上海市上海中学2023-2024学年高一下学期6月期末英语试题

上海中学2023学年高一第二学期期末考试 英语试题 高一 班学号 姓名」 成续」 I.I.istening Comprehension Section A Directions:In Section A.you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers.At the end of each conversation, question will be asked about what was said.The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once.Aner you he a conversation and the question about it,read the four possible answers on your paper.and decide which one is the b answer to the question you have heard. 1.A.In the boat. B.At the gallery. C.At the gas station. D.In the countryside 2.A.15 minutes. B.45 minutes. C.50 minutes. D.60 minutes. 3.A.Director and actress. B.Boss and secretary. C.Professor and student. D.Waiter and guest. 4.A.Annoyed B.Confused. C.Surprised D.Worried. 5.A.Changing the topic of the paper. B.Giving the paper to his tutor. C.Asking Mrs.Black for advice. D.Choosing biology as the subject. 6.A.Reduce pressure and relax herself. B.Solve the serious problems at once C.Lift spirits by forgetting bad things. D.Find the right address of the hospital. 7.A.John's ideas are different from hers. B.John's speech has left much to be desired. C.John has a talent for delivering public speeches D.John is brave enough to express his viewpoints. 8.A.Ask the man to borrow a printer. B.Buy a new printer with less noise. C.Read a book on how to fix the printer. D.Get a repairman to check the printer. 9.A.Top concem should be given to safety. B.Bicycles are popular with consumers. C.Bicycles are not always extremely cheap.D.The price cannot decide the quality of bicycles. 10.A.Because she has got a membership card. B.Because she has already got a big discount. C.Because she wants to buy books at a low price. D.Because she works as an accountant at the store. Section B Directions:In Section B,you will hear two passages and one longer conversation.After each passage and conver you will be asked several questions.The passages and the conversation will be read twicc,but the questions will be: only once.When you hear a question,read the four possible answers on your paper,and decide which one is the best to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11.A.Fable books. B.Fairy tales. C.Magic handbooks. D.Science fiction. 12.A.Speeding up if necessary. B.Practising precisely and slowly. C.Playing the piano patiently. D.Playing tricks without being noticed. 13.A.Live and learn. B.Curiosity killed the cat. C.Sceing is believing. D.Practice makes perfect. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14.A.It connects a chip to collect different color frequency. B.It changes the color frequency and becomes a part of the body. C.It receives the color frequency and sends the frequency to a chip. D.It detects the colors and gives feedback to the brain through a chip. 15.A.Because color frequency was detected. B.Because an electronic device was installed. C.Because the project was secretly carried out. D.Because his official image was accidentally seen. 16.A.Adam alone invented the electronic device. B.The device has improved the speaker's eyesight. C.The speaker can enjoy a Picasso without the clectronic eye. D.The electronic eye helps those suffering from color blindness. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17.A.He got his shirt dirty accidentally. B.He was injured because of the airflow. C.He was interrupted by his neighbor. D.He was rudely treated by the airhostess. 8.A.It is worse than before. B.It has improved just a little recently. C.It is well worth the price. D.It lives up to passengers'expectations. 119.A.Because the flight was overbooked. B.Because he forgot to book the flight ticket. C.Because he went to the wrong check-in counter. D.Because the flight was delayed due to the bad weather. 20.A.Tempting. B.Frightening. C.Frustrating. D.Exciting I.Grammar and Vocabulary Section A:Multiple choices Directions:Beneath cach of the following sentences,there are four choices marked A.B,C and D.Choose the one answe that best completes the sentence. 21.I have never felt fear I did then. A.so;that B.such;as C.such;like D.so;as 22.Fools rush in angels fear to step. A.what B.where C.which D.that 23. not to find talk or make speeches,but to weigh and consider. A.Rcad B.Reading C.To read D.Being read 24. with a difficult situation,Arnold decided to ask his boss for advice. A.Faced B.Having faced C.To face D.Facing 25.The book is thought to be the best of its kind A.having written B.ever written C.having been written D.to have ever bcen written 26.Can you give me some advice on how to get a conversation A.gone B.go C.going D.to be going 27. over and over again,but he still couldn't understand A.Having explained B.Ifaving bcen explained C.Being explained D.It had been explained 28.One will easily get lost while wandering around the shopping mall, the signs the way. A.though;pointing B.despite;having pointed C.though;having pointed D.despite;pointing 29.He has done nothing requires A.that:being forgiven B.which;to be forgiven C.that;my forgiveness D.which:forgiving 30.Some are bor great,some achieve greatness,and some have greatness upon them. A.to force B.forced C.being forced D.force 31.I liked it when my father and I would walk along the sea,leaving footprints on the sandy shore I wished to return and,softly,place my foot his had len its marks. A.which;where B.where;on which C.which;on which D.where;where 32.What he said at the mceting effective and everyone thought it was worth A.proved:listening B.was proved;to be listened to C.proved;listening to D.has been proved;to be listened 33.Tom was surprised to find the bike he had had went wrong again. A.it repaired B.repaired C.repaired it D.to be repaired 34.We were still in the automobile on the way from the station when he gathered up the courage,with his marvelous shyness,_ that I could do for him. A.telling me what it was B.to tell me what it was C.telling me what was it D.to tell me what was it 35.Ilollywood's eagemess for sequcls(续集)is that it is likely to destroy the cinema. A.such B.so C.what D 36.We a powerful sense of loss when finding some specics are extinet,never A.can't help but fecl:to retum R.can't help feol;to roturn C.can't help feeling:retum D.can't help to foel:retuming 37.The opening of Yeats'each pocm. readers'attention nd silence. A commits B.commands C.projcets D.appenls 3.When the qucen put onher finest jewels and nt down to the thowh compliments. A.showened B.cntitled C.polishod D.proposed 39.The doctor was pleased to announce that tho patient wns now doing well und fronlmonl. A.putting aside B.persisted in C.qualified for D.rosponding (o 40.She gently the cat's fur as it purred in her lap. A.struck B.stroked C.stretched D.ottended 41.Siegfricd made a(n) apology-he'd bad n lot of prnctice-and bought the mun n drink.Thcy portod on good terms. A.obliged B.pretended C.polished D.matured Section B:Grammar Directions:After reading the passagos below,fill in the blanks to make the passugos coherent and grmmuticnlly correct. For the blanks with a given word,fill in each blank with the proper form of tho given word;for the other blanks,uso ono word that best fits each blank. What do Terracotta Warriors tell us about life in ancient China? They don't talk.They can't move.But Terracotta Warriors of Chinn are excellent storytellors.Since thoy wore discovered 50 years ago,these life-size clay figurines1(revcal)interesting dotails ubout tho soldlors of Qin. Detailed examination of the wariors,which were discovered near the tomb of tho emperor,hus shed lighton2 life during the ancient Qin Dynasty was like. Shoes 3 not be the first thing one would notice of these 2,200-yoar-old sculptures,armed with real weapons to guard Qin Shi Huang in his afterlife.But an analysis of their footwear showed that theso humble accessorles :might have played a "vital role"in the Qin army. Two Chinese researchers behind the study analysed the shoes of a knccling archer,the only typo of Terracotia Warriors uncarthed so far4reveals the sole of their shoes.They then made a copy of the footwear using the shoc-muking techniques and materials known to be used by the Qin people5the warriors were constructed. The study compared the reproduced shoes with6in modem society and found that the replicas() were extremely flexible and provided the wearers with"a more comfortable,stable and cliciont"walking experience. Equally fascinating are the warriors'clothes:they were candy-coloured. When the Terracotta Warriors were originally created,they were painted a bright array of reds,blucs,purples and greens,which are believed7(match)the colours of the clothing worn by the Qin soldicrs themselves. In many cases,the paint has not survived the centuries after the warriors had been burnt by fires or soaked in floods, but a few of the warriors have been unearthed8their original colouring still largely undamaged. A 2019 study found that the pigments (originally were mixed with various protein-based binders,such as egg, animal glues and milk,before9(paint)onto the soldiers to help secure the paint. Reconstructions10(base)on this rescarch seem to suggest the Qin fashion-at least in the army-was to put colours together. Section C:Vocabulary Direction: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.shift B.alternative C.critic D.acknowledging E.ranging AB.rid AC.literal AD.stick AE.patterns BC.reducing BD.practice Levels of stress and anxiety have increased dramatically in the last 20 years.Therefore,it's not surprising that many people have turned to techniques such as cognitive behavioural therapy(CBT)as a way to42 themselves of negative thoughts and increase positive thinking. Dr Kirren Schnack,a leading clinical psychologist,has proposed three science-backed strategies for tuming your inner 43 into a cheerleader. 1.Learn to create44 thoughts Dr Schnack refers to people with the most common negative thought__45__as“catastrophisers"(不幸论者)， "So what I do is ask people to consider,If I wasn't catastrophising,what might I think instead?What evidence is there to support this thought?Make a list of that evidence and refer to it regularly so you can stop believing that your thoughts and feelings are46truths,"says Dr Schnack. 2.Write down three positive things Dr Schnack refers to people who always focus on the negative in every situation as"mental filterers()" The way to combat this is by spending a few moments at the end of the day,every day,47the things that went well."Writing down three positive things that happened-just the 48 of identifying them-can immediately lift your spirits,"she says. 3.List positive words of encouragement When people first start this,Dr Schnack recommends doing it three times a day for a month,then gradually 49 it to once a day. "You might say it in your mind while brushing your teeth,for example,"she says."Some people50 with it for good.Others do it for a while until they feel a(n)51 in their mindset to a more positive,self-sympathetic perspective.” III.Reading Comprehension Section A:Cloze Direction:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. There will eventually come a day when The New York Times ceases to publish stories on newsprint.Exactly when that day will be is a matter of52"Sometime in the future,"the paper's publisher said back in2010. Though people are fond of ink on paper and the rustle of pages,there's plenty of reasons to53print.The facilities required to make a(n)54newspaper-printing presses,delivery trucks-isn't just expensive;it's excessive at a time when online-only competitors don't have the same set of 55 limits.Readers are migrating away from print anyway.And though print ad sales continue to56their online and mobile counterparts,income from print is still declining. Costs may be high and circulation lower,but rushing to57its print edition would be a mistake,says BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti. Peretti says the Times shouldn't waste time getting out of the print business,but only if they go about doing it the right way."Figuring out a way to accelerate that58would make sense for them,"he said,"but if you discontinue it, you're going to have your most loyal customers really upset with you." Sometimes that's worth59anyway.Peretti gives the example of Netflix discontinuing its DVD-mailing (service to focus on streaming ()"It was seen as a(n)60,"he said.However.the move tumed out to be foresighted."If I were in charge at the Times,I wouldn't pick a year to61print,"Peretti said."I would raise prices and make it into more of a legacy product" The most loyal customers would still get the product they62,the idea goes,and they'd feel like they were helping63the quality of something they believe in."So if you'rc64 print,you could feel like you ere helping."Peretti said."Then increase it at a higher rate each year and essentially try to generate additional profits." 65,if you're going to make a print product,make it for the people who are already fascinated with it,which tmay be what the Times is doing already.Getting the print edition seven days a week costs nearly 500 a year-more than twice as much as a digital-only 66 52.A.time B.fact C.question D.routine 53.A.take pride in B.put up with C.get ready for D.do away with 54.A.physical B.profitable C.influential D.worthy 55.A.environmental B.financial C.geographical D.portable 56.A.transfer B.follow C.overtake D.threaten 57.A.discount B.reverse C.maintain D.eliminate 58.A.application B.transition C.existence D.escape 59.A.making a change B.playing safe C.sticking to a routine D.playing a part 60.A.mistake B.opportunity C.tendency D.potential 61.A.sponsor B.postpone C.celebrate D.end 62.A.favour B.produce C.afford D.present 63.A.reserve B.possess C.operate D.sustain 64.A.benefiting from B referring to C.overpaying for D.trying out 65.A.In addition B.In other words C.For instance D.On the contrary 66.A.technology B.promotion C.policy D.subscription Section B:Reading comprehension 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 I was the ultimate day care kid-I never left. From before I could walk to the start of middle school,Kimmy's day care was my second home.While my classmates went home with stay-at-home moms,I traveled to the town next door where the houses are smaller. At school.I stuck out.I was one of the few brown kids.Both of my parents worked full time.We didn't spend money on tutors when I got a poor test score.I'd never owned a pair ot Lululemon leggings,and my mom was not expert in the art of yoga.At school,I was a blade of green grass in a California lawn,but at day care,I blended in. The kids ranged from infants to toddlers and I was the oldest.As an only child,this was my window into a sibling relationship-well,seven sibling relationships.I played with them till we dropped,held them when they cried.got annoyed when they took my things.And the kids did the same for me. Kimmy called herself"the substitute mother,"but she never gave hersclf cnough credit.She listened while I gushed about my day,held me when I had a fever and came rumning when I fell out of the tree.From her.I learned to feed a baby a bottle,and recognize when a child was about to walk.I saw dozens of first steps.heard hundreds of first words,celebrated countless birthdays.Most importantly,I learned to let the bottle go when the baby could feed herself. And I collected all the firsts,memories and stories of each kid,spinning elaborate tales to the parents at the end of the day.I was the memory keeper,each page titled with a child's name and the moments was afraid they wouldn't remember. I don't go to day care anymore.When I look back,I see Kimmy and my seven"siblings."I sce the beginnings of lives. and a place that quietly shapes the children who run across the lawn below.The baby stares curiously up at me from the patio ()bouncing in her seat.She will be walking soon,Kimmy says.As will 1. 67.Which of the following is NOI'true about the author? A.She felt that she did not bclong when she was at school. B.Her family didn't have much spare money for small luxuries. C.She was bomn to a poor family from an ethnic background. D.She wanted to have a sibling who could take care of her. 68.In the last paragraph,what does the author mean by"As will T? A.I will be walking away from day care. B.I will be growing up as the baby is. C.I will go visiting them in the future. D.I will keep day care days in mind. 69.Why does the author say that"I was the ultimate day care kid-I never left""? A.She was unwilling to move on to a new life. B.She kept all the precious memories there. C.She was by far the oldest child at day care. D.She was the last kid to leave day care. 70.The author gave Kimmy ctedit for all the things EXCEPT A.Kimmy's patience and concern in her care B.her leading by example in looking after kids C.substituting for her mother in her upbringing D.teaching the author her philosophy of childcare B The best time of year to travel to Europe While the weather cools off in the Northern Ilemisphere and gone are the crowds of tourists in sweat-soaked tank tops, travel to Europe is at its best We checked in with our expert local guides in Europe's best fall destinations to find out what makes their cities great this time of year. Paris In the surmer.walking along the Seine is still beautiful,but it's harder to enjoy when you're making way for a family of four on rental bikes rushing down the sidewalk.Come fall,most of those families are back at home,leaving the banks of the famous river to you and the perfcctly dressed Parisians. Sounds a bit cliche ()but Pans is the perfect city to enjoy fall because you can sit at any coffce place and feel immediately like you were a famous novel writer.If you'd like to get outside the city for some lcaf-pceping,an hour's drive away you'll find the forest of Fontainebleau. Rome Summer tourism in Rome has gotten so extreme that the city's govemment has had to step in with new fines and regulations to protect its treasured monuments.Avoid contributing to overtourism by skipping a trip during the summer and visiting Rome a few months later. Rome's perfect fall weather is another draw-bright and sunny in the daytime,a bit chilly at night-along with a new lineup of exhibitions and events during the cooler season. Dublin Leaf-peepers,fall in Dublin is for you.Pack a raincoat to cover your new Irish wool swcater and find a pub to nestle into for a warming whiskey. Dublin is beautiful in autumn.The trees all along the canals and rivers,and in parks like the Phoenix Park and St Stephen's Green.turn yellow and gold,and the ground is carpeted with soft leaves.The aut light is spectacular, especially early in the morning and in the evening.There's also a slight chill in the air,so knitted woolies come out,and the first crackling fires are lit The joys of Europe io fall aren't exclusive to these three cities.The continent has a wealth of options for the fall traveler to explore for a small part of the prices you would pay during the summer. 71.Autumn is the best time to visit Europe in general for all the following reasons EXCEPT A.The price of travel is lower. B.The weather is much cooler. C.The cities are less crowded. D.The locals are better dressed 72.If you are a frequenter of pubs,who'd like to enjoy the golden leaves of autumn,you should probably travel to A.Paris B.Rome C.Dublin D.Both Paris and Dublin 73.What can be inferred from the passage? A.It can be a bit cold in autumn in Dublin. B.The view on Seine is more beautiful in autumn C.The government is to blame for Rome's overtourism. D.Rome renews its exhibitions in autumn to attract tourists. C Recently,a summer day left me feeling thirsty.I needed a beverage but had forgotten my water bottle at home.I ducked into a nearby grocery to pick up a drink. The choices were so overwhelming that I nearly forgot my thirst.The drink aisle included a variety of the usual thirst- relieving options-and some that looked like they belonged in a chemist's shop rather than next to the LaCroix.Row upon row of muluicolored cans and borties held drinks with purposes beyond mere hydration and flavor.Some promised to improye myenergy,immune system,or gut health.Others claimed to stimulate mind states such as clarity,balance,or calm. Drinks have always been about more than taste and hydration-think of coffee,alcohol,and soda.Energy drinks first appeared in stores in the1960s,before exploding in popularity in the 2000s.Yet the expansion of a drink's promised effects beyond energy is“a little bit newer”. Part of the reason functional drinks have exploded is the same reason that there are lots of protein bars and low-sugar snacks:If it sounds healthy,more people will buy it Of course,as in all things wellness,whether any of these produets actually does what it says to do is far from guaranteed.Certaimly,a drink stuffed with huge amounts of caffeine will be cniing,Others are more suspect.A sparkling water brand called Good Idea goes so far as to claim to balance blood sigar. Drink makers have rushed to capitalize on the ongoing cultural obsession with hydration.That has created an opening for more fantastical functional beverages that promise to be a quick fix for all kinds of health concemns-stress,anxiety. sleeplessness,and unhappincss. Yet as I stood in the drink aisle.with its shelves of mood and wellness elixirs )thesc products strangely made me feel worse.Passing on these drinks can seem like a missed opportunity;after all,who docsn't need some kind of boost these days?Perhaps the appeal of these beverages is less about their actual effect and more about the fecling they sell -that you can take a step toward sclf-perfection one sip at a time. I had walked into the grocery just wanting a drink,but being faced with all those options made me anxious that I didn't want enough-as if my current state was unacceptable.All I wanted to feel was hydratcd. 74.What can LaCroix in the second paragraph most likely be? A.A kind of medicine. B.A fancy functional drink. C.A usual beverage. D.A nearby grocery. 75.In the fourth paragraph,why does the author mention Good Idea? A.To illustrate people's dissatisfaction with functional drinks. B.To cast doubt on the so-called functions of functional drinks. C.To accuse the beverage brand of containing too much sugar. D.To prove that the sparkling water is not necessarily healthy. 76.Functional drinks have gained popularity for all the following reasons EXCEPT A.the popularity of protein bars and low-sugar snacks B.the greater importance attached to wellness C.the ongoing cultural obsession with hydration D.people's obsession with self-improvement 77.Which of the following is the best title of this passagc? A.The Side Effects of Functional Drinks B.All I Want Is Just a Normal Drink C.Not Just About Taste and Hydration D.Functional Drinks Function Not Section C: Directions:Read the following passage and choose the most suitable sentences to fill in the blanks and complete the passage.There are two extra sentences you do not need. A.In addition,your motivation to get things done requires you be engaged with a goal and that you believe you can accomplish what you sct out to do. B.When you find yourself losing motivation to work because of something another person said,create a small victory for yourself C As you might expect,no matter how many people say nice things,it's the ncgative comments that really stick with me. D.This may have been an adaptive strategy when there were people or animals out there trying to hunt you in some evolutionary environment. E.It's useful to pay epough attention to negative comments to decide wbether there are any changes to your own behavior you want to make. AB.There arc several reasons why these sorts of comments have such an outsized impact on your psyche. Why your brain's so bad at letting go of negative comments For the past six years,I have done a radio show and podcast.It is grcat fun to do,and we get lots of positive feedback from listeners around town.But,as with all things,not everybody likes it.78 I will find myself chewing over complaints people have made for days.Those negative thoughts bring down my mood and make me feel worse about what I'm working on. I'm gucssing you've had a similar experience,where you noticed that even onc negative comment about you or your performance can outweigh a huge volume of positive feedback.79 Ncgative comments engage avoidance motivation.When you're motivated to avoid something bad,then an important strategy is to be alert to more bad things in the environment to make sure that you're aware of problems as soon as they happen. 80 However.it's a lcss effective strategy in today's world,when the negative thing is not a bear but a nasty comment.Despite this,your brain reacts in the same way,making you dwell on what some anonymous troll 衅的帖了)said. 81 Negative comments provide evidence that you cannot succeed at your goals,which can be demotivating.There is evidence that people need to experience positive feelings about three times more often than ncgative feelings in order to maintain positive moods.That means you nced to find a way to stop focusing on other people's negative comnients about you. IV.Translation Directions:Translate the following sentences into English,using the words given in the brackets. 】.面挡天，他穿船衣出现，得大家哄堂大笑。(laughter) 2.人们到底从什么时候开始变得忙于追求高远的目标，而忽略了平凡生活的美好呢？(it,occupy) 3. 得知这位文长巨匠因不堪忍受世人的偏见而决心退隐，我感到说不出的惊讶。(retire)