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2025北京九中高二（下）期中
英 語
2025.5
年級(jí)： 高二 科目： 英語
（考試時(shí)間 90 分鐘 滿分100 分）
第一部分：知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，30分）
第一節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，共15分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
Olivia, 9, was shy at first. She’d never been on a horse before. So when she was asked to feed carrots to the reddish-brown horse named Charlie on a summer Saturday, she approached 1 , unsure of herself at times, turning around to a group of children waiting for their turn to feed him.
Olivia eventually made it to the horse’s mouth and Charlie licked (舔) her hands as she 2 him his favorite treat. Olivia was amused.
“That’s what I call a(an) 3 ,” said Sabrina, a social worker who has teamed up with the community organization Alkebu-lan Village to help children overcome their problems and keep them on paths to 4 .
“I’m excited,” Olivia said smiling. “I love petting him.”
The program “Stop Horsing Around” at Alkebu-lan Village was launched this summer with over a dozen kids signing up. They were taught how to approach, feed, brush, and mount the horses 5 eventually they got a chance to ride them.
By 6 the program’s horses with Sabrina’s help and forming 7 with them, children become more self-aware and then begin to recognize and face negative feelings and behaviors, which can help them communicate with others and lead to significant positive changes to their 8 skills, self-worth and behavior issues.
Sabrina first taught the children that Charlie needed to become 9 with them by smelling their hands. Once Charlie was comfortable, the kids learned how to pet his face and head, and then how to use the lead rope, clean up Charlie’s messes, and feed him carrots.
Olivia wasn’t the only kid who was nervous and shy at the beginning. But ultimately Olivia also wasn’t the only kid to leave more confident. Their consistently turned into smiles, laughter and excitement.
1. A. happily B. calmly C. slowly D. directly
2. A. fed B. left C. made D. threw
3. A. award B. exchange C. negotiation D. breakthrough
4. A. fame B. success C. responsibility D. freedom
5. A. before B. after C. as D. though
6. A. taking over B. walking with C. caring for D. responding to
7. A. routines B. bonds C. judgements D. ideas
8. A. technical B. survival C. organizational D. social
9. A. popular B. familiar C. satisfied D. patient
10. A. resistance B. disappointment C. misunderstanding D. hesitation
第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，共15分）
閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空。在未給提示詞的空白處僅填寫1個(gè)恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，在給出提示詞的空白處用括號(hào)內(nèi)所給詞的正確形式填空。請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡指定區(qū)域作答。
A
Gratitude is more than just saying “thank you”. Gratitude is a deeper appreciation for someone or something. Expressing gratitude makes us feel a positive emotion. Over the past thirty years, there 11 (be) many studies showing that writing a gratitude letter to another person offers us an opportunity 12 (escape) from negative emotions. Even if we don’t share our writing with anyone, the act of completing the exercise alone makes us happier and 13 (satisfied) with life. The more we express gratitude, the more positive we feel.
B
When I was in Singapore six years ago, I gave a taxi driver a card 14 a specific address on it and asked him to take me there as quickly as possible. When we had almost reached the destination, he circled around the block. His meter read $11, but he took only $10. He explained that he wasn’t so familiar with this area. Before getting out of the taxi, I 15 (tell) that the ride with the taxi driver is always an important experience 16 creates the first impression about this country for a person.
C
When were you born For most people, this is an easy question. Even those who don’t know their exact birthday can usually figure out when they were born to within a few years. Yet the Internet is full of quizzes 17 (make) to help you determine in which decade you were born. These are usually based on what 18 (happen) in American pop culture at the time you first became aware of it. It sounds foolish. But many people, though 19 (complain) about the stupid quizzes, still take them, wondering 20 their answers generate their correct birth year.
第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，38分）
第一節(jié)（共14小題；每小題2分，共28分）
閱讀下列短文，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
A
If you’re a lover of literature and want to study it further, Harvard’s online courses are a great option!
About the Courses
The Ancient Greek Hero explores what it means to be human today by studying what it meant to be a hero in ancient Greek times. To achieve this, learners will experience, in English translation, some ancient Greek literature from the 8th century BC to the 3rd century AD.
Noble Culture and the Cosmopolitan Tang looks at how noble families and their culture and literature contributed to the reunification (重新統(tǒng)一) of China under the Tang Dynasty. You’ll also learn how to compose and analyze poetry and calligraphy.
Shakespeare’s Life and Work explores relationships between Shakespeare’s world and present day. Through short videos and readings, you will see how the meaning of a work of art changes depending on the time, context, and culture.
Masterpieces of World Literature reveals how great writers reflect on their world and how their works are changed in today’s global culture. It helps us understand the deep roots of today’s interconnected global culture.
Ways to Take the Courses
When you sign up for these courses, you will have the option of auditing (旁聽) the course or pursuing an official certificate.
In the auditing track, learning is free and self-paced within 18 weeks. Learners have access to part of our course resources. Besides, course videos and handouts are not available for downloading. Please note that this track does not offer an official certificate.
Alternatively, learners can pay $299 to pursue an official certificate, which offers unlimited access to course resources within a year. At the end of the course, learners who earn a passing grade can receive a certificate.
If you’re interested and want to learn more, click here: https://www.harvardonline.harvard.edu
21. If you want to know how to analyze poetry, you can choose ______.
A. The Ancient Greek Hero B. Shakespeare’s Life and Work
C. Masterpieces of World Literature D. Noble Culture and the Cosmopolitan Tang
22. In the auditing track, you can ______.
A. determine the learning pace B. access handouts for a fee
C. earn an official certificate D. download course videos
23. What is the purpose of this passage
A. To advertise online courses. B. To explore the roots of humanity.
C. To compare different cultures. D. To highlight the value of literature.
B
In 2014, a year into her retirement, Morag Warrack found herself in a village hall in the Surrey hills, surrounded by middle-aged men throwing each other on to the floor.“ When entering the classroom, I was terrified and thought all these men would be shocked by an old woman walking in,” she says. “The teacher encouraged me to stay and I realized they were all kind and curious about me being there. That was my first experience of learning aikido.”
At 59, Warrack, who had recently handed in her resignation, began reading up on mindfulness practices. “The more I looked into mindfulness, the more aikido kept coming up,” she says. “These books were recommending it as a way to connect the mind, body and spirit.”
Attracted by the idea, Warrack found a local class where she could take a beginners' session. Despite her struggles, Warrack kept returning. While her husband and two children were supportive, they weren't tempted to join in. “They just thought: Mum's off on one again,” she says. Warrack carried on and, after two years of practice, she began moving up the graded system of belt rankings and noticing a change in herself. “Aikido was making me way more confident,” she says, “Since my reactions got quicker, my balance was better and my coordination (協(xié)調(diào)性)improved, I had a real understanding of my own body and it became a metaphor(比喻)for how to be in life; how to avoid attack without hurting the other person.”
By January 2019, Warrack was determined to achieve her black belt and began training with the only other person in her class who was at the same level as her: a181cm police officer. “It was a very odd pairing. Not least because he’s so strong and so I had to learn how to use my skills rather than strength against him,” she says.
In December 2021, Warrack, at the age of 66, took her black belt test. For 20minutes, she had to defend her position against attackers one after another before facing the final randori, where four people attack at once. “One guy kicked me and split my lip,” she laughs. “It made me so angry, but that's what I needed to keep going.” She passed, making her one of the oldest people to achieve an aikido black belt in the UK.
24. How did Morag Warrack feel when she first entered the aikido classroom
A. Curious. B. Disappointed. C. Confident. D. Frightened.
25. After two years of practice, Warrack .
A. grew more patient
B. turned into a better self
C. realized her full potential
D. became aware of her weakness
26. In order to achieve her black belt, Warrack had to .
A. polish her skills further
B. improve her coordination
C. avoid hurting the attackers
D. seek support from her family
27. What can we learn from this passage
A. With age comes wisdom.
B. The greatest wealth is health.
C. It's always a good time to learn.
D. Compete with honor and win with grace.
C
Most people will learn one or two languages in their lives, but Vaughn Smith speaks 24 languages, a hyperpolyglot— a rare individual who speaks more than 10 languages. However, scientists have largely ignored what’s going on inside the brains of polyglots—people who speak more than five languages— says Evelina Fedorenko, a cognitive (認(rèn)知的) neuroscientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She adds,“ That’s partly because they account for only 1% of people globally, making it difficult to find enough participants for research.” In a new study led by Fedorenko, researchers looked inside the minds of polyglots like Smith to reveal how language-specific regions in their brains respond to hearing different languages. “This study will contribute to our understanding of how our brain learns languages,” she says.
To gain insights into how polyglots process five or more languages, Fedorenko’s team scanned the brains of 25 polyglots. They used a brain imaging technique called functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), which measures blood flow in the brain, to map out these language networks. Inside the fMRI machine, the polyglots listened to a series of 16-second-long recordings in one of eight different languages. The eight languages included each participant’s native language, three others they learned later in life, and four unfamiliar languages. Two of the unfamiliar languages were closely related to the participant’s native language—for instance, Spanish for a native Italian speaker. The other two unfamiliar languages came from unrelated language families.
The researchers found that when participants heard any of the eight languages, blood always rushed to the same brain regions. In other words, the participants’ brains appeared to use the same basic network as monolinguals (單語言者) to try to understand the sounds, regardless of which language they heard. Moreover, the activity in the brain’s language networks changed based on how well participants understood a language. The more familiar the language, the larger the response. Brain activity particularly was invigorated when participants heard unfamiliar languages that were closely related to ones they knew well. This might have happened as brain areas worked overtime to puzzle out the meanings based on similarities between the languages.
There was one exception to the rule: When participants heard their native tongue, their language networks were actually quieter than when they heard other familiar languages. This trend held even when participants were fluent in their other familiar languages. That could be so because expertise reduces the amount of brain power needed for a task, the researchers note.
While this study casts light on multilinguists’ brain activity, there are still unanswered questions. Notably, future research hopes to study people who learned multiple languages from infancy (嬰兒期). Nevertheless, “this study could one day lead to better tools to help people relearn languages more easily after a stroke or brain damage.” Fedorenko says.
28. What is the main purpose of the first paragraph
A. To present a latest brain theory. B. To stress the significance of the study.
C. To explain the research method. D. To provide the definitions of two terms.
29. What can we learn from the passage
A. The brain processes native languages with much effort.
B. Blood flow in the brain is unrelated to language familiarity.
C. The brain uses the same areas to process multiple languages.
D. Effective treatments for language disorders have been discovered.
30. What does the word “invigorated” underlined in Paragraph 3 most probably mean
A. Evaluated. B. Activated. C. Affected. D. Reduced.
31. Which would be the best title for the passage
A. Impact of Language Familiarity on Brain
B. Challenges in Studying Language Geniuses
C. Secrets of Language Processing in Polyglots
D. Edge of fMRI in Revealing Language Processing
D
A theme at this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Switzerland was the perceived need to “speed up breakthroughs in research and technology”. Some of this framing was motivated by the climate emergency; some by the opportunities and challenges presented by generative artificial intelligence (AI). In various conversations, it seems to be taken for granted that to address the world’s problems, scientific research needs to move faster and break things. But what if the thing being broken is science Or public trust
In recent years, we’ve seen important papers written by well-known scientists and published in influential journals were retracted (召回) because of questionable data or methods. In one notable case, Frances H. Arnold, who shared the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, voluntarily retracted a paper when her lab was unable to replicate (復(fù)制) her results — but after the paper had been published. In an open apology, she stated that she was “a bit busy” when the paper was submitted and “did not do my job well”. Arnold’s honesty is admirable, but it raises a question; Are scholars at super competitive places such as Harvard, Stanford and Yale rushing to publish rather than taking the time to do their work right
It’s impossible to answer this question scientifically because there’s no scientific definition of “rushing” But there’s little doubt that we live in a culture where academics at leading universities are under enormous pressure to produce results—and a lot of them—quickly.
Formal research assessments have for years judged academic departments largely on the output quantity. The existing system has led to reduced motivation for excellence and innovation in academic research. A recent reform by academics within the field has urged for quality over quantity.
Good science takes time. More than 50 years passed between the 1543 publication of Copernicus’s magnum opus (天體運(yùn)行論), and the broad scientific acceptance of the heliocentric model of the universe. Nearly a century passed between biochemist Friedrich Miescher’s identification of the DNA and the clarification of its double-helix structure in the 1950s. And it took just about half a century for geologists and geophysicists to accept geophysicist Alfred Wegener’s idea of continental movement.
Scientists and other scholars are pushing results out far faster than they used to. Consider the volume of academic papers being published these days. One recent study put the number at over seven million a year, compared with fewer than a million as recently as 1980. Another study found 265 academic authors—two thirds of whom were in the medical and life sciences—who published a paper every five days on average.
Some of this growth is driven by more scientists and more co-authorship of papers, but the numbers also suggest that the research world has prioritized quantity over quality. Researchers may need to slow down—not speed up—if we are to produce trustworthy knowledge.
32. The author gives an example of Frances H. Arnold to show that ______.
A. academic fields value honesty
B. scientists lack time for research
C. scholars tend to publish papers in a hurry
D. laboratories fail to replicate scientific results
33. What can be inferred from the passage
A. AI and climate issues block research progress.
B. Defining “rushing” boosts academic productivity.
C. Identifying DNA is easier than clarifying its structure.
D. Scholars have acknowledged the problem with academic evaluation.
34. According to the passage, what is the author’s opinion on scientific research
A. Research credibility is a top priority in science.
B. More publications enhance researchers’ reputation.
C. Studies in medical and life sciences are satisfactory.
D. Co-authorship needs to be canceled for reliable research.
第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，共10分）
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的七個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。
It won’t sound like a big surprise when I tell you that kindness plays an important role in a person’s wellbeing It can lead to changes like higher self-esteem(自尊心) and lower blood pressure. Even just witnessing acts of kindness can make us happier.
____35____ “From giving away a cup of hot chocolate in a park to giving away a gift in the lab, those performing an act of kindness consistently underestimated how positive their receivers would feel, thinking their act was of less value than receivers perceived it to be,” states a study.
____36____ Yet, why is there this difference between what we think someone will feel from an act of kindness versus what they do feel Why do we underestimate the impact we have on others
Many of us don’t have a real sense of our value. It’s been estimated that as many as 85 percent of people struggle with low self-esteem. ____37____ This “voice” tends to shift our focus inward assessing our every move, and having bad effect on our relationships.
Unlike a conscience(良心), this inner critic doesn’t motivate positive behavior. ____38____ It encourages us to hold back feeding us thoughts like, “Don’t stick your neck out”: “No one wants to hear from you”; and “You’re going to make a fool of yourself.”
One wonderful way to fight against our critical inner voice is through acts of being kind to others. ____39____ We must also try to see ourselves through the eyes of the people we affect. The degree to which we’re able to do that will help determine our own happiness along with the happiness we light up in others.
A. However, the work doesn’t stop there.
B. People may lower the value of their own kind comments.
C. We all carry around a “critical inner voice” that tends to put us down.
D. Instead of seeing what we have to offer, we may think of ourselves as a burden.
E. This misunderstanding suggests that people devalue their own actions in relation to others.
F. Instead, it turns us against ourselves, making us underestimate our beneficial effect on others.
G. Yet, people may not truly know the impact that even the smallest of kind acts can have on another person.
第三節(jié) 書面表達(dá)（共2小題，共32分）
第一節(jié) 閱讀表達(dá)（共4小題；第1、2題各2分，第3題3分，第4題5分， 共12分）。
As a researcher in the behavior of older adults, I regularly hear complaints from them like, “I’m just not part of this world anymore. In certain parts of society, I just can’t join… Some things just are not possible if you are not in the flow of the Internet.” or “We feel like we’re standing outside a building that we have no access to.”
Today, mastering digital technology has become a key component of what it means to fully participate in society. But one area in particular threatens to prevent some older adults from making connections: the digital divide.
As a recent study shows, one-third of adults aged 65 and older say they’ve never used the Internet, and half don’t have Internet access at home. Of those who do use the Internet, nearly half say they need someone else’s help to set up or use a new digital device.
In contrast to concerns about technology use increasing isolation(孤立；隔離) among younger populations, the communication and connection possible online can be especially valuable for older adults who are homebound, live far away from family, or have lost the loved ones. Older adults can use online tools to connect with friends and family via messaging platforms, video chat, and social media even if they can no longer physically visit them. And they can engage with the outside world through news, blogs, streaming platforms, and email, even if they are no longer able to move about as easily as they once could.
For older adults in particular, the risks associated with social isolation are profound. Loneliness among older adults has been associated with depression, functional decline, and death. Technology can serve as an important tool to help reduce these risks, but only if we provide older adults with the skills they need, to make inclusion in the digital world accessible to them.
The importance of digital inclusion is not going to disappear with the generational changes of the coming decades. Technology is continuously developing, and with each new digital innovation come challenges for even younger adults to adapt.
40. What prevents some older adults from connecting with society
41. What can older adults do using online tools
42. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
Enabling older adults to access the digital world can help them recover from depression and functional decline.
43. Please briefly present your opinion on digital inclusion(數(shù)字包容). (about 40 words)
第二節(jié) 作文（20分）
假設(shè)你是李華，是紅星中學(xué)的高二學(xué)生。你得知故宮正在招募暑期義務(wù)英文講解員(docent), 請(qǐng)你給相關(guān)部門負(fù)責(zé)人寫一封申請(qǐng)信，內(nèi)容包括：
1. 介紹你的基本信息； 2. 說明你的優(yōu)勢(shì)； 3. 表示你希望被錄用。
Dear Madam/Sir,
Yours,
Lihua
參考答案
第一節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，共15分）
1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. A
6. C 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. D
第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，共15分）
11. have been 12. to escape 13. more satisfied 14. with 15. was told
16. which/that 17. made 18. was happening / happened plaining 20. whether/if
閱讀（共12小題；每小題2分，共28分）
DAA DBAC BCBC CDA
七選五（共5小題；每小題2分，共10分）
GECFA
閱讀表達(dá)（共12分）
40. The digital divide.
41. To connect with friends and family. And they can engage with the outside world.
42. recover from
According to the passage, enabling older adults to access the digital world can help reduce the risks of depression and functional decline rather than recover from them.
43. 略。
寫作范文（共20分）：
Dear Madam/Sir,
I am writing to apply for the opportunity to be the voluntary English guide during the course of the Summer Vacation. Here are some reasons which I considered to make me stand out.
I am a Senior-3 student from the Hongxing High School, dreaming to be a translator in the future. Having participated in every English speech competition of our school, I improved my oral English a lot. In addition, what is a great plus to me is that I scored 117 in TOEFL, indicating my incredible sense of English. It is also equally important that I am a local Beijing boy and I visit the Forbidden City each summer, appreciating the scenery as well as learning about it.
I would appreciate it if you could consider favorably of my application and grant me at your convenience. I am looking forward to your early reply

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