2025-2026年陕西西安高二下册期末英语试卷含解析

1、Pop music is loved by lots of people, but it is not to everyone's __________.

A.smell B.favour C.taste D.talent

2、You are being such a busybody. How I choose to conduct my private life is my own _______!

A.experience B.agenda C.business D.problem

3、About 85 of the large fire was________by Saturday night and most major roads have been reopened.

A.deposited B.contained C.anticipated D.swallowed

4、—Where are you going to hang the picture?

—I haven’t decided yet. I ________ hang it in the dining room.

A. might   B. must

C. need   D. would

5、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

6、You’d better go there by train. The train ticket is __________the airplane ticket.

A．as cheap three times as

B．as three times cheap as

C．three times cheaper than

D．cheaper three times than

7、If he had been working hard, he ______ in the office now. However, he didn’t.

A. would be working B. were to be working C. was working D. should work

8、There are other languages that sound extremely different, ________ they’re conveying exactly the same meaning.

A.as though B.even though C.so that D.in that

9、The accident have been caused by a dog running across the road, but we don’t know for sure.

A．might

B．should

C．will

D．must

10、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

11、Some insects_______ the colour of their surrounding to protect themselves.

A．taken in

B．take off

C．take on

D．take out

12、— What’s wrong? You look really stressed out.

—I ________ the whole week preparing for my graduation paper.

A.work B.have worked

C.have been working D.worked

13、_____ the yard, I found it _____ with lots of _____ leaves.

A. Entering; covering; fallen

B. Having entered; covered; falling

C. Entering; covering; falling

D. Entering; covered; fallen

14、Nothing shakes a parent’s confidence ______ the starting of a child’s adolescence.

A. as well as   B. as much as   C. as good as   D. as long as

15、— Hey, the washing up has been done!

— That ______ Cynthia, She’s always helpful.

A. need have been    B. could have been

C. should have been  D. must have been

16、When faced with a big challenge ________ potential failure seems to hide at every corner, maybe you've heard this advice before: “Be more confident.”

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

17、This was returned because the person ________ this letter was addressed had died three years ago.

A．to whom

B．to which

C．which

D．whom

18、—Why are you so mad at her?

—She should have given in to _______ and opened my handbag without my permission.

A. concern   B. curiosity   C. consideration   D. convenience

19、_____ the plant once a week if you are to get fruit in the autumn.

A. Watered   B. Watering   C. To water   D. Water

20、--- Where will you start your work after graduation?

--- Mum, it’s not been decided yet. I ______ continue my study for a higher degree.

A. need B. must

C. would D. might

21、   Welcome to University of Waikato. Our mission is to create a welcoming environment in which residents feel comfortable, safe and a sense of belonging.

Student Village and Waikato Apartments

Waikato Accommodation Services offers two types of residential accommodation: Student Village and Waikato Apartments.

Student Village consists of fifteen independent units. Each contains five bedrooms, toilet facilities, and a shared kitchen with a fridge and cupboard. There is also a games room and a TV room.

Waikato Apartments are situated in a three-level apartment building. Each level has four apartments containing six bedrooms, toilet facilities, and a kitchen. Each level has a shared area with a TV, a study desk and easy chairs.

Security and Safety

Campus Security is available to assist 24 hours, 7 days a week. If you see anything suspicious, please call Campus Security on 0800863800.

Please ensure that you have your own insurance for your personal belongings as Waikato Accommodation Services takes no responsibility for any theft or damage to personal belongings.

Housekeeping and Maintenance

Housekeeping staff service all shared areas. Residents are responsible for keeping their rooms, kitchens and shower rooms clean and tidy.

Maintenance staff ensure necessary repairs to facilities are made. If your room or other shared area needs maintenance, please inform the Accommodation Office. Maintenance staff may be required to enter your room to tend to a maintenance request—this will be prearranged.

Termination（终止）of Residence and Checking Out

You are required to pay accommodation fees for the full period of the residency contract. At the end of your contract you must arrange a time with the office staff to check out. A room inspection will take place and you will be responsible for payment for any damage or missing items. If you fail to check out in this manner, the staff will hold an inspection in your absence and assess whether any payment is required.

【1】What facilities are available in both Student Village and Waikato Apartments?

A. Kitchen and TV.

B. Study desk and fridge.

C. Cupboard and study room.

D. Games room and toilet facilities.

【2】What should you do when you suspect that someone is destroying school facilities?

A. Report to the insurance company.

B. Contact Campus Security.

C. Inform the assistant teacher.

D. Call Waikato Accommodation Services.

【3】The responsibility of the maintenance staff includes   .

A. making plans for Accommodation Office

B. monitoring these of kitchen facilities

C. fixing a broken window

D. cleaning shower rooms

【4】If you can’t check out in the required way, the staff will   .

A. ask you to pay higher accommodation fees

B. assess whether an inspection is necessary

C. still carry out the room inspection

D. wait until you can arrange a time

【5】Which of the following is the passage probably taken from?

A. A technical instruction book.

B. A university newspaper.

C. A residency contract.

D. A student guide.

22、Language Engineer Wanted

Are you a linguist（语言学家）with technical skills? Or are you an engineer with a passion for（human）languages? Come work on Alexa! We're building the speech and language solutions behind Amazon Echo and other Amazon products and services. Our goal is to delight our customers by adding new features to Alexa. We also improve our existing speech recognition and natural language processing systems.

Specifically, you will:

●design the natural language processing components of new Alexa experiences and features;

●discover and solve production issues that are impacting the Alexa customer experience;

●work with other language engineers in creating the best solutions to improve customer satisfaction.

Basic qualifications:

●Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

●Experience in computational linguistics(计算语言学), language data processing, etc.

●Experience working with speech and text language data in several languages

●Experience in Python, Perl, or other programming languages

Primary qualifications:

●Advanced degree in a relevant field

●Familiarity with database queries（数据库查询）and data analysis processes

●Experience with statistical language modeling

●Fluency in a language other than English

Application instructions:

Please click "Apply Now" and follow our online application process

Deadline: September 30, 11:59 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time（EDT）. We highly recommend that candidates submit résumés up to two weeks in advance of the deadline. Submitting on the deadline day is NOT recommended, and applications received late will not be accepted.

You must submit the name of your résumé in this exact format: LastName_FirstName_CV_Language Engineer

【1】What does a language engineer do?

A.Build speech and language solutions for Google

B.Work with linguists to improve customer satisfaction.

C.Add new features to Alexa to satisfy the customers' needs.

D.Invent speech recognition and natural language processing systems

【2】What kind of person would probably apply for the position?

A.One with a bachelor's degree in literature

B.One familiar with data analysis processes

C.One fluent in spoken and written English.

D.One with years' of experience in customer service.

【3】Where is the passage most likely to be found?

A.A webpage. B.A newspaper.

C.A textbook. D.A report.

23、Where do you keep ice? In die freezer, of course. That's what scientists might have thought when they were looking for a safe place to store ice from mountain glaciers from around the world. They’ve decided to store ice in Antarctica because global warming is causing some of the glaciers in places like the Alps to melt.

Jerome Chappellaz of the French National Centre for Scientific Research is involved in creating an ice vault (地下室）there. He says: “We are probably the only scientific community whose sample (样本) is in danger of disappearing from the face of the planet. If you work on rocks or on tree rings, the raw material is still here and will be for many centuries."

And why do scientists need to study ice from the Alps, for example? Ice formed on the top of a mountain is made of snow accumulated over thousands of years. Trapped air bubbles (气泡) contain samples of the atmosphere that existed when that ice was formed. Ice is a record of climate By examining ice. we know carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is higher now than in the last three million years. Researchers use this kind of data to build computer models and try to predict what might happen in the future.

The ice vault will be housed in a snow cave at the Concordia Research Station, which is operated by scientists from France and Italy. The ice samples will be sealed in bags and placed 10 meters below the surface. at a constant temperature of -50*C. This will put the scientists’ minds at rest. Losing the ice samples would be a disaster, and nobody wants to see a mine of scientific knowledge lost forever in a giant pool.

【1】What makes Antarctica a safe place to store ice?

A. Its large mountains.

B. Its function as a freezer.

C. The abundant ice samples there.

D. The absence of global warming.

【2】Jerome compares ice with rocks and tree rings to state that_   .

A. it's necessary to store ice

B. it’s more valuable to study ice

C. ice disappears very quickly

D. ice should be stored at home

【3】What is the researchers' purpose of studying ice?

A. To learn about climate.

B. To learn about the Alps.

C. To trap air bubbles.

D. To reduce carbon dioxide.

【4】What do scientists think of storing ice in Antarctica?

A. They consider it an easy job.

B. They’re not optimistic about it.

C. They think it will cause disasters.

D. They think it’s a reliable way.

24、There has been a very serious decline in the numbers of shallow-water fish as a result of overfishing. People still want to eat fish, so the fishing industry must look at other sources, especially the deep waters of the Atlantic. 【1】

Conservation measures will have to be put in place if these deep-sea fish are to survive. Research on five such species shows that numbers have declined by between 87 percent and 98 percent. 【2】 Many species could well disappear completely if the present trend continues. These are species that have been swimming in our oceans for hundreds of millions of years.

The problem is emphasized by the fact that the decline in numbers happened in less than twenty years. Deep-sea fish take a long time to reproduce and normally live for many years. 【3】 The average size of such fish also declined, with one species showing a 57 percent decline in average size. This is of particular concern, as large fish tend to produce more offspring than small ones.

【4】 The deep-sea species have been caught as if they were the fast-breeding (快速繁殖) fish like sardine and herring. It is like killing elephants as if they reproduced at the same rate as rabbits.

The damage done by overfishing goes beyond the sea environment. Millions of people make a living in the fishing industry. 【5】 Measures must be taken to not only conserve ecosystems, but also sustain livelihoods and ensure food security.

A．Billions of people rely on fish for protein.

B．Many people now choose not to eat deep-sea fish.

C．Unfortunately, their reproduction rate is very low.

D．This puts them in the category of “critically endangered”.

E．None of these facts has been taken into account by the fishing industry.

F．Overfishing is a major cause of decline in populations of ocean wildlife.

G．This has resulted in a sharp decline in the numbers of many of the species caught.

25、   I sat in the guidance counselor’s office, wishing for the possibilities of sports college. The counselor sighed. “Are you ________ you want to go to college?” she asked, “It will be ________ with your limitation, you know.” My limitation she called was diabetes (糖尿病). I was a(n) ________ on the track and field team. But according to her, I was limited.

“Well...” I ________, unsure of how to respond. Was I sure? Yes, I was ________ sure I wanted to go to college. But I started to feel an enemy in my heart, ________ my ability to succeed. Later that night at home, I asked my mom, “What would you ________ it I just went to community college?”

“Great!” Mom replied. So I talked to the admissions counselor at the school I really wanted to go to. She said all I was ________ was my official high school transcript (成绩单) so I ________ to have it in the mail the next day. But two weeks later, I received a ________ letter.

I was burning. I knew I couldn’t lie down or ________ defeat; if so, my limitation would ________ . I readjusted my college ________ and eventually accepted a track scholarship to Cabrini College, where I spent four ________ years growing into a great woman. In 2012, I graduated with two bachelor degrees and my teaching certification. Now I’m ________ as a PE teacher in a high school in North Philadelphia.

I ________ have diabetes. But my ability to serve others and to teach is something diabetes cannot ________ . Actually my biggest ________ was not my diabetes, but my inability to ________ myself. Once I overcame that fear, I realized ________ could stop me from reaching for the stars.

A．curious

B．sure

C．happy

D．surprised

A．familiar

B．convenient

C．possible

D．difficult

A．engineer

B．physician

C．athlete

D．teacher

A．resisted

B．insisted

C．hesitated

D．concluded

A．absolutely

B．rarely

C．suddenly

D．eventually

A．polishing

B．considering

C．shaping

D．questioning

A．doubt

B．think

C．remember

D．do

A．missing

B．assessing

C．seeking

D．possessing

A．pretended

B．refused

C．promised

D．failed

A．gratitude

B．congratulation

C．confirmation

D．rejection

A．overcome

B．accept

C．analyze

D．value

A．appear

B．withdraw

C．help

D．win

A．lessons

B．recreations

C．efforts

D．rewards

A．wonderful

B．regular

C．complex

D．boring

A．researching

B．suffering

C．studying

D．working

A．even

B．still

C．also

D．never

A．take away

B．make up

C．figure out

D．try on

A．dream

B．degree

C．limitation

D．memory

A．believe in

B．care for

C．get over

D．break down

A．everything

B．nothing

C．anything

D．something

26、假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Frankie给你来信，说现在越来越多的外国人也开始庆祝中国的春节，他希望能对春节有更多的了解，请你就此给他写一封信。要点如下：

1. 庆祝春节的传统方式；

2. 目前庆祝方式的改变。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增减细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Frankie,

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Yours,

Li Hua