北京市育才学校2025-2026学年高三上学期12月月考英语试题

北京市育才学校2025—2026学年度第一学期12月月考试卷 高三英语 2025.12 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。 Yesterday, my brother, Max, and I were playing around, hitting each other with pillows, when one slipped and ___1___ the glass dome; shattering it into pieces! Hearing the crash and the sound of glass hitting the floor, my mom came flying into the room to find out what had happened. I was sure she was going to start yelling at us. ____2____, she just knelt by the pieces and began to cry. This made Max and me feel pretty ____3____. We went over and put our arms around her, and she explained there was a white porcelain rose under the glass dome. Dad had____4____the rose to her on their first wedding anniversary. The porcelain rose was like their love — it would last a lifetime. Now it was broken, one petal gone. As mom began to pick up the mess, we tried everything we could to cheer her up, but even our best funny faces didn’t ____5____. The tears kept coming down her cheeks. After everything was ___6___ and mom was on her way to the bath, I stopped her in the hall. I put both hands on her shoulders and told her, “All things can be broken, mom. But love is the only thing that can never be broken.” Mom ___7___ me very tightly then and finally smiled. After dinner that night, we had a family meeting. We discussed ____8____, and the importance of learning from them. Mom ___9___ the petal back onto the rose. The tiny petal now had a thin, almost invisible line of glue. Then Mom softly said, “This tiny flaw of the rose reminds me of something more important: the realization that only _____10_____ lasts forever.” 1. A. kicked B. broke C. raised D. held 2. A. Therefore B. Moreover C. Meanwhile D. Instead 3. A. awful B. relaxed C. annoyed D. excited 4. A. shown B. presented C. lent D. sold 5. A. react B. matter C. work D. appear 6 A. cleaned up B. used up C. washed up D. cut up 7. A. followed B. pulled C. dragged D. hugged 8. A. solutions B. ideas C. questions D. mistakes 9. A. sewed B. glued C. put D. tied 10. A. friendship B. gratitude C. love D. forgiveness 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。 In 2014, a man at Stirling Station ____11____ (accidental) tripped and got trapped in between a train and the platform. As the man struggled to free himself, CCTV footage captured the moment and the current passengers teamed up to push the train to one side. They pulled together and tried several times, eventually ____12____ (help) the man free his leg. The man was seen by doctors following the incident, but fortunately he did not suffer any serious ____13____ (injury). 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 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。 By the time Michael Phelps retired at 31, he ___14___ (collect) a total of 23 golds, three silvers and two bronzes at the Olympics, a record that looks unlikely to be broken for many years ___15___ (come). Phelps suffered hyperactivity disorder as a child and ___16___ (encourage) to take up swimming at seven to control his energy. Over the years he developed into a champion swimmer, beating record after record. “I was trying to see ___17___ I could really do and where my potential could go” , said Phelps. 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。 The Chang-e 5 lunar prone explored the Moon for about a month and successfully returned to Earth____18____ four pounds of lunar rocks and soil. Chinese scientists researched them and found water in soil sample ____19____（bring）back from the Moon. It is the first time water has been discovered in/ the same form as the water we use on Earth. Also, the sample came from a part of the Moon, ____20____ the scientists did not expect to find any water at all. 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 With many Chicken Soup for the Soul books in development we are always looking for new talent. So whether you are a regular contributor or new to our family, please share your stories with us. Here is the recipe for submission. Story Guidelines ·Tell a heartwarming story about something that has happened to you or someone you know. ·The story should start “in the action” and draw in the reader. Do not start your story with an introduction about what you are going to say. ·Don’t try fancy moves with tenses. Writing in the present tense about something that happened in the past rarely works. ·Keep your story within 1200 words. Tighten! Tips about submitting The only way to submit your stories is to do it on our website. A message, “Thank you! Your information has been received”, is the only confirmation of your submission. There is no email from us. If you have any problems, please write to: webmaster@chickensoupforthesoul.com. There are many topics in each of our books. If you have a story that you think fits two of the topics, you may submit it to both. Also, there is no limit to the number of stories you may submit for each book. After publication If your story is selected to be published, you will be asked to sign our standard permission release agreement. This means that you maintain ownership of your story but you give us the rights to publish it and use it again in any future book or our other products. After your story is published, you will receive ten free copies of the book your story appears in. You will be entitled to buy cases of your books at half price. You will also receive our monthly newsletter with advance notice of new books. 21. What kind of story is likely to be accepted by Chicken Soup for the Soul? A. A story with an introduction. B. A story of one’s own experience. C. A story with more than 1200 words. D. A story written in the present tense. 22. What can we learn about story submission? A. You can submit your stories by email. B. A story can just be submitted to one topic. C. You can submit many stories to the same book. D. An email will be sent for a successful submission. 23. If your story is published, you will ________. A. lose its official ownership B. obtain future books in advance C. get free cases of your books D. approve of its future publication B When my mother passed away a few years ago, my father was left alone in the large house they had shared for 50 years. Without her to watch out for him, he was worried about who would find him and help if “something happened.” My sister and I live in other states, so we hit on the idea that Dad could email us every morning when he awoke. Then “the Morning Report” was born. He’s usually up by the crack of dawn, and his half a dozen or so sentences are waiting for me in my inbox when I wake up. If there’s no email, I call him, or my sister does, to make sure everything is fine. The reports have become more than an everyday check though; they’re a sort of diary, a catalyst (催化剂) for more extended conversations, and source of insight into his life. Through these emails, Dad tells us about his routines. He might be heading to the grocery store for bananas, going to his cardiac-rehab (心脏康复) exercise class, or having lunch with friends. Recently he told us, “I’ve climbed halfway up Mount Washington!” Given his age and distance from New Hampshire, such a hike was unlikely. Each email closes with “All my love, Dad.” When my mother was alive, that feeling was normally reserved for her. Now that she is gone, he shares those feelings and his experiences with us. For me, what started as a simple security measure has spawned deeper closeness. I’m grateful my father is still able to manage his computer and the Internet. I know the day will come when he’ll no longer be able to write the reports, and we’ll have to find other ways to keep track of one another. But until then, they are our way of knowing that another normal day has begun. 24. What was the intention of “the Morning Report” at first? A. To rid the father of loneliness. B. To help the father manage his large house. C. To ensure the father’s safety. D. To increase conversations among family members. 25. What can we infer about the father’s life now? A. Though he is busy, he still feels lonely. B. He has totally forgotten his wife. C. He goes hiking with his friends on a regular basis. D. He leads a colorful life. 26. Which of the following best explains “spawned” underlined in paragraph 5? A. Brought about. B. Held back. C. Given in. D. Taken away. 27. What effect do the morning emails have on the family? A. They are fed up with writing emails every day. B. Their family bonds have been strengthened. C. They are still shy to express love to each other. D. The family have decided to live together. C Hibernation For people who aren’t fans of winter, animals that hibernate seem to have the right idea: It’s the equivalent of burying your head under the covers until spring comes, isn’t it? Not quite. “Most of the physiological functions are extremely slowed down,” says Marina Blanco, a postdoctoral associate at the Duke Lemur (狐猴) Center in Durham, North Carolina. For example, when lemurs hibernate, they reduce their heart rates from over 300 beats per minute to fewer than six, says Blanco. And instead of breathing about every second, they can go up to 10 minutes without taking a breath. Their brain activity “becomes undetectable.” This is very different from sleep, which is gentle resting state where unconscious functions are still performed. Put simply: “Hibernation is a means of energy conservation,” says Kelly Drew, a neuropharmacologist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks who studies the brain chemistry of hibernating Arctic ground squirrels. While hibernation is often seen as a seasonal behavior, it’s not limited to cold-weather animals. There are tropical hibernators that may do so to beat the heat. And “some species hibernate in response to food shortages,” notes Drew. For example, echidnas (针鼹) in Australia will hibernate after fires, waiting until food resources rebound to resume normal activities. To slow their metabolism (新陈代谢), animals cool their bodies by 5 to 10℃ on average. The Arctic ground squirrels Drew works on can take this much further, supercooling to subfreezing temperatures. Drew’s research has shown that cooling is likely regulated by levels of adenosine (腺苷) in the brain. Not only does adenosine increase in winter in ground squirrels, the receptors for the molecule become more sensitive to it. But species don’t stay in their cold, sleeping state for the duration of their dormant period. About 80 percent of their energy is spent intermittently (间歇地) waking and warming up. Why they do this is “one of the greatest mysteries” of the field, says Thomas Ruf, a professor of animal physiology at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna. Some think they need to turn back on their immune systems to fight disease, while others think they may simply awake so they can sleep. One bird and a variety of amphibians (两栖动物), reptiles and insects also exhibit hibernation-like states. There is even at least one fish — the Antarctic cod — that slows down its metabolism in winter, becoming 20 times less active. And, of course, there are lots of mammals. While bears might be the first that come to mind, most mammalian hibernators are on the smaller side. “The average hibernator weighs only 70 grams,” says Ruf. That’s because little bodies have high surface area to volume ratios, making it more taxing for them to stay warm in cold weather — so they need the seasonal energy savings more than larger animals. 28. How does the author distinguish between hibernation and sleep? A. By highlighting reasons. B. By presenting definitions. C. By introducing arguments. D. By comparing the data. 29. What does the introduction of “echidnas” in Paragraph 3 aim to show? A. animals cool their bodies by 5 to 10℃ on average B. tropical hibernators may hibernate to beat the heat C. some species hibernate in response to food shortage D. hibernation is most often seen as a seasonal behavior 30. What does the last paragraph mainly discuss? A. when certain animals hibernate B. why some animals hibernate C. what kinds of animals hibernate D. how animals hibernate D Collaboration at work is generally seen as a good thing. The latest survey by the Financial Times of what employers want from MBA graduates found that the ability to work in a team, to work with a wide variety of people and to build, maintain and expand a network of people were three of the top five skills that managers wanted. But managers always have to balance the merits of teamwork, which help ensure that everyone is working towards the same goal, with the dangers of “groupthink”, when some don’t point out the faults of a plan to fit in with others. When people are aware of the views of others, there is a tendency for them to follow, as participants are reluctant to look foolish by deviating from the majority view. The same effect may lead to stock-market bubbles. Modern communication methods mean that collaboration is more frequent. Workers are constantly in touch with each other via e-mail messaging groups or mobile calls. But does that improve or worsen performance? A new study by Ethan Bernstein, Jesse Shore and David Lazer, three American academics, tried to answer this question. They set a logical problem (devising the shortest route for a travelling salesman visiting various cities). Three groups were involved: one where subjects acted independently; another where they saw the solutions posted by team members at every stage; and a third where they were kept informed of each other’s views only intermittently (间歇地). The survey found that members of the individualist group reached the best solution more often than the constant collaborators, but had a poorer average result. The intermittent collaborators found the right result as often as the individualists, and got a better average solution. When it comes to idea generation, giving people a bit of space to find a solution seems to be a good idea. Occasional collaboration can be a big help; most people have benefited from a colleague’s wise advice to avoid a particular course of action. Close teamwork may be vital in the lower reaches of a group, but at the top, someone has to make a decision. At this stage, intense collaboration may be less helpful. Fashion houses with co-creative directors are rated as less creative by industry experts than brands that were individually led. Co-led teams of Himalayan climbers are more likely to suffer deaths than those with single leaders. Experts think that co-leadership “creates uncertainty over who is really in charge”. The battles between Sandy Weill and John Reed when they were co-chief executives of Citigroup in the late 1990s were infamous. Less than 5% of companies in the Fortune 500 have used a co-CEO structure since 1989. In short, collaboration may be a useful tool, but it doesn’t work in every situation. 31. What does the underlined word “deviating” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Suffering. B. Differing. C. Varying. D. Ranging. 32. In the new study conducted by three American academics, ______. A. constant collaborators had the poorest average solution B. all subjects had the chances to visit a variety of cities C individualists found the right result the most often D. occasional collaboration promoted performance 33. From the last paragraph, we can learn that ______. A. fashion houses were more likely creative with a single authority B Himalayas climbers work together to avoid potential deaths C. Sandy Weill and John Reed were not so creative leaders D. successful companies have one Chief Executive Officer 34. What is the best title for the passage? A. What is collaboration? B. When does collaboration work? C. Why collaboration is highly valued? D. How to callborate with others in a team? 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。 We’ve all experienced it: the urge to withdraw and duck experiences we know we’ll enjoy — even when a mood boost is what we need most. We skip the birthday party. We cancel lunch. So how do you find the motivation to get out there, especially when you’re feeling lonely?____35____ Our drive to seek out happiness is a muscle that we can develop. Almost anyone can learn to increase their reward sensitivity by training themselves to notice and enjoy their positive emotions.____36____ When it comes to mental health treatment, doctors and therapists tend to focus on easing their patients’ negative symptoms — they want “to take away the bad,” explained Alicia Meuret, a professor of psychology. ____37____ Improving positive emotions can be a higher priority for patients than containing their depressive symptoms. And researches show that treatments based on this idea can be effective. To raise your reward sensitivity, you can try an exercise based on the treatment plans in these studies. Make it a daily practice for as long as it’s helpful, but commit to at least a week. Begin by planning one activity per day that will make you happy or give you a sense of accomplishment. ____38____ Be realistic — it can be as small as treating yourself to a favorite snack, reading a few pages of a novel or Face Timing a friend. ____39____Many of us struggle to label our positive emotions much beyond fine, good or great. But research suggests that finding more words to describe those feelings can validate and intensify them, Meuret said. When reflecting on how something made you feel, try to be precise, using words like serene, elated, exhilarated, delighted, and inspired. A. Besides, you can share your positive feelings. B. Also, you can expand your joy vocabulary. C. This will make you less likely to postpone positive experiences. D. Yet most of us don’t just need to reduce pain, we also need to boost joy. E. We showed significantly improved feelings of optimism. F. That’s even true for people with depression and anxiety who struggle to experience pleasure. G. One proven strategy is to strengthen your reward sensitivity. 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。 With the development and expansion of the Internet, many hobbies and interests of modern people have gained a new dimension. The Internet allows enthusiasts to unite to share their excitement about trends, to communicate and share experiences. Specialized websites provide users with even more information about their subjects of interest and help discover new boundaries of their passions. This refers to movies, arts, modeling, programming, literature, and music as well. One can hardly find a person who would not be listening to music on the way to work, at home, or elsewhere. There are plenty of websites that allow music lovers to stay in touch with the news relating to their hobbies. One such website is Music.fm, a mix of a social network and an Internet radio that tracks down the music its users listen to. This website is of great benefit for music enthusiasts and besides, it has a number of advantages compared to other sources providing similar services. The availability of multiple functions also speaks in favor of Music.fm. One of its significant advantages over many other musical websites is the function of scrobbling (歌曲记录). This technology is convenient and definitely helpful for music lovers. With its aid, Music.fm searches for people with similar musical preferences and shows one a list of those whose interests match to some extent. These people are called neighbors and the idea is that they can get acquainted (熟悉) with the fans of their favorite kind of music and, most likely, make new friends. The information about upcoming events nearby, as well as recommendations given about new music that a user might like are also gathered and introduced by the means of scrobbling. Music.fm allows users to listen to music for free. However, there is a serious drawback connected to it: It is available only to citizens of the USA, Germany, and Great Britain. At the same time, if you want to use Music.fm for communication, you might find that traditional social networks are more suitable for this purpose. 40. What can Internet help its enthusiasts to do according to the passage? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 41. How does Music.fm help people make friends with the fans of their favorite kind of music? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 42. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why. Music.fm is popular among its lovers because it is not only free but also more suitable for communication. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 43. Please briefly present the benefits that a modern technology tool brings to you. (about 40 words) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节 (20分) 44. 假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，你写信建议你的英国朋友Jim参加中国日报(China Daily)专门为外国人举办的2025“最美中国”(Amazing China)手机摄影大赛。信的内容包括： 1. 作品内容； 2. 此作品参赛理由。 注意：1. 词数不少于50； 2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Jim, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 北京市育才学校2025—2026学年度第一学期12月月考试卷 高三英语 2025.12 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。 【1~10题答案】 【答案】1. B 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. D 8. D 9. B 10. C 第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分) A 【11~13题答案】 【答案】11. accidentally 12. helping 13. injuries B 【14~17题答案】 【答案】14. had collected 15. to come 16. was encouraged 17. what C 【18~20题答案】 【答案】18. with 19. brought 20. where 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 【21~23题答案】 【答案】21. B 22. C 23. D B 【24~27题答案】 【答案】24. C 25. D 26. A 27. B C 【28~30题答案】 【答案】28. B 29. C 30. C D 【31~34题答案】 【答案】31. B 32. D 33. A 34. 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。 【35~39题答案】 【答案】35. G 36. F 37. D 38. C 39. B 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) 【40~43题答案】 【答案】40. It offers them opportunities to come together to exchange their ideas, interests and experiences. 41. It searches for people with similar musical preferences and shows one a list of those whose interests match to some extent. 42. Music.fm is popular among its lovers because it is not only free but also more suitable for communication. According to the passage, it is the traditional social networks rather than Music.fm that are more suitable for communication. 43. First, WeChat is easy to use. You can log in to it with your phone number and start a conversation by tapping the speak button. In addition, WeChat is a wonderful platform for people to share an ample amount of information. It even supports sending photos and videos. 第二节 (20分) 【44题答案】 【答案】Dear Jim, How’s everything going? I want to recommend that you join the 2025 Amazing China mobile photo contest held by China Daily for foreigners. Your works can focus on China’s stunning views or lovely daily life of Chinese people. You’d better send the photo of old streets with lanterns you shot when traveling here. It well presents China’s traditional culture and warm atmosphere. The photo is so impressive that it has a great chance to win. Looking forward to your good news! Yours, Li Hua 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $