北京市2025-2026学年高三下学期7月期末英语试题（含答案）

高三下学期英语期末试卷一、完形填空阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。Fromanearlyage,IworriedifIwasdoingenough.Growingupinacitywherethere’smuchsocietalpressuretoalwaysbeproductive,Iwantedtodowell,whichbroughtmuch___1___.Istartedtopracticemindfulnessin2012.Ithelpedmetofindcalminthisfast-pacedlife.Thatwaswhat___2___metotheSpace-OutCompetition—a90-minutecontestaboutdoingnothingand“spacingout”.IenteredthecompetitionlastOctober.About100peopletookpart,eachsittingonayogamat(瑜伽垫)onthesquare.Wehadtosittherefor90minuteswithoutany___3___movement:Wecouldnotsleep,makeanynoiseorcheckourphones.Afterthetimewasup,thefinaltenparticipantswereselectedbythejudgesbasedonourperformanceduringthecompetition.Andthesefinalists’heartrateswere___4___throughout—theonewiththemoststablewasthewinner.Every15minutesthejudgescametomeasureourheartrates,whichmademe___5___.Icouldfeelmyheartbeatingfaster,butItriedtoseeitasawaytopracticeacceptance—tonoticethosefeelingsoftenseness.Weallhavewanderingminds—mythoughts___6___frommyfamilytothefanbuzzingaroundus.Ijust___7___them.Iobservedthem,likeseeingthecloudsintheskyandhowtheycameandwent.Thoughitwasa“spaceout”competition,Iwasdoingthe___8___:activelyobservingmybreathandsensation.Whenthejudgesannouncedthecompetitionwasover,Iwantedtositlonger.Ihaveabusylifeandhavingthisspaceisa(n)___9___—oftenwegetthroughadaywithourmindnotsettledforevenasecond.Iwassurprisedtobeannouncedasthewinner.Althoughtheeventwasonlyfor90minutes,itgaveusawaytojustbeourselvesorhavethespacetodonothing.AndIhopeitremindspeoplethat___10___isn’talwaysthemostimportant.1.A．anxietyB．curiosityC．pleasureD．boredom2.A．drewB．attachedC．forcedD．transported3.A．slowB．strangeC．smoothD．significant4.A．affectedB．loweredC．controlledD．monitored5.A．nervousB．exhaustedC．depressedD．hesitant6.A．fellB．jumpedC．grewD．rose7.A．gotridofB．gotbacktoC．tooknoteofD．tookpartin8.A．rightB．standardC．oppositeD．impossible9.A．wasteB．luxuryC．excuseD．routine10.A．creativityB．diversityC．simplicityD．productivity二、语法填空阅读下列短文，根据短文内容或括号内所给词的恰当形式填空。AThe“burnttoasttheory”meansbadthingshappenforareason—theymakewayforsomethingbetter___11___(come).Iwasn’tabelieverinthistheoryuntil2013,whenI___12___(fire)andhadatoughjobsearch.Afriendhelpedmescoreaninterviewforacompany.Unfortunately,Ididn’tgetthatjob.Iwasreallyupset,anditfeltlikeaneven___13___(big)setback.However,monthslater,thatcompanyhadamajorcrisis.Bythen,I___14___(find)mydreamjobalready.I’vesinceappliedthistheorytomyownlifeandwork.BWhenpeoplearegratefulandaregoodwiththingsastheyare,theirphysicalhealthreflectsthat.Researchersovertheyearspointtolowerstress,___15___(reduce)painandbetterbloodpressureasaresultofbeinggrateful.Gratitudehasastrongpositiveimpactonpsychologicalwell-beingaswell,___16___benefitsincludeincreasedself-respect,enhancedpositiveemotions,andamoreoptimisticoutlookonlife.Justlikeamuscle,whenyouexerciseyour___17___(thankful)moreoften,you’remorelikelytoseebeneficialeffects.CChineseelectricvehiclemakerXpenghasintroducedanewhumanoidrobot___18___lifelikemovements.Thecompanyrepresentativesfeltforcedtosliceitopenonstagetoproveahumanwasn’thidinginside.Certainly,therewasn’t.Instead,therobot___19___(have)aflexible,humanlikespine(脊柱)andartificialjointsthatallowittomovelikeahumanmodel.ThisisthankstoXpeng’scustomAIroboticsarchitecture,whichenablesittointerpretvisualinputsandrespondphysicallywithoutneedingtofirsttranslate___20___itseesintolanguage.三、阅读理解ALovedBeforeThefirsteco-friendly,fullysustainablesofttoyadoptionagency“Severalyearsback,duringmytimeasavolunteeratacharityshop,Iobservedthearrivalofsecond-handtoysatthestore.Thesepre-lovedtoys,oftenhandedoverwithcherishedmemoriesandemotionalsignificance,werecarelesslycastaside,sometimesbecamedogtoysor,evenmoredishearteningly,destinedforthelandfill.Itbecameevidenttomehowthelove,livelylife,andstoriesoftheseeco-toyswereatriskofbeinglostandforgotteninaninstant.ThatwaswhenLovedBeforewasbornwiththemissiontorevolutionizeourperspectiveonsustainabletoys.”---Charlotte,FounderWhatwedo

Yourpre-lovedtoysarriveatourheadquarterwheretheyofficiallybecomeLovedBeforesandhaveatailoredandthorough“Spa”treatmenttomakethemclean.

Eachtoywillhaveitsownphotoshoot,beaddedtothestorealongwiththestoryoftheirpreviouslivesandadventures,andbere-homedtotheirnewfamily!

AtleasthalfoftheprofitfromeveryoneofoursustainabletoysonceadoptedgoestoMake-A-Wish,anon-profitorganizationwhocreatesandfulfilslife-changingwishesforchildrenlivingwithcriticalillnesses.Whatwebelieve

ImperfectI’mperfect:

Ourcollectionsshowcasetoysthathaveweatheredthejourneyoflife---wornandbeautifullyimperfect.LovedBeforebelievesthatintheworldofloveandacceptance,“imperfections”holdnoweight.Truebeautyliesintheindividualityofeachtoy,andthere’snosuchthingas“perfect”.

Savingtheworld,oneteddyatatime:

Whileourpassionforteddiesisundeniable,atLovedBefore,weviewourmissionasadrivingforceforabroadershiftinmindset---onewheresustainabletoys,particularlyoureco-friendlyteddies,markjustthebeginning!Wepassionatelybelievethattheworldisalreadyfilledwithenoughsofttoystolastalifetime,eliminating(消除)thenecessitytoproducemore.Byshiftingperceptionsofpre-loveditems,we’reonamissiontorevolutionizethetoyindustryforever.Ourcollectionisamovementtowardsagreener,moreconsciousplaytime.21.WhatinspiredCharlottetostartLovedBefore?A．Theimpropertreatmentofoldtoys.B．Thenewattitudetowarddogtoys.C．Theprofitsfromcharities.D．Thedonationsfromkids.22.Accordingtothepassage,LovedBefore________.A．fulfilstoyowners’wishesB．helpstocuresickchildrenC．sharesthetoys’lifestoriesD．buysthoroughlycleanedtoys23.WhatisthesignificanceofLovedBefore?A．Achievingperfectioninlife.B．Stressingtheimpactofteddies.C．Promotingtheproductionoftoys.D．Raisingenvironmentalawareness.BIhavealwaysfeltmostcomfortableintheclassroom,andIenjoytherecognitionfromfamilyandteachersforaccomplishingajobwell.AlthoughIwasahighachiever,Iwasnotastudentwhojoinedeveryclub.Throughoutmylife,IwantedtolearnmorethanIwantedtobeinabunchofextracurriculars(课外活动).Myacademicjourneycontinuedatacommunitycollege,whereIjoinedthestudentnewspaper.Inthenewsroom,Idiscoveredanengaging,fast-pacedworldthatallowedmetoneverstoplearning.ItwasjustwhatIhadexpected.Nowmytransfer(转学)toDrakeUniversityforajournalismdegreewasano-brainer.Itwasexcitingtoseemyfuturebecomeclear,butIneverpicturedtheshockwavesheadedmyway.Thecampusphenomenonknownas“DrakeBusy”wascompletelyunexpected.Thetermdescribestheideathatconstantbusynessisthemainindicatorofcollegesuccess.Withinthefirstweek,Ifeltheavypressuretobeactiveinallthewaysmypeers(同伴)were.Isawstudentstryingtobalancemultiplejobsandorganizationsalongsideschoolwork.Asastudentusedtohavingconfidenceintheclassroom,Ifeltthisnewstandardthreatenedmyidentityandworsenedmyanxiety.Ispentmyfirsttermstrugglingwithdoubtsaboutmyworthiness.Myanxiousthoughtstrickedmymindintobelievinglieslike“You’renotgoodenough.”Apartofmymindrealizedthosethoughtswerenottrue,butthatsensiblevoicewasawhispercomparedtotheshoutsofdoubt.Asawitnesstothisbattleeveryday,Ihavelearnedthatsometimesitjusttakestimetochipawayatmymind’sinventions.Intime,Irecognizedthatmyexperienceasatransferstudentwasdifferentbutvaluable.Theoutsiderperspectivehelpedmetackle“DrakeBusy”.Iwatchedpeopletryingtodotoomuchattheexpenseoftheirwell-being.Iwantedtoshakethemandsay,“Whydothistoyourself?”Insteadoffightingthecurrent,Ieventuallylearnedtoswiminmyownlane.Thepressuredidn’tdisappear,butmyneedtogiveintoitdid.Irealizedthatmyworthwasn’tcalculatedbythenumberofmeetingsonmycalendar,butbytherealsatisfactionIfeltinmywork.OnthedaysImanagedtobalancemyambitionwithmypeaceofmind,Ifeltmostmotivated.Idiscoveredthat:truesuccessisdefinedinternally,notbythenoisearoundyou.24.BeforeenteringDrakeUniversity,theauthor________.A．adoptedarelaxinglifestyleB．longedtobecomeateacherC．struggledtochooseamajorD．performedwellacademically25.HowdidtheauthorfeelwithinthefirstweekatDrakeUniversity?A．Unaccustomed.B．Relieved.C．Regretful.D．Expectant.26.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthe“DrakeBusy”lifestyle?A．Itlowersstudents’learningefficiency.B．Itindicatesstudents’futuresuccess.C．Itthreatensstudents’well-being.D．Iterasesstudents’self-doubt.27.Whatmessagedoesthepassagedeliver?A．Outsidersrarelywin.B．Yourownpacematters.C．Busynessequalsworthiness.D．Youranxietydrivesyouforward.CWhalesaresomeofthemosthighlyintelligentspeciesonEarth.Eachspeciesofwhalehasadistinctcommunicationsystemthatoftenvarieswithinpopulations.Sincehumanshavebeenresearchingandobservingtheseformsofcommunication,aquestionhassurfaced:Couldhumansonedayengageinacoustic(声学的)interactionswithwhales?Andwhatcouldtheseinteractionsrevealaboutnon-humanintelligence?ResearchersfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaandtheAlaskaWhaleFoundationhavebeenexploringwhale-to-humancommunicationwithhumpbackwhales,andthey’vecomeupwithsomefascinatingconclusions.Whenscientistsrecordedahumpbackwhalecontactcall,knownasawhup,andplayeditunderwateraroundtheirresearchvessel,theyweresurprisedwhenawhalenamedTwainbecameamorethanwillingparticipantinthecall-and-responseexchange.Scientistsproducedasinglesound,orwhupcall,thatTwainwouldthenrespondwithherownwhupcalltothem,a“conversation”describedintheirPeerJpaper.“Itmightlooselytranslateto‘hello’orsomesortofgreetingcallforwhenanimalscometogetherorjusttosignalthatindividualsareinacertainlocation,”saysDawsonHubbard,studyauthorandanimalbehaviouristwithWhaleSETI.Inthiscase,itwasasifTwainwaseithersaying“hello”toscientistsor“I’moverhere.”Butinbothinstances,shewasrespondingtoandengagingwithwhalesignalsthathumansproduced.Ofcourse,whetherwhaleswanttocommunicatewithhumansvariesbythetemperamentofthewhaleandbythesituation.Justlikesomehumansaremoreextrovertedthanothers,thiscouldalsobetrueforwhales,althoughthiswouldneedmoreresearchtounderstand.Twaincircledaroundthescientists’boatandwasinproximitytoitsspeakers.Permitlimitationsonlyallowforresearcherstoproducethesoundfor20minutes,butoncetheystopped,Twaincontinuedtoproducemoresignalsbeforeleaving.“What’scoolaboutTwainisthatshecouldhaveleftatanypoint,asitwasn’tacagedenvironmentwhereshecouldn’tleave,soshewaschoosingtobeclosetous,”saysHubbard.Often,awillingnesstocommunicatewithhumanswouldbefood-mediated,butinthiscase,itwasn’t.Therehavealsobeenotherexamples.GraywhalesintheSanIgnaciolagooninMexico,forexample,arefamouslyfriendly.Infact,somegraywhalesregularlyapproachboatsandallowvisitorstohavegentlecontactwiththem.AccordingtotheOceanicSociety,thisbehaviourisn’tsharedamongstallgraywhales,andinfact,thisspeciesofwhalewasalmosthuntedtoextinctionjustagenerationago.Butthebehaviourmayhavebeenpasseddownthroughgenerations,andsomegraywhalesinthispopulationvoluntarilyapproachhumans.Intheend,theseandotherencountersshowthat,insomecases,individualwhalesappearwillingtoengagewithhumans.Andthemorewelearnabouttheirmodeofcommunicationandwhattheyaresayingtous,themorewecanlearnaboutthem.28.Tostudywhales,thescientists_______.A．caughtwhalesforcontrolledexperimentsB．trainedwhalestoconversewithhumansC．respondedtowhaleswithrecordedcallsD．playedwhalecallstointeractwiththem29.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Themaximumdurationofwhales’responseis20minutes.B．Graywhales’friendlybehaviourmaybealearnedfeature.C．Whales’personalitydecidestheirwillingnesstointeract.D．Humpbackwhalesrespondtohumansforfoodrewards.30.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．DecodingtheTalkBetweenHumansandWhalesB．AreWhalesWillingtoTalkwithHumans?C．CouldHumansEverTalkwithWhales?D．UnlockingtheSecretofWhaleWhupsDPicturesandvideosofallsortsofanimalsregularlygoviralthesedaysbecausepeopleconnectwiththeapparentjoy,friendshipandplayfulnessoftheseanimals.Unfortunately,theinitialenthusiasmofthesepostsisoftensquashedbysomeonerightlynotingthattheanimal’sreactionisnotjoyorpleasure,butfear,angerorpain.Thereasonweoftengetcaseslikethiswrongisthatweinterprettheemotionalcontentofmanybehaviorsautomaticallyandunconsciously.Thisisaversionofanthropomorphism:interpretinganimalsaswewouldinterpretanotherhuman.Thestandardviewhasbeenthatanthropomorphismisprimarilyanerrorofoverestimatingtheintelligenceofanimals.Inrecentdecades,manyauthorshavepushedbackagainstthisattitudetowardsanthropomorphism,arguinganimalsarealotlikeusandthatmany“anthropomorphic”claimsaboutanimalsareactuallytrue.Insteadofgettingcaughtinablack-and-whitedebate,however,Iwantamorecomplicated,informeddiscussionofcompetingideas.Onceweagreethatanimalsdoinfact,haveemotions,wecanacknowledgethattheanthropomorphicmistakeisnotseeingemotionwherethereisnone—itisseeingthewrongemotion.Eachofushasasetofperceptual,emotionalandcognitivecapacitiesthatallowustoengageandunderstandoneanothersocially.Thesecapacitieshelpguideandstructureallsortsofinteractions,andwearegenerallynotevenawareweareusingthem.Theyaregenerally,butnotperfectly,tunedforhumaninteraction.Thingscangetmessy,though,whenweusethemtointerpretanimals.Perhapsthebest-studiedversionofthisistheprimate“grin”(灵长类动物的咧嘴笑).Theanimalisnothappy,itturnsout.Theexactsignalingfunctionvariesbyspecies,butitusuallysignalssomethingmorelikefearoranxiety,oftenbyasubmissiveindividualinatensesocialsituation.Thisis,infact,anthropomorphism,becauseyouareinterpretingananimal’sbehaviorinthesamewaywewouldinterprethumanbehavior.Thiskindofanthropomorphismisaformofcognitivebias(偏见)resultingfromshortcutstakenbyourreasoningprocesses,usuallywithoutourawareness.Weshouldapproachthetopicofanthropomorphismfromtheangleofbias.Traditionally,assumptionsabouthowandwhenpeopleanthropomorphisehavebeensofixedthatthepsychologydidnotseemworthinvestigating.Slightlydifferentattitudescanbefound.Forexample,eventhoughtheyadvocateforanthropomorphicviewsofanimals,thezoologistsJesusRivasandGordonBurghardtmemorablynotethatitcanbetricky:“Anthropomorphismcomesinmanyformsandcancatchyouoffguard!”Whiletherecognitionof“manyforms”isprogress,itmakestheneedforevidence-basedresearchonlymorepressing.Byfocusingonimplicit(隐性的)anthropomorphism,weshiftattentionfromdebatingspecific“humanlike”featurestoexaminingthedeeperpsychologicalmechanismsthatmakeanthropomorphismsoslippery.This,Ibelieve,isthemostchallengingandmostsignificantdimensionoftheproblem.31.Whatdoestheword“squashed”underlinedinParagraph1probablymean?A．Awakened.B．Dampened.C．Misguided.D．Underestimated.32.Whatcanwelearnaboutanthropomorphism?A．Itturnsanimals’negativeemotionsintopositiveonesB．Itunderratestheemotionalcapacitiesofanimalspecies.C．Itcontributestotheshortcutsofourreasoningprocesses.D．Itreflectstheprojectionofhumanqualitiesontoanimals33.TheauthorquotesJesusandGordonto________.A．confirmthevalueofanthropomorphismB．highlightthecomplexityofanthropomorphismC．warnusofthelimitationsofanthropomorphismD．remindustoviewanthropomorphismpositively34.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodobywritingthispassage?A．Proposeafreshperspective.B．Analyzeaworryingtendency.C．Evaluatethecredibilityofatheory.D．Exploretheoriginofaphenomenon.ECutyoursugar,getsomeexercise,eatyourvegetables,sleepwell.Everyday,wearesurroundedbyinformationabouthowtolivelonger,healthier,happierlives.___35___Itistoengageinthearts.Overthepastfewdecades,evidencehasbeenincreasingtosuggestthatbeingmorecreativeworkswondersforourhealth.___36___Andtheresultsareastonishing,frommusicinsurgeryreducingtheamountofpainkillersandanti-anxietymedicinesneeded,todanceprogramshelpingpeoplewithParkinson’sdiseasetowalk.Buttheartsaren’tjustthereforuswhenwearesick.Asapublichealthscientist.Ispendmydayslookingatdatafromstudies—massivedatasetsthatcontainthousandsofindividualswhohavecompletedquestionnaires,hadnurseinterviews,donatedbloodsamplesandundergonebrainimagingeveryfewyearsoftheirlives.___37___Usingcomplexstatisticalmethods,wecanlookatthelong-termrelationshipbetweeneverydayartsengagementanddozensofhealthoutcomes.Theresultsareremarkable.Childrenwhoengagemorewiththeartshaveareducedriskofdevelopingproblemslikedepressionlaterinlife.Adultswhoparticipatemorefrequentlyintheartsandvisitculturalvenuesarehappierandfeelmoresatisfiedwiththeirlivesovertheyearsanddecadesthatfollow___38___Kindergartenerswhoengageinmusicactivitieshaveincreasedprosocialskillsastheyheadintoprimaryschool.Teenagerswhoareinvolvedinbands,danceandeditingschoolnewspapersarelesslikelytogetinvolvedinantisocialbehaviorsorcrime.Iwanttobeclear:Iamnotsuggestingtheartscansolveallproblems.___39___Buttheevidenceremainsthatengagingregularlyincreativeactivitiesthatyouenjoyisaninvestmentinyourhealththatisworthmaking.A．Thebenefitsaren’tjustpsychologicaleither.B．Regularartsengagementgoesbeyondboostingphysicalhealth.C．ButthereisonepieceofadviceIbetyouhaveneverbeengiven.D．Manyofthesestudiescontainburiedquestionsonartsengagement.E．Artscanbeinaccessibletopeoplebecauseofcostandotherreasons.F．Crafts,singing,theatreandwritingaregoodforusaspartofourdailylives.G．Programsbeingdevelopedaroundtheworldarestartingtointegratetheartsintohealthcare.FOverbreakfast,IchattedwithMia,mySpanishstudybuddy.IreviewedmyrecentlessonandsharedwhatI’dlearnedfromapodcast.Bytheendofour10-minutetalk,IfeltIhadgainedmorethanfromanothertextbookexercise.Mia,however,isnotarealperson.SheisanAIIcreatedtomakeuseofthe“protegeeffect.”Itisapsychologicalphenomenonwherewelearnmoreeffectivelywhenweteachsomeoneelseaboutatopicwe’vejustexplored—evenifthatpersondoesn’treallyexist.Theprincipleof“learningbyteaching”wasfirstintroducedintheearly1980sbyJean-PolMartin,aFrenchteacher,whoallowedstudentstoresearchandpresentpartsofthecurriculumtotheirclassmates.Thetechniqueboostedtheirmotivationandself-confidence,anditsoonspreadtomanyotherschools.Inonestudy,aUSscientist,CarolineChasetesteditseffectiveness.Herteamasked62eighth-graderstouseacomputerprogramtolearnaboutthebiologicalchangesduringafever.Overtwolessons,studentsreadatextandcreatedaflowchart.Halfdiditasself-study;theothersweretoldtheirworkwouldhelpteachavirtualcharacteronthescreen.Itwasasmallchange,butthestudentsintheroleofteacherscoredsignificantlybetter.Thisincreasedengagementmadeabigdifferenceinboththeamounttheyabsorbedandthedepthoftheirunderstanding.Chase’steamnamedthisthe“protegeeffect”,andithassincebeenconfirmedbylaterstudies.Knowingthatotherswilllearnfromuscreatesasenseofresponsibilitytoprovideaccurateinformation.Thisresponsibilitydrivesustomakeagreaterefforttofillinthegapsinourownunderstandingandcorrectanymistakenassumptionsbeforewepassthemon.Explainingourknowledgethenhelpstostrengthenwhatwehavelearned.Sowhynotgiveitatry?Totrulymastersomething,startteachingit—evenifyourstudentisonlyavirtualone.40.Whatisth