天津市静海区第四中学2025-2026学年度高二下学期期中考试英语学科试题（含答案）

2025-2026学年度高二下学期期中考试英语学科试题一、单项选择1.Onlythosewhoare_____________enoughtodreambigcanachievegreatthings.A．ambitiousB．depressiveC．reluctantD．passionate2.—Couldyouhelpmecheckmycomposition?—____________.I’mavailablenow.A．IgotitB．WithpleasureC．That’srightD．Goforit3.Therestaurant’sexcellentcuisinehasearnedita___________thatdrawsdinersfromfarandwide.A．prospectB．evaluationC．eleganceD．reputation4.Howcouldyou___________suchafantasticjobwhenyouhavebeenoutofworkformonths?A．seeksolutiontoB．takeinspirationfromC．turndownD．ateasewith5.Regularexercisecangreatly___________yourconfidenceandoverallperformance.A．fadeB．enhanceC．attainD．tremble6.Thewriter,___________novelhaswonseveralinternationalprizes,willgivealecturenextweek.A．whoB．whoseC．whomD．which7.________thetaskaheadoftime,thewholeteamhadtogiveuptheirweekendandworkedextra.A．TocompleteB．CompletedC．CompletingD．Havingcompleted8.Bytheendoflastyear,nearly50000photos___________byvisitorstothepark.A．weretakenB．havebeentakenC．hadbeentakenD．wouldbetaken9.—I’mreallynervousaboutthecomingspeechcompetition.—________!You’vepreparedwellenough.A．GoaheadB．ByallmeansC．NoproblemD．Takeiteasy10.________impressedtheaudiencemostwashisabilitytospeakfiveforeignlanguagessofluently.A．WhichB．ThatC．WhatD．Who11.___________theweatherwasbad,theoutdoorconcertwasstillahugesuccess.A．NowthatB．EventhoughC．AsifD．Assoonas12.Shespoke___________,choosingeachwordwithgreatthoughtandprecision.A．rapidlyB．deliberatelyC．superficiallyD．carelessly13.—Sorry,ProfessorSmith.Ididn’tfinishtheassignmentyesterday.—Oh,you________havedoneitasyesterdaywasthedeadline.A．mustB．mustn’tC．shouldD．shouldn’t14.Teachersneedtocarefully___________students’performancebasedonmanyfactorsratherthanjustexamscores.A．evaluateB．banC．launchD．depart15.Theboysarealltiredandsweatybecausethey________soccerintheparkforthreehours.A．havebeenplayingB．areplayingC．hadbeenplayingD．wereplaying二、完形填空Everybody,atsomepointintheirlives,hasexperiencedfailure.Itcouldbesomethingassimpleasnotgettingthejobyouwanted,orgettingfewermarksevenafterhardwork.Butwhatmakesyouisnotyour16___,buthowyougetbackupafterbeing17___.Once,ayoungschoolboywascaughtinafireaccidentinhisschoolanditwasassumedthathewouldnotlive.Hismotherwastoldthathewassuretodie,fortheterriblefirehad18___thelowerhalfofhisbody.Evenifhewereto19___,hewouldbelamethroughouthislife.Butthebraveboydidnotwanttodie20___didhewanttobelame.Muchtothe21___ofthedoctor,hedidsurvive.But22___fromhiswaistdown,hehadnomotorability.Histhinlegsjust23___there,lifeless.Eventuallyheleftthehospital.Buthisdeterminationtowalkwas24___.Athome,whenhewasnotinbed,hehadtostayina25___tomovearound.Oneday,he26___himselffromthechairandpulledhimselfacrossthegrass,27___hislegsbehindhim.Hereachedthefence，raisedhimselfupandthenbegandragginghimselfalongthefencefirmly28___.Hedidthiseveryday,withfaithinhimselfthathewouldbeabletowalk29___.Withhis30___determination,hediddeveloptheabilitytostandup,thentowalkonandoff,thentowalkbyhimselfandthentorun.Hebegantowalktoschool,andthenruntoschool,torunforthejoyofrunning.Laterincollegehewasonthe31___team.InFebruary1934,inNewYorkCity'sMadisonSquareGarden,thisyoungmanwhowasnot32___tosurvive,whowouldsurelyneverwalk,whocouldneverhopetorun—thisdeterminedyoungmanDr.GlennCunningham,rantheworld'sfastestmile.Agoodexampleofthepowerofpositivethinkingandfaithinone'sself,GlennCunninghamcontinuestobean33___formany,andhisstory,abrilliantevidencetohowonecanbouncebackevenwhenalldifficultiesare34___one,tothedegreethatdeathseemedthe35___option.16.A．regretB．effortC．loveD．failure17.A．hitB．knockedC．drivenD．kicked18.A．destroyedB．hurtC．shakenD．attacked19.A．gatherB．surviveC．riseD．grow20.A．butB．norC．andD．or21.A．amazementB．reliefC．astonishmentD．disappointment22.A．surprisinglyB．gladlyC．unfortunatelyD．gratefully23.A．handedB．hungC．putD．stood24.A．unbelievableB．unaccountableC．unshakableD．uncomfortable25.A．stickB．placeC．seatD．wheelchair26.A．caughtB．liftedC．threwD．missed27.A．draggingB．searchingC．pushingD．running28.A．excitedB．devotedC．determinedD．sad29.A．untrainedB．unaidedC．clumsilyD．swiftly30.A．woodB．plasticC．ironD．stone31.A．footballB．hikeC．climbD．track32.A．predictedB．expectedC．affectedD．presented33.A．gestureB．favorC．connectionD．inspiration34.A．piledB．pickedC．producedD．saved35.A．popularB．comprehensiveC．effectiveD．preferable三、阅读理解AWhat’sOn?**ElectricUnderground**7:30pm－1:00amFreeattheCyclopsTheatreDoyouknowwho’splayinginyourarea?We’rebringingyouanexcitingeveningofliverockandpopmusicfromthebestlocalbands.Areyouinterestedinbecomingamusicianandgettingarecordingcontract(合同)?Ifso,comeearlytothetalkat7:30pmbyJulesSkye,asuccessfulrecordproducer.He’sgoingtotalkabouthowyoucanfindtherightpersontoproduceyourmusic.**GeeWhizz**8:30pm－10:30pmComedyatKaleidoscopeComeandseeGeeWhizzperform.He’sthefunnieststand-upcomedianonthecomedyscene.Thisjoyfulshowwillpleaseeveryone,fromtheyoungesttotheoldest.GeeWhizzreallyknowshowtomakeyoulaugh!Ourbarisopenfrom7:00pmfordrinksandsnacks(快餐).**Simon’sWorkshop**5:00pm－7:30pmWednesdaysatVictoriaStageThisisagoodchanceforanyonewhowantstolearnhowtodocomedy.Theworkshoplooksateverykindofcomedy,andpracticesmanydifferentwaysofmakingpeoplelaugh.Simonisacomedianandactorwhohas10years’experienceofteachingcomedy.Hisworkshopsareexcitingandfun.AneveningwithSimonwillgiveyoutheconfidencetobefunny.**CharlotteStone**8:00pm－11:00pmPizzaWorldFinefoodwithbeautifuljazzmusic;thisisagreateveningout.CharlotteStonewillperformsongsfromhernewbest-sellingCD,withJamesPickeringonthepiano.ThemenuisItalian,withexcellentmeatandfreshfish,pizzasandpasta.Bookearlytogetatable.Ourbarisopenallday,andservescocktails,coffee,beer,andwhitewine.36.Whocanhelpyouifyouwanttohaveyourmusicproduced?A．JulesSkye.B．GeeWhizz.C．CharlotteStone.D．JamesPickering.37.Atwhichplacecanpeopleofdifferentagesenjoyagoodlaugh?A．TheCyclopsTheatre.B．Kaleidoscope.C．VictoriaStage.D．PizzaWorld.38.WhatdoweknowaboutSimon’sWorkshop?A．Itrequiresmembershipstatus.B．Itlaststhreehourseachtime.C．Itisrunbyacomedyclub.D．ItisheldeveryWednesday.39.WhenwillCharlotteStoneperformhersongs?A．5:00pm－7:30pmB．7:30pm－1:00amC．8:00pm－11:00pmD．8:30pm－10:30pm40.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．ElectricUndergroundchargesafeeforitsmusicrecordingworkshop.B．GeeWhizz’scomedyperformanceissuitableforyoungchildren.C．Simon’sWorkshopofferstrainingsessionsoncomedyeveryevening.D．CharlotteStone’seventallowswalk-inguestswithoutreservations.BOnasunnySundaymorning,Iwenttomyfirstballetclass.ButIdidn’tdoanydancing.ThiswasClassonStage,arareopportunitytowatchdancerswarmupduringtheirdaily75-minuteclass.IwentinknowingthatIwouldbeimpressedbythephysicalityofit.Topathletesaren’tborn;they’remade.Forty-fiveminutesintotheclass,thedancersdidn’tevenlooktired.Whilewatchingdancersquietlyplie(下蹲屈膝)withcompletecontrolwascalming,watchingthefloorexercisesthatcamenextwasanythingbut.Thesequenceswereshortbutbecameincreasinglycomplicated,soIstoppedpayingattentiontothedirectionsIcouldn’tfollow,andsimplyallowedmyselftoobservetheremarkableresults.Attheendoftheclass.Iapplaudedandwatchedthedancersleavethestage.Theyhadalreadyaccomplishedsomuchwiththeirday,andIwasleftincompleteawe,notjustofmyinadequacy,butalsooftheireffort.AsIheadedhome,ItriedtothinkofthelasttimeIworkedashardasthosedancersatanythinginmyownlife.Somuchhasbeenmadeeasierbytechnology:IcanlistentoanysongIwant,wheneverIwant.Icanhaveprettymuchanythingdelivered.Icanstayintouchwithfriendswithoutmakingthetimetoseethem.Butinsteadoftakingshortcuts,maybeIshouldlookforchallenges.Becauseonceyoustartdoingchallengingthings,theybecomeeasier,andthenyouknowyoucandothem.Withthedeterminationanddisciplineofballetdancersstillfreshinmymind,Icommittodoingsomehardthings:IgetbackinthehabitofpracticingalanguageI’vebeentryingtolearn.Iliftheavierweights.Itakethestairs.Iwritetheessay.Nothingdemandsasmuchofmeaswhatballetdemandsofthosedancerseveryday.Theyinspireme.So,IguesswhatI’mtryingtosayisthatsometimesafitnessclasscanchangeyourlife,evenifyou’renottheonetakingit.41.Whichstatementaccuratelydescribestheballetclassmentionedinthepassage?A．Thewriteractivelytookpartindancing.B．Thedancersdidn’tlookexhausteddespitethephysicality.C．Thewarm-upsessionlastedonly45minutesthatmorning.D．Thewritercouldfollowthedirectionsthroughoutthesession.42.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhentheballetclassended?A．Shewasamazedbyhowhardthedancersworked.B．Sheregrettednotputtingmoreeffortintoballet.C．Shebelievedshecouldfacelife’sdifficultiesbetter.D．Shefeltembarrassedaboutherownlackofdetermination.43.Bymentioningthetechnologythathasmadelifeeasier,thewritermeansthat________.A．TechnologyallowspeopletoavoiddifficulttasksB．UsingtechnologyhelpsimproveworkefficiencyC．AsimpleliferequiresrejectingmoderntoolsD．Technology’sconveniencemayreducemotivationtoseekchallenges44.Whathasthewriterlearnedfromherfirstballetlesson?A．Fitnessclassesbuildbothbodyandmindstrength.B．Weshouldpushourselvestoseekchallengesforself-improvement.C．Difficultthingsareworthtryingaslongasyouenjoydoingthem.D．Watchingotherspracticeballetisagoodwaytoimproveourselves.45.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Fitnessclassesareofnosignificance.B．Onlythroughtakingpartinballetcanonetrulychange.C．Observingothers’commitmentcaninspirepersonalgrowth.D．Fitnessclassesareessentialforeveryone’slifeimprovement.CCarbonremovaliscrucialforfightingclimatechange.ScientistsatSalkInstitutearemakinguseofthenaturalcapacityofplantstoabsorbcarbondioxidebyenhancingtheirrootsystems.Thisoptimization(优化)aimstoincreasetheamountofcarbonstoredandextendthedurationofitsstorage.Todesigntheseclimate-savingplants,thescientistsareusingaresearchtoolcalledSLEAP—anAIsoftwarethattracksmultiplefeaturesofrootgrowth.CreatedbySalkFellowTalmoPereira,SLEAPwasinitiallydesignedtotrackanimalmovementinthelab.Now,PereirahasteamedupwithplantscientistProfessorWolfgangBuschtoapplySLEAPtoplants.InastudypublishedinPlantPhenomics,BuschandPereiraestablishanewprocedureforusingSLEAPtoanalyzeplantrootphenotypes—howdeepandwidetheygrow,howmassivetheirrootsystemsbecome,andotherphysicalqualities.PriortoSLEAP,trackingthephysicalcharacteristicsofbothplantsandanimalsrequiredalotoflaborthatslowedthescientificprocess.SLEAPusescomputervision(theabilityforcomputerstounderstandimages)anddeeplearning(anAIapproachfortrainingacomputertolearnandworklikethehumanbrain)tohelpresearchersprocessimagesmuchmorequickly.TheapplicationofSLEAPtoplantshasalreadyenabledresearcherstoestablishthemostextensivecatalog(目录)ofplantrootphenotypestodate.What’smore,trackingthesephysicalrootsystemcharacteristicshelpsscientistsfindgenes(基因)associatedwiththosecharacteristics,aswellaswhethermultiplerootcharacteristicsaredeterminedbythesamegenesorindependently.ThisallowstheSalkteamtodeterminewhatgenesaremostbeneficialtotheirplantdesigns.“OurcooperationistrulyproofofwhatmakesSalksciencesospecialandimpactful,”saysPereira.“We’renotjust‘borrowing’fromdifferentdisciplines—we’rereallyputtingthemonequalfootinginordertocreatesomethinggreaterthanthesumofitsparts.”46.WhatdothescientistsatSalkInstitutehopetoachieve?A．Reducingcarbonabsorption.B．Optimizingtheuseofenergy.C．Enhancingbiologicaldiversity.D．Keepingmorecarboninplants.47.WhydidPereiracreateSLEAP?A．Toconductresearchonanimals.B．Togenerateplantimages.C．Tostudyclimatepatterns.D．Totrackfeaturesofrootgrowth.48.WhatwillSLEAPhelpthescientistsdo?A．Pickoutdiseasedplantsintheforest.B．Collectsamplesofplantrootsystems.C．Identifygenesfordesirableplantroots.D．Preservethegenesofendangeredplants.49.WhatcanbeinferredfromPereira’swords?A．Academicdisciplinesareofequalimportance.B．Computerprogrammingisamustforscientists.C．Cooperationoutweighscompetitioninresearch.D．Interdisciplinaryapproachpromotescreativity.50.BeforeSLEAPappeared,whywasthescientificprocessslow?A．Becausetherewerenotenoughqualifiedresearchers.B．Becausetrackingbiologicalcharacteristicscostmuchlabor.C．Becausedeeplearningtechnologywasnotavailable.D．Becauseplantrootphenotypesweredifficulttorecord.D阅读表达Awakefromashortsleepinherchair,mygrandmotherranherfingersthroughherwavywhitehair,lookedoutherwindowatthebluesky,andaskedmewhatIwouldwishforifIhadjustonewish.Sheoftenasksthis,andIalwaysanswerthesameway—“TohaveGranddadback”—whichusuallygetsherreminiscingabouthim.Memoriesoftheir67-yearlifetogetherwouldalwaysmakehersmile.MygrandmotherwasborninIreland.Inherteens,shemovedtoapoorvillageinEngland.At28,mygrandmotherwalkedherselfthroughthesnowtobirthherfirstchild.Whenshewas50,shesurvivedanemergencysurgery.Inher60s,shesufferedfromarthritis(关节炎)butstillmanagedtoclimbSnowdon,Wales’stallestpeak.Aboutadecadeago,Inoticedthatshebegantoloseherhearing.IfIaskedwhatshehadforlunch,shemightsay,“Oh,theweatherhasbeenlovelytoday.”Sheseemedtorecyclethesamehandfulofanswerstomyquestions.Inrecentyears,I’vebeentryingtoshowupforhermore,inperson.OnedayafterImadeuscoffee,Iaskedher:“What’sthesecrettobeingsuccessfulinyour90s?”“OhRichard,somanypeopleareoldat60.Theyjustwanttositallday.Youwon’tmakeitto90likethat.Youhavetotry.”“Trywhat?”“Trywalking,”shesaid.“Trygardening.Trycooking.Tryingdoesn’trequirealotoftrying.Justtryalittle.Like,withthiscoffeeyou’vemadeus.Iknowyoutried.”Evenat93,mygrandmotherstillknitsblanketsforthelocalhospital’sbabiesandbuysbookstocontinuewithherFrench.“Ageisjustanotherbotherattemptingtoconvinceyouoftheimpossibleintheworld,butactuallytheworldisfilledwithpossibilities,”sheoncesaid.51.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasemeaninParagraph2?(nomorethan2words)52.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?(nomorethan10words)53.Whydidthea