湖南长沙市第一中学2025-2026学年高二下学期6月期末英语试题（含答案）

2025-2026学年高二下学期6月期末英语试题一、阅读理解ABUYINGEVENTMAY12—MAY16,2026Thepriceofgoldbreaks$5,000perounce!Buyingallgoldjewelryinanycondition,evenbroken.Since2009,TheHeartlandRoadshowhasbeentrustedbythousandsofpeopletoselltheirgold,silver,diamonds,watches,antiques,andcollectibles.Nowit’syourturn.Stopbyour5DAYONLYEVENT.Ourexpertswillevaluateyouritemsandmakeyouanoffer.Ifyoudecidetosell,you’llreceiveimmediatepayment.There’snocost,noobligationandnoappointmentneeded.Note:1.Goldpasses$5,000pertroyounceasofJanuary26,2026.2.Priceshownisforthespecificcollectionofgoldpicturedandreflectsthepricepaidonthedateofpurchase.Thepriceofgoldvariesgreatlyandisdeterminedbyvariousfactorsincludingthedailyspotpriceandtheitemsbeingsold.Alloffersaresubjecttochangeatanytime.Visitformoredetailedtermsandconditions.1.Whatisrequiredforapersontoparticipateintheevent?A．Makinganappointment.B．Payinganevaluationfee.C．Bringingitemstothesite.D．Sellingatleastoneounceofgold.2.Toreceivethe20%bonus,whatmustyousell?A．Gold&silverjewelry.B．WatchesfromTIMEX.C．Silver,gold&othercoins.D．Fashion&vintagejewelry.3.Whatdoestheadsayaboutthepriceofferedforgold?A．Itisfixed.B．Itisdiscounted.C．Itdoublesonline.D．Itchangesaccordingly.BInthelate15thcentury,EuropesteppedintotheAgeofDiscovery.Forquitealongtime,alltradeactivitiesbetweenEuropeandAsiawerefirmlyheldbyArabianandItalianbusinessmen.ThissituationmadespicesandotherpreciousAsiangoodssoldatextremelyhighpricesacrossEurope.Togetridofthislong-standingtradedominance,thePortugueseroyalgovernmentmadeupitsmindtoexploreadirectsearouteleadingtoIndia,anditwasinthissituationthatdaGamastartedhishistoricvoyage.In1497,hedepartedwithfourshipsandabout170crewmembers.Thewholevoyagewasfullofunexpectedchallenges.Terriblestorms,strangeseacurrentsandinsufficientdailysuppliesexhaustedmostsailorsphysicallyandmentally,andmanyofthemplannedtoabandonthejourneyhalfway.However,daGamakepthisoriginaldeterminationandconstantlycheeredhisteamontocontinuemovingahead.Afterseveralmonthsofhardsailing,thefleetsuccessfullypassedtheCapeofGoodHopeandenteredtheIndianOcean.Withthehelpofaskilledlocalguide,theyfinallyarrivedattheimportanttradingportCalicutinIndiain1498.Soonconflictsbrokeouttherebecauseofculturaldifferencesandstrongresistancefromlocaltraders.Thereturnjourneywasfarmoredifficultthanexpected.Lotsofsailorsdiedofillnessandlackoffood,andmerely55peoplemanagedtoreturnhomesafely.Despitehugesacrifices,thisvoyageachievedgreateconomicsuccess.Moreimportantly,itopenedthefirstdirectseapassagebetweenEuropeandAsia,adjustedtheglobaltradestructureandgreatlypromotedcloserlinksamongdifferentpartsoftheworld.4.WhatwasthemainpurposeofdaGama’svoyage?A．Todiscoverunknownlands.B．Tobreakexistingtradecontrol.C．Tobuildinternationalfriendship.D．Topromoteculturalcommunication.5.Whatcanweknowabouttheearlyvoyage?A．Itwentforwardverysmoothly.B．Itwasfilledwithseveredifficulties.C．Mostsailorshadenoughdailysupplies.D．Mostsailorsdecidedtogaveupatonce.6.WhatresultedinconflictsinIndia?A．Strictlocalrules.B．Differentdailyhabits.C．Resistancefromlocalpeople.D．Culturalgapsandtraders’opposition.7.Whatlastinginfluencedidthevoyagebring?A．Itstrengthenedglobalties.B．ItenrichedmostnationsinEurope.C．Itwipedoutalltradebarriers.D．Ittotallychangedpeople’slivingstyles.CInApril2026,NASAreleasedstunningnewphotosofEarthtakenbytheArtemisIImission,markingthefirsttimein54yearsthathumanshavecapturedourplanetfromthemoon’sorbit.Thesebreathtakingimages,shotfromtheOrionspacecraft,showEarthasabrightblueandwhitesphereagainsttheendlessblacknessofdeepspace.Oneiconicphotofeaturesourentireplanetwithglowingaurorasnearthepolesandfaintzodiacal(黄道带的)lightinthequietbackground.ThephotosweretakenaftertheOrioncapsuleleftEarth’sorbitandsteadilyheadedtowardthemoon.Unlikeordinarysatelliteimages,thesepicturesshowEarthasasingle,fragile“bluemarble”,withclearviewsofvastcontinents,swirling(旋转)whiteclouds,andthethinatmospherethatprotectsalllivingcreatures.Someshotsevencapturethesharplinebetweendayandnight,aswellasfaintcitylightstwinklingindarkregions.Theseimagesaremorethanjustbeautifulpictures.Dr.KelseyYoung,ArtemisIIlunarsciencelead,emphasizedthatsuchhuman-capturedviewsprovide“holisticperspectives”thatsatellitesalonecannotreproduce.TheyserveasfundamentalevidenceofEarth’sbreathtakingbeautyandinvisiblefragility.NickyFox,NASA’sScienceMissionDirectorateassociateadministrator,notedthephotoscarry“criticaldata”forbothEarthscienceandfuturelunarmissions.TheArtemisIImissionfollowsthefamous1968“Earthrise”photofromApollo8,whichinspiredthefirstEarthDayandgreatlyraisedglobalenvironmentalawareness.NASAAdministratorJaredIsaacmanstressedthattheseimagesreinforceour“extraordinaryresponsibilitytounderstandandprotectourplanet”.Today’snewphotoscarrythesamemeaningfulmessage:wemustsparenoefforttoprotectourpreciousplanet.Thoughthemissionfocusesmainlyonlunarexploration,thesedistantviewsofEarthremindpeoplethatspaceexplorationandenvironmentalprotectionarecloselyandinseparablylinked.Inshort,NASA’slatestEarthphotosarenotonlyatributetohumanexplorationachievementsbutalsoaclearcalltocherishandcareforourcommonhome.TheyvividlyshowthatEarthistinyandlonelyinthevastuniverse,yetitremainsfullofendlesslifeandwarmhope.8.WhatcanweknowaboutthenewlyreleasedEarthphotos?A．Theyweretakenhalfacenturyago.B．Theymainlyshowstarsindeepspace.C．TheyfailtopresentnaturalsightsonEarth.D．Theywereshotfromlunarorbitbyhumans.9.Whatisimpliedaboutthephotosinparagraph2?A．Theypresentbothnaturalsceneryandhumanmarks.B．Theycanfullyreflecttheinnerstructureofourplanet.C．Theyarealmostthesameastraditionalsatelliteimages.D．Theyaretakenwhenthespacecrafttravelsaroundtheearth.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“holistic”inparagraph3probablymean?A．Partial.B．Comprehensive.C．Practical.D．Accessible.11.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Moonexplorationwillcauseecologicaltroubles.B．Peoplehavefinishedprotectingtheenvironmentwell.C．Spaceobservationhelpsraiseearthprotectionawareness.D．Theoldphotowastakentoadvocateenvironmentalprotection.DSometimesitiseasytothinkthatcommon,everydaytermshavealwaysbeenlikethisandthattheywillcontinuetobeso.Butthisisnotthecase.Themeaningof“Spain”haschangeddramaticallyovertime.ToaRoman,aVisigoth,andamoderncitizenofthecountrynowcalledSpain,thewordcarriedorcarriesverydifferentmeanings.Tracingtheseshiftsoffersafascinatingjourneythroughhistory.Spaincomesfrom“Hispania”,anameusedtodescribetheIberianPeninsula(伊比利亚半岛).Scholarsstilldebateitsorigin,butonewidelyacceptedtheoryconsidersittobethePhoenician(腓尼基语的)phrase“I-span-ya”.Mostagreethatthebeginningandendreferto“island”,whilethemiddlepart“span”hasbeeninterpretedinseveralways:“ofrabbits”,“ofthesmiths”,or“ofthenorth”.Whatiscertainisthatitwasoriginallyrelatedtoageographicalconcept.Thisconceptwasmaintainedforalongtime.However,afterRomeconqueredthepeninsula,Hispaniatookonadministrativemeaningsaswell.TheregionbecameRome’sfirstoverseasterritory,dividedintotwoprovinces,HispaniaUlterior(FurtherSpain)andHispaniaCiterior(NearerSpain).Althoughthenumberofgovernmentdivisionsincreased,thebroaderideaofHispaniaasthetongueofthelandsurroundedbytheAtlanticandtheMediterraneanremained.WhentheRomanEmpiredeclined,theVisigoths—originallyfromEasternEurope—movedintoGaulandthensettledinthepeninsula,establishingakingdom.Theyadoptedtheterm“Pania”todescribetheirkingdom,usingittoreinforcetheirauthority.TheMusliminvasionmade“Pania”returntoasimplegeographicalname.ThenorthernkingdomsinitiallyusedittorefertothesouthernMuslim-heldlands.Butasthesenorthernkingdomsgrewmorepowerful,theirrulersbegantoaspire(渴望)toruletheentirepeninsula.LeaderslikeAlfonsoⅥandAlfonsoⅦdeclaredthemselves“EmperorofAllSpain”,bringingbacktheterm’spoliticalmeaning.Eventually,theseparatekingdomsontheIberianPeninsulaunitedthroughmarriageandconquest.Theconceptof“Spain”narrowedgeographicallybutexpandedpolitically.Bythen,“Spain”nolongerjustdescribedaplace—itrepresentedaunifiedmonarchyanditsterritory.12.Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopicofthetext?A．Bymakinganexplanation.B．Bystatingpersonalopinions.C．Byreferringtohistoricalresearch.D．Bychallengingacommonassumption.13.HowdidtheRomansaffectthemeaningof“Hispania”?A．Theyaddedpoliticalmeaningtoit.B．Theyuseditmainlyasaculturallabel.C．Theyusedittodescribeagroupofpeople.D．Theyturneditintothenameofakingdom.14.WhydidtheVisigothsusetheterm“Pania”?A．Todividelocalprovinces.B．Tomarkgeographicalborders.C．TofightagainstMuslimforces.D．Tostrengthentheirrulingpower.15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．TheBirthofaBrandNewStateB．TheEvolutionoftheNameSpainC．TheHistoryoftheIberianPeninsulaD．TheRiseandFallofCountriesinHispania七选五Ifyou’vecaughtyourselfwanderingtheroomwheneveryou’reonalongphonecall,don’tworry—itturnsoutthisstrangehabitisprettycommonandevenhassomesciencebehindit.Whenyouchatfacetoface,you’renodding,gesturing,andreadingtheotherperson’sfacialexpressions.____16____Expertssaythatwanderinginthiscontextisaperfectlynormalreactiontothe“missing”signalsthatweusuallygetinperson.“Talkingonthephonelacksthatcertainsomethingcalledvisualfeedback,”explainspsychologistKenFogel.Alltheextraenergyoremotionthatyou’dnormallyexchangethrougheyecontactorsmileshasnowheretogo.____17____Asidefrommakingupformissingvisuals,there’sanotherbrainyreasonwewander.Evernoticehowsomepeopletalkwiththeirhands—evenonphonecallswhennoonecanseethem?____18____Researchhasshownthatpeoplegestureduringspeechbecauseitactuallyhelpsthemprocessthoughtsandwords.Similarly,wanderingduringaphonechatmighthelppeopleexpresstheirthoughtsmorefluently.It’sliketheirfeetarehelpingtheirbrainsfindtherightwords.Anotherbigreasonpeoplewalkduringphonecallsisnervesandenergy.Whenyou’reonanimportantcall,wanderingisactuallylistedamongthemostcommonsignsofnervousness.____19____Thisisn’tnecessarilyabadthing.Infact,channelingnervousenergyintomovementcanhelpyoustaycomposedwhenitmatters,likeonthephone,whereyourvoiceisthemainsignalofyourstate.Itkeepsusjustbusyenoughphysicallytoreduceanxiety,whichinturncanmakeusmentallycalmerandmorepresentintheconversation.____20____It’snotstrange;it’spracticallyasimpletrickforbetterconversations.Nexttimeyoucatchyourselfwanderingduringacall,rememberthatyou’reingoodcompany.A．Ourbrainsandbodiesaredeeplyconnected.B．It’syourbody’swayofgettingridofextraenergy.C．Ifyoufindyourselfdistracted,trytostaywandering.D．Onaphonecall,allthatvisualinformationdisappears.E．Therefore,yourbodyfindsanoutletofenergybymoving.F．Knowingallthese,youcanstarttofullyembraceyourwalk-and-talkhabit.G．Studiessuggestthatwalkingwhiletalkingcanactuallyimproveyourmemory.二、完形填空Ilovedmakingdiscoveriesandpublishingrelevantpapers.Butafterbecomingapostdoctoralresearcher,Ifeltlostinthefine____21____oftheresearchanddesiredtoseeabiggerpicture.AsIstruggled,emailskeptpouringin,____22____myinstitutewasgoingtoholdanacademicmeeting.Mycuriositywas____23____.CouldIfindameaningfulcareeroutside____24____?Theeducationpanel(小组)____25____me.Itwaseye-openingtohearscientistsdescribehowtheyhadshiftedto____26____atmuseumsorresearchinstitutes,wheretheysharedscientific____27____withthepublic.Iaskedthepanelistsforadviceonhowtofollowtheirfootsteps.Anewsetof____28____mademerealizemynewpathwasn'tasstraightforwardastheacademicroute.Thoughcloseto40yearsold,Ichosetobe____29____anddowhatsuitedme.Inthe10yearsasateacher,Ihavetriedtobreakdown____30____conceptsintosimpleparts.Mysciencetraininghasguidedstudentsthroughlabsandhelpedthemrealizeno"____31____"answerexists.Ihaveenjoyedsharingmyresearch____32____withthem,includinghowoftenexperimentsfailed.It'ssatisfyingtothinkI'vemadeeffortstoguidetheirlivesinnew____33____,howeverbigorsmall.Isometimes____34____lookbackonmyresearchcareer.ButwhenIseetheimmediateimpactIammakingonyoungpeople'slives,Iknowmynewpathisagood____35____formyskillsandpassions.Scientistscomeinmanyformsandcanservesocietyindifferentways.21.A．remarksB．intentionsC．profitsD．details22.A．announcingB．noticingC．promisingD．speaking23.A．understoodB．fueledC．observedD．denied24.A．theoryB．academiaC．scienceD．imagination25.A．huntedforB．referredtoC．appealedtoD．allowedfor26.A．positionsB．classroomsC．librariesD．offices27.A．figuresB．evaluationsC．knowledgeD．evidences28.A．categoriesB．alternativesC．assumptionsD．setbacks29.A．reflectiveB．courageousC．outstandingD．optimistic30.A．broadB．narrowC．fundamentalD．complex31.A．accurateB．concreteC．clearD．influential32.A．experiencesB．thoughtsC．subjectsD．backgrounds33.A．ordersB．regionsC．directionsD．functions34.A．joyouslyB．carelesslyC．sadlyD．freely35.A．guaranteeB．appreciationC．reasonD．match三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Asmall-budgetChinesefilmDearYouhastakentheboxofficebystorm,reachingover600millionyuan.Obviously,thistouchingmoviebecomes____36____nationwidehit,winninghighpraisefromaudiencesandmedia____37____extracommercialpromotionduetolimitedfunds.SetagainstthebackgroundofoverseasChinesehistoryandtraditionaloverseasremittance(汇款)letterscalledQiaopi,thisinfluentialmovietellsawarmstoryaboutfamilyaffection,long-distancelongingandpersonal____38____(mature).Itmainlyfocusesonthedeepbondbetweenanelderlygrandmotherandherfamilymembers,aswellasthekindnesshiddenbehindoldletters.Manyyearsago,countlessoverseasworkers____39____(rely)onhandwrittenletterstosendtheirthoughtsandlivingexpensesbackhome,conveyingendlessmissingtotheirrelatives.Thewholefilmusesplainandrealisticshootingstyles____40____(show)thesimpleemotionsofordinarypeople,whichservesassolid____41____(prove)offinehumannature.Itperfectlypresentsthetraditional____42____(virtue)ofkindness,loyaltyandgratituderootedinChinesepeople’shearts.____43____movestheaudiencemostistheselflesskindnessthathasbeenkeptsecretformanyyears,whichmakescountlessviewersburstintotearswhilewatching.Apartfromtouchingdailyemotions,thefilmalsospreadsthepreciousculturalvalueofQiaopiculture,____44____(let)moreyoungpeopleknowaboutthisintangibleculturalheritage.Filmcriticscommentthatthisworksucceedsnotbybeautifulscenesorfamousactors,____45____bygenuinefeelingsthatcanstrikeachordineveryone’sheart.Itisnotonlyawonderfulmovie,butalsoasincerehonortofamilyloveandoldtimes.四、短文填空根据课文内容填空，每空不超过四个单词。Totallingover520,000____46____and____47____aperiodofabout3,000years,theShiji____48____130chaptersinfivecategories.Whatmakesthisbook____49____isthatitnotonlyincludesvividdescriptionsofhistoricalfiguressuchasemperors,ministersor____50____,butalsolistsimportanteventsindifferentperiods.____51____isthatit____52____astronomy,music,thecalendarandsoon.OneofthemainfeaturesoftheShijiishowthebiographiesarepresented—intheformofstories____53____.SimaQianwasabletouseasmallnumberofwordstodescribeahistoricaleventorfigurevividly.Someof____54____inthisbookarestill____55____.五、书信写作56.假定你是李华，为提升校园英语氛围，你校英语社团计划推出一个新栏目。社团指导老师Mr.Brown提出了两个备选方案：“CampusNewsBroadcast”(校园英语新闻广播)和“RecommendedBooksCorner”(英语好书推荐角)。请你给Mr.Brown写一封信，内容包括：1.你的选择；2.说明理由。注意：1.写作词数应为100个左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearBrown,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua六、书面表达（读后续写）57.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。WhenIwasinGrade10,myfamilyhadatoughtime.MyparentslosttheirjobsduringtheDepression.Dadwastooilltoworkoutside,whilemumhadahardtimeraisinguskidsonherowninoursmallcommunity.Wereliedonourcommunityassistancetokeepusclothed,andalthoughourclothesweresecond-hand,wethoughttheywerebeautiful.Lookingback,IrealizewhatMumwentthroughforsendinguskidstoschool.Everymorningshewouldputanewpieceofcardboardinourshoes,becauseourshoeswerewornout.Constantmovingwastypicalformyfamilyinthesetimes.Rentwastwenty-fivedollarsamonth,butMumcouldn’tpayit.Thesewerehardandsadyears,butwenevercomplained.NewYearwasapproaching,andwewereentitledtoatwenty-fivedollarfundforsocialservices.Mumsaidthatinsteadofbuyingfood,shewouldusethemoneytopaybackrent,assuringusallofaroofoverourheadsforalittlewhilelonger.ShetoldusthentherewouldbenothingforNewYear.UnknowntoMum,Ihadbeenshovelingsnowanddoingoddjobstoearnenoughmoneytobuyanewpairofgloves.IknewexactlywhichglovesIwanted.Theyweremadeofgenuineleatherandtheyhadapriceoftwenty-threedollars.Well,thebigdaycameonthelastdayofthatyear.Iwasveryexcited,asIhurrieduptocatchthebus.Itwasonlyahalf-a-milewalk,butonthewayInoticedahousewithlightsanddecorations.ItwasthenthatIrealizedatourhouse,wehadnolights,nodecorations,noranymoneyforgoodies.IknewthenthatwewouldhavenodeliciousfoodforNewYear,andIfeltsad.AsIcontinuedwalking,Ibegantofeelbewildered.Iwassixteenyearsold,andIwasfeelingastrangesenseofguilt.HereIwasgoingtobuyanewpairofgloveswhileMumwashomeintears.Shewouldbetryingtoexplaintouswhytherewerenopresents.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右：2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Paragraph1:Thebusdroveoffwithoutme.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph2:WhenMumopenedthedoor,shesurprisinglyfoundthatsomeofthegroceriesfellinsideontothefloor._______________________________________________________________