2025-2026学年甘肃省平凉市静宁县高二（下）期末英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2025-2026学年甘肃省平凉市静宁县高二（下）期末英语试卷一、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共37.5分。A

Whenthevalleyturnsgoldandtheaircarriesthecoolpromiseofautumn，GreenValleyLearningFarmopensitsgatestohighschoolstudentsforaseasonalfieldtrip.

Featured

Activities

HarvestLab：Checkhowhealthythesoilis，learnhowfoodwastecanturnintoplantfood，andseehowdifferentseasonschangethewayplantsgrow.

HayrideHistoryTour：Rideontractorsthrougholdpartsofthefarmandhearstoriesabouthowfarmerswatertheirfieldsandgrowfoodforthecommunity.

OrchardExploration：Walkthroughappleandpeartrees，watchhowbeesandotherinsectshelpflowersturnintofruit，andenjoyasnackpickedrightfromthetrees.

AutumnBoothChallenge：Workwithfriendstosetupasmallmarkettable，andsellfruitandvegetablesyoupickfromthefarm.

Trip

Details

Dates：TuesdaystoFridays，October2-25，witheachactivitylastingfrom9：30a.m.to1：30p.m.

StudentPackage：＄15perparticipant（includesallactivities）

AdultPackage：＄10peradult（onlythosewhohavebeenregistered（登记）bythegroupcanattendthetrip）

Oneteacherpergroupofover20studentsjoinsforfree.

Guidelines

Visitorsarerequestedtodressinlayers（层）.Noleathershoesareallowed.Bringingsunscreenandawaterbottleisalsoagoodidea.

Nofarmtoolsneedtobebrought，asstudentswillbeprovidedwithsuppliesforallhands-onactivities.Printedmapswillbegivenafteryourarrival.Butrememberthereisnoregistrationatthefarm.

Ifanyonerequiresspecialhelpingettingaround，theirfamilyorteachersshouldemailinfo@atleasttwodaysbeforethevisit.1.Whichactivityincludesabusinesspracticewithfarmharvests？______A.TheHarvestLab. B.TheHayrideHistoryTour.

C.TheOrchardExploration. D.TheAutumnBoothChallenge.2.Howmuchwillagroupof22studentsandoneteacherbecharged？______A.＄330. B.＄340. C.＄350. D.＄360.3.Whatisarequirementduringthevisit？______A.Takingfarmtoolsfromhome. B.Puttingonlayeredclothing.

C.Registeringdirectlyatthefarm. D.Wearingleatherfootwear.B

Dreamsoftenbegininthesmallestcornersofourlives，longbeforewerealizethey'reguidingussomewhereamazing.InYerramalaPalle，aquietvillageinAndhraPradesh'sKadapadistrict，ayounggirl，whooncethrewacricket（板球）ballintotheair，neverknewthattheseeminglysmallactwouldonedaymakeabigdifferenceandtransformherentirelife.

Raisedinanordinaryhomewithherparentsandeldersister，ShreeCharanitriedeverysportshecould：badminton，athletics，andcricket."IstartedplayingcricketwhenIwasinfirstorsecondgrade.Ididn'treallyknowwhyIlikeditsomuch，"sherecalled."Everyoneinmyfamilylovedthesport，andthatwashowitallbeganforme.Aroundseventhgrade，myfatherboughtmemyfirstcricketkit."

Charani'sdailyexistencewasentirelydevotedtopracticeandtraining.Injurieswereaconstantthreat，yetsheneverpermittedfeartocontrolherdetermination."Once，Charanifellduringamatchandbrokeherrightarm.Shedidn'tdropasingletearnorinformanyone.Shesimplyreturnedhomeandlaydowninsilence.Itwasonlylaterthatwediscoveredwhathadhappenedandimmediatelyrushedhertothehospital.Fortunately，shemadeaquickrecovery，"hersisterrecalled.

However，thetoughestbattlewasnotonthefieldbutwithinthewallsofsociety."PeopleusedtoquestionCharani，askingwhyshehadaboyishhairstyle，"hersisteradded."Themessagefromsocietywasclear：shewasjustagirl，andherfuture—theyinsisted—shouldendinmarriage，notinsports，dreams，orambition."

FromthequietvillageofYerramalaPalletotheexcitingstadiums（体育场）ofworldcricket，ShreeCharani'sjourneyservesasavividreminderofwhathappenswhentalentmeetsdetermination.Now，sheisnotjustarecognizedbowler.Shestandsaslivingproofthatadreamnurtured（滋养）insilencecanonedaylightthewayforeverypersonwhodarestobelieveinthemselves.4.WhatoriginallyinspiredCharanitotakeupcricket？______A.professionalsportscoach.

B.Herdesiretobeatotherplayers.

C.schoolsportscompetition.

D.Herwholefamily'sfondnessforit.5.HowdidCharanireactrightafterherarminjury？______A.Shekepthersufferingtoherself.

B.Shelethersistertakehertohospital.

C.Shecriedandcalledforherparents.

D.Shecontinuedplayingdespitethepain.6.WhichproblemtroubledCharanimostdeeply？______A.Frequentphysicalsportsinjuries.

B.Heavypressurefromherschoolstudies.

C.Lackofrecognitionfromsociety.

D.Insufficientfundsfortrainingequipment.7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext？______A.ChallengesFacedbyFemaleAthletes.

B.LessonsLearnedFromCricketTroubles.

C.SmallDreamShiningWithPersistence.

D.PopularSportsinaRemoteIndianVillage.C

Whenstrongwindsstrike，birdsdonotpushback—theysensethechangeandadjust（调整）theirwings，andfishdothesameinshiftingcurrents.Unlikethelight，flexiblebodiesofbirdsandfish，thefirmstructuresofautonomousunderwatervehicles（AUVs）leavethemeasilyknockedoffcoursebysuddencurrents.Toaddressthischallenge，researchershavetakeninspirationfromnaturetocreatearoboticwingthatreducesshakinginwatertomovestably.

Theteam，ledbytheUniversityofSouthampton，lookedtousethepowerofproprioception—thebody'sinternalsenseofposition，movement，andforce.Usingproprioception，birdssensechangesinairflowthroughtheirfeathers，whilefishrelyonsensorsalongtheirbodiestofollowwatermotion.

Tocopythisfunctionality，theengineersdevelopedaninnovativee-skinthatcansensesmallchangescausedbywatercurrents.Itconsistsofflexibleliquidmetalwireswrappedinsilicone（硅胶）.Theseactlikenerves，sendingsignalsasthewingbends.Whenhitbyasuddencurrent，thesoftwingfirstbendsnaturally，takinginpartoftheimpactwithoutanyenergyinput.Thesignalsthenswitchontwotubeshousedinsidethewingbody.Thesetubesarehydraulicallypressurized（液压）tochangethewing'shardnessandshape，correctinganyremainingimbalance.

Theresultsofitstestswereimpressive.Thewingreducedforcecausedbysuddenunderwatercurrentsby87%comparedwithfirmwingsonconventionalAUVs.Itrespondeduptofourtimesfasterthansoftwingswithoutproprioceptionandusedfivetimeslessenergythansystemsusingheattochangeshape.Itsabilitytostabilizeitselfwasabouttwicethatofaflyingbarnowl（仓鸮），althoughtheauthorsnotedthatsuchbiologicalcomparisonsshouldbeinterpretedwithcarefulthought.

Rightnow，combiningthewingwithexistingvehiclearchitecturesmaypresentasignificantengineeringchallenge."Connectingittocurrentsystemswouldrequirefirmconnectorstolinksoftandfirmstructures.Furtherimprovementsareneededtomaketheattachmentmorestableandprotecttheelectricalconnections，"saidLeoMicklem，leadauthoronthepaper.8.Whydidresearchersdeveloptheroboticwing？______A.Tostudyhowbirdsadjusttowinds.

B.TomakeAUVsmorestableincurrents.

C.Toexaminesilicone'sunderwateruse.

D.Tocopythemovementoffishinwater.9.Whatdoesthee-skindowhenthewingishitbyasuddencurrent？______A.Itchangesthedirectionofthecurrent.

B.Ittakesinalltheimpactimmediately.

C.Itcoolsthewingtochangeitsshape.

D.Itsendssignalstoswitchonthetubes.10.HowdoesthenewwingcomparewiththefirmwingsonAUVs？______A.Itrespondsfarmoreslowly. B.Itequalsbarnowlsinstability.

C.Itreduceswaterforcelargely. D.Itconsumesmuchmoreenergy.11.WhatdoesLeoMicklemstressabouttheroboticwing？______A.Itswiresbreakeasilyunderwater.

B.ItslinktoAUVsneedsimprovement.

C.Itsstabilityrequiresmoretesting.

D.Itscostistoohighformassproduction.D

Artificialintelligenceisnolongeraconceptofthefuture；itisrapidlychangingourpresent.Whilemuchattentionisgiventoitsbenefits，agrowingnumberofvoicesareraisingconcernsaboutitsenormousdemandforenergyandtheresultingenvironmentalcost.

TrainingandrunningpowerfulAImodelsrequireshugecomputingpower.Thiscomputingpowerdependsonmassivedatacenters—buildingsfilledwiththousandsofcomputersrunningnon-stop.Thesedatacentersconsumeelectricityonascalecomparabletosmallcities.ArecentstudysuggestedthattrainingasingleadvancedAImodelcanconsumemoreelectricitythan100homesuseinanentireyear.AsAIspreadstomoreproducts，thisenergydemandisonlyexpectedtorisesharply.

Thisleadstoacriticalquestion：wheredoesallthiselectricitycomefrom？IftheenergypoweringAIcomesfromburningfossilfuelslikecoalandgas，itcontributessignificantlytoreleasing（释放）carbon，whichworsensclimatechange.Whilesometechcompaniesarecommittedtousingrenewableenergy，suchassolarorwindpower，theglobalenergysystemisnotyetgreenenough.TherapidexpansionofAIcouldthereforeputahugestrainonourenergyresourcesandslowdowntheshifttocleanerenergy.

Furthermore，AIsystemsalsohaveahiddenphysicalcost.ThepowerfulcomputerchipsneededforAIgeneratealotofheatandneedadvancedcoolingsystems，whichthemselvesuselargeamountsofwater.Inregionsalreadyfacingwatershortages，alargedatacentercanimpactlocalwatersupplies.Additionally，thehardwarebehindAIhasalimitedlifespan.Theconstantneedfornewer，fasterchipscreatesacycleofelectronicwaste，muchofwhichendsupinlandfillsandpollutesthesoilandwater.

ProfessorElaraVance，anenvironmentalscientist，comments，"WearerightfullyexcitedaboutAI'spotentialtosolvecomplexproblems，includingclimatechange.However，wemustbecareful.Thetoolweareusingtofightacrisismightatthesametimebemakingthatcrisisworse.Weneedtodevelopmoreenergy-efficientAIandensureitispoweredsustainably（可持续地）."12.Whydoestheauthormention"100homesuseinanentireyear"inparagraph2？______A.Toencouragepeopletosavehomeenergy.

B.TocomparedifferentenergysourcesforAI.

C.TopresenttherapidgrowthofAIproducts.

D.TostressthehugeenergyconsumptionofAI.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"strain"inparagraph3probablymean？______A.Control. B.Pressure. C.Profit. D.Support.14.WhichhiddencostdoesAIhardwarebring？______A.Lossoftraditionalmanualjobs.

B.Decreaseofchipproductionvalue.

C.Pollutionfromelectronicwaste.

D.Releaseofharmfulgasintotheair.15.WhatcanweknowaboutfutureAIaccordingtothetext？______A.Itwillfollowaneco-friendlydevelopmentpath.

B.Itcanlargelysolveseriousclimateproblems.

C.Itwillfaceapplicationlimitsduetohighcosts.

D.Itcanhandlemostcomplexsocialissuesalone.二、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共12.5分。

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Charactersmayseemvivid，buttheyremainshallow—morelikesimpleimagesthantruefullcharacters.Problemsaresolvedbeforetheyarefullyexperienced.Viewersareentertained，butseldomchallenged.Gradually，watchingturnsintoahabitofeasyconsumptionratherthanactivereflection.

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Beneaththedesireforquickpleasureliesadeeperneed—tounderstand，tofeel，andtothink.Welongformeaningthatdevelopsslowly，emotionsthatstaywithus，andstoriesthatreflectourownstruggles.Itisthisquiethungerthatdrawsustowardsthewiderworldofcinema.

Afilminvitesustoslowdown.Whenthescreendarkens，timeseemstoslowdown.Scenesareallowedtobreathe.Silencebeginstospeak.Charactersgrowthroughchoices，mistakes，andmomentsofwaiting.Meaningisnotdeliveredallatoncebutshowngently，likelightatdawn.Filmsdonotrushviewersforward.

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ThinkofthewhitefeatherdriftinginForrestGump.RecallAndyDufresnestandingintheraininTheShawshankRedemption，armsopen，finallyfree.

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Beyondthefaststreamofshortdramasliesthedeepriverofcinema—quiet，powerful，andalwaysworthentering.

A.Theyleavelittleroomforthoughttosettle.

B.Thehumanmindisnotbuiltforendlessspeed.

C.Butnoteveryonechoosestowatchonlinevideos.

D.Thesefilmsareproducedtoofferquickrelaxation.

E.Suchmomentsstaywithuslongafterthescreenfallssilent.

F.Injustafewminutes，aproblemappears，rises，anddisappears.

G.Instead，theyleadustothinkdeeplyinsteadofonlyfocusingonwhathappensrightnow.16.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.G20.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G三、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。

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faded.Astheybuiltgrowingtrust，thetwoslowlybuilta

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connection.MissRudiscoveredCole'sstrongdetermination，whileColesensedthe

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hiddenbehindherstrictness.

Overtheirfouryearstogether，theydevelopeda（n）

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farbeyondasimpleaide（助手）andstudent.WhenColereceivedaseniorprojecttointerviewa（n）

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MissRuhadtaughthim—sirsee，meaninganunexpectedgift.Tohim，MissRuwasthemost

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becameanirreplaceabletreasureinbothoftheirlives.21.A.longed B.advised C.criticised D.failed22.A.insight B.anxiety C.excitement D.patience23.A.restricted B.arranged C.protected D.analysed24.A.runout B.relyon C.putup D.holdback25.A.supplied B.impressed C.supported D.competed26.A.academic B.technical C.artistic D.political27.A.loosely B.gradually C.warmly D.gently28.A.humorous B.confusing C.complex D.close29.A.fitness B.kindness C.weakness D.busyness30.A.relationship B.education C.responsibility D.advantage31.A.potential B.troublesome C.influential D.polite32.A.accent B.idiom C.sentence D.word33.A.precious B.creative C.severe D.abstract34.A.abandoned B.ignored C.deserved D.applied35.A.fault B.attitude C.debate D.encounter四、语法填空：本大题共1小题，共15分。36.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。

Fashionisoftendefinedbyglobalrunwaysandluxuryhouses.ButinthemountainsofGuizhou，adifferentvisionistakingshape，（1）

（root）notinexclusivity（专属权），butincraftsmanshipandcommunity.

"FashionisnotsomethingbroughtinfromParisorMilan，butsomethingthatgrowsoutoflocalethnicculture，"said（2）

（design）YangChunlin."OurruraleverydayliferepresentsthebestofEasternaesthetics（美学）."

Thisbeliefgavebirthto"VillageT"，agrassrootsfashionprojectthatreflectsthe（3）

（create）spiritofthelocalvillagers.Itstartedtwoyearsagoasasimplerunwayinanopenfield，withlocalvillagers（4）

（use）farmpathsascatwalksandactingasmodels.Later，itappearedonvariousnational（5）

（stage）andevenparticipatedininternationalevents.

Yangrecalledthatlocals（6）

（initial）believedfashionhadnothingtodowiththem."Weownpreciouscraftsmanship，yetoftenlackconfidence，"hesaid.ForYang，thatwasprecisely（7）

theprojectmattered—tocreateastageforhishometown.

TheprojectcompletelyshowsGuizhou'sintangibleculturalheritage，especiallyMiaoembroidery（刺绣）.（8）

（maintain）thesetraditions，Yangredesignedatraditional"hundred-birdcoat"intomodernclothes，（9）

causedheateddebate.Thoughsomeworriedhewasruiningoldtreasures，heinsistedheritagemustdevelop.

Today，"VillageT"hasreshapedlocallife.Moreyoungpeoplearereturningtostartbusinesses，andtourismhasgrown.Childrenwhooncefeltdistant（10）

globalstagesnowfindthemwithinreach.五、书面表达：本大题共2小题，共40分。37.假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，你的英国笔友Jim在来信中提到，他对你们在寒假期间进行的"分组学习"（groupstudy）很感兴趣。请你给他写一封回信，内容包括：

1.介绍你们分组学习的具体情况（如小组构成、学习方式等）；

2.谈谈你的个人收获或感受

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.题目已给出，不计入总词数。

_____38.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。

Brianwasafunnystudentwholovedwatchingcomediesbestandhopedtobecomeacomedyactoroneday.Heoftenmadehisclassmateslaughwithjokesduringbreaks，andevenhisteacherswouldlaughathisfunnyremarksinclass.

WhenBrianheardabouttheschool'supcomingtalentshow，heimmediatelydecidedtoparticipate—thoughhe'dneveractedonstagebefore，thethoughtofsharinglaughterwiththewholeschoolfilledhimwithexcitement.However，someclassmatesdoubtedinpublic."You？Onstage？You'renotfunny."Ken，aboy，saidtohim."Noonewilllikeyourterribleperformance.Youwillembarrassyourself."anotherclassmateshouted，makingBrian'scheeksburnwithembarrassment.

Confusedbytheirwords.Brianseriouslyconsideredgivingup.Butthen，herecalledhowhisclosefriendshadalwaysbeggedhimtotellmorejokesduringlunchbreaks，andhisdramateacherhadoncepraisedhisnaturalsenseofhumor.Hedecidedtoignorethedoubtersandfocusonpreparingthebestperformancehecould.Hespenteveryeveningpracticinghislines，practicinghisgestures，andevenaskinghislittlesistertobehisaudience.

Onthedayoftheshow，Briansteppedontothestagewithadeepbreath.Hisperformance—filledwithfunnystoriesaboutschoollifeandexaggerated（夸张的）expressions—hadtheaudiencelaughingloudly.Whentheresultswereannounced，hewonfirstprize!Hisfriendscheeredloudly，andhisteacherspattedhimproudlyontheback.Evenso，KentoldBrianthathewasnotfunnyatall，andthathewouldnotbesuccessful.Briandidn'tunderstandwhyKensaidso，butherealizedthatithadnothingtodowithhimself.Heconfidentlycontinuedtoworktowardhisgoal.

注意：

（1）续写词数应为150个左右；

（2）请按如下