四川省自贡市2025-2026学年高二英语上学期1月期末考试

四川省自贡市2025-2026学年高二上学期1月期末

英语试题

第一部分听力(略)

第二部分阅读(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A、B、C、和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Thelibraryisasafespaceforthecommunity—andafreeone.WhilemanyoftheUS’smost

beautifulpubliclibrariescanbefoundinmajorcities,youmightbesurprisedtolearnwhat

elseisoutthere.

NewYorkPublicLibrary

Constructed:1895

Location:Manhattan,NYC

Thisfamouslibraryisthefourth-largestpubliclibraryintheworld—sodon’tgetlost.This

grandbuildingstandsoutwithitsBeaux-Artsstyle,whichhasatouchofBrutalism.It’sknown

asalocalattractionforNewYorkers,whoenjoypeople-watchingonitsstepsandlookingthrough

itsbookshelves.

BostonPublicLibrary

Constructed:1848

Location:CopleySquare,Boston

Ican’tbelievetheBostonPublicLibraryisn’tatthetopofamazinglibrarylists—andthat

it’snotaswell-knownastheNewYorkPublicLibrary.Thebuildinglookslikesomethingmagical

andunreal,remindingpeopleofthestylesofoldEuropeanpalacesandchurches.Thoughitsoutside

isgrandandabitcold,itsinsideiswarmandimpressive.

Iowa’sStateLibrary

Constructed:1886

Location:CapitolBuilding,DesMoines

ThislibraryislocatedintheCapitolbuildinginDesMoines.Itisopentothepublicbut,given

thefocusonlawbooks,ismostoftenusedbylawyersandstudents.ItstraditionalVictorian

designisbothcolorfulandplayful.

HaroldWashingtonLibraryCenter

Constructed:1991

Location:SouthLoop,Chicago

Whosaysgorgeousarchitecturecan’tbemodern?WhiledozensofcitiesaroundtheUShave

constructedmodernistlibraries,Chicago’sformermayorchoseamoreclassicdesignforthe1991

rebuildofthecity’spubliclibrary.

1.Whichlibraryhasthelongesthistory?

A.Iowa’sLawLibrary.B.BostonPublicLibrary.

C.NewYorkPublicLibrary.D.HaroldWashingtonLibraryCenter.

2.WhatdoweknowaboutNewYorkPublicLibrary?

A.Ithasage-oldbookshelves.B.Itfeaturesconfusingdesign.

C.Itisthelargestlibraryintheworld.D.Itisfrequentlyvisitedbythelocals.

3.WhatisspecialaboutIowa’sStateLibrary?

A.Ithasalonghistory.B.Itisdesignedinaclassicalstyle.

C.Itmainlycollectslaw-relatedbooks.D.Itoffersfreeaccesstothepublic.

【答案】1.B2.D3.C

B

“I’manincrediblycuriousperson,”saysartisanbakerCasaux,39.

Casaux’snaturalcuriosityhasservedhimwell.Whenhewasyounger,heearnedamaster’sdegree

infashionanddesignatLumièreUniversity.Afterhegraduated,heworkedasanengineerfor

hugesportsclothingbrandDecathlonformorethanadecade.So,friendsandfamilywerepuzzled

when,attheageof35,hegaveuphissecurejobtobecomeabaker.“Itwasseenasgoing

backwards,”saysCasaux.

TheturningpointcameduringtheCOVID-19lockdown,whenCasauxandfriendsexperimentedwith

bakingdough(面团).HedecidedtoleaveDecathlonandsetuphisownbakingbusinessusinghis

home-produceddough.ButinFrancethat’snotassimpleasitsounds.“Inordertomakedough,

youhavetohaveadiploma(文凭),”Casauxexplains.

HesignedupfortheCAP,aprofessionalqualificationsetbytheFrenchMinistryofEducation

andusuallytakenby17yearoldslearningaprofessionalskill.That’show,intheearlysummer

of2023,Casauxfoundhimselfatatrainingcentresittingforaseven-hourexamthatincluded

writingthreepapersandbakingscoresofloavesandpastries.“It’snotdifficulttopass,

butifyouwantagoodmark,youhavetopractise,”saysCasaux,whoadmitsthatheloveslearning

andenjoysthepressureofexams.

Heearnedhisqualificationandnowrunshisgrowingbakerybusiness,MendiLore,fromhishome.

Hepreparesthedoughonedayandbakesitthenext,startingat5am,beforedeliveringtheloaves

tolocalgrocerystoresandrestaurants.“IfeelI’mwhereIbelong,”Casauxsays.“I’mbusier

now,butI’mmoresatisfied.”

4.WhywerepeopleconfusedbyCasaux’schange?

A.Helostconfidenceinfuture.

B.Hegaveuphischildhooddream.

C.Heleftanestablishedcareerpath.

D.Hewastoooldtolearnanewskill.

5.WhatwasnecessaryforCasauxtostarthisbakeryinFrance?

A.Earninganofficialcertificate.

B.Conductingbakingexperiments.

C.GainingsupportfromDecathlon.

D.JoiningFrenchMinistryofEducation.

6.WhoistheCAPqualificationmainlydesignedfor?

A.Anadultdesiringcareershifts.

B.Agraduateseekinghigherdegrees.

C.Anengineeraimingtostartabusiness.

D.Ateenagerneedingprofessionaleducation.

7.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesCasaux’scurrentlife?

A.Tiringbutrewarding.B.Busybutwell-paid.

C.Regretfulandstressful.D.Simpleandenjoyable.

【答案】4.C5.A6.D7.A

C

Arecentresearchsuggeststhatthemusicwelistentoasteenagers—particularlyaroundage

16—19—holdsthemostemotionalpower.Theresearchteamdescribesthephenomenonasthe

“reminiscencebump(怀旧性记忆高峰).”

NeuroscientistBurunatexplainsthattheteenagebrain,stilldevelopingandhighlysensitive,

iswiredtoabsorbemotionalexperienceslikemusic.“Thinkofitasasponge(海绵),”shesaid.

“Becauseit’sstillmaturing,strongfeelings—suchasourfavoritesongs—getabsorbed

moredeeplyandvividly,andleavealastingimpression.Thefactthatthismemoryeffectlasts

solongshowshowimportantmusicisinshapingwhoweare.”

Thestudyalsorevealedagenderdifferenceinmusicalmemory:men’s“reminiscencebump”peaks

aroundage16,whilewomen’scomeslater,after19.Thiscouldbeduetogenrepreferences.

Accordingtotheresearchers,teenagementendtofavorintensemusicthatfuelidentityand

independenceinaperiodthatpeaksearly.Women,ontheotherhand,engagewithawiderrange

ofmusic—frompoptosoultoclassic—oftenusingmusicasatoolforstrengtheningsocial

bonds.Thesevariedusesmaycontributetoalaterpeakinmusicalmemory.

Anotherkeyfindingwasthatwhilemusicfromadolescenceoftenremainsalastingsourceofmeaning

formen,women’smostmeaningfulmusicalconnectionscanchangeovertime,particularlyafter

theirmid-40s.“Thismayexplainwhyrecentsongslinkedtocurrentrelationshipsorpersonal

growthsometimesholdevengreateremotionalweightforthemthanthemusicoftheiryouth,”

Burunatadded.

“Musicdoesn’tneedtogothroughourbrain’slanguagecenterstobringapastmomenttolife,”

Burunatexplained.“Itsrhythmandmelodyprovideatimeline,whichallowsmusictoactasboth

atimemachineandastoryteller,helpingusrecallnotjustafeelingbuttheentireevent.Our

findingsconfirmthatmusicisfarmorethanjustentertainment.”

8.WhydoesBurunatcomparetheteenagebraintoasponge?

A.Theyarebothlightinweight.

B.Theybothtakeinthingseasily.

C.Theybothrequirecarefulmaintenance.

D.Theyareboththeresultofhumancreation.

9.Whatdoesthephrase“genrepreferences”inparagraph3probablymean?

A.Favoredtypes.B.Careerprospects.

C.Educationbackgrounds.D.Physicalappearances.

10.Whatisfoundaboutthereminiscencebumpinthestudy?

A.Itstartsearlierforwomen.

B.Itoccursatdifferentages.

C.Itisrelatedmerelytopeerbonding.

D.Itremainsunchangedthroughoutlife.

11.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Tocomparemusictastesbetweengenders.

B.Tosuggestlisteningtomoreteenagemusic.

C.Toexplainmusic’spowerinpersonalgrowth.

D.Tointroducemusicasaformofentertainment.

【答案】8.B9.A10.B11.C

D

Forthefirsttime,mosquitoeshavebeendetectedinIceland,spottedinitiallybyacitizen

scientist.ThespeciesisCulisetaannulata,whichiscold-tolerantandwhosearrivalisconnected

withtheregion’swarmingclimate.

Icelandwasonceoneoftworegionswithclimatestoocoldformosquitoestolivein.Thecountry’s

uniqueclimateandecologicalconditionspreviouslydidnotallowformosquitoes,especiallydue

tothelackofwarm,stillwaterthattheinsectsrequireforbreeding(繁殖).However,Iceland

doeshavegreeneryandseasonaltemperaturesthatcansustaininsectlife,whichmayhaveallowed

mosquitoestomigratethereastemperatureswarmed.Icelandiswarmingataratefourtimesfaster

thanotherplacesintheworldduetoasteadyflowofwarmairfromthesouth.Now,Antarctica

istheonlylocationonEarthwithoutthedisease-carryinginsect.

“Globalwarmingisthe‘perfectstorm’formosquitoesandmosquito-bornediseasesbecauseit

affectsalmosteverystepinhowthesediseasesspread,”professorRyanCarneyexplained.“Warmer

weatherprovidesfavorableconditionsformosquitohabitats—fromtheirbreedinggroundsto

expandingtheirranges,”Carneysaid.“Morerainandwetairleadtomoremosquitoesdueto

fasterdevelopmentandincreasedsurvival,aswellasalongermosquitoseasonandanincrease

inbitingrates,”headded.

Highertemperaturesalsomeanfasterdevelopmentandahighernumberofcasesofmosquito-borne

pathogens(病原体),whileheatstresscanmakethesediseasesworse.Morethanonemillionpeople

dieannuallyworldwidefrommosquito-borneillness,accordingtotheAmericanMosquitoControl

Association.

CarneycelebratesthatthediscoveryofIceland’smosquitoeswasmadebyacitizenscientist.

“Thisisanothergreatexampleofthevalueofcitizenscientistsindetectingspreadof

disease-carryingmosquitospeciesinnewareas,”Carneysaid.“Iwouldalsoencouragethepublic

touseanyoftheavailablecitizenscienceappstocontributedatathathelpsscientistsmonitor

mosquitoesintheirregion.”

12.WhatcausedthelackofmosquitoesinIcelandinthepast?

A.Deadlydiseases.B.Pollutedwater.

C.Unfavorablesurroundings.D.Limitedgreenery.

13.Howdoesglobalwarmingaffectmosquito-bornediseases?

A.Bycreatingawarmeranddryerclimate.

B.Bycontrollingtheincreasingbitingrate.

C.Byincreasingmosquitoes’resistancetopathogens.

D.Byprovidinganidealenvironmentformosquitoes.

14.WhatisCarney’sattitudetowardscitizenscientists?

A.Supportive.B.Conservative.C.Unclear.D.Doubtful.

15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.EcologyofIcelandIsGettingWorse

B.WarmingClimateBringsMosquitoestoIceland

C.MosquitoesBecomeAdaptabletoExtremeColdWeather

D.IcelandWitnessesaNewDiscoveryinClimateResearch

【答案】12.C13.D14.A15.B

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。

Lifecansometimesfeellikeanever-endinghustle(忙碌).Fromchasingworkdeadlines,attending

familyeventstodealingwithunexpectedproblems,it’seasytolosetrackoftime.____16____.

Buthere’sthegoodnews:youdon’tneedtospendhourseverydaytokeepthosefriendships

strong.Withsomeeffortandcreativity,youcannurturethoserelationshipseveninthebusiest

ofseasons.

Smallgestures,bigimpact

Friendshipdoesn’talwaysrequiregrandgestures.____17____.SharingafunnyTikTokvideoor

callingtogistforfiveminutescanremindyourfriendsthatthey’reonyourmind.Thesebrief

butthoughtfulmomentsgoalongwayinkeepingyourconnectionalive,evenifyoucan’tmeet

physically.

____18____

Treatyourhangoutslikeanimportantmeetingorevent.Planaheadandmarkdatesonyourcalendar

foralunchdate,acoffeemeetup,orevenavideocall.Whenyousetasidetimeforyourfriends,

youcreatesomethingtolookforwardtowhilealsomakingthemfeelvalued.

Talkaboutyourbusyschedule

Honestyiskeyinfriendships.Ifyourplateisfull,don’tghostyourfriends—justletthem

knowwhat’sgoingon.Asimple,“Thisweekismadbusy,butI’llreachoutsoon,”canease

theirmind.Goodfriendswillunderstandandappreciateyouropenness.____19____

Mixfriendshipwithyourdailyhustle

____20____.Forinstance,inviteafriendtojoinyouatthegym,runerrands(跑腿)together,

orcatchupoveracookingsessiononavideocall.Thisway,youspendqualitytimetogether

withoutdisruptingyourschedule.It’stheperfecttwo-in-onecombo.

A.Lockitdownonyourcalendar

B.Makeyourfriendsatoppriority

C.It’softenthelittlethingsthatcount

D.Thisway,nobodyfeelsignoredorunimportant

E.Lookingforafriendwhoenjoysthesamedailyinterestsasyou

F.Sometimes,yourregularactivitiescandoubleasfriendshiptime

G.Andbeforeyouknowit,youronce-closefriendshipsstarttofeeldistant

【答案】16.G17.C18.A19.D20.F

第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30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。

Lastweekend,Itookmy2-year-oldgrandson,Rio,tothepark.Hewasarealballofenergywho

couldn’t____21____forawhile.Somygoalwastogethim____22____,lethimburnsomeenergy,

andteachhimsomething.

____23____,insteadofbeingtheteacher,Ihaditbackward.Mygrandsonhelpedme____24____

thewonderfulthingswe’rebornknowingbutforgetintheprocessofbecominganadult.

Riohadasenseof____25____.Assoonaswegotoutofthecarandwalked50feetintothepark,

helookedupatthesky.Itwasacoldday,withbig,soft____26____sailingacrossthesky,

andhefoundjoyin____27____them.I’dforgottenhow____28____cloudscouldbe.

Therewereafewkidsplayinginthe____29____andpeoplefortheirmorningdogwalk.Riosaid

hitoeveryoneand____30____hishandforahigh-fivewithafew4-and5-year-olds,whoweren’t

surehowto____31____.Buttheyallsaidhiback.Itwasclearhedidn’t____32____whatpeople

lookedlike,howoldtheywere,orwhethertheysaidhellofirst.Justasinceredesireto

____33____.

MybiggestrealizationwasthatRiowasalwaysfullypresent.Henever____34____whattimeit

wasorwhatweweregoingtodonext.Hewas,everysecondwewerethere,completelyandabsolutely

inthe____35____.

21.A.sitB.cryC.walkD.pretend

22.A.outsideB.startedC.upstairsD.challenged

23.A.OriginallyB.UndoubtedlyC.UnexpectedlyD.Disappointingly

24.A.complainB.rememberC.divideD.end

25.A.wonderB.humorC.directionD.responsibility

26.A.eaglesB.windsC.raindropsD.clouds

27.A.touchingB.watchingC.photographingD.drawing

28.A.thickB.lightC.whiteD.magical

29.A.backyardB.theatreC.parkD.zoo

30.A.cleanedupB.pointedatC.stuckoutD.putdown

31.A.finishB.uncoverC.admitD.respond

32.A.comprehendB.careC.trackD.suspect

33.A.assumeB.convinceC.changeD.connect

34.A.enjoyedB.askedC.doubtedD.scheduled

35.A.courageB.informationC.momentD.puzzle

【答案】21.A22.A23.C24.B25.A26.D27.B28.D29.C30.C

31.D32.B33.D34.B35.C

第二节(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。

TheUSAWushuKungfuFederationismakingeffortstospreadtheculturalessenceofwushu.For

____36____firsttimeinover30years,itwillhosttheinaugural(首届的)InternationalKungfu

andTaijiFestivalinHoustonfromAugust22to24.

Foundedin1992,thefederation____37____(focus)oncompetitivewushufordecades.However,

____38____(it)presidentAnthonyGohrealizedtheyhadignoredtheculturalaspectoftraditional

wushu,____39____ismoreaboutpersonalcultivationandhealththancompetition.

ChinesemartialartshavealonghistoryintheUS.Startingfromaroundtheyear2000,manyChinese

martialartsmastersand____40____(coach)movedtotheUStosetupwushuschools.Although

thenumberhasgrown,comparedtoothertypesofmartialartsschools,Chinesewushuschoolsare

stillfewer.

Thefestivalaims____41____(provide)aplatformforwushuschoolstoshareexperiences.Over

30masterswillofferclasses,andhealthylifestylesaswellasacupuncture(针灸)willbeincluded,

sincetheyarecloselyconnected____42____Chinesemartialartsinculture.Thefederationis

alsodevelopingaranksystemandacoachcertificateprogram,____43____(help)studentsprogress

andmastersachievebusinessdevelopment.

AsapreciouspartofChineseculture,wushucarriesthe____44____(wise)ofgenerations.Through

thisfestival,thefederationhopestobuilda“home”forwushuloversandmakethiscultural

treasuremorewidely____45____(know)intheUS.

【答案】36.the37.hasfocused/hasbeenfocusing38.its39.which40.coaches

41.toprovide42.with43.helping44.wisdom45.known

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

46.假定你是李华。寒假将至，学校鼓励学生参加社区志愿服务。你的英国朋友Mike曾多次参与志愿活

动。请给他写封邮件，寻求他的建议，内容包括：

(1)写信目的；

(2)了解他做过的具体志愿活动，如内容、意义等。

注意：

(1)写作词数应为80个左右；

(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

DearMike,

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

LiHua

【答案】【参考范文】

DearMike,

Howhaveyoubeen?Thewintervacationisapproaching,andmyschoolencouragesstudentstotake

partincommunityvolunteerservice.Sinceyouhavemuchexperienceinvolunteering,I’mwriting

toaskforyouradvice.

Couldyousharesomespecificvolunteeractivitiesyou’vejoinedbefore?I’dliketoknowwhat

youdid,whoyouhelped,andwhatyougainedfromit.Yourexperiencewillsurelyhelpmemake

ameaningfulchoice.

Lookingforwardtoyourreply.

Yours,

LiHua

第二节(满分25分)

47.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。

Thedustyattic(阁楼)hadalwaysbeenamysterytoAlex.Dadwouldgentlyshakehisheadand

say,“Justsomeoldmemoriesandspiderwebs,boy.Nothingforyouupthere.”Butonhisthirteenth

birthday,withDadtakinganapinthearmchair,thepulloftheunknownbecametoostrong.Alex

carefullyclimbedthewoodenstairs,hisheartpoundingwithamixofexcitementandguilt.

Inthesoftlightfromasinglewindow,hesawshapesofoldtrunksandfurniturecoveredinwhite

sheets.Ashiseyesadjusted,somethingbrightinthecornercaughthisattention.Hewalkedover

andpulledawayadustyblanket,sendingdustdancinginthesunbeam.There,leaningagainstthe

wall,wasabeautiful,old-fashionedredbicycle.Itwasslightlyrusty(生锈的),butithadshiny

chromepartsandaleatherseat.Tiedtoitshandlebarswithafadedblueribbonwasayellowed

envelope.

AmixofcuriosityandnervousnessupsetAlex.Eagertodiscovertheenvelope’scontents,

heglancedaround.M