2025-2026学年江苏省扬州大学附中东部分校高二（下）月考英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2025-2026学年江苏省扬州大学附中东部分校高二（下）月考英语试卷一、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共37.5分。AInmodernsociety，stressoftenkeepsustossingandturningatnight.Insomniahasbecomeacommonissue.Butdidyouknowthatbedtimestoriescanbeagreathelpforgrown-ups，too？Herearefiveamazingpodcaststohelpyouunwindandfallasleepeasily.

1.GetSleepy：HostedbyTomJoneswithasoothingBritishaccent，thispodcastoffersmeditativesleepstories.YoucanmentallywanderaroundaBavariancastleorattenda1920sLondonteaparty.Eachepisode'sdescriptionincludesdetailsaboutthesoundsandatmosphere，soyoucanchooseyourfavorite.

2.BoringBooksforBedtime：Ifyoulikereadingbeforebedbutworryaboutgettingtooengaged，thispodcastisperfect.HostSharonHandyreadschaptersfromdullyetinterestingbooks，suchasH.G.Wells'AShortHistoryoftheWorldoroldcarmanuals.

3.NothingMuchHappens：HostKathrynNicolai，alsoayogaandmeditationteacher，createsacozyatmosphere.Eachepisodestartswithabreathingexercise，followedbyawarmanduneventfulbedtimestoryreadtwice，withthesecondtimeslower.Thestorieschangewiththeseasons.

4.Goodnight，World!：ThisisacollaborationbetweenHeadspaceand"SesameStreet".Althoughdesignedforkids，itcanalsohelpadultsrelax.Each20-minuteepisodefeaturesbelovedcharacterson，adventures，andtherearerelatedmindfulnessexercisesintheHeadspaceapp.

5.PhoebeReadsaMystery：PhoebeJudge，knownfromthepopularpodcastCriminal，readsfictionalcrimestorieschapterbychapterhere.ShecoversclassicworkslikeFrankensteinandTheTurnoftheScrew.

Hopethesepodcastsbecomeyoursleepalliesandbringyouarestfulnighteverytime!1.WhatdoGetSleepyandNothingMuchHappenshaveincommon？______A.Bothprovideacalmingatmosphere.

B.Bothofferseasonalstoryvariations.

C.Bothstartwithbreathingtechniques.

D.Bothincludemindfulnessexercises.2.Whichpodcastismostsuitableforclassicliteraturelovers？______A.GetSleepy. B.PhoebeReadsaMystery.

C.Goodnight，World! D.BoringBooksforBedtime.3.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthispassage？______A.Kidsneedingdigitalbedtimestories.

B.Adultsstrugglingwithsleepproblems.

C.Studentssufferingfromstudypressure.

D.Parentsseekingbedtimestoriesforchildren.BMuhammedvividlyremembersthedayhisunclegiftedhimhisfirststorybook.Attheageof10，thiswasthebeginningofhisloveforliteratureandpoetry.Growingup，hewouldarrangebookclubgatheringswithfriends.Inhisteens，hewouldorganizebookfairs.Afteruniversity，heworkedinjournalism.Inhis20s，hehadalreadyenvisionedhisdreamretirementplan：openabookshop.

WhenearthquakesstruckhishometownofAdiyaman，Turkiye，in2023andleftatrailofdestruction，littledidheknowthathisretirementplanwouldbecarriedoutdecadesearly."Ilostmanyrelativesandsawmanyhorriblethings，"Muhammedrecalled."Weallhadtocometogetherasneighbours，asacommunity."

Aspartofrecoveryplans，authoritiesconstructeda"socialmarket"inthetowncentrewherevariousshopswouldfitresidents'needsandreviveeconomicactivity.Includedintheplanwasabookshop.Muhammed，alreadyknowninhiscommunityasabibliophile，wasselectedtoleadthiseffortandprovidedbytheTurkishRedCrescentwithafirstsetofbooks."Istartedfromzero.Everythingwasdestroyedaftertheearthquakes."

Despitetheuphillbattle，Muhammedwasdrivenbyhisbeliefthatbookscouldaidinhiscommunity'scollectivehealing.Startingwitholdironshelves，Muhammedwantedtotransformhisbookshopintoamorecharmingandcomfortableenvironment.ThroughtheInternationalOrganizationforMigration's（IOM）cashgrantprogramme，Muhammedwasabletopurchasenewbookshelves.

Almostayearsinceheopenedthebookshop，Muhammedishappywithwherelifehastakenhim."Ilovethisbusiness.I'mhappybeingaroundbooks.Imeetpeopleofallwalksoflifeandhaveauniquerelationshipwitheachofmycustomers."

Muhammedisalsoinvolvedineffortstore-establishpubliclibraries，namedinmemoryofliteratureteacherswholosttheirlivesduringtheearthquakes.Throughthis，hehopestomakebooksmoreaccessible.Eachday，Muhammedhopesthathiscustomersarecapturedintoanewworldofhealingandhopeamidstthetragedy.4.WhydidMuhammedopenhisbookshopearlierthanplanned？______A.Helosthisjobaftertheearthquakes.

B.Hisneighboursofferedhimfreebooks.

C.Theearthquakesgeneratedaneedforrecovery.

D.Localcharitiesaskedhimtoorganizeamarket.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"bibliophile"inparagraph3mean？______A.Storyteller. B.Booklover. C.Aidprovider. D.Groupleader.6.WhatwouldMuhammed'scustomersprobablythinkofhim？______A.Profit-motivated. B.Community-minded.

C.Peace-loving. D.Fame-seeking.7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？______A.HealingPagebyPage.

B.RetiringEarly，LivingFreelyFinally.

C.RescuingHandinHand.

D.ForgettingSadness，GainingSupport.C

Theantsareviolentpredatory（食肉的）animals，eatingotherinsects，sometimesevenfrogs，lizardsandbirds，Butwhat'sevenmoreremarkableaboutthemistheirarchitecturalskills.

CommonlyfoundinCentralAmerica，SouthAmericaandAfrica，theantssearchforestfloorsinlonghuntinglines.Whentheyencounteragapbetweenleavesorbranches，theybuildabridge，linkingthemselvestogetherlikeagroupofmonkeys."Theworkerswillstringthemselvesacrossthatgap，andthenotherworkerswillwalkontopofthem，"IsabellaMuratore，anexpertattheNewJerseyInstituteofTechnologytoldNPR."Basically，theycreateshortcutstomakethingseasierfortheotherantsorjusttoallowthemtotravelacrosssomethingthattheyotherwisecouldn't"

Muratorestudiedtheants'decision-makingbyintentionallyplacingobjectswhichblocktheirway.Shesaidtheantsbuildbridgeswheretheygetthegreatestbenefitfortheleastamountofbodies，andsheidentifiedasweetspotwherethegapislargeenoughtojustifybuildingabridge，butnotsolargethatittakestoomanyantstodoso.Shealsofoundthatastringofbridgescaninfluencehowmuchantpowertheantsarewillingtoinvestineachindividualbridge.Importantly，despiteindividuallyhavingsmallbrains，theantscollectivelyweighthecostsandbenefitsofabridge，Muratoresaid.

DavidHu，aprofessorofengineeringattheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnology，said""thistypeofresearchiscastingnewlightonthecollectiveintelligenceofarmyants.""Hecomparestheindividualantsto"neurons（神经元）inabigmovingbrain."withnosingularantdecidingwheretobuildbridges.

Thecollectivedecisionmakingofantsalsohasimplicationsforhumantechnology.Engineershavealreadyappliedsuchbehaviorslearnedfromantresearchtobuildingalgorithms（算法）forself-assemblingrobots."Antsarekindofexistenceproofthatsuchrobotswouldactuallybeabletosurviveandhavealotofinterestingproblemstosolveintherealworld."Husaid，"Antsarereallycapableatsolvingthesethingswithreally，reallylittlebrainpower."8.Howdoantsbuildbridgeswhenfacinggaps？______A.Bypilingupsurroundingstones.

B.Byconnectingtheirbodies.

C.Byrequiringworkerstostringthem.

D.Bycollectingleavesandbranches.9.Whenbuildingbridges，theantsconsiderthefollowingfactorsEXCEPT______.A.Thetimetheybuildabridge B.Thesizeofthegap

C.Theantpowertheyinvest D.Thenumberofbridges10.Whatdoes"abigmovingbrain"refertoinparagraph4？______A.Aspecialbrain. B.Thebrainsofants.

C.Theantarmy. D.Thebridgebuiltbyants.11.Whichsayingbestdescribestheant-inspiredrobots'workingprinciple？______A.Marchingantsbringpouringrain. B.Toomanycooksruinthesoup.

C.Manyhandsmakelightwork. D.Thinktwicebeforeyouact.DRecentresearchsuggeststhatusingdigitaldeviceslikesmartphonesandtabletsmightactuallyhelpprotectbrainfunctioninolderadultsratherthanharmit.Areviewof57studiesinvolvingover400，000peopleaged50andolderfoundthatthosewhoregularlyusedtechnologyshowedslowermentaldeclinecomparedtothosewhouseditless.Thesefindings，publishedinNatureHumanBehaviour，challengeconcernsthatscreentimecauses"digitaldementia".

Scientistsanalyzeddatafromadultsworldwide，withanaverageageof69，whohadtakencognitive（认知的）testsorreceivedmemory-relatedtests.Resultsshowednoproofthatalifetimeofusingdigitaltechnologydrivesmentaldecline.Rather，theyfoundthatusingacomputer，smartphone，theinternetorsomecombinationofthesewasassociatedwithalowerriskofcognitiveissues.However，researcherswarnthattherelationshipisn'tfullyunderstood.It'spossiblethatpeoplewithmoreincisivemindsaremorelikelytousetechnology，buttechmightalsoprovidebrain-boostingbenefits.

"WethinkthethreeCsmightbeimportant：complexity，connectionandcompensatory（补偿的）behaviours，"Dr.JaredBengetoldtheGuardian.Digitaltoolscouldhelppeopleengageincomplexactivitiesandboosttheirsocialconnections，bothofwhichappearedtobegoodfortheageingbrain，hesaid.Thetechnologyalsoallowedpeopletocompensateforcognitivedeclineandfunctionmoreeasily，forexamplebyusingGPStofindtheirwayorsettingreminderstopaybillsortakemedicines，headded.Healsoemphasizedthathowdevicesareusedmatters.Passiveactivitieslikewatchingshowsmaynothelp，butmentallystimulatingtasks—learningnewapps，researchingtopics，orstayingsociallyconnected—likelyplayapositiverole.

SamGilbert，aprofessorofcognitiveneuroscienceatUniversityCollegeLondon，saidthestudyshowed"aclearlink"betweendigitaltechnologyusageandpreservedcognitiveabilityinolderage."Theexplanationforthislinkisstillnotfullyclear：wecannotbesurewhethertechnologyusageitselfpreservescognitiveability，whetherpreservedcognitiveabilityleadstomorefrequentuseoftechnology，or–mostlikely–somecombinationofthetwo.Nevertheless，thisworksuggeststhatusingdigitaltechnologycanbegoodforbrainhealth."12.Whatcanyoulearnabout"digitaldementia"？______A.Itreferstotechnology-relatedmemoryorthinkingproblems.

B.Itshowstheeffectofdigitaldevicesonusers'physicalhealth.

C.Itimpliesslowermentaldeclinebyusingtechnologyregularly.

D.Itdescribesaspecialphenomenonofemployingdigitaldevices.13.Whatdoestheunderlineword"incisive"inparagraph2mean？______A.Brilliant. B.Sharp. C.Optimistic. D.Suspicious.14.AccordingtoJaredBenge，whydoesusingdigitaldevicesbenefittheelderly？______A.Itcanfreethemfromtheirsocialcontacts.

B.Digitaldevicesusagecanridthemofcomplexactivities.

C.Usingdigitaldevicestolearnnewskillscanstimulatetheirminds.

D.Digitaldevicesusagecanboosttheirbrainfunctiontoahigherlevel.15.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph？______A.Usingdigitaldeviceisanecessitytobraindevelopment.

B.Preservedcognitiveabilityleadstousingdigitaldevices.

C.Technologyusageprotectsbrainfunctionandcognitiveability.

D.Moreresearchisneededtofurtherexplaintheresearchfindings.二、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共12.5分。Themeasurementmostoftenusedtoassessagoodnight'ssleepisthenumberofhoursofshuteyeweget.Andofcourse，gettingplentyofsleepisdefinitelyimportant.(16)

That'saccordingtoanewstudypublishedinthejournalSleep.(17)Evenpeoplewhomanagetosleepconsistentlyforseventoeighthourseachnight，butwhokeepirregularschedules，areatahigherriskofstrokes，heartattacksandcancerthanthosewhosleptfewerhours，butmaintainedamoreconsistentschedule.

(18)Thefindingsofthestudyshowthatthosewhogotundersixhoursofsleep，orovernine，eachnightwereatanincreasedrisk，too.

Researchersanalyzedsleepdatafromalmost61，000peopleintheUKBiobank，abiomedicaldatabasetrackingthehealthofhalfamillionpeopleintheUK.(19)Usingadvancedalgorithms（算法）tostudysleeppatternsandtrackingpeople'sdeathratesoveranaverageof6.3years，theyidentifiedthefactorslinkedtoahigherriskofearlydeath.Overall，thepeoplewhohadthemostconsistentsleep-waketimeshaduptoa48-per-centlowerriskofall-causedeathcomparedtothosewiththeleastconsistentroutines.

(20)Giventherisks，theybelieveadviceshouldfocusnotjustongettingenoughsleep，butonmaintainingaregularscheduleforbetteroverallhealth.

A.Theyputforwardasleeppatternforthesepeopletofollow.

B.However，weshouldpaymoreattentiontooursleeproutine.

C.Intotal，theyexaminedmorethan10millionhoursofrecordedsleep.

D.Now，thisdoesn'tmeanyouneedtosleeponlyafewhourseverynight.

E.Itsuggeststhatone'ssleepregularityisastrongerpredictorofdeathrisk.

F.Itquestionswhetheronegetsplentyofsleepiscloselyrelatedtohishealth.

G.Theresearchershopethesefindingswillhelpupdatepublichealthguidelines.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。"Hey，ChatGPT，howmanyR'sarethereintheword'strawberry'？"

"Two."

"Countagain.S-T-R，that'soneR；A-W-B-E-R-R，that'stwomoreR's.ThreeR's(21)."

"I(22)whatyoudidthere!YousplitupthewordtomakeitseemliketherearethreeR's.(23)whenyoucounttheactuallettersintheword'strawberry，'therearestilljusttwoR's.It'safuntwist（小伎俩），though!"

Butit'snot—it'sjustahard(24).Sadly，whateverIsaidtoit，ChatGPTinsistedthatthereweretwoR'sin"strawberry."

Thechatbot(25)that"TheRin'straw'ispartoftheword，soitdoesn'tchangethe(26)countofR'sin'strawberry.'"Whilethiskindofdeepthinkingmaybe(27)duringchatsafteralongschoolday，it'snotgreatforahigh-techtoolthat'smeantto(28)theworkplace.

Afterquitealotof(29)，IfinallygotChatGPTtowork."CanyouspellitoutformeandcounttheR'sasyougoalong？"Iasked.

"Sure，let'sspellitoutandcounttogether：S-T-R，that'soneR；A-W-B-E-R-R，that'sthesecondR；R，andthat'sthethirdR.So，you're(30).Whenyoucountinthisway，therearethreeR's."

Allofthisisduetothewaythelargelanguagemodel（LLM）algorithms（算法）(31)AItoolslikeChatGPT.AlthoughtheseLLMsare(32)onahugeamountofdata，attheendofthedaythis(33)meanstheyhave"seenalotofstuff."Somewhereinthatstuffisenough(34)foranAItooltodefinewhatawordmeans，ortoknowwhatRis.Butitcan'tunderstandthe"stuff"(35)humanbeings.ThisispartlywhyAIchatbotsmay"hallucinate（产生幻觉）"whentheyhaven'tgottheanswertoaquestion.21.A.inexchange B.inall C.incase D.ineffect22.A.hate B.guess C.see D.fancy23.A.But B.And C.Or D.So24.A.mistake B.opinion C.proof D.fact25.A.agreed B.argued C.declared D.permitted26.A.total B.limited C.incorrect D.absolute27.A.bitter B.deadly C.moral D.fun28.A.abandon B.transform C.destroy D.defend29.A.comments B.accesses C.attempts D.clicks30.A.right B.experienced C.simple D.normal31.A.store B.invent C.power D.attack32.A.selected B.recycled C.educated D.trained33.A.simply B.hardly C.finally D.badly34.A.attention B.judgment C.information D.difficulty35.A.for B.like C.with D.except四、语法填空：本大题共1小题，共15分。36.TheU.S.NationalMuseumofAsianArthasreturnedtwovolumesofancientChinesesilkmanuscript（手稿）toChina，which(1)（arrive）inBeijingonSundayafternearly80yearsabroad.

Thismanuscript，whosevalueexpertssayis(2)（compare）tothatoftheDeadSeaScrollsintheWest，istheoldestChinesesilk(3)（write）foundsofarandtheonlyknownonefromtheWarringStatesPeriodfoundinChina.Thename，ZidankuSilkManuscript，camefromthesite(4)itwasstolenbygraverobbers.Itwasthentaken(5)（illegal）totheUSin1946.

China'sambassadortotheUSsaidthatthemanuscripthasover900characters(6)isfullofmythsandnumbers.Hesaid(7)returnofthetwovolumesisaculturalmilestoneandatestament（证明）toChina-U.S.cooperationinheritageprotectionand(8)themovebringsnewvitalitytopeople-to-peopleexchangesandfriendship.Healsoaddedthatwhenthetwocountriesworktogether(9)（base）onbeingequalandrespectingeachother，theycanachieveimportantresultsthathelpbothsidesandothers.

AnexpertininternationallawmentionedthatitisdifficulttogetbackChina'slostculturalitemsoverseasbecausemanyofthemwerelostoveralongtime(10)differentreasons，andtheyarespreadout.Hesaiditisimportanttomakeafulllistoftheselostitemsandstudywheretheycamefromandhowtheyweremoved.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)五、任务型读写：本大题共1小题，共25分。37.Adetermined10-year-oldgirlCallielivedwithherparentsandolderbrother，Ben，onaquietfarm.Thoughshewassmallandthin，shelovedhelpingwithhousework，especiallyfeedingthehorsesintheirbigbarn（畜棚）.Onesideofthebarnhousedthehorsestalls（马厩），whiletheothersidewaspiledwithhaybales（干草捆）forfeeding.

Oneafternoon，Calliewentintothebarntofeedthehorses.Asshewalkedtowardsthetallstacksofhay，shesuddenlystopped.Atiny，weaksoundcamethroughthedustyair.Meow...meow...

Herheartjumped.Akittenmustbetrappedinthehay!Breathinghard，sheranbacktofindBenandherfather."Dad!Ben!Comequick!Akittenisstuckinthehay!"shecalledurgently.Bensighed，puttingdownhistools.Herfatherlookeddoubtful."Probablyjustthewind，Callie，"hesaidgently.Buttheyfollowedhertothebarn.

Theystoodquietlynearthehaystacks，listening.Thebarnwassilent."Hearanything？"Benasked.Theirfathershookhishead."Nothing，sweetheart.Maybeitwasjustamouse.Don'tworryaboutit."Disappointed，Calliewatchedthemleave.

Afterdinner，Callieslippedbacktothebarn，determined.Shestoodstill，listeningattentively.Andthereitwasagain!Meow...meow...Weakernow，butclear.Sheracedbacktothehouse.HerfatherwaswatchingTV.

"Dad，please!"shepleaded（恳求）."Ihearditagain!Itisakitten!Please，justcomecheckonemoretime？"Helookedunwillingbutsawtherealworryinhereyes."Alright，alright，onelastlook."

Hereturnedafewminuteslater."Callie，Ilistenedhard.AllIheardwasanowloutside.Nokitten.Trynottoworry."Hegaveheratiredsmile."Thanksforchecking，Dad."Calliewhispered，thoughshestillfeltuneasy.

注意：

（1）续写词数应为150左右；

（2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Thatnight，Calliewokeupsuddenly.

"Ihavenochoicebuttogethelp!"Calliethoughttoherself.

六、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共15分。38.假如你是李华，下周学校将举行英语演讲比赛，主题为"有效沟通"。请你撰写一份演讲稿，内容包括：

（1）有效沟通的重要性；

（2）如何进行有效沟通。

注意：

（1）写作词数应为