北京市精华学校2026-2027学年上学期高三年级开学测试英语试题

null精华学校2026一2027学年高三年级入学测试 英语 2026.08 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。 Some folks spend decades looking for their best friends.I was lucky enough to find mine in Grade 7 at my senior school-eight 1 girls As we progressed to high school,a couple of girls 2 and a couple of new ones wormed their way in.By the end of Grade 12,the group had more or less 3 into its final form,one that's remained remarkably complete for the past 20 years. Among our many traditions is an annual Christmas exchange.This event first 4 when we were 12.We set it up on the long,sticky cafeteria tables at our school to swap5 gifts bought with our babysitting money.In following years,we'd 6 a night of it, watching movies and ordering pizza in parents'living rooms,eventually moving into our own shabby student apartments,into slightly less shabby adult apartments and then into our first _7 At the beginning,we gave each other butterfly hair clips and so on.Those 8 bright mall jewelry and cheerful housewares as we began nesting in our 20s and baby clothes once we started having 9 in our 30s. Holidays with family can be cozy,but our exchange offered something else:a chance for my friends and me to 10 our own traditions and play at being grown-ups. 1.A.mature B.teenage C. fashionable D.strange 2.A.dropped out B.dropped in C.showed up D.showed off 3.A.broken B.forced C.separated D.united 4.A.caught on B.took place C.broke out D.fell down 5.A.fancy B.expensive C.modest D.generous 第1页，共12页 6.A.repeat B.add C.search D.make 7.A.homes B.schools C.shelters D.offices 8.A.held on to B.gave way to C.catered to D.adapted to 9.A.salaries B.jobs C.kids D.families 10.A.create B.reform C.apply D.recognize 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。 A By the time Michael Phelps retired at 31,he 11(collect)a total of 23 golds,three silvers and two bronzes at the Olympics,a record that looks unlikely to be broken for many years 12 (come).Phelps suffered hyperactivity disorder (as a child and 13(encourage)to take up swimming at seven to control his energy.Over the years he developed into a champion swimmer,beating record after record."I was trying to see14 I could really do and where my potential could go",said Phelps. 6 How to stay positive when things don't go as 15(plan)?One effective strategy is to focus on what you can control.While certain aspects of a situation may be16 your influence,identifying and taking action on the elements within your control can empower you. This proactive approach helps shift your focus from 17(dwell)on the disappointment to taking constructive steps toward a positive outcome. Q Language learning not only improves your ability to express yourself but also 18 (deep)your understanding of others.It means exposure to different cultures,traditions and customs,which helps you gain a greater appreciation for diversity and foster empathy and understanding towards others.Apart from that,when you learn a language spoken in a particular region or country,it enhances your travel experiences by allowing you to communicate with 19(local),understand their culture,20navigate unfamiliar places more easily. 第2页，共12页 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 Constantly regret spending too much time on your phone but just cannot stop?You are not alone.Here are five tips from Prof Mark Griffiths,psychologist and behavioral addiction expert at Nottingham Trent University to help you live well with your phone. Step it down gradually The urge to check your phone can become reflexive and habitual.For some,going a few minutes without checking their phone is difficult.If this sounds like you,try to go 15 minutes without doing it.Once you realize this is possible,increase the length of time you avoid checking to 30 minutes,an hour,and then a few hours,or a day. Monitor usage Download an app that will tell you how much time you're spending online.This could make you aware of a problem-the first step to a solution. Buy an alarm clock Don't use your phone as an alarm,or you might be tempted (to check texts and emails last thing at night and as soon as you wake up.Instead,ban phones from the bedroom. Designate bedtimes and mealtimes as smartphone-free zones.Consider buying a clock,so you're no longer tempted by emails and texts when you check the time. Spring clean your contacts How many online friends do you actually speak to?Reduce alerts and distractions by removing contacts on social networking sites,deleting unused apps,and unsubscribing from groups that offer little benefit.Consider deleting any games that are taking up a lot of your time Learn to wait Be mindful of the benefits of not regularly checking your phone.People who react to messages as they arrive tend to write longer responses than those who wait and deal with them all as a block.Waiting will gain you time to spend on other activities. 第3页，共12页 21.According to the passage,which of the following can help ban phones from the bedroom? A.Monitoring usage. B.Using a clock. C.Cleaning contacts. D.Learning to wait. 22.It can be learnt from the passage that A.games take up more time than other apps B.reacting to messages in time is important C.people are often tempted to use cell phones D.people shouldn't check emails by cell phones 23.The purpose of the article is to A.introduce ways to manage phone usage B.emphasize the harm of using cell phones C.persuade readers to get rid of cell phones D.explain multiple functions of cell phones B Paralympian Anastasia Pagonis'remarkable success story began when she lost her vision at age 14.Granted,it's a tough age for any teen,but dealing with a life-changing disability made things even more challenging. "It took me about eight months to kind of regroup myself,"she told TODAY,"and then I got it in my head,'Okay,I'm blind.Now what am I going to do with my life?'" A Long Island native,Pagonis practically grew up in the water.She'd taken up competitive freestyle swimming just a few months prior to going totally blind.While she excelled at the sport with limited vision,an"abusive team"atmosphere prompted her to quit competition. After months of therapy,however,the persistent teen was ready to get back in the swim-only swimming wasn't enough for Pagonis.She wanted to compete. Now she was faced with another dilemma."Nobody wanted to train the blind girl,"she recalled in an interview with TEAM USA."I ended up after about eight months finding an amazing coach who was willing to train me and actually put on blackout goggles to try to figure 第4页，共12页 out a way for me to swim." By the age of 16,Pagonis was earning a reputation as a fierce competitor,taking two gold medals at the World Para Swimming World Series in Australia.When Pagonis realized her experiences and positive outlook might be a boon()to others,she eagerly stepped up as a role model."I want to help people the way I needed help,"Pagonis told TEAM USA."I started doing Instagram and social media and was soon getting a bunch of replies saying,'Wow!You really helped me get through bad things,'or,'I was getting bullied in school and you helped me get through that,'or,'You let me know how much I was worth." Back in the water,Pagonis was truly in her element."It's my happy place,"she told TODAY."It's the place where I feel like I don't have a disability and I feel like that's the only place where I feel free.When I dive in the water,it's just me in the pool and I feel such a connection with it.Sometimes you need to take a leap of faith because if you don't try,you don't know.Always follow your dreams." 24.What difficulty did Pagonis face after she quit competition? A.She had to wear goggles. B.It was hard to find her a coach C.Her skills weren't useful in darkness. D.She couldn't do the freestyle anymore. 25.It can be learnt from the passage that Pagonis A.stopped swimming for two years B.improved her vision by swimming C.helped many people through difficulties D.devoted herself to fighting against bullies 26.What does the story mainly tell us? A.Team spirit is vital for winning. B.Role models make us who we are. C.A good teacher is the key to success. D.Disability does not limit one's success. 第5页，共12页 C Extraverts((外向型的人)are hugely sociable-they really care about their relationships,.and possess outstanding social skills.Well,that's how extraverts are generally described.But, according to new work,that's not exactly how other people see them.In a series of studies reported in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin,Francis J.Flynn at Stanford University,US and colleagues consistently found that more extraverted people are considered to be poorer listeners. Their research also reveals a likely reason why. There is no academic agreement on what constitutes "good"listening.But,in line with some other researchers,the team conceptualizes it as involving emotion-related processes, cognitive processes and also behavioral processes.In everyday life,it's not necessarily easy to ascertain whether the person we're talking to is really listening,however.They might be making plenty of eye contact,for example,but it's always possible that they're just pretending to be listening well.In this research,the team focused on only the participants'perceptions of others'listening skills. In an earlier study,147 first-year business students,who met weekly in groups of six to work on leadership skills,rated the listening skills of everyone else in their group.The participants then completed a scale that assessed their own extraversion.The team found that those with higher self-reported extraversion got poorer marks for listening. However,in this study,people's perceptions could have been influenced by the actual social relationships they had with other members of their group.So in almost all of the subsequent studies,fresh groups of participants rated the listening skills of fictional people who were described as falling at various points on the intraversion-extraversion spectrum(). Results from these studies supported the previous finding.Time and again,extraverted people were rated as being poorer listeners in social situations.As the team writes:"That is,despite the tendency for people to see extraverts as highly sociable,they tend to see this sociability as highly one-sided.” An online study of 337 US-based adults suggested why this might be.Fictional people who were described as highly extraverted were also perceived to be better at controlling and 第6页，共12页 modifying how they come across to others."To observers,this signal of malleable self-presentation suggests that extraverts are more interested in 'looking the part'than attending to what others have to say,"the team writes. It would be really interesting,though,to see work on the real-world implications of this particular belief."For example,listening has been identified as the key to successful sales,"the team notes-so perhaps it would be wise for highly extraverted salespeople to try to modify their behavior with clients. A vast amount of research has been done on extraversion itself."Our findings contribute to the study of extraversion by examining how people think about extraversion,"the researchers write.And for understanding conversations and relationships,which of course are two-way, that's clearly important,too. 27.What is Paragraph 2 mainly about? A.Some reasons for poor listening ability. B.The participants'perception of listening. C.A common understanding of good listening. D.Some practical skills in improving listening. 28.What can we learn from the passage? A.Being extraverted might be an unpleasant personality. B.Some people are afraid to assess their group members. C.Fictional people decrease the reliability of the research. D.Actual social relationship determines the scores of rating. 29.What does the underlined word"malleable"in Paragraph 5 probably mean? A.Smart. B.Flexible. C.Consistent. D.Stable. 30.What message does the author probably convey to extroverted people? A.It is wise to listen more when communicating. B.Focusing on people's eyes makes a good speaker. C.Rating oneself honestly helps one in social situations. D.It is necessary to change one's self-presentation style. 第7页，共12页 D In our information-driven society,shaping our worldview through the media is similar to forming an opinion about someone solely based on a picture of their foot.While the media might not deliberately deceive us,it often fails to provide a comprehensive view of reality. Consequently,the question arises:Where,then,shall we get our information from if not from the media?Who can we trust?How about experts-people who devote their working lives to understanding their chosen slice of the world?However,even experts can fall prey to the allure of oversimplification,leading to the "single perspective instinct"that hampers() our ability to grasp the intricacies of the world. Simple ideas can be appealing because they offer a sense of understanding and certainty. And it is easy to take off down a slippery slope,from one attention-grabbing simple idea to a feeling that this idea beautifully explains,or is the beautiful solution for,lots of other things. The world becomes simple that way. Yet,when we embrace a singular cause or solution for all problems,we risk oversimplifying complex issues.For instance,championing the concept of equality may lead us to view all problems through the lens of inequality and see resource distribution as the sole panacea.However,such rigidity prevents us from seeing the multidimensional nature of challenges and hinders true comprehension of reality.This "single perspective instinct" ultimately clouds our judgment and restricts our capacity to tackle complex issues effectively. It saves a lot of time to think like this.You can have opinions and answers without having to learn about a problem from scratch and you can get on with using your brain for other tasks. But it's not so useful if you like to understand the world.Being always in favor of or always against any particular idea makes you blind to information that doesn't fit your perspective. This is usually a bad approach if you would like to understand reality. Instead,constantly test your favorite ideas for weaknesses.Be humble about the extent of your expertise.Be curious about new information that doesn't fit,and information from other fields.And rather than talking only to people who agree with you,or collecting examples that fit your ideas,consult people who contradict you,disagree with you,and put forward different 第8页，共12页 ideas as a great resource for understanding the world.I have been wrong about the world so many times.Sometimes,coming up against reality is what helps me see my mistakes,but often it is talking to,and trying to understand,someone with different ideas. If this means you don't have time to form so many opinions,so what?Wouldn't you rather have few opinions that are right than many that are wrong? 31.What does the underlined word"allure"in Para.2 probably mean? A.Temptation.B.Tradition. C.Convenience.D.Consequence. 32.Why are simple ideas appealing according to the passage? A.They meet people's demand for high efficiency. B.They generate a sense of complete understanding C.They are raised and supported by multiple experts. D.They reflect the opinions of like-minded individuals. 33.What will the author probably agree with? A.Simplifying matters releases energy for human brains. B.Constant tests on our ideas help make up for our weakness. C.People who disagree with us often have comprehensive views D.A well-founded opinion counts more than many shallow ones. 34.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage? A.Embracing Disagreement:Refusing Overcomplexity B.Simplifying Information:Enhancing Comprehension C.Understanding Differences:Establishing Relationships D.Navigating Complexity:Challenging Oversimplification 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。 The coming of a new year marks a fresh start and motivates many people to break bad habits. Some are easier to shake than others.However,the tendency to procrastinate is among the stickiest. 第9页，共12页 Whether it's finishing a piece of work,sending an email or going for a run,some tasks can become unconquerable.The easiest way to deal with these tasks is to put them off until later or never at all. It's procrastination.It is a specific form of delay that is both unnecessary and voluntary.35. At its heart,procrastination is about avoidance.Rather than the task itself,it's often the emotions attached to an activity that cause people to pause.36.When you're faced with a broad question or topic to write about,the lack of clear instructions can produce a fear of not getting it right or of what might happen if you get it wrong. The person procrastinating usually does so despite knowing that the task is important or valuable to them or others and that putting it off could be risky to them or others.Big projects may bring overpowering feelings which are likely to lead to procrastination.37.Answering an ordinary email from work,for example,may bring instant discomfort,so the urge to escape such negative emotion defeats one's duty to complete the daily task. Like any personality character,there are some biological connections.Research suggests that procrastination is linked to impatience on a genetic level.It may be a passed-down property. 38.Environmental factors are just as important in shaping our response to tasks.Someone who doesn't usually procrastinate can do so if they find themselves in a situation that exhausts their responding abilities,such as the death of a family member.39. Of course,procrastination can pile on more pressures by leaving a task hanging over a person's head,thus producing a negative cycle that can damage mental health,lower academic performance and lead to financial trouble. A.But that doesn't mean you're stuck and that's who you are. B.Procrastination becomes an easy and 'dirty'way of reaction when your handling resources are maxed out. C.Chances are that you will find yourself supported by procrastination all along D.It isn't caused by the person's need to prioritize other tasks or by an unexpected emergency. E.You will become increasingly frustrated with yourself for not getting the task done. F.However,the threat can also come from something tiny. G.Handling the first lines of a college essay may bring up feelings of self-doubt,for example. 第10页，共12页 第三部分：书面表达（共两节，32分） 第一节（共4小题；第40、41题各2分，第42题3分，第43题5分，共12分） 阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题卡指定区域作答。 "Your order is on its way!"Is there any notification that brings more joy than this?But there could be more behind your motivations for hitting"buy now".A survey found over a quarter of respondents reported "doom spending"-splashing cash on unnecessary purchases despite economic concerns to cope with stress. Doom spending can put you at risk of financial stress,cause tension in relationships,evoke feelings of shame,and drain your bank balance of funds that could be spent otherwise.But why is it so hard to resist the urge to spend? The reason we feel happy and satisfied when swiping our credit cards is the dopamine rush it offers.Interestingly,the dopamine doesn't turn up in the acquisition of something.It occurs in the impulse or the motivation to go forth and hunt.In other words,it's the try-on of the perfect shoes or the test drive of the new car rather than the actual buying.So when feeling the urge to buy,pause, note the item and wait at least 24 hours before acting,allowing time for dopamine's effect to flow through the body.You may find that after the effect wears off,you don't have the urge to buy. For some people,shopping serves as a coping mechanism-a way to find comfort and build self-esteem or self-confidence.They often turn to that product again and again,hoping it will make them feel a little bit better.However,this inability to properly self-soothe can result in a "treat yourselfmentality after a bad day.If you feel the need for a treat or some self-care,put your credit card away and reach for something more wholesome and long-lasting like meditation, spending time in nature,or connecting with friends.These alternatives not only provide longer-lasting benefits but also help fill your emotional well-being. But being mindful with money doesn't have to mean avoiding spending on little things that bring you joy.Little splurges and "treat yourself'moments can be a great way to bring happiness if they are controlled.Having allocated funds for "splurge"purchases,and keeping a list on how much to spend from these can create a more mindful approach to spending,rather than one that's impulsive and stress-motivated. 第11页，共12页 40.According to the passage,what is"doom spending"? 41.What are the alternatives to comfort yourself instead of spending money? 42.Please decide which part of the following statement is false,then underline it and explain why. Dopamine is released when people actually buy something,which makes them feel happy and satisfied. 43.What benefit(s)can you get from being mindful with money?(In about 40 words) 第二节(20分) 假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你校计划开展“健康第一”主题活动，请你用英语 给你的国际部好友Jim写一封邮件，邀请他参加，内容包括： 1.活动内容： 2.活动意义。 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, LiHua (请务必将作文写在答题卡指定区域内) 第12页，共12页