上海市建平中学2025-2026学年高二下学期期中教学质量检测英语试卷

上海市建平中学2025-2026学年高二下学期期中教学质量检测 数学试卷 II. Grammar and Vocabulary (20 分) Section A (10 分) Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. Natural Habitats, Expanded “Zootopia 2” opens with a whirlwind chase through the city and initially plays like a lighthearted buddy cop adventure. Just when you feel sure enough that it has abandoned heavy social allegory(讽喻) that coursed through the original, the sequel (续集) in fact weaves a (21) ______ (complex) one. (22) ______ seems to have become a regular buddy cop movie actually transforms into a story about biased city planning, stirring up fear against minorities, and refugees who (23) ______ (displace) from their land. After their successful case-cracking at the end of the first film, Officer Judy Hopps, a spunky do-gooder bunny cop, and her unlikely fox friend Nick Wilde have officially become partners on the force. They're helping to protect and preserve an animal utopia (乌托邦) in which (24) ______ is equal and gets along. But when Judy and Nick encounter a snake named Gary (25) ______ (steal) a vintage journal belonging to a rich and powerful lynx(猞猁) family, the pair begin to uncover an elaborate conspiracy (阴谋) that sheds new and ugly light on the origins of the city. Their winding journey to find the true architect behind Zootopia forces them (26) ______ (explore) the city's unknown territories and, at the same time, puts a serious strain on their partnership. The movie is ambitious to contain too much in a sequel but in fact its complex plot could have been cut down (27) ______ a good 15 minutes. One can imagine a child's head spinning trying to follow the twisting narrative thread, let alone understand the difficult and somewhat (28) ______ (oversimplify) politics within. Crucially, however, this sequel is such a successful movie (29) ______ avoids the tiring, ironic logic that plagues many sequels. If the first movie introduced us to a fresh animal world several years ago, this sequel believes in truly building out that universe. The result can be thrilling, (30) ______ ______the film occasionally gets lost in its own grand creation. Section B (10 分) Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. addiction B. boom C. consequently D. drain E. police F. replacing G. rushing H. steady I. steer J. tragically K. vulnerable Meet the real screen addicts: the elderly As ownership of digital devices becomes more common, older people's screen time is growing. Instead of __31__ time spent on other media, phones and tablets seem to be adding to the daily total. Over the past decade, TV and radio consumption among people in their 50s and 60s has held __32__, while time spent on social media, gaming and audio streaming have all increased. Ofcom has found that combining TV and smart devices, those of retirement age clock up more daily screen time than do young adults. Older people face some online risks that other __33__ groups do not. Unlike most teenagers, their phones and tablets are often linked to their bank accounts. In-app purchasing within games—so-called trophies and the like— can __34__ wallets. So can fraudsters (骗子), who are able to contact and rob their victims within the same app. “In poor countries especially, older people have embraced WhatsApp for everything,” says Dr Vahia, “which is also the platform of choice for fraudsters as a result.” The elderly also lack the social guardrails that regulate teenagers' screen time. During the day teachers __35__ teens' phone usage, while parents do the nagging (唠叨) in the evening. By contrast, elderly people are their own bosses; they may not have someone to __36__ them towards help if they need it. “__37__, with older people, sometimes there is simply no one around, or if then no one really notices what they're up to on their computer,” says Henrietta Bowden-Jones. Elderly people are much less likely than the young to complain to their doctor of phone __38__, says Dr Vahia. But in some cases, screen time is what lies behind other, more obvious problems in older patients, he says. For instance, alarming and misleading news may be a particular threat to the elderly, who are twice as likely as under-25s to use news apps or websites. Yet a __39__ in screen time among the elderly is by no means all bad. Professor Bowden-Jones believes that for people forced to stay at home, because they feel unable to get out or because they can no longer drive, the ability to follow pursuits online “is just so wonderfully invigorating”. Messaging apps bring family closer. Gaming passes the time. Spotify and YouTube are nostalgia machines that bring childhood music and video __40__ back. III. Reading Comprehension (45 分) Section A (15 分) Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Are wealth taxes the best way to tax the ultra-rich? There have been calls to tax the rich ever since there have been taxes. One idea, though, arouses particularly fevered reactions: a tax on wealth, not just __41__. A conflict over such a plan is now dividing France, where there was a fierce debate in Parliament on Friday over proposals for a wealth tax. But the approach has been __42__ politics in the United States and Europe for years as inequality has risen to astonishing levels and public debt has overloaded government budgets. At the Labour Party conference in Britain in October, delegates have shown three-quarters of Britons back the idea. Debate over the concept has been revived even in countries like Germany and Ireland that had __44__ repealed (废除) their wealth taxes. And the Tax Observatory, a research organization funded by the European Union, has proposed a global minimum wealth tax of 2 percent on the world's roughly 3,000 billionaires. To supporters, taxing an individual's total assets — stocks, real estate, yachts, diamond tiaras, racehorses, art, fine wines, private islands and jets — rather than just income is one of the few ways to get people with dynastic wealth (世袭的财富) to pay their fair share. It is also necessary to __45__ the increasing political power of the super-rich. To opponents, wealth taxes are __46__ punishment of innovation and productivity, discouraging investment and compromising growth. They would also be an administrative __47__, they add. How would government tax collectors go about __48__ a family's valuable collections of Ferraris, Chippendales, Picassos, NFTs and Birken bags every year? Wealth taxes, though not as common as some other taxes, have actually been __49__ for a long time. Such taxes were popular in Europe at times. __50__, twelve countries had versions in 1990, although in many — including Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Austria, Finland, Luxembourg — the taxes were later repealed. The reasons for the repeals included the difficulty of administration, the __51__ on people who owned valuables but had little available cash, and the minimal amounts of revenue raised. But there has been a(n) __52__ of support for wealth taxes on the ultra-rich in recent years, and much of it can be traced to Gabriel Zucman — who did groundbreaking work starting in the early 2010s documenting the stunning __53__ of wealth around the world. Globally, the top 1 percent own roughly 43 percent of the world's total wealth, according to Oxfam. Concerns about such inequality may __54__ public support for wealth taxes. However, economic shocks and tight budgets historically have been the most common causes of their __55__, researchers have found. 41. A. stocks B. paychecks C. inheritance D. consumption 42. A. disrupting B. justifying C. restoring D. strengthening 43. A. called for B. doubted about C. held onto D. fended off 44. A. voluntarily B. reluctantly C. previously D. intentionally 45. A. fuel B. embrace C. exploit D. weaken 46. A. unintended B. due C. ridiculous D. authorized 47. A. obligation B. defect C. nightmare D. regulation 48. A. assessing B. relocating C. maintaining D. rearranging 49. A. under attack B. in existence C. in question D. under discussion 50. A. What's more B. By contrast C. In consequence D. In fact 51. A. strain B. dependence C. trick D. focus 52. A. guarantee B. lack C. denial D. revival 53. A. explosion B. concentration C. distribution D. devaluation 54. A. shake B. prompt C. undermine D. revolutionize 55. A. absence B. dismissal C. passage D. dominance Section B (22 分) Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) A wise man once said that the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. So, as a police officer, I have some urgent things to say to good people. Day after day my men and I struggle to hold back a tidal wave of crime. Something has gone terribly wrong with our once-proud American way of life. It has happened in the area of values. Something is disappearing, and I think I know what it is: accountability. Accountability isn't hard to define. It means that every person is responsible for his or her actions and for their consequences. Of the many values that hold civilization together — honesty, kindness, and so on — accountability may be the most important of all. Without it, there can be no respect, no trust, no law—and finally no society. My job as a police officer is to impose accountability on people who refuse, or have never learned, to impose it on themselves. But as every policeman knows, external controls on people's behavior are far less effective than internal restraints such as guilt, shame and embarrassment. Fortunately there are still communities — smaller towns, usually—where schools maintain discipline and where parents hold up standards that declare “In this family certain things are not permitted—they simply are not done!” Yet more and more, especially in our larger cities and suburbs, these inner restraints are loosening. Someone considers your property his property; he takes what he wants, including your life if you irritate him. The main cause of this break-down is a shift in attitudes. Thirty years ago, if a crime was committed, society was considered the victim. Now, in a shocking reversal, it's the criminal who is considered victimized, by his underprivileged upbringing, by the school that didn't teach him to read, by the church that failed to reach him with moral guidance, by the parents who didn't provide a stable home. I don't believe it. Many others in equally disadvantaged circumstances choose not to engage in criminal activities. If we free the criminal, even partly, from accountability, we become a society of endless excuses where no one accepts responsibility for anything. We in America desperately need more people who believe that the person who commits a crime is the one responsible for it. 56. What the wise man said suggests that ____________. A. it's unnecessary for good people to do anything in face of evil B. society will be overcome by evil if good men do nothing about it C. it's only natural for virtue to defeat evil D. it's desirable for good men to keep away from evil 57. The author will agree if a person is found guilty of a crime, ____________. A. society is to be held responsible B. modern civilization is responsible for it C. the criminal himself should bear the blame D. the government should take the blame 58. The author is sorry to have noticed that ____________. A. people in large cities tend to excuse criminals B. people in small towns still stick to old discipline and standards C. today's society lacks sympathy for people in difficulty D. people in disadvantaged circumstances are likely to commit crimes 59. The key point of the passage is that ____________. A. stricter discipline should be maintained in schools and families B. more good examples should be set for people to follow C. more restrictions should be imposed on people's behavior D. more people should accept the value of accountability (B) DOWNLOAD THESE APPS In our modern, fast-paced world, maintaining both physical fitness and mental well-being can feel like a constant challenge. Thankfully, your smartphone can be a powerful aid in building healthier habits. “Lasting change comes from consistency, not perfection,” notes wellness coach Dr. Lena Shaw. “The key is to find tools that are engaging, fit into your daily life, and support your specific goals—whether that's getting stronger, managing stress, or simply feeling more energized.” Here are three apps designed to motivate your fitness journey—and two more to help you recover, track progress, and sustain your efforts. Freeletics This app uses artificial intelligence to create personalized bodyweight workouts that adapt to your fitness level and goals. No equipment is needed—just your motivation. Whether you have 15 minutes or an hour, Freeletics designs high-intensity sessions that improve strength, making it ideal for busy schedules. Strava More than a running and cycling tracker, Strava is a social fitness network. Map your routes, record your pace, and share activities with friends. Its segment feature lets you compete against others on specific trails or streets, adding a fun, competitive edge to solo workouts. Many users find the community support key to staying motivated. Nike Training Club Offering a massive library of free workouts from professional athletes and trainers, this app covers everything from yoga and mobility to strength and cardio (力量训练，有氧训练). Each session includes clear video guidance and tips. You can filter by duration, equipment, or focus area, making it easy to fit exercise into your day. MyFitnessPal A long-time favorite for nutrition tracking, this app features a vast food database that helps you log meals quickly. By monitoring calorie intake and macronutrients, you can better understand your eating habits. Setting personalized goals and connecting with other health apps makes it a central tool for weight management or dietary awareness. Down Dog Perfect for relaxation and flexibility, Down Dog offers customizable yoga, meditation, and stretching sessions. You choose the style, duration, difficulty, and even the background music. Every practice is generated fresh, so you never repeat the same sequence. It's like having a patient, personal yoga instructor available anytime. 60. This passage is most likely to be found in ________. A. a sports science research journal B. the lifestyle or wellness section of a website C. an advertisement for smartphone products D. a medical treatment guide for injuries 61. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. Freeletics is not suitable for beginners due to its exclusive high-intensity focus. B. Strava tracks both running and cycling but lacks features for live group challenges or route sharing. C. Nike Training Club uses artificial intelligence to personalize workout plans based on your fitness data and heart rate. D. Down Dog dynamically creates unique session content based on user preferences to prevent repetition and maintain engagement. 62. Sarah wants to start exercising at home without any equipment, and she also hopes to better understand her diet to support her fitness goals. Which combination of apps is most suitable for her? A. Freeletics and MyFitnessPal B. Nike Training Club and MyFitnessPal C. Nike Training Club and Down Dog D. Freeletics and Down Dog (C) “The ancient Hawaiians were astronomers,” wrote Queen Liliuokalani, Hawaii's last reigning monarch(君主统治), in 1897. Star watchers were among the most esteemed members of Hawaiian society. Sadly, all is not well with astronomy in Hawaii today. Protests have erupted over construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT), a giant observatory that promises to revolutionize humanity's view of the cosmos(宇宙). At issue is the TMT's planned location on Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano worshiped by some Hawaiians as the piko, which connects the Hawaiian Islands to the heavens. But Mauna Kea is also home to some of the world's most powerful telescopes. Rested in the Pacific Ocean, Mauna Kea's peak rises above the most part of our planet's dense atmosphere, where conditions allow telescopes to obtain images of unsurpassed clarity. Opposition to telescopes on Mauna Kea is nothing new. A small but vocal group of Hawaiians and environmentalists have long viewed their presence as disrespect for the sacred land and a painful reminder of the occupation of what was once a sovereign nation (主权国家). Some blame for the current controversy belongs to astronomers. In their eagerness to build bigger telescopes, they forgot that science is not the only way of understanding the world. They did not always prioritize the protection of Mauna Kea's fragile ecosystems or its holiness to the islands' inhabitants. Hawaiian culture is not a relic of the past; it is a living culture undergoing a renaissance today. Yet science has a cultural history, too, with roots going back to the dawn of civilization. The same curiosity to find what lies beyond the horizon that first brought early Polynesians to Hawaii's shores inspires astronomers today to explore the heavens. Calls to tear down all telescopes on Mauna Kea or to ban future development there ignore the reality that astronomy and Hawaiian culture both seek to answer big questions about who we are, where we come from and where we are going. Perhaps that is why we explore the starry skies, as if answering a primitive calling to know ourselves and our true ancestral homes. The astronomy community is making compromises to change its use of Mauna Kea. The TMT site was chosen to minimize the telescope's visibility around the island and to avoid archaeological and environmental impact. To limit the number of telescopes on Mauna Kea, old ones will be removed at the end of their lifetimes and their sites returned to a natural state. There is no reason why everyone cannot be welcomed on Mauna Kea to embrace their cultural heritage and to study the stars. 63. Queen Liliuokalani's remark in Paragraph 1 indicates ________. A. her conservative view on the historical role of astronomy B. the importance of astronomy in ancient Hawaiian society C. the regrettable decline of astronomy in ancient times D. her appreciation of star watchers' feats in her time. 64. The construction of the TMT is opposed by some locals partly because ________. A. it may risk ruining their intellectual life B. they fear losing control of Mauna Kea C. their culture will lose a chance of revival D. it reminds them of a humiliating history 65. It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that progress in today's astronomy ________. A. is fulfilling the dreams of ancient Hawaiians B. helps spread Hawaiian culture across the world C. may uncover the origin of Hawaiian culture D. will eventually soften Hawaiians' hostility 66. What's the best title of this passage? A. Hawaiians Renewed Their Traditions of Watching Stars Through TMT B. Astronomers and Hawaiians Can Share the Skies on Mauna Kea C. Renaissance of Hawaiian Culture was Interrupted by Modern Science D. Environmentalists Fight Against Astronomers to Preserve the Sacred Land Section C (8 分) Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a sentence from the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you will need. A. As degrees became universal, they became devalued. B. Many too are seeing the advantages of eliminating a degree requirement for certain roles. C. In fact, meaningful learning remains central to students' academic success and lives beyond high school. D. Given students' demand for hands-on learning, institutions and employers need to expand relevant offerings. E. Instead, it stresses a degree is not for all, that the leap to university isn't inevitable and that other options are available. F. For Generation Z, education is likely to extend beyond ages 18 or 21, with lifelong upskilling essential to sustain employability. How Generation Z is Redefining the Value of Higher Education As the latest crop of students pen their undergraduate application forms and weigh up their options, it may be worth considering just how the point, purpose and value of a degree have changed and what Generation Z need to consider as they start the third stage of their educational journey. Millennials were told that if you did well in school and got a decent degree, you would be set up for life. But that promise has been found deficient. 67. ________. Education was no longer a secure route of social mobility. Today, 28 percent of graduates in the UK are in non-graduate roles, a percentage which is double the average among OECD countries. This is not to say that there is no point in getting a degree. 68. ________. Thankfully, there are signs that this is already happening, with Generation Z seeking to learn from their millennial predecessors (前辈), even if parents and teachers tend to be still set in the degree mindset. Employers have long seen the advantages of hiring school leavers who often prove themselves to be more committed and loyal employees than graduates. 69. ________. For those for whom a degree is the desired route, consider that this may well be the first of many. In this age of generalists, it pays to have specific knowledge or skills. Postgraduates now earn 40 percent more than graduates. When more and more of us have a degree, it makes sense to have two. 70. ________. It has been estimated that this generation, due to the pressures of technology, the wish for personal fulfillment and desire for diversity, will work for 17 different employers over the course of their working life and have five different careers. Education, and not just knowledge gained on campus, will be a core part of Generation Z's career trajectory (轨迹). Older generations often talk about their degree in the present and personal tense: “I am a geographer.” or “I am a classicist.” Their sons or daughters would never say such a thing; it's as if they already know that their degree won't define them in the same way. IV. Summary Writing (10 分) 71. Bridging the gap: from classroom to workplace For all the years spent in school preparing to enter the workplace, many recent graduates say that they struggle with the shift from classroom to career world and have difficulty adjusting to life on the job. Writer and editor Joseph Lewis believes that most of our school experiences are fairly predictable, while life in the working world is far more uncertain. In school, for example, the pattern stays more or less the same from year to year. In the workplace, however, constant change is the norm, and one has to adapt quickly. Another problem that graduates entering the workforce encounter is that they are unprepared to think analytically. In school, many students including those in college, spend a lot ot time memorizing facts and repeating what they “learned” on tests. But in the workplace employees are often expected to think critically and make decisions about their work, not just follow a supervisor's instructions. An employee who is facing a problem at work, for example, needs to be able to identify different solutions, select the best course of action, and explain his choice to others. Finally, in school, a student normally works independently to complete most tasks (tests, homework, and projects) and receives a grade according to how well he or she has done. In the workplace, employees must regularly interact with others and are often dependent on their co-workers for their success. In other words, if an employee has to work with others to complete a given project, that employee's success not only depends on his hard work and expertise, but also on how well his colleagues perform. How can we better prepare young adults for the work place? It is suggested that students should do an internship while they are in school. Volunteering part time at a company, hospital or government organization, for example, can help them gain experience and learn skills. Doing these will help prepare students for the realities of the workplace and make the transition from school to career world less stressful. V. Translation (15 分) 72. 他相信捍卫公平和正义是人之常情。（convince） 73. 无论是在网上聊天还是发帖，过度透露个人信息无异于引火烧身。（amount to） 74. 除非他的父母极力反对，不然的话李明还是很愿意从事这份收入微薄，自己却热衷的工作。（unless, keen） 75. 这门课程更注重拓展学生的想象力，而不是传授书本知识，简直是给这群思维活跃的孩子们量身定制的。（not as …as…） VI. Guided Writing (25 分) 76. 假如你是明启中学的高三学生李华。你们学校将邀请 AI 领域的专家 Tom Johnson 为学生做讲座，你负责与他联系。他给你发了一封电子邮件(内容如下)，请根据他在电子邮件中提出的要求写一封回信。 Dear Li Hua, Thank you for inviting me. For my lecture, I'd like to know about what aspect of AI development interests Chinese students most. Please give me two questions you'd like me to answer and tell me why you choose these two questions. Looking forward to your reply and hoping to see you soon. Yours sincerely, Tom Johnson 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $