湖北荆州市2025-2026学年度高二年级期末质量检测英语试卷（含答案）

湖北荆州市

2025-2026学年度高二年级期末质量检测英语试卷

一、阅读理解

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MOTIVATIONBOARD

“Endawritingsessionmid-sceneorevenmid-paragraph.Itgivesyousomethingtoreturntoin

yournextwritingsession,soyouaren'tstartingfromablankpage.Don'tbestubborn,getsome

restandyou'llfindyoureturntowritingwithfresheyes.”

—NicoleGlove,authorofThcStarscckcrs

44Writewildly,andwritewhatexcitesyou.Ofcourse,themarketanditsexpectationswillalways

beaconsideration,butthewritingprocessisjoyfulbecauseyourcreativityisboundless.Aswith

'don'tseirreject',pleasedon't'selRIimit'.Everythingelseisalreadytryingtodothattoyou.^^

—HienNguyen,authorofTwinTides

“Readwidelyandthoughtfiilly.Asawriter,youareaskingcompletestrangerstospendhoursof

theirtimeintheworldofyourstories.Engagingwithotherauthors'workiscrucialtolearning

howtomakeyourstoriesasconvincingandwcll-fiilfillcdaspossiblc.^^

一VanessaLawrence,authorofSheer

“Don'ltrytoforceyourwillonabookbeforeyouknowwhatitis—orwhatitneeds.Writingisa

kindoftrustexercise:youdothework,youshowupagainaidagain,andovertimethestory

beginstomeetyou.Andlistentoyourobsessions（癖好）,Whateveryoucan'tstopthinkingabout

一that'syourcompass.^^

—PaulaMcLain,authorofSkylark

1.Whichauthoradviseslearningfromothers?

A.NicoleGlove.

B.HienNguyen.

C.VanessaLawrence.

D.PaulaMcLain.

2.Whichtwoauthorsadvocatelisteningtoone'sinnervoice?

A.NicoleGloveandPaulaMcLain.

B.HienNguyenandPaulaMcLain.

C.HienNguyenandVanessaLawrence.

D.NicoleGloveandVanessaLawrence.

3.Whatarcthefourquotesmainlyintendedtodo?

A.Topromotenewstorybooks.

B.Toprovidewritingstrategies.

C.Toinspirepeopletoreadwidely.

D.Tohelpwriterseasepressure.

B

Bubba,astrikinglyhandsomeparrot,provedtobethemostlovelylittlecompaniononecouldever

wishfbr.Itwasatmylocalpctshopthat1broughthimhome,whenthelargerparrotspersistently

pushedhimawayfromtheseeddishandevenofftheendoftheperch（栖木）.

HemusthavetakenalikingtothenameIgavehim,ibrhepickeditupwithremarkablespeed.I

madeahabitofkeepinghiminfbnnedofmydailyactivitiesandroutinelyinquiredwhetherthe

musicIplayedmetwithhisapproval.Whatneverfailedtoamusemewashispracticeofnew

vocabulary;wheneverhemispronouncedaword,hewouldmutter（嘀咕）loudly—abehaviourI

interpretedashisownformofself-criticism.

IwouldkeepBubba'scagedooropenunlessheengagedinsomemischiefwhenIwouldshuthim

inuntilhebehaved.Itwasnotlongbeforehemasteredthephrase,“Bubba'sagoodboy."Upon

hisrelease,Iwasshoweredwithabundantkisses!Amongallmymemories,theoneItreasure

mostisofhisfinalChristmas.Heuttered,^Whatdoing?”Iexplainedthatthefollowingdayv/ould

beChristmasDay,andthatthedecorationswereboundtoliftourspirits.Thenextmorning,he

emergedearlykissingme,v/hichcontinuedthroughouttheentireday.Thatevening,asIsettled

liiinintohiscage,hehadaveryuoiilcnlcdexpressiononhisface.

Onhisfinalday,herefusedtoletgoofme,lyinginthepalmofmyhandfbrhoursonend.At

bedtime,hecriedincomplaintthemomentIplacedhimintohiscage;consequently,Iasked

whetherhewouldprefertoremaininmybedroom—aquestionthatwasibllowedbylotsof

kissingsounds.Afterthecustomarymusic,Iinstructedhimtoliedownandmakehimself

comfortable.Inthemorning,Ifoundhimlyingstill,onewingoverhishead.Tothisday,Iremain

convincedthathestillpaysmevisits.

4.Whatwasprobablytheauthor'soriginalmotivationfbrbuyingBubba?

A.Sympathy.B.Affection.C.Curiosity.D.Guilt.

5.WhatdocstheauthorfbcasoninParagraph2?

A.Bubba'ssclf-criticism.

B.Bubba'ssupermemory.

C.Bubba'sfunnypronunciations.

D.Bubba'slearningexperiences.

6.Whichisclosesttotheunderlinedword“mischiefinmeaning?

A.Game-playing.B.Language-leaming.

C.Trouble-making.D.Mistake-reviewing.

7.Whichisthebesttitleof:hcstory?

A.TwoIsCompany.B.AlwaysLoveYou.

C.LivinginHarmony.D.TheKissThatStayed.

C

TheShakers,atime-honoredcommunitythatsettledintheUnitedStatesinthe1700s,crafted

objectsofquiet,understatedelegance.Amongalltheirhandmadewares—baskets,broomsand

blankets—theShakerchairstandsasthemostrevealingsymboloftheirwayoflife.Thesechairs

wereneverintendedasfineartorculturalicons;theywerebuiltsolelyfbrfunction.Every

element,fromstraightwoodenlegstotightlywovenscats,servedaclearpracticalend.No

can'ings,paintordecorativeflourishes（花饰）wereaddedunlesstheystrengthenedtheframeor

boostedcomfort.Withclean,plainlines,eachpieceexistedonlytobeused.

TheuniquegraceofaShakerchairstemsfromthistruth:itwasbuiltbysomeonewhotruly

believedanangelmightcomeandsituponit.Rootedinthatfaith,theShakerscraftedeverychair

withcxlraordinaryuarc.Anyroughedgewasseenasaninsult（冒犯）lothepersonwhuwoulduse

it.Thisdeepdevotiontocraftsmanshipturnedordinaryfurnitureintopieceswhereeverysurface,

jointandwovenfibermetaprecise,uncompromisingstandard.Aboveall,thematerialworldwas

awayofsupportingspirituallife.

In1987,atallShakerrevolvingchairsoldfor$88,000,athen-recordpricefbrthefurniture.Yet

theShakersthemselvesneverwantedtoberememberedfbrtheirhandmadepieces."Idonotwish

toberememberedmerelyasachair,7,saidthelateShakerSisterMildredBarker."Ihopepeople

willrecallwhatmylifetrulystoodfor.**Toher,thechairwasneveramemorial—itwassimplya

toolthatlethercommunityliveoutitscorebeliefs.

OnlyatinyShakercommuritysurvivestoday.Thatidealofhavingeverythingexactlyasitshould

bemaynowfeelunattainable,yetwecanstillcatchaglimpseofitinthequietgraceofaShaker

chair.Itstandsquietlyplainandcompletetotheeye,asifnothingismissing,andnothingextrais

needed.

8.HowdidtheShakersmaketheirchairs?

A.Theyaddednothingwithoutapurpose.

B.Theypaintedchairsinvividcolors.

C.Theyavoidedanycarvingoneachchair.

D.Theydecoratedchairswithelegantlines.

9.WhydidtheShakersmaketheirchairswithgreatcare?

A.Theyseekhighchairprofits.

B.Theyanticipateangelvisitors.

C.Theysticktotheirtraditionalbelief.

D.Theywanttoreshapetheircraftsmanship.

10.WhichstatementbestinterpretsSisterMildredBarker'swords?

A.AShakerchairenrichestheShakers'spirituallife.

B.Craftsmanshipismoreimportantthanracialbelief.

C.TheShakersshouldberememberedfbrtheirfurniture.

D.Acarefullycraftedobjectisnotthelifethatcreatedit.

11.WhatqualitieswouldtheShakersprobablyvalue?

A.Modestyandperfection.

B.Noblenessandelegance.

C.Diligenceandconfidence.

D.Conventionalityandcreativity.

D

AccordingtoananalysisbyHarvardBusinessReview,therapy（治疗）andcompanionshiparethe

topwayspeopleareusinggenerativeAI,butsomepeopleformemotionaldependenciesleadingto

withdrawalfromtheirreallives.Researchfoundthatheavydailyusewascorrelatedwith

increasedloneliness.

AItoolsareknowntoroutinelyinventinfbmiationandpresentitconfidentlyasfact.Youcanask

achatbottouseverifiedorscientificsourcingandtosharethelinksofallthearticlesit's

referencing,buttheonlywaytoensureaccuracyistofact-chccktheinformationyourself.AI-

gcncratcdimagesandvideosarcincreasinglycommonplaceonline.Thecurrenttoolsmakeit

possibleforanyonetocreateimagesandvideossorealisticthatil'softennolongerpossibleto

distinguishwhat'srealfromwhafsAI.

Asfarastrustgoes,it'salsovitaltorememberthatAIchatbotsarecreatedbycompanies

strugglingtobeateachotherinacompetitivemarket."TrustAIasmuchasyoutrustacardealer,“

Celebisays."Sure,they'reheretoprovideyouaservice,buttheAIworksfbratechgiant.''

Connectedtothat,it'simportanttokeepdataprivacyrisksirmind.Ifyousharepersonaldetails

andprivatethoughtswithAItools,knowthatprotectionofyourinformationisfarfrom

guaranteed.

Despitetheseconcerns,techcompaniesarenowenthusiasticallydevelopingAIagentstoacton

yourbehalfsometimesautonomously.ImagineAInotjustplanningyourvacationbutbooking

yourflightandhotelwithyourcreditcardfiillyonitsown.Futureagentscouldactlikea“chiefof

staff,''handlingyouremails,schedulingmeetings,andsettingreminders.Itisthenextstepto

potentiallycreatingthekindoftrueAIassistantsci-fihasdreamedoffbrdecades.

Overall,though,it'sacommonsenseinthetechindustrythatnoonecanpredicthowAI

technologywillevolve.Itiswehumanbeingsthatdecidewhetherornottouseit,trustitand

regulateit.

12.WhichriskofusinggenerativeAIismentionedinthetext?

A.AItoolsemergeasathreattomedicalcaresystem.

B.Longchaiexperiencesmaycauseniciilalproblems.

C.Techcompaniesshareusers'privatedatafbrprofit.

D.AIagentsoftenmakewrongdecisionsautonomously.

13.WhaldoesCelebisuggestaboutAIchatbots?

A.Theyshouldfollowtheexampleofcardealers.

B.Theybreakthelawbysellingclients'information.

C.Iheystruggletoholdtl:ehnetosurviveinthemarket.

D.Theyservetheinterestsoftheirproducersallthetime.

14.WhatcanbeinferredaboutfutureAIagents?

A.Theywillreplacehumanworkersinofficejobs.

B.Theyarcbeingdesignedtoprioritizeuserprivacy.

C.Theymayperformfinancialdealsfbrtheirmasters.

D.Theywillprobablykeepfamiliesawayfromtroubles.

15.WhatattitudedoestheauthortaketowardsAI?

A.Supportive.B.Cautious.C.Objective.D.Doubtful.

七选五

Manypeoplethinkofpoetryassomethingonlystudiedinclassroomsorreadbyliteraturelovers.

Theymightseeitasdifficultversestoanalyzefbrexamsorasaformofartreservedfbr

scholars.16.Frommanagingemotionstostrengtheningrelationships,poetryoffersbenefitsthat

anyonecanenjoy.

Oneofthemostpowerfulusesofpoetryisemotionalexpression.17.Yetapoemcansaywhat

wecannot.Writingafewlinesabouthowyoufeelcanhelpyouprocessdifficultexperiencesand

celebratehappyones.Readingpoetryalsoprovidescomfort,asyoudiscoverthatothershavefelt

thesameway.

18.Therhythmsandrhymesofpoetrymakeinformationeasiertoremember.Thisiswhysong

lyricsstickinourheadsandwhychildrenlearnthealphabetthroughrhymes.Youcanusesimple

poemstoremembershoppinglists,studykeyfacts,orteachyoungchildrennewconcepts.

Poetryalsosharpensobservationskills.Agoodpoemasksyoutonoticesmalldetails—thev/ay

lightfallsonatable,thesoundoffootstepsinanemptyhall.Byreadingorwritingpoetry

regularly,youtrainyourselftopaycloserattentiontotheworldaroundyou.19.

InsteadofremainingonIlicpage,poetrybuildsuuminuiiily.Sharingapoemalafamilygalhcring,

writingonefbrafriend'sbirthday,orjoiningalocalpoetryreadinggroupcreatesconnections

betweenpeople.20.Fromloveandlosstohopeandgratitude,poetryspeakstoeveryemotion

thatmakesushuman.

Bybringingpoetryintodailylife,youcanfindnewwaystoexpressyourselfconnectwithotliers,

andseetheworldmoreclearly.

A.Inaddition,poetrystrengthenscommunication.

B.Anotherpracticalapplicationismemoryandlearning.

C.Wordsmayfailusinmomentsofjoy,grief,orconfusion.

D.Poetrygivesusasharedlanguagefbrexperiencesthatirattcrmost.

E.Evencasualtalkscanbeengagingwheninfluencedbypoeticthinking.

F.inreality,poetrycanenricheverydaylifeinpracticalandmeaningfulways.

G.Thisheightenedinsightcanmakeordinarymomentsricherandmoremeaningful.

二、完形填空

Three-year-oldHeidiranaroundthebackyardwhensheknockeddownaglassjar,which

collapsedintopiecesofglass.

Heidiscreamedanddisplayedadeep21onherleg.Bloodpouredoutofit.Wehurried

tothe22roominafewminutes.Dr.Andersonwasvery23andtoldHeidia

sillyjokeashe24herinjury,puttingHeidiatease.Andsheseemedtohardly

25whenhestitched（缝合）herup.

Afterhe26Heidi'sleg,heleftfbraminuteandreturnedwitharubbersurgicalglove.

Heblewituplikeaballoonandusedamarkerto27achickenfaceonit,likeitwasa

chickenhead.Heidi28andplayedwithhernewtoyfbrdaysuntilitfinallydeflated（瘪

了）.

Fastfbrwardthirtyyears.Ourfamilyweresharing29ataholidaydinner,andwetalked

aboutthejaraccident.IsharedwhatIknewtobethe3（）:brokenglass,screaming,

blood,etc.ButHeidilookedatme,31surprised.Ph,that'snotwhathappenedatall!^^

Shetoldusher32.Anditwasmuchmore33.ShespokeaboutDr.Anderson

—howfunnyandkindhev/as—andthatchicken-head34.ToHeidi,itwasa

delightfuladventure,notabloodyaccident.

Childrencansunichuw35（heuiiplcasanluluniuiihandonlyiciiicmbcrihcgoodpails.

Andthat'swhatwcshouldfocuson.

21.A.cutB.markC.scarD.hit

22.A.livingB.waitingC.restD.emergency

23.A.toughB.nenousC.friendlyD.excited

24.A.detectedB.examinedC.coveredD.removed

25.A.noticeB.recoverC.relaxD.move

26.A.curedB.bandagedC.fixedD.cleaned

27.A.makeB.hangC.drawD.describe

28.A.jumpedB.noddedC.laughedD.wandered

29.A.memoriesB.opinionsC.lessonsD.stories

3().A.chanceB.evidenceC.spiritD.truth

31.A.roughlyB.bitterlyC.ridiculouslyD.genuinely

32.A.demandB.versionC.reasonD.dream

33.A.pleasantB.challengingC.dangerousD.incredible

34.A.figureB.gameC.patternD.glove

35.A.keepupB.searchfbrC.blockoutD.takeover

三、语法填空

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。

SichuanOperaisthemostinfluentialregionaloperagenreinsouthwesternChina.Ittookshape

betweenthelateMingandmid-Qingdynastiesandhaslongbeen36.belovedfolkartin

Sichuan,Yunnan,Guizhou,andotherprovinces,ultimately37.(add)toChina'snational

intangibleculturalheritagelistin2006.

Intermsofvocalstyles,SichuanOpera38.(combine)fourmajorChinesesingingsystems

withalocalfolkfbnncalledLanterntheater.Itsrepertoire(曲库)includesover6,000traditional

andcontemporaryplays,39.seriousthemescloselyconnectedtoeverydaylife.Likeother

Chineseoperas,SichuanOperafeaturesdistinctroletypes,eachof40.hasitsown

performancetechniques.Performershavedevelopeduniqueshows,includingchairacrobatics(杂

技)，fireacts,andthefamousface-changingperformance.Relyingonthe41.(audience)

imagination,movementsareoftenconveyedthroughphysicalgestures.42.(face)makeupis

anollicrkeyclcnicnl.UnlikeoilieroperaIradilions,eachaulurpainlstheirownmask,preserving

essential43.(characteristic)whileaddingpersonalstyle.

Inrecentyears,effortshavebeenmade44.(bring)newvitalitytoSichuanOperathrough

preservationandinnovation.Whilekeepingtraditionalreperoires,performershavealsoexplored

modemthemes,increasingitsappealtoyoungeraudiencesand45.(demonstrate)thevigour

oftraditionalChineseoperatoday.

四、书面表达

46.你校英文报正在进行社会主义核心价值观宣传月征稿活动，请你在和谐(harmony)、自

由(freedom)、诚信(integriiy)三个主题中选择一个，结合校园生活写一篇短文投稿。

注意：

(1)词数80词左右；

⑵标题自拟。

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。

Istillkeepasmallwoodenboxwithdelicatepatternsofthebirdsandflowers,whichwasmadeby

mygrandfather.Insiderestsanoldpocketwatch,anotherpreciousgiftIreceivedfromhim.My

childhoodwasmostlyaccompaniedbymygrandfather,whosegentlelovefilledeveryordinary

day,tellingmestoriesandshowingmehowtocarve.Influencedbymygrandfather,Ialso

developedakeeninterestincarving.

Lastmonth,Iwenttotheciryparktorelax.Isatonabench,enjoyingthegentlewindandthe

soundofchildrenlaughingnearby.Itookoutthewatchandhelditinmyhand,runningmyfingers

overitsscratched（有划痕的）surface,recallingmyhappydaysspentwithGrandpa.

Suddenly,alittleboyranover,hiseyescaughtbymywatch,totallyattracted.4tMayItouchit?”I

raisedmyhead,smiledandpassedittohim.Watchinghimshowingsuchgreataffectionfbrit,I

beganloleachhimhuwlutelllimeandwindihcvvalch.Iahululdhinithestorybulwcciimy

grandpaand1,andhowimportantthewatchwastome.

Tooursurprise,vvehavesomethingincommonandhealsoenjoyscarving.Wechattedhappi'yfbr

alongtimeuntilitwasgettingdark.Unwillingtoleave,wesaidgoodbyetoeachotherandleft

thepark.

Beforegoingtobed,Irealizedthatmywatchwasmissing.Overwhelmedbypanic,Irushedback

totheparkimmediately.1searchedeverycornercarefully,butallmyettbrtswereinvain.

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