青海省海南藏族自治州高级中学2025-2026学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷

Whatdidthewomandislikeaboutlastnight’sThe B．The C．TheWhatarethespeakerstalkingTheirpopularC．AnelectronicWhatistherelationshipbetweentheHusbandandDoctorandWhatmightMr.JonesA．A B．A C．AHowwillthemanhelptheBydustingtheBydoingtheBytakingouttheWhatdoesSamhavetroubleStaffAccountComputerWhatwillSamdoCheckane-B．Giveanamelisttothewoman.C．Requestphotosfromnewemployees.WheredothespeakersAta B．Atatoy C．AttheWhatisthewoman’smainThesizeofthewaitingThebudgetforThereputationoftheWhydoesBrianlookHelacksB．HisexpensesareC．HisspendingishardtoworkWhatcostsBrianmosteveryThe B．The C．TheHowmuchdoesBrianspendontransporteveryA．50 B．30 C．28WhatdoesthemanmajorWhatdoesthemanthinkofhisIt’sIt’seasytoIt’ssuitableforWhatdifficultydoesthemanfaceinhisMemorizingsomedata.B．Findinghisownstudymethod.C．DealingwithdifferentWhatismostimportantaccordingtotheWorkhighC．GreatWhatdoesthespeakerrecommendseeinginSt.AncientWoolenModernWhatcanbelearnedfromthemuseuminWhenthevillagewasHowimportantsheepwereintheWhatthevillagelookedlike1,000yearsWhatcanlistenersdoinTrygrowingShopatafarmer’sVisitthemuseumofvillageWhatisthelastattractionFarmAgriculturalTransportBelowaresomefantasticartshowsthatyoucan’tmisswhenyoustayinTimewithGuqin,the3,000-year-oldzither,iscloselylinkedwithintellectualhistory.Itwasconsideredoneofthefourformsofartsbeingpracticedbyscholarsandnoblemenforself-cultivation.Theshowintroducesitsrepertoiremasters.ItwillrununtilMaya.m.—5p.m.,closedonMondays.16HujingDongLu,ChaoyangDistrict,LiteratiClassicalChinesegardensvividlydemonstrateanarchitecturalsystemdesignedbyancientintellectuals(知识分子).Theworksreflectontherelationsbetweenpeopleanduniversalrules,andopenupadialogueontheinteractionbetweenmodernpeopleandnewtechnologies.TheexhibitionrunsuntilJuly9.a.m.—5p.m.,closedonMondays.21PudusiWestLane，DongchengDistrict,ContemporarySongArtMuseum’snewexhibition,RhythmandRefrain,tracestheevolutionanddiversityofChinesecontemporaryartthroughoutfourdecades.Itdisplayspaintings,sculptures,installations,imagesandvideosbymorethan40celebratedartists.TheshowrunsuntilJuly24.a.m.—6p.m.,closedonMondays.TianzhuTown,ShunyiDistrict,AmericanBruceNauman:anexhibitionnowonattheMWoods,Beijing,takesvisitorsonajourneythroughtheAmericanartist’suniverseformedsincethe1960s.ItisaninvestigationintoNauman’screativemethod.Theexhibition,throughJune12,isacombinationofMWoods,TateModernandStedelijkMuseumAmsterdam.a.m.—7p.m.,closedonMondays.Building3,38QianliangHutong,95LongfusiStreet,DongchengDistrict,Beijing.WhatsimilaritiesdothefourshowsTheyareveryTheyhavethesameexhibitionTheyarenotavailableonTheyaredisplayedinthesameWhichwouldyoupreferifyoutakeaninterestinmusicalA．TimewithB．LiteratiC．ContemporaryD．AmericanWhoarethefourshowsintendedChinesecultureMusicArtWhenhewasalittleboy,hisunclecalledhim“Sparky”afteracomic-striphorsenamedSparkPlug.SchoolwasallbutimpossibleforSparky.Hefailedeverysubjectintheeighthgrade.Hefailedphysicsinhighschool,gettingagradeofzero.HealsofailedLatin,algebraandEnglish.Andhisrecordinsportswasn’tanybetter.Thoughhedidmanagetomaketheschool’sgolfteam,hequicklylosttheonlyimportantmatchoftheseason.Oh,therewasaconsolationmatch(慰);helostthatThroughouthisyouth,Sparkywasawkwardsocially.Itwasn’tthattheotherstudentsdislikedhim;it’sjustthatnoonereallycaredallthatmuch.Infact,Sparkywasastonishedifaclassmateeversaidhellotohimoutsideofschoolhours.Sparkywasaloser.He,hisclassmates...everyoneknewit.OnethingwasimportanttoSparky,however—drawing.Hewasproudofhisartwork.Nooneelseappreciatedit.Butthatdidn’tseemtomattertohim.Inhissenioryearofhighschool,hesubmittedsomecartoonstotheyearbook.Theeditorsrejectedtheconcept.Despitethisbrush-off,Sparkywasconvincedofhisability.Heevendecidedtobecomeanartist.So,aftercompletinghighschool,SparkywrotetoWaltDisneyStudios.Theyaskedforsamplesofhisartwork.Despitecarefulpreparation,ittoowasrejected.Onemoreconfirmationthathewasaloser.ButSparkystilldidn’tgiveup.Instead,hedecidedtotellhisownlife’sstoryincartoons.Sparky’scartooncharacterwentontobecomeaculturalphenomenonofsorts.Peoplereadilyidentifiedwiththis“lovableloser”.Heremindedpeopleofthepainfulandembarrassingmomentsfromtheirownpast,oftheirpainandtheirsharedhumanity.Thecharactersoonbecamefamousworldwide:“CharlieBrown”.AndSparky,theboywhosemanyfailuresneverkepthimfromtrying,whoseworkwasrejectedagainandagain...isthehighlysuccessfulcartoonistCharlesSchultz.Hiscartoonstrip,Peanuts,continuestoinspirebooks,T-shirtsandChristmasspecials,remindingus,assomeoneoncecommented,thatlifesomehowfindsawayforallofus,eventhelosers.WhatcanbeinferredaboutSparky’sTheywerenotfondof B．TheyonlysaidhellotoC．Theylaughedathimforhis D．TheyconsideredhimsociallyWhichwordsbestdescribeSparkyaccordingtotheTalentedandpromising. B．Optimisticandsociable.C．Ambitiousandpersistent. D．Passionateandknowledgeable.WhatdoestheauthorfocusoninthelastTheinspirationofSparky’ssuccessfulTheculturalimpactsgrowingoutofThestorybehindafamouscartoonTheprocessofcreatingthecartoonstripofWhichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitlefortheTheLifeofCharlesSchultz B．TheLoserWhoNeverGaveupC．TheCreationofCharlieBrown D．TheOptimistWhoNeverComplainedImagineateamofhumansandrobotsworkingtogethertoprocessonlineorders.Real-lifeworkersstrategicallypositionedamongtheirautomatedcoworkerswhoaremovingintelligentlybackandforthinawarehouse(仓库)space,pickingitemsforshippingtothecustomers.ThiscouldbecomearealitysoonerorlaterthankstoresearchersattheUniversityofMissouri,whoworkingtospeeduptheonlinedeliveryprocessbydevelopingasoftwaremodeldesignedtomaketransportrobots“Therobotictechnologyalreadyexists,”saidSharanSrinivas,whospecializesindataanalyticsandoperationsresearch.“Ourgoalistobestapplythistechnologythroughefficientplanning.Todothis,we’reaskingquestionslike‘givenalistofitemstopick,howdoyouoptimize(优化)therouteplanforthehumanpickersandrobots?’or‘howmanyitemsshouldarobotpickinagiventour?’Likewise,wehaveasimilarsetofquestionsthehumanworker.ThemostchallengingpartisoptimizingthecollaborationplanbetweenthehumanpickersandCurrently,alotofhumaneffortandlaborcostsareinvolvedwithfulfillingonlineorders.Tohelpoptimizethisprocess,roboticcompanieshavealreadydevelopedcooperativerobots,alsoknownascobotsorautonomousmobilerobots(AMRs),toworkinawarehouseordistributioncenter.AMRsareequippedwithsensorsandcamerastohelpthemnavigate(确定方向)aroundacontrolledspacelikeawarehouse.Srinivassaid,“Therobotisintelligent,soifit’sinstructedtogotoaparticularlocation,itcannavigatewarehouseandnothitanyworkersorotherobstaclesalongtheway.AMRsarenotdesignedtoreplacehumanworkers,butinsteadcanworkcooperativelyalongsidethemtohelpincreasetheefficiencyoftheorder“Theonedrawbackisthattheserobotsdonothavegoodgraspingabilities,”saidSrinivas.“Buthumansaregoodatgraspingitems,sowearetryingtobalancethestrengthofbothresources.”WhatisthefunctionofthesensorsequippedonTolookTosenseTodirectAMRs’TofindhumanWhatcanwelearnfromtheNowonlyrobotspickitemsforshippingtothecustomers.B．AMRsaredesignedtoreplacehumanbeings.FewlaborcostsareinvolvedwithfulfillingonlineordersSomeresearchersareworkingtospeeduptheonlinedeliveryWhichtaskdoAMRsstruggleLeapingHoldingGoingMovingforwardonflatWhatdoesthepassagemainlytalkA．DifferentrobotscreatedbyB．TheSimpleUseofC．MakingTransportRobotsMoreIntelligentD．WarehouseStaffatWorkStressedatworkandfeelingyourbloodpressurerise?Peopleallovertheworldaretoldbytheirdoctorstotryalow-sodium钠diettotreathighbloodpressureorotherdiseases,butthere’snodenyingthatsaltmakesfoodtastegood.Fortunately,JapaneseresearchersatTokyo’sMeijiUniversityandthemanufacturerKirindevelopedhigh-techchopsticksthatenhancesaltytastes,potentiallyhelpingthosewhoneedtoreducesodiumintheirdiets.Thesewired-upchopsticksareactuallypartofadevicethattheresearcherssaycanenhancethesaltyoflow-sodiumfoods.Andwhentheyweretestedonparticipantsforthefirsttime,resultsshowedthatthehigh-techchopsticksincreaseperceived(察觉到)saltinessinfoodsbyabout1.5times.Accordingtotheresearchteam,thebasicprincipleisthattheextrasaltyflavorisperceivedduetoweakelectriccurrentsconveyeddirectlyintothemouththroughthetipofoneofthechopsticks.Scientistshaveapparentlybeenusingthiskindofweakelectricitytoplaywithflavorsinthelabforyears,butthesechopsticksinparticulararesettoadjusttheactivityofions(离子)insodiumchloride(tablesalt),whichenhancessaltyflavor.Anddothesechopsticksworkasexpected?Toverifytheeffectofthenewchopsticks,theconductedanexperimentonatotalof36participantsaged40to65,allofwhomwereeatingalow-sodiumdiet.Ifnothingelse,onethingwasclear:participantsusingthechopstickstastedmoresaltthantheydidwithout.Resultsshowthattheyeventhoughtthatlow-sodiumfoodeatenwiththehigh-techchopstickstastedsaltierthanregularfoodmadewithanaverageamountofsodium,andeatenwithnormalchopsticks.Thechopsticksaren’tonstoreshelvesquiteyet,butwithpromisingresults,peoplearoundtheworldwhoareunhappilydevotedtoalow-sodiumdietmightjustbeexcitedforanyupdatestocome!Whatisthemainfunctionofthefuturehigh-techTotreatbloodTohelpreducesaltToincreasethenutritionofTotesthowsaltyadishHowdothehigh-techchopsticksBysendingwarninginformationtotheBytrickingourbrainsintotastingextraByusingelectricitytotransportionsbetweenBychangingthesaltinessoffoodwithelectricWhatdoestheunderlinedword“verify”inparagraph4 Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardthefutureofthe It’seasytotellwhensomeoneisnotpayingattention,butitcanbesurprisinglytrickytoknowwhattrulyexcellentlisteninglookslike. So,whatcanwedotobecomebetterlisteners? Agoodfriendwantstotellyouaboutanissuethey’rehavingwiththeirpartner.Beforestartingyourconversation,removeanydistractionsintheenvironment.TurnofftheTV,takeoffyourheadphonesandputyourphoneaway. Atitscore,listeninginaone-on-oneconversationisabouttakinganinterestinanotherpersonandmakingthemfeelunderstood.Onewaytoshowyourunderstandingisbysummarizingwhatyoujustheardandaskingifyouhavemissedanything.39Thismightfeelembarrassing,butaskingforclarificationactuallyshowsthatyou’recommittedtoInadditiontoactivelyattendingtoaspeaker’swords,themostimportantthingistryingnotto Ifyoudobreakin,lookfornaturalpausestoaskopen-endedquestionsthatbenefitthespeaker.Questionslike“Howdidthatmakeyoufeel?”confirmthatyou’refollowingthestorywhilealsohelpingthespeakerdivedeeperintotheirownthoughts.A．OnestudyshowedthateventhevisiblepresenceofaphonemadeconversationsfeellessintimatetoB．Thismightseemlikeasmallchange,butitmakesabigC．Finally,don’tbeafraidofsilence,whichhelpsspeakersreflectontheirspeechaswell.D．Sometimesifyoulosefocus,don’tbeshyaboutaskingthespeakertorepeatwhatyoumissed.E．Goodlisteningcontributestoimprovingourrelationshipsandpotentiallychangingpeople’sminds.F．However,thisdoesn’tmeanyouneedtostaycompletelysilent.G．GoodlistenersseektocreateanundisturbedKennethworkedajobinthedowntownofWashington,D．C．Whileitpaidwell,hisbosswaswhatKennethdescribedasaconstant .Oneday,Kennethgotoutoftheofficebuildingfromwork,walkingonthestreet.Itwasabitterlycoldnight.Hereceivedtwo phonecalls:onefromhisangrybossandanotherfromafriendsufferingcancer.The frustrationmixedwiththepersonalsadness,castingaheavy overhisday.“Ijustdidn’tunderstandwhatthepurposeoflifewas,”he thatdayandWanderingontheroad,Kenneth tomakeeyecontactwithalittleboywalkingtowardhim.“Whenwelocked ,hejustgavemeabrightsmile.Nowordsexchanged,thesmilewasaenoughto me.”Ashecontinuedonhispath,Kennethcouldn’tshakeofftheimpactofthataccidentalyetmeaningful Inthatinstant,athought Kenneth,notofgivingintodespair(绝望)butof .launchedavideoproject, thehealingpowerofsmilesthatpersonsfromallwalksoflifereceived.Eachfacedtheirownhardshipsbutwas comfortedandmotivatedfromstrangers,muchlikehisownexperiencewiththelittleboy.Theserecordingsbecamebeacons(灯塔)ofhopeand forpeopleindespair,spreadingmorewarmthincornersofthe“IhavetomarvelattheideaduetoalittleboysmilingatmeonacoldJanuaryday.Heismy ,”Kenneth45．A．stirredB．figuredC．gotD．reflected1Theqipao,akeyChinesefashionsymbol,hasevolvedthroughhistory,shapedbydiversecultures.However,initstransformation modernstyles,theShanghai-styleqipaoplayedacrucialrole.As (describe)inTheHistoryofChineseQipaoCulture:“Modernqipao(inthenarrowsense)areessentiallyShanghai-style,asmostpeopleassociate‘qipao’with1930s—40sShanghaidesigns.”Inthe1920s,Shanghaifemalestudentsstartedafashionrevolutioninqipao,marking breakfromtraditionalnorms.TheearlyShanghaiqipaowassimple,loose,similartoHanmen’srobes(长袍), wasinspiredbymaleclothingandactedasa“battlerobe”forwomen.“Itwasacallforgenderequality,expressinghopesthroughappearance—asymboloffemale (dependence),”aprofessorsaid.Later,theShanghaiqipaoset (it)apartwithitsmixoftraditionalChinese (element)andWesterndesigns.InfluencedbyEuropeanfashion,itsslimcutmovedfromlooserobes, (highlight)women’scurves.TherichnessandvarietyofShanghaiqipaomadeShanghai“OrientalParis”inthe1930s.Thefashionquickly (sweep)throughthecityandspreadnationwide.Today,designersdrawinspirationfromthisstyle (create)newpiecesblendingtraditionwithmodernity.66Eric转学到了新的学校，但他暂时难以适应新的班级环境，感到很苦恼。表示理解提出建议并说明理由注意：1.80DearEric,BestLi67TheinstantArizonareceivedKeanan’sformalinvitationtotheHalloweenparty,herinitialexcitementwasimmediatelyreplacedbyasweetburden.She-hadahardtimedecidinghowtodressup.Toherrelief,herclosestfriendMariareceivedaninvitationaswell,butunlikeArizona,Mariaquicklysettledonaclevercatcostumeusingsimplematerialsshealreadypossessed.FornearlytwoweeksArizonastruggledmentallytofigureoutacostumebothcreativeandappropriate.Thedifficultyseemedimpossibletoovercome,andsheseriouslyconsideredgivingupandstayinghomeinstead.MariaimmediatelynoticedArizona’sunusualsilenceandobviousstressduringtheirdailysharedlunchbreaks.“Youseemtroubled,”Mariaobservedwithgenuineconcern.“Letmeassistyouinfindingasolution.”Thisofferrelievedsomepressure,andthetwofriendsbeganbrainstormingtogethereveryafternoon,discussingvariouspossibilities.Maria’spresencealoneencouragedArizonanottosubmittodefeat.Then,onabrightSaturdaymorning,whilethetwofriendswerestudyingtogethernearthewindow,abeautifulyellowbirdsuddenlyappearedonthebranchnearby,singingcheerfully.Arizona’sfacelitupwithinstantinspiration.“That’sit!”sheexclaimed.“I’lltransformintoayellowbird!”Mariasupportedthecreativeconcept,immediatelyhelpingArizonagathermaterialsfromalocalcraftstore.Throughouttheweekend,theycollaboratedtirelessly,withMariacontributingherartistictalentaftercompletingherownsimplecatoutfit.ArizonacraftedtheessentialeyemaskwhileMariadesignedthefeatherdecorations.TheeyemaskmatteredsomuchtoArizonathatshespenthoursperfectingit.Thelong-awaitedpartydayarrived.Mariadrovethembothtotheparty.AstheyarrivedatKeanan’shouse,Arizonaopenedherbagforafinalcheck.Tohercompletehorror,themaskwasmissing.Shesearcheddesperately—undertheearseats,insideeverypocket,throughherentireschoolbag—butitwasnowhere.Shewasincompletedespair,immediatelysuggestingtheyreturnhometocontinuesearching.“It’stoofar,”Mariarespondedpractically.Evenifwefindit,we’llmissmostoftheparty.”Arizonawasreadytoabandonthewholeplanandgohomeanyway.注意：1.150个左右；2.Mariahelduphermakeupkit,smiling,“Let’screate Theelegant“cat”andtheconfident“bird”appearedat 【原文】M:HowwasthemeallastW:Thesoupwaslovelyasastarter,butthepizzawasadifferentstory.M:Howcome?W:Actually,itwasn’ttheflavorIordered.Thecakewaslovelyfordessert,【原文】W:I’llnolongerhavetroublegettingabookIwanttoread.Ijustgotatabletcomputer.M:Youcandomorethingswithit,likesurfingtheInternet,watchingmovies...W:Yeah,butIgotminejusttobeabletoaccesspopularfiction.【原文】W:Marycalledintosayshewasgonnatakesickleavetoday.SaidsomethingaboutM:Well,thereisthisvirusgoingaround.Weren’tbothofusawayfromworkalllastweek?【原文】M:MyTVdoesn’twork.WhatdoyouthinkIshouldW:Whynotcallsomeoneprofessionaltocomeandhavealook?M:Right,I’llgiveMr.Jonesacallrightnow.【原文】M:CouldIhelpoutwiththeW:I’vealreadyfinishedthebasichousework,suchaswashinganddusting,butIcoulduseahandwiththeM:OK.Leaveitto 【原文】W:Hi,Sam.Ournewemployeesstartnextweek.IseverythingreadyforM:Everythingisgoingwell.WewillhaveallthecomputerssetupthisFriday.Butwhilesettinguptheiraccounts,Irealizedwedon’thaveapictureofanyonefortheiraccessIDcards.Withoutthem,itwillbehardtoentermanyareasofthebuilding.W:Ithinkyouneedtosendthemane-mailaskingforadigitalphotoofthemselves.I’llgiveyoualistofthenewM:No 【原文】W:It’sgreatthatsomanyyoungchildrenarecomingheretohavetheirteethchecked,butwe’regettingcomplaintsfromotherpatientsabouthownoisythewaitingareais.M:Right.Maybewecouldrepurposethefirstpatientroomtomakeaseparatewaitingareajustforchildren.Youknow,remodelthespaceandaddsomebooksandtoysforkids.W:Thatmightwork.I’mjustnotsureifwecansecureenoughmoneyforremodeling.Ifwecan,we’dneedtofindtherightcompany. 【原文】W:Hi,Brian.WhatareyouM:I’mjusttryingtoworkouthowmuchIspendamonth,andIhadnoideaitwasthatmuch.W:Oh!That’swhyyoulooksosad!M:It’sterrible!Ispendaboutthirtypoundsamonthjustonbooks.Andmyrentisfiftypoundsaweek.W:Yeah,rent’sakiller.M:Thenthere’sfood.Aboutthirtypoundsaweekonthat,sothat’sonehundredandtwenty,justtoeat,everyW:Yes,butwhataboutgoingoutandstuff?Thatcostsmeafortune!M:Metoo.Ithinkaboutonehundredandfiftypoundsamonth.W:Oh!Guesswhat.IheardthebusfaresaregoingM:Italreadycostsmesevenpoundsaweekjusttogettocollegeandback.That’stwenty-eightpoundsontransport 【原文】W:Areyoucurrentlystudyingordoyouwork?M:Iamastudent,yes,studying.W:Whatdoyoumajorinandwhydidyouchoosethisparticularcourse?M:Actually,it’seasiertofindagoodjobifyouareanaccountant.W:Mmhm.AndwhatarethemostchallengingthingsaboutyourcourseofM:Ithinkthemostdifficultthingisthatthereisalotofdifferenceindifferentcompanies.Imean,thesituationisquitedifferent.Itisabigchallengebecauseindifferentsituationsyouneedtousedifferentmethodstohandledataandfigures.Yetyouneedalotofexperience.W:Andwhatdoyouthinkyou’lldowhenyourcourseM:Iwanttogetajobatabigcompany,becausetobecomeanaccountant,experienceismuchmoreimportantthanadegree. 【原文】M:Now,I’lltellyoubrieflyaboutsomeoftheattractionsintheplaceswe’llbestaying,asIsaid,we’llbetakingthetraintoSt.Andrews.Onethingthat’sdefinitelyworthvisitingthereistheplacewheretheoriginaltownwasconstructednearly1,000yearsago.There’snotmuchoftheoriginalbuildingsleft,butthere’s