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江西南昌市三校（一中、十中、行知）2025-2026学年高二下学期期末考英语试卷
注意事项：
1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段录音。每段录音后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段录音后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段录音播放两遍。
1.
How does the man feel about the test
A. Confident. B. Worried. C. Frightened.
2.
What is the man doing
A. Making a suggestion. B. Asking for help. C. Expressing thanks.
3.
How does the woman deal with her old clothes
A. She throws them away.
B. She gives them to her sister.
C. She donates them to the charity.
4.
What is the weather like now
A. Sunny. B. Rainy. C. Cloudy.
5.
What kind of magazines does the woman show interest in
A. Outdoor magazines. B. Fashion magazines. C. Politics magazines.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段录音。每段录音后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段录音前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题都有5秒钟的作答时间。每段录音播放两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
6. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Preparing a meal.
B. Doing grocery shopping.
C. Visiting countries in Asia.
7. Who will tidy the kitchen
A. The woman’s father. B. The man. C. The woman.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
8. Why was the man asked to give the presentation according to Tina
A. He is excellent at his job.
B. He is good at public speaking.
C. He gets on well with his colleagues.
9. What does Tina advise the man to do
A. Contact his customers.
B. Practice in front of Jamila.
C. Have a talk with Jamila.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
10. How often does the man play ping-pong
A. Nearly every day.
B. About four times a week.
C. About four times a month.
11. What do we know about the man
A. He has no good friends.
B. He doesn’t like to play with strangers.
C. He can’t find somebody to do sports together.
12. What will the man do tomorrow morning
A. Play basketball. B. Meet a Chinese friend. C. Attend a Chinese class.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
13. How long has the woman been coughing
A. Two days. B. Three days. C. Four days.
14. What is wrong with the woman according to the man
A. She’s got a bad cough. B. She’s got a stomachache. C. She’s got the flu.
15. Which of the following should the woman do
A. Stay in bed for some time.
B. Go around from time to time.
C. Take the medicine twice a day.
16. Where does the conversation most probably take place
A. In the street. B. In the hospital. C. At the woman’s.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17. What is What to Do Today
A. A TV program.
B. A radio program.
C. A program about planting trees.
18. What is the purpose of organizing a tree-planting activity
A. To raise money for some kids.
B. To let students work with volunteers.
C. To attract more volunteers to plant trees.
19. How many trees do students and their parents want to plant this Saturday
A. 300. B. 750. C. 1,500.
20. What will the activity provide for the volunteers
A. Basic tools. B. Hats. C. Thick gloves.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Our journal seeks to encourage thoughtful exploration and creative thinking about science fiction by publishing academic articles, essays and book reviews. Our editorial team welcomes submissions from around the world about science fiction (literature, film, television, art, oral history, etc.). We currently accept scholarly articles and book reviews.
Scholarly articles
Scholarly articles of criticism on the nature of science fiction are welcomed for submission.
Scholarly articles should be 5,000 to 8,000 words long and include a 150-250-word abstract at the beginning of your article to speed up the review process.
Scholarly articles should be accompanied by a cover letter authorizing our journal to send out a text-protected version of the articles for review.
Book reviews
Book reviews on science fiction, literary criticism, theoretical work, and histories are accepted on a rolling basis.
Whether it is fiction or non-fiction, we are not looking for a totally one-sided assessment here — a good review will examine positive and negative aspects of the work.
Word count range: 1,000 — 1,500 words.
Be sure to also offer an analytic and evaluative summary of the work, including overall arguments, brief chapter summaries, and key ideas or theoretical frameworks.
Copyright notice
Authors submitting their works to our journal explicitly (明确地) agree to make their accepted papers freely available online to the public. There is no submission or publication fee for authors.
Authors whose submissions are accepted for publication will not need to request permission to reuse their articles as long as our journal is clearly cited as the original source of publication. Similarly, our journal shall have the right to use the works accepted for publication provided that the authors are clearly credited for their works.
21. What is a requirement for a book review
A. It must focus on the positive sides of a work.
B. It must include a long abstract at the beginning.
C. It should present balanced comments on the work.
D. Its word count should be no more than 1,000 words.
22. What do we know about the journal’s copyright rules
A. Accepted papers are free online.
B. Authors can reuse works freely.
C. Publication is totally chargeable.
D. The journal may ignore the author.
23. What is the main purpose of the text
A. To introduce rules for a journal submission.
B. To draw readers’ attention to science fiction.
C. To advertise online access to academic papers.
D. To compare scholarly articles with book reviews.
B
Against the backdrop of a growing water crisis in India, an ancient underground, labyrinth-like (迷宫样的) structure is emerging as one solution to boosting its shrinking reserves — stepwells. The complex, terraced (梯田状的) water storage was once the lifeblood of Indian communities — developed centuries ago to store and access water for drinking, agriculture and industry, and it also functioned as a local gathering spot.
Today, many of these architectural wonders have been damaged — victims of neglect, pollution and a rapidly urbanizing India. But Indian environmentalist Arun Krishnamurthy, has made it his new mission to tap into this technology of the past, to secure water for its future. For almost 20 years, Krishnamurthy has worked to bring India's decreasing bodies of water back to life through his organization Environmentalist Foundation of India (EFI).
EFI has restored 657 water bodies across 19 states — from lakes to ponds, and most recently stepwells. “Stepwell restoration is the next big challenge that I would like to add to EFI's responsibilities because we have a greater responsibility now for protecting the historical heritage, which is evidence of human intelligence,” Krishnamurthy says.
EFI already draws on the stepwell design principles of its ancestors to guide its lake and pond restoration efforts. “They include the engineering, land use, understanding the water flows, the storage parameters (参数): How were the steps built Where was the palm tree planted How was the canal cut ” Krishnamurthy says, “So we take lessons from the past, and adapting them to the present-day challenges is what we are carrying out.”
Despite his extensive experience in recovering freshwater bodies, Krishnamurthy says stepwells are uniquely demanding. Restoring these ancient structures calls for specialized traditional knowledge and craftsmanship — and even after they are revived, human destruction makes their maintenance an ongoing struggle. Krishnamurthy says these stepwells will need public responsibility to safeguard their future.
24. What can we learn about stepwells from paragraph 1
A. They are freshly constructed water projects.
B. They are built on the ground for easy access.
C. They served multiple purposes in ancient India.
D. They were designed to deal with industrial waste.
25. What does Krishnamurthy think of restoring stepwells
A. It is a duty and a challenge.
B. It is costly but meaningful.
C. It is easy with modern tools.
D. It is based on lake restoration.
26. What is the author’s purpose in writing paragraph 4
A. To describe the structure of old stepwells.
B. To stress the necessity of water protection.
C. To explain the difficulty in restoring stepwells.
D. To show the value of ancient stepwell wisdom.
27. What is needed to protect stepwells in the long run according to Krishnamurthy
A. Steady urbanization. B. Community involvement.
C. Modern engineering. D. More government funding.
C
To the untrained eye, there is very little difference between the three known versions of the artwork The Lute Player. Almost identical in composition, the paintings all portray a young subject, in white clothes and with an instrument in hand, turning slightly away from the viewer. Each appears to carry Italian painter Caravaggio’s distinctive mastery of light and shadow.
To art historians, however, there has long been broad agreement: The versions held by Russia’s Hermitage Museum and France’s Wildenstein Collection were created by Caravaggio, while the one at Britain’s Badminton House is merely a copy.
A Swiss tech company begged to differ, and it claimed there was an almost 86% chance that Badminton House’s version is authentic. The company’s AI model, which was trained to recognize markers of Caravaggio’s style, including shapes, color palettes and compositional structures, also declared (though with less statistical certainty) that Wildenstein’s version was likely a copy. Its analysis found “a significant difference” between the latter painting’s “visual characteristics” and those of Caravaggio’s other works.
The company’s declarations have not always contradicted the established scholarship. It claimed that a long-debated painting of Vincent van Gogh at the National Museum in Oslo had a 97% chance of being genuine. The Vincent van Gogh authorship was later matched by more conventional research, including technical analyses and studies of the artist’s letters.
The company’s authentication approach combines machine learning, deep neural networks and computer vision algorithms (算法). To date, the company has produced models for over 200 artists. In each, the AI is trained on two photographic datasets: a “positive” one, containing images of recognized paintings by the artist mentioned, and a “negative” one comprising similar but inauthentic works. The company emphasized that having a “high degree of similarity” between the two datasets to learn the difference is crucial.
“I have reservations about it. Authentication is rarely just about surface style,” said art historian Sharon Hecker. “You have to know about the workshop, practices, materials, the condition of the work, the restoration history, and how a particular artist’s work evolved over time.”
28. What do we know about the three versions of The Lute Player
A. They are recognized as Caravaggio’s artworks.
B. They differ greatly in composition and light use.
C. They look almost the same to non-professionals.
D. They are refused by famous European museums.
29. Why is the Vincent van Gogh’s painting mentioned in paragraph 4
A. To prove AI research has its reliability.
B. To show the limits of traditional art study.
C. To compare different creating styles of art.
D. To stress the difficulty in painting creation.
30. What is Sharon Hecker’s attitude to the AI authentication method
A. Supportive. B. Indifferent. C. Disapproving. D. Doubtful.
31. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. AI Joins in Artwork Identification
B. Conflicts of Caravaggio’s Artworks
C. AI Represents Traditional Art Appreciation
D. Approaches to Preserving Old Masterpieces
D
A new study sheds light on how methane (甲烷) is produced in the open ocean. Researchers at the University of Rochester identified the process could grow stronger as global temperatures rise.
Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, yet scientists have long been puzzled by an unusual pattern. Surface ocean waters regularly release methane into the atmosphere, even though these waters contain plenty of oxygen. Traditionally, methane formation has been linked to environments without oxygen, such as wetlands or deep ocean sediments.
To better understand this contradiction, the research team combined global data with computer simulations. They found that certain microbes (微生物) can produce methane as they break down organic material, but only when phosphate, a key nutrient, is in short supply. This discovery changes how scientists view methane production in marine environments.
The study also highlights how climate change could influence this process in the future. As the ocean warms, the difference in density between surface water and deeper layers increases. This is expected to slow the upward and downward mixing that carries nutrients like phosphate up from depth. With less mixing, fewer nutrients reach the surface. The team’s model shows that this could leave surface waters increasingly depleted of phosphate, creating favorable conditions for methane-producing microbes.
If methane production rises, more of this gas could escape into the atmosphere. Because methane is so effective at trapping heat, this creates the risk of an intensifying cycle: Warmer oceans lead to higher methane emission, which then contributes to further warming.
Importantly, this cycle mechanism is not yet included in most major climate models. As scientists work to improve predictions, accounting for processes like this may be crucial for understanding how quickly climate change will progress. “Our work will help fill a key gap in climate prediction, which often ignores interactions between the changing environment and natural greenhouse gas sources to the atmosphere,” says Thomas Weber, one member of the research team.
32. What puzzled scientists about methane in the open ocean
A. It is produced in deep ocean. B. It is fading in trapping heat.
C. It arises in oxygen-rich water. D. It speeds up ocean warming.
33. What does the underlined word “depleted” in paragraph 4 mean
A. Warned. B. Composed. C. Accused. D. Starved.
34. What can be inferred about the cycle mentioned in paragraph 5
A. It relies on sufficient phosphate.
B. It could speed up global warming.
C. It is included in most climate models.
D. It weakens methane’s warming effect.
35. What does Thomas Weber think of their discovery
A. It applies to specific ocean regions.
B. It’s a missing link in climate models.
C. It’s a result based on ideal conditions.
D. It works in controlling climate change.
第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Normally, inflammation (炎症) is beneficial because it is caused by the immune system to help your body fight off illness-causing bacteria and repair injured tissue.____36____If it doesn’t, it becomes chronic (慢性的), low-grade inflammation, which is invisible but can have harmful effects. Luckily, we can take steps to reduce chronic inflammation by adjusting our lifestyle.
____37____For many years, scientific research has shown that consuming lots of anti-inflammatory (抗炎的) foods — such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and nuts — can help reduce inflammation, In addition, the benefits of consuming anti-inflammatory spices like turmeric and ginger are highly praised. The same is true for reducing alcohol intake.
Ease your stress. Psychological stress is now recognized as a major cause of inflammation. It activates the body’s fight-or-flight response, leading to the release of pro-inflammatory chemicals.____38____Leisure activities such as meditating or doing yoga can help. To gain the anti-inflammatory effects, engage in these practices regularly rather than waiting for the stress to pile up.
Prioritize shut-eye. Insufficient, inconsistent or poor quality sleep is associated with higher inflammatory markers in the body. Our immune system is regulated in part by the body’s internal clock — when your sleep schedule is irregular, your body’s clocks might stop keeping the same time.____39____To avoid this, keep your bedtime and wake times consistent.
Set limits on social media. Social media use steals time you might otherwise spend doing anti-inflammatory activities like exercising, sleeping and spending time in person with friends. The solution is to set boundaries on your use. Notice whether you feel in control when using social media.____40____
A. Build strong social connections.
B. Make your efforts in the kitchen.
C. Then inflammation is one of the prices you pay
D. These substances can be cut down by relaxation.
E. If you feel bad afterwards, ask yourself if you can stop.
F. When the battle is over, inflammation is supposed to cease.
G. Social connections really change how sensitive the brain is to stress.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The checkout I headed for had one old man in line. He had a basket with two items in it. Great! I should be through ____41____.
Hearing the cashier ask the old man how his wife was, I ____42____ she had been, or still was, in hospital. There was a tremor (颤动) in his voice, “It’s worse than we thought.” More quiet conversation ____43____, and I heard him say, “And now I can’t find the talc powder (滑石粉) she requested. It’s the kind she is ____44____ of.”
I had an awful ____45____: A loving husband was charged with doing one last kindness for his wife but ended up letting her down at the very end.____46____, the cashier scurried (小步快跑) out from behind her checkout counter. She ____47____ to me, took the old fellow by the arm, and walked him through the toiletries (洗漱用品) section.
I could have ____48____ to another checkout, but I had to know how things ____49____. Sure enough, she ____50____ that special talc powder, processed his____51____, and sent him off with a prayer for his wife.
Then she turned to me. “Oh, I am so sorry for leaving the checkout counter ____52____ and keeping you waiting.” I insisted I didn’t ____53____, adding, “It was an honor.” She looked ____54____, but pleased. I was really honored to be part of this, even if it was only to ____55____.
41. A. on purpose B. by chance C. in no time D. at all cost
42. A. inferred B. explained C. denied D. predicted
43. A. stopped B. followed C. changed D. started
44. A. proud B. uncertain C. aware D. fond
45. A. vision B. recipe C. deed D. trick
46. A. Previously B. Literally C. Unexpectedly D. Unfortunately
47. A. responded B. apologized C. waved D. relayed
48. A. pointed B. climbed C. rushed D. switched
49. A. broke down B. spread around C. turned out D. came about
50. A. located B. assessed C. criticized D. provided
51. A. resolution B. purchase C. appliance D. inspection
52. A. restored B. occupied C. undamaged D. unattended
53. A. mind B. resign C. regret D. quit
54. A. innocent B. sacred C. puzzled D. panic
55. A. reform B. chat C. pray D. wait
第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
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。
In recent years, Guizhou matcha has become a hot product on social media platforms. Tourists queue (排队) for a popular cheese and matcha milk tea, hold up cups for photos at scenic____56____ (spot), and fill social feeds with check-in posts.
China is one of the largest producers of matcha. According to the China Tea Marketing Association, the national output surpassed 12,000 metric tons in 2025, ____57____ was roughly 70 percent of global production, with Tongren at the center. ____58____ (take) advantage of misty highlands ideal ____59____ tea planting, the region shifted from traditional tea planting to matcha production around 2018.
While the current enthusiasm for matcha may seem like ____60____ fairly recent trend, people added tea powder (粉末) into hot water and treated the drink as an elegant art as early as the Song Dynasty. The method ____61____ (introduce) to Japan during the Song Dynasty, where it later became central to the Japanese tea ceremony.
Modern ____62____ (consume) has sped up the preparation process. For Guizhou matcha, for example, it is generally recommended to use water below 60 ℃, and just enough to cover the powder. The mixture is ____63____ (subsequent) beaten into a paste (糨糊) that can be stirred into any food or drink. Studies show L-theanine in matcha can reduce perceived stress and may help lower cortisol, a stress hormone (激素) ____64____ (tie) to weight gain.
As matcha demand rises globally, local producers are building traceability and testing systems ____65____ (meet) strict export rules, allowing a cup bought on the street to be traced back to a specific harvest and processing step.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
66. 假定你是李华，你校正在筹备开设英文广播站，现计划面向全体学生招聘英文广播主持人。请你给负责此事的外教Mr Bright写一封电子邮件申请该岗位，内容包括：
（1）写信目的；
（2）个人优势；
（3）你的期待。
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 Mr Bright,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
67. 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。
Three decades ago, I boarded a plane from New York City to Nancy, a city in northeast France, for further study as a teenager. In the beginning I felt excited about my plan to spend a year studying abroad.
Within a few weeks of arriving in France, though, my excitement changed into an overwhelming sense of isolation and loneliness and I felt homesick. Navigating day-to-day life in a new country turned out to be much harder than I expected it to be, especially when it came to speaking French. I could more or less understand the language, but I was terrible about speaking it. My accent was so terrible that people there could not make out what I was saying.
Constantly fighting to make myself understood was emotionally tiring, and I had little hope for the rest of my year abroad. The only thing getting me through was knowing that a little taste of home was on the way. My mom had sent me a care package, and in that care package I knew she had sent peanut butter, which, at that point, I could not find anywhere in France. So this was a huge source of comfort and joy for me. I even pictured myself digging my spoon in and eating my peanut butter right from the jar before it arrived.
After what seemed a century of waiting, the care package finally arrived. I had to go to the post office to pick it up. When I reached there, I tried to tell the attendant why I was there. But the attendant didn't speak any English and couldn’t understand my accent when I spoke in French. The more I repeated myself, the more frustrated I got and the more hopeless I felt with my broken French and the attendant's confusion. I was about ready to break down in tears because I just really needed that package from home.
注意：
（1）续写词数应为150个左右；
（2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Just then, a French woman named Chantal Jouve walked in.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Within two minutes, the package was in my hands.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1.
How does the man feel about the test
A. Confident. B. Worried. C. Frightened.
【答案】A
2.
What is the man doing
A. Making a suggestion. B. Asking for help. C. Expressing thanks.
【答案】C
3.
How does the woman deal with her old clothes
A. She throws them away.
B. She gives them to her sister.
C. She donates them to the charity.
【答案】B
4.
What is the weather like now
A. Sunny. B. Rainy. C. Cloudy.
【答案】C
5.
What kind of magazines does the woman show interest in
A. Outdoor magazines. B. Fashion magazines. C. Politics magazines.
【答案】A
【答案】6. A 7. B
【答案】8. A 9. C
【答案】10. B 11. C 12. C
【答案】13. A 14. C 15. A 16. C
【答案】17. B 18. A 19. B 20. A
【答案】21. C 22. A 23. A
【答案】24. C 25. A 26. D 27. B
【答案】28. C 29. A 30. D 31. A
【答案】32. C 33. D 34. B 35. B
【答案】36. F 37. B 38. D 39. C 40. E
【答案】41. C 42. A 43. B 44. D 45. A 46. C 47. B 48. D 49. C 50. A 51. B 52. D 53. A 54. C 55. D
【答案】56. spots
57. which 58. Taking
59. for 60. a
61. was introduced
62. consumption
63. subsequently
64. tied 65. to meet
【答案】
Dear Mr. Bright,
I am writing to apply for the opportunity to serve as an English broadcaster for our school’s upcoming radio station.
I’m convinced that I’d be a good fit for several reasons. First, having won multiple awards in English speech contests, I possess a clear voice and near-native pronunciation. Second, as a host for school events, I’ve learned to stay relaxed and keep the audience engaged. Finally, I’m easygoing and always open to feedback.
I would really appreciate it if you could consider my application. I’m looking forward to the opportunity to contribute to the radio station and share wonderful English programs.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
【答案】
Just then, a French woman named Chantal Jouve walked in. Noticing my red eyes and trembling hands, she gently approached me. “Are you okay ” she asked in perfect English. Relieved to hear a familiar language, I explained my situation — how my peanut butter package was stuck behind the counter because I couldn’t make myself understood. Chantal nodded sympathetically and then turned to the attendant and began speaking in rapid, fluent French. She explained who I was and why I was there, her calm voice bridging the gap between my broken French and the attendant’s confusion. Within seconds, the attendant’s expression softened.
Within two minutes, the package was in my hands. I seized it like a precious treasure, tears of gratitude spilling down my cheeks. “Thank you,” I whispered to Chantal, my voice breaking. She smiled warmly and then handed me a small piece of paper. “Here’s my number,” she said. “If you ever need help — or just someone to talk to — call me.” That small act of kindness lifted the weight of loneliness off my shoulders. Back in my dorm, I finally opened the package, took out the peanut butter jar, and ate a spoonful. It tasted like home — comforting, familiar, and exactly what I needed. A few days later, I gathered my courage and called Chantal. That call led to coffee, then dinner, then our lifelong friendship.

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