2025~2026学年安徽省池州市高二下学期4月期中质量检测英语试卷

2025~2026学年安徽省池州市高二下学期4月期中质量检测英语试卷一、听力选择题1.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A．Shewon’tinviteGreen.B．Sarahwon’tgototheparty.C．Greenhasrefusedherinvitation.2.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A．Husbandandwife.B．Teacherandstudent.C．Waitressandcustomer.3.WhathappenedtoTomlastnight?

A．Hewascaughtintherain.B．Hecouldnotfindhisclothes.C．Hefellintoaswimmingpool.4.Whatwillthewomandotomorrownight?

A．Watchamoviewithherfamily.B．Havedinnerwiththeman.C．Gotoarestaurantbyherself.5.Whendoesthemeetingfinish?

A．Atabout5:00pm.B．Atabout4:00pm.C．Atabout2:00pm.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。6.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A．Inahotel.B．Inarestaurant.C．Inashoppingmall.7.Whatisthewomanconcernedabout?

A．Herstuffmaybedamaged.B．Thebagsmightgetbroken.C．Theroomisnotsafeenough.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。8.WhatdoesLucyhavetodofortheparty?

A．Buypaintings.B．Preparecandies.C．Designclothes.9.Whyisthemanhavingtheparty?

A．TomakeLucyhappy.B．Tomakesomenewfriends.C．TomakePatrickfeelaccepted.10.Howdoesthewomansoundattheendoftheconversation?

A．Excited.B．Surprised.C．Amused.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。11.WhatdoesCaroldowhenshevolunteers?

A．Sheperformsforchildren.B．Shepicksuptrash.C．Sheservesdinner.12.HowoftendoesCarolvolunteer?

A．Onceaweek.B．Twiceaweek.C．Threetimesaweek.13.WhatdoesJimworryaboutifhejoinsCarol?

A．Knowinglittleaboutthestory.B．Choosingaboringbook.C．Readingforhours.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。14.WhatmadeTamsinfallinlovewithmusic?

A．Herparents’encouragement.B．Herearlyinterestinmusic.C．Herteacher’sguidance.15.HowdidTamsinfeelbeforethecompetition?

A．Nervous.B．Calm.C．Confident.16.Whatdoweknowaboutthecompetition?

A．Itwasformusicteachers.B．Ithadahistoryof18years.C．Ithadonlyonewinner.17.WhatisTamsinnow?

A．Acomposer.B．Astudent.C．Ahostess.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。18.Whatisthespeakerdoing?

A．Makingarrangementsforacelebration.B．Promotingseveralcompetitions.C．Askingforsponsorship.19.WhywillthebeachbeclosedonSaturday?

A．Toobeythecouncil’ssafetyregulations.B．Toensuretheteamcancleanthebeachcompletely.C．TopreservethecleanedbeachforSunday’sevents.20.Howmanypeopleappliedforthecompetitionslastyear?

A．263.B．203.C．70.二、阅读理解ScholasticArt&WritingAwardsforCreativeTeensAreyouacreativestudentwholovesartorwriting?TheScholasticArt&WritingAwards,oneofthemostrespectedprogramsforyoungcreators,invitesstudentsingrades7-12(age13andabove)tosharetheirwork.Studentscanenterin29differentcategoriesofartandwriting.HowtoEnter1.CreateanaccountVisitouronlineportalandsignup.Youcanlinkyouraccounttoyourschoolorjoinasanindividual.2.UploadyourworkArtentriesmustbesubmittedasdigitalimages,somakesurethephotosofyourworkareclearandhighquality.Notsurewhichcategoryfitsyourwork?Checkoutour29excitingcategoriesonline!Needhelp?Askateacher,friend,orfamilymember.3.PaytheentryfeeThefeeis$10foreachindividualentryand$30foraportfolio(acollectionofworks).Ifpayingthefeeisdifficultforyou,youcanselectafeewaiverintheonlinesystem.ImportantInformationEntriesusuallyopeninthefall,andthedeadlinedependsonyourregion.Studentsshouldcheckthedeadlinefortheirlocalareabeforesubmittingtheirwork.AwardsandOpportunitiesRecognition:Gethonoredlocallyandnationally.Exhibitions:Seeyourworkdisplayedinregional,national,andtravelingshows.Publications:Befeaturedinourannualartcatalog,writinganthology,andYearbookofNationalMedalists.Scholarships:Nationalwinnerscanearnupto$12,500forcollege!Readytoshine?Createyouraccounttodayandsubmityourbestwork!21.Whatmuststudentsdoforartentries?

A．Sendtheoriginalartwork.B．Uploadcleardigitalphotos.C．Mailtheirartworktojudges.D．Displaytheirworksatschool.22.Whyarestudentsadvisedtochecktheirregionaldeadline?

A．Lateentriesmaycostextrafees.B．Regionaldeadlinescomeearlier.C．Deadlinesaredifferentacrossareas.D．Thenationaldeadlinechangesoften.23.Whatcanstudentsprobablygainiftheywin?

A．Freeartlessons.B．Moneyforcollege.C．Ajobintheprogram.D．Travelaroundtheworld.Lastsummer,IwaswateringmybackyardgardenwhenIheardstrangesqueals(尖叫).Lookingintoaplanterthreefeetofftheground,Idiscoveredsomethingunexpected:anestofnewbornrabbits.Fivetinybabieslaytogether,eyesstillclosed,completelyhelpless.Overthenexttwoweeks,Iquietlyobservedthemfromadistance.Theystayedhiddenunderleaveswhiletheirmotherwatchedfromtheyard’sedge.ShenevercamenearwhenIwasthere,butIknewshewasalwayspresent,silentlyprotectingheryoung.Astherabbitsgrew,theybeganexploring.Oneday,ababyrabbitbalancedontheplanter’sedge,consideringajump.IwantedtohelpbutknewIshouldn’tinterfere(干涉).Soon,onebyone,theybeganleapingoff.Somelandedsmoothly;othersstumbled.Thelastrabbithesitatedlongest,tremblingattheedge.Isilentlycheeredforit.Finally,itjumped.Thatmomentmademethinkaboutourownlives.Weliketobelievewecancontroleverythingwithcarefulplanning.Yettheexperiencesthattrulyshapeus—movingtoanewcity,startingarelationship,becomingaparent—areallleapsintotheunknown.Liketherabbits,wecannotknowexactlywherewewillland.Iusedtothinkcouragemeantnotbeingafraid.NowIunderstanditmeansbeingafraidbutmovingforwardanyway.Therabbitsdidn’tjumpbecausetheyfeltsafe.Theyjumpedbecausestayingwheretheywerewasnolongerpossible.Ithoughtaboutmyownleaps.Leavingasecurejobwithoutanotheronelinedupfeltterrifying,butstayingwouldhavemeantgivingupongrowth.Holdingmyfirstnewbornsoninthehospital,Ifeltcompletelyunpreparedforparenthood.Yetsomehow,wefigurethingsout.Weallfacemomentswhenwemustleavewhatfeelssafe.Someofusleapearly,somelate.Somelandwell;othersfallandtryagain.Buttheleapitselfcannotbeavoided.Fearisnotalwaysasignaltostop.Sometimesitsimplymeanswearestandingattheedgeofsomethingworthtrying.Intheend,lifeislessaboutholdingontosafetyandmoreaboutwhatweriskwhenwefinallydecidetojump.24.Whydidthemotherrabbitstayawayfromheryoung?

A．Shewaswaitingforthemtojump.B．Shewantedtoprotectthemsecretly.C．Shewasteachingthemtostayhidden.D．Shewasafraidoftheauthor’spresence.25.Whydidthelastbabyrabbitfinallydecidetojumpofftheplanter?

A．Itfeltcompletelysafeandreadytofly.B．Theauthorsilentlyencouragedittoleap.C．Stayingontheedgewasnolongerachoice.D．Itsawotherbabyrabbitslandingsmoothlybelow.26.Howhastheauthor’sunderstandingof“courage”changed?

A．Fromavoidingfeartoremovingallrisks.B．Fromlackingfeartoactingdespitebeingafraid.C．Fromfeelingsafetoseekingdangeroussituations.D．Fromcontrollingoutcomestoacceptingtotalfailure.27.Whatisthewriter’smainidea?

A．Planningremovesfear.B．Gardensattractwildlife.C．Animalsteachparenting.D．Liferequiresbraveleaps.Beinganexpertbirdwatcherismorethanjustahobby;itmightactuallychangeyourbrain.Newresearchsuggeststhatthesechangescouldimprovethinkingskills,evenasyougetolder.ArecentCanadianstudycomparedthebrainsof29expertbirderswiththoseof29beginners.Theexperts,aged24to75,werechosenbasedontheirabilitytoidentifybirds,notjusthowlongtheyhadbeenwatchingthem.Thebeginners,aged22to79,enjoyedoutdooractivitiesbutlackedspecialbirdknowledge.Duringtests,expertsweremuchbetteratidentifyingbothlocalandforeignbirdspecies.ScientistsusedtwotypesofMRIscanstoexaminetheparticipants’brains.Thefirsttypelookedatbrainstructure.Itshowedthatexpertshaddenser(更密集的)braintissueinareaslinkedtoattention,memory,andrecognizingobjects.Densertissueoftenmeansbettercommunicationbetweenbraincells.Thesecondtypeofscanwatchedbrainactivitywhilepeopleidentifiedbirds.Itrevealedthatexpertsusedthosesamedenseareaswhentryingtospotbirds,especiallyunfamiliarones.Thissuggeststheirbrainshadreorganizedthemselvestosupportthiscomplexskill.Interestingly,thesebraindifferencesappearedinexpertsofallages.Whilethestudydoesnotprovethatbirdingstopsmentaldecline,itsuggeststhatsuchactivitiesmightsupportbrainhealthinolderadults.However,someexpertswarnabouta“chicken-or-egg”problem:perhapspeoplewithnaturallysharperbrainsaresimplymorelikelytobecomeexpertbirdersinthefirstplace.Also,sinceparticipantswereactiveoutdoorlovers,theirhealthylifestylesmightalsoplayarole.Otherbenefitsmightcomefrombeinginnature,walking,andsocializing,allofwhicharegoodforthebrain.Futurestudiesshouldfollowbeginnersovertimetoseeiftheirbrainschangeastheylearn.Still,themainmessageisclear:theskillswepracticedeeplyleaveamarkonourbrains.Whetheritisbirding,music,orsports,dedicatingtimetoacomplexinterestcanhelpbuildmentalstrengththatlastsalifetime.28.Whatmadetheexpertsdifferentfrombeginnersinthestudy?

A．Skillintellingbirdsapart.B．Ageandeducationlevel.C．Yearsspentbirdwatching.D．Amountofoutdoorexercise.29.Whatspecificphysicalchangewasfoundintheexperts’brains?

A．Largerbrainsizeoverall.B．Densertissueinkeyareas.C．Fewerconnectionsbetweencells.D．Moreactivebloodfloweverywhere.30.Whatisthe“chicken-or-egg”problemmentionedinthetext?

A．Areexpertsbornwithbetterbrainsortrained?B．Dooutdooractivitiesleadtobetterbrainhealth?C．Canbirdwatchingaloneexplainthebrainchanges?D．Doesahealthylifestyleaffectbrainhealthmorethanbirding?31.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．MRIScansRevealBirders’SecretsB．HowtoBecomeaBirdExpertQuicklyC．DeepHobbiesCanReshapeYourBrainD．WhyOlderAdultsShouldWalkOutsideScientistsattheUniversityofPennsylvaniahavecreatedsomeoftheworld’ssmallestrobots.Thesetinymachinesaresmallerthanagrainofsaltandcanhardlybeseenwithoutamicroscope.Yet,eachrobotcontainsabuilt-incomputer,allowingittocontrolitsownmovementswhileswimminginwater.Foryears,researchershavetriedtobuildsmallerrobots.However,asrobotsshrink(缩小),theyoftenbecomeweakandbreakeasily.Tosolvethisproblem,thenewrobotsweredesignedwithoutanymovingparts,makingthemmoredurable.Leadingtheproject,MarcMiskinexplained,“Wehavemanagedtofitabrain,asensor,andamotorintosomethingalmostinvisible,anditcanworkformonths.”Poweringsuchsmalldeviceswasamajorchallenge.Theteamusedtinysolarpanels,enablingtherobotstorunformonthsusingonlylight.Sincethesolarpaneltakesupmostofthespace,therewaslittleroomleftforothercomponents.Fortunately,scientistsfromtheUniversityofMichigandevelopedasuper-smallcomputerthatcanbeprogrammedusingflashinglights.Onceprogrammed,therobotsoperateindependently.Movingthroughwaterproveddifficulttoo.Smallrobotsstruggletomovethroughwater,asit’shardtopushagainstit.Insteadofpushingwaterbackwardlikefish,theserobotscreateatinyelectricfieldthatcauseschargedatomsinthewatertomove.Thismovementpushestherobotforward.Theserobotscansensetemperatureandswimtowardwarmerareas.Theyeven“communicate”throughmovement.Forexample,aftermeasuringtemperature,arobotmightperformasmalldance.Researcherswatchingunderamicroscopecaninterpretthesedancestogatherinformation,similartohowbeescommunicate.Thoughadvanced,eachrobotcostsonlyaboutonecent.Scientistsbelievethisisjustthebeginning.Inthefuture,suchrobotscouldmonitorcellhealthinsidethehumanbodyorworktogetheringroupstocompletecomplextasks.Thisbreakthroughopensexcitingpossibilitiesforscienceandmedicine.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“durable”inParagraph2probablymean?

A．Abletolastlong.B．Verysimpleindesign.C．Difficulttoseewitheyes.D．Costingverylittlemoney.33.Whatisthemostimportantchallengefacedbyscientistsinmakingtheserobotsfunctional?

A．Programmingtherobotsefficiently.B．Designingrobotswithoutmovingparts.C．Ensuringtherobotshaveenoughpower.D．Makingtherobotssmallenoughtoswim.34.Howdothesetinyrobotsmoveforwardthroughwater?

A．Bypushingwaterbackwardlikesmallfish.B．Byusingelectricfieldstoshiftchargedatoms.C．Byfollowingtheflowofwarmerwatercurrents.D．Byturningaroundtheirtinysolarpanelsrapidly.35.Whatdoestheexampleoftherobot“dance”mainlyshow?

A．Robotsmovelikebees.B．Robotslikewarmwater.C．Robotsneedhumancontrol.D．Robotssendmessagesbyactions.Whitenoiseisaspecialkindofsound.Itismadebymixingallthedifferentsoundfrequenciesthathumanscanhear.Imagineplayingeverypossiblemusicaltoneatthesametime.36Theword“white”isusedbecauseofthewaywhitelightworks.Whitelightismadeupofmanydifferentcolorsoflightmixedtogether.Whenlightpassesthrougharainbow,thesecolorscanbeseparated.37Youcanthinkofitasthousandsoftonesplayingtogether.38Ithelpsblockoutunwantednoise.Forexample,ifyou’reinahotelandcanhearvoicesfromthenextroom,turningonafancanhelpblockoutthosesounds.Thefancreatesasteadysoundsimilartowhitenoise.Whydoesthiswork?Ourbrainsaregoodatfocusingononevoiceamongafew.However,whentoomanypeopletalkatonce,thebraincannotseparatesinglevoices.Thesoundbecomesablur.39Itcoversupbackgroundnoiseandmakesitharderforourbraintopickoutindividualsounds.Manypeopleusewhitenoisetosleepbetter.Constantbackgroundsoundmaskssuddennoisesliketrafficordogsbarking.40Today,specialmachinesandphoneappsprovidewhitenoiseeasily.Someevenoffersimilarsoundslikepinkorbrownnoise.Usingthesetoolscanhelpusenjoyamorerelaxedandrestfulnight’ssleep.

A．Theresultiswhitenoise.B．Thispreventswakingupduringthenight.C．Thisuniquequalitymakeswhitenoiseveryuseful.D．Whitenoiseactslikeacrowdofthousandstalking.E．Thelouderthewhitenoiseis,thebetteritseffectwillbe.F．Similarly,whitenoisecontainsallsoundfrequenciesmixedtogether.G．Fortunately,manypeoplefindcertainnoisesrelaxingandpleasant.三、完形填空Atageeight,MilesWufoundaspecialjoyinorigami,theartofpaperfolding.Nowfourteen,thisyoungboyhasturnedhis41intosomethingamazing.LastOctober,hisuniqueprojectwonfirstprizeinanational42contest.Heprovedthatasinglesheetofpapercouldholdover10,000timesitsown43.Mileshasalwayslovednature,especiallybirdsandinsects.Heoftenmakespaper44toshareonline.Hishobbyhaseven45others.Bysellinghishandmadeorigamipigeons,heraisedabout$2,000forcharity.Forthecompetition,Milesdecidedtostudyhow46foldedpapercouldbe.Hisinterestwaspartly47bytheideaofemergencyshelters—small,lightweight,andstrong.Milesstudieda48foldcalled“Miura-Ori,”onceusedbyNASAforsolarpanelsinspace.Hecarriedouthisexperimentathome,49over50differentcombinationsofpaperandfoldingpatterns.Theresultswere50.Hefoundthatsmallerfolds,aboutoneinchwide,createdthestrongeststructures.Onedesigncould51weightequalto4,000elephantsonataxi!Hiscreativeprojectimpressedthe52andwonhim$25,000.Today,Milesplanstokeepstudying53,hopingtousebettertoolstodesignrealemergencyshelterssomeday.Hisstoryshowsusasimpletruth:followingyourcuriositycan54greatplaces.AsMilessays,youneverknowwhereyour55mighttakeyouinscience.41.A．dutyB．dreamC．jobD．hobby42.A．artB．sportsC．scienceD．music43.A．sizeB．lengthC．weightD．height44.A．animalsB．machinesC．toolsD．buildings45.A．protectedB．helpedC．followedD．taught46.A．heavyB．strongC．thickD．beautiful47.A．inspiredB．discoveredC．replacedD．compared48.A．similarB．commonC．specialD．traditional49.A．collectingB．sellingC．repairingD．testing50.A．boringB．confusingC．disappointingD．surprising51.A．supportB．pullC．pushD．break52.A．athletesB．judgesC．parentsD．designers53.A．colorsB．shapesC．foldsD．sounds54.A．thinkaboutB．lookforC．findoutD．leadto55.A．plansB．interestsC．mistakesD．tasks四、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Inrecentyears,awaveofhealthylivinghassweptacrossChina.HuangMengya,who56(live)inChongqingforadecade,noticedasignificantchangeinherdiet.Likemanycolleagues,shenowpreferslightmeals57Chongqing’sfamousspicyhotpot.“It’snotjustaboutstayinginshape,”shesays,“58aboutimprovingoverallhealth.”InBeijing,38-year-oldTangXiaohuavisitsahealthbareveryweek59(receive)moxibustion,atraditionalChinesemedicaltherapy.Aftersixmonthsoftreatment,hershoulderandneckpaindisappeared.Shealsofeelslesstiredandsleeps60(well).LiuDong,thehealthbarowner,notesthathehasseenagrowingnumberofcustomersseekingsuchtreatments.Expertssaythisgrowinginterestinwellness61(relate)toChina’seconomicgrowthandhigherlivingstandards.Aspeopleearnmoremoney,theyarewillingtospendmoreon62(product)andservicesthatimprovetheirhealth.Thetrendisclearinmanyareas.Light-foodcompaniesinChinahavereachedover14,000,withnearly60%63(found)inthelastfiveyears.Fitnessandwellnesstourismhasalsobecomepopular,withplaceslikeHainanandYunnanattractingvisitors64wanttorelaxwhileimprovingtheirhealth.Clearly,moreChinesepeoplearemakinghealthylivinga65(nature)partofeverydaylife.五、书信写作66.假定你是高二学生李华，你最近在英语听说能力上遇到了瓶颈，感到十分焦虑。请你给外教Emma写一封邮件求助，内容包括：1.简述你在听说方面遇到的困难；2.恳请她给予建议或指导，并表达感谢。注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearEmma,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua六、书面表达67.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。SamuelwasmydeskmatewhenIenteredhighschool.Ourheadteacherhopedwe’dgetalong.ButhewaslikeaheadacheIcouldn’tgetridof.WhileIlovedsilenceandstrictplans,Samuelwaspurechaos.Heconstantlytappedhispenagainstthedesk,sangsongsduringquietstudyhours,andalwaysborrowedmyeraseronlytoloseitimmediately.Iviewedhimasanobstaclethatmighthurtmygoodgrades.OurtroublereacheditspeakduringtheannualScienceFairproject.Wewerepairedtobuildamodelbridgeforthephysicsfair.Iinsistedonfollowingthebookdesignexact