天津南开区天津大学附属中学2025-2026学年高二年级第二学期5月期中考试英语试卷

天大附中2025-2026学年度第二学期期中考试 高二年级英语试卷 (时间：120分钟，满分：150分) 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分） 第一节（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分） 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 will the weather be like tomorrow? A.Rainy B.Sunny C.Windy 2.What does the woman think of the fish? A.Quite good. B.Just so-so C.Terrible. 3.How long is Mark's business ttip? A.Three weeks. B.Amonth. C.Five weeks. 4.Why didn't James call Lisa last night? A.He had an unexpected guest. B.He prepared his report till late. C.He dropped by Daniel's house. 5.What are the speakers mainly talking about? A.Their great dreams. B.A graduate in history C.An inspiring old woman. 第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分） 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6-8小题。 C.When will the man return the money to Maria? A.Next Monday. B.Next Tuesday C.Next Wednesday 7.What will the man do tonight? A.Study at home. B.Attend a party C.Buy a new phone. 1/12 8.What is the relationship between the speakers? A.Classmates B.Close Friends. C.Brother and sister. 听下面一段对话，回答第911小题。 9.Where does the conversation probably take place? A.In a museum. B.In a factory C.In a store 10.Why does Bill like to come here? A.To get relaxed. B.To buy the latest toys. C.To meet some friends. 11.What does Bill say about his childhood toys? A.He made his own toys. B.He didn't keep any of them. C.He often played hands-on toys. 听下面一段独白，回答第12-15小题。 12.Who first developed plastic on a large scale? A.A Frenchman. B.An Englishman. C.AnAmerican 13.What was the advantage of plastic collars? A.They didn't wear out easily. B.They were easy to wash. C.They were comfortable. 14.Why were the plastic toys a good choice for some mothers? A.They were colorful.B.They were cheap. C.They were light in weight. 15.What does the speaker talk about at the end? A.The popularity of plastic. B.Different ways of using plastic. C.The harmful side of plastic. 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节，单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） 16.-I lost my ring under the sofa,but I found it finally. .I thought you might not find it. A.That's a relief B.Take your time C.Let it go D.I suppose so 17.T0 global warming,we should cut down on carbon dioxide emissions in our daily lives. A.release B.recall C.reform D.relieve 18. is reported in the newspaper more and more people are tuking up online shopping. A.That;that B.It;that C.This;what D.It;what 19.Most people work because it's unavoidable. there are some people who actually enjoy work. A.In consequence B.By contrast C.In the meantime D.In turn 20.In order to realize my dream, difficultics I face,I will try my best to meet them and never give in. A.whoever B.however C.whatever D.whenever 21.The rapid spread of misinformation online has made more crucial than ever the public with reliable sources and critical thinking skills. A.it;equipping B.that;to equip C.it;to equip D.that;equipping 22.The athletes showed the skills and determination carry them through every game A.when B.that C.why D.what 23.It is our belief that improvements in health care will lead to a stronger,more society. A.sacred B.classical C.graceful D.prosperous 24.You'd better check the airport arrangement first,because the flight be canceled due to heavy rain before you leave. A.shouldn't B.needn't C.might D.must 25.Mr.Smith,I know you're extremely busy,but may I have a brief word with you?I'll try not to too much of your time A.take up B.take on C.take in D.take off 26.Before a business trip,you need to have your belongings to ensure a pleasant outing. A.checking B.checked C.being checked D.check 27.By the time the meeting started,all of the data in advance. A.have collected B.had collected C.have been collected D.had been collected 28.Qianxuesen sought no fame and shunned the spotlight,retuming to China with great A.integnty B.assumption C.innovaton D.resolution 29.With the popularity of self-driving cars,many a taxi driver will be at risk of losing their jobs in the long run. A.deliberately B.regularly C.potentially D.knowingly 30. you are old enough to make your own judgement,you should start to pursue your career. A.Even if B.As though C.Ever since D.Now that 第二节，完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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。 Three days ago,one of my graduate students came to me asking to31 _research groups.The student was making progress and was 32 so I was confused.After taking time to 33 my work,I concluded that the stress I was under was being34 my graduate students. Before returning to my home country to start my faculty (position,I was trained in the U.S.and 35 with Korean funding agencies.36funding for my small group meant an endless cycle of proposal writing,leaving me 37 on time and patience. My tenure(终身职位)hopes added tothe_38一，I felt forcedto_39一my publishing output to keep up with the speed of Korean academia.I pushed students to publish quickly,40 their iime for reading and thinking.I 41 signs that they needed help.This went on for years,until the student came to me,saying she couldn't 42 my behaviour anymore and wanted to leave.I was shocked because I thought I had done everything to 43 her success.But I am 44 for her courage.It was a wake-up call,helping me 45 the impact of my behaviour. My student's feedback also made me think back on why I 46 academia.I remembered the curiosity and excitement I felt when I worked in a lab where people comfortably asked questions 42 job titles,discussing inspiring studies.That was what I wanted in my lab.But I 48 curiosity while exhausted by tenure pressure. After reflecting,I had open conversations with my students,reduced meeting49 and offered basic training to improve their skills.I don't know whether I will achieve tenure,but I do know that research is a marathon and I have to manage it 50 31.A.switch B.reform C.organize D.establish 32.A.at risk B.in chaos C.on track D.under conttol 33.A.break down B.reflect on C.keep off D.draw up 34.A.given up to B.looked back on C.taken out of D.passed on to 35.A.pleased B.consistent C.impatient D.unfamiliar 36.A.Securing B.Investing C.Depositing D.Presenting 37.A.ayailable B.dependent C.short D.reliable 38.A.priority B.ambition C.expense D.pressure 39.A.subscribe B.accelerate C.monitor D.budget 40.A.extending B.saving C.mounting D.limiting 41.A.recognized B.overlooked C.interpreted D.exposed 42.A.ignore B.take C.adopt D.mind 43、A.sacrifice B.anticipate C.ensure D.fancy 44.A.frustrated B.awkward C.disappointed D.grateful 45,A.get over B.figure out C.bring forward D,make up 467 A.identify B.miss C.pursue D.arrange 47.A.acoording to B.in response to C.on account of D.regardleas of 48.A.lost sight of B.kept up with C.took advantage of D.showed respect for 49.A.intention B.expansion C.frequency D.convention 50.A.sustainably B.relatively C.accurately D.instantly 第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2.5分，满分50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 ZOOKEEPER FOR A DAY Go wild with an extreme zookeeping experiencel The Khaki Extreme program is a wild behind-the-scenes zookeeping adventure like no other!The program offers the chance for 11-15 year olds to see first-hand what's involved in looking after amazing wildlife at Australia Zoo. During the guided adventures,you'll gain an understanding and appreciation of what's involved in working in one of the world's most popular zoological and conservation areas,and you'll love getting up close with the awesome animals Whether it's helping keepers prepare diets for the animals,cleaning enclosures (for large animals,or making improved activities for Australia Zoo's wildlife-you will have a chance to get involved at grass-roots level. After a busy morning getting up close with wildlife,you can enjoy a specially provided lunch while watching the performance in the world-famous Crocoseum.Then you'll also receive a guided behind-the-scenes tour of the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.Here you'll see the kind veterinary (team treating sick and injured native wildlife,and you'll leamn what you can do to protect Australia's native wild animals Every season is different and so is our Zookeeper for a Day Khaki Extreme programl We'll change the animals and activities each school holiday period to keep it exciting,but with so many great animals on offer,the Khaki Extreme program is always a bunch of fun. If reptiles are more your thing,check our Zookeeper for a Day Khaki Extreme Reptile program. Here you'll have a wild day out with some of Australia Zoo's most scaly and slippery friends.This program may not be available every school holiday period and program dates will be limited.Check the booking page for further details on availability. *www.australiazoo.com.au Open daily 9:00 am-5:00 pm Bedtime for some of our animals is 4:30 pm. Closed Christmas Day 51.Who is the Khaki Extreme program designed for? A.University students. B.Fourteen years old students. C.Middle-aged men. D.Parents. 52.What's the main purpose of the Khaki Extreme program? A.To help save endangered wildlife. B.To offer a chance to feed native wildlife C.To experience a real zookeeper's life.D.To learn how to treat injured animals. 53.What will you do after a busy morning at Australia Zoo? A.Make a special lunch for yourself. B.Clean enclosures for large animals C.Give a performance in the Crocoseum.D.Visit the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital. 5+.When is the best time to go to see the reptiles? A.Christmas Day. B.Before 8:00 am. C.After 5:00 pm. D.Between 10:00 am-3:00 pm (except Christmas Day). 55.What can be learned about the Khaki Extreme Reptile program? A.It's not always available. B.It's often closed at 4:30 pm. C.It's still open on Christmas Day. D.It's very popular among all the students. B Signs posted up and down the school hallway didn't let me forget:Snowball Dance-Next Friday Night! No one would be asking me,the junior high school outsider.My face was ruined,and my balance was off-I had seizures (without warning.All these were making my middle school life miserable.I kept my head down as I hurried to the classroom. 6/12 I stepped into the office where my teacher Mrs Barrett waited.She learned that my grandmother had been teaching me to sew for years,but none of the other kids in the class knew it. Mrs Barrett called me up to her desk."A lot of girls need help with changes on their dresses for the Snowball Dance.I thought you could help me after school,"she said."Sure,"I said.Together with Mrs Barrett,I sewed buttons,shortened some slceves,and lengthened others. Teresa,one of the most popular girls,came by to pick up her dress."Roberta designed and sewed it by hand,"Mrs Barrett told her."It's fashionablel Thanks.You must have added this brilliant belt,"she said."I tied ribbons to the end of a pearl necklace,"I said,looking down at my shabby shoes.Teresa didn't get crowned at the dance,but her Snowball Dance dress was the talk of the school during the following week.Word quickly spread that I was actually good at something.Soon the girls were coming to me and Mrs Barrett for custom-made dresses."We should organize a fashion show,"Mrs Barrett said one day.We asked the girls in the office and they all wanted to participate.We had a packed auditorium for the show. "This fashion show was a great success,and better than any dance could be.I think we pushed back the boundaries of fashion,"Mrs Barrett said after the fashion show. Those weren't the only boundaries we pushed back.Later,Mrs Barrett encouraged me to run for student body president."The kids have known your talent,"she said.And I was elected president of the grade.I must say it's my luck to meet Mrs Barrett in my life 56.What do we know about Roberta before she received Mrs Barrett's request? A.She was well liked by her classmates.B.She wasn't interested in the dance at all. C.She felt lonely,miserable and depressed.D.She was unlucky,sensitive,but optimistic. 57.Why did Teresa's dress become a popular topic in the school? A.She was the most popular girl. B.She was elected Snowball Queen. C.Her dress was specially designed. D.She helped design her own dress. 58.The fashion show organized by Mrs.Barrett and Roberta A.was poorly attended and unorganized B.showcased Teresa's changing self-image C.exhibited creativity and originality in fashion D.was more participated than the Snowball Dance 59.Roberta was reluctant to attend the dance party because of A.her lack of interest in fashion and design B.her was self-doubt due to social rejection C.her fear of falling short of Mrs.Barrett's expectations D.her pressure to meet the traditional academic requirements 60.Which real-world situation best reflects the story's message? A.A teacher's favorite student makes it on the honor roll. B.A school cancels arts programs to focus on standardized testing C.A student wins a science fair by strictly following textbook methods. D.An athlete with a disability makes the team through exceptional strategy. C Last year scientists reported using a neural implant(神经植入物)in a men's brain to restore his ability to communicate.The man has been partially paralyzed aud unable to produce comprehensible speech since suffering a severe stroke.It is the latest advance in the exploding field of brain-computer interfaces(),or BCIs,which allow computers to read information out of a living brain. Brain-computer interfaces are possible because of two facts.The first is that your brain contains hundreds of timy maps.Each represents specific features of your physical feelings and intended actions.And crucially,the basic set of brain maps and their locations within the brain are very similar across individuals Thanks to their specialized functions and universal locations,brain maps are ideal entry points for BCI technologies.Picking up signals from a brain map is only the first step in making a useful BCI.Although the location of a brain map is the same across individuals,the details-what patterns of activity within the map mean -differ from person to person.In a sense,the unique features of your specific brain maps serve as a kind of encryption(),safeguarding your specific thoughts and feelings from would-be spies. That brings us to the second fact that makes BCIs possible.Thanks to advances in machine learning, scientists have developed programs that can learn to recoguize key patterns in a vast sea of numbers.They train these programs to decode (brain signals by feeding them tons of examples.Researchers developing BCIs often create such examples by instructing an individual to think specific thoughts at specific times,creating a neural curriculum for the program to learn from. While the universal features and locations of brain maps make them obvious entrances for BCIs,the unique features of your brain maps tend to protect them from spying eyes.In cases where BCIs have successfully read specific thoughts or intentions from a brain,it has been with the permission of the individual whose brain was being read.But there are surreptitious ways to train decoders on your brain without your knowledge.This can happen if your neural data falls into the hands of companies with dotailed informmation about your activities. Like all technologies,brain-compnter interfaces are not neccssarily good or bad.Yet while harvesting the benefits of BCIs,we need to ensure that we have the means to protect ourselves from corporations with every motive to take advantage of this technology for their financial gain. 61.What can we know about the noural implant mentioned in Paragraph 1? A.It completely curcd the man's paralysis. B.It helped the man speak understandably again. C.It has been widely used in clinical applications. D.It can take the place of damaged brain maps. 62.What can we leamn about brain maps? A.They carry unique characteristics B.They can process encrypted signals C.Their functions vary from person to person.D.Their locations reveal human thinking patterns. 63.What can we infer from the passage? A.BCIs can boost brain signals dramatically. B.BCIs could help recover from brain injuries. C.Machine learning enables BCIs to read mind. D.The decoding of brain may be affected by BCIs. 64.What does the underlined word"surreptitious"in Paragraph 5 probably mean? A.Secure. B.Stable C.Standard. D.Secret. 65.-What does the passage mainly talk about? A.The future trend of BCIs. B.-The potential risks of BCIs. C.The working principle of BCIs. D.The general applications of BCIs D If you seek happiness,then you need to know what happiness is for you.I don't believe there is one universal definition of happiness.Happiness is a very subjective emotion,according to me.Put two people in identical situation:same amount of money,life experiences,etc.and you can be pretty sure that they both wouldn't feel equally happy or equally sad.I believe this is so because there are two kinds of happiness.There is one kind of happiness,which is kind of universal and then there is the other kind,which is very individual to each one of us.It is this kind of happiness that I find more interesting. The second kind of happiness that I talk about comes from our expectations out of our lives,which vary from person to person.For example,a person who expects a lot out of his or her life may find that happiness is hard to find.They are constantly in search of these things in life,which always seem to elude them.Thosc things may be money or fame or power or amy of the other pursuits (that humans have,but it would be likely that such people are less likely to be happy,if their goals are not met.In most cases,even after their goals are met,they don't find happiness,because they seek more-new goals,new wish lists,and it's a seemingly never-ending process for theml On the other hand,a person who takes life as it comes along and makes the best of each day is more likely to be happy every day.They have no pressure or goals to occupy their minds and they can achieve happiness from the simple pleasures of everyday life,finding love,making time for the family and kids,seeing their kids grow,etc. Of course,that doesn't mean that you shouldn't have any expectations at all.You should keep those expeotations reasonable and manageable 66.Which of the following is the author's opinion according to Paragraph 1? A.Happiness has one universal definition. B.Every individual has his own happiness. C.There are no people who are really happy. D.Happiness means having money and power 67.What does the underlined part"these things"in Paragraph 2 probably refer to? A.Daily demands. B.Life experiences C.Ideas about happiness. D.Expectations out of life. 68.Even if their goals are met,some people still don't feel happy because A.they gave too much for their goals B.they don't know what happiness is C.they have new goals that need achieving D.they think sadness is a never-ending process 69.What kind of person is likely to be happy in the author's opinion? A.He who has few expectations. B.He who has no pressure or goals. C.He who has a great ambition or dream.D.He who can find fun from his daily life. 70.The author writes this passage mainly to tell readers A.the definition of happiness B.the importance of happiness C.to enjoy every day to the fullest D.to give up their dreams and be practical 第四部分，写作 第一节，共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 阅读下面短文，按照要求用英语回答问题。 Ghanaian photojournalist Paul Ninson was thrilled-and surprised.When he cume to New York to study photography five years ago,he found a rich collection of images of life in Africa,past ad present,in the city's libraries,galleries and muscums.Here he was thousands of miles from Ghana surrounded by more visual history of Africa than he had ever seen back home.That led to an idea:create a library of photobooks in Ghana,which allows people to learn about their own history and gives them the tools to tell new stories of the continent.This idea has been realized with the creation of the Dikan Center in Acora,Ghana's capital.Dikan means"take the lead" in the Akan language. To create the center,Ninson travelled around New York City for books to ship to Ghana.He searched secondhand stores on the Lower East Side,engaged in online bidding wars and reached out to publishers and galleries,some of whom donated hundreds of materials.He maxed out his credit cards and lined his apartment walls with books,using Uber and U-Haul trucks to transport the books to storage units he rented across the city. He managed to amass more than 30,000 volumes-mainly about photography,filmmaking,but also issues of publications like National Geographic dating back to the early 1940s.Ninson had additional support from his friend and collaborator,Brandon Stanton,who started a GoFundMe that raised over $1.2 million for the founding of Dikan.In December 2022,the Diken Center was opened.In a former residence that was renovated to house the center,anyone is welcome to sit with the African story as long as they'd like. Michael Itkoff,a supporter of Ninson and the Dikan Center from the start,says photobooks offer a different visual experience in today's world,which is often focused on the volume and speed of images available online. "The photobook allows for an intimate and more slowed down-and I would say elegent-experience of visuals,”seys Itkoff. 71.What inspired Ninson to create the Dikan Center?(no more than 15 words) 72.What efforts did Ninson make to establish the Dikan Center?(no more than2 words) 73.What does the underlined "amass"in Paragraph 3 mean?(no more than 5 words) 74.Why does Michael Itkoff value the experience offered by photobooks in today's digital age?(no more than 20 words) 75.What do you think of Paul Ninson?Please explain.(no more than 20 words) 11/12 第二节：(25分) 76.假如你是李津，即将作为学生代表参加国际环保论坛，并做Protect Our Home:Green Future Together 主题演讲。请按服以下要点写一篇演讲稿。 1.生态环境变化对你生活、学习身边环境的影响， 2青少年践行绿色环保、守护生态的可行方式： 3呼吁青少年携手守护绿水青山，共建美丽家园。 注意： (1)词数不少于100， (2)可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯； (3)文章中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名； 参考词汇： 国际青少年科技论坛International Youth Youth Environment Forum 12/12