2025-2026年江苏南通高二下册期末英语试卷及答案

1、Only when ________hard________realize your dream of going to a key university.

A．do you study; you can

B．you study; you can

C．do you study; can you

D．you study; can you

2、Mr. Li is a good man who always thinks more of others than himself, ______ we should follow the example of.

A.it B.him C.one D.that

3、Readers are required to _________ the rules of the library and mind their manners.

A. observe   B. confirm

C. review D. appreciate

4、When I was twenty, I had to________ before graduation and work in a clothes shop to help support my family.

A. come out B. stay out

C. leave out D. drop out

5、Finding a time ______ suits everyone is going to be difficult.

A. that   B. when   C. what   D. where

6、What made them miss the deadline was not their lack of funding, but ______ their lack of planning.

A. even   B. still

C. rather   D. ever

7、Since its start, WeChat ______into the most popular messaging communication service in China.

A. has developed   B. developed

C. develops   D. was developing

8、The new technology, if _________ to rice growing, will help increase the grain output．

A. applied   B. applying

C. to apply     D. having applied

9、I like your products very much ________ quality but I think the price is too high.

A．in charge of

B．in place of

C．in terms of

D．in spite of

10、A number of high buildings have arisen ________there was nothing a year ago but ruins.

A.when B.where

C.before D.until

11、As is often the case, there are always some obstacles in the way，something ________ before we realize the real goal of education.

A. to be got through B. got through

C. getting through D. having been got through

12、Every time you enter the subway station, you must have the ______ of your bag checked to make sure you aren't carrying any illegal things.

A.spots B.contents

C.qualities D.entrances

13、Look! Here’ s a photo ______ in my classroom at primary school. Can you recognize me in it?

A. taken   B. taking

C. to take   D. being taken

14、Despite Johnson’s being green at his job, the work he did was ________ and thus won the manager’s approval.

A.familiar B.demanding C.adequate D.primitive

15、_______ me when you get it through and I’ll pick you up at your work place．

A．Calling B．Call

C．Called D．To call

16、Languages across the world are becoming extinct______ endangered mammals and four times endangered birds.

A. at twice the rate of   B. as twice fast as

C. twice faster as   D. twice at the rate of

17、________ the opportunity to speak at the graduation ceremony made me overjoyed.

A. Offering   B. Offered

C. To offer   D. Being offered

18、Mark needs to learn Chinese ________ his company is opening a branch in Tianjin.

A．unless

B．although

C．until

D．since

19、Nowadays people are more likely to go to ______ mall than visit the tailor when shopping for clothes, so tailors have adapted to _________ new reality.

A. the; a   B. /; the C. the; the   D. a; a

20、The athletes, especially the winners, should remain modest ________ rapid progress they have made.

A．whatever

B．however

C．how much

D．no matter

21、Dogs need regular exercise to stay healthy and to stop them from getting bored. But the amount of time dogs need outdoors varies based on their age, size and breed.

Based on their age

While puppies are often bundles of energy, it is important not to over-exercise young dogs. A good rule of thumb for puppies is that they should enjoy five minutes of a movement twice a day per month of their age; so, for example, if your puppy is 12 weeks old, keep walks or play sessions to around 15 minutes each.

Elderly dogs may struggle to take long walks, but should still be given the opportunity to go outside and move around at their own pace at least twice daily.

Based on their size

All dogs should be let outside for exercise twice a day, but how intense that exercise should be depends, partly, on the size of the dog. Larger breeds need more space to wander around so, in addition to regular play in the house or garden.

Smaller dogs often require less space of a workout, so letting them out for a runaround, in addition to their daily walk, can be an appropriate form of exercise.

Based on their breed

Some breeds, such as border collies, springer spaniels, German shepherds and Siberian huskies, have been bred as “working dogs”, so are suited to covering long distances. Dogs such as labradors and poodles have bundles of energy, so they are also great companions for a long walk.

Brachycephalic breeds, such as pugs or bulldogs, are more likely to struggle with intense exercise. For these breeds, two shorter walks each day may be the best option; make sure to incorporate some rest breaks, and plenty of drinking opportunities, too.

【1】How long exercise is suitable for a 4-month-old puppy?

A．10 minutes.

B．15 minutes.

C．20 minutes.

D．25 minutes.

【2】What might be the major concern in terms of the dogs of different sizes?

A．Location.

B．Time.

C．Space.

D．Frequency.

【3】Which of the following breeds is suited to workouts of low intensity?

A．Labradors.

B．Bulldogs.

C．German shepherds.

D．Siberian huskies.

22、Cycling is a healthy and fun activity that can be enjoyed by anyone. It is also cheap and very good for the environment. Are you wondering whether you should start cycling?

It will improve your cardiovascular（心血管的）health. 【1】 That's because when you're cycling, your heart will beat much faster than it usually does, which is something that promotes good heart health.

It will strengthen and tone your muscles. Working out regularly will help you to keep a lean body. When you are cycling you are not only exercising the muscles in the front of your legs, but also in your back, arms, and core. 【2】 A number of studies have shown that the more someone cycles, the healthier their muscles are.

【3】 There is a lot of scientific research that supports the idea that exercising helps to decrease stress levels. Therefore, if you find that you are getting stressed too often, then you should consider purchasing a bike and going for a cycle two to three times a week.

It improves your brain power. Cycling is an activity that helps with the formation of brain cells in your hippocampus（海马体）, the area of your brain that is used for memory and starts to decline once you pass thirty. 【4】 Researchers also have found that just a 5％ increase in cardiorespiratory（心肺的）fitness from jumping on a bike can lead to a 15% increase in mental tests.

It will help you lose weight. If you want to burn off those extra calories, then cycling is a great way to do so. A person who cycles at a speed of 10mph for an hour will burn around 260 calories. 【5】

A．It helps to ease your anxiety.

B．It will keep you self-motivated.

C．It really is a total body workout.

D．So, you'll be desperate to go out there and buy yourself a bike.

E．Charles Hillman claimed that cycling helps to decrease the risk of memory loss.

F．Those who cycle a lot are less likely to suffer from heart attacks or have a stroke.

G．However, just because you hope to keep the pounds off via cycling, you aren't allowed to eat whatever you like.

23、   Back in November 1988, Robert Tappan Morris was a 20-something graduate student at Cornell who wanted to know how big the Internet was- that is, how many computers were connected to it. So he wrote a program that would travel from computer to computer and ask each machine to send a signal back to a control server, which would keep count. That was how the world’s first cyber (网络) attack set the stage for modern cyber security challenges.

The program worked well. Morris had known that if it traveled too fast there might be problems, but the limits he built in weren’t enough to keep the program from blocking up large sections of the Internet, both copying itself to new machines and sending those pings (电子脉冲) back, When he realized what was happening, even his messages warning system administrators about the problem couldn’t get through. Large numbers of Internet-connected computers are told to send lots of traffic to one particular address, overloading it with so much activity that either the system shuts down or its network connections are completely blocked. Morris’s program is now known as the “Morris worm”.

Worms and viruses are similar, but different in one key way: A virus needs a command, from a user or a hacker (黑客), to run its program. A worm, by contrast, hits the ground running all on its own. For example. even if you never open your email program, a worm that gets onto your computer might email a copy of itself to everyone in your address book.

In a time when few people were concerned about harmful software and nobody had protective software in his computer, the Morris worm spread quickly. It took 72 hours for researchers at Purdue and Berkeley to stop the worm. It affected tens of thousands of systems, Cleaning up the infection cost hundreds or thousands of dollars for each affected machine.

Morris wasn’t trying to destroy the Internet, but he was sentenced t0 three years of probation (缓刑) and a roughly US $ 10.000 fine. In the late 1990s, though. he became a dot-com millionaire- and is now a professor at MIT.

【1】What is Morris’s intention 1o write the program known now as the “Morris worm”?

A.To test the effect of protective software.

B.To start a harmful attack on the Internet.

C.To see how well a program can work on the Internet.

D.To get the number of the computers connected to the Internet.

【2】What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A.What loss the problem caused.

B.How the problem was dealt with.

C.How the unexpected problem came about.

D.What Morris did to prevent the problem from expanding.

【3】What does the underlined part “hits the ground” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A.Copies itself. B.Gets on the Internet.

C.Gets the user’s command. D.Copies your email address book.

【4】What happened to Morris after the attack?

A.He was punished for it. B.He invented a protective software.

C.He got help from a millionaire. D.He was asked to clear up the Internet.

24、   Strange ice rings in Siberia’s Lake Baikal have puzzled scientists for decades, but now the mystery apparently has been solved. The answer: the rings are caused by warm, circular currents of water under the ice, called eddies (漩涡).

The eddies’ strong currents melt the ice at the edge, but weaker ones keep the center frozen. “Results of our field surveys show that there are warm eddies that circulate in a clockwise (顺时针的) direction under the ice cover,” said Alexei Kouraev, a hydrologist at the University of Toulouse, in a NASA statement. “In the eddy center, the ice does not melt — even though the water is warm — because the currents are weak,” he said. “But on the eddy boundary, the currents are stronger, and warmer water leads to rapid melting.”

During field work, Kouraev and his colleagues drilled holes near ice rings and set sensors capable of measuring the temperature and salinity (盐浓度) of the water to a depth of 700 feet. They found that the water in the eddies was 2 to 4 ℉ warmer than the surrounding water.

Most of the rings appear in March or April and have a width of about 3 to 4 miles — too big to recognize from the ground but easily seen from satellites above. Some rings were ephemeral while others lasted for weeks or even months.

Lake Baikal is the world’s largest and deepest freshwater lake, according to Gizmodo. It’s home to many varieties of fish not seen anywhere else in the world, and even a population of freshwater seals.

Researchers are still investigating what causes Baikal’s eddies but think it’s likely because of wind patterns, rivers that flow into the lake and the shape of the lake’s coastline and bottom.

【1】Which word can best replace the underlined word “ephemeral” in paragraph 4?

A.Steady. B.Current.

C.Fundamental. D.Temporary.

【2】Why is the ice in the center of ice rings frozen while that at the edge is melted?

A.Because the center of ice rings is 2 to 4℉ warmer than the edge.

B.Because the currents in the center are less powerful.

C.Because it is too wide to be recognized or melted.

D.Because water in the center circulates in a clockwise direction.

【3】Which of the following statements about Lake Baikal’s eddies is TRUE?

A.They are caused by hot and circular currents under the ice.

B.The ice in the center of Lake Baikal’s eddies melts faster than that of the edge.

C.Researchers are uncertain about the exact reason of the eddies’ existence.

D.Lake Beikal’s eddies can only be measured at the depth of 700 feet.

【4】What maybe the best title for the passage?

A.What’s causing the giant ice rings in Siberia?

B.The mystery of the eddies' in the Lake Baikal uncovered.

C.The largest and deepest freshwater lake — Lake Baikal.

D.Why does the edge of an ice ring melt faster?

25、   As we pulled into the driveway, I noticed that something seemed different about my mom. She was _______away from me, her shoulders dropped and her hands relaxed. I parked the car and she turned toward me.

“Okay, we’re home,” I said,_______that now was her time to get out and let me be on my own. She sniffled (抽鼻子) and_______her hair behind her ears to reveal her tearful eyes and moist cheeks. She had been crying.

“Mom! Why are you crying?” I asked, even though I already knew the _______.

I had just got my_______which I’d been looking forward to for months. I was free-able to drive myself where I needed to go and drive too fast on the back roads. Now I had it in my pocket, but I suddenly felt_______ I had been so quick to grow up, completely_______the emotions that my mom must be experiencing with her firstborn nearing adulthood. “My baby boy is growing up too fast,” she managed to say between deep breaths. My heart_______ I hated it that I had been so ignorant toward her feelings. I had been counting down the days, _______ waiting to enter the next stage of my life, ____________she counted down with fear and headache. The delight and freedom I had previously felt were gone, ____________ by an odd sense of mourning.

We hugged. A nice long hug that was____________in my family. Then she looked me in the eye and told me to drive carefully. “Of course I will,” I reassured her. I waved goodbye and ____________ of the driveway.

On my way to meet my friends, ____________the fast-paced ride, I went the speed limit and took my____________not just for my mom, but for me.

I had been so____________ to start speeding that I’d forgotten just how beautiful the ride is. Now I cruised (漫游) down the peaceful two-lane road,____________the sights, sounds, and smells of the nature that surrounds me. At that moment made a____________ to myself that I would take things slow and never, ever, catch myself speeding again.

Life had passed me by while I lived my days in fast forward, ____________to notice all the beautiful things along the way. It seems life also has its own daily routine and if you find yourself going too fast, you risk missing the ____________that make it so special.

【1】A.moving B.breaking C.facing D.escaping

【2】A.explaining B.implying C.complaining D.interrupting

【3】A.brushed B.leaned C.removed D.touched

【4】A.consequence B.response C.explanation D.answer

【5】A.permission B.license C.diploma D.car

【6】A.relieved B.annoyed C.guilty D.desperate

【7】A.denying B.tolerating C.recalling D.ignoring

【8】A.ached B.injured C.beat D.healed

【9】A.purposefully B.cautiously C.impatiently D.nervously

【10】A.while B.so C.and D.since

【11】A.replaced B.switched C.exchanged D.dominated

【12】A.memorable B.rare C.awkward D.ridiculous

【13】A.walking out B.marching out C.crawling out D.pulling out

【14】A.other than B.rather than C.more than D.better than

【15】A.turn B.order C.time D.courage

【16】A.confused B.entertained C.astonished D.thrilled

【17】A.admiring B.following C.inspecting D.witnessing

【18】A.impression B.contribution C.promise D.difference

【19】A.hesitating B.failing C.pretending D.refusing

【20】A.challenges B.beliefs C.ambitions D.moments

26、2022年冬奥会在北京如期举行。恰逢中国春节，来自世界各地的运动员们对中国的传统文化产生了很大的兴趣。假如你是志愿者，请选择一种文化讲给他们。内容包括：

1.介绍这种文化（比如节日、艺术、建筑、美食等）；

2.这种文化特点；

3.你推荐的理由。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.首句已给出，不计入总词数。

Hello, everyone! Welcome to Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

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