2025-2026学年天津市宝坻区宝衡中学高二2025-2026学年度5月第二学期期中考试英语试卷

宝衡高级中学2025-2026学年度第二学期期中考试 英语试卷 本试卷分为第1卷（选择题）和第川卷两部分，共120分，考试用时100分钟 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名，考号，考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上 答卷时，将答案涂写在答题卡上，答在试卷上的无效，考试结来后，将本试卷的答题卡交回。 第1卷 一、听力选择题共20分) 1.Which of the following about America impresses the man most? A.The people. B.The scenery. C.The modern buildings 2.Which does the woman think is the best in Beijing? A.The Great Wall. B.The Palace Museum. C.The Summer Palace 3.What will the woman do next? A.Attend a meeting. B.Drive the man to his office.C.Pick up the man's client. 4.What is the man doing? A.Chatting with his friend. B.Taking classes online. C.Searching for information. 5.What does the man plan to do? A.Start a company. B.Design a new product C.Employ more people 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题， 6.Where is the conversation probably tnking place? A.At a party. B.In a medical lab. C.At a staff meqting. 7.What is the main problem with the self-driving cars? A.They sometimes can't avoid blocks. B.They can't follow the maps all the time. C.They can't work together with human brains. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 8.What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A.Manager and worker.B.Husband and wife. C.Neighbors. 9.What does the man have to do now? A.Talk with the woman B.Meet Mr.Brown at the airport C.Wait for two more hours. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 10.What colour is the man's hair? A.Black. B.Red. C.Brown 11.Where is the woman from? A.Italy B.Scotland C.China 12.What is the woman probably? A.A guide. B.Ajournalist. C.A hairdresser 听下面一段较长对话、回答以下小题 13.How long will it take to get to the museum? A.More than 30 minutes.B.Less than 13 minutes. C.At most 30 minutes. 14.What time does the museum close? A.At 4:30 p.m. B.At 5:30 p.m C.At 6:00 p.m. 15.How does the man describe the restaurant? A.It's a bit expensive. B.The service is terrible. C.It's very expensive. 二、单项选择供15分) 16.Having been out of work for months,he is for a job. A.agile B.violent C.ambitious D.desperate 17.It is widelythat advanced technology has made a lasting impact on our daily life. A.posed B.dominated C.preserved D.acknowledged 18.Lucy found it impossible in a new place without friends. A.living B.lived C.to live D.live 19.Nearly all the houses were in this town.It's really hard to tell the differences. A.plain B.external C.identical D.tough 20.My washing machine this week,so I have to wash my clothes by hand. A.has been repaired B.is being repaired C.is repaired D.was repaired 21.The question is we can find the proper solution to help us out of the trouble. A.if B.whether C.that D.what 22.WeChat(微信訇，as well as telephones an important part in our daily communication A.are playing B.is playing C.have played D.play 23.-I feel nervous at the thought that I'm going to attend the English Speech Contest to be held in our city tomorrow I believe you can perform well. A.Don't bother B.Itall depends C.Take it easy D.No kidding 24. impressed the audience most was his ability to speak five foreign languages so fluently A.Which B.That C.What D.Who 25.Regular exercise con greatly your confidence and overall performance. A、ndertake B.enhance C.restrict D.recall 26.-Shall I order a taxi for Grace to go to the airport tonight? I'll drive her there. A.Have a try B、Don't mention it C.Don't bother D.Go ahead 27.He wished to forget everything with his former life and start a new life. A.associated B.appropriate C.appreciate D.abundant 28.The reason for his failure was he hadn't prepared well. A.because B.why C.that D.for 29.-Did you see the movie last night? stayed awake.It was so boring! A.fairly B.completely C.barely D.extremely 30.It used to feel like 50 per cent of my time researching new restaurants. A.was spent B.is spent C.were spent D.are spent 三、完形填空供20分) A lot of times life could be difficult.It's easy for us to31 only on the negatives.It's very hard to see that silver lining ()This is what separates the successful from the32 Successful people are always able to try their best i find33opportunities. My friend Sarah was recently given a golden opportunity to 34 a leadership position at a new regional office in Seoul,S.Korea,but one of the35 job requirements is to promote communication between local partners.36Sarah's got over 10 years of experience in her field, and has a strong set of skills that 37 the job,Sarah couldn't speak Korean,which means Sarah would face a significant language38 Instead of focusing on the negative aspect of this job offer,Sarah chose to turn this difficulty into a(n) 39 Despite knowing that a large part of her job would40 constant interaction with local partners,Sarah was still 41 that she would make it. She 42 by hiring an assistant who was able to talk in fluent Korean,so that the assistant could act as her 43for the first few months while Sarah was learing the Korean language.She 44 spent one hour each night working with a Korean language tutor,and one hour each weekend 45 Korean dramas.Six months later,Sarah was able to talk with Koreans,and she could even 46 meetings in Korean.Of course,there was a lot of goal setting and focus put in by Sarah in order to 47 this accomplishment,But the key is that she didn't let her 48 obstacle of not being able to speak Korean get in the way of an amazing career.49 So,once you get past your blocker,you'll be ready to start checking off other50 to get you closer to your goal.This is how an obstacle becomes an opportunity! 31.A.depend B.concentrate C.act D.comment 32.A.weak B.poor C.hopeless D.average 33.A.hidden B.missed C.unbelievable D.unusual 34.A、find out B.deal with C.take up D.give up 35.A.extra B.simple C.common D.key 36.A.After B.Although C.Since D.If 37.4.agree witi油 B.belongto C.fit D.guide 38.A.challenge B.test C.choice D.decision 39.A.treasure B.waming C.reality D.opportunity 40.A.encourage B.limit C.involve D.indicate 41.A.glad B.confident C.doubtful D.grateful 42.A.started off B.took off C.sped up D.rolledup 43.A.manager B.guide C.servant D.interpreter 44.‘Aeve B.still C.also D.thus 45.A.imitating B.watching C.copying D.playing 46.A.hold B.attend C.end D.schedule 47.A.analyze B.achieve C.emphasize D.remember 48.A.last C.imaginary D.initial 49.A.experience B.application C.progression D.plan 50.A.tasks B.concerns C.points D.goals 四、阅读理解供30分) There are different types of money-saving apps,and all of them work in different ways.Here are 4 of the best apps that can help you save much money. Capital One Shopping Capital One Shopping can compare prices automatically as you shop online.As you add items to your cart at an online retailer,this app will search the web for better deals and coupon codes.You can follow the links to other retailers offering a better price and use the available codes to save.You can even use this app while shopping at brick-and-mortar(实体的)stores. Paribus There's nothing more upsetting than buying something and then seeing it for sale at a lower price a few days later.Wouldn't it be nice to get that money back?Now you can.Paribus helps you get money back by tracking your purchases from major stores and negotiating refunds.It also helps you get compensated (for late deliveries and makes sure you don't leave it too late to return anything you bought. Qapital By setting goals and rules,Qapital helps you to make the most of your money and to save wisely. There's a feature that divides up your commitments between spending and.saving.You'll also be able to take part in "Money Missions",which are fun challenges designed to give you insight into smart financial investments.If you want to invest too,you can use Qapital's pre-built portfolios,which are tailor-made( 制的)to the timeline and amount you input. Digit If you can't figure out how much you can afford to save,Digit will analyze your spending habits and allocate (a certain amount to your savings.If the app knows you have spare money to save,then it will be moved automatically,and if you don't,it will stop,so there's no risk of being left with no cash for the basics.You can sign up for a free trial for a month,and after that,the monthly price is $5. 51.Which of the following best describes Capital One Shopping's function? A.Finding better deals for consumers. B.Recommending brick-and-mortar stores. C.Encouraging retailers to give coupon codes. D.Comparing the quality of different products. 52.What do we know about Paribus? A.It provides awards for early deliveries. B.It requires users to spend a lot of money. C.It offers some tailor-made financing plans. D.It enables customers to get some money back. 53.Which app are people most likely to choose when they want to leamn about investing? A.Capital One Shopping. B.Paribus. C.Qapital D.Digit. 54.What do we know about Digit from the passage? A.It is completely free to use all the time. B.It helps users get refunds for price drops C.It decides how much to save based on users'spending. D.It offers fun financial challenges to improve investment skills. 55.What is the purpose of this text? A.To compare four new apps. B.To recommend some money-saving app. C.To encourage people to save money. D.To advertise some apps created by the author. B Self-driving cars do not have people telling them what to do.They move themselves about safely by doing three things right:learning about the environment,deciding what to do next,and taking action. First,the car needs to know what is around it.It uses many different sensors to do this. These sensors,such as cameras and radar,are like the car's "eyes".They allow the car to "see"things such speople and traffic lights.The sensors also help the car know where and how fast it is going. Besides knowing what is close by,a self-driving car makes plans.ahead to avoid traffic accidents. [his iswhere"vehicle to everything"(V2X)comes in.This technology connects a self-driving ca with poople and things.It also allows the car to go online.All these things help the car"talk"with the outside world and get the latest road information. After receiving the information,the car needs to"read"it and decide what to do.So it combines the information from all sensors,just like putting together the pieces of a puzzle.This process is called multi-sensor fusion(多传感器融合).Machine learning plays an important role here because it helps the car recognize people and objects.Then,the car can decide when to stop,go,or tum. Finally,to carry out decisions,the car uses drive-by-wire technology ()It allows the car to give“orders'”to its wheels,brakes(刹车)and engine in the form of electronic signals(电子信号).This makes different parts of the car respond quickly.The car also uses less oil this way,which is good for the environment. 56.What is Paragraph 2 mainly about? A.Ways to use different sensors in self-driving cars. B.The differences between the "eyes"of cars and humans C.How self-driving cars learn about their environment D.When and where self-driving cars work the best. 57.What does V2X technology do? A.It allows the car to sce in the dark B.It allows the car to connect with people and things C.It allows the car to connect with other cars. D.It allows the car to give"orders"to its wheels. 58.What does multi-sensor fusion mean? A.Getting all road information. B.Using AI technology to finish a puzzle. C.Putting together information from all sensors. D.Connecting self-driving cars with each other on the road. 59.What do we know about drive-by-wire technology? A.It helps self-driving cars drive faster. B.It allows self-driying cars to run without oil. C.It can collect signals from different traffic lights. D.It helps control the movement of self-driving cars. 60.What is the text mainly about? A.How self-driving cars work. B.Why self-driving cars are.good. C.The development of self-driving cars.D.The safety issues of self-driving cars, Robots to muny things formerly done only by humans-from farming to driving cars-but sclentists have invented a"sman"paint spray can (that robotically reproduces photographs as ag心-s心aeuu世ras(按大比例绘制的壁画. The computerized technique,which basically spray paints a photo,isn't likely to create superuge mrels,but it can be used in digital art.Spray paint is affordable and easy to use.But covering walls of budldings and other large surfaces can be technically difficult even for skilled artists.The researchers wanted to create a way to help non-artists create reproductions of photographs as murals using spray painting.So,they developed a computer system. As the person waves the pre-programmed spray can,the system automatically (hits the spray obutton to reproduce the specific image as a spray painting.Paint instructions are sent via radio directly connected to the spray nozele ()A nearby computer decides the amount of paint of each color to spray in real time.The result is that the painting appears itself as the user waves the can around,without the user necessarily needing to know the picture beforehand. Due to difficulty getting permission to spray paint buildings,the researchers tested the automated painting system on large sheets of paper.While the current testing of the method focused on flat surfaces, researchers have pointed out a real benefit of the new technique over standard printing:its usability on more complicated (painting surfaces,including soft surfaces. "In this research,we can bring assistance technology to the physical world even for this very traditional painting technique,"says co-author Wojcicch Jarosz,an assistant professor of computer science. "We hope our assistive approach could be a modern take on paint by numbers'for spray painting and enable unskilled users to create a physical piece of art." 61.What is the main function of the new technique? A.To train robots to drive automatically. B.To create murals from photographs. C.To cover large murals on buildings. D.To paint digital murals on computers. 62.What does paragraph 3 mainly tell us about the new technique? A.Its target users. B.Why it matters. C.Its future application D.How it works. 63.Where did the researchers test the painting system? A.On large sheets of papers. B.On walls of old buildings. C.On rocks of remote mountains. D.On surfaces of disused cars. 64.What is an advantage of the new technique? A.It is affordable and easy to use. B.It can be used on complex surfaces. C.It has excellent safety standards. D.It can be fun by a personal computer. 65.What doresearchers expe of the new techniqu? A.It'll replace traditional spray painting. B.It'll ttansform the digital art industry. C.It'll let more people enjoy artistic creation. D.It'll encourage the development of art education. 第Ⅱ卷 在濠下圆文并按那题目要求用英语回答问题共10分) Almost everybody in America will spend a part of his or her life behind a shopping cart(购物手推 )They will,in a lifetime,push the chrome-plate contraptions many miles.But few will know-or even think to ask-who it was that invented them Sylvan N.Goldman invented the shopping cart in 1937.At that time he was in the-supermarket busines.Every day he would see shoppers lugging(吃力地携带)groceries around in baskets they had to cafry. One day Goldman suddenly had the idea of putting baskets on wheels.The wheeled baskets would make shopping much easier for his customers,and would help to attract more business. On June 4,1937,Goldman's first carts were ready for use in his market.He was terribly excited on the moming of that day as customers began arriving.He couldn't wait to see them using his invention. But Goldman was disappointed.Most shoppers gave the carts a long look,but hardly anybody would give them a try. After a while.Goldman decided to ask customers why they'weren't using his carts."Don't you think this arm is strong enough to carry a shopping basket?"one shopper replied. But Goldman wasn't beaten yet.He knew his carts would be a great success if only he could persuade people to give them a try.To this end,Goldman hired a group of people to push carts around his market and pretend they were shopping!Secing this,the real customers gradually began copying the phony(假冒的customers, As Goldman had hoped,the carts were soon attracting larger and larger numbers of customers to his market.But not only did more people como-tose who came bought more.With larger, easier-to-handle baskets,customners unconsclously bought a greater numnber of iterns than before. Today's shopping carts are five times larger than Goldman's original model.Perhaps that's one reason Amcricans today spend more than five times as much money on food each year as they did before 1937-before the coming of the shopping cart. 66.The underlined words "chrome-plate contraptions"in Paragraph 1 refer to(No more than 3 words) 67.What was the purpose of Goldman's invention?(No more than 10 words) 68.Why was Goldman disappointed at first?(No more than 10 words) 69.Why did Goldman hire people to push carts around his market?(No more than 10 words) 70.What do you think of Goldman?Please give your reasons.(No more than 20 words) 五、书肩写作共25分) T1:假设你是晨光中学学生李津。你的英国笔友Christine发来邮件.询问在新技术的发展下，你的 生活发生了怎样的变化.请按以下提示写封回信： (I)很高兴Christine对此话题感兴趣； (②)具体介绍生活各方面的变化（如交流方式、交通方式、学习方式等）： (3)个人感悟. 注意： 英语试卷 (1)词数不少于100： (2)可适当加人细节，使内容充实、行文连贯， Dear Christine, Yours, LiJin