2025~2026学年青海西宁二中教育集团下学期高二英语期末考试卷

2025~2026学年青海西宁二中教育集团下学期高二英语期末考试卷一、阅读理解WirelessLawnmowers(割草机)Therearefourtypesofwirelesslawnmowers—push,self-moving,ridingandrobot.Thetwomostpopularandaffordablearepushandself-moving.Ingeneral,they’reverysimilarinfunctionandoperationtoelectricwiredandgasmowers.You’llfindthatthey’remuchquieter,runcleanerandrequirelessmaintenancethangasmowers.Andyoudon’thavetodealwiththebothersomepowerwire.Manywirelessmodelshavebrushlessmotors,whichmakesthemmoreefficientandgeneratelessheatthanbrushedmotors.Thishelpssustainbatteryruntimeandtransfersmorepowertothemower.Theamountofruntimewilldependonthebatterypower.Self-movingmowersareagoodchoiceformediumsizetolargelawnsandthosewithsloped(倾斜的)areas.However,theycanreducebatteryruntimebyuptohalf.Mowerswithoversizewheelstendtobeeasiertooperateandwillrollmoresmoothlyoverrougharea.Similartoothertypesofmowers,theycanhaveacollectionbagattheback,shootthecutgrassoutthesideofthemower,orchopupthegrassbeforedischargingitintoabagorontothelawn.Amower’sdecksizevariestypicallyfrom13“to25”.Mostmowershavetwotofourblades(刀片)andallfeatureanadjustablecuttingheightthatusuallyrangesfrom1“to4”.Mostmowershavefoldinghandlesthatcanbeadjustedtosuityourheightandfoldupforstorage.Battery:18V4.0Ahto82V8.0AhCuttingwidth:13“to25”Weight:30to100+IbsPricerange:$200to$1,5001.Whataretheadvantagesofthewirelesslawnmowers?

A．Quietandeasytomaintain.B．Smallandconvenienttooperate.C．Cleanandenergy-efficient.D．Affordableandgood-looking.2.Whatwillhappenwhentheself-movingmowersareusedinslopedareas?

A．Theruntimewillbeincreased.B．Thebatterywillrunoutsooner.C．Theoperationwillbecometougher.D．Theperformancewillbebetter.3.Whatmayyoudobeforeputtingawaythemowers?

A．Foldthemup.B．Takethemapart.C．Adjusttheirheight.D．Fullychargethem.GrowingupinruralHungary,KrisztinaChristmonPh.D.,alwaysimaginedtakingoverhergrandparents’farmoneday.Butbythetimeshegraduatedfromuniversity,thefarmhadbeensold,becausehergrandfathersufferedamajoraccidentwhileburningplasticagriculturalwaste.Yearslater,Christmonrealizedshecouldhonorhergrandfather’smemoryandsupportthefarmingcommunityinadifferentway:byensuringfarmersneverhavetoburnplasticsinthefirstplace.In2021,sheco-foundedastartupcalledRepurposeFarmPlasticthataimstocollectandcleanfarmers’unwantedplastics.Oncetreated,thesecommonlyuseditemscanberecycledintootherusefulproducts.Christmon’steamparticipatedinInnovationCorps(I-Corps),anentrepreneurialtrainingprogram,whereChristmon’smentors(导师)encouragedhertoturnherideaintoastartup.“Ithoughtbusinesswasn’tforme—I’mascientist!”shesaid.“Butwhenweconductedinterviewswithfarmers,everyonewassoeagertotalktous.Everyfarmertoldustheywouldpaythesameforatrashremovalserviceormoreforrecyclingpickup.Ithought,‘OK,ifnooneelseisworkingonthis,Iguessit’sgoingtobeme.’”ChristmonlaunchedRepurposeFarmPlasticwithhelpfromI-Corps,andbuilttheplasticcleaningequipment,whichiscurrentlyreadyformassproduction.Theirmachine—alittlelargerthanadiningtable—doesnotrelyonwater.Itusesadryingtechnologytoremove99%ofthedirtfromagriculturalplastics.Oncecleaned,theseplasticscanbehandedofftocompaniesthatultimatelytransformthemintofurniture,deckingandsimilaritems.Christmonsaysthisnotonlyreduceswastefulnessbutalsoservesagreaterenvironmentalgood.ChristmonandRickleshopetostartcollectingplasticfromfarmsandlaunchthebusinesssoon.Buildingastartuphasbeenamajortimecommitment,butshedoesn’tmindaslongasshe’shelpingpeopleandtheenvironmentintheprocess.4.WhatoriginallymotivatedChristmontoworkonplasticrecycling?

A．Herfarmingexperience.B．Heruniversityeducation.C．Hergrandfather’ssufferings.D．Hermentors’encouragement.5.WhatcanweinferaboutChristmonfromparagraph4?

A．Shegotmuchsupportfromfarmers.B．Sheoncedoubtedherprofessionalcompetence.C．Shewasforcedtofoundthestartuporiginally.D．Shemetgreatmisunderstandinginherbusiness.6.WhatdoesChristmon’smachinemainlydo?

A．Drythedirt.B．Purifythewater.C．Cleantheplastics.D．Producediningtables.7.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeChristmon?

A．Curiousandfaithful.B．Creativeanddevoted.C．Ambitiousandpatient.D．Kindandgenerous.Whenwe’restressed,thebrainsendsasignaltotheadrenalmedulla(肾上腺髓质).Thatsignalcausesmanyunpleasantsymptoms.Untilrecently,mostscientistsbelievethatmuscleshavenothingtodowithstressbecausetheydon’tinfluencehowthebrainandtheadrenalmedullacommunicate.Infact,Strick,aleadingneuroscientistattheUniversityofPittsburgh,sayshehaslongbeensuspiciousofclaimsthatexercisesbuildingmuscleslikeyogacandecreasestress.“Ineedtoseethatthere’saconnection;thatthere’sarealbiologicalbasis,”hesays.In2016,Strickdecidedtostudytheconnectionbetweenmusclesandstressbyusingamethodhepioneered.Strickinventedaprocesswherehecouldputavirusintoanorgantotracktheneuralnetworksthatconnectthebrainandthemuscles.“Soweinjected(注入)theadrenalmedullawithavirus,andwetrackeditbackintothebrainandthenmappedwhichareasinfluencedtheadrenal,”hesays.“Andthat’swherethesurprisecame.”Essentially,Strickdiscoveredthatourstressresponseiscontrolledbymorethanjustthe‘thinking’partofthebrain.Otherpartsofthebrain,includingthosecontrollingourmuscles,arealsosendingsignalstotheadrenalmedulla.Andtheareaofthebrainthatcommunicateswiththeadrenalreceivessignalsfromthecoremusclesaswell.So,strengtheningthosemuscles,Stricksays,canadjustourstress.Whenwe’retappingawayatacomputerinachairallday,manyofusfeelmorementallystressed.Strickrecommendsstrengtheningthecoremusclessothatsittinguprightalldaybecomesmorenatural.“Slump,andthensitupstraight,”hesays“Andseewhatthedifferencetheymaketoyourmood.”Strickalsosaysthisdiscoverywasawake-upcallforhisownhealth.Hecreditshischildren,whopersuadedhimtotryyogayearsago.“AndIoncesaid,comeon,givemeabreak.Idon’thavetime,”hesays.“Butasitturnsout,they’reright.”8.WhatcanwelearnaboutStrick’sstudy?

A．Hereferredtootherresearchers’methods.B．Heobservedtheinfluenceavirushasontheadrenal.C．Hegottheresultsimilartothatofpreviousstudies.D．Hefoundthepartofthebrainmanagingmusclescanaffectstress.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“slump”probablymeaninparagraph3?

A．Sinkintoachair.B．Standupallofasudden.C．Stareatsomethingcarefully.D．Dointensephysicalexercise.10.WhatdoesStrickthinkofyogaattheendofthepassage?

A．Favorable.B．Intolerant.C．Doubtful.D．Unclear.11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．WhyWeAreSoEasilyStressedB．BenefitsofDoingSportsLikeYogaC．WaysofStrengtheningOurMusclesD．OurMusclesCanAffectOurMoodAreyourkeysnotinthespotyouthoughtyouleftthem?Can’trecallthetitleofabook?I’vehadthosemoments.Suchinstancesof“brainfreeze”remindusthatweshoulddoeverythinginourpowertokeepourbrainssharp.AnewstudyfindsTaiChistudycanhelpslowcognitive(认知的)declineandprotectagainstdementia(痴呆).Thestudyincludedabout300olderadults,intheirmid-70sonaverage,whohadallreportedthattheirmemorywasnotasgoodasitusedtobe.Aspartofthestudy,alltheparticipantstooka10-mirrutetestcalledtheMontrealCognitiveAssessment.Anormalscoreis26-30.Apersonwhoscoresbetween18and25isconsideredtohavemildimpairment(损害),whichmeanstheydon’thavedementiabutthey’renotassharpastheyusedtobeandmayneedtoworkhardertomaintaineverydayactivities.Oncetheirscoredropsunder18,peopleexperiencequiteabitofimpairmentfrommemorylossandcognitivedecline.Theaveragescoreofparticipantsatthestartofthestudywas25.ThestudyfoundthatpeoplewhopracticedasimplifiedformofTaiChitwiceaweekforaboutsixmonthsimprovedtheirscoreby1.5points,meaningthatthey’regoingtogetthreeextrayearsbeforetheyhitthatdeclineintodementia.ResearchersalsotestedamorestrictertypeofTaiChi,calledCognitivelyEnhancedTaiChi,wheretheyprovidedextrachallenges.Forexample,participantswereaskedtospellaword,backwardandforward,astheymovedthroughaseriesofTaiChimoves.ThepeoplewhopracticethistypeofcognitivelyenhancedTaiChiimprovedtheirscoresbyabout3points,meaningtheyaregivensixextrayearsofcognitivefunction.ThetheoryonwhyTaiChiiseffectiveisthatitcombinesthememorizationofthemovements,knownasforms,almostlikecomposingdancingmoves.12.Whyaretwoquestionsraisedinthefirstparagraph?

A．Topresenttheauthor’sdoubts.B．Toexpectanswersfromreaders.C．Toanalyzethecausesofforgetfulness.D．Tointroducethemaintopicofthetext.13.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?

A．Cognitiveassessmentmethods.B．Theprocessofrunningthetest.C．Cognitivemeasurementcriteria.D．Thetestresultsoftheparticipants.14.Whatdoesthepre-bestaveragescoreoftheparticipantsimply?

A．Mostofthemsufferfrom,dementia.B．Theyremainasquick-mindedasbefore.C．Manyofthemhaveslightcognitivedecline.D．Theycanprotectthemselvesagainstdementia.15.WhydoesTaiChihaveapositiveimpact?

A．Ithelpsresolvechallenges.B．Itinvolvesmind-bodymovements.C．Itputsoffcognitivedeclinebythreeyears.D．Itimprovestheparticipantsacademiclevel.It’simportanttofeelrefreshedthroughoutyourday,notjustwhenyouwakeupinthemorning.Findsmallwaystofeelrefreshedasyougoaboutyourday.Itcanbeassimpleaschoosingsomethingnewonthemenu.Startanexerciseroutine.Doingexercisereducesstressandhelpsyouworkoffanxiousenergy.Trytoworka30-minuteexercisesessionintoyourschedule5or6dayseachweek.16Regularphysicalactivityalsohelpsmaintaingoodbloodpressure.Thinkpositively.17Tohelpyourselfhavetheabilitytothinkpositively,dothingslikeacceptingyourownlimitations,lettinggoofguilt,andtellingyourselfthatyouaredoingagoodjob.Ifyoufindyourthoughtsconstantlyturningnegative,startputtingupstickynotesinyourofficeoraroundyourhouseasreminders.18Ifyouhaveastressfuljobandfeelwornoutafteralongday,jumpingintoanactivityyouseeasapleasurecanhelpyoufeelrefreshed.Dosomethinglikereadingabook,goingtoseeamovie,orlisteningtomusictochangeyourmindsetandhavefun.Youcanalsopickupanewhobbylikesewing,drawingorpainting,makingsomethingwithyourhandslikejewelry.19Gosomewherefun.Getoutofyourroutinenowandthenbygoingonanoutingtoaplaceyouknowisfun,ortryanewplacethatsoundsfun.Nothingmakesyoufeelmorerefreshedthananewpleasureexperience.Feelingrefreshedmeansthatyourstrengthisrestored.20

A．Yourchoicesarenearlylimitless.B．Performactivitiesthatbringyoujoy.C．Laughingisgood,howeveryoulookatit.D．Thisisadirectwaytorestoreyourmind.E．Asthoughtscomeintoyourmind,don’tengagewiththem.F．Startsmallbytakingtwo15-minutewalkingbreaksatworkeveryday.G．Thenewperspectivethatcomesfromvisitinganewplacedoesjustthat.二、完形填空FromthemomentImetMadison,webothhadafeelingthatwe’dmetbefore.“MaybeI’ve21youatmyfavoriteChineserestaurant,HunanGarden,”Isaid.“Neverheardofit.Butmyfavoriterestaurantis22,too.”shesaid.Themorewe23,themorewerealizedhowmuchwehadincommon.Afewdayslater,mybestfriendMareya24me,who’dbeenoutoftownforawhile.“Youwouldn’t25howamazingFloridais!Ibroughtyoua26.It’salittlecreature’s27.Canwemeetinmyplacetomorrow?”shesaid.Any28friendwouldhave29thatshewasgladtomeetimmediately!30,Isaid,“Sorry,butI’m31withmynewfriendMadison.”“ThengivemeacallonSaturday!”Mareyasaid.Iresponded,“Um,allright.”Butitwasn’tuntilMondaythatIrememberedMareya.Iwenttoher32,andshegavemethemostbeautifulseashell.Holdingthe33gift,Igaveherahugehug,butsheburstintotears.“Ithoughtyouwere34mewithMadison!”shesaid.Iapologizedsincerely.Shefinallygavemeasmile.Throughthis,Irealizethatsometimesyourfrienddoesn’tknowhowyou’refeelingrightnow,anda35talkmayhelpherunderstand.21.A．hiredB．seenC．helpedD．greeted22.A．GermanB．JapaneseC．ChineseD．French23.A．arguedB．reflectedC．rememberedD．talked24.A．calledB．visitedC．spottedD．interviewed25.A．expressB．believeC．experienceD．forget26.A．targetB．modelC．presentD．pet27.A．houseB．mirrorC．pictureD．tooth28.A．confidentB．delightedC．hesitantD．considerate29.A．insistedB．complainedC．refusedD．responded30.A．UnfortunatelyB．UnwillinglyC．ImmediatelyD．Slowly31.A．hangingoutB．shakinghandsC．gettingalongD．makingpeace32.A．hotelB．carC．kitchenD．place33.A．newB．brokenC．delicateD．rare34.A．exchangingB．comparingC．replacingD．associating35.A．heart-to-heartB．side-by-sideC．neck-by-neckD．shoulder-to-shoulder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。TianjinMarine(海洋)MuseumisafamousseamuseumlocatedinTianjin,China,which36(consist)oftwoparts:themainbuildingandthemarinelifeexperiencecenter.Themainbuildingcovers37areaof32,000squaremeterswitheightmainexhibitionhalls,38(display)variousmarinecreatureslikefish,whale,dolphin,seaturtles,coral,etc.Oneofthehighlightsofthemuseumisalargeartificialhurricanedevice,39visitorscanentertoexperiencetheeffectsofintense40(wind)upto38meterspersecond.Anothermust-visitexhibitisthecinema,whichoffersvisitorsachancetoexperiencetheoceanlandscapes41(vivid)thankstoitshigh-qualitysurroundsoundand3Dvisuals.Inthemarinelifeexperiencecenter,visitorscangetclose42avarietyofmarinecreatures,suchassealions,penguins,andsharks.Therearealsointeractiveactivitieshere,includingunderwaterVRexperiencesand43(education)lecturesaboutseacreatures.Inadditiontoexhibitionsandactivities,TianjinMarineMuseumisalsodevotedtopromotingenvironmentalprotectionandeducationontheimportanceofoceanconservationandhow44(reduce)pollution.Overall,TianjinMarineMuseumisagreatplacetolearnaboutthemarineworldandamust-visitforanyone45(interest)inoceanscienceandconservation.四、书信写作46.假定你是校英语报记者，请用英语写一篇短文，报道学校最近组织的一次校园植树活动，并做出简单评价。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.短文题目已为你写好，不计入总词数。PlantingTreesintheCampus_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________五、书面表达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。AFour-leggedGuardianAngelSnowhadjustmeltedoffthegroundthatAprildayatourhouseinReginaBeach.Ihadjustcleanedupthepoolinpreparationforsellingthehouse.Theyearbefore,Ihadlostmyjob,andnowourfinancialsituationwasdepressing.Finally,Ihadputthehomeonthemarket.Evenworse,IwouldhavetogiveupmybelovedGreatDane(大丹犬),Brigitte,becauseIcouldnolongeraffordthecostoffeedingit.ThethoughtoflosingthedogandourbeautifulhomewasalmostmorethanIcouldbear.Deepindiscouragement,Isattypingupmyapplicationletters.OutofthecornerofmyeyeIcouldseemythirteen-month-oldson,Forrest,ashelayonthecarpet,playingnearourbig,gentleBrigitte.ItseemedasifBrigittewasalwaysmeanttobeinthisfamilyandsheturnedouttobeaperfectcompanion.Brigittecametoo