2025-2026年新疆铁门关高二下册期末英语试卷及答案

1、The house still needed a lot of work, but ___ the kitchen was finished.

A.instead B.altogether C.at once D.at least

2、Mrs. Green treats her students as if they ________ her children.

A. are B. were C. had been D. would be

3、Alibaba has become China’s largest online commercial company, ______ a profit of 1.47 billion yuan in 2010.

A. earns   B. earning C. earned D. to have earned

4、The procedure appealed to the staff a lot________it was introduced to them in January.

A．since

B．until

C．when

D．though

5、The weather is fine. I’m sure ________ we can go camping this afternoon.

A.why B.what C.that D.if

6、Towards ___ evening after school, ___ icy rain began to fall and the road became slippery.

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

7、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

8、—These apples look really tasty.

—They ______! See the price $5.99 a pound. Very expensive, aren't they!

A.should B.might C.could D.would

9、China has accelerated crucial transformations in the role of government, _______the market to play a decisive role.

A．to allow

B．allowed

C．having allowed

D．allowing

10、Katherine is not ________ in the way to treat her children. Sometimes she is too hard on them and sometimes she just ignores what they do.

A.conventional B.consistent C.considerate D.controversial

11、----What happened to the young trees we planted last week？

---The trees_____________ well，but I didn't water them.

A.might grow B.needn't have grown

C.would grow D.would have grown

12、None of the underwater workers has been harmed by the great fish．______，most fish were so friendly that they played with the instruments．

A．Instead B．Even though

C．However D．Though

13、Some institutions have established reading clubs to promote reading, but the effort, though ________, is far from enough.

A．appreciated

B．appreciating

C．having appreciated

D．to appreciate

14、______, a small advertisement held my attention, which read “Easy job．Good wages．No experience necessary．”

A．Looking through the newspaper

B．While I was looking through the newspaper

C．To look through the newspaper

D．I was looking through the newspaper

15、This flu season in the U．S. began earlier than usual and started  ________ in mid­November with an increase of influenza B.

A.building up B.piling up C.rising up D.picking up

16、The school has a system of________ and punishments to encourage good behavior.

A．prices

B．funds

C．awards

D．rewards

17、--- Mike went to the hospital alone.

---If he ________me about it, I would have gone with him

A. should tell   B. told

C. had told   D. tells

18、— What do you suggest he do to get rid of the financial trouble?

— As is often the case in the business world, he should ______ the dangerous situation he is in now.

A. look up to   B. wake up to   C. live up to   D. stand up to

19、Nantong has become one of the most_____cities in the Yangtze River Delta through innovation.

A.dynamic B.conservative C.primitive D.ethnic

20、Since the middle of the last year, the bike-sharing market _____in Beijing.

A. boomed   B. was booming   C. will boom   D. has boomed

21、At the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, Halfway in the women’s slalom(障碍滑雪)race, 18-year-old Mikaela Shiffrin took a commanding lead over the greatest women’s slalom skiers in the world. On her final run, she burst from the start house at a breakneck speed, snaking around the poles in crazy rhythm.

Skiing has always been a significant part of Mikaela’s life. Her mom raced and coached skiing and her dad ski raced all through college. The Shiffrins taught Mikaela and her brother, Taylor, to ski at a very young age. At the age of two and a half, Mikaela made her first ski run on plastic skis. From ages 8 to 11, she worked hard, practicing hundreds of training runs on small hills repeatedly to develop the correct techniques of slalom skiing.

When Mikaela was 11, she attended the Burke Mountain Academy, a Vermont boarding school for skiers. She took classes, studied, and practiced her skiing crazily. According to Kirk Dwyer, Burke Mountain Academy headmaster, “It was the degree of Mikaela’s effort to be the best that distinguished her from others. Her commitment to conditioning, having proper sleep, eating correctly, doing the drills, and watching video was unusual for an 11 to 13-year-old. Mikaela practiced more than anyone and believed in herself then and now.”

By the time she was 17, she had already won her first World Cup race.

Working hard is a full-time job for Mikaela. Even her off-season is work time. In the summer, when Mikaela is off the ski slopes and in the gym, her daily training consists of six to seven hours of weight lifting, swimming, and biking to improve her core strength and flexibility. She does all of this so that she can dash down slopes at speeds topping 50 miles per hour while cutting back and forth around gates with astonishing precision.

“If you have passion for your targets, whatever they are,” she says, “the sky is the limit. Give it your all!”

【1】What can we learn from paragraph 2?

A．Mikaela came from a skiing family.

B．Mikaela’s mother taught her to ski first.

C．Mikaela trained harder than her brother.

D．Mikaela’s father coached skiing in colleges.

【2】Why were headmaster Kirk Dwyer’s words cited?

A．To stress Mikaela was a crazy teen.

B．To show Mikaela’s distinct personality.

C．To praise the good students in his school.

D．To highlight Mikaela’s great devotion to training.

【3】Which of the following words can best describe Mikaela?

A．Competent and wise.

B．Creative and determined.

C．Aggressive and brave.

D．Committed and self-disciplined.

【4】What does Mikaela Shiffrin’s story convey?

A．Practice makes perfect.

B．Not to advance is to go back.

C．He who laughs last laughs best.

D．Actions speak louder than words.

22、   Can' t you stand the sound of heavy breathing or sipping soup? Does the sound of someone chewing gum next to you make your blood boil? You are not alone, but you are not going crazy-there’s a really scientific reason why.

If you shrink back when someone twists their knuckles(指关节), you might want to get checked out for misophonia, a brain abnormality that creates “a hatred of sounds such as eating, chewing, loud breathing, or even pen-clicking,” TIME reports. Actually, it’s just one of the strange habits that prove you’re smarter than everyone else. Although researchers first coined the term misophonia in 2001, doubt has been thrown on it by the medical community. But thanks to recent research, it can be safely drawn that everyday noises can ruin people’s lives. A team at Newcastle University in the U. K. examined MRI brain scans(核磁共振脑扫描) of those with and without misophonia while playing a range of sounds. The sounds were either neutral (like rain or water boiling), unpleasant (a baby crying or a person screaming), or trigger sounds (the sounds of breathing or eating).

The researchers noted significant changes in misophonia sufferers’ brain activity when they heard a “trig- ger sound.” Turns out those with misophonia have a developmental difference in their brains frontal lobe(额叶) that causes their brains to react harshly to those triggers. It also causes them to sweat and their heart rates to increase.

“For many people with misophonia, this will come as welcome news as for the first time we have shown a difference in brain structure and function in sufferers.” said Dr Sukhbinder Kumar. “This study shows the critical brain changes as further evidence to convince a skeptical medical community that this is a real disorder.”

【1】What is the best title for the text?

A.Keep off such sounds around you B.Troubled by the sound of chewing

C.Can we make use of these sounds D.Never be afraid of such noise again

【2】What can be inferred from the second paragraph?

A.Misophonia can be a sign of intelligence.

B.Misophonia is actually a physical disability.

C.The term misophonia has been widely accepted.

D.Noise pollution has ruined many lives until now.

【3】What does Kumar think of the research?

A.Cold. B.Favorable.

C.Doubtful. D.Neutral.

【4】Where is the text most probably taken from?

A.A guidebook. B.A review.

C.A magazine. D.An interview.

23、The Best museums in San Francisco for History Buffs

The Cable Car Museum

This museum displays hundreds of artifacts and interactive activities related to San Francisco’s cable cars. Visitors can explore how cable cars were constructed, operated, and later restored during the 1970s, or a behind-the-scenes tour to look at how electricity is generated to power the cable cars. Admission is free and guided tours are available throughout the week, though the museum is closed every Monday.

Fee: Free, but donations accepted.

Address: 1201 Mason St.

Hours: 10 AM-4 PM, closed Monday.

Alcatraz Island

You’ve probably heard of Alcatraz, the 22-acre island about one mile off the coast of San Francisco. It’s famous for serving as a prison for criminals. Today, it’s one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city, partially because of the fascinating museums on the island.

After taking a self-guided tour of the prison, stick around to explore the many museums and exhibits in the island’s various buildings. Exhibits range from collections of prisoner’s hand-made items and historical items to exhibitions on the history of crime in America to exhibits on the island’s Native American occupation of the 1970s.

Fee: Accessible only via cruises; prices start at $ 28 (for kids).

Address: Pier 33 Alcatraz Landing.

Hours: Changes seasonally, open daily.

Musée Mecanique

This small-but-packed museum is the best in SF for going back in time as the collection has more than 300 items. The museum started as one person’s personal collection back in the 1930s, but has since ballooned into the impressive spread visitors can see today.

Admission to the Musée Mecanique is totally free, but because it sits near Pier 45, it’s likely that you’ll end up spending some money in the area, anyway - the popcorn carts on the pier are hard to resist.

Fee: Free, but donations accepted.

Address: Taylor Street at Pier 45.

Hours: Daily, 10 AM-8 PM.

【1】On which day is The Cable Car Museum not available?

A．Saturday.

B．Friday.

C．Sunday.

D．Monday.

【2】What is special about Alcatraz Island?

A．Easy access.

B．Prison theme.

C．Free admission.

D．Excellent service.

【3】What could you enjoy in Musée Mecanique?

A．Sweet popcorns.

B．Packed items.

C．Cable cars.

D．Large balloons.

24、   Bring out your sunglasses, your picnic blanket, and board games, and enjoy a picnic with your family. Listed below are five best picnic spots in Nigeria.

Crusted Rock, Mpape, Abuja

Crusted Rock is an abandoned quarry (采石场) in Mpape, Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. During the 1980s, the quarry provided much of the stone for the construction of the new city. It has been abandoned since at least 2010. The quarry and quarry lake is now a popular picnic spot. The lake and high cliffs make it an attractive hiking location.

Lekki Conservation Center, Lagos

Lekki Conservation Center, a Natural Resource Conservation in Lekki, Lagos State, was established in 1990 to serve as a biodiversity conservation icon and environment education center.

The reserve is filled with an abundance of plant and animal life. Its vast wetlands are set aside for wildlife viewing. Raised walkways enable viewing of animals like monkeys, crocodiles, and various birds. There is also a conservation centre and a library.

Jabi Lake, Abuja

Jabi Lake is a water body initially created to provide water to the residents of Abuja. Beside the lake is a recreational park as well as a shopping mall. If it gets too hot, you can slip into the mall for an ice-cream.

Ngwo Pine Forest& Cave Enugu

The forest, home to a limestone (石灰岩) cave at the centre, is often visited for picnics and other recreational outings. The forest is also ideal for hiking sports or nature photography.

Agodi Park, Oyo

The park is located in the ancient city of Ibadan, boasts of a water park, zoo, playgrounds, picnic open grounds and a restaurant.

【1】What makes Crusted Rock appealing to many hikers?

A．The lake and high cliffs.

B．The vast wetlands.

C．The diverse wildlife.

D．The thick forest.

【2】Who would prefer to visit Lekki Conservation Center, Lagos?

A．Those crazy about shopping.

B．Those keen on taking photos.

C．A family committed to wildlife protection.

D．A family interested in cave exploration.

【3】Which picnic spot no longer serves its original purpose?

A．Agodi Park, Oyo.

B．Jabi Lake, Abuja.

C．Ngwo Pine Forest& Cave Enugu.

D．Lekki Conservation Center, Lagos.

25、Butler is the manager of a shoe company. He really _______ his workers’ competence. He always tells the _______and hard-working employees that he is _______ of them. He not only shows his _______ through words, but also pays the competent workers more.

Butler believes that when a (n) _______ works harder and produces shoes of higher quality, the company earns more money. _______, the employee should also be well paid.

But many of the less competent workers _______. “We are equal,” they protest (抗议). “We do the same job, so we should get _______ pay!”

Butler is a kind man, but he is also _______. He knows that if the less competent workers will not become more skilled, the whole company will ________, and perhaps all the employees will lose their jobs in the end. It will also be bad for the company’s ________.

To ________ the situation, Butler creates evening programs to train the employees who cannot meet the company’s ________. The most competent workers are ________ with bonus to teach their co-workers on the production line. They ________ their colleagues to see the ________ and find ways to deal with them. Eventually, the incompetent workers have become more ________.

As a result, production at the company has ________, and the customers are also happier with ________ shoes! As sales increase, Butler is able to give his workers higher salary. Thanks to the company’s smart pay system, all workers are ________.

【1】

A．values

B．dislikes

C．absorbs

D．needs

【2】

A．excited

B．skilled

C．grateful

D．generous

【3】

A．tired

B．afraid

C．proud

D．guilty

【4】

A．purpose

B．concern

C．authority

D．appreciation

【5】

A．employer

B．employee

C．manager

D．leader

【6】

A．However

B．Therefore

C．On the contrary

D．In other words

【7】

A．disagree

B．announce

C．disappear

D．resign

【8】

A．high

B．extra

C．low

D．equal

【9】

A．silly

B．stubborn

C．wise

D．simple

【10】

A．decide

B．win

C．suffer

D．grow

【11】

A．workers

B．trainers

C．designers

D．customers

【12】

A．improve

B．compare

C．hide

D．assess

【13】

A．requirements

B．arrangements

C．deadlines

D．costs

【14】

A．forced

B．encouraged

C．tolerated

D．forbidden

【15】

A．trick

B．amuse

C．help

D．want

【16】

A．steps

B．secrets

C．measures

D．problems

【17】

A．productive

B．responsible

C．cheerful

D．peaceful

【18】

A．come down

B．sold out

C．broken off

D．gone up

【19】

A．smaller

B．larger

C．better

D．more

【20】

A．respected

B．rewarded

C．ignored

D．inspected

26、Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as fars as possible.

Once it was possible to define male and female roles easily by the division of labor. Men worked outside the home and earned the income to support their families, while women cooked the meals and took care of the home and the children. These roles were firmly fixed for most people, and there was not much opportunity for women to exchange their roles. But by the middle of this century, men’s and women’s roles were becoming less firmly fixed.

In the 1950s, economic and social success was the goal of the typical American. But in the 1960s a new force developed called the counterculture. The people involved in this movement did not value the middle-class American goals. The counterculture presented men and women with new role choices. Taking more interest in childcare, men began to share child-raising tasks with their wives. In fact, some young men and women moved to communal homes or farms where the economic and childcare responsibilities were shared equally by both sexes. In addition, many Americans did not value the traditional male role of soldier. Some young men refused to be drafted as soldiers to fight in the war in Vietnam.

In terms of numbers, the counterculture was not a very large group of people. But its influence spread to many parts of American society. Working men of all classes began to change their economic and social patterns. Industrial workers and business executives alike cut down on “overtime” work so that they could spend more leisure time with their families. Some doctors, lawyers, and teachers turned away from high paying situations to practice their professions in poorer neighborhoods.

In the 1970s, the feminist movement, or women’s liberation, produced additional economic and social changes. Women of all ages and at all levels of society were entering the work force in greater numbers. Most of them still took traditional women’s jobs as public school teaching, nursing, and secretarial work. But some women began to enter traditionally male occupations: police work, banking, dentistry, and construction work. Women were asking for equal work, and equal opportunities for promotion.

Today the experts generally agree that important changes are taking place in the roles of men and women. Naturally, there are difficulties in adjusting to these transformations.