2025~2026学年北京昌平区第二学期高二年级期末质量抽测英语（第二组）

2025~2026学年北京昌平区第二学期高二年级期末质量抽测英语（第二组）一、完形填空Itwasarainyevening.Thesupermarketwascrowdedwithpeopletryingtofinishtheirshoppingquickly.AmongthemwasMaria,ayoungmotheroftwo.Hershouldersachedafterhershiftatalocalcaféandshewas1.Herchildren,EthanandLily,stayedclosebesideherasshepushedacartfilledwithbasicgroceriesandasmallboxofchocolateEthanhad2hertoget.Mariahadcarefullycountedhermoneybeforeenteringthestore.Moneywas3eversinceherhusbandlosthisjob.Atthecounter,Mariakeptherheaddownasthecashierscannedtheitems.“$47.25,”thecashiersaid.Awaveof4washedoverMaria.Shehadonly$40.“I’msorry,”Mariawhispered,“Canyouplease5thechocolateandmaybetheapples?”Ethan’sfacefell,buthedidn’tcomplain.Lilywhispered,“Mommy,it’sokay.”Mariacouldfeeltheeyes,someimpatient,somesympathetic.6roseinhereyes.Justthen,amaninadampworkjacketsteppedforward.“I’vegotit,”hesaidgently,placinga$20billonthecounter.Mariatriedto7,butthemansmiledkindly.“I’vebeenwhereyouare.Someoneoncehelpedme,andnowI’mpayingitforward.”Afterthepaymentwas8,Mariathankedthestrangerthroughtears.Ethanwhispered,“Mommy,he’slikeasuperhero!”Yearslater,Mariaoftentoldherchildrenthestoryofthestrangerwhopaidforgroceries.Lilywouldoftenbuyextrafoodto9,andEthangrewuptovolunteeratshelters.Theactof10thatbeganwithonesimplegesturehadspreadthroughtheirfamily,touchingcountlesslives.1.A．exhaustedB．confusedC．satisfiedD．pleased2.A．encouragedB．allowedC．beggedD．urged3.A．easyB．extraC．safeD．tight4.A．reliefB．shameC．lonelinessD．curiosity5.A．putinB．selldownC．takeoffD．pullover6.A．DoubtsB．TearsC．LightD．Surprise7.A．complainB．refuseC．hideD．persuade8.A．settledB．returnedC．cancelledD．delayed9.A．donateB．storeC．processD．consume10.A．devotionB．patienceC．courageD．kindness二、语法填空阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号所给词的正确形式填空。Scientistsbelievebirdwatchingbenefitsthebrainlikelearningamusicalinstrument,becausebothinvolvelearningnewskills,11addsnewpathwaysandconnectionsinyourbrain.Dr.EricWingsaidbirdwatchingcombinestheability12(identify)thingswithasensitivitytomovementandpatterndetection.Otherbenefitsincludehuman-natureconnectionand13(build)awarenessoftheenvironment.Birdwatcherssaytheirhobbyisgoodfortheirsociallifebecausetheymeetmanylike-mindedpeople.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。Leavingbehindeverythingfamiliarisnevereasy.WhenImovedtoabigcitypurely14anewjob,IfeltlikeIwassteppingintoaworldofendlesspossibilitiesanduncertainties.Thecitybuzzedwithlife,anditsstreets15(fill)withstories.Inavigatedcrowdedsubways,16(explore)livelyneighborhoods,andslowlystartedtosettleintothelocallifethere.Thatmovewasn’tjustachangeofaddress-itwasaprofound(深刻的)journeyofself-discovery.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个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号所给词的正确形式填空。Anewtrend,17(humorous)called“BecomingChinese”,isgainingpopularityonallsocialmediaplatforms.It18(focus)onacomfort-drivenlifestylerootedinTraditionalChineseMedicineandChinesecustoms.Thistrendisaclearsignalof19manypeoplenowdesire:abroaderchange.Inafast-pacedworld,theChinesewayoflifeoffersasenseoforderandinnerpeace.Aspersonalstressesgrow,peoplearelookingbeyondbordersfora20(healthy)lifestylethantheirownstressfulroutines.三、阅读理解TheAsia-EuropeFoundationYoungLeadersSummit(ASEFYLS)isacross-culturalplatformforAsianandEuropeanyouth.Itaimstotrainparticipants’self,teamandsocietalleadership,developtheircreativityandinterculturalcompetence,andinspirethemtocontributetosocialprogress.RequirementsToqualifyfortheprogramme,applicantsmustbeindividualsaged16to30,includingstudentsandyoungprofessionals,andcitizensofsomeAsianandEuropeancountries.Additionally,theyareexpectedtobeactivelyengagedinyouthorganizationsorstudentassociationsandcommandgoodoralandwrittenEnglishforeffectivecross-culturalcommunication.Qualifiedcandidatescansubmitapplicationsviatheofficial“APPLYNOW”linkbeforethedeadlineonAugust12,2026,aslateapplicationswillnotbeaccepted.Benefits●Receiveprofessionaltrainingonfuturethinkingandpracticalleadershipskills.●Workwithpeersfromdiverseculturalbackgroundstoimproveinterculturalunderstanding.●Attendlecturesgivenbyseniormanagersfromtopinternationalcompanies.●Gainchancestojoinglobalyoutheventsandsharecreativeideaspublicly.ProgrammeOverviewThe2026ASEFYLStrainingcentreson“AnticipatoryLeadership”.Thisleadershipstyleguidesyoungpeopletoanalysesocialtrends,noticepotentialchangesandmakeadaptiveplansforamoresustainablefuture.ThewholeprogrammerunsfromAugusttoNovember,combiningonlinelearningandofflinepracticaltasks.ParticipantswillattendtwoweeklyonlinetrainingsessionsfromAugust19toOctober19,spendingaroundfourhoursperweekonstudy,alongwithflexibleself-pacedindividualtasks.Intheactionphase,allparticipantsarerequiredtoorganizelocalsharingeventstoputtheoreticalknowledgeintopractice.Outstandingparticipantswillalsohaveaccesstoanon-sitetrainingprogrammeheldinNorway.21.Toapplyfortheprogramme,participantsarerequiredto________.

A．possessprofessionalexperienceinEuropeB．showleadershipinstudentorganizationsC．registerthroughofficialofflinechannelsD．masterbothspokenandwrittenEnglish22.Whatbenefitscanparticipantsgain?

A．Practice-drivencreativeideas.B．Variousgeneralprofessionalskills.C．Cross-culturalteamworkexperiences.D．Workingchanceswithseniormanagers.23.The2026ASEFYLSprogramisdesignedtoenabletheyouthto________.

A．solvecurrentsocialproblemsB．designon-sitetrainingcoursesC．developforward-lookingleadershipD．completeself-pacedindividualtasks“Iwanttobeawriter.”ThishadbeenmyanswertoeverydiscussionwiththeadultsaboutwhatIwoulddowhenIgrewup.Bearingthisgoalinmind,Isignedupforajournalismclass,hopingtogainsomevaluableexperience.Despitemyloveforwriting,Ifoundmyselfuninterestedinthesubject.WhenIthoughtofwriting,Iimaginedprofoundpoetryandexcitingplotlines.Journalismrequiredabriefstyleandorderlystructure,andIfoundtheassignmentsdull.Thatclassshookmyconfidenceasawriter.Despitemydoubts,IdecidedIcouldn’tgiveupjournalismwithouttryingitoutsidetheclassroom.Thefollowingyear,Iappliedtobeastaffreporterforourschoolnewspaper.Ihopedthiswouldhelpmebecomemorecreative,ratherthanmerelywritingarticlesthatmyteacherassigned.Tomysurprise,mytimeonstaffwasworldsawayfromwhatIexperiencedinthejournalismclass.IvaluedthefreedomIhadtoexploreandlearn,andtowritemoreindependentlythanIcouldinaclassroom.AlthoughIenjoyedworkingfortheschoolnewspaperimmediately,reportingalsopushedmeoutsideofmycomfortzone.Iamashyperson,andspeakingwithpeopleIdidnotknowscaredme.Duringmyfirstinterview,Imetwiththebasketballcoachtoprepareforastoryabouttheteam’srecentsuccess.AsIapproachedhisoffice,Ifelteverythingfrommytoestomytonguefreezeintoasolidblock,andIcouldhardlygetoutmyopeningquestions.Fortunately,thecoachwasverykindandsupportedmethroughtheconversation,givingmetheconfidencetokeepgoing.Throughoutthatyear,Igrewtolovewritingforourschoolnewspaper.Irealizedthatjournalismgavemeawindowintoseeingbeyondmyownexperiences.Ilearnedthatnewswriting,thoughdifferentfromthe“writing”Ihadimagined,couldalsotellexcitingstoriesabouteverydayevents.Becomingawritermightbedifficult,butthisprocessofuncoveringstorieswasasrewardingasI’dalwaysimaginedwritingcouldbe.24.Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutthejournalismclass?

A．Disappointed.B．Inspired.C．Embarrassed.D．Relieved.25.Whydidtheauthordecidetojointheschoolnewspaper?

A．Toregainherconfidenceinwriting.B．Toimprovehernewswritingskills.C．Totryrealjournalismbeyondclasses.D．Tocompletearticlestheteacherassigned.26.Whatdidtheauthorgetfromherfirstinterview?

A．Therealizationthatkindnessisnecessary.B．Anewskilltoovercomehernervousness.C．Abetterunderstandingofnewswriting.D．Thecouragetocontinuewithreporting.27.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A．Thinktwicebeforeyouspeak.B．Hewholaughslastlaughsbest.C．Failureteachesmorethansuccess.D．Thepathrevealsitselfasonewalks.IsthewidespreadpresenceofAItakingawayoneoflife’smostreliablesmallpleasures—thedailyjoyofan“Aha!”moment?WhatmighthappenifweoutsourceanincreasingamountofourideagenerationtoAIbeforethinkingitthroughourselves?Researchstronglysuggeststhatthedopamine(多巴胺)systemisinvolvedwhenwehavethosesuddensmallinspirations.Astudyfoundthatduringtests,themidbrainareasresponsibleforreleasingdopamineshowedthehighestactivitywhenparticipantssolvedproblemsdesignedtoactivatean“Aha”moment.But“Aha!”momentsdon’tjustfeelgood.Theyfunctionasaninternal“selectionsignal”.Whenasolutionstrikesus,theaccompanyingfeelingofaccuracyandsatisfactionhelpscaptureourattention.Thebrainthenflagstheideaasimportanttoprioritizecertainideasforlearningandfutureuse.Severalstudiesshowthatsuddeninsight,andeven“D’oh!”moments—cousinsofthe“Aha!”momentexperiencedafterfailingtoarriveataconclusionandhavingitcometolight—improvememoryforinformationpresentedaroundthesametime.Brainscansrevealtheyrestructurerelatedneural(神经的)networks,andthosechangesareassociatedwithhoweasilypeoplerecallinformation.That“Aha!”momentmaybeamechanismforlabellingdiscoveriesasworthlearning.Let’sgetbacktoAI.Ifweincreasinglyturntolargelanguagemodels(LLMs)forevenoursmallestproblems,arewemissingoutonanopportunitytolearn,rememberorperhapssomethinggreaterstill?CambridgeneuroscientistHannahCritchlowsharedafascinatingstudythatcomparedtheneuralactivityof18essaywriterseitherusingbrainpoweralone,withthehelpofasearchengineorwithChatGPT.AIusersshowedlowerbrainactivity,struggledtoaccuratelyquotetheirownworkandconsistentlyunderperformedneurally,linguisticallyandbehaviourally.Critchlowalsopointsoutthatnon-competitivegroupdiscussionsmakepeople’sbrainwavesharmonize—auniqueadvantageofhumaninsightsthatAIcannotmatch,whichpredictsprotectionagainstdementia(痴呆),andisoneofthemostsignificantfactorsshapingteenagers’abilitytoformbondswithandlearnfrompeers.Perhapsparadoxically(矛盾地),newtoolslikeLLMswillhelpusappreciatethatfundamentaltoourspecies’successisourabilitytoconnectandcommunicatewithothers.Welearnfromthemandallowideastobesharedbetweenminds,whichbringsussatisfying“Aha!”momentsandenablesustosolveproblemstogetherandbenefitasaspecies.28.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?

A．Howourbraindrawsattentiontoimportantideas.B．How“Aha!”momentsbringmentalbenefitstopeople.C．Whatinfluencestheformationofpeople’sneuralnetworks.D．Whysuddeninspirationsexciteourdopaminesystemgreatly.29.WhatcanbeinferredfromCritchlow’sresearch?

A．WritingwithAIaffectspeople’sgeneralperformance.B．TeenswhouseAIfailtoformpeerbondseffectively.C．Competitionweakenspeople’sabilitytoharmonize.D．Neuralactivitylevelsdeterminethewritingquality.30.Whatdoestheauthormainlydointhispassage?

A．JustifythewidespreadapplicationofAI.B．Highlightthebenefitsof“Aha!”moments.C．AdvocatehumanconnectionoverAIreliance.D．Illustratebrainchangesfromsuddeninspiration.Resilience,theabilityofpeopleorthingstorecoverquickly,hasbecomeoneofourfavouritetermsofpraise.Wepraiseresilientchildren,workersandcommunities.Itsoundshumane.But,moreoftenthannot,itdoessomethingelse:itletsthepersondoingthepraisingbackaway.Whensomeonecallsapersonresilient,theyreassurethemselvesthatwhateverhappeneddidn’treallychangeanything—notthatperson,andcertainlynotthemselves.It’saget-out-of-jail-freecard.Inengineering,resiliencehasaprecisemeaning:howquicklyasystemreturnstobaselineafteradisturbance.Ecologyborrowedtheterm,butinthe1970s,theecologistC.S.Hollingpushedtheconceptinadifferentdirection.Hearguedthatrealecologicalresiliencewasn’taboutspringingback,butaboutpersistence:thecapacitytoabsorbdisturbance,reorganizeandcontinue.Thatdistinctionmattered,butitdidn’ttravelwell.Outsideecology,thesimplerengineeringversionwonout.Whatmovedintopubliclifewasn’tHolling’scomplexity,butasaferidea—resiliencestrippedofitsteeth,reducedtoendurance.Thisiswhyresiliencehassuchculturalappeal.Callingsomeoneresilientintheendurancesensesoundskind.Butcommunicatingkindnesswithouttakinganyresponsibilityisjustawaytomakeyourselffeelmorecomfortable.Theword“resilient”reassuresthespeakerthatthey’vedonetheirpart.Enduranceisgettingthrough;recoveryisgettingbetter.Weconfusethetwo,andthisconfusionhasconsequences.Whereasendurancecanbedemandedofsomeone,recoveryrequiressupport.Glorifying(歌颂)enduranceshiftsattentionawayfromsystemsandplacesexpectationsonindividuals.Whenwepraiseresilience,weoftenbecomeashelterforthebrokeninstitutionsaroundthepersonwhoisenduringharm.There’salsoaquietstatisticaltrickcontainedinresiliencetalk:survivorshipbias.Modernculturecelebratesthepeoplewhomakeitthroughhardshipandtreatsthemasproofthatthesystemworks.Toooften,wefailtocountthosewhodidn’thavethesupport,safetyorlucktoendureatall.Praisereplacesaccountability.Iseethisinacademia,wherewefocusonthe“winners”butignorethebrilliantresearcherspushedoutbyashiftinfunding.Byfocusingonlyonthosewhoreachedthetop,weacceptafilter(筛选)thatselectsforthefortunateandcallsitexcellence.Thelanguageweusematters.Whenwetellpeopletoberesilient,weaskthemtostaythesame.Whenwetalkaboutrecovery,weinvitechange.IfIbreakmyleg,nooneexpectsmetobounceback.Theyexpectmetorestandrebuild.Weshouldofferthesamegracefortheinvisibleinjuries—thesocial,emotionalormoralones.31.Whatdoesthephrase“strippedofitsteeth”underlinedinParagraph3mostprobablymean?

A．Strengthenedbysharpcriticism.B．Madelesspowerfuloreffective.C．Givenamorecomplexmeaning.D．Combinedwithculturalconcepts.32.Whydoestheauthormention“survivorshipbias”?

A．Toshowthatpraiseofenduranceremovesblamefromsystems.B．Toarguethatourviewofresilienceandsuccessischangedbyit.C．Toemphasizethatindividualeffortisthekeytoachievingexcellence.D．Torevealthatgoodfortuneplaysadecisiveroleinsurvivinghardship.33.Howdoestheauthordevelopthepassage?

A．Problem—Cause—Effect—SolutionB．Claim—Evidence—Argument—ConclusionC．Example—Concept—Exception—ImplicationD．Phenomenon—Definition—Analysis—Appeal34.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．ResilienceVS.Endurance:AnIgnoredFactB．TrueResilienceIsNotAboutBouncingBackC．EnduranceVS.Recovery:ACriticalDistinctionD．TrueEnduranceHelpsUsOvercomeHardshipsSo,yousentatext.Noresponse.Nowyou’restuckintheultimatetoughdecision:Shouldyousendafollow-uportrytoplayitcool?35Doubletextingoccurs.Sometimeswesendasecond,orevenmoremessages,beforethepersonrepliestoourpreviousone.Examplesincludeconfirmingthings:“Hey,justmakingsurewe’restillonforlater”ormessystreamsofmessageslike“Whyaren’tyouresponding?Doyouhateme?”Wedothisformanyreasons.Somearegoodreasons:makingplans,waitingforkeyinformationorhandlingtime-sensitivematters.Theotherpersonmaybedistracted,haveadeadphone,ormissyourmessage.36Doubletextingisacceptableincertainsituations—forclosefriends,urgentupdates,oraddingforgottendetails.Butyoumustavoidseemingpushyordemanding.Onefollow-upisenough.It’sunwisetodoubletextsomeonebusyorsomeonewhoalreadyleavesyouonreadwithshortreplies.37Youlookdesperate,createmisunderstandings,andriskunnecessaryconflict.“Ifyou’redoubletexting,youlikelyarealsoputtingmoreintotherelationshipthantheotherperson,”PsychologistSabrinaRomanoffnotes.Often,peopletendtodoubletexttoreceivemorefromotherpeople.38Ultimatelydoubletextingisproblematicbecauseyou’llneverknowwhatotherswoulddowithoutyourprompting(催促).Ifyouholdback,eithertheyneverreply,whichsavesyoufromwastinganyfurthertimeorenergy,orrespondontheirowngenuinelyshowinghowtheyfeelaboutyouandtheirrealinterest.Here’showtodoubletextwithoutcomingoffasimpatient,orneedy:Askyourselffirstwhetheryouhavegiventhemenoughtimetorespond.Peoplegetbusy,distracted,orsimplydon’thavethementalenergytotextbackrightaway.39Ifapersonconsistentlytakesalongtimetoreply,that’salsoasigntoadjustyourexpectations.Remember,noresponseisaresponse.

A．Overdoingithastheoppositeeffect.B．Unlessit’surgent,waitandshowpatience.C．However,itonlypushesthemfurtheraway.D．Weknowthefeelingandwe’vealldefinitelybeenthere.E．Manypeoplefearthatadoubletextwillmakethemappeareager.F．Butmostly,itcomesfromanxietyorinsecurity,asweseekreassurance.G．Therefore,it’swisetoconsiderbothtimingandcontentwhenfollowingup.阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。Whenyoutrulycareabouttheplanet,inspirationcancomefromthemostunexpectedplaces.Forfifteen-year-oldEvanBudz,itcameintheformofaturtleswimmingsmoothlythroughthewateronacampingtrip,creatinganideathatwouldleadtoanaward-winningrobot.ButEvandidn’tjustwanttobuildanyrobot;hewantedonethatwouldn’tharmtheveryecosystemsitwasmeanttoprotect.Unliketraditionalunderwatertechnologies,whichoftencreateveryhigh-pressurewaterstreamsthatdisturbmarinelife,hisbionicturtlemovessilently,copyingnaturalswimmingpatternstogatherdatawithoutdamagingsensitivehabitats.Tocreatehisbionicturtle,Budzstudiedhowseaturtlesswimbywatchingvideosandtalkedwithexpertsathisloca