2025~2026学年江苏扬州中学联培部高二下学期六月期末考试英语（英才D）试卷

2025~2026学年江苏扬州中学联培部高二下学期六月期末考试英语（英才D）试卷一、阅读理解Whendailychoresandstressmakelifedull,therearealwaysbeautifullittlejoysanduniqueexperiencestodiscoveraroundus.Here,we’vegatheredsomelovelyfindsforyou,hopingyou’llpausefromthehustleandenjoythesewonderfulmomentsthatbrightenlife.CopperwoodTrailConnectinghumansandhorses,CopperwoodTrailoffersadiverserangeofexperiencesinWhitchurch-Stouffville.FromcountrycoffeeinthecompanyofhorsesandEquineAssistedLearningsessions,tointroductorycoursesonhorsebehaviourandbodylanguage,ithassomethingforeveryone.Thispeacefulfamilyfarmiscommittedtoprovidingasafe,quietruralescapeforallvisitorseagerforclosecontactwithanimalsandnature.FourSeasonsHotelTomarkthearrivalofsummer,FourSeasonsHotelhasopeneditsseasonalpatio.Withanewmenuandannualmuralinstallation,itshowsrespectfortheFrenchRivieraandMediterraneancoastline.ThemuraliscreatedbyVictoriaSequeira,whosays,“Iwanttosparkavisualjourneyforguests—onefullofwarmth,peaceandatouchofMediterraneanmagic.”RiverCottageSinceitsdebut(首次亮相)onBritishtelevision’sChannel4in1999,RiverCottagehashadapositiveinfluenceonthecountry’seatinghabitsandthewelfareofitsanimalsandfish.It’scurrentlyhometoacookeryschool,diningexperiencesandacalendarofevents.TheattractivepropertyalsooffersaccommodationinitsfarmhouseaswellasfantasticviewsofthesurroundingAxeValley.GreenHillGardensTuckedawayinthequietcountryside,thefamily-runGreenHillGardenshasadecades-longhistory.Itoffersgentlenatureexperienceslikeguidedwalks,flowertours,herbcraftworkshopsandglasshouseafternoontea.Asacalmnaturalretreat,thegardenfollowseco-friendlypracticestoprotectlocalwildlife,invitingvisitorstoslowdownandenjoynature’ssimplebeauty.1.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?

A．Tointroducestress-relievingtips.B．Toadvertisepopularattractions.C．Torecommendpleasantgetaways.D．Toexplorenature-friendlyways.2.Ifyou’reamurallover,whichwillyouchoose?

A．CopperwoodTrail.B．FourSeasonsHotel.C．RiverCottage.D．GreenHillGardens.3.WhatdoCopperwoodTrailandGreenHillGardenshaveincommon?

A．Theyaremanagedbyafamily.B．Theyhaveeco-friendlypractices.C．Theyfocusonanimalprotection.D．Theyprovidemanycraftactivities.Doyoueverblendupaproteindrinkforbreakfast,orgrabaproteinbarfollowinganafternoonworkout?Ifso,youarelikelyamongthemillionsofpeopleinsearchofmoreprotein-richdiets.Protein-enrichedproductsarefoundeverywhere.Butcontrarytoallthepublicitythateveryoneneedsmoreprotein,mostAmericansgettwiceasmuchastheyneed.Manyofuslivinginthemostdevelopedcountriesarebuyingintoamythofproteindeficiencycreatedbyfoodcompaniesandself-identifiedhealthexperts.GlobalretailsalesofproteinsupplementproductsreachedanastonishingU.S.$18.9billionin2020.Butarewereallyinneedofmoreprotein?PhysiciansintheU.S.,haveneveractuallyexaminedapatientwithproteindeficiencybecausesimplybyeatinganadequatenumberofdailycalorieswearealsomostlikelygettingenoughprotein.Infact,AmericanscurrentlyconsumealmosttwicetheNationalAcademyofMedicine’srecommendeddailyintakeofproteinalthoughthemostdesirableproteinintakemayvarydependingonageandactivitylevel.Forexample,ifyou’readedicatedathleteyoumightneedtoconsumehigherquantitiesofprotein.Generally,though,a140-poundpersonshouldnotexceed120gramsofproteinperday,particularlybecauseahighproteindietcanstrainkidneyandliverfunctionandincreaserisksofdevelopingheartdiseaseandcancer.Whilefatsandsugarhavetakenthebeatinginturnssinceoveracenturyago,proteinhasmanagedtoremainourred-hotfavorite.Inthe1970sthroughthe1990s,proteinproductsremainedvisiblebutmovedbacksomewhatwiththedietaryspotlightfirmlyfixedonlow-calorie,low-fat,sugar-freesnackfoodsandbeveragesfollowingthepublicationofstudieslinkingsugarandsaturated(饱和的)fatconsumptiontoheartdisease.Laterresearchin2003,however,suggestedhigh-proteindietscouldaidinweightloss,andproteinquicklyregaineditsformernutrient-superstarstatus.Nowmostpeoplelivinginhigh-incomenationsareconsumingenoughprotein.Whenwereplacemealswithaproteinbarordrink,wealsoriskmissingoutontherichsourcesofantioxidants(抗氧化剂),vitaminsandmanyotherbenefitsofrealfood.4.WhyhavephysiciansintheU.S.neveractuallyexaminedapatientwithproteindeficiency?

A．Americanscangetsufficientproteinjustbyeatingadequatefoodsdaily.B．Americanscanabsorbthenumberofcaloriesrecommendedbyfoodexperts.C．Americanscanpurchasemanykindsofprotein-richfoodseverywhere.D．Americanscanrelyonfoodsupplementstopreventproteindeficiency.5.Whatshouldpeopletakeintoconsiderationindecidingonthemostpreferableproteinintake?

A．Howhealthytheyareandwhatfoodtheyeat.B．Howmuchproteintheyconsumeandwhattheirbodyweightis.C．Howoldtheyareandwhatactivitiestheydo.D．Howserioustheirproteindeficiencyisandwhatremediestheyuse.6.Whatfoodshavebeenlargelyoutoffavorformorethanacentury?

A．Sugar-freesnacks.B．Sugaryandfattyfoods.C．Bothredandwhitemeats.D．Protein-richfoods.7.Whatdoestheauthorimplypeopleindevelopedcountriesshoulddotokeephealthy?

A．Replacemealswithproteinbars.B．Eatvegetariandiets.C．Consumeenoughproteindaily.D．Enjoynaturalfood.Recently,Earthgrabbeditselfasecondmoonintheformofanewlydiscoveredasteroid(小行星)named2024PT5.Unlikethemoon,Earth’sprimarycompanionwhichhasaccompaniedourplanetforaround4.5billionyears,this“newmini-moon”willstickaroundforjusttwomonthsbeforeitheadsbacktoitshomeinanasteroidbeltfollowingourplanetandorbitingthesun.Ateamofscientistsspotted2024PT5astheyroutinelymonitorednewlydiscoveredobjectsaroundEarth.“TheasteroidpayingusavisitbelongstotheArjunaasteroidbelt,asecondaryasteroidbeltmadeofspacerocksthatfollowtheorbitverysimilartothatofEarthatanaveragedistancetothesunofabout150millionkilometers,”saidresearchleadauthorCarlosdelaFuenteMarcos.MarcosexplainedthatsomeoftheseasteroidsintheArjunaasteroidbeltcanapproachEarthatacloserangeofaround4.5millionkilometersandatlowspeedsofaround3,540kilometersperhour.“Undertheseconditions,oneoftheseasteroidsmaybecapturedbyEarth’sgravityandbecomeatemporarymoonofEarth.Theasteroid2024PT5willundergothisprocessforabouttwomonths,”Marcosadded.“ItwillnotfollowafullorbitaroundEarth.”Mini-mooneventscomeintwoflavors.Thefirstisaboutlongepisodesduringwhichtheasteroidcompletesoneormorerevolutionsaboutourplanet,withthesegravitationalengagements(引力作用)lastingoneormoreyears.Thesecondtypeofepisodesisshortengagementsinwhichthesmallbodydoesnotcompleteonefullrevolution.Thesetemporarycapturescanlastjustdays,weeksorevenafewmonths.Shortmini-mooneventsarerelativelyfrequent,withseveraleventshappeningperdecade.Longmini-moonevents,ontheotherhand,arerarewithEarthexperiencingonearoundeverytenortwentyyears.Unfortunately,duringitsoccupationaroundEarth,2024PT5won’tbevisibletothevastmajorityofskywatchers.“Theasteroidistoosmallanddarkfortypicalamateurtelescopes.However,itiswellwithinthebrightnessrangeoftypicaltelescopesbyprofessionalastronomers,”Marcossaid.8.Howlongwilltheasteroid2024PT5staynearEarth?

A．Overadecade.B．Abouttwomonths.C．Lessthanaweek.D．Around4.5billionyears.9.Whatmakes2024PT5a“minimoon”ratherthanatruemoon?

A．ItlacksastableorbitaroundEarth.B．Itissmallerthanotherasteroids.C．ItmovesfasterthanEarth’smoon.D．Itreflectstoolittlelighttobeseen.10.Whatwritingtechniqueisusedtoexplainmini-moonevents?

A．Definition.B．Classification.C．Comparison.D．Illustration.11.WhatcanweinferfromMarcos’wordsfromthelastparagraph?

A．Theasteroid2024PT5isunusuallybright.B．Skywatchersshouldpurchaseadvancedtelescopes.C．Professionalknowledgeisneededforasteroidobservation.D．Amateurtelescopesarenotpowerfultoobserve2024PT5.Thesedays,institutionsandcompanieslovetoannouncewhatthey’redoingtotackletheclimatecrisis.Butinreality,theclaimsarenotalwaysaccompaniedbyreal,effectiveaction—ashadypracticeknownasgreenwashing.Butatthesametime,othercompaniesarenotcommunicatingtheirsustainabilityactions.Thisphenomenonisknownas“greenhushing”anditcouldbejustasdangerousasgreenwashing.Whenorganizationstonedowntheirefforts,thebroadersustainabilityconversationcanbeweakened—andtheopportunityforbusinessestobedriversofsocialchangecouldbelost.Butwhywouldcompaniesdeliberatelyhidethingsthattheyaredoingwell?Ourresearchhasinvestigatedhowandwhyorganizationstakepartingreenhushing.Wefocusedparticularlyonhowthisoccursinserviceorganizations.First,weexaminedthecommunicationstrategiesof300UKhotelsengagedinenvironmentallyfriendlypracticesacrossthreechannels:hotelwebsites,profiles(简介)ontravelsiteB,andsocialmediaplatforms.Wefoundthat62%ofUKhotelwebsitesdonotincludesustainabilityinformation,withonly2%ofsocialmediapostsreferringtoit.Althoughbookingplatformssignalthesustainabilityofhotelsthathavethird-partycertifications,hotelwebsitesoftendon’tprovidemuchexplanationinthisregard.Next,weuncoveredthreemainreasonsforthetendencytowardsnotcommunicating—orevenhiding—sustainabilityactions.First,managersspokeofreputationalrisks,highlightingtheirfearofbeingaccusedofgreenwashing.Second,managerssaidtheylackedconfidenceabouttheeffectivenessoftheirsustainabilitypractices.Finally,manyservicemanagershighlightedthatinsteadofcommunicatinggoodpractice,theyreliedonsustainabilitycertificationsprovidedbythird-partyinstitutionstodothetalkingforthem.Butconsumersdon’talwaysunderstandallthesecertifications.Tobuildtrust,itwouldbebetterfororganizationstoprovideclearandcomprehensiveinformationabouttheirspecificsustainabilityactions.Thesustainabilitydialogueneedstobepromotedsothatbusinesseshavetheopportunitytoactasgenuinedriversofsocialchange.12.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofgreenhushinginparagraph1?

A．Itisanewformofgreenwashing.B．Itslowsdownsustainabilityprogress.C．Iturgesorganizationstomakeefforts.D．Itismoreharmfulthangreenwashing.13.Whatdothestatisticspresentedinparagraph2indicate?

A．Ariseinthequalityofenvironmentalposts.B．Agapbetweengreenactionsandcommunication.C．Adropinthecommunicationeffectivenessofhotels.D．Acontrastbetweenhotelwebsitesandotherchannels.14.Whatmaycausecompaniestoavoidcommunicatingtheirsustainabilityefforts?

A．Fearofunfaircriticism.B．Consumers’lowdemands.C．Lackofthird-partycertifications.D．Managers’dependenceonlaws.15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．Greenhushing:BusinessesUnderstatingSustainablePracticesB．Greenhushing:BusinessesDiscouragingEnvironmentalEffortsC．Greenwashing:BusinessesPromotingSustainableDevelopmentD．Greenwashing:BusinessesShowingEnvironmentalCommitmentsAprivacywall,asthenameimplies,isabarrierdesignedtoprovideprivacyforaresidenceorbusiness.Theaimofaprivacywallisprivacy,notnecessarilysecurityorothers.Anybarrierthatmeetsthepurposecanbelooselycalledaprivacywall.16Peoplewithcloseneighborsoftenuseprivacywalls,becauseconflictssometimesarisewhenyourneighborsaccidentallyhaveabetterviewofyourprivatelifethanyourealize.17Besides,theycanalsoactasasoundbaffle(隔音板).Traditionalfencesfromwood,metal,stoneorconcretecanallbeusedasprivacywalls.Oneadvantageoffencesisthattheysecureanimalsandkeepchildrensafe.Ofcourse,somepeopleprobablydonotwanttolookatafence.18Thedecoratedfenceisalsoabeautifulsight.19Shrubs(灌木),treesandweedscanbeplantedtomakeaprivacywall.Peoplecanalsomixfencingwithplantingstocreateaprivacywallwhichwillbevisuallyinteresting.Overtime,athicklivingwallcanbecomeasunclimbableasamoretraditionalwall,meetingsecurityneedsaswellashelpingaddressprivacyconcerns.Whilepeoplearenotrequiredtoconsulttheirneighborsaboutwhethertoinstallaprivacywall,itisadvisabletodoso.20Thiscouldleadtofutureinterpersonalproblems.Byaskinganeighbor,peoplecanreachamutuallysatisfactorydecisionaboutaprivacywallandtheneighbormayevenbewillingtoassistwiththecostsofbuildingsuchawall.

A．Peoplehatestrangersknowingtheirsecrets.B．Alivingfencecanbeintheformofplantlife.C．Sothereisagreatdealofflexibilityinitsdesign.D．Thentheycandosomegardeningaroundittosoftentheview.E．Therearesomepointstoconsiderwhenyoureplaceaprivacywall.F．Neighborsmaybeupsetaboutaprivacywallbuiltwithoutconsultation.G．Theycanbothshelteryouractivitiesandscreentheneighborsfromview.二、完形填空Oneofmymajorlife-turningpointshappenedduringmyexchangestudyinFinland.AttheUniversityofEconomicsinPraguewhereIstudied,itwasextremely21togetonanErasmusexchangetripabroadsincethedemandwas22.Everyonewantedtogo!Regardless,Idecidedtosignupearlyformylastsemester,justtoseewhattheprocesswaslikeandtobebetterpreparedfor23againinayear.Ididmakeitthroughallthethreeroundsand24gotaspotataUniversityinTurku,Finland!Iwas25.Thesuccessbroughtitsown26,butonceyousetyoureyesonthegoal,nothingcanstopyou.AndIhadthetimeofmylifeinFinland.Imetthemostamazingpeople,traveledaton,partiedalot,and27withfriendsfromallovertheworld.28Iwasoneofthefewpeopletherewhoreallyneededtopassallthecoursesandadditionallywritethepapers,I29torunonanimpossiblesleepscheduleoffourhourspernight.ButI30it!MystudyinFinlandopenedupmy31,too.Aftertheexchangestudy,I32mylifeinFinland.Thisadventureledmetochoosealifeof33madeupofremoteworkandplentyoftravelling.Icouldn’thaveaskedforabetter34.Anditgavemeoneofmyfavorite35thatIcannowsharewithothers.21.A．influentialB．significantC．impossibleD．difficult22.A．hugeB．flexibleC．temporaryD．precise23.A．distributingB．acquiringC．applyingD．performing24.A．obviouslyB．importantlyC．immediatelyD．surprisingly25.A．disappointedB．confusedC．excitedD．embarrassed26.A．reactionsB．challengesC．opportunitiesD．achievements27.A．competedB．interactedC．conflictedD．agreed28.A．NowthatB．EvenifC．IncaseD．Solongas29.A．happenedB．managedC．examinedD．hesitated30.A．ignoredB．declinedC．madeD．expected31.A．horizonsB．companiesC．responsibilitiesD．organizations32.A．wrappedupB．pickedupC．heldupD．broughtup33.A．experimentB．employmentC．disciplineD．freedom34.A．salaryB．outcomeC．positionD．profession35.A．traditionsB．fictionsC．experiencesD．legends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）或所给单词的正确形式。ChinaandtheUnitedStates:twoleadingglobalplayers,theworld’stwolargesteconomies.36theyinteractwitheachotherhasfar-reachingandglobalimplications.Toclash,confronteachother,andweareachotherdown,orengagein37(sincere)andgoodfaith?ThehistoryofChina-U.S.relationsoffersanunmistakableanswer.38(surge)throughtheflamesofWorldWarII,theAmerican“FlyingTigers”foughtshouldertoshoulderwiththeChinesepeopleagainstfascism.Intheyearsoffrozenties,“ping-pongdiplomacy”,39thesmallballmovedthebigglobe,enabled“ahandshakethatcrossedthePacificOcean”.Intheyearsthatfollowed,China-U.S.togetherfoughtterrorism,tackledthe40(finance)crisis,andbattledEbola.Timeandagain,people41(see)thatwhenChinaandtheU.S.joinhands,theygeneratepositiveenergyfortheworld.Today,China-U.S.tradematchestheannualGDPofamid-sizedcountry.80,000U.S.companiesinvestinChina.80%ofApple’scoresupplieshaveplantsinChina.Tesla’sShanghaiGigafactoryaccounts42halfofitsglobaloutput.AllthisshowsthatChinaandtheU.S.helpingeachothersucceedandprosperingtogetherisatangibleprospectwithinreach.Moreimportantly,theChineseandAmericanpeoplesbothwant43lifeofpeaceandhappiness.Theirjoysandsorrowsaremuchthesame.Theironlinechats,andin-personinteractionsreflecthowtheworldshouldbe.NeitherChinanortheU.S.canremodeleachother,44theycanchoosehowtheywanttoengage.TheEarthistoosmallforChinaandtheU.S.toturnagainstandconfronteachother.AndthePacificOceanisvastenoughforbothtoprosperintheirownways.ChinaandtheU.S.mustcoexistpeacefullyonthisplanetforalltime45(come).AreadyandopenChinaisrighthere.ItisnowtheU.S.tochoosetherightcourse.四、书信写作46.假如你是校英文报编辑李华，你校科技社团在上周举行了一个“用VR游中国”(AVirtualTouraroundChina)体验活动，让同学们能够通过VR眼镜游览祖国著名景点。请你在校英文报上撰写一则新闻稿，内容包括：1.活动介绍；2.活动反响。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。AVirtualTourAroundChina______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________五、书面表达47.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。“Today’stheday!Dad.”Ethanburstoutashepouredcereal(麦片)intoabowl,unabletocontainhisexcitement.“IhopeIdon’tletCoachSchultzandthekidsintheteamdown.”Itwasfinallytheinter-schoolmatch,andEthanwasgoingtobepitching(投球)forthefirsttimeinarealmatch.“Oh,you’lldofine,”Dadcomforted,“You’vespentmonthsrunning,pitching,andworkingonyourmobility.”“Doyouhavetimetofeedthegoatsbeforeyouleave?”Dadasked.“Sure.IhavefifteenminutesbeforeCoachSchultzpickmeup.”Ethanreplied.“SorryIhavetoleavebeforeyou.”Dadgrabbedhiscarkeys.Ethanwolfeddownhiscerealandheadedouttothebarn(畜棚).Ashefedthegoats,hetriedtorememberallthepitchingtipsCoachSchultzhadgivenhim.Thenhespottedtheiryou