2025-2026学年江苏省苏州市姑苏区苏州中学高二（下）期中英语试卷

这是一份2025-2026学年江苏省苏州市姑苏区苏州中学高二（下）期中英语试卷，共8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，单词拼写-单句，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。
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The CAUSE Leadership Academy （CLA） fr students is a paid nine-week internship （实习） prgram that cnnects cllege undergraduates t cmmunities thrugh lcal plitical experiences and prepares them t lead and advcate fr civic （市民的） engagement.
General Infrmatin：
Prgram Duratin：June 24th，2024 — August 23rd，2024
Lcatin and Time Cmmitment：CLA will be an in-persn，full-time prgram （5 days per week，abut 40 hurs per week）
Payment：Each intern will receive ＄4，000 upn satisfactry cmpletin f the prgram
Prgram Gals：
T gain new skills and knwledge
T deepen understanding f issues that impact the lcal cmmunity
T explre civic leadership career paths
T develp prfessinal experience and skills t be effective in plitical advcacy and campaign supprt
Prgram Cmpnents：
Interns will wrk tgether t develp a prject
Interns will be placed in a public，private，r nn-prfit hst ffice
Interns will learn abut and supprt civic engagement effrts with their Hst Office
Interns will develp leadership skills and expand understanding f civic engagement
Requirements fr Applicants：
Have a minimum GPA f 3.0
Be a current student with at least ne year f cllege cmpleted r a recent cllege graduate
Be able t actively participate in all majr events
Fr full cnsideratin，applicants must ensure bth Applicatin and Letter f Recmmendatin are received by Sunday，January 28th，2024 at 11：59 pm.
1.The prgram aims t help participants ______ .
A. make academic achievements
B. lead envirnmental campaigns
C. deepen understanding f civic issues
D. chse business leadership career paths
2.CLA will ffer interns ______ .
A. a prject t finish individually
B. a leader psitin in a Hst Office
C. a training nline abut civic engagement
D. ＄4，000 when they successfully cmplete the prgram
3.Which is a requirement fr the applicants？______
A. Participating in all events.
B. Having a GPA n less than 3.0.
C. Applying after January 28th，2024.
D. Being a current high schl student.
B
Jn Pedley is making a big change.He is giving up his life as a businessman fr a life f helping thers.He is trading his beautiful farmhuse in England fr life in a mud hut （小屋） in Uganda，East Africa.
Pedley admitted that he had nt always led a very psitive life.At times he drank t much and gt in truble with the law. "I had always put the pursuit f mney in frnt f everything else.As lng as I was all right，I didn't care wh I was hurting，" says Pedley.
But a visit t Uganda in 2007 gave Pedley a new utlk n life.He was amazed at what he saw and hw much the peple there appreciated the wrk he was ding. "I wrked there fr a few days and these peple wh have nthing were thanking me by giving me bags f ptates，which are a frtune fr them，" he said.Nw Pedley is selling his business，his ＄1.5 millin farmhuse，and his expensive car—and mving int a hut made f mud and bards in a small Ugandan village.There he will help run an rganisatin that hpes t imprve the quality f life fr peple in the village f Kigazi.He will help t build schlrms fr children and tanks t hld clean water fr villagers.Tday，peple in Kigazi must walk tw miles t a hspital，s Pedley will help t build dctrs' ffices，t.
Pedley's rganisatin will als wrk with English teenagers wh are in truble.The teens will be sent t a "camp" in Uganda that Pedley will run.The teens will live in mud huts and help t build water，health，and educatin facilities fr kids in Kigazi，many f whm have lst their parents t pverty r disease.Pedley hpes the teens will see a side f life that might help them turn arund their wn lives and set them n a new and mre psitive path.
4.Which f the fllwing best describes Pedley in the past？______
A. OptimisticB. SelflessC. UnsympatheticD. Independent
5.What will Pedley d in the small Ugandan village？______
A. Help build cmmunity facilities.
B. D business with the lcal peple.
C. Help farmers increase ptat utput.
D. Intrduce tls t imprve English teaching.
6.Why will Pedley wrk with English teenagers in truble？______
A. T inspire them t live a mre psitive life.
B. T encurage them t make friends with lcals.
C. T make them learn abut different cultures.
D. T train them t becme dctrs in the future.
7.What is the main idea f the passage？______
A. Jn Pedley sld his farmhuse and car t start a business in Uganda.
B. The peple in Kigazi live a pr life and need clean water and hspitals.
C. Nwadays English teenagers are sent abrad in rder t change their lives.
D. A frmer businessman gave up his cmfrtable life t help thers in Africa.
C
In a dark huse in Austin，Texas，a team f rbts and scientists is raising millins f crickets （蟋蟀） every mnth.Once fully grwn，these insects are rasted and seasned，r grund （磨碎） int flur.
This cricket farm is the innvatin f Gabe Mtt，Shbhita Sr and Mhammed Ashur，funders f Aspire Fd Grup.T launch the farm，they had t think big abut crickets.N ne had raised them fr human cnsumptin n this scale befre. "We had t walk away frm everything in the scientific literature，" Mtt says.
The grup nw runs cnstant tests n every bx f fd that's prduced — and abut a millin crickets are raised each day.Drps f water，hurs f light，bits f feed，changes in temperature — all are valuable data pints that help bst the cricket life cycle frm birth t cricket flur.
Pund fr pund，crickets and ther eatable insects prvide a lt fr the planet's resurces.Crickets cntain mre prtein than beef，mre calcium （钙） than milk，and mre irn than cabbage.Crickets need just 2 punds f fd fr every eatable pund they becme.Hwever，cws require 25 punds f fd fr per pund f beef.Because it demands s many resurces，the beef industry is a significant greenhuse gas cntributr and driver f defrestatin.
As the Earth's ppulatin increases by billins in the cming decades，fd prductin must duble t feed everyne.That has businessmen betting big that eating insects will be an imprtant part f the wrld hunger slutin.Amng the cmpanies ding the business are Aspire，Tiny Farms and Bitty Fds.
But these cmpanies must d their best t meet demand.Aspire's main cncerns are scale and efficiency，s they're using data t maximize prductin.And crickets are perfect data generatrs.Their life lasts just mnths，prviding a great pprtunity t analyse every mment t perfect prductin.The cmpany's engineers designed feeder rbts that lk after the crickets，adding just the right amunt f fd and water they need.Over the next year r s，Ashur expects 70 t 80 percent f the cricket-raising prcess will be autmated with highly skilled wrkers ding the rest.
8.Hw d the three funders run the cricket farm？______
A. They feed crickets healthy fd.
B. They learn a lt frm the beef industry.
C. They try t imprve the cricket life cycle.
D. They keep an eye n crickets' mvements.
9.What can we learn abut crickets accrding t Paragraph 4？______
A. Their research value.B. Their advantages as fd.
C. Their diet and living habits.D. Their widespread ppularity.
10.What will Aspire need first accrding t Ashur？______
A. Mre research n cricket marketing.
B. Highly skilled wrkers t d cnstant tests.
C. A larger number f crickets t be raised daily.
D. Autmated systems t handle mst f the wrk.
11.What may be the best title fr the text？______
A. Hw t Raise Crickets fr Fd in Yur Hme
B. Insect Farming：An attempt t Feed the Wrld
C. Beef Industry：A Majr Cause f Glbal Warming
D. Crickets：A Perfect Data Generatr fr Scientists
D
Recent research suggests that actrs may be able t hide their everyday self when they take n a new character.Researchers wrked with Flute Theatre，which creates and prvides interactive prductins f Shakespeare fr autistic （患自闭症的） individuals and their families.The team used wearable brain imaging technlgies，alngside measurement devices，t evaluate the brain activity f actrs as they played scenes frm Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Lead authr Dwaynica Greaves said， "The shut f a persn's wn name is a pwerful sund that nrmally makes the persn turn his r her head.Hwever，ur findings suggest that actrs may learn t suppress their sense f self as they train in the theatre and take n a different character." The findings shwed that when the actrs heard their wn names during the perfrmance，their respnse was prevented in the left anterir prefrntal crtex f the brain，which is usually assciated with self-awareness.
The researchers als fund that during the play，there were similar activity patterns in the brains f paired actrs wh were wrking tgether.These areas are assciated with scial interactin.The effects were specific t the brain data and were nt seen in the heartbeat r breathing data，shwing that there are specific brain systems functining tgether effectively during cmplex scial interactins.
Greaves said， "Our findings indicate that wrking tgether with the theatre industry culd be helpful in prducing theries abut scial interactin that culd als be investigated in the real wrld.Our lab will cntinue t investigate the effects f theatrical training n an actr's sense f self in the hpe that yung peple，including thse with autism，can learn new scial skills by taking part in theatre activities."
Artistic Directr f Flute Theatre，Kelly Hunter，said， "The scientific recgnitin that ur physilgical selves respnd when we hear ur names deepened my understanding f the drama games I play with autistic individuals.And I have further develped the way I use the names f the autistic participants within ur perfrmances.It's been a perfect cmbinatin f artistic instincts and scientific questining，creating a deeper understanding f hw we cmmunicate."
12.Hw did the researchers carry ut the study？______
A. By cnducting randm interviews.
B. By assessing subjects' brain activities.
C. By bserving actrs' interactins.
D. By evaluating audiences' respnses.
13.What des the underlined wrd "suppress" in paragraph 2 mst prbably mean？______
A. T hide r hld back.B. T express r expse.
C. T recrd r remember.D. T imprve r strengthen.
14.Accrding t paragraph 4，what des Greaves hpe t d thrugh the research？______
A. T allw actrs t better fcus during the perfrmance.
B. T help yung peple learn scial skills thrugh theatre.
C. T replace traditinal autistic therapies with theatrical training.
D. T prve theatrical experience cntributes t scial interactin.
15.What is Kelly Hunter's attitude twards the research findings？______
A. She dubts their usefulness fr her wrk.
B. She thinks they g against artistic instincts.
C. She finds them t cmplicated t understand.
D. She values them and has imprved her practice accrdingly.
二、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共12.5分。
A majrity f the peple d nt read the classics.Their reasns begin with the language being t difficult and end with the stryline t distant t the present cntext.Lve fr classics is bviusly nt at first sight.（1）______ We begin as acquaintances （泛泛之交） and eventually becme clse friends with private jkes between us.S hw des ur apprach a classic？
Dn't be afraid t be cnfused.
We get it：it's hard t pwer thrugh cnfusin.It desn't feel great when a bk makes yu feel cnfused.
Every reader has t start smewhere（2）______ Instead，be prud f yurself fr trying，and get excited abut all the new things yu'll learn.
Research，research，research.
（3）______ Researching the authr—and the time and place they were writing abut — can help yu situate yurself during tricky passages.The authr's experience，viewpint，and histrical cntext might help yu make the cnnectins yu might nt have therwise.
Just pick the bk up.
This step is self-explanatry.While it's nt hard t just pick a bk up，we knw hw difficult it can be t cnvince yurself t d s.（4）______ Take a deep breath，then leap nt the deck （甲板） f Melville's Pequd r step cautiusly thrugh the gates f Dracula's Castle.
（5）______
There is n perfect way t read a classic text.There is n defining interpretatin，n singular，exact answer.Yur gal as a reader is t discver what aspects and insights are meaningful t yu.Enjy the prcess.Cnsider what cnfuses yu，read with intentin，and think critically.Even if yur interpretatin f the wrk isn't quite perfect，it is still valuable!
A.It is a gradual affair.
B.Allw the bk t grw with yu.
C.It has sme frm f histrical influence.
D.Befre yu turn t page ne，d sme digging.
E.Never beat yurself up fr nt knwing smething.
F.Remind yurself that it's a new learning pprtunity.
G.Fcus n yur wn understanding.
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
三、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。
"There's much mre t being a living statue than simply standing still，" Izabela Radcliffe，wh has perfrmed all ver the wrld as a living statue，reveals.
"Aside frm breathing withut anyne nticing，mving can be the (21) aspect f being a living statue.Sme mving statues dn't mve at all，which fuels the audience's (22) and keeps them watching clsely. (23) ，fr me，the true magic f this art happens when a living statue ges frm stillness t mvement.Mvement instantly brings a statue t (24) ."
Izabela first (25) living-statue perfrmance at twenty when she had a summer jb in Lndn.After she cmpleted her studies in 2019，she decided living statue art wuld be part f her (26) life.
Tday，Izabela (27) wrking as a living statue with prducing festivals，making theatrical cstumes， (28) living statue wrkshps，and being a mum.
"If I dn't have a bking at a special (29) ，I like t perfrm n the streets f Edinburgh.Every perfrmance (30) depending n which f my thirty characters I've chsen t be — and the imprmptu （即兴的） cnnectins that develp between my statue and (31) .They might take a pht r tell me a jke hping I'll laugh.Smetimes peple lean n me， (32) thinking I'm a real statue!"
On ne ccasin，a naughty by (33) t thrw his slice f birthday cake at Izabela's Marie Curie statue. "I said in my measured，n-nnsense Marie Curie (34) ， 'That wuld nt be (35) ' — and he prmptly ate his cake!" she says，laughing.
21.A. sweetestB. simplestC. trickiestD. funniest
22.A. curisityB. addictinC. imaginatinD. cncern
23.A. BesidesB. HweverC. InsteadD. Therefre
24.A. lightB. fameC. mindD. life
25.A. tk upB. called frC. picked utD. gt dwn
26.A. prfessinalB. scialC. privateD. academic
27.A. cmparesB. replacesC. cmbinesD. matches
28.A. ignringB. runningC. avidingD. picturing
29.A. flightB. htelC. seatD. event
30.A. relatesB. imprvesC. repeatsD. varies
31.A. passers-byB. perfrmersC. party-gersD. emplyers
32.A. flishlyB. intentinallyC. mistakenlyD. implitely
33.A. failedB. threatenedC. managedD. hesitated
34.A. lnelinessB. zneC. bneD. tne
35.A. ecnmicalB. cnvenientC. apprpriateD. pssible
四、语法填空：本大题共1小题，共15分。
36. Tianzhu 2，a carg spacecraft launched n May 29，2021，dcked （对接） with Tianhe — the cre mdule f the cuntry's permanent space statin — early n the mrning f May 30.
A Lng March-7 rcket (1) （ carry） Tianzhu 2，was launched frm the Wenchang Space Center n the cast f the suthern island prvince f Hainan (2) 8：55pm n May 29.After a 10-minute flight atp the 53-meter rcket，the craft entered a lw Earth rbit，unflded (3) （ it） slar panels and began t perfrm the rapid autnmus rendezvus （交会） and dcking prcedures， (4) lasted abut eight hurs.
Tianzhu 2 successfully dcked with Tianhe's back hatch at 5：01 am.Next，it was prgrammed t cnduct autnmus refueling peratins and perfrm sme equipment (5) （ test）.
When astrnauts frm the Shenzhu XII spacecraft bard Tianhe in the near future，they will (6) （ gradual） mve living materials and missin paylads frm Tianzhu 2 t the cre mdule.
Tianhe (7) （ lift） by a Lng March-5 B heavy-lift rcket.at the Wenchang Space Launch Center n April 29.The mdule，the largest spacecraft having been (8) （ build） in China s far，is the first part f the Chinese space statin，named Tiangng.
Befre dcking with Tianzhu 2，Tianhe carried ut (9) series f jbs t check its designs fr rendezvus，astrnaut accmmdatin and (10) （ experiment） equipment.
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五、单词拼写-单句：本大题共10小题，共10分。
37.New entrepreneurs in the tech zne can get prfessinal g n market peratin frm industry experts invited by the lcal gvernment. （根据首字母单词拼写）
38.She tld me abut it a cuple weeks ag，but it sn s my mind. （根据首字母单词拼写）
39.Plice have taken five s int custdy （拘留） and are further investigating their invlvement in the fraud case. （根据首字母单词拼写）
40.Small castal fishing villages are ften at the m f severe strms and huge waves in summer. （根据首字母单词拼写）
41.Farmers in the muntainus area are busy h rganic tea leaves t catch the best prcessing perid this seasn. （根据首字母单词拼写）
42.The athlete wh made a mistake in the cmpetitin said he felt lucky t be （原谅） by his teammates and cach. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
43.The research team has made （重大的） prgress in the develpment f new energy-saving materials fr cnstructin. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
44.Mst cmpanies in the financial sectr plan t issue a year-end （奖金） based n emplyees' perfrmance and cmpany prfits. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
45.Americans have a （偏爱） fr the direct style. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
46.If yu are a business persn （谈判、协商） with a large enterprise abut a deal，yu shuld d it face t face.
六、书面表达：本大题共2小题，共30分。
47.假定你是李华，你校将举办一场主题为"用英语讲好中国故事" （Telling China's Stries in English）的英语演讲比赛。请你写一封邮件，邀请外教 Mr.Smith担任评委。内容包括：
1.比赛的目的、时间和地点；
2.评委的职责（如评分、点评等）；
3.表达感谢并期待回复。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mr.Smith，
____________
Yurs sincerely，
Li Hua
48. I first saw the cat n a rainy Nvember evening.
It was hiding under a brken car in ur apartment parking lt，its gray fur wet and dirty.Mst days，I just walked past it withut a secnd lk.After all，lst cats were everywhere in ur city.But this ne was different.Every evening at the same time，it wuld sit n the same spt，staring up at my windw n the furth flr.Nt mewing.Nt begging.Just watching.My mther tld me t ignre it. "Feed ne stray （流浪猫），and ten will shw up tmrrw，" she said.S I did nthing.But the cat kept cming.Day after day，rain r shine，it sat there，its yellw eyes fixed n my windw.Smetimes I wuld catch myself lking back at it frm behind the curtain，wndering what it wanted frm me.
One night，a heavy strm hit ur city.The wind hwled like a wild animal，and the rain fell s hard that I culd barely see the street belw.Thunder cracked verhead，shaking the windws f ur apartment.I lay in bed，unable t sleep，thinking abut that small gray cat.Was it still ut there？Had it fund shelter under anther car？I tld myself it was nt my prblem.It was just a stray.There was nthing I wed it.But smething kept pulling at my heart — a strange feeling I culd nt name.Finally，I gt up，grabbed an ld blanket and a can f tuna （金枪鱼），and ran dwnstairs.The parking lt was flded.The brken car was still there，but the cat was gne.
Then I heard a faint cry cming frm behind a trash can.
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。
I walked tward the trash can and lked behind it.________
Frm that night n，the cat became a part f my life.________
1~3.【答案】C、D、B
4~7.【答案】C、A、A、D
8~11.【答案】C、B、D、B
12~15.【答案】B、A、B、D
16~20.【答案】A、E、D、F、G
21~35.【答案】C、A、B、D、A、A、C、B、D、D、A、C、B、D、C
36.【答案】【小题1】
carrying
【小题2】
at
【小题3】
its
【小题4】
which
【小题5】
tests
【小题6】
gradually
【小题7】
was lifted
【小题8】
built
【小题9】
a
37.【答案】uidance
38.【答案】lipped
39.【答案】uspects
40.【答案】ercy
41.【答案】arvesting
42.【答案】frgiven
43.【答案】significant
44.【答案】bnus
45.【答案】preference
46.【答案】negtiating
47.【答案】Dear Mr.Smith，
I am Li Hua.I am writing t sincerely invite yu t be a judge fr ur upcming English speech cntest，which aims t imprve students' English speaking skills and spread Chinese culture.
Themed ‌"Telling China's Stries in English"，the cntest is scheduled t take place in the schl lecture hall at 2：00 pm next Friday.As a judge，yu are expected t scre the cntestants' perfrmances and give sme prfessinal cmments.
We wuld be highly hnred if yu culd accept ur invitatin.Thank yu fr yur time and I am lking frward t yur early reply.
Yurs sincerely， Li Hua
48.【答案】 I walked tward the trash can and lked behind it.There huddled the little gray cat，trembling vilently in the cld rain and wind.Its left paw was stuck in a cncrete crack，bleeding frm a tiny cut.I gasped and knelt dwn immediately，lsening the crack gently t free it.Wrapping it tight in my warm blanket，I held the pened tuna can t its muth.It lifted its shivering head，licked my fingers sftly，then nibbled at the fish.My heart melted cmpletely，and I decided t take it hme n matter what my mm wuld say.
Frm that night n，the cat became a part f my life.I named it Rainy，and my mm，wh was initially against keeping it，gradually fell in lve with its quiet gentleness.It still sits by the windw every day，but nw n a sft sunlit windwsill instead f the cld parking lt.It waits fr me t get hme frm schl every afternn，curls up n my desk when I d hmewrk，and purrs sftly t cmfrt me when I feel stressed abut studies.That stray cat that nce stared up at my windw turned ut t be the warmest surprise I ever gt.