湖南省长沙麓山外国语实验中学2025-2026学年高二下学期7月期末英语试题（含答案）

湖南长沙麓山外国语实验中学2025-2026学年高二下学期7月期末英语试题一、阅读理解AMyFavouriteBooksJoUsmarisawriterfor

Cosmopolitan

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series(系列)oflifestylebooks.Hereshepickshertopreads.Matilda

RoaldDahlIoncewroteapaperontheinfluenceoffairytalesonRoaldDahl’swritinganditgavemeanewappreciationforhisstrangeanddelightfulwords.Matilda’sbattleswithhercruelparentsandthebossyheadmistress,MissTrunchbull,areequallyfunnyandfrightening,butthey’realsoaspirational.AfterDark

HarukiMurakamiIt’sabouttwosisters—Eri,amodelwhoeitherwon’torcan’tstopsleeping,andMari,ayoungstudent.Intryingtoconnecttohersister,Maristartschangingherlifeanddiscoversaworldofdiverse“nightpeople”whoarehidingsecrets.GoneGirl

GillianFynnTherewasabitofmethatdidn’twanttolovethiswheneveryoneelseontheplanetdid,butthehorrorstoryisbrilliant.There’stensionandanxietyfromthebeginningasNickandAmybattleforyourtrust.It’sarealwhodunitandthefrustrationwhenyourealisewhat’sgoingonishorriblyenjoyable.TheStand

StephenKingThisisanexcellentfantasynovelfromoneofthebeststorytellersaround.Afteraseriousfluoutbreakwipesout99.4%oftheworld’spopulation,abattleunfoldsbetweengoodandevilamongthoseleft.RandallFlaggisoneofthescariestcharactersever.1.Whodoes“I”refertointhetext?A．StephenKing.B．GillianFlynn.C．JoUsmar.D．RoaldDahl.2.WhichofthefollowingtellsaboutMariandEri?A．Cosmopolitan.B．Matilda.C．AfterDark.D．TheStand.3.WhatkindofbookisGoneGirl?A．Afolktale.B．Abiography.C．Alovestory.D．Ahorrorstory.BAnyonewhohasusedAIprogramslikeChatGPTknowstheyaregreatatsummarizingtextbooksandwritingstandardcoverletters,butcantheyalsoproducethekindofwritingthatmovesusandspeakstooursouls?JournalistVauhiniVarathinkstheanswerisyes.Definingcreativewritingmainlyas“waitingfortherightword,”shesuspectedthatgenerativeAI,withitsinstantaccesstoeverynounandadjectiveintheEnglishdictionary,couldbeahelpfultool.AlthoughChatGPThasbeenprogrammedtowriteinaplain,explanatoryway,itcanlearntomimic(模仿)othervoicesprovidedithasenoughtrainingdata.“IthinkthereisamisconceptionthatlargelanguagemodelslikeChatGPTarenotverygoodatwritinginapoetic,literarystyle,”authorSeanMichaelssays.“Infact,theycandoiteasilyandquitewell.”ForhisnovelDoYouRememberBeingBorn?,inwhichapoetisapproachedbyatechcompanytoco-authoracollectionofpoemswiththeirAI,MichaelscreatedacustomversionofChatGPThecalled“Moorerebot,”whichthroughtraininglearnedtowriteinthestyleofreal-worldpoetMarianneMoore,furtherlesseningthedistinctionbetweenhumanandmachine.However,theOscar-winningscreenwriterCharlieKaufmanhasbeenoutspokenabouthisdistasteformachinelearning.EvenifAIwerecapableofwritingsomethingemotionalorprofound,Kaufmanwouldrefusetorecognizethisasartbecauseitcannotestablishalinkbetweenthereaderandtheauthor.“IfIreadapoem,”hesaid,“andthatpoemmovesme,Iaminlovewiththepersonwhowroteit.Ican’tbeinlovewithacomputerprogram.”SinceprogramslikeChatGPTallowanyonetoproducecompetentprose(散文),thenovelsoftomorrowmaybeintentionallylesspolished,filledwithgrammaticalerrorsandlanguagestylesthatpointtothelimitsofthehumanbrainandtheuniquenessofindividuals.Farfromathreattothesurvivalofcreativewritingorhumancreativityingeneral,AI,liketheinnovativetechnologiesthatcamebeforeit,maybecomeaforceofchangeandasourceofinspiration.4.WhatisVara’sattitudetowardsusingAIincreativewriting?A．Doubtful.B．Positive.C．Tolerant.D．Uncaring.5.Whatideadoes“Moorerebot”challenge?A．AIisbadatwritingpoetically.B．AIharmscriticalthinking.C．AIneedsalargedataset.D．AIwillreplacehumanpoets.6.WhydoesKaufmandislikeAIwriting?A．Itlacksliteraryimagination.B．Itmimicsotherfamouswriters.C．Itfailstobuildinterpersonalties.D．Itproducesunemotionalcontent.7.WhatchangemayweseeinAI-inspiredwriting?A．Moreindividualizedroughness.B．Morecreativeliteraryforms.C．Morecomplicatedstorylines.D．Morewell-editedlanguagestyles.CResearchersfromtheUniversityofFloridastudiedwhatmaycausepeopletochooseunknownoptionsoverknownones,andtheyfoundthatwheretheinformationcomesfromisimportant:whenwhatyouknowcomesfromotherpeople’sexperiences,you’remorelikelytoexplorenewoptions.Theyconductedaseriesofexperiments.Inoneexperiment,participantswereaskedtochooseoneoffoursquaresonacomputerscreen.Eachsquare,orbutton,hidanamountofmoneyfrom1centto40cents,andparticipantsweretoldhowmuchmoneywasbehindoneofthesquaresinordertohelpthemdeterminewhethertoexploreandtryanothersquareinhopesofturningupmore.Someparticipantsweretoldtheinformationcamefromanotherpersontakingpartintheexperiment;othersweretolditcamefromthecomputer.Participantswerealmosttwiceaslikelytoexploreanunknownbuttonwhentheinformationabouttheknownamountappearedtocomefromaplayerratherthanthecomputer.Associalbeings,weconsiderotherpeople’sexperiencesaspartofourown,sowe’relesslikelytowanttorepeatthem,eveniftheexperiencesarepositive,theresearchersfind.Itdoesn’tseemtoworkthesamewaywithcomputers.Notsurprisingly,theamountrevealedalsohadaneffect:participantsweremorewillingtochooseadifferentsquare—toexplore,sotospeak—whentheknownamountwaslowandlesswillingwhenitwashigh,nomatterthesourceoftheinformation.Butwhentherevealedamountwasinthemiddle,thehumanversus(与……相对)computereffectbecameparticularlyevident.Theideathattheindividualdecisionaboutwhethertoventureouthasasocialcomponentcouldhavepracticalimplications,theresearcherswrite.“Forthoseseekingtoencourageexplorationinothers,ourfindingsofferasimpleintervention:highlightthefactthatexistinginformationisavailablebecauseofpreviousexplorers.”8.Whatmainlyinfluencedtheparticipants’decisionsintheexperiment?A．Thesourceoftheinformation.B．Thetimereservedforeachtask.C．Thenumberofoptionsprovided.D．Therewardforthecorrectchoice.9.Atwhichknownamountmighttheparticipantshesitatemost?A．5cents.B．10cents.C．20cents.D．35cents.10.Whydotheresearcherswritethewordsinthelastparagraph?A．Todoubtsocialinfluence.B．Toshowpastexplorers’successes.C．Todemonstratewhypeopletakerisks.D．Tosuggesthowtodriveexperimentation.11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．WhyWePreferFamiliarOverForeignB．HowRewardsMakeUsAvoidUnknownsC．WhyWeGoWhereNoOne’sGoneBeforeD．HowOthersHelpUsMakeBetterChoicesDWhatwecall“numericalcompetence”isimportantinlife,includingintheanimalkingdom.Animalsbenefitfromnumericalcompetenceinmanyaspectsoftheirlives.Honeybeescountlandmarkstoestimatetraveldistances.Youcantrainthemusingafeederwithsugarwater.Onthewaytothefeeder,youpresentacertainnumberoflandmarks.Forexample,thefeederislocatedatoneoffiveyellowlinesonthewallofaflyingpath.Thedistancetothefoodrewardvaries,butthenumberoflandmarksremainsconstant.Inlatertrialsofnewpaths,thebeessearchtheareaaroundthelandmarktheylearned,evenwhenthespatiallayoutortypeoflandmarkschanges.Researchershavefoundthatbeescancountuptofourobjects.Numbersarealsoimportantforhunting.Whenanimalshunttogether,thenumberofhuntersiscrucial,especiallywhentheprey(猎物)islarge,defensive,andcapableofkickinghunterstodeath.Thiswasinvestigatedinwolvesthathuntdeerandbison(野牛).Theprobabilityofcatchingdeerorbisondependsonthesizeofthehuntingparty.Inthiscasemoreisnotnecessarilybetter,probablybecausesometimesthewolvesgetineachother’sway.Itseemsthatwolvesknowthis:Iftheirhuntingpartyissmall,theywillgoforadeer.Iftheirhuntingpartyislarger,theywilltrytocatchabison.However,myfavoritestudyaboutcountinganimalscomesfromanotherpack-livinganimal:thelion.InastudyconductedinSerengetiNationalParkinTanzania,femalelionswereexposedtorecordingsofunknownfemalelionsroaring(吼叫).Theroarscouldbefromoneorthreeunknownfemalelions.Theresearchersthenobservedhowthelionessesresponded.Thelionessesapproachedtheloudspeakerwithunknownfemalelionsmoreoftenwhentheyheardtheroarofonelionessthanwhentheyheardtheroarofthreelionesses.Thisisnottoosurprising.However,therewasmoretoitthanthat.Thelionessesalsotookintoaccounthowmanymembersofthepackwerepresent.Whentheyheardthreestrangers,theycalledforabsentmembersoftheirowngroup.12.Whatcanbeinferredabouthowthehoneybeeslocatefood?A．Theygetconfusedbynewsigns.B．Theyflythesamerouteeachtime.C．Theystopusingsignsaftertraining.D．Theydependalotonnumbercounting.13.Whichdescribesthewolves’huntingstyle?A．Bigteam,bigprey.B．Smallpack,riskyattack.C．Morewolves,moreprey.D．Largergroup,lesssuccess.14.Onwhichbasisdothelionessesadjusttheirbehavior?A．Thebodyshapeofthestrangers.B．Theloudnessofthestrangers’roars.C．Thedistancetotheirteammembers.D．Thecompositionoftheirowngroup.15.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Animals’reactionstodanger.B．Animals’adaptivemathability.C．Animals’partnershipinthewild.D．Animals’learningcompetence.七选五Doyoufindyourselfmakingthesamemistakesinyourwritingoverandoveragain?____16____Anerrorlogisapersonalizeddocumentthatlistsyourmistakesandhowtocorrectthem.Whenyoureceivefeedbackaboutamistakeinyourwriting,youcreateanentryinyourerrorlogthatincludestheerrorandhowtocorrectit.Byusinganerrorlog,youcandevelopaplantocatchandcorrecterrorsbeforesubmittingyourassignment.____17____Mostpeopletendtorepeatthesameerrors.Asyouaddentriestoyourlog,youwilllikelyseeapatternemerge.____18____Then,asyouedityourwork,youcanfocusespeciallyoncheckingandcorrectingtheseerrors.Byconcentratingonasmallernumberofrepeatederrors,youwillreducetheoverallnumberofmistakesinyourwritingasyoumastertheareasthataremostchallengingtoyou.Now,let’sseehowtostartyourownerrorlog.____19____Whenyoudiscoveryouhavemadeanerror,addittoyourchart,alongwiththecorrectwaytowritethesentence.Whenyourerrorloghasseveralentries,lookforpatterns.Choose2—3errorsthatyoumakemostfrequently.Thesewillbecomeyourfocusareas.Findresourcesthatwillhelpyoucorrectthesefrequenterrors.PossibleresourcesincludeEnglishgrammars,dictionaries,writingguides,andhandouts.____20____A．Errorlogsareusefulforthis.B．Hereishowanerrorlogcanhelp.C．Makingmistakesisnotabadthing.D．Otherswillalsomaketheerrorsyoumake.E．Youwillrefertothesematerialswhenyouedit.F．First,createacharttokeepwithyoueachtimeyouwrite.G．Youcanidentify2—3errorsthatyoumostcommonlymake.二、完形填空EmilyFarrell,arecentgraduateofSyracuseUniversity,hasalwayshadaspecialbondwithherfather,Mark.Markhasbeenher____21____supporter,alwayslendinganearduringeverysignificant____22____inherlife.So,whenshe____23____herfirstjobinNewYorkCity,itwasno____24____thatMarkofferedtohelpherpracticehercommute(通勤)aweekbeforeshestarted.Emilyshares,“Idon’ttravelintothecitymuch.It’ssuchathoughtfulgestureand____25____myworriesaboutcommuting.”The____26____turnedouttobemorethanjustapracticalexercise;it____27____amemorableexperiencefilledwith____28____advice.Mark,whohasbeencommutingtothecityforworkfor17years,____29____valuabletipsalongtheway.“Ifthistraindoesn’tcome,here’sa(n)____30____route.Ifyourtrainbreaksdown,here’swheretogo,”sherecallshimsayingduringthepracticerun.“Andifallelse____31____,justcallme.”“Itfeltlikemoreofa(n)____32____tospendtimetogether,anditmademerealizehowexcitedhewastobe____33____inthisnew,bigstepofmylife,”sheadds.“WhenIwasincollege,hewould____34____fourhourstopickmeupduringbreaksorifIhadtomoveout—whateverthe____35____was.”“ThispracticerunremindedmeofhowmuchIlovedourroadtripsandhowquicklyweallgrowup,”shecontinues.21.A．formalB．firmC．acceptableD．occasional22.A．competitionB．performanceC．changeD．arrangement23.A．rememberedB．landedC．showedD．maintained24.A．regretB．secretC．anticipationD．surprise25.A．easedB．notedC．causedD．forgot26.A．missionB．adventureC．journeyD．exploration27.A．turnedintoB．reflectedonC．appealedtoD．consistedof28.A．professionalB．mercifulC．adorableD．sound29.A．ignoredB．sharedC．perceivedD．predicted30.A．indirectB．multipleC．alternativeD．previous31.A．failsB．movesC．continuesD．finishes32.A．proposalB．assumptionC．promiseD．excuse33.A．trappedB．involvedC．foundD．lost34.A．countB．walkC．driveD．document35.A．caseB．suggestionC．fieldD．opportunity三、语法填空MountWuyi____36____(locate)atthejunction(汇合处)ofFujianandJiangxiprovinces.Itisoneof____37____firstnationalkeyscenicspots.InDecember1999,MountWuyiwaslistedastheWorldCultural&NaturalHeritageSitebytheUNESCO.Withrichtourism____38____(resource),MountWuyiisafamousteacenterinChina.AsearlyastheWesternZhouDynasty,itwaswell-known____39____aplaceofinterest.Ithasaspecies-richecosystem,with3,728kindsofplantspecies____40____about5,110speciesofwildanimals.MountWuyi____41____(belong)tothetypicalDanxialandform.Exceptforthe____42____(amaze)Danxialandformhere,theDaoismcultureandteaculturealsoattracttouristsathomeandabroad,____43____(especial)thosecomingfromSingaporeandMalaysia.TheMountWuyiscenicareaisquitelarge.Attractionstherearedottedandthedistancebetweeneachotherisquitelong.Itisnotrecommended____44____(visit)allthesitesinthemountain,butsomemainattractions.Withtheticket,youcanreachalltheattractions____45____includeHeavenlyTourPeak,WuyiPalace,WaterCurtainCave,etc.四、书信写作46.假定你是李华，你市举办的交换生艺术展上的一幅风景画引起了你的兴趣。请你用英语给创作者Camilla写一封邮件，内容包括：(1)陈述事由；(2)说明画吸引你的地方；(3)希望能多交流。注意：(1)写作词数应为80个左右；(2)请按如下格式在相应位置作答。DearCamilla,Ihopethisemailfindsyouwell.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestregards,LiHua五、读后续写47.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。IhadstoppedattheSwindonservices(服务区)whileonmywaybacktoLondon.AsIdroveupthesliproad,Ispottedamanwithabackpackandhisthumb(拇指)out.Ipulledoverandloweredthewindow.“Whichwayareyouheading?”Iasked.“I’mgoingbacktoLondon.”“Ah,thatwouldbegrand,”camehisimmediatereply.Heopenedthedoorandliftedhisbackpackontothebackseat.“I’mBrendan,”hesaidwithaneasysmileandarichIrishtongue.“Iwasgettingabitdesperate.I'vehadmythumboutforadayandhalf.Nobodyseemstostopthesedays.”“Ihaven’teatenindays,”saidBrendan.“I’mtryingtogethome.”I’vealwaysenjoyedpickinguphitchhikers(搭便车的人).Iusedtobeamotoringjournalistandcrossedthecountryinvarioustestcars.PickingupahikeralwaysmademefeelalittlelessguiltyaboutallthemilesIwasdoing.Asweheadedcastalongthemotorway,Brendantoldmehowhecametobewaitingforaliftonthatparticularevening,andalsoaboutthetworecentfamilytragediesthathadruinedhimandpushedhimoutofhisoldlifeandontotheroad.Brendantoldmethathewas52.Helaughedalotandenjoyedhisoff-grid(不入网的)lifestyle.Untillastweek,thatis,whenhe’dbeenmugged(抢劫).“ThreeyoungmeninBirminghamtookmyotherpackandithadallmymoneyinit.I’vebeensleepingoutsincethen.Ihaven’teatenindays.I’mhopingtogetsomecasualworkinLondon,soIcanthengetmyselfhometoIreland.”Itmusthavebeentheconceptofhomethatgotme,andhelpingamanwho'dclearlyhadatoughtimeseemedliketherightthingtodo.Para.1:AswewereapproachingtheHeathrowturn-off(希思罗机场岔道),Ihadanidea.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Para.2:Beforehelefttobuyhisairticket,hegavemeahugehug.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________