2025-2026学年甘肃甘南州高二(下)期末试卷英语

1、—Will Uncle Peterson come to my birthday party tomorrow?

—Pity he ______ to Zimbabwe as a volunteer teacher.

A．was sent

B．has been sent

C．had been sent

D．would be sent

2、It’s easy to get lost when you drive in a new city, so it’s important to ______ a good map before you set out.

A.study B.display C.deliver D.publish

3、-What did he do in return for free ________ and food offered by the kind couple?

-He helped their son with his lessons.

A.conservation B.occupation C.accommodation D.immigration

4、There are so many spelling mistakes in the composition, and I have to write the letter out again. It means I will  ______.

A.give the cold shoulder B.kill the fatted calf

C.cost an arm and a leg D.start from scratch

5、—______ you sing and dance at this late hour of the night?

—Sorry, I will stop right now.

A.May B.Shall

C.Will D.Must

6、Nearly all educators believe that a challenging situation can often ______ the best qualities of a person.

A. cheer up B. take over

C. bring out D. put away

7、Bing Dwen Dwen, has a massive fan base, and people are going crazy for products                     the smiling panda.

A．featuring

B．featured

C．to feature

D．feature

8、He will get a job more easily ________ he makes his computer skills better.

A.if B.before C.while D.though

9、It is reported   the housing prices in some big cities fall in different degrees.

A. which   B. what

C. that   D. where

10、What I love most about reading novels is ______ the authors vividly describe the characters.

A. what   B. why

C. how   D. whom

11、I told you that every effort paid off and you should stick to your goal, ________?

A．didn’t I

B．shouldn’t you

C．isn’t it

D．didn’t it

12、   students English well, the teacher tries to speak English in class very often.

A. Teaching   B. Taught

C. To teach   D. Teach

13、Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent ______you respond to it.

A. that B. whether C. how   D. what

14、Despite some difficulties, there are  special moments ______ make it worthwhile for moms to take care of children at home.

A.when B.where C.which D.what

15、Billy Crystal will host the Academy Awards again this year, and his performances always _____ the expectations of most audience.

A.sign up for B.drop out of C.give in to D.live up to

16、It was a long time before the cut on my hand______ completely.

A.healed B.cured C.improved D.recovered

17、The government placed _____ on the numbers of foreign cars that could be imported.

A. limitations B. administration

C. requirements D. restrictions

18、A book I read last year, ______ name I can’t remember, changed my idea about time.

A.which B.that

C.whose D.what

19、I don’t fully understand what you said, but I have got ________ rough idea of ________ plan.

A. a; the   B. /; the

C. a; /   D. the; the

20、—Is Peter coming?

—No, he   his mind after a phone call at the last minute.

A.changed B.has changed C.had changed D.is changing

21、Some houses are designed to be smart. Others have smart designs. An example of the second type of house won an Award of Excellence from the American Institute of Architects.

Located on the shore of Sullivan’s Island off the coast of South Carolina, the award-winning cube-shaped beach house was built to replace one smashed to pieces by Hurricane（飓风）Hugo 10 years ago. Before Hugo, many new houses built along South Carolina’s shoreline were poorly constructed, and enforcement of building rules wasn’t strict, according to architect Ray Huff, who created the cleverly-designed beach house. Soon after Hugo, all new shoreline houses are required to meet stricter, better-enforced rules. The new beach house on Sullivan’s Island should be able to withstand a Level 3 hurricane with peak winds of 179 to 209 kilometers per hour.

At first sight, the house on Sullivan’s Island looks anything but hurricane-proof. Its redwood shell makes it resemble “a large party lantern (灯笼)” at night, according to one observer. But looks can be misleading. The house’s wooden frame is reinforced with long steel rods to give it extra strength.

To further protect the house from hurricane damage. Huff raised it 2.7 meters off the ground on timber pilings－long, slim wood pieces anchored deep in the sand. Pilings might appear insecure, but they are strong enough to support the weight of the house. They also raise the house above storm waves. The pilings allow the waves to run under the house instead of running into it. ‘These waves come ashore at terrible speeds and cause most of the damage done to beach-front buildings,” said Huff.

Huff designed the timber pilings to be partially hidden by the house’s ground-to-roof shell. “The shell masks the pilings so that the house doesn’t look like it’s standing with its pant legs (裤腿) pulled up,” said Huff. In the event of a storm, the shell should break apart and let the waves rush under the house, the architect explained.

【1】After the Hurricane Hugo, new houses built along South Carolina’s shore line are required   .

A. to be easily reinforced   B. to meet stricter building standards

C. to look smarter in design   D. to be designed in the shape of cubes

【2】Why is the award-winning beach house strong and hurricane-proof?

A. It is in the shape of a shell.   B. It is made of redwood.

C. It is strengthened by steel rods.   D. It is built with timber and concrete.

【3】What’s the purpose of Huff raising the house 2.7 meters off the ground on timber pilings?

A. To anchor stronger pilings deep in the sand.

B. To prevent water from rushing into the house.

C. To withstand peak winds of about 200 km/hr.

D. To make the house look more hurricane-proof.

【4】According the last paragraph, the main function of the shell is .

A. to give the house a better appearance

B. to strengthen the pilings of the house

C. to protect the wooden frame of the house

D. to slow down the speed of the big waves

22、According to a survey, the waste of food on the dining table occupies 10% of the total grain output. Last week Meituan co-published a proposal with a number of business organizations, calling on restaurants to stop food waste and help develop new eating habits for customers. “Restaurants should use official accounts on social media and live-streaming to promote and advocate food-saving actions,” the proposal said.

Meituan and the organizations are advocating that merchants offer guidance for consumers, including reminding them during the ordering process about the taste of the ingredients, portion sizes and other information about the dishes, to help them avoid food waste due to misleading information.

Catering associations in more than 18 provinces have also joined the campaign to remove food waste. The Wuhan Catering Association proposed an “N-1” ordering code for restaurants in which a group of 10 diners would only order enough for nine people. More food is only brought to the table if required. It has inspired people to rethink their relationship with food and waste.

On Friday, the China Cuisine Association announced that it had teamed up with Ele. me, a food delivery platform, to launch a “ half-dish plan", encouraging restaurants to provide customers with the option to order smaller portions. Besides, customers are encouraged to take their leftovers home.

To reduce food waste on social media platforms, some popular video platforms have stepped up content reviews of food-related live streams and implemented regulation of online eating shows. Now, if users search certain keywords, such as “eating show" or “competitive eaters", a cautionary message pops up to remind them to cherish food and keep a reasonable diet.

【1】What is the purpose of the proposal mentioned in the passage?

A．To monitor food sales on social media and live-streaming.

B．To expand the business and competitive ability of Meituan.

C．To encourage restaurants to take measures to reduce food waste.

D．To promote cooperation between Meituan and other organizations.

【2】How is Paragraph 3 developed?

A．By doing a survey.

B．By offering analysis.

C．By making comparisons.

D．By giving an example.

【3】What is the suggestion for consumers in the passage?

A．Purchasing their favorite food.

B．Buying proper amounts of food.

C．Following some competitive eaters.

D．Leaving their leftovers in the restaurant.

【4】What does the underlined phrase “pops up” in the last paragraph mean?

A．Appears unexpectedly.

B．Spreads widely.

C．Moves quickly.

D．Fades slowly.

23、People may use the expression “birdbrain” in English to talk about someone who is stupid, but crows prove that this is unfair. Now it has been discovered that crows may understand analogies.

It was once thought that only humans could understand analogies, which help us to solve problems creatively, put things into categories, and make scientific discoveries.

To test this ability in animals, scientists do “relational matching-to-sample”(RMTS) tests, according to the IFL Science website. If a pair was AA, for example, then picking BB to match it would be correct. If the pair was CD, however, then EF would be correct.

Apes and monkeys have learned RMTS, but scientists wanted to know if crows could do it, too. An international team led by Edward Wasserman from the University of Iowa in the US first trained two hooded crows to match things by color, shape, and number in what is called “identity matching-to-sample (IMTS)”, then moved onto RMTS.

For the IMTS test, the birds were put in a cage with a plastic tray that had three cards and two cups in it. The card in the middle was the sample card. The cups on either side were covered with the other two cards: One was the same as the sample (in the color, shape, or number of shapes pictured), while the other wasn’t. The cup with the card that matched the sample card contained two worms to eat.

In the second part of the experiment, the birds were tested with relational matching pairs. A card with two same-sized circles, for example, meant they should pick the test card with two same-sized squares and not two different-sized circles. The birds did well in the more difficult test and picked the correct card more than three quarters of the time, Science News reports.

Wasserman was surprised that crows were able to solve the problem without any training in RMTS. “What the crows have done is extraordinary,” he said in a news release. “Honestly, if it was only by force that the crows showed this learning, then it would have been an impressive result. But this was spontaneous.”

So perhaps it’s time to stop saying “birdbrain” permanently!

【1】Why does the author mention the expression “birdbrain” in the opening paragraph?

A．To get the reader interested in the origins of the expression.

B．To urge people to stop saying that birds are stupid.

C．To introduce the topic of Edward Wasserman and his experiments.

D．To introduce recent findings about crows’ intelligence.

【2】Which of the following is TRUE about the tests on the hooded crows?

A．The birds did better in RMTS than in IMTS.

B．The birds were first made to do RMTS, then IMTS.

C．The birds picked almost all the correct cards in RMTS.

D．In the IMTS test, the birds needed to identify the sample card to get rewards.

【3】In the RMTS test, if the birds were given the sample card with two same-sized triangles, they had to pick the test card with ________.

A．two same-sized circles

B．one circle and one triangle

C．two different-sized circles

D．two different-sized triangles

【4】The underlined word “spontaneous” in the second-to-last paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.

A．central

B．creative

C．natural

D．predictable

【5】Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．Monkeys Are Clever Than Crows

B．Crows Show Cleverness

C．Crows Did Well in RMTS

D．Don’t Look Down on Birds

24、   A team of well-known developers have built a security tool, Scanguard™, which they believe will be the last piece of software consumers will ever need.

Product Manager, David, from ScanGuard, explains, "The software can increase the security immediately by distinguishing any hidden dangers or online tracking cookies. Also, it discovers and removes unnecessary files and cached memory—the files that can make your PC run slow. To have perfect performance and keep your computer secure, schedule the scan to run every 7 days. It roughly takes 10 minutes to fully analyze your system."

"People already love the system. Our plan is to give as many free scan licenses away so that it gains widespread use until we think that's enough for us to start charging. If you own a Windows Computer then you are allowed to have a free security scan. We advise users not to hesitate and try it cautiously and bravely before it's too late. We feel good knowing that we're helping make things faster and more secure for our customers,' he continues.

The Scanguard™ free plan will, offer you a version of the software which will monitor your PC in full for threats (威胁)，unwanted software or potentially dangerous tracking cookies. If the software finds out threats you can remove them from your system by hand now or pay for it to have the software do the automatic job about them.

Once you have downloaded the software you can also have free licenses for all of your devices, including your,Office & Home PC, Smartphone & even Tablet. It's so convenient! It’s no surprise that thousands of computer owners are taking advantage of this approved security system to keep themselves and their devices safe.

【1】Which of the following is one of the advantages of the application?

A.Making the computer work faster.

B.Recognizing the files more quickly.

C.Helping turn on the computer faster.

D.Finding lost files more quickly.

【2】What does David want to express in paragraph 3?

A.They'll reduce the price of the software.

B.They need to improve the Scanguard™.

C.They will charge users fees sometime.

D.They'll end the software-making plan.

【3】What can we know about the Scanguard™?

A.It is the team's last piece of software.

B.It can remove dangers automatically.

C.It needs updating every seven days.

D.It can recycle unwanted software.

【4】What is the author's attitude towards the application?

A.Doubtful. B.Ambiguous.

C.Cautious. D.Favorable.

25、Take Heart, and Take Risks

Recently, we carried out an interesting social experiment. The participants were asked to choose between two _______: throw a coin to win one billion dollars if the coin happens to land on heads, or get a 10-million-dollar cheque without even throwing the coin.

Our purpose was not to measure the participants’ craze for money but to _______ their risk appetite. It _______ that a clear majority chose to take home the 10 million dollars. Only 31% of the subjects were _______ enough to test the depths of the river. Another study, conducted by psychology professor Keith Simonton at the University of California Davis, shows that most famous scientific _______ are risk-takers. Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin and Isaac Newton all dared to chase ideas that were _______ the mainstream ideas of their times.

The willingness to take risks without fear of failure is what _______ individuals towards achieving their ambitions. It forms a very important part of the stories of many successful businessmen globally.

The journey of Mark Zuckerberg is a classic example of this. In his second year in college, Zuckerberg decided to quit Harvard University to manage his social application company. In the years that followed, quite a few tech giants expressed early interest in purchasing the company. Their offers were _______. At the time, the young CEO and his team were widely criticized and publicly laughed at.

Today, Zuckerberg is one of the richest men on earth. His company still owns the most widely used social networking site in the world, _______ together over 2.8 billion users globally.

The lesson from Zuckerberg’s story is his risk-taking ________. He’s exactly the kind of person who’s willing to ________ interests for more rewarding future gains.

Generally, ________ achievements are often realized once a person decides to get out of their comfort zone. People’s ability to ________ from their comfort zone is closely tied to their risk-taking strength. It is like the case of a person who wishes to get a piece of fruit from the tree but is not willing to risk climbing up the branches of the tree in order to do so. “If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to ________ the ordinary,” said the American author Jim Rohn.

The willingness to take risks is the oxygen that drives success in every field. If a risk-taker succeeds, he can lead others. If he fails, he may ________ others to success.

【1】

A．games

B．faces

C．options

D．perspectives

【2】

A．access

B．evaluate

C．lose

D．satisfy

【3】

A．ran out

B．set out

C．gave out

D．turned out

【4】

A．courageous

B．risky

C．confident

D．mature

【5】

A．contestants

B．cooperators

C．figures

D．partners

【6】

A．subject to

B．contrary to

C．agreeable to

D．relevant to

【7】

A．provides

B．puzzles

C．leans

D．drives

【8】

A．scaled

B．declined

C．considered

D．weighed

【9】

A．visualizing

B．pursuing

C．connecting

D．announcing

【10】

A．tendency

B．investment

C．currency

D．proposal

【11】

A．deposit

B．capture

C．separate

D．sacrifice

【12】

A．eye-catching

B．groundbreaking

C．risk-taking

D．trustworthy

【13】

A．depart

B．benefit

C．emerge

D．suffer

【14】

A．send for

B．apply for

C．account for

D．settle for

【15】

A．warn

B．force

C．guide

D．retire

26、假定你是李华, 你的留学生朋友 Steven 打算在你市找一家中国餐馆庆祝生日｡为此, 他发邮件向你打听相关事宜｡请你用英语给他回封邮件，内容包括：

1. 表达祝愿；

2. 推荐餐馆(地址､价格､菜肴等)；

3. 建议预订｡

注意:1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计人总词数｡

Dear Steven,

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours

Li Hua