上海同济大学第二附属中学2025-2026学年第二学期期中考试高二年级英语学科试卷

同济大学第二附属中学2025学年第二学期期中考试

高二年级英语学科 （试卷）

考生注意：考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分。

I. Listening comprehension

Section A

Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1 A. Impatient.    B. Confused.    C. Sincere.    D. Comfortable.

2. A. In a restaurant.    B. In a hotel.    C. In a café.    D. In a snack bar.

3. A. American literature.    B. elementary education.    C. Children’s literature.    D. Art history.

4. A. She will continue her work on vacation.

B. Papers piled while she was on vacation.

C. She has too much work to do.

D. She has made her vacation plans.

5. A. The man can only make a local call.

B. The man can’t use her telephone.

C. The man can call any person in the world.

D. The man can be her guest at any time.

6. A. The woman doesn’t enjoy the leftovers.    B. The man is an excellent cook in the army.

C. The man has invited many people for lunch.    D. The man intentionally prepared much food.

7. A. The man should be more diligent.    B. Cramming is effective for an exam.

C. Biology is indeed difficult to learn.    D. The man shouldn’t have stayed up that late.

8. A. Arrange to apply for another room.

B. Make a complaint about her roommate.

C. Ask her roommate to move out of the room.

D. Change rooms with someone in the housing office.

9. A. Helen’s hard work is rewarding.    B. Helen is an accomplished job hunter.

C. Helen always complains about her job.    D. Helen is viewed as a model by the speakers.

10. A. Every student should value Chinese culture.    B. Chinese students are humble and reserved.

C. He is deeply impressed by Chinese culture.    D. Chinese students lack the courage to share ideas.

Section B

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. Influencing.    B. celebrity studies.

C. Crisis management.    D. Psychology.

12. A. It offers a lot of related courses.    B. Its courses are taught by senior lecturers.

C. It partners with Harvard University.    D. It’s the first degree program in the field.

13. A. Whether it has enough budgets.    B. Whether it will attract youngsters.

C. Whether it can stand the test of time.    D. Whether it can offer useful courses.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. It emphasizes ball tackling.    B. It forbids rough body contact.

C. It was created during the WWI.    D. It is mainly played in the army today.

15. A. It is pretty easy to learn.    B. It is more recreational than other sports.

C. It follows limited rules.    D. It allows them to show their talents in sports.

16. A. Introduce a would-be Olympic sport.    B. Compare flag football with regular football.

C. Explain the rules of flag football.    D. illustrate the job of National Football League.

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

17. A. Various cultural activities.    B. Their hobbies and talents.

C. A plan for the summer holiday.    D. An adventure in a foreign country.

18. A. By borrowing money from parents.    B. By organizing a talent show.

C. By doing part-time jobs.    D. By applying for a travel grant.

19. A. Explaining the educational value of the trip.    B. Demonstrating necessary surviving skills.

C. Keeping them informed of their travel.    D. Taking them to a travel reality show.

20. A. To convince their parents.    B. To fund-raise activities.

C. To research destinations and planning the route.    D. To document the journey through blogs.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage 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.

My son, Ben, died when he was 23. The year after his death, I hiked 48 of the state’s ____1____ (tall) mountains in his memory. Every step, path and peak has been a way____2____ (restore) myself.

About a month after his death, my husband and I hiked Carter Dome and Mount Hight, sorrow weighing heavy in our hearts and legs. ____3____ (stand) on the peak, I looked out across the mountains my son loved. For a moment, the heavy blow ____4____(string) about by Ben’s death faded into the timeless expanse, and I could breathe.

The next weekend found us on Mount Moosilauke. Then Mount Cannon, Mount Flume, Mount Liberty and so on. It was a series of firsts, of struggles and overcoming them — climbing at night, climbing slides and rocks, camping alone, finding paths and planning routes.

Six days before the anniversary of Ben’s death, I hiked my 48th and final peak: Mount Carrigain. As I stood on the observation platform at the peak, I found the essential truth I ____5____ (struggle) to express for months: The only place ____6____ feels vast enough to hold sorrow this deep and wide is the top of a mountain, looking out into forever.

____7____ I once might have hidden myself, these days I hike to seek. I find Ben, but I also find myself: someone broken, now braver and more capable. ____8____ starts as the forced isolation of sorrow now turns into the welcome loneliness of the path. Hiking is both exhausting and exciting, and it teaches us that sorrow and joy ____9____ coexist.

But there’s another, possibly more important truth: A hike is not the only way to find the peace of the natural world; a simple walk along a park path can have a similar effect. The internal journey of sorrows ____10____ (mix) with our steps, and we find comfort along the way.

Section B

Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.