天津市第二十中学2025-2026学年第二学期高二年级英语学科期中调研检测

2025-2026 第二学期高二年级英语学科期中调研检测 第一节：单项填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） 1. To tell you the truth, the accident and the damages ______ resulted in frightened me so much that I almost gave up driving ever since. A. it B. that C. what D. which 2. The manager in the end decided to give the job to ______ he believed had a strong ability of communication. A who B. anyone C. whoever D. whomever 3. The number of firms selling computers in this region ______ since January 2012. A. are dropping B. is dropping C. have dropped D. has dropped 4. Some researchers believe that there is no doubt ______ a cure for AIDS will be found in the near future. A. that B. whether C. if D. what 5. Many amateur singers are eager to take part in the ongoing TV reality show, for that’s ______ scouts find stars of the future. A. why B. which C. when D. where 6. The artist’s new work, which is ______ of traditional Chinese painting, has drawn wide attention from art lovers. A. representative B. alternative C. optimistic D. skeptical 7. It is widely acknowledged that Van Gogh was a(n) ______ figure in the history of modern art, whose paintings had a profound influence on later artists. A. ordinary B. influential C. allergic D. automatic 8. The photographer tried to ______ the beauty of the sunset to the audience through his creative lens. A. convey B. consult C. conduct D. confirm 9. To maintain physical and mental health, we should develop good habits and avoid ______ of drugs and alcohol. A. abuse B. advantage * C. admission D. adjustment 10. The company decided to ______ the new plan after a series of discussions, aiming to improve employees’ working conditions. A. implement B. simplify C. circulate D. accelerate 11. The government has taken strict measures to reduce the ______ of harmful gases into the atmosphere. A. release B. relief C. reveal D. rejection 12. ______ the fact that the task is challenging, we are determined to finish it on time with joint efforts. A. Despite B. Besides C. Without D. Beyond 13. We should develop a ______ lifestyle to ensure that future generations can also enjoy a healthy living environment. A. sustainable B. considerable C. inevitable D. accessible 14. Having an outdoor meal is always fun, but it can also be damaging to the planet if ______. A. planned not carefully B. not planning carefully C. not planned carefully D. not to be planned carefully 15. — Jim, can you work this Sunday? — ________? I’ve been working for two weeks on end. A. Why me B. Why not C. What if D. So what 第二节：完型填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分） I longed to visit my mom, 2, 000 miles from where I lived. Since Mom was 80 and suffered from Alzheimer’s, I realized how    16    it was to see her again soon. In nursing home, Mom spent most of her day doing    17    things — walking around and staring out of the window. She seemed to be “all right, considering that dementia (失忆症) had    18   . When hugged and greeted her, she didn’t know who was! Not    19    that her son was with her almost broke down.    20   , I spent several hours trying everything to    21    with Mom, but nothing worked.    22    aware that Alzheimer’s is incurable, I still hoped for a “miracle”. Back to my hotel, I spent hours    23    and wondering what else could    24    Mom around. The next morning, something occurred to me that might recall her    25   . So took Mom to a cafe. After we were seated, Sandy the    26    asked for our order. Mom looking at the menu, I took Sandy aside,    27    told her of my plan and Mom’s    28   , and ordered two strawberry milkshakes. When Sandy    29    them, Mom took one sip (一小口) looking me in the eye, “This is good Bobby.” She    30    me at last, calling me Bobby! There’s a simple    31    for Mom’s recollection (回忆). When I was little, Mom and Dad and us Kids often    32    into the car, drove around town, and    33    stopped for milkshakes — Mom’s favorite. I’d hit upon Mom’s memory. The accidental    34    allowed me to bond. With Mom again and I    35    to do it — thanks to the milkshake. 16. A. upsetting B. important C. strange D. embarrassing 17. A. demanding B. amazing C. simple D. ridiculous 18. A. set in B. faded away C. broke off D. let up 19. A. signal B. challenge C. reason D. clue 20. A. Relaxed B. Stressed C. Annoyed D. Delighted 21. A. connect B. exchange C. check D. argue 22. A. Unless B. While C. Because D. Once 23. A. waiting B. sleeping C. worrying D. complaining 24. A. take B. bring C. show D. push 25. A. memory B. schedule C. dream D. interest 26. A. nurse B. cleaner C. waitress D. journalist 27. A. casually B. guiltily C. quietly D. coldly 28. A. character B. choice C. comment D. condition 29. A. shared B. packed C. spilt D. delivered 30. A. recognized B. praised C. believed D. thanked 31. A. request B. suggestion C. explanation D. settlement 32. A. broke B. looked C. ducked D. piled 33. A. seldom B. always C. occasionally D. hardly 34. A. event B. meeting C. gift D. conflict 35. A. desired B. planned C. decided D. managed 第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） A Do you know the four respectable women below? Let’s have a look. Maria Sibylla Merian Until the 1670s, scientists thought that caterpillars and butterflies were two totally different creatures. Thanks to Maria Sibylla Merian, we know the truth about these winged insects: She began collecting, studying and drawing them when she was young. She was one of the few naturalists of her time who actually studied live insects. It was through her study of caterpillars that she discovered the truth about their life cycles. Lucy Stone If you know a woman who keeps her own family name after marriage, you should know that it’s a tradition started by Lucy Stone. She initially changed her name, but decided to change it back a year later. She held the belief that “a wife should no more take her husband’s name than he should take hers”. She became the first American married woman to keep her own family name for her entire life. Both she and her husband also fought the popular idea that husbands had legal control over their wives. Nellie Bly Nellie Bly, a famous journalist, was born in 1864 in Pennsylvania. When a Pittsburgh Dispatch journalist wrote an article saying that working women were unacceptable, Bly wrote an argument that got her a job offer from the newspaper. What made her well-known was that she spent some time living in a mental institution to expose the conditions the patients faced. In 1889, she set out to travel around the world. And she made it. Alice Coachman Davis Alice Coachman Davis was the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal. She grew up in Georgia, where females were not allowed to join sports teams. So she trained on her own. Finally, Coachman competed in the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where she not only won a gold medal but set a record in the high jump. 36. What’s Maria Sibylla Merian’s contribution? ______ A. Telling the differences of winged insects. B. Pioneering the study of live creatures. C. Finding out some secrets of caterpillars D. Discovering the evolution of winged insects. 37. Why did Lucy Stone change her name back after marriage? ______ A. To escape from marriage. B. To win the true equality with men. C. To follow the fashion of society. D. To fight against her husband’s control. 38. Nellie Bly was famous for ______. A. showing the truth about a mental institution B. her argument for working women C. being the youngest female journalist D. setting a record for travelling around the world 39. What can be implied about Alice Coachman Davis’s experience? ______ A. Two heads are better than one B. It is never too old to learn. C. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. D. Where there is a will there is a way. 40. What do Nellie Bly and Alice Coachman Davis have in common? ______ A. They were both athletic. B. They were both selfless. C. They both experienced prejudice. D. They were both fond of adventures. B I was born in Merthyr Tydfil, a small town in Wales and an excellent place in which to grow up. It was probably the first town of the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century, where people had poured in to work in the new steel mills (工厂) and coal mines. But when I was small, all the great factories were closed and the town was one of the poorest in Europe, although that didn’t seem to be very important to me then. The ruins of the great mills were as romantic and imposing (壮观的) as those of any castle, the open mountains were within reach of any boy who could walk for fifteen minutes. The first school I went to was a red-brick building on the edge of town, in the district of Georgetown. We had a splendid teacher and he taught us, about sixty small boys between the ages of seven and eleven, for the four years I was in the school. He was not only fond of words himself, but he could use them to tell jokes, to sing aloud, to explain things so vividly to us that we could see, almost, what he described. And he educated our senses, too, he made us look at everything so firmly; to know the textures (质地) of things with our skins, to hear the particular noises that exist in the world all around us. So real were our experiences that we began to look for the words necessary to recreate those experiences. That is how I began to write poetry. I can’t say that poetry was my greatest enthusiasm at that time. I loved boxing most of all. I knew all the great boxers of our town. When I was about ten years old I saw the fight I wrote about in The Ballad of Billy Rose. And years later, in Bristol, I saw the same man, old now, and very frail (体弱的). His name, however, was really Tommy Rose, and in the first version of my poem I called him that. When I finished it, I read it aloud, and I knew that something was wrong. I was forced to change it to Billy, so that the balance was right, so that there was a satisfying agreement between the word “Ballad” and the word “Billy”. Much the same thing happened when I wrote about his last great fight. I wanted my readers to hear for themselves the sounds of the fight with my words. 41. As a child, how did the writer feel about his hometown? A. He was saddened by its ruins. B. He was delighted with its surroundings. C. He wished it had more to offer. D. He cared little about its history. 42. One of the strengths of the writer’s teacher was that he taught his pupils to ______. A. view the world with exactness and clarity B. express their feelings in poetry C. describe objects in detail D. create imaginary worlds 43. In discussing the technique behind The Ballad of Billy Rose, the writer emphasizes ______. A. the structure he chose for the poem B. the description of the situation he created C. the care with which he chose his words D. the deep thought he wanted 44. A reader can find out from this text ______. A. how many poems the writer had written B. how the writer began to write poetry C. when the writer left the small town in which he was born D. where the writer received higher education 45. From the text as a whole we understand that the writer’s approach to poetry ______. A. has changed to reflect the times in which he has lived B has benefited from the reactions of others to his work C. is heavily influenced by the environment where he grew up D. is still influenced by what he was taught at school C This is an approach to quality improvement based on the statistical work of Joseph Juran, one of two American pioneers of quality management. Sigma is a Greek letter used in mathematics to denote standard deviation (标准差), a statistical measure of the extent to which a series of numbers or readings deviates from its average. One Sigma indicates a wide scattering (分散) of the readings. If the average is the required quality standard of a particular process or product, then One Sigma quality is not very good. The higher the number, the closer the readings come to total perfection. At the Six Sigma level, there are only 3.4 defects (缺陷) per million. This may sound complicated, but in practice it has proved a popular way for managers to put quality management into effect. One of its great advantages is that it avoids the idea of aiming for “zero defects”, or total perfection — a frighteningly inaccessible goal for most. It presents a system for improving quality gradually. Companies or operational groups move step-by-step up the Sigma ladder, the ultimate goal being to reach the Six Sigma state — still just short of perfection. Reasonably unsophisticated computer programs do the necessary calculations when fed with data on the goals (the specifications of the perfect product or process) and the organization’s actual achievements. Six Sigma sounds like some sort of secret coven (集会). Its advocates insist that it is no such thing. But it has certain symbols of the exclusive society. Anyone in an organization who goes on a basic training course for a Six Sigma program is called a Green Belt. Anyone who is given the full-time job of leading a team that is starting on a Six Sigma exercise is given further training and is called a Black Belt. Beyond this, there are a special few who are trained even more, and they are called Master Black Belts. Their role is to champion the exercise throughout the organization and to watch over the Black Belts and ensure that they are consistently improving the quality of their team’s output. Pioneered in the United States by Motorola in the 1980s, Six Sigma became hugely popular in the 1990s after Jack Welch adopted it at General Electric. To achieve Six Sigma quality at GE, a process must produce no more than 3.4 defects per million “opportunities”. An opportunity is defined as “a chance for non-conformance, or not meeting the required specifications”. The company says: “Six Sigma has changed the DNA of GE. It is now the way we work-in everything we do and in every product we design”. 46. It can be inferred from Paragraph 1 that ______. A. Joseph Juran came up with Six Sigma based on his statistical work. B. Six Sigma is an approach to improving quality to total perfection. C. mathematicians and statistical experts master Six Sigma best. D. Six Sigma quality is relatively better than Four Sigma quality 47. We can learn from the first two paragraphs that Six Sigma ______. A. pursues not total perfection but a gradual process of quality enhancement B. indicates the quality of the product or process is closest to total perfection C. is more a mathematical and statistical measure than a managerial method D. is not only a mean approach but also a complex and inaccessible goal 48. People regard Six Sigma as a kind of secret coven in that it ______. A. is a secret and mysterious organization B. does not grant membership to outsiders C. has some features of a secret society D. has a rigid but orderly training system 49. The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 3 refers to ______. A. the Green Bolts. B. the Black Belts C. the Master Black Belts D. the team leaders 50. By saying “Six Sigma has changed the DNA of GE”, the company most probably means Six Sigma ______. A. has transformed the operation mode of GE B. has enabled GE to improve its quality C. has earned huge popularity for GE D. has reformed the structure and organization of GE D Most kids grow up learning they cannot draw on the walls. But it might be time to unlearn that training — this summer, a group of culture addicts, artists and community organizers are inviting New Yorkers to write all over the walls of an old house on Governor’s Island. The project is called Writing On It All, and it’s a participatory writing project and artistic experiment that has happened on Governor’s Island every summer since 2013. “Most of the participants are people who are just walking by or are on the island for other reasons, or they just kind of happen to be there,” Alexandra Chasin, artistic director of Writing On It All, tells Smithsonian.com. The 2016 season runs through June 26 and features sessions facilitated by everyone from dancers to domestic workers. Each session has a theme, and participants are given a variety of materials and prompts and asked to cover surfaces with their thoughts and art. This year, the programs range from one that turns the house into a collaborative essay to one that explores the meaning of exile. Governor’s Island is a national historic landmark district long used for military purposes. Now known as “New York’s shared space for art and play,” the island, which lies between Manhattan and Brooklyn in Upper New York Bay, is closed to cars but open to summer tourists who flock for festivals, picnics, adventures, as well as these “legal graffiti (涂鸦)” Sessions. The notes and art scribbled (涂画) on the walls are an experiment in self-expression. So far, participants have ranged in age from 2 to 85. Though Chasin says the focus of the work is on the activity of writing, rather than the text that ends up getting written, some of the work that comes out of the sessions has stuck with her. “One of the sessions that moved me the most was state violence on black women and black girls,” says Chasin, explaining that in one room, people wrote down the names of those killed because of it. “People do beautiful work and leave beautiful messages.” 51. What does the project Writing On It All invite people to do? A. Unlearn their training in drawing. B. Participate in a state graffiti show. C. Cover the walls of an old house with graffiti. D. Exhibit their artistic creations in an old house. 52. What do we learn about the participants in the project? A. They are just culture addicts. B. They are graffiti enthusiasts. C. They are writers and artists. D. They are mostly passers-by. 53. What did the project participants do during the 2016 season? A. They were free to scribble on the walls whatever came to their mind. B. They expressed their thoughts in graffiti on the theme of each session. C. They learned the techniques of collaborative writing. D. They were required to cooperate with other creators. 54. What kind of place is Governor’s Island? A. It is a historic site that attracts tourists and artists. B. It is an area now accessible only to tourist vehicles. C. It is a place in Upper New York Bay formerly used for exiles. D. It is an open area for tourists to enjoy themselves years round. 55. What does Chasin say about the project? A. It just focused on the sufferings of black females. B. It helped expand the influence of graffiti art. C. It has started the career of many creative artists. D. It has created some meaningful artistic works. 第四节：阅读表达（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分） I had been working for a company in Australia for more than ten years. I had just found a better job and I knew that the manager would be disappointed when I was leaving. I recently became friends with a young man who had just migrated to Australia to escape war in his homeland. He was unskilled and was finding life difficult as he was unemployed. The manager asked me to introduce someone who I thought could do the job just as well as me, so I took this opportunity to arrange an interview for my new friend. However, in the end, he was not offered the job after the interview. Later, I asked the manager why my friend was turned down. The manager thought that his English was not good enough for the position, but I suggested that my friend will be a good choice for the company since I could train him. I believed that once given the time to learn, he could do the job. After a week’s training, he was employed and was happy with his position. I knew how the terrible war had forced him to leave his homeland and what price he had paid for doing so. I appreciate being able to live in Australia and believe that this appreciation is best proved by offering acts of kindness to people in need of help. The smile of appreciation from this man continues to impel me to give, which is a very happy and enjoyable process, during which I also receive some unexpected things, such as help, prize, flowers, love and so on. 56. What’s the reason of the young man’s coming to Australia? (no more than 5 words) __________________________________________________________________ 57. Why was the young man initially turned down for the job? (no more than 10 words) __________________________________________________________________ 58. How did the man get the job in the end? (no more than 10 words) __________________________________________________________________ 59. What does the underlined word in Paragraph 4 probably mean? (1 word) __________________________________________________________________ 60. What’s your opinion about “giving and receiving”? Give your reasons. (no more than 25 words) __________________________________________________________________ 第二节：书面表达（满分15分） 61．一年一度的科技节活动即将到来。下周你校英语角将举办一场以探寻科学家精神为主题的英语演讲比赛。请写一篇演讲稿参加本次比赛。 内容包括： 1．表明铸就了伟大科学家的精神品质； 2．结合科学家们的故事阐述自己的观点； 3．对你的启发。 注意： 1．演讲稿题目和开头已给出，请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答： 2．词数应在100左右。 Sparkling Scientific Spirits Good morning, dear friends! Today, I am here to talk about what it takes to become a great scientist. 听力部分（共15分） 第一节 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 听下面5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，你都有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. Which flavor ice cream is the woman interested in? A. Apple. B. Chocolate. C. Strawberry. 2. What is the woman doing? A. Asking for help. B. Making an apology. C. Expressing her gratitude. 3. Where are the speakers probably? A. At home. B. In a store. C. In an office. 4. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A trip. B. A sport. C. A job. 5. Why did the man learn to repair electronic devices? A. To help others. B. To acquire new skills. C. To solve financial problems. 第二节 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 听下面3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至第8小题。 6. What does the man plan to do next week? A. Travel abroad. B. Take a driving test. C. Design an electric car. 7. What is Qi’s most noticeable feature? A. It’s fast-charging. B. It uses cardboard C. It has five doors. 8. How much does Qi weigh? A. About one ton. B. About two tons. C. About three tons. 听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11小题。 9. How did the man get to know about the diving training? A. On TV. B. Through a magazine. C. From his parents. 10. What does the man think is the most important factor to keep a deep dive? A. Strong willpower B. A clear mind. C. Great physical strength. 11. What has the man been doing these days? A. Training a ship. B. Having a holiday. C. Examining a ship. 听下面一段独白，回答第12至第15小题。 12. Who is the speaker probably talking to? A. Students. B. Farmers. C. Reporters. 13. What weather affected the speaker’s olive harvest? A. A storm. B. A drought. C. A frost. 14. Why did the speaker pick the olives by hand instead of using the machine? A. To save electricity. B. To maintain the quality. C. To take pleasure in it. 15. What did the speaker dislike doing most? A. Taking out olive leaves. B. Picking olive leaves. C. Organizing the old baskets. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $天津市第二十中学期中调研资料 25-26下学期 答案 单选：1-15 AA DAD ABA AA AA A CA 完形填空：16-35 BCC D B AB C BA CC DD A C DB A D 阅读理解：36-55 CBADC BACBD DACCA CDBAD 阅读表达： 56.To escape/Escaping war in his homeland. 57.Because his English was not good enough./Because he was weak in English. 58.The author helped train him for the job. 59.Motivate/Encourage/Inspire. 60.Giving is also receiving.If you are a person who likes to give and help,then you will be also a person who often receives something from others. 听力： 1-5A C B A C 6-10 A B A B A 11-15 CA C BB 13