北京市海淀区2025-2026学年度第二学期期中练习高二英语试题

这是一份北京市海淀区2025-2026学年度第二学期期中练习高二英语试题，共21页。试卷主要包含了阅读理解，阅读七选五，完形填空，语法填空，阅读表达，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。
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I am seeking an pprtunity t wrk with Wrld Destiny as a Cmputer Systems Manage. My prfessinal experience and my awareness f yur high reputatin and great achievements have led me t want t wrk fr Wrld Destiny.
Since 1998 I have fcused n cmputer-system design and training. As Systems Administratr fr Newprt Museum fr the past tw years, I have directed accunting, capital campaign and publicatin prductin. We designed the system frm scratch, develping all applicatins, plicies, prcedures, and training prgrams. I was well prepared fr such a challenge by my previus psitins as a Systems Supprt Specialist and MicrCmputer Assistant fr the Imperial Crpratin f America.
Over the years, I have wrked with Nvell, using prgrams including dBase, Wrdstarand Micrsft Wrd. This familiarity with a variety f hardware and sftware has helped me t get up t speed n nearly any cmputer with a minimum training perid.
Additinal experience in ther fields als adds my value t Wrld Destiny. As a Market Research Crdinatr fr Cushman & Wakefield f Califrnia, I nt nly researched and maintained (维护) a cmprehensive database f Silicn Valley, but als prduced statistical and written reprts that supprt Cushman & Wakefield’ reputatin. Previusly, I rganized cmpanywide annual sales meetings fr Qualgy, Inc.
Mr. Smith, while this experience mre than qualifies me t jin any number f successful cmpanies, it is my persnal gals that lead t my interest in being part f the Wrld Destiny team. I believe my cmputer, prmtinal, and rganizatinal skills, fueled by my beliefs, make Wrld Destiny and me right fr each ther. Can we arrange an interview at yur earliest cnvenience? I will call within the next week t arrange a meeting. Sincerely, Beth Henning
1.Beth Henning’s wrk experience include ______.
A. Cmputer Systems Manager fr Crpratin f America
B. Systems Supprt Specialist fr Wrld Destiny
C. Systems Administratr fr Newprt Museum
D. MicrCmputer Assistant fr Nvell
2.While wrking with Cushman & Wakefield f Califrnia, Beth’s wrk invlved ______.
A. training new wrkersB. maintaining a database
C. rganizing sales meetingsD. develping cmpany plicies
3.Beth Henning prves herself qualified fr the psitin mainly by______.
A. stressing her persnality strengths
B. prmising her value t the cmpany
C. listing relevant experiences and skills
D. expressing a strng interest in the cmpany
B
My neighbr Mr. Taylr kept a large and white hrse named Jasper. He had never panicked, never bitten, never kicked. There was a steady calmness in him that naturally inspired trust.
The first time my daughter, Lila, saw Jasper, she stpped mid-step, pinted her tiny finger, and whispered, “Hrsey.” Mr. Taylr waved us ver. Jasper lwered his great head and Lila pressed her cheek against his nse and giggled (咯咯地笑). Frm that day frward, Lila wanted t see Jasper every chance she gt. Their bnd grew deeper. That’s why the knck n my dr ne evening surprised me s much. It was Mr. Taylr. His face carried a tightness I’d never seen befre.
“I think,” he began carefully, “that yu shuld take Lila t see a dctr. I knw this will sund strange, but Jasper’s been behaving differently arund her. He sniffs (嗅) at her cnstantly. Jasper is a therapy-trained hrse. He’s been trained t sense in peple’s health, emtins, smetimes even illnesses.” He paused. “I’ve seen him d this befre, with peple wh were later diagnsed (诊断) with serius cnditins.”
I stared at him. Part f me wanted t laugh it ff. Hrses didn’t diagnse illnesses — dctrs did. Maybe Mr. Taylr was verreacting. I thanked him and clsed the dr. Fr the next tw days, a persistent vice reminded me f Jasper’s strange behavir. Finally, I tk Lila t the dctr. The appintment began rutinely, but then came extra tests. When the dctr came back, his expressin tld everything befre he spke. “I’m srry,” he said gently. “The tests shw signs f cancer.”
The mnths that fllwed were the hardest f ur lives. And thrugh it all, there was Jasper. He seemed t knw just hw t behave. He’d lwer his great head s she culd strke him withut much effrt. He std guard while Lila rested in the straw. It was as if he carried sme f her burden fr her.
There were mments when I truly believed she fught harder because Jasper was waiting fr her. He gave her cmfrt that n dctr, n parent, culd prvide. After mnths f treatment, the dctrs finally gave us the news we had been desperate t hear: She was getting better.
Lila was weak, but she was winning. And I knew that withut Jasper — and withut Mr. Taylr’s warning — we might never have caught it early enugh.
4.Why did Mr. Taylr visit the authr ne night?
A. T check n Lila’s health cnditin.
B. T vice his cncerns abut Lila’s health.
C. T discuss whether t keep Lila ff Jasper.
D. T ask fr help with Jasper’s strange behavir.
5.Hw did the authr initially react t Mr. Taylr’s warning?
A. She did nt care.B. She argued with him.
C. She asked him fr prf.D. She relied n his judgment.
6.Hw did Jasper supprt Lila during her treatment?
A. He acted funny t ease her pain.
B. He std guard t keep visitrs away.
C. He signaled her change t her mther.
D. He ffered unusual emtinal cmfrt.
7.What can we learn frm the passage?
A. Wisdm begins where prejudice ends.
B. Lyalty ften grws in the sil f trust.
C. Wnders can arrive in unexpected frms.
D. Curage grws when faced with hardships.
C
Fr decades, the term “Mnday Blues” has been shrthand fr the cllective gran (呻吟) that greets the start f each wrkweek. Mndays cme with higher rates f anxiety, stress and even suicide cmpared with ther days.
T explre the bilgical basis f this persistent Mnday effect, Chandla, a chair prfessr f medical scilgy at the University f Hng Kng, fcused n the stress hrmne crtisl (皮质醇). When we experience a stressr — whether it’s smething psychlgical, such as an appraching deadline, r physical, such as a biting cld mrning-ur brain triggers the release f crtisl which helps manage shrt-term stress. But chrnically high levels f crtisl and bdily systems, weakening immune functin and increasing the risk f depressin, diabetes and besity.
Previus research had shwn that crtisl levels can be higher n weekdays than weekends, but few studies had directly examined whether Mndays are uniquely stressful at a bilgical level. T investigate further, Chandla turned t the English Lngitudinal Study f Aging, which fllws ver 10,000 adults aged 50 and lder in England. He asked participants questins like, “Hw anxius did yu feel yesterday?”Peple als reprted which day f the week “yesterday” was. T assess lng-term bilgical tll (伤害), the study analyzed crtisl levels in hair samples t measure cumulative prductin ver tw t three mnths.
Of the 3,511 participants, 281 reprted feeling anxius n a Mnday and 1.080 n anther day. Crucially, the study als cnsidered whether they were wrking r retired. The results were striking. Older adults wh felt anxius n Mndays had 23 percent higher crtisl in hair samples cllected up t tw mnths later, cmpared with thse feeling anxius n ther days. In cntrast, anxiety reprted n ther days did nt predict higher crtisl. And the effect was nt limited t wrkers; retirees wh felt anxius n Mndays als shwed elevated crtisl. In ther wrds, the bilgical impact f Mnday anxiety persist seven after the wrkweek fades frm daily life.
One reasn peple shw elevated crtisl n Mndays is that they feel mre anxius that day. The data shw the effect f anxiety n crtisl is magnified n Mndays. Why might Mndays exert such a pwerful effect n the bdy? Mndays present higher uncertainty, a key driver f stress. Fr thse wh dn’t adapt t the weekly cycle, the repeated stress f Mndays may accumulate ver the curse f a lifetime, eventually leading t lng-term prblems in the bdy’s regulatin f the stress system. It is als pssible that sme get anxius n Mndays s rutinely it becmes an autmatic bdily respnse, ne that persists even when the riginal trigger is gne.
Interventins aimed at helping peple adapt t the start f the week might have lng-term health benefits. The brain’s stress respnse is plastic, meaning it can change. Practices that supprt emtin regulatin, including meditatin, mindfulness, regular physical activity, and gd sleep hygiene, may help recnditin the brain’s weekly cycle and attenuate stress-related health risks.
8.What can we learn frm Chandla’s study?
A. Weekdays are mre stressful than weekends.
B. Stress hrmnes disrupt ur immune functin.
C. Cnsequences f “Mnday effect” can stretch int retirement.
D. Older adults had 23% higher crtisl level than average n Mndays.
9.The underlined wrd “magnified” in Paragraph 5 prbably means _.
A. clarifiedB. explainedC. multipliedD. ignred
10.Which f the fllwing wuld be the best title fr the passage?
A. Mndays Are Really Mre Stressful
B. Uncertainty drives Mnday Anxiety
C. Crtisl Peaks n Mndays fr Anxius Individuals
D. The Weekly Cycle Leaves a Bilgical Mark n the Bdy
D
I was at the Gathering fr Science in Bstn, n 22 April 2017, as were 70, 000 ther scientists. We were there t stand up fr facts and truth.
Where are the crwds f scientists nw? Since then, harms frm science denial have nly increased: glbal suffering has grwn wing t inactin n climate change, and sme epidemics have risen alng with vaccine skepticism.
I've been ut there talking t the science deniers, and I've asked my scientist friends t cme with me. "Thse peple just aren't wrth talking t," they'll say. "I wuldn't make a difference anyway." That's wrng. Thse peple can and d change their minds, althugh it requires smene t put in the time t vercme distrust.
T be sure, many experts have launched themselves against misinfrmatin, enduring abuse n scial media and even threats t their safety. But when scientists turn dwn my invitatins, it's nt because f fear. Mst ften, their excuses are grunded in the "backfire effect", a questinable 2010 finding that peple smetimes embrace miscnceptins mre strngly when faced with crrective infrmatin, implying that pushing back against falsehds is cunter-prductive. Even the researchers whse results were exaggerated t ppularize this idea d nt embrace it anymre, and argue that the true challenge is learning hw best t target crrective infrmatin.
In fact, evidence is grwing that rebuttals can be effective. Science deniers all draw n the same flawed reasning techniques: cherry-picking evidence, relying n fake experts, and engaging in illgical reasning. A landmark 2019 study shwed that critiquing the flawed techniques can cntain the spread f misinfrmatin.
S hw des "technique rebuttal" wrk in practice?
Arnaud Gagneur and his clleagues at the University f Sherbrke cnducted mre than 1,00,020-minute interviews in which they listened t new parents' cncerns abut vaccinatins and answered their questins. Thse parents' children were 9% mre likely t receive all the vaccines n the schedule than were thse f uninterviewed parents whse babies were delivered in the same maternity ward. One mther tld him: "It's the first time that I've had a discussin like this, and I feel respected, and I trust yu." It is self-evident in science cmmunicatin that yu cannt cnvince a science denier with facts alne; mst science deniers dn't have a lack f infrmatin, but a lack f trust.
S what shuld scientists d? Even nn-experts can use technique rebuttal. A gelgist can engage a neighbr wh is vaccine hesitant. A prtein bilgist can cach an aunt r uncle wh wants "mre evidence" that climate change is real. Instead f shifting t mre cmfrtable cnversatins, engage in respectful exchange. If yu spend mre time asking questins than ffering explanatins, peple will be mre likely t pay attentin t the explanatins that yu d ffer.
11.What can we learn frm the passage?
A. The Gathering fr Science addressed nline abuse.
B. The silence f scientists wrsens harm frm science denial.
C. Ineffective vaccines speed up the spread f sme epidemics.
D. The authr's friends find it valuable t talk with science deniers.
12.Accrding t the passage, the "backfire effect" ______.
A. suggests cautin befre crrecting thers
B. emphasizes the effectiveness f rebuttals
C. results frm flawed reasning techniques
D. enjys wide supprt in the academic field
13.The last tw paragraphs suggest that ______.
A. the interviewed parents agreed t vaccinatin due t the sufficiency f the infrmatin
B. gelgists and prtein bilgists need t make sure the cnversatins are cmfrtable
C. scientists are encuraged t listen carefully and ask questins during interactin
D. scientists shuld teach nn-experts hw t cnduct respectful exchanges
14.In writing this passage, the authr aims t ______.
A. express cncerns fr misinfrmatin
B. analyze the rt cause f science denial
C. advcate emplying technique rebuttal
D. present the prblems scientists encunter
二、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共10分。
If yu had t save the life f a persn r an animal, which wuld yu chse? Mst adults say they wuld pick the persn, but almst half f yung children wuld prefer t save the animal, accrding t a study in Pland.
“The finding really surprised us,” says Matti Wilks at the University f Edinburgh, UK. (15) Fr example, a survey f millins f peple in 233 cuntries, mst f them in their 20s and 30s, fund they largely agreed that self-driving cars shuld crash int dgs r cats instead f peple if they had t chse.
(16) Using a ty railway and Leg figures, Wilks and her clleagues presented 170 children aged 6 t 9 in an urban part f Pland with scenaris based n a thught experiment called the trlley prblem. The children had t decide whether t direct a runaway rail car dwn ne f tw tracks s that it crashed int a Leg persn r a Leg animal — either a dg r chimpanzee. (17)
Abut 42 per cent f the children wanted t save the dg and make the rail car cllide with the persn, cmpared with just 17 per cent f adults. Abut 28 per cent f children als priritised the chimpanzee ver the persn, cmpared with 11 per cent f adults.
“Children learn frm their parents, teachers and thers that it’s really imprtant t care fr thers, but it may be easier fr them t learn this as a blanket rule that applies t bth humans and animals,” says Karri Neldner at the Max Planck Institute fr Evlutinary Anthrplgy in Germany. (18) “Hwever, as they get lder, they might pick up n cultural narratives that tell us it’s really imprtant t care fr ther peple,” says Neldner.
(19) When she asked Australian children aged 4 t 10 t rder pictures f peple, animals, plants and bjects accrding t hw much they cared abut them, the 4-year-lds tended t care mre abut dgs, cats and dlphins than abut classmates, plice fficers and sick peple, but this was reversed in the 10-year-lds.
The reasn children value dgs s highly is prbably due t familiarity, says Wilks. Her studies have fund that children wh spent mre time with dgs were mre likely t say they wuld save a dg ver a persn.
A．Mst adults view human life as especially precius.
B．Her research suggests this shift starts by the age f 10.
C．Surprisingly, children were mre likely t save a dg ver a persn.
D．Fr cmparisn, the researchers repeated this with 178 Plish adults aged 18 t 50.
E．As a result, they dn’t shw a strng preference fr saving ne ver the ther, she says.
F．Abut 28 per cent f children aged 5 t 9 said they wuld save a dg ver a persn, cmpared with 8 per cent f adults.
G．Hwever, grwing evidence suggests many yung children feel differently.
15.A. AB. BC. CD. DE. EF. FG. G
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
三、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共15分。
My grandfather was a writer f many bks. As a child and a teenager, I wrte (20) trying t be an authr like him. When I (21) my first bk, I was nt sure if I shuld thrw it ut t the wrld r shelter it frever. That's why I went t grandpa that night, my faithful reader, wh nce again gave me tremendus (22) .
"Did yu bring the bk? I heard yu talk abut it and I can't wait t see yur (23) ."
"Oh yeah, the bk. I cmpleted it yesterday," I handed him the draft, "but I dn't think it's that gd..."
He turned t a randm page and (24) mre f the pages. "Why d yu think this isn't gd? It lks fine t me. Very heart-warming."
"Well, I'm nt sure. It culd be better than it is nw."
"Yu can't expect fr the bk t be (25) . Writing is a skill that takes time. Yu already finished the stry, and nw yu have t (26) thers what yu've gt," he passed the bk back t me. "If peple dn't like it, then write again. Criticism is imprtant, but yu are ging t have t keep n writing till yu are (27) with yur wrk."
"Is that hw yu became a writer?"
"Yes, and every ther writer befre me. Yu have t start frm the (28) and then reach the tp."
I finally brke ut int a smile and he did t. I lked carefully at the bk ne mre time. The pages bund tgether gave me hpe fr the future. That settled it. I was ging t have t (29) myself and let thers see my wrk. Fr me and fr my grandpa.
20.A. fastB. wellC. nnstpD. little
21.A. plishedB. finishedC. deletedD. published
22.A. tasksB. pressureC. rewardsD. inspiratin
23.A. prgressB. styleC. cmmentD. reactin
24.A. cpiedB. wrteC. scannedD. edited
25.A. perfectB. uniqueC. cmplexD. practical
26.A. sendB. shwC. teachD. sell
27.A. cntentB. strictC. patientD. exhausted
28.A. endB. failureC. bttmD. criticism
29.A. give upB. cunt nC. lk afterD. get ver
四、语法填空：本大题共1小题，共10分。
30.阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
In January 2018, Chinese scientists annunced that they (1) (clne) Zhng Zhng and Hua Hua, the wrld’s first clned lng-tailed mnkeys. As primates are clsely related t humans, clning them had been cnsidered extremely difficult. (2) makes the achievement mre inspiring is that the researchers had been whlly devted t the research and taking care f ver 1000 mnkeys 24 hurs a day, 7 days a week fr mre than 5 years. There had been a number f failures (3) they finally made a breakthrugh which brught hpe t medical research and human health.
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Over the last 50 years, the U.S. and Canada have slwly but surely lst 29% f their bird ppulatins. Even cmmn birds such as sparrws and blackbirds (4) (face) declines in Nrth America since 1970. One majr cause is that humans have expanded their ftprint greatly, (5) (result) in habitat lss fr birds. Less habitat means less space (6) (find) fd, mates, nest, and raise yung. Since birds play an (7) (essence) rle in the functining f the wrld’s ecsystems, we need t spare n effrt t prtect them and take these beautiful creatures under ur wing.
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
The 2021 Internatinal Cnfucius Cultural Festival (8) (launch) in September, featuring an internatinal frum t discuss cultural civilizatins and the Cnfucius Culture Week fr Chinese and freign students. This annual festival includes bth nline and ffline events, which are aimed at cnnecting Cnfucian culture fans wrldwide. (9) (fund) in 1989, it is ne f the largest festivals natinally and internatinally supprted by turism festivals integrating culture, turism, and scientific research (10) the aim f prmting ancient Chinese culture.
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五、阅读表达：本大题共1小题，共10分。
31.Over the years I have been fascinated t read abut studies int the pwer f tuch.
One famus study examined vides f hw peple respnded t thse near them wh had been the victim f a bad frtune. It fund that humans and primates cmfrt ne anther and demnstrate care in a similar way. Offering hugs t calm victims may be an instinct that we gt frm primate ancestrs.
Anther study fund that when the husband r wife f a patient in srrw reaches ut and hlds their hand, they becme settled and less srrwful. Tuch symblizes safety and lve, which is ne f the mst imprtant aspects fr develpment as a child. When we are upset as adults, we seek ut the same things. Humans are wired t be tuched.
Nevertheless, many peple tday suffer frm “tuch hunger”, which ccurs when a persn experiences little tuch fr a lng time. It is assciated with greater stress, anxiety and lneliness, and lwer-quality sleep.
Actually, even the briefest tuch — a warm handshake, a gentle pat, r a high-five — is ften enugh t cnvey lve and care.
Be a giver!
(1) What did the first study find abut tuch?_____________________________________________________________________________
(2) Why is tuch imprtant?_____________________________________________________________________________
(3) Please decide which part is false in the fllwing statement, then underline it and explain why.
Tuch has the great pwer t give peple wh suffer frm “tuch hunger” strng emtinal experiences, but a brief tuch like a handshake is t light t cnvey lve and care.
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(4) Apart frm tuch, what ther way(s) d yu ften use t express yur lve and care in yur life? (In abut 40 wrds)_____________________________________________________________________________
六、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共20分。
32.假设你是红星中学高二学生李华。你们学校将举办主题为“Literature and Me”的文学节活动，请你用英语给交换生Jim写一封邮件，邀请他参加。内容包括：
1.活动内容；
2.邀请理由。
注意： 1.词数100左右；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs,
Li Hua
1~3.【答案】C、B、C
4~7.【答案】B、A、D、C
8~10.【答案】C、C、C
11~14.【答案】D、A、C、B
15~19.【答案】A、G、D、E、B
20~29.【答案】C、B、D、A、C、A、B、A、C、D
30.【答案】【小题1】
had clned
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What
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have faced
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resulting
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essential
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Funded
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31.【答案】【小题1】
The first study fund that humans and primates cmfrt ne anther and demnstrate care in a similar way, and ffering hugs t calm victims may be an instinct inherited frm primate ancestrs.
【小题2】
Tuch is imprtant because it symblizes safety and lve, which is essential fr a child’s develpment. Even as adults, peple seek tuch when they are upset, as humans are naturally wired t be tuched.
【小题3】
The false part is “but a brief tuch like a handshake is t light t cnvey lve and care.” Accrding t the passage, even the briefest tuch — a warm handshake, a gentle pat, r a high-five — is ften enugh t cnvey lve and care.
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I ften express lve and care by spending quality time with family and friends, listening t them patiently when they are upset, and ffering wrds f encuragement. I als ck fr them r write small ntes t brighten their day.
32.【答案】Dear Jim,
I hpe this email finds yu well. Our schl is ging t hld a literary festival themed “Literature and Me”, and I’m writing t invite yu t jin us.
The festival will take place next Friday afternn in the schl library. There will be a bk-sharing sessin where students can intrduce their favrite bks, a shrt play perfrmed based n a famus nvel, and a petry writing wrkshp. It will be a great chance t explre the beauty f literature.
Since yu lve reading and always share unique ideas, I believe yu will truly enjy the event. It’s als a wnderful pprtunity t learn mre abut Chinese and Western literary wrks.
Lking frward t yur reply.
Yurs,
Li Hua