天津市宁河区芦台第二中学2025-2026学年高二上学期11月期中英语试题

芦台二中2025—2026学年度第一学期期中检测

高二年级英语学科试卷

第一部分：听力理解 (共2节，满分15分)

第一节  听下面五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。从题中所给的 A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What does the woman’s family like best?

A. Shopping.         B. Swimming.         C. Sightseeing.

2. What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Husband and wife.     B. Waiter and customer.     C. Sales clerk and shopper.

3. When is Mike getting married?

A. In May.         B. In June.         C. In July.

4. What does the woman suggest the man do?

A. Take a different route.     B. Wait until seven to leave.     C. Leave earlier than planned.

5. What does the woman mean?

A. She didn’t hear clearly.     B. She didn’t see the pen.     C. She lost the pen.

第二节  听下面几段材料，每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8三个小题。

6. When does the conversation probably take place?

A. In the morning.         B. At noon.         C. In the evening.

7. What is the man’s favorite means of transportation?

A. The bike.         B. The taxi.         C. The bus.

8. Why does the woman want to take the bus?

A. To have an experience.     B. To do more exercise.     C. To carry her bag.

听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11三个小题。

9. What is going to be the woman’s full-time job?

A. A trainer.         B. A lawyer.        C. A doctor.

10. Where has the woman led tours?

A. In India.         B. In Egypt.         C. In Canada.

11. How long will the tour to Spain last?

A. One week.         B. Two weeks.         C. Three months.

听下面一段独白，回答第12至第15四个小题。

12. When will this year’s festival probably be held?

A. January 2-9.         B. January 10-17.         C. January 24-31.

13. Which style is the Russian ballet performance?

A. Classical.         B. Romantic.         C. Modern.

14. What do we know about the Italian ballet performance?

A. There’re 14 performers.     B. It suits the whole family.     C. The ticket costs 45 dollars.

15. What is probably the speaker?

A. A dancer.         B. A reporter.         C. A conductor.

二、单项填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

1. —I guess you think I'm too old to go to college?

—Not at all. ________, I always say!

A. Better late than never B. The more the better

C. So far so good D. Too good to be true

2. The ________ concept, difficult to understand, required further explanation from the professor.

A. clear B. common C. simple D. abstract

3. Lucy’s dream is ________ the world, explore different cultures, and meet new people.

A. to be traveling B. to have traveled

C. to travel D. being traveling

4. The plants had to ________ the dry climate, developing deeper roots to find water.

A. contribute to B. adapt to C. respond to D. belong to

5. Harper ________ dinner before his family got home, and they were pleasantly surprised by the delicious meal.

A. has cooked B. had cooked C. will cook D. will have cooked

6. ________ games taught the team to practice harder and never give up.

A. Losing B. Lost C. To lose D. Lose

7. Our head teacher always told us that money doesn’t ________ a delightful life, nor does fame.

A. persevere B. compose C. guarantee D. detect

8. The factory, which uses advanced technology, can ________ thousands of products in a single day.

A. consume B. receive C. store D. generate

9. Helen ________ her keys in the office, so she had to wait until her husband came home.

A. has left B. leaves C. had left D. left

10. It is no use ________ grammatical rules unless you practise using them by doing some exercises.

A. remembering B. to remember C. remember D. remembered

11. My sister ________ described the beautiful mountains and rivers in her home town so that many of her classmates wanted to visit the town.

A. rarely B. vividly C. cruelly D. fortunately

12. The music is very ________, helping everyone relax after a busy and tiring day.

A. to calm B. being calmed C. calmed D. calming

13. The poet, inspired by nature, ________ a poem that touched everyone’s hearts.

A. copied B. enjoyed C. shared D. composed

14. _______a good first impression is essential in a job interview.

A. To leave B. Leaving C. To be left D. Left

15. — I am going to Spain for a holiday soon.

— ________. Enjoy your stay there.

A. Good for you B. It’s my pleasure C. Leave it alone D. Never mind

第三节：完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分)

I strongly believe that we can have a great influence on anyone we meet. Some acts that we think ____16____ can shape someone else’s future. The right words at just the right time could ____17____ change someone’s life.

Years ago, that was what happened to me. I was the only ____18____ child at Blue Creek Elementary School. From almost the first day there, the other kids ____19____ me mainly because of my hearing aid and the way I talked. And I also had ____20____ with most of my schoolwork.

When the other kids laughed at me, I was sure that I was a____21____ person. I saw myself as a boy who wasn’t smart enough to____22____ the class.

Mrs. Jordan, my 5th-grade teacher, ____23____ all of that with a simple three- word phrase.

One morning, she asked the ____24____ a question. I read her lips from my front-row seat and immediately raised my hand _____25_____ I was sure I had the right answer. But when she called my name, I was