北京市昌平区第二中学2026-2027学年度第一学期高三年级期中考试英语试卷

昌平二中2026-2027学年度第一学期高三年级期中考试 英语试卷 本试卷共5页，满分100分。考试时长90分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试 卷上作答无效。考试结束后，将答题卡上交。 试卷命题人：周鑫 试卷审核人：郑美娜翟海彬 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，拉握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选 项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 From an carly age,I wortied if I was doing cnough.Growing up in a city where there's much societal pressure to always be productive,I wanted to do well,which brought much1 I started to practice mindfulness in 2012.It helped me to find calm in this fast-paced life. That was what2me to the Space-Out Competition-a 90-minute contest about doing nothing and "spacing out" I cntered the competition last October.About 100 people took part,each sitting on a yoga mat(瑜伽垫)on the square..We had to sit there for90 minutes without any_3 movement:We could not sleep,make any noise or check our phones. After the time was up.the final ten participants were selected by the judges based on our performance during the competition.And these finalists'heart rates were 4 throughout -the one with the most stable was the winner Every 15 minutes the judges came to measure our heart rates,which made me 5.I could feel my heart beating faster,but i tried to see it as a way to practice acceptance-to notice those feelings of tenseness. We all bave wandering minds-my thoughts 6 from my family to the fan buzzing around us.I just 7 them.I observed them,like sceing the clouds in the sky and how they came and went.Though it was a"space out"competition,I was doing the 8:actively observing my breath and sensation. When the judges announced the competition was over.I wanted to sit longer.I have a busy 第14 life and having this space is a(n)9-often we get through a day with our mind not settled for even a second. I was surprised to be announced as the winner.Although the event was only for 90 minutes, it gave us a way to just be ourselves or have the space to do nothing.And I hope it reminds people that 10 isn't always the most important. 1.A.anxiety B.curiosity C.pleasure D.boredom 2.A.drew B.attached C.forced D.transported 3.A.slow B.strange C.smooth D.significant 4.A.affected B.lowered C.controlled D.monitored 5.A.nervous B.exhausted C.depressed D.hesitant 6.A.fell B.jumped C.grew D.rose 7.A.got rid of B.got back to C.took note of D:took part in 8.A.right "B.standard C.apposite D.impossible 9.A.waste B.luxury C.excuse D.routine 10.A.creativity B.diversity C.simplicity D.productivity 第二节（共10小题；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】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 Rapa Nui,widely 11 (know)as Easter Island,is a Chilean territory in the Pacific Ocean.The island is home 12 a French-born artist.The artist,Delphine Poulain,was born in Paris 52 years ago and has been in love with Rapa Nui since she first visited in 1994.She smiles at the memory."I 13(ride)a horse through the beach when I first thought 'I want to live here,""she said.Then,Poulain worked as a professional sailor.One trip to Rapa Nui was enough to envision a future home in this tranquil land,though almost three decades passed before that dream 14 (come)true. 共6页 B A dream gives direction.It invites you to look beyond today and imagine 15you could be in the future.Setting goals 16(match)that dream moves you toward it.Each goal is a small light directing you forward when the path feels unclear.Each dream begins as a seed of possibility.By planting it,you give tomorrow a chance 17 (grow),and you remind yourself that your story is still unfolding. C The dinner party is under threat,announced a recent lifestyle column in The Times.You might wonder,"How can this be?Don't we throw parties for friends on special occasions?"But what The Times worries about is another kind of disappearing dinner partyis usually hosted in one's home.Invitations 19(send)out weeks in advance and the hosts prepare food 20(careful).Yet nowadays,people prefer to eat takeout food on their sofa while juggling a mobile phone and a remote control. 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） 阅读下面短文，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 The PolyU Summer Institute is your gateway to explore an immersive(沉浸式的)university experience at PolyU.You will engage in a series of fun activities led by PolyU student leaders and explore the dynamic campus life By being part of the Summer Institute,students will: Engage in day-long attachment programmes offered by PolyU schools at their choice Experience our residential hall life Experience PolyU's interactive teaching and learning through various credit-bearing and 第2 non-credit-bearing courses Gain first-hand insights for making informed choices for future studies The Summer Institute is designed for Secondary 4 and Secondary 5 students,scheduled for late July 2026 during your summer holiday. In 2026,there are several engaging modes of participation: i)A5-day 4-night residential camp:and/or ii)A variety of one-week credit-bearing and non-credit-bearing courses Details will be announced in due course.Please stay tuned for our updates! If you are interested in joining in our activities,please provide your information to us through the link here. Sharing from a Participant "The PolyU residential camp was an amazing opportunity to experience university life in person and gain insights into our chosen industry.Though it lasted only a few days,it was more than just a camp-it was about bonding with passionate students from around the world,becoming independent,and taking responsibility for our futures.Special thanks to my group leaders and teammates for making this summer remarkable!" Jessica Ma,SI Participant 2025 21.In the Summer Institute,students will A.design attachment programmes B.arrange campus accommodation C.get practical tips for future careers D.attend interactive university courses 22.To join the Summer Institute,one is required to A.submit personal information online B.sign up for the residential camp C.graduate from secondary school D.earn credits from the courses 23.What does Jessica Ma mainly share as a participant? A.Her story in the camp B.Her gains from the camp. C.Her reasons for joining the camp D.Her gratitude to the camp leaders. B 共6页 There's always one nonexistent friend in the group chat,who contributes little to the chat. That friend is me. When a new-group chat is created,the members will inevitably come to laugh at my inability to respond to a simple question within a matter of hours. In fact,I pride myself on my swift response time when it comes to important work emails. "Call me instead,"I tell my friends."I'm a much better caller."If it's urgent,I'll pick up and always be there:But if I read a message and categorise it as non-urgent,then it's a different story. Say a friend messages me,asking for my thoughts about a new album.I'll read it, automatically reply in my head-'T love it"-but mentally file it away in the non-urgent cabinet,telling myself that I'll tend to that non-urgent filing cabinet as soon as possible.Then I will be typing another email-and absolutely forgetting to revisit that non-urgent cabinet.My declaration of love for the album arrives very,very late. I want to'stress I do love my friends and I am grateful to be included in all of the group chats. I simply find it:overwhelming to keep up with the never-ending stream of message notifications. In these moments,the message notifications often fall by the wayside,my friends'messages go unanswered and I sometimes feel like abandoning my phone and zoning out.Not to be dramatic. I recently asked one of my friends how they felt about my bad texting habits.She's that one friend you'camalways rely on to give you the non-sugarcoated truth.She said,"The truth is that we knew wehad reached a new level of love and companionship when we accepted how terrible you are at:replying and chose to embrace it.""To be fair,"she added,"when we do eventually get an answer out of you-you are always down,you always show up when we need you,you never flake.or cancel and you're usually the one driving 40 minutes across town to see us.We can handle the group chat radio silence in return for that kind of friendship." At this moment,I think about each friend's role in the group-the prolific messenger,the caller,the nonresponder-and how we all communicate and contribute to the group in different ways.All expressing love in different ways,too 24.Why does the author often fail to respond to messages timely? 第3到 A.She thinks non-urgent messages not worth replying to. B.She finds group conversations exhausiing and boring. C.She prioritizes work emails over personal messages. D.She mentally responds but forgets to actually reply. 25.What can we know about the author's friends? A.They give up on judging each other. B.They learn to accept her the way she is. C.They adapt to her preference for phone calls. D They complain about her sugarcoated excuses. 26.Which word would best describe the author's role in her friendship? A.Reliable.B.Independent.C.Difficult.D.Insincere. 27.What does the author mainly convey in the passage? A.A late reply is better than no response. B.Love speaks more than one language. C.Non-responders deserve more love. D.Actions speak louder than words. C The Rise of Voice Technology Voice technology has come a long way.Just a few years ago,it would have been unusable. But now,those who follow the technology know that it has got considerably better. Writing with your voice raises several interesting questions.How difficult is it actually? Human speech involves a lot more starting and stopping with errors and the need for repairing broken sentences than you may think.Even gifted speakers make mistakes.To turn the spoken word into reasonable writing requires lots of planning.You'll need some kinds of notes or other organisers to make it work. Another question turning speech into writing raises is the style.How would writing make the change that people speak their writing rather than type?Chances are that it would come up with 共6页 many more short sentences and more concrete language,which is good.It would probably also rely on prepared phrases a lot more often,which is not available when you are speaking quickly. To confirm this,a column was not written,but dictated ()It was composed from brief notes written down for structure only,and it was edited for length,with all of the original errors kept in.Here were the results.The first was that the literal accuracy was extremely high.There weren't many cases where the software had heard one word incorrectly and written down another But the other result was that the readability of this column was rather bad.Obviously,the blame is not with the technology at all,which turns out to be rather good.Speaking into writing relies on a better human brain than the one we currently possess.Writing is hard.There's a reason it can't be done at the speed of speech,in real time. To clarify the matter,this time paragraph breaks were added after the whole writing. Punctuations had to be spoken aloud,and after a full stop,the first word in the new sentence was capitalized automatically.Some minor punctuation marks were added to make it clearer.To improve accuracy,people "trained"the software beforehand,reading a prewritten passage aloud.Actually it turns out to be more effective.All of these ensure the satisfactory completion of turning speech into writing. Language is the most important tool for human interaction,and voice is one beautiful part of language.With the maturity of modern technology,it has given birth to a great change in the human-computer voice interaction. 28.According to the passage,which helps to tumn speech into writing in terms of style? A.There is careful planning in advance. B.Errors and broken sentences are avoided. C.The writing contains more prepared phrases D.People type words as fast as they say them. 29.To achieve better results,the author mentions some changes for A.processing errors in a column. B.adding minor punctuation marks. 第4 C.integrating short paragraphs in writing. D.increasing the number of brief notes. 30.The author suggests that. A.human brains are responsible for poor dictated writing. B.writing with voice promises to improve the quality of writing. C.writing is an unnatural act that can hardly be learned and improved. D.technology has a long way to go in the human-computer voice interaction. 31.What is the passage mainly about? A Why people fully intend to tumn speech into writing. B.What role voice technology plays in improving readability. C.Where the human-computer yoice interaction is at an advantage D.How voice technology enables the change from speech into writing. D When to Trust Your Gut Humans have been practicing over millions of years of evolution to respond to certain situations without thinking too hard.If your ancestors spotted movement in the wild forest,they would run first and ask questions later.At the same time,the capacity to analyse and to plan is part of what distinguishes people from other animals.The question of when to trust your gut and when to test your assumptions whether to think fast or slow,in the language of Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist matters in the office as much as it does in the flat grassland. Deliberative thinking is the feature of a well-managed workplace.Strategic maintenance and budget discussions are built on rounds of meetings,memos,formulas and presentations. Processes are increasingly designed to rule out instinctive responses.From blind screening of job applicants to using "red-teaming"techniques to pick apart a firm's plans,deliberation beats instinct. Yet instinct also has its place.Some decisions are more connected to emotional responses and inherently less tractable to analysis.Does a marketing campaign capture the essence of your 卡6页 company,say,or would this person work well with other people in a team?In tricky customer-service situations,intuition is often a better guide to how to behave than a script. Gut instincts can also be improved(call it"probiotic management").Plenty of research has shown that intuition becomes more accurate with experience.In one well-known experiment, conducted in 2012,volunteers were asked to assess whether a selection of designer handbags were counterfeit or real.Some were instructed to operate on instinct and others to deliberate over their decision.Intuition worked better for those who owned at least three designer handbags; indeed,it outperformed analysis.The more expert you become,the better your instincts tend to be. However,the real reason to embrace fast thinking is that it is,well,fast.Instinctive decision-making is often the only way to get through the day.Researchers at Cornell University once estimated that people make over 200 decisions a day about food alone.The workplace is nothing but a succession of choices,a few big and many small:what to prioritize,when to intervene,whom to avoid in the lifts and,now,where to work each day. When to use intuition in the workplace rests on its own form of pattern recognition.Does the decision-maker have real expertise in this area?Is this a field in which emotion matters more than reasoning?Above all,is it worth delaying the decision?Slow thinking is needed to get the big calls right.But fast thinking is the way to stop deliberation tuming to hesitation. 32.What's the function of the second paragraph? A.To clearly state the main idea of the article. B.To introduce examples to support the main idea. C.To critically include the other side of viewpoint. D.To support the main idea from the opposite perspective. 33.In which situation may people trust their gut? A.The working mechanism is perfectly organized. B.The reasoning process matters more than emotion. C.The time window for making decision is limited. 第5页 D.The decision is critical to the survival of a company. 34.What can be implied from the passage? A.Gut instincts are more advisable in screening job applicants. B.The ability to trust your gut matters more nowadays.. C.Experience plays a vital role in cultivating gut instincts. D.Gut instincts can be improved by owning designer products. 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。 Many students have started to use AI-powered chatbots as study helpers.They ask the tool to explain grammar points,generate example sentences or even solve math problems.Some simply copy and paste the answers into their homework without even reading them carefully. 35 So learning how to use AI wisely has become a new study skill.6 When you see it as a thinking partner,you are more likely to stay active in the learning process instead of becoming lazy.__37_Vague(含糊的)requests like“teach me chemistry”or“explain this whole unit"are hard for any tool to answer well.Start by telling the tool which subject you're working on and what kind of help you want,such as explanation,practice or revision.That way, the AI knows what to focus on and can give more helpful replies.Next.do not believe every answer you see on the screen.38When you receive an answer,compare it with your textbook,class notes or reliable websites,and mark the parts you are unsure about.When you do this regularly,you gradually train yourself to judge information instead of copying it blindly. AI can also support active practice,not just passive explanation.39Choose one and you can ask it to be your debate opponent,an examiner for a speaking test or a"picky"editor for your writing.In this way,you turn a quiet screen into an interactive learning partner. A.The first step is to be clear about what you need B.Some students even share their personal data with Al tools :6页 C.Many tools can respond in real time and adjust to your level. D instead of letting it write full essays for you,treat it as a learning partner. E.Because of this habit,their own thinking skills become weaker over time. F.Just like a human instructor,AI can make mistakes or misunderstand the question. G.Used in this way,AI multiplies the learning value of every minute you spend online. 第三部分：书面表达（共两节，32分） 第一节：（共4小题：第4041题每小题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。 Think about the toughest period of your life.The time you felt most lost,most challenged, most broken.It probably felt like an impassible wall,a dead end.But what if that wall was actually a doorway?What if the struggle itself was the very thing you needed to grow?There's a beautiful,ancient Latin phrase that expresses this idea perfectly:Ad Astra per Aspera.It translates to "a tough road leads to the stars,"and it is one of the most powerful and inspiring philosophical ideas ever packed into four little words. This phrase isn't some modern,feel-good statement.It's old.Really old.It's been adopted as a motto by countless families,cities,and even used by space programs,which is beautifully literal,The phrase has lasted for centuries because it speaks to a fundamental truth:greatness is not born from comfort. Let's break it down.The“Aspera”part means "hardships'”or“difficulties'”.This isn't just about minor inconveniences.It refers to the real,painful struggles of life-failure,loss,and doubt. Our modemn culture often teaches us to avoid pain at all costs,to seek the smoothest,easiest path. But“Ad Astra per Aspera'”challenges that view..It suggests that the“Aspera'”is not a detour(绕 )from the path:it is the path. The“Astra'”part of the phrase means“the stars'”.The stars represent your biggest dreams, and your best self.It could be a specific goal,like starting a business or healing a relationship.Or it could be a state of being,like finding peace,wisdom,or purpose. 第6页 The beauty of the phrase is that"the stars"are personal to you,but the message is universal: The journey to the stars is not a flight;it's a climb up a jagged (mountaim 40.What does the phrase"Ad Astra per Aspera"literally mean? 41.Why has the phrase"Ad Astra per Aspera"lasted for centuries? 42.Please decide which part is false in'the following statement,then underline it and explain why. The beauty of the phrase“Ad Astra per Aspera”is that both its message and the“Astra”are universal. 43.How can“Aspera'”lead you to“Astra'”?In about40 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即将参加一个全球在线研讨项 目，主题为“影响我们未来的关键因素(Key Factors Shaping Our Future)”,发来邮件询问 你的想法。请你用英文给他回复，内容包括： 1.你的想法； 2.你的理由。 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 共6页