北京市西城区2025-2026学年高三上学期期末考试英语试卷

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。 From an early age,I worried if I was doing enough.Growing up in a city where there's much societal pressure to always be productive,I wanted to do well,which brought much 1. I started to practice mindfulness in 2012.It helped me to find calm in this fast-paced life.That was what 2 me to the Space-Out Competition-a 90-minute contest about doing nothing and"spacing out". I entered the competition last October.About 100 people took part,each sitting on a yoga mat (on the square.We had to sit there for 90 minutes without any 3 movement:We could not sleep,make any noise or check our phones. After the time was up,the final ten participants were selected by the judges based on our performance during the competition.And these finalists'heart rates were 4 throughout-the one with the most stable was the winner. Every 15 minutes the judges came to measure our heart rates,which made me 5.I could feel my heart beating faster,but I tried to see it as a way to practice acceptance-to notice those feelings of tenseness. We all have wandering minds-my thoughts 6 from my family to the fan buzzing around us.Ijust 7 them.I observed them,like seeing the clouds in the sky and how they came and went.Though it was a "space out"competition,I was doing the 8:actively observing my breath and sensation. When the judges announced the competition was over,I wanted to sit longer.I have a busy life and having this space is a(n)9-often we get through a day with our mind not settled for even a second. I was surprised to be announced as the winner.Although the event was only for 90 minutes,it gave us a way to just be ourselves or have the space to do nothing. And I hope it reminds people that 10 isn't always the most important. 1.A.anxiety B.curiosity C.pleasure D.boredom 2.A.drew B.attached C.forced D.transported 北京市西城区2025一2026学年度第一学期期末试卷高三英语 第1页（共13页） 1 3.A.slow B.strange C.smooth D.signific 4.A.affected B.lowered C.controlled D.monitored 5.A.nenvous B.exhausted C.depressed D.hesitant 6.A.fell B.jumped C.grew D.rose 7.A.got rid of B.got back to C.took note of D.took part in 8.A.righ: B.standard C.opposite D.impossible 9.A.waste B.luxury C.excuse D.routine 10.A.creativity B.diversity C.simplicity D.productivity 第二节（共10小愿：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。请在答题 卡指定区域作答。 A Of all my Sports Day 11(memory),the most touching unfolded that evening.After completing the 10km run,I received two roses,but accidentally left them behind until sunset.When I found them lifeless,my heart 12(sink).I placed them in water immediately.Later I discovered one rose was brought back to life incredibly.Examining its companion,I found an injured stem (blocking water intake and cut it carefully.Before bedtime,I witnessed another wonder.Now both roses stood energetic,13 taught me renewal awaits even in deepest despair. B For years,public health campaigns have relied on the"exercise is medicine" statement 14(encourage)physical activity.We have heard it time and again: get active if you want to prevent illness.However,some researchers argue health reasons aren't necessarily 15 motivate people to get off the couch.They conclude that people choose to work out,16(drive)by the immediate rewards of feeling good and having fun with friends,not by the distant health threats.So,it is time to start promoting physical activity as an opportunity 17 connection, exploration and fun. 北京市西城区2025一2026学年度第一学期期宋试卷高三英语第2页.（共3页） 2 c China has made comprehensive efforts to promote green agriculture, integrating eco-friendly practices with modern farming to ensure food security while 18(protect)the environment.Green agriculture efforts are bearing significant fruit.Now rural solar projects power farms and homes,and high-standard green farmland 19(cover)millions of km2.So far,rural living standards and ecological health 20(boost)greatly.By combining innovation,policy and education,China's green agriculture can become a global model for balancing productivity and planetary health. 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 Do you listen to podcasts?Podcasts are radio shows that can take almost any form.They can be a news report or a one-act play;a formal interview or a friendly conversation;a fictional story or a book review. In our eighth annual Student Podcast Contest,we invite teenagers to submit original podcasts of five minutes or less.Your creation can be about anything that interests you,in any form that you like. Rules You must be a student aged 13 to 18 in middle school or high school and have parent or guardian permission to participate. .Be sure to use non-copyrighted sound effects or music and list their sources in the submission form. Upload your podcast to SoundCloud,a popular podcasting site,to make it easier for our judges to listen to your work. Please be sure to check the length of your work before submitting.Just to be very clear,5:01 is longer than five minutes. 北京市西城区2025-2026学年度第一学期期末试卷高三英语第3页（共13页） 3 Resources for Participants A unit plan on writing for podcasts,which includes writing clues to inspire your work;a sample text featuring past winners of our contest;a lesson plan that focuses on storytelling,interviewing,editing and producing. A recorded online workshop on writing for podcasts,in which you'll hear from a school librarian with experience teaching podcasting to students,our podcast producers and previous student winners of our contest. Three short videos from two audio producers and one student contest winner-they share tips on how to plan and record meaningful podcasts. Evaluation Process Your work will be listened to by producers and joumalists on the podcast team as well as by professional podcasters,educators and staff members from our website.Keep in mind that the work you send in should be appropriate for our audience-that is,something that could be published in a family newspaper.The winners will be announced about two months after the contest has ended and their works will be featured on our website.Unfortunately,our team does not have the capacity to provide individual feedback. 21.The participants are required to A.email their work to the judges B.state the sources of music they use C.make a show over five minutes long D.work on the podcast with their parents 22.What resource is provided for the participants? A.Guidance on how to write for podcasts. B.Suggestions on how to teach podcasting. C.Short videos introducing previous winners. D.A workshop to experience recording podcasts. 23.After submission,all the works will be A.posted on the official website B.published in a family newspaper C.provided with personalized comments D.assessed by professionals from various fields 北京市西城区2025一2026学年度第一学期期末试卷高三英语第4页（共13页） 4 B In the first week of summer 2019,I decided I wanted a job.Though having no previous work experience,I was surprisingly offered a job interview at the local fast food restaurant. The interview went well.But,before I left,the manager asked me to serve a customer."Just give her the items shown next to her order number on that screen,"he said,pointing to a monitor on the wall behind him. To my horror,I couldn't make out a single word on the display.The customer stood impatiently as I froze.After a few awkward minutes,the manager dismissed me and I received a rejection email the next moming.For the first time in my life,I realized that I was disabled. I knew I had been born partially sighted.As a child,I remember struggling to see the whiteboard in class,even when I was sitting right at the front.I masked this by copying notes from my friends,face bent close to the paper.As I got older and more self-conscious,I buried the secret even more. But when I got back from that job interview,I made the first step towards living a life with a disability:acceptance.It was slow,painful progress.I learned that glasses couldn't improve my vision and that I would never be allowed to drive. For the first time,I looked at the official diagnosis ()I had received at 12 years old:retinal dystrophy-a group of inherited (eye disorders.Seeing the words in cold print made something that had seemed so abstract and confusing a reality.To my surprise,I was filled with relief. The next step was unlearning the extreme independence I had developed over the years.I hated asking for help-so much that I would say I wasn't hungry at restaurants because I was too self-conscious to look closely at the menu.But as I started reaching out for help,the love and support of my friends and even strangers warmed my heart.They built up my confidence to ask for help. Today,I feel very far from the anxiety-ridden girl from that interview.I know that I cannot change my vision,but I treat every new barrier as a challenge.And, these days,I make sure I never go hungry in restaurants. 北京市西城区2025-2026学年度第一学期期末试卷高三英语第5页（共13页） 5 24.The manager rejected the author because she A.failed to read the order B.was too nervous to work C.refused to serve the customer D.had no relevant work experience 25.How did the author deal with her disability as a child? A.By taking on challenges. B.By covering up the truth. C.By building her confidence. D.By copying others'behaviors. 26.How did the interview change the author? A.She hid her secret more deeply. B.She became more anxiety-ridden C.She sought assistance more willingly D.She managed to be more independent. 27.What can we learn from the passage? A.Face the darkness to find your light. B.Job hunting is always a tough journey C.Know me for my abilities,not my disability. D.The more you rely on yourself,the stronger you become. C When the heat sets in,the siren (song of the ice cream truck fills the air, and lemonade stands appear along sidewalks.These sweet treats are often synonymous(同义的)with summer,,and a new study has found that sugar consumption in the U.S.rises noticeably as temperatures climb.The magnitude of such impact is particularly apparent among certain groups of people and raises concerns over the health implications as the climate continues to heat up. 北京市西城区2025一2026学年度第一学期期末试卷高三英语第6页（共13页） 6 Much of the research on global warming and food has focused on how climate affects the nutritional content of food or how food consumption contributes to greenhouse gas emissions.Pan He,an environmental scientist,hit on the idea to look at the relationship:how rising temperatures affect food consumption.Her team focused on sugar due to its links to diabetes,heart disease and cancer. The researchers paired temperature data with U.S.household grocery purchases. They found little difference in consumption below 12C.But between that temperature and 30C,consumption increased by 0.7g/C.There was a slowdown above 30C,which the authors propose could be related to extreme heat suppressing (抑制)appetite. Most of the overall increase came from sugary drinks like sodas.Frozen desserts such as ice cream made a smaller contribution.There was a slight decrease in the consumption of sugary foods such as cakes or cookies,suggesting people may be replacing other options with iced treats.The increase is concerning because the average recommended daily sugar intake for a 2,400-calorie diet is about 60g-and a single can of soda can have around 40g. Consumption patterns varied,though.Men consumed more sugary drinks than women.Also,the amount of added sugar consumed during hot weather was several times higher for low-income families than for wealthy ones.Lower-income households are less likely to have access to air conditioning,making them more reliant on sugary drinks to cool down.Outdoor workers and less-educated families also showed higher sugar consumption.There were additional differences,with White Americans having the highest added sugar effect,while Asian Americans showed no significant change.This suggests climate change may widen existing nutritional inequalities and unintentionally worsen diet-related health risks. The researchers projected that,without intervention,sugar consumption in the U.S.would keep rising with warming.Solutions could include nutritional education, clearer sugar labeling and an added sugar tax.Other measures-like ensuring accessible drinking water and breaks at outdoor workplaces-could cut sugary drink consumption and reduce heat-related illness risks. 北京市西城区2025-2026学年度第一学期期末试卷高三英语第7页（共13页） 7 Alice Lichtenstein,a nutrition scientist not involved in the study,urges more research into how the accessibility and pricing of sugary drinks compare with those of water for disadvantaged groups."We need to better understand the behavioral forces behind negative health decisions like increased sugary drink consumption in hot weather,"she says,"and use this to design strategies to lessen these behaviors." 28.What does the underlined word "magnitude"in Paragraph 1 probably mean? A.Nature. B.Origin. C.Duration. D.Extent. 29.What can we learn from Pan He's research? A.Warming leads to higher intake of different sugary foods. B.Heat affects sugar intake differently among groups of people C.Intervention in nutritional education has been widely employed. D.Food consumption increases consistently with the rise of temperature. 30.Which would be the best title for this passage? A.The Concerning Trend:Giving in to Our Sweet Tooth B.The Burning Truth:Heat Is Reshaping Our Diets C.Sweet Appeal:Climate's Hidden Health Effect D.Climate's Bite:Insufficient Sugar Intake D The science of our age is computational.Without models,simulations(), statistical analysis,data storage and so on,our knowledge of the world would grow far more slowly.The late philosopher Paul Humphreys called this the"hybrid scenario" of science,where parts of the scientific process are assigned to computers.He also identified an"automated scenario",where computers take over science completely. If such a scenario ever arrives,we would see a strange world indeed-the computational capacities for scientific reasoning,data processing,model-making and theorizing would far surpass our own abilities to the point that we humans are no longer needed.AI or artificial superintelligences may decide to explore scientific interests that human scientists are unmotivated to pursue,creating whole new paths 北京市西城区2025一2026学年度第一学期期末试卷高三英语第8页（共13页) 8 of discovery.They might even gain knowledge about the world that lies beyond what our brains are capable of understanding. If the results of the completely automated scenario are beyond our comprehension,then why would we want to devote economic resources and intellectual talent towards its development?One reason may be that we think positive advancements will follow.A different reason would be aesthetic )There is something acsthetically pleasing in knowing that the world is being known,studied and understood.Alternatively,humanity might pursue the automated scenario out of beneficence:We think it would be good for the artificial superintelligences to pursue their own advanced science. Equally as many are those reasons why we might decide not to pursue the automated scenario.Perhaps,the discoveries the artificial superintelligence makes would generate new and terrible weapons.Perhaps,it's simply the concern that some of the superintelligences will begin to experiment in ways that are dangerous, immoral or contrary to humanity's shared values So,what will we do?In Humphreys's original presentation of the automated scenario,he suggested that the automated scenario would replace human science. Broader considerations point elsewhere.Our desires for understanding,explanation, knowledge and control will remain,and we cannot help but take action to address those desires-to continue to do science.We humans create beautiful things,pursue interhuman connection in friendship and romance,and find and construct meaning in life.The same holds true for our motivations for science.We will be stuck with our curiosity to understand and explain the natural world around us. If the automated scenario comes to pass,it seems that it will have to be as some new,alternative,secondary path-not a replacement,but an addition.Two species, pursuing science side by side,with different motivations,interests,frameworks and theories.Indeed,if we are to remain human,we must continue to pursue science.What are we,really,if we are not beauty-seeking,friendship-making,meaning-constructing, hopelessly curious animals? 北京市西城区2025-2026学年度第一学期期末试卷高三英语第9页（共13页) 9 31.What is the key difference between the hybrid and automated scenarios? A.The pace of scientific discovery. B.The level of computing efficiency. C.The range of machine domination. D.The depth of human understanding. 32.As for Humphreys's argument in Paragraph 5,the author is A.appreciative B.uncertain C.submissive D.unfavorable 33.What can be inferred from the passage? A.Scientific motivation is unique to humans. B.Humanity's shared values need to be changed C.Discoveries by AI might push past human boundaries D.Humans should define the framework for AI development. 34.What does the author intend to tell us? A.Science plays a decisive role in who we are. B.The desire for scientific inquiry is here to stay. C.The automated scenario is bound to materialize. D.Humanity and machines work towards the same goal. 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。 Everyone wants to live in a good neighborhood.And for a good reason:External conditions matter to our health and well-being.35 If the human mind is likened to a society,then the mindset-—those beliefs,processes,,cognitive(认知的) resources and habits that are readily accessible and familiar-represents the internal neighborhood. Just as the external environment affects health,so does the internal environment. Research shows that crime in your neighborhood can impact health,even if you're 北京市西城区2025-2026学年度第一学期期末试卷高三英语第10页（共13页） 10