上海市奉贤中学2024-2025学年高三上学期期中考试试卷

2024学年第一学期期中考试 高三英语试卷 考试时间105分钟满分115分 I.Grammar and Vocabulary Section A (10*1=10) Directions:After reading the passage below,fill in the blanks to make the passage coberent 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 fits each blank. Giving the Suona a Modern Twist The Suona has long been associated with rural events such as weddings and funerals.In recent vears,however,this tfaditional Chinese instrument(1)(see)a renewal of its image-thanks to the efforts of a brilliant musician,Liu Wenwen. Liu (2)(introduce)to'the suona at age nine by her parents.(3)(follow)more than a decade of diligent practice,she entered the Shanghai Conservatorv of Music in 2008.Liu's study there inspired her creativity in suona music.(4) several friends,she formed an ensemble (featuring the suona and three other instruments,namely the erhy,bamboo flute and pipa.They teamed up with jazz bands,composed original music,and performed at international lawn music festivals. In China,these instruments are usually performed in a solemn manner.To Liu's surprise, foreign audiences danced to the melodies of the folk music,5)encouraged her to innovate further in suona music.In the following years,she frequently performed in European countries.(6) Appreciating and incorporating elements of modem Westem music styles,she focused on seeking ways to better promote the lesser-known suona. In 2015,Liu worked together with the renowned composer Tan Dun to create a new version of Hundreds of Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix.(7)classic suona piece.Two years later, they performed it on the stage of the Sydney Opera House Liu's 40-second performance "in one breath,"(8)(accompary)by a Westem symphony orchestra,rocked the house.After that, Liu went on more than 30 tours,introducing the suona to more foreign audiences.The videos of her performances have also gained millions of views online. Inspired by these experiences,Liu made a bold move (9)(incorporate)different music genres into her regular playlist.Her recitals now feature elements of jazz's lyrical romance,rock and roll's explosive freedom and electronic music's rhythmic beats. (10)Liu Wenwen has given the suona is a modern twist and she also helped it gain global recognition.In the future,she aims to conduct more world tours,demonstrating the charm of this traditional Chinese instrument to an even wider audience. 第1页.共10而 CS扫描全能王 】亿人在用的扫描A Section B (10*1=10) Directions:After reading the passage below,fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can only be used once.Note that there is one word more than you need. A temporary B.plunge C.inconsistent D.approach B.scheduled R pump G.positive H.programmed 1.consume desert K.undo A changing climate,a changing world The sustainability efforts in Paris have not all been smooth sailing.The Seine is(11) host marathon swimming and the swim portion of the triathlon.But despite spending 1.4 billion euros trying to clean the tiver,French authoritics have achieved(12)results Water test in June still showed high levels of E.coli.Those numbers improved and crept into tho range of safe to swim in late June and early this month.Anne Hidalgo,the mayor of Paris recently took a swim in the river after canceling ad earlier planned (13)because of those high bacteria levels.Her swim was promising,but one heavy rainfall could draw more pollutants into the river and (14) much of the progress she celehrated. Paris organizers have alsogiven up their ambition to (15) conventional air-conditioning in the Olympic village,installing some 2500(16)air conditioning units. Organizers had hoped to rely on a geothermal cooling system,they say.They say it would keep rooms at least 11 degrees cooler than outside temperatures.That technology,involving a system of pipes that (17)cold water beneath the village's floors,was expected to reduce the carbon impact by 45 percent,compared to traditional air conditioning systems. For years,the organizers promised the Games would be"climate(18)".However,it is doubtful any version of the Olympics can begin to (19)even carbon neutrality as long as millions of tourists descend on the host city,many by air,only to(20) 、_goods and generate waste once they arrive. IIL Reading Comprehension Section A(15*1=15) Directions: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. It was a foggy Thursday morning when animal services supervisor Josh Henderson received news of amass death.395 migratory birds died after(21)into one office tower in Galveston, Texas.Henderson rushed to the spot,only to witness the horrifying scene of feathers from yellow and orange to blue and grey of the lifeless small-featured bodies. "It was awe-inspiring but(22),"says Henderson.Most of the bodies were warblers: small,bright,colorful birds that are.particularly common in Texas.They had been on their homecoming spring migration,a legendary jourey that takes them from(23)sites as far 第2页.共10页 CS扫描全能王 】亿人在用的扫描A south as Mexico to nesting sites-as-far-north as Canada. For birds,Texas is a major flyover state:approximately two billion birds fly through this "Lone Star"state in the spring.Along the route,a host of(24)exist,including bright city lights.Every year,between 365 million and one billion birds are thought to be killed in building collisions in the US. The scene of mass collision in Galveston was a 23-floor(25)called One Moody Plaza. As the tallest building in downtown Galveston,it bad four comer spotlights(26)straight up in the sky and a glowing green halo of LED lights around the top. "Every traged),(27),is also an opportunity to educate"Headerson(28) the birds.His team was able to save and belptree birds recover.Besides,Houston Audubon,a bird conservation organization,which occupies the building,is taking action and (29) developing a science-based response.American National has (30)and is still following a policy of turning off their outer building spotlights and inner lights at night during the spring and fall migratory seasons.Workshops are also held in Galveston to (31)the community on migratory bird patterns in this area.Around 24 communities in Texas have (32)to follow this kind of Lights Out initiative.Chicago,Houston,Dallas,New York City and Atlanta are the cities where the threat to migrating birds is greatest(33)light pollution.And all these cities are also (34)the Lights Out eampaign,according to Audubon's records Protecting birds is vital both for their own sake and for the wider ecosystem.However,their moving constantly presents special (35) for researchers and conservationists to take measures that are effective enough.Given this complex picture,widespread awareness and efficient enforcement are still the priorities. 21.A.collapsing B.crashing C.cracking D.conflicting 22.A.marvelous B.vivid C.tragic D.impressive 23.A.sheltering B.breeding C.sleeping D.wintering 24.A.hazards B opportunities C.obstacles D.enemies 25.A.studio B.block C.skyscraper D.apartment 26.A.holding B.putting C.pointing D.turning 27.A.therefore B.moreover C.thus D.however 28.A.sorted B.abandoned C.removed D.preserved 29.A.optimistically B.actively C.reluctantly D.strictly 30.A.interrupted B.implemented C.interfered D.incorporated 31.A.educate B.warn C.punish D.encourage 32.A.approved B.anticipated C.agreed D.appealed 33.A.regardless of B.in spite of C.apart from D.in terms of 34.A.launching B.maintaining C.motivating D.initiating 第3页共10页 扫描全能王 亿人幕在用的扫描A 35.A.requests B.barriers C.challenges D.perspectives Section B(11*2=22) 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 bave just read. (A) When I was little,my dad would let me sit beside him while he painted.He would tell me how the cow by itself is just a cow,and the grassland by itself is just grass and flowers,and the sunlight going through the trees is just a beam of light,but put them altogether and you've got magic. Iunderstood what he was saying,but I've never felt what he was saying until one day when I was up in the sycamore tree(悟桐树)to rescue a kite stuck in the branches. It was a long way up,but I thought I'd give it a try.I started climbing.Then I looked down. And suddenly I got dizzy and weak.But the kite was still beyond my reach.I caught my breath and forced myself to concentrate on the kite as I climbed up. When I had the kite free,I needed a minute to rest.That's when the fear began to disappear, and in its place came the most amazing feeling that I was flying,sailing among the clouds Then I began to notice how wonderful the light wind smelled.I couldn't stop breathing it in, filling my lungs with the sweetest smell I'd ever known. I never got over the view.I kept thinking of what it felt like to be up so high in that tree.I wanted to see it,to feel it,again and againl It wasn't long before I wasn't afraid of being up so high and found the same spot Lcould sit there for hours,just looking out at the world.Sunsets were amazing:Some days they'd be purple and pink;some days they'd be bright orange,setting fire to clouds across the horizon. The view from my sycamore was more than clouds and wind and colors combined.Eventually, my father's belief moved from my head to my heart.I started marveling at how that was possible. How could I be so full of peace and full of wonder? It was magic. 36.Why did the author clmb up the sycamore tree? A.To play in the tree. B.To practice climbing skills. C.To prove her courage. D.To get a trapped kite. 37 Which of the following best describes the author's climbing experience? A.Unusual but painful. B.Competitive and imaginative. C.Adventurous but rewarding. D.Well planned and interesting 38.What message does the author want to convey in the text? -第4页.共10页 C扫描全能王 亿人幕在用的扫描A A.Practice makes perfect. B.All roads lead to Rome. C.Positive action leads to happiness. D.The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. 39.What can be the best title for the text? A The Last Memory B.Up in the Sycamore Tree C.Father's Best Suggestion D.Clouds across the Horizon (B) The Hottest Peppers in the World The title of "hottest pepper in the world"is something that's challenged more often than you may expect.Every year hot pepper cultivators find new ways to create peppers that will compete for the top position.Below we list the current hottest peppers baseden-expected median-beat on the- Scovile scale(使高维尔指标，辣椒辣度的测量单位). 1.Pepper X Pepper X was cultivated by the PuckerButt Pepper Company in the US.Measured at its max at 3.18 million Scoville Heat Units (SHU),and officially measured at 2.69 million SHU in the Guinness Book of World Records,Pepper X truly outshines the previous record holder,the Carolina Reaper. 2.Carolina Reaper The Carolina Reaper,also developed by the Pucker Butt Pepper Company,held the title of the world's hottest-pepper in the Guinness Book of World Recerds from 2013 to 2021.The pepper's beat level reaches an average of 1.6 million SuU,with some individual peppers recorded at over 2.2 million SHU. 3.Komodo Dragon The Komodo Dragon pepper is a fiery chili hailing from the UK. It's renowned for its extreme heat between 1.4 million to 2.2 mllion SHU.The heat of the Komodo Dragon pepper is not immediate but builds up for 10 seconds before it unleashes its full potential. 4.Trinidad Moruga Scorpion The Trinidad Moruga Scorpion originates from island country Trinidad and Tobago.Its intense heat measures from 1.2 to 2 million SHU. And it looks wicked,with its scorpion-like stinger tail.This fiery pepper was even recognized as the world's hottest chili by the Quinness Book of World Records in 2012. 5.7 Pot Douglah 第5贡，共10页· C扫描全能王 】亿人在用的扫描A The 7 Pot Douglah also originates from Trinidad and Tobago, ranging from 923,889 to 1,853,986 SHU.The pepper gets its name from the local belief(and fact)that one pod is enough to spice up seven pots of stew.Its dark brown color gives it a unique appearance among chili peppers. 40.The hottest chili in the world according to the Guinness Book of World Reoords in 2015 was A.Pepper X B.Carolina Reaper C.Komodo Dragon D.Trinidad Moruga Scorpion 41.What's the similarity between Trinidad Moruga Scorpion and 7 Pot Douglah? A.They both originate from the US. B.They both have distinctive appearance. C.They were developed by the same company. D.They were both recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records. 42.What can be inferred about the Komodo Dragon pepper from the text? A.It is a mild chili pepper known for its immediate heat. B.It is a UK-originated chili pepper with a delayed heat sensation C.The beat level of the Komodo Dragon pepper is consistently at 2.2 million SHU. D.The Komodo Dragon pepper's heat is less than that of the Carolina Reaper. (9 The danger of a major solar storm is now at its highest in over a decade As the Sun reaches the peak of its activity cycle,the odds of such a storm hitting Earth rise along with its associated risks,including blackouts,disabled satellites and damaged cell phones and GPS networks.In the most extreme scenarios,some power grids could be knocked out for weeks or even months. But that is the worst case.In the face of such potential disaster,our best bope is to leamn more about the Sun-Earth system.monitor solar activity and develop our ability to predict space weather. With the right precautions,solar activity could be a net positive for humanity,as it constantly protects us against harmful radiation from beyond the Solar System So whether we risk the dangers or reap the benefits of living with the Sun will come down to the saine thing:our ability to predict and prepare for what our star is going to do next. The whole prediction process is like forecasting nermal-weather.the more you understand the system,the better you can predict what it will do.This is no easy task when it comes to our star. The Sun is complex and not yet well understood,and scientists must also get a better handle on how its emissions travel through space and affect Earth.Compared to forecasting the normal 一.第6页，共10页 CS扫描全能王 】亿人在用的扫描A weather,our space weather predictions are about 50 years behind That's why missions like the Parker Solar Probe-the first spacecraft ever to touch the Sun- are all the more important.Launched in 2018,Parker has already made several discoveries about how the Sun transports energy outward into space.The spacecraft's data have helped scientists improve their ability to predict exactly when an event at the Sun will later reach Earth.Establishing that timing is important,because it's an essential first step to an early warning system that would help avoid the worst-case scenario. Yet our current projects are not enough.Parker is not designed to act as a full-time waming system,and it can only study the Sun from one angle at a time.So a constellation of satellites around the Sun are recommended to completely monitor the Sun and always be ready to send warnings back to Earth. 43.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word! A.obtain B.eliminate C.strengthen D.tolerate 44.Which of the following is mentioned in paragraph 2? A.The solar system releases a lot of harmful radiation to humanity. B.People must learn more to reverse the werst result caused by the Sun. C.Solar activities,if dealt with properly,can be very beneficial to humanity. D.The potential disaster can be fully prevented if we make accurate predictiong. 45.What is the main message conveyed in the passage? A.Improving space weather predictions is crucial for preparedness. B.The Sun's energy transport mechanisms have been fully understood. C.The frequency of solar storms has significantly increased over the past decade. D.A full-time warning system is the only solution to preventing solar storm impacts. 46.What will the following paragraphs probably talk about? A.The sunny sides of space weather and solar activities B.The drawback of the current solar prediction projects. C.The ways to protect the Earth from potential solar storms. D.The measures to improve and redesign the Parker Solar Probe. Section C(4*2=8) 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. 第7页，共10页 C扫描全能王 亿人幕在用的扫描A A This is a complicated but essential lesson. B Her kids,however,are not living in that same reality. C However,this made his introduction to money rather abstract. D.Today's ohitdren are absorbing what we do from a much earlier age than we might think. E.What does it mean,then,if many kids are not seeing money in the same way their parents did? F.Added to the challenge is the fact that many parents didn't exactly get a good introduction to finance when they were kids themselves. What Does Money Mean to Kids? A few weeks before Christmas,Sarah Hunter Simanson took her two-year-old son and four-year-old daughter to the grocery store and gave each of them a $20 bill.Simanson explained the cost of each item to her kids,hoping to help them understand what it meant. As the kids handed their bills to the cashier,Simanson realized she had grown up watching her mom shop this way every week."They never see physical money."she says. When millennials were coming of age,they often saw their parents pay in cash and count change at stores.Back then,teens were paid cash for babysitting or mowing a neighbor's lawn. "Research shows that your behavior and habits are actually formed at an earlier age,"says Jessica Pelletier,a mother of two."Your strong desire to be a saver,passion for spending,or risk aversion (风险规避)，teully forms by a very young age in most kids.” 48Older generations had far more opportunities to witness the movement of money."There was something we could visualize because kids are watching,"says Pelletier."But if they never see any type of transaction ()they think everything is free in the world.Mom clicked 'buy'on Amazon,and two days later,we got it." We have to belp kids understand that a gift card,a payment app,or even a single tap of the finger can convey the same value as physical money.49In January 2023,a six-year-old in Michigan made headlines when he ordered more than $1,000 worth of delivery meals through his dad's Grubhub account on his phone.When the dad found himself staring at a much smaller bank account,his son just wanted to know if the pepperoni pizzas had arrived. Despite the potential risks,some parents are delighted to move away from handling cash, especially after the pandemic accelerated the shift toward cashlessness."He's been digital from the very beginning,"says Carleen Haylett,a single mother of an 11-year-old son.50 It wasn't until about fourth grade that he understood the concept of a bank account."That's late in the game,"says Pelletier. IV.Summary Writing (10') Directions:Read the following passage.Summarize the main idea and the main point(s)of the 第8页.共10页 CS扫描全能王 亿人幕在用的扫描 passage in no more than 60 words.Use your own words as far as possible. 51. The interest in studying Chinese For a number of reasons,Chinese is regarded as one of the hardest languages for Westerers to learn,but as China has grown in influence on tae world's economy,there has been a corresponding rise in interest in studying Chinese.-In many Western countries,govemments are devoting money and resources to including Chinese on school and university curricula.Furthermore,more and more people are seeking to add Chinese to their resume,believing that it will help them to find work in today's competitive job market. These students face a significant challenge.Foremost,for Westerners,is the total nature of Chinese.No western language bas anything sumilar,and leamning to pronounce every word with the correct tone takes a lot of practice.Even when the tones are mastered,and Chinese can be spoken with reasonable fluency,the writing system remains.Because of the way written Chinese works- using individual characters,rather than a more or less phonetic script like European languages-the student is faced with learning hundreds of different pictures,with little of the internal logic that allows students of European languages to guess at the meaning or pronunciation of individual words.Yet nnother difficultv is that Chinese is not related to any European language.Most educated speakers of one European language can puzzle out information written in another European language because the languages have many similarities,but these shortcuts to learning are not available for students of Chinese. Yet,despite these proplems,Chinese education is growing in the West In the US,for example, former President George W.Bush initiated a program to increase teaching of"critical languages", including Chinese,putting forward-114 millon dollars to ward recruiting teachers and establishing courses.Worldwide,it is estimated that 40 million people study Chinese and that number is sure to grow. V.Translation(3+3+4+5=15) Directions:Translate the following sentences into English,using the words given in the brackets. 52.为了弥合代际鸿沟，沟通、信任和尊重都是厘要因素，(bridge). 53.这位退休教师的快乐秘决在于她把自我关爱放在首位。(consist) 54.这位艺术家力争通过她与众不同的雕塑来挑战参观者对美的认知，获得了大家的一致好 评。(perceive） 55.失业率居高不下，一些人担心机器会取代人类的工作，让更多人失业，不过，专业人士 可不这么认为。（At a time) VI.Guided Writing(25) Directions:Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given 第9页，共10页 CS扫描全能王 】亿人在用的扫描A below in Chinesc. 56.假定你是明启中学的学生李华，你校交换生Aln打算在圣诞节为他的父母各送一件具有 典型中国文化特色的礼物.他初步选出了四件礼物：旗袍(cheongsam、小紫砂茶具(purple clay tea set)、丝绸围巾(silk scarf)、书随折扇(folding fan wit汕calligrapby and painting),现在 发邮件向你咨询。请你给他写封邮件，谈谈你的意见，内容包括： 】.对Allen父母的间候： 2.为他父母分别推荐的一件礼物： 3.推荐这两件礼物的理由。 (注：文中不得出现真实的姓名及学校名称，) C扫描全能王 】亿人在用的扫描A