江苏盐城市亭湖区盐城某中学2026年春学期期中素质评估高二年级英语学科练习（含答案）

2026年春学期期中素质评估高二年级英语学科练习

二、阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

MostWalkablePlacestoSeeinSpring

Whetheryou'rewanderingihequietstreetsofatownoruncoveringthebeautyofahistoric

neighborhood,walkingallowsyoutoexperienceadestinationinitspurestform.Herearesomeof

themostwalkableplacestoenjoythisspring.

Lucca,Italy

WhileFlorenceandRomemayattractmoretourists,LuccaremainsaculturaltreasureinTuscany

thatiswellworthexploring.Thecityisfamousforitswell-preservedwallsthatoncedefendedthe

historiccitycenter.Walkingalongthetree-linedtopofthewalls,visitorscanenjoysomeofthe

finestviewsoverthehistoricrooftopsandthesurroundingTuscancountryside.

CapeTown,SouthAfrica

CapeTownisaculturallydiversecitywithsomethingfbreverytraveler.Themostwalkablearea

istheV&AWaterfront,whichisfullofvariousshops,restaurantsandbars.Theviewsherearc

excellent:VisitorscanseetheseaononesideandthefamousTableMountainontheother.Tosee

amazingsightsfromthepeak,visitorscantakeacablecar（缆车）upthemountainfromanother

partofthecity.

Knightsbridge,UnitedKingdom

KnightsbridgeisoneofLondon'srichestandmostwalkableareas,wherehigh-endlivingmeets

easyaccess.Walkingthroughitsbeautifulstreets,youshouldn'tmissthefamousHarrods

departmentstoreandthemanyoldVictorianbuildingsaroundit.Youcanalsospendtimeinthe

peacefullocalparkstoenjoythescenery.

Zurich,Switzerland

Zurichcombinesold-worldbeautywithmodemconvenience,rankingamongEurope'sbestcities

fbrwalking.TheOldTownhasnarrow,windingstreets,ancientbuildingsandimportanthistorical

sites.Walkerscanrelaxinthecity'swell-maintainedparksortakepleasantpathsalongLake

Zurich,whichcanofferdelightfulwalkswithviewsofthedistantmountains.

21.WhatisaspecialfeatureofLucca'scitywalls?

A.Theyofferthebestcityviews.

B.TheyarethetallestinTuscany.

C.Theyservetheoriginaldefensivefiinction.

D.Theyhaveapathontopshadedbytrees.

22.WhatcanvisitorsdoatiheV&AWaterfront?

A.Enjoyseaandpeakviewswhiledining.

B.Visithistoricalsitesalongthecoastline.

C.Explorediversediningandshopping.

D.RideacablecarupTableMountain.

23.WhatdoKnightsbridgeandZurichhaveincommon?

A.Theyarefamousfbrshopping.

B.Theyhavelargemodemparks.

C.Theyhavehistoricarchitecture.

D.Theyarclocatednearinouiilains.

B

Inthesummerof2025,whenafiresweptthroughtheMillerfamily'shome,theylostalmost

everything.Amongthelostitemswasaphotograph-onethatshowedthefamilygathered

aroundtheThanksgivingtableyearsago.Itwasnotjustapicturebutamemoryofahappy

momentwheneveryonewastogether.

JamesMillerfeltthatlosingthephotowaslikelosingapieceoftheirfamilystory.Thenhe

learnedaboutalocalartistnamedElenaVance,whodeeplycaresaboutpeople'ssufferingand

sharesintheirpain,hopingtousearttohelpcasetheirsadness.Sheofferedtohelppeoplelike

himbypaintingtheirlostmemories—notfromphotographs,butfromthedescriptionstheycould

give.

Elenaaskedeachfamilymembertodescribethesceneintheirownwords.Shegatheredallthese

piecesofmemorylikeputtingtogetherapuzzle.Usingthesestories,Elenabegantopaint.Shedid

nottrytocopyamissingphotoexactly.Instead,shewantedtoexpressthefeelingofthatevening

thesoftlight,thehappyfacesandthesenseofbeingtogether.Sheusedwarmcolorsandgentle

brushworktoshownotjustpeoplearoundatable,butafamilyconnectedbylove.

WhentheMillerfamilysawthefinishedpainting,theyweredeeplymoved.Thepaintingdidmore

thanshowascene—itbroughtbacktheemotion,thewarmthandtheunitytheyhadfelt.

Elenanormallysellsherarbvork,butforfamilieswhohadlosteverything,shepaintedfbrfree.

“Personalincomeisnotwhatmatters;thekeyisthatartcanhealthehumanheart,“sheexplained.

Elenahasbeenpaintingfbrthosewhohavelosttheirmemoriesinthedisaster.Frompeople's

descriptions,beautifulscenescometolifeonpaper-familytripsatsunset,starlitbarbecue

nights,aspringgardenproposal,achild'speacefulnap,andwalkingpetsthroughflowers.Life's

beautylivesinthesescenes.Ourrealtreasuresaren'tpossessionsbutsharedmomentswithloved

onus.

24.WhathappenedtoJamesMillerinthesummerof2025?

A.Helefthischildhoodhouse.

B.Hishousewasburneddown.

C.Helostabelovedfamilymember.

D.Illsvaluablepaintingwentupinflames.

25.WhatdidElenafbcusoninthepainting?

A.Thevividnessoffigures.

B.Thegreatdetailsofthescene.

C.Theexactbackgroundofthestory.

D.Theemotionalatmosphereofthedinner.

26.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeElena?

A.Flexibleandcreative.

B.Sympatheticandselfless.

C.Responsibleandgenerous.

D.Talentedandknowledgeable.

27.Whatisasuitabletitlefbrthetext?

A.HappyFamilyReunion:TheBestThanksgivingEver

B.HealBrokenHearts:PaintingMemoriesfromWords

C.LiveintheMoment:LifeIsBetterwithLovedOnes

D.InspirationfromNature:RewardingLifeofanArtist

C

Whatdoyoudotobehealthy?Lefssayyoufollowtheadviceofdoctors,healthblogs,and

wellnessinfluencersperfectly.Youwalk10,000stepsaday.Yougeteighthoursofqualitysleepat

night.Youeatplentyoffreshvegetablesandavoidprocessedfoods.Yourphysicalandmental

licallhimproveasaresult-bulonlyupluapoinl.

Traditionalhealthadviceoverlooksavitalelement:humanconnection.Yourrelationshipscan

determinehowlongyoulive,andyoursocialinteractionsinfluencewhetherornotyouwill

developcertaindiseaseslikeheartdiseaseanddepression.Healthisnotonlyphysicalormenial.It

isalsosocial.Whilephysicalhealthconcernsthebodyandmentalhealththemind,socialhealth

centersonrelationships.Beingsociallyhealthyrequiresestablishingbonds,belongingto

communities,andfeelingsupported,valued,andloved.

Today,socialhealthshowswidespreaddecline.AccordingtoGallup,330millionadultsaround

theglobesufferthroughweeksatatimewithoutspeakingtoasinglefamilymemberorfriend,

and20%ofalladultsworldwidedon'thaveanyonetoseekhelpfrom.Thislackofconnectionis

dangerous,increasingpeople'sriskofstroke（中风）by32%,dementia（痴呆）by50%andearly

deathby29%.

Mostpeopleunderestimatetheimportanceofrelationshipsfbrhealth.A2018surveyintheUS

andUKfoundpeopleperceivedrelationalfactorslikesocialsupportasfarlessimportantfbrlife

expectancythanfactorslikesmokingorexercise.However,infact,researchersfoundsocial

integrationandsocialsupportwerethenumberoneandnumbertwobiggestpredictorsofriskof

death.

Whiletheimpactoffactorslikesmokingandexercisearewellknown,weclearlyhavealongway

togotowardabroadunderstandingthatconnectionisavitaldeterminantofoverallhealth,

wellbeingandlifeexpectancy.

28.Whatisoverlookedbytraditionalhealthadvice?

A.Sufficientqualitysleep.

B.Balancednutritionaldiet.

C.Meaningfulsocialbonds.

D.Regularphysicalactivity.

29.Howistheharmofthelackofconnectiondemonstrated?

A.Bycitingexpertopinions.

B.Bysuneyingisolatedgroups.

C.Bycomparingmentalconditions.

D.Bypresentingstatisticaldata.

30.Whatdoesthe2018surveyreveal?

A.Peopleignorephysicalexercise.

B.Peopleundervaluesocialsupport.

C.Smokingrankedthirdindeathrisk.

D.Lifeexpectancyfallsworldwide.

31.Whichstatementbestreflectstheauthor'smainargument?

A.Agoodrestcuresallillness.

B.Adailychatcanoutrunapill.

C.Ahealthydietcanreplacehugs.

D.Awalkaloneensuresalongerlife.

D

Thismonth,theInternetwasfloodedwithamazingdigitalartportraits（肖像）.Usersuploaded

theirphotographstotheappandthen—fbrasmallfee-itusedAItotransformtheirpictures

into,say,amagicalwarriorprincessversionofthemselves,innotimeatall.Thisyearhasseena

breakthroughfbrAl-drivenimagegenerators,whicharc“tramed“onmillionsofpiecesofimage

andtextdatagotfrompubliclyavailablecontentonline.Anyonecannowproduce

professional-lookingimages,withouthavinganytraininginartordesignthemselves.

Thoseworkinginthemorecognitivecreativeindustrieshavelongfeltthattheyhadnothingto

fearaboutautomation.Afterall,howcouldacomputereverrecreatethequalityofamasterpiece

byLeonardodaVinci?Earlyimagesgeneratedwiththesetoolswerefullofblemishes,suchasa

lackofdiversilyinihudata,whichmarkediliumasiiiauliinc-niadc.Buiasihuresultshavebccuinc

moreconvincing,thoseimagegeneratorscauseconcern.

Anyoneinclined（倾向于）toregardtheideathatAIcantakeovercreativejobsasarumorshould

know:itisalreadyhappening.Thesetools5abilitytocreateimageryinthestyleofspecificartists

isfun,butwhenitcomestolivingartistswhohavespentyearsdevelopingtheirowndistinctive

style,thisisn'tatallbrilliant.FantasyartillustratorGregRutkowskifoundthathisnamewasone

ofthemostpopularpromptsontheAIplatforms,<lTheonlythingthatcouldatleaststopfeeding

thealgorithm（算法）istostoppostingyourworkontheInternet,whichisimpossibleinour

industry,MsaidRutkowski.

Someartistshavebeenworkingtodevelopsolutions.AmongthemarcBerlin-basedartistsMat

DryhurstandHollyHerndon.Theyhavecreatedasearchfunctionthatanyonecanusetosee

whethertheirworkhasbeencollectedfbrLAION,whichisusedtotrainmostAIimage

generators.Theirorganization,Spawning,isalsodevelopinganothertoolthatwouldallowanists

tosetpemiissionsonhowtheirstyleandpaintingscanbeused.

Mostartistsbelievethattechnologycouldopenuppossibilitiesfbrthemtomakebetterwork,orat

leasttoworkmoreefficiently.seeitlessasaheadacheandmoreofanopportunity?,the

UK-basedillustratorMichelleThompsonsaid."Likeeverythingelse,therewillalwaysbeartists

whocanusethetoolsbetter.”

32.WhatdoweknowaboutAl-drivenimagegenerators?

A.Theyarcundergoingfreetrials.

B.Theyproviderestrictedinstantservice.

C.Theyarctrainedonvasinumbersofonlineartworks.

D.Theyassistnon-professionalsintakingbetterpictures.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“blemishes“inparagraph2probablymean?

A.Wonders.

B.Coincidences.

C.Comments.

D.Shortcomings.

34.WhatdoesGregRutkowski^wordsconveytous?

A.AIisposingathreattocreativejobs.

B.Artists'worksaretailingbehindthoseotAl.

C.Artists'risingtofiimeisadouble-edgedsword.

D.AIissimplifyingtheworkingprocessofartists.

35.Whatismostartists'attitudetowardsAl-drivcnimagegenerators?

A.Critical.

B.Positive.

C.Indifferent.

D.Contradictory.

第二节七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Peoplefavorhumor,asitlightsupdailymoments,easesawkwardnessandmakesevery

interactionwarmandenjoyable.Thismagicofhumordoesn'tjustworkindailylife;italsoshines

inthefieldofscience,especiallyonline.___36___.

Firstly,humorsimplifiestoughscientificknowledge.37_Forexample,explainingAIin

sclf^drivingcarswithafunnyanalogyabout“machineslearninglikeclumsytoddlcrs^^makes

abstractideaseasyfornon-profcssionalgroupstounderstand.___38___Scientistssharingclever

andhumorousstoriesaboutlaboratoryexperimentsonsocialmediaoftenattractmoreinteractions

thandryacademicposts.Additionally,humorhumanizesscientists,asseeninpopularscience

lectureswherelight-heartedjokeshelpaudiencesfeelclosertoresearchers.

___39___Thehiddenrisksdeserveourallciiliuii.Ifihccunlcnlitselfisunlruc,humorcaneven

replacefacts,leadingtheaudiencetoformwrongopinionsaboutscientificknowledgejustbased

ontheamusingpoststheysee.Overusingsarcasmornegativehumoralsohastheoppositeeffect,

asitwillquicklymakescientistslosethepublic'strustanddamagetheircredibility.

Properhumoruserequiresabalancebetweenvividexpressionandprofessionalprecision.It

shouldneitherovershadow:hecorescientificinformationnorbesoshallowthatitloses

seriousness.40Scientistswhomasterthisbalancecaneffectivelynarrowthedividewith

thepublic,makingsciencemorewelcomingandpopular.

A.Itisbelievedthathumorneedstobeusedwithgreatcareinsuchcommunication.

B.Overuseharmsprofessionalism.

C.Italsoboostsaudienceengagementeffectively.

D.Ithelpsbreaktheimpressionofscientistsbeingcoldancdistant.

E.Alittlehumorcangreatlyenhancescientists'communicationeffect.

F.Humorinscientificcommunicationisadouble-edgedsword,though.

G.It'sahelperinmakingcomplexconceptsunderstandabletoordinarypeople.

三、完形填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最

佳选项。

Iattendedasummerbarbecuerecently.AssoonasIarrived,Ifoundmyself___41___there.

Whileeveryoneelsewasinshorts,Iwastheonlyonewearinglongpants.WhydidIdresslike

that?Simple:Iwasnot___12___aboutmylegs.

Foryears,Ihad___43___nyweight.BythetimeIgraduatedfromcollege,Iweighedover450

pounds.However,Ididn'tgiveupandfinallylostover250pounds.Ofcourse,thejourneycame

withitsown___44___:thestretchmarksandlooseskin.EventhoughIknewlosingweight

helpedmefeelfreer,theoldself-consciousness（自我意识）could45whenIleastexpected

it.

Itwasatthatbarbecuethattheweightof___46___returned.Icaughtmyselfwondering:IfIwore

shorts,wouldpeoplebestaringatmylooseskinandthestretchmarksonmylegs?Suddenly,it

feltlikeIwasbackwiththe“oldme"，theonewhoalwaysworriedaboutotherpeople's

47

Thenithitme:___48___wasn'tprotectingme.Itwas___49___mypresence,ftinandfreedom.

IfI,wholostover250poundsandmaintainedtheweightfbrtwodecades,can'townmybody

___50___,whowill?Mylooseskinisn'tasignofshame;it's___51ofsurvivaland

transformation.

Ifsomeonechoosestostareandcriticize,it___52___whotheyarefarmorethanwhoIam.So

I'mcommittedtofeeling___53___infuture.I___54___thatfreedom,andsodoyou.Whether

yourjourneyisaboutweightorsomethingelse,start___55___yourselfrightnow.

41.A.differentB.practicalC.energeticD.fashionable

42.A.anxiousB.confidentC.curiousD.serious

43.A.thoughtoverB.jokedaboutC.struggledwithD.keptoff

44.A.difficultiesB.remindersC.chancesD.rewards

45.A.disappearB.benefitC.strengthenD.resurface

46.A.responsibilityB.justiceC.guiltD.shame

47.A.influenceB.assistanceC.judgmentD.expectation

48.A.hidingB.explainingC.pretendingD.dieting

49.A.celebratingB.stealingC.enhancingD.mixing

5().A.temporarilyB.flexiblyC.completelyD.proudly

51.A.scienceB.wisdomC.proofD.lack

52.A.reflectsB.ignoresC.updatesD.praises

53.A.perfectB.interestedC.comfortableD.invisible

54.A.limitB.deserveC.regretD.doubt

55.A.acceptingB.questioningC.challengingD.forgiving

四、语法填空（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入I个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

56___(found)intheYuanDynasty,Zhenjiawanvillagehaslastedfbrmorethanseven

centuries.Its97courtyardsand258cavestbrmthe57_(large)cave-dwelling(窑洞)village

innorthernShaanxiProvince.Theyareliketheearth'sopeneyes,_58(represent)the

traditionalChineselifephilosophyofhuman-natureharmony.

StonemasonZhenhasworkedonbuildingandrepairingcavedwellingsfbrfourdecades.Each

timehisteamcreatesaeavedwelling,___59___isaprocessofconversingwithnature.Theyfirst

selectasun-facingcliff(峭壁)surface,usetoolstocarveouta“cliffwall”,andthendiginwardto

form___60___archedcavedwelling.Finally,theysmooththewallswithamixtureofwheal

strawandloess(黄土).___61___(strengthen)theground,theycarrystonesupanddownthehills,

stickingthemtogetherwithloessmudandsettingthemonebyone,adjustingandreadjustingthe

angle___62___theyhold.

Today,thesecavedwellingshaveenteredanewchapter.Newlybuilteavedwellings___63___

(transform)intoguesthousesinrecentyears,whileolderones,___64___(careful)presened,

serveasfolkmuseums,displayingancientarchitectureandphotographs.

Withmorevisitors,thevillagersbegintorealizetheculturalsignificanceoftheirdailyliving

spaces.t4Everybrickhererepresentsour65(collect)memoryofthevillage.Now,Iwantto

sharetnystorieswithmorepeople,vsaysWang,alocaltourguide.

五、书面表达(共两节，满分30分)

第一节邮件写作(满分15分)

66.假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Alec将来你的家乡游玩。请你写一封邮件向他推荐一项

当地的农家乐(agritourism)活动。内容包括：

(1)活动介绍;

(2)推荐理由。

注意：

(1)写作词数应为80个左右；

(2)请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。

DearAlec,

I'mdelightedtohearaboutyourupcomingvisit.

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

第二节读后续写（满分15分）

67.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。续

写词数150左右。

ItwasalazyJulydayonthesea,about40milesoffthecoast.Theskywasclear,theseawascalm,

andtherewasonlyagentlebreeze.AndrewandhissonJackhadbeenfishingallmorningbut

caughtnothing.Theywerealmostaloneonthewater—untiltheysawasmalldotinthedistance.

Asitcamecloser,theyrealizeditwasaboat,headingstraighttowardthem!

Andrewquicklyturnedtheirboattoavoidacrash.Theboatspedpastthem.Totheirsurprise,no

onewasondeck—thoughtheenginewasstillrunningandmusicwasplayingloudly.44Thc

captainmustbebelow/'Andrewthought.Butwhatifsomethingwaswrong?

Theydecidedtofollowtheboat.Aftertryingtogetthecaptain'sattentionwithshoutsandanair

horn,theygrewworried.Maybethecaptainwasillorinjured.Jackjumpedontotheboatand

sloppedtheengine.Hewunldownintoihucabin,bulcame叩lookingpuzzled."NuoneishereJ

hesaid.

TheycalledtheCoastGuardtoreporta“manoverboard."Then,curioustofindoutwhat

happened,theycheckedtheboat'sGPS.Theyfoundthatthecaptainhadmarkedseveralfishing

spotsalongtheway,butthemarksstoppedsuddenlyafewmilesaway.

AndrewandJackdecidedtosearchthearea.Theybegansailinginwidecircles,hopingtofindthe

missingperson—butfearingtheworst.Whattheydidn'tknowwasthat,notfaraway,amanwas

stmgglinginthewater,losinghope.

Earlierthatday,theboat'sowner,Sam,hadbeenfishingalonewhenheaccidentallyfelloverboard.

Hetriedtograbtheboatbutfailed.Withoutalifejacket,hewatchedhelplesslyashisboatsailed

away.Nowhewastiredanccold,tryingtoswimtowardwhere