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北京市第二十中学2025—2026学年第二学期期末考试试卷 高一英语 (时间：90分钟 满分：100分 为必修二、三模块结业考试) 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1.5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。 When Officer Eric Robbins responded to a 911 call, he didn’t know he’d be facing his worst fear. Neighbours reported a five-year-old boy wandering on the roof of a nearby house. The child didn’t seem frightened of the 30-foot drop awaiting him. Robbins could feel it though, and he knew he had to take action. However, there was one ____1____: he was deathly afraid of heights. Choosing ____2____ over fear, Robbins charged up the stairs and out of the open window. Quickly yet carefully, he just ____3____ the kid and started trying to map out how he could ____4____ grab the kid without shocking him and not fall off the roof. “I don’t think he knew I was there,” Robbins told the local news. “It felt like forever because I’m scared of heights.” Amazingly, he ____5____ the boy and pulled him away from the edge, completing the rooftop rescue without injury to either of them. The parents were ____6____ that their son was back inside safe. They were grateful to all the officers of the police department, but especially Robbins. “As a parent, I cannot express how much it means to know there are officers committed to ____7____ and serving with such sympathy,” wrote the parents in a thank-you letter. Robbins was ____8____ by the parents’ gratitude and revealed that it could have been his kid and someone would do the same. Many would believe what Robbins did was brave even if he wasn’t afraid of heights, but the knowledge of his fear made his heroic behaviour even more ____9____. This act of heroism is more than a rescue; it’s a reminder of the human ____10____ behind the badge (警徽). 1. A. excuse B. mistake C. problem D. accident 2. A. duty B. trust C. justice D. security 3. A. ran into B. picked up C. locked onto D. knocked over 4. A. politely B. safely C. warmly D. casually 5. A. hit B. tied C. lowered D. reached 6. A. proud B. hopeful C. surprised D. relieved 7. A. cooperating B. protecting C. volunteering D. instructing 8. A. inspired B. humbled C. comforted D. challenged 9. A. complex B. common C. impressive D. mysterious 10. A. courage B. honesty C. patience D. confidence 【答案】1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. D 7. B 8. B 9. C 10. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了恐高的警官埃里克·罗宾斯（Eric Robbins）克服自身对高度的极度恐惧，成功救下在屋顶徘徊的五岁男孩的故事，以及事后家长的感激和对他英雄行为的赞扬。 【1题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，有一个难题：他极度恐高。A. excuse借口；B. mistake错误；C. problem问题，难题；D. accident事故，意外。前文“Neighbours reported a five-year-old boy wandering on the roof of a nearby house. The child didn’t seem frightened of the 30-foot drop awaiting him. Robbins could feel it though, and he knew he had to take action.”提到Eric Robbins必须采取行动去救30英尺高的屋顶上的男孩，后文“he was deathly afraid of heights”指出他极度恐高，这是他实施救援所面临的一个难题。故选C。 【2题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：选择职责而非恐惧，Robbins冲上楼，从敞开的窗户翻了出去。A. duty责任，义务；B. trust信任；C. justice公平，正义；D. security安全措施，安全感。根据上文“When Officer Eric Robbins responded to a 911 call, he didn’t know he’d be facing his worst fear.”、“he was deathly afraid of heights.”以及下文“Robbins charged up the stairs and out of the open window”可知，罗宾斯的身份是警官，救人事关职业责任，尽管恐高，但是还是上去救人，duty“职责”与fear“恐惧”形成对比，符合“克服恐惧履行使命”的逻辑。故选A。 【3题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：他迅速而谨慎地锁定了那个孩子，随后开始思考如何既能安全抓住他、不吓到他，又不会从屋顶摔下去。A. ran into偶然遇见，遭遇；B. picked up接人，搭载，捡起；C. locked onto寻找跟踪，锁定（目标）；D. knocked over打倒（或击倒、撞倒）某人。根据上文“Robbins charged up the stairs and out of the open window. Quickly yet carefully”以及空后“the kid”可知，Robbins在屋顶上先明确孩子位置、保持关注的状态， locked onto表示“锁定（目标）”符合 “紧盯不放、精准聚焦” 的救援状态。故选C。 【4题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：他迅速而谨慎地锁定了那个孩子，随后开始思考如何既能安全抓住他、不吓到他，又不会从屋顶摔下去。A. politely有礼貌地；B. safely安全地；C. warmly热情地；D. casually随意地，漫不经心地。根据空后“grab the kid without shocking him and not fall off the roof.”可知，此处指安全地抓住孩子，safely“安全地”符合救援场景。故选B。 【5题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：令人惊讶的是，他够到了那个男孩，把他从屋顶边缘拉开，成功完成了这次屋顶救援，两人均未受伤。A. hit击，打；B. tied系，扎，捆；C. lowered减少，降低；D. reached到达，够到。根据下文“and pulled him away from the edge”可知，此处指伸手够到男孩后把他从屋顶边缘拉开。故选D。 【6题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：男孩的父母因儿子安全回到屋内而感到如释重负。A. proud自豪的，骄傲的；B. hopeful满怀希望的；C. surprised惊讶的；D. relieved感到宽慰的，感到安心的。根据上文“completing the rooftop rescue without injury to either of them”以及空后“their son was back inside safe”可知，孩子被安然无恙救下，父母如释重负、感到安心。故选D。 【7题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：“身为家长，我无法表达得知有如此充满同情心的警官们致力于保护和服务意味着多大意义，”这对父母在一封感谢信中写道。A. cooperating合作；B. protecting保护；C. volunteering自愿做，主动要求做；D. instructing指示，命令。根据上文“Amazingly, he ____5____ the boy and pulled him away from the edge, completing the rooftop rescue without injury to either of them.”以及空后“serving”可知，警察Eric Robbins克服自身恐高，救下孩子，作为警察他保护群众，尽职尽责。故选B。 【8题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：Robbins收到这份谢意时倍感谦逊，并坦言若处境对调，那可能是他的孩子，别人也会做同样的事。A. inspired激励，鼓舞；B. humbled谦逊，使感到惭愧；C. comforted安慰；D. challenged挑战。根据空后“revealed that it could have been his kid and someone would do the same.”可知，面对孩子父母的感激，罗宾斯非常谦逊，不居功、将自己的救人行为归于人之常情。固定搭配be humbled“感到谦卑，谦逊”符合语境。故选B。 【9题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：很多人认为，即便Robbins不恐高，他的所作所为也堪称勇敢，但知晓他恐高这一情况后，他的英雄行为更令人钦佩。A. complex复杂的，难懂的；B. common常见的，共同的；C. impressive令人敬佩的，给人印象深刻的；D. mysterious神秘的；奇怪的。根据上文“he was deathly afraid of heights”可知，Robbins恐高，因此他克服恐惧从30英尺高的地方救人的行为更令人钦佩。故选C。 【10题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这一英雄壮举不仅是一次救援，更提醒着人们警徽背后闪耀的人性勇气。A. courage勇气；B. honesty诚实；C. patience耐心；D. confidence自信。根据上文“he was deathly afraid of heights”以及所讲述的Robbins克服恐高救孩子的事迹可知，这次救援行动是警察群体乃至普通人身上所蕴含的“人性勇气”的体现。故选A。 第二节 语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分) A 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Heroes are often imagined as people with superpowers or grand achievements. Yet real heroism often comes from ordinary people. They don’t wear capes or leap over tall buildings; instead, they have a ___11___ (last) impact through courage, kindness and selflessness. Ordinary heroes are people such as neighbours, workers and friends ___12___ choose to help others even when it’s not easy. ___13___ (eventual), these ordinary heroes remind us that choosing to help, to speak up or simply to care can make a difference. 【答案】11. lasting 12. who ##that 13. Eventually 【解析】 【导语】讨论了英雄的定义，指出英雄并非都拥有超能力或取得伟大成就，真正的英雄主义常源自普通人，他们凭借勇气、善良和无私产生持久影响，这些平凡英雄提醒人们，选择帮助、发声或关心他人能带来改变。 【11题详解】 考查形容词。句意：他们不穿披风，也不会跳过高楼大厦；相反，他们通过勇气、善良和无私产生持久的影响。此处修饰名词impact，应用形容词lasting，意为“持久的”。 【12题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：平凡的英雄可以是邻居、工人和朋友这样的人，他们即使在不容易的情况下也选择帮助别人。此处为关系词引导的定语从句，先行词是neighbours, workers and friends，指人，关系词在从句中作主语，所以用关系代词who或that。 【13题详解】 考查副词。句意：最终，这些平凡的英雄提醒我们，选择帮助、发声或者仅仅是关心都能带来改变。此处修饰整个句子，应用副词eventually，意为“最终”，句首单词首字母大写。 B 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer. He is regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of music. In his twenties, he had been very famous for his skills ___14___ the piano, but then he began to lose his hearing. Beethoven thought about giving up, but in the end he continued to write music. ___15___ (inspire) by his struggles with deafness, the composer produced some amazing pieces, including nine symphonies, five piano pieces, and an opera! He ___16___ (proceed) with the composition until his death in 1827, writing more than 130 musical works. 【答案】14. on 15. Inspired 16. proceeded 【解析】 【导语】本文简要介绍德国伟大作曲家贝多芬，讲述他在听力逐渐丧失的困境中坚持创作，留下大量经典音乐作品。 【14题详解】 考查介词。句意：二十多岁时，他凭借钢琴技艺声名大噪，但之后他的听力开始衰退。固定搭配skills on the piano，表示“钢琴技艺”，所以使用介词on。 【15题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：受与失聪抗争的经历激励，这位作曲家创作出许多惊艳的作品，包括九部交响曲、五首钢琴曲和一部歌剧！主语the composer与inspire为被动关系，句首单词首字母大写，用过去分词Inspired作原因状语。 【16题详解】 考查一般过去时。句意：他持续进行创作直至 1827 年离世，写下了 130 多部音乐作品。文章讲述贝多芬过往的人生经历，整体为一般过去时态，谓语动词用过去式proceeded。 C 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 The oasis (绿洲) next to the town of Mao, Chad, ___17___ (allow) farmers to grow a few crops in the small fields around it. But rising temperatures due to climate change are a growing threat to oases such as this, and to the people and wildlife that depend on them. Fortunately, the Great Green Wall initiative ___18___ (launch) to try to prevent the desertification. Although solar-powered water pumps have been installed to help farmers irrigate crops, the initiative is controversial, with many questioning ___19___ it will work. And it is far from clear that oases like these will remain oases for much ___20___ (long). 【答案】17. allows 18. has been launched 19. whether##if 20. longer 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述乍得绿洲对当地农业的重要作用，阐述气候变暖对绿洲的威胁，以及“绿色长城”治沙工程的现状与争议。 【17题详解】 考查动词时态。句意：乍得毛镇旁的这片绿洲，让农民能够在周边小块土地上种植农作物。句子描述客观现状，用一般现在时；主语the oasis为单数，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式allows。 【18题详解】 考查时态和语态。句意：幸运的是，“绿色长城”治理工程已被启动，旨在防治土地荒漠化。主语initiative与launch为被动关系，且动作已完成并对现在造成影响，主语是单数，用现在完成时的被动语态has been launched。 【19题详解】 考查宾语从句。句意：尽管已经安装太阳能水泵帮助农民灌溉作物，但这项工程颇具争议，很多人质疑它是否奏效。引导宾语从句，表示“是否”，用whether或if引导。 【20题详解】 考查比较级。句意：目前还完全无法确定，这类绿洲是否能长久存续。此处暗含现存时长和未来存续时长的比较，much后接副词比较级，long的比较级为longer，for much longer表示“更长时间”。 第二部分：阅读理解 (共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，并在答题纸上涂黑。 A Residents in a care home in England have been knitting (编织) tiny sweaters to help penguins rescued from oil spills (when oil leaks into the sea from ships). Penguins in danger Penguins produce a special liquid that makes their feathers waterproof. They smooth it over their feathers with their beaks (喙), keeping them dry and warm in the water. However, when oil sticks to their feathers (羽毛), it ruins their waterproofing. This leaves the birds cold and unable to swim or hunt for food. Worse still, they may take in the oil, which can make them sick and can even kill them. Grannies to the rescue To clean them up, rescuers wash oiled birds several times with dishwashing liquid. However, when the penguins arrive they are often too weak for this to happen straight away—they have to build up enough energy to be washed. The rescuers put special sweaters onto the birds. The pullovers keep the penguins warm and stop them from using their beaks to clean feathers, so they don’t get sick from taking in oil. Knitting for nature People from around the world have been knitting sweaters for penguins for over 20 years. In 2001, 438 penguins in Australia were affected by an oil spill, and 96% of them were saved thanks to the knitted sweaters. The Penguin Foundation charity hopes more and more people can contribute their knitting skills to provide life-saving sweaters for little penguins. Become a knitting hero Do you have a talented family member who loves knitting, or do you know how to knit yourself? Why not make a sweater to send to the Penguin Foundation? The sweaters need to be 100% wool, because pure wool is perfect for keeping penguins warm, while also being breathable. For more information and the knitting pattern, please click here. 21. If oil sticks to their feathers, penguins will __________. A. become cold and wet B. die from extreme fear C. produce a special liquid D. stay far away from water 22. What are the sweaters used to do? A. Stop penguins from using beaks. B. Protect penguins from being oiled. C. Prevent penguins from being washed. D. Help penguins recover from weakness. 23. Which is a requirement for becoming a knitting hero? A. Creating a knitting pattern. B. Donating to the Foundation. C. Knitting a pure wool sweater. D. Learning knitting skills online. 【答案】21. A 22. D 23. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲的是英格兰一家养老院的居民编织小毛衣，以帮助从石油泄漏中获救的企鹅。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据Penguins in danger部分“However, when oil sticks to their feathers (羽毛), it ruins their waterproofing. This leaves the birds cold and unable to swim or hunt for food.(然而，当油粘附在它们的羽毛上时，就会破坏其防水功能。这会使鸟儿感到寒冷，无法游泳或觅食。)”可知，油会破坏羽毛的防水功能，所以企鹅身体会湿，也会感到寒冷。 【22题详解】 细节理解题。根据Grannies to the rescue部分“However, when the penguins arrive they are often too weak for this to happen straight away—they have to build up enough energy to be washed. The rescuers put special sweaters onto the birds. The pullovers keep the penguins warm and stop them from using their beaks to clean feathers, so they don’t get sick from taking in oil.(然而，当这些企鹅到达救助站时，它们往往已经非常虚弱，无法立即进行清洗——它们需要先积攒足够的能量才能接受清洗。救援人员会给这些企鹅穿上特制的毛衣。这些毛衣能为企鹅保暖，防止它们用喙去梳理羽毛，从而避免因吸入油污而生病。)”可知，这些毛衣是用来帮助企鹅恢复体力的。 【23题详解】 细节理解题。根据Become a knitting hero部分“Why not make a sweater to send to the Penguin Foundation? The sweaters need to be 100% wool, because pure wool is perfect for keeping penguins warm, while also being breathable.(为何不亲手制作一件毛衣，然后寄给企鹅基金会呢？这件毛衣必须是100%羊毛制成的，因为纯羊毛非常适合为企鹅保暖，同时还能保持透气性。)”可知，成为“编织英雄”的条件是编织一件纯羊毛毛衣。 B As I stepped out of the DMV (车管所) with my license and my head held high, I thought of all the new memories I could create. The places I could drive to were limitless. As I started driving, however, I realized that it wasn’t the GPS saying, “You have reached your destination,” that gave me a rush in my heart. The journey became more electrifying as I sang along to my “Driving Playlist”. I never understood when my mom asked me, “Do you want to go out for a drive, man?” There was nowhere to go — I didn’t have a class or a club that we would be driving to. It would be 5:00 pm on a random Tuesday when she posed the question. I declined the offer. For a long time, I approached my creative aspirations the same way I viewed those drives — only with a purpose when given a specific destination. I only picked up a paintbrush when school required it for a project. I only took up a book when I had a reading assignment. I knew I needed to change the belief that because there wasn’t a grade attached to my passion, that was meaningless. In an art project, a good friend of mine offered a solution that erased my desire for perfection: she told me to just draw aimlessly on paper. Without an end product in mind, I was able to construct a masterpiece that I could be proud of without having to receive an “A+” on it. In the past, I was driven by the fear of missing out (FOMO). Instead of enjoying moments with my friends, I attended every single academic event because I worried about the consequences if I missed one. At the start of my senior year, I feared missing out on the “high school experience” that was portrayed (描绘) in the movies I watched growing up. Yet, I am now defining my own version of that experience. It is worthwhile to pursue simple passions in life. There doesn’t need to be a grand reason for venturing out of the house; driving just for the sake of driving is my favourite pastime. The day I got my license, I no longer grabbed the wheel with hesitation; I was in control of it as I uncovered a new world of possibilities. 24. How did the author feel when he first got his driver’s license? A. Rewarded. B. Heartened. C. Honoured. D. Relieved. 25. What changed the author’s perspective on school life? A. His desire to receive an “A+”. B. Moments shared with his friends. C. A product to create a masterpiece. D. A friend’s suggestion to draw aimlessly. 26. The author’s previous FOMO was related to ______. A. the movies on high school life B. a grand reason for driving around C. the pressure of study in high school D. a grade attached to academic events 27. What can we learn from this passage? A. Trends help you find your true passion. B. A journey holds more than the destination. C. A well-planned path finally leads to success. D. Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day. 【答案】24. B 25. D 26. D 27. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者以拿到驾照后开车的经历为切入点，讲述了自己从“只为目标而行动”到“享受过程本身”的心态转变，领悟到人生不必事事追求明确目的，追寻简单的热爱本身就有意义。 【24题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“As I stepped out of the DMV (车管所) with my license and my head held high, I thought of all the new memories I could create. The places I could drive to were limitless.(当我拿着驾照昂首挺胸地走出车管所时，我想到了所有可以创造的新回忆。我能开车去的地方是无限的)”可知，作者刚拿到驾照时内心振奋、充满希望的。故选B。 【25题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“I knew I needed to change the belief that because there wasn’t a grade attached to my passion, that was meaningless. In an art project, a good friend of mine offered a solution that erased my desire for perfection: she told me to just draw aimlessly on paper.(我知道我需要改变“因为热爱没有分数加持就毫无意义”的想法。在一次艺术项目中，我的好朋友给了一个消除我完美主义执念的办法：她让我只是漫无目的地在纸上画画)”可知，朋友“漫无目的地画画”的建议改变了作者对校园生活、对热爱的看法。故选D。 【26题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“In the past, I was driven by the fear of missing out (FOMO). Instead of enjoying moments with my friends, I attended every single academic event because I worried about the consequences if I missed one.(以前，我总是被害怕错过（FOMO）的心理驱使着。我没有去享受和朋友们在一起的时光，而是参加了每一场学术活动，因为我担心一旦错过，就会产生不好的后果)”可知，作者之前的FOMO与学业活动所关联的成绩有关。故选D。 【27题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段“As I started driving, however, I realized that it wasn’t the GPS saying, “You have reached your destination,” that gave me a rush in my heart. The journey became more electrifying as I sang along to my “Driving Playlist”.(然而，当我开始开车时，我才意识到，让我内心激动的并不是GPS播报的“您已到达目的地”。当我跟着我的“驾驶歌单”放声歌唱时，这段旅程反而变得更加令人兴奋)”以及全文“不必为目标而行动，享受过程本身”的核心主旨可知，文章传递的道理是“旅途比目的地更有意义”，B选项“A journey holds more than the destination.(旅途承载的意义远多于目的地)”契合全文主旨。故选B。 C There’s a relatively new word doing the rounds in sustainability research: defossilization. Beyond expert circles, it isn’t necessarily obvious that eliminating fossil (化石) fuels does not mean phasing out carbon. Defossilization means finding sustainable ways to make carbon-based chemicals. This carbon cannot come from the usual sources, such as coal, natural gas and oil. Alternative sources of carbon include the atmosphere and plants, as well as carbon in existing biological or industrial waste, such as used plastics or agricultural waste. In some cases, these chemicals will eventually return CO2 to the atmosphere through burning or biodegradation. In principle, this will occur as part of a circular process, rather than one that has added greenhouse gases. The extraction (提取) of carbon from tough plant matter in crop waste is an alternative with potential that remains mostly unused. One major advantage is the fact that it can be produced without the use of extra land. But it is expensive to extract, and production timelines are long, both of which prevent its large-scale application. Other potential sources of waste carbon include city and industrial waste, with used plastic among this. Current recycling methods break waste plastics into small pieces through melting, and then form small balls that can be used to make new products. For higher recycling rates to be achieved, chemical recycling methods will need to be further developed and scaled up. CO2 captured from the air offers one of the largest potential channels for defossilization. The global chemicals industry could obtain one-third of its carbon needs from this source by 2050. Although the atmosphere holds nearly 900 billion tons of carbon (almost twice the amount in vegetation), estimates of CO₂’s future contribution vary widely. Some say CO2 will become the main material for chemicals, whereas others say its contribution will be insignificant. To make useful carbon-based molecules (分子), CO2 must first be transformed into other molecules. This requires a considerable amount of renewable energy because CO₂ is highly stable. Capturing atmospheric CO2 is difficult and expensive, so some countries have not prioritized the technology—but this must change and needs a renewed focus on defossilization. 28. What does the phrase “phasing out” underlined in Paragraph 1 probably mean? A. Making use of. B. Getting rid of. C. Running out of. D. Taking the place of. 29. Which of the following is a way to achieve defossilization? A. Expanding farmland for carbon extraction. B. Producing carbon with traditional methods. C. Processing plastic waste to capture carbon. D. Extracting carbon by transforming carbon molecules. 30. What is the main purpose of this passage? A. To make an appeal. B. To offer a comparison. C. To challenge a concept. D. To present a phenomenon. 【答案】28. B 29. C 30. A 【解析】 【导语】本文主要围绕“去化石化（defossilization）”这一可持续发展研究领域的新概念展开。 【28题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第二段“Defossilization means finding sustainable ways to make carbon-based chemicals. This carbon cannot come from the usual sources, such as coal, natural gas and oil. Alternative sources of carbon include the atmosphere and plants, as well as carbon in existing biological or industrial waste, such as used plastics or agricultural waste.(去化石化意味着找到可持续的方法来制造碳基化学品。这种碳不能来自通常的来源，如煤、天然气和石油。碳的替代来源包括大气和植物，以及现有的生物或工业废物中的碳，如用过的塑料或农业废物)”可知，摒弃化石燃料不是消除化石燃料，并不一定就意味着逐步淘汰碳，phasing out的意思是“去除，摆脱”，和Getting rid of意思相近。 【29题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“Other potential sources of waste carbon include city and industrial waste, with used plastic among this. Current recycling methods break waste plastics into small pieces through melting, and then form small balls that can be used to make new products.(其他可能产生废碳排放的来源包括城市和工业废弃物，其中废弃塑料就属于此类。目前的回收方法是通过熔化将废弃塑料分解成小块，然后将其制成小球，用于制造新产品。)”可知，实现去化石燃料化的方法是将塑料废料加工以捕获碳。 【30题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Capturing atmospheric CO2 is difficult and expensive, so some countries have not prioritized the technology—but this must change and needs a renewed focus on defossilization.(从大气中捕获二氧化碳既困难又昂贵，因此一些国家尚未将这项技术列为优先事项——但这种情况必须改变，需要重新重视去碳化这一举措。)”可知，本文的目的是呼吁各国改变态度，重新聚焦于去化石化。 D Years after my art history class, I am insufferable at museums. “That’s definitely a Matisse,” I say. “You can telI because of the brushwork and the use of colour.” Sometimes it is not a Matisse but oftentimes it is. It is unsettling to learn, then, that for all of my carefully won art appreciation, I am in danger of being surpassed by an insect. In a recent study, honeybees — whose brains are the size of grass seeds — were shown Picassos and Monets paired side by side. Below the prints were two small containers, one containing sugar water and the other nothing at all. Which to enter? Bees couldn’t see or smell whether a given container held the treat until they’d already flown inside it. But they could let the masterpieces guide them: for some bees, the reward was always under the Picasso, while for the rest it was under the Monet. Over the course of many trials, the bees learned to fly straight for the correct container. Indeed, they even performed slightly better than chance when faced with pairs of paintings they’d never seen before. The bees had learned to discriminate, however modestly, between the two artists’ styles. To be sure, humans still have the edge. Last year a team of researchers led by Liane Gabora found that art students were perfectly capable of identifying which well-known artist was behind which unknown painting. Creative writing students were similarly excellent at spotting little-read passages by Hemingway or Dickens — a skill I can only assume no honeybee has yet demonstrated. Even more impressively, though, the students could recognize as-yet-unseen samples of each other’s work, including work in entirely different mediums. Creative writers could identify their fellow writers’ paintings and sketches; painters had a pretty good idea who’d brought which poem or clay pot. It’s clear what the bees were doing: picking up and categorizing complex visual patterns in the pairs of images. But recognizing differences across mediums is altogether different. Whether we’re writing poems or building sculptures, Gabora argues, we’re doing so with the same mind: one that structures information in the same way, has been shaped by the same experiences, and longs to express the same ideas. Naturally, our techniques and preoccupations in one domain should “out” us in another. But still I wonder: Just what about these techniques and preoccupations did the trick? The researchers did their best to keep subject matter from ruling the day by instructing, for instance, artists who happened to be surfers not to bring in art that depicted (描绘) surfing. But what of less obvious subject matter — like Western landscapes? And what of the obsessions that come into our work unawares? A correlational study like this one will not answer these questions. Perhaps my biggest question has to do with people who don’t identify as artists, and haven’t settled — or at least would claim so-on a personal style. Are their creations also a reflection of their worldview? It seems likely that, at least to some extent, bad art is all alike, while only good art is good in its own way. 31. Why does the author mention bees? A. To present an example. B. To put forward a theory. C. To draw out a comparison. D. To highlight a research finding. 32. Why does the author think humans still have the edge? A. Because we can transfer our experiences. B. Because we can discriminate styles. C. Because we can categorize patterns. D. Because we can learn from trials. 33. What does the underlined word “out” in Paragraph 6 probably mean? A. Assist. B. Trick. C. Beat. D. Expose. 34. What might be the best title for the passage? A. Will Bees Beat Humans? B. How Will You View a View? C. Why Good Art Works Wonders? D. What Makes Hemingway Hemingway? 【答案】31. C 32. A 33. D 34. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讨论了蜜蜂识别画作与人类艺术鉴赏能力的对比及思考。 【31题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“It is unsettling to learn, then, that for all of my carefully won art appreciation, I am in danger of being surpassed by an insect. In a recent study, honeybees — whose brains are the size of grass seeds — were shown Picassos and Monets paired side by side.(然而，令人不安的是，尽管我精心培养了对艺术的鉴赏力，但我却有可能被一种昆虫超越。在最近的一项研究中，蜜蜂——它们的大脑只有草籽大小——被展示了毕加索和莫奈的画作，并排摆放在一起)”可知，作者提到蜜蜂是为了与人类进行艺术鉴赏能力的对比。故选C。 【32题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段中“Last year a team of researchers led by Liane Gabora found that art students were perfectly capable of identifying which well-known artist was behind which unknown painting. Creative writing students were similarly excellent at spotting little-read passages by Hemingway or Dickens — a skill I can only assume no honeybee has yet demonstrated.(去年，由Liane Gabora领导的一个研究小组发现，艺术专业的学生完全有能力分辨出哪幅画背后是哪位知名艺术家。创意写作专业的学生同样擅长发现海明威或狄更斯的小片段——我只能假设蜜蜂还没有表现出这种技能)”以及第五段“Even more impressively, though, the students could recognize as-yet-unseen samples of each other’s work, including work in entirely different mediums.(然而，更令人印象深刻的是，学生们能够识别出彼此尚未见过的作品样本，包括完全不同媒介的作品)”可知，作者认为人类仍然有优势是因为人类能够转移经验，识别不同艺术家的风格和跨媒介的作品。其中，A选项“因为我们可以转移我们的经验”最全面地概括了这一点。故选A。 【33题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第六段中“Whether we’re writing poems or building sculptures, Gabora argues, we’re doing so with the same mind: one that structures information in the same way, has been shaped by the same experiences, and longs to express the same ideas. Naturally, our techniques and preoccupations in one domain should ‘out’ us in another.(Gabora认为，无论我们是写诗还是建造雕塑，我们都是用同样的思维去做的：这种思维方式以同样的方式组织信息，受到同样的经验塑造，渴望表达同样的想法。自然而然地，我们在一个领域的技术和关注点应该会在另一个领域‘out’我们)”可知，此处out意为“暴露，揭示”，即我们在一个领域的技术和关注点会揭示我们在另一个领域的身份或特点。D选项“Expose(暴露)”与此意思相符。故选D。 【34题详解】 主旨大意题。文章通过讲述蜜蜂和人类在艺术方面的能力，重点强调了人类在艺术创作中独特的思维方式、经历等因素会体现在作品中，让作品具有独特的风格，就像海明威的作品具有海明威独特的风格一样。D选项“What Makes Hemingway Hemingway?(是什么让海明威成为海明威？)”，可以引申为是什么让艺术家的作品具有独特风格，符合文章主旨。故选D。 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。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Organic agriculture is often thought of as green and good for nature. Conventional agriculture, in contrast, is cast as big and bad. ____35____ A widespread shift to organic would leave billions hungry, researchers predict. ____36____ Organic output is typically 25 percent lower than conventional farming output. Switching all the world to organic would mean turning 24 percent more natural habitats into agricultural land to meet future demands, doing more harm than good to nature. Researchers who conclude that organic agriculture could not feed the globe’s growing population also recognize that conventional agriculture can’t carry on as it is, either. ____37____ In experiments, they are testing integrated approaches that combine the green touch of organic farming with a small amount of chemical fertilizer and strictly targeted chemical treatments applied when needed — an approach known as low-input agriculture. Studies show that low-input integrated farming is successful for both output and the environment. After an eight-year experiment, scientists reported promising results from multi-year crop rotation (轮作) systems. Crops were switched every two to four years and assessed for output. Output rose as the number of rotations increased. ____38____ The potential harm to freshwater ecosystems from weed killer was 99.9 percent lower in the low-input corn plots than in the conventional corn plots. ____39____ Organic farming is important on local scales, but the world won’t ever be fed by just organic. A more realistic goal is to expand organic farmland while putting the rest on a more sustainable footing. For now, research is advancing by deepening our understanding of what eco-friendly farming really means. A. This strategy also had environmental benefits. B. So scientists are doubling down on the middle road. C. Organic fields are an experimental ground for boosting profits. D. None of this means that people should stop buying organic produce. E. Therefore, some crops grow better than others under organic conditions. F. Yet scientists are finding that organic farming is not as green as it seems. G. Specifically, output is the one crucial feature where organic farming falls short. 【答案】35. F 36. G 37. B 38. A 39. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章对比有机农业与传统农业的利弊，指出纯有机农业无法养活全球人口，介绍了兼顾产量与环保的低投入综合农业模式，并给出理性发展农业的观点。 【35题详解】 上文“Organic agriculture is often thought of as green and good for nature. Conventional agriculture, in contrast, is cast as big and bad. (有机农业通常被认为是绿色的，对自然有益。相比之下，传统农业被认为是庞大而糟糕的。)”说明了人们对有机农业和传统农业的普遍看法，下文“A widespread shift to organic would leave billions hungry, researchers predict. (研究人员预测，全面转向有机农业将使数十亿人挨饿。)”则指出了全面转向有机农业的负面后果，空格处承上启下，F项“Yet scientists are finding that organic farming is not as green as it seems. (然而，科学家们发现有机农业并不像看上去那么环保。)”符合语境，既承接了上文对有机农业的正面看法，又引出了下文对其负面影响的讨论。故选F。 【36题详解】 上文“A widespread shift to organic would leave billions hungry, researchers predict. (研究人员预测，全面转向有机农业将使数十亿人挨饿。)”指出了全面转向有机农业的负面后果，下文“Organic output is typically 25 percent lower than conventional farming output. (有机农业的产量通常比传统农业低25%。)”则进一步解释了原因，即有机农业的产量较低，空格处承上启下，G项“Specifically, output is the one crucial feature where organic farming falls short. (具体来说，产量是有机农业不足的一个关键方面。)”符合语境，进一步强调了有机农业在产量方面的不足。故选G。 【37题详解】 上文“Researchers who conclude that organic agriculture could not feed the globe’s growing population also recognize that conventional agriculture can’t carry on as it is, either. (得出结论认为有机农业无法养活全球不断增长的人口的研究人员也认识到，传统农业也不能继续这样下去。)”指出了有机农业和传统农业都存在的问题，下文“In experiments, they are testing integrated approaches that combine the green touch of organic farming with a small amount of chemical fertilizer and strictly targeted chemical treatments applied when needed — an approach known as low-input agriculture. (在实验中，他们正在测试一种综合方法，将有机农业的绿色理念与少量化肥和严格针对性的化学处理相结合，在需要时应用——这种方法被称为低投入农业。)”则介绍了科学家提出的解决方案，空格处承上启下，B项“So scientists are doubling down on the middle road. (因此，科学家们正在加倍努力走中间路线。)”符合语境，引出了下文对低投入综合农业方法的介绍。故选B。 【38题详解】 上文“Studies show that low-input integrated farming is successful for both output and the environment. After an eight-year experiment, scientists reported promising results from multi-year crop rotation (轮作) systems. Crops were switched every two to four years and assessed for output. Output rose as the number of rotations increased. (研究表明，低投入综合农业对产量和环境都很有成效。经过八年的实验，科学家们报告了多年轮作系统的有希望的结果。作物每两到四年轮换一次，并评估产量。随着轮作次数的增加，产量也在增加。)”介绍了低投入综合农业方法的成效，下文“The potential harm to freshwater ecosystems from weed killer was 99.9 percent lower in the low-input corn plots than in the conventional corn plots. (在低投入玉米田中，除草剂对淡水生态系统的潜在危害比传统玉米田低99.9%。)”则进一步说明了该方法对环境的益处，A项“This strategy also had environmental benefits. (这种策略也有环境效益。)”符合语境，承上启下。故选A。 【39题详解】 下文“Organic farming is important on local scales, but the world won’t ever be fed by just organic. A more realistic goal is to expand organic farmland while putting the rest on a more sustainable footing. For now, research is advancing by deepening our understanding of what eco-friendly farming really means. (有机农业在局部范围内很重要，但仅靠有机农业无法养活全世界。一个更现实的目标是扩大有机农田，同时使其余农田建立在更可持续的基础上。目前，研究正在通过加深我们对生态友好型农业真正含义的理解而取得进展。)”总结了全文，强调了有机农业在局部范围内的重要性以及未来农业发展的方向，空格处位于段首，应引出下文内容，D项“None of this means that people should stop buying organic produce. (这一切并不意味着人们应该停止购买有机农产品。)”符合语境，既承认了有机农业存在的问题，又强调了其重要性，与下文内容相呼应。故选D。 第三部分：书面表达 (共两节，27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。 Fast fashion has made it easy for consumers to purchase new clothing frequently and at low cost. But today many people are now seeking something better: clothes that last, are made with intention, and carry real meaning. This is why craftsmanship is coming back. One visible expression of this shift is the renewed interest in repairing garments. From patching worn spots to adding personal embroidery (刺绣), people are doing it for fun or making their own style. With visible mending, they are not hiding the damage, but showing the story. This hands-on engagement fosters a deeper connection between individuals and their clothing. People no longer just want to wear clothes — they want to be part of them. The appreciation for craftsmanship is not limited to personal practices, but extends to a broader cultural reevaluation of fashion traditions. Techniques and styles once dismissed as outdated are now increasingly valued for their detail, history, and authenticity. In contrast to the uniformity promoted by fast fashion, many consumers are turning toward garments that carry culture, family stories, and time-honored skills. You see them in handmade jackets and detailed weaving. Sustainability is another major driver of the revival. Fast fashion generates enormous waste and environmental harm, while handcrafted pieces frequently use natural and recycled materials. Many are made to order, eliminating excess production, and most can be repaired and passed down rather than thrown away. Choosing handmade is gentler on the planet and better to the people making the clothes. While big retailers still push out the most clothes, smaller brands are changing the game — not by volume, but by values. They focus on quality over quantity, working with skilled local makers and using materials that last. To avoid waste, many of them slow down production, skip the constant trend-chasing, and even offer pre-orders, which is gaining popularity for letting people wear something real. In a world full of quick, disposable goods, the comeback of craftsmanship represents not a passing trend, but a fundamental shift toward meaning, responsibility, and lasting value in fashion. 40. What kind of clothes are many people looking for today? __________________________________________________________________________ 41. Apart from personal interest, what other factors contribute to the comeback of craftsmanship? __________________________________________________________________________ 42. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why. Many smaller fashion brands slow down production and even offer pre-orders to gain popularity. __________________________________________________________________________ 43. How will you apply craftsmanship in another field besides fashion? (In about 40 words) __________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】40. Many people today are looking for clothes that last, are made with intention, and carry real meaning. / Garments that carry culture, family stories, and time-honored skills. 41. A broader cultural reevaluation and sustainability. 42. Many smaller fashion brands slow down production and even offer pre-orders to gain popularity. According to the passage, Many smaller brands slow down production and even offer pre-orders to avoid waste. 43. I will apply craftsmanship in home decoration. I’ll pick natural materials like bamboo and stone. Then, I’ll use hand-carving and weaving techniques to make unique decorations, adding a natural and artistic touch to my home. 【解析】 【导语】文章阐述匠心工艺回归时尚的原因、表现及深远意义。 【40题详解】 考查细节理解。根据第一段中“But today many people are now seeking something better: clothes that last, are made with intention, and carry real meaning. (但如今许多人正在寻找更好的东西：耐穿的、用心制作的、承载真正意义的衣服。)”以及第三段中“In contrast to the uniformity promoted by fast fashion, many consumers are turning toward garments that carry culture, family stories, and time-honored skills. (与快时尚推崇的千篇一律不同，如今许多消费者转而选择承载文化底蕴、家族故事与传统精湛工艺的服饰。)”可知，如今许多人正在寻找耐穿、用心制作且具有真正意义的衣服，或者寻找承载文化、家庭故事和传统技艺的服装。 【41题详解】 考查细节理解。根据第三段中“The appreciation for craftsmanship is not limited to personal practices, but extends to a broader cultural reevaluation of fashion traditions. (对手工艺的欣赏不仅限于个人实践，还扩展到对时尚传统的更广泛的文化重新评估。)”以及第四段中“Sustainability is another major driver of the revival. (可持续性是这一复兴的另一个主要驱动因素。)”可知，除了个人兴趣，更广泛的文化重新评估和可持续性也是促进手工艺回归的因素。 【42题详解】 考查细节理解。句意：许多小型时尚品牌放慢生产速度，甚至提供预订服务是为了获得人气。根据第四段中“To avoid waste, many of them slow down production, skip the constant trend-chasing, and even offer pre-orders, which is gaining popularity for letting people wear something real. (为了避免浪费，它们中的许多品牌放慢了生产速度，不再盲目追逐潮流，甚至提供预订服务——这种做法正越来越受欢迎，因为它让人们能够穿上真正有意义的衣物。)”可知，小型品牌这样做的主要目的是为了避免浪费，而不是为了获得人气。因此原句中的“to gain popularity”是错误的，应改为“to avoid waste”。 【43题详解】 开放性题目。此题要求提出除时尚领域外在其他领域应用手工艺的方案，答案不唯一，合理即可。例如，我会将手工艺应用于家居装饰中。我会选用竹子、石头等天然材料，然后运用手工雕刻和编织技艺制作独特的装饰品，为家增添一份自然与艺术的气息。 第二节 (20分) 44. 假设你是红星中学高一学生李华。你校上个月进行了研学活动。你的英国好友Jim对此很感兴趣，发来邮件询问活动情况。请你用英文给他回复，内容包括： 1. 活动内容； 2. 你的收获。 注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Jim, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】Dear Jim, I’m glad that you’re curious about our school’s study tour last month. I’m writing to share my experience with you. We visited a local science and technology museum as planned. During the tour, we watched vivid science exhibitions and listened to professional lectures. We also took part in simple experimental activities, through which we learned plenty of practical knowledge beyond textbooks. This meaningful activity brought me huge gains. It not only broadened my horizons but also aroused my interest in science. I truly realized that learning can be fun and closely connected with real life. Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达要求考生回复英国好友Jim，介绍学校上个月开展的研学活动内容并分享个人收获。 【详解】1.词汇积累 生动的：vivid→lively 专业的：professional→expert 拓宽：broaden→widen 激发兴趣：arouse one’s interest→stimulate one’s passion 2.句式拓展 同义句替换 原句：It not only broadened my horizons but also aroused my interest in science. 拓展句：Not only did it enrich my knowledge, but it also made me more enthusiastic about science. 【点睛】【高分句型1】We also took part in simple experimental activities, through which we learned plenty of practical knowledge beyond textbooks.（运用了介词+关系代词引导定语从句） 【高分句型2】It not only broadened my horizons but also aroused my interest in science.（运用了not only...but also...并列结构） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 北京市第二十中学2025—2026学年第二学期期末考试试卷 高一英语 (时间：90分钟 满分：100分 为必修二、三模块结业考试) 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1.5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。 When Officer Eric Robbins responded to a 911 call, he didn’t know he’d be facing his worst fear. Neighbours reported a five-year-old boy wandering on the roof of a nearby house. The child didn’t seem frightened of the 30-foot drop awaiting him. Robbins could feel it though, and he knew he had to take action. However, there was one ____1____: he was deathly afraid of heights. Choosing ____2____ over fear, Robbins charged up the stairs and out of the open window. Quickly yet carefully, he just ____3____ the kid and started trying to map out how he could ____4____ grab the kid without shocking him and not fall off the roof. “I don’t think he knew I was there,” Robbins told the local news. “It felt like forever because I’m scared of heights.” Amazingly, he ____5____ the boy and pulled him away from the edge, completing the rooftop rescue without injury to either of them. The parents were ____6____ that their son was back inside safe. They were grateful to all the officers of the police department, but especially Robbins. “As a parent, I cannot express how much it means to know there are officers committed to ____7____ and serving with such sympathy,” wrote the parents in a thank-you letter. Robbins was ____8____ by the parents’ gratitude and revealed that it could have been his kid and someone would do the same. Many would believe what Robbins did was brave even if he wasn’t afraid of heights, but the knowledge of his fear made his heroic behaviour even more ____9____. This act of heroism is more than a rescue; it’s a reminder of the human ____10____ behind the badge (警徽). 1. A. excuse B. mistake C. problem D. accident 2. A. duty B. trust C. justice D. security 3. A. ran into B. picked up C. locked onto D. knocked over 4. A. politely B. safely C. warmly D. casually 5. A. hit B. tied C. lowered D. reached 6. A. proud B. hopeful C. surprised D. relieved 7. A. cooperating B. protecting C. volunteering D. instructing 8. A. inspired B. humbled C. comforted D. challenged 9. A. complex B. common C. impressive D. mysterious 10. A. courage B. honesty C. patience D. confidence 第二节 语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分) A 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Heroes are often imagined as people with superpowers or grand achievements. Yet real heroism often comes from ordinary people. They don’t wear capes or leap over tall buildings; instead, they have a ___11___ (last) impact through courage, kindness and selflessness. Ordinary heroes are people such as neighbours, workers and friends ___12___ choose to help others even when it’s not easy. ___13___ (eventual), these ordinary heroes remind us that choosing to help, to speak up or simply to care can make a difference. B 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer. He is regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of music. In his twenties, he had been very famous for his skills ___14___ the piano, but then he began to lose his hearing. Beethoven thought about giving up, but in the end he continued to write music. ___15___ (inspire) by his struggles with deafness, the composer produced some amazing pieces, including nine symphonies, five piano pieces, and an opera! He ___16___ (proceed) with the composition until his death in 1827, writing more than 130 musical works. C 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 The oasis (绿洲) next to the town of Mao, Chad, ___17___ (allow) farmers to grow a few crops in the small fields around it. But rising temperatures due to climate change are a growing threat to oases such as this, and to the people and wildlife that depend on them. Fortunately, the Great Green Wall initiative ___18___ (launch) to try to prevent the desertification. Although solar-powered water pumps have been installed to help farmers irrigate crops, the initiative is controversial, with many questioning ___19___ it will work. And it is far from clear that oases like these will remain oases for much ___20___ (long). 第二部分：阅读理解 (共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，并在答题纸上涂黑。 A Residents in a care home in England have been knitting (编织) tiny sweaters to help penguins rescued from oil spills (when oil leaks into the sea from ships). Penguins in danger Penguins produce a special liquid that makes their feathers waterproof. They smooth it over their feathers with their beaks (喙), keeping them dry and warm in the water. However, when oil sticks to their feathers (羽毛), it ruins their waterproofing. This leaves the birds cold and unable to swim or hunt for food. Worse still, they may take in the oil, which can make them sick and can even kill them. Grannies to the rescue To clean them up, rescuers wash oiled birds several times with dishwashing liquid. However, when the penguins arrive they are often too weak for this to happen straight away—they have to build up enough energy to be washed. The rescuers put special sweaters onto the birds. The pullovers keep the penguins warm and stop them from using their beaks to clean feathers, so they don’t get sick from taking in oil. Knitting for nature People from around the world have been knitting sweaters for penguins for over 20 years. In 2001, 438 penguins in Australia were affected by an oil spill, and 96% of them were saved thanks to the knitted sweaters. The Penguin Foundation charity hopes more and more people can contribute their knitting skills to provide life-saving sweaters for little penguins. Become a knitting hero Do you have a talented family member who loves knitting, or do you know how to knit yourself? Why not make a sweater to send to the Penguin Foundation? The sweaters need to be 100% wool, because pure wool is perfect for keeping penguins warm, while also being breathable. For more information and the knitting pattern, please click here. 21. If oil sticks to their feathers, penguins will __________. A. become cold and wet B. die from extreme fear C. produce a special liquid D. stay far away from water 22. What are the sweaters used to do? A. Stop penguins from using beaks. B. Protect penguins from being oiled. C. Prevent penguins from being washed. D. Help penguins recover from weakness. 23. Which is a requirement for becoming a knitting hero? A. Creating a knitting pattern. B. Donating to the Foundation. C. Knitting a pure wool sweater. D. Learning knitting skills online. B As I stepped out of the DMV (车管所) with my license and my head held high, I thought of all the new memories I could create. The places I could drive to were limitless. As I started driving, however, I realized that it wasn’t the GPS saying, “You have reached your destination,” that gave me a rush in my heart. The journey became more electrifying as I sang along to my “Driving Playlist”. I never understood when my mom asked me, “Do you want to go out for a drive, man?” There was nowhere to go — I didn’t have a class or a club that we would be driving to. It would be 5:00 pm on a random Tuesday when she posed the question. I declined the offer. For a long time, I approached my creative aspirations the same way I viewed those drives — only with a purpose when given a specific destination. I only picked up a paintbrush when school required it for a project. I only took up a book when I had a reading assignment. I knew I needed to change the belief that because there wasn’t a grade attached to my passion, that was meaningless. In an art project, a good friend of mine offered a solution that erased my desire for perfection: she told me to just draw aimlessly on paper. Without an end product in mind, I was able to construct a masterpiece that I could be proud of without having to receive an “A+” on it. In the past, I was driven by the fear of missing out (FOMO). Instead of enjoying moments with my friends, I attended every single academic event because I worried about the consequences if I missed one. At the start of my senior year, I feared missing out on the “high school experience” that was portrayed (描绘) in the movies I watched growing up. Yet, I am now defining my own version of that experience. It is worthwhile to pursue simple passions in life. There doesn’t need to be a grand reason for venturing out of the house; driving just for the sake of driving is my favourite pastime. The day I got my license, I no longer grabbed the wheel with hesitation; I was in control of it as I uncovered a new world of possibilities. 24. How did the author feel when he first got his driver’s license? A. Rewarded. B. Heartened. C. Honoured. D. Relieved. 25. What changed the author’s perspective on school life? A. His desire to receive an “A+”. B. Moments shared with his friends. C. A product to create a masterpiece. D. A friend’s suggestion to draw aimlessly. 26. The author’s previous FOMO was related to ______. A. the movies on high school life B. a grand reason for driving around C. the pressure of study in high school D. a grade attached to academic events 27. What can we learn from this passage? A. Trends help you find your true passion. B. A journey holds more than the destination. C. A well-planned path finally leads to success. D. Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day. C There’s a relatively new word doing the rounds in sustainability research: defossilization. Beyond expert circles, it isn’t necessarily obvious that eliminating fossil (化石) fuels does not mean phasing out carbon. Defossilization means finding sustainable ways to make carbon-based chemicals. This carbon cannot come from the usual sources, such as coal, natural gas and oil. Alternative sources of carbon include the atmosphere and plants, as well as carbon in existing biological or industrial waste, such as used plastics or agricultural waste. In some cases, these chemicals will eventually return CO2 to the atmosphere through burning or biodegradation. In principle, this will occur as part of a circular process, rather than one that has added greenhouse gases. The extraction (提取) of carbon from tough plant matter in crop waste is an alternative with potential that remains mostly unused. One major advantage is the fact that it can be produced without the use of extra land. But it is expensive to extract, and production timelines are long, both of which prevent its large-scale application. Other potential sources of waste carbon include city and industrial waste, with used plastic among this. Current recycling methods break waste plastics into small pieces through melting, and then form small balls that can be used to make new products. For higher recycling rates to be achieved, chemical recycling methods will need to be further developed and scaled up. CO2 captured from the air offers one of the largest potential channels for defossilization. The global chemicals industry could obtain one-third of its carbon needs from this source by 2050. Although the atmosphere holds nearly 900 billion tons of carbon (almost twice the amount in vegetation), estimates of CO₂’s future contribution vary widely. Some say CO2 will become the main material for chemicals, whereas others say its contribution will be insignificant. To make useful carbon-based molecules (分子), CO2 must first be transformed into other molecules. This requires a considerable amount of renewable energy because CO₂ is highly stable. Capturing atmospheric CO2 is difficult and expensive, so some countries have not prioritized the technology—but this must change and needs a renewed focus on defossilization. 28. What does the phrase “phasing out” underlined in Paragraph 1 probably mean? A. Making use of. B. Getting rid of. C. Running out of. D. Taking the place of. 29. Which of the following is a way to achieve defossilization? A. Expanding farmland for carbon extraction. B. Producing carbon with traditional methods. C. Processing plastic waste to capture carbon. D. Extracting carbon by transforming carbon molecules. 30. What is the main purpose of this passage? A. To make an appeal. B. To offer a comparison. C. To challenge a concept. D. To present a phenomenon. D Years after my art history class, I am insufferable at museums. “That’s definitely a Matisse,” I say. “You can telI because of the brushwork and the use of colour.” Sometimes it is not a Matisse but oftentimes it is. It is unsettling to learn, then, that for all of my carefully won art appreciation, I am in danger of being surpassed by an insect. In a recent study, honeybees — whose brains are the size of grass seeds — were shown Picassos and Monets paired side by side. Below the prints were two small containers, one containing sugar water and the other nothing at all. Which to enter? Bees couldn’t see or smell whether a given container held the treat until they’d already flown inside it. But they could let the masterpieces guide them: for some bees, the reward was always under the Picasso, while for the rest it was under the Monet. Over the course of many trials, the bees learned to fly straight for the correct container. Indeed, they even performed slightly better than chance when faced with pairs of paintings they’d never seen before. The bees had learned to discriminate, however modestly, between the two artists’ styles. To be sure, humans still have the edge. Last year a team of researchers led by Liane Gabora found that art students were perfectly capable of identifying which well-known artist was behind which unknown painting. Creative writing students were similarly excellent at spotting little-read passages by Hemingway or Dickens — a skill I can only assume no honeybee has yet demonstrated. Even more impressively, though, the students could recognize as-yet-unseen samples of each other’s work, including work in entirely different mediums. Creative writers could identify their fellow writers’ paintings and sketches; painters had a pretty good idea who’d brought which poem or clay pot. It’s clear what the bees were doing: picking up and categorizing complex visual patterns in the pairs of images. But recognizing differences across mediums is altogether different. Whether we’re writing poems or building sculptures, Gabora argues, we’re doing so with the same mind: one that structures information in the same way, has been shaped by the same experiences, and longs to express the same ideas. Naturally, our techniques and preoccupations in one domain should “out” us in another. But still I wonder: Just what about these techniques and preoccupations did the trick? The researchers did their best to keep subject matter from ruling the day by instructing, for instance, artists who happened to be surfers not to bring in art that depicted (描绘) surfing. But what of less obvious subject matter — like Western landscapes? And what of the obsessions that come into our work unawares? A correlational study like this one will not answer these questions. Perhaps my biggest question has to do with people who don’t identify as artists, and haven’t settled — or at least would claim so-on a personal style. Are their creations also a reflection of their worldview? It seems likely that, at least to some extent, bad art is all alike, while only good art is good in its own way. 31. Why does the author mention bees? A. To present an example. B. To put forward a theory. C. To draw out a comparison. D. To highlight a research finding. 32. Why does the author think humans still have the edge? A. Because we can transfer our experiences. B. Because we can discriminate styles. C. Because we can categorize patterns. D. Because we can learn from trials. 33. What does the underlined word “out” in Paragraph 6 probably mean? A. Assist. B. Trick. C. Beat. D. Expose. 34. What might be the best title for the passage? A. Will Bees Beat Humans? B. How Will You View a View? C. Why Good Art Works Wonders? D. What Makes Hemingway Hemingway? 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。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Organic agriculture is often thought of as green and good for nature. Conventional agriculture, in contrast, is cast as big and bad. ____35____ A widespread shift to organic would leave billions hungry, researchers predict. ____36____ Organic output is typically 25 percent lower than conventional farming output. Switching all the world to organic would mean turning 24 percent more natural habitats into agricultural land to meet future demands, doing more harm than good to nature. Researchers who conclude that organic agriculture could not feed the globe’s growing population also recognize that conventional agriculture can’t carry on as it is, either. ____37____ In experiments, they are testing integrated approaches that combine the green touch of organic farming with a small amount of chemical fertilizer and strictly targeted chemical treatments applied when needed — an approach known as low-input agriculture. Studies show that low-input integrated farming is successful for both output and the environment. After an eight-year experiment, scientists reported promising results from multi-year crop rotation (轮作) systems. Crops were switched every two to four years and assessed for output. Output rose as the number of rotations increased. ____38____ The potential harm to freshwater ecosystems from weed killer was 99.9 percent lower in the low-input corn plots than in the conventional corn plots. ____39____ Organic farming is important on local scales, but the world won’t ever be fed by just organic. A more realistic goal is to expand organic farmland while putting the rest on a more sustainable footing. For now, research is advancing by deepening our understanding of what eco-friendly farming really means. A. This strategy also had environmental benefits. B. So scientists are doubling down on the middle road. C. Organic fields are an experimental ground for boosting profits. D. None of this means that people should stop buying organic produce. E. Therefore, some crops grow better than others under organic conditions. F. Yet scientists are finding that organic farming is not as green as it seems. G. Specifically, output is the one crucial feature where organic farming falls short. 第三部分：书面表达 (共两节，27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。 Fast fashion has made it easy for consumers to purchase new clothing frequently and at low cost. But today many people are now seeking something better: clothes that last, are made with intention, and carry real meaning. This is why craftsmanship is coming back. One visible expression of this shift is the renewed interest in repairing garments. From patching worn spots to adding personal embroidery (刺绣), people are doing it for fun or making their own style. With visible mending, they are not hiding the damage, but showing the story. This hands-on engagement fosters a deeper connection between individuals and their clothing. People no longer just want to wear clothes — they want to be part of them. The appreciation for craftsmanship is not limited to personal practices, but extends to a broader cultural reevaluation of fashion traditions. Techniques and styles once dismissed as outdated are now increasingly valued for their detail, history, and authenticity. In contrast to the uniformity promoted by fast fashion, many consumers are turning toward garments that carry culture, family stories, and time-honored skills. You see them in handmade jackets and detailed weaving. Sustainability is another major driver of the revival. Fast fashion generates enormous waste and environmental harm, while handcrafted pieces frequently use natural and recycled materials. Many are made to order, eliminating excess production, and most can be repaired and passed down rather than thrown away. Choosing handmade is gentler on the planet and better to the people making the clothes. While big retailers still push out the most clothes, smaller brands are changing the game — not by volume, but by values. They focus on quality over quantity, working with skilled local makers and using materials that last. To avoid waste, many of them slow down production, skip the constant trend-chasing, and even offer pre-orders, which is gaining popularity for letting people wear something real. In a world full of quick, disposable goods, the comeback of craftsmanship represents not a passing trend, but a fundamental shift toward meaning, responsibility, and lasting value in fashion. 40. What kind of clothes are many people looking for today? __________________________________________________________________________ 41. Apart from personal interest, what other factors contribute to the comeback of craftsmanship? __________________________________________________________________________ 42. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why. Many smaller fashion brands slow down production and even offer pre-orders to gain popularity. __________________________________________________________________________ 43. How will you apply craftsmanship in another field besides fashion? (In about 40 words) __________________________________________________________________________ 第二节 (20分) 44. 假设你是红星中学高一学生李华。你校上个月进行了研学活动。你的英国好友Jim对此很感兴趣，发来邮件询问活动情况。请你用英文给他回复，内容包括： 1. 活动内容； 2. 你的收获。 注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Jim, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $