重庆市万州第二高级中学2025-2026学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷（Word版附解析）

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听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。
每段对话读两遍。
1. When will the man leave fr the party?
A. At abut 4:00p.m. B. At abut 4:30p.m. C. At abut 5:30p.m.
2. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. Their hbbies. B. Their schedules. C. Their travel plans.
3. What des the man suggest?
A. Taking the subway. B. Changing the flight. C. Trying anther rute.
4. What des the wman imply?
A. She is ut f shape. B. She dislikes sprts. C. She wants t try gymnastics.
5. What is the man’s prblem?
A. He missed the meeting.
B. He frgt the reprt at hme.
C. He didn’t knw the deadline.
第二节(共 15 小题：每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分)
听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中
选出最佳选项。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
6. Why des the man chse the cafe dwnstairs?
A. Fr its lwer price. B. Fr its better taste. C. Fr its shrter distance.
7. Hw much will the wman pay?
A. $12. B. $16. C. $20.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
8. Why is Gerge at the stre?
A. T lk fr ideas fr clthing design.
B. T purchase furniture fr a new ffice.
C. T sell tables and chairs with his friend.
9. What was the man’s last jb?
A. A market prmter. B. A clthing designer. C. A car salesman.
10. What des the wman want t d?
A. Start a business. B. Study marketing. C. Write a bk.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
11. What did the man d while in Amsterdam?
A. bught gifts. B. Bked a htel. C. Rented a car.
12. What des the wman hpe fr?
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A. A htel near shps. B. A cheaper rm. C. A city tur guide.
13. What is the Central Garden?
A. A museum. B. A shpping area. C. An amusement park.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
14. What des the man say the gld cup was used fr?
A. Serving tea. B. Drinking wine. C. Hlding sup.
15. Why is the gld cup mre valuable tday?
A. It was used by the wealthy. B. It has becme extremely rare. C. It represents a scial privilege.
16. What d the speakers plan t d next?
A. Buy a gld cup. B. Take phts f the cup. C. Check ut ther items.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17. Why d plants prduce sunds?
A. T cmmunicate. B. T speed up grwth. C. T defend themselves.
18. Hw did researchers run the experiment?
A. By tracking the grwth f plants.
B. By testing plants’ respnse t nise.
C. By stressing plants in different ways.
19. What happened t the secnd grup f plants?
A. They were nt watered. B. Their stems were cut ff. C. They were left untuched.
20. What may the new sftware help farmers d?
A. Mnitr crp health. B. Reduce insect damage. C. Offer planting methds.
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。
A
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 W. Mt. Vernn Dr., View Park, CA 90043
· Tickets: $100
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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.
B
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
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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 (后视镜), 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 chice f majr at cllege.
C. The authr’s casual attitude twards study.
D. The authr’s pr academic perfrmance at Harvard.
5. Which wrd can replace the underlined wrd “squandering” in Paragraph 4?
A. Wasting. B. Replacing. C. Valuing. D. Expecting.
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 secure financial success and family advancement.
D. T gain easier access t tp universities like Harvard.
7. What is the authr’s attitude twards the driver’s questining?
A. Critical. B. Tlerant. C. Dubtful. D. Supprtive.
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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 f 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 befre 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.
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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 4D 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.
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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.
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。
Fragile. Oversensitive. Glued t their phnes. ___16___ While there may be sme truth t these steretypical
(刻板印象的) features, there might be mre t this generatin f teens than what is generally bserved.
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 knw abut 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
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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 use 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. N wnder the self-cnfidence and mental health f teens have been damaged.
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.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分 30 分)
第一节(共 15 小题;每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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
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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. rare B. typical C. randm D. secret
22. A. Unluckily B. Ultimately C. Theretically D. Slwly
23. A. apply t B. cntribute t C. appeal t D. ccur t
24. A. watched B. held C. missed D. canceled
25. A. expect B. prefer C. rganise D. dislike
26. A. dze ff B. turn ff C. drp ff D. cut ff
27. A. baked B. refused C. cnsumed D. shared
28. A. hesitate B. defend C. reflect D. admit
29. A. tidied B. traded C. departed D. decrated
30. A. even B. merely C. rughly D. still
31. A. annying B. entertaining C. cmfrting D. encuraging
32. A. embrace B. deny C. ignre D. manage
33. A. grwth B. memry C. failure D. success
34. A. variety B. visin C. virtue D. versin
35. A. srry B. ready C. grateful D. regretful
第二节(共 10 小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)
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 ____36____ 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 ____37____ (appeal) t ver 400,000 fllwers,
Withut prir scial-media experience, the cuple first cnsidered becming a vide cntent creatr ut f a
deep ____38____ (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, ____39____ (sample)
lcal snacks. But mre than recipes r flavrs, ____40____ fascinated her were the stries behind each dish.
One f their biggest challenges is verifying surces. When researching dumplings, fr example, they
____41____ (cnstant) came acrss the ppular claim that dumplings were invented by Zhang Zhngjing,
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____42____ 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 ____43____ (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 ____44____ (efficient) way t
prepare meals. Over time, this everyday practice tk n cultural meaning and became ____45____ (tie) t
seasnal rituals (习惯), eventually evlving int the traditin f eating dumplings during the winter slstice.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分 40 分)
第一节(满分 15 分)
46. 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 80 左右；
2. 请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Take a Break frm Scial Media
Gd mrning, everyne!
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That’s all. Thank yu.
第二节(满分 25 分)
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。
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
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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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