2025~2026学年江西宜春市丰城市第九中学高二上学期期末考试英语试卷

2025~2026学年江西宜春市丰城市第九中学高二上学期期末考试英语试卷一、阅读理解LibraryeventsinSanAntonioChessatWestfallDecember9,6-7pmLocation:WestfallLibraryPhone:(210)207-9220Instructor:MontyHolcombAudience:AllAgesJoinusforanopportunitytoplaychessgameswithotherplayers.Feelfreetobringyourownchesssetortouseoneofours.Thiseventisopentoallagesandallskilllevels.Beginnerswhowanttolearnthegamearealsowelcome.IntroductiontocomputersDecember13,10-11:30amLocation:CarverLibraryPhone:(210)207-9180Instructor:MarcelMartinezAlvarezAudience:AdultsThisorientation(培训)getsyoupreparedforfuturelearningofcomputersbyfocusingonmouseandkeyboardtraininginafunandcomfortablelearningenvironment.EnglishasasecondlanguageatMcCrelessDecember14,9-11amLocation:McCrelessLibraryPhone:(210)207-9170Instructor:LodieMuellerAudience:AdultsAdultspracticeEnglishlistening,speaking,reading,andwritingskills.Instructionlevelwillbedetermined(由……决定)bytheleveloflearners.Children’syoga(瑜伽)December17,5:30-6:30pmLocation:CarverLibraryPhone:(210)207-9180Instructor:LissetteCantuAudience:KidsJoininstructorMs.Lissetteforafunandinvigorating(使精力充沛的)yogaprogram,whichisopentochildrenages2-12andtheircaregivers.Yogamats(垫子)andsnacksareprovided.1.Whoisleadingthechessevent?

A．MarcelMartinezAlvarez.B．MontyHolcomb.C．LissetteCantu.D．LodieMueller.2.WhicheventcanyoujoinifyouarefreeonDecember14?

A．Children’syoga.B．ChessatWestfall.C．Introductiontocomputers.D．EnglishasasecondlanguageatMcCreless.3.WhatdoIntroductiontocomputersandChildren’syogahaveincommon?

A．Theyareinstructedbythesameperson.B．Theyhavethesametargetaudience.C．Theyareheldatthesameplace.D．Theylastforthesametime.ClaireAllenhadherownhouse,agreatjobsheenjoyedandalovingfamilybutsomethingwasmissing.Foryearsshefeltshe’dsimplylacked(缺乏)afocus,adrive.Approachingfifty,eachyearfeltthesame.Sheneededtoshakethingsup.Then,oneday.Clairehadasuddenideaafterlearningaboutthefeats(壮举)ofothers.“ImentionedtofriendsthatIwaslookingforachallenge,andthencameacrossEliseDowning,whorantheUK’scoastintenmonths,andaguycalledChristianLewis,whodiditoveranumberofyears.”Clairesays.“Itseemedlikefate(命运)——anditmadesense.”Clairedecidedthenthatshe,too,wouldwalktheUK’scoast.Andshesetoffonherjourneylastsummer.Thejourneydidpresentafewchallenges.ForClaire,thestrugglesseemedsmallcomparedtowhatshegot.“HavingtofindaplacetosleepmademechooseacausetoraisemoneyforShelterandOnlyAPavementAway,twoamazinghomelesscharities.Whenitwascoldandwet,Icouldfindshelterinfreeandwarmlibrariesorrailwaywaitingrooms,providingasafespaceforasinglewoman.I’dmeethomelesspeoplethereandtalktothemabouttheirlives.andthenbuythemacupofteaorsomethingtoeat.”Finally,onSunday,July28—afterover4,000miles,50weeks,andtheUK’sthreehighestplaces—shewasbackatJohnO'Groatswhereshe’dstarted.Clairesayssheisnowsurethatshewilldoanotherbigmission(任务)soon,butmorehopesthatherstorycaninspireotherstostepoutoftheircomfortzone(舒适区).“HopefullyI’vemadetheworldabetterplaceandinspiredatleastoneotherpersontoheadoutandtakeonabigchallenge,tomakethemfeelaliveagain.”Claireadds.4.WhatcanweinferaboutClaireinthefirstparagraph?

A．Shefoundherlifewasfullofchallenges.B．Shewishedtomakeachangeinherlife.C．Shewastiredoflivingwithherfamily.D．Shewasconfidentaboutherself.5.WhatinspiredClairetostartherjourney?

A．HerdreamofvisitinglandmarksintheUK.B．Suggestionsfromherfriendstotryhiking.C．Storiesofothers’achievements.D．Herwishtogiveothersahand.6.WhatdidClairedecidetodoafterstrugglingtofindshelter?

A．Lookforshelterforthehomeless.B．Askherfriendsandfamilyforhelp.C．Raisemoneyforhomelesscharities.D．Markthehotelsalongthewayonamap.7.WhatdoesClairehopetodobysharingherexperience?

A．Inspirepeopletogetclosetonature.B．Encouragepeopletochallengethemselves.C．Showtheimportanceofprovidingcaretoothers.D．Raiseawarenessaboutthestrugglesofthehomeless.ThoseinGenerationZ,bornbetween1997and2012,arethefirsttogrowupwithsmartphoneseverywhereandthey’realsoamongthosemostlikelytobelievemisinformation,accordingtoanewstudyledbyresearchersfromtheUniversityofBritishColumbia(UBC)inCanadaandtheUniversityofCambridgeintheUK.Themainpurposeofthestudyistoassesstheacceptanceofmisinformationamongdifferentgroupsofpeopleindifferentcountries.Theideawasn’ttocalloutparticulargroupsforbeingmoregulliblethanothers,buttogetabetterunderstandingofthedangerthatmisinformationposes:topublichealth,tothefutureoftheplanet,andtomoderndemocracies.Theresearchersusedanonlinetestdesignedbypsychologiststopoll66,242peopleacross24countries.Thequiz,calledtheMisinformationSusceptibilityTest(MIST),takesacoupleofminutestocompleteandasksparticipantstoranknewsheadlinesasrealorfake.Somequestionsaboutage,educationandcountryarealsoasked,andparticipantsareinvitedtoassesstheirownabilitytospotfakenews—anothermeasurethislateststudymadeuseof.Whilethedifferencesbetweengroupsweren’thuge,thosemostlikelytolabelrealnewsasfakeorviceversawerethoseinGenerationZ,thosewhowereidentifiedasnon-male,andthosewhowerelesseducated.Therewasatwist(意外之处):GenerationZhadabetter-than-averageawarenessoftheirownstrengthsandshortcomingsintermsofspottingmisinformationthanothergroups,whilemoreeducatedgroupsoverestimatedtheirskillindistinguishingrealnewsfromfakenews.“There’sstillthiswidespreadmisconceptionthatdigitalnativesarebetteratnavigationtheseenvironments,”saysUBCpsychologistFriedrichGötz.“Thathasbeenprovedwrongintheacademicworldforquiteafewyears,butIdon’tthinkithastranslatedintopublicconsciousness.”Theresearcherswanttoseemoredonebygovernmentsandeducatorstoraiseawarenessofmisinformationandtheseriousdamageitcando.It’salsoaremindertobealertwhenweighingupnewsheadlines—evenifyouthinkyou’reprettygoodatnotbeingfooled.8.WhyisGenerationZspeciallymentionedinthestudy?

A．Theyareactive.B．Theyarephonelovers.C．Theyareeducated.D．Theyaredigitalnatives.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“gullible”meaninparagraph2?

A．Easytobetakenin.B．Raretobeheardof.C．Vitaltobeshownoff.D．Hardtobepickedout.10.Howdidtheresearchersconductthestudy?

A．Byanalyzingnewsreports.B．Bygivinganonlinequiz.C．Byobservingpeople’sbehavior.D．Byinterviewingpeoplefacetoface.11.Whatisexpectedbytheresearchers?

A．Tobanteens’smartphoneuse.B．Toreduceonlinenewsaccess.C．Toenhancepeople’sawareness.D．Tocreatestricterfakenewslaws.Urbanagriculture,thepracticeoffarmingwithinthelimitsofacity,isbecomingincreasinglypopularworldwideandisconsideredawaytomakecitiesandurbanfoodsystemsmoresustainable.Despitestrongevidenceofthesocialandnutritionalbenefitsofurbanagriculture,itscarbonfootprintremainsunderstudied.Mostpreviouslypublishedstudieshavefocusedonhigh-tech,energy-intensiveformsofurbanagriculture—suchasvertical(垂直的)farmsandrooftopgreenhouses.Thenewstudyaimedtofillsomeoftheknowledgegapsbycomparingthecarbonfootprintsoffoodproducedatlow-techurbanagriculturesitestoconventionalcrops.Theresearcherscalculatedthegreenhousegasemissions(排放)associatedwithon-farmmaterialsandactivitiesoverthelifetimeofthefarm.Theemissions,expressedinkilogramsofcarbondioxideequivalentsperservingoffood,werethencomparedtofoodsraisedbyconventionalmethods.Farmersandgardenersaturbanagriculturesitesacrosstheworldwereemployedtousedailydiaryentriestotakedowninputs—thematerialsusedtoconstructfarmsandcultivatecrops—andharvestsfromtheirfood-growingsitesthroughoutthe2019season.“Byassessingactualinputsandoutputsonurbanagriculturesites,wewereabletodetermineclimatechangeimpactstoeachservingofproduce,”saysstudyco-leadauthorBenjaminGoldstein,assistantprofessorintheSchoolforEnvironmentandSustainability.Onaverage,foodproducedthroughurbanagriculturereleased0.42kilogramsofcarbondioxideequivalentsperserving,sixtimeshigherthanthe0.07kgCO2eperservingofconventionallygrownproduce.It’salsofoundthatmostoftheclimateimpactsaturbanfarmsaredrivenbytheinfrastructure(基础设施),suchastheraisedbedsinwhichfoodisgrown,orpathwaysbetweenplots.“Thesefarmstypicallyonlyoperateforafewyears,sothegreenhousegasesusedtoproducethosematerialsarenotusedeffectively.Conventionalagriculture,instead,isveryefficientandhardtocompetewith”,Goldsteinsays.Forexample,conventionalfarmsoftengrowasinglecropwiththehelpofpesticidesandfertilizers,resultinginlargerharvestsandareducedcarbonfootprintwhencomparedtourbanfarms,hesays.12.Whatisabenefitofurbanagriculture?

A．Sustainablefoodsupply.B．Highfoodoutput.C．Effectiveenergyconservation.D．Lowcarbonfootprint.13.Howistheresearchdatacollected?

A．Byaccessingonlinedatabase.B．Byexaminingpreviousstudies.C．Byconductingpersonalinterviews.D．Byrecordinginformationeveryday.14.WhatcouldbedonetoreducecarbonfootprintaccordingtoGoldstein?

A．Increasevarietiesofcrops.B．Extendinfrastructurelifetimes.C．Promoterooftopgreenhouses.D．Usemodernagriculturefacilities.15.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Thebenefitsoftraditionalcrops.B．Thepopularityofurbanagriculture.C．Thestrategiestofightglobalwarming.D．Thecarbonfootprintofurbanfarmproduce.HowtoGetBetteratDoingThingsAloneInatimeofloneliness,itmayseemstrangetosparealonetime.Butaslongasyoualsohaveastrongsocialnetwork,researchsuggeststhatqualitysolotimeincreaseshappiness,reducesstress,andimproveslifesatisfaction.16.Thisisbecausewhenyou’realone,you’reabletogetintouchwithyourselfinawayyoucan’twhensurroundedbyotheropinionsandideas.Withthatinmind,weaskedexpertshowtomastertheartofspendingtimealone.Startwithalow-riskoutingWritedownwhatyou’dliketodobyyourself,rankedfromthemostdifficultactivitytotheleast.Travelinginternationallyorattendingaconcertmightbea10,forexample,whilegoingtotheparkmaybea3.17.18Onceyou’vedecidedtoheadoutonyourown,searchonlinetofigureoutexactlywheretogo.Lookupplacesnearbyinadvancethatare,forexample,greatfordiningalone.Themoreexcitedyouareaboutwhatwaitsforyou,themorelikelyyouaretohaveagreattime.BringalongadistractionWhenyoustartgoingplacesalone,itcanbehelpfultohavesomethingtofocuson,likeabookorajournal.Keepingyourheadphonesonandlisteningtoafavoritepodcastoranaudiobookcanservethesamepurpose.19.CelebrateyourachievementsThenexttimeyougooutalone,thinkofitastakingyourselfonadate.Whenyougethome,spendafewminutescelebratingtheexperience.20.Giveyourselfpraisesforsteppingoutsideofyourcomfortzone,whichwillinspireyoutogoforward.

A．DoyourhomeworkbeforehandB．LeanintomomentsofconnectionC．ItcanevenmakeyoumoreproductiveandcreativeD．ItbecomeslessofbeingaloneandmorejustbeingpresentE．Then,brainstormwaystomaketheeasiestonelessdifficultF．Intheearlydays,theseprovideawelcomesenseofcomfortG．Maybethatmeansjournalingorpostingaphotoonsocialmedia二、完形填空Mymotherwasthemosthorriblecook,unbelievablybadatit.Herproblemwasthelackof________—farfrombeingbad,shethoughtshewas________.Butunderneaththat,itwasasetofmisunderstandings,anyoneofwhichwouldhavebeenenoughtomakeyou________toeatatherhouse.Shethoughteverythingcouldbe________byadriedapricot(杏).Shewasextremelyexperimentalbutignoredbasic________.Sowhenshediedearlierthisyear,I________manythingswouldmakeme________her,butnoneofthethingswouldbeedible(可食用的).Theonly________thoughtIcouldhavewouldbe:“ThankGod.Ineverhavetoeatthatpeanutsoupagain,whichhadanapricotinit.”AndIhavetotalkaboutherappletree.It’sjusta________tree,butitproducesenoughapplesto________anarmyoveramountain.Forthreemonthsofeveryyear,Icouldnevergoandseeherwithouthersaying,“Pleasetakesomeapples,”andhandingmeahugebasket.Iwouldsay,“No,nobodyinmy________likesapplesandIdon’tevenlike________.”andshe’dgo,“Howaboutjustthese37applesatthetop?”,andI’dgo,“No.”Ofcourse,thisautumn,I’vebeen________bytheneedtofinishthemall.I’vemadealotofthingswithapples,andI’veeatenvastamountsoffoodthatareapple-associated.Asthe________drawstoaclose,Ican’t________enough:eatyourmother’sappleswhileshe’sstillalive.They’requitetasty.21.A．self-disciplineB．self-knowledgeC．self-respectD．self-pity22.A．responsibleB．elegantC．attractiveD．brilliant23.A．rushB．hateC．needD．expect24.A．liftedB．ruinedC．createdD．saved25.A．mannersB．principlesC．servicesD．tools26.A．boastedB．worriedC．figuredD．criticized27.A．thinkofB．comeacrossC．arguewithD．callon28.A．food-relatedB．time-honoredC．well-intentionedD．good-natured29.A．hugeB．toughC．regularD．beautiful30.A．followB．powerC．defeatD．establish31.A．companyB．schoolC．townD．family32.A．treatsB．candyC．cuisinesD．fruit33.A．sparedB．motivatedC．drivenD．rejected34.A．seasonB．projectC．celebrationD．festival35.A．careB．respectC．stressD．laugh三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。ThegreatsmellofcookingbeefsoupandtheimpressiveskillsofnoodlechefsbringmanycustomerstoOxLan.ThispopularrestaurantisinStockholm,thecapitalofSweden,36atraditionalChinesenoodledishhasbecomeabighit.TheideaofopeningOxLanstartedwhenZhouYanfromChinavisitedStockholmin2023.ThoughJapaneseramen(拉面)andVietnamesepho(粉)werereadilyavailableinthecity,37surprisedZhoumostwasthatauthenticChinesenoodlesremained38(noticeable)absentfromtheotherwisediversefoodscene.Zhousawanopportunity39(introduce)Swedestohishometown’sspecial—beefnoodles.“I’vealwaysfound40strangethatAmericanfastfoodiseverywherebutChineseisn’t.”Zhousaid.HethenlearnedSwedishbusinessrules,41(hire)agoodnoodlechef,andopenedSweden’sfirstLanzhounoodleshop.Now70%ofcustomersareSwedish.Theylovewatchingchefsturndoughintonoodles.Peoplecanchoosethe42(wide)oftheirnoodles,fromadelicate0.5mmtoarobust50mmstrand.“InLanzhou,themostpopularchoiceiserxi(二细)foritsperfectbalanceoftextureandbite,”headded.“ButinSweden,thereisn’tafavoriteyet.Peopleareopentotryingallseven43(option).”“44(date)backto1915,thisfoodtraditionoriginatedinLanzhou,whichishome45anestimated2,000to3,000beefnoodleshops.”Zhousaidproudly.HeplanstoopenmorerestaurantsinSpainandothercountries,hopingmorepeopleinmajorEuropeancitieswillenjoyrealChinesefastfood.四、书信写作46.假如你是李华,你的英国朋友Stephen对你校的特色课程很感兴趣。最近你参加了你校开设的中国传统文化选修课,请你给他写一封邮件,分享你的课程体验,内容包括:1.课程的主要内容;2.你的收获及感悟。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。DearStephen,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua五、书面表达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。Mustafastoodnervouslyinfrontofhissixth-gradeclassonhisfirstdayinAmerica.HisteacherintroducedhimasanewstudentfromTurkey.Beforehecouldsitdown,abigboynamedBobpressedhisfisttohismouthandmadeastrangesound—“Gobble-gobble!”Laughterbrokeout.Mustafahadnoideawhatitmeant,butheknewitwasn’tfriendly.Later,Sam,aquietboywhosatinfrontofhim,explained,“Bobismakingfunofyou.‘Gobble’isthesoundofaturkey—thebirdAmericanseatonThanksgiving.”Mustafaforcedasmile,buttheteasingonlygrewworse.Inthefollowingdays,Bobgobbledinthehallway,atthewaterfountain,evenduringbreak.ThoughMustafatriedtoignorehim,thesoundfollowedhimeverywhere.Mustafa,whowasmuchshorterthanBob,wasrunningoutofpatience.