吉林四平地区部分学校2025-2026学年高二下学期7月期末英语试题（含答案）

吉林四平地区部分学校2025-2026学年高二下学期7月期末英语试题一、阅读理解ADiscoverthewondersanddevelopcuriosityinthenaturalworld.ThefollowingaredescriptionsoftheprogrammesattheAudubonCentreatSewardPark.SpringTulipsinWatercolourJoinusatSewardParkAudubonCentreforafunwatercolourtulip(郁金香)paintingclasswithcolourscientistAshwiniSadekar!Suitableforallagesandskilllevels,includingchildrenandadults,thisclassoffersafantasticwaytocelebratespring.UnderAshwini’sexpertguidance,you’lllearnthestep-by-stepsecretsofcreatingexcellenttulippaintingsanddiscoverthejoyofwatercolour.Rivers,Lakes&TheSea:APaintedTouroftheOlympicsGalleryExhibitArtistKhuyenLamwilltakeviewersonanadventureacrossthewonderfullandscapeofOlympicNationalPark.Usingapaintbrushasavehicle,thepaintingswilltransportviewerstoattractivecoastlines,windingriverbendsandwaterfalls.PleasevisitSewardParkAudubonCentre’sGarryOakGallerytoexploreKhuyen’smasterfulworks.TheEarlyBirdJoinusinSewardParkduringapointinthedaywhenthebird’scallsandsongsareliftedhighabovethenoiseofthebusydaythatfollows.LeadnaturalistEdDominguezleadsourlongwalkthroughthefieldsandforestasweobservemigrating(迁徙)andresidentbirds.Guestsshouldbereadytohikeadistanceofupto15miles.Pleasedressproperly.TheTerminusProjectBetween1982and2009,thenumberofglaciers(冰川)intheOlympicMountainsreducedfrom266to184.Weknowthatnumberwillbecomesmallerastheclimatecontinuestochange.Thegoaloftheprojectistoimmortalize(使不朽)glaciersoftheOlympicMountainsthroughart.CometohearscientistBillBaccusofOlympicNationalParktalkaboutglaciersinOlympicNationalPark,andtheartistsofTerminustospeakontheirwork.1.WhatisspecialaboutSpringTulipsinWatercolour?A．Itteachesoilpaintingskills.B．Itisforbirdlovers.C．Itofferspaintingclassforallages.D．Itwilltransportvisitorstocoastlines.2.Atwhichprojectcanwehearthetalkaboutglaciers?A．Rivers,Lakes&TheSea.B．TheEarlyBird.C．SpringTulipsinWatercolour.D．TheTerminusProject.3.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．TointroduceAudubonCentreprogrammes.B．TodescribeOlympicNationalPark.C．ToinvitepeopletoSewardPark.D．Toteachushowtodrawwell.BItwasacenturybeforetheComputerAgebegan.AdaLovelacehadimaginedthemodern-daycomputer.Themodelwasneverbuilt.However,Lovelace’swritingshelpedherbecomefamous.Peoplenowconsiderthewomantheworld’sfirstcomputerprogrammer.TheprogrammeLovelacewrotewastocalculateanimportantnumber.However,thewoman’sdeeperinfluencewastoseethepotentialofcomputing.Thecomputercouldgobeyondcalculatingnumbers,shewrote,tobeusedtocreatemusicandart.Later,thisideabecamethekeyconceptoftheInformationAge.Lovelacewasbornin1815intoawealthyfamily.Sheshowedaninterestinmathandmechanics(机械学)fromayoungage.Withhermother’shelp,Lovelacemadefriendswithbigthinkersoftheday.Whenshewas17,shewasintroducedtotheBritishinventorCharlesBabbage.Inthetwodecadesthatfollowed,thetwokeptwritingtoeachothertodiscussmathandscience.In1843,whenshewas27,Lovelacewrotehermostinfluentialarticleaboutcomputerscience.Shedescribedhowthecomputerwouldworkandincludedaformula(公式)forcalculatinganimportantnumber.Theformulaisconsideredasthefirstcomputerprogramme.Shealsoimaginedafutureinwhichcomputerscoulddojobsfasterthanhumans.Inmanyindustries,Lovelacewrote,computerswouldsupersedehumanworkers.Now,peoplecelebrateLovelace’sachievementseveryyear.AdaLovelaceDayisheldonthesecondTuesdayofeveryOctober.Lovelace’sstorieshavebeenpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.Peopleusethemtoencourageyounggirlstodowellinsciencesubjects.Thereisnoreasonwhygirlscan’tbecomesuccessfulscientists.Justremembertheworld’sfirstcomputerprogrammerwasawoman!4.WhatisthekeyconceptoftheInformationAge?A．Thecomputerwillbeusedtowritearticles.B．Thecomputerismostlyallowedtodesignartworks.C．Thecomputeriscapableofmorethancalculation.D．Thecomputercancreatebettermusicthanmusicians.5.HowdidLovelacegetthechancetomakefriendswithbigthinkers?A．Byaskingherclassmatesforhelp.B．Thankstohermother’sassistance.C．Throughherteacher’sintroduction.D．Bywritingletterstoexperts.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“supersede”inParagraph4mean?A．Taketheplaceof.B．Takethebenefitof.C．Taketheuseof.D．Takethemeaningof.7.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．HowAdaLovelaceChangedtheWorldB．TheLifeofaFamousWomanScientistC．AdaLovelaceandHerInventionsD．AdaLovelace:FirstComputerProgrammerC“Practicemakesperfect”isaverypopularexpression.However,canwetakethissayingliterally?Manyscientificstudieshavesoughttoeitherproveordisprovethisidea.Onepopulartheoryisthatifapersonpractisesforatleast10,000hours,theywillreach“perfection”,orbecomeanexpertintheirfield.ThistheorywasmadefamousbyMalcolmGladwellinhis2008best-sellingbook,Outliers:TheStoryofSuccess.HementionedthemusicgroupTheBeatlesandMicrosoftco-creatorBillGates.Althoughtheyallseemedtohavelotsofnaturaltalent,theyalsoclearlyputinover10,000hoursofpracticebeforetheybecamesuccessful.Gladwell’sworkwaslargelybasedonresearchdonebyAndersEricsson,whoarguedthatGladwellmisinterpretedhisresearch.Firstly,Ericssonstatedthat10,000hourswasanaveragefigure.Somepeopleneededfarfewerthan10,000hours,andothersmanymore.Moreimportantly,Ericssonsaidthatjustpractisingalotwasnotenough;thetypeandqualityofpracticewasalsoessential.Hewentontoexplaintheimportanceof“deliberatepractice”,whichiswhenapersonpractisesaspecificpartofaskillindepthratherthanpractisingaskillasawhole.AmorerecentstudyfromPrincetonUniversitystatedthatpracticeonlyaccountedforupto26%ofreachinganexpertlevel.Manypeoplesaythatnaturaltalenthasalargeinfluenceonbecominganexpert.Anothernaturalfactorisphysicalsuperiority,whichisespeciallyevidentinsports.IQ,personalityattitude,andstartingagearedecisive,too.Butbecominganexpertdoesn’tequalinstantsuccess,whichalsoreliesonsocialandenvironmentalfactors.Inconclusion,practicemaynotmakeperfect,butdeliberatepracticehasbeenshowntoleadtosignificantimprovement.BasedonEricsson’sresearch,herearesometipsonhowtopractiseeffectively:bemotivated;makespecificandrealisticgoals;workoutsideyourcomfortzone;beconsistentandpersistent;andgetplentyofrest!Forthosewantingtobecomeanexpertinsomething,rememberthatbeingmotivatediskey-enjoywhatyoudoandfollowyourpassions.8.HowdidGladwellsupporthisidea?A．Bylistingnumbers.B．Byusingexamples.C．Byinterviewingfamouspeople.D．Bymentioningotherresearchers.9.WhichofthefollowingmayEricssondisagreewith?A．Practicealoneisfarfromenough.B．About10,000hoursofpracticeleadstosuccess.C．Practicehoursvaryfrompersontoperson.D．Deliberatepracticeismuchmoreeffective.10.Whatdoesparagraph4mainlytalkabout?A．Theroleofpractice.B．Factorsincreatingexperts.C．Theimportanceofnaturaltalent.D．Warningsforexperts.11.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetotheidea“Practicemakesperfect”?A．Favorable. B．Intolerant. C．Doubtful. D．Neutral.DMostadults’earliestmemoriesdatebacktopreschool,notinfancy(婴儿).Thegapinourautobiographyfromwhenwewereababyisknownas“infantileamnesia”,anditisnotjustduetonormalforgettingovertime.Twopossibleaccountsexistforthisphenomenon.First,infantsmaynotbeabletostorememories.Thehippocampus—abrainregionkeyformemory—growsslowlyinchildhood.Itmaynotworkwellenoughforinfantstokeepmemories,similartoadultswithhippocampaldamagewhocannotstorenewmemories.Anotherideaisthatinfantscanstorememoriesbutloseaccesstothemlater.Studiesonmiceshowtheirhippocampusstoresearlymemoriesandkeepsthemintoadulthood.Totestthisinhumans,ourlabusedfMRI(asafebrainimagingtool)tostudyawakeinfants—somethingnotdonebefore.Giveninfants’highactivitylevelandshortattentiontime,bothofwhichmakeitdifficulttocollectgooddatafromthem.Asaresult,mostfMRIresearchininfantshasbeenconductedwhiletheysleep.Butthiswasn’tanoptionforourinvestigationsbecausememoriesarebasedonexperiencesinwakinglife.Throughmorethan400sessionsandcountlessinsightsfromfamilies,wedevelopedspecializedtechniquestokeepawakeinfantsstill,happy,andengaged.Inarecentstudy,weshowed1-year-oldinfantsphotosoffaces,objectsandscenesduringfMRI.Later,wegavethemeachfamiliarphotowithanewone.Ifaninfantlookedlongeratthefamiliarone,weknewtheyrememberedit.Wethencheckedbraindata:thehippocampuswasmoreactivewheninfantsviewedphotostheylaterremembered.Thisprovestheinfanthippocampuscancreateshort-termmemoriesafterabrieflook,especiallyin12-month-olds.Ourfindingssupportthe“lostaccess”idea,butquestionsremain:Howlongdothesememorieslast?Caninfantsremembercomplexevents?Whydomostearliestmemoriesstartatage4-5ifmemoriesformat1?Answeringthesewillhelpunderstandlanguagelearning,developmentaldisorders,parentingandevenmemorylossinagingorAlzheimer’sdisease.12.Whatistheprimaryfocusofthesecondparagraph?A．Mousebraindevelopmentprocesses.B．Explanationsaboutinfantileamnesia.C．Experimentalmethodstostudymemory.D．Effectsofhippocampaldamageinadults.13.WhyisstudyingawakeinfantsimportantformemoryresearchusingfMRI?A．Familyinvolvementbecameunnecessary.B．Datacollectionspeedincreasedsignificantly.C．Sleepstudiescannotdetectanyinfantmemory.D．Itallowsstudyingmemoriesformedduringwakefulness.14.Whatkeyfindingshowed12-month-oldsformshort-termmemories?A．Theirbrainactivitywaslikeadults’.B．Theyremainedcalmduringbrainscans.C．Theylookedlongeratnewphotosthanfamiliarones.D．Theirhippocampuswasmoreactiveforrememberedphotos.15.Inwhichsectionofamagazinecanwereadthetext?A．Education. B．Science. C．Culture. D．Health.第二节（七选五）Poetry,withitsrhythmiclanguageandlayeredmeanings,invitesreaderstoexploreemotions,ideas,andbeautybeyondtheliteral.Tofullyengagewithapoem,considerthesemethodstodeepenyourappreciationandunderstanding.Readaloudforrhythmandsound___16___Readthepoemaloudslowly.Noticetherhythm,rhymes,orrepeatingsounds.Forexample,EdgarAllanPoe’sTheRavenusesatensebeat,whileLangstonHughes’Dreamshasagentleflow.Dotheysoundcheerful,sad,orurgent?The“music”ofapoemoftenmirrorsitsmood.___17___Understandingapoem’shistorical,cultural,orbiographicalcontextenrichesinterpretation.Itwillhelpyoualottofindoutwhenthepoemwaswrittenorwhatthepoet’slifewaslike.Butdon’tstress—evenaquickGooglesearchcanaddmeaning.AcceptconfusionPoemsdon’talwayshaveonerightexplanation.___18___MaybeShakespeare’sSonnet18isbothalovepoemandajokeaboutclichés(陈词滥调).Discusswithclassmates—differentviewsmakepoemsmoreinteresting!Letuncertaintysparkcuriosity.ConnectthepoemtoyourlifeLetyouremotionsguideyourunderstanding.Ifalineremindsyouofapersonalexperience,writedownyourthoughtsorsharethemwithafriend.___19___Poetryisn’tjustaboutanalysis—it’saboutfeelingandimagination.Appreciatingpoetryisbothanartandapractice—requiringattentiontoform,context,andpersonalreflection.AsEliotwrote,poetry“communicatesbeforeitisunderstood”,invitingustoreturn,rethink,andrediscoveritsmagicendlessly.___20___A．Poemsaremeanttobeheard.B．Learnthebackgroundofthepoem.C．Comparepoemsbydifferentauthors.D．Poetryisalivewhenitspeakstoyou.E．Practicememorizingyourfavoritelines.F．Ifalinefeelspuzzling,writedownyourguesses.G．Grabapoem,readitaloud,andletyourselfenjoythemagicofit.二、完形填空At18yearsold,freshlygraduatingoutofhighschool,IhadmyheartsetonPepperdineUniversity.Myparents___21___mythingsanddrovemetoMalibu,California.AssoonasmyparentsleftandIbeganfreshmanorientation(入学教育),a(n)___22___feelingwashedovermystomach:homesickness.I’dexperiencedsomethingsimilaratasleep-awaysummercampwhenIwaslittle.Thistime,theintensityofthefeelingwas___23___ten-foldanditliterallymademe___24___.Icouldbarelyeat,mystomachhurtalmostallthetimeandIwasfullof___25___.ByThanksgivingBreak,Istillhadn’tcuredit.I___26___someexams.Nobodytoldyouthatthere’sasecond___27___ofhomesicknessthathitswiththesame,ifnotmore,___28___afterwinterbreak,though.Icriedalmosteverydayonthephonetomyparents.Itwasextremely___29___becausenomatterwhatIdid,orhowItriedtomovepastit,itwasalwaysthereinthecornerofmymind___30___myeverymove:duringclass,atthedininghall,evenwhenIwasgoingtothebeachwithfriends.HalfwaythroughmysecondsemesteratPepperdine,Idecidedtotaketimeofffromschool.ImovedtoSanDiego.ThenI___31___theUniversityofSanDiegoand___32___mymajorfromEnvironmentalandOceanSciencetoPhilosophyandCommunications.Imovedintomyownapartment.___33___,Icuredmyhomesickness.Buthowexactlywasitcured?Somethinghappenedduringthatgapyear,whenIstartedtobreaktheintenseattachmenttofamilyandthefamiliarsenseofsecurityIhadconnectedtotheplacewhereIgrewup.Forcedmyselfoutofmy___34___,Istuckitout.Itookmypathanddirectionintomyownhandsandmade___35___thatallledtowhereIamtoday.So,Iguessthat’smyremedy(疗法)tohomesickness.21.A．packedB．boughtC．fetchedD．carried22.A．awkwardB．uncertainC．familiarD．different23.A．slowedB．increasedC．adjustedD．widened24.A．excitedB．sickC．curiousD．disappointed25.A．challengesB．complaintsC．anxietyD．trouble26.A．satB．passedC．quitD．failed27.A．waveB．chanceC．choiceD．dream28.A．strengthB．heightC．progressD．intensity29.A．comfortableB．regretfulC．discouragingD．convincing30.A．focusingB．followingC．forcingD．showing31.A．transferredtoB．resignedfromC．appealedtoD．separatedfrom32.A．changedB．lovedC．pursuedD．picked33.A．ImmediatelyB．DefinitelyC．ObviouslyD．Lastly34.A．dailyroutineB．speedlimitC．comfortzoneD．fasttrack35.A．commentsB．mistakesC．agreementsD．decisions三、语法填空Manyofusmightnotgiveasecondthoughttodroppingasmallpieceoflitter.Afterall,ifitissosmall,itcannotpossiblybethat___36___(harm),canit?Nowadays,theansweriscertainly“Yes,itcan!”Withthegrowinguseofplasticbagsandthe___37___(rise)numberofsmokers,thereismorelitterbeingproducednowthaneverbefore.Althoughcigarettebuttsaresmall,theyarebadfortheenvironment.Thesefindtheirwayintothewatersupply___38___theyaffectwaterqualityandendangerplantsandanimals.Cigarettebuttscantakeupto25yearstobreakdown,andthetoxicchemicalsadduptoalargeamountwithsomanycigarettebutts___39___(litter).So,ifpeoplewanttosmoke,theyshoulddisposeofthebuttsproperlyinarubbishbin.Plasticbagsareanothercommonformoflitterthatisdangeroustotheenvironment.Theyareeasilyblown___40___windandfloatinwater,sotheycantravellong___41___(distance).Weshouldnotletplasticbagsbecomelitter.Weshouldusefewerplasticbags,andreuseandrecycle___42___wehavealreadyused.Onewaytoreducetheuseofplasticbagsistochargeforthem.Shopsusedtogiveplasticbagsforfree.Butinsomecountries,includingChina,customers___43___(charge)foreachbag.Someshopsalsohave___44___“bag-for-life”scheme.Theysellstrongerbagsthatcanbereused,andtheyreplacethemforfreeifthebagseverbreak.Wasteisabigproblemfortheenvironment,soweneedtodosomething.Notlitteringatallorcleaningup“smallwaste”___45___(save)moneyspentonthrowinglitterproperly.However,itwouldbebetternottosmokeoruseplasticbagsatall.四、单词拼写46.Mostofmy________(薪水)goesontherent.47.Manyofthosechangescouldjustbea________(暂时的)fix.48.WhathaveIdoneto________(应得；应受)this?49.Theicewillnot________(承受住)yourweight.50.Theyhaveimprisonedan________(无辜的)man.五、书信写作假定你是李华，在即将举办的关于职业选择的英语演讲比赛中，你将代表你校参加，并阐述你的理想是做一名海洋研究员。请给你的英国朋友Peter写一封邮件分享这个消息，内容包括：1．写信目的；2．你的职业规划以及理由；3．寻求建议。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。DearPeter,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua六、读后续写阅读下面材料，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。ThanksgivingDaywasjustaroundthecorner,andasafirst-gradeteacher,Iwasexcitedtogivemyclassaheartfelthomework:drawapictureofsomethingtheyweregratefulfor.Iexpectedtoseedrawingsofturkeysandpumpkinpictures,symbolsoftheholidaytheymightenjoy.Mostofthechildrendiddrawexactlythat—scenesoffeastsandfamilygatherings.Brightcoloursfilledtheirpages,showingsmilingfamiliesarounddinnertablesladenwithfood.Butamongthisfestiveatmosphere,therewasLucas,aquietandsadboywhooftenstayedbymysidewhileothersplayedatrecess(课间休息).Lucaswasdifferentfromtheotherchildren.Hiseyes,alwaysfilledwithasadnessIcouldonlyguessat,seemedtocarrytheweightoftheworld.Ioftenfoundhimstandingclosetomeduringrecess,hissmallhandsometimesslippingintomineaswewatchedtheotherchildrenplay.“Takemyhand,Lucas,we’llgooutside,”I’dsaygently,andhe’dfollow,histrustobviousinhisgrip(紧握).WhenitwasLucas’sturntosharehisdrawing,hehelduphispaper,showingabighand.Justahand,withnothingelsearoundit.Thesimplicityofitstirredtheimaginationofhisclassmates.Whosehandcoulditbe?Onechildguesseditwasthehandofafarmer,explainingthatfarmersraiseturkeysandprovidefood.Anothersuggesteditwasthehandofapoliceofficer,symbolizingprotectionandcare.Thediscussionwentonandon,eachchildofferingadifferentinterpretation(解读).Asthechildrenmovedontootherassignments,theimageofthehandremainedinmymind.Icouldn’thelpbutfeeltherewassomethingmoretoLucas’sdrawing,somethingdeeperandmorepersonal.Iapproachedhisdesk,myheartheavywithcuriosityandconcern.“Whosehandisit,Lucas?”Iaskedsoftly.注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。“It’syours,MissWhite,”hewhispered,lookingawayshyly.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________