河南省许昌市长葛市某中学2025-2026学年高二下学期6月阶段检测英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1河南省许昌市长葛市某中学2025-2026学年高二下学期6月阶段检测英语试题第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ACampontheJamesRiverWehaveseveralcampsitesrightonthescenicJamesRiver.Weprovideportabletoiletsandagarbagecan,buthavenodrinkingwater,showersorelectricity.CampsiteFees$35anightforupto5people;$7foreachadditionalperson(Max:10);Childrenunder12yearsoldcampforfree.CampsiteDescriptionsSite1:Thissitehastwoareas,anupperandalower,eachwithastonefireringandapicnictable.Theupperareaisflatandfarenoughawayfromtheriver.Thelowerareaisrightontheriverandfloodsfrequently.Putyourtentineitherspot.Site2:ThissitehasagreatviewoftheflowingJamesRiver.Accesstotheriveristhroughasmallholeinthebushes.Agreatspotforrelaxingintheshadeofmaturetrees.Stonefireringandpicnictableincluded.Site3:Thissitehasacoupleofpathsthatwillleadyoudownthefairlysteep(陡峭的)banktotheriver.Theriverinfrontofthesiteisusuallywaist-deepandgentlyflowing.Greatforfishingandcoolingoff.Site4:Thisisthemostprimitivesitewehave.Withonlyoneneighbor(Site3),itisveryprivateandremote.Theriverisliterallyastone’sthrowfromyourpicnictableandstonefirering.Thissitehasshallow(knee-deep)movingwaterlocated,whichissuitableforfishing!1.WhatshouldvisitorstakewhencampingontheJamesRiver?A.Thingsforbathing. B.Lotsofgarbagebags.C.Batterychargers. D.Drinkingwater.2.Howmuchshouldtwocoupleswiththeirtwo10-year-oldkidspayfortwonights?A.$28. B.$56. C.$70. D.$84.3.Whichsitesaresuitableforfishing?A.Site1andSite2. B.Site1andSite3.C.Site2andSite3. D.Site3andSite4.BDavidThompsonsatonahardbenchbehindthelongnarrowdeskandwatchedthefliesflylazilyinthesun.ThedroneoftheyoungerboysreadinglettersandtheolderboysrecitingLatinverbsmadehimsleepy.Davidhadtoforcehiseyestostayopen.Hewantedtolearnsomethingnew.Helookedupattheschoolmaster’shighdeskinthefrontoftheroom.Thenewteacher,Mr.JohnAdams,wasfromHarvardCollege.David’sfatherhadbeenimpressedwithhim.Theboyshadalreadyhadseveralotherteachers,butnoneofthemseemedtoinspireDavid.Sofar,therewasnothingtoshowthatthisonewasspecial,thoughhe’donlybeentheretwodays.“It’stoohottositandmemorizelessons,”theschoolmastersaid.“We’llmoveoutdoorsforthenextpartofourlesson.”Heledthegroupofboysintotheschoolyard.“Youyoungerboys,digforgrubsandbeetles(幼虫和甲虫).Counttheirfeet.Seeifyoucandescribetheirshells(壳).”Davidwatchedtheteachersurroundedbylaughingyoungstudents.Noonehadeverusedtheschoolyarditselfforaclassroom.“Whatnext?”hethought.Soonhedidn’thavetimetothinkabouttheyoungerboys,forhewasrunningafterbutterfliesanddragonflieshimself.Davidandhisfriendslikedthisnewwayoflearning.“Itwillbeaclearnighttonight.Gooutsideandlookatthesky,”saidtheschoolmaster.“Lookatthestarsadnoticetheirbrightnessandthepatternstheymake.ThesepatternshavenamesfromGreekmythology(神话),nameslikeOrion,Aries,andothers.Tomorrowwewilllearnabouttheancientstoriesonthem.”“Howisthenewschoolmaster?”askedDavid’sfatherthatevening,whenDavidannouncedhewasgoingouttolookatthesky.“He’sdifferentfromanyschoolmasterwe’vehad,”Davidadmitted.“Heseemsinterestedineverythingaroundhim,andhewantsustobecurioustoo.Heevenusedtheschoolyardasaclassroom.”“SoMr.JohnAdamsandhisnewwaysmakeschoolusefultoyouafterall,”jokedDavid’sfather.“Ibelievehehas,”saidDavid.“IknowIwon’tforgetthelessonshehastaughtus.”4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“drone”inparagraph1mean?A.Clearspeakingvoices. B.Lowdullsounds.C.Enthusiasticresponses. D.Highspirits.5.Whichstatementshowsthatthenewschoolmasterunderstoodthechildren?A.“It’stoohottositandmemorizelessons…”B.“Seeifyoucandescribetheirshells…”C.“Gooutsideandlookatthesky…”D.“Tomorrowwewilllearnabouttheancientstories…”6.Fromparagraph8,wecanlearnthat.A.David’sfatherhadmetthenewschoolmasterB.DavidhadthoughtpoorlyofschoolbeforeC.David’sfatherwasnotsatisfiedwiththenewwaysD.Davidhadshownhisfatherhishomework7.Whatisthemainideaofthisstory?A.Scienceisallaroundus.B.Schoolprovidesuswiththebesteducation.C.Thereismorethanonewaytolearn.D.Homeworkisanimportantpartofeducation.CMybrotheroncesaid,“I’dloveforusalltolivetogether,butit’sjustnotpractical.”ThisreflectsaWesternwayofthinkingthatvaluesindependenceoverlivingwithfamily.However,ashousingcostsriseandfamiliesfaceeldercarechallenges,thiswayofthinkingischanging.Livingwithseveralgenerations—commoninplaceslikeChina—isbecomingpopularintheUK.Recentreportsshowedthat1.8millionUKhouseholdsnowincludetwoormoreadultgenerations.Census(人口普查)datashowedthat71percentofBritonswouldconsideritinthefuture.Moneyisabigreason:Thecost-of-livingcrisismakessharingrent,utilities(水电费)andgroceriespractical.Foragingparents,avoidingexpensivecarefacilitieslowersfinancialpressure.However,focusingonlyonmoneymissesthedeeperbenefits.Livingtogetherisn’tjustaboutsharingbills;it’saboutsharinglives.Itcreatessupportsystems:Grandparentslookafterchildren,adultshelpwithchoresandteenslearnpatienceandcarefromelders.Inasocietyfacingloneliness,especiallyamongseniors,beingcloseallowsdailycontactthatphonecallscan’treplace.Mybrother’swishfora“bighouse”wasn’tonlyoldmemories—itshowedthatseparatedfamiliesoftenmissthesemoments.Ofcourse,therearechallenges.Privacyconcerns,differentroutinesandsmallspacesrequiregive-and-take(互相谦让).Butmoderndesign,fromgrannyflatstosharedcommonareas,canhelp.Thekeyistosetboundarieswhilerespectingeachother.Somepeoplesaylivingwithseveralgenerationsfeelslikegoingbackward.Iseeitasprogress:usingtraditiontosolvemodernproblems.China’smodelworkednotbecauseofduty,butbecauseitunderstoodthatfamilymembersneedeachother.Aswerethinkaging,childcareandhousingcostsintheWest,combininghouseholdsoffersmorethanjustsavingmoney—itcanbringbackthesenseofcommunitywe’velost.Livingwithseveralgenerationsisn’tforeveryone,butcallingit“impractical”ignoresitspotential.Itisacaringresponsetotoday’spressures,onethatturns“myburden(负担)”into“oursharedlife”.Let’sstopseeingitasasacrificeandstartvaluingitasachoiceworthconsidering.8.WhatdoestheauthorsuggestabouttheWesternviewoffamilylife?A.Itpreferswealthtorelationships.B.Itseesindependenceasimportant.C.Itvaluesprivacymorethansupport.D.Itignorestraditioninmoderntimes.9.Whatdeeperroleofmulti-generationallivingdoestheauthorhighlight?A.Itstrengthensfamilyconnections.B.Itencouragesrespectfortraditions.C.Itprepareschildrenforadulthood.D.Itreducesdependenceonsociety.10.WhydoestheauthormentionChina’smodelofliving?A.TocriticizeWesternvalues.B.Toprovideaculturaldifference.C.Toshowasuccessfulexample.D.Todefendtraditionalduties.11.Whatdoestheauthorconsidermulti-generationalliving?A.Itismodernyetimperfect.B.Itispracticalyetashort-termfix.C.Itisoutdatedbutunavoidable.D.Itischallengingbuthelpful.DWhatdidyouhaveforbreakfasttoday?Andhowdidyoucelebrateyourlastbirthday?Whenyouthinkbacktotheseevents,you’reusingepisodicmemory(情景记忆)—theabilitytorecallpersonalexperiencestiedtospecifictimesandplaces.Buthowdoesyourbrainkeepthesememoriesseparatewithoutmixingthemup?ScientistsattheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles,intheUSbelievethisisthankstoa“memoryresetbutton”inourbrainstem(脑干).Thissmallregion,calledthelocuscoeruleus(蓝斑核),helpsorganizeandseparateourmemories.Inthestudy,36volunteerstookpartinamemorytask.LyinginanMRIscanner(核磁共振扫描仪),theywereshownaseriesofpicturesofdifferentobjects.Meanwhile,severalsimpletoneswereplayedoverandoveragain,firstinoneearandthenintheotherwithadifferentpitch(音调).Thepitchchangeaimedtochangethecontext(情境)andcreateaneventboundary.AccordingtoapreviousstudybyKansasStateUniversityintheUS,eventboundarieshelpthebrainorganizeepisodicmemorybychangingourperception(感知)andattention.Everwalkedintoaroomandsuddenlyforgotwhy?That’saneventboundary—enteringorexitingaroom—atwork.Aftertheexperiment,scientiststestedhowwellthevolunteerscouldrecalltheorderofthepictures.Theresultshowedthatitwashardertodowhentheseriesofpicturescrossedaneventboundary.Thissuggeststhatchangesinsoundmadethebrainstorememoriesseparately.What’smore,MRIscansshowedthatthelocuscoeruleusbecamehighlyactivewheneventboundariesappeared,butnotsomuchotherwise.Earlierresearchshowedthatthehippocampus(海马体),anotherbrainregion,helpsshapeepisodicmemorybybothlinkingeventsclosetogetherintimeandseparatingthosefurtherapart.Butwhattellsthehippocampuswhentochangemodes?MRIscanssuggestthat“thelocuscoeruleusmayprovidethecritical‘start’signaltothehippocampus,asifsaying,‘Hey,we’reinaneweventnow’,”saidLilaDavachi,oneoftheresearchers.Thenewunderstandingcouldleadtobettertreatmentsformemory-relatedproblemslikeAlzheimer’sdisease,wherethelocuscoeruleusisoveractive.Theseconditionsmightbemanagedbycalmingthelocuscoeruleusthroughmedication,slowbreathingorevenusingstressballs.12.Howdoestheauthorintroducetheresearchinthebeginning?A.Bysharingexperiences. B.Byraisingquestions.C.Byimaginingscenes. D.Byexplainingatheory.13.Whatwasthepurposeofplayingtoneswithdifferentpitchesintheexperiment?A.Tocreatereal-lifesituations. B.Totestvolunteers’hearingability.C.Tomarkashifttoanewcontext. D.Toincreasethedifficultyofthetask.14.WhatdidtheMRIscansrevealaboutthelocuscoeruleusduringtheexperiment?A.Itshowedhigheractivityateventboundaries.B.Itsentsignalstothehippocampusregularly.C.Itcontrolledvolunteers’memoryrecallorder.D.Ithelpedlinkpicturestospecificsounds.15.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.Thedifficultyoftreatingmemory-relateddisease.B.Thepotentialapplicationsoftheresearchfindings.C.Thedrawbacksofthesmall-scaleexperiment.D.Thefutureresearchdirectionsformemory.第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。ImproveyourattentionspanMayIhaveyourattention,please?I’lltryandbequick,asIprobablyonlyhaveabout47secondsbeforeyourmindstartswandering(走神).That,accordingtopsychologistDrGloriaMark,isnowouraverageattentionspan(注意力持续时间),basedonherlateststudyofpeople’suseofscreensintheworkplace.Ofcourse,thisfigurehasitslimits.Asotherpsychologistshavearguedyourconcentrationcanvarysomuch,theveryideaofan“average"attentionspanisalmostmeaningless.____16____.Nevertheless,it’slikelyyourattentionspanisdecreasing.Asonerecentsurveysuggests,nearlyhalfthepopulationnowadaysfeelsasiftheirsisworsethanitwas.____17____.Ofcourse,wecansilenceourphonenotifications(通知)andputonnoise-cancelingheadphones.____18____.Unknowingly,you’re“interrupting”yourselfalldaylong,accordingtoMark.Evenwhilereadingthis,youmayhavegottenthesuddendesiretolooksomethinguponline,checkyouremailsordosomethingelse.“It’ssomethingwedowithoutrealizing,”saidMark.____19____.Liningupyourmostmentallytaxingtaskswithyournaturalpeaks(顶峰)offocusiskeytoconcentration,saysMark.Herresearchhasfoundthat,onaverage,thesehighpointsoccuraround10a.m.inthemorningandaround2—3p.m.intheafternoon.____20____,dependingonwhetheryou’remoreofamorningpersonoranightperson.“Ifapersonisanearlytype,theirpeakfocuswouldbeearlier—before10a.m.,”explainsMark.“Andifthey’realatetype,theirpeakfocuswillbelater.”A.TherearedifferencesaroundthesetimesB.Don’texpecttoalwaysbefocusedandproductiveC.OnesolutiontothisistopayattentiontoyourbodyclockD.Becauseofthis,thereisn’tevenscientificagreementonhowtomeasurefocusE.Withtheever-presentpullofouremailsandsocialmedia,it’seasytoseewhyF.However,evenwhenwe’vedoneallthat,there’sstilltheenemywithintodealwithG.Whilewedon’tallhavethesameattentionspan,trulypayingattentiontosomethingisuniversal第三部分语言运用(共三节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Severalyearsago,Imetagirlthroughourlocalcommunitytheater.She’sinherlateteens—much____21____thanme.I’vebeeninvolvedinmusicaltheaterforyears,whileshewasmoreofa(n)____22____.Whenevershesoughtadvice,Iwas____23____toprovideguidance.She’sareallysweetgirlwhoworkshardandisdeeply____24____aboutmusicals,butshecamefromalow-incomefamilythatcouldn’t____25____topayforextraclasses.Recently,shesharedsome____26____newswithme.Shehad____27____atrialsingingclass(试听课)withateacherwhoisafriendofmine,andshelovedit.However,shecouldn’t____28____untilshesavedenoughfromherpart-timejob,asherfamilyneededherto____29____bills.Knowinghowmuchthis____30____meanttoher,Idecidedtohelp.Givenherupcomingbirthdaynextmonth,Idiscussedthematterwithmyfriend,who____31____agreedtoreducetheclassfees.Also,Ipreparedaspecialgift:avoucher(代金券)for12singinglessons.Iplaceditinanenvelope,____32____thestagemanagertogiveittoher____33____afterrehearsals(彩排)withoutrevealingwhoit’sfrom.AlthoughIhaven’tseenherreaction,Iliketoimagineher____34____andjoywhenshediscoveredthischancetopursueherdreams.Sometimes,thegreatest____35____comesfromhelpingotherswithoutexpectationofrecognition.21.A.stronger B.braver C.smarter D.younger22.A.audience B.performer C.newcomer D.expert23.A.ready B.free C.afraid D.anxious24.A.nervous B.passionate C.cautious D.concerned25.A.hesitate B.afford C.happen D.offer26.A.bittersweet B.amazing C.latest D.interesting27.A.taken B.missed C.passed D.skipped28.A.balance B.improve C.judge D.continue29.A.makethemostof B.helpoutwith C.catchupwith D.takeon30.A.dream B.choice C.opportunity D.honor31.A.generously B.naturally C.unwillingly D.deeply32.A.allowing B.promising C.forcing D.asking33.A.formally B.privately C.seriously D.carefully34.A.pride B.calmness C.surprise D.awkwardness35.A.comfort B