北京市海淀区北京大学附属中学2025-2026学年高二上学期期中英语试题

北大附中2025-2026学年第一学期期中考试 高二英语

2025.11

Class ______   Name______   Score ______

注意事项

1.考试时间：90分钟。满分：100分。

2.所有试题答案必须写在答题纸的规定位置，超出范围无效。

3.使用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔答题，不得使用铅笔答题。不能使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带修改。

4.考试结束后，只提交答题纸，试卷自己留存。

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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

Carl Allamby had a problem. It was his auto-repair business. He’d started it at the tender age of 19. Over the years, it had grown into two shops with 11 employees, but Allamby had become upset, ____1____ for something more. So, at the age of 34, he decided to go for his bachelor’s degree in business management.

However, there was a ____2____ he had to take biology to get his degree. Turns out, it was the best thing to have happened. Biology class ____3____ a childhood dream that he had tucked away somewhere deep within himself. “After the first day, I remembered this feeling of wanting to be a ____4____ back when I was younger.” Allamby says. Growing up in a poor African American neighborhood, he faced ____5____ expectations and numerous barriers to pursuing his dream.

But a(n) ____6____ Carl Allamby walked into that biology class at age 35. With the support of his wife and family, he soon decided to ____7____ business school in favor of the science classes he’d need for a second career as a health-care worker.

In 2019, at the age of 43, Carl Allamby became Carl Allamby, MD. He took a job in emergency medicine at Cleveland Clinic Akron General. “How many people can do something so brand-new and have so much ____8____ and responsibility at such a late stage in their life?” he says. “My kids ____9____ to me. I ____10____ so many stereotypes that say you shouldn’t be a doctor. Whether it’s because of my age, my upbringing, my past career — these are all good reasons why I shouldn’t be here. And yet, here I am.”

1. A. applying B. longing C. caring D. charging

2. A. requirement B. suggestion C. privilege D. belief

3. A. broke B. interpreted C. produced D. reawakened

4. A. doctor B. teacher C. chemist D. biologist

5. A. optimistic B. puzzling C. low D. high

6. A. happy B. different C. grateful D. unusual

7. A. enjoy B. attend C. skip D. finish

8 A. imagination B. experience C. wisdom D. motivation

9. A. look up B. look forward C. pay attention D. hold on

10. A. research B. fit C. change D. read

第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，共15分)

A

阅读下面短文，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。请在答题纸指定区域作答。

Rowan Atkinson grew up with three older brothers on a farm. He worked really hard in school, ____11____ earned him a master’s degree in electrical engineering. A key turning point in his life ____12____ (occur) when he pulled faces in front of a mirror in 1976, leading him to discover his talent for acting. His early experience of having a stutter also contributed to the unique way of speaking in some of his ____13____ (character). A BBC producer who worked with Rowan believed he had the potential to become more famous than Charlie Chaplin.

B

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词空白处仅填写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。请在答题纸指定区域作答。

The Northern Essex Community College (NECC) students spent part of their spring break in New York City helping local citizens repair an area ____14____ (destroy) by the hurricane. The group headed into Brooklyn’s Red Hook district, which was hit hard by the hurricane. There, they witnessed the horrible impact the hurricane had ____15____ local people. Together, NECC students worked ____16____ (clear) rubbish out of a three-story building.

C

阅读下面短文，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。请在答题纸指定区域作答。

As an important part of the ancient Silk Road, Northwest China’s Gansu province ____17____ (see) commercial and cultural exchanges between the East and West for thousands of years. The Mogao Grottoes is one of its numerous tourist destinations. According to what has been ____18____ (historical) recorded, the carving of the caves started in 366 AD and continued for about 1,000 years. The carvings demonstrate painting styles of different times in layout, figure design, delineation and coloring, as well as the ____19____ (integrate) of Chinese and Western arts. We can say that Dunhuang is ____20____ diverse traditions coexist harmoniously.

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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A

International Sustainable Design Awards 2025

Call for Entries

About

The Hong Kong Arts and Sustainable Design Association (HKASD) is pleased to announce the International Sustainable Design Awards 2025 (ISDA 2025). This year, the programme, started on 30 May 2025, 11:59 PM (GMT= Greenwich Mean Time), will unite over a thousand designers from different countries and regions and be supported by 50+ international organisations and partners, including design institutions and sustainability advocates. The awards will host a ceremony and global winners’ showcase, celebrating elite designers of diverse nationalities, genders and ages, while highlighting their role in contributing to a more sustainable future. A Tour of Award-winning Works Exhibition is planned to be released on 31 July in some Asian countries. By fostering fairness, inclusivity and innovation, ISDA 2025 aims to encourage responsible and future-focused designs that shape a sustainable planet and thriving communities.

Qualification

ISDA 2025 welcomes submissions from individuals, teams, and organisations with no restriction on the number of entries across four key areas: Architectural & Interior Design, Brand Design, Digital Design, and Visual Communication Design. Submissions may include completed works (or works in progress for Conceptual Design only) that have been created within the last ten years up to the official call for entries deadline.

Deadline

All submissions must be completed on or before 30 June 2025 by 11:59 PM (HKT, GMT+8). Late submissions