天津南开区天津大学附属中学2025-2026学年高二年级第二学期5月期中考试英语试卷（含答案无听力原文无音频）

2025-2026学年高二下期中英语试卷第一部分听力（20分）第一节（5小题，1分/题）1.Whatwilltheweatherbeliketomorrow?A.RainyB.SunnyC.Windy2.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthefish?A.Quitegood.B.Justso-soC.Terrible.3.HowlongisMark’sbusinesstrip?A.Threeweeks.B.Amonth.C.Fiveweeks.4.Whydidn’tJamescallLisalastnight?A.Hehadanunexpectedguest.B.Hepreparedhisreporttilllate.C.HedroppedbyDaniel’shouse.5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Theirgreatdreams.B.AgraduateinhistoryC.Aninspiringoldwoman.第二节（10小题，1.5分/题）对话1（6-8）6.WhenwillthemanreturnthemoneytoMaria?A.NextMonday.B.NextTuesdayC.NextWednesday7.Whatwillthemandotonight?A.Studyathome.B.AttendapartyC.Buyanewphone.8.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.ClassmatesB.Closefriends.C.Brotherandsister.对话2（9-11）9.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inamuseum.B.InafactoryC.Inastore10.WhydoesBillliketocomehere?A.Togetrelaxed.B.Tobuythelatesttoys.C.Tomeetsomefriends.11.WhatdoesBillsayabouthischildhoodtoys?A.Hemadehisowntoys.B.Hedidn’tkeepanyofthem.C.Heoftenplayedhands-ontoys.独白（12-15）12.Whofirstdevelopedplasticonalargescale?A.AFrenchman.B.AnEnglishman.C.AnAmerican13.Whatwastheadvantageofplasticcollars?A.Theydidn’twearouteasily.B.Theywereeasytowash.C.Theywerecomfortable.14.Whyweretheplastictoysagoodchoiceforsomemothers?A.Theywerecolorful.B.Theywerecheap.C.Theywerelightinweight.15.Whatdoesthespeakertalkaboutattheend?A.Thepopularityofplastic.B.Differentwaysofusingplastic.C.Theharmfulsideofplastic.第二部分英语知识运用（45分）第一节单项填空（15小题，1分/题）16.—Ilostmyringunderthesofa,butIfounditfinally.—______.Ithoughtyoumightnotfindit.A.That'sareliefB.TakeyourtimeC.LetitgoD.Isupposeso17.To____globalwarming,weshouldcutdownoncarbondioxideemissionsinourdailylives.A.releaseB.recallC.reformD.relieve18.____isreportedinthenewspaper____moreandmorepeoplearetakinguponlineshopping.A.That;thatB.It;thatC.This;whatD.It;what19.Mostpeopleworkbecauseit’sunavoidable.____,therearesomepeoplewhoactuallyenjoywork.A.InconsequenceB.BycontrastC.InthemeantimeD.Inturn20.Inordertorealizemydream,____difficultiesIface,Iwilltrymybesttomeetthemandnevergivein.A.whoeverB.howeverC.whateverD.whenever21.Therapidspreadofmisinformationonlinehasmade____morecrucialthanever____thepublicwithreliablesourcesandcriticalthinkingskills.A.it;equippingB.that;toequipC.it;toequipD.that;equipping22.Theathletesshowedtheskillsanddetermination____carrythemthrougheverygame.A.whenB.thatC.whyD.what23.Itisourbeliefthatimprovementsinhealthcarewillleadtoastronger,more____society.A.sacredB.classicalC.gracefulD.prosperous24.You’dbetterchecktheairportarrangementfirst,becausetheflight____becanceledduetoheavyrainbeforeyouleave.A.shouldn'tB.needn'tC.mightD.must25.Mr.Smith,Iknowyou’reextremelybusy,butmayIhaveabriefwordwithyou?I’lltrynotto____toomuchofyourtime.A.takeupB.takeonC.takeinD.takeoff26.Beforeabusinesstrip,youneedtohaveyourbelongings____toensureapleasantouting.A.checkingB.checkedC.beingcheckedD.check27.Bythetimethemeetingstarted,allofthedata____inadvance.A.havecollectedB.hadcollectedC.havebeencollectedD.hadbeencollected28.Qianxuesensoughtnofameandshunnedthespotlight,returningtoChinawithgreat____.A.integrityB.assumptionC.innovationD.resolution29.Withthepopularityofself-drivingcars,manytaxidriverwillbe__atriskoflosingtheirjobsinthelongrun.A.deliberatelyB.regularlyC.potentiallyD.knowingly30.____youareoldenoughtomakeyourownjudgement,youshouldstarttopursueyourcareer.A.EvenifB.AsthoughC.EversinceD.Nowthat第二节完形填空（20小题，1.5分/题）Threedaysago,oneofmygraduatestudentscametomeaskingto__31__researchgroups.Thestudentwasmakingprogressandwas__32__soIwasconfused.Aftertakingtimeto__33__mywork,IconcludedthatthestressIwasunderwasbeing__34__mygraduatestudents.Beforereturningtomyhomecountrytostartmyfaculty（教学）position,IwastrainedintheU.S.and__35__withKoreanfundingagencies.__36__fundingformysmallgroupmeantanendlesscycleofproposalwriting,leavingme__37__ontimeandpatience.Mytenure(终身职位)hopesaddedtothe__38__.Ifeltforcedto__39__mypublishingoutputtokeepupwiththespeedofKoreanacademia.Ipushedstudentstopublishquickly,__40__theirtimeforreadingandthinking.I__41__signsthattheyneededhelp.Thiswentonforyears,untilthestudentcametome,sayingshecouldn’t__42__mybehaviouranymoreandwantedtoleave.IwasshockedbecauseIthoughtIhaddoneeverythingto__43__hersuccess.ButIam__44__forhercourage.Itwasawake-upcall,helpingme__45__theimpactofmybehaviour.Mystudent’sfeedbackalsomademethinkbackonwhyI__46__academia.IrememberedthecuriosityandexcitementIfeltwhenIworkedinalabwherepeoplecomfortablyaskedquestions__47__jobtitles,discussinginspiringstudies.ThatwaswhatIwantedinmylab.ButI__48__curiositywhileexhaustedbytenurepressure.Afterreflecting,Ihadopenconversationswithmystudents,reducedmeeting__49__andofferedbasictrainingtoimprovetheirskills.Idon’tknowwhetherIwillachievetenure,butIdoknowthatresearchisamarathonandIhavetomanageit__50__.31.A.switchB.reformC.organizeD.establish32.A.atriskB.inchaosC.ontrackD.undercontrol33.A.breakdownB.reflectonC.keepoffD.drawup34.A.givenuptoB.lookedbackonC.takenoutofD.passedonto35.A.pleasedB.consistentC.impatientD.unfamiliar36.A.SecuringB.InvestingC.DepositingD.Presenting37.A.availableB.dependentC.shortD.reliable38.A.priorityB.ambitionC.expenseD.pressure39.A.subscribeB.accelerateC.monitorD.budget40.A.extendingB.savingC.mountingD.limiting41.A.recognizedB.overlookedC.interpretedD.exposed42.A.ignoreB.takeC.adoptD.mind43.A.sacrificeB.anticipateC.ensureD.fancy44.A.frustratedB.awkwardC.disappointedD.grateful45.A.getoverB.figureoutC.bringforwardD.makeup46.A.identifyB.missC.pursueD.arrange47.A.accordingtoB.inresponsetoC.onaccountofD.regardlessof48.A.lostsightofB.keptupwithC.tookadvantageofD.showedrespectfor49.A.intentionB.expansionC.frequencyD.convention50.A.sustainablyB.relativelyC.accuratelyD.instantly第三部分阅读理解（20小题，2.5分/题）AZOOKEEPERFORADAYGowildwithanextremezookeepingexperience!TheKhakiExtremeprogramisawildbehind-the-sceneszookeepingadventurelikenoother!Theprogramoffersthechancefor11—15yearoldstoseefirst-handwhat’sinvolvedinlookingafteramazingwildlifeatAustraliaZoo.Duringtheguidedadventures,you’llgainanunderstandingandappreciationofwhat’sinvolvedinworkinginoneoftheworld’smostpopularzoologicalandconservationareas,andyou’lllovegettingupclosewiththeawesomeanimals.Whetherit’shelpingkeeperspreparedietsfortheanimals,cleaningenclosures(围场)forlargeanimals,ormakingimprovedactivitiesforAustraliaZoo’swildlife—youwillhaveachancetogetinvolvedatgrass-rootslevel.Afterabusymorninggettingupclosewithwildlife,youcanenjoyaspeciallyprovidedlunchwhilewatchingtheperformanceintheworld-famousCrocoseum.Thenyou’llalsoreceiveaguidedbehind-the-scenestouroftheAustraliaZooWildlifeHospital.Hereyou’llseethekindveterinary(兽医的)teamtreatingsickandinjurednativewildlife,andyou’lllearnwhatyoucandotoprotectAustralia’snativewildanimals.EveryseasonisdifferentandsoisourZookeeperforaDayKhakiExtremeprogram!We’llchangetheanimalsandactivitieseachschoolholidayperiodtokeepitexciting,butwithsomanygreatanimalsonoffer,theKhakiExtremeprogramisalwaysabunchoffun.Ifreptiles(爬行动物)aremoreyourthing,checkourZookeeperforaDayKhakiExtremeReptileprogram.Hereyou’llhaveawilddayoutwithsomeofAustraliaZoo’smostscaly(有鳞的)andslipperyfriends.Thisprogrammaynotbeavailableeveryschoolholidayperiodandprogramdateswillbelimited.Checkthebookingpageforfurtherdetailson.auOpendaily9:00am—5:00pmBedtimeforsomeofouranimalsis4:30pm.ClosedChristmasDay51.WhoistheKhakiExtremeprogramdesignedfor?A.Universitystudents.B.Fourteenyearsoldstudents.C.Middle-agedmen.D.Parents.52.What’sthemainpurposeoftheKhakiExtremeprogram?A.Tohelpsaveendangeredwildlife.B.Toofferachancetofeednativewildlife.C.Toexperiencearealzookeeper’slife.D.Tolearnhowtotreatinjuredanimals.53.WhatwillyoudoafterabusymorningatAustraliaZoo?A.Makeaspeciallunchforyourself.B.Cleanenclosuresforlargeanimals.C.GiveaperformanceintheCrocoseum.D.VisittheAustraliaZooWildlifeHospital.54.Whenisthebesttimetogotoseethereptiles?A.ChristmasDay.B.Before8:00am.C.After5:00pm.D.Between10:00am—3:00pm(exceptChristmasDay).55.WhatcanbelearnedabouttheKhakiExtremeReptileprogram?A.It’snotalwaysavailable.B.It’softenclosedat4:30pm.C.It’sstillopenonChristmasDay.D.It’sverypopularamongallthestudents.BSignspostedupanddowntheschoolhallwaydidn’tletmeforget:SnowballDance—NextFridayNight!Noonewouldbeaskingme,thejuniorhighschooloutsider.Myfacewasruined,andmybalancewasoff—Ihadseizures(癫痫)withoutwarning.Alltheseweremakingmymiddleschoollifemiserable.IkeptmyheaddownasIhurriedtotheclassroom.IsteppedintotheofficewheremyteacherMrsBarrettwaited.Shelearnedthatmygrandmotherhadbeenteachingmetosewforyears,butnoneoftheotherkidsintheclassknewit.MrsBarrettcalledmeuptoherdesk.“AlotofgirlsneedhelpwithchangesontheirdressesfortheSnowballDance.Ithoughtyoucouldhelpmeafterschool,”shesaid.“Sure,”Isaid.TogetherwithMrsBarrett,Isewedbuttons,shortenedsomesleeves,andlengthenedothers.Teresa,oneofthemostpopulargirls,camebytopickupherdress.“Robertadesignedandseweditbyhand,”MrsBarretttoldher.“It’sfashionable!Thanks.Youmusthaveaddedthisbrilliantbelt,”shesaid.“Itiedribbonstotheendofapearlnecklace,”Isaid,lookingdownatmyshabbyshoes.Teresadidn’tgetcrownedatthedance,butherSnowballDancedresswasthetalkoftheschoolduringthefollowingweek.WordquicklyspreadthatIwasactuallygoodatsomething.SoonthegirlswerecomingtomeandMrsBarrettforcustom-madedresses.“Weshouldorganizeafashionshow,”MrsBarrettsaidoneday.Weaskedthegirlsintheofficeandtheyallwantedtoparticipate.Wehadapackedauditoriumfortheshow.“Thisfashionshowwasagreatsuccess,andbetterthananydancecouldbe.Ithinkwepushedbacktheboundariesoffashion,”MrsBarrettsaidafterthefashionshow.Thoseweren’ttheonlyboundarieswepushedback.Later,MrsBarrettencouragedmetorunforstudentbodypresident.“Thekidshaveknownyourtalent,”shesaid.AndIwaselectedpresidentofthegrade.Imustsayit’smylucktomeetMrsBarrettinmylife.56.WhatdoweknowaboutRobertabeforeshereceivedMrsBarrett’srequest?A.Shewaswelllikedbyherclassmates.B.Shewasn’tinterestedinthedanceatall.C.Shefeltlonely,miserableanddepressed.D.Shewasunlucky,sensitive,butoptimistic.57.WhydidTeresa’sdressbecomeapopulartopicintheschool?A.Shewasthemostpopulargirl.B.ShewaselectedSnowballQueen.C.Herdresswasspeciallydesigned.D.Shehelpeddesignherowndress.58.ThefashionshoworganizedbyMrs.BarrettandRoberta____.A.waspoorlyattendedandunorganizedB.showcasedTeresa’schangingself-imageC.exhibitedcreativityandoriginalityinfashionD.wasmoreparticipatedthantheSnowballDance59.Robertawasreluctanttoattendthedancepartybecauseof____.A.herlackofinterestinfashionanddesignB.herself-doubtduetosocialrejectionC.herfearoffallingshortofMrs.Barrett’sexpectationsD.herpressuretomeetthetraditionalacademicrequirements60.Whichreal-worldsituationbestreflectsthestory’smessage?A.Ateacher’sfavoritestudentmakesitonthehonorroll.B.Aschoolcancelsartsprogramstofocusonstandardizedtesting.C.Astudentwinsasciencefairbystrictlyfollowingtextbookmethods.D.Anathletewithadisabilitymakestheteamthroughexceptionalstrategy.CLastyearscientistsreportedusinganeuralimplant(神经植入物)inaman’sbraintorestorehisabilitytocommunicate.Themanhasbeenpartiallyparalyzedandunabletoproducecomprehensiblespeechsincesufferingaseverestroke.Itisthelatestadvanceintheexplodingfieldofbrain-computerinterfaces(接口),orBCIs,whichallowcomputerstoreadinformationoutofalivingbrain.Brain-computerinterfacesarepossiblebecauseoftwofacts.Thefirstisthatyourbraincontainshundredsoftinymaps.Eachrepresentsspecificfeaturesofyourphysicalfeelingsandintendedactions.Andcrucially,thebasicsetofbrainmapsandtheirlocationswithinthebrainareverysimilaracrossindividualsThankstotheirspecializedfunctionsanduniversallocations,brainmapsareidealentrypointsforBCItechnologies.PickingupsignalsfromabrainmapisonlythefirststepinmakingausefulBCI.Althoughthelocationofabrainmapisthesameacrossindividuals,thedetails—whatpatternsofactivitywithinthemapmean—differfrompersontoperson.Inasense,theuniquefeaturesofyourspecificbrainmapsserveasakindofencryption(加密),safeguardingyourspecificthoughtsandfeelingsfromwould-bespies.ThatbringsustothesecondfactthatmakesBCIspossible.Thankstoadvancesinmachinelearning,scientistshavedevelopedprogramsthatcanlearntorecognizekeypatternsinavastseaofnumbers.Theytraintheseprogramstodecode(解码)brainsignalsbyfeedingthemtonsofexamples.ResearchersdevelopingBCIsoftencreatesuchexamplesbyinstructinganindividualtothinkspecificthoughtsatspecifictimes,creatinganeuralcurriculumfortheprogramtolearnfrom.WhiletheuniversalfeaturesandlocationsofbrainmapsmakethemobviousentrancesforBCIs,theuniquefeaturesofyourbrainmapstendtoprotectthemfromspyingeyes.IncaseswhereBCIshavesuccessfullyreadspecificthoughtsorintentionsfromabrain,ithasbeenwiththepermissionoftheindividualwhosebrainwasbeingread.Buttherearesurreptitiouswaystotraindecodersonyourbrainwithoutyourknowledge.Thiscanhappenifyourneuraldatafallsintothehandsofcompanieswithdetailedinformationaboutyouractivities.Likealltechnologies,brain-computerinterfacesarenotnecessarilygoodorbad.YetwhileharvestingthebenefitsofBCIs,weneedtoensurethatwehavethemeanstoprotectourselvesfromcorporationswitheverymotivetotakeadvantageofthistechnologyfortheirfinancialgain.61.WhatcanweknowabouttheneuralimplantmentionedinParagraph1?A.Itcompletelycuredtheman’sparalysis.B.Ithelpedthemanspeakunderstandablyagain.C.Ithasbeenwidelyusedinclinicalapplications.D.Itcantaketheplaceofdamagedbrainmaps.62.Whatcanwelearnaboutbrainmaps?A.TheycarryuniquecharacteristicsB.Theycanprocessencryptedsignals.C.Theirfunctionsvaryfrompersontoperson.D.Theirlocationsrevealhumanthinkingpatterns.63.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.BCIscanboostbrainsignalsdramatically.B.BCIscouldhelprecoverfrombraininjuries.C.MachinelearningenablesBCIstoreadmind.D.ThedecodingofbrainmaybeaffectedbyBCIs.64.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“surreptitious”inParagraph5probablymean?A.Secure.B.StableC.Standard.D.Secret.65.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.ThefuturetrendofBCIs.B.ThepotentialrisksofBCIs.C.TheworkingprincipleofBCIs.D.ThegeneralapplicationsofBCIsDIfyouseekhappiness,thenyouneedtoknowwhathappinessisforyou.Idon’tbelievethereisoneuniversaldefinitionofhappiness.Happinessisaverysubjectiveemotion,accordingtome.Puttwopeopleinidenticalsituation:sameamountofmoney,lifeexperiences,etc.andyoucanbeprettysurethattheybothwouldn’tfeelequallyhappyorequallysad.Ibelievethisissobecausetherearetwokindsofhappiness.Thereisonekindofhappiness,whichiskindofuniversalandthenthereistheotherkind,whichisveryindividualtoeachoneofus.ItisthiskindofhappinessthatIfindmoreinteresting.ThesecondkindofhappinessthatItalkaboutcomesfromourexpectationsoutofourlives,whichvaryD篇剩余阅读frompersontoperson.Forexample,apersonwhoexpectsalotoutofhisorherlifemayfindthathappinessishardtofind.Theyareconstantlyinsearchofthesethingsinlife,whichalwaysseemtoelude(逃避)them.Thosethingsmaybemoneyorfameorpoweroranyoftheotherpursuits(追求)thathumanshave,butitwouldbelikelythatsuchpeoplearelesslikelytobehappy,iftheirgoalsarenotmet.Inmostcases,evenaftertheirgoalsaremet,theydon’tfindhappiness,becausetheyseekmore—newgoals,newwishlists,andit’saseeminglynever-endingprocessthem!Ontheotherhand,apersonwhotakeslifeasitcomesalongandmakesthebestofeachdayismorelikelytobehappyeveryday.Theyhavenopressureorgoalstooccupytheirmindsandtheycanachievehappinessfromthesimplepleasuresofeverydaylife,findinglove,makingtimeforthefamilyandkids,seeingtheirkidsgrow,etc.Ofcourse,thatdoesn’tmeanthatyoushouldn’thaveanyexpectationsatall.Youshouldkeepthoseexpectationsreasonableandmanageable.66.Whichofthefollowingistheauthor’sopinionaccordingtoParagraph1?A.Happinesshasoneuniversaldefinition.B.Everyindividualhashisownhappiness.C.Therearenopeoplewhoarereallyhappy.D.Happinessmeanshavingmoneyandpower.67.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thesethings”inParagraph2probablyreferto?A.Dailydemands.B.Lifeexperiences.C.Ideasabouthappiness.D.Expectationsoutoflife.68.Eveniftheirgoalsaremet,somepeoplestilldon’tfeelhappybecause______.A.theygavetoomuchfortheirgoalsB.theydon’tknowwhathappinessisC.theyhavenewgoalsthatneedachievingD.theythinksadnessisanever-endingprocess69.Whatkindofpersonislikelytobehappyintheauthor’sopinion?A.Hewhohasfewexpectations.B.Hewhohasnopressureorgoals.C.Hewhohasagreatambitionordream.D.Hewhocanfindfunfromhisdailylife.70.Theauthorwritesthispassagemainlytotellreaders______.A.thedefinitionofhappinessB.theimportanceofhappinessC.toenjoyeverydaytothefullestD.togiveuptheirdreamsandbepractical第四部分写作第一节（简答5小题，每题2分，满分10分）GhanaianphotojournalistPaulNinsonwasthrilled—andsurprised.WhenhecametoNewYorktostudyphotographyfiveyearsago,hefoundarichcollectionofimagesoflifeinAfrica,pastandpresent,inthecity’slibraries,galleriesandmuseums.HerehewasthousandsofmilesfromGhanasurroundedbymorevisualhistoryofAfricathanhehadeverseenbackhome.Thatledtoanidea:createalibraryofphotobooksinGhana,whichallowspeopletolearnabouttheirownhistoryandgivesthemthetoolstotellnewstoriesofthecontinent.ThisideahasbeenrealizedwiththecreationoftheDikanCenterinAccra,Ghana’scapital.Dikanmeans“takethelead”intheAkanlanguage.Tocreatethecenter,NinsontravelledaroundNewYorkCityforbookstoshiptoGhana.HesearchedsecondhandstoresontheLowerEastSide,engagedinonlinebiddingwarsandreachedouttopublishersandgalleries,someofwhomdonatedhundredsofmaterials.Hemaxedouthiscreditcardsandlinedhisapartmentwallswithbooks,usingUberandU-Haultruckstotransportthebookstostorageunitsherentedacrossthecity.Hemanagedtoamassmorethan30,000volumes—mainlyaboutphotography,filmmaking,butalsoissuesofpublicationslikeNationalGeographicdatingbacktotheearly1940s.Ninsonhadadditionalsupportfromhisfriendandcollaborator,BrandonStanton,whostartedaGoFundMethatraisedover$1.2millionforthefoundingofDikan.InDecember2022,theDikanCenterwasopened.Inaformerresidencethatwasrenovatedtohousethecenter,anyoneiswelcometositwiththeAfricanstoryaslongasthey’dlike.MichaelItkoff,asupporterofNinsonandtheDikanCenterfromthestart,saysphotobooksoffera