江苏镇江市丹阳市2025-2026学年高二年级下册期中质量检测英语试题

高二年级期中质量检测试卷

英语试卷

注意：本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟；所有答案填写在答题卡上，否则无效。

第二部分听方袂两节「满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选

项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读

两遍。

1.Whatare(hespeakersvisitingnow?

A.Amountain.B.Awaterfall.C.Alake.

2.Whicheventare(hespeakersprobablypreparingfor?

A.Awedding.

B.Aconcert.

C.Apoetryreadingcompetition.

3.Whatkindofjobdoesthewomanwanttodonow?

A.Aprofessor.B.Apainter.C.Alawyer.

4.Howcanthewomanbedescribed?

A.Brave.B.Helpful.C.Careful.

5.Whatistheman'sreportprobablyabout?

A.Oceanenvironment.B.Fishingproblems.C.Climatechange.

第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22・5分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项

中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完

后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.WhatimpressesthemanaboutRcmbrandfsartworks?

A.Theiruseofnaturallight.

B.Theirnumber.

C.Theirdetail.

7.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.B.Artistandfan.C.Strangers.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whereisthewoman'sfirstchoicefbrvolunteerwork?

A.Inanoldpeople'shome.

B.Inananimalcenter.

C.inalocallibrary.

9.Whatisthelibraryvolunteerjobabout?

A.Guidingreaderstofindbooks.

B.Writingarticlesforthelibraiy.

C.Providingsupportforlanguagelearning.

10.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.Find(hecontactdetails.

B.Callthenewspaperoffice.

C.Readthearticle(othewoman.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inanartmuseum.

B.inamarket.

C.Inahotel.

12.Whatis(hepriceofonepaperbag?

A.5cents.B.15cents.C.50cents.

13.Whatis(hedisadvantageofpaperbagsaccordingtotheman?

A.Theyarcmoreexpensive.

B.Theydon'tlastaslongasplasticbags.

C.Theyusemoreresourcesinproduction.

听第9段材料，问答第14至17题c

14.Howlongdoesthewomansleeppernight?

A.Aboutfivehours.B.Aboutsevenhours.C.Aboutninehours.

15.Whathavemanystudiesshownaboutgettingenoughsleep?

A.Itimprovesone'ssociallife.

B.Itreducestheriskofillnesses.

C.1(helpswithworkperformance.

16.Whatdocsthemansuggestthewomando?

A.Increasesocialactivities.

B.Spendmoretimewithfamily.

C.Finishherworkduring(heday.

17.Whatarcthespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Thewoman'sfamilylife.

B.Thewoman'sworkstress.

C.Thewoman'ssleepproblem.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.WherehasSallySmithprobablyworkedforyears?

A.Inwarzones.

B.Intouristareas.

C.Inbusycitycenters.

19.WhatdoweknowaboutSallySmith'sbelief?

A.Truthoveipowersfear.

B.Factsspeaklouderthanwords.

C.Silenceissometimesawisechoice.

20.Whydoesthespeakergivethetalk?

A.Tointroduceagreatcareer.

B.Toannounceanaidprogram.

C.Tocelebrateajournalist'swork.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37・5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

TheBestAppstoSellUsedBooks

WorldofBooks

EverythingaboutusingWorldofBooksissimple.Whenyouhaveabooktosell,simplyscanitsbarcode

withtheapp'sbuilt-inscanner.WorldofBooksimmediatelygivesyouitsprice,andthenautomaticallyloadsthe

Iideintoyoursellingcart.Packageyourbooks,dropthemoffatanearbyshippinglocation,andgetpaidwhen

WorldofBooksreceivestheshipment.

BooksRun

MuchlikeWorldofBooks,theBooksRunapprequiresminimalworkonyourpart.Scanthebook'sbarcode,

getanimmediateoffer,andlettheappautomaticallycollectyourbooksintoacart.Packageyourbookswiththe

providedshippinglabel,dropthemoff,andreceivemoneywhenthepackagearrives.

BookScouter

Wonderingwhichofthetwopreviousappswillofferyouthebestprice?BookScoutercanhelpwiththat.

Afteryouscanabook'sbarcode,theappwillpulltogetheroffersfromdifferentbuyers,allowingyoutoselleach

ofyourbooksatthebestprice.

Depop

Whileitisn'tanappspecificallydesignedtosellbooks,Depopwhichfocusesonfashionandstyleisahighly

ratedbuying/sellingappthathasalargeselectionofusedbooks.Whenyoifrereadytosellbooks,youcantakeup

tofourphotos,provideadescriplion,andestablishyourprice.Whenyourbooksells,yougetpaidevenbeforeyou

havetoshipitandtheshippingmethodistotallyuptoyou.

21.WhatdoWorldofBooksandBooksRunhaveincommon?

A.Freehomepickupforallpackages.B.Instantpaymentuponordercreation.

C.Personalizedpricingbasedonphotos.D.Automaticpriceofferingafterscanning.

22.WhatroledoesBookScoutermainlyplayforbooksellers?

A.Abookbarcodescanner.B.Apricecomparisonplatform.

C.Abuyer-sellercommunicationtool.D.Apricingrecommendationassistant.

23.InwhichaspectisDepopdifferentfromtheotherapps?

A.Itsuserreviewsarenotideal.

B.Sellersgetpaidatabetterprice.

C.Itrequiresmoreworkfromsellers.

D.Itonlyhasalimitednumberofbooksforsale.

B

“Someonehasalreadyreleasedthefindingsaheadofus."Iwokeuptothisalarmingnewsinanemailfrom

myadvisermidwaythroughthethirdyearofmyPhD.Iwasshocked.Just6monthsearlier,after2yearsoffailures

anddeadends,Ihadfinallyfoundapromisingresearchdirectiontofollow.Ihaddevotedallmyeffortstothe

research,onlytofindthatapreprinthadbeatenmetoit.Ibegantopanic.WasmyPhDnotmeanttobe?ShouldI

cutmylossesandleavemyprogram?

Isoughtadvicefromfamilymembers,friends,classmates,andformeradvisers.Intheend,IrealizedIwasthe

onlyonewhocouldchoosemyfuture.Ithoughtabouthow,eversincelearningwhycloudsformdifferentshapes

inthefourthgrade,Ican'thelpbutsharefunsciencefactswithmyfriendsandfamily.Irememberedhowwatching

themovieJurassicParkasayoungteenhadintroducedmetobiologyandencouragedmetopursueit.After

reflectingonwhatgavemejoy,Isawanewcareerpath:infoririingandinspiringthepublicaboutscientific

kncwledgeasacommunicator.

BuiIstillhadtodecidewhethertofinishmyPhD.Isoughtadvicefromprofessionalsworkinginscience

communication.SomesaidhavingaPhDcouldgivemeanedgewithpotentialemployers;otherssaidallthat

matteredwaswhetherIcouldeffectivelycommunicatecomplexscieiniGctopics.Again,onlyIcoulddecide.After

muchdebate,IdecidedIwouldratherspendafewmoreyearstryingtogetthePhD,incaseitturnedouttobean

advantageinthefuture.

IwillsoonfinishmyPhD,withplanstofindaroleinscienceccmmunicationafter1graduatewhilemany

otherPhDstudentsarestillunsureabouttheircareerpaths.Intheend,Tmgratefulsomeonebeatme.Losingmy

projectforcedmetoreflectonmydesiresandfindanunexpecteddirectiontowardabrighterfuture.

24.WhatdidtheauthorthinkabouthisPhDstudyafterhearingthenews?

A.Heshouldworkevenharder.

B.Heneededmoreresearchideas.

C.Hehadchosenthewrongadviser.

D.Hemightnotbetherightpersonforit.

25.Whathelpedtheauthordecideonhisfuturecareer?

A.Discussingwithhisformerteachers.

B.Lookingbackatwhathetrulyloved.

C.Learningfromotherstudents'choices.

D.Findingajobinsciencecommunication.

26.WhydidtheauthorchoosetofinishhisPhD?

A.Hewasadvisedtodosobyexperts.

B.Hethoughtitmightbenefithimlater.

C.Hewantedtoprovehimselftoothers.

D.Hehadnobetterplanforthemoment.

27.Whatcanwelearnfromtheauthor'sstory?

A.Adeadendcanleadtoanewstart.

B.Learningshouldbeagradualprocess.

C.Hardworkalwayspaysoffintheend.

D.Joycanonlybefoundinajoboneloves.

C

Weaverants'feethaveanincrediblystronggrip（抓力）一individualmembersofonespeciescan.without

slipping,holdanentiredeadbirdhangingofftheedgeofatable.Themightyinsectsrarelyworkalone,andthey

strategicallyusetheirgrippyfeettobecomeevermoreefficientatpullingleaftips.Incontrasttotypicalhuman

behavior,antsworkharderinlargergroupsthanwhenalonetopullcomparativelyhugeweights.

InameasurablephenomenoncalledtheRingelmanneffect,themorehumansjoinateam,thelessefforteach

individualmembertendstoapply.Researchersgenerallyowethistoreducedmotivationandthedifficultyof

coordinating（协调）morepeople.lkWhcnyou'repullingonarope,likeatug-of-war,it'sactuallylessefficientto

havemorepeoplelinedup,“saysbiologistChrisReid,co-authoronanewstudyinCurrentBiology.

Reidandhiscolleaguesconnectedthetipofapaperleaftoaforce-measuringdeviceandfilmedweaverants

pullingthetipbackacrosstheleafrofoldit.Theyfoundsingleantspulled59timestheirweightonaverage,but

individualsingiuupsvf15pulled103times（liciiwciglil.Themuicantswcicincluded,（lieshaipcillicefficiency

increase.

Tomakethishappen,theantsformchainsoftwotofour,onebehindtheother.Thefrontantsbenttheirlegs

andpulledhardattheleaftipwiththeirstrongmouthpartswhiletherear（后面的）antsheldtheleafstill.The

researchersproposethesepullingchainscouldactlikeforcewheels.Thefrontantsare“activepullers,“andtherear

antsarethe"passiveresisters”—theygrabontothefrontants'bodies,planttheirstickyfeetfirmlyontheleaf,

andstoretheforcesgeneratedbythefrontants,sotheleafdoesn'tflybackward.

“Examplesoftruesupcr-cfficiencyarcverylimitedJsaysecologistScottPowellwhowasnotinvolvedinthe

study.Butalongwithefficientcoordination,weaverants,physicalcharacteristicsappeartogivethemanedge.

“Theworldisfulloforganismssolvingproblemsinwaysthatarctotallydifferentfromthewayourbrainswould

thinktodoit.”

28.Whatcanwclearnaboutweaverantsfromparagraph1?

A.Theycooperateonlywhenhunting.

B.Theycarryloadsbeyondtheirweight.

C.Theyusegripmainlyforhuntingbirds.

D.Theyworkharderalonethaningroups.

29.WhydocstheauthormentiontheRingchnanneffectinparagraph2?

A.Toexplaintheants'stronggrippyfeet.

B.Torevealalimitationinhumanteamwork.

C.Toprovethatmotivationaffectsperformance.

D.Tostresstheants'cooperativeefTiciencybycontrast.

30.Howdoweaverantsachievesuper-efficiency?

A.Byincreasingindividualpullingstrength.

B.Bypullingleavesseparatelyandstrongly.

C.Bycooperatingwithcleardivisionoflabor.

D.Byformingpullingchainsofvaryinglengths.

31.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WeaverAnts:MastersofCooperativePulling

B.WeaverAnts:ChampionsofStrongestPullers

C.Super-efficiency:SecretsofInsectCooperation

D.Super-efficiency:MythsofGroupPerformance

D

Iamanaturewriter.IliketothinkthatIhaveafairlysolidsortofrelationshipwiththemore-than-human

world:Iwatchbirds,Ipickupfrogs,Ihelpmykidsfindbeetlesunderlogs.Ithinknatureiscomplicated,

marvellousandperfectlybeautiful.ButneveronceinmylifehaveIconsidereditsacred（神圣的）,andneveronce

wouldithaveoccurredtometoconsidermyrelationshipwithnaturetobe“spiritual”.Currenttrendsmakethe

disquietingclaimthathigherlevelsof“natureconnectednesseslinkedwith"greaterspirituality''andadoubtabout

“scienceoverfaith''.

Ibelievethisromanticizedviewmissesnature'strueessence.Manypeopletodayconnectwithnaturenotby

exploringdeepwoodsorhighhillsdirectly,butthroughbooksandnaturewriting.Thisisacceptablebecause

modernlifeisbusy,andreadingallowsustobe^transportedtodeepwoodsorhighhillsbyinkmarksonwood

paper”.However,therealissueiswhatwethinkweareconnectingwith.Natureisnotafantasyorasimplestory;

itexistsonthesameordinaryplanetasus,stillfascinatingandawe-inspiring.

Somenaturewriterssuggestwelearnmorallessonsfromnature,likeresilience（韧性）fromgrassorhowto

sticktogetherfrommoss.ButIwarnagainstthissimplisticview.Naturealsoshowsharshrealities,suchasthe

constantstruggleforsurvival.Relyingonnatureformoralguidancecanbemisleading.Instead,uwisehumanism

consistsoffindingourownlessonsamongourselves,meaningweshouldseekwisdomfromhumanexperience

andsharedvalues.

Ihopethatnaturewritingwillcontinuetodevelop,embracingmorecomplexityanddiverseperspectives.I

believeitshouldreflecttheliving,breathingworldandourplaceinit,includinginteractionswithotherhumans

fromdifferentbackgrounds.Bydoingso,naturewritingcanofferaricher,morerealisticunderstandingofboth

natureandourselves,keepingpacewiththeever-changingworld.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disquieting"inparagraph1mean?

A.annoyingB.inspiringC.troublingD.surprising

33.Whatcanwelearnabout^romanticizedview”inparagraph2?

A.Itcapturestheessenceofnature.

B.kvaluesscienceoverspirituality.

C.Itseesnatureasperfectlybeautiful.

D.Ittreatsnatureassacredandspiritual.

34.Whatistheauthor'smaincriticismofsomenaturewriters?

A.Theyacceptnature'sharshrealities.

B.Theyoversimplifynature'slessons.

C.Theyseekwisdomfromhumanvalues.

D.Theyrelytoomuchonpersonalexperience.

35.Whatdoes(heauthorthinkoffuturenaturewriting?

A.Simplifynatureforeasyreading.

B.Avoidinteractionsbetweenpeople.

C.Focusonpersonalspiritualgrowth.

D.Presentacomplexandinclusiveview.

第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12・5分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两项为多余选

项。

Iusedtothinksolo(独自的)travelwouldbesadforme.Imightseebeautifulscenery,butitmeantnothingifI

hadnoonetolooka(itwith.Well,:hat'sjustnot(rue.AccordingtoHilton's2026traveltrendsreport,25%ofthe

travelerssurveyedplantotravelalcncthisyear.36Maybeyou'reseekingabreak,anadventure,orlikeme,

simplysometimeawayfromyourfamiliardailylife.Here'showtoplanasolotrip.

Firstly,itisrecommendedthatfirst-timesolotravelersstartsmall.37Seeifyoucanjusthaveabeachday

byyourself.Ortakeadaytripandgotoaplaceyou'veneverbeenbefore.Exploreonyourown.Thenmaybebuild

upioaweekendtrip.

Besides,justbesmartaboutwhereyouchoosetogo.38Onceyou'rereadytoheadofftoanothercountry

solo,thebestthingtodoisgosomewherethat'sEnglishspeakingorthatspeakswhateverlanguagesthatyouknow.

39Doyouwanttosignupfbragroupretreat,somethinglikeyogaorsurfing?Orwouldyouprefertoact

totallyonyourownandimprovise伊口兴发挥)whenitconiestoactivities?Fromthere,aimforsoirewherethat's

easy(onavigateandalreadyseeslocalsandtravelersalike.

Discomfortorlonelinesscansometimesshowupinsolotravel.That'sOkay.40Whenyoudevelopbonds

withstrangers,newfriendsandevenyourself,youarenevertrulyalone.Bestofall.theconnectionscaninformand

serveyourhomelifeinthemostvaluableways.

A.Trytomakeconnections.

B.Landonadestinationthatsuitsyou.

C.Remembertoplanyourtravelinadvance.

D.Asolotripcanbringfarmoretoyouthanyouthink.

E.Youshouldalsotakeacloselookatwhatyouactuallywant.

F.Ofcourse,people'sreasonsforsolotravelarewide-ranging.

G.Youcantryoutsomesolominitripsclosetoyourhomefirst.

第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)

第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

There'saquietlaneinLondon'sCamdenwherepassers-byoftentakeseveralphotos.Sharingspacewith

elegantcafesandworld-classbars,atinyfruitandvegetable41seemstohavebeentransportedfromacountry

roadfaraway.Butwhatmakesitevenmore42isthatpaymentisonthehonorsystem—customersjustthrow

coinsintoanoldmailbox—andmostof(heitemsonofferare43a(£1inaneighborhoodwherefreshfood

usuallygoesformuch,muchmore.

Thestandownerwithaheartof44-aChineseimmigrantinher50swhorunsitalone—is45seen

byhergratefulcustomers.LenaWong46beforedawntopreparetoworkinhersmallplol(小块地)inEnfield,

outsideLondon.Dependingontheseason,shell47onions,eggplant,greenpeppers,etc.Andsheworks

severalovernight48everyweekatanursinghometoaddtoherandherhusband's49incomes.

AHthisstartedonedayasshewasselling5()inEnfield,ar.dayoungcustomersaidthathebarelyearned

enoughtobuyfood.UI51theideaofyoungpeoplewalkingaroundhungry，”LenaWongsaid,41wantyoung

peopletofeel(hatthey're52and(hatnoteveryoneonlycaresabouthimself.Iwanttogiveyoungpeoplea

helpinghand.”

Sometimes,whenshearriveslateintheday,customersgelachance(othankher53.Inreturn,she'sfond

ofofferingbotanicalsayingsthatshecollectedfromalifethathashaditsshareofboth54andpain.uEvcnina

fieldfullofweeds,“LenaWonglikestosay,"youcangrowsomething-ifyouputin(he55

41.A.storeB.standC.supermarketD.section

42.A.awfulB.awkwardC.remarkableD.ordinary

43.A.pricedB.prizedC.rewardedD.awarded

44.A.valueB.diamondC.silverD.gold

45.A.rarelyB.oftenC.rcgularlvD.never

46.A.sleepsB.caresC.risesD.rests

47.A.harvestB.receiveC.gainD.achieve

48.A.changesD.dutiesC.shiftsD.roles

49.A.modestB.worthlessC.decentD.sufficient

50.A.goodsB.foodC.produceD.snacks

51.A.recallB.embraceC.getD.hate

52.A.educatedB.treasuredC.criticizedD.praised

53.A.inpersonB.indetailC.inpartD.inline

54.A.joyB.aweC.easeD.tension

55.A.timeB.effortC.strengthD.innovation

第二节短文语法填空(共10小题；每小题L5分，满分15分)

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。

Chineseteaculture,56(date)backthousandsofyears,isoneofthemostpreciouslegaciesofChinese

civilization.Itiswidelybelievedthattea57(discover)byShennong,alegendaryrulerinancientChina,over

5,000yearsago—heoncetasteddifferentherbscocurepeople'sillnesses,andteawasoneofthemostusefulones.

Initially,teawasused58amedicinaldrinktorelievepainandimprovehealth.NotuntiltheTang

Dynastydiditbecomeapopularbeverageamongordinarypeople;59(it)popularityevenspreadto(heroyal

court.DuringtheSongDynasty,teaculturedevelopedfast,withelegantteaceremoniesandcozyteahouses

springingup,60peoplegatheredtoenjoy(eaandchat.

Nowadays,teaplays61importantroleinChinesepeople'sdailylife.Itservesasawaytoshowrespectto

elders,welcomeguestsandexpressfriendship.DifferentregionsinChinahavetheirownuniqueteaculturesand

62_(variety)oftea,suchasLongjinggreentea,QimenblackteaandTicguanyinoolongtea,eachwithspecial

flavor.

Chineseteacustoms63(influence)neighboringcountrieslikeJapanandSouthKoreaforcenturies,which

hasmadeChineseteacultureknownworldwide.Drinkingteaisnotonlyahealthyhabit64abridgethat

connectsChinawiththerestofthev/orld,65(carry)thewisdomandkindnessofChinesepeople.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节应用文(满分15分)

假定你是李华，你校英语广播站计划推出一档新节目“遗产保护每周谈"(HeritageWeekly)。请你

给栏目负责人Mr.Smilh写一封邮件。内容包含：

1.你的看法：2.你的建议。

注意：

1.写作词数应为8