2025-2026学年天津市第四十七中学高三上学期第二次月考英语试卷第Ⅰ卷(共三部分；满分115分)
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20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. How old is Sophie
A. 10 years old. B. 11 years old. C. 15 years old.
2. What does the woman want to do this Sunday
A. Relax herself. B. Prepare for her exams. C. Engage in volunteer work.
3. What does the man no longer need to worry about
A. Restaurant s. B. Transport. C. Accommodation.
4. Why does the woman turn down the man’s invitation
A. She feels unwell. B. It’s too cold outside. C. She has some work to do.
5 What is the main topic of the conversation
A. Outdoor activities. B. Climate difference. C. Cultural diversity.
第二节(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15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。每段材料读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8小题。
6. How does the woman sound at first
A. Annoyed. B. Regretful. C. Curious.
7. What was caused by the man’s mistake last Monday
A. The dog’s injuries. B. The loss of his phone. C. The increase in an electric bill.
8. What does the man promise to do
A Repair the front door. B. Give the house a clean. C. Cook breakfast for a week.
听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11小题。
9 Which of the following activities impresses the woman most
A. Holding an opening ceremony.
B. Drilling holes in the ice.
C. Setting up some nets.
10. What do we know about the “First Fish”
A. It is usually sold at a fixed price.
B. It stands for good fortune.
C. It was released this year.
11. What does the woman tell the man in the end
A. An idea for his writing.
B. A list of tourism activities.
C. Ways to promote cultural events.
下面一段独白，回答第12至15小题。
12. How many hurricanes hit the mainland United States before Hurricane Milton in2024
A. 3. B. 4. C. 5.
13. What is the advantage of AI models over traditional models according to Matt Lanza
A. They can predict a storm’s intensity.
B. They can predict the rainfall of a storm.
C. They can predict the arrival of a storm earlier.
14. Which state did Hurricane Beryl hit on July 8th
A. Texas. B. Mexico. C. Florida.
15. What brings Ashley Ruiz job satisfaction
A. Uniting the community residents into a big family.
B. Offering forecasts to help people avoid danger.
C. Sharing life experiences with different people.
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. —Excuse me, I wonder if you can help me
— Sure. ______
A. What help B. What is this C. What is it D. What do you want
2. I will go to college with these lessons in mind and continue my work with Cuddle Buddles, even when I ________ a whole new set of exciting academic and nonacademic pursuits.
A. engage in B. work out C. keep off D. rely on
3. Modern women are energetic, ambitious, and most of all, persistent _________their goal.
A. in pursuit of B. in return for C. in touch with D. in contrast to
4. ---I honestly don't think I'm going to be admitted.
---Well, you never know! You________ a better impression than you think.
A. may have made
B. should have made
C. couldn't have made
D. needn't have made
5. I was watching the clock all through the meeting, as I had a train ________.
A. catching B. caught
C. to catch D. to be caught
6. —Putting on a happy face not only helps us make friends but also makes us feel better.
—_______.
A. I’d love to B. I'm with you on that C. It’s up to you D. It’s my pleasure
7. Erin ________ that going to a stranger’s house was a risky move, but she decided to take the chance.
A. complained B. conveyed C. recommended D. calculated
8. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me one of the greatest ________ of my life.
A. concerns B. thrills C. offers D. chances
9. Looking at her large empty apartment, I became ________ how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself.
A. aware of B. keen on C. doubtful about D. blind to
10. Life without art would be boring and dead still, ________ art is a part of ________ makes us human.
A. for; which B. and; what C. for; what D. and; which
11. ________ also contributed to my self-dislike was my occasional stuttering, ________ had weakened my self-confidence.
A. What; where B. Which; that C. That; what D. What; which
12. ________ you have the knowledge of mind-body interaction, why not use it
A. In case B. Now that C. So that D. Even though
13. Love sometimes blinds us to the reality. ________, our good intentions may not lead to good results.
A. Personally B. Furthermore C. Consequently D. Originally
14. volcanoes for many years, I am still amazed at their beauty as well as their potential to cause great damage.
A. To study B. Studying
C. Having studied D. Studied
15. The university estimates that living expenses for international students ________around $8450 a year, which ________a burden for some of them.
A. are; is B. are; are C. is; are D. is; is
第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
Most of us probably have a few hours a week that we can devote to our entertainment or hobbies. What if you could transform your____16____into a career
As the old saying goes, “If you find a job you love, you will ____17____ work a day in your life.” But the saying is a little too ____18____ for Peter, CEO of Fossil Realm. Peter’s hobby of ____19____ fossil began in high school. His parents worked at the Royal Ontario Museum and set up a nature summer camp, so he showed a(n) interest in natural history. Peter recalls saving his ____20____ at 13 to attend a mineral trade show in Detroit where he ____21____ a few pieces of fossil, including a trilobite (三叶虫) from Morocco. Returning home in Canada, he ____22____ to sell all of the pieces for a profit.
This ____23____ success led to his more trips south, and ____24____ Peter began auctioning (拍卖) his finds online. The business helped to ____25____ him through college. And by graduation, he opened his own ecommerce store, Fossil Realm and couldn’t ____26____doing anything else. Running Fossil Realm is really a(n)____27____ business; however, he says, “Though your business just centers on your ____28____, that doesn’t mean it’ll ____29____easily, nor will it necessarily been enjoyable or fulfilling.” His Fossil Realm has ____30____ his business, including many museum-quality finds, such as an ichthyosaur (鱼龙) skeleton ____31____ at $195,000. But the ____32____ of his success is that he never loses a childhood ____33____about fossils.
Peter’s success tells us that the important ____34____ outside of your skill and confidence is the capacity to focus on ideas that you feel passionate about. Having passion will push you to ____35____ something you love and transform that love into action.
16. A. journey B. hobby C. purpose D. task
17. A. permanently B. ever C. usually D. never
18. A. simplistic B. common C. normal D. strange
19. A. learning B. keeping C. collecting D. showing
20. A. time B. energy C. allowance D. treasure
21. A. discovered B. purchased C. touched D. created
22. A. managed B. promised C. recalled D. pretended
23. A. temporary B. constant C. fresh D. initial
24. A. freely B. exactly C. eventually D. fortunately
25. A. direct B. fund C. acquire D. reward
26. A. picture B. analyse C. shape D. fashion
27. A. surprising B. rising C. inspiring D. rewarding
28. A. ability B. career C. entertainment D. future
29. A. show off B. take off C. put off D. get off
30. A. expanded B. changed C. formed D. controlled
31. A. brought B. valued C. praised D. awarded
32. A. reason B. approach C. root D. attitude
33. A. desire B. dream C. record D. enthusiasm
34. A. potential B. ingredient C. preference D. media
35. A. memorize B. seize C. pursue D. invest
第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分)
A
If you’re still pressing a switch to turn your lights on and off, you’re a bit behind the times. As the rest of your home gets smarter, why shouldn’t your lights The smart light switch can let you turn your lights on and off from almost anywhere with your smartphone.
Lutron Caséta
$79.95
$59.96
The Lutron Caséta comes with a convenient remote control and combines perfectly with most major smart home services. It’s an all-around option. Whether your device is Apple HomeKit, Amazon Echo, Google Home, Nest, or IFTTT, you can use the Lutron Caséta fluently, which makes it stand out from its competitors.
WeMo Smart Switch
$79.99
$57.78
The WeMo smart switch can be used to control the brightness in a room just by running your finger in the center of the switch. What makes it stand out, though, is its Long Press feature (特征), which allows you to start another smart device by holding the switch for two seconds. For example, you can link it to your robot cleaner, which will start cleaning after you press the button.
TP-LINK Kasa
$39.99
$29.49
Like other smart models, the TP-LINK Kasa is equipped with plenty of practical features, including times and voice controls from Amazon Alexa or Google Home. It has an “Away Mode” that randomly turns the lights off and on to give the false idea that you’re home when you’re not, to prevent bad things from happening. All in all, it’s an affordable and reliable option you’ll love.
Philips Hue Smart Dimmer (调光器) Switch
$24.99
$17.49
The Hue allows you to dim your bulbs, set schedules, and control the lights with your voice. Best of all, it offers incredibly easy installation (安装) — with no wiring necessary.
pared with its competitors, the Lutron Caséta ________.
A. is easy to install
B. has a price advantage
C. can just be used to control lights
D. can apply to many kinds of devices
37. What’s the function of Long Press of the WeMo smart switch
A. To turn on the lights gradually.
B. To control the brightness in a room.
C. To make another smart device work.
D. To control a robot cleaner in a flash.
38. The “Away Mode” of the TP-LINK Kasa is designed to ________.
A. control an app remotely
B. turn the lights off when you are away
C. be equipped with more practical features
D. guard the house against possible thieves
39. Which of the following switches has the highest discount
A. Lutron Caséta. B. WeMo Smart Switch.
C. Philips Hue Smart Dimmer Switch. D. TP-LINK Kasa.
40. What is the writing purpose of the text
A. To advertise some smart switches. B. To ask people to catch up with times.
C. To introduce a new lifestyle. D. To compare some switches.
B
When the need for information technology service arises, it can be a stressful moment — the user is locked out of their computer, or a program isn’t working properly. But if you ask anyone in the MIT departments of Chemistry and Physics, or the News Office — the Institute divisions that are fortunate enough to have Greg Walton as their IT service provider, they’ll acknowledge that not only is Walton the best, but whatever the issue is, he will see it through until all involved are satisfied with the outcome. Walton usually arrives on the scene with endless positive energy that transforms a technical annoyance into an enjoyable interaction, regardless of how many other IT fires he has already put out that day.
The qualities that make him a star employee extend far beyond the campus. After spending his early years in foster care Walton lived with his great-grandmother, but mostly, he was left to support himself. While many children might, understandably, lie flat under such unattended circumstances, Walton excelled academically and athletically at high school. He became the first person in his family to graduate from high school, and enrolled in college.
Walton seized the chance to enroll in Year Up, a program aiming to close the “opportunity divide” by providing young adults with the skills, experience, and support that will empower them to reach their potential through professional careers and higher education. Walton remains an active ambassador for the organization.
In June of 2007, armed with shining recommendations, Walton was hired as a temp (临时工) at MIT. He eventually worked his way up to where he is today — an invaluable asset (不可或缺人) to three departments. “I do feel lucky to work at MIT,” he says. “I’ve had the ability to tour the country sharing my story in hopes that some people may be inspired and employers may see young adults with tough backgrounds differently.”
In addition to Year Up, he is involved with a number of organizations committed to helping young adults overcome their troubled pasts. This desire to have a positive impact on people’s lives extends into his work at MIT. “Giving back is very important to me,” Walton says. “So many people have invested their time and energy into helping me, so I feel it would be an injustice not to do so.”
41 Why do staff members in MIT think highly of Walton
A. He enjoys interacting with his clients.
B. He solves problems with an active attitude.
C. He knows how to put out fires for others.
D. He is good at developing computer programs
42. What do we know about Walton before he went to college
A. He depended on his great-grandma for a living.
B. He was supported by foster care for better education.
C. He lay flat just like other unattended children.
D. He stood out in study and sports in high school.
43. Why did Walton get involved with a lot of organizations
A. To pay back to society by helping young adults.
B. To share his troubled past with young adults.
C. To advise businesses to treat young adults fairly.
D. To promote education equality among young adults.
44. Which of the following can best describe Walton
A. Gifted and sensitive B. Positive and devoted
C. Humorous and creative D. Cautious and innocent
45. What can best summarize the message contained in the passage
A. One good turn deserves another.
B. Opportunities favor the prepared mind.
C. One’s future is defined by his efforts, not by his origin.
D Education is a powerful weapon to change the world.
C
Every day, it seems that some new algorithm (算法) enables computers to diagnose a disease with unprecedented accuracy, renewing predictions that computer's will soon replace doctors. What if computers could replace patients as well If virtual humans could have replaced real people in some stages of a coronavirus vaccine trial, it could have sped development of a preventive tool and slowed down the pandemic. Similarly, potential vaccines that weren't likely to work could have been identified early, reducing trial costs and avoiding testing poor vaccine candidates on living volunteers. These are some of the benefits of “in silico medicine”, or the testing of drugs and treatments on virtual organs or body systems to predict how a real person will respond to the therapies.
The modeling begins by feeding anatomical data drawn from noninvasive (非侵入式) high- resolution imaging of an individual's actual organ into a complex mathematical model of the mechanisms that govern that organ's function. Algorithms running on powerful computers resolve the resulting equations and unknowns, generating a virtual organ that looks and behaves like the real thing.
In silico clinical trials are already underway to an extent. Heart Flow Analysis, for instance, enables clinicians to identify CAD (冠心病) based on CT images of a patient's heart. The Heart Flow system uses these images to construct a fluid dynamic model of the blood running through the coronary blood vessels, thereby identifying abnormal conditions and their severity. Without this technology, doctors would need to perform an invasive operation to decide whether and how to intervene. Experimenting on digital models of individual patients can also help personalize therapy for any number of conditions and is already used in diabetes care.
The philosophy behind in silico medicine is not new. The ability to create and simulate the performance of an object under hundreds of operating conditions has been a cornerstone of engineering for decades, such as for designing electronic circuits, airplanes and buildings. Various obstacles remain to its widespread implementation in medical research and development.
The predictive power and reliability of this technology must be confirmed, and that will require several advances. Those include the generation of high quality medical databases from a large, ethnically diverse patient base that has both women and men; improvement of mathematical models to account for the many interacting processes in the body; and further modification of Al methods that were developed mainly for computer-based speech and image recognition and need to be extended to provide biological insights.
In recent years American and European regulators have approved some commercial uses of computer-based diagnostics, but meeting regulatory demands requires considerable time and money. Creating demand for these computer-based diagnostic tools is challenging as well. In silico medicine must be able to deliver cost-effective value for patients, clinicians and health care organizations to accelerate their adoption of the technology.
46. According to the text, “in silico medicine” might help ________.
A. discover the cause of an illness
B. quicken the creation of new medicine
C. recognize the symptoms of a disease earlier
D. avoid including unhealthy volunteers in trials
47. We can learn from the text that Heart Flow Analysis ________.
A. works effectively in CAD treatment
B. offers personalized therapies to patients
C. reduces the chances of invasive operations
D. builds models after identifying abnormal conditions
48. According to the author, further application of “in silico medicine” requires ________.
A. money and time from the regulators
B. replacement of old mathematical models
C. more proof of its effectiveness and dependability
D. progress in speech and image recognition technology
49. Which of the following is the best title for the text
A. Looking to Al to End Experimental Study
B. In Silico Medicine Saved Millions of Lives
C. Exploring the Future of Algorithm in Medicine
D. Virtual Patients Could Revolutionize Medicine
D
Happiness is not natural. It is a mere human construct. A state of contentment (let alone happiness) is discouraged by our genetic design because it would lower our guard against possible threats to our survival.
Chasing happiness is like chasing an elusive (难寻踪迹的) ghost, but the positive thinking industry claims to know its secrets. Self-help was popularized by Norman Vincent Peale, a colorful American pastor (牧师). He invented “positive thinking”, a concept now deeply integrating into our culture and steadily growing in influence. The global personal development industry was worth $38.28 billion in 2019 and is expected to grow at a rate of 5.1%.
Popular films and books are full of supposedly inspirational statements about how all you need to do is to believe in yourself and then you’ll be able to achieve anything in life. This is simply, and obviously, not true. I don’t think there is a need to explain that many obstacles and misfortunes in life are impossible to avoid, or unmanageable. Our ancestors knew this, and many philosophical and religious traditions are based on the acceptance that being alive is a very challenging task, which comes with significant amounts of suffering. It goes without saying that we should do all we can to maximize our sense of wellbeing and minimize our suffering (as the “utilitarian” philosophers explain), but the end result cannot be a state of sustained bliss (极乐). We are not designed that way.
The self-help type is not a homogeneous (同种类的) beast. however. It is, in fact ironic how self-help books on happiness and those on how to make it big in life are put together in the same bookshop shelves, given that many of the former tell us that caring too much about the latter is the main obstacle to happiness.
The unavoidable clash between mandatory (强制的) optimism and the realities of our existence comes with a heavy psychological price. It could be argued that positive psychology blames those who are suffering for their suffering, as it is based on the false idea that unhappiness is entirely avoidable. It follows therefore that an unhappy person must be inadequate and incompetent. Positive psychology encourages people who are struggling with a particular goal to persevere in the face of unfavorable odds, which is much more punishing psychologically in the long run than accepting defeat. I believe that coming to terms with life as it is, and not as the happiness industry tells us it could be, will make us happier, and we will feel more at peace with ourselves and with the world. Unfortunately, the devil always has the best tunes.
50. What is author’s main purpose in writing the first three paragraphs
A. To analyze how personal development industry works.
B. To contrast modern people’s view of life with our ancestors’.
C. To explain how unrealistic it is to pursue happiness in life.
D. To review how the concept of happiness has changed over years.
51. It seems ironic to the author that putting self-help books on happiness and those on how to “make it big” together because ________.
A. they offer completely opposite values
B. they came from different publishers
C. their target readers belong to different age groups
D. they are the best-selling and slowest-selling books on the market
52. According to the article, which of the following quotes would the author most strongly disagree with
A. Happiness is ideal. It is the work of the imagination.
B. Happiness is a choice, and suffering is a choice too.
C. Happiness is a by-product. You cannot pursue it by itself.
D. The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.
53. What does the underlined sentence “the devil always has the best tunes” mean
A. The core idea of the happiness industry is a beautiful lie.
B. The happiness industry has negative effects on the society.
C. The one-sided interpretation of life proved more attractive to the public.
D. Suffering contributes more to a meaningful life than happiness in reality.
54. What could be the best title for the passage
A. The Rise of the Positive Thinking Industry
B. From Peale to Psychology: A History of Optimism
C. Embracing Life’s Challenges: A New Path to Contentment
D. The Self-Help Trap: Why Happiness is a Myth
第Ⅱ卷(共35分)
第四部分：写作.
第一节：阅读表达(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
The phone rang and her name appeared on the screen. “They found something, a little blip (光点),” she said, and then, trying to put me at ease, “Don’t worry. They’ll go in and remove it. It will be alright.” Eighteen months later, the cancer that had returned first as a blip ended her life.
Amy’s disease was stunning for us all. This should not happen to a kind, well-loved and respected individual who made so many lives around her better. In spite of pain and fear, Amy’s humor and compassion remained. In the middle of a life interrupted, she continued to display a concern for others. She once said at her forty-sixth birthday, “Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone with cancer could have a special day like this ”
For those of us there, in the midst of all that beauty, in all the magic of a perfect day, what was not lost was the fact that Amy was seriously ill. I was certain that every one of us wondered whether this would be her last birthday. And yet, in that moment, Amy was not thinking of herself, nor of us, but of others who shared with her a diagnosis of cancer.
With her passing, Amy’s family and friends contributed thoughts and ideas to create a non-profit foundation because we wanted to fulfill her wish that “everyone with cancer could have a special day”. We decided to call it “Amy’s Treat”. Everything fell rather smoothly into place. Our mission is to provide solutions for the day-to-day difficulties of living with cancer and to offer unexpected “treats” to renew the spirit.
Volunteering for Amy’s Treat has restored in me a once shaking faith in the thoughtfulness of humankind. We wouldn’t be successful without the generous kindness of so many people who will never meet the person or families that their checks and donations will benefit.
I witnessed many kindhearted acts, such as receiving ten quarters taped to a card from the seven-year-old son of a woman whose car payment we had made, on which he wrote, “Thank you for lending my mom a hand.” I think Amy would be pleased with how it all turned out.
55. What does the underlined word mean in paragraph 2 (1 word)
_____________________________________
56. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 4 (no more than 10 words)
_____________________________________
57. What plays an important role in Amy’s Treat’s success according to Paragraph 5 (no more than 5 words)
_____________________________________
58. Why did the boy donate money to “Amy’s Treat” (no more than 10 words)
_____________________________________
59. What do you think about Amy Please explain it in your own words. (no more than 20 words)
_____________________________________
第二节：书面表达(满分25分)
60. 假设你是晨光中学的学生李津。学校英文报正在开展以“Learning English Beyond the Classroom”为题的讨论。请使用图表中的调查结果写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1.学习活动状况描述；
2.简单评论；
3.你的建议。
注意：1.词数不少于120；
2.可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯。
Learning English Beyond the Classroom
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