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2025-2026学年第二学期期中考试高二英语试卷
一、阅读理解
A
Black Point Historic Garden Volunteer Activity
Black Point Historic Garden is a quiet and nearly forgotten historic garden spot, hidden and overlooking the busy San Francisco Bay. It has been neglected for decades. Located within Fort Mason, the garden site was built with beautiful green spaces and stone pathways by early San Francisco residents in the 1850s.
Thanks to volunteer efforts, the old garden paths have been uncovered and the whole site has come back to life. Now Black Point Historic Garden is open to the public, and we welcome you to help protect and care for this special place.
We still have much work to do to restore its garden scenery. Volunteers are needed to remove invasive species that have taken over the area, and replant the garden with native plants as well as horticultural (园艺的) plants that were grown by local residents over 100 years ago. The main volunteer jobs include weeding, pruning (剪枝) and planting.
Event Information
·When:
Thursdays: 2:00 p.m. — 5:00 p.m.
Fridays: 9 a.m. — Noon
First Saturdays: 10:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m.
Last Sundays: 3:00 p.m. — 6:00 p.m.
·Where: At the top of the main staircase, right behind the Fort Mason General’s Residence
Details for Volunteers
·Age & Skills
We welcome volunteers aged 15 and above. No gardening experience is required. We will offer necessary and working tools.
·What to Bring
1. Wear clothes that can get dirty. Long pants and closed-toe shoes are a must.
2. Prepare extra clothes for changing weather and rain gear (用具) if needed, since the activity will go on with rains or shines.
3. Bring your own water bottle and sunscreen.
Requirement: Advance registration is required.
Note: Groups with five or more members need special arrangements and must be booked ahead of time. For information, please visit our Groups volunteer page.
1. What will volunteers mainly do at Black Point Historic Garden
A．Do gardening work.
B．Remove old plants.
C．Restore old stone pathways.
D．Uncover the hidden site.
2. Which of the following time is available for volunteer work
A．10:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 21.
B．9:00 a.m. — 12:00 p.m., Friday, April 10.
C．2:00 p.m. — 5:00 p.m., Monday, July 13.
D．3:00 p.m. — 6:00 p.m., Sunday, August 9.
3. Which of the following is required of volunteers
A．Working in groups of five.
B．Signing up beforehand.
C．Having gardening experience.
D．Bringing working tools.
B
My fingers trembled as I signed the pre-medical application form. The watercolor brushes on my desk stared back at me like abandoned friends. I’m Lora, an 18-year-old who secretly drew brain diagrams on napkins while my classmates drew cartoons. “Art feeds the soul but starves the body,” Mom always said. Her words troubled me as my biology textbooks slowly buried my drawing pads.
Then came the school career fair that changed everything. Dr. Eleanor Whitman from Harvard asked us to list our “hidden skills”. My hand shook as I wrote “observing details” — something I’d learned from painting flower petals. “That’s medical research’s most needed skill,” she said excitedly, sharing how a student turned microbiology notes into textbook illustrations (插图). My lab partner whispered, “Remember our photosynthesis (光合作用) comic ” For the first time, my two worlds didn’t feel so separate.
The real surprise came during hospital volunteering. Watching surgeries, I noticed that the steady hands of doctors reminded me of my brushwork. When a boy struggled to describe his pain, I drew a fire-breathing dragon on his cast. “You made medicine speak,” the nurse said. Slowly, my drawing pads filled with cells that looked like colored-glass art and X-rays arranged like abstract paintings.
Mr. Dawson, our career counselor, helped me see the link between my two interests. On his whiteboard, he created a yellow overlap zone labeled “Medical illustration” — the point where my medical knowledge and art skills meet. He showed me job listings I never knew existed — graphic designers for science apps, 3D modelers for anatomy (解剖学) classes. “Your ‘impractical’ skill makes you excellent,” he said, pointing to my dragon drawing now used in pain management workshops.
Today, my microscope and paintbrushes share the same desk. The same hands that once hesitated between them now create 3D models of viruses for vaccine education. My story isn’t about heart and reality canceling each other out — they just multiply possibilities.
4. What can be inferred about Lora from Paragraph 1
A．She was excited about studying medicine.
B．She regretted not practicing painting earlier.
C．She felt torn between art and medical study.
D．She decided to give up her hobby of drawing.
5. How did Lora’s hospital experience influence her
A．It helped develop her surgical skills.
B．It directed her toward doctor training.
C．It boosted her enthusiasm for abstract art.
D．It convinced her of art’s role in healthcare.
6. What finally led Lora to pursue Medical illustration
A．Recognition from a nurse.
B．Encouragement from her lab partner.
C．Guidance from Mr. Dawson.
D．Comments from Dr. Eleanor Whitman.
7. What does the author’s experience show
A．Where there is a will, there is a way.
B．It’s good to enjoy the best of both fields.
C．Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
D．You can’t have your cake and eat it too.
C
Psychologists have long believed willpower is the ticket to a good life. So parenting experts advocate teaching children to use willpower to resist modern temptations (诱惑). It is thought that you can build a child’s willpower the way athletes build up muscles, through practice. For example, exposing children to junk food more, they claim, helps them learn to resist it. However, this assumption has a fatal flaw: it doesn’t work for very long.
In fact, trying to build up kids’ willpower can have the opposite effect. Humans are biologically programmed to prefer fatty and sweet foods, so regularly offering these temptations only strengthens children’s desire for them. Rather than teaching self-control, this approach actually makes resisting such foods more difficult.
New studies observe what people do in real life to meet their long-term goals, and they reveal something surprising: the more successful people don’t have better willpower compared to those who are less successful. Instead, successful people expose themselves to fewer temptations so they don’t need to use willpower frequently. In essence, parents don’t need to teach kids how to say “no” to the marshmallow (棉花糖) sitting in front of them, but rather, how to avoid being in a room with marshmallows altogether. This principle applies beyond food. For example, parents can teach kids to leave their phone in another room when studying or to use apps that block distracting websites and games.
Avoiding temptation is only half the strategy. The great thing is that parents can help kids fall in love with healthier alternatives. To shape their preferences, give your kids loads of opportunities to experience the pleasure of these healthy options. Besides, pay attention to how you talk about healthy foods and activities. Don’t present them as burdens, sacrifices, or punishments. Above all, whether it’s eating healthier food, doing physical exercise, or reading good books, if you make the experience more fun for your kids, then they are more likely to do it again.
8. What is a common practice to build up willpower
A．Staying away from junk food.
B．Engaging in more athletic activities.
C．Putting oneself in tempting situations.
D．Exposing oneself to their inner desire.
9. What can we learn from the new studies
A．Willpower ensures lifelong success.
B．Willpower drops with frequent use.
C．Success requires long-term planning.
D．Successful people avoid temptations.
10. What advice does the author give to parents in the last paragraph
A．Punish for giving in to desires.
B．Reinforce willpower strategies.
C．Make healthy experiences enjoyable.
D．Offer more healthy options as rewards.
11. What is the best title for the text
A．Build Willpower, Form Good Habits
B．Resist Temptation, Practice Self-Control
C．Change Parenting, Strengthen Willpower
D．Avoid Temptation, Love Healthier Choices
D
“Have you raised a lobster (龙虾) yet ” This question has been heard frequently across China recently. “Lobster” is the nickname for OpenClaw, a multi-purpose AI agent whose logo resembles a lobster. Unlike traditional chatbots that only provide answers, OpenClaw can open applications, search for information, compare prices, generate documents and complete multi-step tasks with minimal supervision. Thousands have lined up to try it, and tech giants are rushing to offer setup services. However, these powerful digital assistants are turning on their owners, raising urgent concerns about AI safety.
The core problem of “OpenClaw” lies in a dangerous capability mismatch. According to researchers from Harvard and Stanford, today’s AI agents possess Level 4 autonomy (自主能力), meaning they can independently complete complex, multi-step tasks. Yet their security judgment remains at basic Level 2, roughly equal to a young kid’s understanding of consequences. Security experts call this the “judgment-action gap,” which results in three deadly consequences: agents have system access, process untrusted inputs, and steal or leak data — all without proper boundaries.
To investigate these risks, researchers conducted controlled experiments with six OpenClaw instances, each given email access and maximum system permissions. The results were alarming. In one experiment, an agent asked to delete a single email instead reset the entire account. In another, a simple display name change tricked an agent into deleting its own core files. Perhaps the most disturbing was a “constitution attack,” where hidden instructions which were secretly placed into a behavior guide caused the agent to disable other systems without question. These are not hypothetical (假定的) — real-world incidents have already occurred.
The implications are obvious and pressing. As cybersecurity experts warn, OpenClaw’s “blurred trust boundaries” and autonomous system access create unacceptable risks for average users. The technology itself is neither good nor bad — it can reduce stress and spark creativity when used properly. And experts recommend strict safety measures: limit permissions, run agents in separate environments, require human confirmation for destructive actions, and maintain inaccessible backups (备份). Ultimately, with balanced usage and fundamental safety redesign, the “lobster-raising” trend can become a safe and meaningful part of modern life.
12. What does the underlined phrase “turning on” in paragraph 1 most probably mean
A．Relying on.
B．Going against.
C．Appealing to.
D．Caring for.
13. What mismatch does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about
A．High requirement and low capability.
B．Massive data and limited storage space.
C．Strong autonomy and low safety assessment.
D．Full system function and poor human supervision.
14. What is the most worrying finding about OpenClaw
A．Storing hidden instructions secretly.
B．Resetting the whole account by mistake.
C．Deleting its own core files on purpose.
D．Breaking down other systems unquestioningly.
15. Which of the following is recommended as a safety measure
A．Storing backups beyond AI’s reach.
B．Running agents in shared digital spaces.
C．Preventing AI from dangerous operations.
D．Granting AI agents unrestricted system access.
七选五
I was eleven years old when I spotted my neighbour, Julie, working in her garden. She asked me if I would help her cut back the hedge (树篱) overgrown over the pathway. I agreed and my brother Josh also came along to help us. We wheeled Julie’s garden bin (垃圾桶) down to the hedge. ____16____
We posted photos of our handiwork on “Our Malmesbury”, our local Facebook Group. The community reaction was amazing. A wheelchair user was so grateful that he didn’t have to go onto the road anymore to pass the hedge. ____17____ Many people raised their hands to volunteer and do more to keep our town tidy.
____18____ Before, it looked a bit run down, but now, the place looks cleaner and tidier. Residents comment how amazing the roses look when they flower and make the place brighter.
To keep the projects going, I managed to sort funding through local businesses and associations. I used a website online that lists available grants (补助). ____19____ So Julie applied on our behalf. The funding has helped us obtain trees, plants and gardening equipment.
When we first started, everything was done out of my parent’s garage. I started with nothing, just borrowing equipment we already had. But as time went on, donations came in from the local community. ____20____ It got so big that we had to move this all to Julie’s.
Our Facebook Page currently sits at 669 members. I’m so pleased that six years later, the campaign is still in full swing. Our mission won’t stop.
A．The whole town was inspired to follow our lead.
B．When I first tried to apply, I wasn’t of legal age.
C．All three of us tackled away at it until we reduced it.
D．With many willing hands, our town has transformed.
E．I even won a grant to fund the planting of Queen apple trees.
F．This was the beginning of many community projects completed by volunteers.
G．Our garage got filled up so quickly with brushes, gardening tools and leaf blowers.
二、完形填空
Just two months into my Ph.D., I was on the verge (边缘) of quitting as I struggled with the language barrier. My ____21____ English left me struggling to keep up with my colleagues. At lab meetings, the conversation ____22____ so quickly that by the time I understood a question, the discussion had already moved on. My difficulty in following my supervisor’s instructions ____23____ my using the wrong volume (量) of water in a sample, ____24____ an experiment. In a presentation, I talked about “gene dilution (稀释)” instead of “gene deletion,” the silence that followed making me blush with ____25____. I didn’t know how I was going to make it through my studies.
But during my ____26____, a caring colleague said something that would forever ____27____ my approach to science. After the presentation that left me red in the face, just as I was ____28____ leaving science, he pulled me aside. “You are not here because of your English,” he reminded me, “You came here because you can think.”
His simple words gave me the courage to continue. I started to carry a tape recorder with me to every class, ____29____ presentations late at night to fill in the gaps in my notes. My English progress was slow but ____30____. By the time I defended my Ph.D., I could ____31____ express my ideas, and I had come to see my poor oral English not as a weakness, but as a part of my ____32____ that I was proud of. My confidence had built up.
After training abroad, I eventually returned to run my own lab. When I saw my students struggling, I shared the same encouragement I had received. Today, what I value most is the ____33____ I see in students who arrive timid and uncertain but leave with enough confidence to ____34____ me, their professor. Every time I walk into the classroom, I see a younger version of myself and remember the bridge I had to cross. Seeing others, with my help, cross that bridge is the true ____35____ of scientific life.
21. A．standard B．broken C．academic D．written
22. A．progressed B．paused C．returned D．repeated
23. A．resulted from B．objected to C．differed from D．led to
24. A．performing B．ruining C．monitoring D．documenting
25. A．embarrassment B．excitement C．fear D．surprise
26. A．vacations B．instructions C．struggles D．regrets
27. A．test B．describe C．abandon D．shape
28. A．considering B．imagining C．avoiding D．denying
29. A．recording B．replaying C．watching D．attending
30. A．slight B．temporary C．steady D．invisible
31. A．barely B．awkwardly C．nervously D．clearly
32. A．destination B．routine C．training D．identity
33. A．uncertainty B．bravery C．transformation D．stereotype
34. A．challenge B．overlook C．distance D．replace
35. A．rule B．reward C．plan D．fact
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。
A large graveyard from the early Shang Dynasty, ____36____ (lie) at the foot of a hill in Hebei Province, has been unearthed recently by a team of archaeologists, offering new insights ____37____ the region’s ancient history.
The scientists discovered the remains of a wall and animal ____38____ (sacrifice), something they had not anticipated at the start, which are extremely rare for this period in the region. So far, they ____39____ (dig) out 58 tombs arranged in neat rows and columns, which far exceeded their expectations.
Among the most notable grave items ____40____ (be) a bronze earring, shaped like a spring, commonly seen in Bronze Age burial sites in the northern section of the Great Wall area. ____41____ (compare) with other graves of the same period in Beijing and Tianjin, this grave shows a much stronger Shang culture influence, creating ____42____ unique blend. “This site provides the most comprehensive and crucial evidence of ____43____ the Shang Dynasty managed the northern region.” he says.
It is reported that ____44____ (far) research has begun to reveal aspects of daily life in the settlement. More than 40 researchers and technicians from various scientific fields took part. Preliminary studies indicate that the settlement relied on millet-focused dryland farming, with no traces of wheat or rice planting detected.
“The entire excavation (挖掘) process of the site brought many pleasant surprises, but also confirmed much of ____45____ we thought we knew. Perhaps this is the charm of archaeology”, said Chang Ning, leader of the excavation team.
四、书面表达
46. 邮件写作
假定你是李华，外教 James拟开设职业指导课程，为确定课程内容，委托你调查本班同学的职业规划现状。请你根据调查结果，给外教写一封邮件，内容包括：
1.简要描述数据；
2.提出建议并说明理由。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear James,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
47. 读后续写
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。
David and Jane looked forward to this trip from the very first day of summer vacation. Their parents had booked a small cabin at the edge of a forest, a place their father described as “a hidden world full of wonders.” When they arrived, the siblings were immediately drawn to the quiet charm of the wooden cabin. It stood peacefully among tall pines, with sunlight flickering across its roof like dancing gold.
Every morning, their father would take them into the woods, teaching them how to look at the forest the way a ranger would. He told them that trees facing the south usually grew thicker leaves because they got more sunlight. He showed them how to read little animal footprints, how to listen for streams and how to find safe berries when they felt hungry. When the weather turned cloudy or rainy, the whole family would sit by the fireplace in the cabin, taking turns telling stories. The flames crackled cheerfully while shadows danced against the walls, creating a warm world of their own.
One afternoon, however, their parents had to go out for a short errand. Before leaving, they reminded the siblings firmly not to go outside. David and Jane promised, but the promise didn’t last long. The gentle sound of the stream outside the cabin windows was simply too tempting. David looked at his sister and whispered, “Why don’t we go for a little adventure We’ll take the flashlights — if it gets dark, we’ll still be okay.” “I’ll wear my beautiful scarf.” Jane said cheerfully.
The two slipped out and headed into the woods. The forest welcomed them with dappled sunlight spilling across the ground. Dry leaves crackled crisply under their feet, and a plump, unfamiliar bird hopped from branch to branch, chirping as if greeting them. When they spotted the same berries their father had shown them days earlier, they were so excited that they hurried over to pick them.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1: Suddenly, Jane found her leg scratched and bleeding. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2: Then David recalled their father’s tips. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
一、阅读理解
A篇：1.A 2.B 3.B
B篇：4.C 5.D 6.C 7.B
C篇：8.C 9.D 10.C 11.D
D篇：12.B 13.C 14.D 15.A
七选五：16.C 17.A 18.D 19.B 20.G
二、完形填空
21.B 22.A 23.D 24.B 25.A 26.C 27.D 28.A 29.B 30.C 31.D 32.D 33.C 34.A 35.B
三、语法填空
36.lying 37.into 38.sacrifices 39.have dug 40.are
41.Compared 42.a 43.how 44.further 45.what
四、书面表达范文
46.
Dear James,
I’ve finished the survey about our classmates’ career plans. Half of us intend to take science-related jobs, while 30% prefer liberal arts work. Only 20% haven’t made clear plans yet.
I suggest you offer two parts in your course. First, invite professionals from different fields to share real working experience. Besides, set up one-on-one consulting time for confused students. In this way, everyone can get useful guidance.
Looking forward to your wonderful lessons.
Yours,
Li Hua
47.
Paragraph 1: Suddenly, Jane found her leg scratched and bleeding. Sharp thorns from berry bushes cut her skin deeply. She burst into tears out of pain and fear. David felt extremely guilty for persuading her to sneak into the forest. He wrapped Jane’s wound loosely with her soft scarf to slow the bleeding, yet Jane’s legs trembled too much to walk far. The sun gradually sank behind trees, casting dark shadows all around them. They lost their way and could not spot the cabin anywhere. Panic wrapped the two children tightly.
Paragraph 2: Then David recalled their father’s tips. Father once told them to follow the stream back to the cabin and collect dry leaves to signal for help. He helped Jane walk slowly toward the stream they heard earlier. After walking for nearly half an hour, they saw the familiar cabin roof. They made a small pile of dry leaves and lit it with the flashlight’s lighter. Soon their parents spotted the smoke and rushed to find them. The two promised never to break their parents’ words again and treasured those practical forest skills deeply.

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