北京景山区2025-2026年第二学期高二期末英语试题（含答案）

北京景山区2025-2026年第二学期高二期末英语试题

一、完形填空

Myfatherhadasmallbusinesssellingmilkproducts.Oneday,wehadanewemployee,Jasmine.

Shehadneverdonethistypsofworkbefore.

Onherfirstday.Jasminemadejustaboutevery1inthebook.Shemixedupordersand

oncegaveacustomersourcreaminsteadofyogun,andshe_2___andbrokeahalfgallonof

milk.Thetorture（折磨）ofwatchingherfightingherwaywastoomuchforme.Iwentintomy

father\officeandsaid,“Pleasegooutthereandputheroutofhersuffering."I_3___himto

walkrightintothestoreandlethergoawayfromourstore.

Sincemyfather'sofficewassituatedwithinviewofthesalescounter,hehadsurely_4what

Iwastalkingabout.Hesat,5_fbramoment.Thenhegotupfromhisdeskandwalkedover

toJasmine,whowasstandingbehindthecounter.

“Jasmine,“hesaid,asheputhishand_6___onhershoulder.havebeenwatchingyouallday,

andIsawhowyou_7___Mrs.Smith!”

Jasmine'sfaceturnedredandtearsbeganto_8___inhereyesasshetriedhardtorecallMrs.

Smithfromthemanywomenshehadgiventhewrongchangetoordroppedofftheirmilkoniothe

floor.

Myfathercontinued,**rveneverseenMrs.Smithbeso_9toanyoneofmyemployees

before.YoureallyknewhowtodealwithherIamsurethatsheisgoingtowantyouto_10__

hereverytimeshecomesin.Keepupthegoodwork.”

Inreturnfbrbeingawiseandkindemployer,myfathergot£trustyandhardworkingemployee

fbrfifteenyears...andafriendfbrlife.

LA.planB.mistakeC.promiseD.decision

2.A.droppedB.lostC.touchedD.missed

3.A.encouragedB.forcedC.expectedD.influenced

4.A.followedB.seenC.guessedD.heard

5.A.carefulB.upsetC.angryD.thoughtful

6.A.gentlyB.seriouslyC.suddenlyD.directly

7.A.acceptedB.refusedC.treatedD.considered

8.A.runB.wellC.appearD.rise

9.A.funnyB.hopelessC.rudeD.polite

10.A.waitonB.lookafterC.standfbrD.dependon

二、语法填空

Passage1

Lastsummer,myfamilyandIvisitedasmallcoastalvillage.Onemorning,while11.

(walk)alongthebeach,Ifoundabottlewithaletterinside.Tomysurprise,itwaswrittenbya

Frenchboytenyearsago.I12.(decide)toreplytotheaddressheleftbehind.This

simpleactearnedmeafriendfromacrossthesea.Wenowcommunicate13.(regular)

online.Weshare14.(story)aboutourdailylivesandcultures.Itrulycherishthis

unexpectedfriendship.

Passage2

TheBeijing-HangzhouGrandCanal,15.(know)asthelongestman-madewaterwayin

theworldhasahistoryofover2,500years.ItsearliestsectionwasbuiltduringtheSpringand

AutumnPeriod.Later,EmperorYangofSuiconnectedseveralexistingcanalsintoaunified

system.BytheYuanDynasty,theroute16.(extend)allthewaytoBeijing,andthecanal

finallytookitspresentname.Theancientvvatenvaystillruns17.theheartofmodern

China,connectingnorthandsouth.

Passage3

OnMay24,2026,ChinasuccessfullylaunchedtheShenzhou-23spacecraft,carryingthree

astronautsintoorbit.ThecrewincludedthefirstastronautfromHongKong,18.

expressedgreatprideinbeingpartofthemission.Theastronautswillstayinthespacestationfor

sixmonths,19.(assign)avarietyoftasksincludingscientificexperimentsandspace

walks.ThismissioniscxlrcmclyiniporlaiilforChina'sspaceprugraiiiinc,as20.helps

preparefbrfiiturclunarexploration.

三、阅读理解

A

Intoday'sdigitalage,mostpeoplepreferreadingonlineinsteadofbuyingpapermagazines,but

high-qualityprintedmagazinesstillofferuniquereadingfiinBelowarefourpopularmagazines

withbothprintversionsandeasyonlineaccess,perfecttbrditterentreadinghobbiesanddaily

learningneeds.

Wired

Discover

Thismagazineisdesignedfbrleadersinthefield

Discover,anewsmagazineofsciencedevotedto

ofinibnnationengineeringincludinglop

thewondersandstoriesofmodernscienceand

managersandprofessionalsinthecomputer,

writtenfbreducatedgenera,readers,ispublished

business,designandeducationindustries.

byDisneyMagazinePublishingCo.andcovers

PublishedbyCondeNastPublications

manyofthesamestoriesasthoseinScientific

Inc.,Wiredoftencarriesarticlesonhow

American.Eachissuebringstolightnewand

technologychangespeople'slives.Italso

newsworthytopicstomakedinnertimeordaily

supportsonlinereadinganddigitaldownloads

conversationsinteresting.

fbrbusyreaders.

CoverPrice:$59.88

CoverPrice:$59.40

Price:$19.95($1.66/issue)

Price:S10.00(S1.00perissue)

YouSave:$39.93(67%)

YouSave:S49.40(83%)

Issues:12issuesper12months

Issues:10issuesper12months

InStyleSelf

InStyle,publishedbyTheTimeInc.MagazinePublishedbyCondeNastPublications

Company,isaguidetothelivesandlifestylesofInc.,Selfieahandbookmainlyforwomen's

theworld-famousstarsandcelebrities.Itcoversoverallphysicalandmentalhealth.Inthedigital

thechoicestheymakeabouttheirhomes,clothesera,italsoprovidesonlinearticlepreviewsand

andfreetimeactivities.Witiiphotosandarticles,printablehealthtipsfbrquickreading.Every

thismagazinetakesreadersclosetostars'dailyissuecontainsusefularticlessuchas“Style

lives,families,parties,whilesharingpracticalLab"，whereregularpeople(notprofessional

ideasaboutbeauty,fitnessandmodernlifestyles.models)mixandmatchwearableclothesfbr

Youcanalsoreaditsdigitalversiononlinedailylifeandthe"Eat-RightRoadMap”,which

anytimewithoutcarryingaheavypapercopy.offerssimple,helpfultipsonhowtoeatproperly.

CoverPrice:$47.88CoverPrice:S35.86

Price:$23.88($2.38perissue)Price:SI5.00($2.50perissue)

YouSave:$24.00(50%)YouSave:S20.86(58%)

Issues:10issuesper12monthsIssues:6issuesper12months

21.Whichofthefollowingmagazinesispublishedmonthly?

A.DiscoverB.WiredC.InStyleD.Self

22.Whichmagazineoffersthebiggestpricecut

A.DiscoverB.WiredC.InStyleD.Self

23.WhowouldmostprobablychooseWired?

A.Apersonfbndofmodernsciencestories

B.Amanagerworkingininformationengineering.

C.Areaderinterestedinfamouspeople'slifestyles.

D.Awomancaringaboutphysicalandmentalhealth.

24.The“StyleLab”inSelfprovidesreaderswitharticleswhich.

A.discusswaysoftrainingmodels

B.introduceplaceswiththebestfood

C.shownowawomancar.becomefamous

D.offerclothingadvicetoaveragewomen

B

Likemanyanimallovers,Tomandhiswife,Linda,rarelypassedananimalshelterwithout

stoppingtolookinside.Theyoftendreamedofrunningtheirownrescuecenteroneday.

WhenTomwasinjuredinacaraccidentin2020,theydecideditwastimetotakeaction.Linda,

whoworkedfbratravelagency,wasreadytotrysomethingnew,andTomneededaslowerpace

afterhisrecovery.

Theystartedbytalkingtosheltermanagersandstudyinganimalcare.“Weknewithadtobea

smallrescuebecausewecouldn'tcompetewiththebigorganizationsdollarfbrdollar,Msays

Linda.Onefactcaughtherattention:shehadreadthatnearly15percentofhomelesspetswere

olderanimals,andmanyadopterswerewillingtopayextrafortheirmedicalcare.SheandTcm

themselveshadadoptedaseniordogbefore.

OnNewYear'sDay2021,theyopenedthe“OldFriendsRescueandCafe''neartheirhome.With

twokidsinhighschool,thecouplecouldn'tputalltheirsavingsintostartingthecenter.Tocover

the$80,00()costs,theyuseepartoftheirsavingsandborrowedsomefromfriendsandabank.

Thecenterjustbrokeeveninitsfirstyear,withonly$90,000fromdonationsandadoptionfees.

ButLindakeptfindingnewwaystodrawsupporters.Thecafeservedhomemadecookiesand

offeredfreecoffeetovolunteers,hostedadoptioneventsfbranimallovers,andranreading

programmesfbrchildrenwithpets.Shealsoinvitedlocalvetstogivefreetalksonseniorpetcare.

Today,OldFriendsRescueandCafemakesabout$320,000ayear.Afterpayingfbrfood,medical

bills,andthreepart-timehelpers,TomandLindatogethertakehomearound$28,000.

“Theworkyoulovemaynetmakeyourich,“saysTom."We'vealwayswantedameaningfullife,

notabigbankaccount.5,

25.Howdidthecoupleaffordtosetuptherescuecenter?

A.Theyearnedenoughmoneybyrunningacafeinadvance.

B.Theycombinedpersonalsavingswithborrowedfunds.

C.Theygotfinancialaidfromlocalveterinaryhospitals.

D.Theyreliedondonationsfromanimallovers.

26.Howdidtheirrescuecenterdointhefirstyear?

A.Theyspenttheincomeonhiringmoreworkers.

B.Theymadejustenoughtocoverallthecosts

C.Theyhadtoborrowmoneytokeepitgoing.

D.Theysucceededinearningalotofmoney.

27.Whatdocstheauthorwanttotellusthroughthestory?

A.Runningyourownbusinessisapathtogettingrich.

B.Workinghardisthewaythatleadstobusinesssuccess.

C.Ameaningfullifemattersmorethanmakingalotofmoney.

D.Coupleswithsharedhobbiesfinditeasiertosucceedinbusiness.

C

AlongtheriverbanksofihtAinazunandllicOrinocolivesamoslicinarkablcbirdihalswims

beforeitcanfly,flicslikeafatchicken,andfeedsalmostentirelyonleaves.Itsdigestivesystem

functionsmuchlikethatofacow,andwhenyoung,itevenpossessessharpclaws（爪）onits

wings.Thisextraordinarycreatureisknownasthehoatzin.Toensurethesafetyofitsoffspring,

thebirdbuildsitsnestabou:4.6metersabovetheriver,aheightcarefullychosentoprotectthe

youngfrompredatorssuchassnakesandmonkeys.

inappearance,bothmaleandfemalehoatzinsarenearlyidentical.1heyhavebrownfeatherson

theback,withcreamandredcolouringunderneath.Theirheadsarerelativelysmall,toppedwitha

largefan-likecrestoffeathers.Theyalsohavestrikingbrightredeyesandbareblueskinaround

theface.Interestingly,theirclosestrelativesarenototherstrangebirds,butthecommoncuckoos.

However,themostfascinatingfeatureofthehoatzinisfoundonlyintheyoung.

Babyhoatzinshaveaclawontheleadingedgeofeachwingandanotheratthetipofeachwing.

Usingthesefourclaws,togetherwiththeirbeaks（喙），theyareabletoclimbskillfullyamongthe

bushesandbranches—abehaviourthatstronglyresembleswhatancient,primitivebirdsmust

havedonemillionsofyearsago.Oncetheyoungbirdsleamtofly,however,theylosetheseclaws

completely,andthefeaturedisappearsforever.

Duringthedriermonths,fromDecembertoMarch,hoatzinsgatheringroupsof20to30and

movethroughtheforestinsearchoffood.ButwhentherainyseasonarrivesinApril,theybreak

intomuchsmallerunitsoftwotosevenbirds,devotingthcinsclvcstoreproductionandthecareful

raisingoftheiryoung.Thisseasonalchangeinsocialbehaviourreflectsthehoatzin'sremarkable

abilitytoadapttothechallengingconditionsofitsenvironment.

28.Whydoestheauthormentionthehoatzin'scow-likedigestivesystem?

A.Toprovethatiteatsmorethanotherbirds.

B.Todescribehowitadaptstoitsfoodchain.

C.Toshowthatthehoatzinisrelatedtocows.

D.Toexplainhowitsurvivesonadietofleaves.

29.Whatcanwelearnabouttheclawsonahoatzinwings?

A.Theydonotlastintoadulthood.

B.Theygrowbackafterfallingoff.

C.Theyareusedmainlyfbrfighting.

D.Theyliclpihcbirdswiminthewaler.

30.Whatcanwcinferabou*primitivebirdsfromthepassage?

A.Theyhadfeathersontheirheadstoattractmates.

B.Theywereabletoswiir.beforetheylearnedtofly.

C.Theywereprobablyabletoclimbthroughbushes.

D.Theybuilttheirnestshighabovetherivertobesafe.

D

Howwordscameintobeingisunknown.Allweassumeisthatsomeearlymeninventedcertain

sounds,inonewayoranother,toexpressthoughtsandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothatthey

couldtalkwitheachother.Latertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbeput

togethertoshowthosesounds,andwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspoken

orwritteninletters,arccalledwords.

Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociations—thethingstheybringtoourminds.Words

becomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwords

bringbacktousthehappyandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearn,thelarger

thenumberofwordsthatmsansomethingtousbecomes.

Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwords

whichhavepowerfuleffectsonourmindsandfeelings.Thiscleveruseofwordsiswhatwccall

rhetoric.Aboveall.therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanexpresshismeaninginwordswhich

singlikemusic,andwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovepeopletotears.Weshould

thereforeleanitochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemcorrectly,ortheywillmakeourspeech

sillyandcommon.

Fromthiswecanseethatwordsarenotsimplytoolsfbrcommunication.Theycarrytheweiglitof

humanhistory,emotion,andthought.Everytimewespeakorwrite,wearctakingpartina

traditionthatbeganthousandsofyearsago.Whenwcusewordspoorly,wcfailnotonlyourselves

butalsothosewholisten.Butwhenwcusethemwell,wccaninspire,comfort,andteach.The

studyofwords,therefore,isthestudyoflifeitself.Thosewhowishtoexpressthemselvesclearly

mustfirstunderstandthepowerthatliesineverysyllable.Asingleword,placedcorrectly,can

changeamindorliftaheart.Thatiswhywemustneverstoplearningaboutlanguage.Thatiswhy

wordswillalwaysmatter.

31.WclearnGoinlliclexIthatlanguagemiglilhavebegunwith.

A.expressionsB.actionsC.signsD.sounds

32.WhatismainlydiscussedinParagraph2?

A.Thelearningofnewwords.

B.Theimportanceofoldwords.

C.Therelationofhumanexperiencewithwords.

D.1hegradualchangeanddevelopmentofwords.

33.Inthethirdparagraph,theword“rhetoric“probablymeans.

A.wordingB.grammarC.quotationD.vocabulary

34.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Thepoweroflanguagegrowsthroughexperienceandreading.

B.Greatwritersarcthosewhocanexpressgreatthoughtsclearly.

C.Poetscanmovepeopletotearswiththeircarefulchoiceofwords.

D.Languageisacommonwayfbrpeopletosharedifferentinnerideas.

四、七选五

JeanneCahnent,theworld'slongest-livingperson,diedin1997attheageof122.Sheledan

activelifeeveninherlateryears:takingupskatingat85,makingherfirstmovieappearanceat

114,andholdingaconcertonher121stbirthday.35.ifscientistscandevelopeffective

anti-agingmethods,suchasspecialpills,targeteddiets,orothertreatmentsthatslowdownthe

agingprocess,couldwepossiblyliveto15()yearsoldorevenbeyondthat?

36.JerryShay,aresearcherattheUniversityofTexas,saysCalment's122-yearlife

showsthathumanlifespancanbelongerthanpreviouslythought,andhethinkssomeonealive

todaymightreach130or135.SteveAustad,anotherexpertfromthesameuniversity,sharesthis

optimism,notingthatexpertsonceinsistedhumanscouldn'tlivepast110,buttheyraisedthelimit

to120afterCahncntsurpassedit.

RichMillerattheUniversityofMichiganpointsoutthatguessinghowlonghumanscanliveis

nothingmorethanguesswork.Hearguesthatevenwithadvancedanti-agingtechniques,most

peoplewouldlikelyonlyhavetheirlivesextendedtoaround120yearsold,ratherthanreaching

150ormore.37.

MillerandGeorgeMartinoftheUniversityofWashingtonbothsupportthiscautiousview.Miller

usessuicnlificstudiesonmiceluexplainhisreasoning;currentIrcalmciilscanlengllicnmiucslife

spanby50%atmost,andapplyingthistohumans—withanaveragelifespanof80years

wouldonlytakeusto120.Martinholdsthesameopinionandgivesanotherpieceofevidence.38.

Heusesfliesasanexample.Evenwhenafly'slifespanisextended,theywillneverlive

150years,evenifhumansevolveintoanewspeciesthatagesmoreslowly.

Insummary,asrelatedresearchcontinues,twocontrastingviewpointsexist.Optimistic

researchersexpectanti-agingadvancestobreakCalment'slongevityrecord,whilecautious

scientistsinsistthatbiologysetsanaturallifespancap,39.

A.Researchersdon'tentirelyagreeontheanswers.

B.Someresearchersholdanoptimisticviewonthesequestions.

C.Fornow,itisstillunknownwhetherpeoplecanliveupto150.

D.Headdsthatwhilelifespanisflexible,itstillhasanaturallimit.

E.Suchviewsshowthatotherresearchersaremorecarefulandrealistic.

F.Sowhatcanweconcludefromthislittledisagreementamongtheresearchers?

G.Herextraordinarylifehasmadepeoplewonderhowlonghumanscanpossiblylive.

四、书面表达

40.假设你是红星中学高二学生李华，你的外教发现很多学生作息不规律、缺乏运动，邀

请你在班级用英语做一次简短发言，倡导健康生活方式。请你写篇发言稿，内容包括：

1.现状：

2.健康生活的建议；

注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dearclassmates,

Thankyou.

五、阅读简答

Recentresearchsuggeststhatifanargumentgetsresolved,theemotionalresponsetiedtoitis

significantlyreducedoralmostcompletelyerased.Thus»itmaybeworthbringingupissues

withyourfriends,familymembers>orclassmatesratherthanholdingthemback.

Thereisadifluiciiccbetweenarguingandfighting.Arguingisthatyouandyouropponent

presentyourconcernsanddiscussthefeelingsandissuesrelatedtothoseconcerns.Youcan

engageinanargumentrespectfiillywithoutstirringup()anger.Fighting,however,

usuallyinvolvespersonalattacks,raisingofvoices,andstormingout.Discussingyourissues

andresolvingtheminsteadofstuffingthemdowncanimproveyouremotionalhealth.Ina

study»2000peoplewereaskedtorecordtheirfeelingsandexperiencesforeightdaysina

row.Whenpeoplehadanargumentthattheyconsideredresolved,theyhadhaltthereactivity

(情绪反应)ofthosewhoavoidedanargument.Reactivityisanincreaseinnegative

emotionsoradecreaseinpositiveemotions.Inotherwords»resolvinganargumentcutsyour

negativefeelingsbyhalf.Onedaylater,peoplewhohadaresolvedargumentreportedno

increaseofnegativeemotionscomparedwiththosewhoavoidedanargument.Thismeansthat

resolvinganargumentcanfeellikeyouhavereachedastateofresolution------andyouarcless

likelytobeannoyed.

Moreover,theolderyouare,themorelikelyyo