2025-2026年贵州黔东南州 高二上册期末英语试卷带答案

1、My father, together with some of his old friends, _________ there already.

A.will be B.had been C.has been D.have been

2、The Wall Street Journal reports several research studies conducted over the past few years show a persons personality changes _____ time.

A. in   B. on   C. without D. over

3、_________they can’t wipe away the strain of the past, they can certainly move forward.

A．After

B．If

C．Where

D．While

4、We’ve always regarded Dr. Smith as a man of integrity and high professional ________.

A．interest

B．attitude

C．competence

D．reputation

5、As a role model，I don’t think most people can imagine what it’s like that closely every minute of the day．

A．to be watched B．watched

C．watching   D．having watched

6、Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin __________ on Wednesday that he had bought 20 percent shares in Spanish league champions Atletico Madrid.

A. confirmed   B. submitted   C. informed   D. promoted

7、Mr. Rod prefers a restaurant in a small town to _______ in so large a city as Beijing．

A．it   B．one   C．that   D．this

8、Liao Fan, a Chinese actor, finally got to know   __  real success tastes like when he won the prize for Best Actor at the 64th Berlin film festival.

A. when B. how

C. what D. that

9、Students who graduate with working experience will be given _____ over those who never work in any company.

A. production   B. preference

C. presence D. preparation

10、 In today’s fiercely competitive society,； people only care about what achievements you _______, not your efforts.

A. had made   B. will make

C. would make   D. have made

11、A magical form of self-expression for young children is designed to ____ their love of music and performing.

A．respect

B．permit

C．observe

D．inspire

12、---______you___ TV at the moment?  ---No. You can turn it off.

A. Did; watch   B．Are; watching

C. Do; watch   D. Have; watched

13、The population of Chongqing, _____from the countryside, are making their efforts to build their hometown into a more beautiful and modern society.

A. the majority of which are

B. of which the majority is

C. the majority of whom are

D. of whom the majority is

14、—I’ve decided to take part in the competition, but I’m afraid I can’t win first prize.

— ________. You never know until you try.

A．Go for it!

B．Enjoy yourself!

C．Take your time!

D．That’s right!

15、The three-wheeled vehicle was very slow, small and low to the ground, making it look like a children’s toy ________ a proper vehicle for an adult.

A. more than   B. other than

C. rather than   D. less than

16、Deep reading is a process in which people _______ reflect in addition to trying to understand the words on the page.

A. critically B. negatively

C. approximately  D. casually

17、There was a time ______ I thought my dad didn’t know a thing about being a good father.

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

18、 Life did not _____ the way we thought it would, but we still need to have a positive attitude toward it.

A. get along B. turn out

C. go on   D. keep up

19、Smiles around the world _____ be false, _______ other feelings like anger, fear or worry.

A．must; hide B．shall; hiding

C. may; hide D．can; hiding

20、The virus Ebola is reported ______ over 3,000 lives in 5 countries of West Africa by now.

A. taking B. having taken

C. to take D. to have taken

21、There is no denying that for more than a generation college education has been accepted without the slightest doubt. All high school graduates ought to go, says conventional wisdom and statistical evidence, because college will help them earn more money, become “better” people, and learn to be more responsible citizens than those who don’t go.

But college has never been able to work its magic for everyone. And now that close to half our high school graduates are attending, those who don’t fit the pattern are becoming more numerous, and more obvious. College graduates are selling shoes and driving taxis; college students interfere with each other’s experiments and write false letters of recommendation in the fierce competition so as to get admitted into graduate schools. Others find no stimulation (激励) in their studies, and consequently have to drop out, which is often encouraged by college administrators.

Some observers say the fault is with the young people themselves--they are spoiled and they are expecting too much. But that’s a condemnation（谴责）of the students as a whole, and doesn’t explain all campus unhappiness. Others blame the state of the world, and they are partly right. We have been told that young people have to go to college because our economy can’t absorb an army of untrained eighteen-year-olds. But disappointed graduates are learning that it can no longer absorb an army of trained twenty-two-year-olds, either.

Some campus watchers have openly begun to suggest that college may not be the best, the proper, the only place for every young person after the completion of high school. We may have been looking at all those surveys and statistics upside down, it seems, and through the rosy(玫瑰般的) glow of our own remembered college experiences. Perhaps college doesn’t make people intelligent,ambitious, happy,liberal, or quick to learn things—maybe it is just the other way around, and intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, quick-learning people are merely the ones who have been attracted to college in the first place. And perhaps all those successful college graduates would have been successful whether they had gone to college or not. This is heresy (异端邪说) to those of us who have been brought up to believe that if a little schooling is good, more has to be much better. But contrary evidence is beginning to come up.

【1】According to the first paragraph, ___________________.

A. people now no longer challenge college education.

B. people still have a low opinion of college education.

C. the author thinks youngsters should all go to college.

D. people have great expectations for college education.

【2】More young people drop out of college because _________.

A. they are no longer motivated in their studies.

B. they can start selling shoes and driving taxis.

C. they compete for admission to graduate schools.

D. college administrators encourage them to do so.

【3】Who does the author think is to blame for campus unhappiness?

A. young students who are all spoiled and expecting too much.

B. our society that can’t offer enough jobs to college graduates.

C. our society that has not enough jobs for high school graduates.

D. young people as well as our society are to blame for all this.

【4】Which of the following statements is TRUE about those surveys statistics?

A.They proved wrong as being comtradictory to our college experiences.

B.They are so convincing that we think of our rosy college experiences.

C.They may have been misread because of our rosy college experiences.

D.They proved high school graduates are smarter than college graduates

【5】What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph4?

A.It is a different way

B.It is just the opposite

C.It is the wrong way

D.There’s no other way

【6】What is the main purpose of this passage?

A.To inform young people college education is no longer important now.

B.To prove college education doesn’t make young people more intelligent

C.To argue against the idea that college is the first choice for all youngsters

D.To tell young people that there’s something wrong with college education

22、Life Skills for High Schoolers Before Leaving the Nest

As we grow up, our roles and responsibilities change. Children often worry about how to fall asleep during nap time. Adults must worry about paying the bills for their families. Now, as teenagers, not only do we worry about our exam grades or university decisions, but also the transition into becoming those very adults that have been taking care of us since Day 1. But don’t worry! 【1】

Taking public transport

Unlike calling a Didi every time you need to go somewhere, public transportation is a convenient and financially sustainable way for you to get around. All you need is a navigation app like Apple, or Baidu Maps to help you find the right buses or subways to take.   【2】

Cooking basic dishes

【3】 , but it can be enriching for yourself if you start to learn how to cook some simple meals. Some examples are salads, cup noodles, and microwaved eggs. Cooking may seem hard and time-consuming, but you don’t have to be a professional chef to feed yourself.

【4】

You’re not babies anymore! From now on, there won’t be anyone constantly looking after you or telling you what to do. You should learn to maintain your physical health, eat balanced meals, and have enough sleep. Besides, your mental health should also be highly valued. Do what you love and learn to handle the stresses in your life.

Managing your own money

Now that you’re about to go out into the world as another independent adult, it is essential to know how to manage your money.

【5】. For example, turn to your parents for some ideas of creating a budget plan. Try your best not to end up drowning in debt for the rest of your life!

It’s quite bittersweet to say goodbye to your childhood and not have a care in the world, but it’s a part of growing up. There’s a lot to look forward to, and you can be sure that having these life skills will start your adult life off right.

A．Taking good care of yourself

B．Reminding yourself to deal with the stresses

C．It may be appealing to order takeout for a quick bite

D．It’s always a good idea to ask for advice from people you look up to

E．Cooking your own dishes can be an interesting and unforgettable experience

F．As long as you learn these life skills, it’ll be smooth sailing on the way to adulthood

G．As you get more familiar with your usual routes, you won’t need to rely on those apps

23、Diamonds have long been one of the nature’s most valuable creations. Since the dawn of humanity, their beauty, strength and resilience have attracted many people. Their creation normally takes billions of years, huge pressure and extremely hot temperatures.

But one international team of scientists is defying nature — successfully producing the beautiful mineral in a laboratory at room temperature, and within only minutes. Scientists at the Australian National University(ANU), RMIT University, the University of Sydney and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, published their new findings in the journal Small.

Co-authors announced that they used high pressure “equivalent of 640 African elephants on the tip of one ballet shoe” to create two types of diamonds: the kind found on an engagement ring and Lonsdaleite, a type of diamond found in nature at the site of meteorite impacts.

Laboratories have produced diamonds since 1954. The jewels are usually created by subjecting carbon to intense pressure and heat. Now, for the first time, the dazzling mineral is being made at room temperature.

“Natural diamonds are usually formed over billions of years, about 150 kilometers deep in the Earth where there are high pressures and temperatures above 1,000 degrees Celsius,” Jodie Bradby, an ANU physics professor and co-lead researcher, stated in an ANU press release.

“The twist in the story is how we apply the pressure,” she continued. “As well as very high pressures, we allow the carbon to also experience something called ‘shear’ — which is like a twisting or sliding force. We think this allows the carbon atoms to move into place and form Lonsdaleite and regular diamond.”

Using advanced techniques, Dougal McCulloch, a physics professor at RMIT who also co-led the research, and his team captured slices from the samples to better understand both types of diamonds.

“Seeing these little ‘rivers’ of Lonsdaleite and regular diamonds for the first time was just amazing and really helps us understand how they might form,” stated McCulloch.

【1】What can be learned about diamonds?

A．Two types of them alone exist in nature.

B．640 African elephants equal a diamond.

C．Everyone dreams about possessing them.

D．They are considered a masterpiece of nature.

【2】What does the underlined word “defying” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Rejecting.

B．Resisting.

C．Challenging.

D．Copying.

【3】Which of the following is the leading role in the latest creation of diamonds?

A．Time.

B．Pressure.

C．Temperature.

D．Depth.

【4】What can be inferred according to Dougal McCulloch?

A．It is surprising to see so many diamonds at a time.

B．Diamonds can be made without any natural force.

C．Diamonds can be produced more than people wish.

D．How diamonds formed exactly was uncertain before.

24、Endeavour (奋进号航天飞机) successfully completed 25 missions into space, including the first service mission to the Hubble Space Telescope as well as the first mission to add a U. S. component to the International Space Station.

When first launched in 1981, it became the world’s first reusable spacecraft to carry humans into orbit. Over the thirty-year course of the space shuttle program, the shuttles and their crews assembled parts of the International Space Station, deployed and serviced the Hubble Space Telescope, repaired and relaunched satellites, sent probes to Venus and Jupiter and more.

The space shuttle was actually made up of several separate components. What people call the “shuttle” is the orbiter—the part of the shuttle that held the crew. The main engines are part of the orbiter. In addition to the orbiter, each shuttle included two solid rocket boosters and an external tank. All were reusable except for the external tank, which by design burned up in the atmosphere.

Many newer features were added to Endeavour during construction, such as updated steering mechanisms, upgraded electrical connections to allow for longer missions and a drag chute that reduced wear and tear on the shuttle’s brakes and tires. Many of the innovations were added later to the other shuttles.

Endeavour made several historic missions to the International Space Station, including STS-88, in which the crew added the first U. S. component to the ISS. On STS-100, Endeavour delivered the Canadarm2 robotic arm and hand. On STS-123, Endeavour added a robotic arm—Dextre. Endeavour’s final mission, in May 2011, delivered spare parts to the International Space Station. Endeavour leaves an amazing legacy in space.

【1】What does the underlined word “assembled” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Consumed.

B．Wasted.

C．Produced.

D．Fixed.

【2】Which part of the space shuttle is not reusable?

A．The orbiter.

B．The external tank.

C．The main engines.

D．Solid rocket boosters.

【3】What did Endeavour do on STS-100?

A．It added a robotic arm—Dextre.

B．It added the first U. S. component to the ISS.

C．It delivered the Canadarm2 robotic arm and hand.

D．It delivered spare parts to the International Space Station.

【4】What is the text mainly about?

A．The history of Endeavour.

B．The functions of Endeavour.

C．The achievements of Endeavour.

D．The development of Endeavour.

25、At six feet, seven inches tall and weighing 253 pounds, Father was a quiet giant（巨人） who only roared when he was angry. He would work long days, often_________when I was already in bed. My two younger sisters and I both loved and feared him. Hearing the words, “Just wait until your father comes home,” would guarantee the three of us would start_________immediately. I was seven years old the night the “giant” became a person, and my_________. All it took was the_________of a tiny, dirty kitten.

I_________to the sounds of my father coming home from work. I slipped out of bed and moved quietly towards the living room in hopes of spending a few precious minutes_________with my parents without my annoying sisters around.

I heard mum say, “We cannot _________ it.” What was the “it”? The giant saw me and _________ I should sit down near him. I was at a loss, although terrified might be a _________ word, for I had never seen or heard of a giant crying before. Unshed（ 满 眶 ）tears__________ up in his eyes. His cheeks were __________ from the ones he had cried earlier.

The giant reached into a cardboard box and brought out a dirty young cat and __________ it on my lap. I was soon__________, as the giant shared a story with mum. As he spoke, with shaking shoulders caused by__________and at times sorrow, he transformed from a giant to a man who became my hero.

He explained that he was on his __________ home when he heard two men laughing and talking. As he rounded the corner, he heard the most terrible scream of pain. He couldn’t__________what he saw. The men had thrown a kitten into a furnace（火炉）. He yelled and ran up to them but it was too__________. He couldn’t save the kitten. The men had run away and he was about to run after them when he saw another kitten at his feet.

“We have to__________it; we have to keep it!” said the giant. “It needs a__________,” said mum. “I can help, Mommy!”

Reminded of my presence, mum and my hero sent me off to bed. As I fell asleep, I heard mum running some water.

We named the kitten Cinder and it joined our family. I never saw “the giant” again; I only saw my hero and a man whose heart was__________than he was.

【1】

A．greeting

B．chatting

C．returning

D．wandering

【2】

A．waiting

B．escaping

C．preparing

D．behaving

【3】

A．model

B．hero

C．tutor

D．friend

【4】

A．visit

B．story

C．arrival

D．life

【5】

A．awoke

B．listened

C．rushed

D．dreamed

【6】

A．straight

B．alone

C．indoors

D．gradually

【7】

A．keep

B．leave

C．train

D．clean

【8】

A．admitted

B．declared

C．indicated

D．found

【9】

A．quieter

B．rather

C．worse

D．better

【10】

A．built

B．made

C．put

D．welled

【11】

A．wet

B．red

C．bright

D．fresh

【12】

A．spread

B．placed

C．led

D．dropped

【13】

A．discovered

B．forgotten

C．convinced

D．relieved

【14】

A．fear

B．surprise

C．anxiety

D．anger

【15】

A．road

B．street

C．way

D．route

【16】

A．believe

B．prove

C．guess

D．judge

【17】

A．bad

B．late

C．fast

D．far

【18】

A．help

B．cure

C．feed

D．buy

【19】

A．meal

B．rest

C．bath

D．lift

【20】

A．lighter

B．purer

C．warmer

D．larger

26、假如你是一名英国学生Harry,有一位中国笔友Li Hua想了解一下你的家乡爱丁堡，请你根据提示回复一封电子邮件。

注意：开头部分已给出，不计入总词数。

爱丁堡：苏格兰的首府，政治和文化中心。

人口：133万。

面积：260平方公里 (square kilometers)。

地理位置：苏格兰 (Scotland) 的东南部。

交通：机场位于市中心，公共交通十分便利。

天气：气候温和 (mild climate)。

旅游：最受欢迎的旅游城市；古老建筑众多；每年吸引200多万名游客，是理想的度假胜地。

词数：110左右。

Dear Li Hua,

How are things with you? Today I’m writing to tell you something about Edinburgh which you asked about in the last e-mail.

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