北京市延庆区2026届高三下学期一模英语试卷（含答案）
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北京市延庆区2025-2026学年高三一模英语试题
一、完形填空
When growing up, Bonnie Blumberg knew her mother Janice Goldstein was creative and kind. Back in the 1960s and 1970s, Goldstein 1 to sew costumes for the entire class for her daughter’s school plays — often working late into the night.
Tragedy struck in 2017: Goldstein suffered multiple strokes, 2 the use of her right side. Two years ago, while packing up her mother’s house, Blumberg found three 3 knit sweaters, each at a different stage of being made. She knew exactly who they were for.
She brought them to a local knitting store to be finished, and was there advised to get in touch with Loose Ends. It is an organization that 4 people who have unfinished crafts left by loved ones with local crafters who can finish the work at no charge.
Loose Ends linked her up with Anna Minmier, a knitter with 20 years of experience, to 5 the project. “When I met Anna, all I could do was give her a big 6 ,” Blumberg says, tearing up, “It’s incredible how special this project is.”
Minmier spent months working on the sweaters, calling it a privilege to be part of a story that 7 three generations together. It reminded her of her own grandmother, who’d had to stop knitting because of arthritis. “ 8 , it feels a little selfish,” Minmier says, laughing. “I get to do my hobby, use free materials, and challenge myself with new patterns.”
Sadly, Goldstein passed away as the project neared 9 . Minmier never got to witness Blumberg holding the sweaters and looking back with her mother. For Blumberg, these are more than just clothing: they’re warm, cuddly pieces of her mother’s love, brought to life by a stranger’s 10 .
1．A．volunteered B．struggled C．intended D．pretended
2．A．wasting B．losing C．improving D．strengthening
3．A．unwanted B．affordable C．identical D．outstanding
4．A．compares B．replaces C．matches D．balances
5．A．take over B．cut in C．look after D．put aside
6．A．nod B．wave C．hug D．hand
7．A．rules B．ties C．guides D．inspires
8．A．Thankfully B．Hopefully C．Fortunately D．Honestly
9．A．realization B．completion C．connection D．recognition
10．A．politeness B．braveness C．kindness D．gentleness
二、语法填空
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个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Unearthed from Wei & Jin Dynasties tomb No. 5 in Jiayuguan City, the painted brick with a messenger design is one of the most important 11 (treasure) in Gansu Province Museum. 35cm long and 17cm wide, it has a messenger 12 (ride) a horse with black headband on head and holding in left hand a writ and tally, which is an authenticating object (信物) when passing through customs passes and postal stations. It was designed as the symbol of China post and a commemorative stamp 13 (release) on August 25, 1982 by China’s Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.
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个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
He Jiaolong, a former deputy mayor of Zhaosu County in Xinjiang 14 dedicated herself to boosting local agriculture, became an internet celebrity. 15 (promote) her region’s tourism and farm produce, she once rode a horse through heavy snow, a video of which went viral online in 2020. She 16 (successful) helped sell over 15 million yuan worth of local goods via livestreams, donating all rewards to public welfare causes. So far, her efforts 17 (transform) products like honey and crystal noodles into popular online goods, creating new opportunities for local farmers.
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个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
The real threat isn’t that AI is growing smarter but that we might stop using our intelligence. If we treat AI as an all-powerful adviser, we risk forgetting 18 to question, reason, and recognize. Fortunately, this fate is avoidable. The takeaway is simple: humans are still essential. As AI advances, our role evolves rather than fades. We need to spot when algorithms generate something strange, biased, or wrong — a task that 19 (highlight) humans’ greatest strength. To guide and regulate AI effectively, we must expand our own knowledge base, ensuring the technology serves humanity 20 a responsible manner.
三、阅读理解
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Find a Volunteer Opportunity
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Become a Volunteer
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21．Which activity protects cultural resources
A．Building trails or historic buildings.
B．Assisting libraries and archives in parks.
C．Monitoring wildlife for natural resources.
D．Teaching travelers regional cultural heritage.
22．What can we learn about volunteer procedures
A．Application forms are only in one language.
B．Duties and time are discussed with supervisors.
C．Pre-start paperwork and random reports are required.
D．Onboarding includes training and professional skill tests.
23．What is the purpose of the passage
A．To introduce main park volunteer tasks.
B．To offer detailed volunteer application steps.
C．To advocate participation in park volunteering.
D．To stress the importance of park resource protection.
As a kid, my identity was wrapped up in sports. I spent countless hours shooting hoops on my driveway, and then I got cut from the middle school basketball team, all three years.
I spent a decade playing soccer, but I didn’t make the high school team. At that point, I shifted my focus to a new sport, diving. I was bad. I could hardly touch my toes without bending my knees, and I was afraid of heights.
But I was determined. I stayed at the pool until it was dark, and my coach kicked me out of practice. I knew that the seeds of greatness are planted in the daily grind, and eventually, my hard work paid off. By my senior year, I made the All-American list, and I qualified for the Junior Olympic Nationals. I was obsessed with diving. It was more than something I did, it became who I was.
But when I got to college, the sport I loved became something I started to fear. At that level, I could not beat more talented divers by outworking them. There was one question, though, that stopped me from rethinking. “If I’m not a diver, who am I ” In psychology, there’s a term for this kind of failure to rethink — it’s called “identity closure.” It’s when you settle prematurely (过早地) on a sense of who you are and close your mind to alternative selves.
After my freshman year of college, I rethought my identity. I realized that diving was a passion, not a purpose. My values were to grow and excel. I didn’t have to be a diver to grow, excel and contribute.
Instead of foreclosing on one identity, we’re better off trying on a range of possible selves. Retiring from diving freed me up to spend the summer doing psychology research and working as a diving coach. It also gave me time to concentrate on my silliest hobby, performing as a magician.
Ever since then, I put an annual reminder in my calendar to rethink. It’s a checkup. Just as I go to the doctor for an annual checkup when nothing seems to be wrong, I can do the same thing in the important parts of my life. A career checkup to consider how my goals are shifting. A relationship checkup to re-examine my habits.
24．What made the author still decide to hold on when facing various challenges in sports
A．His pressure from his coach. B．His talent in sports.
C．His obsession with diving. D．His definition of himself.
25．After the freshman year of college, the author decided to ________.
A．embrace more possible selves B．outwork more talented divers
C．give up diving-related things D．shift his focus to a new sport
26．According to the author, the retirement from diving was ________.
A．thrilling B．distracting C．regrettable D．worthwhile
27．What can you learn from the passage
A．Failure is the mother of success.
B．Where there is a will, there is a way.
C．Self-reflection is the key to self-improvement.
D．Our value doesn’t lie in what we do, but who we are.
Jonathan Reid was building a steady digital marketing career in 2019 when his partner sent a photo of a chalkboard: “Scissor makers wanted.” A seemingly joking remark transformed an IT professional into an artisan.
Reid now works as a “putter-togetherer” at Ernest Wright, the last remaining manufacturer of traditional handmade scissors in Sheffield. Leaving tech — long seen as a path to high salaries and job security — for an almost-extinct craft seemed risky. But as artificial intelligence threatens once-stable roles, he feels “more secure in his job.” “The human touch of crafts looks like an unexpectedly enduring career choice,” he says, noting his industry’s adaptive survival offers lessons for at-risk businesses.
Daniel Carpenter, executive director of Heritage Crafts, agrees: “AI is a big threat to a large part of the creative industry. We think craft is probably quite resilient to that.” Data supports this optimism: the global handicrafts market, valued at $907bn last year, is forecast to hit $1.94tn by 2033. A Crafts Council survey found over 60% of respondents are upbeat about the sector, and the International Labour Organization ranks craft workers among the least AI-exposed professions.
In 20th-century Britain, automation and offshoring devastated trades like basket weaving, which fell from 14,000 UK professionals in 1891 to just 200 today. Yet second-generation basket maker Eddie Glew has “never been more positive”: “Since I got into it, it’s only gone one way, it’s only gone upwards.” He now works with interior designers who “are a lot more keen on telling my story,” creating bespoke (量身定做的) pieces for projects like Alton Towers’ Wicker Man rollercoaster.
London bookbinder Maria Ruzaikina caters to private collectors, using intricate gold tooling to help increase the value of rare books. “Many of my clients buy books as an alternative investment,” she explains.
Craftspeople are also adapting digitally: Ernest Wright shares workshop stories on Instagram, while TikTok’s BookTok trend boosts bookbinding interest. Carpenter says, “Traditional craftspeople who are really succeeding at the moment are those who are opening up their workshops to the world.”
Challenges remain, however. Post-Brexit (英国脱欧后) bureaucracy and small customer bases burden businesses, with the median full-time craft income at 33,000 annually, but this represents just two-fifths of those surveyed, with many more reliant on an additional income. Heritage Crafts received 1,200 hardship fund applications last year, and its endangered list grew by 19 crafts since 2023.
Still, Reid remains hopeful. “The thing you have to do is something AI could never replicate,” he says. “That’s the very human aspect of this — and that’s the community-building.”
28．Why did Jonathan Reid choose to become a scissor maker
A．He was tired of digital marketing. B．He saw crafts’ human touch as career security.
C．His partner encouraged him to change careers. D．He wanted to preserve an endangered tradition.
29．What does the example of Eddie Glew illustrate
A．Traditional crafts can adapt to modern demands.
B．Automation has contributed to traditional trades.
C．Young people are not interested in traditional crafts.
D．Basketball weaving is no longer a practicable career option.
30．Which would be the best title for the passage
A．Securing a Future: Why Crafts Beat Al Threats.
B．AI vs. Handicrafts: Can Traditional Industries survive
C．The Endangered Artisan: Fighting for Survival in AI Era.
D．How Endangered Craft Industries Are Resisting the AI Jobs Threat
Few people can better represent people’s wonder at the natural world than Sir David Attenborough, a television presenter in his nineties. In recent years, Sir David has been campaigning passionately for an end to the plastic that his film crews find scattered across the planet. “The plastic in our oceans ought never to have got there in the first place,” he said. “Much of it perhaps ought not to have even been manufactured at all.” The first statement is reasonable, but the second is not — for it disregards the extraordinary benefits that plastics, and the industry which produces them, have provided both to humans and to the environment.
Although the drawbacks of the world’s reliance on plastics are all too apparent, the benefits they provide, in the form of reducing waste and cost, are all too easily overlooked. While being lighter, more durable, and cheaper and easier to manufacture, plastics have made possible a range of new materials. These materials have become vital in everything from building to carmaking to consumer electronics.
Plastics have also eased the world’s reliance on older materials, and on the living beings from which many of them came. There are perhaps 10m pianos in the world. If all their white keys were made of ivory, how many elephants would remain
Just as the benefits of plastics are often unseen, however, so are some potential harms. The sight of plastic waste ruining beautiful natural areas and harming wildlife used to be one of the biggest complaints against plastics. Now concerns grow over what happens when they break up into microscopic fragments invisible to the naked eye. In the past decade such “microplastics” have been found in food chains, in human brains and even in the apparently untouched snow of Antarctica.
Being detectable does not make something dangerous. It might only show how good our instruments in use are. To tackle the pollution, the best approach is not to ban plastics, but to manage them more carefully. Better recycling technologies, now under development, are one part of the answer. The proportion of plastics which end up being recycled has doubled in the past two decades, but it is still only 9%. This is not because people do not care about the planet, but because recycling is harder and more costly than most people realise.
Greater use should therefore be made of landfill. When properly managed and well monitored, this is far less environmentally ruinous than often believed, and can be simpler and more effective than ineffective recycling. Incinerators (焚烧), which generate energy and capture carbon, though unpopular, are a useful option too. Regarding plastics, the benefits are very much greater than most people will allow — and so is the potential for managing the costs.
31．What does the underlined word “disregards” in paragraph 1 most probably mean
A．Ignores. B．Emphasizes. C．Minimizes. D．Uncovers.
32．What can we learn about plastics from the passage
A．Their main use is for packaging.
B．They contribute to wildlife protection.
C．Their potential harms are still unnoticed.
D．They are not dangerous for being detectable.
33．About plastic pollution management, the author is ________.
A．in favor of improved management
B．supportive of a complete ban on plastics
C．content that landfill is the effective solution
D．optimistic that recycling will solve the problem
34．What is the main idea of the passage
A．Microplastics pose hidden threats to ecosystems and humans.
B．Plastics need urgent solutions for severe environmental harm.
C．The benefits of Plastic far outweigh drawbacks despite challenges.
D．Effective waste management is central to reducing plastic pollution.
Did you make any resolutions this new year If you did, are you keeping to them Well done if you are. Polling in America suggests half of new-year resolvers give up by the end of March. 35 .
Habitual behaviour emerges in response to dopamine (多巴胺) being produced as a consequence of a certain action. Two brain systems are involved. One, in the basal ganglia (a set of structures deep in the brain’s interior), responds automatically and predictably to certain stimuli. 36 . This will include sub-habits such as “shower”, “make coffee”, “get dressed”, “drive to office” and so on, each with their own triggering stimuli and dopamine reward.
37 . Its dopamine reward comes from a deliberate action being successfully performed. This goal-directed system can override the stimulus-response one. For example, if the radio tells you of a traffic problem, the “drive to office” sub-routine will need conscious modification.
38 . But permanent changes, such as either breaking an old habit or making a new one, are thought to require weakening the stimulus-driven system.
In practice, most proven approaches seem to operate on the stimulus-response side of the equation. Deliberate repetition trains the brain so that what was once goal-directed becomes automatic. In the case of driving to work, the incentive to do this is strong (you won’t get paid otherwise). For things more easily abandoned, reinforcement with small rewards works similarly. 39 . Moving house is known to help — though calling in the removal vans is a drastic approach to resolution-keeping.
In the end, though, when it comes to habit-formation, good old-fashioned willpower is the way forward. As the old joke has it, “How many psychoanalysts does it take to change a light bulb Only one, but the light bulb has to really want to change.”
A．Small rewards and a change of scenery can help.
B．Most habits form precisely because they are helpful.
C．The other brain system, which is goal-directed, is located in the cortex (皮层).
D．To break an unwanted habit, on the other hand, consider removing familiar stimuli.
E．For example, your morning alarm is a stimulus that activates your “getting up” habit.
F．For one-off modifications of habits, this arrangement of routine and override works well.
G．Studies confirm it takes months for a new behaviour to stick, regardless of when you start.
阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。
I used to secretly wish for a smooth, resisted life — no uphill climbs, just ease. “Why can’t things just flow ” I’d mutter to myself after a long day. But somewhere along the way, I noticed something uncomfortable: the times I tried to avoid the hard path, life actually got harder.
Take my early years in medicine. I hated anatomy class — it was dense, overwhelming, and I wanted to skim through. I told myself, “I’ll just figure it out later.” But my shortcut backfired — later exams turned into nightmares.
It took me years to realize: doing the difficult thing early often saves you from a lifetime of difficulty later. And I see it everywhere in daily life. That 30-minute workout you resist saves you from years of aching joints. The deep work you keep postpone levers you rushing at the last minute, stressed out. Life’s kind of a backwards puzzle like that.
I still struggle with this. Writing, for example. There are mornings I stare at a blank page and bargain with myself. “Maybe I’ll just write tomorrow when I’m more inspired.” But inspiration doesn’t magically arrive, it sneaks in after the hard part — after I’ve typed through the clumsy, messy beginnings. And when I finally lean into the discomfort, the writing flows. That’s the quiet magic of it: the hard thing isn’t just a wall — it’s also the doorway.
At its core, doing hard things is not about toughness — it’s about kindness to your future self. Next time I find myself resisting, I’ll remind myself: this hard thing isn’t here to punish me. It’s here to liberate me. And maybe, just maybe, that’s the closest way we get to an “easy” life.
40．What uncomfortable thing did the author notice
41．Why did the author say “Life’s kind of a backwards puzzle like that”
42．Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
Doing the hard thing, which is about toughness, is the doorway.
43．Have you ever done something hard that saved yourself from difficulty later (In about 40 words)
四、书信写作
44．假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你在国际青少年社区International Teens Community看到了一则以“我为家乡代言”为主题的英文讨论帖，请根据以下提示进行跟帖：
1.代言内容；
2.你的做法。
提示词：代言人ambassador
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Hi, global teens!
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参考答案
题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
答案 A B D C A C B D B C
题号 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
答案 B B C D A D C B A D
题号 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
答案 A B A C G E C F D
题号 41 42 43
答案 B D H
11．treasures 12．riding 13．was released
14．who/that 15．To promote 16．successfully 17．have transformed
18．how 19．highlights 20．in
35．G 36．E 37．C 38．F 39．D
40．(The author noticed that) The times he tried to avoid the hard path, life actually got harder. 41．Because doing the difficult thing early often saves you from a lifetime of difficulty later. 42．Doing the hard thing, which is about toughness, is the doorway.
改：①Doing the hard thing is not about toughness; ②it’s about kindness to your future self.
或者改：Doing the hard thing, ①which is not about toughness, ②but about kindness to your future self, is the doorway. 43．Have you ever done something hard that saved yourself from difficulty later (In about 40 words)
Possible version 1:
Yes, I have. Last semester, I forced myself to study for a math exam every night instead of cramming at the last minute. Though it felt tiring then, I avoided the panic of last-minute memorization and scored well — early effort saved me from failure.
Possible version 2:
Yes, I have. I once practiced oral English for 40 minutes every night before the speaking test, repeating sentences and simulating dialogues even when I felt tired and wanted to give up. This tough daily practice polished my speaking skills a lot. In the test, I spoke fluently and confidently, avoiding the regret of poor preparation.
44．例文
Possible version 1:
Hi, global teens! I’m Li Hua, a senior high school student from Hongxing Middle School, and I’m proud to serve as a “hometown ambassador” for my city, Hangzhou.
My hometown is most famous for the picturesque West Lake, the elegant Longjing tea culture, and its perfect blend of ancient water town charm and dynamic digital innovation. To share its beauty, I often post short English videos introducing local scenic spots, traditional snacks and intangible cultural heritage skills on the International Teens Community. I also organize online virtual tours for foreign friends during holidays, and send hand-painted postcards of Hangzhou landmarks to teenagers from different countries.
Welcome to explore Hangzhou’s beauty yourselves if you get the chance!
Possible version 2:
Hi, global teens! I’m Li Hua, and I’m delighted to be a fruit promotion ambassador for Zhangshanying Town, my hometown in Yanqing District, Beijing.
My hometown’s signature produce is Zhangshanying apples, which grow in the unique cool climate and fertile soil at the foot of the Yan Mountains. They have thin bright red skin, crisp juicy flesh, and a perfect balance of sweetness and sourness, even winning the national geographical indication product title. To help more people know about them, I share short videos of the apple harvest season and taste tests on this community, and tell stories of local orchard farmers using eco-friendly planting methods. I also organize online group purchase activities for international students in Beijing every autumn, so they can try the fresh apples directly from the orchards.
I hope you’ll get a chance to taste this delicious gift from my hometown someday!
一、完形填空
When growing up, Bonnie Blumberg knew her mother Janice Goldstein was creative and kind. Back in the 1960s and 1970s, Goldstein 1 to sew costumes for the entire class for her daughter’s school plays — often working late into the night.
Tragedy struck in 2017: Goldstein suffered multiple strokes, 2 the use of her right side. Two years ago, while packing up her mother’s house, Blumberg found three 3 knit sweaters, each at a different stage of being made. She knew exactly who they were for.
She brought them to a local knitting store to be finished, and was there advised to get in touch with Loose Ends. It is an organization that 4 people who have unfinished crafts left by loved ones with local crafters who can finish the work at no charge.
Loose Ends linked her up with Anna Minmier, a knitter with 20 years of experience, to 5 the project. “When I met Anna, all I could do was give her a big 6 ,” Blumberg says, tearing up, “It’s incredible how special this project is.”
Minmier spent months working on the sweaters, calling it a privilege to be part of a story that 7 three generations together. It reminded her of her own grandmother, who’d had to stop knitting because of arthritis. “ 8 , it feels a little selfish,” Minmier says, laughing. “I get to do my hobby, use free materials, and challenge myself with new patterns.”
Sadly, Goldstein passed away as the project neared 9 . Minmier never got to witness Blumberg holding the sweaters and looking back with her mother. For Blumberg, these are more than just clothing: they’re warm, cuddly pieces of her mother’s love, brought to life by a stranger’s 10 .
1．A．volunteered B．struggled C．intended D．pretended
2．A．wasting B．losing C．improving D．strengthening
3．A．unwanted B．affordable C．identical D．outstanding
4．A．compares B．replaces C．matches D．balances
5．A．take over B．cut in C．look after D．put aside
6．A．nod B．wave C．hug D．hand
7．A．rules B．ties C．guides D．inspires
8．A．Thankfully B．Hopefully C．Fortunately D．Honestly
9．A．realization B．completion C．connection D．recognition
10．A．politeness B．braveness C．kindness D．gentleness
二、语法填空
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个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Unearthed from Wei & Jin Dynasties tomb No. 5 in Jiayuguan City, the painted brick with a messenger design is one of the most important 11 (treasure) in Gansu Province Museum. 35cm long and 17cm wide, it has a messenger 12 (ride) a horse with black headband on head and holding in left hand a writ and tally, which is an authenticating object (信物) when passing through customs passes and postal stations. It was designed as the symbol of China post and a commemorative stamp 13 (release) on August 25, 1982 by China’s Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.
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个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
He Jiaolong, a former deputy mayor of Zhaosu County in Xinjiang 14 dedicated herself to boosting local agriculture, became an internet celebrity. 15 (promote) her region’s tourism and farm produce, she once rode a horse through heavy snow, a video of which went viral online in 2020. She 16 (successful) helped sell over 15 million yuan worth of local goods via livestreams, donating all rewards to public welfare causes. So far, her efforts 17 (transform) products like honey and crystal noodles into popular online goods, creating new opportunities for local farmers.
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个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
The real threat isn’t that AI is growing smarter but that we might stop using our intelligence. If we treat AI as an all-powerful adviser, we risk forgetting 18 to question, reason, and recognize. Fortunately, this fate is avoidable. The takeaway is simple: humans are still essential. As AI advances, our role evolves rather than fades. We need to spot when algorithms generate something strange, biased, or wrong — a task that 19 (highlight) humans’ greatest strength. To guide and regulate AI effectively, we must expand our own knowledge base, ensuring the technology serves humanity 20 a responsible manner.
三、阅读理解
Volunteer with UsYou Can Make Our Great Places Better.
Join Volunteers-In-Parks (VIP) to support the National Park Service in preserving and protecting national parks, with flexible volunteer arrangements — you can take part for a day or year-round, individually or with friends and family, and choose spots close to home or dream destinations, as opportunities are offered nationwide.What Can Volunteers Do
The possibilities are as diverse as the national parks themselves. Here are some example volunteer activities:
◆Lead or support education and public-facing programs
◆Maintain or rebuild trails or historic buildings
◆Conduct research or monitor wildlife to preserve our natural resources
◆Help families make memories happen as a campground host
◆Support libraries, archives, and museums in parks to preserve our cultural resources
◆Educate train travelers on the natural and cultural heritage of a region through the Trails & Rails program
Find a Volunteer Opportunity
◆Visit Volunteer.gov to search opportunities by location, specific site or activity, or just browse freely.
◆Check the volunteer webpage of a specific park (find by state, click Get Involved then Volunteer), though not all parks have such pages.
◆Explore special programs like citizen science to find activities matching your interests.
◆Join single or multi-day volunteer events to try volunteering easily.
Become a Volunteer
Apply for an opportunity via Volunteer.gov, with offline Volunteer Service Application (OF301) in Mandarin and Spanish available if needed; a supervisor will then confirm your position and discuss duties, duration and schedule with you. Next, complete and sign pre-start paperwork with your supervisor and get your duty description. After finishing onboarding (including training and receiving necessary items), report your volunteer hours and accomplishments to your supervisor regularly.
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21．Which activity protects cultural resources
A．Building trails or historic buildings.
B．Assisting libraries and archives in parks.
C．Monitoring wildlife for natural resources.
D．Teaching travelers regional cultural heritage.
22．What can we learn about volunteer procedures
A．Application forms are only in one language.
B．Duties and time are discussed with supervisors.
C．Pre-start paperwork and random reports are required.
D．Onboarding includes training and professional skill tests.
23．What is the purpose of the passage
A．To introduce main park volunteer tasks.
B．To offer detailed volunteer application steps.
C．To advocate participation in park volunteering.
D．To stress the importance of park resource protection.
As a kid, my identity was wrapped up in sports. I spent countless hours shooting hoops on my driveway, and then I got cut from the middle school basketball team, all three years.
I spent a decade playing soccer, but I didn’t make the high school team. At that point, I shifted my focus to a new sport, diving. I was bad. I could hardly touch my toes without bending my knees, and I was afraid of heights.
But I was determined. I stayed at the pool until it was dark, and my coach kicked me out of practice. I knew that the seeds of greatness are planted in the daily grind, and eventually, my hard work paid off. By my senior year, I made the All-American list, and I qualified for the Junior Olympic Nationals. I was obsessed with diving. It was more than something I did, it became who I was.
But when I got to college, the sport I loved became something I started to fear. At that level, I could not beat more talented divers by outworking them. There was one question, though, that stopped me from rethinking. “If I’m not a diver, who am I ” In psychology, there’s a term for this kind of failure to rethink — it’s called “identity closure.” It’s when you settle prematurely (过早地) on a sense of who you are and close your mind to alternative selves.
After my freshman year of college, I rethought my identity. I realized that diving was a passion, not a purpose. My values were to grow and excel. I didn’t have to be a diver to grow, excel and contribute.
Instead of foreclosing on one identity, we’re better off trying on a range of possible selves. Retiring from diving freed me up to spend the summer doing psychology research and working as a diving coach. It also gave me time to concentrate on my silliest hobby, performing as a magician.
Ever since then, I put an annual reminder in my calendar to rethink. It’s a checkup. Just as I go to the doctor for an annual checkup when nothing seems to be wrong, I can do the same thing in the important parts of my life. A career checkup to consider how my goals are shifting. A relationship checkup to re-examine my habits.
24．What made the author still decide to hold on when facing various challenges in sports
A．His pressure from his coach. B．His talent in sports.
C．His obsession with diving. D．His definition of himself.
25．After the freshman year of college, the author decided to ________.
A．embrace more possible selves B．outwork more talented divers
C．give up diving-related things D．shift his focus to a new sport
26．According to the author, the retirement from diving was ________.
A．thrilling B．distracting C．regrettable D．worthwhile
27．What can you learn from the passage
A．Failure is the mother of success.
B．Where there is a will, there is a way.
C．Self-reflection is the key to self-improvement.
D．Our value doesn’t lie in what we do, but who we are.
Jonathan Reid was building a steady digital marketing career in 2019 when his partner sent a photo of a chalkboard: “Scissor makers wanted.” A seemingly joking remark transformed an IT professional into an artisan.
Reid now works as a “putter-togetherer” at Ernest Wright, the last remaining manufacturer of traditional handmade scissors in Sheffield. Leaving tech — long seen as a path to high salaries and job security — for an almost-extinct craft seemed risky. But as artificial intelligence threatens once-stable roles, he feels “more secure in his job.” “The human touch of crafts looks like an unexpectedly enduring career choice,” he says, noting his industry’s adaptive survival offers lessons for at-risk businesses.
Daniel Carpenter, executive director of Heritage Crafts, agrees: “AI is a big threat to a large part of the creative industry. We think craft is probably quite resilient to that.” Data supports this optimism: the global handicrafts market, valued at $907bn last year, is forecast to hit $1.94tn by 2033. A Crafts Council survey found over 60% of respondents are upbeat about the sector, and the International Labour Organization ranks craft workers among the least AI-exposed professions.
In 20th-century Britain, automation and offshoring devastated trades like basket weaving, which fell from 14,000 UK professionals in 1891 to just 200 today. Yet second-generation basket maker Eddie Glew has “never been more positive”: “Since I got into it, it’s only gone one way, it’s only gone upwards.” He now works with interior designers who “are a lot more keen on telling my story,” creating bespoke (量身定做的) pieces for projects like Alton Towers’ Wicker Man rollercoaster.
London bookbinder Maria Ruzaikina caters to private collectors, using intricate gold tooling to help increase the value of rare books. “Many of my clients buy books as an alternative investment,” she explains.
Craftspeople are also adapting digitally: Ernest Wright shares workshop stories on Instagram, while TikTok’s BookTok trend boosts bookbinding interest. Carpenter says, “Traditional craftspeople who are really succeeding at the moment are those who are opening up their workshops to the world.”
Challenges remain, however. Post-Brexit (英国脱欧后) bureaucracy and small customer bases burden businesses, with the median full-time craft income at 33,000 annually, but this represents just two-fifths of those surveyed, with many more reliant on an additional income. Heritage Crafts received 1,200 hardship fund applications last year, and its endangered list grew by 19 crafts since 2023.
Still, Reid remains hopeful. “The thing you have to do is something AI could never replicate,” he says. “That’s the very human aspect of this — and that’s the community-building.”
28．Why did Jonathan Reid choose to become a scissor maker
A．He was tired of digital marketing. B．He saw crafts’ human touch as career security.
C．His partner encouraged him to change careers. D．He wanted to preserve an endangered tradition.
29．What does the example of Eddie Glew illustrate
A．Traditional crafts can adapt to modern demands.
B．Automation has contributed to traditional trades.
C．Young people are not interested in traditional crafts.
D．Basketball weaving is no longer a practicable career option.
30．Which would be the best title for the passage
A．Securing a Future: Why Crafts Beat Al Threats.
B．AI vs. Handicrafts: Can Traditional Industries survive
C．The Endangered Artisan: Fighting for Survival in AI Era.
D．How Endangered Craft Industries Are Resisting the AI Jobs Threat
Few people can better represent people’s wonder at the natural world than Sir David Attenborough, a television presenter in his nineties. In recent years, Sir David has been campaigning passionately for an end to the plastic that his film crews find scattered across the planet. “The plastic in our oceans ought never to have got there in the first place,” he said. “Much of it perhaps ought not to have even been manufactured at all.” The first statement is reasonable, but the second is not — for it disregards the extraordinary benefits that plastics, and the industry which produces them, have provided both to humans and to the environment.
Although the drawbacks of the world’s reliance on plastics are all too apparent, the benefits they provide, in the form of reducing waste and cost, are all too easily overlooked. While being lighter, more durable, and cheaper and easier to manufacture, plastics have made possible a range of new materials. These materials have become vital in everything from building to carmaking to consumer electronics.
Plastics have also eased the world’s reliance on older materials, and on the living beings from which many of them came. There are perhaps 10m pianos in the world. If all their white keys were made of ivory, how many elephants would remain
Just as the benefits of plastics are often unseen, however, so are some potential harms. The sight of plastic waste ruining beautiful natural areas and harming wildlife used to be one of the biggest complaints against plastics. Now concerns grow over what happens when they break up into microscopic fragments invisible to the naked eye. In the past decade such “microplastics” have been found in food chains, in human brains and even in the apparently untouched snow of Antarctica.
Being detectable does not make something dangerous. It might only show how good our instruments in use are. To tackle the pollution, the best approach is not to ban plastics, but to manage them more carefully. Better recycling technologies, now under development, are one part of the answer. The proportion of plastics which end up being recycled has doubled in the past two decades, but it is still only 9%. This is not because people do not care about the planet, but because recycling is harder and more costly than most people realise.
Greater use should therefore be made of landfill. When properly managed and well monitored, this is far less environmentally ruinous than often believed, and can be simpler and more effective than ineffective recycling. Incinerators (焚烧), which generate energy and capture carbon, though unpopular, are a useful option too. Regarding plastics, the benefits are very much greater than most people will allow — and so is the potential for managing the costs.
31．What does the underlined word “disregards” in paragraph 1 most probably mean
A．Ignores. B．Emphasizes. C．Minimizes. D．Uncovers.
32．What can we learn about plastics from the passage
A．Their main use is for packaging.
B．They contribute to wildlife protection.
C．Their potential harms are still unnoticed.
D．They are not dangerous for being detectable.
33．About plastic pollution management, the author is ________.
A．in favor of improved management
B．supportive of a complete ban on plastics
C．content that landfill is the effective solution
D．optimistic that recycling will solve the problem
34．What is the main idea of the passage
A．Microplastics pose hidden threats to ecosystems and humans.
B．Plastics need urgent solutions for severe environmental harm.
C．The benefits of Plastic far outweigh drawbacks despite challenges.
D．Effective waste management is central to reducing plastic pollution.
Did you make any resolutions this new year If you did, are you keeping to them Well done if you are. Polling in America suggests half of new-year resolvers give up by the end of March. 35 .
Habitual behaviour emerges in response to dopamine (多巴胺) being produced as a consequence of a certain action. Two brain systems are involved. One, in the basal ganglia (a set of structures deep in the brain’s interior), responds automatically and predictably to certain stimuli. 36 . This will include sub-habits such as “shower”, “make coffee”, “get dressed”, “drive to office” and so on, each with their own triggering stimuli and dopamine reward.
37 . Its dopamine reward comes from a deliberate action being successfully performed. This goal-directed system can override the stimulus-response one. For example, if the radio tells you of a traffic problem, the “drive to office” sub-routine will need conscious modification.
38 . But permanent changes, such as either breaking an old habit or making a new one, are thought to require weakening the stimulus-driven system.
In practice, most proven approaches seem to operate on the stimulus-response side of the equation. Deliberate repetition trains the brain so that what was once goal-directed becomes automatic. In the case of driving to work, the incentive to do this is strong (you won’t get paid otherwise). For things more easily abandoned, reinforcement with small rewards works similarly. 39 . Moving house is known to help — though calling in the removal vans is a drastic approach to resolution-keeping.
In the end, though, when it comes to habit-formation, good old-fashioned willpower is the way forward. As the old joke has it, “How many psychoanalysts does it take to change a light bulb Only one, but the light bulb has to really want to change.”
A．Small rewards and a change of scenery can help.
B．Most habits form precisely because they are helpful.
C．The other brain system, which is goal-directed, is located in the cortex (皮层).
D．To break an unwanted habit, on the other hand, consider removing familiar stimuli.
E．For example, your morning alarm is a stimulus that activates your “getting up” habit.
F．For one-off modifications of habits, this arrangement of routine and override works well.
G．Studies confirm it takes months for a new behaviour to stick, regardless of when you start.
阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。
I used to secretly wish for a smooth, resisted life — no uphill climbs, just ease. “Why can’t things just flow ” I’d mutter to myself after a long day. But somewhere along the way, I noticed something uncomfortable: the times I tried to avoid the hard path, life actually got harder.
Take my early years in medicine. I hated anatomy class — it was dense, overwhelming, and I wanted to skim through. I told myself, “I’ll just figure it out later.” But my shortcut backfired — later exams turned into nightmares.
It took me years to realize: doing the difficult thing early often saves you from a lifetime of difficulty later. And I see it everywhere in daily life. That 30-minute workout you resist saves you from years of aching joints. The deep work you keep postpone levers you rushing at the last minute, stressed out. Life’s kind of a backwards puzzle like that.
I still struggle with this. Writing, for example. There are mornings I stare at a blank page and bargain with myself. “Maybe I’ll just write tomorrow when I’m more inspired.” But inspiration doesn’t magically arrive, it sneaks in after the hard part — after I’ve typed through the clumsy, messy beginnings. And when I finally lean into the discomfort, the writing flows. That’s the quiet magic of it: the hard thing isn’t just a wall — it’s also the doorway.
At its core, doing hard things is not about toughness — it’s about kindness to your future self. Next time I find myself resisting, I’ll remind myself: this hard thing isn’t here to punish me. It’s here to liberate me. And maybe, just maybe, that’s the closest way we get to an “easy” life.
40．What uncomfortable thing did the author notice
41．Why did the author say “Life’s kind of a backwards puzzle like that”
42．Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
Doing the hard thing, which is about toughness, is the doorway.
43．Have you ever done something hard that saved yourself from difficulty later (In about 40 words)
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44．假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你在国际青少年社区International Teens Community看到了一则以“我为家乡代言”为主题的英文讨论帖，请根据以下提示进行跟帖：
1.代言内容；
2.你的做法。
提示词：代言人ambassador
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Hi, global teens!
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题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
答案 A B D C A C B D B C
题号 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
答案 B B C D A D C B A D
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答案 A B A C G E C F D
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11．treasures 12．riding 13．was released
14．who/that 15．To promote 16．successfully 17．have transformed
18．how 19．highlights 20．in
35．G 36．E 37．C 38．F 39．D
40．(The author noticed that) The times he tried to avoid the hard path, life actually got harder. 41．Because doing the difficult thing early often saves you from a lifetime of difficulty later. 42．Doing the hard thing, which is about toughness, is the doorway.
改：①Doing the hard thing is not about toughness; ②it’s about kindness to your future self.
或者改：Doing the hard thing, ①which is not about toughness, ②but about kindness to your future self, is the doorway. 43．Have you ever done something hard that saved yourself from difficulty later (In about 40 words)
Possible version 1:
Yes, I have. Last semester, I forced myself to study for a math exam every night instead of cramming at the last minute. Though it felt tiring then, I avoided the panic of last-minute memorization and scored well — early effort saved me from failure.
Possible version 2:
Yes, I have. I once practiced oral English for 40 minutes every night before the speaking test, repeating sentences and simulating dialogues even when I felt tired and wanted to give up. This tough daily practice polished my speaking skills a lot. In the test, I spoke fluently and confidently, avoiding the regret of poor preparation.
44．例文
Possible version 1:
Hi, global teens! I’m Li Hua, a senior high school student from Hongxing Middle School, and I’m proud to serve as a “hometown ambassador” for my city, Hangzhou.
My hometown is most famous for the picturesque West Lake, the elegant Longjing tea culture, and its perfect blend of ancient water town charm and dynamic digital innovation. To share its beauty, I often post short English videos introducing local scenic spots, traditional snacks and intangible cultural heritage skills on the International Teens Community. I also organize online virtual tours for foreign friends during holidays, and send hand-painted postcards of Hangzhou landmarks to teenagers from different countries.
Welcome to explore Hangzhou’s beauty yourselves if you get the chance!
Possible version 2:
Hi, global teens! I’m Li Hua, and I’m delighted to be a fruit promotion ambassador for Zhangshanying Town, my hometown in Yanqing District, Beijing.
My hometown’s signature produce is Zhangshanying apples, which grow in the unique cool climate and fertile soil at the foot of the Yan Mountains. They have thin bright red skin, crisp juicy flesh, and a perfect balance of sweetness and sourness, even winning the national geographical indication product title. To help more people know about them, I share short videos of the apple harvest season and taste tests on this community, and tell stories of local orchard farmers using eco-friendly planting methods. I also organize online group purchase activities for international students in Beijing every autumn, so they can try the fresh apples directly from the orchards.
I hope you’ll get a chance to taste this delicious gift from my hometown someday!
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