江苏省无锡市某中学2025-2026学年高二年级上册期中英语试卷（含答案）

江苏省无锡市运河实验中学

2025-2026学年高二上学期期中英语试卷

一、阅读理解

A

IthaaUnderseaRestaurant

Country:Maldives

Telephone:+9606680629

Eatwiththefishesattheworld'sfirstandonlyall-glassunderwaterrestaurant.Placed5meters

belowthesurfaceoftheIndianOcean,theIthaaUnderseaRestauranthas180-dcgrccviewsofsea-

fish.Onceinside,youcanenjoydeliciousEuropeandishes,suchascaviar,prawntartare,andreef

lobster.

LaGrutaRestaurant

Country:Mexico

Telephone:+525552022775

PlacedjustbehindthePyramidoftheSun（太阳金字塔），LaGnitaRestaurantserves

traditionalMexicanmealsinamysteriouscave.Afterthechallengeofclimbingthepyramid,reward

（奖赏）yourselfwithtacos,barbacoa,orfajitas.You'llbefollowinginsomefamousfootsteps-

everyonefromMexicanartistFridaKahlotoQueenElizabethhasspenttimehere.

TheRockRestaurant

Country:Tanzania

Telephone:+255776591360

TheRockRestaurantisjustofftheislandofZanzibarintheIndianOcean.Reachedbyboatat

hightide（潮水）andbyfootatlow,thisplaceispositivelymadefortakingphotos.Inthe12-tablc

diningroom,youcanhaveseafoodwithlocaltouches,suchasfishcarpacciowithcoconutsauce

andpotatognocchiservedv/ithprawns.

LabasinWaterfallsRestaurant

Country:Philippines

Telephone:+6325210830

Hopeyoudon'tmindgettingyourfeetwet.AttheLabasinWaterfallsRestaurant,bamboo

picnictablesaresetinapoolatthebaseofanartificial（人工的）waterfall.Dinershavetraditional

Philippinefoodwithfish,rice,barbecuedchicken,andbananas,aswaterfromthefallsgently

coursesthroughoutthespace.Noshoesallowed.Allrowswillgetwet.

1.InwhichrestaurantcanyoucatEuropeandishes?

A.LaGrutaRestaurant.

B.TheRockRestaurant.

C.IthaaUnderseaRestaurant.

D.LabasinWaterfallsRestaurant.

2.Whichnumbershouldyoucallifyouwanttohavedinnerinacave?

A.+9606680629.

B.+525552022775.

C.+255776591360.

D.+6325210830.

3.WhatisspecialaboutLabasinWaterfallsRestaurant?

A.ItservesMexicanfood.

B.Itcanonlybereachedbyboat.

C.ItoncehostedQueenElizabeth.

D.Ithasrequirementsaboutwhatyouwear.

B

Iwasneververyneat,whilemyroommateKatewasextremelyorganized.Eachofherobjects

haditsplace,butminealwayshidsomewhere.Sheevenlabeled（贴标签）everything.Ialways

lookedfbreverything.Overtime,KategotneaterandIgotmessier.Shewouldpushmydirty

clolhiiigover,andIwouldlaymybooksonherlidydusk.Wcbothgulliredofeachother.

Warbrokeoutoneevening.Katecameintotheroom.Soon,1heardherscreaming,4tTakcyour

shoesaway!Whyundermybed!”Deafened,Isawmyshoesflyingatme.Ijumpedtomyfeetand

startedyelling.Sheyelledbacklouder.

Theroomwasfilledwithanger.Wecouldnothavestayedtogetherfbrasingleminutebutfor

aphonecall.Kateansweredit.Fromherendoftheconversation,Icouldtellrightawayhergrandma

wasseriouslyill.Whenshehungup,shequicklycrawled（爬）underhercovers,sobbing.Obviously,

thatwassomethingsheshouldnotgothroughalone.Allofasudden,awarmfeelingofsympathy

roseupinmyheart.

Slowly,Icollectedthepencils,tookbackthebooks,mademybed,cleanedthesocksandswept

thefloor,evenonherside.IgotsointomyworkthatIevendidn'tnoticeKatehadsatup.Shewas

watching,hertearsdriedandherexpressiononeofdisbelief.Then,shereachedoutherhandsto

graspmine.Ilookedupintohereyes.Shesmiledatme,“Thanks.”

KateandIstayedroommatesfbrtherestoftheyear.Wedidn'lalwaysagree,butwelearned

thekeytolivingtogether:givingin,cleaningupandholdingon.

4.WhatmadeKateangryoneevening?

A.Shecouldn'tfindherbooks.

B.Sheheardtheauthorshoutingloud.

C.Shegotthenewsthathergrandmawasill.

D.Shesawtheauthor'sshoesunderherbed.

5.Theauthortidieduptheroommostprobablybecause.

A.shewasscaredbyKate^anger

B.shehatedherselffbrbeingsomessy

C.shewantedtoshowhercare

D.shewasaskedbyKate:odoso

6.HowisParagraph1mainlydeveloped?

A.Byanalyzingcauses.

B.Byshowingdifferences.

C.Bydescribingaprocess.

D.Byfollowingtimeorder.

7.WlialmiglilbeihcbestLilleforlliuslury?

A.MyFriendKate.

B.HardWorkPaysOff.

C.HowtoBeOrganized.

D.LearningtoBeRoommates.

C

Arecentstudyshowedthattheexperienceschildrenhaveintheirfirstfewyearsareimportant.

Theseexperiencesaffectthedevelopmentofthebrain.Whenchildrenreceivemoreattention,they

oftenhavehigherIQs.Babicsreceiveinformationwhentheysee,hearandfeelthings,whichmakes

connectionsbetweendifferentpartsofthebrain.Therearcahundredtrillionconnectionsinthe

brainofathree-year-oldchild.

ResearcherJuditGervaintestedhowgoodnewbornsareattellingdifferentsoundpatterns.The

researchersproducedimagesofthebrainsofbabiesastheyhearddifTerentsoundpatterns.For

example,oneorderwasmu—ba-ba.Thisisthepattern"A-B-B”.Anotherorderwasmu—ba一

ge.Thisisthepattern"A-B-C”.Theimagesshowedthatthepartofthebrainresponsiblefbrspeech

wasmoreactiveduringthe"A-B-B“pattern.Thisshowstha:babiescantellthedifferencebehveen

differentpatterns.Theyalscweresensitive（敏感）towhersitoccurredintheorder.

Gcnainisexcitedbythesefindingsbecausetheorderofsoundsisthebaseofwordsand

grammar,"Positioniskeytolanguage,"shesays."Ifsomethingisatthebeginningorattheend,it

makesabigdifference：'Johncaughtthebear'isverydifferentfrom'ThebearcaughtJohn."'

ResearchersledbyscientistPatriciaKuhlhavefoundtliatlanguagedeliveredbytelevisions,

audiobooks,theInternet,orsmartphones------nomatterhoweducational------doesn'tappeartobe

enoughfbrchildren'sbraindevelopment.Theycarriedoutastudyofnine-month-oldAmerican

babies.Theyexpectedthefirstgroupwho'dwatchedvideosinChinesetoshowthesamekindof

learningasthesecondgroupwhowerebroughtface-to-facewiththesamesounds.Insteadthey

foundahugedifference.Thebabiesinthesecondgroupwereabletodistinguish（辨别）between

similarChinesesoundsaswellasnativelisteners.Buttheotherbabies-regardlessofwhetherthey

hadwatchedthevideoorlistenedtotheaudio-learnednothing.

8.Whyareearlyexperiencessoimportanttochildrenaccordingtothestudy?

A.Theycanshowuuniiccliuiisinlliuirbrains.

B.TheycanincreasenewinformationofIQs.

C.Theycanofferchildrenmoreattention.

D.Theycanhelptodeveloptheirbrains.

9.Howwastheresearchcarriedout?

A.Byrecognizingbabies'differentappearances.

B.Byproducingimagesofnewwordsfbrbabies.

C.Bytestinghowbabies*brainsleamtospeaklanguage.

D.Bycheckingbabies*brainstoidentifydifferentsoundpatterns.

10.WhyisGcrvainexcitedaboutthefindings?

A.Grammarisimportantinlearninglanguages.

B.Differentordersofsoundshavedifferentmeanings.

C.Theorderofwordscomesfromitsgrammarmeaning.

D.Differentlanguageshavedifferentgraminarrules.

11.WhatisPatriciaKuhlmostlikelytoagree?

A.LearningChineseisofgreatbenefittobabies*brains.

B.Babiesarebetterthanadultsinlearningaforeignlanguage.

C.Face-to-facecommunicationcanimprovebabies'brains.

D.Babieslearnalotfromtelevision,audiobooksortheInternet.

D

Thehumanbrainremembersnegativeexperiencesmoreeasilythanpositiveones.Ourbrains

havedevelopedinthiswaybecausethreats,likedangerousanimal,haveamoreimmediateeffect

onpeople'ssurvivalcomparedtopositivethingslikefoodorshelter.Asaresult,youclearlyknow

whatmakesyouunhappy,butdoyouknowwhatmakesyouhappy?

Researchsuggeststhatourlevelofhappinessispartlyshapedbythechoiceswemake.Ifyou've

beenchasingwealth,fame,powerandsomematerialthings,youmaybelookingforhappinessin

thewrongplaces.Psychologistssuggestthatthefollowinghabitscanmakepeoplehappier.

Peoplewhoowncloserelationshipstendtobehappier:hanthosewhodonot.Thenumberof

ourfriendsisnotimportant.Whatmattersisthequalityofourrelationships.Relationshipsthatbring

happinessusuallyconsistofthesharingoffeelings,acceptance,mutualrespectandtrust.

Peoplewhoexerciseregularlycanimprovebolliihcirphysicalandniculalwell-being.Sumu

researchhasshownthatexercisecanbeaseffectiveassomemedicineintreatingdepression.

Ifwearesointerestedinanactivity,wemaylosetrackoftime,andwecanbeinastateof

flow.Theactivitycouldbeplayingthepiano,surfingtheInternetorplayingagame.Peoplewho

experienceflowintheirworkorlifetendtobehappier.

Peoplearemorelikelytobehappyiftheyknowwhattheirstrengthsareandcanusethem

regularly.Peopleareespeciallyhappywhentheycansetgoalsandusetheirstrengthstoachieve

them.

People,whothinkpositivelybybeinggratcfiil,mindfulandoptimistic,arcmorelikelytobe

happy.Beinggratefulmeansbeingthankful.Beingmindfulmeansconsidering,focusingon,and

enjoyingtheexperiencesofthepresentmoinent.Beingoptimisticmeansbeinghopefulaboutthe

future.

12.Humanbrainsremembernegativethingsmoreeasilybecausenegativethings.

A.tendtoaffecthumansurvivalimmediately

B.aremuchmoreimportantthanotherthing

C.canmakepeoplelivemuchhappier

D.arceasytoremember

13.Accordingtothispassage,peoplemayfindhappinessin

A.beingfamous

B.settingliftgoals

C.chasingpower

D.earningmoney

14.Inthelastparagraph,theauthortriestotellusto.

A.thinkmoreaboutourfiiturc

B.focusoneverythinginourlife

C.bepositiveinourlifeandwork

D.onlyenjoythepresentmoment

15.Whatdoesthepassagemainlywanttotellus?

A.Whypeoplercinciiibcipositivetilingseasily.

B.Whypeopleremembernegativethingseasily.

C.Whatmakespeoplehappy.

D.Whatmakespeoplesad.

七选五

Bydecidingtoleadahealthylife,youaredecidingtotakefullcontrolofyourownhabits.

16Buthowcanyoumakeit?Herearesometipsfbryou.

Cookathome.Cookingathomeischeaperandhealthierthaneatingout,soteachyourselfto

cookthethingsyoulove,andkeepawell-stockedfridge.Shophealthily.17Startmthe

produceitems（农产品）,andskipunhealthyitems,suchaschipsandsnacks.Cookfoodyoulike,

oryouwon'twanttocatit.

18Ifyouhavetroublegettingtothegymonaregularbasis,buildmoreactivities

intoyourdailyroutine.Takeupgardeningoranotheractivehobby.Getadogsothatyouremember

togoonwalks.Cutyourcommute（通勤）andwalkpartofthewaytowork.Thisway,youcanbuild

anewexercisehabitthatcanhelpyouleadahealthierlife.

Socialize.Havingahealthysocialnetworkisgoodfbryourlongevity,yourrecoveryfrom

illnesses,andyourmentalstability.Seefriendsregularly.Keepintouchwithfamily.19

Getinvolved（融入）intheorganization,andstickwithit.

Buildhappinessandself^acceptance.Thereisastronglinkbetweenhappinessandhealth,so

trytogetinthehabitoftreatingyourselflovingly.Speaktoyourselfthewayyouwouldspeaktoa

dearfriend.Whenyoustarthavingbadthoughts,stop,andfindoutthethoughtthatismakingyou

feelbad.Acceptthebadfeelinganddon'ttrytocontrolit.20

A.Developactivehabits.

B.Buywhateveryouliketocook.

C.Gettingintohealthyhabitsishclpfiilfbryou.

D.Toexpand（增力口）yoursocialcontacts,joinanorganization.

E.Yougetstuckwiththoughtslike,440nlylosersfeelthisbad.”

F.Instead,calmyourselfuntilyoucananalyze（分析）thereason.

G.Planoutyourmealsfbrtheweek,andgotothegrocerystorewithalist.

二、完形填空

EachofussnugglesRJIself-ruspculandself-wurlhlosonicdegree.Ispentinuuhlimetrying

toachieveperfectionineveryaspectofmylife.

Iwasahappykidwithalotoffriendsandasupportivefamily.Butgrowingupwasreally

21andevenscarysometimes.

Duringmychildhood,Iwasconstantlyinvolvedinsomethingthatincludedpeople'sviewing

myachievementsormy22Iwantedeveryone'spraiseandacceptance,butIwasmyown

toughestcritic（挑剔的人）.

AfterIgraduatedfromhighschool,mydesiretobe"thin”begantotroubleme.Ibegantrying

todietby23____myfood.

Inthebeginning,Ifekgreat—attractiveandsuccessful,almostsuperhuman.1eventhought

thatIwasbetterthaneveryoneelse.WhatIdidn'tseewasthatIwasslowly24myself.

Peoplearoundmebegantonoticemyweightloss.Theysaidwithconcern.44You'rclosingtoo

muchweight.”"Elisa,you'resoIhin."AlltheirwordsonlysuggestedthatIwasgettingcloserto

25

Sadly,Itookmyphysical26thefirstimportantinmylift,27thatilwas

thewaytobecomesuccessfulandaccepted.

ThenIcutdownmyfoodmoreandmore,untila28dayconsistedofhalfateaspoon

ofnon-fatyoghurtandcoffeeinthemorning,andacupofgrapesatnight.

Butmypoor29begantocausemetolose3().Thenonenight,likemany

nightsbefore,Icouldn'tsleep,andmyheartfeltasthoughitmightbeatoutofinychest.Itriedto

31,butIcouldn't.ThebeatingbecamesorapidandsostrongthatIcouldnolonger

32.WhatIhaddonetodietnearlycausedmetchaveaheartattack.Istoodup,and

immediatelyfelldown.Iwasreally33,andIknewIneededhelp.Myroommaterushed

metothehospital,beginningthelongroadtomy34.Ittookalot—doctors,nurses,

nutritionists,foodsupplements...

Andmostimportantly,asenseofwhatwastrueaboutmyselfgotbackontrackwithreality.I

realizedthat,withmy35oftryingtobe“per能cl“ontheoutside,IhadsacrificedwhoI

wasontheinside.WhatIknownowis,weare-eachandeveryoneofus—alreadyperfect.

21.A.naturalB.easyC.hardD.possible

22.A.naturesB.backgroundsC.scoresD.failures

23.A.uunlruiliiigB.checkingC.uulluulingD.balancing

24.A.killingB.fb曙citingC.askingD.questioning

25.A.perfectionB.devotionC.destinationD.attention

26.A.strengthB.exerciseC.appearanceD.examination

27.A.believingB.realizingC.pretendingD.declaring

28.A.pleasantB.difficultC.typicalD.different

29.A.memoryB.nutritionC.knowledgeD.taste

30.A.weightB.hopeC.sleepD.job

31.A.relaxB.walkC.cryD.talk

32.A.breatheB.resistC.wakeD.rcincmbcr

33.A.scaredB.annoyedC.discouragedD.disappointed

34.A.gloryB.discoveryC.recoveryD.victory

35.A.skillB.decisionC.experienceD.deal

三、语法填空

阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

WhenTropicalStormImeldahitTexas,heavyfloods36(leave)atleasttwopeople

deadandover1,000rescued.Duringtheflood,a21-year-oldmanmadetheheadlinesfbr

single-handedly37(run)ahotelandcaringfbrits90guests38(trap)along

withhim.Forhishardworkandgoodintentions(善竟),thecityofBeaumont.Texas,rewardedhim

greatly.

Notallheroesreceivecapes(披风)aftertheirtasks,butHomewoodSuitesemployeeSatchel

Smithreceivedsomething39(good)thanacapefbrhisgoodwork.Theyoungmansaid

hewas4justdoinghisjob,\Cityofficialshonored(表扬)himwithanannouncementfbrhisheroics

andsurprisedhim40anewcar,duringanevent.Thiscarcameasanunexpectedshock

tohim.Smithneededanewcarafterhelost41(he)intheflood.Smithsaid,“Imean,it

wasabitunexpected!Imean,Idon'texpectanythingfbr42Idid.”

Duringhissoloshift(单独的当班时间)43lastedover32hours,hedidseveralthings

44(serve)theguests,includingansweringphones,cooking,doingdishes,andwashing

clothes.

Smithisverygrateful(感激的)forhisreward:'TmtmlythankfuL^^

He'snultheunlypersonIcclinggrateful;allofihcguuslsdialheservedarcalso.Oneofthe

guestssaidSmithdealtwiththesituation"with45(kind)andabeautifillsmilecnhis

face”.

Hownicewilltheworldbeifeveryonehasasmileoniheirfacewhentheywork,whetheror

nottheyaresingle-handedlytakingonateam'samountofwork?

46.Shegaveherchildrena46(warn)nottobitetheirnails.(所给词的适当形式填空)

47.Hightemperatureledtothefast47(distribute)ofthedisease.(所给词的适当形式填

空)

48.Hefoundithard48(resist)buyingthesebooks.(所给词的适当形式填空)

49.Thechildrenherearcmentally49(disable),butphysicallycapable.(所给词的适当

形式填空)

5().Globalwanningisa/an5()(normal)conditionthatthreatenshumanli他.(所给词的

适当形式填空)

51.Sorry51(disturb)you,butcanItalktoyoufbraminute?(所给词的适当形式承空)

52.SuddenlyI52(sense)thatamanwasstandingbehindme.(所给词的适当形式填空)

53.We'lllistentoyourproblemsandofferyou53(practice)advice.(所给词的适当形式

填空)

54.1amreally54(annoy)whenIseepeoplelittering.(所给词的适当形式填空)

55.Somecarsarecheaptobuybutothersare55(expense)tobuy.(所给词的适当形式

填空)

四、翻译

56.亳无疑问，人们会持续讨论这个问题。(withoutdoubt；debate)(汉译英)

57.众所周知，酗酒会带来很多健康问题。(abuse)(汉译英)

58.还没有证据表明这一治疗手段是有效的。(evidence)(汉译英)

59.气候变化正对我们的环境造成根本性的影响。(fundamental)(汉译英)

6().你们竭尽全力来帮助我，我非常感激。(grateful；gotogreatlengths)(汉译英)

五、书面表达

61.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。

Itwasourfirsttimeexploringaforeigncountryonourown,withoutatourguideleadingthe

way.MyfiiundDorisandIhadaweek-lungluurlliurcandbelievedwecouldexplorethisluwn

alonethen.Afterbreakfast,weconfidentlystartedthetrip.Afterafulldayofexcitingexploration,

theskyturnedfromclearbluetogray,withdarkcloudsgathering.

Aswewalkedalongtheancientstreettoourhotel,raindropsbeganfalling.Everyonearound

ustookcover.4<Shouldwetakeataxi?”Iaskedaloud,therainbeingsoloudthatIhadtoraisemy

voice."It'sonlyaten-minutewalk,andlet'sgomuchfaster,MDorisshoutedback.

Astherainandwindincreased,wequickenedourpace.Theancientstreetwassooncovered

withdeepwaterthatquicklymadeourshoestotallywet.Suddenly,thebigthundersounded!Dusk

hadturnedintototaldarkness,whichwasonlyinterrupted3ythesuddenlightningfromthesky.

Finally,wcrealizedwchadbeenwalkingfbramuchlongertimethanitshouldhavetakenusto

reachthehotel.Wchadtakenawrongturnsomewhere.Wcwerelost!What'sworse,bothofour

cellphoneswerepoweredoff,sowecouldn'tcallfbrhelp,andthestreetwasempty.

Shocked,weheadedbackdownthestreet,wishingtofindtherightdirection.Itwasstillraining

catsanddogs.Ourclothesandbagswerecompletelywe