江苏省无锡市宜兴市阳羡高级中学等校2025-2026学年春学期期中考试英语试题

2026年春学期高二年级期中考试 英语 2026.05 注意事项及说明： 1．试卷共150分，考试时间120分钟。 2．答案一律写在答题卡上。考试结束时，上交答题卡。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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。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。每段对话读两遍。 1. What is the woman asking the man to do? A. Get home early. B. Speak more quietly. C. Go to sleep immediately. 2. What is the man going to do first? A. Have a meeting with the woman. B. Pick up his son from school. C. Work on a report. 3. When will the woman meet with Professor White? A. At 2:00 p.m. B. At 3:00 p.m. C. At 3:30 p.m. 4. Where are the speakers? A. At school. B. In a hospital. C. On the field. 5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Strangers. B. A couple. C. Shopkeeper and customer. 第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，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。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 6. When did the man break his leg? A. When he was going for a walk. B. When he was painting. C. When he was driving. 7. What is the man probably doing now? A. Making a call for help. B. Seeing a doctor. C. Driving a car. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 8. What does the woman want to do at first? A. Have a picnic. B. Visit her family. C. Go fishing. 9. Why doesn’t the woman want to play basketball? A. The basketball court is too far away. B. Doing exercise makes her tired. C. The weather is too hot. 10. Where do the speakers decide to go first? A. To a cafe. B. To a park. C. To a swimming pool. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 11. What is the conversation mainly about? A. Starting university. B. Cooking a meal. C. Taking a class. 12. How does the woman feel? A. Hungry. B. Scared. C. Excited. 13. What does the man major in? A. History. B. Maths. C. Physics. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 14. What is the woman’s favorite website? A. Beatport. B. YouTube. C. Vimeo. 15. What does the man think of YouTube? A. It has many advertisements. B. It has little new music. C. It doesn’t have up-to-date news. 16. What does the man do on Vimeo? A. Read news. B. Listen to music. C. Watch videos. 17. How can Beatport be improved according to the man? A. By cutting down on advertisements. B. By providing full songs. C. By updating content. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。 18. Who may get the money from Japan’s government? A. Part-time workers. B. Some poor families. C. All children under age 19. 19. How often will the money be given? A. Once in their life. B. Three times a year. C. Twice a month. 20. Where did some people think the money will be according to the talk? A. In savings accounts. B. In computer stores. C. In shopping malls. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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 Historic Sites in Paris Paris is a city full of sites of different times and architectural styles. Here are some of these famous spots that are essential to understand the city’s complicated past. Eiffel Tower Presented as part of the 1889 World Exposition in Paris, the Eiffel Tower has become the city’s most famous attraction. It can be reached on Line 6 or Line 8 of the Paris Metro by Bir-Hakeim or Trocadéro stations. If possible, avoid visiting this spot at peak hours (10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.) or on weekends, so you can make the most of your visit to enjoy the views from the top. The best moments are right after it first opens on weekdays. Notre-Dame Cathedral Dating back to the 12th century, the Notre-Dame Cathedral has long towered alongside the banks of the Seine River. With its complicated Gothic architectural details, it represents Parisian religion and architecture. Unfortunately, a fire broke out on April 15, 2019, destroying part of it. Visitors are not allowed to enter now. Louvre Museum Louvre Museum is one of the most famous art museums in the world where you can witness the city’s rich painting history from the medieval period to the present. It can easily be reached on Line1 from the Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre station. It is closed on Tuesdays as well as January 1, May1, and December 25 each year. Arc de Triomphe The Arc de Triomphe serves as a national symbol of France, which was built by Napoleon I in celebration of the victory at the Battle of Austerlitz. Take Line 1,2, or 6 to Charles de Gaulle-Etoile station and you will see the Arc de Triomphe. Visitors can purchase tickets for a tour to the top to enjoy the views of the city. 21. Which is the best time to visit Eiffel Tower? A. At 2:00 p.m., Sunday. B. At 11:00 a.m., Tuesday. C. At 9:00 a.m., Monday. D. At 10:00 a.m., Saturday. 22. Where should visitors go if they are interested in art history? A. Eiffel Tower. B. Notre-Dame Cathedral. C. Arc de Triomphe. D. Louvre Museum. 23. What do the tour spots have in common? A. They are all symbols of Paris’s history and culture. B. They all require purchasing tickets for entry. C. They are all reachable by Paris Metro. D. They are all currently open to the public for full access. B Kathy Johnston is so in love with chocolate; she lies awake at night thinking about it. But as chief chocolate officer of Dubai-based chocolatier Mirzam, that’s a healthy focus to have. Like many other goods, most of Dubai’s chocolate has traditionally been imported, but Mirzam develops home-grown alternative. Johnston joined Mirzam in early 2016 after meeting the company’s founders, who persuaded her to work for them, rather than chasing her original dream of moving to Switzerlana, chocolate capital of the world. At first, the company’s plan was to mainly export its offerings to the U. S. while slowly building a market in the United Arab Emirates (阿联酋). But locals quickly accept the company’s unique chocolates, which are known for their Emirati flavors and spices (香料) such as cardamom, almonds and pistachios. That Mirzam works with local artists for its branding and packaging further strengthens its hometown reputation. Nearly as soon as Mirzam’s team opened their doors for tastings, the company sold out all its stock. “We didn’t expect such a strong response locally.” Johnston says. “We had no time to think about export.” Born in New Zealand, Johnston moved to Dubai when she was 3 years old. Her love of chocolate goes all the way back to her childhood, when she would build ladders out of kitchen chairs to get her mother’s hidden chocolates. She recalls telling her grandfather that her dream was to have her own chocolate factory. That dream has come true at Mirzam, where Johnston oversees everything from sourcing to production, packaging, and sales. But her true passion is coming up with innovative new sweets, with a focus on integrating traditional Emirati recipes into the company’s offerings. Recipes like those have helped Mirzam grow at an amazing pace — it had doubled its production capacity every year since opening and increased its staff from one to 75 in five years. Now, Mirzam is still working on “producing amazing-quality chocolate,” Johnston says. 24. Why didn’t Johnston move to Switzerland? A. She has an affection for chocolate. B. She has a dream to import chocolate. C. She was attracted by the chocolate capital. D. She was convinced by a chocolate company. 25. What make the company’s chocolates so popular? A. Free tastings for new products. B. Unique flavors to the local taste. C. Imported sources of high quality. D. Strong responses to the local market. 26. What can we learn about Johnston from the text? A. She was brought up in New Zealand. B. She owed her dream to her grandfather. C. She works on opening overseas markets. D. She takes pleasure in developing new products. 27. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Mirzam: Chocolate Sales Going Local B. Johnston: “Sweet Dreams” Coming True C. Cardamom: Emirati Recipes Catching On D. Dubai: Home-based Businesses Taking Off C Paisley is a distinctive pattern used to decorate fabrics and make countless clothes lively. This pattern also has a uniquely rich history dating back hundreds of years, spreading across multiple continents. Paisley’s most obvious feature is the large swooshing (涡旋) shapes called boteh. Many experts believe the shape is actually an artistically designed tree, which was a powerful religious symbol in India for thousands of years. Besides, the pattern could also represent flowers, the sun, a phoenix, or even an eagle. The exact meaning is lost to history, even though the pattern lives on. The pattern eventually made its way to the Western world in the 18th and 19th centuries, when it became the height of fashion for the time. Silk scarves bearing the pattern could be as expensive as a small house. Owing to its popularity, especially in Great Britain, it was quickly duplicated and mass-produced. One of the major manufacturing centers of the pattern was Paisley. Scotland, which is how the pattern got its English name. In the early 20th century, the popularity of the pattern faded for a time. Eventually, it exploded back onto the fashion scene with the help of a surprising force: rock ‘n’ roll. It started in the 1960s with the Beatles, who not only wore paisley but used patterns in colorful artwork. Other rock legends like the Rolling Stones, Janice Joplin, and David Bowie kept the trend going well into the 1970s. Paisley was suddenly cool and glamorous again, at least temporarily. Since then, however, the popularity of the pattern has slowly declined. It still pops up on fashion runways and as a colorful accessory (配饰) for some clothes, but paisley is just one of many elegant patterns. Nevertheless, that doesn’t mean it won’t make a comeback again. 28. According the text, what is boteh? A. A universal symbol of art. B. A sacred tree planted in India. C. The typical shape found in paisley. D. The manufacturing process of paisley. 29. What does the underlined word “duplicated” in Paragraph 3 mean? A. Transformed. B. Protected. C. Abolished. D. Copied. 30. Why does the author mention the rock ‘n’ roll stars in Paragraph 4? A. They preserved the value of paisley. B. They studied the history of fashion. C. They helped paisley regain its popularity. D. They looked extremely cool and glamorous. 31: What can be concluded about paisley from the text? A. It won’t withdraw entirely from the fashion world. B. It was discovered in Britain and thus got its English name. C. It has been regarded as a typical representative of pop culture. D. It demonstrates the close connection between religion and fashion. D Recently I had the opportunity to reconnect with an old friend, Chris Besse. One of the things I always admired about Chris was the way that he saw education as a mission, not a job. Chris called me last week to tell me he is CEO of a company called EdgeMakers, which is a new company that is bringing one of the missing ingredients (要素) to education: innovation. I am always calling for changes in the way we educate our children. It is important that we prepare our children for a different economy and a different world. Employers of the future will demand creativity from their employees. A tech company owned by a friend of mine has grown from a handful of employees to over 100 in the last seven years, and he still has 90 percent of all the employees he hired. He doesn’t pay more than other tech firms. He doesn’t have a Disney-like campus. What he does is pose interesting problems, not get involved in the solutions and allow employees to get to the solution in any way they want. His employees stay because they are motivated and interested. This is the definition of modern industry and in many ways, the future of education. Successful employers now encourage innovation. Schools should create an innovative environment. But it appears that our current education system has a long way to go to achieve this. The good news is that some schools are making changes. California and Texas just approved EdgeMakers’ courses for use in their high schools. According to John Kao, founder of Edge Makers, “Creativity is inside every student, waiting to be freed. But without intentional programs in our schools. creativity is underdeveloped. We cannot allow this to continue, as our society is faced with problems that appear unsolvable unless we innovate to find solutions. Our goal with these courses is to combine students’ natural creativity with purpose, helping them develop as innovators whose work is truly meaningful and makes a difference to issues that matter.” 32. What is the purpose of the first paragraph? A. To remember a friend. B. To bring up a topic. C. To recommend a course. D. To explain a phenomenon. 33. What do the author and Chris have similar views on? A. The future of job searching. B. The major mission of their company. C. The role of parents in kids’ development. D. The importance of innovation in education. 34. How does the author’s friend keep his employees? A. By offering high salaries. B. By providing a comfortable workplace. C. By creating an environment of innovation. D. By helping them solve problems. 35. Which statement will John Kao agree with? A. Natural creativity can be enhanced. B. Intentional teaching should be avoided in schools. C. EdgeMakers’ courses have proved to be efficient. D. We should pay less attention to unsolvable problems. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。有两项为多余选项。 Do you love birds and want to get closer to their world? You’re not alone. 36 Now, Bird Buddy, a smart bird feeder, lets you see birds in a new way. Combining technology with nature observation, it opens a window into the lives of your garden’s feathered visitors. One of Bird Buddy’s best features is its camera. It has a built-in camera that captures (捕捉) real-time photos and videos. Connected to Wi-Fi, it sends media of each visiting bird directly to your phone. Whether it’s a lively sparrow or a shy finch, you get a clear, close look with every visit. 37 With this view, bird watching becomes an effortless and thrilling experience. 38 It uses AI to identify over 1,000 bird species. It sends you a notification (通知) when a bird arrives. There’s even a “Name That Bird” feature that lets you name and follow individual birds over time. This function helps you build connection with your backyard guests. Each identified bird is saved into a digital collection. Thus, a visual diary of visits is built. It turns simple watching into a rewarding hobby. But Bird Buddy does more than bring joy. It builds eco-awareness. According to Audubon’s Survival by Degrees report, two-thirds of North American bird species face threats from climate change. By watching and identifying birds, users grow more aware of local wildlife and environmental shifts. 39 What’s more, Bird Buddy directly aids scientific research and conservation. 40 Researchers can use this information to track migrations, monitor population health, and study climate impacts. Bird Buddy shows how technology can bring us closer to nature-and help keep it safe for the future. A. Birdwatching is a popular activity for over 96 million people in America. B. Bird Buddy includes smart bird recognition. C. It’s like having a front-row seat to nature’s wonders. D. It collects data from millions of bird visits each day. E. It invites researchers to share their knowledge about birds. F. Bird Buddy’s AI system provides live comments on bird behavior. G. This can lead to stronger support for conservation. 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Dusti was inside her apartment on Sunday afternoon. She was watching a group of children play on a 41 pond outside her window, 42 suddenly the icy surface cracked (破裂). Three of the children 43 into the water. “ 44 I even realized it, I was out there on the middle of the pond, 45 two kids out,” Dusti said at a news conference on Monday. But as she 46 the third child, the ice gave way 47 her and Dusti, too, found herself in the 15-foot-deep pond. She tried to pull herself out, but the ice was too slippery, so she tried to stay afloat as she 48 to hold the girl’s head above the surface, she said. The little girl’s teenage cousin soon appeared, throwing Dusti a 49 and dragging her back onto the surface. She then managed to pull the 6-year-old to 50 . As the girl began to 51 on her own, the fire-rescue team arrived and took her to the hospital. As of Monday afternoon, she is in critical but 52 condition, authorities said, adding that doctors expect her to 53 . “The fact that we had her witness these kids fall in there and her quick 54 in putting her life at risk for the kids to make sure that they could 55 another day is amazing,” Deputy Blaine Moulton said, recognizing Dusti’s bravery at the news conference. 41. A. forbidden B. frozen C. destroyed D. deserted 42. A. as B. until C. when D. while 43. A. fell B. jumped C. sprang D. dived 44. A. After B. Before C. Since D. Once 45. A. pulling B. pouring C. pointing D. picking 46. A. waited for B. answered for C. asked for D. reached for 47. A. above B. in C. to D. beneath 48. A. scheduled B. struggled C. screamed D. settled 49. A. coat B. bag C. rope D. bucket 50. A. safety B. privacy C. freedom D. peace 51. A. cry B. talk C. breathe D. walk 52. A. scary B. serious C. sharp D. stable 53. A. escape B. leave C. die D. survive 54. A. reaction B. recovery C. reflection D. relief 55. A. get it B. make it C. call it D. catch it 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或所给单词的正确形式。 The Internet has clearly affected all levels of education by providing endless possibilities for learning. I believe the future of education is 56 networked future. People can use the Internet to create and share knowledge and develop new 57 (way) of teaching and learning that excite students’ imagination at any time, anywhere, using any device. By connecting and empowering students and educators, we can speed up economic 58 (grow) and enhance the well-being of society throughout the world. We should work together, over a network, 59 (build) a global learning society. 60 (addition), the Internet is an inexhaustible (无穷尽的) source of information. The Internet has enabled users to move away from their former passive role as recipients (接受者) of messages 61 (give) by traditional media 62 an active role, choosing what information to receive, how, and when. The information recipients even decide whether or not they want to stay informed. Today, you can use the Internet to access libraries, art galleries, news archives, and other information sources from anywhere in the world: I believe this is a key advantage in the education field. The web is a(n) 63 (amaze) resource for enhancing the process of building knowledge. Besides its communicative purposes, the Internet 64 (become) an important tool for exchanging knowledge and education since it entered our lives; it is not just an information source, but a channel for connecting other people 65 are working on related research topics. 第四部分 写作（满分40分） 第一节 应用文写作（满分15分） 66．假定你是李华，是你校学生会主席。你校打算举办面向本校交换生的“读中文经典，学中文语言（Learning Chinese through Reading Chinese Classics）”活动。请用英语写份通知，内容包括： 1．活动目的；2．活动形式；3．活动持续时间。注意：写作词数应为80左右； Notice ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Students’ Union 第二节 读后续写（满分25分） 67．阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 Gabriel had always been fascinated by robots. His mother, however, did not think much of it. She often criticized him, urging him to focus on his schoolwork instead of those “useless machines”, as she called them. She wanted him to spend more time on his books, and less time lost in the world of robotics. He, however, always worked quietly on parts, trying to create inventions that could solve everyday problems. One day, Gabriel came back from school, bursting through the front door, holding a shining award in his hand. The gas detection robot he had built for months had just won first place in the regional competition. His heart raced as he imagined his mother would be proud this time. “Mom! Look! I won!” he cried. His mother, standing at the kitchen counter, looked briefly. She sighed, “That’s nice, Gabriel, but I still don’t see what good it will do you. It’s not going to help you with your grades or get you into college. You need to focus on something more practical.” Her voice showed no interest. Gabriel remained quiet, determined to prove that what he was doing had value. One evening, as the delicious smell of dinner floated through the house, an unexpected danger was quietly closing. Gabriel’s mother had been busy in the kitchen but had forgotten to turn off the gas. Unaware of the coming threat, she had wandered into the living room, settling down comfortably in front of the TV. The gas continued to escape, silently filling the air. The house was on the edge of a disaster. 注意： 1．续写词数应为150左右； 2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Suddenly, a loud alarm rang through the house. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Gabriel’s mother held the robot gently in her arms, waiting for Gabriel to get back from school. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $