2025-2026年湖南永州高二上册期末英语试卷(解析版)

1、Much time _____ siting at a desk, office clerks are generally troubled by various health  problems.

A. being spent B. having spent

C. spending   D. spent

2、The word “track” ________ a path which is made of earth ________ having a surface covered with other materials.

A. adds to; rather than   B. leads to; other than

C. refers to; rather than   D. replies to; other than

3、Social and economic development has contributed to an increasing______ for future．

A．demand   B．curiosity

C．anxiety D．Arrangement

4、How did you let such a significant fact_________you?

A. fall   B. escape

C. fail   D. fade

5、Taking a gap year is a good chance for students to learn skills and gain life experience, ______ them an edge in the job market.

A. given B. to give  C. giving  D. having given

6、The boys followed the marks that they ______, until finally they found their way back to the campsite.

A. left B. have left

C. had left   D. have been left

7、It________ me that I'd left my handbag in the supermarket.

A．happened

B．broke out

C．hit to

D．occurred to

8、They have a good knowledge of English but little _______ they know about German.

A. have B. did   C. had   D. do

9、The writer conveyed a positive attitude through his works.______, his readers are motivated and are themselves becoming a source of motivation for others.

A. On the whole B. In the meanwhile

C. In the way       D. On the contrary

10、He was unhappy when he sold his violin．After all，he________it for a very long time．

A． has had   B． had had

C． has D． had

11、Mother always complains that children _______ their shoes very quickly.

A.find out B.wash out C.wear out D.set out

12、_______out the difficult maths problem,I have consulted Professor Russell several times.

A．Working

B．Worked

C．To work

D．Work

13、—The program Running Man in Zhejiang TV turned out __________ success． Have you seen it?

— It‘s a pity I haven‘t． But I have __________ rough idea of what it‘s about．

A． a; the  B． 不填; a  C． a; a D． the; 不填

14、With many cities in China dreadfully blanketed by thick haze, the environmental problem is _____ Chinese people concern most nowadays.

A. what B. which   C. where   D. when

15、Many families want their children to attend university, but such an option is________ reach for the majority of the population, particularly those in rural areas.

A．within

B．in

C．beyond

D．over

16、It is ______ his tremendous enthusiasm and devotion that the old teacher is respected by all his students.

A．on account of

B．with regard to

C．in terms of

D．in reference to

17、______ that after the ash covered the people who failed to flee the city， their bodies nearly completely______ and disappeared，_________ empty spaces in the ash.

A． It turned out ；broke down； leaving

B． As turned out； broke up； which left

C． It turned out； broke off； leaving

D． What was turned out was ；broke down； left

18、She is now determined to push further and keep on going ________ she once felt like giving up.

A.where B.as C.in case D.now that

19、 He is certainly an  lawyer but people say that he lacks a human touch.

A. experienced   B. official

C. ordinary   D. unknown

20、—Congratulations！I hear you’ve won the first prize in the singing competition．—You _____ be mistaken．I’m in the dance class．

A．must   B．may   C．should   D．could

21、The concept of culture has been defined many times, and although no definition has achieved universal acceptance, most of the definitions include three central ideas: that culture is passed on from generation to generation, that a culture represents a ready-made principle for living and for making day-to-day decisions, and, finally, that the components of a culture are accepted by those in the culture as good, and true, and not to be questioned. The eminent anthropologist George Murdock has listed seventy-three items that characterize every known culture, past and present.

The list begins with Age-grading and Athletic sports, runs to Weaning and Weather Control, and includes on the way such items as Calendar, Fire making, Property Rights, and Tool making. I would submit that even the most extreme advocate of a culture of poverty viewpoint would readily acknowledge that, with respect to almost all of these items, every American, beyond the first generation immigrant, regardless of race or class, is a member of a common culture. We all share pretty much the same sports. Maybe poor kids don’t know how to play polo, and rich kids don’t spend time with stickball, but we all know baseball, football, and basketball. Despite some misguided efforts to raise minor dialects to the status of separate  tongues, we all, in fact, share the same language.

There may be differences in diction and usage, but it would be ridiculous to say that all Americans don’t speak English. We have the calendar, the law, and large numbers of other cultural items in common. It may well be true that on a few of the seventy-three items there are minor variations between classes, but these kinds of things are really slight variations on a common theme.

There are other items that show variability, not in relation to class, but in relation to religion and ethnic background — funeral customs and cooking, for example. But if there is one place in America where the melting pot is a reality, it is on the kitchen stove; in the course of one month, half the readers of this sentence have probably eaten pizza, hot pastrami, and chow mein. Specific differences that might be identified as signs of separate cultural identity are relatively insignificant within the general unity of American life; they are cultural commas and semicolons in the paragraphs and pages of American life.

【1】According to the author’s definition of culture, ________.

A. a culture should be accepted and maintained universally

B. a culture should be free from falsehood and evils

C. the items of a culture should be taken for granted by people

D. the items of a culture should be accepted by well-educated people

【2】What can we learn from the passage?

A. Baseball, football and basketball are popular sports in America.

B. Different classes have different cultures.

C. Playing polo is popular among kids.

D. There is no variation in using the American language.

【3】It can be inferred that ________ will most probably be included in the seventy-three items.

【4】The author’s main purpose in writing this passage is to ________.

A. prove that different people have different definitions of culture

B. warn that variations exist as far as a culture is concerned

C. indicate that culture is closely connected with social classes

D. show that the idea that the poor or the rich establish a separate culture is an absurdity

22、Below is a web page from http://www.parents.com./

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ENTRY: There will be two methods of entry.

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Visit http //www.parents.com/photos/photo-contests-1/kid-of-the-year/ and click the button to enter. Then complete the registration form and follow the instructions to upload one album of up to six photos of your child aged three months to eight years. Photos must be taken by entrant, non-professional, unpublished and may not have won any prize or award. Photos must be jpeg or.bmp image formats (格式) and cannot exceed 3MB.

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Visit Facebook.com/Parents Magazine and click the Kid of 2021 tab. Fill out the registration form and upload one album of up to six photos of your child age three months to eight years.You may provide one description and one album title that will be applied to all photos. Photos must be taken by entrant,                           non-professional, unpublished and may not have won any prize or award. Photos must be jpeg or .bmp image formats and cannot exceed 3 MB.

This promotion is in no way sponsored, supported or run by, or associated with Facebook. You are providing your information to Parents Magazine and not to Facebook. The information you provide will only be used to run the promotion and register for Parents.com. Photos must not contain material that infringes (侵犯) the rights of another, including but not limited to privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, or that constitutes copyright infringement. Photos must not contain brand names or trademarks.

LIMIT: One entry per household, per eligible (有资格的) child, per week. One weekly prize per child. For entries of more than one eligible child in the household, the entry process must be completed separately for each child. No group entries.

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

A．you should buy something first before you enter the contest

B．your entry will not be returned even if you don’t win the contest

C．you should send your entry before 9:00 p.m. on January 21, 2021

D．the editors of the contest will decide who will win the 20,000 dollars in prizes

【2】Linda, a mother with seven-year-old twins, wants to enter the contest. She must ________ .

A．provide a description and an album title for the kid’ photos

B．go to Meredith Corporation to fill out the registration forms

C．complete the entry process separately for each of her kids

D．provide the information to Facebook if she chooses Facebook Entry

【3】To enter the contest, photos must ________ .

A．have won some prize or award

B．be taken by non-professional entrants (参加者)

C．contain brand names or trademarks

D．contain parents’ personal information

23、It was very late and everyone had left the cafe except an old man who sat in the shadow the leaves of the tree made against the electric light. In the day time the street was dusty, but at night the dew settled the dust and the old man liked to sit late because he was deaf and now at night it was quiet and he felt the difference. The two waiters inside the cafe knew that the old man was a little drunk, and while he was a good client they knew that if he became too drunk he would leave without paying, so they kept watch on him.

“Last week he tried to commit suicide,” one waiter said. “Why?” “He was in despair.” “What about?” “Nothing.” “How do you know it was nothing?” “He has plenty of money.”

They sat together at a table that was close against the wall near the door of the cafe and looked at the terrace where the tables were all empty except where the old man sat in the shadow of the leaves of the tree that moved slightly in the wind. A girl and a soldier went by in the street. The street light shone on the brass number on his collar. The girl wore no head covering and hurried beside him.

“The guard will pick him up,” one waiter said. “What does it matter if he gets what he’s after?” “He had better get off the street now. The guard will get him. They went by five minutes ago.”

The old man sitting in the shadow rapped on his saucer with his glass. The younger waiter went over to him.

“What do you want?” The old man looked at him. “Another brandy,” he said.

“You’ll be drunk,” the waiter said. The old man looked at him. The waiter went away.

“He’ll stay all night,” he said to his colleague. “I’m sleepy now. I never get into bed before three o’clock. He should have killed himself last week.”

The waiter took the brandy bottle and another saucer from the counter inside the cafe and marched out to the old man’s table. He put down the saucer and poured the glass full of brandy.

“You should have killed yourself last week,” he said to the deaf man. The old man motioned with his finger. “A little more,” he said. The waiter poured on into the glass so that the brandy slopped over and ran down the stem into the top saucer of the pile. “Thank you,” the old man said. The waiter took the bottle back inside the cafe.He sat down at the table with his colleague again.

“He’s drunk now,” he said. “He’s drunk every night.” “What did he want to kill himself for?” “How should I know.” “How did he do it?” “He hung himself with a rope.” “Who cut him down?” “His niece.” “Why did they do it?” “Fear for his soul.” “How much money has he got?” “He’s got plenty.” “He must be eighty years old.” “Anyway I should say he was eighty.” “I wish he would go home.I never get to bed before three o’clock. What kind of hour is that to go to bed?” “He stays up because he likes it.” “He’s lonely. I’m not lonely. I have a wife waiting in bed for me.” “He had a wife once too.” “A wife would be no good to him now.” “You can’t tell. He might be better with a wife.” “His niece looks after him.You said she cut him down.” “I know.” “I wouldn’t want to be that old.An old man is a nasty thing.” “Not always.This old man is clean.He drinks without spilling.Even now, drunk.Look at him.” “I don’t want to look at him.I wish he would go home.He has no regard for those who must work.”

The old man looked from his glass across the square, then over at the waiters.

“Another brandy,” he said, pointing to his glass.The waiter who was in a hurry came over.

“Finished,” he said, speaking with that omission of syntax stupid people employ when talking to drunken people or foreigners. “No more tonight. Close now.”

“Another,” said the old man.

“No. Finished.” The waiter wiped the edge of the table with a towel and shook his head.

The old man stood up, slowly counted the saucers, took a leather coin purse from his pocket and paid for the drinks, leaving half a peseta tip. The waiter watched him go down the street, a very old man walking unsteadily but with dignity.

“Why didn’t you let him stay and drink?” the unhurried waiter asked. They were putting up the shutters. “It is not half past two.” “I want to go home to bed.” “What is an hour?” “More to me than to him.” “An hour is the same.” “You talk like an old man yourself.He can buy a bottle and drink at home.” “It’s not the same.” “No, it is not,” agreed the waiter with a wife. He did not wish to be unjust. He was only in a hurry. “And you? You have no fear of going home before your usual hour?” “Are you trying to insult me?” “No, hombre, only to make a joke.”

“No,” the waiter who was in a hurry said, rising from pulling down the metal shutters.“I have confidence.I am all confidence.” “You have youth, confidence, and a job,” the older waiter said.“You have everything.” “And what do you lack?” “Everything but work.” “You have everything I have.” “No.I have never had confidence and I am not young.” “Come on. Stop talking nonsense and lock up.” “I am of those who like to stay late at the cafe,” the older waiter said.“With all those who do not want to go to bed.With all those who need a light for the night.” “I want to go home and into bed.” “We are of two different kinds,” the older waiter said.He was now dressed to go home.“It is not only a question of youth and confidence although those things are very beautiful. Each night I am reluctant to close up because there may be someone who needs the cafe.” “Hombre, there are bodegas open all night long.” “You do not understand.This is a clean and pleasant cafe.It is well lighted. The light is very good and also, now, there are shadows of the leaves.”

“Good night,” said the younger waiter.

“Good night,” the other said. Turning off the electric light he continued the conversation with himself. It was the light of course but it is necessary that the place be clean and pleasant. You do not want music.Certainly you do not want music.Nor can you stand before a bar with dignity although that is all that is provided for these hours. What did he fear? It was not a fear or dread. It was a nothing that he knew too well. It was all a nothing and a man was a nothing too. It was only that and light was all it needed and a certain cleanness and order. Some lived in it and never felt it but he knew it all was nada y pues nada y nada y pues nada.

He smiled and stood before a bar with a shining steam pressure coffee machine.

“What’s yours?” asked the barman.

“Nada.” “Otro loco mas,” said the barman and turned away.

“A little cup,” said the waiter.

The barman poured it for him.

“The light is very bright and pleasant but the bar is unpolished,” the waiter said.

The barman looked at him but did not answer.It was too late at night for conversation.

“You want another copita?” the barman asked.

“No, thank you,” said the waiter and went out.He disliked bars and bodegas.A clean, well-lighted cafe was a very different thing.Now, without thinking further, he would go home to his room.He would lie in the bed and finally, with daylight, he would go to sleep.After all, he said to himself, it’s probably only insomnia. Many must have it.

【1】The young waiter wants to go home to bed mainly because of ________.

A. his full confidence   B. leaving of the old man

C. his being needed by his family   D. his worry about the night-walk.

【2】What was the most probable cause for the old man’s suicide?

A. He failed in his business.   B. He drank too much that night.

C. He feared for his soul.   D. He felt it was all a nothing.

【3】What can we infer from the conversation between the two waiters?

A. The elder waiter thought that a man is supposed to be live with dignity.

B. The young waiter was impatient with the old man and wanted him to go.

C. The young waiter expected the old man to go home steadily with satisfaction.

D. The elder waiter refused a clean, well-lighted place to bars and bodegas.

【4】Why was the old waiter unwilling to leave the café and go home?

A. Because the light was very good and there are shadows of the leaves.

B. Because he wanted to have a detailed conversation with the young waiter.

C. Because his soul needed a light and a place to get rid of his despair.

D. Because there may be someone who needs the café and the night is attractive.

【5】Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?

A. A Magical Café with Dread   B. An Old Man with Dignity

C. A Silent, Beautiful Night   D. A Clean, Well-lighted Place

24、How many girls in this world fall behind? The answer is hard—too many to count. This is why the phrase “Go Get It Girl” popped up in my head one day. This would be my project. Thus begins the journey of my Cold Award project, the largest and most important step of Girl Scouts (女童子军).

“Go Get It Girl” is a girl’s self-empowerment (自我授权) project centered on a website called gogetitgirl.org. It focuses on areas including education, health, and financial literacy. The education section includes information on applying to college and, maintaining good grades. The health section contains information on basic health and self-respect. Lastly, the financial literacy section has all the information a girl needs to manage her money properly.

As part of my project, I was able to work one-on-one with girls in elementary, middle, and high school. I gave a speech at a local high school’s College Night. I spoke to Hispanic girls and their parents about applying to college. In addition, I worked with an organization called Cool Girls, Inc. Cool Girls is an organization focused on the advancement of girls in all aspects of their development. I worked at the afterschool program, Cool Girls Club. The girls I worked with were primarily minorities, and Cool Girls truly helps them to rise above any current difficulties in their lives.

To provide inspiration for the girls who visit gogetitgirl.org, I interviewed successful women in my community, including a doctor and business owner.

The project has been a lot of work, arid it’s not over yet. It will never be over, hopefully, because I will always look for ways to help girls.

【1】【1】What does the underlined phrase “popped up” in Paragraph to) refer to?

A. took root.   B. gained popularity.   C. made its way.   D. appeared all of a sudden.

【2】【2】What does the writer mainly tell us in the first paragraph?

A. Why the writer started “Go Get It Girl’.   B. Why many girls fall behind.

C. How Girl Scouts is founded.   D. What Girl Scouts refers to.

【3】【3】What can help a girl learn how to make both ends meet?

A. Education.   B. Cool Girls Club.   C. Financial literacy.   D. College Night.

【4】【4】Why did the writer interview successful women in the community?

A. To finish the Gold Award project as soon as possible.

B. To offer good ideas to girls visiting gogetitgirl.org.

C. To promote the local community construction.

D. To seek financial support for the project.

25、It was on March 11. The family’s dog, Jobe, took Teresa Wiederin’s ______ in his mouth, and led her to the living room. Her son, Dominic, 19, ______ in a chair under an allergy attack and gasping for______.His father quickly drove him to the ______ .

The first time Dominic ______Jobe, it was two years ago. Then he had no idea how important the dog would become to him. Driving home from his summer job , he noticed a ______dog along the road. Without thinking too much, he______ his car and let the dog in.

Dominic asked his parents to______the dog. But they didn’t agree, especially______a vet said the dog was in bad condition. However, after the vet reassured that the dog’s problems were ______, they accepted the black dog. Their son named it Jobe and______ him back to health.

Jobe would soon have the chance to return the ______. Dominic had his first allergy attack four months later,______he was with friends at a barbecue restaurant. It was later determined that the reaction was______ by spices in the barbecue sauce. He was______to the emergency room. The teen soon learned that some food can make______difficult to breathe.

Now Jobe ______ his owner. The dog is gentle, sensitive, and ______, staying close to Dominic day and night. “I can be at peace,” his mother says, “knowing that Jobe is on ______watching Dom.”

Her son puts it more ______. “I saved him,” he says. “Now Jobe saves me.”

【1】

A．wrist

B．waist

C．shoulder

D．back

【2】

A．slept

B．lay

C．laid

D．lied

【3】

A．breath

B．food

C．water

D．money

【4】

A．school

B．factory

C．hospital

D．grocery

【5】

A．bought

B．adopted

C．recognized

D．saw

【6】

A．neatly-brushed

B．weak-looking

C．strong

D．healthy

【7】

A．started

B．stopped

C．abandoned

D．speeded

【8】

A．keep

B．feed

C．walk

D．pat

【9】

A．if

B．until

C．before

D．after

【10】

A．dangerous

B．incurable

C．treatable

D．infectious

【11】

A．pushed

B．dashed

C．nursed

D．urged

【12】

A．favor

B．flavor

C．greeting

D．praise

【13】

A．where

B．which

C．who

D．when

【14】

A．caused

B．scared

C．witnessed

D．annoyed

【15】

A．distributed

B．rushed

C．dragged

D．donated

【16】

A．that

B．this

C．it

D．him

【17】

A．hears from

B．adapts to

C．benefits from

D．watches over

【18】

A．aggressive

B．comfortable

C．ambitious

D．protective

【19】

A．business

B．sale

C．duty

D．leave

【20】

A．scarcely

B．briefly

C．vividly

D．hardly

26、假定你是李华，你的留学生朋友Otis对你校将要举行的中文歌曲大赛很感兴趣，但是他不知道是否该参加，因此给你写了一封邮件。请你回复邮件，内容包括：

1. 建议参加；

2. 给出理由；

3. 表达期望。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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