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2025学年第二学期期中素养综合评估检测题 高二级 英语（问卷） 一、阅读理解（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 The City of Burlington public art program is presenting a series of temporary public art signs at the Beachway in conjunction with the Ontario Culture Days. This project will select 10 visual artists and 10 writers to create artwork that will be displayed on temporary signs along the multi-use path. This call is open to Burlington-based artists and is open to all art forms that can be presented in a sign format. This includes, but is not limited to: visual art, graphic art, photography, poetry, short story, non-fiction, etc. Submissions may be from existing or newly created work. The artist fee for this project is $400. The City of Burlington will pay for all costs related to the production, installation and maintenance of the signs. Estimated Project Timeline • August 2: Call for Artists responses due • By August 12: Successful artists selected; enter into a contract with the City of Burlington • September 6: Final artwork files due • September 23-October 13: Artwork displayed for duration of Culture Days celebration Application Package • Artwork Statement: Please provide a brief statement (maximum 150 words) outlining your artwork concept. • Artwork or Writing Submission: Visual Art Submission: Please submit an artwork sketch of your concept. This can be a work in progress rather than a completed piece. Writing Submission: Submissions must be a maximum of 250 words. It may be a stand-alone piece such as a poem or short story or a part taken from a larger piece. Artist Biography: Please provide a short introduction (maximum 50 words) to the artist written in the third person. 1. What is the purpose of this text? A. To raise money for local artists. B. To release a collection of artwork. C. To introduce a cultural festival. D. To call for artworks for a project. 2. How long will the public art signs be on display? A. Ten days. B. Three weeks. C. One month. D. Two months. 3. Which of the following meets the application requirements? A. A 150-word poem. B. A 100-word self-introduction. C. A 300-word story. D. A 200-word artwork statement. B Rain or shine, Tsering Chopa treks (艰苦跋涉) for long hours to deliver mail. For 18 years, the Tibetan mailman has been an important link between a remote, high-altitude settlement and the rest of the world. At 5,373 meters above sea level, Pumachangthang in Nakarze county of the Xizang autonomous region is China’s highest township (乡镇). The oxygen level is less than 40 percent and the annual average temperature is -7℃. However, these weren’t the biggest challenges for a postal service. The area of the township is about 1,500 square kilometers, but its population is less than 2,000. The distance from the county town is some 70 km and a single trip to all the six villages can be as long as 160 km. The dogged perseverance required to get the job done under such conditions needs no further explanation. The busiest time for Tsering Chopa is between July and August each year, when students are waiting for their admission letters from various universities. He recalls once he had to deliver mail to one student whose family had already moved away. He had to quiz neighbors several times to find the new address. It was summer and the usual road to the village was blocked because of rain. He trekked for more than 20 km and grappled with shortness of breath all the way to finally deliver the letter. “I don’t mind the hardships because it is not easy for students from remote villages to get college admission. It was my duty to deliver the mail on time,” he says. One night in February 2019, a local resident Nyima Tsering’s daughter had fainted and desperately needed help. Knowing that, the mailman arranged for a car right away and sent her to the county hospital. He also gave some cash to the family for the girl’s treatment. Nyima Tsering’s daughter recovered soon, and Tsering Chopa became an idol in the village. “I will never forget his compassion and kindness,” says the grateful father. In 2019, Tsering Chopa received the China Youth May Fourth Medal. “It is an acknowledgment of what I do and a token of encouragement as well,” he says. “And I want to help more people living in remote areas. I want to bring the world closer to them and take them closer to the world.” 4. Which is the most challenging part of Tsering Chopa’s work? A. Trekking for long distances. B. Suffering from cold temperatures. C. Standing extremely bad road conditions. D. Adapting to the high-altitude environment. 5. What words can best describe Tsering Chopa according to paragraph 2? A. Optimistic and cautious. B. Generous and intelligent. C. Courageous and ambitious. D. Persistent and responsible. 6. How did Tsering Chopa help Nyima Tsering? A. Tsering Chopa fixed his car for free. B. Tsering Chopa saved his daughter’s life. C. Tsering Chopa delivered his admission letters quickly. D. Tsering Chopa drove him to a hospital for treatment. 7. What is the best title for the text? A. Hardship Makes a Good Postman B. A Mailman Shows Kindness to Students C. A Postman in Tiebet Bridges Huge Gap D. Post Service Creates a Convenient Life C For decades, scientists thought of the brain as the most valuable and consequently most closely guarded part of the body. Locked safely behind the blood-brain barrier, it was broadly free of the harm of viruses and the battles started by the immune system (免疫系统). Then, about 20 years ago, some researchers began to wonder: is the brain really so separated from the body? The answer, according to a growing body of evidence, is no. The list of brain conditions that have been associated with changes elsewhere in the body is long and growing. Changes in the makeup of the microorganisms in the digestive system have been linked to disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. There is also a theory that infection during pregnancy could lead to brain diseases in babies. The effect is two-way. There is a lengthening list of symptoms not typically viewed as disorders of the nervous system, but the brain plays a large part in them. For example, the development of a fever is influenced by a population of nerve cells that control body temperature and appetite. Evidence is mounting that cancers use nerves to grow and spread. The interconnection between the brain and body has promising implications for our ability to both understand and treat illnesses. If some brain disorders start outside the brain, then perhaps treatments for them could also reach in from outside. Treatments that take effect through the digestive system, the heart or other organs, would be much easier and less risky than those that must cross the blood-brain barrier. It also works in the opposite direction. Study shows mice have healthier hearts after receiving stimulation to a brain area involved in positive emotion and motivation. Activation of the brain reward centre — called the ventral tegmental area (VTA) — seems to cause immune changes that contribute to it. Working out how this happens could help to destroy cancers, enhance responses to vaccines and even re-evaluate physical diseases that, for centuries, have not been considered as being psychologically driven. 8. What do the researchers focus on about the brain? A. Its protecting system. B. Its exposure to diseases. C. Its controlling function. D. Its connection to the body. 9. How does the author support his idea in paragraph 2? A. By explaining a theory. B. By providing examples. C. By making comparisons. D. By presenting cause and effect. 10. Which best describes treatments that do not cross the blood-brain barrier? A. Cheaper. B. More specific. C. Safer. D. More direct. 11. What does the study suggest in the last paragraph? A. Brain health depends on immune changes. B. Brain stimulation leads to negative emotions. C. The brain can help enhance psychological health. D. The brain may be key to treating physical diseases. D When it comes to tackling climate change, the global conversation tends to focus heavily on clean energy transitions and industrial emission cuts. Yet a critical contributor to greenhouse gas output goes mostly unnoticed: the global food system. A growing body of research reveals that food production, processing, distribution and waste generate roughly one-quarter of all anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions — more than the combined emissions from all cars, trucks, trains and planes worldwide. The breakdown of these emissions is both complex and revealing. Four major parts account for the vast majority of food-related emissions. Livestock and fisheries dominate, contributing 31% of the total, driven by methane from cattle digestion and manure management. Crop production follows at 27%, with nitrous oxide released from synthetic nitrogen fertilizers and soil management practices. Land-use change, including deforestation for farmland and grassland, makes up 24%, as carbon-rich forests are cleared and soil carbon is released. Finally, supply chains — including transportation, packaging, refrigeration and retail — account for the remaining 18%. Worsening the problem is the staggering scale of food waste. According to the United Nations, one-third of all food produced for human consumption is never eaten. This waste occurs at every stage: rotting in fields during harvest, spoiling in transit, being discarded in supermarkets or thrown away from household refrigerators. When food decomposes in landfills, it releases methane, a greenhouse gas over 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide over a 100-year period. Moreover, all the energy, water, land and labor invested in producing that wasted food are lost, creating a double environmental burden. Many well-intentioned efforts to reduce food’s carbon footprint focus on single solutions: shifting to plant-based diets, adopting organic farming, or improving storage facilities. But leading climate scientists argue that such one-sided approaches are insufficient. Instead, they call for a holistic strategy that integrates multiple interventions: cutting food waste at every link in the chain, boosting agricultural efficiency to produce more with fewer resources, shifting global diets away from emissions-intensive livestock, and investing in innovative low-carbon technologies for farming and food processing. The global food system is deeply interconnected, meaning changes in one area can have ripple effects across others. For example, reducing meat consumption can lower demand for grassland, potentially slowing deforestation. Yet such shifts require coordinated action across governments, industries and consumers. Despite the challenges, researchers estimate that with comprehensive, immediate action, food-related emissions could be reduced by up to 70% by 2050. This makes transforming the food system one of the most feasible and impactful pathways to meet the Paris Agreement’s climate goals. 12. What is the main idea of Paragraph 2? A. The diverse sources of emissions in the global food system B. The severe environmental harm caused by methane and nitrous oxide C. The dominant role of livestock in global greenhouse gas emissions D. The impact of fertilizers and deforestation on crop production 13. Why does the author mention food waste in Paragraph 3? A. To show the inefficiency of global agricultural practices B. To explain the high carbon cost of food decomposition C. To emphasize an additional layer of the emission problem D. To argue for stricter laws against food discard 14. What does the underlined word “holistic” (Paragraph 4) most probably mean? A. Gradual B. Comprehensive C. Experimental D. Traditional 15. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text? A. To highlight the underestimated role of food systems in climate change B. To demonstrate how shifting global diets can reduce food-related emissions C. To compare different solutions for reducing agricultural emissions D. To analyze the socioeconomic impacts of global food production 二、阅读填空（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。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Many of us have, at times, failed to pursue a goal. We want to get in shape and join a gym, but we soon stop going and end up spending our evenings on the couch instead. 16 Such goal-pursuit failure is so common — we make New Year’s resolutions, only to admit defeat just a few weeks into the new year. 17 I found in my own research that people believe time to be a crucial ingredient in pursuing the most frequently pursued goals, such as working out, or learning a language or instrument. The feeling that we don’t have enough hours has become such an integral part of our lives that we almost take it for granted to never feel like we have enough time. New research, however, shows a simple trick that allows us to get back some control and bounce back from goal-pursuit failure. 18 This simple shift in language allows us to feel like how we dealt with our lack of time was a choice, and that we can change our approach in the future and regain motivation. In a study with 300 online participants, Luis Abreu discovered those instructed to speak about a goal-pursuit failure in terms of not having made the time were more motivated to get back on track with their goal. 19 This interesting effect occurs because people feel more in control of their time when they talk about making the time, or even not making the time. How we speak can have a powerful effect not only on others, but even on ourselves. When we fail at something, it’s up to us to tell ourselves a story about what happened, and how we can do better in the future. 20 We can thereby find the motivation to make time to pursue our important goals. A. Learning to manage our time effectively is the key to pursuing goals. B. One way to help is to talk about time in a way that makes us its active managers. C. This benefit was even sustained, as people reported stronger resolve a week later. D. Hence, we must learn to prioritize our goals more effectively over other activities. E. One of the most common reasons behind our failure to attain goals is lack of time. F. Or we buy ingredients to cook better food, only to go back to our take-out habits soon. G. Instead of saying that we didn’t have the time, we can say that we didn’t make the time. 三、完形填空（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四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Children were enthusiastically preparing for their approaching concert. As I glanced up from my teacher’s desk, Patty stood waiting to present her urgent 21 . “Every year I g-g-get to do 22 stuff. The other kids are always in a p-p-play or something. This year, I w-w-want to do a p-p-p-poem!” As I looked into those eager eyes, all possible excuses 23 . I promised her a special “reciting” part. Keeping that promise proved 24 . None of my books had suitable selections. In desperation, I stayed up to write a poem, carefully avoiding 25 letters. It wasn’t great literature, but it was 26 for Patty’s speech problem. Patty memorized all the verses fast, ready to dash through them. I had to control that rush without 27 her enthusiasm. Day after day, Patty and I practiced hard, 28 her first speaking part. On concert night, the host of the concert came to me, “There’s been a mistake. Patty can’t 29 say her own name without stuttering (口吃).” Without time for explanations, I 30 his objection with, “I know what I’m doing.” The entertainment went 31 . When Patty’s turn came, the host 32 nervously, “Next one… um… Patty Connors.” The audience gasped, and then fell silent. The curtain parted to show Patty, radiant and 33 . All the efforts paid off. She pronounced each word 34 , without a stutter. With sparkling eyes, she bowed politely. The audience was silent, then 35 into enthusiastic applause. 21. A. suggestion B. request C. demand D. order 22. A. delicate B. influential C. comprehensive D. vigorous 23. A. stayed B. worked C. emerged D. faded 24. A. tough B. easy C. permanent D. distinctive 25. A. eye-catching B. mind-blowing C. tongue-tripping D. heart-warming 26. A. purchased B. tailored C. rewarded D. restored 27. A. killing B. increasing C. declining D. enhancing 28. A. refreshing B. persisting C. neglecting D. anticipating 29. A. just B. hardly C. even D. merely 30. A. put up with B. brushed aside C. turned down D. took into account 31. A. terribly B. subsequently C. smoothly D. awkwardly 32. A. complained B. whispered C. announced D. uttered 33. A. pessimistic B. anxious C. suspicious D. confident 34. A. vaguely B. precisely C. randomly D. urgently 35. A. erupting B. sliding C. springing D. expanding 四、语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 In Guiyang, Guizhou Province, the students and teachers at No. 2 High School have drawn wide attention with an amazing 4-meter-high, 12-meter-long relief mural (壁画) based on the famous modern painting Rain over the Miaoling Mountains. Completed over 156 days, it was crafted by 25 students and their art teacher Li Meiying, as part of 36 unique extracurricular course. Painted on the school hall wall, the mural reproduced a vivid section of the masterpiece, celebrated for its vivid depictions of different ethnic 37 (custom). The students, under Li’s guidance, worked carefully to capture the painting’s scenic 38 (deep), polishing every detail with patience and precision. “The biggest goal we set at the beginning was 39 (restore) the original artistic charm.” Li noted. “So far, our school 40 (launch) a series of cultural inheritance courses 41 this one. And it is a big challenge to match the original watercolor tones with paint which generally 42 (suit) wall applications.” she added. 43 the tones were not exactly the same, the students were immensely proud of their accomplishment. The students, some of 44 had no prior painting experience, found the project 45 (incredible) rewarding, with one sharing a strong sense of pride. 五、应用文写作（共1题，满分15分） 近日，一些学校开始尝试使用AI辅助心理咨询。你校英文报就此现象开展征文活动，请你写一篇短文投稿。 内容包括： 1．AI辅助心理咨询的优势和不足 2．你的观点和建议 注意： 1．写作词数应为80左右； 2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯 My Views on AI-driven Mental Health Support on Campus ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 六、读后续写（共1题，满分25分） 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。 For Karen, a single mother, was going through a difficult time, emotionally and financially. Karen was trying to make ends meet thanks to a small allowance and the things she sold on the Internet. She put up for sale everything she wasn’t using, including her daughter’s crib (婴儿床). She had a hard time getting rid of her crib. The crib had been passed down from mother to daughter from generation to generation and was a true family heirloom. But when someone offered $200 for the crib, Karen couldn’t resist the temptation; $200 was actually a lot of money for her. She finally could buy new shoes for her daughter and pay for her school trip. When the shopper came to pick up her crib, Karen felt as if a part of her was leaving with her. She couldn’t deny the link between all her memories and that simple crib. She had always been very connected to her crib and to all those moments when her daughter was in it, giving her incredible memories. The young woman herself was not very well financially, but she liked this crib so much that she had to buy it for the girl that was growing in her belly. The woman who bought the crib named Jane wanted to paint the crib a different color. She had sanded the old paint, but suddenly she saw something special; someone’s signature. She thought it was the crib maker’s signature. Shocked by the discovery, and unable to find an answer alone, she posted a photo of the crib on an antique forum to see if people could give her any information about the firm. However, she didn’t get an exact answer. She took the crib to an auction house (拍卖行) to be told how much it cost. 注意： 1．续写词数应为150个左右； 2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Paragraph 1: Jane auctioned the crib to use the extra money. Paragraph 2: Jane sent a message to Karen, sharing the money. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $