湖北省荆州沙市中学2025-2026学年高二下学期6月考试英语试卷

2025-2026学年高二下学期6阅读理解（共两节，满分40分第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分A、B、CDTherearemanyoptionsforwhattodrink,butwateristhebestchoiceformostpeople.Itiscalorie-freeandeasytofind.HowmuchwaterdoyouOneofthemostfamiliarsayingsistoaimfor“8glassesaday,”butthismaynotbeappropriateforeveryperson.TheNationalAcademyofMedicinesuggestsaproperintakeofdailyfluidsofabout13cupsand9cupsforhealthymenandwomen,respectively,with1cupequaling8ounces.Higheramountsmaybeneededforthosewhoarephysicallyactiveorexposedtoverywarmclimates.Loweramountsmaybeneededforthosewithsmallerbodysizes.It’simportanttonotethattheseamountsarenotadailytarget,butageneralguide.GeneralrecommendationsfordailywaterDaily1-34cups,or324-85cups,or409-137-8cups,or56-6414-188-11cups,or64-88men,19and13cups,or104women,19and9cups,or72IsitpossibletodrinktoomuchThereisnoTolerableUpperIntakeLevelforwaterbecausethebodycanusuallyremovetheextrabypassingwaterorsweating.However,aconditioncalledwaterintoxication中毒ispossibleinrarecases,inwhichsodium(钠)levelsinthebloodfalltoolow.Thisisusuallycausedbydrinkinglargeamountsofwaterwhileatthesametimelosingsodiumthroughsweat.WhatfactorsaffectdailywaterAgeandClimateandWeightandmentalGenderandphysicalWhichdailywaterintakecanberecommendedfora15-year-A．7B．10C．12D．13WhomostlikelygetsintoxicationifdrinkingmuchA．ArunnerinaB．AhikereatingsaltyC．AswimmerinawarmD．AcyclistfueledbysportsAfterarecentnegativecarrentalexperience,Ifoundmyselfgoingdownafamiliarrabbithole,scrolling(滚屏)throughonlinereviewsofthecompany.Theexperiencewasover,yetIkeptreadingcomplaintaftercomplaintfromstrangers.ButI’mnottheonlyonewhodoesthis.Whydowelookupreviewsforahotelwe’vealreadystayedat,amoviewe’vewatched,orevenadoctorwe’vevisited?Ifwe’renolongergatheringinformationtoguideourdecision-making,whatarewelookingfor?Onthefaceofit,itseemspointless,butthiscommonhabitactuallyrevealshowweinterpretourexperiences,especiallythedisappointingones.Peopleoftenexperienceinnerconflictaftermakingadecision.Thiscanbesomethingsmall,likeorderingfoodorbuyingabook,orfarmoresignificantchoices,likepickingacareer,orchoosingalifepartner.Itisknownaspost-decisiondissonance(不协调)—thepsychologicaldiscomfortwefeelafterchoosingbetweenmultipleoptions.Onceadecisionismade,thealternativesdon’tsimplydisappear.Instead,theyremaininourminds,alongwiththeunsettlingthoughtthatanotheroptionmighthavebeenbetter.Thatdiscomfortiswhatsendsussearching.Infact,thisfeelingisn’tlimitedtopurchases.Itcanariseanytimewecommittoonepathandcloseoffothers.Aftermydisappointingcarrentalexperience,Iwasn’tlookingforinformationtohelpmedecide.Thatmomenthadpassed.Instead,Isimplywantedtounderstandwhathadalreadyhappened,andconvincemyselfIhadn’tmadeafoolishdecision.Readingnegativereviewsfromotherswithsimilarexperienceshelpedshiftmyversionofthestory:maybetheproblemwasn’tjustme.Maybetherentalcompanywastrulyawful.Oncewe’vehadanexperience,goodorbad,we’renolongergatheringinformation.We’retryingtofindpeacewithinourselves.It’snotaboutreviewsbutaboutgainingasenseofidentity,andemotionalclosureforwhatwe’vebeenthrough.WhydoestheauthormentionhiscarrentalexperienceinparagraphTocomplainaboutthepoorTowarnreadersagainstrentalTointroduceacommonhumanToshowtheeffectofnegativeWhatcanwelearnaboutpost-decisionItappearsinmostdecisionsinItcausesuneaseaftermakingaItremindspeopletosolveinnerItpushespeopletoweighmultipleWhatmakespeopleseekrelevantcommentsaftermakingaThefearofmissingbetterThecuriosityaboutothers’ThedesiretodiscovermoreTheneedtolearnfrompastWhatdoestheauthorthinkofpost-experiencereviewItconfirmspersonalItoffersconvincingItprovidespracticalItservesemotionalLiteraturestudentsoncereadthreebooksaweekbuttodaytheystruggletomakeitthroughoneinthreeweeks,SirJonathanBate,aprofessorofEnglishliteratureattheUniversityofOxford,hasManyyoungpeopleenteringuniversitytostudyliteraturehavenotreadextensively广泛地andtheyoftenhavedifficultydoingsoduringtheirtimeatuniversity.Thisisagrowingtrendthatmanyacademicshaveobserved,althoughitisn’talwaysthecase.BatetoldtheBBC’sTodayprogramme,“Thecurrentlyfashionableansweristhatit’stodowiththereducedattentionduetosmartphones,six-minuteYouTubevideosandinstantTikTokhits.”“Actuallyitallbeginsinschools.YouonlyhavetolookatthethinningofA-levelsyllabuses学大纲andthetendencytoassignworksbecausethey’reshorter,”BateHeaddedthatitwasalso“anunintendedconsequenceofthepushinboththetopBritishandAmericanuniversitiestowardsdiversityandaccess…assomestudentscomefromschoolswheretheteachers’maintaskiscrowdcontrol,andsothedemandsintermsofreadinglongbooksarejustnotthere.”State-fundedcharter特许schoolsintheUSwereaninterestingphenomenon,however.abigcomebackofclassicaleducationwithintheseschools,”BateBateexplainedthathissonwasexposedtoanextensivevarietyofworks.“MyteenagerhasjustgraduatedfromacharterhighschoolcalledGreatHeartsandtheretheyreadIliad,Odyssey,Inferno,CrimeandPunishment.HecamehomeonedaysayingthattheyhadbeenpraisedforstudyingHegelbecauseit’sreallydifficult.I’mamazedthat17-year-oldAmericankidsarereadingHegel.Sothereissomehope.”“Ifyouhaven’tgotreaders,whatarewritersgoingtodo?Thedeep,thoughtful,quietreadingofgreatbooksisgoodformentalhealth.It’salsogoodfordevelopingskills,forconcentrationandcriticalthinking,andifthatfallsaway,thatisproblematicforsocietyandindividuals.”HowdoestheauthorpresenttheBystatingaworryingBycitingaresearchByexplainingaculturalBydescribingatypicalWhichofthefollowingdoesBatethinkisareasonforthetrend?A．Overuseofsmartphones.B．LimitedaccesstoliteraryC．Insufficientschooleducation.D．Poorlearningabilityatuniversity.WhatdoesBateimplybyreferringtohisson?A．Classicaleducationisnotalostcause.B．TheyoungarenostrangerstoC．CharterschoolsdeservemoreD．Greatbooksarewithinteenagers’Whatisasuitabletitleforthetext?A．LiteraryTasteGivesWaytoScreensB．DeepReadingBenefitsMentalHealthC．LiteratureStudentsFaceaReadingCrisisD．TraditionalEducationMakesaAnewstudyoffersfreshinsightintohowpeopleassesstheenvironmentalimpactofthefoodstheyeat,andtheresultssuggestmanyaregettingitwrong.Thesemisunderstandingspointtoaclearneedforsimpleenvironmentalimpactlabelstohelpguidebetterchoices.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofNottingham’sSchoolofPsychologyasked168participantsintheUKtosortawidevarietyofsupermarketfoodsintoenvironmentalimpactcategoriesoftheirownmaking.Participantswerealsoshownscientificestimatesofeachproduct’senvironmentalimpactandaskedwhethertheresultswerehigherorlowerthantheyexpected.Thestudyfoundthatpeopletendtoassesstheimpactoffoodusingtwomainfactors:whetherthefoodcomesfromanimalsorplants,andhowprocesseditis.Ingeneral,participantsassumedthatmeatanddairyproducts,aswellashighlyprocessedfoods,areworsefortheenvironment.However,theseassumptionssometimesbeliereality.Manyparticipantsoverestimatedenvironmentalimpactofprocessedfoodswhileunderestimatingtheimpactofwater-intensive高耗水的)products.Theywerealsosurprisedtolearnhowmuchhighertheenvironmentalimpactofbeefiscomparedtoothermeatslikechicken.Foodproductionplaysamajorroleinenvironmentalissues,includinggreenhousegasesandbiodiversityloss.Encouragingmoresustainableeatinghabitsdependsinpartonunderstandinghowpeopleperceivetheenvironmentalfootprintofdifferentfoods.DanielFletcher,leadauthorofthestudy,said,“Wefoundparticipantswouldbewillingtochangetheirpurchasingbehaviorbasedonthistask,buttheymaystruggletocomparetheenvironmentalimpactofanimal-basedproductsandhighlyprocessedfoodsbecausetheyseetheireffectsastoodifferenttoweighagainsteachother.Environmentalimpactdataonfoodproductsisopeningupnewpossibilitiesforthisresearch,andlabelsthatgivefoodsasingleoverallgrade(suchasA-E)couldhelpmakethesecomparisonseasierforconsumers,thusallowingpeopletomakesustainablefoodchoices.”WhatdotheresearchershopetofindoutabouttheTheirunderstandingoffoodTheirpreferencesforpopularTheirmethodsforfoodTheirviewoffood’secologicalWhatdoestheunderlinedword“belie”inparagraph4WhatdoconsumersrequireaccordingtoDanielFletcher?A．Changeofshoppingbehavior.B．AuniformgradingC．MoredataonfoodD．AcomparisonofdifferentWhatisthepurposeoftheToadviseonfoodTocallforfoodeco-ToadvocategoodeatingToshowdietarycarbon第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分Lifeisn’tfair.Somepeoplejustseemblessedwiththeabilitytoeffortlesslycharmanyonetheymeet.Well,itmightseemlikeamagicalpower,butinfactthereareanumberoffactorsatwork. .Theansweris:toalargeextent,yesyouButfirst,thebadnews.Peopleinitiallyjudgeeachotherbasedpurelyonphysicalappearance.Withjustaglimpseofaface,peoplemakesnapjudgmentsabouteachother’slikeability,trustworthinessandconfidence.Howshouldwedealwiththis? .Peopleperceiveasmilingfaceasmoretrustworthy,warmerandsociable.Itsoundslikecommonsense,doesn’tit?Smileandotherswillsmilewithyou.Whatothertricksmightwehave?18Consequently,threethingswecandotosignalthatwearenotathreat:raiseoureyebrowsquickly,tilt(仰起)ourheadsslightly,andonceagain,toSowe’velookedatbodylanguage,butofcoursewhatyousayishugelyimportanttoo,unlessyouwanttojuststandtheregrinningfoolishly.Thegoldenruleoffriendshipisifyoumakepeoplefeelgoodaboutthemselves,they’regoingtolikeyou.Inotherwords,youshouldnottalkaboutyourselfandallyourwonderfulachievements. Finally,findingcommongroundisgoodtoformaconnection.Charmingpeopleareparticularlyskilledatseekingoutsharedinterestsorexperiencestobondwithothers.Simplethingslikeaskingwheresomeone’sfromreallycanopenupadiscussionandallowyoutofindareasincommon.Andifallelsefails,youcanfallbackonthatmostBritishoftopics:theweather. A．Itcanbeanicestartofaconversation.B．Instead,youneedtoshowinterestinthem.C．There’soneincrediblysimpletool:yoursmile.D．So,canyoulearntodevelopsuperhumancharm?WhatgoodtrickscanweemploytobecomeSharedinterestsarethekeytomakingconnectionswithOurbrainsoftensurveytheenvironmentforfriendorenemy完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分TheruralgirlfromIndia,Anjali,wasbornblind.However,shehasalwaysbeendeterminedtoliveafulland21life.Althoughpoor,herparents22tosendhertoalocalblindschool,whereshecouldlearntoreadandwriteinBraille.Atfirst,Anjaliwasscaredand23.Shedidn’tknowanyone,andshefeltlikeshedidn’tbelonghere.24,shemetherteacher,MrsGupta,akindandpatientwoman,whooftenencouragedAnjalito25herdreams.WithMrsGupta’shelp,shequickly26inherstudiesandmademanynewfriends.Additionally,sheparticipatedinextracurricularactivities,suchasdramaandmusic.Oneday,Anjaliwas27toaudition(面试foraroleinaschoolplay.Shewasnervous,butpracticedher28forhoursaday,andshefinallyfeltreadytoaudition.Attheaudition,Anjaligaveapowerful29.Shedeliveredherlineswithconfidenceandemotionsoshe30theattentionoftheentireaudience.Finally,shewas31theleadroleintheplay.Theplaywasasuccess,andAnjalibecameastar.Aftertheplay,Anjaliwasinvitedtospeakatalocalconferenceon32.Shespokeaboutherexperiencesasablindgirlandinspiredotherstonevergiveupontheirdreams.Shefinallyfoundher33,andshewasreadytoshareitwiththeAnjaliisnowanactressanda34speaker.Shetravelstheworld,sharingherstorywithothers.Sheisashiningexampleofthepowerof35andperseverance.A．luxuryB．independentC．simpleA．declinedB．hesitatedC．managedA．lonelyB．friendlyC．livelyA．HopefullyB．ObviouslyC．CurrentlyA．turntoB．looktoC．taketoD．stickA．stoodoutB．setoutC．heldoutD．cameA．spottedB．selectedC．assessedA．songsB．gesturesC．linesA．performanceB．conclusionC．fulfillmentA．distractedB．grabbedC．rejectedA．servedB．creditedC．awardedA．competitionB．disabilityC．qualificationA．attitudeB．lifestyleC．voiceA．motivationalB．humorousC．genuineA．ambitionB．creativityC．honesty语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容(1个单词)ChinesemathematicianWangHong,borninthe1990s,hasresolvedacentury-oldmathematicalpuzzle,thethree-dimensionalcaseoftheKakeyaconjecture(猜想),establishingherselfasapotentialcandidate36theFieldsMedal.In1917,JapanesemathematicianSōichiKakeyaposedaseeminglysimplequestion:Whatisthe37(small)areathataninfinitely(无限地)thinneedlecansweepwhenrotated(旋转)?38thisproblemwassolvedintwodimensions,itsthree-dimensionalversionremainedunresolvedforoveracentury,39(puzzle)mathematiciansworldwide.Wang,now34,demonstrated40(exception)talentfromanearlyage.Atjust16,sheachievedoutstandingresultsinChina’snationalcollegeentranceexam,earning41(admit)toDepartmentofGeosciencesatthePekingUniversity.42(drive)byadeepinterestinmathematics,shelatertransferredtotheuniversity’smathematicsdepartment.DuringherdoctoralstudiesattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,WangstudiedunderrenownedmathematicianLarryGuth,43leadingauthorityingeometricmeasuretheory,44guidancegreatlyshapedheracademicdevelopment.SinceJuly2023,WanghasservedasanassociateprofessoratNewYorkUniversity.InFebruary2025,Wang,togetherwithhercollaboratorJoshuaZahl,45(release)a127paperformallyannouncingtheirachievement,whichhasgainedconsiderableattentionfromtheglobalmathematicalcommunity.书面表达（共两节，满分35分第一节应用文写作（满分15分作为一名高三学生，你受邀去给即将进入高中校园的新生做主题为“WhatshouldIprepareformyhighschoollife?”的演讲，请你从“调整心理状态”和“改善学习方法”中任选一注意：1.80个左右；2.WhatshouldIprepareformyhighschoolGoodmorning,第二节读后续写（满分20分注意：1.150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。MytwobestfriendsandIwereskateboardingintheparknearmyhouse.Olliesuddenlyskiddedtoastopandtoldustolookataposter.“TheHarvestFairsoundedcool,”heexclaimed.Mareyaagreedwhilepointingtoapictureofapie,addingthattherewasalsoapiecontest.“But50bucksaticket?Tooexpensive,”Isaid.Weallsighed.Thenwepickedupourskateboardsandjoggeddownthesidewalktothemarketmyparentsowned.Justatthatmoment,mydad’soldbusinesspartnerIsaacwalkedin.Isaacgreetedmydadcheerfullyandexplainedthathewasproducinganeventatthepark,askingifhecouldhangaposterthere.Mydadimmediatelyagreed.Whenmydadinquiredabouttheevent,IsaacsaiditwastheHarvestFairandgenerouslyofferedsomefreepassesforourfamily.Icouldn’tcontainmyexcitementandsquealedindisbelief.MareyaaskedinsurpriseifitwasreallytheHarvestFair.Olliegaspedinamazement,questioningwhethertheticketsweretrulyAfterIsaacleft,mydadsaidsincetherewerefivepeopleinourfamilybutsixtickets,wewouldhavetofindsomeoneelsewhowantedtogotothefair.MareyaandOlliebothwantedtogo.Ittookmeexactlyonesecondtogofromveryhappytoveryconfused.TherewasnowayIcouldchooseonefriendwithouthurtingtheother’sfeelings.Mydadtookaquarteroutofhispocket.“There’sonlyonefairwaytomakeatoughchoicelikethis:agoodold-fashionedcointoss.OllieandMareya,howaboutoneofyoucallsheads,oneofyoucallstails,andwhoeverguessesrightgetstheextraticket?”Butbeforeanyonecouldanswer,Mrs.Nishikawa,myawesome80-year-oldneighbor,approachedus.“Ijustsawtheposterinwindow,”shesaid.“HowIusedtolovegoingtofairs!Butit’shardfor