2025-2026年甘肃平凉高二上册期末英语试卷(解析版)

1、The companies are working together to create ________ they hope will be the best means of transport in the 21stcentury.

A. which   B. that   C. what   D. who

2、—I found my little son not feeling well this morning. I’m afraid he is ill.

— .

A. Don’t worry too much   B. It’s nothing at all

C. I’m sorry to hear that   D. Take it easy

3、I’d appreciate _______if you could come and help me once more and I always appreciate _______me with my English in the past.

A. this; you to help   B. that; your helping

C. it; you to help   D. it; your helping

4、选出与划线词汇意思相近的词。

He took a distant attitude towards me.

A.faraway B.close C.indifferent D.blank

5、The headmaster decided to put ________ glass on top of the wall to prevent the boys ________ over it .

A．breaking ; climbing

B．broken ; climbing

C．broken ; to climb

D．breaking ; to climb

6、Pop music is loved by lots of people, but it is not to everyone’s     .

A.taste B.favour C.sound D.greed

7、—I wonder if you have spotted my newly-bought magazine.

—I saw Jenny going away with ______, but I am not certain whether it is exactly yours.

A. it  B. that  C. one  D. some

8、________ the quickening pace of life, competition goes increasingly fierce in all respects of life, bringing great pressure as well as plentiful chances to everyone.

A. In spite of   B. By means of

C. On account of    D. In terms of

9、 __ carefully if any change occurs when doing experiments in the lab.

A．Observe

B．To observe

C．Observed

D．Observing

10、Liz has ________ her smoking to only three cigarettes a day, but her final goal is to quit smoking.

A. put down B. set down   C. cut down D. turned down

11、The Bakers intend to buy a house but _____ must be within their power.

A.they B.one C.it D.which

12、This simple vehicle could let me ________ long distances in a fairly short time.

A. cover   B. drive C. walk D. include

13、--- That's me when I got married. See what I look like now!

---Why not take up exercise to improve your   .

A.appearance B.figure C.shadow D.form

14、The video, Under the Dome, has rapidly pushed the public______ about air pollution and encouraged people to join in efforts to make a difference.

A. analysis   B. imagination

C. awareness D. argument

15、The news came as no surprise to me．I _____ for some time that the factory was going to shut down．

A．knew   B．had known

C．have known   D．know

16、—Why do you want to stay at home?

—Because I good when I am with my family.

A．feel  B．smell  C．taste

17、It ________ to me that I had left the book borrowed from the library at home when I arrived at the school gate.

A. observed  B. influenced

C. thought    D. occurred

18、－How did you find those days．

－The days________ we spent together on the farm are not easy________．

A．that；to forget   B．when；to be forgotten

C．when；to forget   D．that；to be forgotten

19、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

20、The book I wrote last year_________and it will soon come out．

A. printed   B. will print

C. was printed   D. is being printed

21、Narcissism (自恋) has been something of a mystery to psychologists. With narcissists things tend to be extreme: the good is really good, and the bad is really bad. Expert Keith Campbell compares communicating with narcissists to eating chocolate cakes: “When I at chocolate cakes, 20 minutes later I’m under my desk wanting to die. When I eat vegetables, in 20 minutes I feel good. But given the choice I always eat the cake.”

Some narcissists have great confidence in themselves, and also have the emotional intelligence — the ability to read people and to act accordingly — to develop lasting bonds. Having both, such a person could be a presidential candidate. Other people lack attraction, self-confidence and the skill necessary to make friends. These individuals may have no narcissism. But they lack emotional intelligence as well.

Psychologists from the UK and the US conducted a three-month experiment to analyze the attraction of different groups to their friends. Worst off at the end of three months were students who scored low in narcissism and also low in emotional intelligence. Those who scored high on narcissism and low on emotional intelligence had a large initial following, even if their poor social skills slowed the coming in of new friends over three months. During the three months, the popularity of these narcissists matches that of individuals with low narcissism but high emotional intelligence. This somewhat surprised psychologists. Starting from nothing, the emotionally intelligent earn their friends by doing the hard emotional work of friendship, and invest deeply to sustain those friends. Their following grows when friends of friends join their admiration society.

Psychologists conclude that making and keeping friends is a better strategy for long-term popularity. But whether we attract our friends with self-confidence or win their loyalty (忠诚) with caring and sharing, we will get the friends and followings we deserve.

【1】What do we learn from Keith's words?

A．Narcissists prefer chocolate cakes.

B．Narcissists hold extreme viewpoints.

C．Narcissists are good at keeping friends.

D．Narcissists are popular in the beginning.

【2】What quality leads to a presidential candidate?

A．Full understanding of either-or choices.

B．The ability to read surrounding people.

C．Enough narcissism with great attraction.

D．High confidence and emotional intelligence.

【3】What surprised psychologists from Britain and America?

A．Narcissists lack emotional intelligence.

B．Narcissists always attract new friends

C．The two groups enjoy the same popularity.

D．Good friendship calls for investment.

【4】Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A．Positive Effects of Narcissism

B．Increasing Popularity of Narcissism

C．To Be a Narcissist Or Not: That Is a Question

D．Choose Your Camp: Do More Emotional Work

22、   Chuan cuisine(川菜), or Sichuan cuisine, is one of the eight major cuisines of China, originating from Sichuan. Chuan cuisine is world famous for its spiciness, but there's more than that.

Chuan cuisine often gives people the impression of being hot and spicy, which is true due to the cold and wet winter weather in the province, situated in southwest China. This distinct spicy flavor is from the use of strong pepper, chilies, garlic, thick broad-bean sauce(豆瓣酱) and other unique Sichuan ingredients such as ginger, mustard, etc. Some famous Sichuan dishes are as follows.

Kung Pao Chicken

Kung Pao Chicken is a traditional Sichuan cuisine, which is made from diced chicken (鸡丁) dried chilies and peanuts. Its tenderness of chicken, crispness of peanuts, and moderate spiciness are widely welcomed by the public. In the western countries, Kung Pao Chicken is widely spread and has become the representative sample of Chinese food, just like what pasta is for Italian cuisine.

Mapo Tofu

Mapo Tofu is actually sauteed(煎炒的)tofu in hot and spicy sauce. It is named after the lady Chen Mapo，who created its cooking method. The ingredients of Mapo Tofu include tofu，minced(切碎的) beef or pork，chilies and Sichuan pepper, which highlight the characteristics of Sichuan cuisine——hot and spicy.

Husband and Wife Lung Pieces

Husband and Wife Lung Pieces contains no lung. Named by the couple who created it in 1930s，it is actually sliced beef and ox organs in chili sauce. Seasonings(调味品) include Sichuan's local spicy oil, pepper, sesame (芝麻) seeds and other spices.

Sichuan Hotpot

Sichuan is nationally famous for its hotpot. Hotpot is a stew of meat and vegetables cooked in a simmering pot of soup stock and can be roughly divided into two types, spicy and clear (not spicy). But with dozens of seasonings, it also has hundreds of different flavors.

【1】Why is Chuan cuisine so spicy?

A.Because of the high temperature.

B.Because of the cold weather.

C.Because of the bad location.

D.Because of the dry weather.

【2】Which of the following dishes may be clear?

A.Kung Pao Chicken. B.Mapo Tofu.

C.Husband and Wife Lung Piece. D.Sichuan Hotpot.

【3】In which column of a newspaper can we read this text?

A.Travel and transport. B.History and geography.

C.Food and drink. D.Interests and hobbies.

23、Ever look at the beverage cart on a plane and see it piled high with tomato juice? It’s not a common juice, like orange or apple. So why are so many people drinking it in flight? Put simply, your taste changes while you’re in the air. And there’s a biological reason for that.

If you grab a bite before your flight, you probably have an idea of what it will taste like. But once you’re in the air, your sense of taste isn’t the same as it is on the ground. A lot of factors on the plane are all coming together to suppress your sense of smell, which makes up a large portion of our sense of taste.

Let’s start with the cabin, which is extremely dry. The dry cabin dries out your nasal(鼻的) passages, which means your taste buds become less perceptive. But that’s not the only part of cabin suppressing your sense of taste. The low cabin pressure actually decreases the levels of oxygen in your blood, which means your olfactory receptors, the part of your nervous system that responds to smells, become less sensitive, which actually weakens your sense of smell.

But it’s not just the environment inside the cabin that’s affecting your senses. The noise coming from the engine isn’t helping, either. A 2010 study tested people’s sense of taste both inside and outside a simulated plane cabin. The researchers found sensitivity to sweet and salty food was reduced by 30% while in the cabin. And that weakened sense of taste can cause a lot of problems for airline caterers, who have to modify every recipe to account for it.

To top it off, not every flavor is affected equally. Some ingredients, like curry and lemongrass, actually become more intense in the sky, while cinnamon, ginger, and garlic tend to maintain their taste.

Some airlines will use naturally intense flavors, like certain fruit and vegetable oils and concentrates, which helps to lessen the amount of extra salt a recipe might need.

【1】According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a factor for our change of taste on planes?

A．Dry cabin environment.

B．A large number of sensitive receptors on the tongue.

C．A low level of oxygen in our blood.

D．The noise from the plane.

【2】What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?

A．How we can ensure food safety on a flight.

B．A personal experience about an in-flight meal.

C．The reason why tomato juice has something to do with our taste.

D．How to improve food service on the flight.

【3】Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A．Is it necessary to eat something before our flight?

B．Why food tastes different on planes?

C．Do we actually lose our sense of taste in the air?

D．Why it’s good to try some juice on planes?

24、Getting enough sleep on a regular basis is one important way to protect the health of your heart. Poor sleep is associated with a range of cardiovascular(心血管的) problems, including high blood pressure, heart attack, and heart failure. Both men and women are at increased risk for these conditions. But we continue to learn that when it comes to health problems associated with sleep, the particular risks to men and women are not always the same. A new study suggests that for women who already have heart disease, poor sleep may be particularly dangerous to their heart health.

Research indicates that poor-quality sleep—and waking too early in particular—is associated with increased inflammation(炎症) among women with heart disease. There was no similar association found for men, suggesting that women with heart disease and sleep problems may be at particular risk for inflammation that can be damaging to the heart.

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco investigated the relationship between sleep quality and inflammation linked to coronary(冠状的) heart disease. They also sought information about how an association between sleep and inflammation might differ between men and women. Their investigation included 980 men and women at first, and 626 completed the 5-year study. All of those included were suffering for coronary heart disease. The average age of men in the study was 66. Women were slightly younger, with an average age of 64. Researchers measured sleep quality by asking participants to rate their sleep over the previous month. They also asked for reports of some of the most common sleep problems, including difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep, waking frequently throughout the night, and waking too early in the morning.

After 5 years, researchers repeated tests for inflammation and once again sought reports on sleep quality and sleep problems. When they analyzed data for both men and women together, researchers found no links between inflammations and sleep quality. However, when they analyzed data taking gender(性别) into account, researchers found a relationship between inflammation and sleep existed for women, but not for men.

【1】When a person suffers from sleep disorder _______.

A. he/she is sure to have cardiovascular problems

B. he/she may be in a state of poor health

C. he/she must be in danger of heart disease

D. he/she might get on poorly with others

【2】What is the purpose of the author in writing the passage?

A. To stress how to have a good sleep in daily life.

B. To show a good sleep is more important to women.

C. To describe different kinds of sleep problems.

D. To encourage readers to sleep more.

【3】The researchers did the study _______.

A. to find a cure for women with heart disease

B. to know what contributes to inflammation

C. to look into the relationship between sleep quality and inflammation

D. to track the lifestyle of men and women

【4】Which of the following is the suitable title for the passage?

A. Poor Sleep Results in Problems Only for Adults

B. Lack of Sleep Can Lead to Much Inflammation

C. Sleep Loss Is to Increase Anxiety Disorders

D. Women’s Sleep Habits May Affect Heart Health

25、   Mr. Dawson was an old and mean person with bad temper, and everyone in town knew it. Kids knew not to go into his yard to pick a delicious apple, ___________old Dawson, they said, would_________after them with his ball bullet gun.

One Friday, 12-year-old Janet was going to stay all night with her friend Amy. They had to go_______ Dawson’s house on the way to Amy’s house, but as they got_________ Janet saw him sitting on his front porch(门廊), so she_________they cross over to the _______side of the street. Like most of the children, she was_______of the old man because of the stories she’d_________about him. But Amy said Mr. Dawson wouldn’t hurt anyone. Still, Janet was growing more nervous with each step closer to the old man’s house. When they got close enough, Dawson looked _______with his usual frown, but when he saw it was Amy, a broad__________changed his entire face as he said, “Hello, Miss Amy. I see you’ve got a little friend with you today.

Amy smiled back and told him Janet was________ overnight and they were going to listen to music and play games. Dawson told them that sounded ________, and offered them each a fresh picked__________off his tree. They gladly accepted.

Later Janet asked Amy, “ Everyone says he’s the meanest man in town.__________he is so nice to us? “Amy ________that when she first started walking past his house, he wasn’t very friendly and she was afraid of him,__________she pretended he was__________an invisible smile and so she always smiled back at him. It took a while, but one day he half-smiled back at her. After some more time, he started smiling real smiles and then started__________to her. Just a “hello” at first; then more. She said he always offered her an apple now, and was always very kind.

If we remember what Amy said, pretending that everyone wears an ________smile, we too will find that most people can’t__________our smile after a while.

【1】A.even if B.unless C.so that D.because

【2】A.run B.look C.shoot D.punish

【3】A.into B.on C.by D.through

【4】A.close B.tired C.excited D.afraid

【5】A.demanded B.insisted C.suggested D.begged

【6】A.another B.either C.other D.both

【7】A.proud B.scared C.fond D.sure

【8】A.talked B.complained C.argued D.heard

【9】A.up B.about C.around D.back

【10】A.anger B.light C.smile D.look

【11】A.playing B.staying C.amusing D.picking

【12】A.terrible B.reasonable C.admirable D.fun

【13】A.toy B.apple C.gift D.gun

【14】A.What about B.How about C.What if D.How come

【15】A.explained B.thought C.insisted D.added

【16】A.so B.but C.and D.or

【17】A.forcing B.showing C.taking D.wearing

【18】A.shouting B.smiling C.talking D.replying

【19】A.kind B.friendly C.invisible D.possible

【20】A.accept B.resist C.ignore D.enjoy

26、2014年全国发生数起严重的校园暴力事件，某中学高三8班围绕校园安全问题召开主题班会。假定你是班长李华，以“How to protect ourselves in campus violence”为标题写一篇发言稿，主要包括如下内容：

1．校园暴力事件已引起广泛关注。

2．要求每个学生都学习相关知识，增强自身防范能力。

3．遇到校园暴力时要采取适当措施，包括：保持冷静，判断清楚自己的处境和可能的危险；尽一切可能避免人身伤害；及时报警。

注意：1．词数120左右；开头和结尾已为你写好，但不计入总词数。

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：增强—enhance

How to protect ourselves in campus violence

Dear friends,

This year, some seriously violent incidents happened in campus, resulting in very bad results.

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That’s all. Thank you!