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北京市景山学校2026~2027学年度第一学期开学
高三英语试卷 2026.8
(考试时间90分钟 满分100分)
第一部分 知识运用(共两节,30分)
第一节 完形填空(共10小题;每小题1.5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。
The moment Kareem went into the waiting room, his nervousness increased dramatically. Mateo, his opponent, was sitting there, with his 1 resting on his knee. The two would 2 for the last opening at the music school. Kareem could tell Mateo was 3 , just like he'd always been.
Kareem sat and closed his eyes, trying to ignore Mateo's calmness, a sharp contrast to his own 4 . To relieve the tension, Kareem began tuning his guitar.
Suddenly a deafening noise came and Kareem froze at the noise. A broken E string 5 from Kareem's guitar. He'd over-tightened the string, causing it to break. Then, he 6 his bag for another set of strings. 7 , Kareem brought no strings for replacement.
As his turn was approaching, Kareem felt 8 . Now there was no choice. He stood up slowly and walked to Mateo, "Would you happen to have a spare E string? "
Mateo shook his head, "Sorry." Kareem nodded and whispered that he understood.
Just then Kareem's name was called. He was rooted to the ground and was about to quit when he noticed Mateo's arm outstretched, holding his guitar out to him.
"Here, use mine, " Kareem's mouth 9 as Mateo added, "Do your best, man."
The professor asked Kareem what to play. He hesitated, “I'll be playing Bach's Bourree in E minor, with my…my friend's guitar.“
As Kareem walked toward the stage door, he looked back at Mateo with a shared 10 as if to say they were friends.
1.A.coat B.phone C.guitar D.book
2.A.compete B.vote C.argue D.stand
3.A.active B.popular C.ready D.proud
4.A.sorrow B.anxiety C.shame D.anger
5.A.showed up B.came back C.fell apart D.hung down
6.A.spotted B.searched C.packed D.held
7.A.Simply B.Naturally C.Sadly D.Seriously
8.A.hopeless B.careless C.guilty D.lonely
9.A.hurt B.shut C.watered D.dropped
10.A.smile B.hope C.interest D.view
第二节(共10小题;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。
When the girls on the school softball team were waiting for their next turns at bat during practice, Taylor watched her teammate Paris play. Suddenly, Paris 11 (fall) to the ground with the eyes rolling back. Then the softbal coach shouted out, "Does anyone know CPR? " To do CPR, you press on the sick person's chest so that blood moves through the body and takes oxygen to organs. 12 oxygen, the brain would be damaged quickly. Amazingly, Taylor 13 (take) a CPR course the day before so she ran to Paris immediately and began doing CPR. Luckily the girl was saved.
Depop is a shopping app which young people use to buy and sell 14 (use) clothes. More than 30 million people from 150 countries use the app, and some experts believe that Depop will have a big impact on global clothes companies. One of the people 15 sell clothes on Depop is 20-year-old Moira Campos. She has about 40, 000 followers and 16 (sell) clothes online is her job. Moira and her brother buy old clothes, take photos of them, and then sell them. Young people like sustainable shopping 17 it is better for the planet.
In the heart of Hunan Province lies the city of Changde, 18 Zhang Lan decided to dedicate her life to preserving a national cultural treasure: Changde sixian—an art form that combines singing and instrumental performance. Her journey began when her talent was recognized by Shen Xiaohui, a respected master of Changde sixian. Under Shen's guidance, Zhang progressed 19 (steady), emerging as one of the most promising young performers. Over the past years, she 20 (demonstrate) her talents both at home and abroad.
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
Volunteers Wanted
·Age 18 — 50
·Duration: 1 — 12 weeks
·You’ll get airport pickup, accommodation with breakfast, free-time activities
About the Programme
UPCYCLING is a programme that intends to reduce waste. By reimagining items that might otherwise end up in landfills (垃圾场), UPCYCLING not only helps conserve natural resources but also encourages innovation and environmental awareness.
We welcome volunteers to help transform reclaimed materials into objects with new and creative purposes.
What to Expect
Furniture Restoration: take an active role in transforming reclaimed furniture and materials into useful items, giving them a new life;
Creative Workshops: learn basic repairs and artistic redesign of old furniture, while sharing knowledge and ideas with fellow volunteers,
Social & Environmental Action: help address social and environmental challenges through creativity and cooperation.
Community Services: support communities by providing upcycled goods to those in need and help promote projects through social platforms to widen outreach.
A Typical Day
You will work on a morning, afternoon or evening shift at your project site for 3 to 5 hours per day, Monday to Friday.
Schedule
8:00 — 10:00 a.m.
Breakfast at the hotel
10:00 a.m.
Work at the project sites, or enjoy your free time
Free-time Activities
In your free time, you can explore the city, have language classes, surf or choose your favourite from among the following.
Riding Hiking Swimming
Water Sports Concert Museum
21.The programme aims to ________
A.create new materials
B.cut down on waste
C.set up social platforms
D.promote language learning
22.The programme provides certain community members with ________.
A.free-time activities
B.upcycled goods
C.hotel services
D.airport pickups
23.What can volunteers do?
A.Schedule the projects.
B.Organise creative workshops.
C.Design art classes.
D.Participate in water sports.
B
After we had twins and became a family of five, my husband and I decided to move from London back to Yorkshire, to be closer to my parents. Around the same time, they sold their house and we decided to build them a bungalow (平房) in our garden. We moved them in with us until the build was complete.
Packing up my parents’ house felt like a massive goodbye — that bedroom, those memories, the feeling of safety and shelter I always felt there. That evening, I sat in the living room watching TV, temporarily free of my own responsibilities, lost in nostalgia (留恋). Even though I’m a grown woman in my 40s with my own family, it felt scary not to have “home” to go back to.
On our final morning in the house, we took a break from the mind-bending, never-ending work of packing to sit down for that last breakfast. Mum voiced what we were all thinking: It was strange to see the place so empty. I worried that they’d begin to think they’d made a mistake.
“How do you feel?” I asked. There was a silence as Dad continued to drink his tea, and I held my breath.
“Well, it’s pretty awesome, isn’t it?” he replied.
I breathed a huge sigh of relief: I had expected sadness, maybe even doubt, but Dad was already looking to the future. His response had an impact on me.
Yes, it was a huge goodbye in so many ways, but it was also the start of something new — an adventure in multigenerational living. I realised this wasn’t about loss at all, but about movement and trust. Hearing Dad’s cheerfulness, I realised that what I’d been seeing as “the end of an era” was actually the start of a new one. Sitting at the table, making my mini sandwich, I realised I was ready for our next chapter.
24.After they had twins, the author and her husband decided to ________.
A.visit her parents
B.move back to Yorkshire
C.rent a house for the family
D.raise their children in London
25.During the breakfast, the author worried that ________.
A.she might lose her shelter in the future
B.there would be too much work in packing
C.her parents might regret selling their house
D.it would be hard to live a multigenerational life
26.How did the author feel after hearing her dad’s response?
A.Uplifted.
B.Puzzled.
C.Concerned.
D.Honoured.
27.What does the story mainly tell us?
A.Silence is the best cure for nostalgia.
B.Distance makes the heart grow fonder.
C.Optimism lights the path for tomorrow.
D.Parenting sets the pace of a child’s growth.
C
Whether artists or scientists, investigators strike out from what is known to brave the unknown in acts of creative discovery. Think of artists and scientists as users of three modes of discovery: knowing, seeing, and telling. We are all seeking knowledge—epistemologists who question what we think we know, how we come to know it, and whether we can prove what we think we know. Meanwhile, we are all seers—aestheticists who confront what we perceive in natural and created appearances. Finally, we are all tellers and listeners—narrativists who tell about what we have found and listen to the findings of others.
The epistemologist's attention to knowing resonated (引起共鸣) in physicist Andrea Califano's precision-medicine discoveries in cancer biology. His philosopher-physicist mind is the creative ground to discover new treatments for cancer. "A lot of ideas end up being very, very simple-minded in hindsight. But it's very difficult to foresee whether simple-minded ideas will work in the end. There's nothing magical about what we do. It's just that nobody had kind of thought of cancer in this way, " said Califano.
The aestheticists want to face the material world with all the capacities of the human to see and imagine. Tissue engineer Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic exposed the creative powers of aesthetics in the practice of a scientist. It was the novel Alexandria Quartet that gave her the idea of her work as "sliding planes" : "Each of the sliding planes is a body of knowledge. Then they travel past each other, and somehow connect with each other. There were three sliding planes that are three different characters' perspectives. And then the fourth plane was the time. That is how the book was constructed, I believe, and this is how we do science."
Knowing and seeing require connections between the internal world of the seer or knower, the external world of the seeable and knowable, and the world of witnesses who receive what becomes seen or known. These connections, what I call "telling" , are achieved through narrative acts like speech. It creates a network, bridging from person to person. Nabila El-Bassel, an international leader in studying the most hard-to-deal-with global health problems, confirmed the necessity of listening to all "telling" voices. El-Bassel and her teams are listeners of their subjects' lived experiences, making sure that suffering individuals are heard and valued.
Recognising the fundamental roles of epistemology, aesthetics, and narrative studies in medical research avoids costly oppositions between arts and sciences. With all three discovery modes engaged, scientists gradually recognise why suffering matters, how delicate the balance between sickness and health is, and how urgent medicine's mission is. Health care's response to disease could then embrace the pursuit to comprehend phenomena deep within the cell and to face up to social issues vast across the Earth.
28.What does the word "hindsight" underlined in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?
A.Innovative mindset. B.Blind-minded thinking.
C.Long-term perspective. D.Reflective understanding.
29.What can we learn from this passage?
A.The author has a preference for narrative studies.
B.El-Bassel focuses on seeable external phenomena.
C.Gordana values tackling problems from diverse angles.
D.Califano's breakthrough sets ground for cancer biology.
30.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A.Integration of art and science is hard to achieve.
B.Three discovery modes can balance sickness and health.
C.Meeting social needs is as vital as doing biological studies.
D.Medical research helps realise the role of three discovery modes.
31.Which would be the best title for the passage?
A.The Art of Science: Knowing, Seeing, and Telling
B.Three Modes of Discovery: Can Artists Be Scientists?
C.A Costly Conflict: The Battle Between Art and Science
D.The Medicine's Mission: Are Scientists Brave to Complete?
D
Dear Teachers and Parents,
This June, during Financial Literacy Month, we have some to share.
In 2015, a free online financial education course named FutureSmart was introduced to middle school students, specifically targeting this group at a time in their lives when financial habits take hold and grow.
Fast forward to today, FutureSmart, available in English and Spanish, has reached over 13, 000 schools across all 50 states. More than two million students have completed the course, with almost half coming from low-to-moderate income families.
But we aren't stopping there. We promise to reach four million more students by the end of 2025.
Why? Because this moment calls for brave action. Never before have money management and investment decisions been so easy to conduct at any time or place through the use of a smartphone. It is time to offer students more critical financial literacy education to encourage them to make good financial decisions on a daily basis as they make their way through a complex world.
From weighing opportunity costs to delaying instant satisfaction for long-term financial gain, FutureSmart educates our youth using hands-on simulations (模拟) to introduce concepts like daily financial decisions and the rewards of long-term planning. Teaching young learners how to build solid financial foundations is an important step in building financially healthy communities.
Although our work is far from complete, we know that FutureSmart works. And it works exceptionally well.
In the largest study of its kind, supported by the MassMutual Foundation and EVERFI, the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute (UMDI) recently concluded that 90% of students saw a statistically significant and educationally meaningful increase in knowledge after taking the FutureSmart course.
What's more, these results were consistent across all student demographics including race, age, gender, school year, and socioeconomic status.
We have a long way to go to reach every single middle school student, but we welcome the challenge. Together, our teams have started a movement to provide equal access to financial education, and we invite others to join us.
Visit getfuturesmart. comto learn more and see how you can bring FutureSmart to the young people in your life.
MICHAEL FANNING
RAY MARTINEZ Head of MassMutual
President and Co-Founder of EVERFI
32.The course FutureSmart .
A.is offered in two different languages
B.requires skillful smartphone operation
C.has been bought by a large number of schools
D.targets students from low-to-moderate income families
33.How does FutureSmart introduce financial concepts?
A.By establishing financially healthy communities.
B.By managing opportunities and rewards.
C.By simulating real-life situations.
D.By delaying financial gain.
34.After taking the course, the students should be able to .
A.improve their academic performance
B.accept financial challenges at any time
C.understand people from various backgrounds
D.build a stable financial foundation for the future
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。
Cut your sugar, get some exercise, eat your vegetables, sleep well. Every day, we are surrounded by information about how to live longer, healthier, happier lives. 35 It is to engage in the arts.
Over the past few decades, evidence has been increasing to suggest that being more creative works wonders for our health. 36 And the results are astonishing, from music in surgery reducing the amount of painkillers and anti-anxiety medicines needed, to dance programs helping people with Parkinson’s disease to walk.
But the arts aren’t just there for us when we are sick. As a public health scientist. I spend my days looking at data from studies — massive datasets that contain thousands of individuals who have completed questionnaires, had nurse interviews, donated blood samples and undergone brain imaging every few years of their lives. 37 Using complex statistical methods, we can look at the long-term relationship between everyday arts engagement and dozens of health outcomes.
The results are remarkable. Children who engage more with the arts have a reduced risk of developing problems like depression later in life. Adults who participate more frequently in the arts and visit cultural venues are happier and feel more satisfied with their lives over the years and decades that follow
38 Kindergarteners who engage in music activities have increased prosocial skills as they head into primary school. Teenagers who are involved in bands, dance and editing school newspapers are less likely to get involved in antisocial behaviors or crime.
I want to be clear: I am not suggesting the arts can solve all problems. 39 But the evidence remains that engaging regularly in creative activities that you enjoy is an investment in your health that is worth making.
A.The benefits aren’t just psychological either.
B.Regular arts engagement goes beyond boosting physical health.
C.But there is one piece of advice I bet you have never been given.
D.Many of these studies contain buried questions on arts engagement.
E.Arts can be inaccessible to people because of cost and other reasons.
F.Crafts, singing, theatre and writing are good for us as part of our daily lives.
G.Programs being developed around the world are starting to integrate the arts into healthcare.
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。
Every Mother's Day, I am reminded how important food is in my relationship with Mom. Every dish is a source of memories. A bowl of soup, a cup of tea, a simple fried fish—each becomes a precious moment between us.
Long before we speak, we are fed. Through food, we receive our first experiences of safety, care, and attention. A warm bowl of rice. A delicious chicken soup simmering (炖) in a kitchen filled with laughter. These are more than meals. They are messages: You are loved. You belong. I often think about the quiet care my mother puts into everything she cooks. There is no recipe that can express that feeling, no machine that can replicate (复制) her hands, her style, and her reasons. Each dish holds the power to create memories or to call them back.
Today, as the world rushes toward automation and optimization (最优化), I increasingly find myself looking to food for moments of calm. At the same time, I worry what will happen to the human heart of food when machines prepare, deliver, and even plan our meals for us.
Let's be clear: Technology can help us in many ways. It can make cooking safer, more accessible, and less wasteful. But we must draw a line between assistance and replacement. Because once food is reduced to pure functional value, we will lose what it means to feed—and to be fed—as human beings. We don't need smarter kitchens. We need longer tables, spaces where people of different backgrounds, generations, and experiences can gather and break bread together.
The future will always offer faster, more efficient ways of eating. But it will always be the human touch in the act of cooking that gives food its deepest meaning.
40.Why is food important in the author's relationship with Mom?
41.What will happen once food is reduced to pure functional value?
42.Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
In the act of cooking it will always be technology that gives food its deepest meaning.
43.Besides what is mentioned in the passage, what role(s) does food play in your daily life? Why? (In about 40 words)
第二节(20分)
假设你是红星中学高三学生李华,你的外国好友Jim发来邮件,说他发现身边越来越多的同学习惯使用AI完成作业,他询问你对此的看法,请你用英文给他答复,内容包括:
1.提出看法;
2.给出理由。
注意:1.词数100左右;
2.开头和结尾已经给出,不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
Yours,
Li Hua
开学考试答案
完形填空【答案】 CACBDBCADA
语法填空【答案】 fell/Without/took / had taken
used/who/ that/selling/because
Where/steadily/has demonstrated
阅读理解【答案】
A篇: BBD
B篇:BCAC
C篇:DCCA
D篇:ACD
七选五【答案】 CGDAE
阅读表达【答案】 40.Because every dish carries precious memories and conveys Mom's quiet, irreplaceable love and care for her.
41.We will lose the true meaning of feeding and being fed as human beings, and food will lose its warm human touch and emotional value.
42.划线部分:technology
解释:The passage clearly states that it is the human touch in cooking, not technology, that gives food its deepest meaning. Technology can only assist cooking, but cannot replicate the love and connection embedded in homemade food.
43.示例:For me, food is a comfort that heals my stress. After a long tiring day, a warm home-cooked meal can instantly calm me down and recharge me for the next day.
作文【答案示例】
Dear Jim,
Thanks for your email. I've also noticed that more students are using AI to finish their homework, and I think it's a double - edged sword.
On the one hand, AI can help us understand difficult concepts quickly or check our answers. But on the other hand, if we rely on it too much, we might lose the chance to think critically and solve problems on our own. Homework isn't just about getting the right answer—it's about practicing skills and building knowledge step by step. If we let AI do the work, we're cheating ourselves in the long run.
So, I believe AI should be a helper, not a replacement.
Yours,
Li Hua
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