2025-2026学年天津市河北扶轮中学高二上学期第二次月考英语试卷第一部分：听力（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有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 does Tom want to eat
A. Chips. B. Fish. C. Salad.
2. How many people attended the girl’s graduation ceremony
A. Four. B. Eight. C. Twelve.
3. What does Sarah think of her job
A. Tiring. B. Boring. C. Pleasant.
4. What is the topic of this conversation
A. Holding a party. B. Keeping up with fashion.
C. Dressing up for a party.
5. What is the man complaining about
A. Mike’s interest. B. Mike’s bad habits. C. Mike’s roommate.
第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
听下面几段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段材料前，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。每段材料读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6至8题。
6. When did Mr Wang go to the gym when he worked in Beijing
A On Mondays. B. On Tuesdays. C. On Wednesdays.
7. What did Mr Wang use to do at Friday lunch breaks
A. He went swimming. B. He met some friends. C. He continued to work.
8. What is the main reason for the changes of Mr Wang’s lunch break
A. His attitude to work. B. His pace of life. C. His ability to work.
听下面一段对话，回答第9至11题。
9. What are the speakers talking about
A. How they spent the weekend. B. Why they volunteered.
C. Where they learnt to drive a tractor.
10. Where did Grace spend her weekend
A. In a park. B. At home. C. In a zoo.
11. What can we learn from the conversation
A. Bruce’s mother was ill. B. Grace did some housework.
C. Grace took care of baby pandas.
听下面一段独白，回答第12至15题。
12. What do we know about the activity
A. It lasts about three hours. B. It allows people to walk freely.
C. It offers a chance to learn from professors.
13. What can people do at the end of the activity
A. Have something to drink. B. Watch an interesting show.
C. Hold a big party.
14. What does the speaker remind people to do
A. Bring some hot food. B. Take good care of their pets.
C. Wear warm clothes.
15. How much does a ticket for a ten-year-old child cost
A. $0. B. $10. C. $20.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1. —Being kind not only helps us make friends but also makes us feel better.
—_________
A. I’m with you on that. B. It’s my pleasure!
C. That’s not the point. D. It’s up to you.
2. —Is it convenient if I come to see you at 3: 00 this afternoon
—I’m afraid not. I _________ a meeting then. How about 4: 30
A. have B. am having C. would have D. will be having
3. We respect the people who have ______ the construction of the country.
A. left an impression on B. had a say
C. sung high praise for D. devoted themselves to
4. The colors were so similar that it was difficult to ________ one ________ the other.
A. devote... to B. distinguish... from C. protect... from D. contribute... to
5. There was a big screen in the corner of the new bookstore, _________ customers’ comments on the month’s best-seller were being displayed.
A. when B. whose C. where D. which
6. The number of tourists to the resort _________ by 10% last year because of the bad economy.
A. detected B. declined C. digested D. disturbed
7. _________ some big spenders, a large number of teens can make good use of money.
A. In contrast to B. In favour of C. In control of D. In terms of
8. Tom had to have his car repaired in a garage because it ______ seriously.
A. damaged B. was being damaged C. had damaged D. had been damaged
9. ________ we achieve great success in our work, we should not be too proud.
A. Ever since B. Even if C. In case D. As though
10. (2015·天津) __________ for two days, Steve managed to finish his report on schedule.
A. To work B. Worked
C. To be working D. Having worked
11. In his speech to the conference, the President ______ international cooperation in boosting global economic development.
A. overcame the challenges of B. labeled himself as
C. went wild about D. highlighted the importance of
12. Mr. Smith will not be able to attend the meeting tonight because he ________a class then.
A. will teach B. is going to teach C. will be teaching D. has been teaching
13. The number of people invited________ fifty, but a number of them________ absent for different reasons.
A. were; was B. was; was C. was; were D. were; were
14. Now that she is out of job, Lucy ______ going back to school, but she hasn’t decided vet.
A. has been considering B. had considered C. considered D. is going to consider
15 I make it a(n)________ that I should lay aside half an hour every day to write my diary.
A. devotion B. virtue C. routine D. evidence
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
I started collecting shopping lists around 1997. It was just by ___16___ . I was shopping for my wife’s birthday party in St Louis, and I remembered coming across a yellow sticky ___17___ . I picked it up and it was somebody’s shopping list. I thought, “That’s ___18___ . Whenever I see them at the store, I am going to ___19___ them.”
At first, it was just people I knew who would ___20___ lists for me. In 2000, as the Web became increasingly popular, I put it online. At that point, the ___21___ was fun and friendly, and blogs were going mainstream (主要趋势). I had people messaging me, ___22___ : “I work at a grocery store and I have my own little collection, but I am not going to do ___23___ with it, do you want them ” A lot of people ___24___ me. Therefore, I set up a mailbox and started receiving lists ___25___ everywhere in the world. Some people would send just one funny list, but sometimes I would get a handful. It seemed there was a never-ending ___26___ . At first, I kept my lists in an envelope. Then, ___27___ the collection grew, they went to a grocery bag, a cardboard box and finally a large plastic storage bin that I kept in my attic (阁楼).
Around 2005, a publisher approached me and wanted to turn my ___28___ into a book. That’s when I started ___29___ all my lists, figuring out ways to interpret (诠释) and categorize (归类) them. I found lists written on ___30___ things: leaflets (传单), clothing tags (标签), tax return forms and even a piece of wood. Some lists are written in detail. Others are ___31___. There is one with just “toothbrush”, and another with just “celery (芹菜)”. Lists can ___32___ you many things about a person. Some of us are ___33___ and divide lists into parts — fruit, vegetables and drinks. Some of us are careless. Some are saving ___34___ and you can really tell from their lists, perhaps just “sandwich 50% off”.
Everybody writes lists; I just saw the potential in something that seems without ___35___ . It’s an everyday kind of art. You may find communities in the most unexpected places.
16. A. invitation B. luck C. mistake D. chance
17. A. letter B. note C. bill D. book
18. A. interesting B. surprising C. boring D. encouraging
19. A. read B. stick C. keep D. copy
20. A. save B. write C. search D. post
21. A. sample B. license C. internet D. evidence
22. A. making B. saying C. talking D. taking
23. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. thing
24. A. recognized B. reached C. recommended D. blamed
25. A. in B. at C. on D. from
26. A. supply B. evidence C. reform D. preference
27. A. but B. so C. as D. though
28. A. collection B. contribution C. instruction D. operation
29. A. referring to B. going through C. looking up D. telling off
30. A. extra B. regular C. important D. various
31. A. legal B. strange C. short D. genuine
32. A. tell B. report C. describe D. send
33. A. stressed B. emotional C. organized D. determined
34. A. space B. money C. energy D. time
35 A. order B. cost C. value D. support
第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
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As the capital of China, Beijing is a beautiful combination of antiquity and modernity. If you come to visit China for the first time, this 4-day classic Beijing tour is just designed for you. It covers the most popular and typical places in Beijing, fully displaying the scenery, culture, history, local lifestyles and features, business, food and drinks.
Day 1: Arrival in Beijing
Your guide meets you at Capital Airport, and helps you check in at your hotel.
Feel free to enjoy the rest of the day as you wish.
Enjoy Beijing Duck as welcome dinner.
Accommodation: Beijing downtown
Day 2: The Great Wall the Summer Palace
Start your day at the most famous part of the Great Wall, the Badaling Great Wall. Leave the downtown for the Great Wall at 8 am. It is a long drive (about 2 hours), so you’ll have a break at the Jade Museum on the way.
Lunch will be enjoyed in a local restaurant.
In the early afternoon, you will come back to the city and have a sightseeing tour of the Summer Palace.
Recommended Activity: Beijing Opera Show (Liyuan Theatre, 19: 30-21: 10 every evening)
Accommodation: Beijing downtown
Day 3: Beijing city sightseeing Local experience
Your guide meets you at the hotel at 8 am and set out for the day’s touring: Tian’anmen Square and the Forbidden City.
After visiting the two sites, you will have a break and get ready for lunch.
Hutong visit: see some traditional arts of the old Beijing, such as paper cutting and kite making, and then visit a local family.
Accommodation: Beijing downtown
Day 4: Beijing Olympic sites
Visit the Olympic sites: Bird’s Nest, Water Cube and the Olympic Park, witnessing the fast-developing modern China. Enjoy some free time after visiting the sites. After lunch, it is shopping time and then the tour is over.
For more information, please contact hld@wnbl. corp. Tel: 925-3736.
36 This advertisement is probably aimed at __________.
A. foreigners who are new to China B. experts who study history and cities
C. kids who are born in other cities D. people who are interested in touring
37. On the way to the Badaling Great Wall from the downtown, the tourists will take a break at __________.
A. the Summer Palace B. the Olympic Park
C. the Forbidden City D. the Jade Museum
38. If tourists want to enjoy Beijing Opera, they should __________.
A. go to Liyuan Theatre in the evening B. visit the Summer Palace on the first day
C. go sightseeing in Beijing Hutong D. live in a local family
39. On which day can tourists visit a local family
A. Day 1. B. Day 2. C. Day 3. D. Day 4.
40. According to the passage, __________ can show Beijing is a fast-developing modern city.
A. Beijing Capital Airport B. Bird's Nest, Water Cube and the Olympic Park
C. Tian'anmen Square and the Forbidden City D. the Great Wall and the Summer Palace
B
As we grew up, my mother would sit my sister and me down on the last Sunday of every month and force us to write letters to family in India. Despite being an orphan, my mom came from a large, tight-kmit Anglo-Indian family back in Hyderabad and loved the cousins she was raised with like siblings. At the time, we were the only ones who had left India to go abroad. She missed all our relatives deeply.
It was the 1970s, and my mother was recently divorced, raising two little girls on her own and finding her way in a new country. We lived in a basement apartment and couldn’t afford long-distance calls. Letter-writing was the cheapest and only way for us to maintain contact. The last thing I wanted to do was sit down for an hour after dinner and write letters to people I barely knew. But over time, my sister and I came to enjoy it. My mother would tell us stories about each family member, and it was interesting to get to know a whole clan of people who looked and sounded just like us.
When my mother died, my sister and I took her ashes back to India. We hadn’t been back for over 25 years, having visited only once when I was 10. After the funeral, we spent a month visiting relatives. Each household would take out photo albums full of photographs of us as well as the letters they’d received over the years. They’d saved them all and wanted to show us that they’d never forgotten us.
As we struggled as new immigrants, my mother ensured that we always knew who we were, where we came from and where we were going. She kept us connected to a family that was thousands of miles away but near to our hearts through a lifetime of letter-writing. And she taught me the power of storytelling.
It's a legacy to be proud of and a gift I’m grateful for every day.
41. What can we learn about the author’s mother from the text
A. She was born into a poor family. B. She raised her children alone.
C. She left India to study abroad. D. She once lost touch with her cousins.
42. In the beginning, how did the author feel about writing letters to her relatives in India
A. Curious. B. Excited. C. Confused. D. Unwilling.
43. During their visit to India, what did the author and her sister discover about their relatives
A. They lived all over the country. B. They had forgotten about them.
C. They had saved all the letters from them. D. They had similarities with the author’s mother.
44. What valuable lesson did the author learn from her mother’s practice of letter-writing
A. The power of trust. B. The joy of giving.
C. The impact of storytelling. D. The importance of caring for one’s relatives.
45. The passage mainly tells us about __________.
A. where the writer’s family came from
B. what the writer’s relatives did with their letters
C. why the writer’s family moved to a new country
D. how the writer’s family kept in touch with their relatives
C
The world we live in is becoming increasingly complex and uncertain. And with it, the conventional thinking of yesterday is no longer sufficient. Creating real breakthrough opportunities requires a fundamental change in our thinking. As Einstein said, "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.”
There's no better example of this than the myth of the four-minute mile.
For centuries runners had been attempting to run a mile in under four minutes. In the 1950s, the attempt to break the barrier took on renewed importance, and a number of famous runners publicly and unsuccessfully attempted the challenge. Many of the newspapers of the day began to question whether humans would ever be able to run a sub-four-minute mile. Then, in 1954, a man named Roger Bannister did the unthinkable. He broke through the imaginary barrier, running the mile in 3 minutes and 59.4 seconds. It was an amazing achievement.
But here's what's really interesting: it was only forty-six days later that another runner broke Bannister's record. And the following year, two new runners broke the four-minute mark in the same race. Dozens followed, and as of this writing, more than 1,400 runners have accomplished the goal, including one runner who ran two miles in less than eight minutes.
Did something change with respect to human body, track conditions, weather patterns, running shoes, or the human diet between the start of Bannister's race and the few years that followed No. So what explains the sudden and dramatic explosion of athletic achievement
The myth's unimaginable power over runners had lifted. What Bunnister had done was not just break the four — minute — mile barrier; he shattered(粉碎)the myth that created the barrier in the first place. This paradigm (榜样)had offered a set of actions available for runners to take. Runners were really free to run through the invented boundary.
Creating breakthroughs requires shattering the myths that limit our imagination and lock us into conventional thinking. Think about your own situation. What myths are you stuck in And what would be possible if you had the courage to challenge the myths
46. What is needed to create breakthroughs
A. Conventional thinking. B. Changes in our thinking.
C. Complex situation. D. Einstein's encouragement.
47. What was the real barrier that kept runners succeeding in the four-minute mile
A. The belief that it was unachievable.
B. Lack of professional training.
C. The poor track conditions.
D. Lack of sufficient diet.
48. The example of Roger Bannister is used to .
A. list a new record in the race B. prove newspapers are wrong
C. show barrier can be broken D. call on us to learn from him
49. What does the writer try to explain in Paragraph 6
A. The power of the myth.
B. The achievements of Bannister.
C. The importance of running freely.
D. The significance of breaking barriers.
50. What is the best title of the passage
A. Creating Breakthroughs B. Accepting the Myths
C. Locking Your Imagination D. Becoming the Best Athlete
阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
Volunteers are playing an increasingly important role in many fields of the modern society. I always do voluntary work in the hospital. As a patient visitor, my primary goal is to deliver quality services to patients and families. By providing companionship (陪伴) for patients in a sometimes lonely environment, I try my best to serve and help to lessen the loneliness and frustration patients may feel after staying in a hospital for a stretch of time for weeks or even months.
Every Saturday afternoon for three to four hours, with a list of patients who have requested a patient visitor service, I head up to the 5th, 6th, or 7th floor to first visit my priority patients. At the nurse’s station, I kindly ask the nurses or the medical staff about the condition of the patients on that unit and confirm that the patients would like a visitor. After receiving an update from the nurse, I gently knock on the door of the patients and enter with a friendly “hello”. Then, I introduce myself and again politely ask if they would like a patient visitor. I usually try to prepare a few starting conversation topics such as the current news, sports scores and fun facts. However, the patients usually engage me first in an interesting conversation.
When volunteering as a patient visitor, I spent a lot of time communicating one-on-one with patients. Individual patients had individual needs and possessed extraordinary personal stories. Therefore, I found every visit fascinating (有吸引力). From generous and kind patients, I have learned about their diseases and their course of treatment. Additionally, I learned about literature, life during the Great Depression and wilderness of Northern Minnesota. On the whole, not only did I learn about the hospital settings and system, but I learned about the diverse life of others.
Many of the patients I have visited were truly inspiring and I always admire them for their strength. Although difficult, they were often willing to share their stories of pain, suffering, hopes and optimism. I realize that I am truly grateful and honored that they would share their personal stories with just a volunteer like me. I’ve always enjoyed doing voluntary work, which perhaps makes a difference to many, including me.
51. What does the underlined word “lessen” in Para. 1 probably mean (1 word)
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52. What are the topics the author prepares for the patients (no more than 10 words)
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53. In summary, what did the author learn when he volunteered as a patient visitor (no more than 15 words)
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54. How does the author feel about the patients telling her their stories (no more than 6 words)
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55. What can you learn from the author’s story (no more than 25 words)
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