江苏常州市某中学2025-2026学年高二上学期期末质量调研英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1江苏常州市某中学2025-2026学年高二上学期期末质量调研英语试题第一部分听力(略)第二部分阅读理解(共两节，50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，共37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADiscoveryPassWithaNSWTrainLinkDiscoveryPass,youcan•getunlimitedbookedtraveltomorethan365destinationsontheNSWTrainLinkRegionaltrainandcoachnetwork•chooseapassthatsuitsyourtravelplans:14days,onemonth,threemonthsorsixmonths•chooseaclassoftravelthatsuitsyourstyle:EconomyorFirstClass(Premium).PleasenotethatyoucannotbookachildticketonlinewithaDiscoveryPass.Youwillinsteadneedtocall132232orvisitasalesagent.Beforepurchasingapass,pleasereadtherelevanttermsandrules.ANSWTrainLinkDiscoveryPassisnon-refundableanditcannotbeassignedtoanotherperson.PricesPasstype14days1month3months6monthsAdultEconomy$232$275$298$420AdultPremium$300$350$400$550ChildEconomy$121$143$154$220ChildPremium$154$176$220$275HowtopurchaseapassandbooktripsStep1:PurchaseaDiscoveryPassChooseatimelimitandclassoftravelthatsuitsyourneeds.Step2:BookyourtripsAfteryoupurchaseaDiscoveryPass,youhaveuptoonemonthtobookyourfirsttrip.Thetimelimitonyourpasswillstartfromthedeparturedateofyourfirstbookedtrip.Alltripsmustbebookedandtakenbeforetheexpiry(到期)dateindicatedonthepass.Youmustbookeachtripbeforeyoutravel.Findoutmoreaboutwaystobookyourticket?Visitourwebsite:https://tickets-opal/regional-tickets-fares/ways-to-book-your-ticket1.YoucanuseaNSWTrainLinkDiscoveryPassto______.A.bookachildticketonline B.chooseaclassoftravelthatsuitsyouC.chooseaweekly,monthlyoryearlypass D.getbookedtraveltounlimiteddestinations2.Ifamotherwithachildwantstobuyaone-monthNSWTrainLinkDiscoveryPassforEconomyClass,sheshouldpay.A.$353 B.$418 C.$693 D.$8763.WhatcanweknowaboutaNSWTrainLinkDiscoveryPass?A.Apasscanbegiventoanotherperson.B.ApasscanberefundedtoNSWTrains.C.Thetimelimitonapassstartsfromthedayofyourpurchase.D.Youshouldbookyourfirsttripwithinonemonthafteryourpurchase.BCaiLei,formervice-presidentofJDGroup,revealshowamyotrophiclateralsclerosis(ALS)diagnosis(诊断)sethimonthepathtofindacure.Borntoafarmer’sfamilyin1978,Caihasbeendeeplyinfluencedbyhisfather’sideathat“onehastofightforhimself”.Sinceprimaryschool,hehasbeengettingupbefore5amtorunandstudyEnglish.At29,CaibecamechieftaxmanagerinVankeCo.In2011,hejoinedJDGroup,whereheledhisteamtodevelopthefirstelectronicinvoice(发票)inChina.Whereverheworked,healwaystriedhisbesttocreatenewvalue.DiagnosedwithALSin2019,hewouldhaveonlytwotofiveyearstolive.ALSisusuallycausedbythegradualdeathofmotorneurons(神经元),whichmakesnormallyeasymovementslikedrinkingwater,eating,goingtothebathroom,andspeakingimpossible.Finally,patientswillcompletelyrelyonmachinesandothers’helptosurvive.Sofar,onlytwomedicinesareavailabletotreatALS,buttheycanatmostextendpatients’lifeforseveralmonthswithoutimprovingtheirlivingquality.TodevelopeffectivedrugsistheonlywaytosaveALSpatients.However,theintenseeffortrequired,whichisunprofitableforsorareanillness,makesitamissionalmostimpossible.Itusuallytakes10-15yearstocompletetheresearchcycleforanewdrugandthecostis$1-3billion.TakeAlzheimer’sdiseaseforexample.Between2000and2017,investmentinnewdrugsforthismorecommondiseasewasover$600billion,and99.6%oftheresearchonmorethan300drugsfailed.Caidecidedtotakemattersintohisownhands.Hestartedhisownmedicaltechnologycompany,builthisownresearchteam,andvolunteeredtotrymorethan30newmedicineswhichallfailed.However,hehasdecidedthatevenifalleffortsprovefruitless,hewillcontinue.Toshootthelastbullet,hehasdecidedtodonatehisbrainandspinalcordforscientificresearch.Hewillnotdiefornothing.4.WhatkindofpersonisCaiLei?A.Extremelyambitiousandwell-mannered. B.Quitereliableandclear-headed.C.Highlymotivatedandstrong-willed. D.Wellinformedandwarm-hearted.5.WhatmighthappentopeoplediagnosedwithALS?A.Maintaininganormallifebytakingmedicines.B.Losingtheabilitytothinkandspeaknormally.C.Needingexternalassistancetosurviveintheend.D.Dyingwithinmonthsofaconfirmeddiagnosis.6.WhyisAlzheimer’sdiseasementionedinparagraph4?A.ToproveAlzheimertobeacommondisease.B.TotalkabouttheseverityofAlzheimer.C.ToaskformoreinvestmentintheresearchonALS.D.ToexplainthedifficultyoffindingacureforALS.7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Amanwhonevergivesin. B.JointeffortstofightALS.C.ASL,araredeadlydisease. D.SufferingofamanwithALS.CAformofgenetherapythatisalreadybeingtrialledinpatientswithParkinson’sdiseasemightprovideatreatmentforseverealcoholaddiction.Alcoholmisuseisthebiggestriskfactorfordeath,disabilityandillhealthamongpeopleaged15to49intheUK,responsiblefor9,641deathsduring2021.Likeotheraddictivesubstances,alcoholtriggersthereleaseofafeelgoodchemicalinthebraincalleddopamine.However,long-termdrinkingdecreasesdopaminerelease,andpeoplewhoareaddictedtoalcoholdon’ttendtofeelpleasureindrinkingitanymore.“Itseemsthatthey’redrinkingmorebecausetheyfeelaneedtomaintainadrunkstate,”saidProfKathleenGrantatOregonHealthandScienceUniversity.Theideaofthegenetherapywastotrytoresetthisdopaminerewardpathwaybyenhancingthefunctionofbraincellsthatsynthesizedopamine.Likehumans,somemacaquemonkeysaremorelikelytodrinkheavilythanothers:ifyoubegintoofferthemthechoiceof5%alcoholalongsidetheirregularfoodandwater,somemonkeyswilleventuallyalmostalwayschoosethealcohol.Grantandhercolleagueswonderedwhetherresettingtheirdopaminerewardpathwaysmightcontaintheirdesiretodrinkalcohol.Todothis,theyusedaharmlessvirustodeliverthegeneforaproteincalledglial-derivedneurotrophicfactor(GDNF)toanareaofthebrainthatisinvolvedinaddictionandreward.“Wetargetedthecellbodiesthatproducedopaminewiththisgenetoincreasedopaminesynthesis,thussupplementingorrestoringwhatlong-termdrinkinghastakenaway,”Grantsaid.Theresearch,whichwaspublishedinNatureMedicine,foundthatthemacaquespermanentlystartedoverexpressingdopamineanddecreasedtheiralcoholconsumptionbyupto90%.“Weareenteringaneraofgenetherapyforneurologicaldisordersandperhapsmentaldisorders,andIthinkthisstudyisverypromisinginthatdirection.”Grantsaid.Sheaddedthatanimalstudiesareneededbeforethetechniquecouldbetestedonhumans.Also,becausethegenetherapyprocedureinvolvesbrainsurgery,itwouldprobablyonlyeverbeusedinthemostseverecasesofalcoholaddiction.8.Whydoseverealcoholaddictsdrinkmore?A.Becausetheylongfordesiredpleasure.B.Becausetheyhaveaformofgenedefect.C.Becausetheywanttoescapefromreality.D.Becausetheysufferfromdeadlydisability.9.Theunderlinedword“synthesize”inparagraph3canbestbereplacedby________.A.Stimulate. B.Produce. C.Charge. D.Delay.10.WhatdidGrant’sstudyfocuson?A.Thelifehabitofmacaquemonkeys.B.Thewaytocontrolalcoholaddiction.C.Theworkingmechanismofdopamine.D.ThefunctionoftheproteincalledGDNF.11.WhatdidGrantsuggestaboutthegenetherapy?A.Employittotreatseverealcoholaddictiononly.B.Replaceitwithmoreefficientmethodsifnecessary.C.Confirmitseffectivenesswithmoretestsonhumans.D.Putitintowidespreaduseonothercommonspecies.DNow,artificialintelligence(AI)iscomingforthemostattractiveandexcitingjobs.StarsmayworrythatAIisstealingtheirworkandgivinglesstalentedperformerstheskillstotakeawaytheiraudience.Infact,thefamousindividualscomplainingthemostloudlyaboutthenewtechnologyaretheoneswhostandtobenefitthemost.Farfromweakeningstarpower,AIwillmakethebiggestcelebritiesbiggerthaneverbyallowingthemtobeinallmarkets,inalltypesofmedia,atalltimes.Thisisn’tthefirsttimethattechnologyhaschangedtherulesofthefamegame.Peoplestartedtalkingaboutstarsinthe18thcenturywhenthewidespreadaccesstoreadingmaterialsmadeitpossibletobetrulyfamouswithinyourlifetime.Filmandradiooriginallyseemedlikeathreattostars,whoworriedtheirliveperformanceswouldbedevalued.Infact,thosetechnologiesstartedtheeraofthesuperstar,atermthatcaughtoninthe1920s.Asimilarworrygreetedtheinventionoftelevision.Butagain,thenewtechmadethefamousevenmoreso,bringingthemintoeverylivingroom.AsAI-generatedcontentfloodsintotheentertainmentbusiness,artistsandentertainmentprofessionalsareworryingoncemorethattheirfamewillbereduced—andagain,theoutcomeislikelytobetheopposite.Theseopportunitiescomewithconditionsattached.Artistsarerighttoworryaboutcopyright,whichmustbeprotectedifAIisnottobecomealegalisedformofpiracy.Untilthesecopyrightconcernsareaddressed,AIwillbealegalWildWest.Thebiggerquestionishowtheageoftheall-aroundsuperstarwillappealtoaudiences.Theriskisboredom.AIisbrilliantatremixingandrepeatingoldmaterialbutlessgoodatcreatingexcitingcontentthat,fornow,remainsahumanspecialty.Yettheentertainmentmarketishighlyself-correcting.Audienceshavethepowertoturnahothitintoahas-beenoneinaninstant,asstarsarealltooaware.WhileAI-poweredentertainmentgrows,consumersstillseemtoenjoyhumandrama.Sport,perhapsthemostAI-proof,real-lifeeventthereis,hasseenitsvaluetomediacompaniesriseinrecentyears.12.Whatistheprimaryconcernofstarsinparagraph1?A.TheinabilitytomasterAI. B.Thelowleveloftheiractingskills.C.Thedeclineintheirpopularity. D.Theimprovementofaudience’staste.13.Whydoestheauthormention“film,radioandtelevision”?A.Toshowthedifficultiesfacingthestarsthen.B.Toprovethetechno-paniciscommoninhistory.C.ToconfirmAIwillsurelycomeintoeveryfamily.D.Topredictthetrendofthetechnologicaldevelopment.14.Howcansuperstarsattractaudienceaccordingtothetext?A.ByavoidingtheuseofAI. B.Bycooperatingwithdirectors.C.Bylearningmoreadvancedtechnologies. D.Byimprovingcontentcreation.15.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.TheeraofAIisaroundthecorner.B.AIcreatesabrand-newentertainmentindustry.C.AImakesstarsworriedandaudiencedemanding.D.AIismoreofahelperthananimaginedthreattostars.第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Today,whatwehave,isanalways-in-your-pocket,24/7newscycle.Whenyouopenanewsapp,you’llnoticeabriefmomentwhenthe“oldnews”isstillthere.Inaflash,theancienthistoryofafewhoursagoissweptawayforthenext“breakingnews”.____16____It’sendless,butyouhadbetterkeepup.Researchersintroducethisworldtothephrase,“noisebottleneck”.Anoisebottleneckiswhereweareoverwhelmedwithsomuchinformationornoisethatourcognitive(认知的)abilitiescan’tkeepup.____17____Thus,whileourattentioncanwatchhoursofvideos,ourlong-termlearningprocessescan’t.____18____WewatchTVholdingourphones,andwelistentomusicwhileshopping.However,thehumanbrainmighthavestructurallimitationrootedinthecognitivearchitecturewhichcausestheslowingdownthatoccurswhentwotasksareperformedatthesametime.Inshort,yourbrainisnotasgoodasyouthinkitis.Youareahumanbeingwhocanonlytakeinsomuchaday.Understandingthenoisebottleneckallowsustofixit.So,herearethreetipstogetyougoing:Clearyourcontent-setupanewaccountonsocialmediaandfollowonlyaccountsorpeoplethatyouthinkarereallyvaluable.Single-task—youdon’tneedtoridthephonebutdoridthedistractions.____19____Say,“Iwillonlyreadthismagazineafterdinner.”Multitaskingisforshow;single-taskingisforpros.Acceptyourlimits—you’llneverreadallthenews.Acceptyoucanonlychoosetwoorthreeandembracethatfact.____20____You’regettingmoreoutofthosefewthanthat“super-productive”persononsocialmediawhosaystheyreadfivebooksaweek.Afterall,it’sbettertohavealittlerememberedthanalotforgotten.A.Giveyourselfatimelimitorrestrictionifithelps.B.Don’tbeatyourselfupthatyou’rebeingunproductive.C.Everysecond,youarepresentedwithnewinformation.D.Breakingthroughthenoisebottleneckisalegendaryidea.E.Thematterismadeworsebyourmodernaddictiontomultitasking.F.Multitaskinghasdramaticallychangedthewayweuseinformation.G.Ourbrainshavelimitedresources,spreadacrossnumerousfunctions.第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Asafirst-generationAsianimmigrant(移民)whohadgrownupinpoverty,IknewIwasbeyond____21____tobeadmittedintoHarvard.Ilovedbooks,butitnevercrossedmymindtobecomea(n)____22____ofanysort.Ididn’t____23____tohaveunrealisticdreams.Still,something____24____me.Mydeskmatehad____25____ourfriendshiprecently.Therewasn’tadramaticfightordisagreement.Hehad____26____movedontonewfriends.Ifeltanacheinmychestthat____27____night.Istarteddoodling(涂鸦)onmynotepadandthen,suddenly,myhandstartedwritingwords.I’dwrittenapoemabouthim.Thereonthepagewasthetruthabouthowmuchithurtto____28____him.Thattinypoemwasa____29____thatrootedinmyheart.IrealizedIcouldpossiblybecomeawriterandfromthatmomenton,itwasallI_____30_____todo.SoIchangedmyfieldofstudytoEnglish.I_____31_____myfirstshortstorieswhileIwasstillastudent.Iwentontowritemyfirstnovel,GirlinTranslation,whichbecameaninternational_____32_____andistaughtinschoolsaroundtheworld.Thatnight,Ilearnedthatartisn’ta_____33_____.It’satthecoreofwhatmakesushuman.AlthoughI’dbelievedthatimmigrantscouldn’taffordtobe_____34_____,Iunderstoodthenthatwehadalwaysbeentheultimateartists,_____35_____ourselvesagainandagainaswetrytoadapttoanewlandscape.21.A.innocent B.fortunate C.dependent D.voluntary22.A.surgeon B.lawyer C.artist D.engineer23.A.expect B.regret C.agree D.refuse24.A.bothered B.inspired C.interested D.satisfied25.A.adaptedto B.shownoff C.brokenoff D.referredto26.A.unwillingly B.cautiously C.helplessly D.simply27.A.fancy B.peaceful C.happy D.lonely28.A.marry B.upset C.lose D.desert29.A.romance B.seed C.secret D.shadow30.A.hesitated B.resolved C.declined D.pretended31.A.bought B.borrowed C.priced D.published32.A.gap B.effort C.challenge D.bestseller33.A.necessity B.luxury C.game D.reality34.A.practical B.reliable C.energetic D.creative35.A.rescuing B.recreating C.recovering D.relaxing第二节单词填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)根据所给词的适当形式或者根据提示填空。36.Inbothcases,potentialproblemsshould________(identify),andtherelativeprobabilityandimpactofeachriskshouldbeestimated.(所给词的适当形式填空)37.High-qualityproductsofthecivilcompanyhaveearnedahighreputation________(domestic)andwillexportgloballysoon.(所给词的适当形式填空)38.Employinghis________(conventional)methods,hehasinspiredstudentsmoredeeplythananyoneelse.(所给词的适当形式填空)39.Weshouldavoid________(consumption)bynegativeemotionslikeangerandanxiety.(所给词的适当形式填空)40.I________(wrestle)withthetoughmathsproblemforhours,butIhaven’tworkeditout.(所给词的适当形式填空)41.Whenyoucometomyhomeatthistimetomorrow,I________(bury)myselfinplayingvideogames.(所给词的适当形式填空)42.________(initial)arethecapitallettersthatbegineachwordofaname.(所给词的适当形式填空)43.Engaginginphysicalactivityfor15minutesremains________(superiority)tocompleteinactivity.(所给词的适当形式填空)44.Despiteoriginaldoubts,thethorough________(analyze)haveultimatelyrevealedthatmyapproachiscorrect.(所给词的适当形式填空)45.Someschoolswillhavetomake________(adjust)tothedecliningbirthrateinourcountry.(所给词的适当形式填空)46.Withacademicpressureaccumulating,studentswithawiderangeofmentalproblemsalready________(arise).(所给词的适当形式填空)47.Suchcourses________(关系词)arerecommendedbyMr.Smithareoptionalforus.(用适当的词填空)48.WiththedevelopmentofChineseruraltourism,someproblemsariseswhichwillaffectthe_________(sustain)development.(所给词的适当形式填空)49.Totheirdisappointment,thesnow________(tackle)oncampusbeforethekidshadasnowballfight.(所给词的适当形式填空)50.Comparedwiththetemperatureinthedowntownarea,thetemperatureinthe________(suburb)areaislower.(所给词的适当形式填空)第四部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)51.假定你是李华，最近收到好友Ben来信，信中说他因为使用人工智能完成作业而受到老师批评。请你写一封回信，内容包括：（1）对使用人工智能完成作业的看法；（2）你的建议。注意：（1）写作词数应为80个左右；（2）请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。DearBen,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节(满分25分)52.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。ThanksgivingfortheSoulWorkingasaprimaryteacherinPomptonLakesPrimarySchool,NewJersey,Iparticularlybelievedincultivatingloveinchildrenfromanearlyage.Iwantedchildrentoexperiencethatit’smoreblessedtogivethantoreceive.Iwantedthemtounderstandthatloveofsocietyandloveoflifeisnotjustlipservice;thatpeoplesomehowhavetomakeitcomealive.Ihopedtheycouldexperienceasenseoftheirownpowertomakeadifference.Therewasaruralareanearbywherealotofagedpeoplelivedinsol