湖南长沙市耀华高级中学2025-2026学年上学期高二期末英语试题（含答案）

湖南长沙市耀华高级中学20252026学年上学期高二期末英语试题一、阅读理解AKewGardensisoneofthemostfamousbotanicgardensintheworld.Whetheryouloveplants,science,orjustwanttoenjoyabeautifuldayoutdoors,KewGardenshassomethingforyou!LibraryandArchivesKew’sLibraryandArchivescollectionextends2,000yearsofplantknowledgeanddiscovery.Withinformationonthenaming,classification,usesofplantsandconservation,it’strulyavaluablestorehouseofplantstories.Discoverthehistoryandsomehighlightsfromourlibraryandhistoricalrecords.Date:16May/6June/14July,2026Price:Free,bookingrequiredMaterialWorldTheexhibitiondivesintotheinterestingconnectionsbetweenclothmaterials,plantsandsustainability,exploringthehiddenstoriesbehinddailyuseditems.Here,youcanseeartworksmadefromnaturalmaterials.Thinkaboutthefutureofecofriendlyfashionwithcreativeshows.Andyoucanenjoytraditionalhandicraftsandthewisdomofnatives.Date:20Septemberto2November,2026Price:IncludedwithentrytotheGardensMonthlyBritishSignLanguageToursForvisitorswhouseBritishSignLanguage,thesewalkingtoursareledbyourspeciallytrainedtourguidesandofferawonderfuloverviewoftheGardens,itshistoryandimportantscientificwork.Joinusforafunfilledadventurethroughinteractivestorytelling,outdoorexplorationandhandsonactivities.Date:8June/13July/10August,2026Price:Free,andfreeentrytotheGardensTheNashSessionsJointheclub’shousebandRonnieScott’sAllStarsastheytakeyouonajourneythroughthelast60yearsofjazz.Hearincrediblemusicfrom1959tothepresentday,performedbytheUK’sfinestjazzmusicians.ThecurrentRonnieScott’sAllStarsiscomposedofthepianistJamesPearson,bassistSamBurgessanddrummerChrisHigginbottom.Date:22May,2026Price:From£301.WhatcanvisitorsdointheLibraryandArchives?A．Learnabouttheecofriendlyfashion.B．Appreciatehandmadeartworks.C．Explorethehistoryofplantknowledge.D．Enjoyajazzmusicperformance.2.WhencanvisitorsenjoytheMaterialWorldexhibition?A．On22May,2026.B．On14July,2026.C．On10August,2026.D．On30September,2026.3.WhichactivityprovidesfreeadmissiontoKewGardens?A．LibraryandArchives.B．MaterialWorld.C．MonthlyBritishSignLanguageTours.D．TheNashSessions.BLearninganylanguageishard,butlearningEnglishcanbeespeciallychallenging.Why?Becausenativespeakersusethelanguageinwaysthattextbookscouldneverdescribe.Inparticular,wordsthatBritishpeopleusecausemanylanguagestudentstoscratchtheirheads.Here’sanexample:YouoverhearaBritoncallingsomeonea“wazzock”.Butwhatexactlyisawazzock?Thisword,infact,meansafoolishperson,althoughthere’snothingaboutitthatwouldhelpyouguessthat.TherearemanystrangetermslikethisinBritishEnglish—theOxfordEnglishDictionarywouldbemuchsmallerwithouttheseoddusagesfillingitspages.Howcantheseoddwordsbeexplained?PartoftheansweristheBritishsenseofhumor.Britonsdon’tliketotakethingstooseriously,andthisisevidentthroughmanyBritishwordsandphrases.Forexample,to“spendapenny”meanstousethebathroom.Itreferstothedayswhenpeoplehadtopayapennytouseapublictoilet.Inaninterview,BritishlinguistDavidCrystalsuggestedtheremaybehistoricalreasonsforthelargenumberofoddwordsandphrasesinBritishEnglish.Hethoughtthattheybeganinthelate16thandearly17thcenturies.Thiswasagreatageforthetheater,whenShakespeareandotherwritersworkedhardtokeepupwiththedemandfornewplays.Thetheater’spopularityalsoprovidedanincentive(刺激)tocreatenewwords.Withthisinmind,perhapsShakespeareandhispeers(同行)areresponsibleforunusualBritishwordssuchas“codswallop”and“balderdash”—whichboth,ironically(讽刺地),mean“nonsense”.Whilethesestrangewordsmaybeconfusingtononnativespeakers,theycertainlymakestudyingEnglishalotmoreinteresting.4.WhatmaymakeithardfornonnativespeakerstolearnEnglish?A．ThelargeEnglishvocabulary.B．Complexgrammarrules.C．Agreatmanystrangewords.D．OutofdateEnglishtextbooks.5.Whydoestheauthormentiontheexampleof“spendapenny”?A．ToshowwhattypicalBritishsenseofhumoris.B．Toexplainhowsomestrangephraseswerecreated.C．Toexplainthemeaningandbackgroundofthephrase.D．ToshowBritishpeople’sattitudetowardstrangewords.6.WhichstatementmayDavidCrystalagreewith?A．Shakespearecreatedmanynonsensewords.B．Shakespeare’sworksarehardduetotheoddwords.C．Thetheater’s17thcenturysuccessledtomanyoddwords.D．Theoddwordsinnewplayshelpedthetheater’spopularity.7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．ThedevelopmentofBritishEnglish.B．TheoriginandmeaningsofBritishhumor.C．Shakespeare’sinfluenceonBritishEnglish.D．SomereasonsforoddwordsinBritishEnglish.CParrotsareknownforbeingcheerfulandcolorfulbirdswithachattyside.Tospotlightthesebeautifulbirds,NayanShrimalandVenusBirdfromThePaperArkhavelaunchedTheParrotProject,inwhichtheycreatelifelikepaperportraits(肖像)intheirlikenessforagoodcause.“Thisseriesisarespecttotheseamazingbirdsandtheircontributiontoourecosystem,”theartistssaid.Tothem,parrotsarenotonlybeautifulbirdsthathaveinspiredthemcreativelybutalsoaspeciesthathaslongbeensubjectedtoexploitation.“Manyparrotspeciesarethreatenedandsomeareneartoextinction,”ShrimalandBirdexplained.“Theyaresufferingalotduetodeforestationandpettradeandwewantedtoshinelightontheimportanceofthesespeciesinourecosystemthroughourart.”Tocreatetheserealisticpieces,theybeginbypickingaspeciesfromtheircollectionofbirdbooks.Oncetheysettleonaparrot,theycarryoutsomeonlineresearchtogetalltheinformationneededforafaithfuldescription.“Eachspeciesiscreatedkeepinginmindtheirhabitatsoeachartworkinthisseriesshowsthebirdperching(栖息)onthetreeorplantwhichiseithertheirfavoriteplantortheirperchingtree,”theartistsshare.Eachbirdismadeupoftinypaperbits,puttogetherfollowingadrawingpreviouslymadebytheteam.Theyalsocarefullypainteachpiecetotrulycapturethedetailsthatmakethespeciessounique,suchastheyellowspotsontheheadoftheredtailedblackcockatooortheombre(渐变色)feathersoftheScarletMacaw.ThedetailedportraitsarenowavailableforsaleonThePaperArk’swebsite,withtheartistsdonating10%fromeachsaletowardsparrotconservation.“Ourprimarypurposewiththisseriesistomotivatepeopletolearnaboutthesebeautifulbirdsandtheirimportanceinourecosystemandthethreatstheyarefacing,”ShrimalandBirdexplain.“Wewantouraudiencetocometogetherandtakestepstoconservethisspecies.”8.WhatmotivatedNayanShrimalandVenusBirdtoinitiateTheParrotProject?A．Theoverpopulationofcertainparrotspecies.B．Thethreatsofhumanactivitiestotheparrots.C．Theirpersonalfascinationwithparrotsaspets.D．Therequirementofanenvironmentalorganization.9.Howdotheartistsensuretheirpaperparrotstruetolife?A．Byusinghightechtocreatethemodels.B．Byusingrealfeathersintheirartworks.C．Byusingphotographsasadirectreference.D．Byresearchingalldetailsaboutthespecies.10.Whyaretherespecifictreesorplantsintheparrotportraits?A．Toaddartisticvaluetotheportraits.B．Toidentifytheparrotspecieseasily.C．Toshowthebirdinitsnaturalhabitat.D．Tomaketheartworksmorecomplicated.11.WhatcanTheParrotProjecthelpdoaccordingtothetext?A．Tobanthepettradeofparrots.B．Toconnectpeoplewithanimals.C．Toresearchdifferentspeciesofparrots.D．Toraiseawarenessofparrots’conservation.DInthedesertinPeru,over300newancientdrawingswerediscoveredbyusingArtificialIntelligence(AI)anddrones(无人机).TheNazcapeople,wholivedintheareaover2,000yearsago,madethedrawingsbyremovingthereddishtoplayer(层)ofrocksinthedesert.Thedrawingsarecalled“geoglyphs(地画)”.TheNazcaLines,whichareafamousgroupofhugeancientdrawings,includemanydifferentkindsofgeoglyphs,fromsimpleshapestopicturesofanimalsandplants,usuallydrawnwithasinglelong,windingline.Thefirstgeoglyphwasdiscoveredin1927.Sincethen,scientistshavefoundaround430geoglyphsinthearea.Now,usingAIanddrones,scientistshavefound303newgeoglyphs.Thediscoveryofonegeoglyphusedtotakethreeorfouryears,butnowmaybedoneintwoorthreemonths.However,theAIprogramalsomadelotsofmistakes—forevery36possiblegeoglyphstheprogramfound,thescientistsdiscoveredonlyoneactualgeoglyph.Evenso,thenewmethodofturningupgeoglyphswasmuchfasterthanthescientistscouldhavemanagedwithoutdronesandAI.Tofindthenewgeoglyphs,thescientiststrainedaspecialAIprogramtoanalyzesatelliteimagesforpotentialgeoglyphs.Theyspentover2,600hourslookingatplacestheAIhadadvised.TheytooklotsofpictureswithdronesandworkedonthegroundinPerutocheckoutthelocations.Mostofthenewfoundgeoglyphsaresmallerthantheonesalreadydiscovered,andareaboutninemetersinlength.Manyofthemseemtoshowhumansaswellasanimals.Thescientistsarestilltryingtofigureoutwhatthegeoglyphsmean.Foronething,thescientistsdiscoveredpathsintheNazcaDesert.ThescientistsbelievethesepathsweremadebytheNazcapeoplewalkingthroughthedesert,andthatthesmallergeoglyphsweremeanttobeseenbythesetravellers.Thescientistsalsobelievethelargergeoglyphsaredifferentandmayhavebeenusedforcelebrationsorotherspecialevents.12.HowweretheNazcageoglyphscreated?A．Byaddingredrocks.B．Bycarvinginthesoil.C．Bycopyingwindinglines.D．Byclearingrocksurfacelayers.13.Whydoestheauthorlistthefiguresinparagraph2?A．Tostresstheefficiencyofthenewmethod.B．Toshowthedrones’imperfection.C．Toargueformorefunding.D．ToproveAI’saccuracy.14.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheprocessofdiscoveringnewgeoglyphs?A．Droneswereusedforinitialchecks.B．FieldworkconfirmedAIsuggestions.C．AIidentifiedallgeoglyphsprecisely.D．Satellitesignoredsomenewgeoglyphs.15.Whatdothescientiststhinkthelargergeoglyphswerelikelytobeusedfor?A．Wildlifeadoration.B．Desertdecoration.C．Specialoccasions.D．Roadsigns.七选五HowLonelinessIsKillingUsLonelinessisabsolutelyanepidemic(流行病)inoursociety,butit’sbeengrowingfordecades.Lonelinessisthesensethat“IamlessconnectedtootherpeoplethanIwanttobe.”

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Insomestudies,asmanyas,60%ofpeoplewillsaythattheyfeellonelymuchofthetime.Youngadultsaged16to24aretheloneliestagegroup.Therearemanyfactorsthatareresponsibleforthat.Lonelinesswasontherisefromthe1950sinpartbecauseoftheriseofprivatecars.We’vebecomeamuchmoremobilesocietywherethenetworksoffamilyandfriendsgetlooseaspeoplemoveforjobsandotherkindsofopportunitieslikeeducation.

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Butthenittearsusawayfromthecommunitieswearebornintoandspendmuchofourlivescreating.WhentelevisioncameintotheAmericanhome,therewasmoreofadeclineininvestinginourcommunities.Andthatwasmadeworseasthedigitalrevolutiongaveusmoreandmorescreenstolookat.Researchfindslonelinessisdangeroustoourhealth.

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.Youbelong.Youmatter.You’reconnected.A．It’saverysubjectiveexperience.B．Allofthatisgoodontheonehand.C．Youmayfeellostandmayhavelowconfidence.D．Stresscomingfromlonelinesscausesphysicalbreakdown.E．Sincethe1950s,peoplehavebeenlessandlessinvestedinotherpeople.F．Peoplegotofarawaycollegesandonlygetintouchwithfamiliesonscreen.G．Agoodwayistofindanactivityaroundotherpeoplewhereyouarecomfortable.二、完形填空MyfamilymovedtoEnglandwhenIwaslittle,andmyEnglishthenwasratherpoor.Oneday,ourEnglishteacheraskedusto

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inclassunlesscompletelynecessary.Afterlearningaboutthat,mymomsaidtome,“Peopleusuallythinklessskilledpeoplearedisadvantaged.ButIthinkthedefinitionofadvantageistoo

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mewiththewords,“Let’sstudyforanotherhalfhourandmakeprogresstogether,Fiorella.”Thatgavememore

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hashelpedshapewhoIamtoday.NotbeinganativeEnglishspeakermakesmeworkharderandadmiredifferentcultures.Itturnsouttobemybiggest

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attheentrancetofurtheropportunities.21.A．makeB．growC．shareD．prepare22.A．calmlyB．impatientlyC．seriouslyD．immediately23.A．repeatB．concludeC．collectD．check24.A．playB．debateC．speakD．think25.A．narrowB．correctC．completeD．basic26.A．researchB．progressC．curiosityD．kindness27.A．recognisedB．questionedC．appreciatedD．interviewed28.A．changeB．introduceC．remindD．encourage29.A．physicalB．positiveC．traditionalD．creative30.A．forgotB．agreedC．struggledD．helped31.A．troubleB．prideC．riskD．joy32.A．carryoutB．reflectonC．worryaboutD．referto33.A．hobbiesB．excusesC．errorsD．decisions34.A．judgmentB．promiseC．backgroundD．imagination35.A．advantageB．challengeC．dreamD．goal三、语法填空Ourclassiscomprisedofthirtystudents,mostof

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(fortune),wehavealternativemethodstoalleviateourfrustration.Forinstance,wecanrelaxinourleisuretime.Besides,maintaininganutritiousdietisalsoessentialeventhoughwehaveashortageofmoney.Ontheassumptionthatwealwayshavesuchanintenseandwidespreadinterestinstudy,itisestimatedthatwecanturnourdreamsintoreality,whichinturnwillenableustolivea

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(good)lifethatwehavebeenlookingforwardto.四、书信写作46.假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Peter来信说近期要来北京，希望你为他制订一个三天的旅行计划。请你根据以下提示给他写一封回信。时间活动第一天参观故宫博物院第二天参观中国美术馆第三天……注意：（1）写作词数应为80个左右；（2）请按如下格式作答。参考词汇：故宫博物院thePalaceMuseum中国美术馆theNationalArtMuseumofChinaDearPeter,I’msohappytohearyou’recomingtoBeijing.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lookingforwardtomeetingyousoon!Yours,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。Amyisgoodatmakingpies,whichgotherajobattheGoodTimesrestaurantmonthsago.Andshewasoftenregardedasthebestworkerthere.Recently,shebecamethesupervisor(主管)oftherestaurant.Shewaskindandfriendlytoalltheworkersandthecustomers.Onemorning,Amywastakingorderswhensheheardaconversation.“Whatyoudidtherewasgreat,Mason!Itwashardtocarrytheoldladysafelyoutofthefire.Foramoment,Ithoughtyoucouldn’tmakeit,myfriend,”onemansaid.Thentheothermanreplied,“Yeah,itwasdifficult,butthat’sourjob.Andyouweretheherotoday,Gordon.Youcarriedthatgirlonyourshoulderandherdoginyourhand.It’sgoingtobeonthenewspaperstomorrow,I’mtellingyou.”Fromtheirclothingandconversation,Amyknewtheywerefirefighters.Andshequicklyrealizedthattheyweretalkingaboutthepreviousnight’sfireattheoldhotelontheotherendoftheroad.ThenthemannamedGordoncontinued,“Idon’tcareaboutbeinginthepapers.Thelittlegirlandherdogremindedmeofmyowndaughter.She’sconstantlyaskingforadog,too.”Amywasmovedbythecourageandsincerityofthetwomen.Shewantedtoshowherappreciationfortheirselflessservice.“Howabouthelpingpayfortheirmeal?”shethought.However,shewasn’tarichgirlatall.Weeksago,herfatherhadanaccidentandbrokehislegs.Theoperationcostalotofmoney.Andnowheneededawheelchair(轮椅)tomovearoundsothathecouldliveaneasierlife.Butherfamilywaspoorandagoodwheelchairwasn’tcheap.Amywastryinghardtosavemoneyforawheelchairforherfather.Andshestillneededalotofmoney.“Well,thefirefighters’mealwon’tcosttoomuch,”Amyfinallythought.Paragraph1:Thenshewenttothecashier(收银员)andsecretlypaidfortheirmeal.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________