2025~2026学年江苏南通市如东县度第二学期期中学情检测高二英语试卷

2025~2026学年江苏南通市如东县度第二学期期中学情检测高二英语试卷一、阅读理解StanfordCAREExplorers:AI×PrecisionHealthHighSchoolProgramTheprogramisadynamictwo-weekin-personsummerexperiencedesignedforhighschoolstudentspassionateaboutimprovinghealthoutcomesinAsianandAsianAmericancommunitiesandbeyond.Itisopentoapplicantsofallbackgrounds.SessionDates·SessionOne:July15-26·SessionTwo:August6-17·ApplicationDeadline:May23CurriculumOurlecturersarefield-leadingexpertsandresearchersinAI,medicine,andprecisionhealthwhobringawealthofknowledgeandreal-worldexperiencetotheprogram.Thecurriculumincludes:·CriticalhealthtopicsimpactingAsiancommunities.Previoustopicsaddressedincludelungcancer,cardiovasculardisease,digestivecancers,andmore.·UsingAItoimproveunderstandingofprecisionhealthdata.·Basicsofstatisticaldataanalysis.·Leadershipandteamworkskills.Previoustopicsaddressedincludeteambuildingactivitiesandgroupprojectwork.ApplicationandqualificationToparticipateintheprogram,studentsmust:·Bearisinghighschoolsophomore,junior,orsenior.·Be14yearsoldorolder.FeesandCosts·ApplicationFee:$49·ProgramFee:$3,200(Housingandtransportationnotincluded)Alimitedpoolofneed-basedfinancialaidisavailabletohelpcovertheprogramfee.Tobeconsidered,applicantsmustdemonstratefinancialneedbysubmittingabriefletterfromahighschooladministratororcommunityleader.Detailedinstructionswillbeprovidedontheprogramapplication.Allapplicationsforfinancialaidaresubjecttoassessment.Submittingafinancialaidrequestwillnotimpactanapplicant’sadmissiondecision.1.Whatdoesthetextaimtodo?

A．Topromoteteaching.B．Toattractparticipants.C．Tosupportaproposal.D．Toaddresshealthissues.2.Whichisonecompetencetheprogramisdesignedtodevelop?

A．Collaborationabilities.B．Languagefluency.C．Healthcaremanagement.D．AIprogrammingskills.3.Whatcanbelearnedabouttheprogramfee?

A．Itshouldbepaidbeforeapplying.B．Itcoversaccommodationandtravel.C．Itcanbereducedundercertainconditions.D．Itisreturnableincaseofearlywithdrawal.TheFahaiTemple,locatedatthesouthernfootofCuiweiMountainintheShijingshandistrictofBeijing,housesMingDynastyfrescoes(壁画)datingbacknearly600years.Today,abrand-newFahaiTempleMuralArtCenterhasbeenbuiltatthefootofthemountain.“Byusingdigitalmoderntechnology,valuabledigitalresourceshavebeencreated,allowingtheinactivefrescoestocometolife,”saidLiuXiaobo,theartcenter’scurator.Firstbuiltin1439,theFahaiTempleisknownasoneofthe“threemajorfrescoesinChina”togetherwiththefrescoesfoundinDunhuangandYonglePalace.“Thefrescoesdepict77figures,includingordinarypeople,Buddhasandbodhisattvas,eachwithdifferentposturesandexpressions,”saidLiu.WiththefallofMingDynasty,theprosperityoftheFahaiTempletoocametoanabruptend.However,inrecentyears,thedevelopmentofahigh-techindustryfeaturingcreativityservicesanddigitaltechnologyhasgiventheShijingshandistrictgovernmentmoreconfidenceinthedigitaldisplayoffrescoes.AttheexhibitionofFahaiTempleMuralArtCenter,theoriginalmuralpaintingsaredisplayedona4KHDscreen,presentingthemattheiractualsize.Eachofthe77figuresisportrayedwiththoroughattentiontodetailusing3Dmodelingatthepixel(像素)level.ThefacialdetailsofWater-moonAvalokitesvara,oneofthemostrepresentativefiguresonthefrescoesofFahaiTemple,arehardtomakeoutindimconditions.However,afterusing3Dmodeling,thefigure’sface,whichmeasuresover3meterstall,canbeseenclearlyonthe4KHDscreenatthemuralhalloftheartcenter.“Throughtechnologicalmeans,wecanzoominonthemtoshowspecificdetailsandintroducethecontentofthefrescoesitembyitem,offeringtheaudienceampletimetounderstandthefrescoes,”Liuexplained.4.WhatcanweknowabouttheFahaiTemplefrescoes?

A．TheywerebuiltduringtheQingDynasty.B．TheyareamongChina’sthreemajorfrescoes.C．Therearealtogether77Buddhasinthefrescoes.D．TheyremainedprosperousintheMingDynasty.5.Whyis3Dmodelingusedforthefrescoes?

A．Toreducetheactualsizeofthefigures.B．Tomakethefiguresmovelikerealones.C．Tochangethefacialexpressionsofthefigures.D．Toshowthedetailsmoreclearlyandcompletely.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“zoominon”probablymean?

A．EnlargeB．DecorateC．RestoreD．Appreciate7.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A．ThelonghistoryoftheFahaiTemple.B．WaystoappreciatetheFahaiTemplefrescoes.C．TheintroductionofthreegreatChinesefrescoes.D．Applicationofdigitaltechnologytoancientfrescoes.Graphene(石墨烯)isbasedoncarbonandisoftendescribedasawondermaterial:it’ssuperstrong,superlight,andanexcellentconductorofheatandelectricity.It’salreadywidelyusedandpromisestosignificantlyimproveconsumerelectronicsinthefuture.However,producinggrapheneonalargescaleremainsdifficultandexpensive,whichhasledresearcherstoexplorealternativemethods.LedbyateamfromtheUniversityofNewSouthWales,thenewresearchshowsthatthepeanutshellhasthepotentialtoboostgrapheneproduction,andinawaythat’scheaperandmoreeco-friendlythansometraditionalgraphenemakingmethods.Worldwidepeanutproductionresultsinmorethan10milliontonsofwastepilingupeachyear.Keytotheprocessisthenaturalmaterialcalledlignin(木质素),whichispackedwithcarbon.Itwasalreadyknowntobepresentinpeanutshells,buttheresearchershadtofigureoutthebestwaytoprocessit.Theresearchersfirstpreparedthepeanutshellsthroughacontrolledheatingprocesstoremoveunwantedsubstances.Theythenappliedatechniqueknownasflashheating,whichuseselectricitytoraisethetemperaturetoover3,000°Cwithinmilliseconds.Thisrapidheatingrearrangesthestructuresofpeanutshells.“Thatprocessisvitaltogiveusthebestcarbon-richmaterialtohelpensuretherearefewimperfectionsinthefinalgrapheneandthatitisindeedjustasinglelayer,”saysYeoh.Althoughthepeanut-shell-to-graphenelinehasbeenexperimentedwithbefore,thisstudyhighlightshowcarefullycontrollingthestartingmaterialcansignificantlyimprovetheresultinggraphenequality.That’snottosaytheprocessisperfectyet,though.Theresultinggraphenematerialscoreshighlyintermsofqualitybutistypicallycomposedofafewgraphenelayersinadisorderedway,andthetechniquecouldtakethreetofouryearstoexpandforlargeruse,theresearchersnote.Worktofurtherrefinetheprocessfromthislab-basedproofofconceptwillcontinue,andresearchersarenowexploringwhethersimilarmethodscouldbeappliedtoothermaterialssuchascoffeegroundsorbananapeels.8.Whatisthemainpurposeofthefirstparagraph?

A．Toexplainhowgrapheneisproduced.B．Tocomparegraphenewithothermaterials.C．Todescribethehistoryofgrapheneresearch.D．Tointroducegraphene’sfunctionandlimitation.9.Whatmakespeanutshellssuitableforgrapheneproduction?

A．Theirlightweightnature.B．Theircarboncontent.C．Theirhealth-friendlyfeature.D．Theirlargeyearlyoutput.10.Whatisthefunctionoftheflashheating?

A．Structuring.B．Removing.C．Cleaning.D．Packing.11.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardthecurrentresearch?

A．Uninterestedinitspracticaluse.B．Doubtfulaboutitsfuturevalue.C．Positivebutawareofitslimitations.D．Completelysatisfiedwithitsresults.HereonEarth,itmightnotmatterifyourwristwatchrunsafewsecondsslow.Butinouterspace,criticalfunctionslikecommunicationandnavigationrequireevengreaterclockaccuracydowntoabillionthofasecond—ormore.Togettheprecisionneededtoflythroughthecosmosrequiresanatomic(原子的)clock.Wearesendingmorespacecraftfurtherintodeepspacethaneverbefore.ButeveryoneofthosespacecraftouttheredependsonitsnavigationbeingperformedrighthereonEarthtotellitwhereitisand,farmoreimportantly,whereitisgoing.Infact,trackingaspacecraftasittravelsthroughdeepspaceisfundamentallyaproblemofmeasuringtime.Scientistscan’tjustpulloutarulerandmeasurehowfarawaythespacecraftis.Buttheycanmeasurehowlongittakesasignaltogetthereandbackagain.Andtheconceptisexactlythesameasanecho.Ifpeoplestandinfrontofamountainandshout,thelongerittakesforthemtoheartheechobackatthem,thefurtherawaythatmountainis.MeasuringtheamountoftimeittakesforthesignaltotravelbetweenEarthandaspaceprobe(航天探测器)isabsolutelycriticalfordeepspaceexplorationandcanbethedifferencebetweenasuccessfulmissionandafailedmissionbecausegettingitwrongbyjustatinyfractionofasecondmightmeanthedifferencebetweenthespacecraft’ssafelyandgentlylandingonthesurfaceofanotherplanetandcreatingyetanothercrater(坑)onthatsurface.Justatinyfractionofasecond,anditcanbethedifferencebetweenamission’slifeanddeath.Forthisreason,incrediblypreciseclocksarevitalfordeepspacemissions.Theonlytimemeasuringtoolthatisequippedforthejobistheatomicclock.Notonlyaretheyincrediblyexact,theyarealsoextraordinarilyreliable.Anddesigningandbuildingaprecisioninstrumentthatcansupportthatisasmuchartasitisscienceandengineering.12.Whatleadstotheneedforanatomicclock?

A．Theuseofatomicenergyinnavigation.B．Thenecessityofinstantcommunication.C．Thefunctionallimitationsofawristwatch.D．Theaccuratenessofmeasuringtimeinspace.13.Whydoestheauthorgivetheechoexample?

A．Toexplainhowscientistslocatespacecraft.B．Toprovesoundtravelsfasterinmountains.C．Toshowwhyshoutingisuselessindeepspace.D．Tocomparespacenavigationwithdailyactivities.14.Whatcanbeconcludedabouttimemeasurementfromparagraph3?

A．Ithelpsscientistsdecidewhattolearn.B．Aslightmistakeinitcouldruinamission.C．Abettertechnologycouldmakeiteasier.D．Itisusedtocontrolthespacecraft’sspeed.15.Whatwilltheauthorprobablydiscussnext?

A．Whyotherclocksfailinspace.B．Whenatomicclockswereinvented.C．Howatomicclocksaredeveloped.D．WhereatomicclocksareusedonEarth.Animalshavealwayshadtoadapt.16Therateofspecieslossisgrowing,andit’sestimatedtobebetween1,000and10,000timeshigherthanthenaturalextinctionrate.TheWorldWideFundforNaturerevealeda73%declineintheaveragesizeofthewildlifepopulationsmonitoredbetween1970and2020.Currently,aroundathirdofamphibian(两栖的)speciesareatriskofextinction.Massextinctioneventscanalsocauseanimalstoevolveastheterritoriestheyliveinchangesoquickly.Animalsmustadapttosurviveinnewenvironmentswherepreviouswildlifehasbeeneliminated.17Ourancestorsevolvedthreetimesfasterinthe10millionyearsfollowingthegiantspecies’extinctioncomparedtotheprevious80millionyears.18Afterall,thoseadaptingwellarefarmorelikelytosurvive.Manyanimalsusehairlesspartsoftheirbodytohelpregulatetheirbodytemperature.Inthecaseofwoodmice,theirtailsarebecominglonger.Similarly,theearsofelephantsaregrowing.Thiscomesdowntosimplephysicalprinciples:animalscancooloffmorequicklythroughlargersurfaceareas.Atthesametime,animalsarebecomingsmaller,whichagainhelpsthemtoloseheatmorequicklybecauseofthegreatersurfaceareastovolume.Animalsarealsobecominglighterincolour.19Surely,it’sagoodthingthatanimalsareadapting?Well,yesandno.Adaptationtomeetonechallengecancreatenewchallenges.Birdswithlargerbeaks(喙),forexample,mayfinditmoredifficulttofeed.20Thecurrentsituationhasscientistsconcernedabouttherateatwhichthis“shapeshifting"ishappening.

A．Thismayleadtounnecessaryfoodwaste.B．Thosewithoutthisabilityhavesimplybeenextinct.C．Therealisticquestionishowfarananimalcanadapt.D．Globalwarmingdestroysthehomesofmanyanimals.E．Animalschangebodystructuresduetoclimatechange.F．Forinstance,evolutionexplodedafterdinosaursdiedout.G．Thatkeepsthemcoolerandbetterhiddeninsunnyplaces.二、完形填空DanielandMartinbothworkfull-time—Danielasalandscaper,Martininthechemicalindustry.Butwhenthey’renotontheclock,they’reout21peoplewhoarestrugglingtomakeendsmeet.Whatstartedasfreelawncareonceaweekhasnowgrownintoanother22:freecleaningservice.Whetherit’sadrivewayorsidewalk,thebrothersshowup23tohelp—nopaymentrequired.“Youneverknowwhatpeopleare24,”Martinsaid.“Itmayjustbecleaningservice,butitcan25theirdayandevenchangehowtheyseelife.”Their26kickedofffouryearsago.Whileworkinga27lawncarejobwiththeirfather,theymetaclientwhoadmittedshecouldn’t28hermedicine.Danielrecallsthemoment29:“Fromthere,wesawthelookonherface.”Sotheydecidedtodoherlawnforfreeandrestructuredtheir30toreserveatleastonedayaweekforhelpingthoseinneed—tacklingovergrownlotsand31yardsatnocost.Soonafter,cleaningservicebecamepartoftheir32.Nowonavideoplatform,they33theirwork,wheretheirtwochannelshavegrowntoover450,000subscriberseach.ForDanielandMartin,itallcomesdowntoone34goal:encouragingotherstomakeadifference.“Wehopetomotivatepeopletolendahandendspread35throughoutthecity”Danielsaid.21.A．observingB．employingC．teachingD．helping22.A．dreamB．marketC．actD．rule23.A．readyB．hesitantC．confidentD．careful24.A．dreamingofB．goingthroughC．lookingforD．callingup25.A．occupyB．brightenC．controlD．organize26.A．hobbyB．courseC．missionD．conflict27.A．paidB．burdenedC．permanentD．steady28.A．affordB．receiveC．switchD．store29.A．randomlyB．cautiouslyC．clearlyD．nervously30.A．purposeB．investmentC．budgetD．schedule31.A．shadedB．fencedC．preservedD．ignored32.A．strategyB．educationC．routineD．research33.A．shareB．compareC．interruptD．arrange34.A．popularB．simpleC．competitiveD．standard35.A．justiceB．patienceC．courageD．generosity三、语法填空36.HuangDanian,agreatgeophysicist,excelled36hewasworkingandmadesubstantialcontributionstohiscountry.(用适当的词填空)37.37(cover)vastdistancesandanastonishingvarietyoflandscapes,theSilkRoadwasanetworkofancienttraderoutesthatextendedfromEastAsiaallthewaytotheMediterranean.(所给词的适当形式填空)38.38wecanprotecttheancientculturalrelicswellornotdependsonthejointeffortsofthewholesociety.(用适当的词填空)39.Johnremainedsilentinthecrowduntil39(ask)tovoicehisopinionaboutthenewpolicy.(所给词的适当形式填空)40.OneofthemainfeaturesofHistoricalRecords,orShiji,is40historyispresented—intheformofstoriesratherthandryfacts.(用适当的词填空)41.Before41(tell)thetruth,themajorityofmyclassmateshadbeenmistakingmeforleakingthesecret.(所给词的适当形式填空)42.Splendid42theviewoftheEarthis,spacewalkingisnotasexcitingasyoumightthink.(用适当的词填空)43.Thehostessinvitedthreegueststojoinusinthestudio,noneof43Ihadevermetbefore.(用适当的词填空)44.Witheachspacemission44(come)greaterinsight,thusmotivatingustocontinuealongthesamepathofadventure.(所给词的适当形式填空)45.Accordingtosomerecords,thelargestshipsinZhengHe’svoyagewereover140metersin45(long),demonstratingtheadvancedtechnologyinconstructingships.(所给词的适当形式填空)四、单词拼写46.His________(倡议)toorganizeavolunteerprogramtohelptheelderlyhaswonwidespreadpraisefromthecommunity,andmanyyoungpeoplehavejoinedintheactivity.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)47.Thoughhehasareputationforbeinghonest,noonecandenythatheisnotalwaysr________whenitcomestofulfillinghispromises,whichmakeshisfriendsfeelalittledisappointed.(根据首字母单词拼写)48.Long-terme________toharmfulchemicalsinthelaboratorycandogreatharmtopeople’shealth,sostrictprotectivemeasuresmustbetaken.(根据首字母单词拼写)49.S________ofstealingthepreciousantique,themanwastakentothepoliceforfurtherinvestigation,thoughheinsistedhewasinnocent.(根据首字母单词拼写)50.Havingspentcountlesshourspracticingthedifficultpieceofmusic,sheplayediti__________(极其)fluentlyinthefinalperformance,impressingalltheaudience.(根据中英文提示拼写单词)51.Thankstotheclose__________(合作)betweenthetwowell-knowncompanies,wecompletedthetaskontimeandachievedtheexpectedresults.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)52.Itisgenerallya_________thattheabilitytoadapttonewenvironmentsisoneofthemostcrucialskillsthathighschoolstudentsshouldcultivate.(根据首字母单词拼写)53.Comparedwithtoday’sadvancedtechnology,the__________(原始)devicesinventedbyancientpeopleseemsimplebutplayedavitalroleinpromotinghumancivilization.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)54.C__________thathecouldachievehisdream,hekeptworkinghardinhighspiritsdespiteallthedifficultieshemet.(根据首字母单词拼写)55.Ifweattachimportancetophysicalexercisetokeephealthy,__________(同样),weshouldpayattentiontoourmentalhealthtoliveahappylife.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)五、书信写作56.假定你是高中生李华，你的美国笔友Jack热爱中国传统文化，最近打算来中国旅游一段时间，但是不确定应该去哪个城市，写信向你咨询。请你给他写一封回信，内容包括：1．你推荐的城市；2．你的推荐理由；3．美好祝愿。注意：1．写作词数80左右；2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearJack，____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua六、书面表达57.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。InsocialstudiesclassonMonday,Mrs.Petrovskiassignedastory-tellingprojectonThursday:studentshadtobringarelativetosharestories,whichwouldbevideotaped.Davidwasexcited—hisgrandmother,Abuela,wasgoodattellingtales.Shehadthemagictomakeeverystorycomealivebeforehiseyes.Thatafternoon,Davidrushedhomeexcitedly,tellinghisgrandmotherabouttheproject.Hereyeslitup.“Ihavetheperfectstorytoshare,”sheassured.Thenextday,shepreparedenthusiastically,shoppingforfabricsatPetra’sFabricPlace,whereeveryoneknewherasaskilledtailor.She’dstartedsewingthereaftermovingin,easingherloneliness.ShefeltlikeshekneweveryoneinclassincludingMrs.PetrovskiwellbecauseDavidtalkedaboutthemallthetime.Therefore,shedecidedtomakehand-sewngiftstailoredforeachone.Learningth