2025~2026学年江苏徐州市铜山区度第二学期期中学情调研高二英语试卷

2025~2026学年江苏徐州市铜山区度第二学期期中学情调研高二英语试卷一、阅读理解BrooklynChildren’sMuseumEstablishedin1899asthenation’sfirstmuseumbuiltespeciallyforchildren,BCMisnowacomprehensiveinstitutionthatholdsapermanentcollectionof30,000objects,suchasmusicalinstruments,masks,anddolls.KidslovetheinteractiveWorldBrooklyn,asmallcityscape(城市风光)linedbystoreswherechildrencanpretendtobeworkinggrown-ups.Children’sMuseumofManhattanIfyou’reseekinginteractiveartthatappealstocuriousminds,visitInsideArt,thecurrentexhibitionatCMOM,whereyoungchildrencanclimbinto,over,andallaroundthedisplays.It’sideaslikethisthatmakethe40,000-square-footsospecial.Learningaboutculture,historyandscienceisaprideforkidsagedsixandunder.CMOMalsohostsclasses—likeGrossBiologyforkidswhoareinterestedininsects—alldesignedwiththelatestchild-developmentresearchinmind.DiMennaChildren’sHistoryMuseumAtthischildren’sdivisionoftheNewYorkHistoricalSociety,theinteractiveexhibitstakekidsonajourneythrough350yearsofU.S.history,withaparticularemphasisonNewYorkCity.Childrenareencouragedtoclimbaroundandinteractwithexhibitsthathighlightthelivesofkidswhogrewuptobecomefamousdoctors,athletesandpoliticalfigures!LittleNewYorkerscangetinonsing-alongsandcrafts.Otherfamilyprogramsincludecookingclasses,gamesandstoryhours.StatenIslandChildren’sMuseumStatenIslandChildren’sMuseumfosterscreativity.Itoffershands-onexperiencesliketheBlockHarbor(plentyofblockstoplaywith),larger-than-lifegameslikeConnectFourandDominoes,andeventheopportunitytoclimbthroughahuman-sizedanthillorplayfirefighteratLadder11,soyou’llfindimmersive(沉浸式的)funaroundeverycorner.Don’tforgettostopbyGreenLivingRoompoweredbythewindenergywherethekidscanlearnaboutwaystoreduceourcarbonfootprint.1.Whichmuseumoffersbiologycoursesforyounglearners?

A．BrooklynChildren’sMuseum.B．StatenIslandChildren’sMuseum.C．DiMennaChildren’sHistoryMuseum.D．Children’sMuseumofManhattan.2.WhatactivitiescanchildrenengageinattheDiMennaChildren’sHistoryMuseum?

A．Knowaboutfamouspeople’schildhoodlives.B．Playinterestinggameswithgreatfirefighters.C．Runstoreslikeadultsindifferentsmallstreets.D．Cookdeliciouslocalfoodwithforeignathletes.3.Wherecanchildrenlearnaboutenvironmentalprotection?

A．AtLadder11.B．InGreenLivingRoom.C．AttheBlockHarbor.D．Onahuman-sizedanthill.Thatmorning,aftertakingouroldestchildtokindergarten,Iwentbackhome,letourtwoyoungerkidsplay,andworkedonmymedicalreport.Itwaswonderful,butithitmethatmycareerinhospitalwasn’tmakingadifferenceinanyone’slife.Ineededsomethingthatwouldstretchmylimitsandpushmetogrow.Mycareerenabledmetoworkfromhomeandbecomeafoster(领养)mother,providingsafetyforachildwhoneededitdesperately.Mondaymorning,IgrabbedthephoneandrangthenumberI’dfoundviaGoogleforthenearestDepartmentofChildren’sServices.Themanontheotherendwasreceptivetomyquestionsandexplainedthenextstepoftraining,involvingeightweeksofclassesdesignedtoprepareandeducatefosterparents.Wecontinuedthroughalltheclasses,thehomevisits,backgroundchecks,andseeminglyendlesssteps.Fivemonthsafterourapproval,amiddle-of-the-nightphonecallwokeme.IarousedmyhusbandandwehurriedtoEastTennesseeChildren’sHospital,whereourfosterplacementawaitedusintheER,illandmalnourished.Itdidn’ttakelongforustorealizethefulldepthofhersuffering.Sixmonthslater,herhalf-brothercametousbyourrequest.Wenowhadfivechildrenunderourcare.OnAugust12,2016,ourfamilyofsevenwalkedintoasmallcourtroom.Thechildren’slawyerandsocialworkerwerethere.Withjustafewwords,ouradoptionwasfinalized.Thesetwoamazingchildrenweren’tgoinghome,becausetheywerealreadyhome.Wearetheirforeverfamilyandtheyareourforeverchildren.Wemaynotbeabletochangetheentireworld,butwehavechangedtheworldentirelyforournewchildren.4.Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutherhospitalwork?

A．Unusuallydemanding.B．Filledwithchallenges.C．Lackinginmotivation.D．Packedwithchances.5.Whatcausedtheauthortochoosetoadoptchildren?

A．Sheexperiencedtrainingtoraisechildrenproperly.B．ShefeltsympatheticforabusedchildrensheknewC．Shefeltconfidentaboutherabilitytoraisechildren.D．Shedesiredtohaveapositiveimpactonothers’lives.6.Howdidtheauthorreceiveherfirstfosterchild?

A．Thechildwasbroughttoherhomebyasocialworker.B．ShegotamidnightcallandrushedtoahospitalER.C．Shepickedthechildupfromakindergarten.D．Thechild’shalf-brotherintroducedthem.7.Whydidtheauthorappearatthecourtroom?

A．Tomaketheadoptionofficiallylegal.B．Toreceiveanotheradoptedchild.C．Toputtheadoptedkidselsewhere.D．Tobeginthekids’adoptioninherhome.Inthepast,whendrivingtoacinemawasnecessaryforentertainment,itwasclearhowone’sactionscouldaffecttheenvironment.Afterall,youwerejumpingintoyourcar,drivingacrosstown,coughingoutemissions(产生排放)andusinggasalltheway.Butnowthatwe’reusedtostayingathomeandstreamingmovies,wemightgetalittleproud.Afterall,we’rejustpickingupourphonesandmaybeturningontheTV.You’rewelcome.MotherNature.TheShiftProject,whichisbasedinFrance,recentlypublishedareportthatsays,“Notsofast.”Accordingto“ClimateCrisis:TheUnsustainableUseofOnlineVideo”,digitaltechnologiesareresponsiblefor4%ofgreenhousegasemissions,andthatenergyuseisincreasingby9%ayear.Watchingahalf-hourshowwouldcause1.6kilogramsofcarbondioxideemissions.That’slikedriving6.28kilometers.AndintheEuropeanUnion,theEurekaprojectfoundthatdatacenters(wherevideosarestored)thereused25%moreenergyin2017comparedtojustthreeyearsearlier,reportstheBBC.Streamingisonlypredictedtogrowfurtheraswebecomefonderofourdigitaldevices(设备)andthechancetoaccessentertainmentwheneverandwhereverwewantisrising.Onlinevideouseisexpectedtoincreasebyfourtimesfrom2017to2022andaccountfor80%ofallInternettrafficby2022.Bythen,about60%oftheworld’spopulationwillbeonline.Althoughyouprobablywon’tquitstreamingservices,expertssaytherearestillwaystohelpreducetheimpactofyouronlineactivity.Forexample,accordingtoLutzStobbe,aresearcherfromtheFraunhoferInstituteinBerlin,wehavenoneedtoupload25picturesofthesamethingtothecloudbecauseitconsumesenergyeverytime.Ifinsteadyoudeleteafewthingshereandthere,youcansaveenergy.Moreover,it’salsoagoodideatostreamoverWi-Fi,watchonthesmallestscreenyoucan,andturnoffyourWi-Fiinyourhomeifyou’renotusingyourdevices.8.Whattopicisthefirstparagraphintendedtoleadin?

A．Theenvironmentalimpactsofstreamingservices.B．Theimprovementsonenvironmentalawareness.C．Thechangeinthewaypeopleseekentertainment.D．Theimpactofdrivingprivatecarsontheenvironment.9.WhatdoesPara.2implyaboutdigitaltech’senvironmentaleffect?

A．Theirenergyusehasbeendeclininginrecentyears.B．Watchingahalf-hourshowisworsethandriving6km.C．Theircontributiontoemissionsisgrowingrapidly.D．DatacentersintheEUusedlessenergyin2017.10.Whatcanweinferabouttheuseofstreamingservices?

A．Itsenvironmentaleffectsareworsening.B．Itisbeingreducedtoprotecttheplanet.C．Itiseasilyavailabletoalmosteveryone.D．Itssideeffectshavedrawnglobalattention.11.Whichofthefollowingisthemostenvironmentally-friendly?

A．Playingonlinegamesovermobilenetworks.B．Downloadingmusiconapersonalcomputer.C．Uploadingalotofimagesofthesamething.D．Watchingdownloadedmoviesonamobilephone.Approximately3.66millionyearsago,anindividualbelongingtoanunknownhominid(原始人类)specieswalkedacrossafieldofwetvolcanicashinwhatistodayEastAfrica,leavingseveralfootprintsbehind.Anewstudysuggeststhatthefiveancientfootprints—largelyignoredsincetheywerepartlyuncoveredin1976atTanzania’sLaetolisite—showevidenceofahominidwalkingupright.Earlierresearchersbelievedthemarksweredifficulttoclassifyandcouldhavebeenproducedbyayoungbearstandingupandtakingafewsteps.Butthelatestanalysisrefutesthatsuggestion.DeSilva,togetherwithMcNuttandtheircolleagues,completelydugoutandcleanedthefiveLaetolifootprintsinJune2019.Thentheymeasured,photographedand3Dscannedtheancienttracks.McNutt’sgroupfocusedontwofootprintsthatwereparticularlywell-preserved.TheLaetoliindividual’sfootshape,size,andwalkingstyledifferedinseveralwaysfromthoseofotherhominidsatthesamesite.Theprintsalsodidn’tmatchthosefrommodernblackbearsandmodernchimps(黑猩猩)walkingupright.Accordingtoresearchers,theLaetoliindividual’sfootwaswiderandmorechimplikethanahuman’s.Itsbigtoestuckoutslightlyfromthesecondtoe(脚趾),butnotasmuchasinchimps.Ononestep,theLaetoliindividual’sleftlegcrossedinfrontoftherightleg,leavingaleftfootprintdirectlyinfrontoftheprevioustrack.Peoplemaycross-step(交叉迈步)inthiswaywhentryingtoregainbalance.Bearsandchimpsstandwideduetotheirbonestructure,whichstopsthemfromwalkingliketheLaetoliindividualandfromcross-stepping,scientistssay.Giventhatonlytwooftheancientfootprintsarecompleteenoughtoanalyzethoroughly,thepossibilitythatachimpotherthanahominidmadetheLaetolifootprintscan’tberuledout,saysWilliamHarcourtSmith,ascientistatLehmanCollege.Butevidenceofcross-steppingisenoughtoprovethatahominidmadethetracks,hesays.12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“refutes”inParagraph2mean?

A．supports.B．contradicts.C．ignores.D．criticizes.13.Whydoresearchersthinkthefootprintsdifferfromthoseofbearsorchimps?

A．Theyarenotassimilartochimps.B．Theyhavetoesstickingout.C．Theypossessfeaturesofcross-stepping.D．Theyshowrelativelywidestanding.14.WhatdoesWilliamthinkofthenewresearchfinding?

A．It’sconfusing.B．It’schallenging.C．It’spersuasive.D．It’sdoubtful.15.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A．Tointroduceanewdiscovery.B．Todescribeamajorevent.C．Tointroduceanunknownspecies.D．Tocomparedifferenthominidspecies.JosephConrad,afamousEnglishnovelist,saidthathisgoalasawriterwas“tomakeyouhear,tomakeyoufeel,andaboveall,tomakeyousee.That,andnomore,iseverything.”16Oftenitleavesasinglesharpimpressiontobeturnedoverandoverinthemind.Afterfinishingthestory,thereadershouldhavesomethingtothinkabout:thehumoroflife,itsironies,ortheunpredictabilityofhumanbehavior.17Thefirstandmostobviouslevelisconveyedthroughtheplot.Plotreferstothesequenceofevents,totheactionsofthecharactersandthesituationsinwhichtheyareinvolved.Toexplaintheplot,then,istotellwhathappenedinthestoryandtowhom.Insomeshortstories,plotisthedominatingelement.Inothershortstories,plotplaysaveryminorrole.InHemingway’sstory,TheOldManandtheSea,however,wemustapproachthecontentonanotherlevel.18Tounderstandandappreciatethestory,thereadermustbeabletoidentifyitsgeneraltopicortheme.Thenextstepistoidentifythedevicebywhichtheauthorcommentsonthistheme.19Readerscannotappreciateashortstoryfullyunlesstheyreactnotonlytowhathasbeensaidbutalsotohowithasbeensaid.20Stylegrowsoutofthewriter’sownpersonalityandcanbeseeninthechoiceofwordsandphrases,thearrangementofsentences,therhythmandtone.Structurereferstothearchitectureofthestory,thewayinwhichthedetailsareselectedandarrangedtoproducethedesiredeffect.

A．Theymustlookforstyleandstructure.B．Incomplexstories,carefulreadersmaynotalwaysagreewiththeauthor.C．Theimpactonthereadercomesfromthesuddenandunexpectedresponse.D．Agoodshortstorytriestogivethereaderasenseoftheactualexperience.E．Finally,thereadershouldbeabletoexplaintheinsightswhichtheauthorhasgivenintothetheme.F．Theimpactofthestorycomesfromtheinsightitgivesusintotheneedsanddesiresofyouthandoldage.G．Inordertoreadashortstorywithfullunderstanding,thereadermustapproachthecontentontwolevels.二、完形填空ItwasaburningsummerafternoonwhenIfirstlaideyesonBella,askinnydogwanderinginthealleybehindmyhouse.Herbonesshowedthroughhermessyfur,andshe21withfear,asifshewereafraidofanyformofcontact.Ilaterlearnedfromaneighborthatshehadbeenabandoned,andhad22escapedbeingrunoverontheroad.ThemiseryofherpresentsituationbrokemyheartdeeplyandIjustcan’t23thatimageevennow.Despitemyoriginalfearofgettingbitten,Ifeltasuddensurgeof24tohelp.I25abowlofwaterandsomeleftovermeatfromhome,andgentlyplaceditnearher.26,shebackedaway,butafterafewmoments,shecautiouslyapproachedanddrank.Seeingit,I27towardsherandtriedtoleadhermyhome.Thatdaymarkedthebeginningofourbond.Overthenextfewmonths,I28mytimeandenergytoherrecovery.Itookhertothevetforvaccinations(疫苗),andcreatedaroutinetoensureshereceiveddailywalksandtraining,29herofherfearofhumans.Oneday,aswewerewalkinginthepark,awhitecar30.AlittleboygotoutandfrightenedBella,causinghertomoveback.BeforeIcouldreact,theboy’smotherrushedoverto31him.Insteadof32atthedog,however,she33hersontoapologize.Hergentleintervention(干预)wasatouchingmomentthatdemonstratedthetruemeaningofkindness:itisnotaboutgrandgestures,butaboutsmall,consistentactsofcare.Today,Bellais34withfoodandshelter,lovedbyeveryonewhomeetsher.Herstoryteachesusthatoneperson’sdecisiontoshowmercycanchangealifeforever.Nomatterhow35theworldmayseem,asingleactofkindnesshasthepowertolightupthedarknessandbringhopetothoseinneed.21.A．bouncedB．trembledC．struggledD．fought22.A．merelyB．simplyC．narrowlyD．hardly23.A．recallB．recognizeC．presentD．shake24.A．waveB．urgeC．emergencyD．despair25.A．tookB．broughtC．fetchedD．sold26.A．initiallyB．eventuallyC．genuinelyD．decently27.A．wanderedB．inchedC．vanishedD．burst28.A．connectedB．scheduledC．addictedD．dedicated29.A．riddingB．convincingC．robbingD．warning30.A．pulledoutB．pulledoverC．setoffD．checkedout31.A．assessB．commentC．lectureD．evaluate32.A．glancingB．shoutingC．glimpsingD．staring33.A．pressuredB．remindedC．permittedD．forbade34.A．equippedB．blessedC．connectedD．signed35.A．demandingB．boringC．challengingD．rewarding三、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。TheQingmingFestival,alsocalledTomb-SweepingDay,isauniquetraditionalChinesefestival36(combine)asolartermandapublicholiday.Asspringarrivesandnatureturnslivelywithbloomingflowersandgentlebreezes,variousactivities37(hold)acrossthenationtohonorancestorsandembracetheseason’sbeauty.Familiesgatheratcemeteriestosweeptombs,offerseasonaldelicaciesandburnincense,38showstheirdeeprespectandremembranceforthedeceased.Itisamoment39(cherish)preciousmemories,passdownfamilystoriesandhavebloodbondsstrengthened.Manyalsogoforspringoutings,flycolorfulkitesorplantwillow40(branch)bytheriver,andtheserelaxingcustomsinvestseriousmomentswithlight-heartedjoy,balancinggriefwiththevitalityofspring.Nowadays,thegovernmentholdsallkindsofeventsfeaturingfolkmusic,classicpoemsandtraditionalceremoniestopassontheculture41(public)toyoungergenerations.Schoolsorganizethemedactivitiesliketomb-sweepingsimulations,folkcraftworkshopsandpoetryreadingstoteachstudents42thefestivaltrulymeans,helpingthemunderstandrespectforlife,thevalueoffamilyheritageandthebeautyoftraditionalculture.43thefastpaceofmodernlife,thistimelesstraditionconnectsthepastandpresent,bridginggenerationsandremainingdeeplyvaluableinmodernsociety.Peopledraw44thefestival’sprofoundmeaningstocultivateasenseofnationalidentityandpassdownthecorespiritofrespectforelderstofuturegenerations.Onlyinthiswaycanwekeepourtraditionalrootsdeeply45(root)inourhearts.四、书信写作46.假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter计划参观徐州博物馆，他来信请你推荐一件你喜欢的展品。请你给他回复邮件，结合外观、工艺/价值等，推荐这件汉代的金缕玉衣（JadeBurialSuitwithGoldThreads）。生词：jadepieces玉片goldthreads金丝注意：1．词数80左右；2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearPeter,Gladtohearyou’revisitingXuzhouMuseum!_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua五、书面表达47.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。Iwaswaitingformybestfriend,Lily,attheschoolgate.Itwasthedayoftheannualartexhibition,andwehadpromisedtomeetatexactly3:00p.m.togetthebestseats.Theclockwasticking,andtheskygraduallyturneddark.Thirtyminuteshadpassed,butLilywasstillnowheretobeseen.Istoodunderabigtree,checkingmyphonerepe