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陕西咸阳市2025-2026学年度第二学期高一期末考试
英语试题
一、阅读理解
A
Urban Trailblazers
Helping youth, 11 — 14, explore the outdoor spaces in their backyard and beyond since 2006!
Urban Trailblazers (UTB) is a youth leadership program designed for middle-school-age youth. We welcome 44 young people from culturally and economically different backgrounds to experience their local, state, and national parks over the course of six weeks in the summer. This includes overnight camping at Rob Hill and our National Park.
How do I apply
Click here to apply for the Summer 2026 program. If you have any questions, please contact Sam Tran at stran@parksconservancy.org.
Important dates
Applications are due by March 20th, 2026.
Interview Date: April 12th at Crissy-Field Center (603 Mason Street, Presidio, SF, 94129).
April 15th: Participants (参与者) will know if they have been accepted into the program.
May 17th: Required Parent & Student Meeting at Crissy Field Center (603 Mason Street, Presidio, SF, 94129)
2026 Summer Session Dates: June 17th — August 1st
◆Meet June 17th, June 20th, 9:30 am — 3 pm
◆June 18th — 19th: No Programming
◆June 26th — 27th: Overnight Camping Trip at Rob Hill Campground, San Francisco. Early leaving on June 28th
◆July 2nd — 5th: No Programming
◆July 22nd — 25th: 4-Day Camping Trip
◆August 1st: Family and Friends Celebration (Late Start and Late Dismissal TBD)
Does this program cost anything
The program is 100% free for participants.
Participants will be awarded $ 300 for full completion of the program.
If you miss the last day, you will lose the award.
1. Who can join the summer program
A．College student volunteers.
B．Teens from diverse backgrounds.
C．Kids under eleven years old.
D．Adults interested in national parks.
2. When can applicants find out about their acceptance
A．By the end of March 20th.
B．During the parent meeting on May 17th.
C．On the fifteenth day of April.
D．At the summer courses on June 16th.
3. How can participants get the $ 300 award
A．Attend most summer lessons.
B．Raise money for outdoor camping.
C．Work on the final closing event.
D．Stay for the whole program.
B
Ethan Shaw devotes his career to recording urban sounds in a time-honored city with profound history and unique culture. Different from photographers who catch moments with images, he gives all his efforts to collect daily sounds from streets and communities to preserve the warmth and memory of the urban area. “Many people regard a city as a visual space, but I hold the view that it is heard rather than just seen,” Shaw states. “Sounds carry more precious memories than we can imagine, and they help people feel connected to their roots.”
Shaw’s city has ancient lanes, traditional stores and lively busy local markets. Every dawn, he heads out with a professional microphone and a digital recorder. He records doorbells of historic residences, shouts of street vendors, laughter from community parks and the soft rustle of leaves in historic gardens. These ordinary but invaluable sounds are gradually fading away amid the rapid modernization of the city.
For Shaw, preserving sounds is far more than recording casual noises. He considers himself a guardian of collective city memories. Many elderly locals mention that certain sounds immediately bring their cheerful childhood days back to them, while younger citizens, in turn, gain a deep understanding of the city’s past through these vivid and lively recordings.
Cooperating closely with local museums and schools, Shaw spares no effort to promote his collection. He organizes offline sound exhibitions and leads immersive workshops for teenagers, and some schools even use his recordings to instruct students in local history and traditional culture. “I refuse to let these meaningful sounds vanish quietly,” Shaw explains. “I expect them to exist forever and connect the different generations closely.”
A city culture expert comments, “These sound recordings are not meaningless noise. They are living history that helps citizens treasure their homeland and pass on the unique spirit of the city.”
4. What’s Shaw’s unique idea about a city
A．Cities exist through meaningful stories.
B．City features can be best reflected by images.
C．Cities should be experienced through sounds.
D．Cities get charm from historic buildings.
5. How do Shaw’s recordings affect local people
A．They slow down people’s lifestyle.
B．They replace traditional history lessons.
C．They create strong ties between communities.
D．They deepen people’s understanding of the past.
6. What does the underlined word “vanish” in paragraph 4 probably mean
A．Disappear. B．Escape. C．Settle. D．Maintain.
7. What can be inferred from the expert’s words
A．Sound recordings carry live urban culture.
B．Noise should be removed from cities.
C．Sound collection won’t last long.
D．Written records can better preserve city spirit.
C
If you’ve been to a birthday party, you’ve probably seen it: the cake comes out, the candles are lit, the room sings, and the birthday person makes a wish before blowing them out. However, this moment didn’t start as just a party tradition.
The simple act of blowing out birthday candles carries a rich history dating back thousands of years to ancient Greece, where people honored Artemis, goddess of the moon, with round honey cakes called “nouton-gonosupahon”. Historians like Marie Nicola suggest candlelight likely represented moonlight during lunar celebrations. “Fire represented the presence of gods across Indo-European cultures,” notes Nicola. As Greek customs spread, the Romans later absorbed many of these practices, introducing round cakes and candlelit offerings into birthday celebrations as their empire expanded.
By the Middle Ages, Germans developed their own candle tradition through Kinderfest, a traditional festival celebrating children. People back then believed children were easily hurt by bad spirits on their birthdays. So the candles were left to burn throughout the day until the evening meal, and their smoke was believed to have protective power and carry the child’s wishes to heaven. German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s 1799 account of his 52nd birthday cake with 50 candles marks one of the earliest documented uses matching modern practice.
The 19th century saw the tradition develop quickly. Swiss records from 1881 described cakes with candles representing each year of life — the first clear documentation of today’s celebration. Germans then brought the custom to America, where it gained new meaning: blowing out all candles in one breath ensured wishes come true.
Mass production and media promoted the tradition worldwide. By the 1920s, numbered candle sets began to be sold, while Disney’s 1931 Mickey Mouse cartoon The Birthday Party strengthened the image in popular culture. After World War II, American consumer culture exported the candle-blowing tradition globally, through tourism, kids’ media, and big brands, from Japan adopting it in the 1950s to Hallmark cards featuring candle imagery.
What began as spiritual protection became a universal celebration of life-proving, and even ancient celebrations can develop into joyful traditions. As Nicola reflects, “That single breath blowing out candles still carries shadows of ancient prayers, now transformed into wishes for the future.”
8. What may early Greek candlelight stand for
A．The beauty of natural sunlight.
B．The goddess’ existence.
C．The power to keep people healthy.
D．Symbols of Roman expansion.
9. Why did Germans keep candles burning all day on kids’ birthdays
A．To drive away evil spirits.
B．To celebrate a good harvest.
C．To record the child’s growth.
D．To decorate holiday desserts.
10. Which of the following helped spread the custom globally
A．The detailed Swiss cake records.
B．The growing popularity of cartoons.
C．Industrial production and media influence.
D．The publication of famous German books.
11. What does the text mainly talk about
A．Various ancient Greek religious gods.
B．Origin and development of cake candles.
C．Special practices to remember big days.
D．Different birthday celebrations worldwide.
D
As countries plan to return humans to the moon, one practical question remains: how can astronauts build shelters and tools without carrying everything from Earth Transporting heavy materials into space demands a huge amount of time and money, so scientists are exploring ways to make use of resources already available on the moon.
In a recent study, researchers tested whether man-made lunar soil could be used in 3D printing. They used a powerful laser to melt a man-made version of moon dust, known as regolith simulant, and printed it layer by layer to form small objects. The printed pieces were found to be hard and able to stand high temperatures.
To understand how practical this method might be, the team carried out experiments under different conditions. They discovered that the final product depended greatly on the surface onto which the soil was printed. When printed on stainless steel or glass surfaces, the material did not stick well. However, it stuck strongly with alumina-silicate ceramic. The two materials formed stable crystals together, which improved mechanical strength and the material’s ability to stand sudden temperature changes.
The surrounding environment also played an important role. Changes in oxygen levels, laser power and printing speed all affected the quality of the material. Because the moon has an extreme environment, including vacuum, fine dust and sharp temperature differences, it is difficult to fully recreate such conditions in a laboratory, which means that more testing is needed before the technology can be used in real missions.
Despite these challenges, researchers believe this approach could support future programs such as NASA’s Artemis missions, which aim to establish a long-term human presence on the moon. By using local materials instead of transporting large amounts of supplies from Earth, astronauts may save both time and cost.
In addition, the findings may have value beyond space exploration. Learning to make useful products with limited resources could help protect the Earth and offer new solutions to material shortages in the future.
12. What is the main goal of lunar 3D printing
A．To solve space delivery difficulties.
B．To improve regular 3D equipment.
C．To explore unknown lunar materials.
D．To test laser strength in extreme conditions.
13. What was a key finding about printing on different surfaces
A．Glass works best for 3D printing.
B．Raw moon dust fits all base materials.
C．Certain surface improves product quality.
D．Stainless steel pieces can bear high temperatures.
14. What makes lunar printing challenging for real missions
A．Shortage of available moon dust.
B．Hard copy of the moon environment.
C．The laser cannot work well in space.
D．Frequent sudden changes in earth climate.
15. What are researchers’ attitudes towards lunar 3D printing
A．Nervous in further experiments.
B．Confident of immediate application.
C．Doubtful about its practical value.
D．Hopeful despite existing difficulties.
二、七选五
If you had to choose between spending all your pocket money on games and snacks, or saving some of it for the future, which would you choose Think about this as we all have to make such decisions again and again. 16.___ Before you know it, all your money is gone!
It’s easy to see the fun in buying an ice-cream or going shopping with friends. However, you might be surprised to hear that saving money can be even more exciting. 17.___ Suddenly it doesn’t seem quite so boring when you realize saving money is the key to making your dreams come true.
The key to successful saving is setting yourself a goal. It’s good to give yourself a mix of short-term and long-term goals. Think of something you’d like to buy, write down how much it costs, then work out how much you can afford to save each week and how long it will take you to reach your goal. 18.___
It helps to keep your savings separate from the rest of your money so that you don’t accidentally spend it. You could use a money box or a savings account. 19.___ Some savings accounts allow you to withdraw money whenever you like, but some will keep your money locked away for several years or until you become an adult.
20.___ That can inspire and assist you in enjoying and maintaining the habit of saving. Every penny you save takes you one step closer to reaching your goal. What could be more exciting than that
A．Most people pick a savings account to get interest.
B．With a savings account, you can spend your money freely.
C．If you just begin saving, set some enjoyable saving targets first.
D．If you can’t start saving, turn to grown-ups you trust for advice.
E．It’s important to be practical because you’ll soon get bored if you plan big.
F．That’s because saving creates opportunities and opens the door to adventures.
G．When you have the opportunity to buy your favourite things, it can be really hard to say no.
三、完形填空
I look at the notebooks in front of me, filled with my scribbles of informational texts and short stories in Chinese.
It started with textbooks 21.___ to us by a cousin in China, filled with little notes that offered a quick look into school life there — a life so similar, yet so 22.___ compared to my American experience. These books became my 23.___ in reading and writing Chinese.
Hour after hour throughout most of my childhood, I copied 24.___ over and over, which became the basis that 25.___ my proficiency far above my classmates’. The 26.___ was the pain in my fingers, which turned into a lasting 27.___ of the characters instead. Now I no longer 28.___ textbooks. I maintain my proficiency in the language by being absorbed in the exciting 29.___ of online novels.
Many of my Chinese American friends and I have fun speaking Mandarin sometimes, a language that 30.___ us of our roots. It’s funny to hear classmates who can write English essays using simple, 31.___ Mandarin phrases.
It’s comforting to know that in this busy city, there’s also a place for me and the 32.___ I carry inside. Walking through the Chinatown, I can see beyond the English translations of shop signs and 33.___ the meaning hidden beneath. It feels like being let in on a special secret, a way to 34.___ a closely connected community and find a moment of calm.
When I’m riding back on the bus after a long trip, the sight of bright signs written in familiar 35.___ tells me more than what’s for sale — it tells me I’m home.
21. A．mailed B．sold C．explained D．written
22. A．professional B．creative C．different D．significant
23. A．judges B．teachers C．audiences D．colleagues
24. A．journals B．letters C．answers D．texts
25. A．raised B．demanded C．represented D．indicated
26. A．response B．origin C．cost D．mission
27. A．value B．desire C．success D．memory
28. A．publish B．select C．collect D．copy
29. A．world B．feature C．event D．news
30. A．cures B．warns C．reminds D．breaks
31. A．big B．correct C．formal D．childish
32. A．talent B．advantage C．language D．opportunity
33. A．confirm B．understand C．promote D．observe
34. A．fit into B．set up C．focus on D．refer to
35. A．patterns B．characters C．styles D．figures
四、语法填空
As October’s coldness sweeps across Siberia, groups of whooper swans — with their white beauty — spread their wings 36.___ start on their long migration south, journeying thousands of kilometers towards their wintering grounds in Weihai, a coastal city of Shandong province.
The volunteers of the “Swan Guardians” team are awaiting their 37.___ (arrive). These people are from the State Grid Weihai Power Supply Company. They 38.___ (careful) clear plastic waste to ensure a clean, safe habitat. Through their 39.___ (share) actions — cleaning habitats, spreading awareness, and fostering eco-friendly values — the volunteers are creating a welcoming home for these guests.
In January 2016, the “Blue Guardians” Volunteer Program 40.___ (organise) by the Weihai Power Supply Company. 41.___ (improve) the program’s impact, the company worked with the local departments to study migratory routes and habitat patterns. Together, they developed the “Swan Habitat Distribution Map” 42.___ identified ten key wintering zones and the power lines surrounding swans, making sure these structures are 43.___ (harm) to them.
Over ten years, the number of swans wintering in Weihai has grown 44.___ around 3,000 in 2004 to nearly 10,000 today. Each winter, the sight of graceful white swans gliding above the sea, alongside volunteers in blue uniforms taking care of the shores, 45.___ (paint) a moving picture of harmony.
五、书面表达
46. 邮件写作
假定你是李华，端午节假期，你在高铁上发现邻座外国游客Jimmy下车时遗落了钱包。你通过钱包里的名片联系到他并归还了钱包。事后，你收到了他发来的感谢邮件。请给他回复一封邮件，内容包括：
（1）理解他的焦急；（2）说明你当时的想法。
注意：词数80左右。
Dear Jimmy,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
47. 读后续写
It was a rainy afternoon in Chicago. Gray clouds hung low, and the streets shined with small pools of water. I’d just left the dentist and boarded the crowded bus downtown. The air inside was thick with the smell of wet coats and old coffee. My head ached, and I found an empty seat by the window, not noticing the world outside.
Then, an elderly woman entered. She wore a faded flower-patterned dress, but it was clean and neatly pressed. Her shoes were wet, her silver hair messy, yet she carried herself with quiet grace. Holding a small, worn violin case tightly, she moved slowly and carefully into the bus. “Good day to you,” she whispered warmly to each row. Most passengers kept their eyes glued to their phones, indifferent to her words.
The lady stopped near the middle of the bus, found a seat, opened her case, and placed the violin under her chin. A few people raised their heads out of curiosity — then quickly looked away. But then she began to play. A soft, sad and beautiful tune rose above the low noise of the engine: Over the Rainbow. My breath caught. I hadn’t heard that song since my grandmother sang it to me as a child. Tears filled my eyes.
I watched a little girl near the front stop moving anxiously and sit there quietly, completely absorbed. Her mother didn’t notice — too busy looking at her phone screen. No one reached for their wallet. No coins made a ringing sound into the open case at the elderly woman’s feet. Yet the woman played on, not upset, her fingers moving with surprising strength and softness, offering beauty to a world too hurried to receive it.
注意：续写词数120左右。
As the final note faded, a different kind of quiet filled the bus.
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Moved deeply, I stood up and did something I never thought I would do on a city bus.
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参考答案
阅读理解：1.B 2.C 3.D 4.C 5.D 6.A 7.A 8.B 9.A 10.C 11.B 12.A 13.C 14.B 15.D
七选五：16.G 17.F 18.E 19.A 20.C
完形填空：21.A 22.C 23.B 24.D 25.A 26.C 27.D 28.D 29.A 30.C 31.D 32.C 33.B 34.A 35.B
语法填空：36.and 37.arrival 38.carefully 39.shared 40.was organised
41.To improve 42.which 43.harmless 44.from 45.paints
46 邮件范文
Dear Jimmy,
I’m glad to receive your email. I fully understand how anxious you must have been after losing your wallet, for there were important cards and cash inside.
When I spotted your wallet on the seat, I knew you would worry a lot. I checked the name card inside and tried my best to contact you at once. It’s only natural to return lost belongings to their owners.
Don’t mention it. Wish you a pleasant trip in China.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
47 读后续写范文
As the final note faded, a different kind of quiet filled the bus. All passengers slowly lifted their heads from their screens. The little girl clapped her hands softly, and soon warm applause spread across the whole bus. The old lady smiled gently and bowed slightly to express her thanks, but still no one dropped any money into her case. Most people looked ashamed, avoiding eye contact with the musician.
Moved deeply, I stood up and did something I never thought I would do on a city bus. I walked over to her violin case and put all my pocket money inside. I told her her music brought back warm memories of my grandma and brightened the rainy day. Other passengers followed me one after another. The old lady’s eyes sparkled with tears, and she thanked us repeatedly for valuing her music.

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