2025~2026学年重庆市名校联盟高二下学期5月期中英语试卷

2025~2026学年重庆市名校联盟高二下学期5月期中英语试卷一、阅读理解Distancelearninghasbecomethenewformofeducationsinceschoolsclosed,andteachershaveadapted—withthehelpofsometrulyamazingonlineapplications.GoogleClassroomThispopularapplicationallowsteacherstocreateonlineforumstosharecourses,news,orlessonsaswellasaplatformtoassign,collect,andgivefeedbackonstudentwork.I’veusedGoogleClassroomforyears,andithasbecomethecornerstoneofmyclassroomthroughoutdistancelearning.GoogleFormsThisapplicationisoftenusedtogatherinformationinavarietyofcontexts.Itstestfeaturecanbeenabledtoblockusersfromopeningotherwindows.Italsooffersauto-gradingformultiple-choicetests.Ithasbecomeadailyapplicationinmyclassesduringdistancelearning.Iuseitforpre-assessments,tests,andsurveys.FlipgridFlipgridisafreeonlineapplicationthatallowsstudentsandteacherstorecordshortonlinevideosTeacherscaneasilycreateaccountsandthenwithinaccountscreate“classrooms.”Fromthere,teacherscancreatepostsforstudentstorespondtoviashortvideos.GoogleMeetGoogleMeetisanonlinemeetingplatformwhereteacherscansharetheirscreenswithallparticipantstoseeaswellasrecordthemeeting.I’verecordedallofmydailylessonsandthenpostedtherecordingstoGoogleClassroomattherequestofmystudents.ThisisapracticeI’dliketocontinueevenafterdistancelearningasstudentsreallyliketheoptiontoreturntoarecordingoftheday’slessontoreviewitattheirownpace.1.Whichapplicationisperfectfortests?

A．FlipgridB．GoogleMeetC．GoogleFormsD．GoogleClassroom2.WhatisatypicalfeatureofGoogleMeet?

A．Respondingtopostswithshortvideos.B．Recordinglessonsforreview.C．Creatingonlineforumstosharenews.D．Auto-gradingstudents’assignments.3.Wherecanthetextbefound?

A．Inamagazine.B．Inabiography.C．Inatravelbrochure.D．Inasciencereport.Foryears,Iviewedmygrandfather’svineyard(葡萄园)asachaintyingmetoaforgottenpast.Everysummervacationfeltlikeasentence.Theairsmelledofdampearthandpesticide,asharpcontrasttotheclean,digitalscentofmycitylife.Icounteddownthedaysuntilmyescape,thequietcountrysidefeelingnotpeaceful,butemptyandslow.Thechangebeganwiththearrivalofayoungagriculturalscientist,MissLi,fromthecounty’snew“RuralRevitalization”project.Shebroughtnotjustneworganicfertilizers,butatabletfullofcolorfulsoilanalysischarts.Mygrandfatherlistenedwithpoliteskepticism,doubtingitseffectiveness.Iwassurprisedtofindmyselfinspired.Ibegantranslatingthetechnicaltermsonthetabletintoourlocaldialectforgrandpa,andexplaininghisdecadesofwisdomtoMissLi.Atinyspark(火花)ofcuriositylitupwheretherewasonceonlydullness.Oneafternoon,asuddenhailstormthreatenedtheripeninggrapes.Panicseizedme—notformyself,butforthevineswehadgrown.MissLishowedussatelliteweathertrackingonherphone,predictingthestorm’spath.Forthefirsttime,Ididn’tseetechnologyasanenemyofthisplace,butasitsfriends.Afiercesenseofprotection,mixedwithanew-foundawe,warmedmefromwithin.Iwasnolongerjustanobserver;Igotinvolved.Theautumnharvestwasasuccessofthisunlikelypartnership.Grandfatherplacedaheavyhandonmyshoulder.“Thisharvest,”hesaid,hisvoicethickwithemotion,“hasyourmarkonit.”Aprofoundpride,deepandsolid,settledinmychest.Ifinallyunderstoodthatmygrowthwasn’taboutescapingthisland,butaboutenrichingit.Thevineyardwasnolongermychain;ithadbecomemycanvas.Inhelpingtoreviveitsroots,Ihaddiscoveredmyown.4.Whatdidtheauthorinitiallythinkofhissummeratthevineyard?

A．Ameaningfullesson.B．Asufferingburden.C．Anunforgettablememory.D．Apeacefuljourney.5.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A．Theauthorpaidlittleattentiontothevineyard.B．Thehailstormcausedheavydamagetothegrapes.C．Theauthor’sgrandfatherfavoredtheprojectatfirst.D．MissLiusedtechnologytopredictthestorm’spath.6.Whatchangedtheauthor’sviewofthevineyard?

A．MissLi’ssuggestion.B．Hisgrandfather’spersuasion.C．Hisroleasanobserver.D．Hisengagementinthevineyard.7.Whichofthefollowingcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．FromChaintoCanvas:MyGrowthintheVineyardB．ASummerEscape:FromCityLifetotheCountrysideC．AnExcitingSuccess:the“RuralRevitalization”ProjectD．TheLastingConflict:TraditionalWisdomvsModernTechStepinsidemostmoderncarsandinsteadofallthedialsandswitchesyouarelikelytofindatouchscreen.But,thoughtouchscreensprovideaconvenientwaytooperatealotofcontrolsandsettings,thelatestresearchshowstheycanalsomakedriverslessconcentrated.Todiscoverhowbadlytouchscreensdistractdrivers,NealeKinnearandhiscolleaguesattheTransportResearchLaboratoryarrangedaseriesofexperiments.Theyhadtwogroupsof20drivers.OneconsistedofregularusersofGoogle’sAndroidAuto,apopularappwhichletsdriversinteractwiththeirphonethroughacar’stouchscreen.TheothersweresupportersofAndroidAuto’smaincompetitor,AppleCarPlay.Eachparticipantcompletedthree15-minutejourneysalongasetvirtualrouteusingthelaboratory’sdrivingsimulator(模拟装置).Ononeofthesetripstheyhadtocarryouttasksusingonlythetouchscreen.Thesetasksincludednavigatingtoarestaurant,playingaparticularsong,changingradiochannels,andmakinga“hands-free”telephonecall.Onthesecondtriptheyhadtodothesame,butusingonlythecar’svoice-activatedcontrolsinstead.Thethirdjourneywasacontrol,withnoassignedtasks.Wheneveraredbarflashedonthewindscreentheresearchersmeasuredhowlongittookadrivertoreactbypullingtheindicatorsticktoflashthecar’slights.Astheyexpected,driversusingtouchcontrolsonthescreentooklongertorespondtotheflashingbarthanthoseusingvoicecontrols.Thoughthedifferencemightbelessthanasecond,atmotorwayspeedsthiswouldresultinanincreasedstoppingdistanceofupto25metres.DrKinnearwas,however,surprisedbytheamountoftimedrivers’attentionwasdistractedbytheseriesofglancesneededtooperatethescreen.Amongtheworstoutcomeswereameanof20secondsofcumulativeglancesusingAndroidAutotoplayasong,andof16secondstosetuptheroutetoarestaurantwithCarPlay.Forvoicecommandsthosemeansfellto4and3secondsrespectively.Theresearchersbelievevoice-activationisasaferalternative,butthesoftwareisexpectedtotakelesstimetorespond.AndyPeartofArtificialSolutions,aSwedishfirmdevelopingAI-assistedvoicerecognition,agrees.8.Howwastheresearchcarriedout?

A．Byanalyzingfigures.B．Byconductingquestionnaires.C．Byconsultingpreviousstudies.D．Bygroupingexperimentsubjects.9.Whatdidtheparticipantsdoduringthesecondtrip?

A．Theydroveonarealroad.B．Theyreceivedrandomtasks.C．Theyusedonlythetouchscreen.D．Theygavetheircarsvoicecommands.10.WhichofthefollowingshockedDr.Kinnear?

A．Flashingbarsweredifficulttonotice.B．Usingtouchscreenswastime-consuming.C．Pullingtheindicatorstickrequiredeffort.D．Drivingspeedswereverydifferentonmotorways.11.WhatisAndyPeart’sopinionofthevoice-activationapp?

A．Itneedstobeimproved.B．Itprovestobeperfect.C．Itcanneverbereplaced.D．It’snormallyimpractical.Whatdoesittaketobecomethebestatsomething?Theanswermaynotlieinearlychildhoodexcellenceorinlifelongdedication.Instead,thepathtobecomingexceptionalataskillmightinvolvealotmore.That’saccordingtorecentresearchpublishedinSciencethatseekstorevealwhatittakestodoextremelywellindifferentperformanceareas,fromsportstochesstoclassicalmusic.Somewhatcontrarytocommonsense,thestudyauthorslearned,peoplewhoshowedthegreatestpromiseintheirfieldaschildrenrarelywentontoreachthepeakoftheirfieldasadults.Thefindingschallengethe“10,000-hourrule”,theideathatifsomeonespends10,000hoursdeliberatelypracticingaskill,theywillmasterit,saysPurdueUniversitypsychologistBrookeMacnamara,whoco-authoredtheanalysis.Therule,whichwaspopularizedinMalcolmGladwell’s2008bookOutliers,isbasedona1993studyoftop-performingviolinstudents.Thesestudentshadeachaccumulatedanaverageof10,000hoursofpracticebyage20.Yettheywerenotworld-classperformers,Macnamarapointsout.“Comparedwiththeirnational-classfellowswhoareverygoodbutnotthebest,world-classperformersoftenstartedtheirfieldlater,”Macnamaraexplains.Thesepeopletendtotakepartinmultipleactivitiesearlyonanddon’tshineinonethingataparticularlyyoungage.“Theyaccumulatelesspracticeintheirfieldandmorepracticeinotherfieldsandthenrisetothetoprelativelylate,”shesays.Theresearchershighlightthatthefindingsaren’tsuggestingpeopledon’tneedtopracticeorputinefforttobecomethecreamofthecrop.Insteadtheyshowthattopadultperformerstendtobe“latebloomers”,Macnamarasays.BostonUniversityresearcherEdsonFilho,uninvolvedinthestudy,notesthatathletesincertainsports,suchasgymnastics,hitpeakperformancefarearlierinlifethanothers.Andthisanalysis,headds,doesn’tgetintootherfactorssuchasmoneyandcoachingthatcaninfluencewhobecomesthecreamofthecrop.12.Whatdoweknowabouttherecentresearch?

A．Itcorrespondswithwhatiswidelybelieved.B．Itexploresthelengthofbecominganexpert.C．Ithighlightsthenaturaltalentinlatersuccess.D．Itshowsyoungtalentsseldombecometop-ranked.13.Whatsetsworld-classperformersapartfromnational-classones?

A．Earlyentrytoacertainfield.B．Formercross-fieldexperience.C．Enoughpracticeaccumulation.D．Signsofchildhoodexcellence.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“thecreamofthecrop”inparagraph5mean?

A．Apersonofgreendiet.B．Apersonofaveragelevel.C．Apersonofoutstandingability.D．Apersonofself-taughtexperience.15.WhatisEdsonFilho’sattitudetowardstheresearchfindings?

A．Supportive.B．Critical.C．Unclear.D．Neutral.HowtoAppreciateArtArtcanoftenseeminaccessiblebecauseithasbeenstereotypedinpopularcultureassomethingthatonlyparticularlyeducatedorwealthypeoplecanenjoy.16Anyonecancometoappreciateartwithalittlebitoftimeandeffort.Thisarticlewillintroducethreepracticalmethodstohelpyougetstarted.UnderstandtheArtistandtheirContext.Artistsoftencreateworkstocommentonmajorhistoricalevents,andthiscangiveyouawindowintotheiruniqueperspective.Forexample,PabloPicasso’sGuernica(1937)wascreatedinresponsetothebombingsduringtheSpanishCivilWar.17Picassosaidoftheartwork,“Paintingisnotdonetodecorateapartments.Itisaninstrumentofwaragainstbrutalityanddarkness.”18Ifyou’relookingatapainting,knowingwhatgenreitbelongstocanbehelpful.Theestablishedandwell-knowngenresarelandscape,portraiture,genrepaintings(whicharepaintingsofscenesfromordinarylife),history,andstilllife.GirlwithaPearlEarring(1665)byJohannesVermeerisconsideredtobeamasterpieceofportraiture.MakeYourOwnMeaning.Partofthefunofviewingartisthatyougettocomeupwithyourownstoryaboutit!Artisverysubjective,andartiststatementsordescriptivebrochurescansometimesbemisleading.19Thereisoftennotjustonerightanswer.What’simportantisthatyoumakeagenuineefforttodigmeaningfromtheirwork.20Sotakeyourtime.Letyourpreferenceunfold,andlettheartworkspeaktoyou.Enjoythejourney.

A．Findoutthetypeofthepainting.B．It’sfilledwithanti-warsymbolism.C．Identifythegenrethroughthepainter’slife.D．However,thiscouldn’tbefurtherfromthetruth.E．Soevenifyourinterpretationofapieceisn’twhattheartistintended,it’sokay.F．Themoreartyouview,themoreyouwillrealizethatallartworksareequallygood.G．Asyouviewmoreart,youwilldevelopanunderstandingofwhatyoulikeanddislike.二、完形填空LastFebruary,as17-year-oldTorri’ellNorwooddrovethroughSt.Petersburg,Florida,thelaughterfromthefourteenagegirlsquicklygavewayto21.Astheyapproachedacrossroads,anothercarhitthemfromtheside,22theircarintoayardandstoppingitatatree.Assmokerosefromtheothercar,abystanderwarneda(n)23explosion.TheimpactbentNorwood’sdriver’ssidedoor,jammingit24,butshecrawledoutthroughthewindowandranforherlife.Buthalfwaydownthestreet,she25thatherbestfriend,A’zarriaSimmons,wasn’twiththem.Norwood26andfoundSimmonsslumpedinthebackseat.Shethrewopenthebackdoorandpulledherfriendout,27thebrokenglassasbestshecould.She28Simmonstosafety.29herpulseandfindingnone,NorwoodbeganperformingCPR.Hadthe30happenedafewweeksearlier,shemightnothaveknownwhattodo.ButNorwood,whowantstopursueacareerin31,hadearnedherCPRcertificatejustthedaybefore.Kneelingonthelawn,shestartedpumpingSimmons’schestwithherinterlockedfingersand32intoherfriend’smouthinhopesoffillingherlungswiththekissoflife.Afterthe30thcompression,Simmonsbegancoughingandgaspingforair.TheCPRhad33!Soon,paramedicsarrivedand34Simmonstothehospital.Andthensheheardhowherbestfriendhadsavedherlife.“Iwasn’t35,”SimmonstoldCNN.“Shewillalwayshelpanywayshecan.”21.A．chatterB．screamsC．noiseD．quarrels22.A．puttingB．movingC．sendingD．changing23.A．potentialB．controlledC．deadlyD．intended24.A．heavyB．dirtyC．brokenD．shut25.A．doubtedB．worriedC．realizedD．ensured26.A．wentforwardB．runbackC．bentdownD．pulledover27.A．mindingB．findingC．avoidingD．fixing28.A．deliveredB．shookC．huggedD．dragged29.A．WatchingB．CheckingC．StudyingD．Assessing30.A．accidentB．encounterC．coincidenceD．opportunity31.A．drivingB．teachingC．managementD．medicine32.A．lookingB．breathingC．breakingD．turning33.A．workedB．finishedC．returnedD．failed34.A．rodeB．guidedC．rushedD．walked35.A．worriedB．excitedC．delightedD．shocked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。Justdaysaftercelebratingher19thbirthday,QuanHongchan—athree-timeOlympicgoldmedalistrecognizedaroundtheworld—found36(her)atthecenterofawaveofonlineabuse.Instatements37(release)onWednesday,theSwimmingManagementCenterconfirmedtheyhadlaunchedinvestigationsintocyberbullying,evilattacksandthespreadoffalseinformationtargetingQuanandother38(member)ofthenationaldivingteam.QuanrosetointernationalfameattheTokyoOlympics,39shewongold,beforegoingontosecuretwomoretitlesattheParisOlympicsattheageof14.SinceParis,Quan40(undergo)anaturalgrowthsurge,increasingherheightbyaround10centimeters41gainingeightkilogramsapproximately.Inasportwherebodycontrolandweightare42(close)linkedtoperformance,suchchanges,whilenormal,havebecomethefocusofsustainedonlinecriticism.Duringthe2025WorldCupseason,Quansaidshe43(label)repeatedly“fat”onsocialmedia.Sheaddedthattheexperienceaffectedherbothphysicallyandmentally,leadingtoanxiety,sleepdifficultiesandrecurringnightmares.Atonepoint,sheconsideredretiring44thesport.LocalpolicesaidQuan’scaseremainsunderinvestigation.Authoritiessaidtheresponsereflectsbroaderefforts45(address)onlinemisconductinthesportssectorandfosteramoreorderlyandrespectfulenvironmentforathletes.四、书信写作46.假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Chris最近在邮件中提到他因沉迷手机游戏，经常熬夜等不良生活习惯，出现了健康问题。请你给他写一封邮件，建议他养成良好的生活习惯。内容包括：1.表示理解和关心；2.提出具体建议。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。DearChris,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。MybrotherJackwassosmartthatheearnedafullscholarshiptoHarvard.Ioftenwishedhewasn’tsoperfectbecauseitmademefeellikeIhadtoworktwiceashardjusttoprovemyselftoothers.Ontheonehand,hissuccesswasachallengethatIenjoyed,butontheotherhand,itwasahugeamountofpressurethatIstruggledtocopewith.Tobalancehisrecordinhighschool,IfeltlikeIwasconstantlyrunningonatreadmill(跑步机),devotingeverymomenttoanon-stoprace.TherewasnoroomforrelaxationasIpursuedthatperfectrecord.Mylifeseemedtobecompressedintoaseriesofendlesstasksanddeadlines.“IneededanA,”Irepeatedtomyselfbeforethebiologytest,sothatIwouldmaintainmyperfectrecordandsecureaplaceonthehonorroll.Istudiedtillthelastminuteoflunchandrushedtoclass.IfeltasenseofconfidenceasIglancedoverthefirstpageofthetest,quicklyfillingintheanswerswithasmile.However,asIturnedtothelastpage,mymind