2025-2026学年重庆市万州第二高级中学高二（下）期中英语试卷

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Hpe Starts Here，and It Cntinues：Celebrating 15 Years f Sanctuary f Hpe
Abut This Event
Jin Sanctuary （庇护所） f Hpe （SOH） as we celebrate 15 years f prviding hpe，transfrmatin，and sanctuary t yung peple in Ls Angeles.This special event is a chance t hnr the incredible jurney f ur rganizatin and the lives we've tuched.
Event Details
• Date：Thursday，Octber 23，2025
• Time：5：30 PM-8：30 PM
• Lcatin：The Guest Huse，4391 Dr.，View Park，CA 90043
• Tickets：＄ 100
What t Expect
• Stries f Impact：Hear directly frm the yung leaders wh have been empwered by SOH's prgrams and services.
• Exclusive Dcumentary Sneak peek （独家纪录片抢先看）：Get a first lk at ur inspiring new dcumentary，highlighting the Destinatins prgram and missin f Sanctuary f Hpe.
• Netwrking and Cmmunity：Cnnect with supprters，staff，and ther cmmunity members wh are passinate abut making a difference.
• Delicius Eats & Music
Yur attendance （出席） helps us cntinue ur vital wrk f prviding husing，educatin，and supprt t at-risk and lw-incme yuth.
Frequently Asked Questins
• Where will the event be held？
Outdrs at a private huse，with limited indr access.
• Will there be enugh parking？
Yes，there will be a valet service（代客泊车服务） available alng with limited street parking.
• What is the dress cde？
Califrnia stylish，business r business casual.
1.What d the jiners need t pay fr accrding t the text？______
A. Event sign-up.B. Delicius fd.
C. Parking service.D. Dcumentary viewing.
2.Wh will share stries at SOH？______
A. SOH staff.B. Yung leaders empwered by SOH.
C. Cmmunity supprters.D. Dcumentary makers.
3.What is the authr's purpse in writing the text？______
A. T thank dnrs.B. T entertain readers.
C. T ask fr attendance.D. T intrduce SOH.
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A few weeks ag，I called an Uber t take me t the Bstn airprt fr a flight hme fr the hlidays.As I slid int the back seat f the car，the warm intnatins （语调） f the driver's accent washed ver me in a familiar way.
I learned that he was a recent West African immigrant with a few yung children，wrking hard t prvide fr his family.I culd relate：I am the daughter f tw Ethipian immigrants wh made their share f sacrifices t ensure my success.I tld him I was n a cllege break and headed hme t visit my parents.That's hw he fund ut I g t Harvard.An apprving eye glinted at me in the rearview windw （后视窗），and quickly，we crssed the bundaries f rider and driver.I became his daughter，all grwn up — the prduct f his sacrifice.
And then came the fateful questin： "What d yu study？" I answered "histry and literature" and the pride in his vice faded，as I knew it might.I didn't even get t add "and African-American studies" befre he cut in，his vice thick with disappintment， "All that wrk t get int Harvard，and yu study histry？"
Here I was，his daughter， squandering the biggest pprtunity f her life.He went n t deliver the age-ld lecture that all immigrant kids knw.We are t becme dctrs （r lawyers，if ur parents are being generus）— t make mney and send mney back hme.The unspken demand，made acrss generatins which my Uber driver laid ut plainly，is simple：Fulfill yur rle in the narrative f upward mbility s yur children can d the same.
I used t feel anxius and backed int a crner by the questining，but nw as a junir in cllege，I'm grateful fr their supprt mre than anything.This hliday seasn，I've prmised myself I wn't huff and get annyed at their inquiries.I wn't defensively respnd with "but I plan t g t law schl" when I get unrequested advice.I'll just smile and nd，and enjy the warmth f the ccasin.
4.What disappinted the driver？______
A. The sacrifice f the authr's parents.
B. The authr's casual attitude twards study.
C. The authr's chice f majr at cllege.
D. The authr's pr academic perfrmance at Harvard.
5.Which wrd can replace the underlined wrd "squandering" in Paragraph 4？______
A. missing.B. replacing.C. valuing.D. wasting.
6.Why are immigrant kids expected t becme dctrs r lawyers accrding t the passage？______
A. T gain higher scial respect and recgnitin.
B. T fulfill the unachieved dreams f their parents.
C. T gain easier access t tp universities like Harvard.
D. T secure financial success and family advancement.
7.What is the authr's attitude twards the driver's questining？______
A. Critical.B. Dubtful.C. Tlerant.D. Supprtive.
C
Named as the Oxfrd Wrd f the Year fr 2024，"brain rt"is defined as the"suppsed decline f a persn's mental state as a result f watching t much "unimprtant r unchallenging"cntent nline.While ften used jkingly，a new study frm Tianjin Nrmal University suggests there may be sme truth t it.
Researchers examined the brains f 111 students，all regular viewers f shrt vides，and fund that thse mst attached t them had nticeable differences in brain structure.They had increased grey matter in the rbitfrntal crtex（OFC），the brain area linked t decisin- making and emtinal regulatin，and in the cerebellum，which plays a rle in mvement and emtins.The researchers prpsed that cnstant cnsumptin f feeds might strengthen brain- related pathways，making the habit mre deeply rted.
A secnd examinatin shwed increased synchrnizatin（同步） in multiple brain areas，including thse invlved in self-cntrl and self-reflectin.This culd indicate difficulties disengaging frm vides and increased scial cmparisn.Participants wh scred higher n a questinnaire measuring"envy"als shwed strnger links between vide addictin and brain differences，suggesting that either"envy"fuels scial media use r that extended vide-viewing prmtes "envy".
Despite the alarming implicatins，the study has limitatins.Similar cncerns abut technlgy's impact n the brain have surfaced befre，such as claims that digital media have psed an existential threat.Yet，n cnclusive evidence has prven these fears true.Prfessr Peter Etchells argues there's n slid science shwing shrt vides uniquely harm the brain.
A majr shrtcming f the study is its crss-sectinal design.If the gal were t prve that watching hurs f shrt vides harms the brain，a mre effective apprach wuld be t examine participants' brains bef re and after they cnsumed different amunts f the suppsedly harmful cntent.Yet the study was crss-sectinal，meaning it nly relied n data frm a single time pint.There was n befre-and-after cmparisn t shw cause and effect.Thus，a healthier apprach is t reflect n media habits，making mindful chices while appreciating the benefits f technlgy.
8.What is"brain rt"accrding t paragraph 1？ ______
A. A medically cnfirmed illness.
B. A rising fashin trend amng yuth.
C. A widely recgnized cultural term.
D. A grwing awareness f shrt vides.
9.Which is ne f the main findings f the research？ ______
A. Reduced capacity fr scial cmparisn.
B. Weakened emtinal regulatin abilities.
C. Damaged structures in mvement-related areas.
D. Increased grey matter in decisin-making regins.
10.The authr questins the study's design primarily fr its ______ .
A. veremphasis n envy-related data
B. insufficiency fr sample diversity
C. failure t establish cause and effect
D. reliance n subjective measurements
11.Which is the best title fr the text？ ______
A. Brain Rt：Real Threat r Overstated Fear？
B. Scial Media：Mental Stimulatin r Brain Harm？
C. Why"Brain Rt"Became Wrd f the Year？
D. Hw Scial Media Rewires the Human Brain？
D
Time is smething we feel every day — rushing t schl，glancing at watches，cunting dwn minutes.Yet，surprisingly，mdern physics struggles t explain why time mves frward at all.Einstein's thery f relativity describes time as part f a fixed 4 D spacetime，where past，present，and future cexist like pages in a bk.Quantum mechanics （量子力学） des nt naturally treats time as special — many prcesses culd run backward just as well.S where des time's flw cme frm？
A grundbreaking perspective was prpsed in 1983 by scientists Page and Wtters.They prpsed that time is an illusin （幻觉） created by quantum entanglement （纠缠）.They envisined the universe as a timeless quantum state.When ne part acts as a "clck" and becmes entangled with the rest，time seems t emerge — just like page numbers help us read a stry in rder.
Experimental supprt is accumulating.In a 2024 study，scientists created a mdel using entangled quantum magnets and a spring.The entire system was static （静态的），yet the spring's state changed ver time relative t the clck，demnstrating hw time might arise frm entanglement.
But what culd serve as the universe's real clck？Italian physicist Pala Verrucci pints t black hles.They are islated，highly energetic，and — thanks t Hawking radiatin — can entangle with the utside wrld. "It's a perfect clck，" she says. "Yu can't tuch it，but yu can be linked t it."
Mre strikingly，Verrucci argues time's directin may cme frm quantum measurement.Each time we bserve reality，pssibilities cllapse int facts — a ne-way prcess. "Yu create time，" she says， "when yu ask what time it is." This view transfrms ur rle frm passive witnesses f time t active participants.Time may nt be a pre-existing river carrying us，but a stry we c-write thrugh ur interactins with a quantum universe.
12.What can we knw frm paragraph 1？______
A. The thery f relativity views time as independent f space.
B. Mdern physics can explain why time mves frward easily.
C. Quantum mechanics specially fcuses n the study f time.
D. Our understanding f time varies frm physics perspectives.
13.Why did the scientists create the mdel？______
A. T explain the quantum entanglement.
B. T supprt a timeless quantum state.
C. T shw hw time cmes frm entanglement.
D. T cnfirm time exists in a static universe.
14.Which viewpint might Verrucci agree with？______
A. Hawking radiatin generated time.
B. There is n ideal clck in universe.
C. Observing time helps t create time.
D. Time existed as a river befre humans.
15.What is the main purpse f the text？______
A. T present the histry f quantum mechanics.
B. T explre the rigin f time frm quantum links.
C. T cmpare a cuple f knwn spacetime theries.
D. T illustrate technlgy f quantum entanglement.
E
Fragile. Oversensitive. Glued t their phnes. (16) While there may be a grain f(少量的) truth t these steretypical(刻板印象的) features, there might be mre t this generatin f teens than what is generally perceived.
Never befre have the lives f any generatin f teens been as flded with mbile technlgy and scial media as the teens f this generatin. (17) This is in cntrast t the mre village spirit r cmmunity-riented attitude f their parents' and grandparents' days. We have teens wh may nt even have a clue as t wh lives in the unit next t theirs, much less ffer a friendly nd r wave when they happen t crss paths with a neighbur.
(18) Arguably, the very cnnectedness that scial media brings abut has led t an pening f minds and a flurishing(繁盛) f dialgue amng peple f diverse cultures and backgrunds. Lgging nt platfrms where peple f all walks f life meet means that ne is expsed t thse peple and their distinctive ways f life. In cmparisn, the parents r grandparents f this generatin f teens prbably did nt have the same pprtunity t get t knw peple utside f their scial circles at their age, and are thus mre likely t have fixed, steretypical pinins f peple different frm them. This generatin f teens, n the ther hand, has the chance t emply this technlgy t learn mre abut and attempt t understand the variety and diversity ut there. (19)
T cnclude, the teens f this generatin differ in many ways frm their predecessrs(前辈), in sme ways mre psitive than thers. (20) Therefre, this generatin f teens differs frm past generatins, with the changes arund them.
A. Nw wnder the self-esteem and mental health f teens have taken a hit.
B. Yet, the effects f technlgy n this generatin f teens are nt all bad.
C. Is this what cmes t mind when we think f the teens f this generatin？
D. Their parents r grandparents were likely less cnnected and mre islated.
E. Mrever, in the lder generatins' mind, the teens tday are mre individualistic.
F. As a result, this might be why the teens tday are mre pen-minded and prgressive.
G. Every generatin is a prduct f the cultural, plitical and ecnmic events f their time.
16.A. AB. BC. CD. DE. EF. FG. G
17.A. AB. BC. CD. DE. EF. FG. G
18.A. AB. BC. CD. DE. EF. FG. G
19.A. AB. BC. CD. DE. EF. FG. G
20.A. AB. BC. CD. DE. EF. FG. G
二、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Recently，I read a magazine article stating that peple tend t turn int their parents as they age.The(21) signs include cmplaining abut the weather，chsing cmfrt ver style in clthing，ging t bed early，and repeating family recipes — like my mm's Sunday rast beef，a British traditin I nce laughed at.(22)，this usually starts at 45，but I am certain it desn't(23) me，even thugh I'm 47.
I've always lived differently.My parents had a big huse with a ping-png table and(24) weekly turnaments （锦标赛）；I rent a small flat near a recreatin center fr indr tennis.Mm lved vegetable gardening，but I nly grw flwers in small pts.I(25) camper-van trips （Dad's favrite） and Sunday rasts，nr d I(26) and suddenly wake up while watching TV r man abut rain when it delays.
My daughter disagreed when I shwed her the article. "Mm，yu're just like them，" she said as I(27) mre chclate cake，citing calries. "Grandma always cunted calries!" She als pinted ut I use Mm's vintage teacups — nes I used t call "ld-fashined".Her wrds made me(28).Later，I nticed that a friend(29) her huse with wallpaper like her mm's，and my sister(30) bught a ping-png table fr neighbrs.I smehw caught myself humming Dad's favrite Tny Bennett sngs.
It was then that I realized these similarities are actually rather(31).I fund hme's familiarity in Dad's cuck clck and Mm's split pea sup.S，instead f resisting，I learned t(32) this change.Last week，I even made Mm's rast beef — it tasted like(33).I guess I've unknwingly becme a mini(34) f my parents，and I must admit：I dn't just like it；I'm(35) fr it.
21.A. rareB. typicalC. randmD. secret
22.A. UnluckilyB. UltimatelyC. ThereticallyD. Slwly
23.A. apply tB. cntribute tC. appeal tD. ccur t
24.A. watchedB. heldC. missedD. canceled
25.A. expectB. preferC. rganiseD. dislike
26.A. dze ffB. turn ffC. drp ffD. cut ff
27.A. bakedB. refusedC. cnsumedD. shared
28.A. hesitateB. defendC. reflectD. admit
29.A. tidiedB. tradedC. departedD. decrated
30.A. evenB. merelyC. rughlyD. still
31.A. annyingB. entertainingC. cmfrtingD. encuraging
32.A. embraceB. denyC. ignreD. manage
33.A. grwthB. memryC. failureD. success
34.A. varietyB. visinC. virtueD. versin
35.A. srryB. readyC. gratefulD. regretful
三、语法填空：本大题共1小题，共15分。
36.阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Why d Chinese peple eat dumplings during the winter slstice （冬至）？Was egg-fried rice nce cnsidered a dish reserved fr emperrs？The answers (1) these questins can be fund in the vides f a fd vlgger n a Chinese scial media platfrm.Created by a cuple；these vides dig int the fascinating stries behind everyday Chinese dishes.By January，the cuple's vides (2) （ appeal） t ver 400，000 fllwers，
Withut prir scial-media experience，the cuple first cnsidered becming a vide cntent creatr ut f a deep (3) （ curius） abut fd.Grwing up in Sichuan，a regin celebrated fr its culinary （烹饪的） traditins，the wife used t spend weekends explring back alleys （小巷） and side streets， (4) （ sample） lcal snacks.But mre than recipes r flavrs， (5) fascinated her were the stries behind each dish.
One f their biggest challenges is verifying surces.When researching dumplings，fr example，they (6) （ cnstant） came acrss the ppular claim that dumplings were invented by Zhang Zhngjing， (7) renwned physician f the Eastern Han Dynasty. "But that desn't really hld up，" the wife said. "Similar fds were already dcumented in the Western Han Dynasty."
After reviewing histrical (8) （ recrd），the cuple cncluded that wrapping fillings in dugh （生面团） likely emerged when cking fuel was in shrt supply，and peple needed a much (9) （ efficient） way t prepare meals.Over time，this everyday practice tk n cultural meaning and became (10) （ tie） t seasnal rituals （习惯），eventually evlving int the traditin f eating dumplings during the winter slstice.
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四、书面表达：本大题共2小题，共40分。
37.你校将举办英语演讲比赛。请你以Take a Break frm Scial Media为题，写一篇发言稿参赛，内容包括：
（1）提出观点；
（2）陈述理由；
（3）发起倡议。
注意：
（1）词数100以上；
（2）可增加连接成分，使结构清晰，行文连贯；
（3）开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Take a Break frm Scial Media Gd mrning，everyne!
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That's all.Thank yu.
38.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。
That Saturday mrning was suppsed t be mine.I shuld have been seeing a mvie with my friends r just lying n the cuch scrlling thrugh vides n my phne.But Dad had ther plans.He wke me up early and tld me t help him clip （修剪） trees and bushes n ur farm land.I wasn't happy abut it at all.Such farm wrk seemed s bring cmpared t hanging ut with friends r watching funny clips at hme.
My jb was simple but endless：lad the wheelbarrw （手推车） with clippings and thrw them int the big trash bin.I wrked slwly，withut enthusiasm，and kept checking my phne every few minutes，wishing the time wuld pass faster.But the piles f branches never seemed t get smaller — n sner had I cleared ne pile than anther muntain f branches appeared.Every time I came back，Dad had cut mre.He just kept cutting，mving frm ne bush t the next，having n intentin f stpping.I was sweating and tired，and my patience was running ut fast.
When the trash bin was finally full，I felt relieved.I assumed we were dne fr the day.But then Dad walked ver t anther sectin and picked up his tls.That was the last straw and I threw my glves n the grund hard enugh fr him t hear.Dad stpped cutting and lked at me fr a mment.He didn't yell r get mad，but just wiped his frehead and said quietly， "G back hme，sn.I'll finish up myself here."
Upn hearing that，I walked away quickly，feeling free at last.As I walked dwn the driveway，abut ne mile away，I lked back at my father，seeing he was struggling t psitin the ladder all by himself.
注意：
（1）续写词数应为150个左右；
（2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Lking at this scene，my feet felt heavy.
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We wrked tgether in the fllwing time.
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1~3.【答案】A、B、C
4~7.【答案】C、D、D、C
8~11.【答案】C、D、C、A
12~15.【答案】D、C、C、B
16~20.【答案】C、E、B、F、G
21~35.【答案】B、C、A、B、D、A、B、C、D、A、C、A、B、D、C
36.【答案】【小题1】
t
【小题2】
had appealed
【小题3】
curisity
【小题4】
sampling
【小题5】
what
【小题6】
cnstantly
【小题7】
a
【小题8】
recrds
【小题9】
mre efficient
【小题10】
tied
37.【答案】Take a Break frm Scial Media Gd mrning，everyne!
I'm s privileged t deliver a speech here.In the age f the Internet when many teenagers are addicted t scial media，I think we shuld take a break frm it.（提出观点）
First f all，with much time spent n scial media，students nwadays cannt cncentrate n their studies，which will inevitably affect their academic perfrmance.【高分句型一】What's mre，excessive expsure t the virtual wrld may create a false sense f reality and a lss f real human cntact.Last but nt least，spending t much time n scial netwrk culd als result in mental and physical health issues such as depressin and pr eyesight.（陈述理由）
Even if scial media can keep us updated，we d need t turn ff ur devices fr a while and embrace the physical wrld.【高分句型二】（发起倡议）
That's all.Thank yu.（感谢）
38.【答案】 Lking at this scene，my feet felt heavy.I started thinking hw Dad was always at wrk and hw I was always busy with schl since I started high schl.When was the last time we had actually dne smething tgether，just the tw f us？My ftsteps slwed，then stpped entirely.I std there fr a minute，then turned arund and walked back.When Dad saw me cming，he lked surprised.Then he smiled — a real smile that lit up his face. "Changed yur mind？" he asked.I just ndded and picked up my glves.
We wrked tgether in the fllwing time.This time，I didn't check my phne nce.We talked abut schl，abut his jb，abut neighbrs dgs that kept digging up ur yard.Dad tld me stries abut when he was my age that I'd never heard befre.The wrk went faster with tw f us，but I wasn't in a hurry anymre.By the time we finished，we were bth cvered in dirt and leaves，but I felt gd.That Saturday didn't turn ut hw I planned，but it became smething better — a simple afternn with my dad that I still remember clearly.