广东省深圳市龙岗区2025-2026学年第一学期高二期末质量监测英语试卷

龙岗区2025-2026学年第一学期高二期末质量监测 高二英语 本试卷共9页。满分120分。考试用时120分钟。 注意事项： 1.答题前，考生请务必用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔将自己的学校、姓名、班级填写在答题卡上。将条形码横贴在卡“条形码粘贴处”。 2.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。 3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A If you’re visiting from outside mainland China you’ll most likely need a Tourist Visa (签证) or L visa. Here’s what you need to know to make sure your visit goes smoothly. Do You Need a Visa? ●Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau residents: You’ll need to apply for a Mainland Travel Permit, which is different from a Tourist Visa. ●Passport holders from most countries: A Tourist Visa (L) is required for entering China. ●240-hour visa-free stopover policy: At check-in, travelers can simply show their valid (有效的) travel documents and a date-and seat-confirmed connecting flight (中转航班) ticket that departs within 240 hours after they arrive. Unless your trip qualifies for one of the specific visa-free programs, you’ll need to apply for an L visa in advance. How to Apply for a Tourist Visa You are supposed to apply through the Chinese Embassy (大使馆) or Visa Center in your country and submit: ●A valid passport (with at least 6 months validity left) ●Completed visa application form ●Recent passport-style photo ●Supporting documents for travel arrangements (e.g., round-trip air ticket and hotel booking) Some embassies now require in-person appointments to have your fingerprints taken, so don’t leave it to the last minute. Tourist Visa Processing Time and Cost ●Processing time: Usually 4-7 working days. A faster choice (2-3 days) is available for an extra fee. ●Cost varies by nationality. For example, for U.S. passport holders, the fee is about $140, while for others it ranges from $30 — 60. Getting your Tourist Visa is the first step to start your magical trip to China. Once that’s in hand, you’ll be ready to experience its efficient public transport, friendly locals, splendid scenery and modern cities like Shanghai. 1. Who needs to apply for a Tourist Visa to enter China? A. A Macau resident. B. A connecting passenger. C. A Canadian citizen. D. A Chinese passport holder. 2. What is necessary to apply for a Tourist Visa? A. Your previous passport. B. Proof of your travel plans. C. Your recent family photo. D. Records of your visits to China. 3. How much should an American couple pay for their visas? A. $60. B. $120. C. $140. D. $280. B By this point in the summer, I should be picking a full basket of produce each morning and everyone I meet is offered cucumbers (黄瓜), but not this summer. It is a crazy year. The garden has been looking beautiful. The flowers are doing exceptionally well, but the vegetables are growing slowly. Besides the cucumbers, both the beans and the tomatoes are slow to mature. Sadly, my quinoa (藜麦) plants, which were doing really well until two weeks ago, are now dying from the heat. Yes, it’s the extreme heat. The plants slowed their growth in the heat and the fruit is taking forever to ripen. When they do produce, their produce can be smaller than usual. I am definitely seeing this with my beans. Then there are the tomatoes. They are sunburned, or worse, half rotten (腐烂) from all the rain. That brings me to my next challenge — constant rain. Every summer we deal with drought, but this year it is rain. It has been wonderful not having to water the garden, but too much proves deadly for most of my pumpkin plants. Their shallow roots are rotten. I have also noticed symptoms of overwatering in my other plants, such as dahlias and mulberry trees. Needless to say, this year has tried my patience. However, I have learned from many others that I am not alone. They are having bean plants that are slow to produce and cucumbers that are full of flowers but not fruit. A part of me finds comfort in hearing that, yet I still feel frustrated at the sight of my empty cupboards, which my garden usually fills each summer. But that frustration will never stop me from devoting myself to my garden. The process of gardening mirrors our own life journey, with its ups and downs, challenges and successes. Years of looking after my garden have taught me valuable lessons about perseverance, patience and adaptability — lessons in accepting whatever nature throws at me, and appreciating the beauty and complexity of life. 4. What’s wrong with the author’s cucumbers? A. They are slow to flower. B. They have a poor harvest. C. They are rotten in the field. D. They suffer from drought. 5. What has caused the vegetables to grow slowly this summer? A. The extreme heat. B. Too much rain. C. The shallow soil. D. Lack of proper care. 6. What makes the author feel a little better? A. The process of looking after her plants. B. The comfort provided by her neighbors. C. The good memory of her full cupboards. D. The shared experience of other gardeners. 7. Which of the following may the author agree with? A. Better late than never. B. Practice makes perfect. C. Take things as they come. D. All roads lead to Rome. C Have you ever pictured eating freshly cooked food in space? For decades, this seemed like an impossible dream. Astronauts could only eat pre-packaged meals that were made and sealed (密封) on Earth. But in November 2025, a revolutionary change took place aboard China’s Tiangong Space Station when astronauts successfully roasted chicken wings and steak using a special baking device. This achievement marks humanity’s first real space cooking overcoming challenges beyond simple meal reheating. The main barrier was microgravity. Without Earth’s gravity, hot air doesn’t rise, making it impossible to cook food evenly (均匀地). This problem was clearly shown in 2019 when astronauts on the International Space Station tried to bake cookies. What normally takes 18 minutes on Earth required two hours in space, with poor results. Additionally, cooking produces gases and oil smoke that could dangerously pollute the space station’s sealed environment. The solution came in the form of a smartly designed baking machine. Engineers solved the heating problem by putting in an intelligent fan to circulate (循环) air artificially cooking food evenly in just 28 minutes. For the gas issue, they developed a built-in cleaning system that breaks down harmful materials and releases only clean air. Although we can now roast food in space, however, more complex cooking methods like stir-frying remain challenging. Future research will focus on developing fully self-working cooking systems. Beyond the technical achievement, this breakthrough has important psychological benefits. The familiar smells and activities of cooking provide comfort to astronauts during long missions, helping reduce feelings of loneliness and stress. In other words, this progress from basic nutrition to enjoyable dining experiences shows that even when far from Earth, the comfort of freshly prepared food remains essential to human well-being. As we continue to explore space, such innovations will play a significant role in making long-term space missions more sustainable and comfortable for astronauts from all nations. 8. What limited astronauts to pre-packaged meals for so long? A. The concerns over food safety. B. The lack of cooking equipment. C. The high cost of space experiment. D. The existence of technical barriers. 9. Why is the 2019 cookie-baking attempt mentioned? A. To compare Earth and space cooking time. B. To show the popularity of baked food in space. C. To stress the importance of cooking experience. D. To illustrate the failure due to the lack of gravity. 10. How was the uneven cooking problem solved? A. By setting up an internal cleaning device. B. By using a device to create air circulation. C. By inventing self-working cooking systems. D. By shortening the cooking time significantly. 11. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about concerning the breakthrough? A. Its broader psychological value. B. Its improvement of astronauts’ cooking skills. C. Its important technical advantages. D. Its role in promoting international cooperation. D Deep in the evergreen jungle of Thailand’s DPKY National Park, a trap is waiting to catch a tiger. Luckily for the big cat, this trap isn’t set by hunters: it’s the work of conservationists trying to save the species. With just 20 to 30 tigers living in the Park, this effort is essential to protecting the “last of the last” of its Indochinese tigers. While tiger populations in other parks are growing, DPKY’s tiger population has remained stagnant, despite enough space for expansion. “If the forest is in good condition, the population should increase,” says Rattapan, a conservation program manager. To investigate why the tiger population isn’t growing, conservationists earlier this year used traps to catch three tigers — an adult male, named Srikose, and two younger sisters, Chantra and Pianporn — and fitted GPS collars (颈圈)on them. With the help of the collars, the researchers were able to track each tiger’s home range, movement patterns and kill sites — which revealed the remains (残留物) of “strange prey (猎物),” as Rattapan put it. Tigers typically hunt large animals that can reach up to 350 kilograms. But the three tigers have been eating smaller mammals like deer, some weighing as little as 10 kilograms. This proves the findings of a study published last year, which highlighted that the lack of large prey affects tigers’ hunting habits. One of the tigers, Chantra, is smaller in size than her sister Pianporn, and her home range is just 24 square kilometers, less than half the size of her sister’s. Tigers with larger home ranges are likely to be “more selective” about their food, resulting in larger prey and a larger body size, which makes hunting for bigger meals easier. While the GPS collaring project is still in its early stages, it has revealed some tigers’ changed hunting habits and offered clues to help conservationists secure their future. Rattapan is optimistic that it can help them focus their efforts to help tiger numbers grow. 12. What does the underlined word “stagnant” in paragraph 2 mean? A. Unchanged. B. Unhealthy. C. Unclear. D. Unprotected. 13. What do researchers find about the three tigers? A. They are picky about food. B. They feed on large animals. C. They are short of large prey. D. They hunt animals together. 14. What is Rattapan’s attitude towards the GPS collaring project? A. Favourable. B. Doubtful. C. Unclear. D. Disapproving. 15. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Conservationists Popularizes a GPS Project B. GPS Collars Reveal “Strange Prey” for Tigers C. “Traps” are Set to Hunt the Endangered Tigers D. GPS Technology Guarantees Tiger Conservation 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。 You wake up, check your phone, and your to-do list screams for attention. You tiredly push through endless work, driven by coffee, willpower and fear of falling behind — if this sounds familiar, you are not alone. ____16____ Yet here lies a paradox (悖论): pushing harder doesn’t necessarily bring greater success. ____17____ Research shows mental performance drops after about 90 minutes of intense focus. The brain needs cycles of focus and recovery, but many ignore this, leading to burnout. History’s great thinkers understood this. Einstein played violin when stuck; Churchill napped during wartime. These strategic pauses activated the brain’s problem-solving networks. These findings challenge “addition thinking” — the belief that to achieve more, you must do more. ____18____ For example, cancelling meetings that are not necessary is often more effective than adding more. Work smarter with focused time. Doing less can be the smartest way to do more. Relying only on willpower is misleading. ____19____ A more sustainable (可持续的) approach is to develop “flow states,” where work feels effortless and efficiency increases. To enter flow: clear distractions, pick tasks that match your skills, and switch between deep work and real breaks. To put this into practice, review your tasks. Cut those that cost energy but add little value. Group work into focused blocks and protect time for rest. Make it a habit — for example, stop one repeated task that no longer helps. Success isn’t about how much you do. ____20____ A. It leads you to more focused time. B. Our brain is not for nonstop output. C. Instead, add more meaningful work. D. Our society often praises being on the go. E. It’s about what you choose to concentrate on. F. Actually, it operates like a muscle that wears out. G. However, true productivity lies in cutting unnecessary parts. 第二部分 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。 Quilen Blackwell was named Hero of the Year for 2025. He was ____21____ for turning vacant lots (空地) in a dangerous Chicago neighborhood into flower farms that offer ____22____ to at-risk young people, bringing them steady income, hope and opportunities. Unlike the young people he helps, Blackwell grew up ____23____ in a middle-class family. Feeling a duty to help those less ____24____, he volunteered in Thailand, where he witnessed creative solutions to poverty — lessons he would later ____25____ in Chicago. After returning from Thailand, Blackwell began ____26____ at a Chicago high school. There he saw firsthand the ____27____ that his students faced. This was a community ____28____ widespread youth unemployment and frequent violence. “These kids need a ____29____ at something better,” he said. When Blackwell learned that the US spent billions on importing flowers, he realized he might have found a (n) ____30____ to his neighborhood’s problems. Today, Blackwell ____31____ six flower farms across Chicago, which grow flowers that are sold in his nonprofit shop. Currently 25 young people, mostly aged 16 to 25, are working for him. Dionta White, who once was ____32____ in street life, now is responsible for growing flowers and ____33____ new employees. “Working here, I see myself become calmer. Our work brings ____34____ to the community,” he said. For Blackwell, ____35____ young people is like growing flowers. “Give them the right opportunity and you’ll see they are blossoming (开花) every single day,” he said. 21. A. questioned B. welcomed C. remembered D. recognized 22. A. foods B. flowers C. jobs D. gifts 23. A. comfortably B. quickly C. independently D. locally 24. A. intelligent B. popular C. respected D. fortunate 25. A. apply B. offer C. forget D. learn 26. A. studying B. teaching C. farming D. living 27. A. choices B. exams C. challenges D. losses 28. A. devoting to B. suffering from C. resulting in D. talking about 29. A. place B. laugh C. practice D. chance 30. A. guide B. answer C. introduction D. reaction 31. A. saves B. visits C. runs D. sells 32. A. stuck B. hired C. left D. supported 33. A. paying B. training C. protecting D. watching 34. A. peace B. wealth C. fun D. fame 35. A. finding B. following C. meeting D. helping 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。 Almost no one thinks of the fiddle (小提琴) when they think of the Silk Road. But American folk ____36____ (music) Kyle Dillingham does. In fact, it’s this legacy (遗产) across centuries ____37____ inspired him to travel all the way from Oklahoma in the United States to Dunhuang, Gansu province. Dunhuang, which once served as a critical crossroads on the ancient trade network, is today a modern city ____38____ (rise) from the desert. Dillingham travelled here to perform at the recent Eighth Silk Road International Cultural Expo (博览会), which ____39____ (hold) in late September. “____40____ the Silk Road, we might not have the traditional American fiddle music in Oklahoma, where I come from,” he explained. “The origins of the instrument were ____41____ (probable) somewhere in Central Asia, and it made its way along that Silk Road into Europe and became ____42____ European tradition.” One reason why Dillingham has attended the expo six times is that Gansu has a sisterhood relationship with Oklahoma. “It’s really exciting ____43____ (participate) in the future of the modern Silk Road,” he said. This inspired him to write the song Old Friend. He explained the inspiration for the song, saying: “In life, there ____44____ (be) always the ups and the downs, and the coming and the going. But in the end, we are old friends looking toward a bright future of great friendship and _____45_____ (strong).” 第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 假定你是李华，你校国际部正为新建的AI自习室征集色彩方案。请你给负责人Mr. Smith写一封邮件，内容包括： 1.推荐两种主色调； 2.说明理由。 注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Mr. Smith, I'm writing to share my ideas for the color scheme of the new AI study room. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Li Hua 第二节(满分25分) 47. 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。 For three years, I walked past the same homeless man outside the cafe, usually after picking up a morning coffee for Dad. Dad walked with a stick — a daily reminder of the car crash he’d survived five years before. He still spoke often of the stranger who had pulled him from the broken car on that dark night. “I could only remember there was a long scar (伤疤) down his neck,” Dad would say. “It’s a pity I have never got the chance to thank him.” The homeless man was always there, reading a book quietly. He never begged but would pick up rubbish along the street without a word. It’s said that a terrible accident had taken his wife and daughter years before. Stricken by sorrow, he had lost his practice as a doctor and eventually his home. Sometimes when he bent down, I’d notice he intentionally hid his neck, usually with a collar pulled up. But I never made the connection. People mostly ignored him. One morning, I saw a little boy try to hand him a bread roll. Before the man could even look up, the boy’s mother, whose brown, wavy hair seemed to shake angrily, grabbed the roll back and pulled her son away. “Don’t share food with people like that,” she shouted loudly, wiping the boy’s hand with a tissue. The homeless man just lowered his head and went back to his book, as if he had expected nothing else. Until one cold afternoon, everything changed. Dad was feeling better lately and could take short walks outside. That day, we were walking by the lake near the cafe when we heard a scream. A young boy had slipped into the icy water. His mother ran toward the edge, her brown, wavy hair flying — it was the same woman. “Help! My child!” she cried, her voice breaking with panic. The boy struggled in the water, his thick coat pulling him under. Without thinking, I rushed forward — but someone was faster. 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。 It was the homeless man. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ My father saw the scar too and shouted, “It’s him!” ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 龙岗区2025-2026学年第一学期高二期末质量监测 高二英语 本试卷共9页。满分120分。考试用时120分钟。 注意事项： 1.答题前，考生请务必用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔将自己的学校、姓名、班级填写在答题卡上。将条形码横贴在卡“条形码粘贴处”。 2.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。 3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A 【1~3题答案】 【答案】1 C 2. B 3. D B 【4~7题答案】 【答案】4. B 5. A 6. D 7. C C 【8~11题答案】 【答案】8. D 9. D 10. B 11. A D 【12~15题答案】 【答案】12. A 13. C 14. A 15. B 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。 【16~20题答案】 【答案】16. D 17. B 18. G 19. F 20. E 第二部分 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。 【21~35题答案】 【答案】21. D 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. A 26. B 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. B 31. C 32. A 33. B 34. A 35. D 第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) 【36~45题答案】 【答案】36. musician 37. that 38. rising 39. was held 40. Without 41. probably 42 a 43. to participate 44. are 45. strength 第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 【46题答案】 【答案】Dear Mr. Smith, I'm writing to share my ideas for the color scheme of the new AI study room. I strongly recommend light blue and light gray as the main colors. Light blue has a calming effect on our minds, helping us stay focused, relieve anxiety and improve study efficiency, which is ideal for long-hour learning. Light gray appears simple and high-tech, perfectly matching the AI-themed room, and it creates a neat atmosphere without distracting us. The combination of the two colors builds a quiet, modern and comfortable learning space. I hope my suggestions will be helpful. Yours sincerely, Li Hua 第二节(满分25分) 【47题答案】 【答案】范文 It was the homeless man. Without hesitation, he took off his coat and jumped into the freezing lake. The icy water made him tremble, but he swam swiftly toward the struggling boy. Fighting against the cold current, he reached the boy, wrapped his arm around him, and struggled to swim back to the shore. With all his strength, he lifted the boy onto the bank, then collapsed, gasping for breath. His collar slipped down, revealing a long, deep scar stretching down his neck. My father saw the scar too and shouted, “It’s him!” He walked over quickly with his stick, his voice full of excitement and gratitude. The homeless man, still wet and shivering, looked up in surprise. Dad told him how he had pulled him out of the car crash five years ago, and that he had been longing to thank him. The man smiled gently, saying he had just done what anyone should. The mother, overwhelmed with guilt and thanks, kept apologizing and bowing to him. That day, a cold winter afternoon turned warm, as a long-overdue thank-you was finally said, and kindness came full circle. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $