北京市东城区2026届高三英语下学期二模试题

北京市东城区2025—2026学年度高三下学期综合练习(二)（二模）

英语试题

本试卷共11页，共100分。考试时长90分钟。考生务必在答题卡指定区域作答，在试卷上作答无效。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分知识运用(共两节，30分)

第一节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上

将该项涂黑。

Inhighschool,Iwasthegirlwiththeoverstuffedbackpack,whichwasfilledwith

itemsIthoughtImightneedbutnever1used:extranotebooks,apackofmarkers,a

first-aidkit,waterbottles,andevenachangeofclothes.Iwasconvincedthatbeing2

meantbeingweigheddown.

Iarrivedonthecollegecampuswiththesameoversizedbackpack,anditwasn'tlong

beforethephysicalharmbecameimpossibleto3.Myshouldersandbackachedconstantly,

andIeven4socialeventsbecauseIdidn'twanttocarrythatheavybagaround.

IknewIneededtomakeachangeanddecidedtoadoptthe“OneBagRule”:everythingI

neededforthedayhadtofitintoasmall,lightweightbackpack.Atfirst,itwas5.I

staredatpilesof“essential”items,tryingtodecidewhattoleavebehind.Finally,I

replacedmyheavyreferencebookswithasinglenotebook.Idonatedmyextrawaterbottles

andkeptjustone.Ievenlearnedtolivewithoutafirst-aidkit,6thatthecampus

healthcenterwasnevertoofaraway.

The7periodwastough,buttherewardswereimmediate.Mybackpaindisappeared

withinweeks.Imovedfasterthroughthecampus.Ireturnedtosocialeventsbecausemy

bagwasnolongera8——itwasaconvenience.Butthebiggestchangewasmental.

WhenIstoppedcarryingaroundabagfullof“what-ifs”,Istartedlivingmore9,Ino

longerfelttheneedtoprepareforeverypossibledisaster.Thatsenseof10welledinto

everyareaofmylife,givingmespacetofocusonwhattrulymatters.

1.A.graduallyB.merelyC.preciselyD.actually

2.A.preparedB.settledC.stuffedD.needed

3.A.reduceB.sufferC.cureD.ignore

4.A.delayedB.ruinedC.skippedD.filmed

5.A.unfairB.painfulC.disappointingD.useless

6.A.testingB.trustingC.explainingD.showing

7.A.reflectionB.recoveryC.adjustmentD.hesitation

8.A.burdenB.failureC.choiceD.habit

9.A.onthegoB.inthemomentC.byfaithD.tothefull

10.A.connectionB.gratitudeC.responsibilityD.freedom

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分)

阅读下列短文，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。

A

Iwashavingthetimeofmylifewiththeincrediblefifth-gradeclassthisyear.They

werefullofloveandcreativity.Oneday,astudentraisedherhandandaskedifI11

(realize)Iwaswearingtwodifferentshoes.LaughterfilledtheroomandIfeltmycheeks

burnwithembarrassment.Thenextgestureis12Iwillneverforget:thestudents

proceededtotradeshoeswitheachothertomatchmycrazysituation.13(magical),my

mismatchedshoesturnedouttobethecoolesttrendintheclassroom.

B

EvanBudz,a15-year-oldfromCanada,wonfirstplaceatthe36thEUContestforYoung

Scientistswithhisautonomousbionicseaturtlerobot.He14(inspire)whenheobservedthe

movementofrealturtlesduringacampingtrip.Hisdesignenablessmoothermovement

throughwater,15(reduce)impactonthedelicateunderwaterecosystems.16anAI-powered

computervisionsystem,therobotmonitorscoralhealthandaidsunderwatersurveysand

coralreefprotection.Budz’sinnovationshowsyoungpeople'sremarkablecapability

17(tackle)complextechnicalandenvironmentalchallenges.

C

Althougheachsocialsciencefocusesonadifferentaspectofhumanlife,theyhave

muchincommon.Eachbuildsabodyofknowledge18contentconsistsofgenerallaws,

principles,andgeneralizationsdescribinghowfacts,trends,andobservationsare

related.Somestudentsbelievethatthesocialsciencesaresomehow19(scientific)than

thephysicalandlifesciences,butsocialscientistsusethesamemethodsthatall

scientistsdo;observation,experimentation,testingofscientifictheories,and

reportingontheresultsofexperiments.Ifyoudecidetomajorinasocialscience,you

shouldexpecttoconductyourownresearchandkeepyourself20(equip)withrelated

information.

第二部分阅读理解(共两节，38分)

第一节(共14小题；每小题2分，共28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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Ifyou'removinginormovingoutofyourstudent

accommodation,youmightneedahelpinghand.Whetheryou'rehaving

newpurchasesdeliveredtoyourdormitory,orsearchingforsomeplace

outofcampustostoreyour.things,BoxItisalwaysheretohelp.

Westoresuitcases,cycles,sacksandstacksofotherstuffinoursecuresites.Ifyou

needpackingmaterials,tellusandwe'llsendthemtoyou.Youcanuploadphotosofthe

thingsineachboxtoyourownBoxItaccounttoremindyourselfwhatiswhere,andthen

downloadourappto-monitoryourbelongingsastheymove.

Whenyou'reready,bookthedeliveryofyourboxesonline.Justletusknowwhatyou

needtobestoredandwe'llsendoneofourstafftopickyourthingsup,butrememberthat

iftheaddresswearedeliveringyourboxestoisfartherthan25milesfromwherewepicked

themup,thereisanadditionalcharge.CollectionsarefreefromMondaytoFridayifwe

collectbetween8a.m.and8p.m.

Don'tleaveanyemptyspaceinyourbox—thismakesyourboxweakerandmaydamagethe

thingsinside,andnotfillingtheboxalsomeansyouneedmoreboxessoitcostsyoumore.

Anddon'tputtoomuchintoyourbox—keepitunder25kilosinweight.

Ifyoupackthefollowingitemsinyourboxes,wecan'tberesponsibleforanydamage

toyourthingswhenwe'removingthem:

·Knivesandsharpobjects

·Musicalinstrumentsinsoftcases

·Food

·Antiques

·Petsoranyotherlivingcreatures

·Mirrorsorlargeglassitems

Makesurethedrivercaneasilygetintoyourplaceandthatyouareatyouraddress

forthefulldurationofthecollectiontime.

21.TohaveitemsdeliveredbyBoxIt,oneneedsto.

A.orderonlineB.downloaditsapp

C.buyboxesfromBoxItD.sendphotosofthestufftoBoxIt

22.Customersareadvisedto.

A.filltheboxupB.prepareextraboxes

C.wrapupsharpobjectsD.bookserviceonweekends

23.WhatcanwelearnaboutBoxIt?

A.Itwillchecktheitemsintheboxes.

B.Itsdeliverysupportsremotetracking.

C.Itsserviceisintendedforuniversitystaff.

D.Itcancollectitemsintheabsenceoftheowner.

B

Ihadnoideaitwaspossibletosweatsoheavilywithoutengaginginanyphysical

activity.Iwasn'tstandingattheopendoorofaplanethousandsoffeetintheair,ready

tojumpoutintothewild,bluesky.Rather,Iwassimplysittingonmybed,wearingmymost

comfortableclothes,andwaitingtohitthe“Enterclassroom”buttononmycomputer.I

hadsignedupforanonlinelanguagelessonwithaPortugueselanguagetutor.Forthepast

fewmonths,IhadbeenstudyingthelanguageandIknewvideochatwasthenextbest

option.

AsIclickedthebutton,afriendlyfacepoppeduponthescreeninfrontofme.At

thatmoment,mymindfroze.Feelingmynervousness,mytutorsaidsomethingIstillremember

today,“Learninganewlanguageislikeshowingyourweaknesstotheworld.Itcanbe

uncomfortable.”Theicewasofficiallybroken.AsI'veprogressedalongonmylanguage

journey,Ioftenthinkbacktoherinsight.

Sheisright.Wetakeasagiventhepowertoexpressourselvesfreely,andwhenthat

poweristakenaway,wearebroughttoaplaceofweakness.Yetifwekeeppushingforward

despitethisweakness,wewillunlockawealthofvaluablegains.

Mythree-year-oldsonhasbigfeelingsbuthasinsufficientvocabularytoproperly

expresshimself.WhenIstartedlearningPortuguese,Irealizedhowdifficultitmustbefor

himtobeunderstoodintheadultworldaroundhim.I'mabetterparentnow.

WhenmyhusbandandIfinallyvisitedPortugalandorderedfoodinPortugueseata

smallshop,theserverthankedusfortakingtimetolearntheirlanguage.Learning

Portuguesetaughtmethatattemptingtolearnsomeoneelse'slanguageshowsrespectnotonly

fortheirhomelandbutforthepeoplethemselves.

TakingonthechallengeofPortuguesehasalsoawakenedafirewithinme.Ifyouhad

toldmeayearagothatIwouldbetakingawritingcourse,competingincompetitionsatmy

gym,orlearningaboutcarmaintenance,Itrulywouldn'thavebelievedit.NowIdeeply

believethatchallengingyourselfcanberewardinginwaysyouwillneverknowunlessyou

attemptit.

24.WhatwastheauthordoinginParagraph1?

A.Workingoutathome.B.Takinganentranceexam.

C.Preparingherselfforaclass.D.Signingupforalanguageclub.

25.Hearingthetutor'swords,theauthorfelt.

A.shockedB.defensiveC.concernedD.relieved

26.AfterlearningPortuguese,theauthor.

A.showedcompetitiveadvantagesB.startedtotryPortuguesecuisine

C.developedapassionfortravellingD.becameanunderstandingmother

27.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Itisnevertoolatetolearnsomethingnew.

B.Takingonchallengesmaybringperfection.

C.Leavingthecomfortzoneoffersnewvisionsoflife.

D.Languagelearninghelpsclearupmisunderstandings.

C

Twosummersago,inthebluewatersoffthecoastofasmallCaribbeanisland;asperm

whalenamedRounderbegantogivebirth.Elevenmembersofherfamilyslowlygathered

aroundtosupporther,comingfrommilesawayintheirhomewaters.Theycalled

tooneanotherinMorsecode-likeclicksastheywaitedforthebabytoarriveandinthe

hoursthatfollowed,whentheyheldthebabyabovewatersothatshecouldbreathe.

Scientistsaredevelopinginnovationsinrecordingandanalyzing:their

communicationsthatcouldsomedaymakeitpossibletounderstandatleastsomeofwhat

whalessaytoeachotherinthisextraordinarymoment.DavidGruber,presidentofProject

CTI——Cetacean(鲸类)TranslationInitiative,hasgathereddozensoflinguists,biologists,

roboticists,andexpertsinartificialintelligencetodocumentthelivesandcommunications

ofspermwhales.Gruber'steamisworkingtodevelopatranslationtool,whichwould

transformspermwhalesoundsintohumanwords.Oneresultoftheresearchmightbeaworld

inwhich-humans“undeniablyunderstand”thesecreatures’experiencefromtheirown

perspectives,andthismightbreathenewlifeintowhaleconservation.

Consider,forinstance,theproblemofoceannoisepollution.Massivemarinemammals

suchasspermwhalesdependonhighly-specializedecholocationsystemstosearchforfood

andnavigatethevast,lightlesszonesoftheoceanandtheirhighly-developedcerebral

neuralsystemssupportnear-constantcommunicationwithcompanionsintheirsocial

groups.Thus,soundconstitutesanirreplaceableandlife-sustainingsensorycoreforthem.

Growinghumannoise——oilandgasexploration,construction,andmostofall,shipengine

noise——is.aclearharm,disturbingthebasicactivitiesofspermwhalelife.

Whiletheevidenceofharmisobvious,currentlawsarefarfromfunctional.Existing

regulations(法规)providealegalframeworkforpreventingharm,butnoise-relatedharmis

mostlyignored.Thisisexactlywherethebreakthroughlies.Whatifwhaleswere

documentednotonlystrugglingtomakethemselvesheardabovethenoise,butactually

talkingaboutit?Wereaspermwhaleheardvoicingthepaincausedbyshipengine

noise,itswordswouldlikelycarrymoreweightinacourtoflawthandohumandescriptions

oftheproblem.Beingabletopresentthewhales’ownstatement,sotospeak,mightleadto

actionbeingtaken.

Thepursuittofindandtranslatecomplexanimalcommunicationshouldnotreducethe

worthofcreatureswhodon'tappeartohavethosecapacities.Wemaysimplyfailto

appreciatetheirintelligence;andthelackofrichcommunicationdoesnotmakeanylife

lessspecial.Butitwouldstillbeincredible,andperhapstransformative,toknow

whatspermwhalessay——andthiscouldbeseenasanentrypoint,abeginningratherthan

adestination,onthejourneytoappreciatingallcreatures.

28.WhatisthemaingoalofProjectCTI?

A.Topromotecetaceaninteractions.

B.Tobuildabridgetospermwhales’thoughts.

C.Tocallforregulationstoprotectspermwhales.

D.Tosecureasaferhabitatforendangeredwhales.

29.TheauthorusesthequestionunderlinedinParagraph4to.

A.expressadoubtB.defendaviewpoint

C.questionanassumptionD.introduceapossibility

30.Whatcanweconcludefromthispassage?

A.Researchonanimalsshouldbeconductedwithcare.

B.Understandingwhalesisastarttounlocktheirpotential.

C.Whales’ownaccountsmayhelpreduceharmfromhumans.

D.Thelackofnoise-relatedlawsisduetocommonmisconceptions.

D

Afewyearsago,IwroteapieceinwhichIdeclaredthatbiography,ifnotquitedead,

wasinverypoorcondition.Iwasconcernedthatforfartoolong,ithadbeencriticized

thatbiographieswerepoorlywrittenandjustlistedfactsfrombirthtodeath.Ieven

hesitatedbeforetellingpeopleIwasabiographer:itfelttantamounttoadmittingthatI

wasajournalistincapableoforiginalthought.

Butitturnsouttobeotherwise.ItwasmorethatIhadn'tbeenlookingforithard

enoughorinquitetherightplaces.Lastweekend,theUniversityofEastAngliahosteda

conferenceatwhichthemastersofbiographytookitspulseandgavetheencouraging

conclusion.Whathashappened,theseexpertsexplained,isthatbiographyhas

changeditsshape.Thisshifthascomefromagrowingsensethatbiographyasitusedtobe

donewasnotgettingusclosetotheexperienceitwastryingtodescribe.Weallknowthat

lifeisn'tactuallycomprisedofastatelymarchthroughthedecadesinwhichlooseends,

falsetrailsandthoseperiodswherenothingmuchhappensaretidiedawayoutofsight,

Mostlyourlivesfeelshapeless,comingintofōcusonlywhenaparticularoccasionmakesus

feel,forafewminutesatleast,fullyourselves.

Tobetterrevealtheauthentic,unscriptednatureofalife,onenewapproachto

biographyemploysthepresentingofsomethingsmalltotellabiggerstory.FrancesWilson

demonstratedhoweffectivethiscanbeinHowtoSurvivətheTitanic.Shefocusesonthe

momentwhenJBruceIsmay,theship'sowner,jumpedintoalifeboatmeantforwomenand

children,vividlychartingastoryaboutoneman'slosthonour.Anotherapproachisto

organiseyourstoryaroundobjectsthatcarriedaparticularemotionalchargeforthe

personyouarewritingabout.InTheRealJaneAusten,forinstance,biographerPaula

ByrnepullsoutanEastIndianshawl(披肩)andacarriagethatfiguredinbothAusten's

personalexperienceandherfiction,andtellsanewstoryaroundthem.Otherbiographers

haverealisedthattheirsubject'snon-eventfulschoolingorthelongholidaysbythesea

canbecutdowntoafewshortparagraphssotheycanspendmoretimeonthebitsthat

matter.

Thesenewwaysoftellinglivesarenotentirelydrivenbyintellectualconcerns.The

pressuresarecommercial,too.Peoplealsohaveshorterattentionspans,whichmeansthat

thosedoorstopbiographiesof400pagescanstarttoseemlikeanapproaching

threatratherthanadeliciouspromise.Butmoreandmoreinterestingbooksarebeing

publishedwhichdealwiththelivesofothers.Theymaynotannouncethemselves

as“biographies”,butthatdoesn'tmeantheyaren't.

31.Whatdoestheword“tantamount”underlinedinParagraph1mostprobablymean?

A.Superior.B.Similar.C.Unusual.D.Obvious.

32.WhydoestheauthorsharehisideasonlifeinParagraph2?

A.Toassessitssignificancetobiography.

B.Tojustifytheemergingtrendinbiography.

C.Toemphasizethevalueofmodernbiography.

D.Toarguefortheauthenticityofconventionalbiography.

33.Asforthenewapproaches,theauthorwouldagreethat.

A.theycouldbemoreengaging

B.theyinvolvesubjectivedescriptions

C.theymightbeeasierforwriterstohandle

D.theyhelpcommercializethepublishingindustry

34.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Whatbiographyisallabout.

B.Whetherbiographyshouldmirrorlife.

C.Whybiographyisanythingbutindecline.

D.Whodefinestheliterarystatusofbiography.

第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，共10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Pictureatablesurroundedbycuriousminds,eachdesiringtouncoverthemysteries

oftheuniverse,astheystartajourneyofintellectualexplorationthroughtheartof

challengingquestions.Thescenesummarizestheessenceofintellectualquestions.35

They'rethekindofquestionsthatmakeyoufrown,scratchyourhead,andmaybeevenlosea

littlesleep.

36Forinstance,asAIsystemsbecomeincreasinglycomplex,we'reforcedtodeal

withsomeprettymind-bendingquestions,like“WillAIeverachievetrueconsciousness?”

or“Coulditonedaysurpasshumanintelligence?”Environmentalsustainabilitypresents

anothersetofurgentscientificquestions:“Howcanwebalanceeconomicgrowthwith

environmentalprotection?Couldweengineerourwayoutofaclimatedisaster?”Similarly,

spaceexplorationhasfascinatedhumanforcenturies.37Wemaywonder:“Couldweoneday

settleonotherplanets?”

Youmightbewondering:“Whybotherwithalltheseheavyquestions?Can'twejustenjoy

anice,lightconversationabouttheweather?”Well,sure,wecould.Butwhere'sthefunin

that?

Askingintellectualquestionsisn'tjustawaytosoundsmartatdinnerparties.When

weengagewithintellectualquestions,we'redevelopingcriticalthinkingskills,

enhancingourabilitytoanalyzecomplexissues,andbroadeningourunderstandingof

theworld.38Andthebenefitsgobeyondpersonaldevelopment.Engaginginintellectual

questionscanpromoteunderstanding.Whenwestrugglewithdifficultquestionstogether,we

learntoappreciatedifferentviewpoints,tochallengeourownassumptions,andtofind

commongroundevenindisagreement.39Didn'tmanyoftheworld'sgreatestdiscoveriesand

inventionsstartwithsomeoneasking“Whatif?”or“Whynot?”

Sonexttimeyoufindyourselfinaconversation,don'tbeafraidtodigalittle

deeper,toaskthebigquestions,andtochallengeassumptions.Yourbrainandtheworld

willthankyouforit.

A.Intellectualquestionsariseaccordingly.

B.It'slikegoingtothegym,butforyourbrain.

C.Intellectualquestionsarenotjustsurface-levelinquiries.

D.Moreover,raisingbigquestionsdrivesinnovationandprogress.

E.Inaworldfullofchallenges,theyaremoreimportantthanever.

F.Asweexplorefurther,thequestionstouchontheveryfabricofoursociety.

G.Thequestionsthatunlockdeepinsightsandmeaningfulconnectionslieineverycorner.

第三部分书面表达(共两节，32分)

第一节(共4小题；第40、41题各2分，第42题3分，第43题5分，共12分)

阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题卡指定区域作答。

Lastmonth,Ivisitedawell-knownartmuseuminthecitywithmywife.Aswestood

beforeapricelessimpressionistpainting,Inoticedsomethingstrange:nearlyevery

teenagerarounduswasnotlookingatthepaintings.Theirarmsextended,andtheireyes

werefixedonthesmallscreensoftheircellphones.Theyweretakingphotos——dozensof

them——framingtheartworkandadjustingangles,allwithoutpausingtoactually

seethepaintingitself.

Thisscenemademewonder:havewe,asageneration,losttheabilitytoexperience

lifedirectly?Itseemsthatformanyofus,aneventisnotrealunlessitisdocumented

andsharedonsocialmedia.Wedon'tjustgotoaconcert;wecaptureittopostonline.We

don'tjustwatchasunset;wefilmitforthesocialmediaplatform.

Iusedtobeoneofthosepeople.Lastsummer,Iwenttoamusicfestivalandspent

theentirenightholdingmyphoneabovemyhead,tryingtorecordeverysong.WhenIgothome,

Iwasexhausted——anddisappointed.Myvideoswereshaky,theaudiowasterrible,andI

couldn'trememberasinglenoteIhad“watched”live.Worse,Ihadmissedthechanceto

dancewithmyfriendsorfeelthemusicinmybones.Thatnight,IrealizedIhad

prioritizedsharingthemoment.overlivingit.

So,Ihavemadeapromisetomyself:toputmyphonedownmoreoftenandbefully

presentinthosetimesthatmakelifemeaningful.Weneedtolookatthepaintinginstead

ofphotographingit,anddancetothemusicinsteadofrecordingit.Whyletourphone

camerasbecomeabarrierbetweenusandtheworld?Afterall,thebestmemoriesarenotthe

oneswecaptureoncamera——theyaretheoneswecaptureinourhearts.

40.Whatweretheteenagersbusydoinginthemuseum?

41.Whatdidtheauthorrealizeafterthemusicfestival?

42.Pleasedecidewhi