陕西省2024-2025学年高二下学期期末英语试题（含答案）
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陕西高2026届高二第二学期期末英语试题(备用)
注意事项：
1．本试卷满分120分，时间100分钟
2．答卷前将答题卡上的姓名、班级、考场填写清楚，并检查条形码是否完整，信息是否准确。
3．答卷前必须使用0.5mm的黑色签字笔书写，字迹工整、笔迹清晰。并且必须在题号所指示的答题区作答，超出答题区域的书写无效。
第一部分：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)
A
Observational Report on the Living Habits of the Horse-Bodied Winged Beast-
A Case Study on Little Ica Research Project: Caprism’s Cryptozoological Lineage Study
Objective
Through long-term observation of the winged beast’s diet, fur, and behavior this study aims to delve into the unique physiology and habits of its kind. By doing so, we seek to refine fundamental methodologies in cryptozoological research and lay a practical and theoretical foundation for further studies on Aquila’s creations.
Diet
Herbivorous. Primarily feeds on grass, alfalfa, and grains. Shows a strong preference for brightly colored fruits such as wild apples, olives, and branch berries.
Possibly due to its highly domesticated nature, the winged beast’s eating habits closely resemble those of humans — three meals a day.
During a single midday feeding session, Little Ica consumed ten wild apples. An additional ten were offered-immediately consumed. Another twenty also consumed without hesitation. A single burp was observed. Five more apples were given — once again, immediately consumed. Observation suspended due to budget constraints.
Intelligence
With a beat of its wings, Little Ica can part clouds, summoning a radiant barrier that heals the wounded and seals away foes.
Cross-referencing ancient tablets and texts reveals striking similarities between Ica and the winged beast Lunabis, once companion to the Day thunder Knight. This suggests they belong to the same lineage perhaps even share a deeper connection.
Though somewhat clumsy, it comprehends simple verbal communication. Vocabulary is slightly more limited than a chimera’s, roughly on par with a five-year-old child.
Perhaps due to being one of Aquila’s creations, it appears responsive toother Titan Miracles. Occasionally, it even engages in conversations with the White Dryad.
Sleep Patterns
After prolonged conversation or use of rainbows, Little Ica requires extended rest. Even upon waking, it takes a long time before it can communicate clearly again.
Its divine blessing seems unstable and is gradually fading. Could it be that Aquila no longer watches over the Skyfolk
1. Why did the observation of the diet of little Ica stop
A. Little Ica required extended rest after prolonged conversations.
B. The researcher was lack of money and materials.
C. Little Ica’s vocabulary is slightly more limited than a five-year-old kid.
D. Little Ica’s divine blessing seems unstable and is gradually fading.
2. Which food is the best for Little Ica
A. bones. B. various meet. C. colorful fruits. D. vegetables.
3. According to the passage, what should Little Ica’s ability best be used for
A. Consume overproduced food.
B. Engage in conversations with the White Dryad.
C. Heals the wounded and seals away foes.
D. Refine fundamental methodologies in cryptozoological research.
B
Pantone’s shade of 2025 has been announced and it’s Mocha Mousse (摩卡慕斯色). is a calm, lightly pigmented (天然色的) color. It’s “a mellow brown combined with a sensorial and comforting warmth”, Pantone Color Institute vice president Laurie Pressman says.
Meant to engage the multiple senses, color should spark a desire to dip your spoon into it, Pressman says. Inspired in part by “little treat culture” — a growing trend in which people punctuate their day with small pleasures like a store-bought coffee — Pressman encourages fans to “find your mocha moment”.
“Little treat culture really goes back to boosting our sense of personal comfort and wellness,” she says. That the color reflects a cup of coffee with too much cream or a piece of smooth milk chocolate is intentional. The name too is meant to satisfy your taste buds.
Aside from the more obvious chocolate connection, Pressman and Leatrice Eiseman, the Pantone Color Institute’s executive director, state that the shade creates a sense of harmony and warmth, “ The overriding theme as we went into looking for this year’s color was this whole idea of harmony,” Pressman says. As the world becomes more complex, consumers are searching for inner peace and balance, she says.
“We have enough going on outside of us we’re looking for things that are softer and things that are lighter,” Pressman says. As for those “dopamine (多巴胺) brights”, there’s a place for those as well, but mocha mousse reflects a mood much larger than any brief contemporary trend, she says.
Part of the joy of the annual reveal, Eiseman says is that it unleashes (释放) a “necessity to talk about color”. In sparking that conversation another more subtle one emerges alongside it-a dialog about how we feel our years went and what mood we want to represent this chapter at both a communal and individual level.
Whether the whole world nods its head, or cock sit to the side in confusion instead, over this reveal. It will have sparked a debate with cultural implications that stretches beyond “mocha mousse”.
4. What can we know about Mocha Mousse according to the text
A. It is a cold and cool brown color. B. It offers people a feeling of passion.
C. It refers to a kind of store-bought coffee. D. It was revealed by Pantone Color Institution.
5. Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “punctuate” in paragraph 2
A. Ignore. B. Destroy. C. Interrupt. D. Expect.
6. Why was Mocha Mousse chosen as Pantone’s shade of the year 2025
A. It meets people’s pursuit of inner peace and balance.
B. It is a trendy color following the “dopamine brights”.
C. It keeps people away from the complex world.
D. It sets off a debate about its cultural meaning.
7. Which is the most suitable title for the text
A. Pantone’s Popular Color Trend of Each Year.
B. The History of Pantone’s Color Selection Process.
C. The Influence of Pantone’s Mocha Mousse on Design.
D. Pantone’s Annual Color and Its Cultural Significance.
C
Are you a short video app user If you are, you will probably find yourself more familiar with 15-second sped-up snippets (加速的片段) of songs than with the original tracks themselves. This trend has been evident on social media platforms particularly Douyin and TikTok, “Sped-up versions of tracks can help artists break through or go viral, although that initial success may not last,” a radio host said. This sped-up mode offers a faster route to the dopamine rush that social media aims to arouse, leading to addiction and influencing our actions.
Watching everything at a sped-up pace seems like a good way to take in more content in a shorter time. However, what are the consequences “So many people worked hard making specific decisions about pacing, fighting, timing and music, and speeding that all up just ruins it,” a Reddit user commented.
It seems that people speed up content because they want to complete the action of watching movies and “listening” to songs, not because they enjoy the movies and songs. It’s almost as if they’re telling the creators: “I don’t have the patience to care about all the detailed design and subtle (微妙的) emotions you put into the work,” All they want is a quick idea of “what’s going on” and a feeling of “wow, I just consumed another place of information”.
It’s obvious that people don’t realize that this is destroying their patience with life. First, it’s sped-up songs and movies; then gradually, it becomes a speed up life. “I found myself becoming impatient with doing research for my work or preparing for a test,” a Chinesenetizen said, Since these tasks usually take hours or even days and weeks, I would think to myself, “How can I speed this up ” We already live in a fast-paced society, yet we still try to speed it up in every aspect.
What’s the rush Some things should not be sped up, like our patience for beauty and hard work. It’s time to slow down, control the usage of screens, and regain our patience.
8. How does the Reddit user mentioned in the text comment on accelerating content
A. It leads to people’s addiction to social media
B. It destroys the particular decisions of the creators.
C. It allows people to obtain more content in a shorter time.
D. It gives artists chances to break through or become popular.
9. What is one of the results of the sped-up content
A. Leading to a loss of patience with life.
B. Helping artists to achieve success.
C. Increasing the attractiveness of social media.
D. Allowing people to better enjoy movies and songs.
10. What is the author’s attitude towards sped - up content
A. Critical. B. Neutral. C. Supportive. D. Indifferent.
11. What is the purpose of the text
A. To criticize people’s addiction to short video apps.
B. To advocate regaining patience and concentration in creating.
C. To discuss the popularity of sped-up songs on social media.
D. To analyze the impact of sped-up content on people’s patience and call for slowing down.
D
A Study of the Citizens’ Assembly (公民大会)
Democratic politics has always fascinated citizens of different city-states in Amphoreus. When Okhema was first established, its democracy was limited to a privileged minority. However, through ongoing reforms, the Okheman citizens’ assembly took to the stage, transforming Okhema’s governance into a “democracy for all” — where the citizens’ assembly made every major decision.
Democracy is only one of the consequences of civilization’s development rather than the cause of development. For democracy to be productive, it must enact different rules for different societies, situations, and issues. No single rule can be optimal for all scenarios.
Citizens Citizenship, and Citizenship Policies
Before examining the Okheman citizens’ assembly’s operational mechanisms and core functions in-depth, we must first address the matter of citizens. citizenship rights, and citizenship policies of Okhema. The elders have once noted that Okhema is a collective of free citizens. Due to the substantial power citizens possess, citizenship qualifications must be strictly regulated to ensure citizens’ rights.
Discussions on the recognition of naturalized citizens’ rights were once the foci of disputations between the leader of the Chrysos Heirs and the Council of Elders. Judging from the final outcome, citizens from all city-states have equal citizenship rights in the holy city and can have equal participation in public matters.
While social differences naturally exist — between rich and poor, locals and travelers — the holy city of Okhema would not allow these social distinctions to become political divisions and will ensure complete political equality among all citizens.
Operational Mechanisms of the Citizens’ Assembly
Usually, topics are proposed by Council of Elders members before the assembly and become official assembly items after receiving majority council approval. The Council pre-determines which matters to address and when. Once confirmed, the council chairman hands over the agenda to the Council of Elders’s “Assembly Chair,” who presides over the meeting.
Normally, matters cannot be discussed at the citizens’ assembly without prior council review. Council-reviewed matters yield only two out comes Either they’re already thoroughly discussed and only need citizen votes, or they require citizens to hold debates to reach final resolutions during the assembly.
Results are tallied using pottery shards, with voting dolia placed throughout Okhema during assemblies. After thorough discussion and voting of all proposals, the Council of Elders posts approved decrees at the Wall of Heroes.
Core Functions of the Citizens’ Assembly
The assembly wields the important capacities of legislative power, (立法权) the appointment of government official (人事任免权), declaring war, conceding peace, and the actual control of armies during wartime.
Yet, historically and practically, Okhema’s citizens’ assembly isn’t fully controlled and directed by “citizens,” but rather a means to ensure that “elites” who represent the majority social interests can effectively manage social matters.
In other words, the current system where the leader of the Chrysos Heirsand and the Councilof Elders jointly manage Okhema was decided by the Okheman citizens’ assembly system. Citizens influence policymakers through voting and other means of political participation rather than directly managing social affairs or making political decisions.
注： Amphoreus, Okheman, Assembly Chair，均为地名， Chrysos, Councilof Elders为两只对立的党派
12. What was the core point of Citizens’ Assembly
A. People of different races have different powers but have same policy position.
B. Democracy is only one of the consequences of civilization’s development.
C. Citizens from all city-states have equal citizenship rights in the holy city.
D. Citizenship qualifications must be strictly regulated to ensure citizens’ rights.
13. If Zhao Jinghao wants to put forward a topic on Citizens’ Assembly, what should he do
A. Straight into the convention to ask to discuss their own issues.
B. Tell Councilof Elders his opinion in advance and ask for a discussion.
C. Participate in final resolutions during the assembly.
D. Discuss with the proposer of the opposite view on Citizens’ Assembly.
14. How the Citizens’ Aassembly exercises its functions and make the decision
A. Vote by every people, hear everyone’s voices.
B. Design by the leaders Chrysos and Councilof Elders.
C. Activate the policies by “elites” who represent the majority social interests.
D. Through many rights (权利) that can be exercised.
15 What is the core spirit the writer want to express through describing Citizens’ Assembly
A. Democracy is only one of the consequences of civilization’s development rather than the cause of development.
B. The rule of Citizens’ Assembly must be revoluted to adapt to social changes.
C. Every citizen must have equal rights through Democratic politics.
D. The compete of two parties, Chrysos and Councilof Elders, must yield to a social crisis.
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
History often paints a romantic picture of the lone genius-solitary (折单的) inventors, isolated scientists and writers.. ____16____ True innovation springs from collective curiosity.
Collective curiosity means exploring questions together, and building on shared insights through collaborative learning. How does this fuel innovation Let’s explore its key benefits
Learn faster. Sharing your learning journey with others creates natural opportunities for feedback and new perspectives. You also gain access to different experiences and resources. ____17____
Reduce confirmation bias (偏见). Teams that encourage respectful questioning consistently make better decisions than those that don’t. That’s because collective curiosity naturally encourages us to question each other’s assumptions, which helps everyone identify weaknesses in their thinking and find better solutions.
___18___ Research shows that seeing others engage with interesting questions makes us more curious ourselves. This creates a positive cycle where one person’s questions inspire others to join the exploration.
Build sustainable knowledge. ____19____ For instance, the Mayo Clinic has maintained its culture of medical innovation for over a century because its doctors and researchers consistently share their questions and insights with each other.
Despite these benefits, many resist collective curiosity for understandable reasons. Time pressures push us toward quick solutions. You might worry that asking questions might make you seem indecisive (优柔寡断的) ____20____ Yet, those who embrace a shared, generative state of unknowing often find it leads to better outcomes. In the end, innovation thrives not in isolation, but in collaboration.
A. Encourage others to explore.
B. Observe others’ questions silently.
C. Teams that avoid debates reach decisions faster.
D. Yet individual brilliance rarely drives breakthroughs.
E. It helps you grow more quickly than you could alone.
F. In competitive workplaces, admitting uncertainty can feel risky.
G. Organizations promoting group learning keep knowledge over time.
第二部分：语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节： (共15小题，每小题一分，共15分)
In a time of mass extinction and climate change, we are also living in a time of rapid language loss. More than 40% of the world’s estimated 6000 languages are in danger of ____21____ by the end of the century. So we have a real ____22____ here.
Wilson Silva, a linguist (语言学家) studying the structure and function of languages, studied Desano, a Tucanoan language ____23____ by only a few hundred people in a region of the Amazon at the border of Brazil and Colombia.
There are a small number of Desano speakers while the community tends to speak more ____24____ used languages, like Portuguese or Spanish. That led to modern disparities (差异). For example, a lot of these communities don’t have stable ____25____ to remote specialty healthcare. In many cases, they have to go to another city — ____26____ education. When they had a building for a school in San Jose de Vina, there was no ____27____ happening because there was no teachers and no resources.
So ____28____ is a critical part of language preservation. After recording people speaking Desano as ____29____ as possible, Wilson transcribes the interviews with the ____30____ of some Desano-speaking co-workers. And that way, they have ____31____ materials in Desano that can be analyzed, broken down, and published.
“The language is going to be alive. Even if people ____32____ to speak it, it will still ____33____ in the form of these written materials. I do hope it doesn’t get there, but ____34____ now we have a rich corpus (语料库) of materials that whenever people want to ____35____ the language, it’s there,” he said.
21. A. declining B. disappearing C. changing D. replacing
22 A. doubt B. conflict C. crisis D. mistake
23. A. left B. forgotten C. spoken D. brought
24. A. basically B. rarely C. smoothly D. widely
25. A. access B. permission C. entry D. reaction
26. A. different from B. the same with C. rather than D. apart from
27. A. attendance B. training C. interaction D. schooling
28. A. creating B. presenting C. Recording D. cooperating
29. A. originally B. casually C. naturally D. randomly
30. A. assistance B. encouragement C. Guidance D. company
31. A. oral B. ready C. available D. written
32. A. refuse B. cease C. begin D. continue
33. A. adapt B. publish C. exist D. exchange
34. A. at least B. at most C. more or less D. not least
35. A. renew B. reform C. review D. restore
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
On the twelfth of October at the Sleepless Earl, I met my old friend from the Artisanship Commission, whom I had not seen in two or three centuries.
It was odd. I recall that I had a minor disagreement with him and we both vowed to never speak again, yet I instantly let go of all our past ____36____ (grieve) when I heard him call out for me in the Sleepless Earl… Little did I imagine that we would sit ____37____ the same table and drink tea together again after a few centuries.
It seems the Sleepless Earl is just the kind of place where you always have surprise encounters
We drank pot after pot of Whale-Tide Spring and called for more hot water. As the tea thinned in its aroma, the daylight started to dim. My friend was assigned to manage ships and equipment in the Cloud Knights and must return to his post according to regulations, and we parted ways unwillingly after exchanging contact details
As I walked ____38____ the lanterns on the way home, I recalled the many memories I shared with my friend. I remembered that I passed the flying how to fly ships at the Sky-Soaring Seas. But test when we were earning my friend didn’t. I remembered we did part-time jobs at All Under One Roof for a long time just to get enough money to buy the latest Halcyon jade abacus. We were once the closest of friends, yet we didn’t talk for centuries because of some ____39____ (agree) I can’t even remember.
If my friend and I were not living in the Xianzhou, we might have passed away before we even hit a hundred years old and would have never met again. That would be far too ____40____ (fortune).
Maybe I drank too much tea and was too excited — I couldn’t sleep even though I laid in bed for a long time, and I decided to take an evening walk. The moon in the delve today was clearer than that of days before and would be a pity to miss. It would be best enjoyed ____41____ someone else. Luckily, my student was also awake, and I brought him to take an evening walk with me.
Past the Court of Tranguility and deep in the grass was the ruin of a garden complex built in the old style. It was hidden deep in the grass and yet to ____42____ (clean) out. The masonry reflected a gentle white light under the caresses of the moon. A pseudo-ancient stone lion was lying sideways on the grass, napping sweetly in the open as if it was slowly sinking into a pond of moonlight. My student and I held our breath, ____43____ (terrify) of possibly waking it.
The other ruins here included stone pillars with lotus capitals and water basins etched with cloud patterns. Unfortunately, there was no complete garden left anymore. Young artists want to revive the old style as “fashion” and build old things every once in a while. I believe they, just like me, are terrified of the endless ____44____ (expand) of time. They always want to remember the past more intensely to prevent the bygone days from being diluted, but all this effort will prove to be futile before time.
The mossy masonry deep in the grass seemed to be breathing. A distant voice was saying: “Don’t try to understand it. For tonight, you need only to feel.” I, _____45_____, stopped thinking too much. During that time, my student had already fallen asleep on his feet.
Pedestrians passed the Verdurous Garden every day in the company of moonlight and broken rocks, only this time we have folks of leisure such as my student and I.
第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假如你是崇是中学高二(6)班的蔡徐坤，请你向教导主任王娟写一封英语信，询问“最美崇是人”活动的选举情况并推荐自己成为“最美崇是人”(Prettiest Student in ChongShi)，内容包括：
(1)询问活动的具体情况；
(2)展现自己的优点。
注意：
(1)写作词数应为114词左右；
(2)请按如下格式在答题卡相应格式作答。
Dear Ms. Wang,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best Wishes,
Cai Xukun
第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
“Sorry I’m late!”
I used the power of a Cognos Bloom to climb over the vines, rushing to the classroom and Nervously pulling open the door, only to make eye contact with the person I had an appointment with. The professor, barely over thirty, was leaning casually against the stone lectern, loose and relaxed. The scholar’s robe gleamed bright in the dim light of the Evernight, giving off an almost divine aura.
“Hmm The first class, and already late. Looks like someone is eager to meet Thanatos…” In other words, this was our first one-on-one lesson and I just totally blew it from the start. Probably even Cerces would’ve felt embarrassed looking at such a sorry scene. Luckily, I had already come up with a plan.
“Sorry, professor! I’ll do anything to make it up to you!”
“Anything ”
“Well... please, I hope you’ll be lenient.”
At these words, the professor’s face broke into a charming smile
“Then I want you to teach me.”
“Wait, Professor… ”
“I want you to break down the points in this paper, word by word, and explain them to me slowly.” Although there was no mirror here, I could guess that my face had turned red from the sudden and direct request.
“Um, but... Professor... I’m still just a student intern. Isn’t it... a bit too... early for me to do something like this ”
“Hmph... I finally worked up the courage to say it! Do you want me to waste the lesson I prepared You fool!”
“At least.. at least wait until after class!”
“... If that’s what you’d prefer, then fine. But don’t forget, I still haven’t forgiven you. So, what should we study first today ”
“Why don’t we peruse this academic journal I think they recently published a paper on the patterns of natural numbers.”
“Sounds e on, let’s have a look.”
注意：
(1)续写词数为160词左右
(2)请按如下格式作答：
The research paper was immensely valuable, but I couldn’t even grasp the basic arguments.
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The bell signaling the Curtain-Fall Hour rang, and we looked at each other.
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陕西高2026届高二第二学期期末英语试题(备用)
注意事项：
1．本试卷满分120分，时间100分钟
2．答卷前将答题卡上的姓名、班级、考场填写清楚，并检查条形码是否完整，信息是否准确。
3．答卷前必须使用0.5mm的黑色签字笔书写，字迹工整、笔迹清晰。并且必须在题号所指示的答题区作答，超出答题区域的书写无效。
第一部分：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)
A
【1~3题答案】
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. C
B
【4~7题答案】
【答案】4. D 5. C 6. A 7. D
C
【8~11题答案】
【答案】8. B 9. A 10. A 11. D
D
【12~15题答案】
【答案】12. C 13. B 14. C 15. A
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
【16~20题答案】
【答案】16. D 17. E 18. A 19. G 20. F
第二部分：语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节： (共15小题，每小题一分，共15分)
【21~35题答案】
【答案】21. B 22. C 23. C 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. D 28. C 29. C 30. A 31. D 32. B 33. A 34. C 35. D
第二节： (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)
【36~45题答案】
【答案】36. grievances
37. at 38. below
39. disagreement
40. unfortunate
41. with 42. be cleaned
43. terrified
44. expanse
45. therefore
第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
【46题答案】
【答案】Dear Ms. Wang,
I am Cai Xukun from Class 6, Grade 2 of Chongshi Middle School. I am writing to inquire about the specific details of the “Prettiest Student in ChongShi” activity, such as the election schedule, evaluation criteria, and how the results will be announced. Meanwhile, I would like to recommend myself as a candidate.
I believe I am qualified for this title for several reasons. First, I maintain excellent academic performance and actively participate in classroom discussions. Second, I am passionate about volunteering, having organized charity events to help those in need. Additionally, I get along well with my classmates and always offer a helping hand. I hope these qualities make me a suitable candidate.
Looking forward to your reply.
Best Wishes,
Cai Xukun
第二节(满分25分)
【47题答案】
【答案】The research paper was immensely valuable, but I couldn’t even grasp the basic arguments. My palms started to sweat as I flipped through the pages, the complex formulas and theories dancing before my eyes. Sensing my discomfort, the professor leaned closer, his robe brushing against my arm. “See this equation ” he murmured, pointing to a particularly daunting section. “It’s the key to understanding the entire paper. Let me walk you through it.” His voice was gentle yet authoritative, each word unlocking a piece of the puzzle. As he spoke, his eyes sparkled with enthusiasm, making the abstract concepts feel tangible. I found myself nodding along, gradually gaining confidence.
The bell signaling the Curtain-Fall Hour rang, and we looked at each other in surprise. The lesson had flown by, but I felt a strange mix of relief and disappointment. “I guess that’s it for today,” I said, gathering my things. The professor smiled, a mischievous glint in his eye. “Not so fast,” he replied. “You still owe me a lesson, remember Meet me here tomorrow, and this time, don’t be late. I expect a full explanation of that paper.” I grinned, feeling a surge of excitement. “Yes, professor,” I said, bowing slightly. As I turned to leave, I couldn’t help but wonder what tomorrow’s lesson would bring.
注意事项：
1．本试卷满分120分，时间100分钟
2．答卷前将答题卡上的姓名、班级、考场填写清楚，并检查条形码是否完整，信息是否准确。
3．答卷前必须使用0.5mm的黑色签字笔书写，字迹工整、笔迹清晰。并且必须在题号所指示的答题区作答，超出答题区域的书写无效。
第一部分：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)
A
Observational Report on the Living Habits of the Horse-Bodied Winged Beast-
A Case Study on Little Ica Research Project: Caprism’s Cryptozoological Lineage Study
Objective
Through long-term observation of the winged beast’s diet, fur, and behavior this study aims to delve into the unique physiology and habits of its kind. By doing so, we seek to refine fundamental methodologies in cryptozoological research and lay a practical and theoretical foundation for further studies on Aquila’s creations.
Diet
Herbivorous. Primarily feeds on grass, alfalfa, and grains. Shows a strong preference for brightly colored fruits such as wild apples, olives, and branch berries.
Possibly due to its highly domesticated nature, the winged beast’s eating habits closely resemble those of humans — three meals a day.
During a single midday feeding session, Little Ica consumed ten wild apples. An additional ten were offered-immediately consumed. Another twenty also consumed without hesitation. A single burp was observed. Five more apples were given — once again, immediately consumed. Observation suspended due to budget constraints.
Intelligence
With a beat of its wings, Little Ica can part clouds, summoning a radiant barrier that heals the wounded and seals away foes.
Cross-referencing ancient tablets and texts reveals striking similarities between Ica and the winged beast Lunabis, once companion to the Day thunder Knight. This suggests they belong to the same lineage perhaps even share a deeper connection.
Though somewhat clumsy, it comprehends simple verbal communication. Vocabulary is slightly more limited than a chimera’s, roughly on par with a five-year-old child.
Perhaps due to being one of Aquila’s creations, it appears responsive toother Titan Miracles. Occasionally, it even engages in conversations with the White Dryad.
Sleep Patterns
After prolonged conversation or use of rainbows, Little Ica requires extended rest. Even upon waking, it takes a long time before it can communicate clearly again.
Its divine blessing seems unstable and is gradually fading. Could it be that Aquila no longer watches over the Skyfolk
1. Why did the observation of the diet of little Ica stop
A. Little Ica required extended rest after prolonged conversations.
B. The researcher was lack of money and materials.
C. Little Ica’s vocabulary is slightly more limited than a five-year-old kid.
D. Little Ica’s divine blessing seems unstable and is gradually fading.
2. Which food is the best for Little Ica
A. bones. B. various meet. C. colorful fruits. D. vegetables.
3. According to the passage, what should Little Ica’s ability best be used for
A. Consume overproduced food.
B. Engage in conversations with the White Dryad.
C. Heals the wounded and seals away foes.
D. Refine fundamental methodologies in cryptozoological research.
B
Pantone’s shade of 2025 has been announced and it’s Mocha Mousse (摩卡慕斯色). is a calm, lightly pigmented (天然色的) color. It’s “a mellow brown combined with a sensorial and comforting warmth”, Pantone Color Institute vice president Laurie Pressman says.
Meant to engage the multiple senses, color should spark a desire to dip your spoon into it, Pressman says. Inspired in part by “little treat culture” — a growing trend in which people punctuate their day with small pleasures like a store-bought coffee — Pressman encourages fans to “find your mocha moment”.
“Little treat culture really goes back to boosting our sense of personal comfort and wellness,” she says. That the color reflects a cup of coffee with too much cream or a piece of smooth milk chocolate is intentional. The name too is meant to satisfy your taste buds.
Aside from the more obvious chocolate connection, Pressman and Leatrice Eiseman, the Pantone Color Institute’s executive director, state that the shade creates a sense of harmony and warmth, “ The overriding theme as we went into looking for this year’s color was this whole idea of harmony,” Pressman says. As the world becomes more complex, consumers are searching for inner peace and balance, she says.
“We have enough going on outside of us we’re looking for things that are softer and things that are lighter,” Pressman says. As for those “dopamine (多巴胺) brights”, there’s a place for those as well, but mocha mousse reflects a mood much larger than any brief contemporary trend, she says.
Part of the joy of the annual reveal, Eiseman says is that it unleashes (释放) a “necessity to talk about color”. In sparking that conversation another more subtle one emerges alongside it-a dialog about how we feel our years went and what mood we want to represent this chapter at both a communal and individual level.
Whether the whole world nods its head, or cock sit to the side in confusion instead, over this reveal. It will have sparked a debate with cultural implications that stretches beyond “mocha mousse”.
4. What can we know about Mocha Mousse according to the text
A. It is a cold and cool brown color. B. It offers people a feeling of passion.
C. It refers to a kind of store-bought coffee. D. It was revealed by Pantone Color Institution.
5. Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “punctuate” in paragraph 2
A. Ignore. B. Destroy. C. Interrupt. D. Expect.
6. Why was Mocha Mousse chosen as Pantone’s shade of the year 2025
A. It meets people’s pursuit of inner peace and balance.
B. It is a trendy color following the “dopamine brights”.
C. It keeps people away from the complex world.
D. It sets off a debate about its cultural meaning.
7. Which is the most suitable title for the text
A. Pantone’s Popular Color Trend of Each Year.
B. The History of Pantone’s Color Selection Process.
C. The Influence of Pantone’s Mocha Mousse on Design.
D. Pantone’s Annual Color and Its Cultural Significance.
C
Are you a short video app user If you are, you will probably find yourself more familiar with 15-second sped-up snippets (加速的片段) of songs than with the original tracks themselves. This trend has been evident on social media platforms particularly Douyin and TikTok, “Sped-up versions of tracks can help artists break through or go viral, although that initial success may not last,” a radio host said. This sped-up mode offers a faster route to the dopamine rush that social media aims to arouse, leading to addiction and influencing our actions.
Watching everything at a sped-up pace seems like a good way to take in more content in a shorter time. However, what are the consequences “So many people worked hard making specific decisions about pacing, fighting, timing and music, and speeding that all up just ruins it,” a Reddit user commented.
It seems that people speed up content because they want to complete the action of watching movies and “listening” to songs, not because they enjoy the movies and songs. It’s almost as if they’re telling the creators: “I don’t have the patience to care about all the detailed design and subtle (微妙的) emotions you put into the work,” All they want is a quick idea of “what’s going on” and a feeling of “wow, I just consumed another place of information”.
It’s obvious that people don’t realize that this is destroying their patience with life. First, it’s sped-up songs and movies; then gradually, it becomes a speed up life. “I found myself becoming impatient with doing research for my work or preparing for a test,” a Chinesenetizen said, Since these tasks usually take hours or even days and weeks, I would think to myself, “How can I speed this up ” We already live in a fast-paced society, yet we still try to speed it up in every aspect.
What’s the rush Some things should not be sped up, like our patience for beauty and hard work. It’s time to slow down, control the usage of screens, and regain our patience.
8. How does the Reddit user mentioned in the text comment on accelerating content
A. It leads to people’s addiction to social media
B. It destroys the particular decisions of the creators.
C. It allows people to obtain more content in a shorter time.
D. It gives artists chances to break through or become popular.
9. What is one of the results of the sped-up content
A. Leading to a loss of patience with life.
B. Helping artists to achieve success.
C. Increasing the attractiveness of social media.
D. Allowing people to better enjoy movies and songs.
10. What is the author’s attitude towards sped - up content
A. Critical. B. Neutral. C. Supportive. D. Indifferent.
11. What is the purpose of the text
A. To criticize people’s addiction to short video apps.
B. To advocate regaining patience and concentration in creating.
C. To discuss the popularity of sped-up songs on social media.
D. To analyze the impact of sped-up content on people’s patience and call for slowing down.
D
A Study of the Citizens’ Assembly (公民大会)
Democratic politics has always fascinated citizens of different city-states in Amphoreus. When Okhema was first established, its democracy was limited to a privileged minority. However, through ongoing reforms, the Okheman citizens’ assembly took to the stage, transforming Okhema’s governance into a “democracy for all” — where the citizens’ assembly made every major decision.
Democracy is only one of the consequences of civilization’s development rather than the cause of development. For democracy to be productive, it must enact different rules for different societies, situations, and issues. No single rule can be optimal for all scenarios.
Citizens Citizenship, and Citizenship Policies
Before examining the Okheman citizens’ assembly’s operational mechanisms and core functions in-depth, we must first address the matter of citizens. citizenship rights, and citizenship policies of Okhema. The elders have once noted that Okhema is a collective of free citizens. Due to the substantial power citizens possess, citizenship qualifications must be strictly regulated to ensure citizens’ rights.
Discussions on the recognition of naturalized citizens’ rights were once the foci of disputations between the leader of the Chrysos Heirs and the Council of Elders. Judging from the final outcome, citizens from all city-states have equal citizenship rights in the holy city and can have equal participation in public matters.
While social differences naturally exist — between rich and poor, locals and travelers — the holy city of Okhema would not allow these social distinctions to become political divisions and will ensure complete political equality among all citizens.
Operational Mechanisms of the Citizens’ Assembly
Usually, topics are proposed by Council of Elders members before the assembly and become official assembly items after receiving majority council approval. The Council pre-determines which matters to address and when. Once confirmed, the council chairman hands over the agenda to the Council of Elders’s “Assembly Chair,” who presides over the meeting.
Normally, matters cannot be discussed at the citizens’ assembly without prior council review. Council-reviewed matters yield only two out comes Either they’re already thoroughly discussed and only need citizen votes, or they require citizens to hold debates to reach final resolutions during the assembly.
Results are tallied using pottery shards, with voting dolia placed throughout Okhema during assemblies. After thorough discussion and voting of all proposals, the Council of Elders posts approved decrees at the Wall of Heroes.
Core Functions of the Citizens’ Assembly
The assembly wields the important capacities of legislative power, (立法权) the appointment of government official (人事任免权), declaring war, conceding peace, and the actual control of armies during wartime.
Yet, historically and practically, Okhema’s citizens’ assembly isn’t fully controlled and directed by “citizens,” but rather a means to ensure that “elites” who represent the majority social interests can effectively manage social matters.
In other words, the current system where the leader of the Chrysos Heirsand and the Councilof Elders jointly manage Okhema was decided by the Okheman citizens’ assembly system. Citizens influence policymakers through voting and other means of political participation rather than directly managing social affairs or making political decisions.
注： Amphoreus, Okheman, Assembly Chair，均为地名， Chrysos, Councilof Elders为两只对立的党派
12. What was the core point of Citizens’ Assembly
A. People of different races have different powers but have same policy position.
B. Democracy is only one of the consequences of civilization’s development.
C. Citizens from all city-states have equal citizenship rights in the holy city.
D. Citizenship qualifications must be strictly regulated to ensure citizens’ rights.
13. If Zhao Jinghao wants to put forward a topic on Citizens’ Assembly, what should he do
A. Straight into the convention to ask to discuss their own issues.
B. Tell Councilof Elders his opinion in advance and ask for a discussion.
C. Participate in final resolutions during the assembly.
D. Discuss with the proposer of the opposite view on Citizens’ Assembly.
14. How the Citizens’ Aassembly exercises its functions and make the decision
A. Vote by every people, hear everyone’s voices.
B. Design by the leaders Chrysos and Councilof Elders.
C. Activate the policies by “elites” who represent the majority social interests.
D. Through many rights (权利) that can be exercised.
15 What is the core spirit the writer want to express through describing Citizens’ Assembly
A. Democracy is only one of the consequences of civilization’s development rather than the cause of development.
B. The rule of Citizens’ Assembly must be revoluted to adapt to social changes.
C. Every citizen must have equal rights through Democratic politics.
D. The compete of two parties, Chrysos and Councilof Elders, must yield to a social crisis.
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
History often paints a romantic picture of the lone genius-solitary (折单的) inventors, isolated scientists and writers.. ____16____ True innovation springs from collective curiosity.
Collective curiosity means exploring questions together, and building on shared insights through collaborative learning. How does this fuel innovation Let’s explore its key benefits
Learn faster. Sharing your learning journey with others creates natural opportunities for feedback and new perspectives. You also gain access to different experiences and resources. ____17____
Reduce confirmation bias (偏见). Teams that encourage respectful questioning consistently make better decisions than those that don’t. That’s because collective curiosity naturally encourages us to question each other’s assumptions, which helps everyone identify weaknesses in their thinking and find better solutions.
___18___ Research shows that seeing others engage with interesting questions makes us more curious ourselves. This creates a positive cycle where one person’s questions inspire others to join the exploration.
Build sustainable knowledge. ____19____ For instance, the Mayo Clinic has maintained its culture of medical innovation for over a century because its doctors and researchers consistently share their questions and insights with each other.
Despite these benefits, many resist collective curiosity for understandable reasons. Time pressures push us toward quick solutions. You might worry that asking questions might make you seem indecisive (优柔寡断的) ____20____ Yet, those who embrace a shared, generative state of unknowing often find it leads to better outcomes. In the end, innovation thrives not in isolation, but in collaboration.
A. Encourage others to explore.
B. Observe others’ questions silently.
C. Teams that avoid debates reach decisions faster.
D. Yet individual brilliance rarely drives breakthroughs.
E. It helps you grow more quickly than you could alone.
F. In competitive workplaces, admitting uncertainty can feel risky.
G. Organizations promoting group learning keep knowledge over time.
第二部分：语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节： (共15小题，每小题一分，共15分)
In a time of mass extinction and climate change, we are also living in a time of rapid language loss. More than 40% of the world’s estimated 6000 languages are in danger of ____21____ by the end of the century. So we have a real ____22____ here.
Wilson Silva, a linguist (语言学家) studying the structure and function of languages, studied Desano, a Tucanoan language ____23____ by only a few hundred people in a region of the Amazon at the border of Brazil and Colombia.
There are a small number of Desano speakers while the community tends to speak more ____24____ used languages, like Portuguese or Spanish. That led to modern disparities (差异). For example, a lot of these communities don’t have stable ____25____ to remote specialty healthcare. In many cases, they have to go to another city — ____26____ education. When they had a building for a school in San Jose de Vina, there was no ____27____ happening because there was no teachers and no resources.
So ____28____ is a critical part of language preservation. After recording people speaking Desano as ____29____ as possible, Wilson transcribes the interviews with the ____30____ of some Desano-speaking co-workers. And that way, they have ____31____ materials in Desano that can be analyzed, broken down, and published.
“The language is going to be alive. Even if people ____32____ to speak it, it will still ____33____ in the form of these written materials. I do hope it doesn’t get there, but ____34____ now we have a rich corpus (语料库) of materials that whenever people want to ____35____ the language, it’s there,” he said.
21. A. declining B. disappearing C. changing D. replacing
22 A. doubt B. conflict C. crisis D. mistake
23. A. left B. forgotten C. spoken D. brought
24. A. basically B. rarely C. smoothly D. widely
25. A. access B. permission C. entry D. reaction
26. A. different from B. the same with C. rather than D. apart from
27. A. attendance B. training C. interaction D. schooling
28. A. creating B. presenting C. Recording D. cooperating
29. A. originally B. casually C. naturally D. randomly
30. A. assistance B. encouragement C. Guidance D. company
31. A. oral B. ready C. available D. written
32. A. refuse B. cease C. begin D. continue
33. A. adapt B. publish C. exist D. exchange
34. A. at least B. at most C. more or less D. not least
35. A. renew B. reform C. review D. restore
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
On the twelfth of October at the Sleepless Earl, I met my old friend from the Artisanship Commission, whom I had not seen in two or three centuries.
It was odd. I recall that I had a minor disagreement with him and we both vowed to never speak again, yet I instantly let go of all our past ____36____ (grieve) when I heard him call out for me in the Sleepless Earl… Little did I imagine that we would sit ____37____ the same table and drink tea together again after a few centuries.
It seems the Sleepless Earl is just the kind of place where you always have surprise encounters
We drank pot after pot of Whale-Tide Spring and called for more hot water. As the tea thinned in its aroma, the daylight started to dim. My friend was assigned to manage ships and equipment in the Cloud Knights and must return to his post according to regulations, and we parted ways unwillingly after exchanging contact details
As I walked ____38____ the lanterns on the way home, I recalled the many memories I shared with my friend. I remembered that I passed the flying how to fly ships at the Sky-Soaring Seas. But test when we were earning my friend didn’t. I remembered we did part-time jobs at All Under One Roof for a long time just to get enough money to buy the latest Halcyon jade abacus. We were once the closest of friends, yet we didn’t talk for centuries because of some ____39____ (agree) I can’t even remember.
If my friend and I were not living in the Xianzhou, we might have passed away before we even hit a hundred years old and would have never met again. That would be far too ____40____ (fortune).
Maybe I drank too much tea and was too excited — I couldn’t sleep even though I laid in bed for a long time, and I decided to take an evening walk. The moon in the delve today was clearer than that of days before and would be a pity to miss. It would be best enjoyed ____41____ someone else. Luckily, my student was also awake, and I brought him to take an evening walk with me.
Past the Court of Tranguility and deep in the grass was the ruin of a garden complex built in the old style. It was hidden deep in the grass and yet to ____42____ (clean) out. The masonry reflected a gentle white light under the caresses of the moon. A pseudo-ancient stone lion was lying sideways on the grass, napping sweetly in the open as if it was slowly sinking into a pond of moonlight. My student and I held our breath, ____43____ (terrify) of possibly waking it.
The other ruins here included stone pillars with lotus capitals and water basins etched with cloud patterns. Unfortunately, there was no complete garden left anymore. Young artists want to revive the old style as “fashion” and build old things every once in a while. I believe they, just like me, are terrified of the endless ____44____ (expand) of time. They always want to remember the past more intensely to prevent the bygone days from being diluted, but all this effort will prove to be futile before time.
The mossy masonry deep in the grass seemed to be breathing. A distant voice was saying: “Don’t try to understand it. For tonight, you need only to feel.” I, _____45_____, stopped thinking too much. During that time, my student had already fallen asleep on his feet.
Pedestrians passed the Verdurous Garden every day in the company of moonlight and broken rocks, only this time we have folks of leisure such as my student and I.
第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假如你是崇是中学高二(6)班的蔡徐坤，请你向教导主任王娟写一封英语信，询问“最美崇是人”活动的选举情况并推荐自己成为“最美崇是人”(Prettiest Student in ChongShi)，内容包括：
(1)询问活动的具体情况；
(2)展现自己的优点。
注意：
(1)写作词数应为114词左右；
(2)请按如下格式在答题卡相应格式作答。
Dear Ms. Wang,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best Wishes,
Cai Xukun
第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
“Sorry I’m late!”
I used the power of a Cognos Bloom to climb over the vines, rushing to the classroom and Nervously pulling open the door, only to make eye contact with the person I had an appointment with. The professor, barely over thirty, was leaning casually against the stone lectern, loose and relaxed. The scholar’s robe gleamed bright in the dim light of the Evernight, giving off an almost divine aura.
“Hmm The first class, and already late. Looks like someone is eager to meet Thanatos…” In other words, this was our first one-on-one lesson and I just totally blew it from the start. Probably even Cerces would’ve felt embarrassed looking at such a sorry scene. Luckily, I had already come up with a plan.
“Sorry, professor! I’ll do anything to make it up to you!”
“Anything ”
“Well... please, I hope you’ll be lenient.”
At these words, the professor’s face broke into a charming smile
“Then I want you to teach me.”
“Wait, Professor… ”
“I want you to break down the points in this paper, word by word, and explain them to me slowly.” Although there was no mirror here, I could guess that my face had turned red from the sudden and direct request.
“Um, but... Professor... I’m still just a student intern. Isn’t it... a bit too... early for me to do something like this ”
“Hmph... I finally worked up the courage to say it! Do you want me to waste the lesson I prepared You fool!”
“At least.. at least wait until after class!”
“... If that’s what you’d prefer, then fine. But don’t forget, I still haven’t forgiven you. So, what should we study first today ”
“Why don’t we peruse this academic journal I think they recently published a paper on the patterns of natural numbers.”
“Sounds e on, let’s have a look.”
注意：
(1)续写词数为160词左右
(2)请按如下格式作答：
The research paper was immensely valuable, but I couldn’t even grasp the basic arguments.
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The bell signaling the Curtain-Fall Hour rang, and we looked at each other.
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陕西高2026届高二第二学期期末英语试题(备用)
注意事项：
1．本试卷满分120分，时间100分钟
2．答卷前将答题卡上的姓名、班级、考场填写清楚，并检查条形码是否完整，信息是否准确。
3．答卷前必须使用0.5mm的黑色签字笔书写，字迹工整、笔迹清晰。并且必须在题号所指示的答题区作答，超出答题区域的书写无效。
第一部分：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)
A
【1~3题答案】
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. C
B
【4~7题答案】
【答案】4. D 5. C 6. A 7. D
C
【8~11题答案】
【答案】8. B 9. A 10. A 11. D
D
【12~15题答案】
【答案】12. C 13. B 14. C 15. A
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
【16~20题答案】
【答案】16. D 17. E 18. A 19. G 20. F
第二部分：语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节： (共15小题，每小题一分，共15分)
【21~35题答案】
【答案】21. B 22. C 23. C 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. D 28. C 29. C 30. A 31. D 32. B 33. A 34. C 35. D
第二节： (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)
【36~45题答案】
【答案】36. grievances
37. at 38. below
39. disagreement
40. unfortunate
41. with 42. be cleaned
43. terrified
44. expanse
45. therefore
第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
【46题答案】
【答案】Dear Ms. Wang,
I am Cai Xukun from Class 6, Grade 2 of Chongshi Middle School. I am writing to inquire about the specific details of the “Prettiest Student in ChongShi” activity, such as the election schedule, evaluation criteria, and how the results will be announced. Meanwhile, I would like to recommend myself as a candidate.
I believe I am qualified for this title for several reasons. First, I maintain excellent academic performance and actively participate in classroom discussions. Second, I am passionate about volunteering, having organized charity events to help those in need. Additionally, I get along well with my classmates and always offer a helping hand. I hope these qualities make me a suitable candidate.
Looking forward to your reply.
Best Wishes,
Cai Xukun
第二节(满分25分)
【47题答案】
【答案】The research paper was immensely valuable, but I couldn’t even grasp the basic arguments. My palms started to sweat as I flipped through the pages, the complex formulas and theories dancing before my eyes. Sensing my discomfort, the professor leaned closer, his robe brushing against my arm. “See this equation ” he murmured, pointing to a particularly daunting section. “It’s the key to understanding the entire paper. Let me walk you through it.” His voice was gentle yet authoritative, each word unlocking a piece of the puzzle. As he spoke, his eyes sparkled with enthusiasm, making the abstract concepts feel tangible. I found myself nodding along, gradually gaining confidence.
The bell signaling the Curtain-Fall Hour rang, and we looked at each other in surprise. The lesson had flown by, but I felt a strange mix of relief and disappointment. “I guess that’s it for today,” I said, gathering my things. The professor smiled, a mischievous glint in his eye. “Not so fast,” he replied. “You still owe me a lesson, remember Meet me here tomorrow, and this time, don’t be late. I expect a full explanation of that paper.” I grinned, feeling a surge of excitement. “Yes, professor,” I said, bowing slightly. As I turned to leave, I couldn’t help but wonder what tomorrow’s lesson would bring.