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四川省万源中学高2026届第二次月考试题（高二.上) A. Jogging. B. Hiking. C. Running.
15. Why does Meg like baking?
英 语 A. She likes desserts.
B. She finds it relaxing.
第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分) C. She can share the food with others.
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 16. What is probably the man?
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 A. A sportsman. B. A teacher. C. A host.
17. What does the man think of running?
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
A. Challenging. B. Tiring. C. Relaxing.
遍。
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
1. Where will the woman go?
18. What will control the tree house’s temperature?
A. The office. B. The gym. C. The garage.
A. The roof. B. The leaves. C. The soil.
2. What are the speakers talking about?
19. What is the most important design of a lizard house?
A. The woman’s B. A spelling mistake. C. A travel plan.
A. Changing colors. B. Collecting sunlight. C. Producing energy.
hometown.
20. Why can the chimney be a useful air conditioner?
3. What do we know about Peter?
A. It allows cool air to come in.
A. He is quiet. B. He studied very hard. C.He failed to get into college.
4. How does Ken usually go to work? B. It is easy for hot air to flow out.
A. By train. B. By bus. C. By car. C. It can protect the house from strong heat.
5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Boss and secretary. B. Waitress and customer. C. Teacher and student. 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5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A、B、C
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 和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
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 A
小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 Often, there is a false idea that one must be “in-the-know” to truly appreciate artworks. However, fine
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 art opens the door to everyone. Learning how to look at and understand artworks requires us to take the
6. What does the man want to do? time to view, identify and think.
A. Get a job. B. Book a room. C. Interview the woman. Look at the Art
7. When will the man come to the hotel?
As the first step it’s necessary to take a moment to identify the artwork’s general features:
A. Next Monday. B. Next Wednesday. C. Next Friday.
● Is it a painting, sculpture or craftwork?
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
● Does it appear messy or organized?
8. Why does the woman talk to the man?
● Are the colors bright or soft?
A. To get a discount. B. To ask for his opinion. C. To try on a dress.
Identify the Art and Artist
9. What color does the woman dislike?
Knowing when or how the artwork was made and learning something about the artist can reveal more
A. Red. B. Blue. C. Yellow.
context. We all know the famous painting Guernica is a masterpiece created by Picasso in 1937. However,
10. What is the woman’s final decision?
if we can find out Picasso composed the painting to reflect a bombing during the Spanish Civil War, we’ll
A. Take the purple dress. B. Wait for a promotion. C. Go to other stores.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 know more about its anti-war meaning.
Even if the historical context of an artwork is not obvious, knowing the year of its creation offers more
11. Where are the speakers?
A. At a school. B. At a restaurant. C. At a language center. context.
12. Which course is the woman in? Think About the Meaning
A. The third course. B. The fourth course. C. The fifth course. Use what you observed in the first two steps to think about meanings the artwork could have.
13. What is the man dissatisfied with about the class? Consider what the title, the subjects, or the symbols meant to the artist when he or she created the
A. The number of students. B. The time. C. The teacher. artwork. What do the colors say about the artist, and how do they apply to the subjects in the art? For
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
example, the owls in Lebo’s works represent wisdom, but why are they so brightly colored?
14. What activity does Meg like most?
高2026届第二次月考 英语试卷 第1页In addition, ask how the art makes you feel. Many artists have specific meanings behind their art, but C. Xu spends few hours on his work every day.
also encourage viewers to come up with their own explanations. Still, every explanation is not automatically D. Xu shares his videos for corals through social media platforms.
correct, which is why the techniques described above are helpful in finding clues. 26. What caused coral bleaching?
The next time you’re admiring a work of art, keep these techniques in mind, and its meaning may A. Rising sea temperatures. B. Lots of nutrients in the water.
unfold before your eyes. C. Coral farming practices. D. Lack of sunlight in deep waters.
27. How does he feel about his job now ?
21. What is the first step when viewing art?
A. Critical. B. Indifferent. C. Objective. D. Enthusiastic.
A. Doing some research on the artist. B. Being “in-the-know” about the work.
C
C. Knowing the year of an artwork’s creation. D. Identifying the work’s general features.
Le's face it: it can be challenging to motivate ourselves to read a 382-page book when we can
22. What should you do when thinking about the meaning of an artwork?
watch a movie, listen to an audio book, or watch a TikTok video instead. However, if most of your
A. explain it freely. B. choose a title for it.
daily reading is made up of social media posts, text messages, and news headlines, you’re missing out.
C. ask how it makes you feel. D. describe it to the viewers.
So, what are the benefits of taking up the hobby of reading books?
23. Who is probably the passage written for?
One of the clearest benefits of reading books every day is learning. Unlike a TikTok video, books
A. museum staff. B. gallery visitors.
provide access to in-depth knowledge. Going beyond the surface of a subject is important to success.
C. professional artists. D. exhibition organizers.
This is probably why the author Roald Dahl once said,“If you are going to get anywhere in life, you
have to read a lot of books." And you can learn literally anything from books. For example, whenever
B
anybody asks Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, how he learned to build rockets, he says, "I read
In 2014, Xu Yitang, a Beijing native who had been studying Peking Opera since childhood, went with
books."
friends for a birthday celebration to Beijing Zoo. Little did he know that a chance encounter at the
Besides, reading exercises the brain. Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. Research
aquarium there would excite a lifelong passion. As Xu Yitang stared at corals bathed in tank's light, a
has confirmed that reading motivates a complex network of circuits and signals in the brain. As you
sense of wonder crowded into his mind. Lost in the beauty and mystery of the creatures, he spent the
improve your reading ability, the network becomes stronger. In another study, researchers measured how
entire afternoon in front of it. After that, he began to frequent the local market to learn about coral farming
reading a novel affected our brains. The participants read the novel Pompeii by Robert Harris, and as
from merchants who sell ornamental plants, fish and corals. He also searched for information on relevant
tension in the story developed, more areas of the brain were activated .
forums online. Before long, he had set up a small fish tank at home and started cultivating a coral.
Want to know the best part? The scans showed that brain connectivity increased while one was
Nowadays, Xu Yitang who has moved to the tropical island of South China's Hainan province, works
reading and for days afterward, demonstrating the great benefits of reading books every day.
for a Sanya-based tropical biological laboratory belonging to the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Each
Our brains have a "use it or lose it" policy, just like our muscles. In other words, if we don't
day, he spends several hours diving deep under the waves to observe and document the growth and
exercise our minds regularly, our cognitive abilities may drop. However, when we read every day, we
development of the creatures that captured his heart all those years ago. Nicknamed "coral man", he is
can keep them strong and high.
actively engaged on such social media platforms as Sina Weibo, where he regularly shares visually
28.What can we learn about reading books from paragraph 1?
beautiful photos and entertaining videos of corals. He aims to encourage individuals to take action in
A. It is pleasant. B. It provides motivation.
protecting coral reefs and the oceans as a whole from the destructive impact of climate change and human
activities. C. It is demanding. D. It improves one's skills.
Unfortunately, with the strengthening of the greenhouse effect, rising sea temperatures have led to coral
29.Which of the following best explains “get anywhere" underlined in paragraph 2?
bleaching(白化) and decay. A coral reef's beautiful colors come from the symbiotic algae(共生藻类)
A. Achieve success. B. Acquire knowledge.
zooxanthellae that provide more than 90 percent of the energy through photosynthesis(光合作用). Coral C. Reach a destination. D. Travel to different places.
bleaching occurs when coral expels the algae and dies due to the lack of nutrients. 30.What does reading do to the brain?
In the laboratory, he would film educational videos to raise awareness and knowledge about corals, so A. It improves focus. B. It increases brain capacity.
that people can learn how to protect them effectively. C. It keeps the brain sharp. D. It slows brain connectivity.
24. What changed Xu Yitang's career choice? 31. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Frequenting the local market. B. Setting up a small fish tank at home. A. Today's reading habits
C. Having an encounter at the aquarium. D. Observing coral growth and development. B. The power of reading books
25. What can we infer from paragraph 2 ? C. How reading benefits the brain
A. Xu is a diver in the lab. D. What happens when you start reading every day?
B. Xu is a coral conservationist. D
高2026届第二次月考 英语试卷 第2页Robert Chmielewski has had quadriplegia (四肢瘫痪) since his teens. Sensors implanted (植入) in 36 —the tiny purple flowers on the sidewalk, the beautiful sunset, and the smile in your partner's
his brain read his thoughts to control two robotic arms, which helps him to perform daily tasks. Now he eyes. When you have a grateful heart that is appreciative of life's beauty, wonder and blessings, you're
can use one robotic arm to control a knife and the other a fork. automatically filled with delight. Always be appreciative of the blessings in your life. And it's equally
Modern technology can reach inside someone’s head and pull out what he is thinking. Maybe he important to express your appreciation to those who've made your life better in some way.
intends to move a robotic arm or type something on a computer screen. Such thought-controlled devices 37
can help people who aren’t able to move or perform different tasks and promote the well-being of the lf your tendency is to imagine the very worst case whenever you have trouble, train yourself to change
disabled. that tendency. Ask yourself what good can come from the situation or what you can learn from it.
Decoding (解码) thought usually requires placing sensors directly on or in someone’s brain. Those Optimism surely fuels success and delight. 3 8 Try to find humor and laughter in life's everyday
implanted sensors can catch the electrical signals passing between the person’s brain cells, or neurons. struggles.
Such signals carry messages that allow brains to think, feel and control the body. Understand and forgive
Using brain implants, researchers have picked up electrical signals in the brain linked to certain Step into others' shoes and understand a situation from another's perspective, and we're more likely
words or letters. This has allowed brain implants to transform thoughts into text or speech on a computer. to handle the situation with objectivity and effectiveness. There will be less conflicts and more delight.
Likewise, brain implants have transformed imagined handwriting into text on a screen. Implanted sensors Hate and anger are forms of self-punishment. When you forgive, you're actually practicing kindness
have even allowed scientists to turn the signals they caught that are associated with a song in someone’s to yourself. Most importantly, learn to forgive yourself. Everyone makes mistakes. 39 .
head into real music. Keep learning and be a problem solver
In a recent study, scientists decoded full stories from people’s brains using MRI scans (磁共振成 Learning keeps us young and alive. When engaging our brains and putting them toward productive
像扫描). This did not require any brain implants. But building the thought decoder did require many uses, we're much more likely to feel delighted and fulfilled.
hours of brain scans for each person. What’s more, the system only worked on the person whose brain Delighted people are problem solvers. When facing a challenge in life, they don't beat themselves up
scans helped build it and only when that person was willing to have their mind read. and fall into a depressive state. 40 . By becoming a problem solver, you'll build up your self-
So devices that might let someone secretly read your mind from across the room are still a long, long confidence and your ability to accomplish whatever you set to.
way off. Still, it’s clear that mind-reading tech is getting more advanced. As it does, scientists are thinking A. Be optimistic and laugh often.
hard about what it would mean to live in a world where not even the inside of your head is completely B. Pay attention to the little details in your life.
private. C. Do what you love freely and live happily in the present.
32. What is the purpose of the first paragraph? D. Laughter is the most powerful treatment for anger or depression.
A. To give an example. B. To compare the facts. E. It’s through our mistakes that we learn and grow to be bigger and better.
C. To explain the reason. D. To introduce the topic. F. Only by making mistakes repeatedly will we realize it is normal to make mistakes.
33. Which of the following is mentioned in the text? G. Instead, they face the challenge and channel their energies into finding a creative solution.
A. What principles a thought decoder should follow.
B. How MRI monitors the work of the implanted sensors. 第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
C. What’s used to catch signals passing through the brain. 第一节(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
D. How robotic arms are designed to satisfy different needs. 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，选出可以填入空白处的最
34. What is scientists’ attitude towards the future of the technology discussed in the text? 佳选项。
A. Concerned. B. Confident. C. Doubtful. D. Indifferent. One day Bella, a future psychiatrist (精神病医生), visited a clinic with her teacher. While the teacher
35. What can be a suitable title for the text? was 4 1 his business, Bella was invited to wait for him in the art room. Walking in, Bella looked with 4 2
A. Mind Reading is Stealing Our Privacy at everything around her. Suddenly a young man 4 3 , talking loudly to himself. He threw a quick look
B. Mind Reading is Hard, but not Impossible at Bella and 4 4 the piano in the corner. Stopping at the window, he 4 5 to speak. Bella assumed he
C. Mind Reading—Good News for Musicians was a patient because she found clear signs of 4 6 in his voice and the waving of his arms. After a
D. Mind Reading—a Brain-scanning Technology while the young man 4 7 the piano and started pressing the keys randomly. Bella thought the young
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) man might break it.
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 Bella found herself facing a 4 8 patient when one caretaker appeared. The orderly asked if there
项。 was much work to do with the piano. The young man replied that he had already 4 9 it up. Then Bella
Here come some of the ways to keep delighted and a healthy mood by Harvard. noticed a headset sticking out of the man’s ear and she was terribly 5 0 . He was a piano tuner. At this
Be grateful and say thanks often point, the young man 5 1 asked the caretaker whether it was normal to leave a patient 5 2 at the
高2026届第二次月考 英语试卷 第3页clinic. “I’m a visitor, not a patient!” Bella protested. Bella was terribly 5 3 . Not only was she a future 第二节（满分25分）
doctor, unable to tell the 5 4 between a healthy person and a patient, but she herself was considered 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整短文。
crazy! When I was in middle school, my social studies teacher asked me to enter a writing
Hasty (草率的) conclusions too often turn out to be 5 5 and put one in a foolish position. Avoid contest. I said no without thinking. I did not love writing. My family came from Brazil,
them. so English was only my second language. Writing was so difficult and painful for me
41. A. ashamed of B. concerned about C. disappointed at D. occupied with that my teacher had allowed me to present my paper on the sinking of the Titanic by
42. A. regret B. gratitude C. interest D. anger acting out a play, where I played all the parts. No one laughed harder than he did.
43. A. entered B. escaped C. joked D. whispered
So, why did he suddenly force me to do something at which I was sure to fail? His
44. A. took up B. cleaned up C. struggled for D. headed for
reply: “Because I love your stories. If you’re willing to apply yourself, I think you have a
45. A. hesitated B. waited C. prepared D. continued
good shot at this.” Encouraged by his words, I agreed to give it a try.
46. A. madness B. happiness C. sadness D. calmness
47. A. left B. opened C. played D. moved I chose Paul Revere’s horse as my subject. Paul Revere was a silversmith (银匠) in
48. A. violent B. quiet C. lovely D. positive Boston who rode a horse at night on April 18, 1775 to Lexington to warn people that
49. A. picked B. held C. set D. given British soldiers were coming. My story would come straight from the horse’s mouth. Not
50. A. unsatisfied B. excited C. embarrassed D. impatient
a brilliant idea, but funny; and unlikely to be anyone else’s choice.
51. A. frequently B. anxiously C. formally D. normally
What did the horse think, as he sped through the night? Did he get tired? Have
52. A. unannounced B. unattended C. unnamed D. untouched
doubts? Did he want to quit? I sympathized immediately. I got tired. I had doubts. I
53. A. addicted B. amused C. absorbed D. annoyed
54. A. gaps B. arguments C. differences D. relationships wanted to quit. But, like Revere’s horse, I kept going. I worked hard. I checked my
55. A. false B. obvious C. similar D. fruitless spelling. I asked my older sister to correct my grammar. I checked out a half dozen books
on Paul Revere from the library. I even read a few of them.
第二节(共10小题：每小題1.5分，满分15分) When I handed in the essay to my teacher, he read it, laughed out loud, and said,
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。 “Great. Now, write it again.” I wrote it again, and again and again. When I finally
A three-bedroom 3D-printed farmhouse has been built in Wujiazhuang Village, Zhangjiakou, finished it, the thought of winning had given way to the enjoyment of writing. If I didn’t
56 is the co-host city for the 2022 Winter Olympics. With ceilings and walls decorated by weave win, I wouldn’t care.
patterns, Zhao Xiujuan’s house covers 5 7 area of 106 square meters. 注意：
When Xu Weiguo, a professor at Tsinghua University, came up with the idea of building a 3D-printed
farmhouse, there was an outpouring of concern from villagers, who 5 8 (wonder) whether it would 1. 续写词数应为 150 左右；
be strong enough. However, Zhao ignored 59 her fellow villagers doubted and made the work go 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
on. The construction 60 (complete) in two weeks, with only two people on each device.
China’s 3D printing technology has been 61 (wide) used in many fields. “This technology A few weeks later, when I almost forgot the contest, there came the news.
can not only save manpower and construction costs, but also increase 62 (efficient) and quality,”
Xu said, adding that it can keep the design and construction of traditional houses while 6 3 (create)
beautiful patterns. “There are still a large number of houses and infrastructure 6 4 (build) in China
in the future,” Xu said. “Intelligent technologies can solve the labor shortage problem faced by the I went to my teacher’s office after the award presentation.
construction industry, freeing workers 65 their heavy labor.”
.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
假定你是李华，你从学校张贴的海报得知英语配音社（English dubbing club)正在招募新
成员。请你给配音社负责人Mark写一封申请信，申请加入英语配音社。
内容包括：
1.申请理由；2.个人优势；3.希望获得批准。
注意：1. 词数80词左右；2.可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
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