2025-2026学年北京市平谷区高二（下）期末考试英语试卷（含答案）

2026北京平谷高二（下）期末

英语

2026.7

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。

Rightaftergraduatingfromcollege,ayoungwomannamedJanedecidedtostartacommunitygarden,aiming

to]boththelocalenvironmentandthesenseoftogethernessinherneighborhood.

She2avacantplacethatwasfilledwithtrashandhadbeenneglectedforyears.Withavisionto

transformitintoalivelyspace,she3herideatothelocalcouncil.

Aftergettingthe4.Janegatheredherneighborstocleanuptheplace.Theyworkedforweeks,

removingrubbish,improvingthesoil,andfinallyplantingseeds.Thegardenstarted（otake5.and

everyone'seffortswerevisibleasgreenshootscameoutfromtheground.

Theprojectwasnotwithoutitschallenges.Theyfacedissueswithwatersupplyandhadto6a

distributionsystem.Therewerealsodisagreementsamongthevoiunteersaboutwhichplantsshouldbegiven

priority—somewantedmorevegetables,otherspreferredflowers.However,withJane'sleadershipand

negotiationskills,（hegroupfound7ground.

Asthegardenflourished,itbecameacentreforthecommunity.Peopleofallageswouldcometo（endthe

plants,sharegardeningtipsandenjoythebeautyofnature.Jane'sinitiativehadnotonly8theappearance

oftheneighborhoodbutalsoitsspirt,bringingneighborsclosertogether.

Thegardenwasaprooftothepotentialthatoneperson'sinitiativecanhaveasignificantimpact.Itwasa

9reminderofthepowerofcommunityandthe1（）ofworkingtogethertowardsacommongoal.

1.A.enhanceB.reduceC.createD.destroy

2.A.missedB.avoidedC.ignoredD.identified

3.A.returnedB.appliedC.presentedD.revised

4.A.fundsB.approvalC.equipmentD.tools

5.A.shapeB.placeC.chargeD.effect

6.A.figureoutB.setoutC.turnoutD.putout

7.A.solidB.neutralC.commonD.different

8.A.compromisedB.weakenedC.maintainedD.transformed

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9.A.complexB.constantC.slightD.sensitive

10.A.difficultyB.discomfortC.possibilityD.importance

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一个适当的单词，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

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一个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白

处用括号内所给词的止确形式填空。

TeaculturehasalongandprofoundhistoryinChinaandithasbeenlovedbypeopleforthousandsofyears.

Lastsummer,I11(visit)ateagardenwithmygrandmawhoisatealover.Shetoldmethattealeaves

12(pick)earlyinthemorningtokeeptheirfreshtaste.Ilistenedcarefullytoeverywordshesaidand

founditamazingthatasimplegreenleafcouldbringsomuch13(warm)andjoytopeoplealloverthe

world.

B

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一个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白

处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Leoisakind-heartedteenagerwhodevotesmostofhissparetimetocommunityvolunteerwork.LastSunday

morning,hewenttoanearbyoldpeople'shome,14manywarm-heartedvolunteersgatheredtogetherto

helptheelderlyinneed.Hetriedhisbest15(cheer)upthelonelyseniorsbysingingoldsongsand

sharinginterestingstorieswiththem.People16(live)intheneighborhoodallspeakhighlyofhis

kindnessandpositiveattitudetowardslife.

C

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一个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白

处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Athletesarenotonlycompetitors,butgoodfriends—that'samainattractionoftheOlympics.That'swhy

athletessendbestwishestotheircompetitors,eveniftheyhavelost.Thehugs17(receive)fromother

competitorsarealwaysrememberedattheGainesbecausethetrueO'ympicspiritgoes18victoryand

nationalboundaries.Winningamedalis19(definite)important,butoneneedsagoldenhearttocope

withallthedifficultiesonthefieldandstillcongratulatetheircompetitors.That's2。makestheOlympics

attractive.

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)

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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

VolunteerFundraisingDirectorWanted

ChildrenAcrossAmericaisanonprofitorganizationintheUnitedStates.ItprovidesfreeSTEMandliteracy

programsforchildrenfromlow-incomefamilies,helpingthemreceivebetterandmoreequaleducation

opportunities.Recently,theorganizationislookingfortwovolunteerfundraisingdirectorstosupportits

meaningfulwork.Thepositioniscompletelyremote,butvolunteersmustbebasedintheUnitedStates.

JobInformation

Thisrolerequiresamonthlytimecoinmitmentof15to20hoursandisalong-termposition.Volunteerswill

takepartinonlinefundraising,communicatewithpotentialdonors,plancharityeventsandcarryoutdigital

promotion.TheorganizationmainlyserveschildreninMilfbrd,BlackstoneValleyandtheSouthShoreareas,many

ofwhomarefirst-generationAmericansfromunderprivilegedbackgrounds.

Requirements

Applicantsmustbeatleast18yearsoldandpassastrictbackgroundcheck.Theyshouldbeself-starterswith

strongleadershipandbasicexperienceinfundraisingoreventplanning.

BenefitsandContact

Volunteerscanreceiveacademiccreditfortheirwork.Ifyouareinterestedinhelpingchildreninneedand

makingadifferencetoeducationequality,pleasecall508-933-8915oremailinfb@for

moreinformation.

21.WhatcanwelearnaboutChildrenAcrossAmericafromthetext?

A.Itasksvolunteerstoworkon-siteintheUS.

B.hoffersfreeeducationalsupportlopoorchildren.

C.Itprovidesprogramsforchildrentomakemoney.

D.ItfocusesmainlyonsportsprogramsforAmericankids.

22.Whichisanecessaryrequiremertfortheapplicants?

A.LivinginMilfordpermanently.B.Working15-20hoursaweek.

C.Passingastrictbackgroundcheck.D.Owningacollegedegreeineducation.

23.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.Tointroducefreeeducationalprogramsforkids.

B.Toadvertiseupcomingcharityeventsforchildren.

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C.Topresentthedevelopmenthistoryofanorganization.

D.Torecruitvolunteerfundraisingdirectorsforanorganization.

B

Manyofusenteranewyearfeelingwemustimprove.Wesetbiggoals,makelongto-dolists,andpromise

ourselveswewillneverwastetimeagain.Butthiswayofthinkingoftenleavesusfeelingstressed,guilty,and

nevergoodenough.

Thisyear,psychologistsandlifecoachesarcsuggestingadifferentpath.Doless,butdowhatmatters.

Dr.LynnBarrett,aprofessorofpositivepsychology,saysourbrainsarenotbuiltforconstantbusyness.When

wetrytodotoomanythingsatonce,welosefocus,feeltired,andrarelyenjoyanyofi(.Successisnotabouthow

muchyoufinish.Itisabouthowmuchyoucareaboutwhatyoudo.

A2025studybytheUniversityofCaliforniafoundthatpeoplewholimitedtheiryearlygoalstoIwoorfewer

feltmoresatisfiedandaccomplishedthanthosewhosetfiveormore.Themoregoalspeoplehad.themorelikely

theyweretogiveuphalfway.

Sowhatdoesdoinglesslooklikeinreallife?

Forsome,itmeanssayingnotoextraprojectsatworkthatdonotexcitethem.Forstudents,itmightmean

choosingtostudytwosubjectsdeeplyinsteadofrushingthroughfive.Forothers,itissimplyallowingthemselves

torestwithoutfeelingguilty.

Jesse,28,ateacherinChicago,triedthisidealastyear.Sheusedtojoineveryclub,coacheveryteam,and

takeextraclasses.Shewasalwaysbusy,butsheneverfelthappy.Thisyear,sheonlystayedinthereadingcluband

spentmoretimewalkingherdog.Shefeelscalmer,andsheisabetterteacherbecauseofit.

Thekey,expertssay,istoaskyourselfonesimplequestionbeforesayingyestoanything.Docsthismakemy

lifebetter,orjustbusier?

If(heanswerisjustbusier,itisokaytosayno.Youdonothave(odoeverythingtobesuccessful.Sometimes,

doinglessisthebravestandwisestchoiceyoucanmake.

24.Whatdidthe2025studybytheUniversityofCaliforniafind?

A.Givingupgoalsmeansfailureinlife.

B.Moregoalsbringgreatersatisfaction.

C.Busypeoplearchealthierandhappier.

D.Peoplewithfewergoalsfeltmorecontent.

25.Afterdoingless,Jessefell.

A.relaxedB.confusedC.ambitiousD.guilty

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26.Whatisthekeyadvicegivenbyexperts?

A.Tosetasmanyyearlygoalsaspossible.

B.Toacceptallextraworkprojectsactively.

C.Tojudgeifitimproveslifebeforeagreeing.

D.Tokeepworkingtoachievepersonalsuccess.

27.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Peopleshouldsetplentyoflifegoals.

B.Constantbusynessleadstogreatersuccess.

C.Peopleshouldmakefulluseofeveryminute.

D.Doinglessthingshelpspeoplelivebetter.

C

CassowariesarelargeflightlessbirdsnativetotherainforestsandmountainrangesofAustraliaandPapua

NewGuinea.TheyareamongtheheaviestlivingbirdsonEarthandcanweighmorethan140pounds,withstrong

legsandlongdagger-1ikeclawsthatmakethemoneof(hemostpowerfulanddangerousbirdsintheworld.Fora

longtime,scientistshavebeenpuzzledbythebony,hehnet-likestructuresontheirheadscalledcasques.Thereal

functionofthesestructureshasremainedunclear,withdifferentguessesincludingprotection,heatcor.trol,sound

makingandvisualcommunication.

AnewstudypublishedinScientificReportshasrevealedanamazingsecretthatcassowarycasquesglow

brightlyunderultravioletlight.TheresearchwasledbyanatomistandpaleontologistToddGreen.Histeamfound

thatthekeratin,aproteinalsofoundinhumanhairandskin,coveringthecasquescanabsorbUVlightandre-emit

itasvisibleblue-greenlight.Thiskindoffluorescence(荧光)isdifferentfromthelightproducedbyfireflies,

whichcancreatelightontheirownthroughchemicalreactionsinsidetheirbodies.

Theresearcherstestedmorethan40museumspecimens,someeverl(X)yearsold,andseverallive

cassowariesinconservationcenters.Theydiscoveredthatdifferentspecieshaveclearlydifferentglowingpatterns.

Southernandnortherncassowariesshowbrightfluorescenceondifferentpartsoftheircasques,whiledwarf

cassowariesdonotglowatall.Sincemostbirdscanseeultravioletlightthatisinvisibletohumaneyes,scientists

believetheglowingcasquesactasimportantvisualsignalsinthedarkrainforestenvironment.

Thisnewfindingsupportstheideathatcasquesmainlyworkforcommunicationandspeciesrecognition

insteadofdefense,asthecasquestructureissurprisinglyfragileandnotfitforfightingoffenemies.Thespecial

glowalsoprovidesasimpleandeffectivewayforresearcherstoidentifydifferentcassowaryspeciesquicklyand

accurately,whichishighlyhelpfulforbothscientificstudiesandwildlifeprotection.Itonceagainshowsthateven

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animalswcthinkwcknowwellstillholdmanyunexpectedandamazingsecretswaitingtobediscoveredby

curiousandcarefulresearchers.

cassowary

28.WhatdoweknowaboutcassowariesfromParagraph1?

A.Theirweightisheavierthanotherwildbirds.

B.Theirheadcasqueshaveconfirmedpracticaluses.

C.Theyownpowerfulclawsthatbringpotentialdanger.

D.TheymainlyliveindryplainsandmountainareasinAustralia.

29.Accordingtothepassage,howdocassowariesproducetheglowinglight?

A.Absorbandre-emitultravioletlight.

B.Createlightviainternalchemicalreactions.

C.Showdifferentglowingpatternsoncasques.

D.Sendvisualsignalsunderdarkrainforestcover.

30.Whatcanwelearnaboutcassowaries'glowingcasquesfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Ithelpsresearchersdistinguishcassowaryspecieseasily.

B.Thecasqueistoughenoughtodefendagainstenemies.

C.Allthreecassowaryspecieshaveglowingcasques.

D.HumanscanseetheUVglowofcasquesdirectly.

D

Ineverygeneration,societalnormsshiftsubtly—orsometimesdramatically—reflectingchangingvalues,

technology,andculturalinfluences.GenerationZ,thosebornroughlybetween1997and2012,isredefiningthese

normsinwaysthatwerealmostunthinkableadecadeago.Fromthewaytheycommunicatetohowtheywork,

consume,andexpressthemselves,GenZischallengingconventionsandrewritingtherulesofeverydaylife,often

withablendofpragmatism,socialconsciousness,anddigitalfluency.However,thelatesttrendamongthis

generation,knownforitsprogressiveviews,isbeyondexpectations:：heyareembracingtraditionalvaluesand

lifestylesonceseenasrelicsofthepast

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Thetrad(shortfortraditionalist)movementhasoccupiedalargespaceinGenZculture.ForGenZ,trad

referstoashifttowardtraditionalnormsandaesthetics,manifestinginseveralways.Youngeradultsare

abandoningthetypicalwork-and-partylifestylefbrdomesticpastimeslikebaking,sewingandgardening.Modest

fashion,includingcorseteddressesandhairbows,ismakingacomeback.Manyalsoaccepttraditionalgender

roles,sharinghomemakingdynamicsonsocialmedia.

Goingtradisnotaone-size-fits-allconcept.Forsome,itisanostalgicreturntosimplertimes;forothers,itis

merelyanaestheticchoice.Whatiscertainisthattheplay-hard-work-harderlifestylecherishedbyolder

generationsisbeingreplacedbyamorebalancedwayofliving.

Theriseofthetradtrendresultsfromseveralfactors.First,itrootsinthecottagecoremovement,whichgained

widespreadpopularityamidpeople'slongingfbraslowerpaceoflife.Burdenedbyfast-pacedurbanroutines,

manysoughtemotionalcomfortinagentlepastorallifestyle,and(hiskindofescapefromhecticmodemlife

graduallydevelopedintoalastinglifestylechoice.Second,itisareactiontomodemburnout.GenZgrowsupina

worldfullofanxietyanduncertainty,andtraditionalstructuresofferthemstabilityandpurpose.UnlikeMillennials

whorebelledagainststructure,GenZrebelsagainstchaosbyturningtothepast.Third,socialmediaplaysacrucial

roleinpromotingthetrend.Influencerswithvintagestylesorhomcirakingcontenthavegainedmillionsof

followers.Criticsarguethetrendromanticizesoppressivegenderrolesandmakestraditionalvaluesperformative,

whilesupportersbelieveitcanbeempoweringwhenchosenfreelyandcancoexistwithprogressivebeliefs.

Thelong-termimpactofGenZ'sturntotraditionalismremainsuncertain.Itmaystartalargerculturalshift,

reshapingdomesticity,communityandevenpolitics.Whateveritis.GenZ'sinterestintraditionalvaluesreflects

theirsearchforsomethingenduringinanageofchange.

31.Whatdocstheword“manifestieg”underlinedinParagraph2mostprobablymean?

A.Providing.B.Revealing.C.Changing.D.Reminding.

32.WhichofthefollowingstateinentsaboutGenZ's"goingtrad”iscorrect?

A.Theygiveupdomesticactivitiessuchasbakingandgardening.

B.Theyprefercasualdatingtolong-termcommittedrelationships.

C.Theywearpopularclothesincludingcorseteddressesandhairbows.

D.Theyarcreplacingtheplay-hard-work-hardcrlifestylewithabalancedone.

33.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?

A.Millennialsweresatisfiedwiththestructureofmodernsociety.

B.GenZ'sturntotraditionalismisawaytoescapemodemchaos.

C.GenZandMillennialssharethesameattitudetowardstradition.

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D.ModernsocietyhasbroughtGenZasenseofstabilityandpurpose.

34.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Differentformsofthetradtrend.

B.Generations'attitudestowardsocialrules.

C.GenZ,stradtrend,itscausesandculturalinfluences.

D.MixedopinionsaboutthepopulartradtrendofGenZ.

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。

学校自主命题部分

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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。

Indailylife,manyteenagerspreferinstantpleasureratherthanlong-termrewards.Theytendtospendhours

scrollingthroughshortvideos,playingonlinegamesorbuyingfancythingswithouthesitation,eventhoughthey

knowthesebehaviorswilldistractthemfromschoolworkandself-improvement.Thistypicalattitudeiscalleda

lackofdelayedgratification.

Delayedgratificationreferstotheabilitytoresistthetemptationofimmediatesatisfactionandwaitformore

valuablefuturerewards.Researchershavefound（hatteenagerswiththisabilityusuallyperformbetterinstudy,

managetimewiselyandmaintainbetterinterpersonalrelationships.Theyaremorelikelytosticktolong-term

goals,suchasimprovingtheirEnglishordevelopingalifelonghobby.

Ilowever,moderndigitallifemakesitharderforteenagerstopracticeself-control.Onlineentertainmentis

designedtoofferquickexcitement,whicheasilytrapsteenagersinacycleofinstantenjoyment.Oncetheygetused

togettingpleasurerightaway,theywillbecomeimpatientandunwilling（omakecontinuouseffortsforfuture

achievements.

Tobuildtheabilityofdelayedgratification,studentsareadvisedtosetclearsmallgoalseveiyweek.When

theyfeeltheurgetoenjoyinstantpleasure,theycanpausefortenminutesandthinkabouttheirlong-termdreams.

Gradually,theywillformagoodhabitofmakingrationalchoicesinsteadoffollowingtemporarydesiresblindly.

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35.Whatisdelayedgratificationaccordingtothepassage?

36.Whalnegativeinfluencewill(hehabitofinstantpleasurebringtoteenagers?

37.Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalseinthefollowingstatement,thenunderlineitandexplainwhy.

AModerndigitallifemakesitmucheasierforteenagerstodevelopself-control.

38.Whatwillyoudotoimproveyourabilityofdelayedgratification9(Inabout40words)

第二节(20分)

39.假设你是红星中学高二学生李华。你的外国好友Jim准备给其校刊投稿，主题为“当中国文化遇上人

工智能"(WhenChineseCulnireMeelsAI),发来邮件询问你的建议。请你用英文给他回复，内容包括：

1.建议投稿内容；

2.就以上建议简要说明理由。

注意：1.词数100左右;

2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

DearJim,

Yours,

LiHua

(请务必将书面表达写在答题卡指定区域内)

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参考答案

第一部分知识运用（共两节，30分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题L5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。

1.A2.D3.C4.B5.A6.A7.C8.D9.B10.D

第二节（共10小题；每小题L5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一个适当的单词，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。

11.visited12.arepicked13.warmth

14.where15.tocheer16.living

17.received18.beyond19,definitely20.what

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