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2025-2026学年高二下学期期中调研高二年级英语试题
一、阅读理解
A
Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables is a classic novel that tells the story of Jean Valjean, a man who struggles for moral integrity. Set against the backdrop of early 19th-century France, the book powerfully criticizes societal inequality and explores themes of justice and love. Now Les Misérables is a musical at Broadway. It is part of Kids’ Night on Broadway (KNOB), a program designed to introduce young audiences to the magic of live theatre. What to Expect at Les Misérables during KNOB
Despite its deep themes of justice, love, and social change, the show engages young audiences with striking costumes, grand sets, powerful music, and dynamic staging.
Post-show meet-and-greets with the cast and crew for kids’ Q&A about the performance.
Fun educational materials (such as illustrated booklets and interactive cards) to help kids understand the story and themes.
Tickets
10/25/2025—12/07/2025 | Broadway Theater | 1681 Broadway
Seating Area Price Location Description
Upper Level (Back) $70 Highest section, farther view
Upper Level (Front) $85 Closer upper section, full view
Floor Level $110 Ground floor, closest to stage
Special Offer
With one full-price adult ticket, your child (18& under) attends FREE!
All adult tickets include an additional service at broadway.com.
Know Before You Go
Outside food/ drinks not allowed
Bags must fit under seats
No photos/ video during show
Caption (字幕) devices available for deaf/ hard-of-hearing guests
Please avoid talking during performance
Applaud at ends of songs/ scenes
1. What can young audiences do at Les Misérables during KNOB
A．Try on costumes.
B．Interact with the actors.
C．Buy educational materials.
D．Attend a post-show party.
2. How much should a couple and their 16-year-old son pay for floor level seats online
A．$140.
B．$170.
C．$220.
D．$350.
3. What is provided by the theater
A．Free food and drinks.
B．Photographic equipment.
C．Assistive listening devices.
D．On-site bag storage service.
B
During WWII, more than 44,000 native Americans joined the US armies. Among them was a select group of “code talkers” who used a secure communications system relying on Diné Bizaad, the official language of the Navajo Nation, to send secret messages. The code, never broken by enemy forces, played a decisive role in key victories during the war and, ultimately, helped save thousands of lives.
Today, only two of the “code talkers” are still alive: Thomas Begay, now around 101 years old, and Peter MacDonald, 97. As the 80th anniversary (周年纪念日) of WWII’s end nears, they shared with National Geographic about the secret operation that changed military history forever.
“During World War I, the US military used similar strategies to confuse German forces, relying primarily on Choctaw, Cherokee, Ho-Chunk, Comanche, and Osage speakers,” said Begay. “Largely unwritten and with few published reference sources, these native languages were nearly impossible for enemies to figure out what was being said.”
The strategy proved so effective during WWI that military researchers and linguists began studying other native languages to prepare for future conflicts. What they discovered was that Diné Bizaad was exceptionally difficult to decode without deep cultural knowledge.
“Because of the unfamiliarity of the culture, the enemy was even unable to correctly break the words into syllables (音节),” explained Peter MacDonald. “Computers could not have cracked the code. All computers could have done was detect patterns.”
The code talkers program remained secret until 1968, when the US government finally declassified it as part of a broader effort to acknowledge the contributions of minority groups during the war and to allow the “code talkers” to share their stories for the first time. Ronald Begay, a retired US Army officer, recalled what his father told the family in 2002 when they were watching the newly released movie, Windtalkers, “‘I was one of them,’ he simply said.”
4. What can we know about Diné Bizaad
A．It is just widely used in the Navajo Nation.
B．The enemy figured it out during the war.
C．It is the earliest secret code in military history.
D．Only two persons can speak it in the US.
5. What is the key to understanding the Diné Bizaad code talkers’ message
A．Military terms.
B．Individual sounds.
C．Sound patterns.
D．Cultural knowledge.
6. How did Thomas Begay feel when he was talking to his family
A．Surprised.
B．Worried.
C．Calm.
D．Angry.
7. Where is the text adapted from
A．Movie reviews.
B．Formal interviews.
C．Military reports.
D．Classified documents.
C
Video games can spend hours intensely focused on leveling up — progressing to the next level of skill and challenge- in a virtual world, while their everyday troubles fade into the background. Called “flow”, this profoundly immersive state is familiar to artists, musicians and athletes, and has become a popular topic in the media. But video game scholar Braxton Soderman urges caution.
In his new book, Against Flow: Video Games and the Flowing Subject, Soderman aims to “create a little turbulence (湍流) in the smooth flow.” Among his criticisms of flow in relation to video gaming is that it can be used to manipulate (操纵) players for profit and socially isolate them.
“Developers of video games and apps design their technologies specifically in order to produce these intense states of concentration, to addict people to these kinds of experiences,” says Soderman. Money, of course, is the driving force behind most game design, not happiness.
Soderman has played video games almost his entire life, but as the father of two young children, he’s careful to limit the types of games and amount of time his kids spend on video games.
As with flow, Soderman worries that the concepts of play are already being manipulated by capitalism. Business owners, he says, are being encouraged to use play and creativity to establish “playgrounds of profit” instead of creating more open, inclusive environments that actually make people happier.
“Play is an activity that is really about creativity, exploring possibilities, and freedom,” he says. “But it can be hijacked (操纵) and used in a wrong way”.
The concept of play, like flow, is one that Soderman will challenge us all to step back and think about critically. Because, as he shows in Against Flow, getting lost in a video game for a while can be fun, as long as you don’t end up swept away in a lonely current of someone else’s profit.
8. What’s a key sign of video games being in a “flow” state
A．Profound interest in arts and music.
B．Increased focus on everyday troubles.
C．Persistent engagement in online chatting.
D．Intense concentration on game progression.
9. What is the ultimate purpose of most game design
A．To foster genuine happiness.
B．To enhance social interactions.
C．To build up concentration skills.
D．To profit from player involvement.
10. According to Soderman, what is a concern about “play”
A．It’s subject to capitalist influence.
B．It blocks creativity and possibilities.
C．It’s unfavorable for game development.
D．It promotes addiction to virtual socializing.
11. What is the text most likely to be
A．A review of recent video game research.
B．A report about game development practices.
C．An introduction to a newly published book.
D．An essay on the concepts of “flow” and “play”.
D
A new study suggests that crop insurance serves as a disincentive （抑制因素） for farmers to adopt climate change relief measures on their croplands.
The study by researchers at North Carolina State University examined the interactions of warmer temperatures, crop yield （产量） risk and crop insurance participation by farmers. For the study, researchers developed models using historical county-level corn and soybean yield data in the United States, with an eye toward understanding the production impacts of rising temperatures.
The researchers found that variation in crop yield due to higher temperatures rose when more farmers had crop insurance. Interestingly, the results showed greater variability effects for corn yields than for soybean yields.
“This could be an unintended consequence of the government’s providing subsidies for crop insurance, which costs a large sum of money,” said Rod M. Rejesus, professor of agricultural and resource economics at NC State and the author of the research study. “The concept of moral crisis could be present here. If insurance will cover crop losses due to various effects like drought or severe weather, a farmer may not want to pay the extra expense for climate change adaptation efforts such as using cover crops to improve soil health, for example.”
The study models indicate that an increase of daily minimum and maximum temperatures of 1 degree Celsius would increase county-level corn yield variability by 8. 6 bushels （1 bushel equals to 35. 24 L） per acre if 80% of farmers in a county have crop insurance. The same temperature rise in a county with 10％ crop insurance participation would increase corn yield variability by just 6.2 bushels per acre.
The researchers bring up possible solutions to this situation for policymakers. They include providing more subsidies to encourage farmers’ use of climate change relief efforts—like soil health practices—and starting high-level policy conversations about how to possibly adjust rules and guidelines that govern crop insurance contracts in order to reduce the disincentive effects.
12. What does the study find about crop insurance
A．It ensures crop production.
B．It leads to unexpected side effects.
C．It results in worse climate change.
D．It doesn’t bring any benefits to farmers.
13. What does the underlined word “subsidies” in paragraph 4 mean
A．Market support.
B．Verbal support.
C．Technical assistance.
D．Financial aid.
14. What might explain the unintended consequence of crop insurance
A．Moral crisis.
B．Law issue.
C．Study models.
D．Custom change.
15. How did the author show the effects of crop insurance on corn yield variability
A．By doing experiments.
B．By making a comparison.
C．By listing figures.
D．By consulting experts.
七选五
When you spend time with close friends, how do you feel You may feel like you belong. According to the Oxford dictionary, belonging is defined as a “deep sense of acceptance, inclusion, and identification within a group, place, or context.” ____16____
Since the beginning of human evolution, people have connected with others in order to survive. This desire to form and grow relationships is rooted in the human brain. ____17____ In 1943, Abraham Maslow was the first psychologist to write about belonging as a human need. His theory, the Hierarchy (等级) of Needs, states that humans must acquire their basic needs, such as physiological (生理上的) needs and needs related to safety, before they can begin fulfilling other higher, more complex needs, like belonging or developing self-esteem.
Another groundbreaking research about belonging emerged in 1995. Mark Leary and Roy Baumeister found that humans have a universal drive to belong, which motivates their thoughts and actions. In fact, this drive is so important that they argued it was a fundamental human need-not a secondary need in a hierarchy. Their later research explored the connection between self-esteem and belonging. According to their research, self-esteem is not just about how people feel about themselves internally. ____18____
Although feeling connected to people is important in many settings, it becomes especially critical in schools. A 2020 research analysis found that students who do not feel a sense of belonging at school are often searching for threats in their environment that signal whether they are welcome or not. ____19____ This, in turn, can cause poorer academic performance. It can also discourage students from forming deeper relationships. So, a student’s feeling of belonging is vital for their learning.
____20____ Researchers will continue to analyze how personality, culture, and even social media shape how connected we feel to others. With this knowledge, people can create schools and communities where more people feel included. That way, we can develop a society that is overall healthier, happier, and more connected.
A．They may do things to increase their self-esteem.
B．This stress can use up cognitive resources needed for learning.
C．Belonging is a complex thing because it is influenced by many factors.
D．Over the years, researchers have been exploring this subjective feeling.
E．Feeling like you belong can actually improve many aspects of your life.
F．It actually serves as a warning signal that measures how much people feel accepted.
G．When you see yourself well suited to a specific environment, you feel valued and respected.
二、完形填空
Every year I’d read over 2,000 college applications from students all over the world. It is quite ___21___ to choose whom to admit. ___22___, in the chaos of SAT scores and recommendations, one ___23___ is always irresistible in a candidate: kindness.
The most surprising ___24___ of kindness I’ve ever ___25___ came from a student who had excellent scores and a supportive recommendation from his college counselor (顾问). Even with these qualifications, he might not have ___26___. But one letter of recommendation caught my eye. It was from a school security ___27___. Letters of recommendation are typically written by people like former presidents, celebrities, and Olympic athletes.
The security guard wrote that he supported this student’s admission because of his ___28___. This young man was the only person in the school who knew the names of every member of the guard staff. He turned off lights in empty rooms, consistently ___29___ the hallway monitor each morning and tidied up the classroom after his peers left school ___30___ nobody was watching. This student, the security guard wrote, had a(n) ___31___ respect for every person at the school, regardless of position, popularity or power.
It gave us a ___32___ onto a student’s life in the moments when nothing “counted”. That student was admitted by unanimous (一致的) vote of the admissions committee.
Next year there might be a flood of security guard recommendations ___33___ this essay. But if it means students will start paying as much ___34___ to the people who clean their classrooms as they do to their principals and teachers, I’m happy to help start that ___35___.
21. A．decent B．difficult C．delicate D．desperate
22. A．However B．Otherwise C．Besides D．Therefore
23. A．ability B．quality C．limitation D．assumption
24. A．signal B．image C．appearance D．indication
25. A．come out B．pick up C．come across D．bring up
26. A．stood up B．stood out C．given up D．given out
27. A．guard B．teacher C．principal D．counselor
28. A．wisdom B．bravery C．encouragement D．consideration
29. A．bothered B．answered C．visited D．thanked
30. A．as if B．now that C．even if D．in order that
31. A．demanding B．amusing C．refreshing D．puzzling
32. A．passion B．trouble C．method D．window
33. A．due to B．in need of C．except for D．along with
34. A．money B．notice C．attention D．curiosity
35. A．policy B．trend C．arrangement D．career
三、语法填空
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。
China has established the world’s largest online education system, according to a document sent by the Ministry of Education to the Global Times.
Up to now, the country ___36___ (develop) over 30 various online course platforms, with more than 97,000 massive open online courses (MOOCs) made available, 483 million ___37___ (register) users, and 1.39 billion learning instances. 440 million instances of students ___38___ (get) course credits have been recorded, making China’s number of MOOCs and learners the ___39___ (high) in the world, according to the document.
Furthermore, ___40___ national smart education platform — the Smart Education of China in Higher Education — has launched 31,000 high-quality online courses, which has 78,000 teachers and more than 93 million visits. ___41___ (additional), it covers 183 countries and regions worldwide.
Many of these courses have received high praise among global students. Ada, a South African student, participated in such a course. She said that the course provided her ___42___ an excellent opportunity to interact and share ideas with classmates from diverse ___43___ (background), enriching her knowledge through their experiences.
Valentina Bachelova, a doctoral student at Tsinghua University from Russia, said that many aspects of modern life ___44___ (cover) in the MOOCs, and that MOOCs offer a wonderful learning experience. She also expressed her hope to gain a deeper understanding of China through this course ___45___ interested her most.
四、书面表达
46. 短文投稿
Improving Our Handwriting
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47. 读后续写
Days later, Nita accompanied her mother to the market with the newly-made cloth bag.
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Word of Nita’s bags spread rapidly throughout the village
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参考答案
一、阅读理解
1.B 2.C 3.C
4.A 5.D 6.C 7.B
8.D 9.D 10.A 11.C
12.B 13.D 14.A 15.B
16.D 17.G 18.F 19.B 20.C
二、完形填空
21.B 22.A 23.B 24.D 25.C
26.B 27.A 28.D 29.D 30.C
31.C 32.D 33.A 34.C 35.B
三、语法填空
36. has developed
37. registered
38. getting
39. highest
40. the
41. Additionally
42. with
43. backgrounds
44. are covered
45. which/that
四、书面表达范文
46. Improving Our Handwriting
Good handwriting brings many benefits. Neat handwriting makes your paper clear and pleasant for teachers to read, leaving a good impression. Besides, practising writing slowly helps us calm down and concentrate better.
To improve handwriting, we can copy standard English articles every day for 15 minutes. We should keep our posture straight and write each letter evenly. Also, avoid rushing when doing homework. Small daily practice will finally make great progress.
47. 读后续写范文
Days later, Nita accompanied her mother to the market with the newly-made cloth bag. Instead of taking plastic bags from sellers, they put all vegetables and fruit into the soft cloth bag. Other shoppers noticed the special handmade bag and asked where they could get one. Nita told them the harm of plastic waste and shared her idea of reusing cloth scraps. Many people were inspired and praised her clever idea.
Word of Nita’s bags spread rapidly throughout the village. Villagers brought their old unused cloth to Nita’s home and asked her to teach them sewing. Nita and her father held small handcraft lessons every weekend. Soon almost all families stopped using plastic shopping bags. Nita felt proud that her small idea helped protect the earth and lived a greener life together with villagers.

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