2025年北京高考英语第二次质检试卷

1、He has read a lot of books on arts he wants to be an artist in the future.

A．because

B．though

C．once

D．unless

2、Don’ t ________ the potatoes ________ the sun, they will go bad.

A.access；to B.assess；to C.expose；to D.explode；to

3、______his death, one of the England’s greatest writers is lost _______the world.

A. For; in   B. By; in

C. By; to   D. On; to

4、------ I’d appreciate ____ if you would like to teach me how to use the computer.

-------I would appreciate _____ you.

A. you; helping   B. it; helping

C. you; to help   D. it; to help

5、—I’m sorry, but I can’t go to the get-together tonight.

—________? It was yesterday that you said you would go with me.

A．Pardon

B．So what

C．How come

D．Who cares

6、A good competitor will cause you to grow. He will ________ you beyond your former skill level. If you want to get good at chess, play against somebody better at chess than you are.

A. serve   B. shelter

C. stretch   D. support

7、______ Shenzhen many times but we still don't know the city well.

A. We have gone to   B. Though we have gone to

C. We have been to   D. Having been to

8、“You are too selfish. It’s high time you   that you are not the most important person in the world.” Peter said to his boss angrily.

A. realized  B. realize  C. will realize  D. have realized

9、It is quite _________ for him to be the president of a big company at such an early age.

A.anything B.nothing C.something D.everything

10、Her parents’ quarreling with each other ____________led to her family’s breaking up.

A. strictly   B. hardly   C. constantly D. occasionally

11、(2014·山东) There is a note pinned to the door ___________ when the shop will open again.

A．saying

B．says

C．said

D．having said

12、The delegates had just taken their seats , then ____ .

A. the chairman came   B. came the chairman

C. the chairman comes   D. comes the chairman

13、I consider________ no use ________ with him about it.

A．it; quarrelling

B．that; to quarrel

C．it; to quarrel

D．that; quarreling

14、At our factory there are a few machines similar to ________ described in this magazine.

A．them

B．these

C．those

D．ones

15、 In order to improve my English, I have made it a part of my daily _______ to listen to BBC every day.

A. course B. regulation C. access   D. routine

16、After a heated discussion, a new plan came______ being, which would have a great effect ______ the study of the students.

A.into; for B.to; to C.from; at D.into; on

17、—Linda，the phone in your office can't be connected all the time. Why?

—Oh，sorry，Miss Miles. The service________since last Wednesday.

A．has been stopped

B．has stopped

C．was stopped

D．had stopped

18、The teacher often advises him ______ rather than speak, learning as much as possible.

A. to listen   B. listen

C. listening   D. listened

19、More than a dozen students in that school ________ abroad to study medicine last year.

A. sent   B. were sent  C. had sent   D. had been sent

20、I happen________ her novel these days, while the news of the author is spreading fast in the media.

A. to read   B. to be reading   C. to have been reading   D. to be read

21、If you   my advice, you   how to solve the problem now.

A. had taken; would have known   B. had taken; would know

C. took; would have known   D. took; would know

22、Since the couple were laid off, the ________ of their family have become worse and worse.

A. setting B. environment

C. circumstances  D. surroundings

23、Only when women are enabled to become strong will our families, our economies, and our societies reach their fullest     .

A. distinction   B. innovation

C. potential   D. appreciation

24、____your own needs and styles of communication is as important as learning to convey your affection and emotions.

A. Understanding B. To be understood

C. Being understood D. Having understood

25、He felt rather ______ after ______ the important match.

A.depressing; losing

B.depressed; lost

C.depressed; losing

D.depressing; having lost

26、Britain seems to have great creativity — especially in the performing and visual arts.

Theatrical tradition

Theaters in Britain date back at least to the 16th century, and the most famous playwright is of course William Shakespeare. A company was founded in his name, with a stage at his birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon. It has trained generations of actors. In the 20th century, classical and more modern plays were also performed at many regional theaters, where actors and writers gained experience.

Film stars

The world of film-making has involved British creative talent from the beginning. Charlie Chaplin, born in poverty in London’s East End, began as a child entertainer in music halls. He then became a pioneer of silent movies in Hollywood and created many black-and-white classics during the First World War. British actors, who were often classically trained in theater, Laurence Olivier and Alec Guinness became house-hold names after the Second World War.

Supporting talent

Film-making creativity has been supported by two major studios. Productions at Shepperton have included Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi and Ridley Scott’s Alien. Pinewood’s most famous products must be the James Bond films. Both theater and film have their own annual festivals, including one of the biggest festivals in Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh.

Visual expression

The visual arts also show Britain’s creative spirit, from Romantic Age painters like Turner and Constable to groups such as the Pre-Raphaelites and the modernist sculpture of Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth. Today’s famous artists — Damien Hirst or Tracey Emin — regularly show in the newspapers, and their works are sold at high prices.

【1】Which of the following helps actors and writers a lot?

A．Musical theaters.

B．Stratford-upon-Avon.

C．London’s West End.

D．Regional theaters.

【2】What can we learn from the passage about Charlie Chaplin?

A．He came from a rich family.

B．He went to theater school as a child.

C．He began as a child entertainer in Hollywood.

D．He contributed to the early film industry in Hollywood.

【3】What do we know about Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin?

A．You have to pay a lot to buy their works.

B．They have both invented new art forms.

C．They mainly learnt from Romantic Age painters.

D．You can buy their works from many major galleries.

27、David Brown is known as the world’s fastest completely blind runner. He was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease at 15 months old, which led him to completely lose his sight by age 13.

Brown says he was living in fear for a number of years until he discovered his passion for running. After winning an essay contest, he earned the ticket for the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008. It was at that time that he knew he wanted to compete himself.

Paralympic runners train and compete alongside sighted guides. At the Rio Games in 2016, Brown and his partner Jerome Avery ran 10. 99 in the men’s 100-meter dash to take home the gold. Brown made his way to running from another sport. He explains that he lost his left eye when he was 3, and lost vision in his right eye over time. He played basketball as a kid, but was increasingly getting injured because he couldn’t see the ball coming. “I took the opportunity to run on the playground, and realized I had some speed there,” he says.

He pursued his passion at the Missouri School for the Blind. Brown started at the school when he was 11, and it was there that he really started running track.

He got to his first Paralympic games by writing about running. Brown was one of the 25 winners of an essay contest that got to attend the event in Beijing. He says he wrote about how he used sports to overcome obstacles, noting that a he grew up he struggled with depression. It’s important to be in sync with your running partner. His new partner Steward says he doesn’t have to slow down when running with Brown, because he’s fast. A 10- or 11-second race doesn’t require much speaking, Steward says. “It’s also an honor,”Brown says. He notes that Paralympic runners can’t do what they do without guides like Steward, who could theoretically run solo but chose not to. He calls it “a great honor”.

【1】What made David Brown decide to take part in the competition himself?

A．Winning an essay contest.

B．Winning an Olympic medal.

C．Attending the 2008 Olympics.

D．Attending the Missouri School.

【2】What made David Brown change from basketball to running?

A．His change in personal interest.

B．The decline and loss of his vision.

C．The diagnosis with Kawasaki disease.

D．His participation in his first Paralympic games.

【3】What can we know about David Brown’s essay?

A．It was depressing.

B．It was interesting.

C．It was pessimistic.

D．It was inspiring.

【4】Which proverb best describes David Brown’s story?

A．Fact speaks louder than words.

B．The early bird catches the worm.

C．Where there is a will, there is a way.

D．Hope for the best, prepare for the Worst.

28、The continuous increase in the number of COVID-19 cases worldwide has had a deep and broad effect on how we live and interact with one another, resulting in many changes that are likely to be long-lasting.

For example, to reduce contact during COVID-19, shaking hands, a standard style of greeting used by officials and businessmen has been replaced. In the US, the country hardest-hit by the outbreak, with over 36 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and more than 610,000 deaths, the top health official said such social gatherings should end, even when COVID-19 is over. Anthony Fauci, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told The Wall Street Journal, “I don't think we should ever shake hands ever again, to be honest with you.” Neel Gandhi, a professor at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, told ESPN, a US sports broadcaster, “When we talk about transmission, the hands are the place that I focus on the most.”

If such advice from health experts is followed, it will produce a big shift in human behavior. However, some people are finding alternative ways to greet one another at a time when direct contact is disapproved of. In South Korea, bowing deeply has become popular. In Australia, officials have suggested that people pat each other on the back instead of shaking hands.

Handshakes are just one form of contact that has largely ended during COVIO-19, along with hugging and high-fives. As many people worldwide rebuild their social lives, experts are predicting that some degree of social contact will disappear for good.

Chen Xuefeng, deputy director of the Institute of Psychology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said. “In the post-COVID-19 era, people are likely to behave more discreetly for a while. They will pay more attention to themselves, such as caring for their health, spending more time alone, moving offline activities online, socializing less and saving more.” Chen added, “This new way of life means that some industries whore old habits are deep-rooted will face challenges in upgrading.”

【1】What does Anthony Eauci suggest doing in the face of COVID-19?

A．Avoiding handshakes.

B．Ending social gatherings.

C．Moving offline activities online.

D．Using a standard style of greeting.

【2】How does the author show the big change in human behavior in paragraph 3?

A．By data.

B．By example.

C．By experiment.

D．By imagination.

【3】What docs the word “discreetly” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Carefully.

B．Confidently.

C．Capably.

D．Comically.

【4】What is the text mainly about?

A．Old unnecessary habits worldwide.

B．Traditional forms of communication.

C．The disasters in the post-COVID-19 era.

D．The social contact changes caused by COVID-19.

29、   In 2000, when I was around seven years old, my parents, sister, brother, and I were coming back from a T-ball game. There, in our driveway, we spotted two adult geese and a small gosling. The adults were startled by our return and flew away, but their baby was still too young to fly. We are no strangers to wildlife, so we avoided physical contact with the small gosling out of fear that it would keep us in its mind and be lost to its family forever. Hours passed, and night fell. The tiny little thing was wandering around our yard, unaware of what could happen.

And then another morning. And still another. Each morning, we would try to drive the goose over to his parents, who kept coming back to our yard. He wouldn’t go to them, though, and they wouldn’t come close enough to collect him. My sister Joanna decided to call the little guy Peeper, because he would follow us around the yard making a peeping noise, nonstop.

Almost a year passed. My family filled our days with feathery hugs and my dad would throw Peeper up into the air so he could fly a circle around the house.

One evening, my uncle came, and my dad wanted to show him Peeper’s circle. He threw him up in the air, but this time, Peeper just flew off. Everyone was very, very sad. We looked for him for days, calling his name, but he didn’t come back. Twenty years passed, and Peeper became a fond memory for my family.

Geese are very loyal, never forgetting their first home. Even so, it came as a total shock to me when, in 2020,an aging adult goose appeared at my home. At first, I assumed it was just another goose. After two weeks of the goose coming back repeatedly, it became clear to me that this wasn’t a random goose. He did all of the same things Peeper used to and responded to the name Peeper. My old best friend returned, 20 years later.

People desire connection with the natural world. Through Peeper, I have learned so much about myself and about the nature of love.

【1】What does the underlined word “startled” in paragraph 1 mean?

A．Moved.

B．Frightened.

C．Confused.

D．Attracted.

【2】Why did the writer’s family avoid physical contact with the baby goose at first?

A．They were worried about its health.

B．They didn’t know what to do with it.

C．They didn’t want it to take them as its family.

D．They feared being attacked by its parents.

【3】How does the writer find the experience?

A．Pitiful.

B．Entertaining.

C．Discouraging.

D．Rewarding.

【4】What is the best title for the text?

A．My Goose Returned Home

B．Dad Trained Goose

C．The Love for Nature

D．A friendly Goose

30、On a weekday evening, Jane was at home as usual. She was unexpectedly interrupted by an urgent call from her sister “Get over here! Turn on NBC and check these guys out. They are just like you…” One facebook message and a phone interview later, Jane found herself on a bus with 8 strangers in the middle of the extreme desert heat of Utah, picking up trash (垃圾) and_______awareness about zero-waste and climate change.

With a deep_______of the environment and a desire to make a_______, Jane, Davey, and a group of self_______“environmental pick-up artists” went on a coast –to- coast roadside trash pick-up. As they walked, sometimes only_______0.9 miles in an entire day, they slowly and steadily made their way across the United States, picking up a total of 201,678 pounds of trash in three years.

During an interview, Jane and Davey_______wonderful stories of hope and inspiration that fueled their_______to continue their journey. After spending weeks silently_______about how she would have enough money to fly home for their spring break, Jane found an envelope_______with $ 850 cash in the desert, just enough to get her home and back. After their bus broke down outside of Denver, they unexpectedly got help and arrived in Yosemite National Park three weeks later, just in time for a mission to clean up trash all over the park.

Jane and Davey are like so many unsung heroes in our community. Their commitment to working in small meaningful ways demonstrates a clarion (号角) call for real change. What they have done is a________that we can all be of service.

【1】

A．showing

B．raising

C．researching

D．experiencing

【2】

A．pride

B．trust

C．love

D．fear

【3】

A．plan

B．promise

C．mistake

D．difference

【4】

A．described

B．corrected

C．repeated

D．discovered

【5】

A．measuring

B．covering

C．wandering

D．paving

【6】

A．read

B．heard

C．wrote

D．shared

【7】

A．efforts

B．choices

C．costs

D．problems

【8】

A．learning

B．worrying

C．talking

D．complaining

【9】

A．supplied

B．decorated

C．filled

D．equipped

【10】

A．researcher

B．thinker

C．collector

D．reminder

31、根据汉语提示补全短文。

Based on the 【1】(心理学) behind creating a desire to buy, advertisers have developed ways of persuading people into 【2】(购买) their products or services. A common technique to make an impact is to create a 【3】(难忘的) 【4】(口号). 【5】(口号) use simple but impressive language to make us remember the product or service being advertised. Some of these slogans may also appeal to (迎合) our emotions. For example, a slogan may connect a fine china 【6】(茶壶) it aims to promote with our pride in having good taste. You will hear a variety of slogans any time you watch TV. Think about your favourite one. What makes it special? And what message does it try to 【7】(被传达)? A slogan which communicates an idea effectively can【8】(使增长) sales and even becomes part of popular culture. That is the power of memorable slogans.

Another technique advertisers often employ is to link their company or product to a “【9】(品牌)【10】(大使)”-a famous actor, a sports star, or even a fictional character. Think of a popular fast-food restaurant. Does it have a 【11】(品牌大使)? Is the 【12】(品牌大使) popular among potential customers? The more we like the brand ambassador, the more we will be attracted to buy the product.

32、假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Jack对汉字毛笔书法非常感兴趣，写信向你咨询学习毛笔书法的建议。请你用英语回信，内容包括：

1. 学习毛笔书法的必备工具

2. 你认为学好毛笔书法的有效方式

3. 学好毛笔书法的好处

注意：1.词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；

2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

3. 参考词汇：书法 calligraphy 毛笔 writing brush 砚台 ink stone

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