillnowheretobeseen.

Istoodunderabigtree，checkingmyphonerepeatedly.Nomessages，nocalls.Angerslowlyroseinmychest."Shemusthaveforgottencompletely，"Imutteredtomyself，feelingstupidforbeingsoearly.Idecidedthatevenifsheshowedup，Iwouldneverspeaktoher.

JustasIwasabouttoleave，afamiliarfigurerantowardsme.ItwasLily，outofbreath，withabigsmileonherface."Sorry，sorry!"shesaid，gaspingforair."ItriedtogethereasfastasIcould."Lookingathermessyhairanddirtyshoes，Ithoughtshewasjustmakingexcuses.Withoutaword，Irolledmyeyesandwalkedpasthertowardstheexhibitionhall.

Lilydidn'targueorexplainmorebutfollowedmesilently.Icouldfeelhereyesonmyback，butIkeptmyfacecold，determinedtoteachheralesson.

Whenwefinallyarrived，thelightswereon.Wewalkedtoourusualspot，onlytofindthatourseatswerestillempty.However，besidetheseats，therewasawrappedgiftboxandanotewritteninLily'sneathandwriting："Formydearestfriend，Iprepareditasananniversarygiftjust