上海市金陵中学2025-2026学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题（含答案）

2025-2026学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题（完卷时间：90分钟满分：100分）第I卷I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A．Atagasstation.B．Atagarage.C．Inapark.D．Inanemergencyroom.2.A．Cleanthebackyard.B．Washsomething.C．Sitinthebackyard.D．Dosomeshopping.3.A．Hefindshispresentjobboring.B．Heistoofoolishtodothepresentjob.C．Hehasgotabetterposition.D．Hedoesn’tgetonwellwiththeothers.4.A．Shehasatightschedule.B．Shehaslostinterestinsports.C．Thetrainingistoohard.D．Sheisonlyinterestedinroutinework.5.A．Rulesrestrictingsmoking.B．Waystoquitsmoking.C．Smokers’healthproblems.D．Dangersofsmoking.6.A．He’sgoingtovisitaphotostudio.B．He’sjusthadhispicturetaken.C．He’sonthewaytothetheater.D．He’sjustreturnedfromajobinterview.7.A．Hehadtorejecttheirrequest.B．Hefeltsorryfortheotherstudents.C．Heagreedtoconsidertheirrequest.D．Heregrettedthathehadsaid“Yes”.8.A．Sheistryingtofindagood-lookingchair.B．Shethinksitisawell-designedchair.C．Shethinksthechairisactuallycomfortable.D．She’sneversatinthatchairbefore.9.A．Sheusedtobeinpoorhealth.B．Shewaspopularamongboys.C．Shewassomewhatoverweight.D．Shedidn’tdowellathighschool.10.A．Reviewthedetailsofallherlessons.B．Comparenoteswithhisclassmates.C．Talkwithherabouthislearningproblems.D．Focusonthemainpointsofherlectures.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandalongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A．Theexcitementofnerveactivitiesinthebrain.B．Thedifferencebetweencomplexmusicandsimplemusic.C．Theeffectsofmusicontheresultsofmathtests.D．Theclassicalmusicandreasoningability.12.A．Becauseitstimulatesyournerveactivity.B．Becauseitkeepsyoucalm.C．Becauseitstrengthensyourmemory.D．Becauseitinterferesyourreasoningability.13.A．Rockmusicmighthelpimproveyourmathtestscores.B．Theeffectsofmusicontestsdonotlastlong.C．Listentomusicjustbeforeyoutakeatest.D．Themoreyoulistentomusic,thebetteryourreasoningabilitywillbe.Questions14to16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14.A．Itisthemostunluckydayinayear.B．Itisthebusiestshoppingdaynow.C．ItisthedayafterThanksgiving.D．ItisthedaybeforeChristmas.15.A．Checkoutthelatestpricereductiononline.B．Lookroundforitemsinthephysicalstores.C．Ordertheproductsfromtheonlinestores.D．Waitinqueueoutsidethestoresovernight.16.A．100milliondollars.B．670milliondollars.C．20billiondollars.D．25billiondollars.Questions17to20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.17.A．Theirattitudesaboutwork.B．Differentformsofwork.C．Importanceofworkforoneself.D．Balancedlifeandwork.18.A．Themosthopeful.B．Themostchallenging.C．Themostcreative.D．Themostenjoyable.19.A．Hisnegativeattitudetowardswork.B．Hisunwillingnesstodosomethingforothers.C．Hisselfishnessindoingthings.D．Hismisunderstandingaboutpublishingwork.20.A．Theworkisworthdoingifitischallengingandcompetitive.B．Theworkshouldbeverycreativeleadingtoawonder.C．Oneshouldlikehisworkandsticktoitaslongashetakesit.D．Oneshouldfindsatisfactioninhisworkifitisnecessary.II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Honesty,mymumalwaysusedtotellme,isthebestpolicy.Butwhenitcomestomedicine,Ihadassumeditwasimportanttoalwaysbehonestwithmypatients.Afterall,thedoctor-patientrelationshipisbasedontrust,andthereforehonestyisessential,orsoIthought.Ihadjuststartedworkingingeriatrics(老年病科).Mr.McMahon(21)______(bring)inwhenhisbodywasfoundveryswollen(浮肿的).Itookamedicalhistory(22)______hisdaughterwhohadaccompaniedhimintheambulance.She’dbeenhismaincarerforyears.Istood(23)______(look)athimasshegaveadetailedhistory.“Hashelostanyweightrecently?”Iasked,“Well,it’sfunnyyoushouldmentionthat,butyes.”Shesaidslowly.Therewassilenceforafewmoments.“Why?Whatareyouworriedabout?”sheasked.ShewasobviouslyveryinvolvedinhiscareanditwasonlyfairthatItold(24)______thetruth.“Well,weneedtoproveit’snotcancer.”IsaidandtalkedbrieflyaboutsomeofthetestsIwasgoingtoorder.Halfanhourlater,anursecalledme:“Mr.McMahon’sdaughterbrokedown—shesaidyoutoldherhehadcancer.”Myheartsank.BythetimeIarrivedattheward,myconsultantwasalreadythere,explainingthatwestillhadtorunlotsoftestsandthatitwasbynomeansconfirmed(25)______hehadcancer.Istoodsilentlyattheendofthebed.MyconsultantwasobviouslyangrywithmeandasweleftMr.McMahon,sheturnedtome.“Whyonearthdidyoudothat?”sheaskedindisbelief.Ilookedatherandbitmylip.“SheaskedmewhatIwasworriedaboutandItoldher.”Isaid,hangingmyhead.“Andgivehermore(26)______(worry)about?”repliedmyconsultant.“Youdon’tsaytheword‘cancer’untilit’sconfirmed.(27)______yoususpectit,thinkverycarefullybeforeyoutellpeople.”(28)______itturnedout,itwasn’tcancer.ButIdidlearnthatwhensomeoneisstressedandworriedabouttheirlovedonethey’resometimesselectivein(29)______theyhear—andasadoctorit’simportanttobemindfulofthis.Inbeingtruthful,I’dmadethesituation(30)______(bad).SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.demandingB.addictionC.quarrelingD.feedbackE.socializingF.distractionG.wronglyH.escapeI.originallyJ.blameK.responsibilityHowmanytimeshaveparentshadtoarguewiththeiryoungsonordaughteraboutgettingtheirfaceoutoftheirphoneandfocusingontheworldaroundthem?It’scompletelynormalforparentsofgrowingchildrentobeconcernedabouttheirchild’ssafety,butistheir31______tosocialmediareallyharmingthem?Socialmediawascreatedtoconnectpeoplewithothersonlineandhasrecentlybeenaddedtosmartphones,makingitfarmoreaccessiblethanit32______was.ThisnewwaytoeasilybeabletousesocialmediahasencouragedchildrenandteenstobegintousesitessuchasFacebook,Twitter,andInstagramfrequently.Maturingteensandchildrenareusuallyverytimidwhenitcomesto33______withtheirfamilies,whichtheysometimesviewas“annoying”.So,whatdothesekidsuseasasolutionora(n)“34______”?Theanswerissimple:socialmedia.However,whentheyusesocialmediaforalargeamountoftime,parentstendtoshowconcernfortheirchildandblamesocialmediafor35______theirattention.Theword,“social”,wasenteredintotheterm,socialmedia,forareason.Parentsofgrowingteensdon’tseemtounderstandthat.WhentheyseetheirchildusingTwitterorInstagramtheythinkthattheyareusingittogetawayfromrealworld36______.Thetruth,however,isthattheyareusingittoconnectwiththeirclosefriends,makenewfriends,andreceiveinformationaboutwhatiscurrentlyhappeninginthemodernworld.Childrenandteensare37______accusedforusingsocialmediaonlyforentertainmentpurposesandforhugeamountsoftime.Sureeveryonewhousessocialmediaenjoyscontactingtheirfriendsandviewingentertainingthings,buthowcomechildrenreceiveallofthe38______forabusingit?Parentsshouldreallythinkabouthowsocialmediacanhelpchildrenandteenslearnandgrowintherealworldratherthanitjustbeinganother39______.Socialmediaasawholehasbothpositiveandnegativeaspects,butafterallofthe40______frompre-teens,teens,andparentsisputtogether,itshowsthatmediaisactuallyhelpingthenewergenerationsintheirlives.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.MtQomolangmawasfirstconqueredin1953,whenSirEdmundHillaryandSherpaTenzinghisguide,becamethefirstclimberstoreachthetop.Morethan750timeshavepeopletriedtoconquerthemountain,butnot__41__successful,yeteveryclimberknowsthe__42__.Thisdoesn’tstopteamsofclimbersarrivingatthebasecampeveryyearwiththecourageofreachingthetop.Twosuchclimbers,andtwo__43__ones,areScottFisherandRobHall.Fisher,anAmericanguidewithmuchexperience,waslostinaterriblestormwhichsweptacrossthemountain.Arescueteamfoundhimandhisfriend,butdidn’t__44__tobringFishertosafetyintheterribleconditionsbecausehewasdying.NewZealanderRobHall,anotherexperiencedclimberandguide,waslostnearthetop.Thesetwomenhadsomethingincommon:theywerebothguideswhotook“tours”oflessexperiencedclimbersupthemountain.ThereisalotthatcangowronginanactiontoreachthetopofMtQomolangma:a__45__changeinweatherconditionsorawrongturning.Planeswillonlybesenttorescueiftheyhavebeenpaidforinadvance.Inspiteofallthese,thereisabusinessinleadingguidedtourstothetop.__46__mountainclimberscannowpay$64,000ormoretoachievetheiraim.Manypeoplewonderhowguidescanhopeto__47__theirinexperiencedclimberswhentheyfailtokeepthemselvesalive.SteveBell,alsoaguidewhohasrecentlyledateamtoMtQomolangma,believesthattheyaresaferthanothers,becausetheguidecanaska__48__climbertoturnbackatanypointifhefeelsthatclimberisadangertotheteam.Whethertheseexpeditionsaresafeornot,manyclimbersfeelthattheyhaveturnedMtQomolangmaintoabusiness,likeaparkfortheveryrich.One__49__,however,willalwaysremain:itdoesn’tmatterhowmuchmoneyyouhave,ifyoumakeamistakeonMtQomolangma,thepossibleresultwillbe__50__.41.A.everyB.eachC.oneD.all42.A.resultsB.factC.problemD.dangers43.A.unknownB.unimportantC.unluckyD.unpleasant44.A.tryB.manageC.succeedD.dotheirbest45.A.suddenB.wrongC.strangeD.special46.A.ExperiencedB.UnhealthyC.PowerfulD.Wealthy47.A.lookafterB.dealwithC.findoutD.dogoodto48.A.shyB.weakC.strongD.brave49.A.wordB.truthC.thoughtD.sentence50.A.sorrowB.defeatC.deathD.regretSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)KoreanAmericansatGBSHighSchoolGlenbrookSouth(GBS)HighSchoolisinasuburbofChicago,Illinois,intheUnitedStates.Itisanaward-winningschoolwithahighlycompetentteachingstaff.Ithasover400AsianPacificAmericanstudents—over17percentofthestudentsintheschool.Ofthese,themajorityareKoreanAmerican.ThisisveryunusualinastatewhereKoreanAmericansarelessthan1percentofthepopulation.TheinteractionsoftheKoreanAmericanstudentsatGBSwerethesubjectofanarticleinAsianWeekmagazine.DifferentKoreanAmericanstudentsreactdifferentlytobeinginahighschoolwheremoststudentsarewhite.ProfessorPyongGapMin,anexpertonKoreanlifeinAmerica,believesthatKoreanAmericansinthissituationcansometimesfeelinhibitedorashamedoftheirKoreanidentity.AsianWeekinterviewedanumberofGBSstudents,andeachhadadifferentattitude.Alice18yearsoldIusedtospendtimeonlywithKoreanAmericanfriends.AlthoughIfeltsecurewiththosefriends,Ifoundmyselfmotivatedtoformcloserrelationshipswithnon-Koreans,too.IfeltIwasmissingoutonnewexperiencesandchallenges.Paul16yearsoldIhavesomeKoreanAmericanfriends,butIspendmostofmytimewithmywhitefriends.I’moftentheonlyAsianAmericaninthegroup,butIdon’tmind.WhatIlikeaboutthewhitecultureisthatIcanbemoreradical—IcanbeasloudandfunnyasIwanttobe.Idon’tseeasmuchofthatamongtheAsianstudents.John17yearsoldInjuniorhighschool,mostofmyfriendswerewhite.AftercomingtoGBS,mysenseofmyKoreanAmericanidentitywasrestored,andIdecidedtohavemainlyKoreanAmericanfriends.IfeelthatmyKoreanAmericanfriendsandIunderstandeachotherbetter.Forexample,weunderstandaboutsevereparentalpressurestosucceedatschool;Ifeltmywhitefriendscouldn’treallyunderstand.Withoutbelittle(轻视)theimportanceofwhatthesestudentshadtosay,it’simportanttorememberthattheiropinionsatthisphaseoftheirlivesareboundtochangeastheygrowintoadulthood.Butthesehonestopinionscanhelpusbetterunderstandissuesofculturalrelations,andtheirhonestymighthelpAmericansfromdifferentculturalgroupstogetalongbetterinthefuture.51.Thepassagemainlydiscusses________.A.howKoreanAmericanstudentsinteractamongthemselvesandwithothersB.whyIllinoisisaveryspecialstateC.howanIllinoishighschoolwelcomesKoreanAmericanstudentsD.differentopinionsofthefriendsofKoreanAmericanstudents52.WhichstatementbestsummarizesAlice’sattitude?A.Shefeelsthatherwhitefriendsdon’treallyunderstandher.B.ShelikesherKoreanAmericanfriendsbutwantstohavenon-Koreanfriends,too.C.ShefeelssheismissingoutonexperienceswithherKoreanAmericanfriends.D.Shedoesn’tfeelsecureinherrelationshipswithnon-Koreans.53.Theunderlinedword“radical”mostprobablymeans“________”.A.timidB.expressiveC.considerateD.sensitive(B)ThedocumentaryBloodLionsshowsSouthAfrica’scruelcannedlionhuntingindustry.Incannedhunts,lionsareraisedbyhumansandkeptinenclosedspacesonprivatehuntingareas.Hunterscangettrophy(战利品)easilyinexchangeforfeesofupto$50,000.Thereareabout8,000ranchlionsinSouthAfrica.Sothecountry’shuntoperatorscanmakeafortune.IanMichlerwasaleadcharacterinthefilm.HetalkedaboutBloodLionslastJulywhenitwasshowninDurban,SouthAfrica.Thefilmhassincebeenviewedin185countries.Morethan50screeningshavebeenheldatfilmfestivalsandinmeetingsofspecialinterestgroups.Thisyear,BloodLionswillbeshownateverymajortourismconferenceinEuropeandAfrica.Outsidethefilm,Michlerandtheteamarerunningaglobalcampaign.Theyareaimingatendingcannedhuntsandothercold-bloodedactivitiesinvolvinglionsandotherlargeanimals.Australiabecamethefirstcountry,inFebruary2015,toforbidimportsofliontrophies.ItwasfollowedbyFranceinNovember.Thatmonth,BloodLionswasshownintheEuropeanParliament.Asaresult,thegovernmentsofFinland,Italy,andSpaindecidedtoholdtheirownscreenings.Thereareanumberofothercountrieslikelytodothesame.Atthesametime,attheendoflastyear,theworld’sleadinggroupofAfricanlionresearchersofferedanimportantsuggestion.TheyadvisedthatanyanalysisofthepresentstateofwildlionsinSouthAfricashouldnotincludeitsthousandsofranchlions.WildlionsinSouthAfricanownumbersome3,000.Therearearound20,000wildlionsinAfrica.“ThegreatmajorityoflionpopulationsinAfricahavebeenreduced,”saysHansBauer,lionresearcheratOxfordUniversity’sWildlifeConservationResearchUnit.“It’simportanttostressthatSouthAfrica’sranchlionsarehorrorthathasnothingtodowithlionprotection.TheselionsshouldneverbetakenintoaccountinanyseriousanalysisofthestateoflionsinAfrica.”54.WhatdowelearnaboutthedocumentaryBloodLions?A.Ithasaninternationalinfluence.B.Ithasattractedmanytourists.C.Ittellsthestoryofalionfighter.D.Ithasbroughttheproducerlotsofmoney.55.Michlerandhisteam’scampaign________.A.wasfirststartedinAustraliaB.haswonlittlesupportinEuropeC.hasachievednoticeableeffectsD.aimstosaveendangeredanimals56.WhatcanweinferaboutHansBauer?A.Hesuggestsanalyzinglionsproperly.B.HehasseenanincreaseofAfricanwildlions.C.Hemaybeastrongsupporteroftrophyhunting.D.HehopestherewillbemoreranchlionsinAfrica.57.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toexplainthemainideaofanewfilm.B.Toreportananimalprotectioncampaign.C.Toencouragefarmerstoraiseranchlions.D.ToadvertiseSouthAfrica’shuntingindustry.SectionCDirections:Readthefollowingpassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.A.Butthebrainisalsoveryplastic.B.Mostimportantly,geniusesallseemtohaveamissionbeyondtheirindividualidentity.C.Sheisestablishinghabitsofthoughtshecancalluponinordertounderstandorsolvefutureproblems.D.Practicingambitiouslywouldbeadrivingforceofwomenapproachingthesuccess.E.Thiscontactwouldgivethegirlavisionofherfutureself.F.Instead,it’sdeliberatepractice.ThelatestresearchsuggeststhatthekeyfactorseparatinggeniusesfromthemerelyaccomplishedisnotI.Q.,agenerallybadpredictorofsuccess.(58)________Topperformersspendmorehourspracticingtheircraft.Ifyouwantedtopicturehowatypicalgeniusmightdevelop,you’dtakeagirlwhopossessedaslightlyaboveaverageverbalability.Itwouldn’thavetobeabigtalent,justenoughsothatshemightgainsomesenseofdistinction.Thenyouwouldwanthertomeet,say,anovelist,whocoincidentallysharedsomesimilarbiographicaltraits.Maybethewriterwasfromthesametown,hadthesameethnicbackground,or,sharedthesamebirthday.(59)________Itwouldgivehersomeideaofafascinatingcircleshemightsomedayjoin.Itwouldalsohelpifoneofherparentsdiedwhenshewas12,givingherastrongsenseofinsecurityandfuelingadesperateneedforsuccess.Armedwiththisambition,shewouldreadnovelsandlifestoriesofwriterswithoutend.Thiswouldgiveheraprimaryknowledgeofherfield.She’dbeabletoseenewwritingindeeperwaysandquicklyperceiveitsinnerworkings.Thenshewouldpracticewriting.Herpracticewouldbeslow,painstakinganderror-focused.Bypracticinginthisway,shedelaystheautomatizingprocess.Hermindwantstoturnconscious,newlylearnedskillsintounconscious,automaticallyperformedskills.Bypracticingslowly,bybreakingskillsdownintotinypartsandrepeating,sheforcesthebraintointernalizeabetterpatternofperformance.Thenshewouldfindanadviserwhowouldprovideaconstantstreamoffeedback,viewingherperformancefromtheoutside,correctingthesmallesterrors,pushinghertotakeontougherchallenges.Bynowsheisredoingproblems—howdoIgetcharactersintoaroom—dozensanddozensoftimes.(60)________Theprimarytraitshepossessesisnotsomemysteriousgenius.It’stheabilitytodevelopapurposeful,laboriousandboringpracticeroutine.Thelatestresearchtakessomeofthemagicoutofgreatachievement.Butitunderlinesafactthatisoftenneglected.Publicdiscussionisaffectedbygeneticsandwhatwe’re“hard-wired”todo.Andit’struethatgenesplayaroleinourcapabilities.(61)________Weconstructourselvesthroughbehavior.第II卷I.Choice(12’)Directions:Completethesentenceswiththeproperformofthephrasesgiveninthebox.A.wasderivedfromB.cherishfriendshipC.extremeweatherD.a