辽宁沈阳市某中学2025-2026学年高二年级下册期末考试英语试题（含答案）

辽宁省沈阳市第二中学

2025-2026学年高二下学期期末学业水平监测

英语试题

第一部分阅读

第一节

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

A

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1.WhyistheRSVPincluded?

A.Tosubmitapplications.

B.Toconfirmattendance.

C.Togathercontactdetails.

D.Tocommunicateeventupdates.

2.Whatdoes“NOTTOBEMISSED!”serveas?

A.Tostresstheevent'suniqueness.

B.Toprovideadditionaleventdetails.

C.Toencouragetheinvitee'sattendance.

D.Toindicatethelimitedavailabilityofscats.

3.Whattonedocstheinvitationsuggest?

A.Formalbutreserved.

B.Seriousandreflective.

C.Casualbutenthusiastic.

D.Persuasiveandprofessional.

B

MayaMartinez,ahighschoolseniorlivinginafbg-covcrcdcoastalvillageinNorthCalifornia,

noticedthatthecommunitygardenwasgraduallydryingupduringthedriestsummeronrecord.

Whilethevillagersremainedhelpless,Mayachosetospendherafternoonscarefullyobservingthe

thickmistthatrolledinfromthesea.

Mayahadalreadyidentifiedacriticalfaultintraditionalfbg-collectingmeshnets（网状网）:

theyfrequentlybecameblockedbytheverywaterdropstheycaught,whichseverelyreducedtheir

effectiveness.Diggingdeeperintosolutions,Mayafoundanoveldevicedesignedbytwoscientists

the“FogHarp（竖琴）”.

Mayadecidedtousetlichandymaterialstocreateherown“FogHarp”.Atfirst,neighbors

watchedtheprocesswithdoubtasshestrunghundredsofthin,uprightwiresacrossasolidwooden

frame.Tothem,thesetuplookednomorethan“agiantmusicalinstrument“thatonlyproduced

uselesssoundsinthecoldcoastalwind.Littledidtheyknowthissimple-lookingsetupwouldsoon

provesurprisinglyeffective

TheremarkablecfYicicncyofMaya'sFogHarpliesinitscleveruseofgravity.Inatraditional

meshnet,tinywaterdropsgeteasilytrappedwithinthesmallsquaregaps,whichstopfurther

collection.Thisoccursbecausethesurfacetension—theinvisible,stretchyttskin^^ofliquidwater

一istoostrongfbrthesmalldropstoovercome.InMaya'sFogHarp,bycontrast,waterdropshit

thewiresandslowlycombineintolargerdrops.Mostimportantly,withnocrosswirestoholdthese

largerdropsinplace,gravityeasilyovercomessurfacetension,allowingthewatertoslide

cflbrllcsslydownthewiresandcollectinalankbelow.

Ofcourse,theprojectfaceditsshareofsetbacks.Duringoneseverecoastalstorm,theextreme

windtorethroughthewoodenframe.Yet,insteadofgivingintodespair,sheimmediatelysetoutto

fixtheproblembyreinibreingtheentirestructurewithdurablesteelwires.Bythetimeautumn

arrived,Maya's"FogHarps“werereliablyproducingplentyoffreshwatereveryday,partlymeeting

thedailywaterneedsofthevillage.

4.WhydidMayaobsenethethickmistmherafternoons?

A.Topredicttheweatherconditions.

B.Toclarifythereasonsfbrdrought.

C.Tochecktheefficiencyofthemeshnets.

D.Toworkoutasolutioniowatershortage.

5.WhatcanweknowaboutMaya's"FogHarp”？

A.Itwasamusicalinstrument.

B.Itinvitedvillagers*acidwords.

C.Itpresentedaninbornfault.

D.Itfeaturedasolidmetalframe.

6.WhatisthekeyfbrMaya'sFogHarptofimetionwell?

A.Itsupright-wiredesign.

B.Itsmesh-netstructure.

C.Itsweaksurfacetension.

D.Itsresistancetogravity.

7.WhatcanweleamfromMaya'sstory?

A.Lookbeforeyouleap.

B.Betterlatethannever.

C.Thinkoutsidethebox.

D.Timewaitsfbrnoman.

C

Urbangreenspaces,suchascityparksandcommunitygardens,arewidelyrecognizedfbrtheir

roleinimprovingairqualityandrelievingurbanheatislands.However,arecentecologicalresearch

highlightstheiroverlookedfunctioninprotectingurbanbiodiversity,whichiscnicialfbr

inaiiilainiiigtheslabililyufurbanucusyslcms.Buisuchhiddenecologicalvalueisrarelyincnliuncd

incityconstructionplanningreports.

Withtherapidexpansionofcities,manywildspecieshavelosttheirnaturalhabitatsandarc

forcedtomovetourbanareas.Urbangreenspacesactas“ecologicalcorridors”thatconnectisolated

greenpatches,allowinganimalstomove,findfoodandmatesafely.Thesespacesprovideshelter

andfoodfbravarietyofspecies,frombirdsandinsectstosmallmammals,helpingthemsurvivein

theman-madeurbanenvironment.

Researchersconductedathree-yearsurveyin50urbangreenspacesacrossdifferentcities.

Theyfoundthatgreenspaceswithdiversenativeplants,ratherthanuniformforeignplants,host

morespeciesandformmorecomplexecologicalchains.Evensmall-scalegreenspaces,suchas

rooftopgardensandroadsideflowerbeds,canmakeasignificantdifYcrcnccinsupportingurban

biodiversity.Everytinygreenplotservesasasafeminihabitatforvulnerableurbancreatures.

Despitetheirimportance,urbangreenspacesareoftenunderthreatfromurbandevelopment

andpooruDkeep.Manycitiesprioritizelarge-scaleconstructionworkovergreenspaceprotection,

leadingtothelossofvaluableecologicalhabitats.Inaddition,fewworkersregularlywaterplants,

ortrimbushesorclearrubbishincityparks,which,consequently,causestoomuchwastetocover

thelawns.Expertsappealthaturbanplanningshouldgivehigherprioritytobuildingandprotecting

diversegreenspaces,makingcitiesnotonlysuitablefbrhuiranlivingbutalsofriendlytoallforms

oflife.

8.Whatisthenewlydiscoveredkeyfunctionofurbangreenspacesinthepassage?

A.Adjustingcityclimatebycuttingtemperaturesinresidentialareas.

B.Cleaningairandreducingthebadinfluenceofheatislands.

C.Protectingvariouslivingspeciesincityenvironments.

D.Providingopenpubliclandfbrpeople'sdailyrelaxation.

9.Whatcanweinferaboutisolatedgreenpatcheswithout“ecologicalcorridors”？

A.Theselandscanofferenoughsafesheltersfbrsmallmammals.

B.Theselandscannotguaranteeanimals'safemigrationandbreeding.

C.Theselandsaremorelikelytofbnncomplicatedfoodchains.

D.Theselandscantaketheplaceofbigcityparksfbrwildlifeprotection.

10.Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthethree-yearecologicalstudy?

A.Singleforeignplanttypescansuppurlinurewildlifevarieties.

B.Smallroofgardenshavealmostnogoodinfluenceonbiodiversity.

C.Growingdifferentnativeplantshelpsformricherurbanecologicalsystems.

D.Greenlandsindiflerenicitiescreatethesamelevelofspeciesdiversity.

11.Theword“uDkeeD“inthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans.

A.massunemployment

B.dailymaintenance

C.planttransplantwork

D.industrialproduction

D

Examsarcncrvc-racking,especiallyforthosealreadyofananxiouscharacter.Itseemsbarely

surprisingthatthosewhoworryabouttakingtestsdosystematicallyworsethanthosewhodonot.

Whatis,perhaps,surprising,accordingtoresearchpublishedrecentlyinPsychologicalScienceby

MariaTheobald,isthatitisnotthepressureoftheexamhallbutthepressureofrevisionthatcauses

theproblem.

DrTheobaldtheorizedthatifanxietywastrulyinterferingwithastudent'sabilitytotransfer

knowninformationfrombraintopaperviapen,thenthosewithhighlevelsofitwouldperform

worseinarealexamthanineitheramock（模考）beforehandorduringonlinepracticesessions.

Besides,sheexpectedthispcrfbrmancc-droptocorrelatewithlevelsofself-reportedexamnerves.

Shethereforeworkedwith309Germanmedicalstudentswhowerepreparingfortheirfinal

stateexam,themostimportantthattheytake.Thistestconsistsof230questionssplitintothreelive-

hoursessionsoverthreedays.

Allhervolunteerssatamockexamination,clearlypresentedtothemassuch,40daysbefore

therealthing.Toassesstheirlevelsofanxiety,theywereasked,everydayfbr40daysintherun­

uptotherealexamandalsconthedayofthatexam,torespondonafive-pointscaletostatements

like,“1feeltenseandncrvous.^^Onthedayofthemocktheyweresimilarlyaskedtoratestatements

like,“IworrywhetherIhavestudiedenough;,

WhatDrTheobaldfoundwasnotwhatsheexpected.Anxietyonthedayoftestdidnotpredict

examperformanceatall.Whatdidpredictitwasthelevelofknowledgeastudentdisplayedmthe

mockexamandtheearlierdigital-learningactivities.Thosewhoperformedwellinthesealsodid

wellintherealtiling,regardlessufhowanxiousllicywereontheday.Whalauluallyhanipcrcd

students,itturnedout,werehighlevelsofanxietyduringtheweeksbeforetheexamtookplace.

Andthisdiscoveryisfar-reaching,fbritsuggestsachangeofapproachtorevisionbythe

anxiousmighthelpimprovetheirresults.DrTheobaldnotesthattest-anxietyisatitsworstwhen

studentshavelowexpectationsofsuccessandsimultaneously（同时地）knowthatpassingtheexam

isexceedinglyimportant.

12.Whatisparagraph2ofthetextmainlyabout?

A.Thetheoreticalbasis.

B.Theresearchresult.

C.Thetestingassumption.

D.Theexperimentalprocess.

13.Whatcanweinferfromtheresearch?

A.Anxietybeforetheexambringsbetterexamperformance.

B.Anxietybeforetheexamrestrictsstudents,abilityinexams.

C.Anxietyonthedayofthetestpredictstheresultoftheexam.

D.Anxietyonthedayofthetestintervenesinstudents'abilityinexams.

14.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardDrTheobald'sstudy?

A.Favorable.

B.Unclear.

C.Doubtful.

D.Dismissive.

15.Whatwillthefollowingparagraphprobablytalkaboutaccordingtothepassage?

A.Howtocarryoutrevisionplansscientifically.

B.Howtoreducetest-anxietywhenreviewing.

C.Howtogetsatisfyingscoreswellinexams.

D.Howtocasestudypressurebeforetests.

第二部分语言运用

第二节七选五

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Incomerelatestohappinessuptoapoint,butthemostenduringresearchtellsadifferentstory.

TheHarvardAdullDcvclopnicnlSludy,whichhastrackedphilicipanlslorover80years,concludes

thatpersonalconnections—notmoney—arcthetruekeytofiilfillmcnt.

Still,thequestionremains:16Theanswer,asusual,isyesandno.Toseewhy,ithelpsto

lookatthethreebroadwayspeoplespend:onthings,onexperiences,andonbecoming.

Things

Spendingonthingsisalwaysmorecomplicatedthanitlooks.Ononehand,meetingbasic

needsdoesn'tusuallysparkjoy,butlackingthemisarecipefbrunhappiness.Wants,ontheother

hand,temptuswiththepromiseoffulfillment.17Soonafter,wcreturntoourbaseline.

Experiences

18Spendingonexperiencesconsistentlydeliversmoremoment-to-momenthappiness

thanbuyingmaterialgoods,andthebenefitlingersacrossanticipation,participationandmemory.

Butheretoo,decliningreturnscreepin.Asingleluxurytripcanfeelextraordinary,butrepeatit

constantlyandthesparklefades.Intheend,experiences,likethings,losetheirimpact.

Becoming

Thefadingsparkleofthingsandexperiencesbringsustothemostoverlookedandmost

powcrfiiluseofmoney:spendingtobecome.Whenyoudirectresourcestowardbecomingafuller,

moreintentionalversionofyourselfyou'renotjustchasingpleasure—you'reinvestingingrowth.

Ifyoulovewriting,youmighthireacoach.19Whenspendingliielspurposeandpassions,it

naturallydrawsotherstoyou.

TheSecret

Becomingdoesn'trequirevastsumsofmoney.Growthoftenbeginswithsmall,inexpensive

steps.Earningmoremoneydoesnotguaranteehappiness.Spendingonthingsandevenexperiences

canoffermomentaryboosts,buttheiritnpacttendstofade.20

Sowouldyouliketotrysomebluefood?

A.Canwespendourwaystohappiness?

B.Thereislittlenaturalbluefood.

C.Somepeoplesayweeatwithoureyes.

D.Therearebkie-colouredeggsinthem.

E.Foodinoilieruolouisisgoodlorhcalllitoo.

F.Childrenusuallylikesweetfoodmorethanhealthyfood.

第二部分语言运用

第一节完形填空

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Foryears,self-doubtshadowedme.Itsrootsstretchedbacktomyautismdiagnosis（自闭症的

诊断），atimewhen21wasrare.leacherspuzzledoverme,classmatesbulliedme,and

I22mytruth,lettingtheself-doubtgrowheavier.

Middleschoolcompoundedit:backsurgery,failedexams,repeatedSATstruggles.Yetbeneath

these23.atinyvoiceinsisted,“Keepgoing."Afterthreeattempts,Ifinallypassed-

but24remained.

Tosolveit,Ibegan25pouringanger,sadness,hopeontopages.26,feelingsI

couldn'tspeakfoundshape.Istarted27mystory:autism,bullying,thefighttobelieve.With

eachword,thedoubt28.Irealizedmyweaknesseslikesensitivityanduniqueperspective

becamestrengths.

AfterIturnedthosewritingsintoabook,responses29:readersfeltlessalone,andopened

uptheirown30、whileparentsfoundhope.ThenIbegantoinstruct,31atconferences

andconnectwithotherswho'dfelthumble.

InDubai,afteraspeech,ashyteen—whocommunicatedthroughsong—steppedup.With

my32、hesangoflongingforfamilycloseness,hisvoicerawandbeautiful.Inthatmoment,I

knew:the33Ioncehidhadhelpedsomeoneexpresstheirs.

Now,Ispeakworldwide,butthereal34isknowingsomeoneouttherehearsmystoryand

thinks,“MaybeI'mnotalone,"Toanyone35selfdoubt,myadviceis:Yourvoicematters.

Writeitdownandshareit.

21.A.sympathyB.observingC.forgivenessD.understanding

22.A.witnessedB.buriedC.rememberedD.ignored

23.A.troublesB.eventsC.appearancesD.remarks

24.A.dangerB.panicC.doubtD.pride

25.A.writingB.cryingC.readingD.whispering

26.A.GenerallyB.RecentlyC.OccasionallyD.Suddenly

27.A.explainingB.changingC.sharingD.reflecting

28.A.continuedB.lightenedC.deepenedD.surfaced

29.A.leakedoutB.turnedupC.tookoffD.pouredin

3().A.strugglesB.dreamsC.earningsD.complaints

31.A.wanderB.speakC.defendD.discuss

32.A.encouragementB.treatmentC.assessmentD.commitment

33.A.intentionB.accentC.painD.voice

34.A.decisionB.rewardC.purposeD.suggestion

35.A.analyzingB.monitoringC.wrestlingD.considering

第二节语法填空

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。

Formanyteenagers,theirlivestypicallymightcirclearoundschoolworkandspendingtime

withfriends.NotsoforEmmaYang.ThoughtheHongKong-borngirlisonly14,

she36(create)herownmobileappfbrAlzheimer'spatientsalready.

TheTimelessapp,whichYangspenttwoyearsdeveloping,comeswithseveralimportant

features.Itisanartificialintelligence-poweredfacial37(recognize)systeminthe

app38helpsAlzheimer'spatientsidentifypeopleinphotosandrememberwhotheyare.Italso

allowsphotos39(group)byindividualsaswellasprovidesapicturc-bascdphonebook,which

enablesausertotaponphotostocallortextaperson.

“Iwantedtocreatesomethingtohelppeoplelikemygrandmotherstay4()(connect)with

herfamily."Yangsaid.Itwasataskshewaswell-preparedloundertake,41investorsdidn't

takeherwork42(serious).YangstartedacrowdfundingcampaigninMarchlastyearto

supportherTimelessappproject.Thateffortraisedmorethan$10,000.

AtpresentYangworkswith43internationalteamthatincludesadesignerinCalifornia

andadeveloperinCologne,Germany.ThechieftechnologyofficerofKairos,anAI

company44technologyisusedintheTimelessapp,isnowYang'sadviser.

Yangurgedotheryoung,ambitiouspeopletobelieve45themselvesbecausetheteenagers

oftodaywillbetomorrow'sleaders.

第三部分写作

第一节应用文写作

46.你校将举办主题为“创建文明校园(Createacivilizedcampus)”的英语演讲比赛。请写

篇演讲稿参赛，内容包括：

1.创建文明校园的意义；

2.如何创建文明校园。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80个左右；

2.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Goodmorning,everyone!

Thanksfbryourlistening!

第二节读后续写

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。

Mygrandfather,aretiredcarpenterwithroughyetdeft（灵巧的）hands,hadbeenutterly

obsessedwithcarvingdelicatewoodenhandicraftseversincehisearlyadulthood.Backinmy

childhood,Iwouldcrouchquietlybesidehiswoniwoodcrworkbench,gazingattentivelyashe

meticulously（细致十也）cut,polishedandcarvedsolidwoodwithprofessionaltools.Everytime,he

wouldsparenoefforttocraftdelicatelittlewoodentoysforme,turningplainwoodintovivid

artworkswithhisexceptionalcraftsmanship.

AsIwaspromotedtoseniorthree,theincreasinglyheavyacademicburdencompletely

occupiedmydailylife.Ibarelysparedanytimetoaccompanymygrandfather,letalonesitbeside

himtoappreciatehiswoodcarvingcreations.Buriedendlesslyinpilesoftextbooks,exercisebooks

andendlesshomework,Ievengrewimpatientandirritablewheneverheapproachedmesoftly,

urgingmetotakeabreakorsipacupofwarmmilk.

Lastmonth,grandfatherwasstruckdownbyasuddenillnessandconfinedtobedfbralong

period.Thedoctorstressedthathehadbeenoverworkedmentallyandphysically,cryingfbr

adequalurestandcarefulnursing.Oneafluinuun,Ifinishedallmylionicwurkaheadofsuhudulc

andsteppedintohisstudy,whichusedtobefilledwiththefaint,warmscentofwood.Tomybitter

disappointment,theoncetidyworkbenchwascoveredwiththickdust,andallhiswell-kept

woodworkingtoolswereneatlystoredawayinsilence.

OnthecomerofthedustyworkbenchlayahalMinisheddelicatewoodenjewelrybox,which

hehadsecretlyplannedtocraftasauniquebirthdaygiftfbrme.Unfortunately,hissuddenillness

forcedhimtoputdownthetoolsandpausethecarvingwork.

续写要求：

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

Lookingattheunfinishedbox,Iwassuddenlylostandrootedtotheground.

Withasmilewrittenonhisface,heagreedtohelpmewithit.

辽宁省沈阳市第二中学2025-2026学年高二下期末英语试题