4<io閔接理解死氽發(fā)（計京專用）

（五年考情?探規(guī)律）c

五年考情（2021-2025）

考點分布

命題趨勢

年份主題語境詞數(shù)話題細節(jié)推理主旨詞義

理解判斷大意猜測

2025人與H我363通過H我調(diào)整最終獲得領(lǐng)導(dǎo)職位1300題材強化時代特征與價值引

領(lǐng)。題型設(shè)計更注重高階思

2024人與自我354作者重拾心并接受了自身局限性1300

維，要求考生通過人物行為分

2023人與自我386被拒絕也不是壞事1300析情感變化?？疾橹攸c從信息

提取轉(zhuǎn)向敘事技巧解析。語篇

2022人與自然348參加保護自然活動治愈好了焦慮3100理解強調(diào)文化認同與批判性

2021人與自我379第一印象不總是可信的3000思維。

（五年真題?分點精準練）

（2025?北京?高考）

ThroughoutourJunioryear,myclassmatesandIhavebeenworriedaboutwhatcollegeswillseewhentheylook

atourwholelifestoryreducedtoasingle200-wordessay.Willthegoldenword“success”fbnnintheirmindswhen

theyreviewourachievements?Orwilltheyseethebigword“fail"ir.red?Theshadowofthismysterious（神秘的）

institutionstealsawaywhalsuccessmeanstous.

Myfirststepofredefiningsuccessbeganwithcourseregistrations.Itisawell-knownfact,especiallyinmy

school,thatJunioryearis（hetimeofpackingmanyAPclassesintotheschedule.Whenaskedwhytheychoseso

manyAPclasses,myfriendsresponded:"Idon'tknow?'Theythemselvesdon'tknowwhytheyarcfollowingthe

crowdandlongingforthepressuresofacademicdifficulty.Therefore,theydonotfeelthesatisfactionofbeing

academicallychallenged.

CompletingmanycoursesnolongerbringsoutthefeelingofsuccessbecausemorethanfourAPclassesperyear

isanormsetbytopuniversities.Determinedtofollowmyinstincts（本能）onwhalIfeltsuccessmeans,Ionlychose

IwcclassesthatIknewIwouldenjoy.ThefeelingofsuccesswasnolongerattachedtowhatgradeIreceivedbut（o

thepurejoyoflearning.

Evenmyfailuresareattachedtoafeelingofsuccess;afterItakeastepbackandlookatthebigpicture,Isee

themasalaunchingpad（平臺）tbrmynextbigachievement.Intheninthgrade,Iwentinformyfirstgroupinterview

foraleadershippositionasashygirl.Notstandingachanceagainstcompetitiveapplicants,Icameoutofthe

interviewwithanupsetlook.Nevertheless,thisinterviewwasn'tawastedopportunity.Italkedtooneofthesenior

applicantswhoansweredquestionsinawaythatreflectedthefaithshehadinherself.

Thisyear,withanopenmindandnewknowledgeinmind,Iwalkedintoanothergroupinterviewwhiletelling

myselfIwasthatcoolsenior.Imanagedtosecurealeadershipposition.Ultimately,successcamelittlebylittle.

24.ThroughouttheJunioryear,whatwastheauthor'smajorconcern?

A.PressurefromchoosingAPclasses.B.Performanceingroupinterviews.

C.Competitionwithseniors.D.Recognitionbycolleges.

25.TheauthorchosefewerAPclassesbecauseof.

A.herownunderstandingofsuccessB.herdesireforacademicchallenges

C.herstrongurgetofollowthecrov/dD.herdreamofenteringatopuniversity

26.Whichwouldbestdescribetheauthor'sfirstgroupinteniew?

ADignifying.B.Rewarding.C.Engaging.D.Relaxing.

27.Whalcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A.Everyoneisthemakeroftheirov/nsuccess.

B.Successfavoursthosewithagoldenheart.

C.Successknocksatyourdooronlyonce.

D.Acollegeholds（hekeylosuccess.

（2024?北京?高考）

WhenIwasalittlegirl,Ilikeddrawing,freelyandjoyouslymakingmarksonthewallsathome.Inprimary

schnol,Ilearnedtowriteusingchalks.Writingseemedtobeanotherformofdrawing.Ishapedindividualletters

intorepeatinglines,whichwereabstractforms,delightfulbutmeaninglesspatterns.

Insecondaryschool,artwasmyfavouritesubject.Since.IloveditsomuchIthoughtIwasgooda（it.Forthe

artO-levelexamIhadtopresentanoilpainting.Ifounditdifficult,butstillhopedtopass.Ifailed,withalow

grade.I'dbeenover-confident.NowI'dbeendeclaredtalentless.

Butotherchannelsofcreativitystayedopen:Iwentonwritingpoemsandstories.StilLIwenttoexhibitions

often.Icontinuedmyhabitualdrawing,whichInowcharacterisedaschildishdoodling（亂畫）.Inmy30s.Imade

painterfriendsandlearnednewwaysoflookingatart.However,Icouldn'tletmyselfhaveagoatactuallydoingit.

Thoughthesenewfriendswereabstractpaintersusingoilpaints,orv/ereprintmakersorsculptors,Itookoil

paintingasthetaboo（禁忌）highformIwasn'tallowedtopractice.

Onenight,inmyearly40s,Idreamedthatabigwomaninredapproachedme,handedmeabagofpaints,and

toldmetostartpainting.Thedreamfeltsoauthoritativethatitshookme.Itwasaformofenergy,givingmeback

somethingI'dlost.Accordingly,Istartedbyexperimentingwithwatercolours.Finally,Iboughtsonicoilpaints.

AlthoughIhaveenjoyedbreakingmydecades-longtabooaboutworkingwithoilpaints,IhavediscoveredI

nowpreferchalksandink.IletmylinedrawingsturnintocartoonsIsendtofriends.Itallfeelsfreeandeasy.

Un-anxious.Thistimearound,Icanacceptmylimitationsbutkeepgoing.

Becomingasuccessfulpaintercallsfbrbeingresolute.IrealisedIwasalwaysafraidofwantingtoomuch.

Thatdreamremindedmethatthosefearsanddesirescouldencouragemetotakerisksandmakeexperiments.

24.Howdid（heauthorfeelabouttheresultoftheartexam?

A.Scared.B.Worried.C.Discouraged.D.Wronged.

25.Inher30s,theauthor.

A.avoidedoilpaintingpracticeB.soughtforapaintingcareer

C.fanciedabstractpaintingD.exhibitedchildpaintings

26.Whichwordwouldbestdescribetheauthor'sdream?

A.Confusing.B.Empowering.

C.Disturbing.D.Entertaining.

27.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.B.Hardworkisthemotherofsuccess.

C.Drcamsarcthereflectionsofrealities.D.Creativeactivitiesinvolvebeingconfident.

（2023?北京?高考）

Sittinginthegardenformyfriend'sbirthday.Ifeltabuzz（振動）inmypocket.MyheartracedwhenIsaw

theemailsender'sname.Theemailstartedoff:"DearMrGreen,thankyouforyourinterest^and“ihereview

processtooklongerthanexpected."Itendedwith“Wcarcsorrytoinfbnnyou...^^andmyvisionblurred（模糊）.

Theposition—measuringsoilqualityintheSaharaDesertaspartofanundergraduateresearchprogramme—had

feltliketheanswerIhadspentyearslookingfor.

Ihadputsomuchtimeandemotionalenergyintoapplying,andIthoughttherejectionmeanttheendofthe

roadformysciencecareer.

Soiwasshockedwhen,notlongaftertheemail,ProfessorMaryDevon,whowasrunningtheprogramme,

invitedmetoobservetheworkbeingdoneinherlab.Ijumpedatthechance,andafewweekslaterIwasequally

shocked——andovetjoyed―whensheinvitedmetotalkwithheraboutpotentialprojectsIcouldpursueinherlab.

Whatsheproposeddidn'tseemasexcitingastheoriginalprojectIhadappliedto,butIwasgoingtogiveitmyall.

Ifoundmyselfworkingwitharoboticsprofessorontechniquesforcollectingdatafromthedesertremotely.

Thatproject,whichIcouldcompletefrommysofainsteadofintheburningheatofthedesert,notonlysurvived

thelockdownbutworkedwheretraditionalmethodsdidn't,intheend,1hadanewscientificinteresttopursue.

WhenIappliedtograduateschool,Ifoundthreeprogrammespromisingtoallowmetofollowmydesired

researchdirection.AndIappliedwith（hesameanxiousexcitementasbefore.WhenIwasrejectedfromonethat

hadseemedlikeaperfectfit,itwasundoubtedlydifficult.ButthistimeIhadtheperspective（視角）t。keepitfrom

sendingmeintopanic.IthelpedthatintheendIwasacceptedintooneoftheotherprogrammesIwasalsoexcited

about.

Ratherthansettingplansinstone,I'velearnedthatsometimesIneedtotaketheopportunitiesthatare

offered,eveniftheydon'tsoundperfectatthetime,andmakethemostofthem.

24.Howdidtheauthorfeeluponseeingtheemailsender'sname?

A.Anxious.B.Angry.C.Surprised.D.Settled.

25.AftertalkingwithProfessorDevon,theauthordecidedto.

A.criticisethereviewprocessB.staylongerintheSaharaDesert

C.applytotheoriginalprojectagainD.puthisheartandsoulintothelabwork

26.Accordingtotheauthor,theprojectwiththeroboticsprofessorwas.

neededourhelp,mylastchoicewasOperationIraqiChildren(OIC).Myfirstimpressionoftheorganizationwas

thati(wasnotgoingtomakeenoughofadiHerencewiththeplansIhadinmind.

Then,anOICrepresentativegaveussomedetails,whichsomewhatinterestedme.Afterdoingsomeresearch,

Ibelievedthatwecouldreallydosomethingforthosekids.When1wentonlinetotheOICwebsite,Isawpictures

of(heIraqichildren.Theirfacesweresopowerfulinsendingamessageoftheirdespair(絕望)andneedthatI

joinedthisprojectwithouthesitation.Wedecidedtocollectasmanyschoolsuppliesaspossible,andmakethem

intokits------onekit,onechild.

Themostrewardingdayforourgroupwasprojectday,whenalltheeffortsweputintocollectingtheitems

finallycametogether.WhenIsawthevarioussupplieswehadcollected,ithitmethateverykitweweretobuild

thatdaywouldeventuallybeinthehandsofanIraqichild.Overthepastfourmonths,IhadneverimaginedhowI

wouldfeelonceourprojectwascompleted.Whilemakingthekits,IrealizedthatIhadlostsightofthetrue

meaningbehindit.Ihadonlyfocusedonthefact(hatitwasanotherschoolprojectandoneIwantedtogetagood

gradeon.Whenthekitswerecompleted,andreadytobesentoverseas,thewarmfeelingIhadwasoneIwould

neverforget.

Inthebeginning,Idaredmyselftomakeadifferenceinthelifeofanotherperson.Nowthatourprojectisover,

Irealize(hatIhaveaffectednotonlyonelife,but(en.Withourefforts,tenyoungboysandgirlswillnowbeable

tofurthertheireducation.

24.HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutjoiningtheOICprojectinthebeginning?

A.Itwouldaffecthis/herinitialplans.

B.Itwouldinvolvetravelingoverseas.

CItwouldnotbringhim/heragoodgrade.

D.Itwouldnotliveuptohis/herexpectations.

25.Whatmainlyhelpedtheauthorchangehis/herattitudetowardtheproject?

A.ImagesofIraqichildren.B.Researchbyhis/herclassmates.

C.Ateacher'sintroduction.D.Arepresentative'scomments.

26.Theauthor'sOICprojectgroupwouldhelp(enIraqichildrento..

A.becomeOICvolunteersB.furthertheireducation

C.studyinforeigncountriesD.influenceotherchildren

27.Whatcanweconcludefromthispassage?

A.One'spotentialcannotalwaysbeunderrated.

B.Firstimpressioncannotalwaysbetrusted.

C.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

D.Hewhohesitatesislost.

1年模擬?精選?？碱}

（2025屆北京市第八中學(xué)高三下學(xué)期熱身練英語試題）Thestudentarrivedearly,satfrontandcenter,and

stoodoutinmyclassroominmorewaysthanone.Vdsaythathewasabout40yearsolderthanhisclassmatesin

myundergraduatecommunicationsclass.Heeagerlyjumpedintoclassdiscussions,withhishumorandwisdomof

experience.Andhewasalwaysrespectfuloftheotherstudents,perspectives,asifeachofthemweieateacher.

JenyValenciawalkedinwithasmile—andheleftwithonetoo.

“ThesestudentsgavemetheconfidencethatIdidn'tneedtofeelbadaboutmyage,“Valenciasays.

Oneday,IspottedValenciaoncampus.Hesaidhewouldhavetostoptakingclassesthatsemesterand

reapplyfornextyear.Bythen,hehopedtohaveearnedenoughmoneyandhavehisstudent-loanpapersinorder.

Heaskedseriouslywhetherhecouldstillsitinonmycommunicationsclass.

Sure,Isaid.Buthewouldn'tgetanycredit.

Noproblem,hesaid.

Soontherehewasagain,backathisolddeskjumpingintoourdiscussionsonhowtofindandtellstoriesin

LosAngeles—a63-year-oldmanwithasmuchenergyandcuriosityasanyoftheyoungstersinclass.

AlotofValencia'sclassmatesapparentlyknewhecouldn'taffordthatsemester'stuitionbutwasstilldoing

thehomework.uIIereheis,willinglytakingaclassfbrthedelightofitandbenefitoflearning,''saysJessica

Espinosa,a25-year-oldjunior.Afterward,IoverheardValenciawarnedtostayinschooluntilheearnedamaster's

degree,butithadtakenhim12yearstofinishcommunitycollege,sohehadalongwaytogo.

ThereissomethingsplendidlyunreasonableaboutValencia'sdeterminationtogetafbur-yeardegreeand

thenamaster's.Athiscurrentpace,he'llbe90whenhefinallyhangsallthatpaperonthewall.Butthatdoesn't

seemespeciallyrelevant.He'sfoundalltheyouthfulenergyandacademicopportunitystimulating.Valencia's

gradeinmyclassthissemesterwillnotshowuponhistranscripts（成績單）.ButI'mgivinghimanA—andinthe

mostimportantways,itcounts.

1.WhatmadeValenciadifferentfromhisclassmates?

A.Hewasrespectfulto（heteacher.B.Heactivated（heclassatmosphere.

C.Hewaseagertolearndespitehisage.D.Heoftenputforwarddifferentopinions.

2.Accordingtotheauthor,whydidValenciacontinuetoattendclasses?

A.Hetreasuredthechanceoflearning.B.Hewishedtoshowhisdetermination.

C.Heneededthecreditstofurtherhisstudy.D.HedesiredtohaveanAonhistranscripts.

3.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Nopains,nogains.B.Itisnevertoooldtolearn.

C.Striketheironwhileitishot.D.Where（hereislife,thereishope.

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（2025屆北京市精華學(xué)校高三下學(xué)期三模英語試題）Bymyearly40s,Ihadexhaustedallthehobbiesthat

weresupposedtomakemefeelbetteraboutenteringmiddleage.Ihadtakenanimprovclass,startedlearninga

newlanguage,andgivenyogaasecondchance.Andthen,altheheightofmylowgradedesperation,Idecidedto

signupforaballetclass.

“Butyou'renotveryflexible/'myhusbandgentlyremindedme.Hewasn'twrong.Inearlyinjuredmyself

theonetimeitriedtoliftmylegontoourbathroomvanityinanattempttostretch.ButIwasdeterminedtogiveit

atry.Ineededconfirmationthatmybodywascapableofmovementandgrace.

Ihadn'texpectedanyofittostick.Afterall,thiswasn,tmyfirsttimeinaballetstudio.Butthistimearound,

theexactsamethingsthathadmademefleethestudioasa10-year-oklnowbroughtacertainjoy.Therepetitive

natureofexercisesatthebarre.Thefactthattnyeverymoveinvitedmyteacher'scriticaldissection.

AndthoughI'dexpectedmyclassestobephysicallydemandingandmymusclestoache,Ihadn't

anticipatedthatmyteacher'scommandto“takeupmorespace“wouldchangemywayofbeingintheworld.

WhenIwasdepressedformylackofgraceintheseeminglysimpleactofpointingandextendingmyfootto

thesideinatendu,myteacherremindedmethatballetisivtaboutperfection.Rather,hesaid,il'saboutstrivingfbr

perfection.

Eightyearsintomyballetclasses,Iamfinallyaballerinaatthetenderageof50,thoughnot(hekindthat

anybodywouldpaymoneytoseeonstage.WhydoIcontinue?BecausewhenIdomyalmostdailyballetclass,I

focusonmybreathingandmovemybodyinwaysthatalwayschallengemeandremindmeofeverythingthatis

possible.

Recently,myteacher(aughtusawatered-down,beginner-appropriateversionoftheRoseAdagio

choreographyfromSleepingBeauty.AsIstoodinmylivingroom,dancingfornobodybutmyself,Ifelteveryinch

aballerina.

1.Whatinitiallymotivatedtheauthortosignupforaballetclass?

A.Toimproveherphysicalflexibilityandmenialhealth.

B.Tofindanewhobbythatcouldmakeherfeelbetteraboutenteringmiddleage.

C.Topreparefbrtheupcomingballetcompetition.

D.Toachieveherdrcamat10-ycar-oldtobeaballerina.

2.Howdidtheauthor'sperspectiveonballetchangeovertime?

A.Shebecamelessinterestedinballetasshegrewolder.

B.Shestartedtoseeballetasawaytoachievephysicalperfection.

C.Sherealized(hatballetismoreaboutstrivingforperfection(hanachievingit.

D.Shedecidedtoquitballetbecauseitwastoophysicallydemanding.

3.What'sthemainideaofthispassage?

A.It'snevertoooldtolearn.

B.Practicemakesperfect.

C.Youcan'tteachanolddognewtricks.

D.Thejourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.

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(2025屆北京市豐臺區(qū)高三下學(xué)期二模英語試題)1grewupinaplacestrickenbyextremepoverty.People

stniggleddailyjusttoputfoodonthetable.BythetimeIturnedsixteen,myfather'shardworkhadpaidoff.He

hadovereighthundredstudentsacrossthreecampuses,andfinally,wecouldaffordaTV.

That'swhenIbecamefixatedontheideaofowningamagicpencil,inspiredbyaTVseries.Themain

character,Sanjucoulddrawanythinghedesired,anditwouldcometolife.Despitebeingsixteenandknowing

deepdownthatthemagicpencilwasnothingmorethanafantasyforkids,apartofmestilllongedforit.Atnight,I

dreamedofusingittotransformthelivesof(hosearoundme.Dutasthedayspassed,thepencilwasnever(here.

Oneafternoonmymotheraskedmetothrowawaysomepotatopeelsandeggshells.Iwalkedtotherubbish

dump,wrinklingmynoseasIgotclose.AsItossedourrubbishontotheheap,Isawagirlmyage.Shewassorting

rubbishintopiles,oneforcans,oneforbottles.Nearby,boyswerefishinginthepileformetalusingmagnetson

strings.

Laterthatday,1draggedmyfathertoseethechildrenatthedump.Iposedaquestionabouttheirabsence

fromschool.Hesharedthattheirearningsfromgatheringdiscarded(廢棄的)thingssustainedtheirfamilies—

schoolingwouldleavetheirlovedoneshungry.Aswewalkedbackhome,Isawtearsonhischeck.

Untilthen,I'dpinnedallmyhopesonsomeunseen,miraculousforcetocomealongandwipeoutthe

sufferinginourworld.NowIknewIwouldhavetodosomething.AsmuchasIwantedtohelpthechildrenfrom

thedump,mymotherwantedtohelpeveryone.Shelefttheextrapotofriceandchickenforapoorfamilyinour

neighborhood.Wesharedourhomewithafamilyofsevenwhohadfallenonhardtimes.Andalthoughmyfather's

schoolwasn'treallymakingaprofit,hegaveawaymorethanahundredfreeplacesindifferentgradestopoor

children.Hewishedhecouldhavegivenawaymore.

Inspiredbywhatmyparentshaddone,Istartedvolunteeringa(localcommunitycenters,helpingchildren

withtheirstudiesandorganisingfooddrivesforfamiliesinneed.Gradually,Irealisedthatwhileamagicpencil

mightnotexist,ihepower(omakeadifferencelaywithinus.Together,wecouldcreateakindofmagicthatwas

realandlasting.

1.Thegirlatthedumpsortedrubbishintopilesto.

A.collectitemsforpersonalDJYhobbies

B.supportherfamilybysellingrecyclables

C.completeassignmentsonwasterecycling

D.locatethenecessitiesthatcouldhereused

2.Tohelpotherpeople,theauthor'sfamily.

A.cookedspecialfoodforthepoor

B.donatedschoolprofitstochildren

C.builtfreehousesforthehomeless

D.providedfreeeducationforchildren

3.Whatcanweconcludefromthispassage?

A.Realmagiccomesfromkindnessandeffon.

B.Educationhasthepowertotransformlives.

C.Thosedoinggooddeedsdeserverewards.

D.Endingpovertyrequiresjointefforts.

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（2025屆北京市昌平區(qū)高三下學(xué)期二模英語試題）At17yearsold,mostarestilllearningbasicdriving

skillsinAmerica.Oncethecarisparked,thedayispackedwithschoolactivitiesandhangingoutwithfriends.But

at17,MaggieTaraskahadadistinctivegoalinmind:FlyaloneacrosstheUnitedStates.

BothofMaggie'sparentswereretiredfromtheairforce,sotheurgetoflyisinMaggie'sblood.Shewentto

flightschool,putinthehourswithaninstructorandstartedonhertraininghours.Butonherfirsttakeoff,

somethingdidn'tsoundright.Theplanehadlostoneofthelandinggearwheels.uAssoonasItookoff,Ijustheard

somethingwaswronginstinctively.^^saidMaggie.

Herinstnictortalkedtoherfromthegroundwhileshecircledafewtimestogatherherself.UIwasfrightened,

thinkingaboutall（hebadthingsthatcouldhavehappened;Iwasthinkingabouthowmyparentswereonthe

groundasIknewtheywerewatching.”

Stressandpaniccancauseanyofustomakecarelessdecisions.Ittakesmentalpracticetocalmdown.

“Takeafewbreaths,fbcusonthemomentandfollowtheplan.Ipanickedabit,butfollowedmytraining.''

Maggiewasalittleshakyasshetalkedtothelower,butshehadaperfectbellylandingthatskiddedonthe

infieldgrass.Ilerfathercouldn'tbeprouder.uBythetimeIsawMaggieonherapproach,itwasabetterapproach

thanIcouldhaveflown,“hesaid.Cheerseruptedinthetower,andMaggietookadeepbreathandclimbedoutof

theplane.

Creditdoesgotothecrewfortalkingtoher.Yes,weallneedsomeonetotalkusthroughchallengingtimes,

butintheend,itwasallMaggieatthecontrols.Wccouldailbeforgivenforcallingitquitsafteranexperiencelike

thatAfterall,itwasabitdistressing.Sowalkingawaywouldbeunderstandable.Buifivedayslater,Maggiewas

goingthroughherpre-flightsafetyinspections,checkingthewings,especiallycheckingthelandinggear.

“Itfeelsamazing,“shesaid,“Itgivesanincrediblesenseofliberation.Atsomepointinourlives,wewill

allbeinasituationforthefirsttime.It'sscary.Butifyoufaceyourfears,thewholeworldopensuptoyou.

1.Maggie'surgetoflyalonewasmainlyinfluencedby.

A.herparents'backgroundinairforce

B.herexperienceofschoolactivities

C.herinstructor,sencourageirents

D.herbasicdrivingskills

2.WhenMaggieheardsomethingwrongduringtakeoff,she.

A.landedtheplaneimmediately

B.thoughtofherparents'expectation

C.circledafewtimestocalmherselfdown

D.continuedflyingasifnothinghadhappened

3.WhichwordswouldbestdescribeMaggie'spersonality?

A.Proudandintelligent.

B.Positiveandcautious.

C.Patientandresponsible.

D.Fearlessanddetermined.

4.Whatcanweleamfromthepassage?

A.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.

B.Agoodbeginningishalfdone.

C.Fortunefavorsthebrave.

D.Practicemakesperfect.

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（2025屆北京市西城區(qū)高三下學(xué)期二模英語試題）InthequiettownofGreenfield,situatedinthehillsof

upstateNewYork,DavidLeehadbuiltalifearoundhisart.HissmallstudioinanoldVictorianhousewasa

sanauary（庇護所）wherehepaintedlandscapesthatcaptured（展現(xiàn)）iheheartofthetownheloved.Thewalls

werecoveredwithpiecesofart,eachonereflectinghisdedicationandpassion.

Onecrispautumnevening,asthesunset,castingagoldenglowoverthetown,Davidworkedonwhathe

believedwashisbestpieceyet.Lostinhiswork,hebarelynoticedaflashoflightin（hecornerofhiseye.

Itwasaneighborwhofirstsawthesmoke.BythetimeDavidrealizedwhatwashappening,thefirehad

spreadthroughhalfofhisstudio.Herushedoutside,horrifiedtoseetheflames（火焰）consumingeverythinghe

hadworkedsohardfor.Withinminutes,hisstudiowasreducedtoashes.

Thefollowingdayswerecloudedwithsorrow.DavidwanderedthestreetsofGreenfield,confusedandwith

nopurpose.Friendsandneighborsofferedtheirsupport,butnothingcouldreplacetheyearsofworkdestroyed.

Oneevening,ashesatonabenchinthetownsquare,henoticedchildrendrawingwithchalkonIhepavement.

Theirlaughterandcreativitycutthroughhisdespair.

Davidrealizedhispassionforartwasn'ttiedtothephysicalspaceofhisstudio.Itwassomethingdeeper

withinhim.Hedecidedtostartover,torebuildhislifeandartanew.

Withthehelpofhisfriends,Davidsetupasmallworkspaceinthecommunitycenter.Hebeganpainting

again,thistimewithrenewedpurpose.HisfirstpiecewasanacknowledgmentofGreenfield,capturingthetown's

resilience（堅韌）.Ashepainted,hefeltasenseofpeacehehadn'tfeltinweeks.

Oneday,whilefinishingachallengingpiece,ayounggirlapproachedhim."Whatarcyoupainting?”she

asked.

Davidsmiled."It'sastory,Mhesaid."Astoryofresilienceandhope.”

Thegirlnodded,hereyesreflectingthecolorsonthepainting.4tIt'sbeautiful,“shesaid.

Davidfeltwarmthinhischest.Herealizedhisartwasaboutmorethanjustpaintings—itwasabout

connectingwithothersandsharinghisjourney.Fromthenon,Daviepaintednotonlyforhimselfbutfor