北京一零一中学2026-2027学年度第一学期期中考试高二英语试题

北京一零一中学2026—2027学年度第一学期期中考试

高二英语

2026.11

（考试时间：90分钟，试卷满分：100分）

第一部分：知识运用（共两节，共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。

I grabbed a sandwich as I tried to finish my work during lunch. My company, like many companies, had    1    costs by not replacing people as they left. The survivors had to take up the work. For me and my co-workers, this meant no lunch hour. I wanted to quit, but given the economy, it was hard to find another job. I felt    2   . Then a conversation with a six-year-old girl changed my    3   .

The young girl was standing in line with her mom at the supermarket.

“Good day at school?” I asked.

A nod.

“What’s your favorite subject?”

“Lunch.”

I smiled. That had been my    4    too. At lunch, I could talk with my friends, draw pictures or play games. There were no adults to tell me what to do. The time was mine.

But what happened to lunch time now?

I knew I was entitled to a lunch break at work. So I decided to    5    it. Our office was located in the downtown and I set out to    6    the area. A few blocks away was an art museum with free admission. At the end of another street, I was surprised to discover some horses eating grass in a field.

At the beginning of my tours during lunch, I received some    7    stares from my co-workers, but I chose to ignore them. In fact, I watched in amazement as some of them started to    8    their work during lunch.    9   , we started inviting each other out for walks and discovered we had other topics of conversation beyond the common complaints about work.

I’m still looking for a new position, but with less anxiety than before. If we can’t change our    10   , we can change our attitude.

1. A. counted B. paid C. cut D. raised

2. A. trapped B. fearful C. shocked D. hurt

3. A. work B. way C. view D. plan

4. A. decision B. answer C. secret D. explanation

5. A. stop B. make C. find D. take

6. A. explore B. measure C. develop D. identify

7. A. innocent B. determined C. sympathetic D. unpleasant

8. A. put aside B. take over C. carry on D. go through

9. A. Generally B. Gradually C. Accidentally D. Obviously

10. A. strategies B. circumstances C. responsibilities D. principles

第二节 语法填空（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

Upon crossing the finish line, Chen Yuanjiang pumped his fists and shouted: “Who is first? China!” Chen claimed the men’s 110m hurdles title at the 2026 Asian Games,    11    (end) China’s eight-year wait to reclaim the crown. The victory was also a powerful response to a difficult period. He    12    (fail) to reach the world championship final before he reached the top. Yet this setback never    13    (shake) his self-belief. “This victory means the hurdling torch has been passed to our generation. We hope to take Chinese hurdling higher and further.” Chen said.

B

Today, parents    14    (advise) to reduce criticism and offer more warmth to their children. However, new research shows that the consistency between parents’ verbal messages and facial expressions    15    (matter) more. When parents’ negative comments lack matching facial anger, the emotional messages become less clear. Struggling to interpret such mismatched cues, children may face greater difficulties in emotion recognition and regulation. Therefore, children’s emotional development depends not only on parents’ words, but also on    16    (effect) emotional communication.

C

School closures are an alarming sign of Britain’s shrinking birthrate. The fall has been sharpest in inner London,    17    has seen 90 schools shut since 2021. Several factors contribute to falling enrolment, but the most significant

factor is that people are having    18    (few) children than before. Declining pupil numbers could be taken    19    an excuse to close schools and shift public spending to deal with the ageing population. However, simply shutting schools is not a wise solution. Instead, the government should seize the chance    20    (improve) educational services for young people.

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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A

Make It Modular: Student Design Challenge!

Imagine your community as a material bank, rich with resources to re-use. How could you improve the built environment by upcycling waste, circulating existing materials, or regenerating nature? Your challenge is to design a structure that meets a need in your community now but could also be repurposed later.

Designing for deconstruction involves a modular approach in which building elements could be easily reconfigured, reimagined, and repurposed over time.

Your design should:

·Include an approximately 20' long x 8' wide x 9'6'' high volumetric module

·Be relevant to one of the following uses:

➢ Affordable Housing

➢ Covid-era Public Space

➢ Reimagined Outdoor Classroom

·Approach the task with a real-world perspective, demonstrating skills and knowledge from one or more of the following fields: architecture, engineering, construction, and/or the skilled trades

Requirements:

1. Open to students aged 13-21 and currently enrolled in high school or homeschooled.

2. All entries MUST share the entrant’s grade level in the introductory step.

3. Submissions must be entered between November 7, 2026 and January 20, 2027.

If you have never posted an Instructable before, please refer to How to Write an Instructable guide for more information.

The prizes are intended as scholarship funds to support the winners’ education, such as tuition, books, room &