2025~2026学年江西省余干县私立蓝天中学度高二下学期期中考试英语试卷

2025~2026学年江西省余干县私立蓝天中学度高二下学期期中考试英语试卷一、听力选择题1.Whatwillthemando?

A．Makeacake.B．Buyachocolatecake.C．BringsomechocolatetoAlice.2.Whatcolourwindowdoesthemanprefer?

A．Green.B．Yellow.C．Darkblue.3.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutSally?

A．Sheiswrongtofireherboss.B．Shealwayssayswhatshethinks.C．Sheseemstohavealotinhermind.4.Howmuchshouldthemanpayforanight?

A．$20.B．$30.C．$50.5.Whathasthewomanlost?

A．Herpurse.B．Somekeys.C．Apairofglasses.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。6.Whatkindofmusicdoesthemanlike?

A．Rock.B．Jazz.C．Countrymusic.7.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofrockmusic?

A．Itwillcausestomachache.B．Itmakespeoplerelaxed.C．Itistoonoisy.8.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A．Favouritemusic.B．Favouritesongs.C．Favouritefood.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。9.Whyisthewomansobusy?

A．ShehasaChinesetestnextweek.B．Shehastogotothelibrary.C．Shewantstogotothecafé.10.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutherexam?

A．Confident.B．Worried.C．Disappointed.11.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?

A．Gotothelibrary.B．Haveacoffee.C．Haveatest.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。12.WhyisBarneyexcited?

A．HeseesJennifer.B．Hehearsthephonering.C．HehasrecognisedBillBlack.13.HowdidBarneyperformintheAmericanKennelClubCompetition?

A．Hewonthefirstplace.B．Hegainedlovefromkids.C．Hewonthesecondplace.14.HowcanpeopleprobablyknowthestoryofBarney?

A．Byreadingtheschoolmagazine.B．BytalkingtoBillBlack.C．ByattendingABCCollegeclasses.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。15.Whatdidthewomandoduringhervacation?

A．Shetookanatureadventure.B．Shetookphotosofairplanes.C．Shesawpicturesofwaterfalls.16.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A．Hewenttovisithisrelativesbyplane.B．Hethoughtthewomanhadaboringvacation.C．Hestayedinthehousebecauseofthebadweather.17.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhisvacation?

A．Exciting.B．Challenging.C．Relaxing.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。18.Whatmadethespeakerchoosetoworkasajournalist?

A．Hermajor.B．Theworkinghours.C．Thechancetomeetpeople.19.Whatdoesthespeakerdislikeaboutherjob?

A．Peoplealwaysthinkbadlyofjournalists.B．Shehastobreakstoriesinthepublic’sinterest.C．Journalistsoftencan’tgivetheiropinionsfreely.20.Howdoesthespeakerfeelaboutherjobingeneral?

A．Upset.B．Bored.C．Satisfied.二、阅读理解Manywildanimalsareindangertoday.Why?First,theirlivingplacesarebecomingfewerandfewer.Peoplecutdowntreesandbuildmorehouses.Second,somepeoplehuntanimalsformoney.Theykillelephantsfortheirteethandtigersfortheirfur.Tosavethem,ourgovernmenthasmademanyrules.Wehavebuiltmorenaturereserves.Wealsotellpeoplenottobuyproductsmadefromanimals.Ifeveryonetrieshisbest,wildanimalswillliveinpeace.21.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．HowtoprotectwildanimalsB．WherewildanimalsliveC．Howpeoplehuntanimals22.Whyarewildanimalsindangeraccordingtothepassage?

A．Theyaretooweak.B．Theylosetheirhomesandarehunted.C．Theweatheristoocold.23.Whathavepeopledonetohelpanimals?

A．Killmoreanimals.B．Buildnaturereserves.C．Buyanimalproducts.GahrielaworkedforamultinationalcompanyasasuccessfulprojectmanagerinBrazil.LatershewastransferredtomanageateaminSweden.Shewasexcitedabouthernewrolebutsoonrealizedthatmanaginghernewteamwouldbeachallenge.Despitetheirfriendliness,Gabrieladidn’tfeelrespectedasaleader.Hernewstaffwouldquestionherproposalsopenlyinmeetings,andwhenshegavetheminstructionsonhowtocarryoutatask,theywouldoftengoaboutisintheirownwaywithoutcheckingwithher.Whensheannouncedherdecisionsontheproject,theywouldcontinuegivingtheiropinionsasifitwasstillupfordiscussion.WhatGabrielawasexperiencingwasacultureshockinexpectations.DutchpsychologistGeertHofstedeusestheconceptof“powerdistance”todescribehowpowerisdistributed(分布)indifferentcultures.Inherpreviousworkenvironment,Gabrielawasusedtoahighpowerdistanceculturewherepowerisrespected.Insuchaculture,leadersmakethebigdecisionsandarenotoftenchallenged.HerSwedishteam,however,wereusedtoworkinginalowpowerdistanceculturewhereemployeesoftenworktogetherwiththeirbossestofindsolutionsandmakedecisions.Here,leadersactascoacheswhoencourageindependentthoughtandexpecttobechallenged.WhenGabrielabecameawareoftheculturaldifferencesbetweenherandherteam,shehadanopenconversationwiththemabouttheirfeelingsaboutherleadership.Pleasedtobeaskedfortheirthoughts,Gabriela’steamopenlyexpressedthattheywerenotusedtobeingtoldwhattodo.Theyenjoyedhavingmoreroomforinitiativeandcreativefreedom.Whenshetoldherteamexactlywhatsheneededthemtodo,theyfeltthatshedidn’ttrustthemtodotheirjobwell.Withabetterunderstandingoftheunderlyingreasonsbehindeachother’sbehaviour,Gabrielawasabletomakeadjustmentstohermanagementstyle.Finally,sheeffectivelymotivatedherteamtoachievetheirgoals.24.WhatproblemdidGabrielahavewithherSwedishteamatthebeginning?

A．HerSwedishstaffdidn’tunderstandherinstructions.B．Theywerealwaysrefusingtofollowherdirections.C．HerauthoritywaschallengedbyherSwedishstaff.D．Theylookeddownuponherbecauseshewasafemale.25.WhatisencouragedintheworkingcultureinSweden?

A．Independentthinkingandmildcharacter.B．Competitivespiritandmildcharacter.C．Professionalspiritandrisk-takingbehavior.D．Activeparticipationandcreativethinking.26.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeGabriela?

A．Bossyandrude.B．Flexibleandcommunicative.C．Kingbutstubborn.D．Strictbuttrustworthy.27.WhatcanwelearnfromGabriela’sstory?

A．Twoheadsarebetterthanone.B．WheninRome,doasRomansdo.C．Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.D．Don’tjudgeabookbyitscover.Woodstork,whichwasonthebrinkofextinctionin1984,hasrecoveredenoughinFloridaandotherSouthernstates.TheAmericanwildlifeofficialsproposedremovingthewaterfowl(水禽)fromtheendangeredspecieslist.Thissymbolicspecies,whichistheonlystorknativetoNorthAmerica,hasrebounded(反弹)becausededicatedpartnersinthesoutheasthaveworkedtirelesslytorestoreecosystemsthatsupportit.Inaddition,thewoodstorkhasincreaseditsrangeincoastalareas.Thebirdshaveadaptedtonewnestingareas,triplingthenumberofcoloniesacrosstheirrangefrom29to99inrecentyears.CreditgoesmainlytothewildlifeprotectionsprovidedbytheEndangeredSpeciesAct(ESA),whichcanimposerestrictionsonavarietyofactivitiesinareaswheresuchspeciesare,located,suchasdevelopment,miningandoildrilling.Theactsavedthewoodstorkandithelped;preserveandrebuildvitalhabitatsthroughoutthesoutheast,whichhasimprovedwaterqualityandbenefitedcountlessotherspecieswhocalltheareahome.TheEndangeredSpeciesActhassaved99%ofthespeciesthathavebeenonthelistsince1973,with100typesofplantsandanimalsdelistedbecausetheyhaverecoveredorareatleaststable.TheU.S.FishandWildlifeServicesaidthatrestorationofthewoodstork’shabitat,especiallyintheFloridaEvergladesandadjacentBigCypressNationalPreserve,ledtoa,sharpincreaseinbreedingpairs.Thosenumbershadshrunktojust5,000pairsin1984,whereastherearemorethan10,000pairstoday.“Theproposeddelistingofthewoodstorkisasignificantmilestoneandaremarkable,achievementofthehardworkbyfederalagencies,stateandlocalgovernments,tribes,conservationorganizations,andprivatecitizensinprotectingandrestoringourmostat-riskspecies,”InteriorSecretaryDebHaalandsaid.Ifthewoodstorkisdelisted,officialssaiditwouldremainprotectedbyotherlawsincludingtheMigratoryBirdTreatyActandtheCleanWaterAct.Amonitoringplan,wouldbeputinplaceforatleastfiveyearstoensurethestorkpopulationremainsstable.28.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthewoodstorkfromthetext?

A．Itspopulationisincreasing.B．Ithasalreadydiedout.C．Itiswidelydistributedworldwide.D．Itisthemostendangeredspecies.29.Whatcontributemostlytorecoveringthepopulationofthewoodstork?

A．Charityorganizations.B．Federalagencies.C．ProtectionsoftheESA.D．Localcompanies.30.WhatisDebHaaland’sattitudetothedelistingofthewoodstork?

A．Negative.B．Doubtful.C．Indifferent.D．Positive.31.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?

A．EffectoftheBigCypressNationalPreserveCountsB．SavingoftheEndangeredWoodStorkProgressesC．EffortstoRestoretheWildlifeHabitatPayOffD．ProtectionofAmericanNativeSpeciesWorksLocalgovernmentandfirefightersintheUnitedStatesarealwaysmanagingtolookfornewandcreativemethodstohelpkeepwildfiresundercontrol.Especiallyduringthehotanddrysummermonths,thousandsofwildfiresspreadthroughforestseveryyear.ThecityofWestSacramentoinNorthCaliforniahasfoundacreativesecretweapon(秘密武器)tohelpaddressthisproblem.Thesecretweapon,believeitornot,isgoats(山羊)!Intheirwake,thedangerousfirescauselossoflife,andcausedamagetolandandneighboringcommunities.Bythinkingoutofthebox,thedecisiontousegoatsforfirepreventionhasproven(证明)tobeasuccess.Thesefriendlyanimalshavebeenhelpingthecitywithwildfirepreventionbyeatingthedrygrassanddeadtrees.Whenthegoatseatthethingsthatarelikelytocatchfire,theystoptheproblembeforeitgrows!Wildfirescanhappennaturally,whendryplantscatchfirebecauseofthesun’sheat.However,mostwildfiresarecausedbyhumancarelessness.Thebestwaytofightthefiresandlessenthedamageistotrytoclearawaythethingsthatencouragethefire’sspread,inthiscasethedrygrass,treesandplants.Ifthethingsthataremostlikelytocatchfirearegone,thefireislesslikelytospread.Thisisaveryenvironmentallyfriendlysolutiononmanylevels,andsupereffectiveaswell.Theloveablegoatsareabletoreachdifficultareasthatgrasscutterswouldnotbeabletoreach.Firefightersandgovernmentofficialscouldnotbehappierwiththeresults.WestSacramentopublicinformationofficer,PaulHosely,saidthatabout400ofthesegoatscanclearanareaofabouttwoacresperday.Theyevenfertilize(使肥沃)thearea,anaturalandfreesideeffectofeatingallthosedryplants.Althoughthiseffortiscostly,ithaspaidoff.Afewweeksago,afireneartheOaklandZoospreadquickly.Firebreaksmadebythegoatshelpedstopitfromgrowingandspreading,andkeptthepeopleintheareaandtheirproperties(财产)safe.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thisproblem”inparagraph1referto?

A．TheshortageoffirefightersintheU.S.B．Lossoflifecausedbyextremeweather.C．Thegrowthofwildfiresacrosswoodedareas.D．Damagetolandcausedbysomewildanimals.33.HowdogoatshelpWestSacramento?

A．Byfertilizinggardens.B．Bycreatingfirebreaks.C．Bywarningofpossibledanger.D．Bycontrollingovergrowngrass.34.Howdoestheauthorshowthesolution’seffectivenessinparagraph5?

A．Byusingexperts’words.B．Byprovidingexamples.C．Byshowingdifferences.D．Bydescribingaprocess.35.TheauthorusedtheeventneartheOaklandZootoshow_________.

A．thesideeffectofthementionedsolutionB．thepopularityofthementionedsolutionC．thehighcostofthementionedsolutionD．thesuccessofthementionedsolutionOneoftheeasiestandmosteffectivewaystohelpwildlifeistoprotecttheenvironmentinwhichtheanimalslive.36Reduce.Manufacturingconsumerproductsusesenergyandnaturalresources,andcreateswasteandpollution.Whenweconsumeless,weneedfewernaturalresourcesandproducelesswaste.37Reuse.38Ifyouhaveunwantedbooks,toys,clothesorotheritemsingoodcondition,considergivingthemtocharityinsteadofthrowingtheminthetrash.Recycle.Avoidproductswithmuchpackagingorpackagingthatcannoteasilyberecycled.Findoutwhatisrecyclableinyourareaandrecycleeverydayitemssuchasaluminumcans,glassandplasticcontainers,andcardboardandpaperproducts.Saveenergy.Driveless,useenergy-efficientvehiclesandappliances,andsimplyturnoffthelightswhenyouleavearoom.Manypowerplantsrelyoncoalandotherfossilfuelsthatdamagewildlifehabitatwhentheyaretaken,andpollutetheenvironmentandleadtoclimatechangewhenburned.3940Youshouldkeepasafedistanceaway,donotapproachthem,andnotremovethemfromtheirenvironment.Ifyouencounteraninjuredwildanimal,contactananimalrescuerinyourarea.

A．Respectwildanimals.B．Cutdownyourenergyuse.C．Plantmoretreesifpossible.D．Donotthrowitawayifitstillhasause!E．Hereiswhatyoucandotoprotecttheenvironment.F．Youcanalsoconsiderjoiningacommunitysolarprogramoraddingsolartechnologytoyourhomeorbusiness.G．Reduceyouruseofsingle-useplastics,whicharedifficulttorecycleandexistintheenvironmentfordecades.三、完形填空Theairisthinandwehavetorestseveraltimesontheway.Ontheplain(平原)infrontofus,wecanjust41somebeautifulanimals.Thisiswhywe’rehere-to42Tibetanantelopes(藏羚羊).Watchingthemmoveslowlyacrossthegreengrass,I’mattracted(吸引)bytheirbeauty.ButI’malsoremindedofthe43theyarein.Theyarebeinghuntedfortheirvaluablefur(毛皮)．MyguideisZhaxi,avolunteer,whoworksattheChangtangNationalNatureReserve(羌塘国家自然保护区).ToZhaxi,44thewildlifeisawayoflife.“We’renottryingtosavetheanimals,”hesays.“45,we’retryingtosaveourselves.”The1980sand1990swere46timesfortheantelopes.Theirpopulationdroppedsharply.Huntersshotthemtomakea47.Theirhabitats(栖息地)becamesmallerandsmallerasnewroadsandrailwayswere48.TosaveTibetanantelopes,theChinesegovernmentplacedthemundernationalprotection.Zhaxiandother49watchedovertheantelopesdayandnighttokeepthemfrombeingkilled.Gatesand50wereaddedtolettheantelopesmove51andkeepthemsafefromcarsandtrains.Themeasureswereeffective.Theirpopulationhas52.Thegovernment,53,doesnotintendtostoptheprotectionprograms,sincethethreats(威胁)tothemhavenotyetdisappeared.Intheevening,Idrinkacupofteaandwatchthestars.IthinkabouttheantelopesandwhatZhaxitoldme.Muchisbeingdonetoprotectwildlife,butifwereallywanttosavethe54,wemust55ourwayoflife.Onlywhenwelearntoliveinharmonywithnaturecanwestopbeingathreattowildlifeandtoourplanet(星球).41.A．makeupB．makeupforC．makeforD．makeout42.A．huntB．protectC．observeD．buy43.A．placeB．wildC．environmentD．danger44.A．sellingB．protectingC．seekingD．hurting45.A．ActuallyB．LuckilyC．EventuallyD．Obviously46.A．uniqueB．significantC．limitedD．terrible47.A．moveB．fortuneC．studyD．difference48.A．measuredB．replacedC．builtD．improved49.A．volunteersB．huntersC．visitorsD．guides50.A．bridgesB．curtainsC．windowsD．tracks51.A．calmlyB．easilyC．activelyD．confidently52.A．doubledB．changedC．recoveredD．reduced53.A．besidesB．thereforeC．somehowD．however54.A．manB．planetC．animalD．plain55.A．maintainB．chooseC．changeD．ignore四、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。AnyonewhohasaninterestinDunhuangwillhaveheardofFanJinshi.TheChinesearchaeologist56hasspentmorethanhalfacenturyresearchingandpreservingthecavesattheheartoftheancientSilkRoadinGansuProvince57(know)asthe“DaughterofDunhuang”inherfield,though“protector”isprobablyamorefitting58(describe).Fanhasbeenstudyingthehistoricalsitesincetheearly1960s.firstasanarchaeologyundergraduatefromPekingUniversity,thenasaconservationistwhenshe59(become)thedeputydirectoroftheDunhuangResearchAcademyin1984,whichservestopreventtheancientsite60beingdestroyed.“Itisoverathousandyearsold.Itisanoldperson,an61(extreme)weakoldperson.Ithas62(variety)illness.Ifyouarealittlecareless,itcouldbegone.Goneforever,”Fansays.Today,thankstotheworkofgreat63(archaeologist)suchasFan,Dunhuangisproudoftheworld’slargestandbest-preservedcollectionofBuddhistrelics64(date)fromthefifthtothe13thcenturies.ThemainMogaositeismadeupof735cavesspreadacrossa1,700,metre-widecliffface,containing45,000squaremetresofmurals(壁画)65morethan2,000colorfulsculptures(雕塑).五、书信写作66.请以ProtectingEndangeredAnimals为题，按要求写一篇短文。要求：词数80词左右，内容包含：1.濒危动物现状2.保护的重要性3.至少两条具体建议提示词：endangered,dieout,protect,naturereserves,laws,wildanimals________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________