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上海市江镇中学2023学年第二学期第二次阶段测试 高一英语试卷 考生注意： 1、本场考试时间90分钟，满分100分。 2、作答前，考生在答题纸正面填写学校、姓名、考生号，并黏贴考生本人条形码。 3、所有作答务必填涂或书写在答题纸上与试卷题号对应的区域，不得错位。在草稿纸、试卷上作答一律不得分。 4、用2B铅笔作答选择题，用黑色字迹的钢笔、水笔或圆珠笔作答非选择题。 I. Listening Comprehension (10%+10%) Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. In a bookstore. B. In a grocery. C. In a stationery shop. D. In a shopping mall. 2. A. 17 dollars. B. 18 dollars. C. 19 dollars. D. 20 dollars. 3. A. Husband and wife. B. Passenger and driver. C. Teacher and student. D. Salesgirl and customer. 4. A. Because he doesn’t like history. B. Because he must read a lot of books. C Because he can’t get the books on the list. D. Because he doesn’t have time to take the course. 5. A. She can use his car. B. She can rent a car. C. She must get her car fixed. D. She can’t get his car fixed. 6. A. By fax and e-mail. B. By fax and home telephone. C. By office and home telephone. D. By e-mail and home telephone. 7. A. Before they say good-bye to each other. B. When they get to a party. C. Before they have a meal. D. When they stay there for a long time. 8. A. The books were sent out late. B. The books were sent to the wrong place. C. He will help the woman move to a new place. D. He doesn’t know the woman’s new address. 9. A. The new dress is for warm weather. B. The new dress makes her look cool. C. She doesn’t like cold weather at all. D. She bought the dress when it was warm. 10. A. She could hardly find the truth. B. She had no travel experience in Russia. C. She is good at finding a place to stay. D. She doesn’t agree with the man. Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear two passages and one longer conversation. After each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. Because it can make her famous. B. Because it is easy and rewarding. C. Because it is dangerous but exciting. D. Because it has its moving moment. 12. A. Somebody was killed. B. Nobody was injured. C. Karen was physically hurt. D. Many buildings exploded. 13. A. A fierce war. B. A serious injury. C. A terrible explosion. D. A brave journalist. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Because P.E. can help build up our body. B. Because there was a demand for physically fit soldiers to fight in combat. C. Because P.E. had become a fashion all over the world after the war. D. Because P.E. can help reduce childhood obesity rates. 15. A. It keeps kids in good condition. B. Thin little kids probably get bullied in school. C. Fat kids may feel ashamed of their weight and hate P.E class. D. Students were more likely to miss classes and act out. 16. A. Critical. B. Worried. C. Objective. D. Uninterested. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. Within an hour. B. About an hour and a half. C. About an hour or two. D. About three or four hours. 18. A. A visit to the Country Farm. B. Have lunch. C. Feed sheep. D. Go on a cycling trip. 19. A. His daughter is over seven years old. B. They will take the cruise next week. C. His wife will go on a cycling trip. D. His son may be not interested in the farm. 20. A. How old the two kids are. B. Where the man can rent a bike. C. What should look out for during the journey. D. How much the man need to pay. II. Grammar and vocabulary (10%+10%) Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fit s each blank. The History of Snacks Hamburgers, sandwiches and pizza are some of the worlds’ favourite snacks, but have you ever wondered ___1___ first ate them? Read on to find out more. The hamburger The hamburger started life as small pieces of raw beef ___2___(eat) by the Tartars, a tribe who invaded Europe in the Middle Ages. ___3___ they ate it, they used to put the meat on their horse under the saddle (马鞍) they were sitting on in order to make it soft. When the Tartar s arrived in Hamburg, the people mixed the beef with local spices, fried it and called it the Hamburg Steak. Germans who came to the USA took this recipe with them and it became known ___4___ a hamburger there. The sandwich People say that it was John Montague, the Fourth Earl of Sandwich, ___5___invented the sandwich. Montague enjoyed playing cards in his favourite restaurant, the Beef Steak Club in London. He could ___6___(find) there most days and some of his games lasted for hours. One day, instead of stopping ___7___(eat) lunch, Montague asked a servant to bring him some meat between two slices of bread to prevent the cards from getting dirty. When the other players saw this, they began to order’ the same as Sandwich’, and so the sandwich got its name. Pizza Margherita In 1889, Queen Margherita of Italy invited chef Rafaelle Esposito from his pizzaria to visit the royal palace and ___8___(bake) a selection of pizzas for her. ___9___(want) to impress the queen, Rafaelle made a very special pizza. It was large and topped with tomatoes, mozzarella cheese and fresh herbs to represent the Italian flag, ____10____ is red, white and green. The Queen was delighted with this design and the pizza became one of her favourite foods. When people heard about this, they all wanted to try it and so the pizza Margherita was born. 【答案】1. who 2. eaten 3. Whenever 4. as 5. that/who 6. be found 7. to eat 8. bake 9. Wanting 10. which 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文，主要介绍了汉堡、三明治和披萨三种小吃的由来。 【1题详解】 考查宾语从句。句意：汉堡、三明治和披萨是世界上最受欢迎的小吃，但你有没有想过是谁首先吃了它们？引导宾语从句，根据句意可知表示“谁”，在从句中作主语，所以用who引导，故填who。 【2题详解】 考查过去分词。句意：汉堡最初是中世纪入侵欧洲的鞑靼人吃的小块生牛肉。分析句子可知，eat作定语修饰beef，eat和它所修饰的词small pieces of raw beef之间是被动关系，所以用过去分词作后置定语，故填eaten。 【3题详解】 考查让步状语从句。句意：每当他们吃的时候，他们总是把肉放在马的马鞍下，让它变软。根据句意可知此处引导让步状语从句表示“无论何时”，所以用whenever引导，句首单词首字母大写，故填Whenever。 【4题详解】 考查介词。句意：来到美国的德国人把这个食谱带到了美国，并在那里被称为汉堡。此处为动词短语be known as“被称之为”，as为介词，故填as。 【5题详解】 考查强调句。句意：人们说三明治是三明治四世伯爵约翰·蒙塔古发明的。本句为强调句，强调句型为“it was +被强调部分+that+其他”，被强调部分为人时，that也可以用who代替，此处强调了主语John Montaque，为人，故填that/who。 【6题详解】 考查动词语态。句意：大部分时间都能在那里找到他，他的一些比赛持续几个小时。主语he和find之间是被动关系，所以用被动语态，前面有情态动词，be动词为原形，故填be found。 【7题详解】 考查动词不定式。句意：一天，蒙塔古没有停下来吃午饭，而是让仆人在两片面包中间夹些肉，以防牌弄脏。此处表示“停下来去做”，所以用动词短语“stop to do”，动词不定式作目的状语，故填to eat。 【8题详解】 考查动词不定式。句意：1889年，意大利玛格丽塔王后邀请披萨店的厨师拉裴尔·埃斯波西托访问皇宫，并为她烤了一些披萨。和前面的to visit并列作宾补，承前省略了不定式符号to，故填bake。 【9题详解】 考查现在分词。句意：想要给女王留下好印象，拉斐尔做了一个非常特别的披萨。want和主语之间是主动关系，所以用现在分词作状语，故填Wanting。 【10题详解】 考查非限制性定语从句。句意：它很大，上面有西红杮、马苏里拉奶酪和新鲜的香草，代表着红、白、绿三色的意人利国旗。先行词为the Italian flag，指物，关系词在非限制性定语从句中作主语，所以用which引导，故填which。 Section B Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. address B. challenges C. imaging D. monitor E. navigate F. operations G. respond H. setting I. short J. successive K. worth Satellites Can Help Us Fight Climate Change At the beginning of 2021, President Joe Biden exclaimed that “science is back” as we continued our efforts to ____11____ the COVID emergency. That phrase continues to ring true across the federal government. Science and its applications are being used at every agency to deal with public health ____12____, build new transportation infrastructure, inform policy decisions and tackle the climate crisis. Recently the Interior Department’s U.S. Geological Survey assumed ____13____ of Landsat 9 from NASA, which built and launched it in 2021.This satellite is designed to ____14____ Earth’s land, water and other natural resources. Landsat missions support environmental sustainability and climate resilience. The Landsat program, which launched in July 1972, has helped us understand our planet and the changes that are occurring on it. That partnership has propelled research and observation forward through the launch of ____15____ Landsat satellites, each replacing its predecessors and working in tandem with new capabilities and strengths. I attended the historic launch of Landsat 9 in California. It was nothing ____16____ of amazing. I toured the mission control center and met a young scientist from the Navajo Nation living far away from home. She uses Landsat ____17____ to see her home from many miles away, and with such data, she enables her community to manage water resources in the face of a changing climate. This is the power and beauty of science at work. All around the globe, scientists are using Landsat and other imagery to interpret what is happening on Earth today and to compare it with the 50 years’ ____18____ of data the Landsat program has collected. This science-based program and those like it across federal agencies are powerful tools in our efforts to responsibly manage our resources. Their prioritization helps to demonstrate the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to lead with science. So, too, the resources provided through the president’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act will be key to the development of longer-term sustainability measures as we ____19____ to climate change, including building more resilient communities and protecting our natural environment. Landsat NEXT is the upcoming mission we will develop with NASA to power better science and decision-making for the next 50 years. Science is indeed ____20____ us on a path to a brighter future. 【答案】11. E 12. B 13. K 14. D 15. J 16. I 17. C 18. F 19. G 20. H 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了陆地卫星的作用和意义。 【11题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：2021年初，乔·拜登总统在我们继续努力应对新冠疫情紧急情况时感叹“科学回来了”。分析句子结构可知，不定式符号to后填动词原形，结合句意可知填动词navigate，navigate意为“找到正确方法(对付困难复杂的情况)”。故选E项。 【12题详解】 考查名词。句意：每个机构都在利用科学及其应用来应对公共卫生挑战、建设新的交通基础设施、为政策决策提供信息和应对气候危机。结合句意可知填challenges(挑战)，public health challenges作deal with的宾语。故选B项。 【13题详解】 考查名词。句意：最近，美国内政部地质调查局从2021年建造并发射的美国国家航空航天局获得了陆地卫星9号的价值。分析句子结构可知，谓语assumed(取得)后缺少宾语，故填不可数名词worth(价值)，符合句意。故选K项。 【14题详解】 考查动词。句意：这颗卫星旨在监测地球的土地、水和其他自然资源。分析句子结构可知，不定式符号to后填动词原形，结合句意可知填动词monitor，monitor意为“监测”。故选D项。 【15题详解】 考查形容词。句意：这种伙伴关系通过连续发射陆地资源卫星推动了研究和观测的发展，每颗卫星都取代了前一颗卫星，并以新的能力和优势协同工作。分析句子结构可知，名词短语Landsat satellites前应用形容词修饰。结合“each replacing its predecessors(每一个都取代其前任)”,可知发射的卫星不止一个，故填successive(连续的，相继的)，作定语。故选J项。 【16题详解】 考查形容词。句意：这简直令人惊异。nothing short of(简直，无异于)为固定短语。此处表达这种吃惊的心情，故本空选I。 【17题详解】 考查名词。句意：她利用地球资源卫星成像技术从数英里外看到她的家，有了这些数据，她使她的社区能够在气候变化的情况下管理水资源。结合上下文可知，运用成像技术才能看到她的家，故本空填imaging(成像)，Landsat imaging作uses的宾语。故选C项。 【18题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在全球范围内，科学家们正在使用地球资源卫星和其他图像来解释今天地球上正在发生的事情，并将其与地球资源卫星项目50年来收集的数据操作进行比较。由50year's判断本空为名词，故填operations(操作，运行)符合句意。故选F。 【19题详解】 考查动词。句意：因此，通过总统的《两党基础设施法》和《通胀削减法》提供的资源也将是我们在应对气候变化时制定长期可持续性措施的关键，包括建设更具韧性的社区和保护我们的自然环境。分析句子结构可知，空前的as为时间状语从句的引导词，本空为句子谓语。respond to(对……作出反应)为固定短语，结合空后的to和句意可知，本空填respond。故选G项。 【20题详解】 考查动词。句意：科学确实使我们走上了一条通往更光明未来的道路。set sb. on path to(使某人走上……的道路)为固定短语，结合空后的a path to和句意可知，本空填setting，和空前的is构成现在进行时。故选H项。 The Book of the Millennium When I was a graduate student in Oxford many years ago, I shared a house with a brilliant German sinologist (汉学家). Many visitors would pop into our house, and one night around the kitchen table I met a(n)____21____character. His name was David Hawkes. A(n) ____22____ linguist, he directed Japanese codebreakers in his early twenties, during World War II. Later, as a teacher, he did wonderful translation of Songs of the South (楚辞), part of a poetic tradition earlier than anything that has ____23____ in the West. Then he became a professor of Chinese at Oxford, but, as he put it, “I resigned in order to ____24____ my time to translating a Chinese novel…Well, the Chinese novel.” The book was Dream of the Red Chamber, written by Cao Xueqin. British ____25____ Anthony West wrote in The New Yorkerin 1958 that the novel is to Chinese literature “very much what The Brothers Karamazov is to Russian and Remembrance of Things Past is to French literature” and that “it is ____26____ one of the great novels of all literature.” Hawkes eventually completed his great endeavor, with the help of his son-in-law John Minford, who ____27____the last two volumes of the five, which were published by Penguin between 1973 and 1986. Hawkes’ translation was ____28____ as an introduction to a “masterpiece”. Dream of the Red Chamber was written in the 1750s “by a great artist with his very lifeblood,” said Hawkes. It is full of ____29____ detail of the social, cultural and spiritual life of the time. Studying it for non-Chinese readers has never perhaps been more useful. At a time when _____30_____ of Chinese culture and identity is increasingly necessary because of the country’s new international role, getting insights into the heart of Chinese culture through a novel _____31_____ recognized as one of the most influential produced in the Chinese language would seem as uncontroversial statement. Cao’s work while seen as essentially local and Chinese, is about _____32_____ and the nature of human experience. That transcends the _____33_____ of a particular language and context in which the novel is set. The book as it stands in the Penguin version runs to 2500 pages — twice as long as War and Peace. _____34_____ at first because of the large number of characters and their difficult names (to a non-Chinese reader). But once you are into it, it is a book into which the reader can completely _____35_____ themselves; it is like anything else in all of literature. 21. A. arrogant B. fascinating C. humorous D. responsible 22. A. decisive B. frustrated C. generous D. talented 23. A. copied B. launched C. revised D. survived 24. A. addict B. devote C. expose D. reduce 25. A. critic B. critical C. criticism D. criticize 26. A. beyond question B. in doubt C. in question D. out of the question 27. A. gathered B. bought C. sold D. translated 28. A. approved B. appointed C. elected D. greeted 29. A. boring B. fake C. imaginary D. incredible 30. A. appreciation B. definition C. determination D. opposition 31. A. barely B. critically C. specially D. universally 32. A. humanity B. modernity C. personality D. sincerity 33. A. boundaries B. circles C. perspectives D. spaces 34. A. Never-ending B. Hard-going C. Labor-saving D. Record-breaking 35. A. change B. immerse C. persuade D. reduce 【答案】21. B 22. D 23. D 24. B 25. A 26. A 27. D 28. D 29. D 30. A 31. D 32. A 33. A 34. B 35. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了David Hawkes和其女婿共同翻译了中国古典小说——《红楼梦》，并介绍了阅读该小说的意义等。 【21题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：许多客人会突然来到我们家，有一天晚上，在厨房的桌子旁，我遇到了一个迷人的人物。A. arrogant傲慢的；B. fascinating迷人的；C. humorous幽默的；D. responsible负责任的。根据下文描述可知，这位客人才华横溢，非常有吸引力。故选B。 【22题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：作为一名极有天赋的语言学家，他在二战期间20岁出头的时候指导了日本密码的破译工作。A. decisive决定性的；B. frustrated沮丧的；C. generous慷慨的；D. talented有天赋的。根据下文“he directed Japanese codebreakers in his early twenties, during World War II.”可知，David Hawkes帮助破译密码，由此可知，David Hawkes是个很有天赋的语言学家。故选D。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：后来，作为一名教师，他翻译了《楚辞》，这是西方诗歌传统的一部分，比任何幸存下来的东西都要早。A. copied复制；B. launched发射；C. revised校订；D. survived幸存。根据空前的“earlier”可知，这里指的是比西方传统的诗歌都要早，而这些诗歌则是从过去幸存下来的。故选D。 【24题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：后来，他成为牛津大学的中文教授，但正如他所说，“我辞职是为了把时间花在翻译一部中国小说上……嗯，是中国小说。”A. addict使……上瘾；B. devote致力；C. expose揭露；D. reduce减少。根据句意可知，本句指的是David Hawkes辞职的目的是为了翻译一部中国小说。短语：devote…to doing sth.，意为“投入……做某事”。故选B。 【25题详解】 考查词性辨析辨析。句意：英国评论家Anthony West于1958年在《纽约时报》上写道，这部小说之于中国文学，“就像《卡拉马佐夫兄弟》之于俄罗斯文学，《追忆似水年华》之于法国文学”，“毫无疑问，它是所有文学作品中最伟大的小说之一”。A. critic评论家；B. critical批评的；C. criticism批评；D. criticize批评。根据下文“Anthony West”可知，这里指的是一个评论家。故选A。 【26题详解】 考查短语词义辨析。句意：英国评论家Anthony West于1958年在《纽约时报》上写道，这部小说之于中国文学，“就像《卡拉马佐夫兄弟》之于俄罗斯文学，《追忆似水年华》之于法国文学”，“毫无疑问，它是所有文学作品中最伟大的小说之一”。A. beyond question毫无疑问；B. in doubt怀疑；C. in question正在考虑中；D. out of the question不可能。根据上文“the novel is to Chinese literature “very much what The Brothers Karamazov is to Russian and Remembrance of Things Past is to French literature”可知，他认为这部小说是非常伟大的小说。故选A。 【27题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：最终在他的女婿John Minford的帮助下，Hawkes完成了他的伟大努力，并于1973年至1986年由企鹅出版社出版，他的女婿翻译了五卷中的最后两卷。A. gathered聚集；B. bought买；C. sold卖；D. translated翻译。根据上文可知，Hawkes辞职是为了完成《红楼梦》的翻译。由此判断，他的女婿翻译了最后两卷。故选D。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：Hawkes的翻译被视为一部“杰作”的开端。A. approved同意；B. appointed委派；C. elected选举；D. greeted问候。根据上文可知，Hawkes认为《红楼梦》的艺术价值极高，而他的翻译也被视作是这部小说进入西方文化的开端。考查短语：be greeted as，意为“被视作……”。故选D。 【29题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它充满了当时社会、文化和精神生活的令人难以置信的细节。A. boring无聊的；B. fake假的；C. imaginary想象中的；D. incredible难以置信的。根据上文“Dream of the Red Chamber was written in the 1750s “by a great artist with his very lifeblood,” said Hawkes.”可知，Hawkes认为作者曹雪芹是一位伟大的艺术家，这部小说倾注了作者毕生的心血，由此判断，书中的细节都真实地令人难以置信。故选D。 【30题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：由于中国新的国际角色，对中国文化和身份的了解越来越有必要，通过一部被普遍认为最具影响力的中文小说之一，深入了解中国文化的核心，似乎是一个无可争议的声明。A. appreciation了解；B. definition下定义；C. determination决心；D. opposition反对。根据下文“because of the country’s new international role”可推断，中国在国际上的地位正在上升，所以对中国文化和身份的了解非常有必要。故选A。 31题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：由于中国新的国际角色，对中国文化和身份的欣赏越来越有必要，通过一部被普遍认为最具影响力的中文小说之一，深入了解中国文化的核心，似乎是一个无可争议的声明。A. barely几乎不；B. critically批评性地；C. specially尤其；D. universally普遍地。根据常理推测，《红楼梦》被人们普遍认为是最具影响力的中文小说。故选D。 【32题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：曹雪芹的作品虽然被认为本质上是本地的和中国的，但却是关于人性和人类经验的本质。A. humanity人性；B. modernity现代化；C. personality个性；D. sincerity真诚。根据空后“the nature of human experience”可知，空处内容与之相似，指的是关于人类经验的本质，根据《红楼梦》的内容可知，该小说还讲述了人性。故选A。 【33题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这超越了小说所处的特定语言和语境的界限。A. boundaries边界；B. circles圆圈；C. perspectives看法；D. spaces空间。根据空前的“transcend”以及空后“a particular language and context in which the novel is set.”可知，本句指的是超越了小说所处的语言和语境的界限。故选A。 【34题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一开始很难，因为大量的人物和他们的名字很难(对非中文读者)。A. Never-ending不停的；B. Hard-going难以进行；C. Labor-saving省工的；D. Record-breaking破纪录的。根据空后“because of the large number of characters and their difficult names (to a non-Chinese reader).”可知，由于《红楼梦》中大量人物和其名字，所以非中文读者一开始阅读的时候会有点困难。故选B。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是，一旦你进入其中，这是一本读者可以完全沉浸其中的书；它就像所有文学作品中的其他作品一样。A. change改变；B. immerse使沉浸（于）；C. persuade劝服；D. reduce减少。根据上文“once you are into it”可知，此处指的是读者沉浸在书本之中。故选B。 Section B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) While I was in hospital, a friend recommended a popular online series of daily meditations, a “can’t afford to miss” in his mind. Mostly, the morning ones were impossible to do as the hospital routine starts at half past five, so I mostly listened the evening ones, which were very helpful. Once, however, I managed the morning one, which talked about the importance of doing something or creating something which will survive us. The works of great poets and writers come to mind, but how many of us will write the next David Copperfield, or Ode to Autumn? Sporting triumphs also occur: the breaking of the four minute mile for instance. But again, how many of us are great athletes? So what can we do? Shakespeare writes, “The evil men do lives after them; the good is oft interred (often buried) with their bones.” For once, however, I think Shakespeare is wrong. I think the good we do can live after we have gone. Sir Terry Pratchett writes, “A man is not truly dead while his name is still spoken,” and I think that is more true. Perhaps we cannot expect our name to be remembered for hundreds or thousands of years, but to be remembered with kindness and even thankfulness after we’ve gone is surely something to strive for. I had two grannies when I was growing up. One was my mother’s mother; the other was our cousin’s grandmother on their father’s side. Our own grandmother died young, so this lovely lady adopted us as her honorary grandchildren. Granny was the most lovely and loving lady you could imagine. There were always cakes in the tin and a warm welcome whenever we visited, there were small presents at Christmas and on our birthdays, and we loved her dearly. It was only when I attended her funeral that I realized how far her love extended: the church was packed, and tale after tale was told of her kindness. Her name was — and possibly still is — spoken long after her death. I wish I could say the same of my other grandmother, but I can’t. My mother talks about her, but I don’t; there is no point in talking about unkindness. When I announced my retirement, a couple of months ago, I was stunned to receive so many emails and letters of thanks. My patients really appreciate all that I have done for them. That will last after I’m gone and spread down through generations. 36. Which of the following statements will the author probably agree with about the online meditation? A. The evening meditation are more important than the morning ones. B. The online meditation receive more attention in the evening. C. The morning meditation are difficult to use in daily life. D. The online meditation are worthy of the name. 37. The author quoted Sir Terry Pratchett’s words in order to __________. A. support Shakespeare’s statement on the afterlife B. argue that greatness is the only way to be remembered C. emphasize the importance of kindness to ordinary people D. criticize the idea that only evil deeds are remembered 38. Which of the following statements it TRUE according to the passage? A. The author’s granny on mother’s side was a kind person. B. Shakespeare believed the goodness fades far sooner than the evil. C. A man’s contribution is highly dependent on their achievements. D. People were happy to know the retirement of the author. 39. We can most probably find this passage in a __________. A. magazine featuring famous athletes B. blog post by a doctor who recently retired C. book about the importance of creating a legend D. medical journal discussing the benefits of meditation 【答案】36. D 37. D 38. B 39. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是夹叙夹议文。讲述了作者认为当一个人的名字还在被人念叨时，他并没有真正死去，而只要我们多做善事，会死后继续传承下去，代代相传。 【36题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“While I was in hospital, a friend recommended a popular online series of daily meditations, a “can’t afford to miss” in his mind. Mostly, the morning ones were impossible to do as the hospital routine starts at half past five, so I mostly listened the evening ones, which were very helpful.(在我住院期间，一位朋友向我推荐了一个网上流行的每日冥想系列，在他看来，这是一个“不能错过的”。大多数情况下，早上的是不可能做的，因为医院的日常工作在五点半开始，所以我主要听晚上的，这很有帮助)”可知，作者认为在线冥想是名副其实的。故选D项。 【37题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“Shakespeare writes, “The evil men do lives after them; the good is oft interred (often buried) with their bones.” For once, however, I think Shakespeare is wrong. I think the good we do can live after we have gone. Sir Terry Pratchett writes, “A man is not truly dead while his name is still spoken,” and I think that is more true.(莎士比亚写道:“恶人死后永生; 好人往往和他们的尸骨一起被埋葬。”然而，这一次，我认为莎士比亚错了。我认为我们所做的好事可以在我们死后继续存在。特里·普拉切特爵士写道:“当一个人的名字还在被人念叨时，他并没有真正死去。”我认为这句话更贴切)”可知，作者引用特里·普拉切特爵士的话是为了批评那种认为只有邪恶的行为才会被记住的观点。故选D项。 【38题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“Shakespeare writes, “The evil men do lives after them; the good is oft interred (often buried) with their bones.”(莎士比亚写道:“恶人死后永生; 好人往往和他们的尸骨一起被埋葬。”)”可知，莎士比亚相信善比恶消逝得更快。故选B项。 【39题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“Once, however, I managed the morning one, which talked about the importance of doing something or creating something which will survive us.(然而，有一次，我读到了早晨的那篇，它讲的是做一些事情或创造一些东西的重要性，这些事情将使我们生存下去)”最后一段“When I announced my retirement, a couple of months ago, I was stunned to receive so many emails and letters of thanks. My patients really appreciate all that I have done for them.(几个月前，当我宣布退休时，我震惊地收到了如此多的电子邮件和感谢信。我的病人真的很感激我为他们所做的一切)”以及纵观全文，可知，这是一位退休医生的人生感悟，所以可能是一个最近退休的医生写的博客。故选B项。 (B) Each one of us shares this planet with seven billion other individuals. And we all need transportation. The majority of cars, motorcycles, boats and planes cause pollution. They are also noisy. This is a serious problem in many cities. So inventors are coming up with innovative ideas to try to reduce the pollution and noise. By Land In many cities around the world, motorcycles are becoming increasingly popular. Currently, Vietnam has around 33 million motorcycles. China has almost 120 million. The convenience of these motorcycles comes at a cost. Air pollution is a growing problem. In large cities, people often complain it is difficult to breathe. They also complain about the noise. To solve these problems, a U.S. company designed an environmentally friendly motorcycle. It uses electricity as fuel. You can drive it for 40 miles (64 kilometers) before recharging the battery. It is also quiet and fast-60 miles (96 kilometers) per hour. This makes it a good choice for getting around a city. By Water The Italian city of Venice is a city with only a few roads. There are no cars in the city center. Instead of cars, water taxis and buses carry people along the city’s canals. The engines of these boats are simple and cheap. However, they cause pollution, particularly to the water. This causes damage to the city’s buildings. English mechanics Dick Strawbridge and Jem Stans designed a solar-powered water taxi. The solar panels charge three electric batteries. These, in turn, provide power to the engine. The water taxi can carry six passengers. It can run for a day. In the future, solar taxis could be an alternative to Venice’s current taxis. By Air Designing an environmentally friendly airplane is a real challenge. Planes use an enormous amount of jet fuel. This means they cause significant air pollution, and they are very noisy. Some major airplane manufacturers have started to address the problems. They are using cleaner fuels, for example. However, Swiss engineers have gone one step further. They developed a solar airplane — the Solar Impulse. Solar panels cover its wings. These panels provide power to four electric motors and batteries. The batteries allow the plane to fly at night. This plane holds the world record for the longest solar-powered flight — 985 miles (1541 kilometers) from Arizona to Texas in the United States. 40. What do the three innovative ideas proposed have in common? A. They aim to solve traffic problems in big cities. B. They use cleaner energy and cause less pollution. C. They aim to change traditional way of transporting goods. D. They are good will of developed countries to help developing countries. 41. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. China owns the largest number of motorcycles. B. There are no cars in the center of Venice city. C. Solar-powered water taxi can run for a day with one battery at work. D. The newly designed motorcycle can drive 60 miles after being charged. 42. According to the passage, the distinguished merit of Solar Impulse is ________. A. lighter wings B. less noise C. powerful batteries D. longest solar panels 【答案】40. B 41. B 42. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是应用文。介绍了几款新的减少污染和噪音的交通工具。 【40题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“And we all need transportation. The majority of cars, motorcycles, boats and planes cause pollution. They are also noisy. This is a serious problem in many cities. So inventors are coming up with innovative ideas to try to reduce the pollution and noise.(我们都需要交通工具。大多数汽车、摩托车、船和飞机造成污染。它们也很吵。这在许多城市都是一个严重的问题。因此，发明家们想出了创新的想法，试图减少污染和噪音)”，By Land下第二段的“It uses electricity as fuel. (它使用电力作为燃料)”，By Water下第二段的“The solar panels charge three electric batteries. These, in turn, provide power to the engine.(太阳能电池板为三个电池充电。这些反过来又为发动机提供动力)”和By Air下的“Some major airplane manufacturers have started to address the problems. They are using cleaner fuels, for example. (一些主要的飞机制造商已经开始着手解决这些问题。例如，他们正在使用更清洁的燃料)”可知，提出的三个创新想法，它们使用更清洁的能源，造成更少的污染。故选B项。 【41题详解】 细节理解题。根据小标题By Water下第一段的“The Italian city of Venice is a city with only a few roads. There are no cars in the city center.(意大利城市威尼斯是一个只有几条道路的城市。市中心没有汽车)”可知，威尼斯市中心没有汽车，B项正确。故选B项。 【42题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“They developed a solar airplane — the Solar Impulse. Solar panels cover its wings. These panels provide power to four electric motors and batteries. The batteries allow the plane to fly at night. This plane holds the world record for the longest solar-powered flight—985 miles (1541 kilometers) from Arizona to Texas in the United States.(他们开发了一架太阳能飞机——“阳光动力号”。太阳能电池板覆盖着它的翅膀。这些面板为四个电动机和电池提供电力。电池使飞机能在夜间飞行。这架飞机保持着最长太阳能飞行的世界纪录——从美国亚利桑那州到德克萨斯州，飞行了985英里(1541公里))”可推知，阳光动力号的电池使飞机能在夜间飞行一整夜，所以它有强大的电池。故选C项。 Section C Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. Conflict in Literature What makes a book or movie exciting? What makes you want to keep reading to find out what happens or stay until the end of the movie? Conflict. Yes, conflict. ____43____ Most stories are written to have characters, a setting and a plot, but what sets apart a truly great story from the one that might not finish reading is conflict. Basically, we can define conflict as a struggle between opposing forces — two characters, a character and nature, or even an internal struggle — conflict provides a level of worry into a story that engages the reader and makes him or her invested in finding out what happens. ____44____ First, you need to understand the different types of conflict, which can essentially be broken down into two categories: internal and external conflict. ____45____ An external conflict is one in which the character faces a challenge with an external force, like another character, an act of nature, or even society. ____46____ Most stories focus on one particular conflict, but it’s also possible that a story can contain more than one. A. So how do you best create conflict? B. From there, we can break down conflict into seven different examples. C. By understanding what stands between characters and their goals what can we do next? D. An internal conflict tends to be one in which the main character struggles with himself, such as a decision he needs to make or a weakness he has to overcome. E. When a conflict is resolved and the reader discovers which force or character succeeds, it creates a sense of closure. F. It is a necessary element of any story, driving the story forward and forcing the reader to stay up all night reading in hopes of some sort of closure. 【答案】43. F 44. A 45. D 46. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要解释了什么是文学冲突以及冲突的类型等。 【43题详解】 根据上文“What makes a book or movie exciting? What makes you want to keep reading to find out what happens or stay until the end of the movie? Conflict. Yes, conflict.(是什么让一本书或一部电影令人兴奋？是什么让你想一直读下去，看看到底发生了什么，或者一直读到电影结束？冲突。是的，冲突)”以及后文“Most stories are written to have characters, a setting and a plot, but what sets apart a truly great story from the one that might not finish reading is conflict.(大多数故事都有角色、背景和情节，但真正伟大的故事与那些可能读不完的故事的区别在于冲突)”可知，本句与后文并列，都是在说明冲突的作用：是任何故事的必要元素，推动故事向前发展，迫使读者熬夜阅读，希望能有个了结。故F选项“它是任何故事的必要元素，推动故事向前发展，迫使读者熬夜阅读，希望能有个了结”符合语境，故选F。 【44题详解】 根据上文“Basically, we can define conflict as a struggle between opposing forces — two characters, a character and nature, or even an internal struggle — conflict provides a level of worry into a story that engages the reader and makes him or her invested in finding out what happens.(基本上，我们可以将冲突定义为对立力量之间的斗争——两个角色，一个角色和自然，甚至是一种内部斗争——冲突为故事提供了一定程度的担忧，吸引读者，让他或她投入到找出发生了什么)”以及后文“First, you need to understand the different types of conflict, which can essentially be broken down into two categories: internal and external conflict.(首先，你需要了解不同类型的冲突，它可以被分为两类：内部冲突和外部冲突)”可知，上文提到了冲突的作用，后文则在说明冲突的类型，即如何更好地制造冲突。故A选项“那么如何才能最好地制造冲突呢？”符合语境，故选A。 【45题详解】 根据后文“An external conflict is one in which the character faces a challenge with an external force, like another character, an act of nature, or even society.(外部冲突指的是角色面临来自外部力量的挑战，就像另一个角色，一种自然行为，甚至是社会)”可知，后文提到了外部冲突的概念，可知本句是在说明内部冲突。故D选项“内部冲突往往是主角与自己的斗争，比如他需要做出的决定或他必须克服的弱点”符合语境，故选D。 【46题详解】 根据后文“Most stories focus on one particular conflict, but it’s also possible that a story can contain more than one.(大多数故事都专注于一个特定的冲突，但也有可能一个故事包含多个冲突)”可知，本句为本段最后一句，应与上一段构成因果关系，说明冲突可以被分解成多少个例子。故B选项“由此，我们可以将冲突分解为七个不同的例子”符合语境，故选B。 IV. Translation (3%+3%+4%) Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 47. 大多数学生都认为必须禁止在课堂上使用手机。(majority) (汉译英) _______________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】The majority of students find it necessary to ban mobile phones in class 【解析】 【详解】考查固定短语和it作形式宾语。表示“大多数学生”用the majority of students，作主语；表示“认为必须做某事”用find it necessary to do sth.，it作形式宾语；表示“禁止在课堂上使用手机”翻译为ban mobile phones in class。句子陈述目前事实，应用一般现在时。故翻译为The majority of students find it necessary to ban mobile phones in class. 48. 这些插图精美的书籍非常吸引家里有小孩子的母亲。(appeal) (汉译英) _______________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】The beautifully illustrated books are very appealing to mothers with small children. /The beautifully illustrated books appeal to mothers with small children very much. 【解析】 【详解】考查短语和时态。表示“这些插图精美的书籍”用the beautifully illustrated books，作主语；表示“非常吸引”短语为be very appealing to sb.或appeal to sb. very much；表示“家里有小孩子的母亲”翻译为mothers with small children。句子陈述客观事实，应用一般现在时。故翻译为The beautifully illustrated books are very appealing to mothers with small children. /The beautifully illustrated books appeal to mothers with small children very much. 49. 外来务工人员，不仅能够快速适应城市的快节奏生活，而且能为城市的繁荣兴旺做出巨大的贡献。(adapt) (汉译英) _______________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Migrant workers can not only quickly adapt (themselves) to the fast pace of the city, but also make great contributions to the prosperity of the city. 【解析】 【详解】考查并列句、动词短语及名词短语。整个句子可以被not only... but also...句型引导，在not only这个分句中，主语是“外来务工人员”，翻译为“Migrant workers”，谓语是“迅速适应”，翻译为“quickly adapt (themselves) to”，宾语是“城市的快节奏生活”，翻译为“the fast pace of the city”；在but also这个分句中，主语还是务工人员，所以无需再翻译一遍，谓语是“做出巨大贡献”，翻译为“make great contributions to”，宾语是“城市的繁荣兴旺”，翻译为“the prosperity of the city”。整个句子表达客观现象，应用一般现在时。故翻译为Migrant workers can not only quickly adapt (themselves) to the fast pace of the city, but also make great contributions to the prosperity of the city. V. Guided Writing (13%) 50 Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 假如你是明启中学高中学生李明，最近在一本英语杂志上读到一篇关于青少年心理状态的文章。文中提出与20年前的青少年相比，如今的青少年更加不快乐。你对此话题很感兴趣，请写一封信给该报社的编辑，表达你的想法，内容须包括： 1. 导致该现象的原因 2. 相应的建议 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Dear Editor, I am Li Ming, a student in Ming qi Middle School. Recently, I read an article about the mental state of teenagers which mentioned that compared to the teenagers 20 years ago, today’s teenagers are unhappier. I am writing to express my opinion about this phenomenon. Many people think today’s teenagers should be happier than before. However, that’s not the case. First of all, today’s teenagers have more difficulty in getting along with others. It makes them feel lonely. Secondly, nowadays, teenagers suffer from too much pressure of study, which makes them easier to be depressed. Therefore, action must be taken to improve it. To begin with, teenagers should be encouraged to take many activities to form harmonious interpersonal relationship. Besides, parents also need to pay more attention to their children’s mental health. As we all know, good listening can always show respect, promote understanding and make things better. I am convinced that with our joint efforts, the situation will be gradually improved. Yours sincerely , Li Ming 【解析】 【分析】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给某英语杂志的编辑写封信，表达你对青少年不开心这一现象的看法以及建议。 【详解】1.词汇积累 鼓励：encourage→inspire/motivate 此外：besides → what’s more 采取措施：take action→ take measures 关注：pay attention to →focus on 2.句式拓展 合并简单句 原句：First of all, today’s teenagers have more difficulty in getting along with others. It makes them feel lonely. 拓展句：First of all, today’s teenagers have more difficulty in getting along with others, which makes them feel lonely. 【点睛】【高分句型1】Recently, I read an article about the mental state of teenagers which mentioned that compared to the teenagers 20 years ago, today’s teenagers are unhappier.（运用了which引导的定语从句和非谓语动词作状语） 【高分句型2】I am convinced that with our joint efforts, the situation will be gradually improved.（运用了that引导宾语从句） 听力答案：1-5 DCABB 6-10 AABAD 11-15 CCDBD 16-20 CCBAD 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 上海市江镇中学2023学年第二学期第二次阶段测试 高一英语试卷 考生注意： 1、本场考试时间90分钟，满分100分。 2、作答前，考生在答题纸正面填写学校、姓名、考生号，并黏贴考生本人条形码。 3、所有作答务必填涂或书写在答题纸上与试卷题号对应的区域，不得错位。在草稿纸、试卷上作答一律不得分。 4、用2B铅笔作答选择题，用黑色字迹的钢笔、水笔或圆珠笔作答非选择题。 I. Listening Comprehension (10%+10%) Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. In a bookstore. B. In a grocery. C. In a stationery shop. D. In a shopping mall. 2. A. 17 dollars. B. 18 dollars. C. 19 dollars. D. 20 dollars. 3. A. Husband and wife. B. Passenger and driver. C. Teacher and student. D. Salesgirl and customer. 4. A. Because he doesn’t like history. B. Because he must read a lot of books. C. Because he can’t get the books on the list. D. Because he doesn’t have time to take the course. 5. A. She can use his car. B. She can rent a car. C. She must get her car fixed. D. She can’t get his car fixed. 6. A. By fax and e-mail. B. By fax and home telephone. C. By office and home telephone. D. By e-mail and home telephone. 7. A. Before they say good-bye to each other. B. When they get to a party. C. Before they have a meal. D. When they stay there for a long time. 8. A. The books were sent out late. B. The books were sent to the wrong place. C. He will help the woman move to a new place. D. He doesn’t know the woman’s new address. 9. A. The new dress is for warm weather. B. The new dress makes her look cool. C. She doesn’t like cold weather at all. D. She bought the dress when it was warm. 10. A. She could hardly find the truth. B. She had no travel experience in Russia. C. She is good at finding a place to stay. D. She doesn’t agree with the man. Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear two passages and one longer conversation. After each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. Because it can make her famous. B. Because it is easy and rewarding. C. Because it is dangerous but exciting. D. Because it has its moving moment. 12. A. Somebody was killed. B. Nobody was injured. C. Karen was physically hurt. D. Many buildings exploded. 13. A. A fierce war. B. A serious injury. C. A terrible explosion. D. A brave journalist. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Because P.E. can help build up our body. B. Because there was a demand for physically fit soldiers to fight in combat. C. Because P.E. had become a fashion all over the world after the war. D. Because P.E. can help reduce childhood obesity rates. 15. A. It keeps kids in good condition. B. Thin little kids probably get bullied in school. C. Fat kids may feel ashamed of their weight and hate P.E class. D. Students were more likely to miss classes and act out. 16. A. Critical. B. Worried. C. Objective. D. Uninterested. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. Within an hour. B. About an hour and a half. C. About an hour or two. D. About three or four hours. 18. A. A visit to the Country Farm. B. Have lunch. C Feed sheep. D. Go on a cycling trip. 19. A. His daughter is over seven years old. B They will take the cruise next week. C. His wife will go on a cycling trip. D. His son may be not interested in the farm. 20. A. How old the two kids are. B. Where the man can rent a bike. C. What should look out for during the journey. D. How much the man need to pay. II. Grammar and vocabulary (10%+10%) Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fit s each blank. The History of Snacks Hamburgers, sandwiches and pizza are some of the worlds’ favourite snacks, but have you ever wondered ___1___ first ate them? Read on to find out more. The hamburger The hamburger started life as small pieces of raw beef ___2___(eat) by the Tartars, a tribe who invaded Europe in the Middle Ages. ___3___ they ate it, they used to put the meat on their horse under the saddle (马鞍) they were sitting on in order to make it soft. When the Tartar s arrived in Hamburg, the people mixed the beef with local spices, fried it and called it the Hamburg Steak. Germans who came to the USA took this recipe with them and it became known ___4___ a hamburger there. The sandwich People say that it was John Montague, the Fourth Earl of Sandwich, ___5___invented the sandwich. Montague enjoyed playing cards in his favourite restaurant, the Beef Steak Club in London. He could ___6___(find) there most days and some of his games lasted for hours. One day, instead of stopping ___7___(eat) lunch, Montague asked a servant to bring him some meat between two slices of bread to prevent the cards from getting dirty. When the other players saw this, they began to order’ the same as Sandwich’, and so the sandwich got its name. Pizza Margherita In 1889, Queen Margherita of Italy invited chef Rafaelle Esposito from his pizzaria to visit the royal palace and ___8___(bake) a selection of pizzas for her. ___9___(want) to impress the queen, Rafaelle made a very special pizza. It was large and topped with tomatoes, mozzarella cheese and fresh herbs to represent the Italian flag, ____10____ is red, white and green. The Queen was delighted with this design and the pizza became one of her favourite foods. When people heard about this, they all wanted to try it and so the pizza Margherita was born. Section B Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A address B. challenges C. imaging D. monitor E. navigate F. operations G. respond H. setting I. short J. successive K. worth Satellites Can Help Us Fight Climate Change At the beginning of 2021, President Joe Biden exclaimed that “science is back” as we continued our efforts to ____11____ the COVID emergency. That phrase continues to ring true across the federal government. Science and its applications are being used at every agency to deal with public health ____12____, build new transportation infrastructure, inform policy decisions and tackle the climate crisis. Recently the Interior Department’s U.S. Geological Survey assumed ____13____ of Landsat 9 from NASA, which built and launched it in 2021.This satellite is designed to ____14____ Earth’s land, water and other natural resources. Landsat missions support environmental sustainability and climate resilience. The Landsat program, which launched in July 1972, has helped us understand our planet and the changes that are occurring on it. That partnership has propelled research and observation forward through the launch of ____15____ Landsat satellites, each replacing its predecessors and working in tandem with new capabilities and strengths. I attended the historic launch of Landsat 9 in California. It was nothing ____16____ of amazing. I toured the mission control center and met a young scientist from the Navajo Nation living far away from home. She uses Landsat ____17____ to see her home from many miles away, and with such data, she enables her community to manage water resources in the face of a changing climate. This is the power and beauty of science at work. All around the globe, scientists are using Landsat and other imagery to interpret what is happening on Earth today and to compare it with the 50 years’ ____18____ of data the Landsat program has collected. This science-based program and those like it across federal agencies are powerful tools in our efforts to responsibly manage our resources. Their prioritization helps to demonstrate the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to lead with science. So, too, the resources provided through the president’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act will be key to the development of longer-term sustainability measures as we ____19____ to climate change, including building more resilient communities and protecting our natural environment. Landsat NEXT is the upcoming mission we will develop with NASA to power better science and decision-making for the next 50 years. Science is indeed ____20____ us on a path to a brighter future. The Book of the Millennium When I was a graduate student in Oxford many years ago, I shared a house with a brilliant German sinologist (汉学家). Many visitors would pop into our house, and one night around the kitchen table I met a(n)____21____character. His name was David Hawkes. A(n) ____22____ linguist, he directed Japanese codebreakers in his early twenties, during World War II. Later, as a teacher, he did wonderful translation of Songs of the South (楚辞), part of a poetic tradition earlier than anything that has ____23____ in the West. Then he became a professor of Chinese at Oxford, but, as he put it, “I resigned in order to ____24____ my time to translating a Chinese novel…Well, the Chinese novel.” The book was Dream of the Red Chamber, written by Cao Xueqin. British ____25____ Anthony West wrote in The New Yorkerin 1958 that the novel is to Chinese literature “very much what The Brothers Karamazov is to Russian and Remembrance of Things Past is to French literature” and that “it is ____26____ one of the great novels of all literature.” Hawkes eventually completed his great endeavor with the help of his son-in-law John Minford, who ____27____the last two volumes of the five, which were published by Penguin between 1973 and 1986. Hawkes’ translation was ____28____ as an introduction to a “masterpiece”. Dream of the Red Chamber was written in the 1750s “by a great artist with his very lifeblood,” said Hawkes. It is full of ____29____ detail of the social, cultural and spiritual life of the time. Studying it for non-Chinese readers has never perhaps been more useful. At a time when _____30_____ of Chinese culture and identity is increasingly necessary because of the country’s new international role, getting insights into the heart of Chinese culture through a novel _____31_____ recognized as one of the most influential produced in the Chinese language would seem as uncontroversial statement. Cao’s work while seen as essentially local and Chinese, is about _____32_____ and the nature of human experience. That transcends the _____33_____ of a particular language and context in which the novel is set. The book as it stands in the Penguin version runs to 2500 pages — twice as long as War and Peace. _____34_____ at first because of the large number of characters and their difficult names (to a non-Chinese reader). But once you are into it, it is a book into which the reader can completely _____35_____ themselves; it is like anything else in all of literature. 21. A. arrogant B. fascinating C. humorous D. responsible 22. A. decisive B. frustrated C. generous D. talented 23. A. copied B. launched C. revised D. survived 24. A. addict B. devote C. expose D. reduce 25. A. critic B. critical C. criticism D. criticize 26. A. beyond question B. in doubt C. in question D. out of the question 27. A. gathered B. bought C. sold D. translated 28. A. approved B. appointed C. elected D. greeted 29. A. boring B. fake C. imaginary D. incredible 30. A. appreciation B. definition C. determination D. opposition 31 A. barely B. critically C. specially D. universally 32. A. humanity B. modernity C. personality D. sincerity 33. A. boundaries B. circles C. perspectives D. spaces 34. A. Never-ending B. Hard-going C. Labor-saving D. Record-breaking 35. A. change B. immerse C. persuade D. reduce Section B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) While I was in hospital, a friend recommended a popular online series of daily meditations, a “can’t afford to miss” in his mind. Mostly, the morning ones were impossible to do as the hospital routine starts at half past five, so I mostly listened the evening ones, which were very helpful. Once, however, I managed the morning one, which talked about the importance of doing something or creating something which will survive us. The works of great poets and writers come to mind, but how many of us will write the next David Copperfield, or Ode to Autumn? Sporting triumphs also occur: the breaking of the four minute mile for instance. But again, how many of us are great athletes? So what can we do? Shakespeare writes, “The evil men do lives after them; the good is oft interred (often buried) with their bones.” For once, however, I think Shakespeare is wrong. I think the good we do can live after we have gone. Sir Terry Pratchett writes, “A man is not truly dead while his name is still spoken,” and I think that is more true. Perhaps we cannot expect our name to be remembered for hundreds or thousands of years, but to be remembered with kindness and even thankfulness after we’ve gone is surely something to strive for. I had two grannies when I was growing up. One was my mother’s mother; the other was our cousin’s grandmother on their father’s side. Our own grandmother died young, so this lovely lady adopted us as her honorary grandchildren. Granny was the most lovely and loving lady you could imagine. There were always cakes in the tin and a warm welcome whenever we visited, there were small presents at Christmas and on our birthdays, and we loved her dearly. It was only when I attended her funeral that I realized how far her love extended: the church was packed, and tale after tale was told of her kindness. Her name was — and possibly still is — spoken long after her death. I wish I could say the same of my other grandmother, but I can’t. My mother talks about her, but I don’t; there is no point in talking about unkindness. When I announced my retirement, a couple of months ago, I was stunned to receive so many emails and letters of thanks. My patients really appreciate all that I have done for them. That will last after I’m gone and spread down through generations. 36. Which of the following statements will the author probably agree with about the online meditation? A. The evening meditation are more important than the morning ones. B. The online meditation receive more attention in the evening. C. The morning meditation are difficult to use in daily life. D. The online meditation are worthy of the name. 37. The author quoted Sir Terry Pratchett’s words in order to __________. A. support Shakespeare’s statement on the afterlife B. argue that greatness is the only way to be remembered C. emphasize the importance of kindness to ordinary people D. criticize the idea that only evil deeds are remembered 38. Which of the following statements it TRUE according to the passage? A. The author’s granny on mother’s side was a kind person. B. Shakespeare believed the goodness fades far sooner than the evil. C. A man’s contribution is highly dependent on their achievements. D. People were happy to know the retirement of the author. 39. We can most probably find this passage in a __________. A. magazine featuring famous athletes B. blog post by a doctor who recently retired C. book about the importance of creating a legend D. medical journal discussing the benefits of meditation (B) Each one of us shares this planet with seven billion other individuals. And we all need transportation. The majority of cars, motorcycles, boats and planes cause pollution. They are also noisy. This is a serious problem in many cities. So inventors are coming up with innovative ideas to try to reduce the pollution and noise. By Land In many cities around the world, motorcycles are becoming increasingly popular. Currently, Vietnam has around 33 million motorcycles. China has almost 120 million. The convenience of these motorcycles comes at a cost. Air pollution is a growing problem. In large cities, people often complain it is difficult to breathe. They also complain about the noise. To solve these problems, a U.S. company designed an environmentally friendly motorcycle. It uses electricity as fuel. You can drive it for 40 miles (64 kilometers) before recharging the battery. It is also quiet and fast-60 miles (96 kilometers) per hour. This makes it a good choice for getting around a city. By Water The Italian city of Venice is a city with only a few roads. There are no cars in the city center. Instead of cars, water taxis and buses carry people along the city’s canals. The engines of these boats are simple and cheap. However, they cause pollution, particularly to the water. This causes damage to the city’s buildings. English mechanics Dick Strawbridge and Jem Stans designed a solar-powered water taxi. The solar panels charge three electric batteries. These, in turn, provide power to the engine. The water taxi can carry six passengers. It can run for a day. In the future, solar taxis could be an alternative to Venice’s current taxis. By Air Designing an environmentally friendly airplane is a real challenge. Planes use an enormous amount of jet fuel. This means they cause significant air pollution, and they are very noisy. Some major airplane manufacturers have started to address the problems. They are using cleaner fuels, for example. However, Swiss engineers have gone one step further. They developed a solar airplane — the Solar Impulse. Solar panels cover its wings. These panels provide power to four electric motors and batteries. The batteries allow the plane to fly at night. This plane holds the world record for the longest solar-powered flight — 985 miles (1541 kilometers) from Arizona to Texas in the United States. 40. What do the three innovative ideas proposed have in common? A. They aim to solve traffic problems in big cities. B. They use cleaner energy and cause less pollution. C. They aim to change traditional way of transporting goods. D. They are good will of developed countries to help developing countries. 41. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. China owns the largest number of motorcycles. B. There are no cars in the center of Venice city. C. Solar-powered water taxi can run for a day with one battery at work. D. The newly designed motorcycle can drive 60 miles after being charged. 42. According to the passage, the distinguished merit of Solar Impulse is ________. A. lighter wings B. less noise C. powerful batteries D. longest solar panels Section C Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. Conflict in Literature What makes a book or movie exciting? What makes you want to keep reading to find out what happens or stay until the end of the movie? Conflict. Yes, conflict. ____43____ Most stories are written to have characters, a setting and a plot, but what sets apart a truly great story from the one that might not finish reading is conflict. Basically, we can define conflict as a struggle between opposing forces — two characters, a character and nature, or even an internal struggle — conflict provides a level of worry into a story that engages the reader and makes him or her invested in finding out what happens. ____44____ First, you need to understand the different types of conflict, which can essentially be broken down into two categories: internal and external conflict. ____45____ An external conflict is one in which the character faces a challenge with an external force, like another character, an act of nature, or even society. ____46____ Most stories focus on one particular conflict, but it’s also possible that a story can contain more than one. A. So how do you best create conflict? B. From there, we can break down conflict into seven different examples. C. By understanding what stands between characters and their goals, what can we do next? D. An internal conflict tends to be one in which the main character struggles with himself, such as a decision he needs to make or a weakness he has to overcome. E. When a conflict is resolved and the reader discovers which force or character succeeds, it creates a sense of closure. F. It is a necessary element of any story, driving the story forward and forcing the reader to stay up all night reading in hopes of some sort of closure. IV. Translation (3%+3%+4%) Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 47. 大多数学生都认为必须禁止在课堂上使用手机。(majority) (汉译英) _______________________________________________________________________________ 48. 这些插图精美的书籍非常吸引家里有小孩子的母亲。(appeal) (汉译英) _______________________________________________________________________________ 49. 外来务工人员，不仅能够快速适应城市的快节奏生活，而且能为城市的繁荣兴旺做出巨大的贡献。(adapt) (汉译英) _______________________________________________________________________________ V. Guided Writing (13%) 50. Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 假如你是明启中学高中学生李明，最近在一本英语杂志上读到一篇关于青少年心理状态的文章。文中提出与20年前的青少年相比，如今的青少年更加不快乐。你对此话题很感兴趣，请写一封信给该报社的编辑，表达你的想法，内容须包括： 1. 导致该现象的原因 2. 相应的建议 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 听力答案：1-5 DCABB 6-10 AABAD 11-15 CCDBD 16-20 CCBAD 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$