江苏省扬州市某高中2025-2026学年高二年级上册期中考试英语题（含答案）

江苏省扬州市树人高中

2025-2026学年高二上学期期中考试英语题

一、阅读理解

A

HavinggrownupinMinnesota,USA,myadultlifehasbeenshapedbyyearsoflivingand

workingacrossEuropeandAfrica.Now,asacross-culturalmanagementinstructoratabusiness

schoolnearParis,Ihavespentthepastfifteenyearsexploringhowpeoplefromvariouscultural

backgroundsbuildtrust,communicate,andmakedecisionsinprofessionalsettings.

DuringarecenttriptoTokyowithacolleague,Ideliveredapresentationtoagroupofabout

twentylocalmanagers.Afterfinishing,Iaskediftherewereanyquestionsorcomments.Seeingno

oneraiseahand,Iassumedthesessionwasoverandpreparedtositdown.Butthenmycolleague

leanedoverandwhispered,4<Erin,Ithinkafewpeoplemighthavesomethingtosay.MayIgiveit

atry?”ThoughIagreed,Iwasskepticalandexpectedlittletocomeofit.

Herepeatedthequestiontothegroup:44Wouldanyoneliketoshareanythoughtsorquestions?''

Again,nohandswentup.Butinsteadofmovingon,mycolleaguecarefullyscannedthefacesinthe

room.Hepaused,madeeyecontactwithoneoftheattendees,andgentlyasked,“Wouldyouliketo

addsomething?”Tomysurprise,shenoddedandposedathoughtfulquestion.Hecontinuedthis

way,gentlyinvitingothersbyobservingtheirexpressionsandeyecontact.

Afterward,Iaskedhimhowhehadknownthoseindividualshadquestions.Hethoughtfbra

momentandreplied,“It'sintheeyes.InJapan,peopleoftenavoidsustaineddirecteyecontact,

especiallyingroups.Butwhenyouaskedfbrquestions,afewpeoplelookeddirectlyatyouwith

bright,engagedeyes.That"usuallyasignthey'reopentobeinginvitedtospeak.”

ItstruckmethenhowmuchIstillhadtolearnaboutinterculturalcommunication-lcssonsmy

Minnesotaupbringinghadn'tpreparedmefbr.Sincethatday,I'vepaidcloserattentiontosubtle

behavioralcuesindifferentcultures,alwayswatchingfbrthose“brighteyes“intheroom.

1.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraph?

A.TheauthorpreferslivinginEuropetolivinginAmerica.

B.TheauthorplanstoreturntoMinnesotainthenearfuture.

C.Theauthorhasextensiveexperiencewithdifferentcultures.

D.Theauthor'steachingfocusesmainlyonEuropeanbusinesspractices.

2.Howdidtheauthorinitiallyfeelabouttheircolleague'ssuggestiontoaskfbrquestionsagain?

A.Gratefulandrelieved.

B.Doubtedanduncxpcctant.

C.Expectedandcurious.

D.Oilendedandsurprised.

3.Wheredoestheauthor'scolleaguemostlikelycoinefrom?

A.France.

B.TheUnitedStates.

C.Japan.

D.Africa.

4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostsuitabletitlefbrthepassage?

A.APresentationinTokyo.

B.LearningtoListeninSilence.

C.JapaneseCommunicationStyles.

D.TheArtofReadingEyesAcrossCultures.

B

Notlongago,1believedtherewereonlytwokindsofviewers:thosewhoswitchedonsubtitles

onlywhenthedialoguewasunclear,andtheunappreciativephilistincs（附庸风雅者）wholeftthem

onfbrnoreason.Iinsistedthatwordsatthebottomofthescreenstolethepurityoffilmart—the

fainttrembleofanactorliportheperfectpausebeforeapunchline（妙语）.

Recentnumbers,however,showthatIamdefendinganemptycastle.A2021surveyfoundthat

80%ofviewersaged18-25'always"or"oRen"usesubtitles,anda2023pollbystreamingpla:fbrm

UpulthefigurelorBrilish.wciily-soniclhiiigsal87%.Amongbaby-booincrs,byuunlrasl,therale

isbelow25%,eventhoughtheirhearingisgenerallyweaker.Theminorityhasbecomethemajority.

Whatmakestheyoung,mostofwhomarenothearing-impaired,sofbndofreadingwhile

watching?Somepeopleblameashortattentionspan,buttherealanswerismorecomplicated.

Growingupwithphonesinhand,Gen-Ztreattelevisionasonlyonetoolinamultimediacollection.

TheUsurveyshowsthat80%ofthem“double-screen”,textingorscrollingwhiletheshowruns.

Subtitlesactlikeaquickdownload:aglancegivestheline,theeyereturnstothephone,andnoplot

islost.Efficiencywinsoverpureabsorption.

Socialmediahaspushedthehabitfiirthcr.OnTikTokorInstagram,captionsappearbydefault;

manycreatorsevendesignvideosaroundrapid-firetextthatisimpossibletoswitchoff.Algorithms

rewardthischoice:clipswithopencaptionsenjoyhigherviewerretention（停留）andarcmore

likelytocomeupinsearches.As85%ofmobilevideosarenowwatchedonmute,subtitleshave

turnedfromanaccessibilitytoolintoabusinessstrategy.

Thechangeisnotalwayswelcome.Comedieslosetimingwhenthejokeisvisiblebeforeitis

spoken;subtleactingisflattenedintotext.Myflatmate,onceannoyedbywordsonthescreen,now

leavesthemonevenfbrfilms.UIdon'tnoticeI'mreading,“shesaidwithashrug,“butIcan'tturn

themoffeither."Studiesshowthepracticeimprovesrecallofplotdetails,yetthereisnoevidence

thatitsharpensreadingskills.

Perhapsthedeepershiftisinourpurpose:wewatchtokeepup,nottosinkin.Afterwork,we

cuddleuponthesofalongingnotfbrbeautyorsurprise,butfbrthequietsatisfactionof

“comprehension”.Televisionwasmeanttobeanescape;nowitisanothertaskweefficientlyfinish.

5.WhydomostyoungviewersturnonsubtitlesaccordingtcParagraph3?

A.Theyhavehearingproblems.

B.Theyfollowwhattheirparentsdo.

C.Theyhopetoimprovetheirreadingspeed.

D.Theywanttosavetimeandkeepup.

6.Theexampleoftheflatmateisusedtoshowthat.

A.subtitlescanbedeletedeasily

B.youngwomenprefersilentfilms

C.sublillushelppeopleleantIbicignlanguages

D.peoplearcsometimesforcedtoacceptsubtitles

7.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEbasedonthetext?

A.Olderpeopleusesubtitlesmoreoftenthantheyoung.

B.Subtitlesincreasethecomiceffectofeveryprogramme.

C.Videoswithcaptionsar?morelikelytobepromotedbyapps.

D.Scientificproofshowssubtitlesgreatlyraisereadingability.

8.Whatisthebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.TheHistoryofSubtitles.

B.HowAlgorithmsControlOurLife.

C.Subtitles:FromAidtoHabit.

D.TipsfbrBetterTVComprehension.

C

ThestoryofTheEmperor'sNewClothesisoneofAndersen'sbest-knownfables.Conmen（骗

子）fooltheemperorintobelievingtheyhavemadehimafabuloussuitthattheunworthywillbe

unabletosee.Courtiers（侍从）darenotsaythattheemperorisnaked;ittakesachildtopointout

theobvious.

Themoralisthatpeoplearcoftentoohideboundbysocialtraditiontostatetheirviews.How

manycompanieshavepursuedcostlyprojectsfavouredbythechiefexecutive,evenwhenother

managershavehaddoubts?

InhisbookRebelIdeas:ThePowerofDiverseThinking,MatthewSyedarguesthatthekeyto

dealingwiththisproblemis“cognitivediversity”,inotherwords,assemblingateamofpeoplewith

differentperspectivesandintellectualbackgrounds.Individualsfromvariedbackgroundsapproach

problemsdifferently.Itisnotmerelyaboutelectingpeopleforteamsfrombothsexesandvarious

ethnicities.HireonlyCambridgepoliticsgraduatesorHarvardMBAsorStanfordsof:ware

engineersandtheywillhavestudiedunderthesameprofessorsandabsorbedsimilarworldviews

regardlessoftheirgenderorskincolour.

Intoday'scomplexworld,cooperationiscrucialfbrbreakthroughs.Inscienceandengineering,

90%ofpapersareproducedbyteamsratherthanindividuals.Since1975,team-basedpatentshave

dominatedacrossallcategoriesintheUnitedStates.

Thereisanotherclcmcnltosclculiiigagoodteam;ensuringihalthuscvicwpoiiilsarcricard

andrespected.Thatmaynothappenifthoseinchargearcarrogant.Astudyofover300projectsby

theRotterdamSchoolofManagementfoundthatthoseledbyjuniormanagersweremorelikelyto

succeedthanthoseledbyseniormanagers—maybebecauseotherteammemberswerelessscared

aboutpointingoutpotentialdangerstosomeonelesssenior.

Thisfreedomtospeakwithoutfearofpunishmentisknownas"psychologicalsafety."Syed

citesaGooglestudyidentifyingitasthemostimportantfactorbehindelectiveteamwork.For

example,duringbrainstorming,allowinganonymousideasubmissionhelpsreducetheinfluenceof

seniorityandencourageshonestfeedback.

9.Thefirstparagraphisintendedto.

A.arguechildren'swisdomoveradults

B.confirmthepopularityofAndersen'sfables

C.introducetheproblemcffeartoexpresstruthingroups

D.makefunofthefoolishnessoftheemperorandhiscourtiers

10.Whatkindofpeopleare"hidebound”？

A.Thoseopposingteamactivities.

B.Thosetrappedinafixedmindset.

C.Thoseoverlyfocusingonothers'behavior.

D.Thosechallengingtraditionalwaysofthinking.

11.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestacompanydoastoassemblinganeffectiveteam?

A.Selectpeoplefromdiversecognitivebackgrounds.

B.Employgraduatesfromthesametopuniversity.

C.Appointseniormanagerstoposestrictcontrol.

D.Hirepeopleinlinewiththechiefexecutive.

12.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.CognitiveDiversity:DaringtoDiffer

B.JuniorManagers:MakingBetterLeaders

C.TheEmperor'sNewClothes:LyingtoObey

D.TheGoogleStudy:UnlockingPsychologicalSafety

七选五

Whenwcfallbehindolhcrsorpcrfbnnlesswellinareaswccareabuul,afeelingofenvyarises.

Envyhasalwaysbeenapartofhumanexperience.

13Theformerbringsmiserybutdrivesself-improvementandemulation（效仿）.

Maliciousenvy,however,leadstoharm,likehostilethoughts.Benignenvycomeswhenyouthink

othersdeserveadmiration;maliciousenvywhenyoudon'l.That'swhyyoumightenvyawarhero

butnotwishhimill,yetenjoyaHollywoodactor'sfailedmarriage.

Envy—especiallymalicious—ishaimful.Neuroscientistsfinditactivatesthebrain'santerior

cingulatecortex,linkedtophysicalandmentalpain.A2018SocialScience&Medicinestudyof

18,000peoplefoundenvypredictsworsefuturementalhealth.Itevenstopsthenaturaltrendof

bettermentalhealthwithage.14

Differentpeopleenvydifferentthings.Idon'tcareaboutothers'fancyboats,butenvymenmy

agewithfullhair.Scholarsnotepatterns:youngpeopleenvyeducation,looksorromance;older

peopleenvymoney.15Studiesshowmenenvysocialstatusmost,womenphysical

attractiveness.Bothenvyothers,romanticsuccesssecond.

Envyneedsexposureto“luckier”people.Socialmediaworsensthis—strangersshowonly

admirableandenviablelives.Socialmediaplaysanimportantroleinfuelingenvy.16

Experimentsprovepassivesocialmediauselowerswell-beingviamoreenvy.

Itisimpossibletoendenvy.17Nexttimeenvyhits,thinkoflovedonesoryourown

goodfortune.

A.However,gratitudehelps.

B.Academicscallthis“Facebookenvy”.

C.Anditdoesn'tbringeconomicsuccess.

D.Envyoftencausesfightsbetweenpeople.

E.Womenarcmorelikelytoshowenvythanmen.

F.Menandwomentendtoenvydifferentqualities.

G.Scholarscategorizeenvyintobenignandmaliciousenvy.

二、完形填空

AgraduatestudentfromtheMichiganStateUniversity(MSU)woreaskirtshemadeusing

rejectionletterswhiledefendingherdissertation(论文)lastweek.Tomaketheskirt,she_18___

scvciilccnrujccliunIdlersuulandfoldedeachoneinlua(ail,cuniiucliiigihcniinrowsuntilthey

___19___askirt.CaitlinKirbystillhadmanyleftover.

“Thewholeprocessof___20___thoseoldlettersandmakingthatskirtremindedmethatI

havetoapplyfbrmanythingstosucceed,“shesaid."Ilisnot21togetrejectedalongthe

way.Whatmattersisthatyouneedto22theblowsoonenoughandregainthestrengthto

moveon.

Thoserejectionsandwhatshelearnedfromthemweighedheavilyonhermindwhentheday

ofherdissertationdefensecame.Havinggonethroughallthosebitterexperiences,shewasready

tofaceallchallenges.

“Despiteallthedisappointments,rejectioncanbe___23___asapositivething,“saidJulie

Libarkin,Kirby'sadviserandaprofessorfromtheMSU.Therefore,she___24___hereverystudent

seizeeveryopportunitythatcomesacrosstheirdesktoapplyforthings.Gettingusedtoapplying

fbrthingsandbeingrejectedgivesherstudentstheexperiencetheyneedtogain___25___.

"Il'salearningexperience,Libarkinsaid."It'spartoflife.5,

Allofherstudentshavebeenrejectedfromsomething,anditledto26intheend,she

said.Kirbyandanotherstudent___27___appliedfbrsmallgrants（助金）butkeptgettingrejected.

Alongtheway,theirproposalskeptgetting___28___,leadingthemtoapplyfbranevenlargergrant.

Kirby___29___obtainingalargegrantthroughtheFulbrightProgram.

“Itcanbe___30___fbrmystudentstofacerejectionfbrthefirsttime,“saidLibarkin.llbut

___31___itwillmakethemstronger.”"WhenIthinkaboutrejection,Ithinkabouthowitbuilds

___32___「sheadded.

18.A.heldB.printedC.sentD.crossed

19.A.formedB.decoratedC.addedD.released

20.A.retellingB.rewritingC.removingD.rereading

21.A.improperB.imperfectC.unusualD.unwise

22.A.relyonB.breakwithC.brightenupD.goabout

23.A.perceivedB.adaptedC.surroundedD.discriminated

24.A.guaranteesB.advocatesC.dominatesD.encounters

25.A.liberationB.inspectionC.acceptanceD.existence

26.A.essencesB.suflcringC.ciilicismD.rewards

27.A.gentlyB.repeatedlyC.fortunatelyD.occasionally

28.A.complicatedB.rigidC.matureD.identical

29.A.keptonB.endedupC.tookinD.thoughtof

30.A.ambitiousB.tolerantC.advisableD.frustrating

31.A.intimeB.ontimeC.innotimeD.atnotime

32.A.dimensionB.imageC.courageD.tnist

三、语法填空

33.However,theincreasing33(rely)onAIalsoposesseriouschallengestotheoriginality

(原创性)ofacademicworks.

34.Oneithersideofthetabicsat34(representative)ofdistinguishedartistsandwriters.

35.35myperspective,thedriverwastoblamefbrwhathadhappened.

36.Theaimofthisinvestigationis36(bring)thetruthtolight,whichisanupliftingnotice

fbrthepublic.

37.Thisweek'smagazinehasacoverstory37(feature)aninterviewwiththeNobelPrize

winner.

ShiftingWomen'sStyles

Trendscomeandgoastimeflies.Youmayknowwhat'strendynow,butwhataboutthe

38(fashion)costumesormakeupoftheancienttimes?Youmaygetsomecluesfromthe

videos39(produce)byZhuRuoxuan,whowasnamedoneofthetop10()contentcreators

inJanuarybyBilibili.40universalvideo-sharingplatforminChina.

Bomin1998,ZhubegansharingherlifethroughvideosonBilibiliin2019underthemoniker

(名字)"DuoduoHualin'\initially41(focus)onvideosthatshowpopularmakeupfrom

theancientChinatomoderntimes.Itwasn'tuntil202142shegainedwidespreadattention

thankstoavideodescribingtheevolutionoftheordinaryChinesewoman'sappearanceandmindset.

Inthevideo,shealsoimitatedthefacialexpressionsofwomen43(precise),

capturingtheiruncertaintyinthe1920s.44alackofformalactingtraining,Zhustudied

womeninoldphotosandmoviestoimitatetheirexpressions,strivingfbr45(accurate).

Overtime,Zhu'svideosshiftedtoaneven46(great)fbcusonwomen,exploringother

changesinwomen'simagesfromthepasttothepresent.Bylastyear,thenumberofherfollowers

47(reach)1million.Shesaidslicwauledluexpressherobscrvaliunsandllioughlsihruugh

hervideos.

四、书信写作

48.假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Jack准备参加学校一年一度的越野赛，写信征求你的意

见。请你给他回信，内容包括：

1.表示支持;

2.对此项运动的理解;

3.给出建议。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右：

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

参考词汇：cross-countrywinningrace越野赛

DearJack,

Yours,

LiHua

五、读后续写

49.

rdalwaysbeentoldtotakecareofmyolderbrother,Brian,whowasbomweakandsmall.Td

oftentiehisshoesorprepareanotherglassofwaterfbrhim.Mymomsawmylargersizeandstrong

bodyasasignthatIwastobeakindofguardianangel（守护天使）fbrBrian.However,thatwas

notthecase.

Onedayourschoolsponsoredapumpkin-carvingcontest.Firstprizewas$100,and1knew

justhowIwouldspendit.Therewasabrand-newgameIwasdyingtoown.SoIdecidedthefirst

placebonusdefinitelyhadtolandinmypocket.

WhenIhadtocarvetheperfectpumpkinI'dpickedout,itdawnedonmethatwithmybig

clumsyfingersI'dsurelyscrewitup（搞砸）.IthoughtofBrian'ssmaller,delicatehandsandknew

hewasthemanfbrthejob.IimmediatelybeggedBrian.Unexpectedly,heaskedfbracut.Thatwas

fifly-fiAy.Quicklydoingihcmalhinmyhead,IfiguredoutevenifIsplit（^）^）thefirstprize,I'd

stillhaveenoughcashfbrthegame.SoIgaveintoBrian'sdemands.WithskillfulhandsBrian

canedtheperfectface,andnowwehadthebestpumpkinever.

Thentheunexpectedhappened:Wecameinsecond.Unfortunately,secondprizewasonly$50,

andIneededeverypennycfthattobuythegame.Thedayoftheawardsceremony,theprincipal

handedoverthemoneytomebecauseBrianwashome,sickwithcold.

Ifhereallywantedtowin,hewouldhavebeenheretoday,Ithoughttomyself,justifying

stealingthecashfromunderpoorBrian'srunnynose.Withhardlya