2025-2026学年江苏省南通市如皋市如皋中学高二上学期9月综合测试（一）英语试题
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，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 What will the man do first
A. Repair the jeep.
B. Answer an email.
C. Fetch some tools.
2. How much money did the woman save
A.$300. B.$1000. C.$1300.
3 Why does Miss Williams want to move Tom's seat
A. He doesn't keep focused in class.
B. He can't see the blackboard well.
C. He can't hear the teacher clearly.
4. Where will the man go next
A. A hospital. B. A flower shop. C. A bookstore.
5. What does the man think of Frank's new songs
A. Amazing. B. Acceptable. C. Unappealing.
第二节 (共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
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，有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6. Why doesn't the man like the painting
A. He can't appreciate it.
B. He isn't fond of its colors.
C. He doesn't like its artist
7. What should the man pay attention to when viewing a painting
A. Feelings expressed.
B. Details presented.
C. Styles created.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8 How long has the woman been volunteering on the farm
A. One day. B. Two days. C. Five days.
9. Who told the woman about the program
A. A school volunteer.
B A farm manager.
C. A market worker.10. What is the man's main task today
A. To welcome new volunteers.
B To teach plant picking.
C. To learn how to cook.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
11. Which aspect of the job attracts Sarah most
A. A flexible working schedule.
B. A salary satisfying her needs.
C. A chance to put her abilities to use.
12. Which of the following best describes Sarah
A. She's open minded and courageous.
B. She's adaptable and team spirited.
C. She's well organized and creative.
13. How does(Saral: deal with pressure
A. By exercising. B. By eating. C. By shopping.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
14. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Composing a song.
B. Choosing instruments.
C. Practicing for a show.
15. Where did the speakers get together last time
A. In the music classroom.
B. In the school hall.
C On the playground.
16. What happened to the girl's music stand
A. It was left on the bus.
B. It was lent to Sandy.
C. It was broken by accident.
17. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Driver and passenger.
B. Teacher and student.
C. Musician and fan.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
18. What is the speaker
A. A program host.
B. A robot designer.
C. A movie star.
19. What is new about this season's clothes
A. They are made by hand.
B. They feature shiny materials.
C They are sold at a low price.
20 Where can people probably see the tech inspired decorations this year
A. At award shows.
B. At clothing stores.
C. In jewelry exhibitions.
2第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题; 每小题2.5分, 满37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Volunteer by supporting a local animal rescue center in Costa Rica!
If you like animals and are also interested in preserving the environment, you will be perfect for this program. You will be helping out in and supporting a local animal shelter. Not only does this shelter take in homeless animals, but also wild animals which are in bad condition.
In addition to the caretaking of the animals, volunteers help us welcome visitors at the entrance and answer any questions that visitors may have about the shelter or its animals. As volunteers spend more days in the shelter, knowledge about wildlife management will grow.
Requirements
＊You need to be at least 15 years old on the program start date at the high school level or above.
＊Speaking English is a basic requirement.
＊No restrictions on nationality. Helping hands both in Costa Rica and beyond are welcome.
＊Your helping hand will be required from 09:00 to 15:00 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
Program fees
＊Booking payments (15%): The booking payment is simply to reserve your volunteer placement. Payment is made by PayPal. You can also pay using a credit card.
＊Final payments (85%): Your final payment will be agreed with Volunteer Now Costa Rica during the application process.
1. What can a volunteer do in the rescue center
A. Communicate with visitors. B. Get trained to place animals.
C. Give lectures about animals. D. Search for homeless animals.
2. Who can volunteer in the program
A. A French-speaking adult. B. A primary schoolchild.
C. A college student from America. D. A local person free on Fridays.
3. How much should a volunteer pay at least to make a reservation
A. $52.5. B. $105. C. $297.5. D. $350.
B
“It was written in some sense,” Sophie Blake, a physics professor, would end up in observational cosmology — the study of the origin and development of the universe using specialized telescopes. “I’m not going to lie. My father was a physicist. My mother’s an astronomer. But no kid wants to be like their parents,” she jokes, semi-seriously.
Blake always enjoyed building things like a child engineer. It wasn’t unusual for her to experiment with her father’s research equipment. She thanks, in part, her short attention period for her inquisitiveness, “I am always looking for something.”
For the last few years, Blake has been searching for signs of the universe’s early existence — from the birth of the first stars to the “cosmic (宇宙的) dark ages” — and she’s building her own equipment to explore beyond the known universe, focusing on its distant past with novel radio technology. Since 2017, Blake and her team have been engineering and planting radio telescopes in two of the Earth’s most remote (and quietest) locations for the best shot at hearing the earliest voice of the universe.
Initially, Blake planned a PhD in particle (粒子) physics but switched direction after a visit to a lab with messy equipment and tools everywhere at the California Institute of Technology. “I didn’t know about observational cosmology then but thought, ‘Whatever this is, I want to do that.’”
She spent a year at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, after conducting experiments of a balloon-borne microwave telescope launched from McMurdo. “That really inspired my love for remote places,” she said.
Eventually, she wanted to engineer her own instruments. After her year at the South Pole, she joined the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. At that time, the site decision was made for the largest radio telescope group on Earth.
“This was also a leap of faith because I really couldn’t continue the work I was doing before.” Blake recalls. “I had never done radio before but I thought, ‘Let me give this a try and see how it goes.’”
4. What can we infer from Blake’s joke in paragraph 1
A. She follows in her parents’ footsteps. B. She develops an interest in telescopes.
C. She lies about her parents’ professions. D. She lives up to her parents’ expectations.
5. What does the underlined word “inquisitiveness” in paragraph 2 mean
A. Talent. B. Courage. C. Curiosity. D. Intelligence.
6. What stimulated Blake’s passion for distant places
A. Her visit to a lab in a university. B. Her wish to build her own equipment.
C. Her faith in hearing the cosmic sound. D. Her experience at a South Pole Station.
7. Which of the following best describes Blake
A. Confident and caring. B. Generous and optimistic.
C. Modest and open-minded. D. Adventurous and determined.
C
Huge piles of research on diet are published annually. The most shocking of these get reported in the media. All claim to be based on the latest research and each claims to prove the last study wrong. Do scientists really not know what’s good for us, or is the news report to blame for the confusion
Misleading media coverage plays a role, but publication bias (偏见) is one major source: studies that show surprising results are more likely to get published. “What you see published in the nightly news is the end result of a system where everyone is encouraged to come up with a positive result,” says Vinay at Oregon Science University.
One way to get around this problem is to conduct large, randomized controlled trials, which involve randomly assigning participants to different groups to control variables. But these kinds of studies are difficult to do for foods, as few would risk eating habits on chance; fewer still sustain changes long enough to benefit. Instead, nutrition scientists usually observe what people eat by asking them to fill out food diaries, and then track the health of participants over a given period of time.
In these “observational” studies, people track their diets while going about their lives. Differences between subjects in what they do outside of mealtimes can make all the difference. People who eat what is seen as an unhealthy diet — with more fast food, for instance — might have unhealthy lifestyles in other ways, such as smoking. Consequently, dietary effects are hard to set apart.
Because of these difficulties, even today’s most recommended dietary advice lacks good quality evidence. This doesn’t mean we can eat as much cake as we like. But it does suggest that within limits of common sense, one way of eating is about as good as another. While admittedly simple advice, it removes the pressure to constantly run after the latest amazing diet or fear seemingly harmful foods. Within reason, trusting your stomach is mostly fine.
8. What phenomenon is presented in paragraph 1
A. Scientists fail to figure out truth. B. News spreads confusion on purpose.
C. Research on diet astonishes people. D. Media reports conflicting diet studies.
9. Which of the following news items suggests publication bias
A. Chocolate unexpectedly aids weight loss. B. Calorie restriction helps to slow aging.
C. Effects of zero fat diet require further tests. D. Whole grain diet improves heart health.
10. What do paragraphs 3 and 4 mainly discuss
A. The reliability of self-reported diet data. B. How long-term diet tracking improves health.
C. The main problems in studying dietary effects. D. How lifestyle factors affect diet research results.
11. What is the author’s suggestion for food choice
A. Avoid potentially unhealthy foods. B. Consume varieties of foods.
C. Count on the latest dietary advice. D. Follow body signals sensibly.
D
A smoke bomb from a party started a major blaze (火焰) near Los Angeles in September,just one of many recent wildfires ignited (引燃) by people. Now, an analysis of satellite data shows human-caused blazes spread much faster and kill more trees than ones ignited by lightning.
Fire has always been a part of California’s natural history. But several centuries of human settlement have created new conditions that promote its spread.Studies have shown human ignition is to blame for 84% of all wildfires in the United States,and 97% of all those that threaten homes.
Human-caused fires always seemed more extreme, says Stijn Hantson,a fire ecologist at the University of California,Irvine,who led the new research. But measurements of how fast they spread and their impacts on ecosystems (生态系统) in California had not been explored, he notes.
To examine those differences, Hantson and his colleagues analyzed satellite data for 214 wildfires in California between 2012 and 2018.Human-caused fires typically spread about 1.83 kilometers per day, more than twice as fast as lightning-ignited burns,the team reports.The faster spreading fires also burned more violently and killed “double or triple” the trees as lightning-caused ones.
However, there is no fundamental difference in the chemistry of a human-caused blaze. “A fire is a fire” Hantson says. “It’s the surrounding things that matter.” Causes of fires ranging from improperly thrown cigarettes to sparking (冒火花) power lines could ignite a blaze on any given day, he says, while lightning strikes and dry thunderstorms only happen seasonally.
The researchers tracked meteorological data and found that human-caused fires were more likely to start on days with extreme weather conditions,and were more associated with drier,less-forested landscapes. This adds to scientists’ understanding of how humans are extending the fire season, says Nathan Mietkiewicz, an ecologist with the National Ecological Observation Network.
12. The author uses some data in paragraph 2 to show that ________.
A. wildfires are mostly caused by humans
B. most wildfires threaten people’s homes
C. wildfire is a part of California’s natural history
D. wildfires break out frequently in the United States
13. What’s the purpose of Hantson’s research
A. To prove how extreme human-caused fires are.
B. To find out the causes and solutions of wildfires.
C. To explore the speed and effects of wildfires caused by humans.
D. To examine the differences between a human-caused blaze and a nature-caused one.
14. How is the result presented in paragraph 4
A. By giving examples.
B. By making comparisons.
C. By analyzing cause and effect.
D. By giving definitions.
15. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs
A. Human-caused fires and lightning-caused fires are basically different.
B. Lightning strikes and thunderstorms can always lead to wildfires.
C. Wildfires only happen in dry,less-forested areas.
D. Humans are to blame for the extended fire season.
6第二节 (共5个小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
In a world surrounded by bad news, it may feel like an unhappy place sometimes. ____16____ If you make even one person smile today, you can help make this world a better place. Here is a list of ideas to help you.
____17____ In this day and age where everything is sent via the Internet, it’s a shock to receive a letter through the post. Putting pen to paper and writing a few words to a friend can be an easy way to make a positive impact.
Requiring some time and research to find the perfect project volunteering is one of the nicest things you can do. Whether you volunteer at your local youth group or take dogs from shelters for a walk, the simple fact that you are giving up your time to help someone else is incredible. There are so many opportunities for you to do volunteering work. ____18____
Tell someone “I love you.” ____19____ And you don’t even have to say “I love you.” Perhaps you can tell a friend that you appreciate all they are to you, or remind your mum that it’s her birthday. Sometimes, in our busy lives we forget to take a moment to tell people what they mean to us.
____20____ Whether you’ re creative or not, taking time to make something for someone else shows how much you appreciate them. Even if you think you’ re not creative, the recipient will feel lucky to get such a unique gift that you put your precious time into. Some ideas could include a card, painting, drawing, song, poem or cake!
A. It can be anyone.
B. However, you can make a difference.
C. It’s a surprise to send a handwritten letter.
D. So you are sure to find one that is right for you.
E. And it doesn’t necessarily have to take up all your life.
F. Making something for a special person is always unique.
G. Even a postcard with a couple of sentences could really make someone’s day.
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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出填入空白处的最佳选项。
Several days ago, I, an intern (实习医生), had got a break for one hour from my surgery. For a few stuff to ___21___ about, I decided to meet my mentor.
When passing by the hall, I saw many people ___22___ up before a counter. A man sitting away ___23___ called out, and immediately a woman in the line stepped out. Unfortunately, when she went back, her place was already ___24___ by others. I saw disappointment and worry on her face. I went to her and asked what had happened. The concerned woman ___25___ that her father was severely painful and no one was with him while she was doing the formality(手续). Learning that, I offered to help and the old man was finally ___26___ to hospital.
___27___, I was late for the meeting and got harshly scolded by my mentor. I came out in a terrible ___28___ when I heard a female voice from the back.“ Doctor ” The woman I helped came to me with a radiation of ___29___ on her face. I could see the pleasure ____30____ in her words. But she ____31____ my frustration and insisted on asking me the reason. I had to tell her the ____32____. Then she quickly dragged me to the discussion room and told the mentor everything. We all came out with a ____33____ smile.
Sometimes these small things which we do for others ____34____ a lot for both sides. In this busy daily life our time we spent for others doesn't affect our schedules much but it acts like a glue which ____35____ the broken faith.
21. A. hear B. consult C. quarrel D. debate
22. A. cheering B. queuing C. dressing D. covering
23. A. in panic B. in vain C. in pain D. in charge
24. A. registered B. emptied C. sold D. occupied
25. A. resolved B. complained C. stated D. anticipated
26. A. admitted B. brought C. attached D. transported
27. A. Surprisingly B. Cautiously C. Unfortunately D. Unbelievably
28. A. condition B. danger C. mess D. mood
29. A. preparation B. gratitude C. celebration D. combination
30. A. flowing B. disappearing C. weakening D. starting
31. A. detected B. acknowledged C. overestimated D. comprehended
32. A. process B. truth C. consequence D. impact
33. A. broad B. special C. uncommon D. abnormal
34. A. strikes B. integrates C. accommodates D. matters
35. A. recaptures B. reconnects C. represents D. reserves
第二节 (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。
Facing the fierce cold wind of late autumn, a large number of college students are riding shared bicycles from Zhengzhou to Kaifeng, inspired by the desire ___36___ (taste) the famous soup dumplings of Kaifeng. The travelling mode quickly went viral among their peers, sparking ___37___ wave of interest in this mode of travel.
Kaifeng, with its rich history and culture, offers numerous attractions, from the night markets filled with local delicacies ___38___ the ancient city walls. Such an experience can only be ___39___ (true) appreciated through such an intimate mode of travel, ___40___ they are immersing themselves in the local culture. As one student put it, “It’s not just about the destination, ___41___ the journey itself that makes the trip worthwhile.”
At first, officials had encouraged the craze. Although ___42___ (see) as good for business and tourism, the welcome quickly turned into criticism. On Friday night, photos and videos showed bikes filling up a multi-lane road between the two cities, with cars squeezed to the sides and the crowd ___43___ (stretch) for miles. By then, the trend ___44___ (spread) wildly, drawing ____45____ (participate) of all ages from cities across the country.
8第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，你校英文报正举行“Me &Art”为主题的征文活动。请你写一篇短文投稿，介绍你的一项艺术爱好，内容包括：1.你的艺术成长经历；2.该爱好对你的影响。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80个左右；
2.请在答题纸的相应位置作答。
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第二节：读后续写(满分25分)
47. 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。
It was early autumn when the school organized a weekend camping trip to a nearby mountain forest. The air was crisp, the leaves were turning golden, and the students were buzzing with excitement. After weeks of studying and exams, everyone welcomed the chance to enjoy nature and relax outdoors.
Among the students were four close friends: Leo, Eric, Jason, and Alice. Though their personalities were quite different, they made a great team. Alice, the only girl in the group, was smart and well-prepared. She had brought along a compass, a map, and even a first-aid kit.
After arriving at the campsite, the students pitched their tents, gathered firewood, and helped prepare a simple meal. The campsite was surrounded by tall pine trees, and in the distance, a mountain stream could be heard. The teachers reminded everyone to stay within the marked area and never go off-trail alone.
After lunch, the students were allowed to explore in small groups. Leo’s group decided to follow a trail leading up a hill. According to Alice, there was a small lookout point that offered a beautiful view of the valley.
As they walked, Jason kept running ahead, calling the others to hurry. “Let’s see what’s up there!” he shouted. Alice followed closely behind, holding the map. Leo walked at a steady pace, checking that no one fell behind. Eric lagged at the end, clearly nervous about being so deep in the forest.
The path became narrower as they climbed. Birds chirped in the trees, and dry leaves crunched under their shoes. The sunlight filtered through the branches above, casting dancing shadows on the ground. After about an hour, they reached the edge of a rocky area covered in leaves. The trail began to twist more than expected, and many landmarks they passed didn’t match what was on the map.
“I think the viewpoint is just beyond this slope (斜坡),” Jason said, pointing excitedly.
Leo looked uncertain. “Let’s be careful. It looks slippery.”
But before anyone could stop him, Jason had already climbed ahead.
注意：
1．所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Just as he reached the top of the slope, his foot slipped.
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With the first aid finished, they realized a new challenge: how to get back.
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