2025~2026学年天津市和平区汇文中学高二年级下学期5月期中考试英语试卷

2025~2026学年天津市和平区汇文中学高二年级下学期5月期中考试英语试卷一、单项选择1.—Haveyougotanypaperonyou?—________,butIhavenoneatall.

A．ImeanitB．Iwouldn’tsaynoC．IbegtodifferD．Ihatetosaythis2.________somanystudentschosetotakethisexamstemsfromtheiradmirationforQianXuesen’sspirit.

A．ThatB．WhatC．ThisD．Which3.ThemainreasonwhyAsianelephantsareendangeredis_________usedtobehometothemhavebeenseriouslydestroyed.

A．whereB．whatC．thatwhereD．thatwhat4.Thenumberofpeoplewho________immediatefinancialassistanceintheaffectedareas________sharplyinrecentweeks.

A．areinneedof;haverisenB．isinneedof;hasrisenC．areinneedof;hasrisenD．isinneedof;haverisen5.Everyboyandeverygirl,aswellasteacherswho________tovisitthemuseum,________askedtobeattheschoolgatebefore8:30inthemorning.

A．is,areB．are,isC．is,isD．are,are6.Peoplesituncomfortablyonplasticchairs,lookingthrougholdmagazines,________havebeenreadhundredsoftimespreviously.

A．allofwhomB．eachofwhomC．allofwhichD．eachofwhich7.Ourclass__________allfondofsingingEnglishsongsandwecansing__________thanothers.

A．is;manymoreB．are;manymoreC．is;muchmoreD．are;muchmore8.________todelivertheurgentdispatchtotheofficer________.

A．Everymeansweretried;immediatelyB．Everymeanswastried;instantlyC．Allmeansweretried;currentlyD．Allmeanswastried;temporarily9.Thetasksareveryhard,buttwo-thirdsoftheclass_______themaheadoftime,whichmadeourteacherquiteexcited.

A．hasalreadyfinishedB．willfinishC．havealreadyfinishedD．finishes10.ThepublicationofGreatExpectations,which______bothwidelyreviewedandhighlypraised,strengthenedDickens’sstatusasaleadingnovelist.

A．havebeenB．wereC．wasD．willbe11.Wehavemuchtolookforwardtointhefuture,thankstoadvancesintechnology.I’msurethatAIdoctorsare________.

A．inthewayB．onthehorizonC．intheendD．onthespot12.Therewillbe______________overtheirviewsontradeandfinance,butIdon'tthinkatradewarislikely.

A．recreationsB．decorationsC．regulationsD．frictions13.Amidthechaosofherturbulentcareer,hersisterremainedtheonly________shecouldunconditionallydependon.

A．constantB．reminderC．sacrificeD．peer14.Withhisyearsofexperienceinprogramming,hecan__________througheventhemostcomplexcodingtaskswithoutbreakingasweat.

A．breezeB．breakC．browseD．brush15.Manyexpertsholdtheview________teacherdevelopmentis________thekeytobettereducationlies.

A．which;whereB．that;inwhichC．that;whereD．that;what二、完形填空Asawriter,Imissrejectionslips.NotthatIenjoyedreceivingthosepre-printedslipsofpaper,butatleastwhenIgotone,Iwasprettysurethataflesh-and-blood16hadputitintheenvelope.AndtherewasalwaysthechanceImightseeahandwrittensentenceonthebottom,17thepiecealmostmadeit.WhenaneditoratMeCall’swrote,“I’mafraidIhavetosaynoonthis18piece,buttrymeagainonanother,wouldyou?”,itwasalmostas19tomeasifshehadsaid,“We’ll20itandhereisanadvanceforyou.”.Nowadays,rejectionslipsseemtohavedisappearedwiththeuseofonlinesubmissions.Mosteditorsdon’tfeelitamustto21theyhavereceived,read,orconsideredyourworkbecausetheyreceivesomany22eachday.Forme,therearethree23ofrejectionslippain.Thefirstis24broughtonbyfindingaflat“no”ona25pieceofpaper,thenfollowedbyanger(howcouldthey26apiecethatisobviouslysomuch27thanmostofthestufftheyprint),and,finally,rebirth:Iwillliveto28anewpieceanotherday.Learningto29rejectionseemslikepartofgrowingupasawriter.DespitethemanylettersofacceptanceIhavereceived,myfolderof“NoteworthyRejectionSlips“isfar30thanthatof“NoteworthyAcceptances”,whichindicatestomethefact:Istillhavesomegrowinguptodo.16.A．writerB．readerC．mailmanD．editor17.A．demandingB．suspectingC．indicatingD．arguing18.A．boringB．novelC．lengthyD．particular19.A．upsettingB．thrillingC．embarrassingD．amusing20.A．buyB．rejectC．checkD．substitute21.A．proveB．determineC．explainD．acknowledge22.A．proposalsB．draftsC．contributionisD．instructions23.A．stagesB．wondersC．meaningsD．rewards24.A．reliefB．frustrationC．angerD．hesitation25.A．valuelessB．expensiveC．characterlessD．shiny26.A．makeupB．putawayC．turndownD．takeover27.A．easierB．betterC．shorterD．longer28.A．printB．reviseC．downloadD．submit29.A．acceptB．criticizeC．judgeD．evaluate30.A．thinnerB．newerC．olderD．fatter三、阅读理解HawkingdiedonWednesdayattheageof76.Tributesforfamedtheoreticalphysicist,cosmologistandbest-sellingauthorStephenHawkingfilledsocialmediasitesovernight.Scientists,mediapersonalities,celebritiesandmanyofthemillionsaroundtheworldwhowereinfluencedbyhisworkandinspiredbyhislifesharedtheirthoughts:Hispassinghasleftanintellectualvacuuminhiswake.Butit'snotempty.Thinkofitasakindofvacuumenergypermeating(渗入)spacetime.StephenHawking,RIP1942-2018.—NeildeGrasseTyson(@neiltyson)March14,2018StephenHawking,RIP.SadtohearaboutStephenHawking.Whataremarkablelife.Hiscontributionstosciencewillbeusedaslongastherearescientists,andtherearemanymorescientistsbecauseofhim.Hespokeaboutthevalueandfragilityofhumanlifeandcivilisationandgreatlyenhancedboth.—BrianCox(@ProfBrianCox)March14,2018Ourworldhaslostashininglight.Blessedwithabrilliantmindanduncommongrace,heopenedsomanymindstothewondersofouruniverse.Courageousandundefeatedbymisfortune,hebelieveddeeplyinthepowerreason.—DanRather(@DanRather)March14,2018Ithadtohappen,eventually.Wewereluckytohavehimforsolong,andIwasluckytobeabletoworkwithhim.Atrulyfabuloushumanbeing.StephenHawking.Funny,perverse,and,ofcourse,brilliant.—SophiaNasr(@Astropartigirl)March14,2018RIPStephenHawking.Genuinelyverysadtohearthat.Ifyouhaven’t,readABriefHistoryofTime.It’llmaketheworldfeelmoreamazingandbeautifulandstrange.It’llalsomakeyoufeelsmartandstupidallatonce.—KumailNanjiani(@kumailn)March14,2018“Wearejustanadvancedbreedofmonkeysonaminorplanetofaveryaveragestar.ButwecanunderstandtheUniverse.Thatmakesussomethingveryspecial.”IfunderstandingtheUniversemakesusspecial,thenDr.StephenHawkingwastrulyextraordinary.—ThinkGeek(@thinkgeek)March14,201831.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingmostprobablyRIPstandsfor?

A．RestInPeace.B．RemoteInstrumentPackage.C．ResponseInPassing.D．ResearchInPhysics.32.WhousedtobeacolleaguewithStevenHawking?

A．KumailNanjiani.B．BrianCox.C．DanRather.D．SophiaNasr.33.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A．Whatmakeshumanbeingsuniqueisthatwecanunderstandtheuniverse.B．Thoughfacedwithdifficulties,Hawkingnevergivesin.C．ReadingABriefHistoryofTimeisamust.D．Hawkingisconsideredthegreatestscientistintheworld.34.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?

A．StevenHawkingpassedaway.B．SadnessandCommentsoverHawking&hisdeath.C．StevenHawking,aninfluentialscientist.D．AlastinginfluencefromStevenHawking.ForseveraldaysI(JaneEyre)sawlittleofMrRochester.Inthemorningheseemedmuchoccupiedwithbusiness,andintheafternoongentlemenfromtheneighbourhoodcalledandsometimesstayedtodinewithhim.Whenhisfootwaswellenough,herodeoutagreatdeal.Duringthistime,allmyknowledgeofhimwaslimitedtooccasionalmeetingsaboutthehouse,whenhewouldsometimespassmecoldly,andsometimesbowandsmile.Hischangesofmannerdidnotoffendme,becauseIsawthatIhadnothingtodowiththecauseofthem.Oneevening,severaldayslater,IwasinvitedtotalktoMrRochesterafterdinner.Hewassittinginhisarmchair,andlookednotquitesosevere,andmuchlessgloomy.Therewasasmileonhislips,andhiseyeswerebright,probablywithwine.AsIwaslookingathim,hesuddenlyturned,andaskedme,“DoyouthinkI’mhandsome,MissEyre?”TheanswersomehowslippedfrommytonguebeforeIrealisedit:“No,sir.”“Ah,youreallyareunusual!Youareaquiet,seriouslittleperson,butyoucanbealmostrude.”“Sir,I’msorry.Ishouldhavesaidthatbeautydoesn’tmatter,orsomethinglikethat.”“No,youshouldn’t!Isee,youcriticisemyappearance,andthenyoustab(刺)meintheback!Youhavehonestyandfeeling.Therearenotmanygirlslikeyou.ButperhapsIgotoofast.Perhapsyouhaveawfulfaultstocounterbalance(抵消)yourfewgoodpoints.”Ithoughttomyselfthathemighthavetoo.Heseemedtoreadmymind,andsaidquickly,“Yes,you’reright.Ihaveplentyoffaults.IwentthewrongwaywhenIwastwenty-one,andhaveneverfoundtherightpathagain.Imighthavebeenverydifferent.Imighthavebeenasgoodasyou,andperhapswiser.Iamnotabadman,takemywordforit,butIhavedonewrong.Itwasn’tmycharacter,butcircumstanceswhichweretoblame.WhydoItellyouallthis?Becauseyou’rethesortofpersonpeopletelltheirproblemsandsecretsto,becauseyou’resympatheticandgivethemhope.”Itseemedhehadquitealottotalktome.Hedidn’tseemtoliketofinishthetalkquickly,aswasthecaseforthefirsttime.“Don’tbeafraidofme,MissEyre.”Hecontinued.“Youdon’trelaxorlaughverymuch,perhapsbecauseoftheeffectLowoodSchoolhashadonyou.Butintimeyouwillbemorenaturalwithme,andlaugh,andspeakfreely.You’relikeabirdinacage.Whenyougetoutofthecage,you’llflyveryhigh.Goodnight.”35.What’snotMissEyre’simpressionofMrRochesterinthebeginning?

A．Busy.B．Sociable.C．Friendly.D．Changeable.36.FromwhatMrRochestertoldMissEyre,wecanconcludethathewantedto________.

A．tellherallhistroublesB．tellherhislifeexperienceC．changeheropinionofhimD．changehiscircumstances37.Attheendofthepassage,MrRochestersounded________.

A．rudeB．coldC．friendlyD．encouragingAsweallknow,thewarisanancientcustomwhichhasexistedforatleastsixthousandyears.Itwasalwaysevilandusuallyfoolish,butinthepastthehumanracemanagedtolivewithit.Modernskillhaschangedthis.Eithermanwillstopwar,orwarwillstopman.Forthepresent,itisnuclearweaponsthatcausethegreatestdanger,butbacteriological(细菌学的)orchemicalweaponsmay,beforelong,offeranevengreaterthreat.Isitpossibletopersuademankindtolivewithoutwar?Ifwesucceededinstoppingwar,therewouldbenodangerforus.Todothis,weneedtopersuademankindtolookuponinternationalquestionsinanewway,notbycontestsofforce,inwhichthevictorygoestothesidewhichismostskillfulinmassacre(大屠杀),butbyarbitration(仲裁)inaccordancewithagreedprinciplesoflaw.Itisnoteasytochangeoldmentalhabits,butthisiswhatmustbeattempted.Therearethosewhosaythattheadoptionofthisorthatideology(意识形态)wouldpreventwar.Ibelievethistobeacompleteerror.Allideologiesarebaseduponbeliefswithoutproofwhichare,atleast,doubtful,andatworst,totallyfalse.Thosepeoplewhobelievethemarewillingtogotowarinsupportofthem.Themovementofworldopinionduringthepasttwoyearshaschangedverylargelysuchaswecanwelcome.Ithasbecomeacommonbeliefthatnuclearwarmustbeavoided.Ofcourse,verydifficultproblemsremainintheinternationalworld,butthespiritinwhichtheyarebeingapproachedisabetteronethanitwassomeyearsago.Ithasbeguntobethought,evenbythepowerfulmenwhodecidewhetherweshallliveordie,thatagreementsshouldbereachedevenifbothsidesdonotfindtheseagreementswhollysatisfactory.IthasbeguntobeunderstoodthattheimportantconflictnowadaysisnotbetweenEastandWest,butbetweenManandtheHi-techbomb.38.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?

A．Wemayfacegreaterthreatfromweapons.B．Nuclearweaponsareworstofall.C．Man’sideaofvictoryhaschanged.D．Dangerousweaponsareforbiddennowadays.39.Theauthorofthepassagebelievethat________.

A．itisimpossibletolivewithoutwarB．differencesbetweenEastandWestwillleadtowarC．warwillbestoppedbymodernskillD．warmustbestoppedifmanwantstosurvive40.Whichistheonlywaytostopwaraccordingtotheauthor?

A．Tostopnuclearweapons.B．Tosettleinternationalissuesthroughagreements.C．Todestroybacteriologicalandchemicalweapons.D．Toletthestrongersidetakeovertheworld.41.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat________.

A．nuclearwarwilldefinitelynottakeplaceB．realagreementshavebeenreachednowC．worldopinionisstilldividedonnuclearwarD．manisbeginningtorealizethatnuclearwaristhegreatestenemy42.Whatdoestheauthorfeelwhilewritingthispassage?

A．Hopeful.B．Doubtful.C．Worried.D．Disappointed.TheForbiddenCityiswellknownforbeingfullofChineseculturalandhistoricalrelics.ButMastersintheForbiddenCitydoesnotjustfocusonthestoriesofthepast.Instead,thedocumentarymovie,whichcameoutinChinesecinemasonDec.16,focusesonordinarypeople—therestorersofrelicsandantiquities.Thestoriesaretoldataslowandrelaxedpace,reflectingtherestorers’work.Restorationofculturalrelicsandantiquescanbetime-consuming,andsometimesboring.Yettheserestorers’patienceandpeaceofmindareespeciallypreciousinasocietywhereeverythingischangingsofast.“Ifyouchoosethisjob,youhavetostandhoursofworksittingonachair:Youneedtobequietandgetusedtobeingquiet,”saysWangJin,anancientclockrepairexpert.Atouchingpartofthedocumentaryisthespiritofcraftsmanshipintherestorers.“Yearsofhumdrumworkrequiresnotonlyskill,butalsofaithandspirit,”ChinaDailycommented.“Lookingforprecisenessandperfection,devotingyourselftowork,patience,endurance,loneliness…Allthesequalitiescomefromthecraftsmanspirit.”Butunlikethepopularideaofseriousexpertswhositaroundbeingserious,thedocumentaryshowsofftheenthusiasmoftherestorers.Theyplaytheirguitarsandmakejokesabouteachotherafteralongdayofrestorationwork.OnescenethathasbeenverypopularwithInternetusersfeaturesayoungfemalerestorerridingabicyclethroughtheemptyForbiddenCityonaMonday.Whilesheisdoingthis,anarratorsays,“ThelastpersontodothiswasPuyi,thelastemperoroftheQingDynasty.”MastersintheForbiddenCityhasprovedwrongmanypeople’sideasaboutantiquerestorers,allowingthemtorealizethattheyarenotold,dullprofessors,butpeopleintheir40s,30sandeven20swhocanbequitepleasingtotheeye.43.Accordingtothetext,what’sthemainpurposeofthedocumentaryMastersintheForbiddenCity?

A．ToshowpeoplehowantiquesarerestoredB．TodisplayrelicsseldomseenbyordinarypeopleC．TodrawattentiontoChineseantiquerestorers’livesD．TopraisethecraftsmanshipofChineseantiquerestorers44.WhatcanwelearnfromwhatWangJinsaysinparagraph4?

A．HeoftengetstiredwithhisworkB．ThereisnoneedtodorestorationworkfastC．AntiquerestorersneedtobepatientandpeacefulD．Ittakesyearsofhardworktoadapttoantiquerestoration45.Whatisthepurposeofthebicycle-ridingsceneinthedocumentary?

A．ToremindtheaudienceofthelastQingemperorB．ToshowthestrangehobbiesofyoungantiquerestorersC．ToencouragetheyoungtoconsideracareerinantiquerestorationinthefutureD．Toshowthatthedocumentarybreaksfromtheold,dullimageofantiquerestorers阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。Howquicklycouldan18-year-oldfindtheproblemofacarandsolveit?Prettyfast,asitturnsout.AsastudentfromXinjiangUyghurautonomousregion,ArfanjanOsmanjanrecentlywonthefirstprizeinanAnhuiprovincialvocational(职业的)studentsskillscompetition.Hisnaturaltalentandtrainingindiagnostics(诊断学)atthevocationalschoolinHefei,capitalofAnhuiprovince,meanArfanjanseldomfailstofindandsolvetheproblemspresentedtohim.“Ivaluetheopportunitytostudyverymuchanddreamofbeingthebestautomotiveairconditioningmaintenancetechnician(维修技师)throughthreeyearsofstudyhere,soIoftenstayuplatetopractise.”hesaid.Arfanjanenteredtheschoolin2014throughaneducationalprogramthatoffersstudentsinXinjiangopportunitiestostudyininlandprovinces.HisfatherhasalsobeenavehiclemaintenancetechnicianinUrumqiforsomeyears.Thesonhaddreamedofbecomingadancer,buthisfatherpersuadedhimtostudyvehiclemaintenanc