北京市西城区育才学校2025-2026学年高三上学期9月月考英语试题（Word版附答案）

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本试卷共10页，共100分。考试时长90分钟。考生务必将答案写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。
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。
When Gertrude Grew Great
Gertrude was just an average kid with an average life. At hme, she helped ut just enugh t slide by. At schl, she did just enugh hmewrk t stay ut f ____1____. She had straight C’s in all f her classes.
One day Gertrude’s teacher stpped her after class. “Gertrude,” he said, “I’ve seen the wrk yu d in class, and sme f it is ____2____.” Gertrude knew there were mments when she did try a little harder than what everyne ____3____, like when she tk extra time with her hmewrk t make it lk fancy. But she didn’t really believe that she culd change. She had dne just enugh t ____4____ fr s lng. In fact, she was scared by the thught f having the pwer t becme whatever she wanted.
That night, Gertrude had a dream. It was ten years int the future. She culd nt find an average jb, because even the average jbs were ____5____ by abve-average wrkers. Gertrude wanted her wn place, her wn life. A vice spke in the dream: “The present is nthing mre than the ____6____ f the chices made in the past.
The future will nly be the results f the chices we make tday.” Gertrude began crying, because she knew she had helped ____7____ the wrld where she lived, and the chices she made had prduced the ptins she had.
The next day, she tried harder in schl, and she felt ____8____ than usual. She helped mre arund the huse, and she felt better than typical. Sn the pattern f success ____9____ that f being nrmal and Gertrude even became great at failing by learning frm her mistakes. Ten years later, Gertrude lived in an average sized huse and she was just the average adult. But her ____10____ was abve average, because her life was hers.
1. A. trubleB. rderC. sightD. debt
2. A. challengingB. amusingC. amazingD. encuraging
3. A. learnedB. insistedC. expectedD. cmplained
4. A. give inB. get byC. shw upD. stand ut
5. A. fferedB. filledC. refusedD. valued
6. A. chanceB. riskC. rewardD. utcme
7. A. shapeB. leadC. betterD. prtect
8. A. sadderB. smarterC. calmerD. freer
9. A. fllwedB. cveredC. prducedD. replaced
10. A. happinessB. anxietyC. sadnessD. lneliness
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
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给出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。
Giant panda Fu Ba arrived in Chengdu Sichuan Prvince n April 3rd, 2024 after living in Suth Krea fr ver 3 years. Large screens were lit up ____11____ (welcme) Fu Ba hme. These large screen advertisements ____12____ (purchase) by dzens f fans. Fu Ba is the first giant panda brn in Suth Krea and a successful case f verseas breeding. Since the 1990s, China ____13____ (cnduct) giant panda cnservatin cperatin and research with institutins in ther cuntries. Currently, there are a lcal f 49 giant pandas abrad.
B
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给出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。
Arund 90% f rad accidents are caused by human errrs, and self-driving cars with AI aim t slve the prblem. ____14____ they can d is n keep vehicle hardware healthy by driving strategically and safely. In this way, traffic vilatins and fines can be avided, ____15____ can help save csts. Drivers als benefit frm the ____16____ (integrate) f AI technlgy during lng trips as they can rest while the car’s system takes care f driving.
C
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给出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。
As summer vacatin appraches, study turs f primary and middle schl students have becme ppular. ____17____ (absrb) in academic studies at schl, students are left with little rm fr activities such as practical labr r hands-n experience. During the study turs, they cme ____18____ grups t majr attractins, museums and farms t learn while sightseeing. Educatinal trips ffer students precius ____19____ (pprtunity) t becme mre independent. By ____20____(engage) in independent living and prblem slving with peers, students can learn t navigate real-life situatins.
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
Student Vlunteer Internships 2023-2024
A limited number f unpaid internships (实习) are available in Washingtn, D.C. within the U.S. Envirnmental Prtectin Agency’s (EPA) Office f Water. Yu must be a full-time undergraduate r graduate student. A diversity f candidates within varius fields f study are encuraged t apply, including degree candidates in the fllwing subjects:
Hydrlgy, aquatic bilgy, marine science, envirnmental engineering, gelgy, meterlgy, sil science, etc.
Public health, txiclgy, sanitatin, envirnmental justice, etc.
Public administratin, finance, management, cmmunicatins, etc.
Candidates shuld have a demnstrated interest r career gals in a water-health r public-health related field including sustainability and resilience. Demanded qualities include strng analytical, written and ral skills, the ability t wrk independently and n a team, and a strng desire t take initiative.
The vlunteer intern will wrk fr a minimum f 12 weeks n a full-time (40 hurs per week) r part-time (20 hurs per week) schedule. Participants will nt be paid but are qualified t apply fr a travelling expense. Participants d nt becme EPA emplyees during their stay.
Applicatins will be accepted n a rlling basis; hwever, mst prjects will arise fr internship pprtunities during the Summer Semester. Please submit yur applicatin at least 2 mnths befre each semester begins. We recgnize that timeframes may vary due t class schedules and we will wrk with individual candidates t specify exact timing and duratin as necessary. The general timeframes by semester are as fllws:
Summer Semester (late May thrugh late August)
Fall Semester (September thrugh December)
Spring Semester (January thrugh April)
T apply, email a resume, cver letter, and a shrt writing sample (maximum 5 pages) t: braschayk.kelley@epa.gv.
21. Accrding t the passage, applicants are required t ______.
A. be full-time graduate students.B. speak freign language fluently.
C. have the ability t wrk with teams.D. majr in a public-health related field.
22. What will EPA prvide fr the vlunteer interns?
A. Financial supprt fr transprt.B. less than 12-week wrk schedules.
C. A letter f recmmendatin.D. Emplyment pprtunities.
23. What shuld candidates d t apply fr the internship?
A. Email yur intern timeframes.B. Prvide the degree certificate.
C. Wrk in a team fr 12 weeks.D. Offer a shrt writing sample.
B
In a small twn lcated between rlling hills, there lived a girl named Lily, passinate abut painting. Frm a yung age, she fund cmfrt in the strkes f her brush, creating vibrant landscapes and amusing creatures. Yet, her fear f judgment kept her art hidden; she painted in secret, each piece a beautiful treasure waiting fr the light f day.
One rainy afternn, while seeking shelter, Lily stepped int a lcal art exhibit at a gallery. The atmsphere was filled with excitement, and the walls displayed clrful pieces that tld stries. Despite her anxiety, she felt urged t enter. As she wandered, she verheard the curatr(馆长) discussing the pwer f being hnest in art. “Art is nt abut perfectin; it’s abut cnnectin,” he said, emphasizing that revealing wh we are — flaws and all — is essential. His wrds struck a chrd within her, sparking hpe.
That night, Lily cnsidered her jurney and decided t display her artwrk at the upcming lcal fair. As the date apprached, she pured her heart int preparatin, selecting pieces that represented her grwth. On the day f the fair, as she set up her bth, excitement mixed with fear. Dubts whispered in her mind, but she knew she had t take this leap.
As peple wandered by, sme paused t admire her wrk. A stranger was attracted by a sunset painting, and they struck up a cnversatin. Fr the first time, Lily felt warmth spreading thrugh her as she shared the stry behind the piece. Suddenly, she realized her art resnated with smene else, cnnecting her experiences t anther persn.
Lily began t embrace her imperfectins, viewing hnesty as strength. Each cnversatin grew her cnfidence, and she n lnger feared judgment. Instead, she welcmed it as part f the creative prcess. Nw, as a thriving artist in her cmmunity, Lily encurages thers t share their vices. She hlds wrkshps, guiding aspiring creatrs t find jy in their unique expressins. “Art is nt abut perfectin; it’s abut cnnectin,” she tells them, eching the curatr’s wrds. Thrugh her jurney, she reminds everyne that ur stries, n matter hw imperfect, deserve t be shared with the wrld, as they make us human and truly alive.
24. What prevented Lily frm sharing her artwrk at first?
A. Passin fr painting in secret.B. Anxiety abut thers’ pinins.
C. Disinterest in thers’ judgment.D. Fear f failure in public display.
25. Hw did the cmment f the curatr influence Lily?
A. It discuraged her frm shwing her artwrk.
B. It made her dubt her ability t create perfect art.
C. It cnvinced her that nly perfect pieces deserve t be shwn.
D. It inspired her t accept flaws and share her artwrk.
26. After Lily displayed her artwrk, she felt mre ______.
A. depressed.B. hesitant.C. secure.D. annyed.
27. What can we learn frm the passage?
A. Rme wasn’t built in a day.B. Dn’t cry ver spilled milk.
C. The pen is mightier than the swrd.D. Stay true t wh yu are.
C
The vilence f shaking frm an earthquake is usually fcused in the directin the quake is traveling. But a bmerang quake may spread the intense shaking acrss a wider zne. The new study, published tday in the jurnal Nature Gescience, is a majr step tward clearing up the cmplex physics behind bmerang quakes and understanding their ptential damage.
The latest bmerang was recrded near the mid-cean ridge in the Atlantic in 2016. By examining the psitin f the epicenter (震中) and the energy released by each shaking phase, Stephen Hicks, an earthquake seismlgist at the Imperial Cllege Lndn and first authr f the new study, identified what seemed t be tw steps f the quake:The quake initially headed eastward, but then turned back west. “This was weird, ”he says. This secnd leg f the quake mved remarkably quickly, at s-called supershear speeds. The quake unzipped the surface at an estimated 11, 000 miles per hur—fast enugh t dart frm New Yrk t Lndn in 18. 5 minutes, s fast that it caused the gelgic versin f a snic bm.
Hw ften des this happen?A bmerang quake at supershear speeds, as Hicks and his team bserved in the Atlantic, may be a fairly rare type. But wider evidence f bmerang quakes is munting. These back-tracking events have been studied in cmputer mdels as well as simulated in lab experiments. “The thery says that it’s there, but it’s quite difficult t see that [in the real wrld], ”says Hicks. The 2016 earthquake in Kumamt als seems t have ruptured (破裂) in a similar prcess. Fr that event, the initial shake triggered tw ther quakes, ne f which raced backward t partially verlap the initial break.
Understanding when and why these bmerang events happen is vital t grappling with risks earthquakes present. “Studies like this help us understand hw past earthquakes ruptured, hw future earthquakes may rupture, and hw that relates t the ptential impact fr faults (断层) near ppulated areas, ”says Hicks.
These bmerangs maybe bscured by cnventinal appraches used t analyze quakes, which are based n an assumptin that a quake rushes in ne directin. “Naturally we’re nt lking fr it, we dn’t expect it t exist,” Hicks says. Yet fr earthquakes, it seems, cmplexities might be the nrm rather than the exceptin. As Hicks puts it: “The mre and mre we lk at earthquakes in mre detail, f curse we see stranger things.”
28. A bmerang earthquake differs frm ther quakes because ________.
A. it mves at a super-fast speed
B. it triggers several small quakes
C. it releases immeasurable energy
D. it shakes in tw ppsite directins
29. Frm the passage, we can learn that _________.
A. the cming f the next bmerang can be predicted
B. bmerangs are t cmplex t be fully understd
C. bmerang events are cmmnplace in the real wrld
D. cmmn methds are reliable in analyzing bmerangs
30. What des the underlined phrase “grappling with” in paragraph 4 prbably mean?
A. putting ffB. cping with
C. bringing abutD. fighting against
D
All ver the wrld, frmal educatin supplies the ecnmy with wrkers wh will increase prductivity t fuel the ecnmic machine. But this machine nw threatens ur very survival. If the entire wrld reaches the levels f cnsumptin seen in high-incme cuntries tday, we’ll need multiple planet Earths t supply the resurces. The absurd (荒谬的) idea f infinite grwth within a finite territry is at the heart f ur ecnmic system.
T keep this machine running, frmal educatin generates ever mre efficient “human capital”. Increasing prductivity metrics (指标) rather than the individuality f students drives ur civilizatin’s apprach t schling ur yung peple. Whereas the Sustainable Develpment Gals call fr turning educatin int a frce fr sustainability, the ppsite is ften true: The ways Western scieties have cme t think abut educatin undermine ur ability t deal with the envirnmental crisis. T get thrugh this crisis, we need t cultivate ur imaginatin, nt undermine it.
Grwing up, nne f my schling fstered my ability t imagine a wrld different frm what I saw arund me. Besides, I realize the suppressin (抑制) f children’s imaginatin desn’t take place nly in underresurced cmmunities, but in “elite” institutins that tut “critical thinking”. Schls want t see their graduates succeed, and success is t ften abut maintaining current structures — nt abut reimagining their fundatins.
Essentially, ur educatin systems shape children in the image f artificial intelligence. The perfect “wrker”, AI, cntinually imprves its wn prductivity but desn’t challenge the larger structures within which it perates. It is ne f the great paradxes f ur time that we invest s much int building supercmputers while marginalizing the imaginative ptential f millins f human brains. What’s mre, we even put ur hpe in slving the envirnmental crisis n AI. But AI, like ur ther technlgies, can nly treat the symptms f the envirnmental crisis, nt the causes
Thrughut histry, achievers f great change have relied n their imaginatins t address fundamental flaws in sciety. In my cuntry f birth, cmmunists kept their dreams f demcracy alive fr decades by imagining different futures. In Suth Africa, Nelsn Mandela’s fllwers had t be radical (激进的) in their imaginatin t create a visin f a fairer sciety. Imagining demcracy when living under a ttalitarian regime (极权主义政权) isn’t that different frm imagining degrwth when living in a wrld f infinite grwth.
The kind f intelligence that Nelsn Mandela and such pssessed was nt artificial. The ability t reimagine the future and disrupt the current situatin remains a distinctly human quality. Unlike AI, children are naturally imaginative and questin the premises f sciety. In my research, I have bserved that yunger children are ften the mst radical in imagining different futures.
As lng as ur imaginatin is curtailed, ideas like degrwth sund utpian (乌托邦的) t many, Cultivating imaginatin means learning frm histry’s disrupters wh made the impssible pssible. Instead f dismissing “childish” ideas abut the wrld’s future, it means seeing inspiratin in children’s imaginatins. In an educatin system that celebrates imaginatin, arts and creativity are as imprtant as math and science. Idealism cexists with pragmatism. The envirnmental crisis is nt a crisis f technlgy r science, it is a crisis f imaginatin. If we let children be ur guides, we might be able t imagine ur way t survival.
31. The authr hpes educatin can play its rle in ________.
A. develping human resurcesB. prmting sustainable develpment
C increasing prductivityD. maximizing ecnmic grwth
32. Frm the passage, we can learn that _________.
A. imaginatin isn’t well develped in schls
B AI helps explit the ptential f human brains
C. graduates’ success changes the scial structures
D. AI can address the rt cause f ecnmic crisis
33. Nelsn Mandela is mentined as _________.
A. a success in building a fair sciety
B. a leader wh had a great influence
C. a pineer pssessing the quality f AI
D. an inspiratin t slve scial prblems
34. Accrding t the passage, the authr may agree that _________.
A. children’s imaginatin ensures human’s survival
B. the envirnmental crisis results frm technlgy
C. imaginatin can help slve envirnmental crisis
D. the “childish” ideas will ruin the wrld’s future
第二节 七选五（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。
Picture this: yu’re baking ckies. As yu lift the pan ut f the ven, yur bare arm accidentally tuches it. Ouch! Why did yu feel pain? And hw is yur brain invlved in sensing pain? We may nt like pain, but ur bdies need it as a warning system. ____35____
There are special receptr cells in ur skin and bdies that are sensitive t certain stimuli (刺激). These cells are called “nciceptrs”. When a nciceptr gets expsed t a painful stimulus, it sends a message int the brain. The brain prcesses that infrmatin, and then pain is felt. ____36____ Think abut a time when yu’ve stubbed yur te. There desn’t seem t be a delay between hitting yur te and then feeling pain: it feels like it happens at the same time.
____37____ If we have an injury, pain alerts us t rest and let the injury heal. If we stand t clse t a fire, pain tells us t mve away. Nt being able t feel pain can be dangerus. Sme peple can feel sensatins like tuch, but they cannt feel pain. Withut feeling pain, they cannt listen t their bdies when they need t rest r heal.
On the ther hand, the brain smetimes prcesses pain where there isn’t any actual injury t the bdy. Here’s a famus stry: a man stepped n a nail. It went thrugh the bttm f his she, and he felt like he was in hrrible pain. When the dctrs remved his she, they fund that the nail was between his tes! It hadn’t gne int his ft at all. ____38____ S his brain perceived pain t match the experience.
Withut pain, we might nt knw when we culd need t rest. We might nt knw if we were in danger f hurting urselves. ____39____ Hwever, it is an imprtant part f human life and survival!
A. Pain is nt fun t feel.
B. Pain is a respnse t a stimulus.
C. Our brains use sensry infrmatin t interpret the pain that we feel.
D. Even thugh pain is an unpleasant feeling, it is necessary fr human survival.
E. All f this signal sending and prcessing happens faster than we can perceive.
F. It is an imprtant functin f ur brain, telling ur bdies when smething is wrng.
G. Hwever, the visual infrmatin tricked his brain int thinking that there was cause fr alarm.
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。
What We Really Knw Abut ASMR
If yu spend time n YuTube r TikTk, yu may have cme acrss vides f smene whispering int a micrphne, carefully slicing stacks f slime, r slwly ripping strips f paper. These vides are designed t trigger an autnmus sensry meridian (经络) respnse, r ASMR, a pleasant feeling that travels frm the tp f the head dwn the back f the neck t the upper spine.
Watching vides that trigger ASMR is thught t lead t psitive respnses thrughut the bdy including enhanced md, relaxatin, and even pain relief. But can yu really achieve these benefits just by watching a shrt vide?A systematic review published seeks t answer that questin. German researchers cmbined the data frm 54 studies t better help us understand ASMR and its effects.
But first, where did this idea cme frm?There are references t feelings similar t ASMR in classic literature dating back t the early 1900s. The cntemprary definitins f ASMR sprang frm a discussin frum n a health-fcused website in2007. A YuTuber named Jennifer Allen cined the term in 2010.
Based n the previus studies, the researchers cncluded that examples f triggers include whispering, tapping, and natural sunds, and it is imprtant t nte that specific triggers f ASMR and the intensity f the respnse vary widely by individuals. They als explred its benefits. Clear evidence shws that ASMR can reduce stress and anxiety. Data als shws that it can imprve shrt-term memry. In specific cases, participants watching ASMR vides had lwer heart rates and bld pressure, physical signals f relaxatin. In additin, they fund that ASMR triggers brain activity patterns assciated with relaxatin and stress relief.
Despite the encuraging results, the authrs nted that many f the ASMR studies had small sample sizes and a lack f diversity amng participants; mre research is needed t truly understand the impacts f ASMR.
Luckily, it’s true that watching sensry vides f peple brushing their hair, whispering, and making sft repetitive nises can lead t relaxatin and stress relief. The best thing abut ASMR is that there are minimal side effects. S if yu’re feeling anxius r stressed, it might be wrth watching a few minutes f ASMR vides t see if they help!
40. What is an autnmus sensry meridian respnse (ASMR)?
_____________________________________
41. Accrding t the studies what benefits can ASMR bring us?
_____________________________________
42. Please decide which part is false in the fllwing statement, then underline it and explain why.
>Althugh triggers f ASMR are different, they may cause reactins f similar intensity amng different peple.
_____________________________________
43. Besides watching ASMR vides, what else d yu d when feeling anxius r stressed?
_____________________________________
第二节（20分）
44. 假设你是李华，你的英国朋友Jim写信邀请你寒假期间去伦敦游玩，你因故无法前往，请你回信表达歉意，内容包括：
1．谢绝的理由；2．提议暑假去拜访他。
注意：1．词数100左右；2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数：3．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jim,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs,
Li Hua
答案版
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. D 10. A
【答案】11. t welcme
12. were purchased##had been purchased
13. has cnducted##has been cnducting
【答案】14. What
15. which 16. integratin
【答案】17. Absrbed
18. in 19. pprtunities
20. engaging##being engaged
【答案】21. C 22. A 23. D
【答案】24. B 25. D 26. C 27. D
【答案】28. D 29. B 30. B
【答案】31. B 32. A 33. D 34. C
【答案】35. F 36. E 37. D 38. G 39. A
【答案】40. (ASMR/It is) a pleasant feeling that travels frm the tp f the head dwn the back f the neck t the upper spine.
41. It/ASMR can reduce stress and anxiety and imprve shrt-term memry.
42. Althugh triggers f ASMR are different, they may cause reactins f similar intensity amng peple. Accrding t the passage, the intensity f the respnse varies widely by individuals.
43. Pssible versin 1: Time permitting, I can take a city walk in a strange place. Wandering aimlessly in a new place will refresh me and draw my attentin away frm what causes my stress. With a light heart, I can face my prblem mre readily. (41w)
Pssible versin 2: I may talk my prblem ut with my parents r friends. Thrugh an in-depth chat, I may clear my mind and wrk ut sme plausible ways t deal with the prblem causing my anxiety. (34w)
【答案】Dear Jim,
Thanks a lt fr yur kind invitatin t visit Lndn during the winter vacatin. I was really excited when I received yur letter, as Lndn has always been a city I've been eager t explre. Hwever, I'm extremely srry t say that I can't make it.
The reasn is that my grandparents, wh live in the cuntryside, are cming t stay with us during the winter vacatin. I haven't seen them fr a lng time, and my parents expect me t spend time with them.
But I have a suggestin. Hw abut visiting yu in Lndn this summer vacatin? I believe we'll have a great time then.
Lking frward t yur reply
Yurs,
Li Hua