北京市清华大学附属中学朝阳学校2025-2026学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

清华附中朝阳学校望京学校高中部 2025—2026学年第一学期期中质量监测 高二年级英语试卷 2025. 11 考试时间100分钟 试卷满分100分 第一部分：知识运用（共两节，30分） 第一节 完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，共10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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。 I had always loved hip-hop dancing, so when senior year began, I couldn’t wait for what I thought would be another exciting hip-hop class. But my heart ____1____ when I learned we had a new teacher — Ms. Barton, a strict ballet instructor. On that first day, I ____2____ in the crowd. While all the other girls wore perfect ballet outfits, I showed up in my baggy hip-hop clothes. My face burned when Ms. Barton made me demonstrate a grand plié (大屈膝), then told the class, “This is exactly how not to do it.” That night, I almost ____3____. But something ____4____ inside me refused to give up and I kept trying. While Ms. Barton never smiled, I started noticing little nodes of ____5____. Then came the shock — she asked me to join a ballet dance for our year-end show! During practice, I tripped, I stumbled, but I kept going. On opening night, as the spotlight hit me during the finale, all my ____6____ melted away. The audience’s cheers washed over me like warm sunshine. Another shock came on the last day of school. When Ms. Barton called my name for the “Ballerina” award, I nearly ____7____ my books. That serious teacher was actually smiling at me. As I received the award, a bit teary-eyed, I smiled back at Ms. Barton and said, “Thank you for challenging me.” Holding the ____8____, I realized something important — my biggest ____9____ had become my proudest moment. In that instant, it hit me. When you ____10____ in life, make it part of your dance. 1. A. beat B. sank C. pumped D. hardened 2. A. came out B. came by C. stood by D. stood out 3. A. complained B. failed C. hesitated D. quit 4. A. stubborn B. humble C. passionate D. sensitive 5. A. dismissal B. approval C. proposal D. withdrawal 6. A. loneliness B. sadness C. nervousness D. emptiness 7. A. opened B. dropped C. threw D. collected 8. A. hand B. breath C. prize D. book 9. A. achievement B. acknowledgement C. embarrassment D. disappointment 10. A. trip B. jump C. run D. turn 第二节 课文填空（共20小题；每小题1分，共20分） A 课文填空 To be at the top in sport, I have to face enormous fears and worries on a day-to-day____11____ (base). I am always tired and every workout has a mental intensity that seems too much for most ____12____ (handle). I have little time to get together with my families. In order to find a swimming pool to train in, I ____13____ (ruin) a family holiday in France. You may think my lifestyle is ____14____ (healthy) and my preparations are overdone. However, if you want to be an Olympic champion and reach the winner’s platform, you’d better be totally ____15____ (commit) to your sport. Doing the extra little bit sets us ____16____ from other competitors. And ____17____ (get) to the top inspires everyone to strive for greatness. B 课文填空 The third mass extinction was known as the “Great Dying”, ____18____ killed 90% to 96% of all species. And the fifth event, which ____19____(occur) 66 million years ago, caused the death of the dinosaurs. The reasons for extinctions are varied, including volcanic eruptions, asteroids ____20____(hit) the earth from space and global warming. Many scientists say we are entering the sixth mass extinction. This time, human activity will be ____21____(blame). Although it is not unusual for species to die ____22____ naturally, the rate at which this is now happening is cause for concern. C 课文填空 Can a sixth extinction ____23____(avoid)? Experts say it is not yet too late if we take action now. We need to take steps to save endangered species, including setting up special areas ____24____ plants and animals can be protected. We need to change how we work and travel by using cleaner, ____25____(natural) sources of energy. If we want to survive, we need to stop ____26____(destroy) the planet. D 课文填空 How often do we get ____27____(stick) in traffic jams? How often do we arrive at work or school, ____28____(stress) out, tired and angry? For many, the answer is every day. But personal ____29____(angry) and stress are nothing ____30____(compare) to the real costs socially. 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，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。 A This Summer, It’s All Gas, No Breaks! School’s out. Time to Go All Out! Whatever you’re into — whether it’s a hobby, a passion, or a new pursuit — we’re here to fuel your drive. With the High School Summer PassTM, you can get FREE access to participating Planet Fitness (PF) in New York City. No excuses. No holding back. No cost. Planet Fitness’ High School Summer PassTM High School Summer PassTM is Planet Fitness’ free summer membership that welcomes high school teens ages 14-19 to work out throughout NYC! High School Summer Pass is here from June 1st through August 31st! Participants must work out at the location they sign up at and are not permitted to use other locations. Make this the summer of getting stronger at Planet Fitness with our best-in-class equipment at a convenient location near you. How It Works Teens age-appropriate can sign up for FREE online or in-club. Under 18? Bring a parent or guardian to sign the electronic agreement. Register for the High School Summer Pass program with three simple steps. ① REGISTER NOW Register TODAY and get ready for a strong summer! Sign up online at planetfitness.com/ summer pass. ② DOWNLOAD THE PF APP Create an account using the same email you used to register and get your digital club pass in the FREE PF app. ③ GET MOVING Start working out at your home club for FREE now through August 31st. Further Notes Your Fitness Journey Continues! Transition to paid membership is optional after August 31st. Classic memberships begin at $15 per month and PF Black Card@ memberships begin at $24.99 per month, billed monthly. Memberships may include12-month commitment. Prices may vary depending on location. Locations independently owned and operated. 31. Who can gain free access to PF? A. A 19-year-old outside NYC. B. A 17-year-old registering alone in July. C. A 13-year-old with a parent within NYC. D. A 16-year-old with a guardian at the registered club. 32. What will happen to PF memberships after August 31? A. Free access will extend through December. B. Memberships will auto-renew at $15 per month. C. Members can choose to continue paid membership. D. Members should upgrade to a PF Black Card® membership. 33. What is the text? A. A safety notice. B. A program promotion. C. A parental guide. D. A gym introduction. B From an early age, Edward Norton was taught what protecting the environment really requires. His father, an environmental lawyer, founded the Grand Canyon Trust and his grandfather was a pioneer in low-income housing policy. Norton built his own career in a different field, becoming one of his generation’s most respected actors. When Norton first became famous, he concluded that he wasn’t interested in ordinary celebrity ambassador work. “I am not interested in being some weak sauce kind of spokesperson,” he says. “It’s not that I don’t believe those things are important, but that held no nourishment for me.” What does nourish Norton is his work with a Kenya-based organization called the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust which helps the Maasai people to make a living from their land through innovative means. One project that Norton is particularly proud of channels profits from the sale of carbon offsets (碳补偿) to local Maasai communities who use that money to support health, education, and conservation initiatives. One challenge that concerns Norton would be familiar to his father and grandfather: raising funds. This led Norton to a realization. “We can’t have the conservation movement depend only on donor-funded charity,” he says, “It not only can’t scale; it’s fundamentally unstable.” A new model is needed. Norton and his partners argue that tourist dollars being spent in fragile places ought to remain in-country — or better yet, in-community. Norton and his team have started a company called Conservation Equity that will invest in tourism in critical places and will reinvest its profits locally, instead of paying distant shareholders. Norton is optimistic about the model’s prospects, “I think what we are doing has no previous example to follow. The needs of people are not going to take a lower priority to the spiritual value of nature. If protecting and restoring nature can’t produce a stronger and more reliable economy, the effort will fail.” 34. How did Norton feel about being a typical celebrity spokesperson? A. Enthusiastic. B. Tolerant. C. Dissatisfied. D. Confused. 35. What is special about Norton’s new model of conservation? A. Downplaying the value of nature. B. Raising funds from distant donors. C. Focusing on local children’s education. D. Benefiting local economic development. 36. Which of the following words best describe Norton? A. Confident and honest. B. Generous and talented. C. Practical and pioneering. D. Ambitious and conventional. C Is text-messaging driving us apart? These days, we talk to each other a lot with our thumbs — sending six billion text messages a day, and likely a few billion more on services like Whats App. But some worry that so much messaging leads to less communication. For instance, when hanging out with friends, we’d be texting secretively at the same time, pretending to maintain eye contact but mentally somewhere else. New technologies often upset the way we relate to one another, of course. But such division caused by texting has a strong echo in the arguments we had over telephone a hundred years ago. The small device gave us a new way to contact one another and quickly promote new forms of socializing. Callers arranged regular “visiting” calls, dialing remote family to catch up on news. Soon, though, social critics thought it would be so easy to talk that we’d never leave each other alone. Others worried that the telephone sped up life, demanding instant reactions. The use of the telephone gave little room for reflection. It produced a craziness in the ordinary concerns of life which didn’t make for domestic happiness. “We shall soon be nothing but transparent piles of jelly (果冻) to each other,” a London writer moaned in 1897. However, nowadays the telephone call seems like a throwback to a gentler era. When Jenna Birch, a communication professor at the University of Iowa, started dating a man who insisted on calling her on the phone, she found it warm and delightful. So she doesn’t think the shift to texting has degraded our interactions. According to her study, teenagers who text the most are also those who spend the most time face to face with friends. Communication, it seems, brings more communication, and — as she argues — just because talk happens in text doesn’t mean it’s not meaningful. Michéle Martin of Carleton University, thinks we’re living through a replay of the telephone, where the things that made it valuable — instant communications — are the same that made it annoying. “People believe they are liberated because they can bring the mobile phone everywhere,” Martin says. “But at the same time, they are slaves to it.” 37. What’s the function of the first paragraph? A. To introduce the topic. B. To describe a scene. C. To offer an argument. D. To issue a warning. 38. According to paragraph 4, what does telephone use cause? A. People experience very tight schedule. B. People tend to lack individuality. C. People become narrow and uninformed. D. People lose the ability to reflect. 39. What can we learn from paragraph 5? A. Telephone calls are particularly welcomed in dating. B. Teenagers are addicted to communicating by texting. C The shift to texting is destructive to face-to-face time. D. The meaning of communication goes beyond medium. 40. What’s the best title for the text? A. Oh My God! We’ve Been Here Before! B. Gone with the Wind, Dear Texting! C. Life is Too Short for So Many Texting. D. Oh, Telephone, a Tale of Two Sides. D Doctor Dolittle, the well-known, fictional naturalist who famously possesses the ability to converse with animals and understand their languages has now inspired a high-paying science prize aimed at cracking the challenge of interspecies communication. A grand prize of $500,000, awaits whichever research team can make real progress: not just decoding the language of another species but using it to draw a reply from an animal. Last week, an initial $100,000 went to a US team studying dolphin whistles — after decades of recording bottlenose dolphins in Florida, they identified around 20 distinct messaging whistles. The Coller Dolittle Challenge financed by Jeremy Coller, a vegan and animal lover, is unashamedly modelled on the Turing test (图灵测试). That 20th-century test promotes efforts to design a machine capable of imitating human conversation, and became a touchstone in the evolution of AI. It also became a focus for concerns about machines tricking, even taking over, humans. The ability to commune with other species is likely to raise similar, unsettling questions as research progresses. If we were able to decode animal chatter, should this knowledge change how we treat them, whether as pets, labour or food? The prize presents a moral challenge and it forces us to reconsider our relationships with other species. Philosopher Jonathan Birch, also a judge of the Jeremy Coller Centre, stressed that the Challenge is looking beyond the interspecies communication we have with pets, or that a farmer has with a sheepdog. Those relationships involve signalling and behavioural responses, Birch explains, “but that’s not telling us how animals communicate with each other... this prize is about understanding it so well that we can start to join the conversation.” While Coller hopes his charity will reshape our attitude to animals, the truth is that even groundbreaking research has largely failed to move the dial on their welfare. Recent work on cephalopod’s (头足类动物) intelligence has not stopped plans to farm the creatures. We might one day be able to understand what animals are saying — but there is no guarantee we will listen. 41. Why is Turing test mentioned in the passage? A. To stress its role and value in AI progress. B. To show its difference from the Challenge. C. To warn of concerns the Challenge may face. D. To show its use in interspecies communication. 42. Which research would Birch approve of to win the prize? A. People communicating with their pets. B. People directing sheepdogs during work. C. Researchers recording how cattle communicate. D. Researchers interacting with birds using whistles. 43. What does the “move the dial” mean in the last paragraph? A. Make a change. B. Win the prize. C. Slow the process. D. Continue the research. 44. What’s the author’s attitude toward the practical effect of the research? A. Optimistic. B. Doubtful. C. Objective. D. Dismissive. 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。 Blind boxes, or mystery boxes, are sealed packages containing surprise items. Buyers don’t know exactly what they’re purchasing until they open the box. ___45___ It transforms the way collectibles are marketed and purchased. Today, brands like Pop Mart have perfected the formula, offering themed blind boxes that cater to different tastes. The blind box phenomenon isn’t limited to collectibles. ___46___ Businesses across sectors can incorporate this trend to increase customer engagement attract a wider audience, and enhance the shopping experience. Here are a few ideas for how different types of businesses can incorporate blind box concepts. Create mystery product boxes. Introduce a line of mystery boxes for your products. For example, a beauty brand could create blind boxes with a mix of skincare or makeup products. ___47___ Each box could include items of varying values, creating an element of surprise for customers. ___48___ Create exclusive (独有的) blind box series that feature one-of-a-kind items or unique packaging, which can increase demand and bring in regular customers. Offering these boxes on a seasonal or limited-time basis also adds an element of urgency, motivating customers to act quickly. Incorporate blind boxes in loyalty programs. For businesses with loyalty programs, offering blind boxes as part of a rewards program can drive engagement. ___49___ This would give them a unique stimulation to continue buying and interacting with your brand. Adopting the blind box model can help businesses tap into the excitement and mystery that drives this trend, while also providing a fun and memorable experience for customers. By adding elements of exclusivity and variety, brands can boost sales and customer loyalty, turning each purchase into an engaging experience. A. Consider rarity an artistic focus. B. Launch limited-edition blind boxes. C. This trend started in Japan and quickly spread worldwide. D. And a fashion shop might offer mystery gift packs. E. Regular customers could exchange points for mystery boxes. F. There are countless social media groups discussing the blind boxes. G. It has also become a business model for industries ranging from fashion to beauty. 第三部分：书面表达（共两节，32分） 第一节 阅读表达（共4小题；共12分） 阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。 Growing up, I idealised independence. I always wanted my own efforts to be enough. When I decided to pursue a postgraduate degree, I wanted to develop a novel research programme and quickly establish myself as an independent scientist. But I was unrealistically optimistic about what I could achieve. As I began designing experiments, my committee members warned me about the challenges I would face. But my need for independence drove me to push forward with my research plan. As a result, the first four years of my postgraduate career were defined by a series of failures. During my second year, I failed my comprehensive exam because my proposal was unclear. During my third year, I discovered that after treating thousands of seeds, I obtained just one plant I could use for experiments. By my fourth year, my desperation to succeed overshadowed my desire for independence. My adviser and I devised (想出) a somewhat unusual solution: I would spend three months in a collaborating (合作的) lab to obtain specialised training. I worked extensively with other students, constantly asked questions, and helped with ongoing projects to learn everything I could. Finally, I conducted an elegant experiment that would not have been possible without the help of the members in the lab. My adviser saw this experience as a groundbreaking success, emphasising the collaborating skills I acquired. A few months later, when I repeated the experiment in my home lab, I produced more publishable data. By learning when to ask for help, I eventually found myself on the way to becoming an independent scientist. 50. In the beginning, what drove the author to push forward with the research plan? _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 51. What was the solution by the adviser and the author after those repeated failures? _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 52. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why. > The adviser considered the author’s experience in the lab a groundbreaking success because publishable data had been produced. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 53. From this story, what can you learn about “independence”? (In about 40 words) _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节（20分） 54. 假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Jim打算参加其学校举办的“Campus Upgrade Tips”校园环境优化创意征集大赛，来信寻求你的建议。请你用英文给Jim写一封回信，建议一项具体方案，内容要点包括： 1. 说明优化做法； 2. 说明理由。 注意： 词数不少于80词。 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 清华附中朝阳学校望京学校高中部 2025—2026学年第一学期期中质量监测 高二年级英语试卷 2025. 11 考试时间100分钟 试卷满分100分 第一部分：知识运用（共两节，30分） 第一节 完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，共10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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。 【1~10题答案】 【答案】1. B 2. D 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. A 第二节 课文填空（共20小题；每小题1分，共20分） A 【11~17题答案】 【答案】11. basis 12. to handle 13. ruined 14. unhealthy 15. committed 16. apart 17. getting B 【18~22题答案】 【答案】18. which 19. occurred 20. hitting 21. to blame 22. out C 【23~26题答案】 【答案】23. be avoided 24. where 25. more natural 26. destroying D 【27~30题答案】 【答案】27. stuck 28. stressed 29 anger 30. compared 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，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。 A 【31~33题答案】 【答案】31 D 32. C 33. B B 【34~36题答案】 【答案】34. C 35. D 36. C C 【37~40题答案】 【答案】37. A 38. B 39. D 40. A D 【41~44题答案】 【答案】41. C 42. D 43. A 44. B 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。 【45~49题答案】 【答案】45. C 46. G 47. D 48. B 49. E 第三部分：书面表达（共两节，32分） 第一节 阅读表达（共4小题；共12分） 【50~53题答案】 【答案】50. The need to be recognized as an independent scientist. 51. The author would spend three months in a collaborating lab to obtain specialised training. 52. The adviser considered the author’s experience in the lab a groundbreaking success because publishable data had been produced. It is because the author had acquired the collaborating skills by working with others there so that the adviser considered the author’s experience in the lab a groundbreaking success. 53. In the story, success in becoming an independent scientist was ultimately achieved through collaboration, adaptive learning, and resilience in the face of setbacks. From the story, we learn that while independence is initially idealised and pursued passionately, true independence often involves recognizing the value of collaboration and learning than to seek help. (答案言之有理即可) 第二节（20分） 【54题答案】 【答案】Dear Jim, I’m glad to hear you’re joining the “Campus Upgrade Tips” contest. I’d like to suggest setting up outdoor shared study corners on campus—they’re practical and popular. You could place weather-proof desks, chairs and solar-powered charging ports in quiet lawn areas or near libraries. Add some potted plants for a nicer atmosphere. This way, students can study outdoors while enjoying fresh air, which helps relieve stress from indoor classes. It also encourages social interaction among peers who share the space. This idea is easy to implement and meets students’ daily needs. Hope it helps you win the contest! Yours sincerely Li Hua 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $