北京市东城区2025-2026学年高二英语上学期期末考试

北京市东城区2025-2026学年高二上学期期未统一检测

英语试题

一、阅读理解：本大题共11小题，共27.5分。

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Oneapp,everyparkatyourfingertips.

TheNPSAppistheofficialappfortheNationalParkServicewithtoolstoexploremorethan

400nationalparks.Findinteractivemaps,toursofparkplacesandon-the-groundaccessibility

informationbeforeandduringyourtrip.

DownloadtheNPSApp

ThefirststeptobeginyournationalparkappadventureistodownloadtheNPSAppontoyour

mobiledevices;suchasphonesortablets.TheNPSAppcurrentlycanbedownloadedforfreethrough

theAppStore.AsofJune2025,theapphasachievedover6milliondownloads,over60,000daily

activeusers,anda97%positivefeedbackrate!

Features

TheNPSApp,wascreatedbyparkrangers(护林员)tohelpyoumakethemostofyourvisit.Here’s

aquicklookatsomeofthosefeatures.·InteractiveMaps:Detailedmapswithpointsofinterest,

roads,trails,andmore.

·ParkTours:Discoverpopulardestinationsaswellasplacesoffthebeatentrackonself-guided

tours.It’slikehavingarangerbyyoursidetoguideyourtrip.

·UsewithoutConnectivity:NoInternetaccess?Noproblem!Youcandownloadcontentfromentire

parksfortheusewithoutanInternetconnection.It’sespeciallyhandyifyou’reexploring

remoteareasinparksorconcernedaboutdatalimits.

·PersonalizedLists:Createlists,saveparksites,places,andaddnotestoyourtripplanor

rememberyournationalparkadventures.

·ThingstoDo:Discoveravarietyofactivitiesparkshavetooffer.—hiking,bustours,scenic

drives,museumvisits,Juniorrangerprograms,andmore.

·News,Alerts&Events:What’shappening?Getaudionewsandeventcoverageforallparks—

orselectedparksofyourchoosing.

What’sNext

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We’rejustgettingstarted.Ifyoudon’tfindwhatyouarelookingfornow,checkbackregularly

asourrangerscontinuetoaddmorewaysforyoutoexperienceeachofourparksthroughthe

NPSApp.Sostaytunedformore!

1.TousetheNPSApp,usersshouldfirstly________.

A.paytheAppSoreB.readfeedbackcarefully

C.getitonmobiledevicesD.signupontheofficialwebsite

2.WhatcanauserdowiththeApp?

A.Checkamapoffline.

B.Enjoyaudiotoursathome.

C.PersonalizeJuniorrangerprograms.

D.Booktoursguidedbyrangers.

3.What’sthepurposeofthispassage?

A.Torecommendatool.B.Toadvertiseparks.

C.Topromoteanevent.D.Tointroduceadventures.

B

Truefriends,mostpeoplewouldagree,arethereforeachother.Sometimesthatmeansoffering

emotionalsupport.Sometimesitmeanshelpingeachothermove.Andifyou’reasuperbstarling,

itmeansstuffingbugsintothebeaks(鸟喙)ofyourfriends’babies,secureintheexpectation

thatthey’lleventuallydothesameforyours.

Scientistshavelongknownthatsocialanimalsusuallyputbloodrelativesfirst.Butarecent

studypublishedinthejournalNatureshowsthatunrelatedmembersofasuperbstarlingflock

(群体)oftenhelpeachotherraisechickens,tradingassistancetooneanotheroveryearsina

behaviorthatwasnotpreviouslyknown.

ThestudywasledbyDustinRubenstein,aprofessorofecologyatColumbiaUniversity,whose

labhasmaintaineda20-yearfieldstudyofthespeciesthatincluded40breedingseasons.It

hasrecordedthousandsofinteractionsbetweenhundredsofstarlingsandcollectedDNAtoexamine

theirgeneticrelationships.

Whentheteambegananalyzingthedata,theywereshockedtoseethatbirdsnewtotheflock

tooktheinitiativetobabysitthosebornwithinit,andviceversa.Andtheteamalsofoundthat

individualbirdsthathelpednonrelativesonebreedingseasonlaterhadtheirgooddeedsrepaid,

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sometimesrepeatedly.“Tome,thatsoundslikefriendship,”saidDr.Earl,abiologistatCornell

Universityandanauthorofthepaper.

Theideathatanimalsmightestablishfriendshipswithunrelatedindividualsgenerated

heateddebatesamongotherscientistsinthefield.However,agrowingbodyofresearchhasled

somescientiststoacceptthatlong-termreciprocalrelationshipsexistamongsomeanimals,for

example,whales,batsandelephants.Butlong-termrelationshipscanbedifficulttodetect.The

teamneeded27seasons’worthofdatatopickuphints(线索)ofreciprocityinthestarlings.

“Thestudymakesaconvincingcase,”saidJorgMassen,abehavioralecologistatUtrecht

University.“Onenextstepwouldbetoworkouthowtheselong-termrelationshipsaremaintained

daytoday,”hesaid.

Thebehaviorofsuperbstarlingsalsosuggeststhatsustainingreciprocalrelationships

benefitseverybody.“Birdsthatliveinlargergroupstendtolivelongerandreproducemore

babies,”Dr.Rubensteinsaid.IntheunpredictableAfricansavanna,it’sallhandsondeckto

raiseyoung.Andtheadditionofimmigrantbirdsisrequiredtomakethegroupsmoreresilient.

Today,asmanyexpertsworryaboutanepidemicofhumanloneliness,therecouldbevalue

inheedinglessonsfromthesuperbstarling.Butmaybedon’toffertostuffbugsdownthemouths

ofyourfriends’kids.Luckily,youcanalwaysoffertobabysit.

4.Thenewfindingofastudyisthatmembersofasuperbstarlingflock________.

A.hirenewcomerstolookafterchickens

B.supportfamilymembersselflessly

C.maketradesamongthemselves

D.practicesharedparenting

5.Whatdoestheword“reciprocal”underlinedinParagraph5probablymean?

A.Flexible.B.Interdependent.C.Balanced.D.Trusting.

6.Accordingtoscientistsnotinvolvedinthestudy,thestudy________.

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A.providesasolutionforhumanemotionalissues

B.offersevidenceofstarlings’largepopulation

C.hasroomforfurtherresearch

D.lackslong-termevidence

7.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ABirdintheHandisWorthTwointheBush

B.AHelpingBirdMakesaLastingLink

C.BirdsofafeatherFlockTogether

D.FineFeathersMakeFineBirds

C

Manyyearsago,Itaughthighschoolbiology.Thefirstday,Itoldmystudentsthattheycould

usetheirbookstotakeanytestthatIwouldgive.Theyweresurprised,andmostthoughtthat

classwouldbeveryeasydespitemyexplanationsthatitwouldnotbe.Theyweresurprisedagain

whentheyfoundthatitwasnotaseasyastheythought.

Studyisstillnecessary.Intherealworld,onecanlookupawealthofinformation,but

itsvalidity(可信度)varies.Itistheabilitytoevaluate,test,andreasonwiththatinformation

thatisofvalue.ThatiswhatItriedtoteachusingthebasicfactsofscienceasabackdrop

fordevelopingathoughtfulapproachtounderstandingscientificproblemsandotherissues.

Scienceisasystematicquestfortruth.Itstrivestosearchforunbiasedfacts(客观事

实)thatcanbetestedandproved,whichareofvaluetoeveryone.Ofcourse,onemayargueabout

manythings,butthefactsbehindthesedebatesshouldhopefullybelessarguable.

Formostscientists,thehopeisthattheirsearchfortruthwillultimatelybenefitsociety.

Formanyofusthatisenough.Wedoourworkandexperimentallytestitsvalidity.Wemaybe

recognizedbyourpeers,andovertimeourdiscoveriesmayhaveapositiveimpactuponsociety,

butisthatenough?Shouldweexpectmoreofourselves?

Thepursuitoftruththroughsciencehasbothintrinsic(内在的)andpracticalvalue.However,

thevalueofthattruthislessimpactfulifitisnotactivelyshared,Societyisexperiencing

manydifficultissuesandtheirsolutionsrequirethetypesofunbiasedinformationthatscience

canprovide.Ourworkisvaluable.Itsvalueincreasesifitiscommunicatedandactedupon.

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FromGalileotothepresent,thesharingofscientificinformationisnotwithoutits

challenges—itmaytakeenormouseffortsinthefaceoffearandconfusion.However,withour

increasingrelianceonscienceandtechnology,awidespreadbasicunderstandingofscientific

processesisevenmorenecessary.Mostpeoplearemorethancapableofthatunderstandingifgiven

theopportunity.Oncethatunderstandingisachieved,thismethodologycanbeappliedtomost

oftheproblemsthatweface.

Onasocietallevel,supportinganeducationalsystemthatvaluesthescientificmethodover

memorizationbenefitseveryone.Scientificmethodologyshouldnotjustbetheprovinceof

scientists.Reasonandasearchfortruthshouldnotbelimitedtothelaboratory.Bymakingthe

scientificmethodpartofthecurriculumasmentoringandlisteningtooneanother,weallbenefit.

8.Whatmighttheauthor’sstudentsfinddifficult?

A.searchingforinformationinbooks.

B.Thinkingwiththeinformationathand.

C.Understandingtheteacher’sexplanation.

D.Memorizingbiologicaltermsandconcepts.

9.Theauthoragreesthat________.

A.scientistsshouldincreaseresearchresults.

B.impactsofscienceonsocietyaredebatable.

C.scienceshouldbemadeavailabletoeveryone.

D.settlingdebateswithevidenceisingreatneed.

10.WhydoestheauthormentionGalileoinParagraph6?

A.Toimplythevalueofscientists’courage.

B.Tostresstheeffectsofscientificbarriers.

C.Toillustratethedevelopmentofscience.

D.Toappreciatescientists’achievements.

11.Whatdoestheauthormainlydointhispassage?

A.Reviewanexperience.B.Clarifyagoal.

C.Commentonasystem.D.Advocateapractice.

二、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共12.5分。

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Readingaloudisanactivitywemightassumeisjustforyoungchildrenwhocan’treadthemselves.

However,whenmy10-year-olddaughterrecentlyaskedmetoreadabooktoheroneevening,Irealised

thatthereissomethingmoretoit.

Shehasanaudiblelibrarypackedwithbookstochoosefrom,andabookshelffullofher

ownbooks.12ShelikesthewayIdothevoices,andwebothenjoyedthetimebonding

andconnectingtogether.

Today,inanageofdistraction,wemightputonanaudiobookwhilewalkingorrunning,or

topassthetimewhiledriving.Inthesemoments,ourattentionissplit,thehonkingofhorns

(汽车喇叭声)interruptingthevoices,oraredlight,andthefrustrationwefeelduringdrives.

Butwhenwelistentoalovedone,it’snotjustthatwegettoheartheir

voice.13Itisamulti-sensoryexperiencethatinvolvessight,sound,andeven

touchifwesnuggleclosetogether.Thisallowsustotrulyrestinthemoment.14

Youcouldasksomeonetoreadtoyou,ortaketurns.Youcouldstartareading-aloudbook

group.15There,theyreadaloud,offeringreaderstheopportunitytohearthe

wordsonthepage,exactlyastheywereintendedtosound.Onestudyfoundthatreadingaloud

for30minutesloweredbloodpressure,heartrate,andfeelingsofpsychologicaldistressjust

aseffectivelyasyoga.Whenwebringbackreadingasasocialactivitytosharewithothers,

wehelptocreateacommunitywherethesebenefitscanbeshared.

16Wedon’tknowexactlywhereitwilltakeus.Whenweinviteothersalong,

wemayfindourselvesbranchingoffindifferentdirections,learningmoreabouttheworld,real

orimaginary—and,mostmagically,abouteachother.

A．But,thatnight,shechoseme.

B．Perhapstherearelocalauthorevents.

C．Agoodbookislikesettingoffonalongjourney.

D．Weseetheirgesturesandfacialexpressionsaswell.

E．Readingtoeachothermightseemold-fashionedandoutdated.

F．Ourattentionisonasinglepointoffocusratherthancalledindifferentdirections.

G．Youcouldsharewithothersachapterofabook,apoem,orastoryfromanewspapersupplement.

12.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.F

G.G

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13.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.F

G.G

14.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.F

G.G

15.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.F

G.G

16.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.F

G.G

三、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共15分。

IamtravellingaroundCyprus,a,Mediterranean(地中海的)country,withmyhusbandJohnforthe

veryfirsttime.Andinthisfirst,17we’veevervisited,ourwaiter,Nikos,

looksdownatus,amused,smiling,ashetakestheorder.

Slowlyourtablestartstofillwithseafooddishes.EachtimeNikos18us,

Iwilllookupandsay“ευχαριστω”(thankyou).

“WhyyouEnglishalwayssay‘thankyou’?”Nikosasks.“Toomuch‘thankyou’and

‘please’,”hetakesadeepbreathandholdsbothhandsoutwithpalms(手掌心)heavenward,as

ifwaitingforan19.

Ismile,wantingtoshareasincerecultural20，“Wethinkit’sgoodmanners

to21theworkyoudo.It’sawaytoshowappreciation.”

“Butit’smy22!Whyyoukeepsaying‘thankyou’and‘thankyou’all

thetime?Notnecessary!”Nikosshrugshisshoulders.

Laughing,Ireply,“Well,it’smyfirstdayinCyprusandI’mcertainlyunderstanding

alotmoreaboutCypriotlocals.”

Obviously,laughingisaclearindicationthatI’mnottakingthis

matter23enough!Tomakeme24ofmytendencytobeover-polite,

Nikosraiseshisthumbandforefingerandwavesina“tweaking”gestureasifsomethingneeds

asmalladjustment.Then,helooksmefirmlyintheeyeandsays,“Agh,don’tworry;herein

Cyprus,wewill25afewthingswithyou!”Then,weallburstoutlaughing!

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Somethingassimpleaswhenandwheretosay“thankyou”offersachancetoconnectwithand

understandthoseofdifferentbackgrounds.Andthat’swhatIlovesomuchabouttraveling.Travels

can26cultures,ultimatelyleadingtopeaceandbetterunderstanding.

17.A.hotelB.museumC.restaurantD.shop

18.A.greetsB.treatsC.feedsD.serves

19.A.apologyB.assumptionC.excuseD.explanation

20.A.exchangeB.advanceC.responsibilityD.experience

21.A.lightenB.acknowledge

C.professionalizeD.assess

22.A.passionB.causeC.hobbyD.job

23.A.seriouslyB.gratefullyC.calmlyD.hopefully

24.A.certainB.sickC.awareD.proud

25.A.discussB.fixC.connectD.share

26.A.mirrorB.flagC.bridgeD.grow

四、语法填空：本大题共1小题，共15分。

27.阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空

白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。请在答题卡指定区域作答。

Althoughstudyingabroadcanbringyoungpeoplegreatbenefits,Ithinkthedisadvantages

are11(great).Somestudentsmaystruggleandsufferfromcultureshockwhen

learning12tobehaveinnewsurroundings.Otherstudentsarenotmatureenough

tohandlethechallengesbythemselvesandmaybecomedepressed.Furthermore,a

point13(consider)isthatwhilestudyingabroaddoeshavepotentialbenefits,

youngpeoplewhostudyinChinaalsohaveagreatfuturetolookforwardto!

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白

处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。请在答题卡指定区域作答。

Sixteenyearsago,Jasonwasregardedasasuccessfulperson14ahuge

six-bedroomhouseandafortuneoftwomilliondollars.Todayhelivesinasmalldormitory

room,15(grow)somevegetableshimselfandgetshisclothesfromcharityshops.

Jasonisgratefulforthischange.Hewastiredoflivingalifeasapersonwhohadeverything

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whilemanypeoplehadnothing,sohe16(make)thechoicetogivehismoneyaway.

Andthis,hesaid,broughthimhappinessandasenseofsuccessinlife.

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白

处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。请在答题卡指定区域作答。

Sheeparenowemployed.Theyworktogethertoeatthegrassgrowingbeneathsolarpanels(太

阳能板).Theworkofthesheep,andsometimesotheranimals,17(call)solar

grazing.Solarenergy18(produce)usesalotoflandandrequiresalotof

space,19couldbeusedforagriculture.Solargrazinghelpswiththeproblem

by20(permit)thetwoindustriestocoexist,whethergrowingfoodorcaringfor

livestock(家畜).

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五、阅读表达：本大题共1小题，共10分。

28.DuringmyyearsinChinaasaninternationalstudentofChineselanguageandculture,Iwas

fortunatetoexploreitsrichhistory,diversecultures,andincrediblecuisine.

OnedishthatparticularlystoodoutinmystudieswasCrossingBridgeRiceNoodles,a

specialtyfromYunnanprovince.Ilearnedaboutitshistoryandsignificanceintheclassroom,

butthepitywasthatIneverhadtheopportunitytotasteitduringmystudentyears.However,

in2024,whenItraveledtoYunnan,Ifinallyexperiencedthisfamousdishfirsthand.Theexperience

wasnothingshortofextraordinary.

WalkingintoatraditionalYunnanrestaurant,Iwasdrawntothesightoflargebowlsof

steaminghotbroth(热汤),traysoffreshingredients,andthedelicate,silkyricenoodles.The

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dishwasservedinatraditionalmanner—eachcomponentpresentedseparately,allowingmeto

puttogethermybowlaccordingtomypreference.ButIchosetofollowthetraditionalmethod,

addingtherawmeatslices,thevegetables,tofuandeggsintothehotbroth.Finally,Icarefully

placedthericenoodlesintothebowl.

Thefirstbitewasanexplosionofflavors.Thebroth,madefromslow-simmered(慢炖的)

chickenandporkbones,wasrichanddeeplycomforting.Thericenoodleswereincrediblysmooth,

almostjellylike,yetwithasatisfyingchewiness.Thecombinationoffreshingredientscreated

abalanceoftextures—tendermeat,crispvegetables,andsilkynoodles,allcomingtogether

harmoniously.Whatamazedmethemostwashowfamiliartheflavorsfelt.Thesavorytasteofthe

broth,combinedwiththefreshherbsandspices,remindedmeofcertainNepalidishes.The

comfortingwarmthofthesoupbroughtbackmemoriesofhome-cookedmeals,makingtheexperience

evenmoremeaningful.

Foodismorethanjustameal.TryingthedishinYunnanwasanexperiencethatconnectedmeto

China’srichculinaryheritageandreaffirmedthedeepbondbetweenfoodandculture.Having

studiedthisdishacademicallyyearsago,finallytastingitinitsauthenticformwasafull-circle

moment.

(1)Whatwastheauthor’spityduringherstudentyearsin

China?_____________________________________________________________________________

(2)Whywastheauthoramazedatthe

flavors?_____________________________________________________________________________

(3)Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalseinthefollowingstatement,thenunderlineitandexplain

why.

➤Afterputtingtheingredientsintothebowlaccordingtoherownpreferences,theauthorbegan

toenjoythedish.

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(4)Howdoyouunderstand“foodismorethanjustameal”?(Inabout40

words)_____________________________________________________________________________

六、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共20分。

29.假设你是红星中学高二学生李华。某英文报将增设青少年读者专属板块，内设多个助力青少年成长的栏

目，现面向全国中学生公开征集栏目建议。请你用英文给该报社投稿，内容包括：

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1.你的建议；

2.说明理由。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

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