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北京市第二十二中学2024-2025学年高三下学期开学考试
英语学科
2025年2月
本试卷分第I卷、第II卷、和第Ⅲ卷三部分, 共100分, 考试用时90分钟。考试结束后, 将本试卷与答题纸一并交回。祝各位考生考试顺利!
第Ⅰ卷 知识运用
一、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。(共 10小题; 每小题 1.5 分, 共 15分)
Taking Chances
I used to be afraid of making mistakes. I kept asking others “what should I do” all the time and even made “doing it the right way” my motto.
However, sometime during my high school years, I ___1___ . Maybe it was when I decided to try for the lead in “Beauty and the Beast”. Never mind that I would have to memorise lines and rehearse movements, I would take the chance that I might ___2___ in failure. On the day of tryout, my heart was pounding; my hands were ___3___ badly when I got up to sing. But when I opened my mouth. the sound was loud and ___4___ . I reached for the high notes that sometimes were beyond my reach. I was trying to do my best even though I might fail. But I didn’t!
The audition (试镜) was definitely an ___5___ part of the process. I realised that if I wanted to live life to the fullest, I had to take ___6___ .
Now, I do take these chances, with baby steps, every day: voicing my opinions in class discussions or debates, ___7___ for a high note in the church choir, riding my horse over a three-foot jump.
Three years ago, I broke my back when I fell from my horse. The injury meant I couldn’t try out for basketball, which I loved. And, the day I tried out for track was the first day my doctor allowed me to do any physical activity at all. The coach didn’t take me, so I started running with my mom. No stopwatches. No cheering crowds. I didn’t ___8___ the track team, but I didn’t fail, either.
I have finally learnt to ___9___ myself, like taking a tough science course. And I have come to realise that even though my parents, friends and teachers don’t always have the answer to “What should I do ”, they will be there to ___10___ me when I try.
“Life is learning to deal with Plan B,” my mother stated in her speech. But I now know that the Plan I make for my life will become easier and easier with every chance I take.
1. A. survived B. learnt C. changed D. quitted
2. A. show up B. take up C. end up D. give up
3. A. hurting B. shaking C. suffering D. struggling
4. A. powerful B. gentle C. innocent D. distant
5. A. ordinary B. independent C. additional D. important
6. A. chances B. turns C. measures D. sides
7. A. looking B. waiting C. hoping D. reaching
8. A. visit B. make C. admire D. take
9. A. help B. enjoy C. push D. save
10. A. teach B. watch C. trust D. support
二、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。(共10小题; 每小题1.5分, 共15分)
A
语法填空
Animated feature “Ne Zha 2” has surpassed 2021 war epic “The Battle at Lake Changjin” ___11___ (become) the highest-grossing film of all time in China. As of 1:25p. m. Thursday this animated blockbuster’s box office revenue had exceeded 5.77 billion yuan, ___12___ (achieve) the milestone in just eight days and five hours. This feat hasn’t happened with any other animated film, especially those more dependent on their worldwide acclaim liked Disney or Warner Bros: “Blockbusters are back in China, in a ___13___ (big) way than even the most optimistic among us could’ve imagined,” said Rich Gelfond, CEO of IMAX.
B
语法填空
A Yangge folk dance performed by robots during the Spring Festival Gala of the Year of the Snake has wowed users of some overseas social media, as the performance, using an innovative approach, ___14___ (combine) cultural heritage with cutting-edge technology. In the performance, 16 robots ___15___ (produce) by Chinese robotics company Unitree, dressing in northeastern Chinese style floral padded jackets, performed together with dancers from China’s Xinjiang Art Institute. The humanoid robots can not only ___16___ (smooth) twist their waists and mimic human leg-kicking movements, but also spin handkerchiefs, displaying extremely dexterous ___17___ (action).
C
语法填空
On Jan 20, Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek officially launched its latest AI model, DeepSeek-R1, positioning its ___18___ (perform)to rival OpenAI’s ol official version. The release of DeepSeek-R1 sent shockwaves through the US tech industry because it is fully open-source and achieved this breakthrough ___19___ an exceptionally low cost. DeepSeek can match the abilities of cutting-edge chatbots while using a fraction of the specialized computer chips that leading AI companies rely on. That’s prompted investors to rethink the heady valuations of companies like Nvidia, ___20___ equipment powers the most advanced AI systems, as well as the enormous investments that large companies are making to build their businesses.
第Ⅱ卷 阅读理解
三、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。(共14小题; 每小题2分, 共28分)
A
Dear Ms. Wang,
I am writing to inform you of some arrangements about my composition course and Latin course next year.
I’ve decided to re-establish the 5-paragraph essay as the goal for the composition course. I interviewed some of my former students and they all agreed that being able to write critically and continuouslywas important to them.
So next academic year, Term 1 will be like always: sentences to paragraphing. And Term 2 will work toward the 5-paragraph essay. The final 3 weeks of Term 2 will be reserved tointroduce writing for TOEFL and CEE. By that time, if the students have done their job correctly, then they should be able to write quite well.
As for the Latin course, I will post notices around campus next week so that the students will understand what’s on offer before I actually introduce the course. A number of students already emailed me about the course.
I am sure you don’t understand what a big deal our opening this program at our school is. People around the world are interested in what we plan to do. There are many rewards available to the students who succeed in the course. Please share what I have said with the administration. I want them to understand the importance of this course. The reason I have contacted these colleagues (actually Oxford contacted me) isthatI have confidence in our students and in myself. I know that when those professors meet our students and hear them speaking and reading Latin, they are going to be amazed. It will open all sorts of doors for students that they never even thought of knocking on.
Well, that’s it for now. I’ll see you soon.
Yours,
Edward Johnson
21. According to the letter, what will Edward teach about writing in Term 1
A. Critical thinking.
B. 5-paragraph essay.
C. Sentences to paragraphing.
D. Writing for TOEFL and CEE.
22. We can learn from the letter that Edward’s Latin course______.
A. has aroused students’ interest
B. enjoys a nationwide reputation
C. has won a number of awards
D. benefitsanyone who takes it
23. Why does Edward write this letter
A. To seek assistance from the administration.
B. To inform the school of his course plans.
C. To show his achievements in Latin.
D. To apply for the teaching position.
B
Charlie and Richard were cowboys. One cold December day in 1888 they were out looking for some lost cattle on the high Colorado Plateau. The snow was falling as they came to the edge of a rocky canyon — a valley with cliffs (悬崖) on either side of it. They looked down into it, and there, on the other side of the canyon, was an immense cave cut into the side of the cliff, and inside the cave there was a town!
The town was in ruins. Nobody had lived there for years but there were still many buildings. Some were three storeys high. Most were rectangular. Others were round. Altogether, there were more than 200 rooms in the buildings. What was this place Who had lived here And why had they built their houses in a cave in a canyon
Today we call the place Cliff Palace and we know that it was built more than 750 years ago by a group of native Americans called the Anasazi. We also know that Cliff Palace is just one of many towns the Anasazi built in the canyons of Mesa Verde in Colorado.
The rooms at Cliff Palace were about 1.9 metres by 2.4 metres and they had low ceilings. There was just about space enough for two or three people inside. So the people must have felt cramped when they lay down to sleep at night.
It was a hard life for the Anasazi. Pots and clothes were repaired again and again. Building stones were reused. The people’s habit of throwing trash and human waste so close to their houses impaired their health. About half of their children died before they were four.
Then, about 100 years after the Anasazi native Americans had built their cliff houses, they began moving away to the south to New Mexico and Arizona. By 1300, Mesa Verde was deserted. What happened
Scientists think they’ve found the answer in the trees of the Mesa Verde. When a tree is cut down you see a series of rings on the trunk. Each ring represents a year of the tree’s life and the width of the ring tells you how much a tree grew in a particular year. When scientists examined the trees, they discovered that a terrible drought had affected the region around 1276. There was no water anywhere. The drought lasted for 24 years. With no rain, the crops wouldn’t grow, and there was no food.
As the people moved away, they left many of their everyday objects in the houses. They probably thought they would return one day. But they never did. Their cliff homes lay lost for centuries, until discovered again by Charlie and Richard on that cold December day in 1888.
24. What can we know about Charlie and Richard
A. They raised cattle on a farm. B. They discovered a rocky canyon.
C. They became experts in archaeology. D. They came across homes of the Anasazi.
25. Which of the following is TRUE
A. The Anasazi led a wealthy life in their town.
B. Cliff Palace was the only place the Anasazi built.
C. Some Anasazi probably got sick due to their habits.
D. Cliff Palace tells us how the Anasazi built their homes.
26. The writer mentioned the trees to_____________.
A. show what the weather was like B. display how important trees were
C. predict when there will be a drought D. explain why the Anasazi left their homes
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 conceptualises it as involving emotion-related processes, cognitive processes and also behavioural 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 (范围). 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 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 sales people to try to modify their behaviour 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.
D
Young Americans Are Less Wealthy Than Their Parents
The cost of living in the United States is going up, notes writer Alissa Quartz. As is reported in New York Post, Quartz points to “the costs of housing, education and health care in particular.” At the same time, a new study, the report of which is called “The Fading American Dream” found that half of Americans born in the 1980s are falling behind their parents economically.
These findings show that many younger adults are experiencing “downward mobility.” In other words, they are not doing as well economically as their parents were at the same age. The idea of downward mobility is especially troubling for Americans, writes Robert Samuelson in The Washington Post. He says most U.S. citizens believe that, over time, the amount of money they earn will rise and life will get easier.
Alissa Quartz wrote a book about the financial difficulties of Americans. In the book, Quartz tells about teachers who are struggling to pay for regular costs. One high school teacher drives for ride sharing service Uber at night to earn more money. He corrects students’ papers between riders.
A college professor turned to government assistance to feed her child and pay for a doctor. Quartz says even lawyers increasingly cannot earn an income that enables them to meet their needs. The problem of decreasing incomes in their field is made worse by debt they may have from law school. Quartz and the economists who studied these issues say many things have led to lower incomes and downward mobility. The economic recession（衰退） of 2007 to 2009 is partly to blame, they say. Modern technology also plays a part. Quartz says robots threaten to reduce the earnings of health care workers, reporters, and people who work at supermarkets, drug stores and tax preparation services. In The Washington Post, Robert Samuelson noted that poor schools, a weak housing industry and too many government rules are also to blame.
With all these things, and more, partly responsible, what is the solution These experts say the answer is complex. But all point to one issue that needs to be examined: economic inequality. Quartz writes that while America is one of the richest countries in the world, it also has one of the biggest divides between the wealthy and the poor.
The researchers in “The Fading American Dream” study make a similar observation. They say raising GDP will not significantly improve the economic situation of most Americans. A higher GDP may help only those who are already doing well. Instead, the economists say, the United States could try to repeat something Americans born in the 1940s experienced. As those children grew up, they almost all benefited from a better economy.
31. The author mentions two reports in Paragraph 1 in order to ________.
A. explain the results of two researches
B. introduce his opinions about the issue
C attract readers’ attention to health care
D. lead to the topic of downward mobility
32. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 4
A. The causes of downward mobility.
B. The influences of government rules.
C. The negative effects of modern technology.
D. The results of economic recession in America.
33. The author indicates in this passage that ________.
A. raising GDP will greatly help the poor
B. American economy has a bright future
C. young Americans will repeat their parents’ experience
D. it’s necessary to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor
34. We can learn from the passage that in America, ________.
A. people miss the good old days in the 1940s
B. people are suffering from a worse economy
C. people are pessimistic about future economy
D. people complain a lot about economic changes
四、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。选项中有两项为多余选项。(共5小题; 每小题2分, 共10分)
Third-Culture Kids
Did you grow up in one culture, your parents came from another, and you are now living in a totally different country If so, then you are a third-culture kid!
The term “third-culture kid” (or TCK) was coined in the 1960s by Dr. Ruth. She first came across this phenomenon when she researched North American children living in India. Caught between two cultures, they form their very own. ___35___About 90 percent of them have a university degree, while 40 percent pursue a postgraduate or doctor degree. They usually benefit from their intercultural experience, which helps them to grow into successful academics and professionals.
___36___ In fact many hardships may arise from this phenomenon. A third-culture kid may not be able to adapt themselves completely to their new surroundings as expected. Instead, they may always remain an outsider in different host cultures. Max, for example, experienced this fundamental feeling of strangeness throughout his life as a third-culture kid. ___37___ While this can be a way to create a network of friends all around the world, it can be difficult for a third-culture kid like Max to maintain close friendships and relationships.
For a third-culture kid, it is often easier to move to a new foreign country than to return to their “home” country. After living in Australia and South Korea for many years, Louis finally returned to Turkey as a teenager. But she felt out of place when she returned to the country where she was born. ___38___ She did not share the same values as her friends’ even years after going back home.
While a third-culture kid must let go of their identity as foreigner when he/she returns, the home country can prove to be more foreign than anything he/she came across before. The peer group they face does not match the idealized image children have of “home”.___39___
As a part of the growing “culture”, TCKs may find it a great challenge for them to feel at home in many places.
A. Yet being a third-culture kid is not always easy.
B. In general, they often reach excellent academic results.
C. This often makes it hard for them to form their own identity.
D. However, their parents can help them see the opportunities of a mobile lifestyle.
E. Their experience abroad helps them to gain a better understanding of cultural differences.
F. Unlike other teens of her age, she didn’t know anything about current TV shows or fashion trends.
G. Additionally, making new friends and saying goodbye to old ones will at some point become routine for a third-culture kid.
第Ⅲ卷 书面表达
五、阅读下面短文, 根据题目要求用英文回答问题。(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
You’re sitting on the train home and the person opposite you yawns. Suddenly, you’re yawning with him, though you’re not tired.
This phenomenon confused scientists for years until a recent study found that people tend to sympathise with fellow humans. Supporting this claim was the discovery that those children who were unable to form normal emotional ties with others did not experience contagious yawning, as they couldn’t read body language.
Hugo, a neuroscientist, has conducted an experiment recently, which proves that happiness and sadness can spread like the common cold. According to Hugo, our mind and body are in constant exchange about how we’re feeling. “Emotions are closely linked with states of internal responses,” he explained. “There are also more visible changes in our gestures and facial expressions. When we’re in a group, these signals can spread to another person. For example, there is an obvious tendency to smile when smiled at and there are less obvious changes that reflect emotions of surprise, anger or sadness such as a change in our heart rate and blood pressure.”
Hugo further explained “Our bodies synchronise and when we like the other person, we even copy his behaviour. Next time you chat with a friend, take note of how you’ re sitting—it’s pretty likely that you will be the same. Scientists believe it’s our way of telling each other that you’re partners. Through body language, humans give each other very subtle but clear signals that show emotions.”
So, what lessons can we learn from this “Spend time with happy people—otherwise your health could suffer,” said Hugo. “When we’re sad, our body goes into fight or flight mode. But when we’re happy, our body works normally and we feel relaxed and positive. So we look bright, our skin glows, we feel healthy and it affects everyone around us.”
40. What does the example in Para. 2 support
____________________________________________________
41. Why do we copy other person’s behaviour according to Hugo
____________________________________________________
42. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, and then underline it and correct it.
When we are in a group, visible changes in our gestures and facial expressions tend to spread among us, and there are more obvious changes such as changes in our blood pressure and heart rate.
____________________________________________________
43. Do you agree with what Hugo said in the last paragraph Give some reasons.
____________________________________________________
六、书面表达(共1题, 20分)
44. 假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你准备在本学期参加学校组织的英语演讲比赛，在准备期间遇到了困难。请给你校的外教Jim写一封邮件，向他寻求帮助，内容包括：
1. 介绍比赛的相关信息；
2. 说明你遇到的困难。
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
北京市第二十二中学2024-2025学年高三下学期开学考试
英语学科 答案
第Ⅰ卷 知识运用
一、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。(共 10小题; 每小题 1.5 分, 共 15分)
【1~10题答案】
【答案】1. C 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. A 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. D
二、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。(共10小题; 每小题1.5分, 共15分)
A
【11~13题答案】
【答案】11. to become
12. achieving
13. bigger
B
【14~17题答案】
【答案】bined
15. produced
16. smoothly
17. actions
C
【18~20题答案】
【答案】18. performance
19. at 20. whose
第Ⅱ卷 阅读理解
三、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。(共14小题; 每小题2分, 共28分)
A
【21~23题答案】
【答案】21. C 22. A 23. B
B
【24~26题答案】
【答案】24. D 25. C 26. D
C
【27~30题答案】
【答案】27. C 28. A 29. B 30. A
D
【31~34题答案】
【答案】31. D 32. A 33. D 34. B
四、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。选项中有两项为多余选项。(共5小题; 每小题2分, 共10分)
【35~39题答案】
【答案】35. B 36. A 37. G 38. F 39. C
第Ⅲ卷 书面表达
五、阅读下面短文, 根据题目要求用英文回答问题。(共4小题; 第40、. 41题各2分, 第42题3分, 第43题5分, 共12分)
【40~43题答案】
【答案】40. It supports the idea that people tend to sympathise with fellow humans.
41. Because it’s our way of telling each other that you’re partners.
42. When we are in a group, visible changes in our gestures and facial expressions tend to spread among us, and there are more obvious changes such as changes in our blood pressure and heart rate. Because there are less obvious changes such as changes in our blood rate and heart rate.
43. Yes. Because Being around happy people is good for your health，making us feel relaxed and positive.
六、书面表达(共1题, 20分)
【44题答案】
【答案】Dear Jim,
How is everything going I’m Li Hua from Class 1. I’m writing to ask you for some help.
Aiming to inspire our enthusiasm for English, our school will hold an English speech competition themed English Studying. Some challenges do exist during my preparation. Choosing what to say is exactly the problem I’m stuck in at the moment. I’m not sure which material can be most inviting and enlightening so your opinion, due to your rich experience, is quite vital for me. Moreover, I’m a little worried about my English pronunciation. How can I be more natural
I would be very grateful if you could offer me a hand.
Yours,
Li Hua

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