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辽宁本溪市某校2025-2026学年高二下学期期末英语试题
一、阅读理解
A
From hawk hikes to private sleepovers at the zoo, there is a great selection of animal-related experiences available to groups. Here are some top options to get closer to various wonderful wildlife.
Chester Zoo
The newest attractions here are the Madagascar Lemur Walkthrough experience, which gives visitors the opportunity to walk alongside ring-tailed and red-ruffed lemurs, and the interactive American Wetland Aviary, which is home to birds like scarlet ibises and flamingos. Group rates are available for parties of 15 or more and there are various catering options, including sit-down meals at the restaurant at the heart of the zoo.
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
It offers groups of up to 60 the opportunity to experience a private Nature Night, on which they’ll get to explore the zoo privately after the public has left, take part in activities like quizzes, camp overnight, and get up early for a private tour along the green trail before it reopens to the public again.
West Midland Safari Park
The latest attraction at the park is the new African Walking Trail. Opened in May, the trail features three viewpoints that allow visitors to see the park’s African animals on foot. There’s also a four-mile drive-through safari area with red panda, penguin and lorikeet areas. Groups of ten plus, arriving in the same vehicle, can save more than 40%.
Knowsley Safari Park
The five-mile safari drive through the site takes you past free-roaming lions, rhinos and more than 100 cheeky baboons. There’s a foot safari area, where the highlight is the Amur Tiger Trail with transparent walled viewing areas where you can get nose-to-nose with 450-pound tigers. Groups of 15 people and more, arriving in one vehicle, qualify for special ticket rates.
1. Who is the passage intended for
A．Animal-loving students.
B．Forest hiking fans.
C．Group tour organizers.
D．Wildlife preservationists.
2. Visitors can experience private tours in ________.
A．Chester Zoo
B．ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
C．West Midland Safari Park
D．Knowsley Safari Park
3. What do the four parks have in common
A．Delicious meals for all visitors.
B．Discounted tickets for groups.
C．Drive-through safari zones.
D．Walking trails for visitors.
B
William Butler Yeats was born into a wealthy artistic Irish Dublin family in 1865. His father’s artist career moved the family to London for four years in Yeats’s childhood. His mother came from Sligo. She introduced Irish folktales to him, which deeply influenced his early poems. Yeats studied in Dublin art school, yet soon left to concentrate on poetry. It was apparent that his medium was not the brush but the pen. He began writing poetry at 17, with two works published in The Dublin University Review in 1885.
Yeats grew up across London, Sligo and Dublin, shaping his poetic development greatly. Devoted to Ireland, he settled in rural areas to integrate himself with the problems of his own land and express untold local life. Sligo provided him with something much more earthly — a knowledge of the life of the peasantry and of their folklore (民俗).
Heavily influenced by the works of Shelley, he wrote in a conventional fashion about what every seventeen-year-old boy worries about. But as he matured as a poet, he turned to the writings on the Irish folkloric subjects that he would become the most famous for. He explored history and community through a complex blend (融合) of landscape and fantasy that inspired the next generation of Modernist poets.
He learned to see his poetry as a contribution to a rejuvenated Irish culture. With the cooperation of a few others, Yeats helped to establish not only the Gaelic League but also the Irish Literary Theater. He also re-created folklore and perfected a poetry of music.
Yeats was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923, and is still one of Ireland’s best-selling and most recognized poetic figures today.
4. What can be inferred about Yeats from the first paragraph
A．He was left out of the art school.
B．He showed an interest in poetry.
C．He majored in literature at college.
D．He was homeschooled by his mother.
5. Why did Yeats return to the Irish countryside
A．To get closer to nature.
B．To gather writing materials.
C．To experience peasants’ life.
D．To recall the days of his youth.
6. Yeats became best-known as a poet for the writing of _________.
A．his worries as a teenager
B．Shelley’s influence on him
C．the Irish folklore subjects
D．his desire for a fantasy world
7. What is the text mainly about
A．A brief introduction to Irish literature.
B．The features of Irish folklore.
C．The rejuvenation of Irish poetry.
D．An established Irish poet.
C
Humans’ overconsumption of resources is a leading contributor to global climate change, says researcher Sabrina Helm. Thus it matters more to learn how consumer choices affect a resource-limited planet’s health. In a new study, published in the journal Young Consumers, Helm and her colleagues explore how materialistic values influence pro-environmental behaviors in millennials, the nation’s largest consumer group.
The researchers focused on two main categories of pro-environmental behaviors: cutting consumption (fixing goods instead of replacing them) and green buying (purchasing low-impact products). They also looked at how engaging in pro-environmental behaviors affects consumer well-being.
Participants with strong materialistic values, the researchers found, rarely cut their consumption. Yet materialism barely affects their likelihood of practicing “green buying”. Helm explains that unlike reduced consumption, green shopping still lets materialists satisfy their wish for new items.
Study participants who reported having fewer materialistic values were much more likely to engage in reduced consumption. Consuming less was, in turn, linked to higher personal well-being and lower psychological suffering. Green buying — which may have some positive environmental effects, although to a smaller degree than reduced consumption — was not found to improve consumer well-being, Helm said.
Helm’s team also explored materialism’s influence on millennials’ positive financial habits like budgeting and paring financial and environmental choices paints a full picture of how young adults respond to resource shortages in daily life. As predicted, people with stronger materialistic values carry out fewer active financial plans than those less focused on possessions.
Understanding how materialistic values impact consumer behaviors, and how those behaviors in turn affect personal and environmental well-being, is important, Helm said. However, she acknowledges that for many consumers, shifting behaviors to be more financially active and consume less will be challenging.
8. What do we know about pro-environmental behaviors
A．They are affected by materialism.
B．They lead to a more satisfying life.
C．They vary in different age groups.
D．They are a cause of climate change.
9. It can be learned from Helm’s study that ________.
A．ownership of green products brings a sense of happiness
B．materialists prefer practicing green buying to buying less
C．green buying helps control people’s desire to buy new items
D．buying less and green buying have similar effects on people
10. According to the study, which of the following can improve one’s well-being
A．Replacing older items.
B．Developing new resources.
C．Buying greener products.
D．Being careful with expenses.
11. What is Helm’s attitude to practicing low consumption and active budgeting
A．Reserved.
B．Realistic.
C．Hopeful.
D．Biased.
D
Chinese scientists have created the world’s first AI-powered transmission electron microscope system named “Aeye-1”. Jointly developed by two CAS institutes, it marks a historic shift from manual control to fully autonomous AI research. On May 24, the technology officially passed a thorough scientific and technological achievement evaluation conducted by the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation in Beijing.
Advanced electron microscopes are crucial to national self-reliance and technological security. As scientific exploration reaches into the ultra-microscopic realm, the transmission electron microscope has become an indispensable tool for studying advanced materials, clean energy, and life sciences.
However, a century has passed since the invention of the transmission electron microscope, and TEM technology has relied heavily on manual operations. This reliance has long created low efficiency, high subjectivity, and difficulties in generating accurate, large-scale quantitative (定量的) data.
To resolve the critical “choke points”, the CAS research team spent years focusing on the integrated development of both software and hardware of the TEM system, and carried out repeated debugging (调试) to stabilize its running performance.
By overcoming five core technical hurdles, including intelligent sample transfer under high vacuum, nanoscale (纳米级) positioning and automatic image analysis, the team successfully built the “Aeye-1”, which acts as a “smart eye” for the microscopic world, achieving completely unmanned, intelligent operations across the entire workflow of sample supply, imaging and data analysis.
“The system enables fully unmanned, AI operation across the entire workflow. On average, “Aeye-1” can analyze 168 samples and acquire more than 4,000 images daily. This automated workflow allows it to process data at a speed more than 300 times faster than manual processing.” said Deng Dehui, lead professor at DICP. Remarkably, the volume of data obtained from just two weeks of operating “Aeye-1” is equivalent to an entire year’s workload for a conventional TEM machine.
Furthermore, the system automatically generates comprehensive, professional analytical reports detailing microstructural statistics.
The system is expected to accelerate breakthroughs in fields like materials genomics — a cutting-edge method that uses massive data libraries to fast-track the discovery of new materials — as well as green energy development and the life sciences.
12. What can we learn about traditional TEM equipment
A．It has been abandoned by most material science researchers for its poor performance.
B．Its observation data lacks objectivity and is hard to gather on a large scale accurately.
C．It can only be applied to new materials, clean energy and life science.
D．It has achieved fully automatic operation after one century of technical upgrading.
13. The underlined words the critical “choke points” most probably stand for _______.
A．The manual operations
B．The technical bottlenecks
C．The strict standards
D．The low efficiency
14. What can be reasonably inferred about Aeye-1 from the passage
A．It was developed to study microscope of traditional chemical materials.
B．Its automatic analytical reports will remove the need for manual data analyzing.
C．It will serve to accelerate innovation across diverse high-tech disciplines.
D．It has made China a global leader in scientific instrument production.
15. What is the best title for the passage
A．Breakthrough in improving efficiency in chemical industry research
B．How AI helps speed up the development of clean energy
C．AI-driven microscope boosts materials science
D．The long history of transmission electron microscopes
七选五
There’s a Symphony Just Below the Surface — Can You Hear It
Imagine it’s your birthday, and your friends and family pool their money to get you the best gift you can imagine: tickets for fabulous seats to see your favorite musical act. But what if you got to the venue and something terrible had just happened to you ____16____. Even while facing the prospect of extreme difficulty in your life, you are so thrilled to see your favorite group that for a couple of hours, you can put all of that behind you.
____17____. That is the ability to suspend our fears and worries and focus on what we love. In the example of the concert, we know that when the music ends, we may go back to our concerns, but while it’s playing, there is nothing we can do about them, so we might as well just give in.
Life always has its music, and we don’t need to be front-row center at a concert to hear it. Throughout our lives, no matter what else is going on, a melody is present. But we are often so focused on the present moment that we fail to hear the melody. ____18____.
We can become magnificent listeners to life, with enough practice. And let’s face it, this is something we were born to do, so the skill is there, waiting for us to employ it. We can tap into the music, and when we do find ourselves distracted from it, we can use consciousness to bring us right back. It is as simple as saying, “OK, I’m distracted again; I am going to start listening again.” ____19____.
Life is always playing music, but we have to listen, and we listen by being present. We can do this. ____20____. When we do this, we’ll discover that the symphony inside of us is magnificent.
A．As humans, we have been given a wonderful gift
B．You’d broken your knees, say, or you learned of a failure of exam
C．These feelings may last several minutes or even last several hours
D．We just need to realize and engage with the music of life that is always playing
E．In a word, wisdom and patience are the things that listening to the music of life requires
F．The noise of our worry drowns out all the other things we might otherwise hear and enjoy
G．Soon, we will find that we have to redirect ourselves less and we hear the music far more
二、完形填空
Not many fruit trees thrive in Maine. It was eating sweet plums in my childhood that ____21____ me to plant a Mount Royal plum tree in my backyard. To my delight, it grew well, yet I waited six years for its ____22____ blossom. I tried all ways to protect the tiny white flowers, but they soon ____23____, with no fruit at all.
Year seven came. By spring, the tree bore flower buds that bloomed. Overjoyed, I dragged my son out to bear ____24____ to it. I loved and ____25____ my tree, pruning (修剪), fertilizing and even speaking to it ____26____, dreaming of sweet plums. There was only one ____27____ problem: 20% of the fruit fell ____28____ to pests. I still got a big harvest, though many plums didn’t quite ____29____ it from tree to basket as I picked greedily.
I live by the Penobscot River. I never knew ____30____ eyes from the river watched my tree. And so, ____31____ one warm morning after harvest, the scene in my backyard struck me: My plum tree was lying on its side, cut down by a beaver that had left long before. The only thing left was to ____32____ the evidence of its victory. I pulled the plum tree to the woodpile and put it up to ____33____ for future use in the woodstove.
I told a friend I dared not replant for the long wait: “I’ll be seven years older by the time it ____34____.” He asked how old I’d turn seven years later without planting. His words pushed me to plant another tree and build a stone river wall.
I finally understood the truth: ____35____ springs again.
21. A．challenged B．inspired C．forced D．permit
22. A．delicate B．faded C．artificial D．permanent
23. A．fell apart B．moved on C．burst out D．turned away
24. A．devotion B．witness C．approach D．testimony
25. A．attended B．guarded C．tended D．cultivated
26. A．briefly B．precisely C．deliberately D．fondly
27. A．minor B．temporary C．potential D．common
28. A．solution B．access C．victim D．prey
29. A．get B．make C．take D．leave
30. A．envious B．burning C．critical D．curious
31. A．spotting B．expanding C．arising D．lasting
32. A．figure out B．give away C．cover up D．break down
33. A．heat B．dry C．process D．reserve
34. A．grows B．fruits C．shadows D．emerges
35. A．courage B．ride C．faith D．hope
三、语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A low-budget, Chaoshan (Teochew)-dialect film featuring ____36____ almost entirely first-time cast, Dear You, has continued its remarkable word-of-mouth rise in China and grossed over 580 million yuan until May 19th, according to Maoyan, a ____37____ (wide) recognized film data platform. Reportedly produced on a budget of just over 10 million yuan, the film ____38____ (emerge) as one of China’s biggest cinematic surprises of 2026, touching countless viewers ____39____ its sincere depiction of overseas Chinese’s homesickness. On China’s review platform Douban, the tear-jerker drama currently holds a score of 9.1 out of 10, making it one of the highest-rated Chinese films in recent years and among the best-reviewed domestic ____40____ (release) of the past decade.
In the film, Zheng Musheng leaves the Chaoshan region of Guangdong during wartime and later works in Thailand, hoping to eventually return home, while his wife, Ye Shurou, ____41____ (remain) in Guangdong raising their children. After Zheng dies overseas, Xie Nanzhi, a woman of Chaoshan origin living in Thailand who becomes close friends with him, chooses not to inform Ye immediately, instead ____42____ (continue) to send letters and money in his name. Over nearly two decades, the two women, ____43____ they are strangers separated by the sea, have become quietly connected through ____44____ (correspond) and tender care.
The story draws on the real history of qiaopi, the letters and funds sent home by earlier generations of overseas Chinese struggling ____45____ (survive) abroad.
四、书信写作
46. 假定你是李华。你所在的英语社团准备在校园开放日增设一个英文互动活动，外教Chris征求你的意见：Student Science Talks或Culture Story Corner，请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：
1．你的选择；
2．说明理由；
3．提出活动建议。
注意：
1．写作词数应为80个左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Chris,
I’m glad to share my idea about the new activity for Open Day.
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Yours,
Li Hua
五、读后续写
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
As the autumn vacation came, my grandma came to the city to stay with my family for a ing from the quiet countryside, she brought with her a large sack of sweet potatoes that she had grown and harvested by herself. She told me happily that she had taken good care of these potatoes all through spring and summer, watering them regularly and removing weeds patiently, just hoping that I could taste the sweet and natural flavor of rural food.
However, as a teenager living in the city, I was quite used to fancy snacks and delicate desserts. Those rough, earthy sweet potatoes looked plain and unattractive to me. What bothered me more was that the big sack occupied almost the whole corner of our narrow balcony, making the small space even more crowded. Feeling annoyed and disgusted by their soil smell, I secretly thought these potatoes were useless and troublesome.
One afternoon, when Grandma was taking a sound nap on the sofa, I made a selfish decision. I quietly carried out half of the sweet potatoes and threw them into the community trash bin downstairs, believing that I could get rid of the annoying burden easily.
Shortly after I returned home, Grandma woke up and planned to steam some sweet potatoes for my afternoon snack. When she found the potatoes missing in large numbers, she froze in place immediately. Staring at the half-empty sack, she sat down slowly, her shoulders shaking slightly. I saw silent tears sliding down her wrinkled cheeks.
Paragraph 1: At the sight of her helpless sadness, intense guilt flooded my mind.
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Paragraph 2: Her gentle words struck me deeply, making me resolve to change.
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参考答案
一、阅读理解
1-3 CBB 4-7 BCCC 8-11 ABDB 12-15 BBCC 16-20 BAFGD
二、完形填空
21-25 BAABC 26-30 DACBA 31-35 ACBBD
三、语法填空
36. an 37. widely 38. has emerged 39. with 40. releases 41. remains 42. continuing 43. although/though 44. correspondence 45. to survive
四、书信范文
Dear Chris,
I’m glad to share my idea about the new activity for Open Day.
I prefer Culture Story Corner. Many students are eager to learn different cultures. Sharing cultural stories can broaden our horizons and arouse interest in English.
I suggest we prepare pictures and short videos. Students can share customs and stories from different countries. We can also set small prizes for active speakers.
Hope my advice will be helpful.
Yours,
Li Hua
五、读后续写范文
Paragraph 1: At the sight of her helpless sadness, intense guilt flooded my mind. I rushed forward and admitted what I had done, lowering my head without daring to meet her eyes. I apologized repeatedly and promised to go downstairs to get those sweet potatoes back at once. Grandma wiped away her tears and comforted me softly. She said she did not blame me, for she understood city life made me used to convenient snacks. She only felt sorry that her hard-grown sweet potatoes were wasted.
Paragraph 2: Her gentle words struck me deeply, making me resolve to change. I hurried downstairs, yet the potatoes were already taken away. I felt extremely regretful. From then on, I learned to value every gift filled with sincere love. I listened patiently to Grandma’s stories about farm work and enjoyed steamed sweet potatoes she cooked. I realized true treasure lies not in fancy food, but in the quiet love hidden in ordinary things.

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