2025-2026学年广西南宁市西大附属学校高二（下）期末英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2025-2026学年广西南宁市西大附属学校高二（下）期末英语试卷一、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共37.5分。AHow

to

spend

a

weekend

in

San

AntonioSetintheheartofsouth-centralTexas，wheregreatplainsmeetgreenrollinghills，SanAntonioisoneoftheoldestcitiesintheUS.ComparedwithotherUScities，SanAntoniohasitsuniquecharm.Despiteitsever-expandingreach，thecity'smaintainedauniquesmall-townfeel，supportedbyastrongsenseofcommunity，aswellasSouthernhospitality.Here'showtospendacoupleofculture-andhistory-filleddaysinSanAntonio.

Day

1：Downtown

discovery

MorningBeforeexploringSanAntonio'sHistoricMarketSquare—thelargestMexicanmarketintheUS，getstuckintothehandmadefoodatMiTierra.

AfternoonTakeaboattourtoseearchitecturalhighlightsandthenvisitTheAlamotolearnaboutoneoftheUS'smostfamousbattles.

EveningPlananearlydinneratTheEsquireTavern，knownforitsselectionoflocalbeers.Thenjoinatwo-miletwilightwalkingtourwhichuncoversSanAntonio'spastthroughstorytelling.Afterwards，wrapupthedaywithastayatthemainplaza（广场）toseetheSanFernandoCathedral'sexternalwalls，whereimpressivelightandimageryareprojected.

Day

2：Caves

&

culture

MorningArriveearlyatLaPanaderíatobeatthequeuesthatoftensnakearoundtheblock.AfterenjoyingtheclassicssuchasMexicansweetbreadandchickensandwichesthere，headtoNaturalBridgeCavernstoseeincrediblerockformations.

AfternoonEnjoyaclassicTexasbarbecuemealatPinkerton's，andthenwalkthemealoffwithavisittoHopscotch，awell-knownartgallery.

EveningSpendyoureveningexploringthePearl，arestoredbrewerycomplex（啤酒厂建筑群），shopforgiftsatPullmanMarket，andhavedinneratSoutherleigh.1.WhatmakesSanAntoniostandoutfromotherUScities？______A.Itsnaturallandscapes. B.Itstime-honoredhistory.

C.Itsspeedycityexpansion. D.Itswelcomingatmosphere.2.WhatistherecommendedwaytoendDay1？______A.Tastinglocalbeers.

B.Goingonashoppingtour.

C.Watchinganightlylightshow.

D.VisitingtheSanFernandoCathedral.3.WhatmightbeLaPanadería？______A.foodmuseum. B.highlyratedbakery.

C.rock-themedscenicspot. D.cafeinNaturalBridgeCaverns.B

It'smyleastfavoritetimeoftheyear：afewweeksafterclassends，whenIreadonlineevaluationsofmyteachingandmeasaperson.I'vebeenjudgedformyclothingchoices—"toocasual"ifIwearjeansandasweater，"unnecessarilyformal"ifIwearabusinesssuit.Somestudentshavefaultedmeforassigningtoomuchwork，whereasothersclaimIdon'tassignenoughforthemtolearnanything.Evenmyfacialexpressionsaren'tsafe.

Iloveteachingandwanttohelpmystudentsunlocktheirfullpotential.WhenIgotthefeedback，everyunkindwordwasablowtomyspirit，leavingmequestioningmyworth.Mygoalofbeinguniversallylikedasagoodprofessorseemedtoslipaway.

AsIgainedexperienceteachingdifferentclassesacrossdifferentinstitutions，though，Irealizedthatthesamequalitythatmademesomestudents'"bestprofessor"wasexactlywhatothersfound"annoying"ormademyclass"awasteoftime".Ican'tbeuniversallyliked.

ThenIreceivedahandwrittencardfromaformerstudent.Headmittedhehadoncehatedmyclassandevenme.NothingIcouldhavesaidbackthenwouldhavechangedhismind.Yetinthatsamenote，thestudentthankedmeforrefusingtolethimfadeintothebackgroundandforholdingontohopeforhimwhenhe'dlostithimself.

Readingthosewords，IunderstoodthatIdon'thavetogive

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hoot

aboutotherpeople'sopinionsorprejudice.MyfocusshouldbeonstayingtruetomyselfandbeingthebestprofessorIcanbe.

Ilearnedtodistinguishconstructiveinputfromunnecessaryattacksorirrelevantcomments.Commentsaboutmy"bubbly"nature，suchashowmuchIsmileorwhatIwear，donothelpmegrow，andIcantreatthemasnoise.Incontrast，constructivefeedbackabouthowteamassignmentsaffectstudents'stressmotivatesmetoimprove.

NowI'mcertainthetruelastingimpactofaneducatorisn'twritteninglowingevaluationsoruniversalapproval.It'setchedintheliveswetouch，themindswechallenge，andtheheartsweinspire.4.Whatinitiallydiscouragedtheauthorasateacher？______A.Students'criticalcomments.

B.Unexpectedlyheavyworkload.

C.Thepressuretobuildrelationships.

D.Thehighlycompetitiveenvironment.5.Whatkeyinsightdidtheauthorgainthroughteachingexperiences？______A.Rushingleadstofailure. B.Everycoinhastwosides.

C.Nosongcanpleaseallears. D.Foureyesseemorethantwo.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"giveahootabout"inparagraph5mean？______A.Taketheplaceof. B.Payattentionto.

C.Takeatastefor. D.Giveawaywith.7.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext？______A.BecomingaUniversallyLovedProfessor.

B.PursuingtheTrueValueofOnlineEvaluations.

C.HandlingStudentFeedback：ATeacher'sGuide.

D.BeyondApproval：RediscoveringtheHeartofTeaching.C

Inthelast2030years，aspecificwayofthinkinghasbecomepopularinmodernbusinessculture.Thisideafocusedheavilyonbeingveryfast.SiliconValley"disruptors"likeMarkZuckerberg（Facebook）andTravisKalanick（Uber）attractedanewgenerationofbusinessownersandmanagerswithanattractiveideaforsuccess：movefastandbreakthings.

Thisapproachtobusinesscertainlyworksintheshortterm.It'sanextremelycompetitiveattitudewherebusinessdealsareazerosumgame：Iwin，youlose.Butitfocusesongrowthatanyandallcosts，oftenattheexpenseoflongtermstability.Theriseofartificialintelligenceisdestroyingcertainbusinessmodels，seeminglyovernight.Forexample，Chegg，anonlineeducationcompany，hasseenitsstockdropnearly90%thisyearbecausefreeAItoolslikeChatGPThaveinterrupteditsmodelforgrowth.

Anewmentalityisemerginginresponsetothisshorttermfocus：slowdownandbuildthingsthatlast.Clearly，itwillfaceanuphillbattle.Thecounterforcetothislongtermbehaviorisobvious：markets.Weliveinacrisisofshorttermthinking，andmarketsarethecause.Marketsprioritizeshorttermdecisionmakingandputtoomuchpressuretomeetthenextquarter'sexpectations.

Anexamplewe'reallfamiliarwithisthemedia.Themediaisanindustrythatshouldoperatewithalongtermvision，asitsprimarymissionistoeducateandinformthepublic.Andyet，overthelastcoupleofdecades，there'ssufficientevidencetosuggestithassubmittedtoshorttermpressure，usingattentiongrabbingheadlinesandbreakingnewstodriveimmediateengagement.

Despitethesechallenges，thereareopportunitiesforlongtermthinkers.JeffBezosisamainexampleofaleaderwhoprioritizedlongtermthinking.Hefocusedonwhatdoesn'tchange，suchaspeople'sdesireformorechoicesandlowerprices，andbuiltAmazonwithlongtermsustainabilityinmind.

Ultimately，theendofthe"movefastandbreakthings"erasignalsabroaderculturalshifttowardsstability，quality，andthoughtfulinnovation.Thecompaniesoftomorrowwillbedefinednotbyhowquicklytheyrise，butbyhowwelltheylast.8.Whatisakeyfeatureofthe"movefastandbreakthings"businessmodel？______A.Pursuingimmediategains.

B.Reducingtheexistingbusinessprofit.

C.Focusingontechnologicalinnovation.

D.Specializinginmakingtopqualityproducts.9.WhatdoestheauthorintendtoexpressbytheexampleofChegg？______A.EducationcompaniesarebadlyaffectedbyAItools.

B.LongtermgrowthisimpossiblewithoutChatGPT.

C.Shorttermthinkingcan'tguaranteelongtermsuccess.

D.Beingcompetitivedoesn'tmakeacompanysuccessful.10.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemediafromthetext？______A.Itfailstograbpeople'sattention.

B.Ithasbeenfocusedonlongtermvisions.

C.Itfunctionswellineducatingthepublic.

D.Ithasbeentrappedinashorttermmentality.11.Whatcanbethesuitabletitleforthetext？______A.JeffBezos'SuccessStory B.SlowDownandBuildtoLast

C.AcceptAIandManageCrisis D.TheZeroSumGrowthConceptD

Parrotshavelongamazedpeoplewiththeirabilitytomimic（模仿）humanspeech，butnewresearchshowstheirbrainsdomorethanjustmimicspeech.Researchersfoundthatbudgerigars，small，brightly-colouredparrotsalsocalledbudgies，havespecialbrainareasforvocalproductionthatareverysimilartothebrainstructureshumansuseforspeech.

Toinvestigatehowbudgiesprocessandproducesounds，studyco-authorMichaelLongandhiscolleagueZetianYangputtinymeasuringdevicesintothebirds'brains.Theyfocusedonabrainregionknownastheanteriorarcopallium（AAC），whichplaysacriticalroleincontrollingvocaloutput.Theresearchersmonitoredindividualnervecellswhilethebirdsvocalized.Eachsoundthebudgiesmadewaslinkedtospecificpatternsofbrainactivity.Bycarefullymappingthebrainactivity，thescientistscouldseehowthebudgies'brainsworkinrealtimetoproducecomplexsounds.

Thefindingsinbudgiescontrastsharplywithwhatscientistshaveobservedinzebrafinches，aspeciesofsongbirdthat，unlikebudgerigars，doesnotengageinvocalmimicry.Inzebrafinches，vocalizationsappeartoberepresentedasrigid，fixedpatternsofcomplexneuralactivity，makingitdifficultforthemtoadjusttheirlearnedsongs.Inbudgerigars，however，theAACallowsformuchmoreadaptablespeechpatterns，similartothoseseeninhumans.Inhumans，speechworksinasimilarway—specificneuralpatternsinthebraincorrespondtovariousmusclemovementsinthelipsandtongue.

Theresearchhaspotentialevolutionarysignificance.Thesimilaritiesbetweenhumanandbudgerigarbrainssuggestthesetwospeciesmayhavedevelopedcomparableneuralstrategiesforvocallearning.Scientistsrefertothisasconvergentevolution（趋同进化），inwhichdifferentspeciesindependentlydevelopsimilarstructuresorfeaturestosolvethesameproblems.Theresearchcouldhavepracticalapplicationsforhumanhealth.BybetterunderstandinghowtheAACorganizesvocaloutputinbudgerigars，researchershopetogainnewinsightsintohumanspeechdisorders，suchasaphasiaandParkinson'sdisease，whichcandamageaperson'sabilitytoproducelanguage.12.Whatisnewlyrevealedaboutbudgies？______A.Theycopytheirfollowers'speech.

B.Theycanmakehuman-likesounds.

C.Theirbrainshavehuman-likevocalcenters.

D.Theirvocalabilitydiffersfromthatofotherparrots.13.Whyweretinymeasuringdevicesplacedintobudgies'brains？______A.Tomonitortheirsoundchanges.

B.ToquicklylocatetheAACregion.

C.Tomeasuretheloudnessoftheircalls.

D.TostudytheAAC'sroleinvocaloutput.14.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleof"convergentevolution"？______A.Batsandeaglesdevelopwingsforflight.

B.Humansandchimpsshare98%DNA.

C.Manytreesloseleavesinautumn.

D.Wolvesandfoxeshavethickfur.15.Whatisapotentialpracticalapplicationoftheresearch？______A.Designingadvancedsocialsoftware.

B.Developingtreatmentforspeechdisorders.

C.Enhancingforeignlanguageteachingefficiency.

D.ProducingeffectiveParkinson'spreventiondrugs.二、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共12.5分。根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Choosingacollegemajorisanimportantdecisionformanystudents.Itcanbeeasyforsome，astheymayhavealreadydecidedontheirmajorwhenselectingacollege.

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AccordingtoofficialdatafromtheU.S.，30%ofundergraduateshavechangedtheirmajoratleastonce.Whilethischangeiscommon，itcanleadtothelossoftime，money，andopportunities.

Duringmydoctoralresearch，Istudiedstudents'experienceswithchangingtheirmajors.Ifoundmanystudentsbecomeconfusedabouttheirmajorsduetoafearoffailureordiscouragingfeedbackfromothers.So，whatcancollegestudentsdowhenfacedwithsuchanimportantdecision？

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Makingacareerplancanhelpyousucceedinyourchosenmajor.Whendoingthis，thinkaboutthecareeryouwantandtheacademicstepsneededtogetthere.

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Thisself-knowledgecanhelpyouchooseacareeryouwant.Thensetaspecificcareergoalandworkbackwardtodefinetheactionablestepsyou'lltakeincollegetoachieveit.

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Somestudentsmayrealizethey'renotsuitedforthefieldtheyhavechosenaftergaininghands-onexperience.Toavoidthis，it'simportanttogetmoredetailsaboutthejobyouareinterestedinpursuing.Askprofessionalsaboutthejob'sdailyworkandpotentialprosandcons.

Don'tletinitialsetbacksmakeyouquestionyourmajor.Academicchallengesincollegearenormal.

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However，youshouldnotassumethatyouhavechosenthewrongmajorjustbecauseofonepoortestresult.Rememberthateveryfieldisdifficultandthatastruggledoesn'tmeanfailure.Holdontotheconfidencethatledyoutoselectyourmajorinthefirstplace，andprepareyourselfforanyacademicchallenges.

A.Moststudentsfindonemajorismorethanenough.

B.However，manystudentsstrugglewiththisdecision.

C.Somestudentsmayloseconfidenceafteronebadgrade.

D.Somestudentschooseamajorbecauseofthefamilypressure.

E.Youneedtoreflectonyourworkbeliefs，interests，andabilities.

F.Thefollowingstrategiescanhelpyoumakeawell-informedchoice.

G.Thoroughlyresearchingacareerbeforepursuingitcanpreventmissteps.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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，therewouldhavebeennonovelatall.WhatIreallywanttotellhimisasimpleword："thanks."21.A.tired B.unsure C.proud D.fond22.A.opening B.tone C.message D.question23.A.problem B.humor C.point D.request24.A.revised B.typed C.submitted D.recited25.A.believein B.careabout C.getover D.putin26.A.important B.realizable C.rewarding D.demanding27.A.result B.spirit C.principle D.opportunity28.A.expanded B.exposed C.referred D.reduced29.A.cut B.word C.model D.copy30.A.carefully B.separately C.instantly D.regularly31.A.attempted B.hesitated C.continued D.stopped32.A.flexible B.simple C.broken D.lengthy33.A.change B.downside C.bonus D.challenge34.A.find B.delete C.translate D.compare35.A.explanation B.recognition C.invitation D.guidance四、语法填空：本大题共1小题，共15分。36.

IntheheartofBeijing，theForbiddenCityisapowerfulsymbolofChina'srichimperialpast.Now（1）

（serve）asthePalaceMuseum，ithousesover1.8millionculturaltreasures，includingancientpaintings，bronzes，andantiqueclocks.（2）

（preserve）thesepreciousartifacts，ateamofabout150restorerscombinesmoderntechniqueswithtime-honouredrestorationpractices.

Withinalaboratory-likesetting，restorersemploy（3）

（advance）toolssuchasX-raymachinestoanalyseartifacts.Forinstance，adiscoloredrooftile（瓦片）（4）

（examine）toidentifywhetherthedamageresultsfrompollutionoraging，（5）

iscrucialforeffectivepreservationstrategies.Alongsidetechnology，traditionaltechniquesare（6）

（equal）important.Inaprocesscalled"inpainting"，expertscarefullyrepairholesinasilkpanel（7）

（decorate）withtheChinesecharacterfor"longevity".

Establishedinthe1950s，thePalaceMuseum'sConservationDepartmentislikea"hospital"forculturaltreasures.Therestorationprocessisoftenpainstakingandtime-consuming，sometimestakingmonthstocomplete（8）

singlepiece.

ThePalaceMuseum'sdevotion（9）

restoringandpreservingitscollectionunderlinesabroader（10）

（commit）toprotectingculturaltreasures.AsQuFeng，headofthemuseum'sConservationDepartment，emphasizes，"Thegoalistoprotecttheculturalvaluestheartifactscarry."五、书面表达：本大题共2小题，共40分。37.假定你是李华，你的英国好友Mike发现很多同学借助AI直接生成作文，他对此感到困惑，写信询问你的看法。请你给他回一封邮件，内容包括：

（1）你的态度；

（2）你的建议。

注意：

（1）写作词数应为80个左右；

（2）请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。

DearMike，

Yours，LiHua38.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。

Iusedtohaveastrongfearofmostbugs，anditwasmoreextremethanaverage.Foronething，Icouldn'tkillthem.Icouldmovelivebugsoutsideusingtoiletpaper，butIcouldn'thandledeadones.Someoneelsehadtocleanthoseup.Ievenavoidedplaceswithdeadbugs.

Myfearwassointensethataseventh-gradeincidentaffectedme.WhenImovedapillowfromourlivingroomarmchair，aspidercameout，andIfeltscared.

Iknewthisfearwasridiculous.Bugs'movementsandsmallsizemademybraingoonhighalert，makingmeworryaboutsteppingonthem.ButthingswentwrongwhenIturnedonmybedroomlightandsawaspideronthewallnexttomybed.Icalledmyparents，butbythetimetheycame，thespiderhadgone.Theysearchedforiteverywherebutfailedtofindit.Theythencomfortedme，saying，"It'llbefine."

Reasonableasthatwas，mybrainwasfloodedwithscarythoughts：thespidercrawlingintomybed，mecrushingitinmysleep，andwakinguptoseeadeadspiderinmyblanket.ThenIrememberedthetentinourbasement.Itwascomfortable，andourdogevenhidthereduringstorms.Sothatnight，Itookpillowsandblanketstothebasementandsleptinthetent.Istayedthereforthreenights，refusingtogobacktomyroomuntilIknewwherethespiderwas—ridiculous，Iknew，butextremefearsignoredlogic.

Thestressevenspreadintomydreams.Icheckedcarefullyifsomethingsmallwasaspiderleg；luckily，itneverwas，butthatdidn'teasetheanxiety.Myparentspersuadedmetosleepinmybedroom，butIdidn'tdareandrefusedfirmly.Ievengotintoanargumentwiththem，makingeveryonefeelawkward.

Onthefourthdayinthebasement，mymothercametomewithgoodnews.

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Theotherday，IresearchedspidersontheInternetandlearnedtheyhelpcontrolpestsandrarelyposeathreat.

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