2025-2026年甘肃嘉峪关高二上册期末英语试卷(含答案)

1、It was not until I returned to China this winter after living so long abroad ________ I began to experience safety and happiness.

A. where   B. before

C. that   D. so

2、----Jack can’t concentrate on his lessons recently.

----Yes, that may ________ why he did so badly in the last test.

A. answer for   B. account for

C. call for  D. stand for

3、I wonder why we________ eat out all the time when we can cook our own meals at home.

A．may

B．would

C．should

D．must

4、The doctor warned us ________ more attention to _________ the sick pigs away from us.

A．paying; keeping

B．to pay; keep

C．to pay; keeping

D．paying; keep

5、I _____ thank you too much for all your help to my son while we were away from home.

A．won’t

B．can’t

C．can

D．will

6、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

7、—How long do you suppose it will be____ Xiamen Railway Station comes into operation?

—Twenty days or so．

A．after   B．before  C．since  D．that

8、I wanted to make a difference in the world somehow. That was _________ I began to learn about the Light-house Project.

A．what

B．because

C．which

D．why

9、—Excuse me, could you tell me the way to _______ Uncle John’s?

—Sorry, we don’t have  _______ John here.

A. the; a B. /; / C./; a  D. the; /

10、What Chinese lawmakers begin to consider is a proposed revision to the country’s Food Safety Law,   includes mandatory (强制性) labeling of GM food.

A. one   B. the one which

C. one that   D. the one that

11、----How long have you been in this office?

----Just a few minutes．I_____ here together with my cousin。

A．have walked B．had walked

C．have been walking D．walked

12、—When will you come to see me, Dad？

—I will go to see you when you______ the training course.

A．will have finished

B．will finish

C．are finishing

D．finish

13、Listen, Mary ________ have done it. She’s been with me at the shop all day.

A．wouldn’t  B．shouldn’t  C．needn’t  D．couldn’t

14、He was about to do his homework when an unusual noise ________ his attention．

A．arrested B．affected C．attacked D．attended

15、We ______ have watered these flowers yesterday. Today’s rain will be too much for them.

A.can’t B.shouldn’t C.may not D.mustn’t

16、On discovering that Morrie ____ by a severe illness, Mitch starts visiting him at his house on Tuesdays.

A．is weakened

B．is weakening

C．is being weakened

D．has weakened

17、Listening to audio books is extremely convenient, because we can take them with us ________ we go.

A．whenever

B．wherever

C．however

D．whatever

18、A young man from a wealthy family graduated from Beijing University and got a job as a pork seller, which________   a public heated debate.

A．set off

B．set about

C．set out

D．set aside

19、_____ with so much trouble, we failed to complete the task on time

A.To face B.Faced C.Face D.facing

20、—How much do you know about the Winter Olympic Games to be held in Beijing?

—Well, the media ________ it in a variety of forms.

A. cover   B. have covered

C. would cover   D. covered

21、The chimp didn’t feel well. She fell over, ignoring the other wild chimps. Finally, the sick chimp crawled over to a bush, picked some leaves and swallowed them. By the next afternoon, the chimp was as good as new!

Biologists watching the chimp were surprised. Somehow, the plant had cured the chimp! Did the chimp know the plant would make her feel better? Or was it just a lucky accident?

Many scientists don’t think it has anything to do with luck. They’re discovering that some animals seem to use plants to cure themselves. And these animals are leading scientists to new plants that could cure humans!

Dr. Richard Wrangham, an anthropologist at Harvard University, agrees that animals may know something we don’t know about forest plants.

Wrangham got to know chimps and their diets while studying them for three years in Tanzania. “You must know a lot about an animal’s feeding habits to know what it doesn’t consider food,” Wrangham explains. Every morning, he saw that most chimps ate fruit near their nests. Later on, they ate on leaves.

When he noticed chimps eating the leaves of a plant they usually ignored, Wrangham thought something interesting was going on---especially when he saw that they’d sometimes walk for 20 minutes to find the plant. Another strange thing that caught his eye was how they ate the bitter leaves.

“They swallowed the leaves whole,” explains Wrangham, noting that chimps usually chew their food well. “They seemed to rub（摩擦）the leaves around the roofs of their mouths. They closed their eyes, wrinkled their noses and swallowed slowly. ”

Wrangham wondered what could be so good about something tasting so bad. He had a chemist analyze the leaves. He discovered that the leaves contain a red oil that kills different viruses（病毒）. Later tests showed that the oil might even fight cancer and the AIDS virus!

Why don’t the chimps chew the leaves? “Rubbing the leaves between the tongue and the inside of the mouth might allow the chemicals to enter the bloodstream directly,” he suggests, “instead of going to the stomach, where they might get destroyed by acids. The chimps seem to know what they’re doing.”

【1】We can learn from the passage that _________.

A. chemicals in plants help cure animals

B. chimps cure themselves by chewing plants

C. scientists live with chimps to study their diets

D. Dr. Wrangham knows a lot about forest plants

【2】How can Dr. Wrangham tell which plants are medicine for chimps?

A. By talking with the biologists.

B. By analyzing the chimps’ favorite food.

C. By studying the chimps’ feeding habits.

D. By comparing other scientists’ discoveries.

【3】The author wrote the passage to ___________.

A. present a finding   B. test a theory

C. provide a solution   D. describe an experiment

【4】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Forest plants. B. Animal doctors.

C. Chimp’s diets. D. A cure for cancer.

22、With his trimmed beard, red scarf and bronze-colored waistcoat, Kazem Mabhutian, serves a steady stream of customers in the smallest and oldest teahouse—1.5-square-meter, located in a narrow back street of the Grand Bazaar. Arranged around him are cups and teapots, boxes of tea and a water heater. There is an old radio, a paraffin（煤油）lamp. On the wall, a certificate assures that the place is part of the intangible heritage of the national culture.

In between pouring glasses of steaming tea for his customers, Mabhutian tells the century-old story of the fabled Haj All Tea House with pride.

His father Haj Ali Mabhutian was born in Hamedan in western Iran. He came to Tehran at the age of 15 to earn a living. He bought this shop from Haj Hassan who had opened it in 1918. Until 2007, he ran this house, known as the smallest in the world. Then he broke his leg and never returned to work. He died in 2018 at the age of 92.

Aside from the traditional Iranian black tea, Mabhutian prepares some other brews every day from 7: 30 am. But his favorite is his signature "tea of kindness", a mixture of mint, lemon and saffron which gives it a yellow color.

Business is usually steady: Experts say that Iranians consume an average of nine small glasses of tea a day, or 100,000 tons nationwide every year.

Mabhutian then left his advertising agency job and took over the business. “I don’t regret it at all," he said. ”Advertising was a business, but this is a question of love. I chose this job with my heart, not for the money.

The 63-year-old man is getting on in years, and is still single, so does he worry about what will become of his beloved shop in future?

“Not at all,” he said. “A place like this one does not die.”

【1】What is Kazem’s teahouse like?

A．Tiny and conventional.

B．Crowded and modern.

C．Newly-opened and popular.

D．Well-decorated and non-profitable.

【2】What does the author intend to do in paragraph 3?

A．Remember the former owner of the teahouse.

B．Provide background information about the teahouse.

C．Express the sorrow over the loss of his father.

D．Reason why the teahouse is the smallest in the world.

【3】What does the underlined word “brews" in paragraph 4 refer to?

A．Tea drinks.

B．Little snacks.

C．Dishes.

D．Fruits.

【4】What can we know about Kazem?

A．He created the teahouse with his father.

B．He has been helping manage the teahouse.

C．He is worried about the customer source.

D．He is confident about the future of his teahouse.

23、There are books that have climbed up the ladder of the bookshelf this month. Let’s have a look.

No Looking Back by Shivani Gupta

Twenty-two-year-old Shivani had thrown a party one evening and awoke the next morning in hospital. Despite paralyzed(瘫痪）and wheelchair-bound, Shivani refused to give up. Shewouldn’t let her inability to walk keep her from achieving her ambitions. This book is an inspiring tale about surviving the challenges of disability.

Courage Beyond Compare by Sanjay Sharma

The 10 sportsmen in the book are champions in diverse disciplines like athletics, swimming and badminton. They overcame physical limitations to reach the top of their chosen fields. Powerful and inspiring, these stories are heart-warming reminders that a strong mind and great determination almost always overcome the limitations of the human body.

Face to Face by Ved Mehta

Blind since the age of four, the author led a lonely childhood in India until he was accepted to the Arkansas School for the blind. The school changed his life. He got degrees at Ox-ford and Harvard and a successful writing career. This is the author's autobiography touching upon his childhood, blindness and remaking himself.

This Star Won’t Go Out by Esther Earl

Diagnosed with cancer at the age of 12, Esther Earl was a very bright and talented, but very normal teenager. She lived a hope-filled and generous life as her physical condition declined. This autobiography collects her journals, fiction and letters. Photographs and essays by family and friends also help to tell her story.

【1】Which book is about some athletes’ stories?

A．No Looking Back.

B．Courage Beyond Compare.

C．Face to Face.

D．This Star Won’t Go Out.

【2】What is special about This Star Won’t Go Out?

A．It is about a patient’s experience.

B．It mentions its author’s childhood life.

C．Its author wrote it with the help of others.

D．Its author had a successful writing career.

【3】What do the four books have in common?

A．The authors are disabled.

B．The readers are mainly children.

C．They are stories about the authors.

D．They talk about some inspiring tales.

24、Death rates for heart disease in Britain have dropped by more than 40 percent in a decade，UK scientists will report today．

Wide uptake of cholesterol—busting statin drugs(降胆固醇药)，healthier lifestyles and better medical practices have seen a huge reduction in deaths caused by heart attacks，stroke and other cardiovascular(心血管的)problems．

However，heart disease remains Britain’s biggest killer．

The new study，by experts at Oxford University，shows there has been a 44.4 percent drop in death rates among men in the UK and a 43.6 percent drop among women linked to heart problems in the ten years to 2011．

The team compared death rate associated with cardiovascular disease across Europe．They found that Britain has one of the best records in Europe，with 342 deaths as a result of heart disease per 100，000 men in 2011，and 232 per 100，000 women．

Some nations-including Ukraine，Macedonia and Moldova—see more than 1,000 heart deaths per 100，000 of the population．

Overall，heart disease causes 45 percent of all deaths across Europe，but only 27 percent in the UK．The study，led by Dr Nick Townsend，showed that cardiovascular disease is mainly a disease of old age．

But researchers said that across Europe it still causes more than 1.4million deaths in those aged under 75 and nearly 700，000 deaths in under 65s．Dr Townsend said：‘Cardiovascular disease results in 49 percent of deaths among women and 41 per cent among men．’

【1】From the text we can know_____．

A．heart disease no longer threatens the British

B．the heart death rate among British men is lower than among women

C．the old mainly dies of stroke in Europe

D．the heart death rate in Ukraine is higher than in Britain

【2】What does the word“it”in the last paragraph refer to?

A．Stroke．   B．Cardiovascular disease．

C．Lung disease． D．Heart attacks．

【3】How does the author support his idea?

A．By analyzing data．

B．By following processes．

C．By describing his own experiences．

D．By discussing research experiments．

25、Face and Fortune

There is a story about a proposed appointment in Lincoln’s cabinet (内阁) that I have always liked very much. One of his advisors urgently _______ a candidate and Lincoln rejected to follow the suggestion. So he was asked to give his _______.

“I don’t like the man’s face.” Lincoln explained _______.

“But the poor man has no choice of his face.” his advisor insisted.

“Every man over forty is _______ for his face.” Lincoln replied, and turned to the _______ of other matters.

Recently, at the _______ of my publisher, I had some photographs taken. It was a long time since I had _______ him with a new one. I don’t enjoy the process of being photographed. I _______ the photos with the one taken 25 years ago, and vanity (虚荣心) _______ an acute pain at the thought of being presented to the public as I am today. What ________ to me first was to have the photos “touched up” (修饰)，though I have never “toughed up” my own ________ or hair. I have always believed that women who did this ________ no one except themselves. As I ________ considered the photos, I knew that a still more important principle was involved.

25 years of living should put a great deal into a woman’s face besides a few ________. In that length of time she has become acquainted with pain and ________, joy and sorrow, life and death. She has ________ and survived, failed and succeeded. And, as a result, she should be wiser, gentler, more ________ and more tolerant. She runs the ________ of destroying the imprint (印痕) of experience and character if she tries to remove the imprint of age.

I know I am more ________ than I was 25 years ago and I hope I have more character. I released the ________ as they were.

【1】

A．reported

B．encouraged

C．recommended

D．appointed

【2】

A．reasons

B．promises

C．requirements

D．conclusions

【3】

A．unwillingly

B．wisely

C．curiously

D．briefly

【4】

A．well-known

B．responsible

C．desperate

D．concerned

【5】

A．discussion

B．shortcoming

C．advantage

D．protection

【6】

A．thought

B．sight

C．service

D．request

【7】

A．provided

B．offered

C．brought

D．returned

【8】

A．matched

B．combined

C．compared

D．connected

【9】

A．suffered

B．enjoyed

C．achieved

D．witnessed

【10】

A．struck

B．belonged

C．happened

D．occurred

【11】

A．mind

B．face

C．reputation

D．vanity

【12】

A．persuaded

B．inspired

C．convinced

D．cheated

【13】

A．carefully

B．sincerely

C．purposely

D．accidentally

【14】

A．hairs

B．masks

C．surfaces

D．wrinkles

【15】

A．knowledge

B．fortune

C．pleasure

D．argument

【16】

A．escaped

B．betrayed

C．struggled

D．celebrated

【17】

A．patient

B．selfish

C．dangerous

D．particular

【18】

A．benefit

B．possibility

C．chance

D．risk

【19】

A．experienced

B．familiar

C．different

D．disappointed

【20】

A．books

B．pictures

C．products

D．details

26、书面表达

假设你是Abby，是学校英文报社“知心学长”栏目主编。一位叫Sophia的学妹来信反映自己有“拖延”的坏习惯。即使她有很多如做作业、弹琴等重要的事要做，也总是不由自主地把时间花在看电视、玩手机等琐事上，为此她非常苦恼。请用英文给她回信，提一些建议。

内容包括：1．拖延的本质；2．改正的建议。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3．文章的开头和结尾已给出，不计人总词数。

参考词汇：procrastination  n．拖延，耽搁

Dear Sophia，

I am glad to hear from you. ________________________________________________________________________________

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In a word, don't spoil yourself. Although you have a long way to go, the first step is very essential. Good luck!

Yours,

Abby