2025~2026学年河北武强中学下学期期末综合素质监测高二英语试卷

2025~2026学年河北武强中学下学期期末综合素质监测高二英语试卷一、阅读理解FourCulturallyDiverseCitiesNewYorkCityItisprobablynotallthatsurprisingtofindoutthattheBigAppleisoneofthemostdiversecitiesintheworld.Ithasthelargestpopulationofimmigrantsontheplanet.Over35%ofitsresidentsarebornoutsidetheUSA.Youcanhearover800languagesinNewYorkCitybeingspokenonadailybasis.Whichisthemostmulticulturaldistrictinthecity?Queensisthelargestandalsothemostethnicallydiverseurbanareaintheworld!LondonLondonmaycomeinsecondplacebehindNewYorkCityforthepercentageofimmigrantpopulation.ButitiseasilythemostdiversecityinallofEurope.Bangladeshis,Pakistanis,andIndiansareafewofthelargerimmigrantgroups,andawalkaroundthecitywilluncoverthattheyhavedefinitelybroughttheircultureswiththem.PeoplefromaroundtheworldaredrawntoLondonandover30%ofitsresidentsarebornoutsidetheUK.SingaporeThiscity-stateisnotjustthemainfinancialcentreofSoutheastAsia,butalsooneofthemostdiverseplacesontheplanet.Singaporehasfourofficiallanguages:MandarinChinese,English,Malay,andTamil.Itisalsoacentreforinternationalresidents.So,youaresuretomeetlargecommunitiesofpermanentresidentswhoareforeign-born.SydneyFollowingWorldWarII,Sydneysawahugeinflowofimmigrants.Thistrendhascontinuedintothepresentday,makingSydneyoneofthemostdiversecitiesintheworld.AlthoughEnglishistheofficiallanguagespokeninSydney,thiscityishometomorethan250languages.ImmigrantsfromplacessuchasVietnam,India,andSouthAmericahavemadethiscitytheirhomeandbroughttheircultureswiththem.Youwillbespoiltforchoice(多得挑花眼)whenitcomestoSydney’sculturaldiversity!1.WhatdoNewYorkCityandLondonhaveincommon?

A．Theyaresuitableforminoritiestoearnaliving.B．Theymakeittheirmissiontoattractimmigrants.C．Over800languagesarespokendailyinbothcities.D．Morethan30%oftheirpopulationsareforeign-born.2.WhatmakesSydneyoneofthemostmulticulturalcities?

A．Language.B．Immigration.C．Economy.D．Education.3.Wherecanyoufindthemostethnicallydiversedistrict?

A．InNewYorkCity.B．InSydney.C．InSingapore.D．InLondon.VivianlearnedtoreadandwriteEnglishatjusttwoyearsoldbeforeherfamilymovedtoPEI,Canada,wheresheattendedapublicschool.Viviansaysherloveforlearningcamefromhergrandmother,ahighschoolbiologyteacher.“Shetaughtmeataveryyoungage.We’dgototheparkandshewouldmakeupagameandIwouldn’tevenknowthatIwaslearning,”shetellsthelocalnewspaperCharlottetownGuardian.Vivianhopedforgrade-skippingduetoherexcellenceinallsubjects.Herparentshavebeensupportiveofherdrivetoseekknowledge.However,theschoolofficialswereconcernedthatshewouldn’tkeepupsociallywithherolderclassmatesifsheweretoskipmorethanonegrade.Then,shewrotetothenewspaper.“Imagineyouareplayinganexcitingvideogame.Youdefeatthebossandarereadytomoveontothenextstage.However,youdiscoverthatthegamerequiresyoutowaituntileveryotherplayerhasfinished.Imaginetheboredomyouwouldexperienceandthelossofdesiretoplayafterwards,”shewroteintheletter.“Inourcurrenteducationalsystem,thisishowitworks.Kidsshouldbeallowedtoflywhenthey’reready.”VivianmovedwithherfamilyfromPEItoHalifax,andataprivateschoolthere,afterseveraltests,teachersplacedherinGrade8fromfourthgrade.AfterabriefhighschoolcareerinBritishColumbia,shereturnedtoPEItoattenduniversity,whereshehopedtogaintheskillstobecomeaveterinarian(兽医).Vivianwasjust12whenshebeganheruniversitystudies—andisontracktofinishabiologydegreebeforeshecangetbehindthewheelofacar.Sofar,universityhasbeennosweatforVivian.Shefinishedherfirstsemesterwithgradesabove91percent.Now,at13,shehasjustwrappedherfirstyearattheUniversityofPrinceEdwardIsland.4.HowdidVivian’sgrandmothereducateheratayoungage?

A．Sheledhertostudyunconsciously.B．Shesetagoodexampleforher.C．Shewassupportiveofherchoices.D．Sheforcedhertolearnfromchildhood.5.WhydidVivianmentionplayingavideogameinherletter?

A．Toillustrateanidea.B．Toclarifyaconcept.C．Toproposeasolution.D．Tomakeanassumption.6.WhatwasVivian’spurposeinmovingfromPEItoHalifax?

A．Togetherbiologydegree.B．Tostudyasaveterinarian.C．Toskipgradessuccessfully.D．Tosticktoherhobbyfreely.7.WhatlessoncanwelearnfromVivian’sstory?

A．Learningatanearlyagecanbeharder.B．Schoolsystemsshouldbemoreflexible.C．Self-acceptancedependsonself-pride.D．Schooleducationequalshomestudying.UsingAItohelpwriteamessagetoafriendisnotagoodidea—atleastifyourfriendfindsoutabouttheuseofAI,anewstudysuggests.ResearchersfoundthatpeopleinthestudybelievedthatafriendwhousedAItowritethemamessagedidn’tputinasmucheffortasafriendwhowroteamessagethemselves.Thatmaybeunderstandable,buttheeffectgoesbeyondthemessageitself,saidBingjieLiu,leadauthorofthestudy.“AftertheygetanAImessage,ourparticipants(参与者)feellesssatisfiedwiththeirrelationshipwiththeirfriendandfeelmoreuncertainaboutwheretheystand,”Liusaid.ButtobefairtoAI,itwasn’tjusttheuseoftechnologythatturnedpeopleoff.“PeoplewanttheirpartnersorfriendstomakeanefforttocomeupwiththeirownmessagewithouthelpfromAIorotherpeople,”Liusaid.“PeoplewanttoknowhowmuchyouwanttoinvestinyourfriendshipandiftheyfeelyouarecuttingcornersbyusingAItohelp,that’snotgood,”Liuexplained.Ofcourse,mostpeoplewon’ttellafriendthattheyusedAItohelpwriteamessage,Liusaid.ButshenotedthatasChatGPTbecomesmorepopular,peoplemaystartdoingaTuringTestintheirmindsastheyreadmessagesfromfriendsandothers.TuringTestissometimesusedtorefertopeoplewonderingiftheycantellwhetheranactionwastakenbyacomputeroraperson.“ItcouldbethatpeoplewillsecretlydothisTuringTestintheirminds,tryingtofigureoutifmessageshavesomeAIcomponent(成分),”Liusaid.“Itmayhurtrelationships.”Theansweristodoyourownworkinrelationships,shesaid.“Don’tusetechnologyjustbecauseitisconvenient.Sinceritystillmattersalotinrelationships.”8.HowdidpeopleinthestudyfeelaboutreceivinganAImessagefromtheirfriend?

A．Thankful.B．Surprised.C．Dissatisfied.D．Embarrassed.9.WhydopeoplepreferthatfriendswritemessagesthemselvesinsteadofusingAI?

A．AImessagesoftenhavemanymistakes.B．PeoplebelieveAIlacksemotionaldepth.C．FriendswhouseAIareconsidereddishonest.D．Peoplewanttoseetheeffortinvestedinthefriendship.10.What’sthepurposeofstartingaTuringTestaccordingtoLiu?

A．TojudgethelevelofChatGPT.B．ToseeifAIhasbeenusedinamessage.C．Totestthesincerityofanonlinefriend.D．TolearnhowtocommunicatewithAI.11.WhatisLiu’ssuggestion?

A．Believinginthedevelopmentoftechnology.B．Payingattentiontoreal-worldfriends.C．Beingactivelyhonestinrelationships.D．Thinkingtwicebeforemakingaconvenientchoice.Haveyoueverwonderedwhathappenstoalloftheoldobjectslaunchedintospace,suchasrocketsandsatellites?Theyarecalledspacejunk(太空垃圾),andmuchofitisstillouttherenow.AccordingtoNASA,thedefinitionofspacejunkis“anyman-madeobjectinorbitaroundEarththatnolongerservesausefulfunction”.Onelargepieceofspacejunk,adisusedrocket,hitthedarksideofthemoonon4March.Therocket’soriginisnotclear,butscientistsknowthatitwasmassive—weighingabout3tons.Itmusthaveleftalargecrater(坑),estimated10to20metreswide,onthemoon’ssurface.Itwon’tbevisiblerightaway,butscientistsaretryingtolocateit.“Wewillfindthecrater,eventually,”MarkRobinson,leadinvestigatorforNASA’sLunarReconnaissanceOrbiterCamera,toldUSAToday.“Dependingonitslocation,itcouldtakeaslongas28days.”What’ssignificantaboutthisspacejunkcrashisthatitdrawsattentiontosomeofthepotentialdangersofspacejunk.First,theaccumulationofspacejunkinEarth’sorbitmeansthatsatellitesandtheInternationalSpaceStationareatrisk.In2016,tinyspacedebris(残骸),smallerthanamillimetre,causedatinychipintheISS’window.Imaginethedamagethatalargerpieceofdebriscouldcause.TheEuropeanSpaceAgencywebsitestatesthatobjects“upto1cminsizecoulddisableaninstrumentoracriticalflightsystemonasatellite”whileobjectsover10cm“couldshatterasatelliteorspacecraftintopieces”.Ifthissoundsterrifying,that’sbecauseitis.Anycollision(碰撞)withlargerpiecesofdebriscouldbeespeciallydangerousformannedspacecraft.Inadditiontopotentialdamagetospacecraftandsatellites,spacejunkalsoposesathreattoEarthitself.Crashescansenddebrisintotheatmospherewhereitcanremainformanydecades.Somepowerfulcrashescanevensendlargedebrishurtling(猛冲)towardsEarth’ssurfacewhereitcanaffectthelocalenvironment.Leftoverrocketdebriscancontaintoxic(有毒的)materialsthatareharmfultoplantandanimallife.SomepeopleinSiberiahaveevenreportedserioushealthproblemsafterrocketdebrislandedintheirregionsin2012,alocaldoctortoldtheBBC.12.Whichofthefollowingcanberegardedasspacejunk?

A．Anabandonedspacestation.B．Aspacecraftorbitingthemoon.C．Acrateronthemoon’ssurface.D．AsatelliteworkinginlowEarthorbit.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?

A．Trackingtherocket.B．Locatingthecrater.C．Cleaningupthespacejunk.D．Findingouttherocket’sorigin.14.Whydoestheauthormentionthedamagecausedbytinyspacedebrisin2016?

A．Tocomparetheeffectsofdebrisofdifferentsizes.B．Toprovethespacedebrisproblemisgettingworse.C．Toillustratethepotentialdangersofspacejunk.D．Toexplainthenecessityofremovingspacejunk.15.Whatcanbeinferredaboutspacejunkfromthelastparagraph?

A．It’slikelytocauseaglobalenvironmentalcrisis.B．Itcanposealastingthreatifitremainsintheatmosphere.C．It’simpossibletostopitfromenteringtheatmosphere.D．Thebiggestthreatcomesfromthetoxicmaterialscontainedinspacejunk.Theworldwhereweliveisacolorfulplacewithdifferentlanguages,skincolors,anddifferentcultures.16.Awaytodevelopthisappreciationistotrytolearnaboutotherculturesaroundtheworld.Thereareseveralwaystobecomeknowledgeableaboutdifferentcultures.17.Readingworksbyauthorswhohaveacloserelationshipwithaparticularcultureallowspeopletogainanaccurateglimpseintothefood,music,language,andwayoflifeofaparticulargroupofpeople.Forexample,18,shewilloftenreadthemstoriesbasedonfolktalesofthatculture.Anotherwaytolearnaboutdifferentculturesistotrytolearnaforeignlanguage.Avarietyoflanguage-learningbooks,software,andaudioprogramsareavailableatthepubliclibraryorbookstores.19.Makingcontactwithpeoplewhoarenativespeakersofthelanguageallowsyoutogainfirsthandknowledgeofaparticularcultureasyoustruggletolearnthelanguage.20.WhetheryouwanttolearnmoreaboutJapan,theMiddleEast,Africa,oranyotherregion,becomingfamiliarwithitsfoodisagiantstepintherightdirection.Foodisanimportantpartofdifferentculturesandallowspeopletogaininsightintoaparticularculturalgroup’swayoflife.

A．whenastudentwantstolearnmoreaboutadifferentcultureB．whenateacherwishestoexposeherstudentstoadifferentcultureC．OnewayistoreadbookswrittenbyauthorsfromaparticularcultureD．LearnaboutdifferentculturesbytastingfoodfromaspecificculturalgroupE．GaininganunderstandingofotherculturesbenefitsbothyouandotherpeopleF．YoucanchoosealanguagetolearnandmakeuseoflearningmaterialstohelpyoumasterthelanguageG．It’simportanttodevelopanappreciationfordifferentculturestobecomeawell-roundedperson二、完形填空Onedayaftersnowing,Paul’smotheradvisedhimtoplayoutside.Paulthoughtitsocold.Seeinghim21,hismothersaid,“Youcanbuildasnowmanto22yourfatherwhenhecomeshome.”Paul23.Hegotabucket,collectedeverythingforhissnowmanandstartedwithasmallballofsnow,andthenrolleditintoabigball.Atanotherwindow,Alice,hisnewneighbour,was24Paul.AliceaskedhermotherifshecouldhelpPaul.“It’scoldoutside.Doyou25togoout?”hermotherasked.Alicenodded,putonherwinterclothesandrantoPaul’syard.Sheaskedifheneededhelpwithhis26.“Yes,please,”Paulsaidwith27.“Myfatherwillbehomesoon.”“Okay.WhatcanIdo?”Aliceasked.“Ibuiltmysnowman’sbodywithtwosnowballs.Ineedtorollonemoreforits28.”ButAlicesaidasnowmanonlyhadtwosnowballs,onewasforthebodyandoneforthehead.Pauldisagreedwithher,sayinghedidn’tneedher29.Alicewalkedintoherownyard30andbuiltherownsnowman.Sherolledtwobigballsandmadeasnowman.Thenshe31thesnowmanwithherhatandscarf.Finally,shewassatisfiedwithherwork.Paulmadeahatforhissnowmanwiththe32.Hewasabouttocompletehisworkwhensomething33happened.Thesnowman’sheadfelloffandcrashed!Paulcried,“Dadisalmosthome!”HearingPaul’scry,Alicerantohimand34tohelp.Theyrolledanothersnowballandfinisheditintime,andbothlaughedin35.Theywerehappythattheirsnowmenmakethemgoodneighboursdespitetheirdisagreement.21.A．frightenedB．unwillingC．impatientD．anxious22.A．punishB．surpriseC．inviteD．inspire23.A．agreedB．hesitatedC．complainedD．cried24.A．examiningB．helpingC．watchingD．questioning25.A．pretendB．likeC．regretD．want26.A．homeworkB．snowmanC．projectD．lesson27.A．joyB．satisfactionC．hopeD．patience28.A．handB．earC．headD．foot29.A．companyB．suggestionC．helpD．money30.A．hopefullyB．confidentlyC．nervouslyD．angrily31.A．coveredB．destroyedC．drewD．decorated32.A．rulerB．bucketC．buttonD．coin33.A．excitingB．funnyC．terribleD．amusing34.A．offeredB．refusedC．stoppedD．decided35.A．despairB．briefC．publicD．relief三、语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。TheChinatowninSanFranciscoisthe36(big)andalsotheoldestofalltheChinatownsintheUSA,which37(be)animportantpartofitsdiverseculture.Theclimatethereismildallyearround,38(mean)it’salwaysagoodtimetovisit.39(historical),Chineseimmigrantsarrivedhereduringtherailwayconstructionandgoldrushperiod.40startedasaresidentialareaforChineseimmigrantsthenturnedintoacentreforChineseculture.The41(major)ofresidentsinChinatownarestillethnicChinese,manyof42don’tspeakEnglishfluently.Thisallowsvisitorstoexperience43realtasteofChina.Therearemanyfamoussiteshere.ApartfromthelegendaryDragonGate,whichwasbuiltusingmaterials44(donate)fromChina,visitorscanalsoseeTinHowTemple,BankofCantonandPortsmouthSquare.Chinesestoresofferauniquerangeofsouvenirs,goods,clothing,allkindsoftraditionalChineseherbalmedicineandvarietiesofChinesetea.ButwhatmanytouristsandSanFranciscanstreasuremosthereis45(it)Chinesefoodandtraditionaldishes,whichsuiteverytaste.四、书信写作46.假定你是李华，你校将以班级为单位举办英语才艺展。外教Sherry提出歌唱比赛和微电影表演(microfilmperformance)两种形式供大家选择。请给Sherry写一封邮件，内容包括：1.你的选择；2.说明理由。注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearSherry,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua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，使之成为一篇完整的短文。Onasunnyafternoon,ayoungboynamedLiamstoodonabusystreetcornersellingpacketsoftissues.Hisclothesweresimple,andhisworn-outshoeshadasmallholenearthetoe.Justthen,asmooth,blackcarstoppednearhim.Akind-lookingman,Tom,rolleddownthewindowandasked,“Howmuchforthetissues,youngman?”“Onedollareach,sir,”Liamrepliedpolitely.“I’lltakethemall,”Tomsaidwithawarmsmile.HehandedLiamaten-dollarbillanddroveawaywiththetissues.Liam’seyeswidenedwithjoy.“Thankyou,sir!”heshouted,holdingthemoneytightly.Feelingexcited,Liamdecidedtobuysomethinghewantedmost:apairofnewshoes.Theonesheworeweretoosmallandhurthisfeeteveryday.Hehurriedtoashoestorehehadpas