湖南株洲市炎陵县第一中学2025-2026学年高二下学期7月期末英语试题

**基本信息** 高二下学期期末英语试卷，以流媒体服务、环保实践、生态平衡等时代性情境为载体，通过阅读、语言运用及写作考查语言能力、思维品质与文化意识，适配学段核心素养发展需求。 **题型特征** |题型|题量/分值|知识覆盖|命题特色| |----|-----------|----------|----------| |阅读|20题/50分|细节理解、推理判断、篇章结构|选用Netflix等流媒体服务（科技前沿）、Kelydra环保实践（社会热点）等真实语料，设题从基础信息提取（如价格计算）到深层逻辑分析（如生态链影响）| |语言运用|25题/30分|词汇辨析、语法填空|完形填空以骑师成长故事渗透坚毅品格，语法填空聚焦中国书法、绘画等传统文化，增强文化传承意识| |写作|2题/40分|应用文写作、故事续写|发言稿（An old Story）引导文化反思，续写通过探险情境考查创新思维与情感表达，体现学习能力培养|

炎陵县第一中学2025-2026学年高二下学期期末 英 语 答 案 题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 答案 D A C D C A B B C A 题号 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 答案 D A A C C A D F C G 题号 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 答案 C B D A B D C A B C 题号 31 32 33 34 35 答案 A B A B C 36．consists 37．inclusive 38．Whatever 39．that 40．flourished 41．comparison 42．to 43．has experienced 44．Inspired 45．it 46． Good morning, everyone! Today I’d like to share an old story with you. The story is “Yu Gong Moves the Mountains”, a famous Chinese legend. Yu Gong was an old man who found two high mountains blocking his way. He decided to move them with his family, digging stones and earth day after day. A wise man laughed at him, but Yu Gong said, “Even if I die, my children and grandchildren will continue.” This story teaches me the power of determination and persistence. No matter how difficult a task seems, if we keep working hard and never give up, we can achieve our goals. 47．（ Paragraph 1: Emily pulled out a small, smooth object wrapped in what felt like oilcloth. Her trembling fingers fumbled with the frayed edges, her breath catching in her throat as the fabric unraveled to reveal a polished wooden box, its surface carved with the same fantastical flowers from the journal. Her heart hammered against her ribs as she lifted the lid, only to find a pressed sprig of the shimmering petal flower and a tattered letter in her grandfather’s handwriting. The words blurred for a moment as tears pricked her eyes — he had written of this secret sanctuary, a place where nature’s magic still whispered to those who dared to listen. Paragraph 2: As she sat under the strange tree, studying her grandfather’s final gift, the meaning of his words began to dawn on her. Doubt melted into a warm, bittersweet longing as she traced the delicate pressed flower, her mind replaying childhood memories of him teaching her to name constellations. This was no treasure of gold, but a bridge between their hearts — proof that his love, like the hidden sanctuary, had never truly been lost. Sunlight filtered through the canopy in golden streaks, and for a fleeting moment, she swore she heard his gentle laugh carried on the breeze, a silent confirmation that some bonds transcend time and distance. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 炎陵县第一中学2025-2026学年高二下学期期末考试（2026.7） 英 语 试 题 满分150分，考试时间120分钟 注意事项： 1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息 2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上 第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A The Updates on Streaming These days, if you don’t stream, it feels an awful lot as if you’re swimming against the stream. Streaming is more straightforward than ever. If you have a newer TV, all you have to do is select one of the built-in apps and sign up to start watching. Besides giving you more to watch, cutting the cable (有线电视) could save you money. Here’s the rundown on the major services and the big shows and movies they offer.Netflix The granddaddy of streaming built a dynasty on fantastic shows with established fan bases, like Friends and Grey’s Anatomy. Then Netflix went all in on award-winning and fan-favorite originals like House of Cards etc. Price: $6.99/month with ads; $15.49/month ad-free.Hulu Once little more than Netflix’s under-study, Hulu is coming for top name since 2019. As a giant, it now offers basic subscriptions including original Hulu shows like The Bear etc, as well as some popular films. Price: $7.99/month with ads; $17.99/month ad-free.Max Max’s predecessor (前身), HBO Go, was more a library to shelve past seasons of its hits such as Game of Thrones and The Sopranos. But now, it’s no longer HB-Only. Viewers can go through Discovery titles like House Hunters and feature films such as Dune, and Don’t Worry Darling. Price: $9.99/month with ads; $15.99/month ad-free.Apple TV+ Apple’s is the only major service with exclusively original programming and no ads. That means no old shows, only the new cutting-edge series and films produced by Apple Studios. Price: $9.99/month. 1．What can a viewer get from streaming? A．A free cable. B．Tips on swimming skills. C．Built-in apps. D．Easier access to hit movies. 2．Which of the following is possibly the earliest streaming provider? A．Netflix. B．Hulu. C．Max. D．Apple TV+. 3．How much should a user pay at least for a service without ads for two months? A．$13.98. B．$17.99. C．$19.98. D．$31.98. B Kelydra, named after the American turtle that lives in the Ohio River, Chelydra, has always had a deep affection for the river that flows past her hometown. It seemed natural to Kelydra to learn how the world worked by doing science experiments, with a father who is a chemist and am other a biologist. In kindergarten, she conducted her first experiment. At the age of six, Kelydra joined the Ohio River Cleanup campaign and came to realize how polluted the river was. In middle school, inspired by two famous environmental scientists, she set up her own lab behind her house, studying the effects of chemicals in the river on the breeding habits of mosquitoes. At 15, Kelydra found that a chemical called C8, also used in various products like clothing and food packaging, had been polluting her local river for 50 years and been detected in drinking water and in the bodies of people and animals. Determined to solve the issue, Kelydra began her experiment. She discovered that shaking water with high amounts of C8 created foam. The more C8, the more foam. The polluted water didn’t have enough C8 to make it foam, so Kelydra boiled her water sample to reduce the amount of water and increase the concentration of C8. Kelydra then shook the container and measured the height of the foam on the water surface. With this information, she could calculate the level of pollution of the original water sample. Then she developed a method to remove C8 from the water using a special cell and activated carbon, creating a system that people could use to treat their own household drinking water. Kely dra patented it, funding the $1,020.80 registration fee by recycling over 50,000 cans herself. The system is being used in her community, and she hopes someday it will be used more widely. After high school, Kelydrais studying chemistry in college, specifically focusing on the water system due to potential health concerns. “Technology helped create our problems, and technology can help solve them. I want to be part of that effort.” she said. 4．What can we learn about Kelydra from paragraph 2? A．She desired to be a scientist. B．She enjoyed being in the lab. C．She liked studying mosquitoes. D．She was environmentally conscious. 5．How did Kelydra decide C8 pollution in the water? A．By tasting the water. B．By making chemical analyses. C．By measuring the foam height. D．By watching color changes in the water. 6．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refer to? A．The treatment system. B．The special cell. C．The foam measurement method. D．The water sample. 7．Which of the words can best describe Kelydra? A．Enthusiastic and considerate. B．Committed and creative. C．Determined and cautious. D．Persistent and imaginative. C By the 1930s, the haunting howls of wolves fell mostly silent across America’s West. Their loss to the region has been largely overlooked by humans, even in our scientific research, a new review finds, but the impact of their absence is written loudly in the missing trees. “Researchers generally agree that the loss of wolves and other large predators, followed by increased browsing by elk (驯鹿), was the main cause for the decline in woody plant communities,” says Oregon State University ecologist William Ripple and colleagues. They reviewed 96 ecological studies conducted between 1955 and 2021 in 11 national parks and discovered that only 39 considered the absence of the gray wolf. “Ignoring how an ecosystem has changed due to the absence of a large predator can have serious implications...like diagnosing a sick patient without a baseline health exam.” the researchers explain. The loss of an ecosystem’s apex (顶级的) predator causes domino effects through the food chain, known as trophic cascades. These cascades can be complex, and not every landscape will experience the same effects, even if the same species are present. Reintroducing lost species, like wolves in Yellowstone National Park, may not repair all broken connections once changes have taken place. Historical records across the 11 parks reveal declines in several tree species since wolves disappeared. The removal of wolves has disrupted the web of connections coming from their predation on deer and impacted ecosystem interactions around coyotes. Wolves can reduce coyote populations, thus mediating (调节) their predation on prey and smaller predators. Ecosystem restoration is more critical than ever as our destructive impacts on our living biosphere (生物圈) accelerate. To have any success, it is crucial that we better understand the interactions that govern these environments in their historical functioning state, the researchers urge. “We hope our study will be of use to both conservation organizations and government agencies in identifying ecosystem management goals,” says Ripple. 8．What can be inferred from paragraphs 2 and 3? A．Elk is to blame for the decrease of plants. B．Some studies failed to consider vital links. C．Researchers unified their ideas to confirm their ideas. D．Ecosystems stay stable without certain species. 9．Which of the following best describes the cascades? A．Well-balanced. B．Out-of-control. C．Context-dependent. D．Ever-lasting. 10．What will happen to the ecosystem if the apex predator is missing? A．Overpopulation of certain species. B．Invasion of foreign species. C．A higher diversity of plant life. D．Extinction of small predators. 11．Why does the author write the text? A．To advocate the reintroduction of wolves. B．To increase funding for ecosystem restoration. C．To diversify the ecological protection practice. D．To point out a long-ignored environmental issue. D The terms “front stage” and “backstage” refer to different behaviors that people engage in every day. Developed by Erving Goffman, the concepts form part of the drama viewpoint within sociology that uses the metaphor (比喻) of the theater to explain social interaction. The idea that people play different roles throughout their daily lives and display different kinds of behavior depending on where they are and the time of day is a familiar one. Most people, aware or unaware, behave somewhat differently as their professional selves vs. their private selves. According to Goffman, front-stage behavior reflects internalized norms and expectations for behavior shaped partly by the setting, the particular role one plays in it and one’s physical appearance. How people participate in a front-stage performance can be highly intentional and purposeful, or it can be habitual or unaware. Either way, front-stage behavior typically follows a routinized and learned social script (剧本) shaped by cultural norms. The routines of people’s daily lives — traveling to and from work, or going to a cultural performance — fall into the category of front-stage behavior. People also engage in front-stage behavior in less public places, such as among coworkers at work and as students in classrooms. When people are backstage, they are free of the expectations and norms. Given this, people are often more relaxed and comfortable; they let their guard down and behave in ways that reflect “true” selves. Yet sometimes they rehearse (排练) certain behaviors or interactions and otherwise prepare for upcoming front-stage performances. They might practice their smile or handshake, rehearse a presentation or conversation. So even backstage, people are aware of norms and expectations, which influence what they think about and do. For the most part, how one behaves front stage significantly differs from an individual’s backstage conduct. When someone ignores the expectations for front-stage and backstage behaviors, it may lead to confusion, embarrassment, and even disagreement. For good reason, the expectations linked to front-stage and backstage behavior influence most folks to work pretty hard to keep these two parts separate and distinct. 12．According to the text, what characterizes front-stage behavior? A．It follows certain social norms. B．It reflects a person’s true self. C．It is intentional and purposeful. D．It is free from others’ expectations. 13．In which situation do people engage mainly in front-stage behavior? A．Visit an art exhibition, B．Chat with workmates after work. C．Have dinner in restaurants. D．Stay with close friends. 14．What can be inferred about backstage behavior? A．It is completely unaffected by social norms. B．It hardly offers relaxed atmosphere for people. C．It is usually real self-expression in a relaxed state. D．It has to intentionally prepare for front-stage behavior. 15．Why is it advised to separate front-stage and backstage behavior? A．To maintain people’s privacy. B．To stick to cultural norms and expectations. C．To avoid possible confusion and awkwardness. D．To distinguish the public from the individual. 第二节 (共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 From the time of the cavemen, we have always sought certainty. This desire for certainty is so strong that it can go unnoticed. 16 We never know what will happen, and many things are unknowable. This can make us feel stressed or worried, since the unknown is associated with danger. Most of us think of being uncertain as a weakness or even a flaw. Actually there are many benefits to allowing ourselves to be unsure about what’s happening or what will happen. 17 If we were certain of everything, it would be pretty hard for us to live our daily lives. Uncertainty drives us to work, play, and explore. It inspires us to explore what we see, think, and feel. Great inventions have been discovered due to simply wondering. 18 Uncertainty keeps us present. Uncertainty allows us to settle in the unknown. We often feel that knowing will make us feel better; however, this is an assumption. 19 In the pursuit of certainty, we can often do something called disaster planning. Knowing that uncertainty exists, we can recognize that disaster planning doesn’t serve us. And when we find ourselves there we can compassionately bring ourselves back to enjoying the present moment. Uncertainty allows for grey. 20 We can often be troubled by thinking a situation or person has to be one thing or the other; this is called black and white thinking. Uncertainty allows for the grey to exist, that both can be true. Acknowledging there is uncertainty helps explain phenomena that would otherwise remain a mystery. So the next time you find yourself seeking certainty, take some time — even a second — to lean in. Be curious about what you’re experiencing. You might be surprised what you find! A．However, life is uncertain. B．Uncertainty allows us to uncover mistakes. C．Sometimes it does, and sometimes it doesn’t. D．Uncertainty motivates us and encourages curiosity. E．It also offers chances to connect question and answer. F．Put simply, life would be pretty boring without uncertainty! G．Uncertainty creates more possibilities for us in understanding. 第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 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。 “I want to be a champion jockey (骑师),” Billy Loughnane says, with the smile that is already something of a trademark. He was being talked about as a future 21 well before he started to discuss the idea himself. “There are pictures of me a couple of months after I was born, 22 on a horse,” Loughnane says. “I 23 around race horses and it’s been my dream job since I was a baby. I’ve been 24 since I started racing.” Loughnane won several small awards less than a year after his first success in November 2022. In April 2024, he achieved his first 25 race win. Just two months later, he had another big victory at Royal Ascot — one of the most important events of horse racing. 26 a horse named Rashabar, whose chances of winning was 27 , he calmly won the Coventry Stakes, a high-level race. That was the only time he ever rode that horse, and it was Rashabar’s only win in the recent ten races. Amid all the quickfire success and the unavoidable 28 that followed, Loughnane’s awareness and calmness have been 29 by a strikingly clear-eyed sense of how far he still has to travel. How has he managed to stay so 30 ? “Everyone asks me the question,” he says, “and I just focus on my rides.” In 2025, Loughnane has not simply been 31 , but the busiest rider in Britain, with 771 rides. Every ride involves much more than the one or two minutes on the 32 . “A lot goes in before the race,” he says, “looking at my horse’s 33 races and its run style, and making a plan on what to do with the trainer before the race. I’m riding seven days a week,” he says, “but I’m happy to be busy and I’d be 34 if I just sat at home with no 35 .” 21．A．agent B．boss C．champion D．runner 22．A．standing B．seated C．playing D．tied 23．A．played a part B．trained hard C．worked out D．grew up 24．A．lucky B．brave C．anxious D．famous 25．A．possible B．major C．local D．official 26．A．Feeding B．Owning C．Photographing D．Riding 27．A．decent B．reasonable C．slim D．known 28．A．attention B．performance C．demand D．criticism 29．A．replaced B．matched C．driven D．challenged 30．A．sharp-eyed B．relaxed C．grounded D．open-minded 31．A．busy B．optimistic C．reserved D．tired 32．A．roads B．tracks C．edges D．platforms 33．A．previous B．restricted C．difficult D．exciting 34．A．dreaming B．worrying C．forgiving D．escaping 35．A．company B．prospect C．rides D．hobbies 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 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。 Chinese traditional culture, a vast and profound system, 36 (consist) of diverse elements such as calligraphy, painting, opera, and tea ceremonies. It is celebrated for its 37 (include) spirit, welcoming influences from various ethnic groups while maintaining its core identity. 38 challenges globalization causes, traditional values remain remarkably influential in shaping modern Chinese society. It is estimated 39 the origins of Chinese writing can date back to over 3,000 years to oracle bone inscriptions. Calligraphy, which 40 (flourish) particularly during the Tang Dynasty, is still widely practiced today; many people appreciate not only its aesthetic beauty but also its meditative qualities. In 41 (compare) with western oil painting, traditional Chinese ink painting emphasizes suggestion rather than detailed representation, often leaving empty spaces for imagination. Early exposure 42 these art forms is crucial for young generations to understand their heritage. Over the past century, despite periods of neglect, traditional culture 43 (experience) a remarkable revival. 44 (inspire) by ancient masters and contemporary artists alike, new generations are reinterpreting traditions in innovative ways. I find 45 a responsibility to share these cultural treasures with the world. 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46．假定你是李华，下周你们班的英语课将开展课前分享活动，你将进行发言。请你以An old Story为题，写一篇英文发言稿。 内容要点： (1)简要介绍一个古老的故事(历史故事、文学故事或民间传说均可); (2)谈谈这个故事带给你的感悟或启示。 注意： (1)词数80词左右； (2)开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。 Good morning, everyone! ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节(满分25分) 47．阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。 The old, leather-bound journal was hidden at the back of the attic, beneath a stack of yellowed maps. For Emily, spending her summer at her grandfather’s remote countryside house was already an escape from the noise of the city, but finding the journal turned it into an adventure. Its pages were filled not with words, but with intricate drawings of strange plants, constellations she didn’t recognize, and a detailed map of the surrounding woods with one spot marked by a large, faded “X”. On the inside cover, in her grandfather’s now-familiar handwriting, was a single sentence: “What is lost is not forgotten; it merely waits for the right seeker.” Driven by a mix of curiosity and a desire to feel closer to the grandfather she missed dearly, Emily decided to follow the map. The path was overgrown, not traveled for years. As she ventured deeper, the sunlight filtering through the canopy grew dimmer, and the sounds of the familiar world faded. She checked the journal’s drawings against the actual plants, finding matches that seemed too fantastical to be real — flowers with shimmering petals, vines that coiled in perfect geometric patterns. After hours of walking, just as doubt began to creep in, she found it: the clearing marked by the “X”. In its center stood an ancient, gnarled tree unlike any other. Its bark seemed to gleam with a faint silvery light. At its base, exactly as depicted in the journal, was a small, hollow niche. Her heart pounding, Emily reached inside. Her fingers didn’t find treasure in the form of gold or jewels, but something else entirely. 注意： 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； 请按如下格式作答。 Paragraph 1: Emily pulled out a small, smooth object wrapped in what felt like oilcloth. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph 2: As she sat under the strange tree, studying her grandfather’s final gift, the meaning of his words began to dawn on her. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $