2025-2026学年河南省信阳市淮滨县滨城高级中学高二上学期12月期中英语试题
考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分
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注意事项：
1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)，满分100分，考试时间75分钟;答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，并在相应的位置上贴上条形码。
2．选择题答案使用2B铅笔填涂，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号;非选择题答案使用0．5毫米的黑色中性(签字)笔或碳素笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。
3．请按照题号在各题的答题区域(黑色线框)内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效。
4．保持卡面清洁，不折叠，不破损。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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，你都有十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 does the man feel
A. Understanding. B. Annoyed. C. Apologetic.
2.
What does the woman think of Jacob
A. He’s capable. B. He’s experienced. C. He’s bad-tempered.
3.
What did the man’s cousin do for him
A. He showed him around.
B. He booked him in at a hotel.
C. He offered him temporary accommodation.
4.
What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Boss and employee. B. Business partners. C. Interviewer and interviewee.
5.
What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A play. B. A director. C. A character.
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，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。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
6. What will the speakers do in the building
A. Play a game. B. See a play. C. Have a class.
7. How soon will the speakers probably leave the building
A. In one hour. B. In two hours. C. In three hours.
8. What will the man do next probably
A. Go to the bathroom.
B. Buy some food and drink.
C. Share his opinion on Shakespeare.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
9. What did the study show
A. Less than half changed their emotion.
B. Only half were anxious.
C. 85% handled anxiety well.
10. What may happen when you are under stress
A. Planning your journey ahead.
B. Ignoring some important details.
C. Waiting to be called by friends.
11. What is the speaker’s last suggestion
A. Focus on something else.
B. Skip your normal routine.
C. Avoid searching for symptoms online.
听下面一段对话, 回答以下小题。
12. What is the relationship between Lisa and Tom
A. Teacher and student. B. Strangers. C. Colleagues.
13. What can we know about Maplewood Drama Club
A. It is newly-established. B. It has children members. C. It features historical plays.
14 When will the speakers meet
A. In two weeks. B. In three weeks. C. In four weeks.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
15. How does the man sound at the beginning of the conversation
A. Annoyed. B. Calm. C. Sorry.
16. What did the woman do this morning
A. She attended a conference. B. She watched a movie. C. She visited a farm.
17. When will the speakers meet
A. This Saturday. B. This Sunday. C. Next Monday.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
18. How does the woman feel about the man’s interview result
A. Curious. B. Confident. C. Disappointed.
19. How did the man’s interview go
A. He was nervous.
B. He didn’t do it well.
C. He finished it with no problems.
20. What did the man do last week
A. He worked on a report. B. He practiced interviewing. C. He contacted many companies.
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，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Artificial intelligence (AI) still can’t see the future, but a new algorithm (算法) may come close: using nothing but written movie summaries, the AI can consistently tell which films will play well — or awfully — to critics and audiences. If the model can be further improved, it could one day help producers predict whether a movie will be a failure at the box office, before it’s even made.
To test several models, researchers used plot summaries of 42, 306 movies from all over the world, many collected from Wikipedia. The models broke the summaries by sentence and used something called sentiment (情感) analysis to analyze each one. Sentences considered “positive”, such as “Thor loves his hammer”, would receive a rating closer to positive one. And sentences that were considered “negative”, like “Thor gets in a fight” would be rated closer to negative one.
Generally, successful movies such as 1951’s Alice in Wonderland — which scored 80% on the movie-rating website Rotten Tomatoes — have frequent waves in sentiment; unsuccessful ones, such as 2009’s The Limits of Control, vary less. It’s not important whether the films begin or end happily, the researchers say. What’s important is that the sentiments change frequently.
The sentiment ratings in each summary were then simplified into a single score to reflect how often the sentiment changed. The researchers tested three different methods of arriving at a final score. All three could predict fairly accurately whether a movie would be unpopular, and one method worked especially well for guessing which thrillers and comedies reviewers would hate.
The methods were not as efficient at guessing which movies would succeed, but they still predicted the results more accurately than random chance. In the future, the researchers say their methods could be bettered to predict the amount a movie could earn at the box office and help producers decide which movies to invest in. The system’s fair judgment might give an advantage to less well-known writers, the researchers add. It could also potentially save the public from having to sit through films like Jaws: The Revenge, which online critics and audience alike rate as terrible.
21. How can AI help foresee the future of movies
A By testing plot models. B. By using sentiment analysis.
C. By writing summaries. D. By consulting critics and audiences.
22. What is the key factor for a successful movie according to the researchers
A. A happy ending. B. Famous movie stars.
C. A well- known producer. D. Frequent sentiment changes.
23. What benefit will the methods possibly bring
A. Helping producers invest wisely. B. Assessing a movie’s quality accurately.
C. Increasing box office earnings. D. Providing written summaries for critics.
24. What’s the researchers’ attitude to the model
A. Doubtful. B. Cautious. C. Optimistic. D. Negative.
B
More and more women are “marrying down” in terms of education, reported The Atlantic. During the mid-20th century, marriages became more egalitarian as more women entered universities and the job market. But now, the trend of women partnering with educational equals is changing — more are practicing “hypogamy”, which means marrying someone of lower social class or education.
In almost all developed countries, women outnumber men in higher education. In the UK, women first surpassed men in university admissions in 1996, and the gap grew: 2024 government data showed female students were 28% more than males. While this advancement is worth celebrating, it causes issues in relationships, noted The Independent. There has been an increase in “assortative mating”, where people want their potential partners to have the same education level as them.
However, a 2023 study found 45% of single educated women blamed their status on “inability to find someone meeting expectations”. Yale’s Marcia Inhorn said women struggled to find partners meeting the “three ‘E’s: eligible (合格的), educated, equal”. It’s not just pickiness. Polling expert Daniel A. Cox surveyed over 5,000 people and found his interviews with the male participants “discouraging” — many were “limited in their ability and willingness to be fully emotionally present and available”.
Therefore women feel down about dating. A 2023 Survey Center on American Life study found 41% of single women had “no interest in dating at all”. The Economist warned this pessimistic attitude might hurt falling birth rates, urging policymakers to fix root causes like underperforming boys’ education.
It’s not all bad, though. The Atlantic noted shifting beliefs: Fewer people agreed “a wife earning more than her husband causes problems”. While hypogamous marriages used to be more likely to end in divorce, recent analyses suggest this is “no longer the case”. These trends might offer a reason to be cautiously optimistic about society’s ability to adjust to new realities.
25. What does the underlined word “egalitarian” in Paragraph 1 probably mean
A. Complicated. B. Equal. C. Depressive. D. Diverse.
26. Why did Daniel find his interviews with the male participants “discouraging”
A. They reject the idea of “assortative mating".
B. Few of them have received higher education.
C. They lack the ability to be fully devoted and attentive.
D. Most of them hold traditional views about women’s social roles.
27. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs
A. Wives’ higher incomes are becoming more acceptable.
B. Policymakers have solved the problem of boys’ poor education.
C. 41% of educated single women have no interest in bearing a child.
D. Hypogamous marriages now lead to a higher divorce rate than before.
28. What topic is the passage mainly about
A. The ways to solve the problem of low birth rate among young people.
B. The reasons why women are more likely to receive higher education.
C. The trend of women “marrying down” and its influences on society.
D. The differences between “marrying up” and “marrying down”.
C
It’s a cliché (陈词滥调) that everyone’s too busy these days. But one specific complaint is made especially mournfully: There’s never any time to read.
What makes the problem thorny is that the usual time-management techniques don’t seem sufficient. The web’s full of articles offering tips on making time to read: “Give up TV” or “Carry a book with you at all times.” But in my experience, using such methods to free up the odd 30 minutes doesn’t work. Sit down to read and work-related thoughts keep spinning (旋转) — or else you’re so exhausted that a challenging book’s the last thing you need. The modern mind, Tim Parks, a novelist and critic, writes, “is showing more tendency toward communication... It is not simply that one is interrupted; it is that one is actually ready for interruption.” Deep reading requires not just time, but a special kind of time which can’t be obtained merely by becoming more efficient.
In fact, “becoming more efficient” is part of the problem. Thinking of time as a resource to be maximised means you approach it for your specific purpose, judging any given moment should be well spent which advances toward some goal. Deep reading, by contrast, depends on being willing to risk inefficiency, aimlessness, even time-wasting. Try to arrange it in as a to-do list item and you’ll manage only goal-focused reading — useful, sometimes, but not the most fulfilling kind. “The future comes at us like empty bottles along an unstoppable and nearly endless conveyor belt (传送带),” writes Gary Eberle in his book Sacred Time, and “we feel a pressure to fill these different-sized bottles (days, hours, minutes) as they pass, for if they get by without being filled, we will have wasted them.” No mindset could be worse for losing yourself in a book.
So what does work Perhaps surprisingly, scheduling regular times for reading. You’d think this might fuel the efficiency mindset, but in fact, Eberle notes, such habitual behaviour helps us “step outside time’s flow” into “soul time.” You could limit distractions by reading only physical books, or on single-purpose e-readers. “Carry a book with you at all times” can actually work, too – providing you dip in often enough, so that reading becomes the common state from which you can temporarily get away to take care of business, before getting dipped again. On a really good day, it no longer feels as if you’re “making time to read,” but just reading, and making time for everything else.
29. Which can best replace the underlined word “thorny” in Paragraph 2
A Tough. B. Pleasant C. Slight. D. Essential.
30. Why do the usual time-management techniques fail to work
A. The modern mind is not shaped.
B. Deep reading is not fully guaranteed.
C. Repetition is required in deep reading.
D. People always forget to carry a book with them.
31. Why does the author mention “fill the empty bottles” in Paragraph 3
A. To tell readers how to make a perfect daily schedule.
B. To prove that people know how to stop wasting time.
C. To explain why deep reading is easy to do in daily life.
D To show people’s usual idea of using time as much as possible.
32. Which statement may Eberle agree with
A. Distractions can be avoided by developing online reading habits.
B. People should devote themselves to reading for fear of wasting time.
C. Scheduling regular times for reading is helpful in achieving deep reading.
D. Deep reading can only be achieved after dealing with all the daily businesses.
D
Throughout the past year, we followed some interesting new inventions in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) . Here is a look back at some notable AI developments in 2022.
Meta’s speech-to-speech translation
Facebook’s parent Meta said it had built a technology tool to directly translate between English and the Hokkien language, a spoken language without a widely used written form.
Meta said it trained its AI models on written text examples from Mandarin Chinese. In addition, developers used an encoding tool designed to compare spoken Hokkien to similar English text.
Method to identify Parkinson’s disease
Researchers announced a new AI method to identify Parkinson’s disease. The system works by measuring a person’s breathing patterns during sleep. With just one night of sleep, the AI system was able to correctly identify Parkinson’s up to 86 percent of the time. With 12 nights of data, the rate went up to 95 percent.
Tool to interpret pig emotions
Researchers announced they had created a technology tool that uses pig sounds to interpret different emotions.
The tool is based on thousands of recordings collected from more than 400 pigs throughout their lives. The scientists developed an AI-driven approach to identify a series of emotions pigs could be experiencing. It is expected to lead to further systems farmers can use to improve the productivity and well-being of their animals.
Tool to fill in missing words in ancient writings
Researchers—led by Alphabet’s AI company Deep Mind—said they developed an AI system to help fill in missing words in ancient writings. The tool, called Ithaca, is designed to help historians repair the writings and identify when and where they were written.
The team said that when historians work on their own, the success rate for repairing damaged writings is about 25 percent. But when humans teamed up with Ithaca to assist in their work, the success rate jumped to 72 percent.
33. Which can be used for cross-cultural communication
A. Tool to interpret pig emotions. B. Meta’s speech-to-speech translation.
C. Method to identify Parkinson’s disease D. Tool to fill in missing words in ancient writings.
34. Who will most probably be interested in Ithaca
A. A sculptor. B. A biologist. C. A chemist. D. An archaeologist.
35. What do the inventions have in common
A. They focus on health issues. B. They are developed by Facebook.
C. They aim to promote productivity. D. They are AI-driven technology tools.
第二节(共5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。
Tips That Help Reduce Mental Stress
In these days, it’s quite difficult to stay free of stress. You may find yourself tired and stressed-up out of a whole day’s study and work. However, it’s quite possible and easy to have peace of mind no matter what happens outside. ____36____
____37____
At times people get stressed out of hard and heavy work. As noted earlier, the right way to manage this isn’t by quitting the work. Instead, it is strongly recommended to take a break whenever a person feels stressed at work.
Exercising.
____38____ Frequent exercising is known for mood improvement. But it is important to know that it is only effective if it is often done. Meanwhile, set achievable exercising goals. Set what you can achieve. This will help avoid giving up on the exercising.
Eating Well.
Eating well doesn’t mean that you should eat a whole pot of food. ____39____ This helps control moods and can sometimes help a stressed mind feel better.
Share Your Problems.
Mostly, people get stressed out of the problems they are facing in life. If these problems are not shared, they can possibly lead to serious mental stress. It will be wise if friends and family members are invited for a solution discussion. ____40____
A. Taking a Break.
B. Quitting the work.
C. It is advised to eat fruits and vegetables.
D. This way, you will avoid much mental stress.
E. The following tips will help you keep stress off your mind.
F. Instead it involves taking a regular and a well-balanced diet.
G. Playing sports regularly is an effective way to reduce mental stress.
第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 完形填空(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四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
There’s an autumn day that I recall every time I find myself caught up in the rush of life.
One sunny afternoon, feeling ___41___ about the upcoming college applications, I ___42___ to take a break from my studies. I headed outside to my backyard garden where I began to weed ___43___, my annoyance and depression pouring into each ___44___ pull of unwanted greenery. Mr. Jensen, a quiet man in his seventies living next door, was in his garden as usual, ___45___ his roses.
Seeing my depression, he walked over and ___46___ started weeding alongside me. After a few minutes of shared silence, he finally ___47___.
“You know,” he began, “___48___ a garden is a lot like going through life.”
A little puzzled, I ___49___ and looked at him. He continued, “Sometimes, we ___50___ the weeds — the problems and difficulties — so much that we forget to enjoy the ___51___.” He gestured to the beautiful roses in his garden, their bright colors shining in the afternoon sun. “Don’t forget to ___52___ the roses, even as you deal with the weeds.”
That simple ___53___ hit me hard. I had been so focused on the ___54___ of my future, that I had forgotten to enjoy my present — the friendships, the joy of learning new things, and the ___55___ of simply being alive. That day, Mr. Jensen taught me a life lesson that I’ve carried with me ever since.
41. A. excited B. curious C. anxious D. hopeful
42. A. happened B. refused C. decided D. managed
43. A. carefully B. mindlessly C. eagerly D. hesitantly
44. A. sudden B. gentle C. quick D. hard
45. A. digging B. tending C. picking D. counting
46. A. cheerfully B. awkwardly C. unwillingly D. silently
47. A. spoke up B. broke down C. moved on D. gave in
48. A. designing B. weeding C. decorating D. exploring
49. A. nodded B. wandered C. stopped D. waved
50. A. feed on B. rely on C. reflect on D. focus on
51. A. sunshine B. gardening C. flowers D. fruits
52. A. water B. appreciate C. plant D. share
53. A. wisdom B. rule C. action D. choice
54. A. impact B. stress C. challenges D. details
55. A. beauty B. need C. possibility D. meaning
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
A shocking Chinese film Dead to Rights ____56____ (move) countless viewers since its release (放映). It got an 8.7 out of 10 high score on Chinese review platform Douban. With a ____57____ (power) narrative, the film recreates a chapter of heartbreaking national memory and stirs deep historical ____58____ (reflect).
Set during the fall of Nanjing in 1937, the story follows ____59____ group of ordinary people sheltering in a photo studio. ____60____ (force) to develop photos for the Japanese military to survive at the beginning, they ____61____ (accidental) discover negatives (底片) revealing war atrocities (暴行). They risk their lives to preserve the evidence and expose the war crimes.
Unlike other war-themed works, Dead to Rights avoids war epics (叙事) that focus ____62____ grand battle scenes. Instead, it uses photography as a medium to convey the horror of war with indirect yet deeply affecting visuals.
Japanese soldiers twisted (扭曲) Confucian virtues like “Ren” while ____63____ (commit) unspeakable crimes. In the final montage, old wartime ruins filmed by the invaders fade into the busy and noisy streets of modern Nanjing. The people in those photos, ____64____ died for the truth, never saw peace, but the future they protected is our present. As the filmmakers put it: “Walking out of the theater ____65____ seeing the prosperous China today are our film’s Easter egg.”
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
66. 假设你是李华，在感恩节来临之际，你校英语校刊现以“你最想感谢的身边人”为主题征稿，内容包括：
1. 人物简介；
2. 感谢的原因。
要求：写作词数应为80左右；
请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
My Thanks Go to ______
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第二节(满分25分)
67. 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。
The old photo on the shelf showed a young girl with a bright smile, her arms wrapped around a beautiful German shepherd. That girl was me, and the dog was my childhood hero, Max. For twelve years, he was my shadow, my protector, and my best friend. After he passed away, the pain was so deep that I promised myself: I will never have a dog again. No dog could ever take his place.
Fifteen years later, my work as an architect took me to a faraway village. It was there I first saw him — a very thin, injured German shepherd, hiding in fear under the ruins of an old temple. His fur was dirty and messy, and one of his back legs couldn’t move properly. Our eyes met, and something in his look — a mix of pain and pride — touched my heart. It reminded me of Max’s spirit, yet this dog seemed completely broken.
Even though I had promised not to have another dog, I couldn’t leave him there. I named him Atlas. The first few weeks were difficult. He would eat the food I gave him, but always moved away when I tried to touch him. His distrust felt like a strong wall between us. I began to question my choice, thinking maybe I was just trying to find another Max.
One stormy night, the wind blew wildly, and loud thunder shook the house. I was working when a sudden noise from Atlas’s room made me run to check. I found him shaking badly, stuck in a corner, his eyes full of fear. The proud dog was gone, replaced by this scared and helpless animal.
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。
Without thinking, I knelt down and began to speak to him in a soft, steady voice.
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From that night on, a slight shift occurred between us.
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