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江苏省泰州中学 2025~2026 学年度第一学期期中考试
高二英语试题
(考试时间：120分钟;总分：150分)
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，你都有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’s wrong with the man?
A. He didn’t sleep well. B. He has a headache. C. He got sunburned.
2. Who are the speakers?
A. Interviewer and interviewee.
B. Two team leaders.
C. Boss and employee.
3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. International media. B. Language and culture. C. Hobbies and interests.
4. Which gift will Steve probably receive from Gina this year?
A. Clothes. B. Shoes. C. Postcards.
5. What do the speakers probably think of the party?
A. They don’t know the host. B. There isn’t enough food. C. The place is bad.
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Which aspect does Helen focus on?
A. Personal finances. B. Employment law. C. Public interest.
7. What do we know about this company?
A. It is created by the speakers.
B. It was started last year.
C. It is run by one family.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What is the club about?
A. Football. B. Local business. C. Bird watching.
9. Where will the photography exhibition be held next week?
A. In a park. B. In a gallery. C. In an office.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In a car. B. At home. C. At a restaurant.
11. Why is the man unhappy with the delivery?
A. He thought the driver was rude.
B. The delivery arrived late.
C. Some items were missing.
12. What does the woman tell the man to do?
A. Take a break before acting.
B. Learn to communicate better.
C. Be more patient and understanding.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Where did the woman use to work?
A. In an office. B. In a park. C. In a shop.
14. What is the weather probably like today?
A. Windy. B. Rainy. C. Sunny.
15. How many old English sheepdogs can the woman probably walk at a time?
A. Ten. B. Six. C. One.
16. What does the woman plan to do?
A. Buy a new vehicle. B. Offer new services. C. Open a new business.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Where did the speaker probably grow up?
A. In Berlin. B. In Stockholm. C. In Paris.
18. Which building marks the eastern end of the South Bank?
A. Blackfriars Bridge. B. Westminster Abbey. C. London Eye.
19. What role did the South Bank play before the 19th century?
A. It was an industrial site.B. It was a place of entertainment.
C. It was an arts and cultural center.
20. What does the speaker most enjoy doing at the South Bank?
A. Visiting the Tate Modern.
B. Attending a Shakespeare play.
C. Taking a boat trip along the river.
第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分42. 5分)
第一节(共12小题;每小题2. 5分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该
项涂黑。
A
In 2013, Alice Ward’s life was falling apart. In quick succession, her relationship with her boyfriend failed and
her dad was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. She always felt a sense of gloom at that time.
To distract herself from real life, she liked to find and take pictures of her unconventional obsession insects.
Sometimes, if she found a beetle or a bee that she particularly liked, she’d post it online. Those posts attracted the
attention of a woman named Lila Higgins, who worked as an entomologist (昆虫学家) at the local natural museum.
After seeing Ward’s pictures, Higgins reached out to see if she would want to visit the museum.
When Ward arrived at the museum, Higgins led her through the different exhibits. Ward was amazed at
different kinds of insects and Higgins showed her a new wonderful world. For the first time in ages, Ward felt
cheerful. Higgins noticed her enthusiasm and suggested Ward work at the museum to help visitors.
“Although without pay, I just strongly wanted to learn more about the insects at the museum,” Ward
remembered. From then on, Ward started to study the insects from Higgins to better fit her job. “Higgins is very
helpful. Although she is a professional entomologist, Higgins is willing to listen to and accept different ideas from
me. She believes I observe the insects more carefully than she does.”
Soon, Ward becomes an expert on insects. She now is a popular host of an online show called Ologies to teach
kids knowledge about insects. Higgins becomes a regular guest on the show. One day, they shared their story with
the audience. Higgins said on the show, “If a person is truly engaged by a particular topic, the learning process will
become the most efficient. With great motivation, learners will naturally feel excited to explore and discover more
about the subject that catches their attention. Kids, go to find your true passion and enjoy the adventure of learning
and exploring.”
1. What does the underlined word “gloom” in paragraph 1 mean?A. Insecurity. B. Urgency. C. Despair. D. Responsibility.
2. What did Higgins advise Ward to do?
A. Host a media program. B. Volunteer for the museum.
C. Pursue an academic degree. D. Take more pictures of insects.
3. Which word can best describe Lila Higgins?
A. Generous. B. Adventurous. C. Forward-looking. D. Open-minded.
4. What do Higgins’s words show?
A. Hard work pays off. B. Interest is the best teacher.
C. We learn through trial and error. D. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. D 4. B
B
The barcode (条形码) is an amazing piece of technology. These black-and-white lines represent an item’s
Universal Product Code, which allows a scanner to tell you exactly what the item is and to draw up its price
quickly. The barcode allows for incredible efficiency in tracking and managing goods.
In the early 1970s, grocery leaders came together to figure out a better way to manage goods. First, they came
up with a standard 12-digit Universal Product Code tied to every product, sort of like a phone number that would
ring up, but not a person. Then they picked a range of companies to figure out some way for machines to read it.
The barcode had to be virtually fail-proof, to avoid a scanner reading one product as another. It had to be
simple so that even a cashier in training could quickly run it over a scanner at any angle. It had to be tiny, to fit even
the smallest items. It had to be easily and cheaply printable, so barcoding every item wouldn’t cost a fortune.
The barcode also gave rise to many more kinds of barcodes, including siblings of the original with more lines
representing more numbers and letters, and distant cousins that look nothing like it. One of them in particular is
popular in recent years: the QR code (二维码). That is where the trouble starts.
Though they weren’t very popular at first, QR codes are now used in restaurant menus, installation guides, TV
ads, and so many other things today. They act as physical links to the Internet; point your smartphone at one, and it
will pull up a webpage. The codes can also function in the same way as the original barcode: storing information
about products and scanning with a beep at the register.
The difference is that QR codes can store much, much more information. A traditional barcode represents an
item and its price. A QR code, when used as a barcode, can additionally identify an item’s expiration date, when
and where it was made, and many more little bits of data.
The QR code is leading the next era. Retailers are very excited about the data that can be gained from having amore advanced barcode.
5. What did grocery leaders initially expect from barcodes?
A. They were excellent at being identified.
B. They were eye-catching on the packaging.
C. They were complicated to prevent imitation or cheating.
D. They could store as much product information as possible.
6. What can be learned about the QR code?
A. It will replace the barcode in the future.
B. It has been popular since it appeared.
C. It is easier to understand than the barcode.
D. It is much more functional than the barcode.
7. What has caused the gradual decline of barcodes according to the text?
A. Its expense. B. Its appearance.
C. Its limitation. D. Its complexity.
8. What is the text mainly about?
A. The rise and fall of the barcode.
B. The great change brought by QR codes.
C. The battle between the barcode and the QR code.
D. The evolution of tracking and managing goods.
【答案】5. A 6. D 7. C 8. A
C
In today’s fast-paced healthcare market, patients are no longer loyal to a single provider network. They split
their care across an average of four to five different provider networks each year. Given the increasing number of
options for where and how consumers can seek care — who can blame them?
To remain competitive, healthcare systems and traditional provider organizations must seek to better
understand patients as healthcare consumers: how they make decisions, what motivates them, and how, where, and
why they are engaging with the broader healthcare system.
Healthcare systems often use the few traditional consumer/patient satisfaction measures to project what
patients may do in the future (e.g., the likelihood a patient will return to the same system for care). But the patient’s
self-reports don’t determine if they will return. For example, someone may plan to work out five times a week but
only make it to the gym once. Healthcare systems shouldn’t rely on patient satisfaction measures to project andaccount for future patient behaviors. Instead, they need to look at what patients actually do.
Leading retailers such as Amazon and Walmart have been using data to better understand different customer
groups for years and employ those findings to decide on the way in which consumers are served. Healthcare
systems are behind in adopting such data-driven practices, but they must accept them to compete for patients in the
long run.
By taking advantage of healthcare and patient behavior data and other resources that already exist across the
healthcare ecosystem, health systems can understand what motivates consumer behaviors and drives their
decisions. This can help health systems to take more targeted steps to reach, engage, and serve healthcare
consumers with their preferences and needs in mind.
Healthcare market will only become more competitive. Only with consumer-focused information can health
systems be prepared to compete for patient share of care in a health economy where supply exceeds current demand
for services.
9. What can be learned about the healthcare market from paragraph 1?
A. It is losing its patients. B. It is highly competitive.
C. It may be replaced one day. D. It should advance with the times.
10. What is the problem with the patient’s self-reports?
A. They are usually negative. B. They are usually confusing.
C They are usually inaccurate. D. They are usually incomplete.
11. What advice is given to healthcare systems according to paragraphs 4 — 5?
A. They should improve their communication with patients.
B. They should analyze patients’ data to learn more about the patients.
C. They should partner with other types of platforms to attract patients.
D. They should promote the preservation of patients’ data in their systems.
12. What is the best title of the text?
A. The healthcare systems are becoming increasingly popular
B. The healthcare systems are working hard to gain patients’ trust
C. The healthcare systems need to better understand patients as consumers
D. The healthcare systems still have a long way to go to improve their service
【答案】9. B 10. C 11. B 12. C
第二节(共5小题;每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
In my experience and that of many educators, pressure to get good grades and perform up to expectations is
deeply embedded from sixth grade onwards. Because grades and competitive pressure are natural parts of most
students’ education, young people tend to think mainly in “extrinsic (外在的)” terms. ____13____ However, this
can affect their quality of performance and decrease their well-being. Moreover, research suggests that making
tasks dependent on rewards like grades damages the high-quality engagement we seek in school.
According to Self-determination Theory (SDT), there are three basic human needs: autonomy, competence,
and relatedness. From this perspective, what students need most at school is space to feel autonomous, as if they are
capable of succeeding at tasks, and like they are emotionally safe and connected to teachers and peers.
____14____
So why not nurture students’ basic needs at school? You can invite students to pursue their personal interests
by creating projects and assignments that offer chances to explore what they are naturally fond of. ____15____
Give encouraging feedback at the formative stages of projects and assignments to support their competence, while
allowing them to make choices and feel autonomous.
____16____ For instance, after opening class with individual journaling, I invite my ninth graders to share.
Each day, many students raise their hands to offer their reflections to the group. Though many of these same
students are focused on grades at other times, they know there is no reward for this engagement. ____17____
Perhaps for this reason, it also encourages other students to share. In this way, we co-create a shared culture of trust
and mutual support where our needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness are nurtured.
A. Acknowledge and accept their negative feelings.
B. Their motivation appears to come from an inner source.
C. What matters is the chance to be heard and maybe well-received.
D. When these needs are met, it is easier for them to access motivation.
E. In other words, they often study hard to get a reward or avoid punishment.
F. With these in mind, I experiment with new ways to motivate students in class.
G. Integrate group work and other daily activities for students to feel relatedness with others.
【答案】13. E 14. D 15. G 16. F 17. B
第三部分：语言运用(共三节，满分37. 5分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Anyone who has known me well knows I’m a list-maker. I like to know what’s going on at what time. I am not____18____ at dealing with unclear, confusing, or up-in-the-air situations. But sometimes, life crushes the list
you’ve neatly ____19____. And maybe we need to stop putting huge pressure on ourselves to be 100%
____20____ all the time. Sometimes, it’s okay to be a hot mess.
Last year at this time, I was upping my mileage (英里里程) and ____21____ for a half-marathon. But then, I
hit a series of ____22____. The first one came a week before the half-marathon. I ____23____ hurt my shoulder
significantly while getting out of bed. Being unable to run the game after training so hard for a year really put me in
a bad ____24____. Then I mixed that with thinking I had breast cancer because I found a lump (肿块). (I didn’t,
____25____.) It felt like every time I tried to do anything, I was met with ____26____. It all just set off self-pity,
and ultimately, _____27_____.
I thought about all the things that I kept telling myself I would do. And then I decided, “I’m done waiting for
the perfect _____28_____ to buy clothes or the perfect amount of time to be involved with my kids’ activities as a
volunteer. I’m going to _____29_____ the stuff now.” I managed to get out of the mess because I decided to focus
on the _____30_____ and be fully engaged.
Most of us have phases of life that are _____31_____. It’s going to take a while for you to heal from that. And
I can’t emphasize this enough: It will _____32_____.
18. A. upset B. brilliant C. disappointed D. surprised
19. A. put aside B. put away C. put together D. put forward
20. A. confident B. brave C. motivated D. composed
21. A. waiting B. preparing C. searching D. longing
22. A. walls B. targets C. records D. feedbacks
23. A. somewhat B. somehow C. therefore D. otherwise
24. A. manner B. light C. way D. humor
25. A. amusingly B. relentlessly C. thankfully D. hopefully
26. A. restrictions B. obstacles C. disapproval D. criticism
27. A. self-defense B. self-reliance C. self-reflection D. self-satisfaction
28. A. size B. taste C. fitness D. sense
29. A. ignore B. confirm C. assess D. complete
30. A. positive B. tremendous C. essential D. present
31. A. boring B. lonely C. messy D. abnormal
32. A. happen B. count C. squeeze D. work
【答案】18. B 19. C 20. D 21. B 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. C 26. B 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. D31. C 32. A
第二节 语法填空(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。请将答案的完整形式写在答题卡
上相应题号的横线上。
An ancient lotus stone found in China’s Shahe town, Hebei Province ____33____(date) back to as much as
400 years ago. The stone provides important historical research value for water ecosystems. It reflects the
____34____(diverse) of water resources and the ecological environment in this area at that time.
The tablet (碑), ____35____ text is written in script (楷书), bears the lotus poems ____36____ Li Tingxiu,
from the Ming Dynasty. Made from limestone, the tablet is ____37____(basic) well kept. The unearthed parts were
the body and the top part has not yet been unearthed, but could still be reproduced into the scene of the lotuses
____38____(display) everywhere.
Shahe Town has ____39____ long history of planting lotus roots. During the Ming dynasty, with planted
lotus roots ____40____(find) everywhere, there were thousands of lotuses blooming at that time like the
____41____(impress) scenery of Jiangnan, or Southern China.
Researchers from Xingtai Cultural Relics Protection Center said that the tablet approved the history of lotus
planting in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, managing to provide rare physical historical materials for researching
local lotus planting and to date it ____42____(play) a key role in enriching the historical record.
【答案】33. dates
34. diversity
35. whose 36. by
37. basically
38. displayed
39. a 40. found
41. impressive
42. has played
第三节 单词拼写(共15小题;每小题0. 5分，满分7. 5分)
根据首字母提示或中文提示填写恰当的单词。请将答案的完整形式写在答题卡上相应题号的
横线上。
43. Doctors are sometimes t________ with violence if they don’t do what patients want. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】threatened##hreatened
44. Many people use a________ sweeteners in their coffee instead of sugar. (根据首字母单词拼写)【答案】artificial##rtificial
45. The government has launched a new program to support the mental health challenges a________ from long-
term social isolation. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】arising##rising
46. As a child he was very much an outsider, never p________ in the games other children played. (根据首字母
单词拼写)
【答案】participating##articipating
47. She used her powers of p________ to convince them to buy the house. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】persuasion##ersuasion
48. The death toll was i________ reported at around 250, but was later revised to 300. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】initially##nitially
49. She was awarded an honorary degree in r______ of her work in the community. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】recognition##ecognition
50. I’m burning with c________ — you must tell me who’s won! (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】curiosity##uriosity
51. She is politically very different from most of her ________(同辈人). (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】peers##contemporaries
52. The first task following the disaster was the ________ (修复) of clean water supplies. (根据汉语提示单词拼
写)
【答案】restoration
53. He stood on the sidewalk, his hands ________ (埋) in the pockets of his dark overcoat. (根据汉语提示单词
拼写)
【答案】buried
54. Join now and you will ________ (自动地) receive 50% off your first purchase. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】automatically
55. “I can’t bear it.” he said in a ________(哽咽的) voice. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】choked
56. The drug has been ________(撤回) from the market for further tests. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】withdrawn##recalled
【解析】
57. The whole hotel went up in ________(火焰) after minutes. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)【答案】flames
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 应用文(满分15分)
58. 假定你是李华，你校成立了中国传统绘画、武术和音乐三个学生社团。你的新西兰同学Eric不知如何
选择，写信向你求助。请你给他回信。内容包括：
1. 推荐某一社团；2. 告知申请方式。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右。
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Eric,
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Eric,
Knowing from your last letter that you are stuck in choosing the club, I’m writing to recommend the
traditional Chinese painting club to you.
Rated as one of the Best Clubs of Year 2024, the traditional Chinese painting club enjoys wide popularity
among us students. This club organizes various activities, ranging from the visit to Chinese painting galleries to the
lecture on how to sharpen your artistic skills. What’s more, learning traditional Chinese painting can cultivate your
patience and imagination as well as get easier access to our excellent history and culture.
You just can’t miss the chance to join the traditional Chinese painting club. If you are interested, just fill in the
application form in the Student Union office before November 23rd. Good luck.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写(满分25分)
59. 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。
In the heart of the busy city of New York, where the sounds of rushing cars never stopped, lived a sixteen-year-old girl named Lisa. Unlike her classmates, who were often keen on the latest technology, Lisa had a
preference for knitting (编织).
Lisa’s love for knitting was deeply influenced by her mother, who owned a skilled and creative touch with
needles. Her mother’s passion for knitting and generous spirit of helping others always inspired Lisa to follow in
her footsteps and take up knitting as a meaningful hobby.
Lisa was really good at knitting. She liked to make scarves (围巾), gloves, hats and mini bags for her friends
as well as her relatives. Her hats were created in a variety of styles and colors, each one unique and full of
personality. Whether it was a mini bag or a classic scarf, each knitting work was a carefully crafted masterpiece and
a unique gift full of love and warmth. With beauty and practicality, Lisa’s creations never failed to impress.
One freezing morning in the peak of winter, the city had just been blanketed by a snowstorm that had left
many, particularly the homeless, in desperate situation. As Lisa made her way to school, she noticed a shaking
figure under the bridge near her school. It was a homeless old man she often saw on her way, but today he looked
extremely miserable (可怜的). His face was half-hidden under a piece of worn cloth that hardly served as
protection against the cold. Touched by the sight. Lisa decided to give her scarf to the homeless old man. She
approached, handing the scarf to him.
“For me?” the man asked, his eyes widened with surprise.
“Yes! I thought it might help you against the cold,” Lisa said, her breath visible in the cold air.
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。
The old man wrapped (裹上) the scarf, immediately feeling a bit warmer.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Led by Lisa, Knitting Club was started in her school.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】The old man wrapped the scarf, immediately feeling a bit warmer. His trembling fingers traced the
intricate patterns, and tears welled up in his eyes. “Thank you, young lady,” he whispered hoarsely. “No one’s
shown me kindness like this in years.” Lisa smiled, but her heart ached seeing his threadbare gloves. Suddenly, an
idea struck her — what if she could knit for more people like him? That afternoon, she rushed home and rummaged
through her yarn stash, determined to turn her hobby into something bigger.
