2025-2026学年江苏省扬州市高二（下）期末英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2025-2026学年江苏省扬州市高二（下）期末英语试卷一、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共37.5分。AAthens

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ItwasthefirstFridayinApril，andSara'sschoolhadearlydismissal.Shedroppedherbackpackonthefloor，andrushedoutthebackdoor.Havingmadenofriendsathernewschool，shefeltlonelyandalone.However，walkingthroughthedeepwoodsbehindherhouserelievedthefrustrationinher.

ThatdaySarachoseamuddyroutenearWillowCreek.Abouthalfamilefromthehouse，Saranoticedsomethingratherodd—acarved，pencil-shapedstump（树桩）whereatallpoplarsapling（白杨树苗）hadstoodthepreviousweek.Shelookedaroundandsawanarrowpathmarkedbybrokenbranches.Saracarefullypickedherwaythroughthebush.

SarareachedWillowCreekandrealizedimmediatelywhathadhappened.Apairofindustriousbeavers（河狸）wasactivelydammingWillowCreekwithsomeheavybranchesintheirteeth.AlthoughthedamcouldnotstopWillowCreekinfullrush，thebeavershadmajorconstructioninmind.Sarawonderedhowlongitwouldtakethemtofinish.Forthefirsttimeinweeks，Sarawasinterestedinsomething.

Overthenextfewweeks，Saramonitoredthewholeprogress.ThedamincreasedinsizeandreducedWillowCreektoasmallflow.Sarascannedtheponddailytoseewhathadchanged.Itdidnotoccurtoherthatwhathadchangedthemostwasherownattitude.Shehadexchangedlonelinessforcuriosity，frustrationforfascination.

Inschool，Sara'sscienceclasswasstudyingecosystems."Pairupanddoareportonhabitats.Bepreparedtogiveapresentation."saidMr.Hoffinger.KaylaturnedaroundandwhisperedtoSara，"Doyouhaveapartner？"Sarashookherhead."Wanttoworktogether？"askedKayla.Sarasmiled，"Ihaveaninspiration.Comeovertomyhouseafterschool，andI'llshowyou."

Onpresentationday，KaylarantheslideshowwhileSararelated，"Thisspring，twoecosystemengineersmovedtoWillowCreek.Withoutcollegedegrees，theybuildfinehabitats.Theyarebeavers."Allthestudentswereamazedattheimpressiveandinstructiveslides.ThebeaverdamhadchangedboththeenvironmentofthepondandSaraherself.4.WhatdidSarafindstrangeclosetoWillowCreek？______A.Atree-linedpath. B.Apencil-shapedstump.

C.Awell-builtdam. D.Anewly-plantedsapling.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"industrious"inparagraph3mean？______A.Elegant. B.Generous. C.Hardworking. D.Sensitive.6.WhichwordscanbestdescribeSara？______A.Adventurousandsmart. B.Considerateandanxious.

C.Excitableandhumorous. D.Independentandselfish.7.Whatdoestheauthorimplyinthelastparagraph？______A.Sarafinishedthepresentationbyherself.

B.TheteacherspokehighlyofSara'sslide.

C.Sarachangedherlifeattitudepositively.

D.Thegirlsservedasecosystemengineers.C

Accordingtoarecentreport，researchersfromtheUniversityofEdinburghhaveusedbacteriatotransformwasteplasticintoamedicinethathelpspeoplewithamedicalconditioncalledParkinson's.

Parkinson'sisaconditioninwhichpartsofthebraingetdamagedandstopproducingachemicalcalleddopamine（多巴胺），whichsendsmessagesbetweenthebrainandnerves.Nervescarrymessagesbetweenthebrainandthebody.Areductionindopamineleadstoproblemswithmovingaround，suchasshaking，slowmovementandveryrigidmuscles.Itgetsworseovertimeandthereiscurrentlynocure.

ThemaintreatmentforParkinson'sisdrugscontainingachemicalcalledlevodopa（左旋多巴），orL-Dopa.Thesehelptoproducedopamine.Themedicine'smakersusefossilfuels（化工燃料）likepetroleumtomakeL-Dopa.Theprocessofextractingfossilfuelsfromthegroundharmstheenvironment，andburningthemcreatesgreenhousegases.ThesearegasesthattraptheSun'sheatintheEarth'satmosphere，makingtemperaturesrise，causingclimatechange.

Now，researchersattheUniversityofEdinburghhaveengineeredbacteriatoturnplasticwasteintoL-Dopa.Theresearcherschangedthebacteria'sDNA，andtheengineeredbacteriacanbreakdownoneofthemainchemicalsthatmakeupplasticbottlesandturnitintoL-Dopa.Mostplasticsaremadefromfossilfuelsand，ifnotrecycled，theyareabigsourceofwasteandpollution.Dr.StephenWallace，ascientistwholedthestudy，saiditshowsthat"wastematerialscanbereimaginedasvaluablesourcesthatsupporthumanhealth."

Scientistsattheuniversityusedasimilarprocesstomakeanothermedicinelastyear.ThenextstepistodevelopthetechnologysothatitcouldbeusedinfactoriestomakelargeamountsofL-Dopa，andperhapsotherimportantdrugstoo.Wallacesaid，"Ifwecancreatemedicinesfornervoussystemdiseasefromawasteplasticbottle，it'sexcitingtoimaginewhatelsethistechnologycouldachieve."8.WhatisresponsibleforthemovementdisordersinParkinson'spatients？______A.Thelackofdopamine. B.Thedamagetosomemuscles.

C.Themisuseoffossilfuels. D.Thesideeffectsofmedicines.9.WhatcanweinferabouttraditionalL-Dopaproduction？______A.Itreliesheavilyonrecycledmaterials.

B.Itputspressureontheenvironment.

C.Itimprovesmedicaleffectiveness.

D.Ittransformedthebacteria'sDN10.HowdoesDr.StephenWallacefeelaboutthenewtechnology？______A.Ithasahighlypromisingfuture.

B.Itneedsexpertsupportimmediately.

C.Itwillreplacefossilfuelssoon.

D.Itworksformedicalexperiments.11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout？______A.AnewcureforParkinson'sdisease.

B.Abreakthroughinplasticrecycling.

C.Astudytoturnplasticintomedicine.

D.Aresearchonnervoussystemdiseases.D

Planesarefasterandcarsmoreconvenient，butneithercapturesthespiritoftravelquitelikeanadventurebyrail.Theloveofrailwayshasverydeeproots，whichhavebeensustainedbythetalesoftraintravelinliteratureandthearts.

Beforetheinventionofrailways，whattroubledpeoplemostwasthatcarriagespulledbyhorsestookdaystocrossacountryandpassengerswereatconstantriskofinjuryordeath，asaccidentswerefrequent.Therailwaystransformedallthis.Traintravelchangedeventhewaypeopleinteracted.Ratherthanhavingtomarryoneofthegirlsorboysinthevillage，peoplewereabletotraveltothenearesttownorcity，wheretheopportunitiesforromancewerefargreater.Andsoon，asfacilitiessuchasdiningcarsandsofterseatsnottomentiontoilets—begantobeintroducedontrains，thejourneyalsobecamesomethingexciting，apartoftheholiday.

Partofthepleasureofrailwaytravelisitsperfectpace.Therighttrainjourneyisjustfastenoughtoavoidtheboredomofacarorbustrip.Besides，itisnotsorapid，likeairtravel，astogetridoftheneedforadaptationfromthefamiliarlocationtoanewone.Ideally，therewillbeafewstopslongenoughtobuyfoodoffthestationkiosks（车站售货亭）andpickupanewspapertobereadbackonthetrain.Trainsprovideaconstantlychangingvisionoftheworld，anever-runningfilmthroughthewindow.

Therenaissance（复兴）oflong-distancerailtravelcanbeseenasareactiontothearrivalofhigh-speedtrains，whichremovesomeofthetraditionalenjoymentofrailtravel.Theyaretoofunctional，withservicethatoftenmirrorstheworstaspectsofairtravel—suchassecuritychecksatstations—andtheirspeedremovespartofthepleasureofwatchingtheworldgobyslowly.

Whatisitthenabouttrains？Intruth，itwouldnothavebeensurprisingiftheyhadgonethewayofthehorseandcart.Therailwayswereanineteenth-centuryinventionthatwereluckytosurvivethetwentieth，giventheconvenienceofcars.Buthereweare，wellintothetwenty-firstcenturydreamingofthemagicofournextcharmingtrainjourney.12.Whatwasamajorproblemwithhorsecarriagesbeforerailwaysappeared？______A.Theycostmuchforordinarypeople.

B.Theylackedsomeconvenientfacilities.

C.Theyfailedtotravelacrossthecountry.

D.Theyweretime-consumingandunsafe.13.Howdoestheauthorexplainthepleasureofrailwaytravel？______A.Bymakingcomparisons. B.Bydefiningaconcept.

C.Byquotingsomesayings. D.Byprovidingstatistics.14.Whatcanbeinferredabouthigh-speedtrains？______A.Theybalancefunctionandtravellingpleasurewell.

B.Theybringplentyofpotentialdangerstotravellers.

C.Theyhelppeoplebetterenjoysceneryalongtheway.

D.Theysharesomeunpleasantfeatureswithairtravel.15.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstraintravel？______A.Hopeful B.Dismissive C.Doubtful D.Unclear二、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共12.5分。

Beingabletouseyourinitiativeisanimportantskilltohavebecauseitbenefitsyouinlotsofways.

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Usingyourinitiativemeanshelpingoutorsolvingaproblemwithoutbeingtoldoraskedtodoit.

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Thiscouldbegettingstartedwithyourworkatschoolbeforetheteachertellsyouto，ornoticingthatyourfriendisstrugglingwithschoolworkandofferingtohelp.

Whenyoutaketheinitiative，youpractisemakingdecisionsandseeingtheresultsofyoursolutions.Thiscanbuildconfidenceandself-belief，whichislinkedtobetterlearningandwellbeing.

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Allofthesethingshelpyoutobemoreindependentasyougetolder.

Likeanythingnew，usingyourinitiativemightfeelhardatfirst.Youngpeopleliveinaworldwheremanydecisionsaremadeforyoubythegrown-ups，sodecidingtodosomethingonyourowncanfeelscary.

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However，justlikeanything，themoreyoupractise，theeasieritwillbecome.

Trysomethingsmallfirst.

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Focusoneffortratherthanoutcomes，becauselearninghappensthroughtrying，notgettingeverythingright.Therearelotsofwaysyoucanuseyourinitiative.Itcouldbeseeingsomethingyouwanttochange，suggestingnewwaystodothings，orfindingataskthatneedstobedone.

A.Itlimitsyourcontactwithclassmates.

B.Itcanalsoimproveproblem-solvingskills.

C.Youactwhenyouseesomethingthatneedsdoing.

D.Besides，manyofyouworryaboutmakingmistakes.

E.Soyoushouldknowwhatitmeansandwhereyoustart.

F.Successwithsmallstepsbuildsconfidenceforbiggerchallenges.

G.It'sbettertostartwithchallengingtaskstobuildupyourconfidence.16.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G17.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G18.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G19.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G20.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G三、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。

Mrs.Williamsaskedustopresentourself-madeprojectsinclass.Asastudentwhowasalways

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tospeakinfrontofthewholeclass，Ikeptmyheaddown，hopingshewouldnotcallmyname—butshedid.

Iwalkedtothefrontwith

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legsandputmybirdhouseonthetable.ItoldmyclassmatesIfoundabuildingplanonlineand

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itstepbystep.IalsoexplainedthatIhad

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awaytomaketheroofmovable，sowecouldcleaniteasilyafterbirdsleft.

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thenailandhittheroofhardinstead，breakingthebirdhouseintopieces.Theclassfellinto

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atonce.Ifeltmyface

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withshame，notknowingwhattodo.Iwantedtorunbacktomyseat，

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Iforcedmyselftocalmdown.Inthaturgentmoment，athoughtsuddenly

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me.Itookadeepbreathandjoked，"Iwanttoshowyounotonlyhowtobuildabirdhouse，butalsohowtotakeit

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."Theclasslaughedloudlyandthenbeganto

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forme.

Thisaccidenttaughtmea

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：everyonemakesmistakes，andthere'snoneedtobeafraidofthem.Whenweface

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.NowIammuchmorebraveandconfident，readytofaceany

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inlife.21.A.ready B.afraid C.excited D.astonished22.A.strong B.shaky C.injured D.tired23.A.followed B.removed C.changed D.spread24.A.lookedinto B.handedin C.thoughtof D.contributedto25.A.hit B.grasped C.missed D.caught26.A.trouble B.panic C.depression D.silence27.A.burning B.melting C.softening D.shining28.A.though B.so C.but D.since29.A.bothered B.struck C.attacked D.beat30.A.apart B.along C.aside D.away31.A.weep B.clap C.sigh D.argue32.A.skill B.lesson C.subject D.theory33.A.constant B.imaginary C.unexpected D.emotional34.A.loneliness B.annoyance C.sadness D.embarrassment35.A.challenge B.choice C.conflict D.puzzle四、语法填空：本大题共1小题，共15分。36.

Atsixinthemorning，therhythmofNanjing，capitalofJiangsuprovince，isalreadyinmotion.AlongWangfuStreet，peoplecanseesteam

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aqueuehasformed，enjoysgreatpopularity.

Somearelocalresidentswhovisittheshop

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（regular），clothbagsinhandaftertheirmorningexercise.Othersarevisitorsfromadistance，suitcasesattheirfeet，

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（draw）bywordofmouthandsocialmedia.Theyareallwaitingforthesamething：alocalspecialtyknownaswufan，or"blackrice".

FormanyinthiseasternChinesecity，itismorethanbreakfast—it

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（mark）thearrivalofsummer.Lixiafalls

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May5thisyear，theStartofSummer.InNanjing，theoccasioniscloselytiedtothecustomofeatingblackrice，whichisbelieved

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（benefit）thebodyastheweatherturnswarm.

Afolksayinggoes，"EatblackriceatLixia，

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youwon'tbetroubledbymosquitoesallyear."Thistradition，whichhasstoodthetestoftime，brings

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五、书面表达：本大题共2小题，共40分。37.假定你是李华，近期你和班级同学组建了太空探索小组。你的英国朋友Chris得知后写信向你了解详情。请你给他回一封邮件，内容包括：

（1）组建初衷；

（2）活动内容；

（3）你的感想。

注意：

（1）写作词数应为80个左右；

（2）请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。

DearChris，

I'dliketosharedetailsabouttheSpaceExplorationClubinmyclass.______

Yours，LiHua38.

Tom，ashy17-year-oldhighschoolstudent，hadlonghadtroublewithsocialanxiety—healwaysavoidedstrangersandpreferredbeingalonetohavingawkwardconversationsafterclass.Worriedabouthislackofsocialinteraction，Tom'sparentsoftenencouragedhimtostepoutofhiscomfortzonetocommunicatewithothers，whichcouldhelphimgrowandlearnmoreaboutothers.Finally，Tommadeabravedecisiontovolunteeratacommunityeventfortheelderlylivingalone，hopingtochallengehimselfinameaningfulway.

Arrivingatthecommunitycentershortlybefore9a.m.，Tomfoundaquietyetwarmatmosphere.Thebighallwasfilledwithgray-hairedseniors：somereadmorningnewspapersslowly，enjoyingeachword，whileothersstaredoutoflargewindows，afaintsenseoflonelinessintheireyes.AnelderlyladynamedMrs.Browncaughthisattentionrightaway.Sittingalonebythewindow，sheheldaslightlyfadedblack-and-whitephotoinhershakinghands，withasoft，nostalgic（怀旧的）smileonherlips.Later，TomlearnedfromtheorganizerthatMrs.Brownhadlivedalonesinceherhusbandpassedawaytenyearsago，andfewpeoplecametovisither.

Tomfeltmixedemotions—sympathyforherloneliness，awishtotalktoher，andstrongnervousnessthatmadehisthroatfeeltight.Hetookafewslowstepsforward，thenstopped，hishandstightlyclenched（紧握）athissides.Justashehesitated，akindfemaleorganizerinherfortiesapproachedgentlyandpattedhisshoulder."Don'tworry，"shesaidsoftly."Theseseniorshavegonethroughalotinlifeandoftenfeellonely.Sometimesalltheyneedissomeonetolisten—yourbeingheremeansmorethanyouthink."

Encouragedbyherwords，Tomfeltarushofcourage.Hetookadeepbreathtocalmhisfast-beatingheart，straightenedhisshouldersalittle，andwalkedsteadilytowardMrs.Brown."Goodmorning，madam.I'mTom，heretovolunteer，"heintroducedhimself，hisvoiceslightlytremblingbutclear.Pointingtothephoto，headdednervously，"Itlooksveryspecial.MayIaskwhoisinit？"

注意：

（1）续写词数应为150个左右；

（2）请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

Mrs.Brownlookedupandstartedsharingthestories.________

Whenitwastime