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2025-2026学年高二上学期期末联考模拟英语测试试题
一、单项选择
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个正确答案。
1. Steve Jobs was fired by the person he had hired and trusted ____ the fact ____ he was the one who co-established the company.
A．despite… which B．regardless… that C．in spite of… that D．against… in which
2. It was ________ he came back to China that year ________ he realized what his lifelong career should be.
A．when; when B．not until; when C．not until; that D．that; that
3. Great changes have taken place in that school. It is no longer ________ it was 20 years ago, ________ it was so poorly equipped.
A．that; when B．what; when C．what; which D．which; that
4. — The actor ________ in the news has excellent performance in his new film.
— That’s ________ I don’t agree. I think his expression is fake in the film.
A．mentioned; where B．mentioning; how C．mention; when D．mentioned; what
5. Walter offered us a lift when he was leaving the office, but our work ________, we refused his offer.
A．not finishing B．had not been finished C．not having finished D．not finished
6. There was a loud noise ________ the sudden burst of light, ________ the dogs in the farm.
A．followed; frightening B．followed; frightened C．following; frightened D．following; frightening
7. ________ is not known how this phenomenon has come into being — in a culture ________ so many people strive to look the same way, and any slight difference in appearance rapidly singles you out.
A．It; where B．What; where C．Which; where D．As; in which
8. She must be looking forward as much to his return as he himself is to ________ her.
A．be seeing B．seeing C．see D．have seen
9. Shortly after suffering from a massive earthquake and ________ to ruins, the city took on a new look.
A．reducing B．reduced C．being reduced D．having reduced
10. Beijing's new international airport ___________ into use in 2019 will serve 72 million passengers annually.
A．being put B．to be put C．put D．putting
11. Mrs. Jones was annoyed that the sweeping machine she ________ was out of order again.
A．had it repaired B．was repairing C．repaired D．had had repaired
12. He suddenly realized that it was the first time for years that he ________ so much joy with others.
A．was experiencing B．has experienced C．had experienced D．experienced
13. The event that _________ in my memory happened one morning in 1983 when I was 14 years old. It has never escaped.
A．stood out B．stands out C．would stand out D．has stood out
14. John, a friend of mine, who got married only last week, spent $3,000 more than he ________ for the wedding.
A．had planned B．was planning C．has planned D．had been planning
15. Jane ________ as a tourist guide for three years and now she is a teacher in our school.
A．had worked B．has been working C．worked D．was working
二、阅读理解
第一节
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
The City of Burlington public art program is presenting a series of temporary public art signs at the Beachway in conjunction with the Ontario Culture Days. This project will select 10 visual artists and 10 writers to create artwork that will be displayed on temporary signs along the multi-use path. This call is open to Burlington-based artists and is open to all art forms that can be presented in a sign format. This includes, but is not limited to: visual art, graphic art, photography, poetry, short story, non-fiction, etc. Submissions may be from existing or newly created work.
The artist fee for this project is $400. The City of Burlington will pay for all costs related to the production, installation (安装) and maintenance of the signs.
Estimated Project Timeline
August 2 Call for Artists responses due
By August 12 Successful artists selected; enter into a contract with the City of Burlington
September 6 Final artwork files due
September 23 — October 13 Artwork displayed for duration of Culture Days celebration
Application Package
Artwork Statement: Please provide a brief statement (maximum 150 words) outlining your artwork concept.
Artwork or Writing Submission:
Visual Art Submission: Please submit an artwork sketch (草图) of your concept. This can be a work in progress rather than a completed piece. If you are proposing to use a completed artwork, please submit it as your “sketch”.
Writing Submission: Submissions must be a maximum of 250 words. It may be a stand-alone piece such as a poem or short story or a part taken from a larger piece.
Artist Biography: Please provide a short introduction (maximum 50 words) to the artist written in the third person.
16. What is the purpose of this text
A．To raise money for local artists.
B．To release a collection of artwork.
C．To introduce a cultural festival.
D．To call for artworks for a project.
17. How long will the public art signs be on display
A．Ten days.
B．Three weeks.
C．One month.
D．Two months.
18. Which of the following meets the application requirements
A．A 150-word poem.
B．A 100-word self-introduction.
C．A 300-word story.
D．A 200-word artwork statement.
B
When you’re a teacher, a big part of your job is battling student misconceptions. Often students come to the classroom believing that learning can’t be fun and that what they learn isn’t relevant to the real world — much less to their personal interests. I’ve discovered that if I show students how what they learn is relevant to my hobbies, they’re much more willing to make connections to their personal interests and develop their own hobbies.
No matter what subject I’m teaching, I find ways to bring my hobbies into the classroom. For example, I’m a car enthusiast, so when I teach physics, I contextualize concepts with my knowledge about cars. If we’re covering friction, for example, I bring different tires (轮胎) into my classroom so that my students can conduct lab experiments with them to see how friction works in real-life applications.
When I first brought my hobbies to my classroom, I was focused on how doing so would build engagement and help my students understand concepts in science. But I quickly learned that the practice also helped me build stronger relationships with them. When I let them see an aspect of my life outside of school, some students who were also interested in cars connected with me more and became more engaged in my courses. Even those who didn’t share that interest with me seemed more engaged once I showed a different side of myself.
What started as an experiment is now more of a philosophy. Even when I’m planning classes, I tend to think about how I can bring in my hobbies. I find that doing so energizes my instruction, engages my students, and demonstrates to them how abstract concepts play out in the real world. Best of all, my passion for my hobbies seems to inspire them to be passionate about finding their own.
19. What poses a challenge to teachers according to the author
A．Students’ misunderstandings about teachers.
B．Students’ false assumptions about learning.
C．The irrelevance of textbooks to students’ life.
D．The gap between teachers’ and students’ hobbies.
20. Why does the author bring tires into the classroom
A．To teach an engineering skill.
B．To explain the structure of a car.
C．To share a real-life experience.
D．To illustrate a scientific concept.
21. What was the unexpected outcome of the author’s teaching method
A．A higher class attendance rate.
B．Better examination results.
C．A closer teacher-student bond.
D．More spare time for students.
22. Which of the following best describes the author as a teacher
A．Innovative.
B．Humorous.
C．Decisive.
D．Sympathetic.
C
Human beings have always loved reviews: word of mouth has long been regarded as one of the most valuable marketing tools available to a company. Consumers enjoy reading and giving reviews. However, the problem is that a lot of the reviews are fake (假的). Shabnam Azimi and Alexander Krasnikov of Loyola University of Chicago and Kwong Chan of Northeastern University recently published a study on fake reviews.
The study used a data set of 1,600 reviews of Chicago hotels. Some of them were real; others were fake. The reviews were presented to 400 subjects. Each subject got eight reviews to read: a balanced set of two positive fake, two positive real, two negative fake and two negative real, presented in a random order. The reviews were written by real people who were given information about the hotel.
The results show that consumers generally trust negative reviews more than positive ones. Moreover, we humans tend to assume that positive reviews might be fake. “Overall, negative reviews are less common. So, we pay more attention to them. When a negative review is fake, we get tricked,” Azimi says.
When it came to faking a review, length was important to believability, as was detail. A long, negative review of a hotel, complete with lots of information, tended to convince participants. A lengthy, positive review, on the other hand, was regarded as suspicious, and participants tended to trust writers that kept their glowing reviews short. Emotion was also important in convincing readers — or the lack of emotion, at least. Azimi says study participants tended not to trust reviews where the writers expressed their feelings in a big way. The more dispassionate that negative write-up, the more likely it was to take the reader in.
The fake reviews written for Azimi’s study were put together by humans, but increasingly, fake reviews are being written by AI, which makes them look more real. Though many companies use algorithms (算法) to weed out fake reviews, Azimi points out that the machines are programmed by humans, and given our limited ability to spot fake reviews, this isn’t a good sign.
23. Which aspect of the study does paragraph 2 mainly talk about
A．Its design.
B．Its findings.
C．Its purposes.
D．Its significance.
24. What does the underlined word “glowing” in paragraph 4 mean
A．Funny.
B．Abusive.
C．Insightful.
D．Praising.
25. What kind of review would readers most likely trust
A．A long, positive one.
B．An unemotional, negative one.
C．A short, negative one.
D．An enthusiastic, positive one.
26. What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A．Many companies are producing fake reviews.
B．Writing fake reviews will be declared illegal.
C．Machines can detect fake reviews accurately.
D．It will be harder to recognize fake reviews.
D
Carbon removal is crucial for fighting climate change. Scientists at Salk Institute are making use of the natural capacity of plants to absorb carbon dioxide by enhancing their root systems. This optimization (优化) aims to increase the amount of carbon stored and extend the duration of its storage.
To design these climate-saving plants, the scientists are using a research tool called SLEAP — an AI software that tracks multiple features of root growth. Created by Salk Fellow Talmo Pereira, SLEAP was initially designed to track animal movement in the lab. Now, Pereira has teamed up with plant scientist Professor Wolfgang Busch to apply SLEAP to plants.
In a study published in Plant Phenomics, Busch and Pereira establish a new procedure for using SLEAP to analyze plant root phenotypes — how deep and wide they grow, how massive their root systems become, and other physical qualities. Prior to SLEAP, tracking the physical characteristics of both plants and animals required a lot of labor that slowed the scientific process. SLEAP uses computer vision (the ability for computers to understand images) and deep learning (an AI approach for training a computer to learn and work like the human brain) to help researchers process images much more quickly.
The application of SLEAP to plants has already enabled researchers to establish the most extensive catalog (目录) of plant root phenotypes to date. What’s more, tracking these physical root system characteristics helps scientists find genes (基因) associated with those characteristics, as well as whether multiple root characteristics are determined by the same genes or independently. This allows the Salk team to determine what genes are most beneficial to their plant designs.
“Our cooperation is truly proof of what makes Salk science so special and impactful,” says Pereira. “We’re not just ‘borrowing’ from different disciplines — we’re really putting them on equal footing in order to create something greater than the sum of its parts.”
27. What do the scientists at Salk Institute hope to achieve
A．Keeping more carbon in plants.
B．Optimizing the use of energy.
C．Enhancing biological diversity.
D．Reducing carbon absorption.
28. Why did Pereira create SLEAP
A．To generate plant images.
B．To conduct research on animals.
C．To study climate patterns.
D．To track features of root growth.
29. What will SLEAP help the scientists do
A．Pick out diseased plants in the forest.
B．Collect samples of plant root systems.
C．Identify genes for desirable plant roots.
D．Preserve the genes of endangered plants.
30. What can be inferred from Pereira’s words
A．Academic disciplines are of equal importance.
B．Computer programming is a must for scientists.
C．Interdisciplinary approach promotes creativity.
D．Cooperation outweighs competition in research.
第二节
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
During your initial reading of material, do you ever go back and reread sentences or paragraphs Is it because the material is too difficult to comprehend on the first reading or because you are asleep ____31____ You are napping (打盹) or daydreaming. Halfway down the page you realize that you have no idea what you have read. ____32____ Thus, you go back and reread, not because you did not understand, but because you were not paying attention. This type of rereading is called regression.
Napping and daydreaming are habits caused by lack of involvement with the material. Be demanding on yourself and expect 100 percent attention to the task. Engage your mind. Visualize the incoming ideas, and relate the new material to what you already know. ____33____ If your mind is truly occupied with the text, you will not be able to think about Friday night or where to go on Saturday.
Regression is a crutch (拐杖) that allows you to make up for wasted time. First of all, become aware of when and why you are regressing. ____34____ Say, “OK. I missed that paragraph because I was thinking of something else, but I’m going to keep on going and start paying close attention.”
____35____ Good readers who monitor their own comprehension use it in the reading process. However, regressing because your mind was asleep is a waste of time.
A．Both are to blame.
B．Probably the latter is true.
C．Don’t just read the words; think the ideas.
D．Spend a few minutes reading the material aloud.
E．Your eyes were engaged, but your mind was not.
F．Then, start denying yourself the right in order to break the habit.
G．Rereading because you did not understand is a reasonable fix-up strategy.
三、完形填空
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。
During my childhood, I had survived many incidents, most related to riding my bike. I ____36____ a bike on my 9th birthday from my parents, and I loved it. My older sister also had one, and we would ride almost daily.
One day, our cousin paid us a visit. We took out our bikes, and since we only had two, we took turns riding them. Soon we got bored and decided to seek something more ____37____. My sister suggested playing red and green light, and we all agreed. She played as the light, while my cousin and I as ____38____. After a couple of rounds, my sister instructed us to ____39____ each other for the last round. She said “green light”, and we ____40____ full speed towards each other. Somehow, our bikes ran into each other, and we crashed. I ____41____ and landed face-first, with my knees and arms bleeding and my ____42____ sprained. The pain was ____43____, and I screamed and cried.
My dad heard my cries and ran to me. He ____44____ me inside, and my mom came downstairs to see me in a state of suffering. She ____45____ my severe wounds with the aid kit, especially my ankle, and the mention of my favorite General Tso’s chicken ____46____ me and eased my pain. It was clear that my sister was to blame for the accident — her ____47____ in the game had led to the crash. She approached, casting me a(n) ____48____ look and asking for forgiveness, and I forgave her but let her know that tricks weren’t allowed anymore.
From that day on, we agreed to let the ____49____ of that incident fade into the past, learning from the lessons it had taught us and the strength it had ____50____ the fabric of our relationship.
36. A．purchased B．earned C．received D．hired
37. A．engaging B．entertaining C．ambitious D．ideal
38. A．bikes B．cars C．planes D．policemen
39. A．persuade B．follow C．accompany D．face
40. A．cycled B．marched C．wandered D．proceeded
41. A．flew off B．fell off C．switched off D．got off
42. A．wrist B．ankle C．shoulder D．knee
43. A．uneasy B．untouchable C．unbearable D．unavoidable
44. A．dragged B．carried C．pushed D．walked
45. A．questioned B．worried C．examined D．treated
46. A．comforted B．amused C．inspired D．motivated
47. A．competence B．innovation C．function D．leadership
48. A．encouraging B．indifferent C．regretful D．pessimistic
49. A．shadows B．memories C．conflicts D．settings
50. A．run into B．broken into C．turned into D．integrated into
四、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。
There are few people who could find joy in waiting for a microwave (微波炉) ____51____ (finish) heating, but my mum did it. One of my earliest memories is being held ____52____ her arms, counting down the flashing green ____53____ (number) together. Mum is small, but I remember feeling so high up there. She would dance us left and right around the kitchen, our eyes ____54____ (watch) the microwave like it was a space rocket countdown, ____55____ (excite) and tension building to that final moment: BEEP! The microwave had a loud alarm, but we overshadowed that noise with our own performance, tipping our heads back and shouting into the air-a scream ____56____ always ended in laughter.
My mum would find fun even when completing the most boring of tasks. I remember ____57____ (push) in a supermarket trolley (手推车) over ____58____ uneven car park ground like riding a rollercoaster. She would speed up, the wind blowing our hair back ____59____ my tiny voice singing out, “Weeee-eee-eee!”
I realise now that Mum didn’t find the joy in these tasks: she created it. Who cares if neighbours can hear you singing along to a microwave Life is full of so many ____60____ (seeming) uneventful moments, but we can turn any of them into a celebration.
五、书面表达
第一节 书信写作
61. 假如你是李华，最近参观了博物馆举办的绘画展，你的外国朋友Daniel对此很感兴趣，写信向你咨询细节，请你写一封回信。内容包括：
1．活动亮点；
2．观展感受。
注意：
1．词数80左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Daniel,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案与范文
一、单项选择
1.C 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.D 6.D 7.A 8.B 9.C 10.C 11.D 12.C 13.B 14.A 15.C
二、阅读理解
第一节
16.D 17.B 18.A 19.B 20.D 21.C 22.A 23.A 24.D 25.B 26.D 27.A 28.B 29.C 30.C
第二节
31.B 32.E 33.C 34.F 35.G
三、完形填空
36.C 37.A 38.B 39.D 40.A 41.B 42.B 43.C 44.B 45.D 46.A 47.D 48.C 49.B 50.D
四、语法填空
51.to finish 52.in 53.numbers 54.watching 55.excitement
56.that/which 57.pushing 58.the 59.and 60.seemingly
五、书信范文
Dear Daniel,
I’m glad to receive your letter asking about the painting exhibition in the city museum.
The biggest highlight is the mix of traditional Chinese ink paintings and modern western oil paintings. Many works show local scenery and folk customs, full of unique charm.
Walking among the paintings, I felt deeply touched. Each painting carries the painter’s sincere feelings, letting me feel the beauty of art. I strongly recommend you to come and visit if you have time.
Yours,
Li Hua

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