天津市天津外国语大学附属滨海外国语学校2026-2027学年高二上学期11月期中英语试题(无答案)

天津外国语大学附属滨海外国语学校

2026—2027学年度第一学期高二年级英语学科期中质量调查

（时间：120分钟   分值：150分）

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（客观题）、第Ⅱ卷（主观题）和第Ⅲ卷（听力题）三部分，共150分，考试用时120分钟。第Ⅰ卷为1至11页，第Ⅱ卷为12至14页，第Ⅲ卷为15至16页。

祝各位考生考试顺利！

第Ⅰ卷 (客观题  共85分)

注意事项：

1. 答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考试号、考试科目用2B铅笔写在答题纸上。

2. 每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，不能答在试题卷上。

3. 答案需全部写在答题纸上，在其它地方作答无效。

I. Multiple-choice questions (1 point each, 15 points in total)

1. —Are you going to Tom’s birthday party?

— _________. I might have to work.

A. It depends B. Go ahead C. Sounds great D. It’s up to you

2. _________ her illness leaving her very weak at times, she tries to gain pleasure from life.

A. Despite B. However C. Although D. Instead of

3. Cathy had quit her job _________ she could stay home and take care of her family.

A. now that B. as if C. only if D. so that

4. Inspiring others to believe in themselves, Stephen Curry is living proof that _________ other people think of you does not have to influence what you become.

A. how B. what C. which D. where

5. _________ most students look forward to is _________ a wonderful summer vacation after the final exam.

A. What; having B. When; to have C. What; to have D. When; having

6. Even when the power went out last night, the students _________ studying by candlelight until they finished their assignments.

A. burst onto B. carried on C. turned on D. cheered up

7. By entering high school, you _________ your journey to a perfect self.

A. set in motion B. throw light on C. give hint to D. fall behind

8. _________ English at an early age, the boy can speak it quite fluently now.

A. Being taught B. Having taught C. Teaching D. Taught

9. Darwin suspected that the finches _________ from a common ancestor.

A. has evolved B. evolved C. had evolved D. was evolving

10. _________ gold in Rio paints the most _________ portrait of the team’s competitive spirit.

A. Won, intense   B. Being won, amusing

C. Winning, vivid   D. To win, complicated

11. Generally speaking, it’s very hot in summer in my hometown, but at times it _________ be cool.

A. need B. must C. can D. should

12. Frank put the medicine in a top drawer of the cupboard to make sure it would not be _________ to the kids.

A. accessible B. relative C. acceptable D. sensitive

13. _________ the traffic jam, I arrived at the airport too late. The plane had already left.

A. Instead of B. Due to C. Regardless of D. In spite of

14. While shopping, people sometimes can’t avoid _________ into buying something they don’t really need.

A. persuading   B. to persuade

C. having persuaded  D. being persuaded

15. — “I told you! I’m really last. 25th out of 25 players.”

— “_________ Things will get better.”

A. That’s not true!   B. Look on the bright side!

C. Tell me a bit more.   D. I’m not sure.

II. Cloze test (1.5 points each, 30 points in total)

I went to a group activity, “Sensitivity Sunday”, which was to make us more    16    the problems faced by disabled people. We were asked to “    17    a disability” for several hours one Sunday. Some members,    18    chose to use wheelchairs. Others wore sound-blocking earplugs (耳塞) or blindfolds (眼罩) .

Just sitting in the wheelchair was a    19    experience. I had never considered before how    20    it would be to use one. As soon as I sat down, my    21    made the chair begin to roll. Its wheels were not    22    . Then I wondered where to put my    23    . It took me quite a while to get the metal footrest into    24    . I took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of    25    for several hours. For disabled people, “adopting a wheelchair” is not a temporary    26    .

I tried to find a    27    position and thought it might be restful,    28    kind of nice, to be    29    around for a while. Looking around, I    30    I would have to handle the thing myself! My hands started to ache as I    31    the heavy metal wheels. I came to know that controlling the    32    of the wheelchair was not going to be a (n)    33    task.

My wheelchair experiment was soon    34    . It made a deep impression on me. A few hours of “disability” gave me only a taste of the    35    , both physical and mental, that disabled people must overcome.

16. A. curious about B. aware of C. interested in D. careful with

17. A. cure  B. adopt C. prevent D. analyze

18. A. instead  B. strangely C. like me D. as usual

19. A. relaxing  B. working C. satisfying D. learning

20. A. convenient  B. boring C. awkward D. exciting

21. A. height  B. force C. skill D. weight

22. A. repaired  B. locked C. powered D. grasped

23. A. feet  B. hands C. keys D. handles

24. A. effect  B. place C. play D. action

25. A. transportation B. communication C. operation D. production

26. A. exploration  B. education C. experiment D. entertainment

27. A. flexible  B. safe C. starting D. comfortable

28. A. yet  B. even C. still D. just

29. A. pushed  B. driven C. guided D. shown

30. A. realized  B. suggested C. agreed D. admitted

31. A. lifted  B. turned C. pressed D. seized

32. A. path  B. position C. way D. direction

33. A. easy  B. heavy C. major D. extra

34. A. forgotten  B. repeated C. finished D. conducted

35. A. weaknesses  B. illnesses C. anxieties D. challenges

III. Reading comprehension (2 points each, 40 points in total)

A

The National Gallery

Description:

The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side of Trafalgar Square in London. It houses a diverse collection of more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from 13th century religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh. The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by a ground floor entrance.

Layout:

The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the building houses 13th to15th century paintings, and artists include Duccio, Uccello, Van Eyck, Lippi, Mantegna, Botticelli and Memling.

The main West Wing houses 16th century paintings, and artists include Leonardo da Vinci, Cranach, Michelangelo, Raphael, Bruegel, Bronzino, Titan and Veronese.

The North Wing houses 17th century paintings, and artists include Caravaggio, Rubens, Poussin, Van Dyck, Velazquez, Claude and Vermeer.

The East Wing houses 18th to early 20th century paintings, and artists include Canaletto, Goya, Turner, Constable, Renoir and Van Gogh.

Opening Hours:

The Gallery is open every day from 10 am to 6 pm (Fridays 10 am to 9 pm) and is free, but charges apply to some special exhibitions.

Getting There:

Nearest underground stations: Charing Cross (2-minute walk) , Leicester Square (3-minute walk) , Embankment (7-minute walk) , and Piccadilly Circus (8-minute walk) .

36. In which century’s collection can you see religious paintings?