安徽省临泉田家炳实验中学2025-2026学年高二下学期期末英语试题（含答案）

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窗体顶端安徽临泉田家炳实验中学2025-2026学年高二下学期期末英语试题第一部分 阅读理解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，选出最佳选项。ALiving-learning Communities at the University of TampaThe living-learning communities are designated residential environments intentionally focusing on promoting students’ learning and strengthening their connection with the campus communities. Our living-learning communities provide unique opportunities for residential students to engage with dedicated faculty and staff early on in their academic careers.First-Year WellnessThe First-Year Wellness community will promote activities that enable first-year students to commit to their own health and wellness. The community members will participate in a wellness-themed first-year experience course. Through participation in academic activities and residential courses, students will learn about health practices to personally develop their own physical, emotional and social wellness. First-Year Wellness is housed in the hall of residence, Smiley.Honors ProgramCreated for students enrolling in the Honors Program, this community is designed to provide an academically stimulating environment. Students here have access to special events and programs that can enhance their academics and community spirit. Past events include coffee conversations with famous authors, book talks with award-winning scientists, sand volleyball games and much more. Applicants must be members of the Honors Program and maintain that membership to live in McKay Hall.Living WellThe Living Well community is an opportunity for students who prefer to live in an environment which is alcohol-free. While alcohol is prohibited for those under 21 in all communities, this community is committed to looking after students’ health and wellness by banning alcohol. Living Well is housed in Smiley.New students can choose to live in these communities by handing in the housing application. For more information on living-learning communities, please contact the Office of Residence Life at [email protected] or (813)253-6239.1. What is a requirement for residence in the Honors Program communityA. Being a first-year student.B. Joining the Honors Program.C. Taking a wellness-themed course.D. Taking part in sand volleyball games.2. What do First-Year Wellness and Living Well have in commonA. They are in the same dormitory.B. They offer housing for all students.C. They offer chances to meet celebrities.D. They are both alcohol-free communities.3. What should new students do to live in the living-learning communitiesA. Call the community staff.B. Participate in special programs.C. Email the Office of Residence Life.D. Submit the residence application.BAt the age of eight, Federico Pardo’s first animal of fascination were snakes. His mother was a microbiologist working in a laboratory that produced antivenom (抗蛇毒素) for snake bites, and she’d occasionally bring Pardo along for a visit. Seeing the snakes kept at the lab, he was enthralled. “I think my love for nature comes from that interaction with snakes and through my mom,” he recalled.During a gap year after high school, he took photography classes in Montreal. He studied biology at university and completed his thesis in the Orinoco region, focusing on bird-fruit interactions and evolution. There, he had his first face-to-face encounter with some howler monkeys. Luckily, he had his camera with him. “Those photos I took that day are really cool,” he said.Pardo sees primates (灵长类) as a vital hinge in the effort to promote healthy forests. They require large territories with high connectivity and plentiful food sources, so protecting monkeys means protecting their forests. Unfortunately, deforestation of Colombia’s forests is on the rise. Pardo calls it the most important danger to monkeys in Colombia. “The Amazon regulates the climate, the water cycle and many things, so I think maybe monkeys can be an important tool to help restore the Amazon and other forest systems,” Pardo said.Pardo’s current society-funded project, Salvando Primates, invites audiences to step into a multimedia jungle in the city to tell the story of Colombia’s most endangered primates. Salvando Primates commits to planting a tree in one of the four critically endangered monkeys’ ecosystems for every individual who enters it. Now the team is thinking through Colombia’s first-ever monkey tourism route. Pardo envisions tourists traveling around the country to see these endangered monkeys.The coming years may see a new branch in Pardo’s career. He hopes one day he’ll be able to dedicate a significant portion of his time to bringing up the next generation of storytellers through workshops. “We need an army of storytellers working on conservation around the world. What if they are able to tell the story for their community ” he imagined.4. What initially stimulated Pardo’s interest in natureA. Visiting his mother’s laboratory.B. Interacting with birds at university.C. Taking photography classes in Montreal.D. Seeing howler monkeys in the Orinoco region.5. What is the biggest threat to monkeys in Colombia in Pardo’s viewA. Food shortage.B. Climate change.C. The arrival of increasing tourists.D. The growing destruction of forests.6. What will Salvando Primates do for a visitor to the multimedia jungleA. Plant a tree.B. Offer a free tour.C. Present a camera.D. Give a photography class.7. What’s the new project Pardo hopes to launch in the futureA. Funding conservation projects.B. Establishing a primate reserve.C. Running a photography workshop.D. Training conservation storytellers.CCompleted just in time for the start of the Great Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park in the centre of London, the Crystal Palace was a powerful symbol of Victorian Britain’s industrial might. It was over 560 metres long and had a giant glass roof supported by 3,300 cast iron columns. Later, it was dismantled and rebuilt in south London in 1854, where it remained until it was destroyed by fire in 1936.Actually, with the successful design for the Crystal Palace only approved in July 1850, historians have puzzled over the speed of its construction. That has now been answered by a new study. The researchers discovered the use of Whitworth screw threads (螺纹) at the Crystal Palace site in Sydenham, south London, both in the remains of the building and the nearby south water tower, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and built to power the fountains in front of the Crystal Palace. The Crystal Palace had 30,000 nuts (螺帽) and bolts (螺栓), and the researchers believe the standard thread of these is what allowed the building to be constructed to a remarkably tight schedule.Professor Gardner of Anglia Ruskin University carried out the research as part of a Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship to investigate connections between engineering and literary cultures. “The Great Exhibition of 1851 was of great significance because it showcased the best of engineering excellence. It was visited by around six million people and attracted some of the most famous people of the day, including Charles Dickens and Charles Darwin,” Gardner said.Prior to Joseph Whitworth’s invention, no two nuts and bolts were alike. They were not made to a standard measurement, which made construction time-consuming, as lost or broken nuts and bolts were difficult to replace. Standardization in engineering is essential and commonplace now, but its role in the construction of the Crystal Palace was a major development. “Joseph Whitworth was awarded a Council Medal for his displays at the exhibition inside the Crystal Palace, but his important role in the construction of the building itself hasn’t been recognized until now,” Gardner said.8. What was the significance of Whitworth screw threads for the Crystal PalaceA. They made it look more beautiful.B. They made it more resistant to fire.C. They reduced the number of its columns.D. They allowed it to be constructed rapidly.9. Why was the Great Exhibition of 1851 importantA. It attracted billions of visitors worldwide.B. It featured groundbreaking literary works.C. It showed great engineering achievement.D. It marked the completion of the Crystal Palace.10. What can be learned about Joseph Whitworth from the textA. He was the main initiator of the Crystal Palace.B. He was responsible for the design of the water tower.C. His displays at the Great Exhibition were ignored originally.D. His contribution to architecture was underestimated at his time.11. What is the best title for the textA. The Victorian era:a period of industrial revivalB. The Crystal Palace:a Victorian engineering wonderC. The historical significance of Victorian architectureD. The role of the Great Exhibition of 1851 in British historyDThe ocean feels boundless. If you are to start swimming from the shore, it’s easy to believe — fitness and oxygen aside — you could continue forever. That’s a far different experience compared with overland travel, where mountains, rivers, and highways jammed with traffic prevent easy passage. It’s equally easy to believe that fish and other highly mobile sea creatures experience the ocean in such a fashion. These animals, which are well adapted to the ocean and can navigate across the ocean, can easily bypass (绕过) any barrier around which they can theoretically swim. That assumption, though, is wrong.It’s common for many oceanic species to stick to specific habitats and seldom swim beyond them. That is especially true for many immature animals, which are small and easy to fall victim to predators (捕食者). This, however, can cause unexpectedly big problems for oceanic species, especially when infrastructure (基础设施) gets in the way.Take, for example, the green sawfish living near the mouth of the Ashburton River in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Engineers working in a local oil and gas processing plant built a new loading facility consisting of a large piling jetty and solid rock wall, which stretched 500 meters offshore. Later, scientists realized that the green sawfish were unable, or unwilling, to pass around the barrier. But that could prevent the animals from reaching valuable feeding grounds and other habitats.This discovery leads to a surprising new idea: Sea animals, just like land species, need a helping hand to enable them to get around human infrastructure. In the case of the green sawfish, engineers could have created underpasses in the jetty through which the fish could swim.As the climate continues to change, many sea species are moving farther north and they need suitable habitats to move through. Whether creating passages in artificial structures or plotting routes away from warming oceans, thoughtfully designing our infrastructure could go a long way toward protecting animals as we continue to engineer the ocean.12. What is the misunderstanding mentioned in paragraph 1A. Humans are skilled at sea navigation.B. Land travel is not very easy for humans.C. Sea creatures adapt to the ocean very slowly.D. Marine animals have no difficulty with sea travel.13. What does the underlined word “This” in paragraph 2 refer toA. The impact of man-made structures.B. The risk of being hunted by predators.C. The tendency to stay in familiar habitats.D. The behavior of swimming beyond homes.14. Why are the green sawfish mentioned in the textA. To explain a concept.B. To illustrate a point of view.C. To add some background information.D. To introduce a new topic for discussion.15. What does the author suggest humans do when engineering the oceanA. Maximize economic benefits.B. Create underpasses for surfers.C. Prioritize human infrastructure.D. Meet the needs of oceanic species.第二节 （七选五）On every smartphone, there is a tracker with location data ready to be shared. ___16___. And this technology is marketed as convenient, not frightening.What is an acceptable level of online surveillance (监视) I guessed we all agreed the ideal was none. ___17___. A quick inquiry on my friends has found those who are, like me, in their 40s and older have relatively little interest in doing so. But my younger friends all seem to be tracking one another at will. They don’t find the idea of monitoring or being monitored in this way upsetting. They say it makes them feel safer.___18___. It is just because they are realistic about the privacy that is available. They know if you own a smartphone and don’t want to disable useful things like maps, then your location is already being watched. If app creators, smartphone makers and advertisement companies are already tracking your location, then why not share the information with people you knowIf you want to start tracking the people you know, then there are some rules involved. It’s fine to use tracking to confirm a friend has got home safely at night, for example, but don’t use it to surprise them on the street. And think carefully about whom you share data with. ___19___.Location tracking as a safety measure is appealing. ___20___. Once you grow comfortable sharing your location with your family and friends, perhaps one day you’ll be happy to share it even with your employer.A. But the truth is how popular it is depends on your ageB. They are generally family and close friends, not new friendsC. But location sharing has been around for more than a decadeD. After all, no one will find it comfortable to be watched all the timeE. It is particularly useful for taking care of elderly parents and childrenF. This is not because they are blind to the importance of online privacyG. Location tracking is so precise that it can locate one person in a crowd第二部分 完形填空Secrets drive people apart; secrets bond people. Keeping a secret can be a burden, while sharing secrets can be a ___21___.For children, learning to keep secrets is a(n) ___22___ milestone. In one study, researchers asked kids who were three, four, and five to play hide-and-seek and to keep a secret about a surprise. ___23___ to do the two tasks are connected strongly with each other, and with the kids’ social cognition. At three, kids were fairly ___24___ at these tasks. By the age of five, most children could keep a secret, their cognitive development ___25___ the demands of these two tasks.For adults, this is ___26___ behavior. “___27___ all adults of normal intellectual and psychological functioning can keep personal secrets,” writes Anita E. Kelly, author of The Psychology of Secrets. Yet multiple studies show the personal health ___28___ of sharing some of your private hopes and fears with trusted friends and the corresponding ___29___ of keeping all secrets entirely to yourself.Truly ___30___ relationships depend on really seeing another person, which means you ___31___ his/her deep reaches that not everyone has access to. However, we should never ___32___ others’ lives too much. Being an adult requires ___33___ healthy boundaries, but sharing these soft parts of us allows others to love us, just as ___34___ others’ secrets allows us to love them. The sweet spot is to ___35___ a little more secrets than we feel comfortable with, but never to reveal all of them.21. A. routine　　B. potential　　C. relief　　D. test22. A. professional　　B. developmental　　C. operational　　D. educational23. A. Abilities　　B. Qualifications　　C. Orders　　D. Necessities24. A. selfless　　B. tireless　　C. fearless　　D. hopeless25. A. matching　　B. contradicting　　C. showing　　D. dismissing26. A. puzzling　　B. charming　　C. expected　　D. ignored27. A. Surprisingly　　B. Virtually　　C. Barely　　D. Originally28. A. regulations　　B. needs　　C. benefits　　D. reasons29. A. reward　　B. harm　　C. panic　　D. link30. A. dynamic　　B. intense　　C. distant　　D. close31. A. miss　　B. know　　C. judge　　D. display32. A. depend on　　B. take over　　C. hold back　　D. inquire about33. A. maintaining　　B. challenging　　C. extending　　D. breaking34. A. translating　　B. revealing　　C. defining　　D. accepting35. A. discover　　B. bury　　C. share　　D. guard第三部分 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。Three important archaeological discoveries of ruins ___36___ (announce) on Friday. A meeting has been held by the National Cultural Heritage Administration ___37___ (discuss) the findings — the latest progress achieved in the Chinese Archaeology project.A settlement site discovered in Zhejiang is from the early to middle period of the Neolithic Age, dating back to ___38___ (approximate) 9,300 to 8,000 years ago. This site contains important remains such as terraced terrain, moats and rice fields, offering a glimpse (一瞥) into ___39___ the early rice farming society along the lower reaches of the Yangtze River was like.The site discovered in Jiangsu, dating back to about 7,200 to 6,900 years ago, is the ___40___ (early) known Neolithic site in the eastern part of the area between the Yangtze and Huaihe rivers. Over 2,800 artifacts ___41___ (make) of pottery, bones, stones, wood, jade and shells have been discovered at this site, bearing distinct regional characteristics ___42___ filling a gap in the Neolithic archaeology of this area.The third discovery is the largest Erlitou culture settlement ruins that have been found in southern Henan, and also the highest in terms ___43___ Erlitou social rankings discovered in this region. The site ___44___ (feature) large-scale remains of rammed earth foundations and sacrificial pits, and artifacts such as pottery, jade and turquoise have been unearthed, ___45___ (represent) a significant archaeological breakthrough in the study of the Xia culture.第四部分 写作第一节 书信写作46. 假定你是李华，你在伦敦旅游时得到了好友Peter的帮助。请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括:1. 感谢他的帮助；2. 邀请他来中国旅游。注意:1. 写作词数应为80个左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Peter,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,Li Hua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。One spring, I helped my parents do some work in the yard at the beginning of the year. Dad was getting a flower bed ready for Mom to plant flowers in, I was picking up litter next to the fence and Mom was removing old leaves that had been in the yard since last autumn. I found a bird’s nest in the big tree behind our house. After a while, two birds flew back to the nest and I heard their calls from the nest. Dad said they were Robins (知更鸟).I was about to climb the tree to get a good look inside the nest when Dad saw and stopped me. Dad said Robins did not want to be bothered. I nodded.We went for quite a while and then decided to sit at the picnic table with a glass of cool water. As we sat there, I watched the Robin nest in the tree, wondering what was in it. Were there eggs Were there baby birds A moment later, we continued to work.When we finished up our work outside, we went in to fix some food and ate supper, then got cleaned up, watched some TV and went to bed.Morning came quickly with the sun shining in through the windows. While we ate breakfast, we talked about what we needed to do for the day. Since it was the weekend, we wanted to do some more work in the yard to finish the jobs we had started the day before.We met outside in the front yard this time to do some touch-up work to the front of the house. Dad got out a big tank of white paint to take care of some chips (缺口) along the lower edge of the house next to the basement windows. It was another nice sunny day. As Dad did the painting work, Mom and I picked rocks out of the grass.注意：1. 续写词数应为150个左右；2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。And I saw a thing in the grass under the big tree — a bird nest.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________With Dad’s help, I climbed up the tree carefully with the meet.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________参考答案阅读理解1.B 2.A 3.D 4.A 5.D 6.A 7.D 8.D 9.C 10.D 11.B 12.D 13.C 14.B 15.D16.C 17.A 18.F 19.B 20.E完形填空21.C 22.B 23.A 24.D 25.A 26.C 27.B 28.C 29.B 30.D 31.B 32.D 33.A 34.D 35.C语法填空36.were announced 37.to discuss 38.approximately 39.what 40.earliest 41.made 42.and 43.of 44.features 45.representing写作范文书信范文Dear Peter,I’m writing to express my sincere gratitude for your kind help during my trip to London. Without your thoughtful arrangement and patient guidance, I couldn’t have enjoyed my journey so much. I really appreciate your kindness and hospitality.Knowing you are interested in Chinese culture, I sincerely invite you to come to China for a visit. I can show you around places of interest and taste traditional Chinese food.Looking forward to your reply.Yours,Li Hua读后续写范文And I saw a thing in the grass under the big tree — a bird nest. I knelt down and examined it carefully. It was empty and looked fallen accidentally. I felt worried and hurried to tell my parents. Dad guessed the strong wind last night might have blown it down. Feeling sorry for the little robins, I hoped they were safe and sound. Then I found some small bird food on the ground and decided to feed the baby birds if I saw them.With Dad’s help, I climbed up the tree carefully with the meat. To my joy, I saw several tiny baby robins lying in the new nest. They opened their mouths wide and looked hungry. I gently put the food beside them. From then on, I visited and fed them every day. Gradually, the little robins grew stronger. This unforgettable experience taught me to respect and protect every living creature in nature.