2025-2026学年北京市石景山区高二（下）期末英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2025-2026学年北京市景山区高二（下）期末英语试卷一、阅读理解：本大题共14小题，共28分。A

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Issues：6issuesper12months1.Whichofthefollowingmagazinesispublishedmonthly？______A.Discover B.Wired C.InStyle D.Self2.Whichmagazineoffersthebiggestpricecut？______A.Discover B.Wired C.InStyle D.Self3.WhowouldmostprobablychooseWired？______A.personfondofmodernsciencestories.

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D.womancaringaboutphysicalandmentalhealth.4.The"StyleLab"inSelfprovidesreaders.witharticleswhich______.A.discusswaysoftrainingmodels

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Likemanyanimallovers，Tomandhiswife，Linda，rarelypassedananimalshelterwithoutstoppingtolookinside.Theyoftendreamedofrunningtheirownrescuecenteroneday.

WhenTomwasinjuredinacaraccidentin2020，theydecideditwastimetotakeaction.Linda，whoworkedforatravelagency，wasreadytotrysomethingnew，andTomneededaslowerpaceafterhisrecovery.

Theystartedbytalkingtosheltermanagersandstudyinganimalcare."Weknewithadtobeasmallrescuebecausewecouldn'tcompetewiththebigorganizationsdollarfordollar，"saysLinda.Onefactcaughtherattention：shehadreadthatnearly15percentofhomelesspetswereolderanimals，andmanyadopterswerewillingtopayextrafortheirmedicalcare.SheandTomthemselveshadadoptedaseniordogbefore.

OnNewYear'sDay2021，theyopenedthe"OldFriendsRescueandCafe"neartheirhome.Withtwokidsinhighschool，thecouplecouldn'tputalltheirsavingsintostartingthecenter.Tocoverthe＄80，000costs，theyusedpartoftheirsavingsandborrowedsomefromfriendsandabank.

Thecenterjustbrokeeveninitsfirstyear，withonly＄90，000fromdonationsandadoptionfees.ButLindakeptfindingnewwaystodrawsupporters.Thecafeservedhomemadecookiesandofferedfreecoffeetovolunteers，hostedadoptioneventsforanimallovers，andranreadingprogrammesforchildrenwithpets.Shealsoinvitedlocalvetstogivefreetalksonseniorpetcare.

Today，OldFriendsRescueandCafemakesabout＄320，000ayear.Afterpayingforfood，medicalbills，andthreepart-timehelpers，TomandLindatogethertakehomearound＄28，000.

"Theworkyoulovemaynotmakeyourich，"saysTom."We'vealwayswantedameaningfullife，notabigbankaccount."5.Howdidthecoupleaffordtosetuptherescuecenter？______A.Theyearnedenoughmoneybyrunningacafeinadvance.

B.Theycombinedpersonalsavingswithborrowedfunds.

C.Theygotfinancialaidfromlocalveterinaryhospitals.

D.Theyreliedondonationsfromanimallovers.6.Howdidtheirrescuecenterdointhefirstyear？______A.Theyspenttheincomeonhiringmoreworkers.

B.Theymadejustenoughtocoverallthecosts.

C.Theyhadtoborrowmoneytokeepitgoing.

D.Theysucceededinearningalotofmoney.7.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusthroughthestory？______A.Runningyourownbusinessisapathtogettingrich.

B.Workinghardisthewaythatleadstobusinesssuccess.

C.meaningfullifemattersmorethanmakingalotofmoney.

D.Coupleswithsharedhobbiesfinditeasiertosucceedinbusiness.CAlongtheriverbanksoftheAmazonandtheOrinocolivesamostremarkablebirdthatswimsbeforeitcanfly，flieslikeafatchicken，andfeedsalmostentirelyonleaves.Itsdigestivesystemfunctionsmuchlikethatofacow，andwhenyoung，itevenpossessessharpclaws（爪子）onitswings.Thisextraordinarycreatureisknownasthehoatzin.Toensurethesafetyofitsoffspring，thebirdbuildsitsnestabout4.6metersabovetheriver，aheightcarefullychosentoprotecttheyoungfrompredatorssuchassnakesandmonkeys.

Inappearance，bothmaleandfemalehoatzinsarenearlyidentical.Theyhavebrownfeathersontheback，withcreamandredcolouringunderneath.Theirheadsarerelativelysmall，toppedwithalargefan-likecrestoffeathers.Theyalsohavestrikingbrightredeyesandbareblueskinaroundtheface.Interestingly，theirclosestrelativesarenototherstrangebirds，butthecommoncuckoos.However，themostfascinatingfeatureofthehoatzinisfoundonlyintheyoung.

Babyhoatzinshaveaclawontheleadingedgeofeachwingandanotheratthetipofeachwing.Usingthesefourclaws，togetherwiththeirbeaks（喙），theyareabletoclimbskillfullyamongthebushesandbranches-abehaviourthatstronglyresembleswhatancient，primitivebirdsmusthavedonemillionsofyearsago.Oncetheyoungbirdslearntofly，however，theylosetheseclawscompletely，andthefeaturedisappearsforever.

Duringthedriermonths，fromDecembertoMarch，hoatzinsgatheringroupsof20to30andmovethroughtheforestinsearchoffood.ButwhentherainyseasonarrivesinApril，theybreakintomuchsmallerunitsoftwotosevenbirds，devotingthemselvestoreproductionandthecarefulraisingoftheiryoung.Thisseasonalchangeinsocialbehaviourreflectsthehoatzin'sremarkableabilitytoadapttothechallengingconditionsofitsenvironment.8.Whydoestheauthormentionthehoatzin'scow-likedigestivesystem？______A.Toprovethatiteatsmorethanotherbirds.

B.Todescribehowitadaptstoitsfoodchain.

C.Toshowthatthehoatzinisrelatedtocows.

D.Toexplainhowitsurvivesonadietofleaves.9.Whatcanwelearnabouttheclawsonahoatzin'swings？______A.Theydonotlastintoadulthood.

B.Theygrowbackafterfallingoff.

C.Theyareusedmainlyforfighting.

D.Theyhelpthebirdswiminthewater.10.Whatcanweinferaboutprimitivebirdsfromthepassage？______A.Theyhadfeathersontheirheadstoattractmates.

B.Theywereabletoswimbeforetheylearnedtofly.

C.Theywereprobablyabletoclimbthroughbushes.

D.Theybuilttheirnestshighabovetherivertobesafe.D

Howwordscameintobeingisunknown.Allweassumeisthatsomeearlymeninventedcertainsounds，inonewayoranother，toexpressthoughtsandfeelings，actionsandthings，sothattheycouldtalkwitheachother.Latertheyagreeduponcertainsigns，calledletters，whichcouldbeputtogethertoshowthosesounds，andwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds，whetherspokenorwritteninletters，arecalledwords.

Thepowerofwords，then，liesintheirassociations-thethingstheybringtoourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience；andthelongerwelive，themorecertainwordsbringbacktousthehappyandsadeventsofourpast；andthemorewereadandlearn，thelargerthenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtousbecomes.

Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichhavepowerfuleffectsonourmindsandfeelings.Thiscleveruseofwordsiswhatwecallrhetoric.Aboveall，therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanexpresshismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusic，andwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovepeopletotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemcorrectly，ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandcommon.

Fromthiswecanseethatwordsarenotsimplytoolsforcommunication.Theycarrytheweightofhumanhistory，emotion，andthought.Everytimewespeakorwrite，wearetakingpartinatraditionthatbeganthousandsofyearsago.Whenweusewordspoorly，wefailnotonlyourselvesbutalsothosewholisten.Butwhenweusethemwell，wecaninspire，comfort，andteach.Thestudyofwords，therefore，isthestudyoflifeitself.Thosewhowishtoexpressthemselvesclearlymustfirstunderstandthepowerthatliesineverysyllable.Asingleword，placedcorrectly，canchangeamindorliftaheart.Thatiswhywemustneverstoplearningaboutlanguage.Thatiswhywordswillalwaysmatter.11.Welearnfromthetextthatlanguagemighthavebegunwith______.A.expressions B.actions C.signs D.sounds12.WhatismainlydiscussedinParagraph2？______A.Thelearningofnewwords.

B.Theimportanceofoldwords.

C.Therelationofhumanexperiencewithwords.

D.Thegradualchangeanddevelopmentofwords.13.Inthethirdparagraph，theword"rhetoric"probablymeans______.A.wording B.grammar C.quotation D.vocabulary14.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage？______A.Thepoweroflanguagegrowsthroughexperienceandreading.

B.Greatwritersarethosewhocanexpressgreatthoughtsclearly.

C.Poetscanmovepeopletotearswiththeircarefulchoiceofwords.

D.Languageisacommonwayforpeopletosharedifferentinnerideas.二、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共10分。

JeanneCalment，theworld'slongest-livingperson.diedin1997attheageof122.Sheledanactivelifeeveninherlater-years：takingupskatingat85，makingherfirstmovieappearanceat114，andholdingaconcertonher121atbirthday.

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Ifscientistscandevelopeffectiveanti-agingmethods，suchasspecialpills，targeteddiets，orothertreatmentsthatslowdowntheagingprocess，couldwepossiblyliveto150yearsoldorevenbeyondthat？

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JerryShay，arescarcherattheUniversityofTexas，saysCalment's122-yearlifeshowsthathumanlifespancanbelongerthanpreviouslythought，andhethinkssomeonealivetodaymightreach130or135.SteveAustad，anotherexpertfromthesameuniversity，sharesthisoptimism，notingthatexpertsonceinsistedhumanscouldn'tlivepast110，buttheyraisedthelimitto120afterCalmentsurpassedit.

RichMillerattheUniversityofMichiganpointsoutthatguessinghowlonghumanscanliveisnothingmorethanguesswork，Hearguesthatevenwithadvancedanti-agingtechniques，mostpeoplewouldlikelyonlyhavetheirlivesextendedtoaround120yearsold，ratherthanreaching150ormore.

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MillerandGeorgeMartinoftheUniversityofWashingtonbothsupportthiscautiousview.Millerusesscientificstudiesonmicetoexplainhisreasoning：currenttreatmentscanlengthenmice'slifespanby50%atmost，andapplyingthistohumans—withanaveragelifespanof80years-wouldonlytakeusto120.Martinholdsthesameopinionandgivesanotherpieceofevidence.

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Heusesfliesasanexample.Evenwhenafly'slifespanisextended，theywillneverlive150years，evenifhumansevolveintoanewspeciesthatagesmoreslowly.

Insummary，asrelatedresearchcontinues，twocontrastingviewpointsexist.Optimisticresearchersexpectanti-agingadvancestobreakCalment'slongevityrecord，whilecautiousscientistsinsistthatbiologysetsanaturallifespancap.

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A.Researchersdon'tentirelyagreeontheanswers.

B.Someresearchersholdanoptimisticviewonthesequestions.

C.Fornow，itisstillunknownwhetherpeoplecanliveupto150.

D.Headdsthatwhilelifespanisflexible，itstillhasanaturallimit.

E.Suchviewsshowthatotherresearchersaremorecarefulandrealistic.

F.Sowhatcanweconcludefromthislittledisagreementamongtheresearchers？

G.Herextraordinarylifehasmadepeoplewonderhowlonghumanscanpossiblylive.15.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G16.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.G三、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共15分。

Myfatherhadasmallbusinesssellingmillproducts.Oneday，wehadanewemployee，Jasmine.Shehadneverdonethistypeofworkbefore.

Onherfirstday，Jasminemadejustaboutevery

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inthebook.Shemixedupordersandoncegaveacustomersourcreaminsteadofyogurt，andshe

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andbrokeahalfgallonofmilk.Thetorture（折磨）ofwatchingherfightingherwaywastoomuchforme.Iwentintomyfather'sofficeandsaid，"Pleasegooutthereandputheroutofhersuffering."I

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himtowalkrightintothestoreandlethergoawayfromourstore.

Sincemyfather'sofficewassituatedwithinviewofthesalescounter，hehadsurely

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whatIwastalkingabout.Hesat，

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，foramoment.Thenhegotupfromhisdeskandwalkedover-toJasmine，whowasstandingbehindthecounter.

"Jasmine，"hesaid，asheputhishand

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onhershoulder."Ihavebeenwatchingyouallday，andIsawhowyou

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Mrs.Smith."

Jasmine'sfaceturnedredandtearsbeganto

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inhereyesasshetriedhardtorecallMrs.Smithfromthemanywomenshehadgiventhewrongchangetoordroppedofftheirmilkontothefloor.

Myfathercontinued，"I'veneverseenMrs.Smithbeso

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toanyoneofmyemployeesbefore.YoureallyknewhowtodealwithherIamsurethatsheisgoingtowantyouto

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hereverytimeshecomesin.Keepupthegoodwork."

Inreturnforbeingawiseandkindemployer，myfathergotatrustyandhardworkingemployeeforfifteenyears.andafriendforlife.20.A.plan B.mistake C.promise D.decision21.A.dropped B.lost C.touched D.missed22.A.encouraged B.forced C.expected D.influenced23.A.followed B.seen C.guessed D.heard24.A.careful B.upset C.angry D.thoughtful25.A.gently B.seriously C.suddenly D.directly26.A.accepted B.refused C.treated D.considered27.A.run B.well C.appear D.rise28.A.funny B.hopeless C.rude D.polite29.A.waiton B.lookafter C.standfor D.dependon四、语法填空：本大题共1小题，共15分。30.A

Lastsummer，myfamilyandIvisitedasmallcoastalvillage.Onemorning，while（1）

（walk）alongthebeach，Ifoundabottlewithaletterinside.Tomysurprise，itwaswrittenbyaFrenchboytenyearsago.I（2）

（decide）toreplytotheaddressheleftbehind.Thissimpleactearnedmeafriendfromacrossthesea.Wenowcommunicate（3）

（regular）online.Weshare（4）

（story）aboutourdailylivesandcultures.Itrulycherishthisunexpectedfriendship.

BTheBeijing-HangzhouGrandCanal，（5）

（know）asthelongestman-madewaterwayintheworld，hasahistoryofover2，500years.ItsearliestsectionwasbuiltduringtheSpringandAutumnPeriod.Later，EmperorYangofSuiconnectedseveralexistingcanalsintoaunifiedsystem.BytheYuanDynasty，theroute（6）

（extend）allthewaytoBeijing，andthecanalfinallytookitspresentname.Theancientwaterwaystillruns（7）

theheartofmodernChina，connectingnorthandsouth.

COnMay24，2026，ChinasuccessfullylaunchedtheShenzhou-23spacecraft，carryingthreeastronautsintoorbit.ThecrewincludedthefirstastronautfromHongKong，（8）

expressedgreatprideinbeingpartofthemission.Theastronautswillstayinthespacestationforsixmonths，（9）

（assign）avarietyoftasksincludingscientificexperimentsandspacewalks.ThismissionisextremelyimportantforChina'sspaceprogramme，as（10）

helpsprepareforfuturelunarexploration.五、阅读表达：本大题共1小题，共12分。31.Recentresearchsuggeststhatifanargumentgetsresolved，theemotionalresponsetiedtoitissignificantlyreducedoralmostcompletelyerased.Thus，itmaybeworthbringingupissueswithyourfriends，familymembers，orclassmatesratherthanholdingthemback.

Thereisadifferencebetweenarguingandfighting.Arguingisthatyouandyouropponentpresentyourconcernsanddiscussthefeelingsandissuesrelatedtothoseconcerns.Youcanengageinanargumentrespectfullywithoutstirringup（激起）anger.

Fighting，however，usuallyinvolvespersonalattacks，raisingofvoices，andstormingout.

Discussingyourissuesandresolvingtheminsteadofstuffingthemdowncanimproveyouremotionalhealth.Inastudy，2，000peoplewereaskedtorecordtheirfeelingsandexperiencesforeightdaysinarow.Whenpeoplehadanargumentthattheyconsideredresolved，theyhadhalfthereactivity（情绪反应）ofthosewhoavoidedanargument.Reactivityisanincreaseinnegativeemotionsoradecreaseinpositiveemotions.Inotherwords，resolvinganargumentcutsyournegativefeelingsbyhalf.Onedaylater，peoplewhohadaresolvedargumentreportednoincreaseofnegativeemotionscomparedwiththosewhoavoidedanargument.Thismeansthatresolvinganargumentcanfeellikeyouhavereachedastateofresolution—andyouarelesslikelytobeannoyed.

Moreover，theolderyouare，themorelikelyyouwillcometoaresolutionafteranargument.Thismaybebecausemorelifeexperienceusuallyleadstomoredefinedpriorities.Youaremorelikelytodistinguishbetweenwhatmattersandwhatdoesnot.

Itiseasiertoavoidadiscussion，butriskingtalkingaboutitmayeventuallyleadtoabetteroutcome.(1)Accordingtothispassage，whatisarguing？______(2)W