北京市海淀区2025-2026学年第二学期期中练习高三英语（一模）

海淀区2025-2026学年高三第二学期期中练习

英培试卷

本试卷共8页，100分。考试时长90分钟。

考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，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。

Everymorning,Kofiwokeupwithaquietsigh.Hereachedforhisphoneoutofhabit,andashescrolled,his

chestIslightly.Hisclassmateswerepostingacceptancelettersandphotosfromcampusvisits,theirfutures

alreadybeginningto2.Hetoldhimselfhewashappyforthem.Sometimesthatwastrue,butothertimes,it

wasa3herepeateduntilitsoundedpolite.

Hebeganto4himselfquietly.Hisgradesfeltunimpressiveandhisclothestooordinary.Evenhissmile

looked5.wornonlyforothers.Themirrorinthehousecaughthimonbadmornings,withtiredeyes,

shouldersbentforward.Somedaysheturnedhisfaceawayfromit.Otherdays,hestaredtoolong,hopingitmight

showhimaversionofhimselfthathadalready“arrived”.

Oneevening,hisgrandmacasedintothechairbesidehimandsaid."Mirrorscanlie.”

Helaughed6."Theyonlyshowthetruth,Grandma.”

Sheshookherhead.uThcyshowwhatyou're7tosee.”

Shetoldhimoftwoseedsthatwereplanted.Oneseedsproutedearlyandtookawayallthe8.Theother

stayedhidden,growingrootsundergroundwherenooneclapped."Butwhenitsdaycame,thehiddensproutforced

itswayupward.''Herwordsdidn't9anythingrightaway.Butsomethingshifted.Justalittle.

Thatnight,Kofistoodinfrontofthemirroragain.Forthefirsttime,henoticedhopeinhistiredeyes.The

mirrorhadn'tchanged.PerhapsKofihadn'teither,notyet.Butherealizedhislifewasnotlateorbehind.Itwas

simplyunfoldinginawaythatcouldn'tbefiltered,posted,or10.

Andthatwasenough,fornow.

1.A.widenedB.softenedC.lightenedD.tightened

2.A.fallapartB.slipawayC.takeshapeD.makesense

3.A.lieB.trickC.secretD.promise

4.A.warnB.forgiveC.measureD.challenge

5.A.borrowedB.defeatedC.offendedD.confused

6.A.coldlyB.wildlyC.bitterlyD.nervously

7.A.eagerB.readyC.proudD.unable

8.A.warmthB.creditC.nutritionD.attention

9.A.fixB.explainC.confirmD.show

10.A.expectedB.comparedC.describedD.identified

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

ItwasSarah'slastdayinBeijing.Shewenttoamarketfbrsouvenirs.Afaintscrapingsounddrewhertowards

anearbystall,whereanoldman11(carve)ashadowpuppetfromcowhide,hisknifebarelymoving.Sarah

found12(she)standingtherefornearlyanhour.Whenthepuppetwasfinished,thecraftsmanpressedit

gentlyintoherhands.Sarahsmiled,paid,andwalkedbackintothecrowd.Shehadcomeforsouvenirsbut

left13astory.

B

“Digitalamncsia,,referstothesituationwherewcoutsourcememorytodevicesinsteadofusingourownbrains.

Accordingtorecentresearch,14(realise)infbnnationisdigitallyavailableweakenspeople'sabilitytorecall

it.Instudiesondigitalhabits,participants15(find)todependheavilyonsmartphoneslongbeforetheir

personalmemoryshowssignsofdecline.Thishabitinitiatesacycle,continuouslyweakeningournaturalcognitive

functions.Thecriticalquestionnowiswhetherthisshiftisalteringourcapability16(process)information.

C

Askilledcriticalthinkerwithaclosedmindwilllikelyhavemanytrue17(belief),butwillbeblindto

others.However,those18don'tscreenincomingideaswillendupbelievingthingsnotonlyfalse,but

also19(danger).Bythinkingcritically,yourejectideas;bybeingopenminded,youacceptthem.Thesetwo

mir.dsctsseemtobeinconflict,butsupporteachothernicely,whichis20youshouldstrivetotransform

yourselfintoanopen-mindedcriticalthinkerifyouwishtosirengthenyourmind.

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

Eagertorunyourowncompany?Ventureisyourperfectchoice!Ithelpsyoubecomeanexcellentleaderand

publicspeaker,buildlifelongconnectionswithpeersandtechnologicalprofessionals,andgainreal-worldlearning

beyondacademics.

WhatYou'llLearn&Do

,Week1:Breaklimitingmindsets,presentideas,formteamsbygroupvote,andcreateaproof-of-conceptwith

coaches'support.

,Week2:Polishideasviauserengagement,buildaMinimumViableProduct,andlearnbrandingandvisualdesign

tolaunchalandingpage.

,Week3:Enterthemarket,showcaseproducts,andmastermarketing,salesandadcreationtogaincustomers.

,Week4:Craftstory-drivenpresentationsandpracticedeliveringthemtoinvestorsconfidently.

DemoDay

Presentyourcompanytoapanelofinvestors.Teamsarcjudgedonproduct-marketfit,marketsize,growthand

presentation,withawardsforMostOutstandingCompanyandBestEntrepreneur（企业家）.

Extracurriculars

Enjoytailoredleisureactivitiesandmenialhealthconversationswithalicensedtherapistduring（heprogram.

OnlineOn-site

StartdateJuly10,2026June15,2026

EnddateAugust8,2026July12,2026

ScheduleClasses8AMto11AMFull-timeprogram

,Guidancefromaccomplishedstart-upfoundersinalltime,Classesinatopcollegecampus

zones,Allmeals,includingvegetarian

Features,Teamworkthroughoutthedayoptions

,Groupleisureactivities,Housingnearcampus

,Flexibleschedule,Groupleisureactivitiesinthecity

21.Ventureisintendedtohelpstudents.

A.releasetheiracademicpotentialB.landajebinthetechindustry

C.developbusiness-buildingskillsD.networkwithpublicspeakers

22.Whatwillparticipantsdoduringtheprogram?

A.Craftstoriesonalandingpage.B.Workinteamsassignedbycoaches.

C.Attendweeklymentalhealthtalks.D.Displaytheirproductsinthemarket.

23.Unliketheon-siteprogram,theonlineprogram.

A.requiresfull-timecommitmentB.providesleisureactivities

C.invitesentrepreneursworldwideD.featuresindividuallearning

B

—3tablespoonsbutter

—2eggs

—2mediumcarrots

—1smallwhiteonion

—3clovesgarlic

—4cupscookedandchilledrice

1betyoudidn'treadthosenumbers.

I'llletyouinonasecret—Ididn'teither.

Theingredientsabovewerecopiedandpastedfromthefirstonlinesearchresultfor''friedricerecipe”.But,

withoutanydisrespecttotherecipe'sowner,Icantellyouit'swrong.

Theonlytruefriedricerecipeisnorecipeatall.Therearenomeasurements,noexactinstructions,notimerfor

howlongsomethingshouldsizzleinthepan.Thereareonlysmellsandfeelingsandmemories.Ilearnedtocook

friedriceonthericketystoolcoveredinstickers,surroundedbythescentsofmyGrandma'sapron.Weusedhowever

muchleftoverricewehadandacombinationofanythingandeverythingsittinginthefridge.Thekitchenwasalways

aliillemessy,butthatwaspartofthefun.

YetI,vealwaysbeenmoreofabakerthanacook.Ienjoyrecipes—Ienjoytheprocessofbeingexactand

findingdetails,adjustingandlevelingandweighing.Fromayoungage,Ifoundcomfortinthecarefulbakingrecipes

inWesterncookbooks.

ButIunderstandthebeautyofspontaneity(即兴)andorganiccreation.There'ssomethingspecialinrealizing

thatnotworecreationsofmygrandma'sfriedricewilleverbethesame,andreally,isn'tthatwhatlifeis?Creation,

withoutrecipe?

It'sftinny.ThismaycontradicteverythingI'vewrittenthusfar,butthemoreIbake,themoreIrealizeperhaps

bakingisspontaneoustoo.Idon'talwaysneedtoweighmyflourbeforehandinordertogetperfectcookies.My

signaturefoodiscupcake,butIchallengedmyselftouseadifferentrecipeeverytime.You'dbesurprisedathow

differentcupcakestastewhenyouaddanextraegg,andyou'dbeespeciallyuncertainaboutmybakingskillsifyou

triedmycupcakesthathadwaytoomuchbakingsoda(trialanderror...).

I'mlearningtolovegoingwiththeflow.Il'snotmutuallyexclusivewithlovingprecision,andit'ssuchan

integralpartofmyculture;I'dbemissingoutotherwise.Comingtotermswithandembracingtheunknownisscary,

butIassureyou:Oneday.Tilmastermyownfriedrice.

24.Whatdocstheauthorthinkofthefriedricerecipe?

A.Itprovidesinaccuratedetails.B.Itincludes(oomanyingredients.

C.Itmissestheessenceofcooking.D.Itcontradictsthebasicsofcuisine.

25.Theauthorenjoysbakingbecauseof.

A.herhopetopassrecipesonB.herloveofprecisionanddetail

C.herinterestinadifferentcultureD.herdesiretohonourfamilytraditions

26.Theauthor'scupcakeexperimentsmadehermore.

A.open-mindedB.organizedC.confidentD.clear-headed

27.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A.Fondmemoriesmakeadishtasty.

B.Precisionandcreativityareinseparable.

C.Creativityprosperswhererulesend.

D.Lifedoesn'talwayscomewitharecipe.

C

Forhalfacentury,psychologistKeithHolyoakhasstudiedanalogy—thecapacitytoseerelationalsimilarities

betweensuperficiallydissimilarthings—asacornerstoneofhumanintelligence.Hisnewbook,TheHumanEdge,

takesafreshlookatanalogyasadefiningfeatureofhumanthought.

Atitscore,analogyenablesustoapplypriorknowledgetonovelsituations.Unlikesimpleperceptualsimilarity,

analogymapsrelationalpatternsacrossdifferentdomains.Theproverbabouttwodogsfightingoverabonewhilea

thindrunsaway,forinstance,illuminatesabusinessscenariowherecompetingcorporationsweakeneachother,

allowingarivaltotakeadvantage.Thiscapacityforrelationalmappingunderpinsfluidintelligence—theabilityto

reasonaboutnewproblems—andstronglypredictsperformanceonintelligencetests.

Analogyalsodrivescreativity.Holyoak'sclassicresearchonthe'"radiationproblem“illustratesthis:participants

struggledtodestroyalumor（肿瘤）withrayswithoutharmingheakhytissue.Butthosefirstexposedtoastoryabout

ageneralattackingacastlefrommultiplesidesreadilydevisedtheconvergent（会聚的）raysolution.Whileweoften

failtoretrieveusefulanalogiesindependently,exposuretostructurallysimilarbutsuperficiallydifferenlsituations

cansparkbreakthroughthinking.

Thiscognitivecapacitydevelopsearlyandnaturally.Childrenbeginreasoninganalogicallyaroundagethree

andthecapacitycontinuestodevelopuntiladulthood.Holyoakidentifiesthisasa“LateSystem”—auniquely

human,evolutionarilyrecentabilityforgeneralrelationalreasoning.Itbuildsuponandcooperateswitholder,

specialized“EarlySystems“wcsharewithotheranimals.Whilenonhumanspeciesperformtasksthatresemble

analogicalreasoning,thesesuccessesremaindomain-specific.Humansalonecanmaprelationsacrossanycontent,

fromfairytalcstophysics.

Thisspecialability,however,grantsneitherwisdomnormorality.Abstractthoughthasyieldedbothmedical

curesandweaponsofmassdestruction.AsHolyoaknotes,ifEarthbecomesuninhabitable,itwon'tbethe

chimpanzees'fault.

TheriseofAIpresentsanewfrontier.Largelanguagemodels（LLMs）nowsolveanalogyproblemsatacollege­

studentlevel,andtheircomputationalpowercouldeventuallyproducesuperhumanintelligence.Yettheylack

autonomyand,crucially,（heabilitytospontaneouslynoticeameaningfulanalogy.Inart,thislimitationmayprove

difficulttoovercome.AI,lackingemotion,consciousness,andindividuality,producesworkmanyfindsoulless.

Humanuniquenessstemsfromtheevolutionofcooperativesystems:a"LateSystem^thatenablescomplex

relationalreasoningandthe"EarlySystems”thatreflectourvastbiologicalheritage.Theirintegrationisthevery

essenceofthehumanedge.

28.Whatdocsthewordlkundcrpins^^underlinedinParagraph2mostprobablymean?

A.Supports.B.Evaluates.C.Replaces.D.Frames.

29.Whatcanwclearnfromthepassage?

A.The“LaieSystem"isdevelopedinadulthood.

B.The“twodogs“proverbencouragescompetitions.

C.Theconvergentraysolutionarosefromananalogy.

D.LLMscan'tformanalogiesduetolackofautonomy.

30.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.DevelopingAnalogy:TheCoreofHumanCreativity

B.DecodingAnalogy:ACapacitySettingHumansApart

C.DefiningAnalogy:TheForceDrivingHumanEvolution

D.DefendingAnalogy:AMechanismofHumanPerception

D

Meritocracy(优绩主义)hasbecomealeadingsocialideal.PoliticianscontinuallyreturntotheIhcmethatthe

rewardsoflife—money,jobs,universityadmission—shouldbedistributedaccordingtoskillandeffort.

Conceptuallyandmorally,meritocracyispresentedastheoppositeofhereditaryaristocracy,inwhichone'ssocial

positionisdeterminedbythelotteryofbirth.

Althoughwidelyheld,(hebeliefthatmeritrather(hanluckdeterminessuccessorfailureintheworldis

demonstrablyfalse.Thisisnotleastbecausemerititselfis,inlargepart,theresultofluck.Talentandthecapacity

fordeterminedeffortdependagreatdealonone'sgeneticgiftsandupbringing.

Thisistosaynothingofotherfortuitouscircumstancesthatfigureintoeverysuccessstory.InhisbookSuccess

andLuck,RobertFrankrecountsthecoincidencesbehindthestellarriseofmanysuccessfulentrepreneurs.Luck

intervenesbyofferingpeoplemerit,andagainbyfurnishingcircumstanceswheremeritcantranslateintosuccess.

Thisisnottodenytheindustryandtalentofsuccessfulpeople.Howsver,itdoesdemonstratethatthelinkbetween

meritandoutcomeisweakandindirectatbest.

Inadditiontobeingfalse,researchsuggeststhatbelievinginmeritocracymakespeoplemoreselfish,lessself-

criticalandevenmorepronetoactingindiscriminatoryways.The“ultimatumgamc^^isacommonpsychological

experiment,whereoneplayerisgivenasumofmoneyandtoldtoproposeadivisionbetweenhimandanotherplayer,

whomayacceptorrejecttheoffer.Iftheofferisrejected,neithergetsanything.Usuallyarelativelyevensplitis

offered.Inonevariation,participantsplayedafakegameofskillbeforemakingoffers.Playerswhowereledto

believetheyhad“won”claimedmoreforthemselvesthanthosewhoengagedingamesofchance.Similarstudies

suggestthatjusthavingtheideaofskillinmindmakespeoplemoretolerantofunequaloutcomes.

Bycontrast,researchongratitudeindicatesthatrememberingtheroleofluckincreasesgenerosity.Simply

askingsubjectstorecallexternalcontributorstotheirsuccessesmadethemmorelikelytogivetocharitythanthose

rememberinginternalfactors.

Partofmeritocracy'smoralappealisitspowertojustifytheexistingsocialorder.Ontopofthat,italsooffers

flattery.Wheresuccessisdeterminedbymerit,eachwincanbeviewedasareflectionofpersonalworthandworldly

failuresbecomesignsofpersonalweaknesses.

Meritocracyoughttobeabandonedbothasabeliefabouthowtheworldworksandasageneralsocialideal.

It'sfalse,andbelievinginitencouragesselfishness,discriminationandindifferencetothestrugglesoftheunfortunate.

31.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstthreeparagraphs?

A.Politiciansargueliferewardsaresetatbirth.

B.Talentanddeterminationowenothingtoluck.

C.Industryenhancesmeritanddirectstosuccess.

D.Meritislargelydecidedbycircumstantialfactors.

32.Whatdocstheauthorimplybycitingthe“ultimatumgamc^^experiment?

A.Theresultsconfirmmeritocracy'smoralappeal.

B.Beliefinmeritmayencourageselfishnessandbias.

C.Ideasofskillcanincreaseourwillingnesstodonate.

D.Gamesofchanceensureevendistributionofresources.

33.Theauthorfeelsmeritocracy'smoralappealis.

A.erroneousB.justifiedC.practicalD.groundless

34.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?

A.Tocriticisethemindsetofchasingsuccess.

B.Tochallengeacommonlyheldsocialbelief.

C.Tocomparedifferentsocialrewardsystems.

D.Toevaluatetheprosandconsofmeritocracy.

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。

Howmanytimesdoyoufindyourselfinaconversationwithsomeone,wailingfortheotherpersontostop

talkingsoyoucansaywhatyouwanttosay?35Thiscommonexperienceshowsalackofactivelistening,

becauseyouareonlythinkingabouthowyouwanttorespond.

Communicationthatleadstorsalhumanconnectioninvolvesactivelisteningandempathy.Activelistening

includeseyecontactaswellasverbalandnon-verbalacknowledgmentsthatyouarelistening.36Empathy

involvesreflection,validationandagenuineconcernforhowothersarefeeling.Thiscombinationofactivelistening

andempathy—empatheticlistening—canimproverelationshipsofallkinds.

37Beingbraveenoughtosharewithanotherpersonisavulnerablepositiontobein.Imaginesharing

somethingsadwithafriend:"Istudiedsohardfbrthemathexam,butIstillfailedit."Considerthesetwopotential

responsesandhowtheywouldmakeyoufeel.

“Ohwell,I'mgladI'mnottheonetakingthatexam.Wanttohangout?”

“Thatmustbesohard.Thankyouforsharingwithme.Iamherefbryou.”

Thefirstresponsemightleaveonefeelingdismissed.Whydopeoplerespondlikethat?Perhapsthecomment

coniesfromaplaceofthelistenerbeinguncomfortablewithhearingsomethingthatlapsintotheirownfearsor

vulnerability.38Thesecondresponse,however,mightmakeonefeelheard,seenandsupported.Itshows

thelistenerheardwhattheotherpersonwassaying,understandingandexpressingconcern.

Sohowdoyouknowwhattosayornottosaywhensomeonesharessomethingdifficultwithyou?Sometimes,

thebestthingtodoistositandlisten.BreneBrown,arenownedresearcherinthisfield,saysitbest:"Empathyisa

strangeandpowerfulthing.Thereisnoscript.Thereisnorightwayorwrongwaytodoit.39

A.Shiftingthetopicmightbringcomforttothespeaker.

B.Theseincludenodding,confirming,andclarifyingquestions.

C.Justbeempatheticandyou'llhavethought-provokingconversations.

D.It'ssimplylistening,withholdingjudgment,andemotionallyconnecting.

E.Everyonewantstofeelunderstoodforspeakingtheirthoughtsandfeelings.

F.Thelistenermaywanttoshutdowntheconversationandmovetoasaferspace.

G.Youmightevenexpecttheotherpersontocompletelytuncintowhatyouarcsaying.

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。

Ihavealwaysbeenbetteratexpressingmyselfthroughwritingthanverballyorthroughanyothermedium,and

I'vebeencommunicatingthroughthewrittenwordssinceIwasachild.Thispracticebecameprofoundlymeaningful

tomeaftermystepfatherVincep