2025~2026学年上海同济大学第二附属中学第二学期期中考试高二年级英语学科试卷

2025~2026学年上海同济大学第二附属中学第二学期期中考试高二年级英语学科试卷一、语法填空Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Myson,Ben,diedwhenhewas23.Theyearafterhisdeath,Ihiked48ofthestate’s1(tall)mountainsinhismemory.Everystep,pathandpeakhasbeenaway2(restore)myself.Aboutamonthafterhisdeath,myhusbandandIhikedCarterDomeandMountHight,sorrowweighingheavyinourheartsandlegs.3(stand)onthepeak,Ilookedoutacrossthemountainsmysonloved.Foramoment,theheavyblow4(string)aboutbyBen’sdeathfadedintothetimelessexpanse,andIcouldbreathe.ThenextweekendfoundusonMountMoosilauke.ThenMountCannon,MountFlume,MountLibertyandsoon.Itwasaseriesoffirsts,ofstrugglesandovercomingthem—climbingatnight,climbingslidesandrocks,campingalone,findingpathsandplanningroutes.SixdaysbeforetheanniversaryofBen’sdeath,Ihikedmy48thandfinalpeak:MountCarrigain.AsIstoodontheobservationplatformatthepeak,IfoundtheessentialtruthI5(struggle)toexpressformonths:Theonlyplace6feelsvastenoughtoholdsorrowthisdeepandwideisthetopofamountain,lookingoutintoforever.7Ioncemighthavehiddenmyself,thesedaysIhiketoseek.IfindBen,butIalsofindmyself:someonebroken,nowbraverandmorecapable.8startsastheforcedisolationofsorrownowturnsintothewelcomelonelinessofthepath.Hikingisbothexhaustingandexciting,anditteachesusthatsorrowandjoy9coexist.Butthere’sanother,possiblymoreimportanttruth:Ahikeisnottheonlywaytofindthepeaceofthenaturalworld;asimplewalkalongaparkpathcanhaveasimilareffect.Theinternaljourneyofsorrows10(mix)withoursteps,andwefindcomfortalongtheway.二、选词填空Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.reluctantlyB.popularityC.announcingD.unexpectedlyE.atmosphereF.signature

G.graspH.charactersI.trendingJ.demandK.promisingMalfoyBecomesUnlikelyChineseNewYearMascot（吉祥物）inChinaAnunlikelyChineseNewYearmascothaspoppedupinChinathisyear—Malfoy(马尔福，小说《哈利·波特》中的角色).TomFelton,whoisfamousforplayingtheiconicroleofMalfoyintheHarryPotterseries,now11appearsinsomeChinesehouseholds,withmajore-commercesitessellingfestivedecorationthatprominentlyfeatureshisimpressiveface,includingpostersandstickersprintedwithhis12smile.Hissudden13comesfromhisChinesetranslationofthesurnameMalfoy,whichis“Ma-er-fu”.ThistranslationcleverlycontainstheChinese14for“horse”and“fortune”,makingitaperfectfitfortheYearoftheHorse.AheadofChineseNewYear,fansputupMalfoy’sphotosorcouplets(对联)ondoors,andrelatedstickersandmagnetsareinhigh15onTaobao.SocialmediausersalsoshareMalfoy’simagesforgoodfortune,withcommentsreferringtheoriginalseries,showingtheirfirm16ofit.Thisuniquepatternis17,andinterestingly,Feltonhimselfhasnoticeditrecently,sharinganInstagramstoryabouthischaracterbecomingaChineseNewYearsymbol.HarryPotterhaslongbeenhugelypopularinChina,wherehundredsofmillionsofitsbookshavebeensoldovertheyears.There-releaseoftheseries’firstfilmproved18asitearnedmorethan90millionyuaninjustthreedays,fullyreflectingitsenormousinfluenceamongChineseaudiences.WithWarnerBrosDiscovery19planstoopenthelargestHarryPotterstudiotourinShanghaiin2027,therelevantinfluenceinChinawillcontinuetogrow.Malfoy’ssurprisingroleasaNewYearmascotperfectlyblendsWesternmagicwiththewarmEasternfestive20,becomingaspecialhighlightofthisyear’sSpringFestival.三、完形填空Pursuinga“Useless”DegreeAtuniversity,whenItoldpeopleIwasstudyingforahistorydegree,theresponsewasalmostalwaysthesame:“Youwanttobeateacher?”“No,ajournalist.”“Oh.Butyou’renot21incommunications?”Inthedayswhenauniversityeducationwasaprivilege,perhapstherewasn’tthe22thatadegreehadtobeaspringboard(跳板)directlyintoacareer.Thosedaysarelonggone.Today,adegreeisalmosta(n)23forthejobmarket,onethatmorethanhalvesyourchancesofbeingunemployed.Still,thataloneisno24ofajob—andyetwe’repayingmoreandmoreforone.Giventhosecosts,mostofuswanttomaximizethereturnonthat25—andthatcanleadtoamaterialisticapproachtohighereducation.Wanttobeajournalist?Studyjournalism,we’retold.Alawyer?Pursuelaw.Nottotallysure?GointoSTEM—youcanbecomeanengineeroranITexpert.Andnomatterwhatyoudo,26thehumanities,suchashistory,philosophyandlanguages.It’struethatthehumanitiescomewithahigherriskofunemployment,buttheriskis27thanyouwouldimagine.ForyoungpeopleintheU.S.,theunemploymentrateofthosewithhumanitiesdegreesisfourpercent,justalittlemorethanthatofengineeringdegreeholders.What’smore,lower28maynotbecausedbythedegreeitselfeithersincethegenderpaygap29inthehumanitieswhosegraduatesaremorelikelytobefemale.Soitcomesasnosurprisethat30tendtoearnlessthanengineers.AccordingtoLinkedIn’sresearchonthemost31jobskillsbyemployersfor2019,theabilitytocommunicateandgetalongwithpeople,tounderstandwhat’sonotherpeople’sminds,andtodofull-strengthcriticalanalysiswereallvaluedandappreciatedacrossalmostallindustries.Itgoeswithoutsayingthatevenwithoutahumanitiesdegree,youcanstillbea(n)32communicatorandcriticalthinker.Therefore,anygooduniversityeducation,notjustoneinEnglishorpsychology,should33theseabilitiesfurther.Butfewcoursesofstudyarequiteas34onreading,writing,speakingandcriticalthinkingasthehumanities—whetherthat’sbydebatingotherstudentsinaseminar(研讨会),writingathesispaperoranalyzingpoetry.ThewholequestionofwhetherastudentshouldchooseSTEMorthehumanitiesmightbe35tobeginwith.Whateverastudentpursuesinuniversity,itmustbesomethingthattheyarenotonlygoodat,butinterestedin.Evenifitmeanspursuinga“useless”degree—likeoneinhumanities.21.A．believingB．leadingC．majoringD．participating22.A．assumptionB．explanationC．judgmentD．intention23.A．luxuryB．choiceC．necessityD．tool24.A．concernB．guaranteeC．indicationD．shortage25.A．achievementB．investmentC．punishmentD．requirement26.A．considerB．forgetC．noticeD．remember27.A．biggerB．rarerC．severerD．smaller28.A．salariesB．scoresC．spendingD．status29.A．assistsB．consistsC．persistsD．resists30.A．chemistsB．lawyersC．ITexpertsD．Englishteachers31.A．built-inB．grown-upC．missed-outD．sought-after32.A．amusingB．excellentC．nervousD．poor33.A．fastenB．sharpenC．weakenD．worsen34.A．hardB．fixedC．heavyD．soft35.A．importantB．misguidedC．challengingD．miserable四、阅读理解GrowingupinUkraine,Vadimdidn’tknowwhatitwasliketoliveinasafe,stablehome.Hisparentswerealcoholicswhowouldoftenbeathim.They’devenstuffhimintoawinecontainer,breakinghislittlebodyandleavingonlyasmallopeningatthetopsohecouldbreatheandsee—butonlyjustalittle.BythetimeVadimturned9,hewaslivinginanorphanage(孤儿院).Unfortunately,asisthecasewithfartoomanylittleones,hislifeonlygotworsethere.Notonlywashehurt,buthewasplacedinaroomonthethirdfloor,makingitimpossibletogetdownstairsinawheelchair.ThisleftVadimcrawlingupanddownthestairs,anactivitythatwasbothphysicallyandmentallyexhausting.He’doftenbelateformeals.Ifthefoodwasn’talreadygonebythetimehearrived,otherkidswouldstealfromhim.Then,achaineffectbeganwhensomespecialfolksvisitedtheorphanage.Theytoldhimastoryaboutaspiritualfigurewhoadvocatedloveandforgiveness.Thisconversationhelpedthe14-year-oldfindhisfaithand,inturn,hehadmorehopethanheeverhadbefore.Today,Vadimisonlongertheboysubjecttofate.Heisafathertohisownkids,andhislifecouldn’tbemoredifferentorbetter.Overtheyears,he’sdiscoveredagiftforexpressinghimselfthroughart.ThisinspiredTimTebowFoundation,anorganizationfightingforthemostvulnerable(脆弱的)peoplearoundtheworld,toaskifhe’dliketocreateapiecethatrepresentedwhatitlookedandfeltlikeforhimtohavegonefrom“darknesstolight.”Theresult?AtrulyremarkablepaintingthatfeaturesVadim,inhiswheelchair,leavingbehindhisoldhome,includingthewinecontainerhisparentsstuffedhiminto.Hisnewdirectionincludesabeautifulforestfulloffallleavesandbrightlight,showingthehopeheissaidtohavefoundintheinspiringstory.36.Accordingtothepassage,Vadim’sparentstreatedhim________.

A．abusivelyB．forgivinglyC．thoughtfullyD．strictly37.WhydidVadimcrawlupanddownthestairswhenlivingintheorphanage?

A．Becausehislittleroommatesoftendiddamagetohiswheelchair.B．Becauseotherchildrenwouldtakehismealwithoutpermission.C．Becausehecouldn’tusethewheelchairtogodownstairsfromahighfloor.D．Becausegettingdownstairswasdemandingforhimphysicallyandmentally.38.Thephrase“achaineffect”inparagraph4refersto________.

A．aneffectivetreatmentforVadim’sdisabilityB．aseriesofpositivechangesoccurringinVadim’slifeC．asenseofhopefromthestoryofaspiritualfigureD．ahelpinghandfromTimTebowFoundation39.WhatisthemessagethatVadimwantstoconveyinhisremarkablepainting?

A．Headmiresthebeautyandharmonyofnature.B．Heleadsamiserablelifewithhisownkids.C．Heexcelsindelicatepaintingtechniques.D．Hesaysfarewelltothepastandharvestshappiness.

15THOCT2023CULTUREGazelleTwin,acomposer,producer,andmusician,opensupaboutbeingaconceptualartistandestablishingauniqueidentityaheadofthereleaseofhernewalbum(专辑),BlackDog.Q:Wouldyoudescribeyourmusicasconceptual?

A:Conceptualisagoodterm.Idon’tmakemusicjustforthesakeofmakingmusic.MyrecordsareinspiredbythemesIspendmuchtimelearningaboutthethemebeforewriting,thendesignthealbumstructure.Forexample,BlackDogwasoriginallyaboutghosts,butfinallyfocusesonmychildhood,adulthood,parenthood,andtheanxietyandfearalongtheway.

Q:Throughoutthealbum,thereisasenseofanobserver.Isthatpersonyourself,oranotherpresence?

A:Both.Thereisthevoiceofmyowndepressionandanxiety,andthisotherpersoncomesfrominsideme,aquietobserverthatalwaysexistswithin.It’slikehavingaconstantinnerwatcherthatnoticesthoseuncomfortablefeelings—thefear,thevulnerability(脆弱),especiallyasawomanintheworld.Forexample,whenIwalkaloneatnight,Imayfeelunsafeandbecomewatchful.Wehavetobuildprotectiveinstinctsaroundourselves.

Q:Whenyoustartedout,didyouhaveanyideaofthekindofartistyouwantedtobe?

A:Ididn’twanttofitafixedstyleorberestrictedbybeingfemale.Iwantedflexibilityandtothinkbeyondmypersonalability.

Q:Whatwouldbeyouradvicetoanyonewithambitionstobecomeamusician?

A:Followyourinstincts.Putyourselfouttherewithoutpressuretobe“perfect”.Absorb,experiment,andembracetheunknownjourney.Successneedsateamandtime—youmustloveitandsticktoitlong-term.40.WhyisGazelleTwin’smusicconceptual?

A．Herrecordsareusuallyaboutghosts.B．Thealbum’sstructureisatoppriority.C．Theword“conceptual”itselfisattractive.D．Hermusicishighlymotivatedbythemes.41.Inthesecondpartoftheinterview,“thisotherperson”mostlikelyrepresents________.

A．aghostfromherchildhoodB．afriendwhoalwayswalkswithherC．herinnerself-awarenessD．herspiritualgrowth42.WhichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromGazelleTwin’sresponseintheinterview?

A．Sheowessuccesstopassionandpatience.B．Herfutureplanningreliesheavilyontheteam.C．BlackDoghasalreadybecomeahitalbumworldwide.D．Sheexpresseswillingnesstohelpthepotentialmusicians.①Hundredsofpeopledieatseaeveryyearduetoshipandairplaneaccidents.Emergencyteamshaveverylimitedtimetorescuethoseinthewaterbecausetheprobabilityoffindingapersonalivefallsdramaticallyaftersixhours.Beyondtidesandchallengingweatherconditions,unsteadycoastalcurrentsoftenmakesearchandrescueoperationsextremelydifficult.②Intoday’srescueoperationsatsea,complicatedmodelsofoceandynamicsandweatherforecastingareusedtopredictthepathoffloatingobjects.Forfast-changingcoastalwaters,however,suchpredictionsareofteninaccurateduetouncertainboundariesandmissingdata.Asaresult,asearchmaybelaunchedinthewronglocation,causingalossofprecioustime.③Fortunately,newinsightintocoastalflowsgainedbyaninternationalresearchteamledbyGeorgeHaller,ProfessorofNonlinearDynamicsatETHZurich,promisestoenhancethesearchandrescuetechniquescurrentlyinuse.Usingtoolsfromdynamicalsystemstheoryandoceandata,theteamhasdevelopedanalgorithm(算法)topredictwhereobjectsandpeoplefloatinginwaterwillgo.“Ourworkhasaclearpotentialtosavelives,”saysMattiaSerra,thefirstauthorofastudyrecentlypublishedinNatureCommunications.④Haller’sresearchteamobtainedmathematicalresultspredictingthatobjectsfloatingontheocean’ssurfaceshouldgatheralongafewspecialcurves(曲线)whichtheycallTransientAttractingProfiles(TRAPs).Thesecurvescan’tbeseenwithoureyesbutcanbetrackedfrominstantoceansurfacecurrentdatausingrecentmathematicalmethodsdevelopedbytheETHteam.Thisenablesquickandpreciseplanningofsearchpathsthatarelesssensitivetouncertaintiesinthetimeandplaceoftheaccident.⑤IncooperationwithateamfromMIT,theETHteamtestedtheirnewTRAP-basedsearchalgorithmintwoseparateoceanexperimentsnearMartha’sVineyard,whichisonthenortheasterncoastoftheUnitedStates.Workingfromthesamereal-timedataavailabletotheCoastGuard,theteamsuccessfullyidentifiedTRAPsintheregioninreal-time.Theyfoundthatbuoysandmanikins(浮标和人体模型)throwninthewaterindeedquicklygatheredalongtheseemergingcurves.“Ofseveralcompetingapproachestestedinthisproject,thiswastheonlyalgorithmthatconsistentlyfoundtherightlocation”,saysHaller.⑥“Ourresultsarerapidlyobtained,easytointerpret,andcheaptoperform,”pointsoutSerra.Hallerstresses:“Ourhopeisthatthismethodwillbecomeastandardpartofthetoolkitofcoastguardseverywhere.”43.Inasearchandrescueoperation,________.

A．thesurvivalratedropstoalmostzeroaftersixhoursB．theuseofdynamicsleadstothewronglocationC．weatherconditionsareadeterminingfactorD．theconstantlychangingcurrentspresentachallenge44.Paragraph5mainlytalksabout________.

A．thecollectionofdataB．thetestingofthealgorithmC．theidentificationoftheTRAPsD．thecooperationoftworesearchteams45.Themainsignificanceofthenewalgorithmis________.

A．accuratelypredictingweatherconditionsduringrescueoperationsB．dependenceonsatellitetechnologytolocatedistressedindividualsatseaC．cost-effective,efficienttrackingofobjectsandindividualsincoastalwatersD．predictingtheexacttimeandlocationofoceanaccidents46.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．HowMathematicsCanSaveLivesatSeaB．HowCoastalWatersAffectSavingLivesC．WhyAlgorithmsArePopularinRescueOperationsD．WhySuccessRatesofRescueOperationsHaveFallenWhygratitudeisgoodforyouGratitudeismorethanjustsaying“thankyou”tosomeonewhohashelpedusorgivenusagift.47Andthispositiveemotioncanbegoodforourhealth—ouremotionalandphysicalhealth,aswellasthehealthofourrelationships.Let’sstartbylookingattheemotionalormentalhealthbenefitsofexpressinggratitude.Therehavebeenmanystudies,asdescribedina2018paperfromtheGreaterGoodScienceCentertitled“TheScienceofGratitude”,showingthatwritingagratitudelettertoanotherpersonorwritinginagratitudejournal,ifdoneregularly,improvesmentalhealth.Onereasonforthis,isthatgratitudestopsusfromreflectingonnegativeemotions.Butevenifwedon’tshareourwritingwithanyone,likeinajournal,theactofcompletingtheexercisealonemakesushappierandmoresatisfiedwithlife.48Asweareessentiallytrainingourbraintobemoreintunewithnoticingthepositive,afterseveralweeksormonths,thisbecomesmoreintuitive.Andso,themoreweexpressgratitude,themorepositivewefeel.49Therearestudieslinkingagratitudepracticetobettersleepquality,bettereatinghabits,andreducedinfectioninpeoplewhohavehadheartproblems.Sogratitudeisclearlygoodforus,butisitalsogoodforthepeopleinourlives?Thesimpleansweris“yes”.Whenshared—spokenorwritten—gratitudeisaboutfeelingvaluedandhelpingothersfeelvaluedtoo.50Andthat’sontopofalltheotherwaysgratitudeisclearlygoodforus.Maybeweshouldallstopcountingsheeporcountingcaloriesandstartcountingourblessingsinstead?

A．Gratitudecanalsomakeusfeelgoodphysically.B．Therefore,it’seasytotellthatgratitudeisadvantageoustous.C．Itisthefeelingofbeinggratefulandwantingtoexpressourthanks.D．Itcanthushelppromotestrongerrelationshipswithfamily,friendsorevencolleagues.E．Andthispositivefeelinggetsevenbetterwithtime.F．Itisadeeperappreciationforsomeoneorsomethingthatmakesusfeelapositiveemotion.五、书面表达51.Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasforaspossible.FoodShortageCrisisThereisnodoubtthataglobalfoodshortagecrisiscurrentlyexists.Withthepricesofstaplegrainssuchaswheat,rice,andcornrisingfromyeartoyear,morepeoplecontinuetogohungry.Inordertopreventthisproblemfromgrowinganyworseandpotentiallyruiningeconomiesaroundtheworld,itiscrucialthatsoundsolutionsaresoughtandimplemented.Accordingtoexperts,onesolutionisforscientiststodevelopnewtoolstoincreasecropproduction.Researchersaroundtheworldarestudyingwaystoimprovecropsandfarmingtechniques.TwosuchpiecesthataremakingimportantdiscoveriesaretheInternationalRiceResearchInstituteinthePhilippinesandtheInternationalMaizeandWheatImprovementCenterinMexico.Scientiststherearegrowingstaplecropsthataremorepest-resistantandweed-resistant.Thenewandimprovedcropsarealsomorenutrient-richandyieldhigherquantities.Helpingfarmerssafeguardagainstbadweatherconditionsisanotherpossiblesolutiontotheglobalfoodshortagecrisis.Unpreparedfarmersandunpredictableweatherhaveproventobearecipefordisaster.Forexample,droughtsinAustraliahavelefthundredsoffarmsbareandevenmorepeoplewithoutfood.Afarmpondtostorerainwaterisonepreventativemethodscientistshavedevelopedtofightagainstthethreatofdroughts.Governmentsandfarmersaren’ttheonlygroupsthatmustworktowardsasolutiontotheglobalfoodshortagecrisis.Consumersalsobeartheresponsibilityofhelpingdecreaseshortage.Oneverysimplethingthatallconsumerscandoispurchaseandeatlessmeat.Cows,chickens,andpigsareallfedwithfeedmadefromcornandotherimportantgrains.Thelargeamountoffoodthatisusedtofeedthemcouldeasilyberedirectedforhumanconsumptionifthedemandforsuchmeatsdecreased.Thereisnodoubtthattheglobalfoodshortageproblemneedstobeaddressedimmediately.Theonlywaytopreventfurtherworldwidehungerandmalnutritionisforallpartiestoworktogethertowardsasolution.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________