2025-2026年甘肃兰州高二下册期末英语试卷(含答案)

1、Some elderly people find it hard________ the things that happened while they were children.

A．remember

B．to remember

C．remembering

D．remembered

2、Probability is the mathematical study of the_____ of an event's occurrence.

A.desire B.likelihood C.result D.effect

3、It wasn't until I ______ took part in the activity that I understood the meaning of it.

A.actively B.personally

C.rarely D.normally

4、We should learn to accept the good with gratitude to God.______，we should also learn to accept the bad without complaint.

A.Meanwhile B.However C.Therefore D.Moreover

5、If a person has not had enough sleep, his actions will give him ___ during the day.

A.away B.up C.in D.back

6、I must say he reads very well, and I shouldn’t be surprised if he ______ acting for a living one day.

A. had taken up   B. would have taken up   C. have taken up   D. takes up

7、Small trees grow tall by pruning(修剪). _____, a child needs education to become a person

useful to society.

A. Similarly     B. Frequently

C. Occasionally   D. Eventually

8、Scott was amazed by the Great Wall，______he described as the greatest attraction in Beijing.

A．where

B．which

C．what

D．why

9、Group activities will be organized in and after class _____ children develop team spirit.

A. helping B. having helped

C. helped D. to help

10、—What if he failed in the next monthly examination again?

—I don’t know. ________ heart and be reduced ________ the class?

A. Will he lose; not to attending

B. Did he lose; to not attending

C. Had he lost; not to attending

D. Would he lose; to not attending

11、I’m not sure a thank-you letter is really necessary. ________, I can’t be bothered to write one.

A．Anyway

B．However

C．Obviously

D．Besides

12、There will be an endless power of youth supporting the Chinese nation’s rejuvenation_______ the younger generation of the country has ideals , pursuits and shoulders.

A. as far as B. so long as

C. even if D. as if

13、The prize winner described to the class _______ he had managed to achieve excellence in his studies.

A. if   B. how

C. what   D. that

14、Faye’s fondest memory is of last year, ______ the club gave a tea party for her birthday.

A.that B.which C.where D.when

15、The color of red, _____meaning is good luck and happiness, is important in Chinese culture.

A. why   B. which   C. where   D. whose

16、Wu Lei is the only Chinese player   has made it onto the latest World Soccer 500 list.

A. who   B. which

C. whose   D. whom

17、They were initially looking forward to having an overseas wedding but had to drop the idea after facing _____ from parents.

A.recognition B.toleration C.opposition D.presentation

18、The laptops made by our company sell best, but nobody could have guessed the place in the market that they ________ 20 years ago.

A. had had B. had C. were having D. were to have

19、－ There is still a copy of the book in the library. Will you go and borrow_______?

－ No, I'd rather buy ________ in the bookstore.

A. one; one   B. it; one

C. one; it   D. it; it

20、A man’s worth lies not _______ much in ______ he has as in ______ he is.

A. that; that; what   B. that; that   C. so; what; what   D. as; what; that

21、British writer John Bunyan was born at Elstow, Bedfordshire, England, in November, 1628. His father was a maker and mender of pots and kettles, and the son followed the same trade. Though he is usually called a tinker, Bunyan had a settled home and place of business. He had little schooling, and he describes his early surroundings as poor and mean. He became much interested in religions, but it was only after a tremendous spiritual conflict, lasting three or four years, that he found peace. His struggles are related with extraordinary vividness and intensity in his “Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners.” His writing began with a controversy against the Quakers (教友派), and shows from the first the command of a homely but vigorous style.

Like most working men at the time, Bunyan had a deep hatred for the corrupted, hypocritical rich who accumulated their wealth “by hook and by crook.” As a stout Puritan(清教徒), he had made a conscientious study of the Bible and firmly believed in salvation (拯救) through spiritual struggle.

Bunyan’s style was modeled after that of the English Bible. With his concrete and living language and carefully observed and vividly presented details, he made it possible for the reader of the least education to share the pleasure of reading his novel and to relive the experience of his characters.

Bunyan’s works include Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners (1666), The Life and Death of Mr. Badman (1680), The Holy War (1682) and The Pilgrim’s Progress (1684).

The Pilgrim’s Progress is the most successful religious allegory (寓言) in the English language. Its purpose is to urge people to observe Christian doctrines and seek salvation through constant struggle with their own weaknesses and all kinds of social evils. It is not only about something spiritual but also bears much relevance to the time. Its predominant metaphor — life as a journey — is simple and familiar. The objects that Christian meets are homely and commonplace, and the scenes presented are typical English ones, but throughout the allegory a spiritual significance is added to the commonplace details. Here the strange is combined with the familiar and the trivial joined to the divine, and, a rich imagination and a natural talent for storytelling also contribute to the success of the work which is at once entertaining and morally instructive.

“The Vanity Fair,” is an excerpt from The Pilgrim’s Progress. The story starts with a dream in which the author sees Christian the Pilgrim, with a heavy burden on his back, reading the Bible. When he learns from the book that the city in which he and his family live shall be burnt down in a fire, Christian tries to convince his family and his neighbors of the oncoming disaster and asks them to go with him in search of salvation, but most of them simply ignore him. So he starts off with a friend, Pliable. Pliable turns back after they stumble into a pit, the Slough of Despond. Christian struggles on by himself. Then he is misled by Mr. Wordly Wiseman and is brought back onto the right road by Mr. Evangelist. There he joins Faithful, a neighbor who has set out later but has made better progress. The two go on together through many adventures, including the great struggle with Apollyon, who claims them to be his subjects and refuse to accept their allegiance to God. After many other adventures they come to the Vanity Fair where both are arrested as alien agitators. They are tried and Faithful is condemned to death. Christian, however manages to escape and goes on his way, assisted by a new friend, Hopeful. Tired of the hard journey, they are tempted to take pleasant path and are then captured by Giant Despair. Finally they got away and reach the Celestial City, where they enjoy eternal life in the fellowship of the blessed.

【1】According to the passage, Bunyan hated the rich people mainly because ______.

A. his father was making and mending pots and kettles

B. Bunyan had poor and mean early surroundings

C. the rich usually got their wealth in dishonest ways

D. Bunyan studied the Bible to save the human souls

【2】What are the main characteristics of Bunyan’s works?

① The languages are concrete and living.

② The stories are carefully and vividly described.

③ The plots are romantic and twisting.

④ The works are easy to understand.

A. ①②③   B. ②③④   C. ①③④     D. ①②④

【3】John Bunyan wrote the book The Pilgrim’s Progress in order to ______.

A. advise people to obey religious principles for salvation

B. tell people that life is a simple and familiar journey

C. add spiritual significance to the commonplace details

D. to combine the strange things with the familiar things

【4】What moral does the story of the last paragraph convey to us?

A. Any imaginable things might happen in a pilgrim’s dream.

B. Christian the Pilgrim likes reading the Bible with a burden.

C. People can struggle against weaknesses and evils for salvation.

D. People can enjoy eternal life in the fellowship of the blessed.

22、   Be careful of those solid gold pieces of advice. The friend who advises you to, say, stay in your relationship or leave your job may well be looking out for you; but she' s inescapably looking out for herself, too, whether she realises it or not.

Moreover, research suggests that people will generally advise you to act more cautiously than they would act themselves in a similar situation — perhaps because they don’t want to feel guilty if you take a daring leap and fall flat on your face.

There's a happy side to this, though, for parents, teachers, managers and anyone else who finds themselves in the position of needing to motivate others: far better than giving them advice is to give them the opportunity to give advice. A new study found that American middle-school pupils were much more enthusiastic about doing their homework after giving advice on the topic to younger children, as compared with after receiving advice from teachers. This motivational effect lasted weeks, and was also observed among adults who were attempting to lose weight, save money, control their temper or find a job. This result isn’t all that surprising, 1 suppose, when you consider how happy it feels to be invited to give advice. Faced with a challenge, we tend to assume we need to seek advice in order to obtain more knowledge about how to give advice; yet the truth, very often, is that we know exactly what we need to do — we just lack the confidence to do it.

This, by the way, is another good reason to keep a journal: you can use it to advise yourself. Your friends may have limited patience with your habit of lecturing them on their lives in order to feel better about your own, but a leather-effect notebook never complains.

Finally, this is a reminder that there are few bigger compliments (恭维) you can pay another person than to ask for their advice. Benjamin Franklin famously observed that to flatter (奉承) someone, it’s better to ask for a favour than to perform one: the favour-doer will come to think of you as the likable sort for whom they do favours.

【1】Why should you be careful of those solid gold pieces of advice?

A.They may be practical.

B.They may be rewarding.

C.They may be demanding.

D.They may be conservative.

【2】The examples in Paragraph 3 suggest that people giving advice   .

A.become more motivated to act

B.should turn to others for advice

C.are superior to the professionals

D.usually lack relevant knowledge

【3】What does the author want to convey by mentioning Benjamin Franklin?

A.Keeping a journal is a good habit.

B.You should be polite to the favour-doers.

C.You should be patient with your listeners.

D.Asking for a favour pleases the favour-doers.

23、Coastal cities worldwide are squeezed by two opposing forces: urban sprawl (扩张) and the rising sea. This struggle is intensely visible in the flatlands where expanding neighborhoods routinely flood and saltwater flooding damages the river mouths that protect communities from the worst of our climate crisis.

Massive resources are being put into environmental restoration projects, and development is subject to many layers of approvals. Yet in 2022 the commissioners of a coastal city voted to expand a legal boundary that contains sprawl to allow a 400-acre warehouse project. They are failing to see the value of this land in the greater ecosystem.

Wetlands, coastal plains and forests do cheaply (or even for free) what seawalls and pumps do at a cost of billions of dollars. They are vital infrastructure (基础设施) that makes us more resilient against climate change, and the cost of destroying them or weakening their ability to function must be factored into the decisions we make to build and grow.

To do so, the economic incentives to develop any natural landscape should be weighed against the protective economic value that land already provides. Economists call this an “avoided damage” valuation. Local planning boards might consider the value of a sand dune or swamp in flood protection versus the expense of replacing it with a seawall and water pump system. Maintaining and restoring natural infrastructure to support healthy functioning saves money, time and lives.

The concept of “natural capital”, or the idea that ecosystem services should be valued in a similar manner as any form of wealth, dates back to the 1970s. Markets have always valued wood as a commodity (商品), for example, but not the services that came along with producing it, such as soil maintenance, carbon storage, and nutrient cycling. We didn’t need a market for resources that industrialists saw as abundant (丰富的) and endlessly renewable. This exploitative (开发资源的) assumption turned out to be very wrong. Failing to measure the benefits of ecosystem services in policy and management decisions is a major reason many of those ecosystems disappeared.

It also seems crass to place a dollar amount on ecosystems that we’d rather view as priceless, existing for their own sake and valuable to humans in ways that are beyond capitalism. This preciousness is ethically sound. But developers have long confused pricelessness with worthlessness, allowing them to profit without paying for the consequences of destroying the environment.

Economic value is never the only reason nature is worth preserving; it is simply a powerful, underused tool to help us make decisions about how to live more sustainably in a climate-changed world. If policy makers considered natural infrastructure in the language of economics, they might recognize just how deeply we rely on it.

【1】What are the first two paragraphs mainly about?

A．The consequences of the saltwater flooding.

B．The cause of the urban sprawl and the rising sea.

C．An approval to an environmental restoration project.

D．The problem caused by the expansion of coastal cities

【2】What can we learn from the passage?

A．The idea of natural capital can enhance the profit of commodity.

B．The economic growth boosts the protection of natural landscape.

C．The abundance of resources is not the reason for devaluing them.

D．The exploitation of nature reflects the “avoided damage” valuation.

【3】What does the underlined word “crass” in Paragraph 6 probably mean?

A．Inadvisable.

B．Beneficial.

C．Relevant.

D．Unrealistic.

【4】What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To appeal for stricter control over city scale.

B．To propose the use of nature as infrastructure.

C．To stress the importance of ecosystem services.

D．To promote public awareness of nature protection.

24、The winter vacation is just around the corner. With such a long holiday to spend, have you decided where to get yourself relaxed from the great pressure of school study? Our company specializes in civil tours. We take pride in offering you the best services and in providing you with a vacation that will be fondly remembered. The following places can be your unforgettable destinations in our country.

A. The Australian Museum

The Australian Museum has an international reputation in the fields of natural history and indigenous studies research and exhibitions. The museum was established in 1827 and is Australia's first museum of natural science and cultural artifacts.

B. Sydney Olympic Park

Home of the Best Games Ever and 2003 Rugby World, Sydney Olympic Park is a gold medal attraction and continues to serve as a major sport and social venue.

Apart from its ultra-modern sport venues, Sydney Olympic Park is set in extensive parklands. Bicentennial Park, one of Sydney's most popular recreational areas, is criss-crossed with walking and bicycle tracks.

C. Art Gallery of New South Wales

Located within a short walking distance from Sydney's CBD, the Art Gallery of New South Wales is one of Australia's foremost art museums housing some of the finest works of art in the country.

The Gallery has a rich and diverse collection including key works of the Heidelberg School and favorite modern Australian artists including Brett Whiteley and Margaret Preston, as well as permanent Australian, European, Asian, contemporary and photographic galleries.

D. Koalas Park Sanctuary

Koalas are on show every day. Shows are at 10:20 A.M., 11:20 A.M., 2:00 P.M., 3:00 P.M. where you can cuddle, feed, pat and have your photo taken with the Koalas. See free roaming Koalas as well, 10 acres of rainforest. Walk in and pat our kangaroos.

【1】How long has the Australian Museum been built?

A. Around 220 years. B. Around 190 years.

C. Around 140 years. D. Around 100 years.

【2】Which of the following might be more inviting to a sports fan?

A. Koalas Park Sanctuary.

B. Art Gallery of New South Wales.

C. The Australian Museum.

D. Sydney Olympic Park

【3】You can watch Koalas Show at ____.

A. 10:20 P.M. B. 11:20 P.M. C. 2:00 P.M.   D.3:00 A.M

25、I’m a psychologist at a children’s institution. One day, a boy _____in the waiting room.

He, Tim, had his black raincoat ____ all the way up to his neck. He stared at his ____ while wringing (扭) his hands nervously. At the age of 12, he lost his father, and had lived with his mother ever since. But his grandfather and mother were killed in a car accident last year. Aged 14, he suffered serious psychological obstacle.

Tim was very ___ and depressed. He refused to talk. The first two times we met, Tim only sat without saying a word. As he was to____after the second visit, I put my hand on his shoulder. He didn’t___ back, but still didn’t look at me.

“Come back next week, if you like,” I said. I____a bit. Then I said, “I know it hurts.”

He came, and I___ we play chess. He nodded. After that we played chess every Wednesday afternoon, in ___ , without eye contact. It was not easy for me to ___ in chess, but I did make sure Tim won once or twice.

Usually, he arrived earlier to set up the_______ and wait for me. It seemed as if he enjoyed my___ . But why did he___ look at me? Perhaps he simply needed someone to share his ___with.

One afternoon, Tim took off his raincoat. While he was playing chess, his behavior seemed ___than before.

A month later, __ he was bent over the chessboard, I was thinking about the healing process.___ , he looked up at me. “It’s your___ ,” he said.

After that day, Tim started talking.

I learned a lot from him. He showed me how one — without any words — can ____ out to another person. All it___ is a friendly touch and an ear that listens.

【1】

A．showed up

B．stayed up

C．took off

D．turned off

【2】

A．put

B．buttoned

C．wrapped

D．tied

【3】

A．food

B．room

C．chair

D．feet

【4】

A．sad

B．mad

C．calm

D．tough

【5】

A．promise

B．sleep

C．speak

D．leave

【6】

A．call

B．come

C．draw

D．talk

【7】

A．changed

B．hesitated

C．worried

D．doubted

【8】

A．insisted

B．demanded

C．required

D．suggested

【9】

A．satisfaction

B．patience

C．silence

D．excitement

【10】

A．cheat

B．move

C．play

D．win

【11】

A．chairs

B．papers

C．examples

D．pieces

【12】

A．attendance

B．technique

C．company

D．instruction

【13】

A．sometimes

B．never

C．often

D．ever

【14】

A．pain

B．secret

C．ideas

D．interests

【15】

A．cooler

B．lovelier

C．livelier

D．faster

【16】

A．since

B．until

C．before

D．while

【17】

A．Suddenly

B．Nervously

C．Strangely

D．Fortunately

【18】

A．time

B．turn

C．fault

D．way

【19】

A．figure

B．pull

C．bring

D．reach

【20】

A．works

B．gives

C．takes

D．makes

26、假如你是高三学生李津，你想选择一所外地的大学，而你的父母想让在本市上大学，你很苦恼，请给你在中国留学的美国朋友Tom写一封求助信，主要内容包括：

1. 你的苦恼

2. 你和父母各持己见的理由

3. 询问Tom的建议

注意：

（1）词数不少于100；

（2）可以适当增加细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；

（3）开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。

Dear Tom，

Long time no see. As it won’t be long before I graduate from high school, I have to choose an ideal university in advance, which makes me really annoyed.

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Yours,

Li Jin