2025~2026学年北京十一学校顺义学校高二下学期期中英语试卷

2025~2026学年北京十一学校顺义学校高二下学期期中英语试卷一、完形填空JanTchamani,anEnglishteacherinBirmingham,UK,suddenlydevelopedaseriousillnessandhadtoquitherjob.Atage50,shefoundherselfoutofworkand1athomewithonlyhercomputertokeephercompany.Afterawhile,shediscoveredthatsurfingtheInternetcouldhelpherfeellesslonelyandbored.Shecouldlistentomusic,watchfilms,playgames,and2theworld.Shealsojoinedanonlinegroupwhereshecouldtalkaboutherproblemsandgetsupportand3fromothers.SherealisedthatoneofthegreatestbenefitsoftheInternetwasitsabilitytoremovethe4thatusuallyexistsbetweenpeople.Shewasso5bythepeopleshemetonlinethatshedecidedtostartanITclubtoteacholderpeoplehowtousecomputersandtheInternet.Sheandherfriendsnoworganiseeventsandcollectmoneytopayforprivateteachers.Manypeoplehavebeenhelpedbytheclub.A61-year-oldwomanwhowaslivingalonehasstartedasmallonlinecompanytogetherwithtwofriends.Shenolongerfeelslonely,andhercompanyhasbecomequite6.JanhasstartedtakingonlineclassestolearnmoreabouthowtousetheInternettomakesocietybetter.Shebelievesthatitishighlyimportantto7thedigitaldivideandmakesurethateveryonehasaccesstotheInternetandknowshowtousenewtechnology.Hernextgoalistostarta(n)8websitetoraisemoneyforchildreninpoorcountries.Jan’slifehasbeengreatlyimprovedbytheInternet.“Whenyou9toughtimes,youmeetotherswhoarefacingsimilarchallenges,”Jansays.“Thinkingaboutotherpeople’ssituationsinspiredmetooffer10.”1.A．stuckB．employedC．busyD．active2.A．protectB．exploreC．ignoreD．destroy3.A．praiseB．criticismC．adviceD．orders4.A．costB．timeC．speedD．distance5.A．surprisedB．confusedC．annoyedD．inspired6.A．famousB．difficultC．successfulD．strange7.A．crossB．bridgeC．enlargeD．educate8.A．charityB．advertisementC．learningD．volunteer9.A．gooverB．goonC．gooffD．gothrough10.A．supportB．complaintsC．entertainmentD．information二、语法填空在未给提示词的空白处填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。TangWensheng,borninNewYork,isanoutstandingChineseinterpreter.She11(work)forChina’stopleadersduringthe1970s.“Ithinkitwasaprivilegeanda12(learn)experience,”Tangsaid.Hermasteryoflanguageandextensiveinsights13foreignaffairsenabledhertohandlehigh-leveldialoguessmoothly.Thankstoherlifetimededicationtothefield,TangwashonoredwiththeLifetimeAchievementAwardinTranslationin2024.在未给提示词的空白处填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。“InformationCocoons(茧)”14(coin)byCassR.Sunsteinin2006.ItreferstoaphenomenonontheInternet:whenfacingvastinformationonline,peopleonlyfocusonwhattheywanttoseeandalgorithms(算法)willselecttheir15(prefer)information,whichendsupnarrowingtheirhorizons.Yetcriticsargueitcomesfrompersonalchoice,ratherthantechnology.Theyarguethat16algorithmdoesissimplysavethetimeofskipping.17(gain)abroaderunderstandingoftheworld,wemustovercomementallazinessandstepoutofouronlinecomfortzones.在未给提示词的空白处填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。Atthemoment,AItoolsprovideresultsthatarenotalwayscorrectorappropriate.That’swhy18(company)arelookingforpeopletohelptrainAIprograms.Thesepeoplearecalledprompt(提示词)engineers,19arepaidsix-figuresalaries.AnnaBernstein,apromptengineer,writespromptsandfeedsthemintoAItools.ThishelpstheAIgeneratetextwithaccurateinformation.Shethinkspromptengineeringisnowoneof20(hot)techjobsandshelovesherjob.三、阅读理解Nosinglejobsuitsallofus,butmanyofthebestoneshaveafewcharacteristicsincommon.Theinformationgivenbelowissomeofthebestjobsforreference.NursePractitionerAveragesalary:$121,610/yearUnemploymentrate:0.4%Expectedjobgrowthintenyears:44.5%Nursepractitionersareregisterednurseswithadditionaleducation.Alsoknownasadvancedpracticeregisterednurses,theyspecializeintreatingspecificpatientpopulations,trainingtoworkinareaslikewomen’shealthorchildren’shealth.Theymayalsoworkinresearchoracademia(学术界).FinancialManagerAveragesalary:$139,790/yearUnemploymentrate:1.4%Expectedjobgrowthintenyears:16%Financialmanagersoverseethefinancesofmajorcompanies,agenciesandotherorganizations.Asidefromworkingwithnumbers,theymustalsohelpothermembersoftheirorganizationunderstandtheircomplexreports,whichrequiressignificantcommunicationskills.SoftwareDeveloperAveragesalary:$127,260/yearUnemploymentrate:1.4%Expectedjobgrowthintenyears:25.7%Softwaredevelopersinventthetechnologieswesometimestakeforgranted.Forinstance,theappthatringsorsingstowakeyouupfromadeepsleepeverymorning.Thebestdevelopersarecreativeandhavethetechnicalskillstocarryoutinnovativeideas.Theyareemployedinarangeofindustries,includingcomputersystemsdesign,manufacturingandfinance.InformationSecurityAnalystAveragesalary:$112,000/yearUnemploymentrate:1.2%Expectedjobgrowthintenyears:31.5%Asconcernaboutcybersecuritygrows,sodoesthedemandforinformationsecurityanalysts.Itisthedutyoftheseprofessionalstoprepareandcarryoutsecuritymeasuresthatprotectacompany’scomputernetworksandsystems.Sincelotsofsensitivedataisstoredelectronicallythesedays,includingbankaccountnumbersandpasswords,theseprofessionalsarecrucial.21.Whichjobmaybestsuitpeoplewhofearunemployment?

A．NursePractitioner.B．FinancialManager.C．SoftwareDeveloper.D．InformationSecurityAnalyst.22.Whatdosoftwaredevelopersandinformationsecurityanalystshaveincommon?

A．Theyspecializeindatamanagement.B．Theyareinhighdemand.C．Theyareequippedwithinventiveminds.D．Theyfocusonuserexperienceimprovement.23.Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?

A．Acourseplan.B．Acareerguidebook.C．Anacademicarticle.D．Ajobadvertisement.YouareaStanfordstudent.Yourprofessorwalksintotheroom,breakstheclassintoteams,andgiveseachteamfivedollarsinfunding.Yourgoalistomakeasmuchmoneyaspossiblewithintwohoursandthengiveathree-minutepresentationaboutyourachievement.Whatwouldyoudo?Typicalanswersrangefrombuyingstart-upmaterialsforalemonadestandtobuyingalotteryticket(彩票).Buttheteamsthatfollowthesetypicalpathstendtobringuptherearintheclass.Theteamsthatmakethemostmoneydon’tusethefivedollarsatall.Theyrealizethefivedollarsisaworthlessresource.Sotheyignoreitandstartfromscratch.Theyredefinetheproblemmorebroadlyas“Whatcanwedotomakemoneyifwestartwithabsolutelynothing?”Oneparticularlysuccessfulteamendedupmakingreservationsatpopularlocalrestaurantsandthensellingthereservationtimestothosewhowantedtoskipthewait.Thesestudentsgeneratedanimpressivefewhundreddollarsinjusttwohours.Buttheteamthatmadethemostmoneyapproachedtheproblemdifferently.Theyrealizedthemostvaluableresourcewasthethree-minutepresentationtimetheyhadinfrontofattentiveStanfordstudents.Theysoldtheirthree-minuteslot(时段)toacompanyinterestedinemployingStanfordstudentsandwalkedawaywith$650.Thefive-dollarchallengeillustratesthedifferencebetweentactics(战术)andstrategy.Astrategyisaplanforachievinganobjective.Tactics,incontrast,aretheactionsyouundertaketocarryoutthestrategy.TheStanfordstudentswhobombedthe$5challengefixatedonatactic—howtousethefivedollars—andlostsightofthestrategy.Onceyoudefinetheproblembroadlyintermsofwhatyou’retryingtodoinsteadofyourfavoredsolution—you’lldiscoverotherpossibilitieswaitinginplainsight.24.Whatisthepurposeofparagraph1?

A．TopresentatypicalclassatStanford.B．Tocollectanswerstoaquestion.C．Tointroducethefive-dollarchallenge.D．Tostresstheimportanceofmakingmoney.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“bringuptherear”inparagraph2mean?

A．Beunlikelytolast.B．Becomehardtonotice.C．Beatthebottom.D．Encouragewrongdoing.26.Whatcanweinferaboutthetwosuccessfulteams?

A．Theycanthinkoutsidethebox.B．Theyinsistontheirfavoredsolution.C．Theyillustratethebenefitsofcollectingdata.D．Theyhaveaclearteamprocessforplanning.27.Whatissuggestedinthelastparagraph?

A．Thinktwicebeforeyouact.B．Apennysavedisapennyearned.C．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.D．Solutionslieinseeingthebigpicture.Readingfictionisanemotionalexperience.Feelingemotions—evennegativeemotionssuchassadness—drivesreadingandhelpsusenjoybooks.Theemotionswefeelwhenreadingmayevenhelpusshowempathy,understandthatothershaveopinions,andencourageustohelpothers.Theemotionalexperienceofreadingisbothindividuallyandsociallybeneficial.Currently,however,thelinkbetweenreadingandemotionislargelymissingfromthereadingexperiencedbyyoungpeopleinEnglishliteraturelessonsinEngland.TheGeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducation(GCSE)Englishliteraturecurriculumhasbeencriticized.ExaminationquestionsinEnglishliteratureareusuallyconstructedimpersonally.Forinstance,arecentGCSEpaperasksstudents,“HowdoesPriestleyexploretheimportanceofsocialclassinAnInspectorCalls?”Questionslikethisencouragestudentstoconsidertheintentionandstyleoftheauthorwithouttakingtheirpersonalresponsetothetextintoaccount.ThecurrentapproachtotheEnglishliteraturecurriculumanditsassessmentisalsoinconflictwithhowteachersviewthevalueofemotionsinEnglishteaching.Inourrecentstudy,wefoundthattheteachersusedthewords“feel”and“feelings”frequently.Thesewordsoftenoccurredwithinbroadercommentsaboutengagementandasenseofclosenesstoboththethemesandcharactersinthetextsbeingstudied.Someoftheteacherswesurveyedfeltthatthisconnectionwithatexthadtobeinplacebeforeanyattempttoanalyzelanguage,structureandmeaning.Asoneteachersaid,“Ifindtheeasiestwayintogettingkidstoanalyzelanguageisgettingthemtothinkabouthowitmakesthemfeelandthentoexplorehowthelanguageismakingthathappen.”Teacherswerealsokeentopromotethevalueofdiscussionintheirclassrooms.Theyviewedthisasanimportantwayinwhichlearnersdevelopedasreaders,throughdialogandbybuildingonothers’emotionalresponses.Theyfeltsuchcollectivetalkwasimportantasatoolforenrichingtheclassroomenvironment.Italso,crucially,encouragedstudentstounderstandthatanyliterarytextcangiverisetomultipleandoftenverydifferentinterpretations.Schoolreadingshouldbemorecloselyaligned(使一致)topersonalreadingpracticesandthoseareverymuchdrivenbyemotions.28.Whichofthefollowingquestionsmightbeconsideredimpersonal?

A．Whichcharacterdoyoulikebestintheplay?B．Whatstyledoestheauthoruseinthefiction?C．Whichpoemimpressesyouthemostandwhy?D．Whatdoyouadmireabouttheherointhenovel?29.Whatshouldbedonebeforeanalyzingliteraryworksaccordingtosometeachers?

A．Predictingtheplot.B．Analyzingthelanguage.C．Outliningthestructure.D．Relatingtotheworks.30.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph5?

A．Illustrateateachingprocess.B．Exploreareadingmethod.C．Introduceateachingpractice.D．Reviewareadingactivity.Noise-cancellingheadphonesarepopularformakingcommuteseasierandblockingdailynoise.Buttheyhaverecentlybeenquestioned,ashearingexpertsworryoverusemightharmpeople’shearingabilities.Whilethetechnologyhasclearadvantages—likelettingpeoplelistentomusicatlowervolume—somespecialistssuspectthatconstantlyfilteringoutbackgroundnoisemaybringunexpectedproblems.ReneeAlmeida,ahearingexpertfromImperialCollegeHealthcareNHSTrust,hasseenmoreadultswithhearingcomplaints.Testsshowtheirearsworkwell,buttheirbrainshaveissues:theystruggletofindwheresoundscomefromorfollowconversationsinbusyplacesliketrainsorrestaurants.Thisproblem,calledtheauditoryprocessingproblem,isusuallyfoundinchildren.Almeidathinkswideuseofnoise-cancellingheadphonescouldbethereason.“Thebrainisusedtodealingwithmanysoundsatonceandchoosingwhattofocuson,”shesays.“Withnoisecancellation,yourbraingetsonlyonesound—likeapodcastormusic—withnothingelsetoprocess.”Sheaddsthatoverusemaymakechildren’sbraindevelopmentslowerinlearningtonoticesounds,andmakeadults’brains“lazy”,justlikeunusedmusclesgetweak.Bothgroupsmaythenfindithardtopickoutspeechfromnoisysurroundings.However,otherexpertshavedifferentviews.HarveyDillon,ahearingscienceprofessor,saysthere’snoproofthatnoise-cancellingheadphonescausesuchproblems.Henotesthatloudmusic,notthenoise-cancellingfeature,mightdamagetheauditorysystem.“Noisecancellationcanevenbegood—itletspeoplelistentomusicatlowervolumewithoutbackgroundnoise,”heexplains.DaniTomlin,anotherhearingspecialist,agreesthatlong-termusemaymakelisteningharderwhenheadphonesaretakenoff.Butshesaystheirbenefitsshouldn’tbeignored—theyhelppeoplewithspecialsensoryneedsandletpeopleenjoypodcastsormoviesduringtrips.“Wedon’tneedtostopusingthem;weneedmoreresearch,”shesays.Fornow,Almeidasuggestsusingboneconductionheadphonesanddoinghearingtraining.Sheadvisespeopletolistentoradiodebatesandwritedownrapsonglyricswhilelistening.“Thebraincanstillchangeandimprove,”shesays.“Justmakeanefforttopayattentiontothesoundsaroundyou.”31.WhatproblemdoadultswithhearingcomplaintshaveaccordingtoReneeAlmeida?

A．Theirearscannotworknormally.B．Theyfailtolocatethesourceofsounds.C．Theycannotlistentomusicatlowvolume.D．Theyhavedifficultyusingnoise-cancellingheadphones.32.WhatcanweinferfromHarveyDillon’swords?

A．Noise-cancellingheadphonesmayprotecthearinginsomeway.B．Thenoise-cancellingfeatureisthemaincauseofhearingdamage.C．Loudmusicissaferforhearingwithnoise-cancellingheadphones.D．Thereisenoughresearchtoprovetheharmofnoise-cancellingheadphones.33.WhatdoesDaniTomlinagreeaboutnoise-cancellingheadphones?

A．Theirsideeffectshavebeencompletelysolved.B．Theyhelpimprovepeople’sabilitytofocusonsounds.C．Theirbenefitsarevaluableandfurtherstudyisrequired.D．Theyaremoreusefulthanboneconductionheadphones.34.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A．Toexplainhownoise-cancellingheadphoneswork.B．Toprovethatnoise-cancellingheadphonesharmhearing.C．Toadvisepeopletouseboneconductionheadphones.D．Tointroducedifferentviewsonnoise-cancellingheadphones’effects.Achildandamanwerewalkingonabeach.Thechildfoundashellandheldittohisear.Suddenlyheheardstrange,low,musicalsounds,seeminglyfromanotherworld.Thenthemanexplainedthattheseweremerelyfaintsoundscapturedbytheshell,revealingtheunnoticedsoundsoftheworld.35Toenterandenjoythisnewworld,weneedtoloveliterature,andmakeanefforttoexplainit.Behindeverybookisaman,behindthemanistherace,andbehindtheracearethenaturalandsocialenvironments.36Inaword,wehavenowreachedapointwherewewishtoenjoyandunderstandliterature.Thefirststepistodeterminesomeofitssignificantqualities.Thefirstqualityofliteratureisitsdescriptionoftruthandbeauty.Often,sometruthandbeautygounnoticeduntilrevealedbyasensitivesoul,justliketheshellreflectingtheunnoticedsounds.37Thesecondqualityofliteratureisitsappealtoourfeelingsandimagination.38ConsiderthelineaskedbyChristopherMarlowe’sDoctorFaustusinthepresenceofHelen:“Wasthisthefacethatlaunchedathousandships?”—itinvitesusintoaworldoflove,beauty,andheroism.Thethirdqualityofliterature,comingoutoftheothertwo,isitspermanence.39Italsotakesonapersonalstyle—nowritercandescribehumanlifewithoutreflectinghisownlifeandexperiences.Insummary,literatureistheexpressionoflifeinformsoftruthandbeauty,thewrittenrecordofman’sthoughtsandfeelings,andthehistoryofthehumansoul.

A．Manygreatworksofliteraturesharethesequalities.B．Thisiswhyliteraturecanbesopowerfulandmoving.C．Itsattractionliesmoreinwhatitawakensinusthanwhatitsays.D．Wemustknowallthese,ifthebookistospeakitswholemessage.E．Somesuchexperienceasthisliesinstoreforuswhenwebeginthestudyofliterature.F．Goodliteraturereflectsthemostbasicofhumannature—loveandhate,joyandsadness,fearandhope.G．Forinstance,whilemanymightoverlookafieldofdeadgrass,apoetseesbeautyandtruth,transformingitintoverse:“Yesterday’sflowersamI.”四、选词填空根据句意，用所给单词的适当形式填空，请将正确形式完整地写在答题卡相应题号后的横线上。

qualifycontradictorydramaticgenuineanticipateemploy40.Sheapologizedandsounded40regretful.41.Togetthisteachingposition,youmusthavetherightacademicbackgroundand41.42.Tomwasexcitedandfullof42attheprospectofthetrip.43.Oilpriceshaverisen43sincelastmonthduetochangesintheinternationalmarket.44.Themanagerdismissedthree44forbeingabsentfromworkwithoutpermission.45.Itisa45toloveanimalsandyetwearfurs.五、翻译46.我的日常饮食主要由蔬菜和水果构成。(consistof)(汉译英)___________________________________________________________________47.他是医生，期盼儿子继承他的事业。（followinone'sfootsteps）____________________________________________________________________________________________48.我认为你一定读过这本书。(take...forgranted)(汉译英)___________________________________________________________________六、阅读理解阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题纸指定区域作答Growingup,Iwasdifferent.WhenIwasfour,Iwasofficiallydiagnosedwithautism(自闭症).Beforethat,IhadADHDandapeanutallergy.Iwasalatetalker.Ihatedloudnoises.Anychangesinroutinecompletelythrewmeoff.Asaschoolboy,IfeltliketheleastinterestingpersononEarth.Nooneseemedtounderstandme,andpeoplewereuncomfortablewithmebeingdifferent.Ifeltexcludedbyotherstudents.SinceIcouldnotfitin,Ichosesilence—eventhoughIhadsomuchtosay.Towardtheendofmyfreshmanyear,somethingchanged.Afterholdingeverythinginfortoolong,thepressurebuiltuntilIcouldn’ttakeit.Likeabearthathadbeenpokedonetoomanytimes,myinnerbearfinallyroared.Iwasdonetryingtopleaseothersorshrinkingmyselftofitin.IdecidedIwasn’tgoingtostayquietanymore.Ijoinedmyhighschool’smediaclub,whereforthefirsttimeIhadfriendsandasenseofbelonging.ThatwaswhenIdiscoveredtheworldofpodcasting.Duringthisearlypodcastingexperience,Ilearntaboutrecording,editingand