2025~2026学年湖南长沙市长沙县长沙市博纳第二附属高级中学第二学期高二年级期中考试英语试卷

2025~2026学年湖南长沙市长沙县长沙市博纳第二附属高级中学第二学期高二年级期中考试英语试卷一、阅读理解Newappsprovidemoresourcesofinformationandbringconvenience.Herearesomeofthenewestfreeapps.Ifyouareinterested,downloadthemtoyoursmartphone!

ItallowsstudentstosearchforiEDUadvisingcenterinformation,whereyoucandiscoverneweducationalinformation,aid,opportunitiesandadvice.Itallowsyoutolookthroughlesser-knownartists’music.Youcansavesongsorartistsyoulikeandfindbandswithsimilarsounds.BrainPOPmixeslearningandtechnologyinafunandsimpleway.ItisfreeandteachesyousomethingnewinEnglisheveryday.Itisatimesaver,anapphelpingyoumanageyourtime,addataskandevenassigntaskstootherpeoplewhoneedaquickreminder!1.WhoisiEDUmainlyintendedfor?

A．Workers.B．Doctors.C．Students.D．Drivers.2.Whatwillyouchoosetodownloadifyouareamusiclover?

A．iEDU.B．IndieShuffle.C．BrainPOP.D．Todoist.3.TodoistcanhelpyoudothefollowingthingsEXCEPT______.

A．addataskB．manageyourtimeC．assigntaskstoothersD．teachyouEnglishAndersonCareyis12yearsold.Oneday,hesawamagazinearticlethatinterestedhim.Itwasaboutprosthetics(假肢),whichcanbeusedtoreplaceahand,armorleg.Thearticlesaidpeopleareusing3-Dprinterstobuildthesedevices.Andersonthoughtthiswasverycool.Hewantedtolearnmoreaboutit.SoAndersontalkedtohisscienceteacher,Dr.HollyMartin.Heaskediftheycouldbuildaprosthetictogether.Thetiming(时机的把握)wasperfect.MartinhadjustheardaboutagroupcalledEnablingtheFuture.Thisgroupasksvolunteerstohelptobuildroboticarmsandlegs.Thevolunteersbuildthemforpeoplewhosharetheirstoriesonthewebsite.AndersonandMartinlookedthroughthewebsitetogether.TheydecidedtohelpamanfromthecountryofRomania.HisnameisCornelCrismaru,wholosthisleg,handandpartofhisarm.InFebruary,AndersonandMartingottowork.Buildingtheroboticarmwasnoteasy.Andersonranintosomeproblemsalongtheway.Hehadhopedtousea3-DPrinterathisschool.Oneofthepiecesforthearmwasbiggerthanthesizeoftheprinter,though.SoonAndersonhadanideatosolvethisproblem.Hereachedouttoa3-DprintingcompanyinWoodstock,Georgia.Thecompanyagreedtohelp.AndersonandMartincouldusetheirbig3-Dprinters.Afterthat,Andersonworkedonthearmforaboutthreemonths.AndersonandMartinsentthearmtoCrismaruinMay.InAugust,theyreceivedanotice.ItisfromCrismaru’sson.HethankedAndersonandMartinfortheirhelp.Martinsaidshehopeschildrenandgrown-upswhohearaboutAndersonsprojectswillrealizethatitmaybehardtochangetheworld,buttheycanstartwithsmallacts.Someofthesecanhelpapersoninahugeway.4.Andersontalkedtohisscienceteacherabout_______.

A．startingawebsitetogetherB．buyinga3-DprinterC．buildingaprosthetictogetherD．studyingrobots5.AndersonandDr.MartinlearnedfromthewebsitethatCrismaru______.

A．lostsomebodypartsB．wantedtobeavolunteerC．washomelessD．wasinterestedinrobots6.HowdidAndersonsolvehisproblem?

A．Hemadeanew3-Dprinter.B．HеtookDr.Martin’sadvice.C．Heworkedtogetherwithhisschool.D．Hegothelpfroma3-Dprintingcompany.7.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A．AllroadsleadtoRome.B．Failureisthemotherofsuccess.C．Thosewhohelpothershelpthemselves.D．Smallactsmakeabigdifference.Atable-waitingrobotcatbuiltbyaChinesetechnologyfirmcancarryplatesoffood,showcustomersaroundarestaurant,miaowatdinersandevenreacttohavingitsearstouched.Makingitsfirstappearanceatthe2020ConsumerElectronicsShowinLasVegas,theso-calledBellaBotwasbuiltforChineserestaurantslackingenoughwaiters.Ithasfourshelvesinthecentreofitstower-likebodytocarryplates.Havingbeenloadedupwithmealsbyitshumanworkmates,BellaBotmiaowswhenitdeliversfoodtodinerstoencouragethemtotaketheirplates.IfcustomersthankBellaBotbytouchingitsears,itwillrespondwithalookofpleasureonitsscreen,whichdisplays(展示)animationsofacat’sface.“Theowner’shandissowarm,”BellaBothasbeenprogrammedtorespond.However,muchlikearealcat,therobot’sreactionsoonchangesifitispettedfortoolong.“Itgetsmadtoremindyounottointerruptitsjob,”thedesignersintroduced.Inareal-worldfood-servicesetting,however,BellaBotmayfinditdifficulttooperateatthebusiesttimes.Anyway,restaurantsareexpectedtoincreasetheirrelyingonautomatons(小型机器人)—whetherintheformofroboticwaitingstaffornot.Furthermore,improvementsintechnologywillseeconsumerrobotdesignsgrowsteadilybetteratcommunicatingwithhumansanddealingwithnewactivities.8.BellaBotwasbuiltto.

A．improverestaurants’environmentB．overcomethelackofwaitersC．changefoodservicestylesD．attractyoungcustomers9.WeknowfromParagraph3thatBellaBotcan.

A．playprogramsB．loaditselfwithmealsC．respondtocustomers’thanksD．makefriendswithcustomers10.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword”petted“inParagraph5?

A．Touched.B．LiftedC．Attacked.D．Used.11.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsthefutureconsumerrobotdesigns?

A．Doulbtful.B．Optimistic.C．Uncaring.D．Cautious.Anonlineresearchshowedthatpeoplebelievedhavingthechoicetojumpthroughpartsofavideoorswitch(转换)toadifferentonecouldmakewatchingvideoslessboring—theexactreasonwhypeopleuseTikTokorYouTube.Butresearchershavefoundthatswitchingtoanothervideo,orjumpingforwardsandbackwardsinthesameone,actuallymakespeoplemorebored.Dr.KateTamattheUniversityofTorontoScarborough,theleadauthoroftheresearch,explainedthatboredom(无聊)iscloselyconnectedtoourabilitytopayattention.“Wefeelboredwhenthereisagapbetweenhowfocusedweareandhowfocusedwewanttobe,”shesaid.Whenpeoplekeepmovingquicklythroughvideos,theybecomelessfocusedwiththevideosandstartlookingforsomethingmoreexciting.Thiscanleadtoincreasedfeelingsofboredom.Totestthisidea,theresearchersdidanexperimentwhichinvolvedover500undergraduates.Onegroupwatchedasingle10-minutevideowithoutthechoiceofswitching,whiletheothergrouphavethechoicetoclick(点击)betweenseveralfive-minutevideos.Theresultsshowedthatthosewhocouldchoosebetweenvideosfeltmorebored.“Ourresearchshowsthatwhilepeopleswitchvideosfasttoavoidboredom,thisbehaviourcanactuallymakethemfeelmorebored,”Dr.Tamconcluded.Shecomparedtheexperiencetowatchingamovieinacinema,whereimmersionleadstoenjoyment.Similarly,trueenjoymentfromonlinevideosoftencomesfromfocusingourselvesinthevideos,notfromendlesslymovingquicklythroughit.Thisfindingsuggeststhat,sometimes,havingfewerchoicesmightactuallybebetterforourfocusandenjoyment.12.Whydoestheauthormentiontheonlineresearchinparagraph1?

A．Tointroducethenewfinding.B．Tosupportanoldidea.C．Toshowtheauthor’sopinion.D．Togiveaninterestingexample.13.InDr.Tam’sexperiment,howdidtheresearcherstesttheiridea?

A．Byrecordingthelengthofdifferentvideos.B．Byaskingpeopleabouttheirfavoritevideos.C．Bycheckinghowlongpeoplecouldfocusonavideo.D．Bycomparinggroupswithandwithoutthechoicetoswitch.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“immersion”inthelastparagraphmean?

A．Fullattention.B．Greatpleasure.C．Shortmemory.D．Quickresponse.15.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A．WatchingvideosonTikTokorYouTubebringsfun.B．Boredommainlyresultsfromfocusingonlongvideos.C．Switchingvideosincreasesratherthanreducesboredom.D．Watchingvideosincinemasismoreenjoyablethanwatchingonline.Everfeltlikeyou’vegottonsofthingstofinishbutjustnotenoughhoursintheday?Ifso,you’refacingefficiencyissues.Butthere’snoneedtoworry—thisisacommonproblemformanypeople.16Herearesometipstohelpyousolvetheseproblemsandtakefullcontrolofyourtimeandwork!Concentrateonasingletask.Sometimespeoplegetusedtodoingseveralthingsatonce.Althoughthismayletyoudealwithdifferentjobsandseemcapable,itwon’timproveyourefficiencyinthelongterm.Concentrateonasingletaskatatime.Thisway,youcanfinishitwithhighquality.1718Youcanbegivenlargeandtoughtasksinyourwork.Toworkmoreefficiently,youcandivideanybigassignmentintosmall,easy-to-handleparts.Justlikepilingupbuildingblockstogether,stepbystep.Focusononesmalltaskeachtime,andthefinalresultwillsurelybeexcellent.Setyourowndeadlines.Deadlinescansometimesbringpressure.19Whenyousetadeadlineforopen-endedtasksorprojects,youcanperformmuchbetter.Keeptoit,andyou’llbeamazedatwhatyoucanachieve.Useyourtraveltimewisely.Whatdoyouusuallydoonyourwaytoworkorschool?Checksocialmediaupdates?Tomakebetteruseoftime,directyourattentiontoyourownplans.Thinkofideasthatcanmakeyourworksimpler.20

A．Learntotakeabreak.B．Setsmallandpracticalgoals.C．Thisisthebestmomenttothinkandgenerateideas.D．Whatcountsnowishowyoudealwithsuchsituations.E．Afterfinishingthecurrenttask,youcanstartthenextone.F．Withusefulmethods,youwillbreakdownyourgoalsatease.G．Pressureisusuallynegative,butself-imposedpressurecanhelpyoufocus.二、完形填空Everyonehasadifferentpaththrougheducation.Whilesomeflythroughcollegerightafterhighschool,othersfindtheirwaybacktocollegeyearslater.Thiswasthe21forMinniePayne.TheSouthCarolinanative,MinniePayne,22totheclassroomafterretiring(退休)atage68,finally23herlong-wantedundergraduatedegreewhenshewas73.Insteadofstoppingthere,Payne24herhighereducationpathattheUniversityofNorthTexasand,now90,hasbecomethe25persontoreceiveamaster’sdegreeattheschool.Paynewillwalkontothestagewithhergrandsontoreceiveher26diploma(文凭).Althoughmucholderthanher27,shewasdeeplyinspiredtolearnsomethingnewandreachhergoal.Beforereachinghergoal,Payne28asareporterandateacher.Afterretiring,shewas29tocollegeatTexasWoman’sUniversity(TWU).Afewyearslater,the30septuagenarian(七旬老人)graduatedwithabachelor’sinGeneralStudies.Nowanonagenarian(九旬老人),theself-described“lifelong31”hasearnedamaster’sdegreeinInterdisciplinaryStudies.Paynealreadyhasanew32waitinginHoustonaftershegraduates.Shewillbeworkingatamagazinebasedinthearea.“It’snotmy33tostopwork,”shesaid.“Ialwayswantto34myself.Andit’smybelieftodevotemywholelifetodoingsomething35.”21.A．caseB．planC．ruleD．opinion22.A．rushedB．preferredC．returnedD．skipped23.A．gettingB．offeringC．creatingD．finding24.A．designedB．continuedC．startedD．changed25.A．bestB．kindestC．newestD．oldest26.A．hard-earnedB．half-finishedC．newly-openedD．widely-used27.A．colleaguesB．classmatesC．relativesD．competitors28.A．studiedB．taughtC．relaxedD．worked29.A．broughtB．invitedC．admittedD．sent30.A．anxiousB．determinedC．strangeD．polite31.A．adultB．volunteerC．workerD．learner32.A．collegeB．goalC．jobD．degree33.A．adviceB．planC．factD．opinion34.A．improveB．enjoyC．helpD．accept35.A．traditionalB．fortunateC．meaningfulD．normal三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。TheWaterSprinklingFestivalisoneofthemostimportantfestivals36(celebrate)bytheDaipeopleinYunnanProvince.Duringthefestival,37laststhreetosevendays,theypourwaterontoeachothertosaygoodbyetotheoldyearandwelcomethenewone.Thefestivalisknownformanykindsof38(activity).Dragonboatracing,fireworkshowsandpeacockdance39(hold)onthefirstday.Andthemostpopularevent,watersprinkling,isonthe40(two)day.Peoplepourwateroneachotherwiththehopetowashaway41(sick)andbadluck.42wetteryouget,theluckieryouwillbe.Thelastdayis43(usual)fortheyoungpeopletoplaygames44awaytoexpresstheirloveforeachother.TheWaterSprinklingFestivalshowstheDaipeople’spridein45(they)richcultureinmusic,dance,foodandtradition.四、书信写作46.假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Mary想知道如何保持健康。请你结合以下建议，就Howtokeephealthy这个话题给她写一封信。1.合理、健康的饮食；2.适当的锻炼；3.充足的睡眠和休息。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；DearMary,Howareyoudoing?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。Asahighschoolfreshman,Emilyhadalwaysbeenclosetoherfamily.However,asthepressureofschoolworkincreasedandhersociallifeexpanded,shefoundtheirfamilyrelationshipontherocks.Shedislikeditwhenherparentskeptaskingsuchquestionsas“Whereareyougoing”,“Whoareyougoingwith”.Shefelttheywerealwaysonherbackaboutsomething.Shejustcouldn’tseeeyetoeyewiththemonsomanythings!Theonceharmonioushomeenvironmentwasnowfilledwithheatedargumentsandcoldsilences.Emilyfeltherparentsdidn’tunderstandher,andtheyfeltshewasbecomingdistantandimpatient.Itseemedthattheywerebecomingstrangersunderthesameroof!Oneafternoon,afteraparticularlyheatedargumentabouthercurfew(宵禁令),Emilystormedintoherroom,slammingthedoorbehindher.Shethrewherselfontoherbed,tearsstreamingdownherface.Shecouldn’tunderstandwhyherparentsweresounreasonable.Shewasalmost15,afterall,andherfriendswereallowedtostayoutlater.Whycouldn’therparentstrusther?Asshelaythere,herangerslowlygavewaytocalm.Atthattime,Emily’sphonebuzzed.Itwasamessagefromhermother,askingifshewouldgodownstairstohavedinner.Buzzingagain!Itwasamessagefr