广东省广州市部分学校2025-2026学年高二下学期7月期末教学质量监测英语试题（含答案）

这是一份广东省广州市部分学校2025-2026学年高二下学期7月期末教学质量监测英语试题（含答案），共16页。

Prgram Timeline
Applicatin Requirements
This prgram will select 15 full-time participants t use the device in their hmes fr fur weeks.
The call is pen t residents living within the city area.All applicants are suppsed t be at least 18 years ld and previus experience with smart devices is a must.
T apply,applicants are required t prvide the fllwing infrmatin:
● Name and a valid email address.This infmatin will nly be used fr prgram-related cmmunicatin.
● A brief descriptin fyur experience with smart devices (maximum 100 wrds). This helps us understand yur familiarity level.
Please send the abve materials t apply@ applicatin received after the deadline will nt be cnsidered.
21.What is the purpse f this text?
A.T intrduce a new smait device.
B.T advertise a technlgy cmpany.
C.T explain hw t use a smart assistant.
D.T seek vlunteers fr a prduct trial.
22.Hw lng are participants expected t test the device?
A.18 days. B.28 days. C.20 days. D.30 days.
23.Wh is the mst suitable fr the prgram?
A.Fia,ajunir high schl student fnd f technlgy.
B.Christpher,a retired teacher living utside the city.
C.Samantha,a lcal cllege graduate majring in IT.
D.Max,a part-time wrker seldm using smart devices.
高二英语试题 第 2 共 1 2
May 10
Applicatins due
By May 20
Selected participants infrmed;agreements signed
June 1-28
Device testing perid
July 18
Final feedback survey due
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This summer,I marked what is called a “milestne birthday”.My apprach t birthdays is usually twfld:fear them in advance and bear them at the mment But this year,I decided t face my birthday directly instead f tlerating it awkwardly.Rather than wait t receive gifts,why nt celebrate my birthday by giving thers presents?Maybe turning traditin upside dwn wuld assuage my discmfrt.
Science was n my side.Studies have fund that spending mney n thers makes us happier than spending mney n urselves."We bserve this all ver the wrld,even in places where peple are struggling t meet their wn basic needs.Charitable cntributins activate the reward centres f ur brain that excite delights such as music and fd,"Elizabeth Dunn,a psychlgy prfessr at the University f British Clumbia tld me.
Armed with these studies,I began planning my experiment.The gift had t be small enugh t mail in an envelpe and meaningful enugh t tuch hearts.I decided n pencils.I lcated a vendr ( 商 贩 )in Central Califrnia wh culd custmize pencils.I rdered them in pink t hnur my last name.And I carved them with three messages abut pencils that duble as messages abut life:Stay sharp.Get t the pint.Erasing is creating.
With my wife,I turned ur kitchen int a wrkshp.We printed labels,slid three pencils int each envelpe and then went t ur neighburhd pst ffice.We sent 98 gifts ut.
A few days later,I heard frm abut three-furths fthe pencil recipients (收件者). They tld me they liked the gift.Several peple sent phts f their new pink pencils alng with thanks r birthday wishes.A few tld me hw tuched they were that I thught f them.One persn texted happy emjis.
This exercise deepened my sense f gratitude and cnnectin.Fr a few mments,
I frgt I was turning ld.Nw I culd prudly declare—I am 60.
24.What des the underlined wrd “assuage”in paragraph 1 mean? A.Ease. B.Cause. C.Hide. D.Express.
25.What can we learn frm Elizabeth Dunn’s wrds in paragraph 2?
A.Material wealth generates charity.
B.Giving ffers peple mre pleasure.
C.Peple wrldwide bserve birthdays.
D.Peple in need are mre likely t dnate.
26.Why did the authr tailr the pencils pink?
A.T entertain receivers. B.T make them striking.
C.T highlight the messages. D.T bear a mark f himself.
27.What is paragraph 5 mainly abut?
A.Hw the pencils were packed and sent ut.
B.Hw peple respnded t the authr's gift.
C.Hw the authr's birthday was celebrated.
D.Hw the authr reflected n the experience
C
Urban agriculture,the practice f farming within the restrictins f a city,is becming increasingly ppular and is viewed as a sustainable alternative t big industrial farms.By sme estimates,between 20%and 30%f the glbal urban ppulatin engages in sme frm f urban agriculture.But until recently,its carbn ftprint remained understudied.
Using data frm 73 lw-tech city farms,cmmunity gardens,and persnal plts f land,Newell and his team examined hw the average carbn emissins (排放)f fd prduced at lw-tech urban agriculture sites differed frm thse f cnventinally grwn crps.The team fund that because f urban gardens’relatively lw utputs,alng with the energy used in cnstructing the planting beds,big-city ptates were significantly mre carbn-intensive than cmmercially grwn nes.This held true even when the researchers factred in emissins frm transprting cmmercially grwn prduce t ften distant grcery stres.
That desn't mean that grwing vegetables in big cities is ttally bad, hwever."Urban farming is great,"if imperfect,says Carla Grebitus,a fd chice expert.It can be a pwerful tl fr jb creatin and educatin,she says,and a gd way t intrduce
fresh prduce t urban "fd deserts"where healthy firuits and vegetables are hard t cme by.Cmmunity gardens can als prvide a place t cnnect with nature,and the added green space can reduce the risks f heat and flding.
Aware f these benefits,Newell's team highlighted several ways t make urban agriculture mre sustainable.One ptin is t be selective abut what crps are grwn. Fr instance,tmates grwn in the sil f pen-air urban plts had a lwer carbn intensity than thse grwn in cnventinal greenhuses.Anther strategy is t rely n existing cnstructins.Include ld structures in a new garden's design instead f taking dwn ld buildings.Finally,take the lcal climate,water quality and sil int accunt. Avid grwing plants that require mre water, energy and pesticides ( 杀虫剂),all f which affect the envirnment.
28.What can we knw abut urban agriculture fim paragraph 1?
A.It is thrughly researched. B.It is practiced utside cities.
C.It is limited t industrial farms. D.It is welcmed by urban citizens.
29.Hw des the authr explain urban agriculture's higher carbn intensity? A.By making a cmparisn. B.By quting an expert.
C.By defining a cncept. D.By telling a stry.
30.What is a benefit f urban agriculture accrding t Carla?
A.Adding variety t peple's diets. B.Prviding recreatinal pprtunities.
C.Strengthening cmmunity bnds. D.Reducing drught and fld risks.
31.What is recmmended t make urban agriculture mre sustainable?
A.Develping greenhuse crps.
B.Selecting pesticide-free crps.
C.Recnstucting urban gardens.
D.Grwing ec-friendly plants.
D
Every trip t the supermarket invlves a quiet battle between what we want nw and what we knw is better fr us later.That tensin explains why many chse crisps and cakes ver firuit and vegetables.New research,published in the Jurnal fPublic
Ecnmics,suggests that this everyday struggle is strngly shaped by hw individuals think abut the future.
The study examined the influence f peple's time preferences n real-wrld fd decisins,cnnecting financial decisin-making patterns t what ultimately gets purchased and cnsumed.The researchers als tracked actual grcery purchases and eating habits amng lw-incme shppers acrss the US.Participants cmpleted a shrt set f tasks that measured tw features.The first was general patience,meaning hw willing smene is t wait fr larger future rewards.The secnd was present fcus,meaning hw strngly smene is pulled tward immediate satisfactin when a reward is available right nw.
Results shwed that mre patient individuals purchased and ate mre firuits and vegetables.By cntrast,peple wh were mre present fcused shwed the ppsite pattern.They bught and cnsumed fewer fiuits and vegetables and had less healthy diets verall.The pull f instant pleasure appeared t be greater than lnger-term health benefits at the mment f chice.
The research went further by testing hw these tendencies change when healthy fd becmes cheaper.Sme shppers were given discunts n fiuits and vegetables during their nrmal shpping trips. These subsidies ( 补 贴 金 )greatly increased healthy purchases acrss the bard.
Crucially,the biggest imprvements were seen amng the mst present fcused shppers.The same grup that usually struggled t make healthier chices respnded mst strngly when the immediate cst was reduced.Lwer prices helped ffset( 抵消) their tendency t favr shrt-term rewards,making healthier chices easier in the mment.
This matters fr public health plicy.Gvernments ften assume that peple simply need mre infrmatin abut nutritin.But fr many husehlds,unhealthy eating is nt abut ignrance but abut hw the brain weighs nw and future under pressure.Plicies that acknwledge this reality,such as lwering the cst f fiuit and vegetables,can be mre effective than health advice in the lng run
32.What did the new research mainly explre?
A.Factrs leading t higher fd prices.
B.Cmmn demand fr unhealthy snacks.
C.Shpping cncerns f lw-incme families.
D.Links between time preference and fd chice.
33.What mainly drives present-fcused shppers’purchases?
A.The frequency f shpping. B.The draw f shrt-term reward
C.The length f shpping time. D.The value f nutritius prducts.
34.What can be inferred frm the further test?
A.Bth grups respnded equally.
B.Subsidies are irrelevant t chices.
C.Present fcused shppers benefited mst.
D.Patient individuals made a purchase faster.
35.What plicy insight des the study ffer fr imprving public health?
A.Fd security is the tp pririty.
B.Planning ahead is wrth advcating.
C.Price cuts may be an effective slutin.
D.Nutritin educatin needs t be sufficient.
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。
It is natural t cmpare urselves with thers and t get caught in a mental cmparisn cycle,yet this is seldm beneficial.Yu may have heard the expressin, "Cmparisn is the thief fjy." 36
Cmparisn nt nly rbs us f jy,but it can als fuel self-criticism and a lack f self-acceptance. 37 "I am nt as successful and cmpetent as they are.““Why dn't I have what they have?”We use cmparisn as a way f self- criticism,which prevents self-acceptance.
Anther issue with cmparisn is that it causes unrealistic expectatins.When we cmpare urselves t thers,we ften verlk the cntext f their jurney.We see
the
success,but nt the failures,sacrifices,r struggles. 38 But in reality,n
ne's life is withut difficulties,and by fcusing n smene else's highlights, we're ignring the cmplexity f ur wn stry.
Cmparisn may secretly play tricks n us.If we meet expectatins,lse weight, r get a prmtin,we will feel better,calmer,and stp cmparing urselves.This may be temprarily true. 39 We can always find smething else t cmpare urselves with,anther expectatin we tell urselves we are nt meeting, leaving us feeling wrse nce again.
Let g f the idea that yu need t cmpete with thers.Life is nt a race,and there is n finish line yu must crss t prve yur wrth.Instead f cmparing, try t celebrate thers'successes and use them as inspiratin fr yur wn jurney.
40 Nt just fr yurself,but fr thse arund yu.
A.Yet cmparisn is an endless prcess.
B.Cmparisn lwers yur sense f security.
C.S,what can we d t break free frm cmparisn?
D.Typically,it leads t perceiving thers as superir t us.
E.By ding s,yu create an envirnment f psitivity and grwth.
F.This makes it easy t assume that everyne else is living a perfect life.
G.This rings true as cmparing urselves with thers makes happiness hard t feel.
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 四个选项中选出可以填入空白 处的最佳选项。
Fr tw mnths,a Califrnia cuple was heartbrken.They wndered where their 41 cat was after lsing him in Yellwstne Natinal Park.As summer came t a clse,s did their 42 stry.Frtunately Benny and Susan 43 with their lst cat Rayne last mnth in Rseville,Califrnia,abut 800 miles frm Yellwstne.
In June,the cuple went camping in Yellwstne.Rayne, 44 by smething in the wildeness,ran away in fear.They didn't see him again fr 60 days.During
the
trip,they searched every day, 45 treats and tys in the hpe he'd return,but
withut 46 ."We had t leave withut him,"Susan tld KSBW."That was the 47 day because I felt as ifl were 48 him.”
In early August,Rayne's micrchip,which they had previusly 49 in the
cat,came in handy.The cuple received a 50 frm the micrchip
cmpany indicating that Rayne was in a 51 in Rseville.A wman had discvered him in the street alne and brught him in."He was really tired,"said Susan,"He 52 didn't have much energy left t g any farther."
Hw exactly Rayne travelled the 800 miles frm Yellwstne t Rseville remains a 53 .Susan shared their stry n Facebk,hping it might encurage
smene t cme frward with any 54 .In their KSBW interview,the cuple als urged ther pet wners t put in micrchips t 55 lsing their pets fr gd.
41. A.belved B.pitiful C.playful D.clever
B.sad C.strange D.funny
B.reunited C.dealt D.cnnected
B.cnfused C.scared D.delighted
up B.putting aside C.giving away D.laying ut
46.A. success B.prgress C.cnditin D.exceptin
B.tughest C. wildest D.busiest
B.leaving C.frgetting D.abandning
49.A. registered B.scanned C.fitted D.laded
B.nte C.prpsal D.cmment
B.hspital C.shelter D.street
B.apparently C.particularly D.exactly
B.surprise C. challenge D.mystery
B.explanatins C.phts D.details
B.delay C.risk D.regret
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。
A walk thrugh the hutng near Beijing's Drum Twer is always like stepping
back in time.But recently, 56 a cld winter night,during a walk
thrugh a well-traveled hutng,I fund myself suddenly 57 (transprt) back t my childhd years
I was heading tward ne f the 58 (area)tw excellent CD recrd stres,when a display in a shp windw caught my eye.Upn 59
(clse)inspectin,I realized the painting was a jigsaw puzzle ( 七 巧 板 ) ,and the shp was devted t such puzzles.When I stepped inside,the stre's 60
(wam)relighted fires in my heart and memry.Lng ag,while ding the puzzles and searching 61 (endless)fr the prper piece,I ften fund myself wndering whether perhaps I had lst a piece 62 maybe my cat had stlen ne.I wuld keep staring at the blank spt fr ages yet get nwhere,until I stepped away fr a while and suddenly sptted the missing piece at a glance 63 (slve)prblems effectively,we need effrt and rest;when stuck,we need a break t bring clearness,finding the missing piece rapidly.
Amng the valuable lessns and rewards that these puzzles ffer is that patience and determinatin are enhanced.But what is mst beneficial is hw,like the detective Sherlck Hlmes,we lk fr answers r clues,wrking tirelessly t find 64 perfect fit.It's an apprach that 65 (pay)ff when we encunter any challenge that life presents.
第四部分写作(共两节，满分40 分)
第一节(满分15分)
你校英文报“Safety” 栏目正在征稿，请你从以下安全话题中选择两个你认为 最值得关注的话题，并阐述理由，写一篇短文向该栏目投稿。
高二英语试题 第10 共 1 2
Safety Tpics Wrth Our Attentin
□ Fd safety □ Infrmatin safety □ Prperty safety
□ Traffic safety □ Physical safety □ Other:
注意：
(1)写作词数应为80左右；
(2)请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
第二节 (满分25分)
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。
Kevin wke t the lud beep f his alarm clck.“Can't wait fr that camping trip,”
Kevin thught,filled with excitement.As he was leaving hme,his dad grabbed him by the hand and said,"Befre yu g,just tell me the directins n where yu and yur friends are ging t stay."
"But dad!"Kevin cmplained.
"N buts!”Kevin's dad added.
"Fine."Kevin tld him the directins and left.
The three friends,Kevin,Jay and Nathan,had been planning this adventure
fr weeks,packing their stuff—tents,snacks,and a map—preparing fr a three- day utdr explratin.Excitement ran thrugh Kevin as they departed fr their
campsite.“This trip is ging t be awesme!”Nathan excitedly shuted as they set ff.But little did they knw that nature had a surprise in stre fr them.
They spent the first day at the campsite setting up tents,cllecting firewd,and sharing stries."Man,we nailed these tents,"Kevin said."I knw it was easy really," Nathan replied.The friends were happy.
Yet twards night,as the dark cluds gathered verhead,the atmsphere shifted,
Safety Arund Us
and a sudden stm erupted with unfrgiving anger.Rain pured dwn frm the heavens like an endless waterfall,transfrming the peaceful campsite int a muddy battlegrund. Wrse still,a huge tree was uprted and crashed dwn with a deafening nise nt their nly means f escape—their car.Kevin's eyes widened in hrrr as he sptted the damaged car beneath the fallen giant.“Our car!”he screamed ver the strng wind,his vice a mix f disbelief and desperatin."We're stuck here,"he declared,his wrds barely heard against the thunder and rain.They realized that their plans had been ruined by frces beynd their cntrl.The nce quiet campsite nw std as a deserted battlefield,the fallen tree serving as a painful reminder f the unpredictable nature f the wrld arund them.With n way t leave,they had t spend the night in the tent.
注意：
(1)续写词数应为150左右；
(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
高二英语试题 第 1 2 共 1 2The next day,they faced the immediate prblem f finding water.
On the third night,a distant engine sund brke the ternible stillness.