上海市浦东新区上海海事大学附属北蔡高级中学2025-2026学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题（含答案）

上海市浦东新区上海海事大学附属北蔡高级中学20252026学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题一、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。Apainterhangshisorherfinishedpicturesonawall,andeveryonecanseeit.Acomposerwritesawork,butnoonecanhearit___1___itisperformed.Professionalsingersandplayershavegreatresponsibilities,forthecomposerisabsolutelydependentonthem.Astudentofmusicneedsaslongandastoughatrainingtobecomeaperformerasamedicalstudentneeds___2___(become)adoctor.Mosttrainingisconcerned___3___technique,formusicianshavetobeasmuscularlyskillfulasanathleteoraballetdancer.Singerspracticebreathingeveryday,astheirvocalchords(声带)wouldbeinadequatewithout___4___(control)muscularsupport.Stringplayerspracticemovingthefingersofthelefthandupanddown,whiledrawingthebowbackandforthwiththerightarm,___5___aretwoentirelydifferentmovements.Singersandinstrumentshavetobeabletogeteverynoteperfectlyintune.Pianists___6___(spare)thisparticularanxiety,forthenotesarealreadythere,anditisthepianotuner’sresponsibilitytotunetheinstrumentfor___7___.Buttheyhavetheirowndifficulties;thehammersthathitthestringmustbedealtwithcarefullynottosoundlikedrumorbass,andeachtone,evenifplayedveryfast,hastosoundclear.Theproblem___8___(face)studentconductorsisthattheyhavetolearntoknoweverynoteofthemusicand___9___itshouldsound,andtheyneedtoaimatcontrollingthesesoundwithenthusiasticbutselflessauthority.Techniqueisofnouseunlessitiscombinedwithmusicalknowledgeandunderstanding.Greatartistsarethosewhoaresothoroughlyathomeinthelanguageofmusic___10___theycanenjoyperformingworkswritteninanycentury.二、选词填空Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.digestingB.distinctionC.examineD.identicalE.interveningF.liveG.mixtureH.perspectiveI.shockJ.spaceK.textingAfacetofacecommunication—athingofthepastWeallthinkwecommunicateallthetime,andthat’strue.There’salsononverbalcommunicationyoucouldaddintothemix—everythingwe’resayingwhenwe’renotsayinganything.Butthere’sa___11___betweensayingthingstopeople,orlikingandsharingapostonsocialmedia,andcommunication.I’mquitewellconnected—there’sTwitter,Facebook,Instagram,Snapchat,email...,butsometimescommunicationstartstofeellikeachore.Checkthisblogpost,readthatarticlesomeoneshared,___12___,backtosomeoneelseandanswertheirquestion…Soitwasquitea___13___tospendNewYearintheHighlandsinScotlandwithnophonesignal,nointernetandno‘communication’atall,apartfromwiththepeopleIwaswith.Suddenlyallthepressuretocommunicatedisappeared.Allofourconversationsbecameslower,moreinvolvedandfarmoreinteresting.Wewereagroupof12,a___14___ofcouplesandfriends,onlyoneofwhomIwasatuniversitywith,soIwasmeetingabunchofnewpeopleforthefirsttime.Ourconversationsveeredtowardsthebanalandthehumdruminthatweoftendiscussedourplansforthedayandwhatweweregoingtocookintheevening,butoftentheywentalotfartherandalotdeeper.Tuckedupontheleathersofas,___15___dinner,wedissectedBrexitandonepersonevenchangedtheir___16___entirely!Wesharedideasandtheories,plotsofbooksandplaysandcitytripswe’dbeenon,describedfamilytroublesandgaveadvice,listenedtoworkscenariosandofferedpointers,andwehadtotalkandsketchandusewordsmorethaneverbefore,becauseyoucouldn’tsay,‘It’sagreatfilm,youshouldgoogleitlater.’Someofusevenhadsorethroatsfromtalkingsomuch!Insuchashort___17___oftime,duetotheproximityofsharinginterconnectedcottagesandverbalcommunication,IfeltmuchclosertothenewpeopleI’dmetandbeenspeakingwiththansomeotherpeopleIcommunicatewithinmynormallife.Idon’tthinkourcommon,currentmethodsofcommunicationcomeclosetobeinginasmallhousewithlotsofpeopleandhavingtocommunicate___18___.Thebrevity(简洁)ofTwitter,theshowinessofFacebook,alltheseaspectscontributetoashallowformofcommunicationthatdoesn’tchallengeyouto___19___yourfeelingsandmotivesenough.‘Likingsomethingisaninstantresponsebutwhatdoesitreallysayaboutyouropinionofsomething?’It’san___20___responsetomillionsofotherpeople,whereasyouandyourthoughtareunique.Ifyou’renotcareful,perhapswemightforgethowtocommunicateonadeeperlevel!Andwhatdidmystudentmean?Weretheydistressed?Panicked?Melancholic?I’llneverknow.三、完形填空HowEReadingThreatensLearningintheHumanitiesForthepastfiveyears,I’vebeenexaminingtheprosandconsofreadingonscreenversus(与……对比)inprint.Thebottomlineisthatwhiledigitaldevicesmaybefineforreadingthatwedon’tintendto___21___orreread,textthatrequireswhat’sbeencalled“deepreading”isnearlyalwaysbetterdoneinprint.Readersthemselveshaveakeensenseofwhatkindofreadingisbestsuitedforwhich___22___.MysurveyresearchwithuniversitystudentsintheUnitedStates,Germany,andJapanrevealsthatifcostwerethesame,about90percent(atleastinmysample)___23___hardcopyforschoolwork.Ifatextislong,92percentwouldchoosehardcopy.For___24___texts,it’satossup(难以定夺的事).Digitalreadingalso___25___distractionandinvitesmultitasking.AmongAmericanandJapanesesubjects,92percentreporteditwaseasiesttoconcentratewhenreadinginhardcopy.(ThefigureforGermanywas98percent.)Inthiscountry,26percentindicatedtheywere___26___tomultitaskwhilereadinginprint,comparedwith85percentwhenreadingonscreen.Imagine___27___withFinnegan’sWakewhilesimultaneouslyjugglingFacebookandbookingavacationflight.Yougetthepoint.Severalopenendedquestionsonmysurveywereparticularly___28___.Iaskedwhatpeoplelikedmost(andleast)aboutreadingineachmedium.Common___29___forwhatstudentslikedmostaboutreadinginprintincluded“Icanwriteonthepagesandrememberthematerialeasier”and“it’seasiertofocus.”Whenaskedwhattheylikedleastaboutreading___30___,anumberofJapanesestudentsreportedthatitwasn’t“realreading,”whilerespondentsfromallthreecountriescomplainedthatthey“getdistracted”or“don’tabsorbasmuch.”Myalltimefavoritereplytothequestion“Whatistheonethingyou___31___aboutreadinginprint?”camefromanAmerican:“IttakesmelongerbecauseIreadmorecarefully.”Isn’tcarefulreadingwhatacademicwasdesignedtopromote?Whichbringsusbacktothehumanities?Readingsinthehumanitiestendtobelengthy,intellectuallyweighty,orboth.The___32___ofdigitalreadingforthehumanitiesisthatscreens—particularlythoseondeviceswithInternetconnections—undermineourencounterswithmeatytexts.These___33___weren’tdesignedforfocusedconcentration,readingslowly,pausingtoarguevirtuallywiththeauthor,orrereading.___34___,theyareinformationandcommunicationmachines,bestusedforsearchingandskimming—notscrutinizing.Teachersandscholarsmustlookbeyondtoday’scareermindednessintalkingaboutchallengestothehumanities.Weneedtothinkmorecarefullyaboutstudents’mountingrejectionoflongformreading,now___35___bydigitaltechnologiesthatfurthercomplicateourstruggletoengagestudentsinserioustextbasedinquiry.21.A．hurrythroughB．reflectonC．inquireaboutD．chewover22.A．styleB．mediumC．pageD．content23.A．preferB．keepC．shareD．refuse24.A．simplerB．clearerC．shorterD．newer25.A．avoidsB．encouragesC．delaysD．blocks26.A．likelyB．freeC．difficultD．reluctant27.A．comparingB．beginningC．strugglingD．staying28.A．interestingB．challengingC．workingD．revealing29.A．responsesB．difficultiesC．sensesD．stories30.A．normallyB．physicallyC．digitallyD．virtually31.A．worryB．dislikeC．favorD．complain32.A．featureB．basicC．convenienceD．challenge33.A．textsB．formsC．devicesD．subjects34.A．AlsoB．RatherC．InsteadD．Therefore35.A．improvedB．measuredC．inventedD．intensified四、阅读理解ADietCoke,dietPepsi,dietpills,nofatdiet,vegetablediet...Wearesurroundedbytheword“diet”everywherewelookandlisten.Wehavesoeasilybeenattractedbythepromiseandpotentialofdietproductsthatwehavestoppedthinkingaboutwhatdietproductsaredoingtous.Wearepayingforproductsthatharmuspsychologicallyandphysically.Dietproductssignificantlyweakenuspsychologically.Ononelevel,wearenotallowingourbraintoadmitthatourweightproblemslienotinactuallylosingtheweight,butincontrollingtheconsumptionoffatty,highcalorie,unhealthyfoods.Dietproductsallowustojumpoverthethinkingstageandgostraightforthescale(秤)instead.Allwehavetodoistoswalloworrecognizetheword“diet”infoodlabels.Onanotherlevel,dietproductshavegreaterpsychologicaleffects.Everytimewehaveazerocaloriedrink,wearetellingourselveswithoutourawarenessthatwedon’thavetoworktogetresults.Dietproductsmakepeoplebelievethatgaincomeswithoutpain,andthatlifecanbewithoutresistanceandstruggle.Thedangerofdietproductsliesnotonlyinthepsychologicaleffectstheyhaveonus,butalsointhephysicalharmthattheycause.Dietfoodscanindirectlyharmourbodiesbecauseconsumingtheminsteadofhealthyfoodsmeanswearepreventingourbodiesfromhavingbasicnutrients(营养成分).Dietfoodsanddietpillscontainzerocalorieonlybecausethedietindustryhascreatedchemicalstoproducethesewonderproducts.Dietproductsmaynotbenutritional,andthechemicalsthatgointodietproductsarepotentiallydangerous.Nowthatweareawareoftheeffectsthatdietproductshaveonus,itistimetoseriouslythinkaboutbuyingthem.Losingweightliesinthepowerofminds,notinthepowerofchemicals.Oncewerealizethis,wewillbemuchbetterabletoresistdietproducts,andthereforepreventthepsychologicalharmthatcomesfromusingthem.36.FromParagraph1,welearnthat______.A．dietproductsfailtobringoutpeople’spotentialB．peoplehavedifficultyinchoosingdietproductsC．dietproductsaremisleadingpeopleD．peoplearefedupwithdietproducts37.Onepsychologicaleffectofdietproductsisthatpeopletendto______.A．tryoutavarietyofdietfoodsB．hesitatebeforetheyenjoydietfoodsC．payattentiontotheirowneatinghabitsD．watchtheirweightratherthantheirdiet38.InParagraph3,“gaincomeswithoutpain”probablymeans______.A．losingweightiseffortlessB．itcostsalottoloseweightC．dietproductsbringnopainD．dietproductsarefreefromcalories39.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?C:centralpointP:pointSp:subpoint(次要点)C:conclusionBYoungchildrenvaluethelivesofanimalsmorethanadultsdoIfyouhadtosavethelifeofapersonorananimal,whichwouldyouchoose?Mostadultssaytheywouldpicktheperson,butalmosthalfofyoungchildrenwouldprefertosavetheanimal,accordingtoastudyinPoland.“Thefindingreallysurprisedus,”saysMattiWilksattheUniversityofEdinburgh,UK.___40___Forexample,asurveyofmillionsofpeoplein233countries,mostofthemintheir20sand30s,foundtheylargelyagreedthatselfdrivingcarsshouldcrashintodogsorcatsinsteadofpeopleiftheyhadtochoose.However,growingevidencesuggestsmanyyoungchildrenfeeldifferently.UsingatoyrailwayandLegofigures(乐高积木人形),Wilksandhercolleaguespresented170childrenaged6to9inanurbanpartofPolandwithvirtualscenarios(虚拟场景).ThechildrenhadtodecidewhethertodirectarunawayrailcardownoneoftwotrackssothatitcrashedintoaLegopersonoraLegoanimal—eitheradogorchimpanzee.___41___About42percentofthechildrenwantedtosavethedogorthechimpanzeeandmaketherailcarcrashintotheperson,comparedwithjust17percentofadults.“Childrenlearnfromtheirparents,teachersandothersthatit’sreallyimportanttocareforothers,butitmaybeeasierforthemtolearnthisasageneralrulethatappliestobothhumansandanimals,”saysKarriNeldner.___42___“However,astheygetolder,theymightpickuponculturalvaluesthattellusit’sreallyimportanttocareforotherpeople,”saysNeldner.___43___WhensheaskedAustralianchildrenaged4to10toorderpicturesofpeople,animals,plantsandobjectsaccordingtohowmuchtheycaredaboutthem,the4yearoldstendedtocaremoreaboutdogs,catsanddolphinsthanaboutclassmates,policeofficersandsickpeople,butthiswasreversedinthe10yearolds.Thereasonchildrenvaluedogssohighlyisprobablyduetofamiliarity,saysWilks.Herstudieshavefoundthatchildrenwhospentmoretimewithdogsweremorelikelytosaytheywouldsaveadogoveraperson.A．Mostadultsviewhumanlifeasespeciallyprecious.B．Herresearchsuggeststhisshiftstartsbytheageof10.C．Surprisingly,childrenweremorelikelytosaveadogoveraperson.D．Forcomparison,theresearchersrepeatedthiswith178Polishadultsaged18to50.E．Asaresult,theydon’tshowastrongpreferenceforsavingoneovertheother,shesays.F．About28percentofchildrenaged5to9saidtheywouldsaveadogoveraperson,comparedwith8percentofadults.五、翻译44.由于缺钱，那对夫妇不得不放弃购买奢侈品。(lackn.)(汉译英)_________________________________________________________________________45.父母总是尽力给予他们的孩子最好的生活条件和教育。(commit)(汉译英)__________________________________________________________________________46.随着社会的进步，如今中学生有越来越多社会实践的机会。(accessn.)(汉译英)____________________________________________________________________________________________47.纷繁复杂的信息可在因特网上任意获取，因此我们要学会选择正确的东西而不是牢骚满腹。(available)(汉译英)____________________________________________________________________________________________六、书面表达48.Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.我校即将举办读书节，请你介绍你最喜欢的一本书并阐明理由。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________