2025-2026学年江苏省苏州市姑苏十中高二（下）期中英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2025-2026学年江苏省苏州市姑苏十中高二（下）期中英语试卷一、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共37.5分。AScienceBooksforKidsofAllAgesTohelpyouchoosetheperfecteducationalbooksforyourchild，we'vecreatedthishandpickedlistofthebestsciencebooksforkids.Thetitlesfeaturedheresparkcuriosity，encourageleaning，andarelotsoffun，too.

AboutTime：AFirstLookatTimeandClocks

Author：BruceKoscielniak；Price：US＄8.55

Longagopeopleusedthesun，themoon，andthewatertotelltime.Soonafterwebeganusingourknowledgeaboutthenaturalworldtobuildclocksandtocreatecalendarsmadeupofmonthsandyears.Centurieslater，wehaveclocksandcalendarsallaroundus.Thisbooktellstheamazingstoryofhowitallhappened!

Animalium：WelcometotheMuseum

Author：KatieScott；Price：US＄8.99

Thisbookopensthedoorsofthenaturalhistorymuseumforyourchildallyearround!Itfeatures200full-colorspecimensaccompaniedbylively，informativetextandmore.Discovertheanimalkingdomingloriousdetailwithuniqueillustrationsthatcombinescienceandart.

Bang!：HowWeCametoBe

Author：MichaelRubino；Price：US＄16.00

"Bang!Andthatwasit，thebeginningofeverything."Sobeginsthisbeautifullyillustratedstoryofevolution.Thisbookconveysnotonlythefactsbutalsotheexcitementofthescientificexplanationofourworld，fromtheoriginoftheuniversetothepresentrealityofourplanet.

BedtimeMath：TheTruthComesOut

Author：LauraOverdeck；Price：US＄10.99

Thisbookmakeslearningaboutmathasfunasdessertafterdinner!Itcombinesmathandcoolfactsforonefunandwildadventure.Nowkidscandiscoverthesciencebehindalltheirfavoritethings：marshmallows，soda，icecream，andmore.Withover100mathproblemsonavarietyoftopics，kidswillfindmathisn'tjustfun—itcanbefoundeverywhere!1.WhatcankidslearninthebookAboutTime？______A.Thetoughlifeofancestors.

B.Theoriginofthesunandthemoon.

C.Theoldwaystomeasuretime.

D.Thewildlifeinthenaturalworld.2.WhatdoAnimaliumandBanghaveincommon？______A.Theyarechildren'snovels.

B.Theyarepopularforcheapprice.

C.Theyarecollectedinthemuseum.

D.Theyareillustratedstoriesforkids.3.Whichbookcanmakenumbersfunandeasy？______A.Bang. B.BedtimeMath. C.Animalium. D.AboutTime.B

FoodwriterSusanJungwasknownfornearly25yearsastheSouthChinaMorningPost's（SCMP）FoodandDrinksEditor.ButsinceshepublishedhercookbookKungPao&Beyond：FriedChickenRecipesFromEastAndSoutheastAsia，shemightbetakingonanewidentityas"thefriedchickenlady".Junglovesfriedchickensomuchthatshejokesitcouldbeherepitaph（墓志铭）.

KungPao&BeyondwasbornoutoftherecipecolumnsheusedtohaveintheSCMP.Junginitiallyhesitatedtowritesomanyfriedchickenrecipes，unsureifotherssharedherpassionforthedish.However，oneday，aco-workerpointedoutthatherfriedchickenrecipewasperformingwellonlineandjoked，"Weshouldwriteabookaboutit."Susanresponded，"That'sareallygoodidea."Sincethen，she'sdiscoveredthateveryonelovesfriedchicken.

Jungstartedoffwith90friedchickenrecipes，andthennarroweditdownto60forthebook.ShenotedthateachcultureinAsiahasitsownparticularwaysoffryingchickenthattheyareproudof.Evenamongpeopleinthesamecountry，therearedifferentvariations.Therefore，herbookfeaturesdifferentfriedchickenrecipesfromacrossEastandSoutheastAsia，presentingdiverseflavorsandcookingmethods.

Afterthreemonthsoftestingsomanyrecipes，researchingandwritingaboutfriedchicken，andtalkingaboutitalldaylongtojournalists，"Istilllovefriedchicken!"Jungsaidenthusiastically.

ThemostmeaningfulrecipeinthebookforJungishermother'sfriedchicken.ItwasadishhermotheroftenmadeduringherchildhoodandoneofthefirstrecipesJunglearnedaftermovingawayfromhome.Whenthebookwaspublished，Jungrecreatedthedishforhermother，whopraiseditforpreservingtheoriginaltaste.Thisheartfeltmomentstrengthenedthevalueofhercookingjourney.4.WhatinspiredJungtowriteKungPao&Beyond？______A.Herinterestincreatingrecipes.

B.Asuggestionfromherco-worker.

C.Ademandfromreadersofherrecipecolumn.

D.Herfamily'straditionofmakingfriedchicken.5.WhatdoesJung'sbookshowaboutfriedchickeninAsia？______A.ItisespeciallypopularinSoutheastAsia.

B.Itisrarelychangedfromitsoriginalrecipe.

C.Itisremarkablydiverseinitscookingmethods.

D.IthasrecentlyrisentofameamongAsiancuisines.6.HowdidJungfeelaftermonthsofworkonherbook？______A.Consistentlypassionate. B.Extremelyanxious.

C.Confidentlysatisfied. D.Terriblytired.7.Whatmadethemother'sfriedchickenrecipespecialtoJung？______A.Itfocusedoncreativity.

B.Itwonhighpraisesfromfoodcritics.

C.Ithelpedimprovehercookingskills.

D.Itbroughtbackherchildhoodmemories.CBlue-light-filteringglasses（滤蓝光眼镜）havebecomeanincreasinglypopularsolutionforprotectingoureyesfromelectronicscreens'near-inescapableglow—lightthatiscommonlyassociatedwitheyestrain（眼疲劳）.Inrecentyearsthey'veevenbecomefashionstatementsthatarerecognizedbycelebritiesandrankedinstyleguides.Butarecentreviewpapershowssuchglassesmightnotbeaseffectiveaspeoplethink.

Thepaper，publishedlastweekinCochraneDatabaseofSystematicReviews，analyzeddatafromprevioustrialsthatstudiedhowblue-light-filteringglassesaffectvisiontirednessandeyehealth.Thestudy'sauthorsfoundthatwearingblue-light-filteringglassesdoesnotreducetheeyestrainpeoplefeelafterusingcomputers.

"It'sanexcellentreview，"saysMarkRosenfield，aprofessorattheStateUniversityofNewYorkCollegeofOptometry，whowasnotinvolvedinthestudy."Theconclusionsarenosurpriseatall.Therehavebeenanumberofstudiesthathavefoundexactlythesamething，thatthere'sjustnoevidencethatblue-blockingglasseshaveanyeffectoneyestrain."Headdsthatthenewreviewreinforcesthefactthatthereisvirtuallynoevidencethatblue-blockingglassesaffecteyestraindespitethembeingspecificallymarketedforthatpurpose.Asforusingblue-light-filteringeyeglassesforeyehealth，fornow，Rosenfieldsays，"there'snothingtosupportpeoplebuyingthem".

Thestrainwemayfeelwhilestaringatourphoneorcomputerscreentoolongislikelytobecausedbymultiplefactors，suchasbadhabitsorunderlyingconditions，anassociateprofessorofvisionscienceattheUniversityofMelbourne，Downiesays.Shearguesthathowweinteractwithdigitaldevicescontributesmoretoeyestrainthanscreens'bluelightdoes.Changingthefrequencyanddurationofscreenusageanddistancingone'seyesfromthescreensmightbemoreimportantinreducingdiscomfort，Downiesays.Sheaddsthatpeoplewhoexperienceeyestrainshouldseeadoctortoassesswhethertheyhaveanunderlyinghealthissuesuchasfar-sightednessordryeyedisease.8.Whatcanweknowaboutblue-light-filteringglassesfromthetext？______A.Theycanimproveeyesight.

B.Theymaynotreduceeyestrain.

C.Theycanpromoteeyehealth.

D.Theycanhelptocureeyediseases.9.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph2？______A.Agreatmanyprofessorswereinvolvedinthestudy.

B.Blue-blockingglassesonthemarketareharmfultoeyes.

C.Thefindingofthestudycomesasasurprisetothepublic.

D.Datafromprevioustrialshelpthestudyalot.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"reinforces"meaninparagraph3？______A.Denies. B.Opposes. C.Strengthens. D.Evaluates.11.WhatshouldwedoifwesufferfromeyestrainaccordingtoDownie？______A.Wearblue-light-filteringglasses.

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IfyouareagolferasIam，youwillsay"Certainly，goplayinggolf."Golfisperhapsthegreatestchallengetoself-improvement.Ingolf，everyswingiscountedandcaneasilyberecalledandreviewedbythegolfersastheylieinbedthatevening，andtherefore，self-improvementispursued.

Nowletusreturntothequestionathand.YouwillnotbesurprisedtohearthatIdidinfactgototheNorthFork.But，howhasthatimprovedme？Canthisbequantified（量化）？Ingolf，whosegoalistocompletethegamewithasfewshotsaspossible，ifIaverage80andIshoota76，IknowthatforthatdayatleastIhaveimproveduponmyformerselfandthusfeelsatisfied.

Youmayarguethattravelisnotaboutself-improvementatallbutjustabouthavinggrandexperiences.Ibegtodiffer.Itdoesmatterhowthesethingschangeandimproveme.Seeingthefolksdancinginthestreetsshouldchangeyou.Andtalkingtothemanagerofthebiscuitshop，oughttochangeyou.Ithinktraveldoeschangeus，butit'sveryhardtosayjusthow.Howdoesonequantifybuyingapeachatafarm？Orhowdoyouquantifythetastytasteofthescones（司康饼）atastand？

ReviewershavehadahardtimeanalyzingthemeaningofRobertFrost'spoem.Tobehonest，Iwouldsayallofushaveahardtimeanalyzingourwishtotraveltofarawayplaces.Iamnotsurewhattheansweristothistrickyquestion.Imaynothavemadeanyhole-in-onesontheNorthForkbutIdidenjoythosescones.12.Whydoestheauthorquotethepoem？______A.Toexpressthemeaningoflife.

B.Toshowtheimpactofchoices.

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D.ToadvocateRobert'sperspectiveonchoices.13.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofplayinggolf？______A.Itsresultismeasurable.

B.Itisthemostchallengingsports.

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D.Itshowsthepotentialforgainandloss.14.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardshisdecisionofgoingtotheNorthFork？______A.Regretful B.Unclear C.Content D.Doubtful15.Whichofthefollowingproverbwilltheauthoragreewith？______A.Romewasn'tbuiltinaday.

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D.Youcan'tjudgeabookbyitscover.二、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共12.5分。AsaninternationalstudentstudyingintheUnitedStates，internships（实习）shouldbeatoppriority.Internshipsprovideyouwithinvaluablereal-worldexperience，helpyoubuildaprofessionalnetworkandcansignificantlyboostyourcareerprospectsaftergraduation.

Gainpracticalexperienceanddevelopessentialskills

Internshipsgiveyouthechancetoapplyyourclassroomknowledgeinaprofessionalsetting.Manyinternshipsinvolveworkingwiththelatestindustrytoolsandtechnologies，keepingyouaheadofthecurve.You'lldevelopcrucialskillslikeproblem-solving，communicationandtimemanagement.（1）______

Beyondjustbuildinghardskills，internshipsallowyoutostepoutsideyourcomfortzone.（2）______Facingunfamiliarsituationswillforceyoutogrowinnewways，helpingyoudevelopessentialsoftskillsliketeamwork，flexibilityandindependentthinking-qualitiesthatarehighlyvaluedbyemployers.

Buildyourprofessionalnetwork

（3）______Internshipsconnectyouwithprofessionalsinyourfieldofinterestwhocanprovideinstructions，referencesandevenjobopportunitiesdowntheline.Makethemostofinformationalinterviews，coffeechatsandsocialeventstogrowyourprofessionalcontacts.

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Competitionforjobsisfierce，especiallyforinternationalgraduates.Internshipsdemonstratetoemployersthatyouhaverelevantexperienceandagenuineinterestinyourfield.（5）______Tomakethemostofyourinternshipexperienceandworkcloselywithyourschool'scareerservicesteam，youshouldtailoryourapplicationtohighlighthowyourinternationalbackgroundandskillsetcanbenefitprospectiveemployers.Thisapplicationallowsyoutogetyourfootinthedoorandstandout.

A.Startyourinternshipsearchearly.

B.Boostyourresumeorapplication.

C.Theyalsoletyouadapttotheunpredictableworld.

D.Somanycompaniesusethemasachannelforfull-timehires.

E.Attendinginterviewsisamethodtoexpandyourconnections.

F.Theseskillsaredifficulttoobtaininapurelyacademicenvironment.

G.Networkingisessentialforlaunchingcareerandexpandconnections.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。

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（various）ofquestions.ItrivalstopmodelslikeOpenAI'sGPT-40but（2）

（develop）atamuchlowercost.Theteamspentonly＄5.58millionandused2.048computerchipsovertwomonths，provingthat（3）

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relyonpre-preparedexamples，R1learnsthroughself-improvement，similartostudentspracticingmath.Inaglobalmathtest，itcanachievea79.8%accuracyrate，（5）

（slight）surpassingOpenAI'smodel.AbasicversionofR1canrunonlow-costcomputers，（6）

（make）itaccessibleforschoolsandsmallbusinesses.R1isalsoopen-source，allowingfreeuseandmodification.Onitsfirstdayonline，over19，000programmersgloballystartedprojects（7）

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（惊慌）andrushedtobuydailynecessitiesunnecessarily.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）六、书面表达：本大题共2小题，共35分。47.上周末你参加了校学生会组织的“了解我们身边的非物质文化遗产（intangibleculturalheritage）”活动。请为校英文报写篇报道，内容包括：

（1）活动的过程；

（2）收获与感想。

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（1）写作词数应为80左右；

（2）请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。GettingtoKnowtheIntangibleCulturalHeritageAroundUs

​​​​​​​48.Theschoolsportsmeetingwasinfullswing.Themostanticipatedevent，the4×100-meterrelayrace，wasabouttostart.Tim，apassionateandathleticstudent，waspartofhisclass'srelayteam.Alongwithhisteammates—Mark，JackandAlex，hehadtrainedintensivelyforweeks，nurturinghighhopesofwinningthegoldmedal.

Theatmospherewaselectricastherunnerstooktheirpositions.Thestartinggunfired，andMarktookofflikeaboltoflightning，hispowerfulstrideseatingupthetrack.Hesmoothlyhandedthebaton（接力棒）toJack.Jacksprinted（冲刺）aheadwithallhismight，skillfullymaintainingtheirlead.Then，itwasTim'sturn.AsJackapproachedattopspeed，Timreachedouteagerlyforthebaton.Butinhisover-enthusiasm，hemiscalculatedthedistance，andtohishorror，thebatondroppedtotheground.TimeseemedtostandstillasTimstaredatthebaton，hisheartpounding.

Hequicklysnatcheditupanddashedforward，buttheprecioussecondslosthadputthembehindtheotherteams.Alexdidhisabsolutebestinthefinalleg，pushinghimselftothelimit，buttheyultimatelycrossedthefinishlineinfourthplace，narrowlymissingoutonthemedals.

Thedisappointmentontheteam'sfaceswasobvious.Timfeltasifaheavyweighthadsettledonhisshoulders.Hecouldn'tbringhimselftolookathisteammates，consumedbyguilt.Hereplayedthemomentofthedroppedbatonoverandoverinhismind，eachtimewishinghecouldturnbacktheclock.Mark，usuallythemosttalkative，wassilent，hiseyesdowncast（低垂的）.Jackshookhisheadinfrustration，mutteringsomethingunderhisbreath.Alexjustlookedattheground.hisshoulderslow.Withoutaword，theystartedwalkingbacktothechangingroom，leavingTimaloneonthetrack，filledwithself-blame.

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（1）续写词数应为150个左右；

（2）请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

Timknewhismistakehadcosttheteamdearly._____

Justthen，MarkJack，andAlexappeared.______

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