高級中學(xué)名校試卷PAGEPAGE1山東省棗莊市薛城區(qū)2025-2026學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期期中英語試題第一部分聽力(略)第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。AAccordingtotheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture,foodpricesincreasedby0.4%fromMarchtoApril2024.AndsinceApril2023,theyareupasharp3.4%.Tofightinflation(通貨膨脹)andhelpshopperssavemoney,Targetannouncedthatitwillbecuttingcostsonessentialitemsthroughoutthesummer.Whichproductswillseelowerprices?Target’spricereductionswillhit5,000itemsinkeydepartments,includinggroceriesandhouseholdessentials.Accordingtothecompany’spressrelease,groceryitemssuchasmilk,meat,freshproduce,yogurt,andcoffeewillseedecreasedpricing.Additionally,Targetwillreducepricesonhouseholdessentialssuchasbabyoil,papertowelsandfeedingbottles.HowmuchisTargetloweringprices?Targetisnotofferingflat-rateoracross-the-boardpricecuts,whichmeansnewpricingisspecifictoeachitemandnotbasedonacertainpercentage.AccordingtothelistedpricesinTargetstoresandonline,decreaseswillbebetween20centsand$1.Forexample,abagofGood&GatherRoastedNutsdroppedfrom$6.89to$5.99,andapackageofPurinaCatFoodwentfrom$2.39to$1.99.Willthiscontinuebeyondsummer?WhileTargetisadvertisingthesepricecutsasameanstohelpshopperssavethissummer,thesedealswillcontinueafterAugust.ATargetrepresentativehasconfirmedthatthesearetheneweverydaylowprices,whichwillhelpoutshoppers’walletsformanyseasonstocome.Whatelsedoshoppersneedtoknow?WhilethereareplentyofTargetsavingshacks(妙招),oneofthebestistakingadvantageofTargetCircledeals.Shopperscansaveanextra5%ontheirpurchasesiftheypayusingtheTargetCircleCard.1.WheremayweseethepricecutsinTarget?A.BabyCareSection. B.ToyLandSection.C.OutdoorLivingSection. D.OfficeSuppliesSection.2.WhichpartexplainsthetimingoftheTargetpricecuts?A.Willthiscontinuebeyondsummer? B.HowmuchisTargetloweringprices?C.Whatelsedoshoppersneedtoknow? D.Whichproductswillseelowerprices?3.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?A.TosaveTarget. B.Topromoteluxuries.C.Tofightinflation. D.Toinformcustomers.BIhavealwaysbeenpassionateaboutart,butwithchildrentofeedandeducate,pursuingitseemedimpossible.At83,Ifinallyregisteredforartschool.Bornin1933,Iledalifemarkedbyfamilystrugglesbutalsoresilience(適應(yīng)力).Istudiedmechanicalengineeringandlatermanagement,becominganassociateprofessoratbusinessschool,whereInowholdemeritus(榮譽(yù)退休的)status.Abouttenyearsago,aftermywifefellillwithAlzheimer’sandrequiredcare,Iturnedtopainting.Determinedtotakethisnewpathseriously,IappliedtoanartprogrammeinBarcelona,insistingonpaintingdespiteadvicetostudyarthistory.Balancingmystudieswithwork,ittookmesevenyearstocompletethefour-yearcourse,graduatinglastyearattheageof90.Returningtoschoolwasachallenge;everythinghadchangedsincemyearliereducation.Mostofmyclassmateswereintheir20s,buttheywelcomedmewarmly,oftenseekingmyadviceduetomylifeexperience.Iencounteredsomeresistancefromacoupleofteachersearlyon,butIkeptgoing.Thefirsttwoyearsfocusedonflowers,stilllifes,andlandscapes,beforeweexploredabstraction,whichIenjoymost.Ibelievethattalentcomesfromhardwork;sometimesIfeelstuck,butIpushthrough.MyartisticinfluencesincludeSpanishpainterslikeFranciscodeZurbaránandJoaquínSorolla,andwhileIappreciatebeauty,Ivaluegoodnessandtruthevenmore.Icreateabstractlandscapesfrommemory,expressingmyemotionsthroughcolour.Ipaintprimarilyonweekendsandduringholidays.WhileIdon’tplantoexhibitextensively,myworkwasdisplayedinasmallvillageforsixmonths,thoughitreceivedlittleattention.Afteralifetimeinengineeringandeducation,Imaynotfullyidentifyasanartist,butInowhavetherecognitionthatsupportsmyjourneyintoart.4.Whydidtheauthordecidetopursueartat83?A.TofindcuresforAlzheimer’s. B.Tochangehiscareerpath.C.Topursuehispassionforart. D.Tosupporthisbigfamily.5.Howdidtheauthor’sclassmatesreacttohim?A.Theyenjoyedhiscompany. B.Theytendedtoignorehim.C.Theyinspiredhimtogoon. D.Theyresistedhispresence.6.Whichbestdescribestheauthor’sartjourney?A.Eventful. B.Romantic. C.Casual. D.Challenging.7.Whatwouldbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.TheStruggleofOldArtists. B.FromEngineeringtoArt.C.TheValueofArtEducation. D.ALifetimeofArtPursuit.CThesunandthesea,bothrichandfree,areusedinauniqueprojecttocreateverticalseafarms(垂直海洋農(nóng)場)floatingontheoceanthatcanproducefreshwaterfordrinkingandagriculture.ProfessorHaolanXuandDrGaryOwensfromUniSA’sFutureIndustriesInstitutehavedevelopedtheverticalfloatingseafarmwhichismadeupoftworooms:anupperroomsimilartoaglasshouseandalowerwaterharvestroom.DrOwenssays,“Cleanwaterissuppliedbyanarrayofsolarevaporators(太陽能蒸發(fā)器)thatcantakeintheseawater,collectthesaltand,underthesun’srays,freecleanwatervapor(水蒸氣)intotheair,whichthenchangesintowaterandispassedtotheplantgrowthroom.”“Otherdesignshavelocatedevaporatorsinsidethegrowthroom,whichtakeupvaluablespacethatcouldotherwisebeusedforplantgrowth.Also,thesesystemsareeasytocauseoverheatingandcropdeath,”ProfessorXusays.“Inourdesign,theverticalevaporatorsandthegrowthroomdecreasethedevice’soverallfootprint.Besides,itisoperatedmostlybymachineandhasalowcost,usingonlysolarenergyandseawatertoproducecleanwaterandgrowcrops.”Freshwateraccountsforjust2.5%oftheworld’swaterandmostofthisisnotaccessiblebecauseit’sstuckinglaciers,icecapsorisdeepunderground.TheUnitedNationsestimatesthatby2050,about2.4billionpeoplearelikelytoexperiencewatershortages.Inthesameperiod,theglobalsupplyofwaterforagricultureisexpectedtodecreasebyaround19%.However,theresearchershaveshownthattherecycledwaterproducedinthiswayispureenoughtodrinkandhasalowersaltcontentthanWHOguidelinesfordrinkingwater.DrOwenssaystheirdesignisonlyattheproof-of-conceptstage,butafteritisprovedtobeasuccess,theirnextstepistorampitupthroughasetofindividualdevicestomeetlargerwatersupplyneeds.“Seawaterisanobvioussolutiontothegrowingglobalshortagesofwater,food,andagriculturalland,”DrOwensadds.8.Whatdosolarevaporatorsontheverticalseafarmdo?A.Trapwatervaporfromtheseasurface.B.Limitthetemperatureofthegrowthroom.C.Pushwatertothelowerharvestroom.D.Removesaltfromseawaterunderthesun.9.Whatisanadvantageofthenewdesign?A.Itcanstoremuchmoreextrasolarenergy.B.Itenablesahighoutputofcrops.C.Itallowsformorespaceforplantgrowth.D.Itcanruncontinuouslyforlong.10.WhatdoestheauthorintendtodowiththefiguresinParagraph4?A.Revealthelackofundergroundwater.B.Stresstheseriousnessofwatershortage.C.UnfoldthedetailsofWHOguidelines.D.Emphasizethewidespreadofseawater.11.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“rampitup”inthelastparagraphmean?A.Increasethesizeofthefarm.B.Buildastrictwater-savingsystem.C.Reducethecostofthefarm.D.Havemorepeopleknowthefarm.DCaliforniaresearchersdevelopedagloveembeddedwithelectronicsensorsthatcantranslateAmericanSignLanguage(ASL)intoEnglishinrealtimethroughanapponyoursmartphone.Unlikeitspastcounterparts,thenewgloveislightweight,inexpensiveandlong-lasting.Thedevicecouldhelpremovecommunicationbarriersbetweensignersandnon-signers.Hopefully,thismayopenupaneasywayforpeoplewhousesignlanguagetocommunicatedirectlywithnon-signerswithoutneedingsomeoneelsetotranslateforthem.TheteamworkedwithfourpeoplewhoaredeafanduseASLandhadthemrepeatgesturesupto15timeswhilewearingtheglove-likedevice,simultaneouslyteachingamachinehowtorecognizethem.Theglovehasthin,stretchablesensorsmadefrom“electricallyconductingyarns”thatrunupeachfingerandconvertthemovementsintosignals.Thesesignalsaresenttoa“dollar-coin-sized”circuitboardplacedontheperson’swrist,whichthenwirelesslytransfersthemovertoasmartphone.Thesystemwasabletorecognize660handmotionsandfingerplacementsthatstandforeachletterintheEnglishalphabet,differentphrasesandeachnumber.Thealgorithm(計算程序)recognizedthecorrectsignsabout99%ofthetime,andinlessthanonesecond—oraboutatonewordpersecond.Theresearchersalsoplacedsensorsinbetweentheparticipantseyebrowsandonthesidesoftheirmouthsto“capturefacialexpressionsthatareapartofASL”.Thesameexacthand-shapeandmovementcantotallychangemeaningbecauseofthefacialexpressionthatisusedtoaccompanyit.TakethewordMUCH.Thedegreeofhowmuchcantotallybedeterminedbythefacialexpressionalonewhilethesignstaysthesame.Researcherssaidtheglovewouldneedtolearnmorevocabularyandbeabletotranslatesignsfasterinordertogetacommercialversionofitinstores.12.Whoarethemaintargetusersofthenewglove?A.Translators. B.Foreignteachers.C.Signlanguageusers. D.Englishlearners.13.WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytalkabout?A.Wherethenewglovewasused. B.Whythenewglovewasinvented.C.Whatmakesthenewglovepopular. D.Howthenewgloveworks.14.Howdoresearchersimprovetheglove’scorrectnessofrecognition?A.Bycatchingfacialexpressionsoftheparticipants.B.Bylengtheningthetimeofcatchinggestures.C.Byupdatingthealgorithmofthesmartphone.D.Byinputtingmorelecternandwordsofdifferentlanguages.15.Whatwillresearchersdowiththegloveinthefutureaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.Makeitusefulforeveryone. B.Improveitsperformance.C.Extenditsservicelife. D.Beautifyitsoutlook.第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2.5分,滿分12.5分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容.從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項,選項中有兩項為多余選項。Maybeyouareprobablygettinganearful(訓(xùn)斥)fromyourinnervoice.___16___.Hereareseveralwaystochangeyourself-talkscriptandtouseyourinnervoicestoperformbetter.ListencriticallytoyourinnercriticInhigh-pressuresituations,self-talkisoftencritical.Insteadofthinkingdeliberatelyandlogically,ourinnervoicesarecausedbyemotion.Thatinfluenceseverythingfromhowwetalktoourselvestoourbehaviors.___17___.Andwhenyourinnervoicesstarttofillwithwordsoffrustrationanddiscouragement,pausetheconversationasyouconsiderwaystochangeit.CreatepsychologicaldistancefromyourselfOneeffectivewaytomanagestressistocreatepsychologicaldistance.Thiscanbeachievedbyusingsecond-orthird-personpronounswhenreferringtothesituation.Askingyourself,“Whyareyoufeelingsostressed?”isonewaytocreatethepsychologicaldistanceyouneedtoregulateemotion.___18___.Fityourconversationtoyourgoal___19___.Instructionalself-talklike“shouldersback”or“keeptheleftarmstraight”workstoimprovetechnique.Motivationalself-talksuchas“you’vegotthis”or“keepgoing”canhelpwithconfidence,strength,orendurance.It’simportanttobeawareofthetypeofself-talkyouareusingandmakesureitalignswithyourgoalsandneeds.___20___Demeaningornegativeself-talkisonlygoingtoincreaseyourstressandholdyouback.Instead,speakcompassionatelytoyourself—justasyouwouldtoafriend.Recreatenegativemessagestoincludepositivecontent.“Iamnotgoodatthis.”canbechangedto“Relax.Youarepreparedforthis.”“Idon’tknowwhattosay.”canbereplacedby“Remembertosmileandaskgoodquestions.”A.TreatyourselfasafriendB.MakeasmanyfriendsaspossibleC.UsinginstructionallanguageisappropriateD.Differenttypesofself-talkworkbestforspecificgoalsE.SoyourfirststepistolistencriticallytowhatyouaresayingtoyourselfF.Often,negativecommentsinyourheadmakeitdifficultforyoutosucceedG.Thiswayyoumightfindyourtaskaninterestingchallengeinsteadofathreat第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)完形填空(共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。ManuelVera,aretireeinSilverSpring,hadnoideahiseffortswouldgothisfar.Atfirst,he___21___soughttohelphisneighborsstayphysicallyactivebyofferingto___22___theirbikesforfree.Allheaskedwasthecostofnewparts.Later,hestartedthinkingabouttheunusedbikespeoplehadathomeand___23___neighborstodonatethosecollecting___24___intheirbasements.SilverSpring,aWashington,D.C.,suburbofabout80,000,isa___25___communitybringingtogetherfamilies,youngprofessionals,retireeslikeVera,andalargecommunityofimmigrantsandrefugees(難民)___26___tomakethisplacehome.Veratunes(調(diào)整)upthedonatedbikesand___27___themtoparks,foodbanks,andapartmentcomplexes.HecampsoutwithhisFreeBikessignandwaitsforpeopletowanderover.Thenhe___28___peoplewiththeperfectnewrideandwatchesthemrideawayhappy.Hisinitial___29___sawsixbikesgoinunder30minutes.Inadditiontotheadultsandkidshe___30___athisFreeBikesevents,customerscomefromlocalresettlementagenciesandothernonprofits.Thegroups___31___informationincludingtheheight,genderandageofa___32___,andVeradeliversafittingbicycletotheirdoor.He’shappytomakethe___33___.NowneighborsknowhimastheBikeDude,andtheykeephimbusywitha___34___supplyofbikes,helmetsandlocks.Sofar,morethan700SilverSpringershavenewwheelstotakethemanywheretheirfeetcan___35___,thankstothebig-heartedBikeDude.21.A.simply B.naturally C.immediately D.certainly22.A.wash B.mend C.keep D.recycle23.A.agreedwith B.arrangedfor C.dependedon D.appealedto24.A.dust B.attention C.energy D.information25.A.secure B.lively C.diverse D.friendly26.A.careful B.eager C.ambitious D.proud27.A.sells B.lends C.donates D.transports28.A.pairs B.connects C.mixes D.compares29.A.repair B.sale C.giveaway D.experiment30.A.invites B.encounters C.hires D.comforts31.A.confirm B.spread C.provide D.process32.A.donor B.professional C.volunteer D.rider33.A.trip B.decision C.choice D.fortune34.A.flexible B.steady C.limited D.fixed35.A.kick B.walk C.pedal D.move第三部分語言運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。StephenCurry’sgrandfatherbuiltasimplebasketby___36___(attach)apieceofplastictoatelephonepole.Stephenspentmanychildhoodhoursplayingonthis___37___(mud)basketballcourt.Itwas___38___helearnttobecreativeandflexibleasaplayer.___39___(know)wheretheballwouldgowasn’teasyinthosepoorconditions.Hehadtoadjusthisownplayingstyleasaresult.Shootingwithgreat___40___(accurate)wasanotherthinghelearnt.PractisingdayinanddayouthelpedStephen___41___(sharp)hisskills.Manypeopledidn’tthinkhewouldbeasuccessfulbasketballplayer,___42___henevergaveup.HiscreativityandperseverancemadehimDavidson’sstarplayer.___43___(select)fortheNBAin2009,heperformedbeyondeveryone’sexpectationswithhisaccurateshootingand___44___(continue)efforts.StephenwonhisfirstNBAchampionshipin2015.AfterreceivingtheMostValuablePlayerawardfortwoyearsinarow,Stephenexplainedhisphilosophy.Inhisopinion,____45____hewantedtodowasjustbehimself.Whathedidwastoworkeverysingledaytogetbetter.Atthesametime,whatothersthoughtofhimdidn’tinfluencewhathebecame.第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié),滿分40分)第一節(jié)(滿分15分)46.假定你是某國際學(xué)校的學(xué)生會主席李華，你們學(xué)校正在開展“創(chuàng)建美麗校園”的活動。請你用英語給全校學(xué)生寫一封倡議書。要點包括：1.校園內(nèi)存在的不文明現(xiàn)象；2.創(chuàng)建美麗校園的重要性；3.你的建議；注意：1.詞數(shù)80字左右（開頭已經(jīng)給出，不計入總詞數(shù)）2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。Dearfellowstudents,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________theStudents’Union第二節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫(滿分25分)47.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Earlyinmyteachingcareer,Iheardcountlessexcuses—mostofthemmadeup,manyofthemamusing—forwhystudentsdidn’thavetheirhomework.And,yes,“thedogateit”wasoneofthem.Astimepassed,Igrewtiredofhearing“Idon’thavemyhomeworkbecause...”.SoIquitacceptinganyexcuse.WhenIwastransferredtoaninner-citymiddleschool,Itookmyno-nonsenseattitudewithme.“Noexcuses,noextensions!”Iwarnedmyeighthgradersonthe