专题04 记叙文或新闻报道类（精选名校试题10篇）【考题猜想】-2024-2025学年高二英语上学期期末考点大串讲（上海）

高二上学期期末考点大串讲（上海） 专题04 记叙文或新闻报道类精选10篇 （解析版） 01 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 fits each blank. 【来源】上海市进才中学2023-2024学年高二上学期1月期末英语试题 Worth nearly $1trn, Facebook is the world’s sixth-most-valuable company. Its revenues have grown by 56% in the past year, and its share price by more than a quarter. Nearly 3bn people use its products every month. Why would such a glittering success change its name, as the Verge, a news site, reports it plans to within days? The likely official reason for the rebranding is that the firm has outgrown the social network that Mark Zuckerberg started 17 years ago in a Harvard dorm. Today it includes other social apps (Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger) and video hardware (Oculus, Portal). It has launched a digital wallet (Novi) and may yet offer a currency (Diem). Mr. Zuckerberg expects people eventually to associate his firm more with the “metaverse”, a virtual space for work, play and more, than with social media. If the Facebook network is to take a back seat, there may be a case for regrouping under a new name. Facebook wouldn’t be the first tech giant to do so. In 2015 Google set up Alphabet, a holding company for the search engine and its many side projects. Under this model, Facebook would become just another app within a wider family, though by far its biggest earner. There is another possible motive for a makeover. For all its financial success, the Facebook brand has become tarnished. The social network is blamed for fueling everything from teenage anorexia (厌食症) to uprising at the US Capitol. This month Frances Haugen, a former employee, told Congress that Facebook was failing to moderate content on its platform and covering up a drop in young American users (it denies this). Public trust in it is lower than in most tech giants, and falling. Although two years ago the firm started branding its apps as being “from Facebook”, its new “smart glasses”, which can record video and take phone calls, feature only the logo of its partner, Ray-Ban. Mr. Zuckerberg himself has been a reason for much of the criticism of Facebook, and of bossy tech firms more generally. As the all-powerful founder, he has a higher profile than his opposite numbers at TikTok, YouTube and other social networks. Normally, a brand facing a reputational crisis might dump its unpopular CEO. But Mr. Zuckerberg’s position is unassailable (难以撼动的), which may explain why he would want to dump the brand instead. 1．Facebook plans to change its name mainly because ________. A．it wants people to associate its name with social media B．it is trying to follow the fashion led by Google C．it looks to expand its business to a wider range D．its former name has brought bad reputation to the company 2．What can we learn about Facebook from the passage? A．It was founded by Zuckerberg in his college dormitory. B．It has a favorable influence on teenagers’ mind and behavior. C．It is as popular among youngsters in the US as it used to be. D．It produced smart glasses with its logo on it. 3．What does the underlined word “tarnished” mean in the passage? A．abandoned B．discriminated C．globalized D．compromised 4．This passage is most likely to appear in ________. A．a science review B．a business magazine C．a technical report D．the website of Facebook 【答案】1．C 2．A 3．D 4．B 【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要报道了Facebook计划改名，以及其背后可能存在的原因。 1．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“The likely official reason for the rebranding is that the firm has outgrown the social network that Mark Zuckerberg started 17 years ago in a Harvard dorm. Today it includes other social apps (Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger) and video hardware (Oculus, Portal). It has launched a digital wallet (Novi) and may yet offer a currency (Diem). Mr. Zuckerberg expects people eventually to associate his firm more with the “metaverse”, a virtual space for work, play and more, than with social media. (更名的官方原因可能是，17年前马克•扎克伯格在哈佛大学宿舍里创办的社交网络，如今已经无法满足公司的发展需求。如今，它包括其他社交应用(Instagram、WhatsApp、Messenger)和视频硬件(Oculus、Portal)。它已经推出了数字钱包(Novi)，可能还会推出货币(Diem)。扎克伯格预计，人们最终会把他的公司更多地与“metaverse”联系在一起，这是一个可以工作、娱乐等的虚拟空间，而不是社交媒体。)”可推测，Facebook计划更名的主要原因是该公司希望扩大业务范围，扎克伯格认为它已经无法满足公司的发展需求。故选C。 2．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“The likely official reason for the rebranding is that the firm has outgrown the social network that Mark Zuckerberg started 17 years ago in a Harvard dorm. (更名的官方原因可能是，17年前马克•扎克伯格在哈佛大学宿舍里创办的社交网络，如今已经无法满足公司的发展需求。)”可知，Facebook是17年前马克•扎克伯格在哈佛大学宿舍里创办的社交网络。故选A。 3．词句猜测题。根据划线单词下一句“The social network is blamed for fueling everything from teenage anorexia (厌食症) to uprising at the US Capitol. (从青少年厌食症到美国国会大厦的暴动，这个社交网络被指责助长了各种各样的事件。)”可知该品牌有很多黑料，遭到了玷污。选项A“abandoned (放弃)”；选项B“discriminated (歧视)”；选项C“globalized (全球化)”；选项D“compromised (妥协、受到损害的)”。故选D。 4．推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，本文主要讨论了Facebook的商业发展和品牌问题，属于商业领域的内容，因此最有可能出现在商业杂志上。故选B。 02 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 fits each blank. 【来源】上海市南洋模范中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期末考试英语卷 Last summer, a video from Cardiff showed opera coach Mary King wet-eyed during the finals of BBC Cardiff Singer of the World.Who had moved her to tears? Mongolian baritone (男中音) Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar, towering, broad-shouldered, with a huge smile and a mighty voice, the 29-year-old sang Rossini,Verdi and Tchaikovsky and charmed everyone, including the judges, who declared him joint winner of the Song prize. “There was something so imposing about the sound,” King said. “Contained and glorious. It’s very unusual to find this combination of presence, power and effortlessness.” Ariunbaatar doesn’t have a typical background for a contestant in one of the world’s most celebrated opera contests. He grew up in the traditional Mongolian way, living in circular tents with his nomadic (游牧的) family. As a child, he rode some 60 miles a day, and he was always singing. He won a place at university in Ulaanbaatar but dropped out after two years when he couldn’t pay the fees, became a taxi driver and one night got chatting to a customer who happened to be the chief of police. Long story short: he joined Ulaanbaatar’s police orchestra, worked his way back to university, then onwards to the grand opera houses of Russia and Europe. That backstory aroused my curiosity — so much so that three months later I was on a flight to Ulaanbaatar with a radio producer and suitcase of audio equipment. I had the same basic knowledge many westerners share about Mongolia: Genghis Khan, Gobi desert, furry camels, wild horses, wonderful throat singers. My guidebook described a proud nation. “It is rude to turn down an offer of horse’s milk,” I read, “for it is considered a gesture of friendship.” International wins have made Ariunbaatar famous at home. Politicians hope his career will secure Mongolia’s position on the opera map-portraying it as a modern nation. He says he has no intention to leave Mongolia. His family still travel on the plain, still ride on horseback, still packup their tents to follow new grasslands. “Being with them on the land is what gives me inspiration to sing.” he says. “Wherever I am, that is what I imagine when I sing.” 5．Ariunbaatar won the Song prize mainly because of A．his command of different songs. B．his charming appearance. C．his unusual background. D．his impressive sound. 6．What is most likely to be Ariunbaatar’s turning point before he rose to fame? A．He was admitted to a university for the first time. B．He became a member of the police orchestra. C．He moved Mary King and got the big prize. D．He was raised in the traditional Mongolian way. 7．What can be learned from the last paragraph about Ariunbaatar? A．He cares little about fame. B．He hopes to become better known. C．He wants to give his family a better life. D．He draws inspiration from the horses. 8．What is the passage mainly about? A．How Ariunbaatar became a famous star. B．An introduction to an opera singer. C．Why the author travelled to Mongolian. D．A video about a celebrated opera contest. 【答案】5．D 6．B 7．A 8．B 【导语】本文是新闻报道。文章主要介绍了一名歌剧歌手的相关信息。 5．细节理解题。根据第一段“Mongolian baritone (男中音) Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar, towering, broad-shouldered, with a huge smile and a mighty voice, the 29-year-old sang Rossini,Verdi and Tchaikovsky and charmed everyone, including the judges, who declared him joint winner of the Song prize. “There was something so imposing about the sound,” King said. “Contained and glorious. It’s very unusual to find this combination of presence, power and effortlessness.””(29岁的蒙古男中音阿伦巴托·干巴塔身材高大，肩膀宽阔，他带着灿烂的笑容和洪亮的嗓音，演唱了罗西尼、威尔第和柴可夫斯基的歌曲，迷倒了包括评委在内的所有人，评委宣布他是歌曲奖的共同获得者。“这种声音有一种令人难忘的感觉。” 金说，“包容和荣耀。这种存在感、力量和不费吹灰之力的结合是非常不寻常的。”)可知，阿伦巴托·干巴塔获得歌曲奖的主要原因是他让人印象深刻的嗓音。故选D。 6．推理判断题。根据第二段“Long story short: he joined Ulaanbaatar’s police orchestra, worked his way back to university, then onwards to the grand opera houses of Russia and Europe.”(长话短说：他加入了乌兰巴托警察管弦乐队，一路回到大学，然后前往俄罗斯和欧洲的大歌剧院。)可知，阿伦巴托·干巴塔在成名之前的重要转折点是他加入了乌兰巴托的警察管弦乐队。故选B。 7．推理判断题。根据最后一段“International wins have made Ariunbaatar famous at home. Politicians hope his career will secure Mongolia’s position on the opera map-portraying it as a modern nation. He says he has no intention to leave Mongolia. His family still travel on the plain, still ride on horseback, still packup their tents to follow new grasslands. “Being with them on the land is what gives me inspiration to sing.” he says. “Wherever I am, that is what I imagine when I sing.””(国际比赛的胜利使阿伦巴托在国内声名鹊起。政治家们希望他的职业生涯将确保蒙古在歌剧地图上的地位——把蒙古描绘成一个现代国家。他说他无意离开蒙古。他的家人仍然在草原上生活，仍然骑在马背上，仍然收拾帐篷追随新的草原。“和他们一起在这片土地上给了我唱歌的灵感”他说。“不管我在哪里，我唱歌的时候都是这样想的”)可知，阿伦巴托·干巴塔不在意名声，虽然他已经在国内声名鹊起，但是还是不愿意离开家乡。故选A。 8．主旨大意题。根据第一段“Mongolian baritone (男中音) Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar, towering, broad-shouldered, with a huge smile and a mighty voice, the 29-year-old sang Rossini,Verdi and Tchaikovsky and charmed everyone, including the judges, who declared him joint winner of the Song prize.”(29岁的蒙古男中音阿伦巴托·干巴塔身材高大，肩膀宽阔，他带着灿烂的笑容和洪亮的嗓音，演唱了罗西尼、威尔第和柴可夫斯基的歌曲，迷倒了包括评委在内的所有人，评委宣布他是歌曲奖的共同获得者。)根据第二段“Ariunbaatar doesn’t have a typical background for a contestant in one of the world’s most celebrated opera contests. ”（对于世界上最著名的歌剧比赛之一的参赛者来说，阿伦巴托没有典型的背景）可知，这篇文章主要是对29岁的蒙古歌剧歌手阿伦巴托·干巴塔进行的介绍。故选B。 03 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 proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. 【来源】上海师范大学附属中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题 Margo and I were nine. Our parents were friends, so we would sometimes play together, biking past the tree-lined streets to Jefferson Park, the leisure spot of our neighborhood. I always got nervous whenever Margo was about to show up. It could be that she was both cool and gorgeous with the pink T-shirt featuring a green dragon breathing a fire of orange glitter. Or it could be the way she biked, standing up, her arms locked as she leaned above the handle bars. At the time, I fancied myself an inventor and I told Margo about an idea I had for an invention called the Ringolator, a gigantic cannon that would shoot big, colored rocks into a very low orbit, giving Earth the same rings that Saturn (土星) has. Margo just beamed brightly, shaking her head. I’d been in the park so many times before that it was mapped in my mind, so we were only a few steps inside when I began to sense that the world was out of order. “Look! There.” Margo said quietly, calmly. She was pointing. And then I realized what was different. There was a live oak a few feet ahead. Thick and ancient-looking. That was not new. The playground on our right. Not new either. But now, a guy wearing a gray suit, leaning against the trunk of the oak tree, not moving. That was new. He kept his mouth open in a way that mouth generally shouldn’t be. “He’s drunk,” I said, “and dangerously drunk.” I took two small steps backward. Maybe he was a zombie. I knew zombies weren’t real, but he surely looked like one. And if I made any sudden movements, he might wake up and attack. As I took those two steps back, Margo took two equally small and quiet steps forward. “His eyes are open,” she said. “We gotta go home,” I said. She took another two steps. This time she was close enough and she reached out to touch his foot. “He’s gone,” Margo said, as if I couldn’t tell. (From “Paper Towns” by John Green with major adaption) 9．Why the author “always got nervous whenever Margo was about to show up”? A．He was afraid that Margo might give him a lesson physically. B．He felt that Margo’s way of riding a bike could put them both in danger. C．He had admiration for the cool and gorgeous appearance and action of Margo. D．He didn’t like the horrifying green dragon breathing a fire of orange glitter. 10．How does Margo feel about the author’s invention of a “Ringolator”? A．It was a brilliant idea that may change the world. B．It sounded silly yet amusing, so she showed her kindness. C．It called for experiment in the Jefferson Park. D．It gave out beams of light and was bright. 11．What happened to the man most probably? A．He was playing hide and seek. B．He was a new comer to the park. C．He was already dead when found. D．He was becoming a zombie 12．What can best describe Margo? A．Gorgeous and timid. B．Innocent and cute. C．Bright and imaginative. D．Calm and brave. 【答案】9．C 10．B 11．C 12．D 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了玛戈和作者一次在杰斐逊公园的经历。 9．推理判断题。根据第二段“I always got nervous whenever Margo was about to show up. It could be that she was both cool and gorgeous with the pink T-shirt featuring a green dragon breathing a fire of orange glitter. Or it could be the way she biked, standing up, her arms locked as she leaned above the handle bars.(每当玛戈要出现时，我总是很紧张。可能是因为她穿了一件粉色T恤，上面印着一条喷着橙色闪光的绿龙，看起来既酷又漂亮。也可能是她骑车的方式，站着，双臂锁住，靠在车把上)”可推知，每当玛戈要出现的时候，作者总是很紧张，因为他很欣赏玛戈冷静、华丽的外表和动作。故选C项。 10．推理判断题。根据第三段“At the time, I fancied myself an inventor and I told Margo about an idea I had for an invention called the Ringolator, a gigantic cannon that would shoot big, colored rocks into a very low orbit, giving Earth the same rings that Saturn  has. Margo just beamed brightly, shaking her head.(那时，我幻想自己是一个发明家，我告诉玛戈我有一个发明的想法，叫做Ringolator，一个巨大的大炮，可以把巨大的彩色岩石发射到非常低的轨道上，给地球带来和土星一样的光环。玛戈只是灿烂地微笑着，摇着头)”可推知，玛戈认为作者发明“Ringolator”的想法听起来很傻，但很有趣，所以她表现出了她的善意。故选B项。 11．细节理解题。根据最后一段““He’s gone,” Margo said, as if I couldn’t tell.(“他死了，”玛戈说，好像我看不出来似的)”可知，那个人被发现时已经死了。故选C项。 12．推理判断题。根据第十段“As I took those two steps back, Margo took two equally small and quiet steps forward. “His eyes are open,” she said.(当我往后退两步时，玛戈也悄悄地向前迈了两小步。“他的眼睛是睁着的，”她说)”以及倒数第二段“She took another two steps. This time she was close enough and she reached out to touch his foot.(她又走了两步。这次她离他够近了，伸手去摸他的脚)”可推断出，在遇到未知的时候，玛戈能冷静的上去探索，并且大胆的去触碰。由此推知，她是冷静而又勇敢的。故选D项。 04 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 fits each blank. 【来源】上海市复旦大学附属中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期末英语试题 Noah reached for his guitar, remembering his father as he did so, thinking how much he missed him. He strummed once, adjusted the tension on two strings, then strummed again. This time it sounded about right, and he began to play. Soft music, quiet music. He hummed for a little while at first, then began to sing as night came down around him. He played and sang until the sun was gone and the sky black. It was a little after seven when he quit, and he settled back into his chair and began to rock. By habit, he looked upward and saw Orion and the Big Dipper, Gemini and the Pole Star, twinkling in the autumn sky. He started to run the numbers in his head, then stopped. He knew he’d spent almost his entire savings on the house and would have to find a job again soon, but he pushed the thought away and decided to enjoy the remaining months of restoration without worrying about it. Besides, thinking about money usually bored him. Early on, he’d learned to enjoy simple things, things that couldn’t be bought, and he had a hard time understanding people who felt otherwise. It was another trait he got from his father. Clem, his hound dog, came up to him then and nuzzled his hand before lying down at his feet. “Hey, girl, how’re you doing?” he asked as he patted her head, and she whined softly, her soft round eyes peering upward. A car accident had taken her leg, but she still moved well enough and kept him company on quiet nights like these. He was thirty-one now, not too old, but old enough to be lonely. He hadn’t dated since he’d been back here, hadn’t met anyone who remotely interested him. It was his own fault, he knew. There was something that kept a distance between him and any woman who started to get close, something he wasn’t sure he could change even if he tried. And sometimes in the moments right before sleep came, he wondered if he was destined to be alone forever. The evening passed, staying warm, nice. Noah listened to the crickets and the rustling leaves, thinking that the sound of nature was more real and aroused more emotion than things like cars and planes. Natural things gave back more than they took, and their sounds always brought him back to the way man was supposed to be. “It’ll keep you from going crazy,” his father had told him the day he’d shipped out. “It’s God’s music and it’ll take you home.” He finished his tea, went inside, found a book, then turned on the porch light on his way back out. After sitting down again, he looked at the book. It was old, the cover was torn, and the pages were stained with mud and water. It was Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman, and he had carried it with him throughout the war. It had even taken a bullet for him once. He rubbed the cover, dusting it off just a little. Then he let the book open randomly and read the words in front of him: This is thy hour O Soul, thy free flight into the wordless. Away from books, away from art, the day erased, the lesson done. Thee fully forth emerging, silent, gazing, pondering the themes thou lovest best. Night, sleep, death and the stars. For some reason Whitman always reminded him of New Bern, and he was glad he’d come back. Though he’d been away from fourteen years, this was home and he knew a lot of people here, most of them from his youth. Like so many southern towns, the people who lived here never changed, they just grew a bit older. 13．The underlined sentence in paragraph two is the equivalent of “_________”. A．he hated those who were unable to appreciate simple things in life B．he didn’t see eye to eye with people who liked to save money C．he had difficulty in figuring out how he got this trait from his father D．he didn’t understand why people were so materialistic 14．Which of the following is NOT true according the passage? A．Noah often played the guitar and observed the stars. B．Clem the dog showed great affection for her master. C．Noah was destined to be alone since no woman seemed interested in him. D．Noah planned to restore his house before landing himself a job. 15．Which of the following statements would Noah’s father most agree with? A．Patients suffering from mental disorder can be cured by nature. B．The closer you are to nature, the closer you are to your true self. C．Where there is God’s music, there is home. D．A good book is a man’s best company. 16．Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman _________. A．had been a treasure but was now too damaged to read B．recorded the lives of New Bern’s people who never changed over the years C．was beyond Noah’s understanding so he randomly picked up some words to read D．stirred a feeling of nostalgia in Noah 【答案】13．D 14．C 15．B 16．D 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了回到老家的某天Noah弹吉他时的感触。 13．词句猜测题。根据划线部分上文“He knew he’d spent almost his entire savings on the house and would have to find a job again soon, but he pushed the thought away and decided to enjoy the remaining months of restoration without worrying about it. Besides, thinking about money usually bored him. Early on, he’d learned to enjoy simple things, things that couldn’t be bought,(他知道自己几乎把所有的积蓄都花在了房子上，很快就得再找一份工作了，但他放弃了这个想法，决定享受剩下的几个月的修缮工作，不用担心。此外，想到钱通常会让他感到厌烦。早期，他学会了享受简单的东西，那些买不到的东西)”可知，Noah此刻享受的是用金钱无法买来的东西，由此可知划线句子意为“他不明白为什么有的人很物质（把快乐建立在物质生活上）”。故选D。 14．细节理解题。根据第三段的“It was his own fault, he knew. There was something that kept a distance between him and any woman who started to get close, something he wasn’t sure he could change even if he tried. And sometimes in the moments right before sleep came, he wondered if he was destined to be alone forever.(他知道这是他自己的错。他和任何开始走近的女人之间都有某种距离，即使他尝试了，他也不确定能不能改变。有时，在睡前的时刻，他会想自己是否注定要永远孤独)”可知，Noah认为自己注定孤独不是因为没有女人对他感兴趣，而是他和她们保持某种距离。故选C。 15．推理判断题。根据第四段的“The evening passed, staying warm, nice. Noah listened to the crickets and the rustling leaves, thinking that the sound of nature was more real and aroused more emotion than things like cars and planes. Natural things gave back more than they took, and their sounds always brought him back to the way man was supposed to be. “It’ll keep you from going crazy,” his father had told him the day he’d shipped out. “It’s God’s music and it’ll take you home.”(夜晚过去了，温暖而美好。Noah听着蟋蟀的叫声和树叶的沙沙声，觉得大自然的声音比汽车和飞机的声音更真实，更能激起人们的情感。自然事物给予的比索取的多，大自然的声音总能把他带回人类应有的样子。“这样你就不会发疯了。”他出航那天，父亲对他说。“这是上帝的音乐，它会带你回家。”)”可知，Noah的父亲认为大自然的声音是上帝的声音，它会让人平静，并且会带人们回到生养自己的地方，做回真正的自己。由此推知，Noah的父亲会同意“你越接近自然，你就越接近真实的自己”。故选B。 16．推理判断题。根据最后一段的“For some reason Whitman always reminded him of New Bern, and he was glad he’d come back. Though he’d been away from fourteen years, this was home and he knew a lot of people here, most of them from his youth. Like so many southern towns, the people who lived here never changed, they just grew a bit older.(出于某种原因，惠特曼总是让他想起New Bern，他很高兴自己能回来。虽然他已经离开了14年，但这里是他的家，他在这里认识很多人，其中大部分是他年轻时认识的。像许多南方城镇一样，住在这里的人从来没有改变过，他们只是变老了一点)”推知，惠特曼的《草叶集》激起了诺亚的怀旧之情。故选D。 05 Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages co herent 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. 【来源】上海市曹杨第二中学2022-2023学年高二上学期期末考试英语试卷 The summer I turned 16, my father gave me his 69 Chevy Malibu convertible (敞篷车) Beautifully repainted with V-8 engine — it was a gift wasted on me at that age. What did I know about classic cars? The important thing was that Hannah and I could drive around Tucson with the top down. Hannah was my best friend, a year younger but much taller, almost five foot ten. “Hannah’s going to be something, ”my mother always said. And sure enough, that summer she signed with a modeling agency. She was already doing catalog and runway work. A month after my birthday, Hannah and I went to the movies. On the way home, we stopped at the McDonald’s drive-through, putting the fries on the seat between us to share. “Let’s ride around awhile, ”I said. It was a clear night, oven-warm, full moon cast low over the desert. Taking an a curve too fast, I hit a patch of dirt and slid from side to side. I then cut through a neighbor’s landscape wall and drove into a full-grown palm. The front wheels came to rest halfway up the tree trunk. French fries on the floor, the dash, and my lap. An impossible amount of blood on Hannah’s face, pieces of skin hanging into her eyes. They took us in separate ambulances. In the emergency room, my parents spoke quietly: Best plastic surgeon in the city. End of her modeling career. We’d been wearing leg belts, but the car didn’t have shoulder bands. I'd damaged my cheekbone on the wheel; Hannah’s forehead had split wide open on the dash. What would I say to her? When her mother Sharon came into my hospital room. I started to cry preparing myself for her anger. She sat beside me and took my hand. “I hit my best friend’s car in the rear when I was your age,” she said. “I wrecked her car and mine.” “I’m so sorry,” I said “You’re both alive,” she said. “The rest is window dressing. ”I started to protest, and Sharon stopped me“I forgive you. Hannah will too. ” Sharon’s forgiveness allowed Hannah and me to get back in the car together that summer, to stay friends throughout high school and college to be in each other’s weddings, and to watch my four teenagers get along with her three younger children. I think of her gift of forgiveness every time I’m tempted to blame someone in a secret for something recognized as wrong. And whenever I see Hannah. the scars are so faded that no one else would notice, but in the sunlight I can still see the faint shimmer (微光) just below her hairline — for me, a sign of grace. 17．Which of the following about Hannah is TRUE according to the passage? A．She was not as badly injured as the author. B．She never really forgave the author though her mother did. C．She could have been a model if she hadn’t experienced the accident D．She learned the gift of forgiveness from what the author said to her mother 18．In paragraph 4, “window dressing” is closest in meaning to “________”. A．insignificant B．colorful C．undetermined D．hopeful 19．According to the passage, Sharon comforted the author by ________. A．showing her own scar B．mentioning her own story C．visiting the author in person D．teaching the author a personal lesson 20．Which of the following might be the best title of the article? A．A Graceful Friend B．A Lasting Friendship C．A Lucky Car Accident D．The Gift of Forgiveness 【答案】17．C 18．A 19．B 20．D 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者和朋友开车出了车祸，朋友和她妈妈对作者的谅解让作者终生受益。 17．推理判断题。根据第二段中“that summer she signed with a modeling agency. She was already doing catalog and runway work.”（那年夏天，她与一家模特经纪公司签约。她已经在做广告和秀场工作了。）和第五段的“In the emergency room, my parents spoke quietly: Best plastic surgeon in the city. End of her modeling career.”（在急救室里，我的父母轻声地说:“全城最好的整形医生。”结束了她的模特生涯。）可知，Hannsh已经和模特公司签约，这次事故结束了她的模特生涯，即如果没有这次事故，她本可以成为模特的。故选C。 18．词句猜测题。根据上文汉娜的妈妈说的话“You’re both alive”（你们俩都活着。）可知，此处应是表达：你们俩都活着，其它的都不重要了，结合四个选项：A.insignificant不重要的；B. colorful多彩的；C. undetermined未确定的；D. hopeful 有希望的。故选A。 19．细节理解题。根据第四段的“She sat beside me and took my hand. ‘I hit my best friend’s car in the rear when I was your age,’ she said.‘I wrecked her car and mine.’”（她坐在我旁边，握着我的手。她说:“当我像你这么大的时候，我撞上了我最好朋友的车。”“我弄坏了她和我的车。”）可知，Sharon是给作者讲述自己曾发生的一件类似的经历，以此来安慰作者。故选B。 20．主旨大意题。文章开头讲述作者和朋友开车出了事故，最后作者朋友的妈妈对作者的宽恕，让作者在今后的人生里每每要责备别人时都会想起Sharon的宽恕，这种宽恕对作者来说是一种礼物，因此本文的标题用“宽恕的礼物”非常合适。故选D。 06 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 fits each blank. 【来源】上海市复兴高级中学中学2022-2023学年高二上学期期末英语试题 In 2004, Pen Hadow became the first person to trek (跋涉) to the North Pole alone, without being resupplied on the way. That meant swimming through unimaginably cold waters, and risking encounters with polar bears. Just eight months later, he made a similar trip to the South Pole. Now he is back in the Arctic again, preparing for an expedition (远征) he says is even more ambitious. Explorers are confident, driven individuals. They have to be. This time, however, more significance is attached. Pen and two colleagues will set out on a three-month, 1000-kilometre trek to the North Pole, taking detailed measurements of the thickness and density of the ice. Nobody has ever done this before, and he knows the results will be of vital significance to the scientific community. This will be the truest picture yet of what global warming is doing to the ice that covers the polar region. Pen and his wife, Mary, live in the country with their two children. “It’s much harder to be away from them this time,” he admits. They were one and five when I last went, and I made a mistake in the way I said goodbye. I thought it would be a good idea to say to my son, “You’re the man of the house now, look after your mum and your sister.” He absolutely took it to heart, asking his mum how she was all the time, but the stress eventually became too much. While it was well intentioned, it was an unfair thing to do. He is spending these last days before departure preparing his things. “Out on the ice, one is virtually unable to mend things or do anything that isn’t absolutely straightforward,” he says. With him will be Ann Daniels, one of the world’s leading polar explorers, and the photographer, Martin Hartley. They will be supported by a crew of six, flying in supplies. Being part of a team is actually more stressful to someone with his mentality, says Pen, and something else is on his mind too. “I’m going to be 47 on Thursday. I’ve done far less training than I’m comfortable with.” Why? “Organisational things always seem more urgent. So I’m almost fearful of what I’m going to ask of myself.” Pen believes his mission reconnects exploration with the search for knowledge that drove previous generations into the unknown. “Making it to the North Pole was a personal ambition,’”he admits, “and of limited value to anyone beyond the polar adventuring community. This time, scientists will profit from the data, and we’re creating a platform in which to engage as many people as possible in what’s happening in the Arctic Ocean. This is important work, and nobody can do it but us,” he says. “Our skills, which are otherwise not that necessary, have become really relevant. Suddenly, we’re socially useful again.” 21．In the first paragraph, what do we learn about Pen Hadow’s opinion of the new expedition? A．He feels certain that it will be stressful. B．He is aware of the huge importance of its aims. C．He thinks it may be harder than his previous journeys. D．He is less than confident of the scientific work it involves. 22．What does “took it to heart” (in paragraph 2) mean? A．He started to feel unwell. B．He memorised his father’s words. C．He was afraid of the responsibility. D．He carried out his father’s words carefully. 23．What is worrying Pen about the new expedition? A．Whether he will be mentally prepared B．Whether he will still be fit enough to take part. C．Whether the arrangements he has made will turn out well. D．Whether the equipment will work properly in icy conditions. 24．When he compares the new expedition to his previous ones, Pen feels ________. A．uncertain if it will collect information. B．doubtful about its long-term usefulness C．pleased that more people will benefit from it D．relieved that the general public will be more supportive 【答案】21．B 22．D 23．B 24．C 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Pen Hadow即将进行的北极探险，这次探险极具意义，因为他将把探险与探索知识联系起来。 21．推理判断题。根据第一段“This time, however, more significance is attached. Pen and two colleagues will set out on a three-month, 1000-kilometre trek to the North Pole, taking detailed measurements of the thickness and density of the ice. Nobody has ever done this before, and he knows the results will be of vital significance to the scientific community. (然而，这一次的意义更为重大。Pen Hadow和两名同事将开始为期三个月、1000公里的北极跋涉，对冰层的厚度和密度进行详细的测量。以前从来没有人这样做过，他知道这些结果将对科学界具有至关重要的意义。)”可推断，他深知这次探险意义更为重大。故选B。 22．词句猜测题。根据上文“I thought it would be a good idea to say to my son, “You’re the man of the house now, look after your mum and your sister.”(我认为对我儿子说:“你现在是家里的男人了，照顾你的妈妈和妹妹。”是个好主意)”可知，Pen Hadow让儿子照顾自己的妈妈和妹妹。再根据下文“asking his mum how she was all the time(一直问他妈妈感觉怎样)”可知，他的儿子认真地执行父亲的话。所以took it to heart为“他认真地执行他父亲的话。”之意。故选D。 23．推理判断题。根据第三段第五句开始“Being part of a team is actually more stressful to someone with his mentality, says Pen, and something else is on his mind too. ‘I’m going to be 47 on Thursday. I’ve done far less training than I’m comfortable with.’ Why? ‘Organisational things always seem more urgent. So I’m almost fearful of what I’m going to ask of myself.’(Pen说，作为团队的一员，对于那些心理状态良好的人来说，压力其实更大，而且他还在考虑其他事情。“到周四我就47岁了。我所做的训练远远少于我所能接受的。“为什么?“有组织的事情似乎总是更紧急。所以我几乎害怕我要问自己的问题。”)”可推断，他担心自己不能胜任此次探险。故选B。 24．细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句“‘Making it to the North Pole was a personal ambition,’ he admits, ‘and of limited value to anyone beyond the polar adventuring community. This time, scientists will profit from the data, and we’re creating a platform in which to engage as many people as possible in what’s happening in the Arctic Ocean. This is important work, and nobody can do it but us,’ he says.(他承认：“成功到达北极是个人的雄心壮志，对极地探险团体以外的任何人来说都没有多大价值。”这一次，科学家们将从数据中获益，我们正在创建一个平台，让尽可能多的人参与到北冰洋发生的事情中来。这是一项重要的工作，除了我们没人能做。)”可知，他觉得这次探险将会使得更多的人从他们的工作中获益。故选C。 07 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 fits each blank. 【来源】上海市嘉定一中2022-2023学年高二上学期期末英语试题 Growing Up in the Library I grew up in libraries, or at least it feels that way. I was raised in the suburbs of Cleveland, just a few blocks from the brick-faced Bertram Woods branch of the Shaker Heights Public Library system. I went there several times a week with my mother. She and I would walk in together, but as soon as we passed through the door, we each headed towards our favorite sections. The library might have been the first place I was ever given autonomy. Even when I was maybe four or five years old, I was allowed to head off on my own. Then, after a while, my mother and I would reunite at the checkout counter with our finds. Together we'd wait as the librarian pulled out the date card and stamped it with the checkout machine — that giant fist thumping the card with a loud chunk-chunk, printing a crooked due date underneath a score of previous crooked due dates that belonged to other people, other times. Those visits were dreamy, frictionless (没有摩擦的) periods that held the promise of leaving me richer than I'd arrived. It wasn't like going to a store with my mom, which guaranteed a tug-of-war between what I wanted and what my mother was willing to buy me; in the library, I could have anything I wanted. After we had finished checking out the books, I loved being in the car and having all the books we'd gotten stacked on my lap, pressing me under their solid, warm weight, their Mylar covers sticking a bit to my thighs. It was such a thrill leaving a place with things you hadn't paid for; such a thrill expecting the new books we would read. On the ride home, my mother and I talked about the order in which we were going to read our books, a serious conversation in which we planned how to pace ourselves through this charmed period of grace until the books were due. When I was older, I usually walked to the library by myself, lugging back as many books as I could carry. Occasionally, I did go with my mother, and the trip would be as engaging as it had been when I was small. Even when I was in my last year of high school and could drive myself to the library, my mother and I still went together every now and then, and the trip unfolded exactly as it had when I was a child, with all the same beats and pauses and comments and daydreaming, the same perfect rhythm we'd followed so many times before. After my mother passed away two years ago, I plunged into a deep shadow of grief for a long time. When I miss my mother these days, I like to picture us in the car together, going for one more magnificent trip to Bertram Woods, during which we talked, laughed — as if she were still in my company, giving me inexhaustible strength. 25．In this passage, the word “autonomy” (paragraph 1) is closest in meaning to “________”. A．vitality B．freedom C．inspiration D．entitlement 26．After the author and her mother left the library, ________. A．they would plan to read their newly-borrowed books with feverish enthusiasm B．they would have a serious conversation about which book attracted them the most C．they would be anxious to recommend to each other the books they had borrowed D．they would agree on buying the books they had just borrowed if they enjoyed them 27．How does the author feel when she imagines herself in the car with her mother on the way to the library? A．Grieved. B．Shocked. C．Miserable. D．Comforted. 28．What would the author most likely go on to write about in the paragraphs immediately following the last paragraph of this article? A．One specific memory of a childhood trip to the library. B．The fond childhood memories of her mother taking good care of her. C．How her affection for going to the library has endured into her own motherhood. D．Why her own child made up their mind to become a librarian after finishing college. 【答案】25．B 26．A 27．D 28．C 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者小时候和母亲一起去图书馆借书的美好回忆，这份回忆一直陪伴着作者，给作者无尽的力量。 25．词句猜测题。由第一段中的“She and I would walk in together, but as soon as we passed through the door, we each headed towards our favorite sections. The library might have been the first place I was ever given autonomy. (她和我会一起走进去，但我们一进门，就各自朝着我们最喜欢的地方走去。图书馆可能是我第一个获得autonomy的地方)”和第二段中的“Even when I was maybe four or five years old, I was allowed to head off on my own. (即使在我四五岁的时候，我也被允许独自出发在图书馆里逛)”可知，作者和妈妈一起去图书馆，可以拥有独自在图书馆里逛的自由，可得出图书馆可能是作者第一个获得自由的地方，autonomy在此处意为“自由（freedom）”。故选B项。 26．细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的“On the ride home, my mother and I talked about the order in which we were going to read our books, a serious conversation in which we planned how to pace ourselves through this charmed period of grace until the books were due. (在回家的路上，我和母亲谈论了我们读书的顺序，我们在严肃的谈话中计划着如何调整自己的节奏，度过这段美好的时光，直到书到期)”可知，在离开图书馆后，作者和母亲会以狂热的热情计划阅读她们新借来的书。故选A项。 27．推理判断题。由最后一段中的“When I miss my mother these days, I like to picture us in the car together, going for one more magnificent trip to Bertram Woods, during which we talked, laughed — as if she were still in my company, giving me inexhaustible strength. (这些日子，当我想念母亲时，我喜欢想象我们一起坐在车里，去伯特伦·伍兹进行一次更加壮丽的旅行，其间我们谈笑风生——仿佛她仍在我身边，给了我无尽的力量)”可知，当作者想象自己和母亲坐车去图书馆时，她感觉母亲仍在自己身边，给了她无尽的力量，可得出作者感到安慰。故选D项。 28．推理判断题。由最后一段中的“After my mother passed away two years ago, I plunged into a deep shadow of grief for a long time. When I miss my mother these days, I like to picture us in the car together, going for one more magnificent trip to Bertram Woods, during which we talked, laughed — as if she were still in my company, giving me inexhaustible strength. (两年前母亲去世后，我陷入了深深的悲伤阴影中很长一段时间。这些日子，当我想念母亲时，我喜欢想象我们一起坐在车里，去伯特伦·伍兹进行一次更加壮丽的旅行，其间我们谈笑风生——仿佛她仍在我身边，给了我无尽的力量)”可知，母亲不在了后，作者缓解痛苦的方式是想象和母亲一起去图书馆的画面，这能让作者感受到母亲、感到安慰，可得出作者有多么喜欢去图书馆和母亲带作者去图书馆对作者的影响，可推出接下来作者最可能写她对去图书馆的喜爱如何延续到她自己做母亲的过程中。故选C项。 08 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 proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. 【来源】上海交通大学附属中学2022-2023学年高二上学期期末考试英语试卷 Charles in Charge In 1812, the year Charles Dickens was born, there were 66 novels published in Britain. People had been writing novels for a century — most critics date the genre to Robinson Crusoe in 1719 — but nobody aspired to do it professionally. Many works of fiction appeared anonymously, with attributions like “By a Lady.” The steam-powered printing press was still in its infancy; the literacy rate in England was under 50%. And novels, for the most part, were looked upon as silly, immoral, toxic or just plain bad. “No species of composition has been so much decried,” wrote one lady of the time, Jane Austen, in Northanger Abbey, a satirical novel that criticizes a sensitive young woman who reads too many gothic novels. In 1870, when Dickens died, the world mourned him as its first literary celebrity: a career writer and publisher, famous and beloved, who had led an explosion in both the publication of novels and their readership and whose characters were held up as moral touchstones. Today Dickens’ greatness is unchallenged. Expelling him from the pantheon (名流) of English literature would make about as much sense as the Louvre selling off the Mona Lisa. How did Dickens get to the top? It’s partly that Dickens’ writing attracted audiences from all walks of life. It’s partly that his career rode a wave of social, political and scientific progress. But it’s also that he rewrote the culture of literature and put himself at the center. As the 200th anniversary of his birthday approaches, it is possible — and enlightening for our own culture — to understand how he made himself a lasting one. Dickens got into novel writing by accident. As a young man, he longed to be an actor and trained to be a reporter. In 1836 he accepted a magazine commission to write a series of comic sketches to accompany a set of illustrations of sporting life. The result, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, was a sensation. It established Dickens as a peerless ventriloquist (腹语者), able to channel the voices of both celebrities and servants, and as a gifted writer of serials, which became the standard method of publication in an era when books were expensive but cheap periodicals thrived. Most important in terms of his legacy, The Pickwick Papers established him as a financially viable (可存活的) artist, bridging the gap between creativity and commerce. From Pickwick to his deathbed, he wrote for an audience, and he wrote for money — two forces that before his time had had little to do with art. “He invented that form of publicity, an intimacy with his mass readership” says Nicholas Dames, a Victorian scholar. “And he invented merchandising.” (Think of A Christmas Carol, which he timed for the holidays.) “All those things that we associate with publishing culture — he was essentially the first.” And Dickens knew it. He called himself the Inimitable, a nickname that stuck. 29．Which of the following statements is true of British novels in the 18th century? A．They were mostly written by female amateur writers. B．About only half of the Britons had ever read novels. C．They were unpopular partly for technological reasons. D．Most novels were poorly received except satirical ones. 30．Dickens is compared with the “Mona Lisa” in the text to stress ______. A．the impressive characters he created B．his great importance in British literature C．his success in gaining a wide readership D．the readers’ love and admiration for him 31．What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage? A．To praise Charles Dicken’s literary contributions to British literature. B．To introduce Charles Dickens’ life experience and his achievements. C．To analyze the growth of novel writing in the UK in the 18th century. D．To explore Charles Dickens’ path to becoming a great writer in history. 32．In the author’s opinion, Dickens’ uniqueness can be best explained by the fact that ______. A．his works could appeal to readers of different social classes B．He took advantage of the social, political and scientific advances C．He made writing both profitable and touching to the readers D．He explored both British culture and himself in his writing 【答案】29．C 30．B 31．D 32．C 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了英国著名的文学家查尔斯·狄更斯及其作品是如何奠定他在英国文学中的地位的。 29．推理判断题。根据文章第一段内容“The steam-powered printing press was still in its infancy; the literacy rate in England was under 50%. (蒸汽印刷机还处于起步阶段；英国的识字率低于50%)”可推知，英国小说不流行的部分原因是蒸汽印刷机技术落后。故选C项。 30．推理判断题。根据文章第二段内容“Today Dickens’ greatness is unchallenged. Expelling him from the pantheon (名流) of English literature would make about as much sense as the Louvre selling off the Mona Lisa. (今天，狄更斯的伟大是无可置疑的。把他赶出英国文学殿堂，就像卢浮宫卖掉《蒙娜丽莎》一样)”可推知，把狄更斯与《蒙娜丽莎》进行对比较是为了强调他在英国文学中的重要地位。故选B项。 31．推理判断题。通读全文并结合文章第三段的问题“How did Dickens get to the top?(狄更斯是如何登上顶峰的?)”和下文对这一问题的解答可推知，作者试图说明查尔斯·狄更斯是如何成为历史上伟大作家的。故选D项。 32．细节理解题。作者在文章末尾段内容“And Dickens knew it. He called himself the Inimitable, a nickname that stuck.(狄更斯知道这一点。他称自己为独一无二的人，这个绰号一直沿用至今。)”点明了狄更斯的独特之处，即“it”，结合语境可知，“it”应是指代该段前文内容“From Pickwick to his deathbed, he wrote for an audience, and he wrote for money—two forces that before his time had had little to do with art.(从匹克威克到他的临终，他为读者写作，也为钱写作 —— 在他的时代之前，这两股力量与艺术几乎毫无关系。)”提及的“他为读者写作，也为钱写作”，即，“他使写作既有利可图，又能感动读者”，这是他的独特之处。故选C项。 09 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 fits each blank. 【来源】上海市曹杨第二中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题 Police officer Jody Thompson first met his son John in 2015. He was pulling into the car park at the Poteau Police Department in Oklahoma when he overheard a call about a case of physical child abuse. Despite being off duty, Thompson responded to the call. He arrived at the scene to find a severely underweight boy, who was covered in bruises (淤青) with his wrists tied. The eight-year-old, who weighed just over 25 kilograms at the time, had been left in a dustbin full of cold water. “He didn’t have a spot on his body that didn’t have a bruise. It was the worst thing I’d ever seen,” Thompson said. Thompson drove John to hospital and sat by his side all night as the child recovered in the intensive care unit. The following day, he contacted the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) to request he become the child’s foster parent. Within just a few days, Thompson had brought John into the safety of his own home. “When I’d seen him in that house shivering and his hands tied — just wet to the skin and confused — I knew at that moment, the only time I would be satisfied and sure that he was safe was if he was with me,” he said. Thompson already had two sons, aged 15 and 18. He didn’t tell his family about his plan at first, but said they had faith he was doing the right thing. In an extraordinary twist, just two days after bringing John into the family home, he found out his wife was pregnant with their third biological son. And seven months later, DHS called the Thompsons to ask if they wanted to foster John’s newborn sister, Paizly, who was born in prison. They picked her up the next day — when she was just a day old — and brought her straight home. Both John and Paizly were later adopted by Thompson and his wife. ‘The example of love that Thompson has shown to this young man and his sister is an example everyone should follow,” Poteau Police Chief Stephen Fruen said in a statement. “It’s men like Thompson that make me proud of our police force brothers and sisters. I am proud to serve with him.” 33．When Thompson found him, John was________. A．seriously ill B．badly injured C．unconscious D．overweight 34．The reason that Thompson decided to bring John back home was that________. A．he wanted to give John a safe home B．he thought that John was smart C．he was requested to do so by DHS D．he wanted to find a companion for his sons 35．The underlined word “twist” in the sixth paragraph most probably means________. A．a bend in a river or road B．a completely crazy situation C．something that is bent into a particular shape D．an unexpected change in the situation 36．What can we infer from what Poteau Police Chief Stephen Fruen said in the last paragraph of the article? A．It wasn’t the first time for Thompson to adopt a child. B．John was born in prison like his sister. C．Fruen showed great respect to Thompson. D．Thompson regretted bringing John home. 【答案】33．B 34．A 35．D 36．C 【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了警官乔迪·汤普森在2015年的一起虐童案件中收养了养子约翰，后来又收养了其妹妹的故事，得到了警长的表扬。 33．推理判断题。根据文章第二段第一句“He arrived at the scene to find a severely underweight boy, who was covered in bruises with his wrists tied.（当他赶到现场时，发现一名严重体重不足的男孩，手腕被绑着，浑身是淤青。）”可知，B选项“badly injured（受伤严重）”为正确选项。故选B项。 34．推理判断题。根据文章第四段最后一句“Within just a few days, Thompson had brought John into the safety of his own home.（短短几天之内，汤普森就把约翰带到了安全的家中。）”以及第五段“‘When I’d seen him in that house shivering and his hands tied —just wet to the skin and confused —I knew at that moment, the only time I would be satisfied and sure that he was safe was if he was with me,’ he said.（他说：“当我看到他在那所房子里瑟瑟发抖，双手被绑着——湿漉漉的，迷迷糊糊的——那一刻我知道，只有当他和我在一起时，我才会感到满足，并确信他是安全的。”）”可知，A选项“he wanted to give John a safe home（他想给约翰一个安全的家）”是带他回家的原因。故选A项。 35．词句猜测题。根据后文“just two days after bringing John into the family home, he found out his wife was pregnant with their third biological son.（就在约翰被带回家的两天后，他发现妻子怀了他们的第三个亲生儿子。）”可知，twist是指意想不到的变化，与D选项“an unexpected change in the situation（形势的意外变化）”相符。故选D项。 36．推理判断题。根据文章最后一句“‘It’s men like Thompson that make me proud of our police force brothers and sisters. I am proud to serve with him.’（“正是像汤普森这样的人让我为我们的警察兄弟姐妹感到骄傲。我很自豪能和他共事。”）”可知，C选项“Fruen showed great respect to Thompson.（弗鲁恩对汤普森十分尊敬。）”符合文章意思。故选C项。 10 Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages co herent 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. 【来源】上海市静安区2022-2023学年高二上学期期末英语试卷 I have a feeling that the existence of the memory box may have troubled my father from the beginning. He didn’t give it to me until my twenty-first birthday even though it had been in our house all that time. Charlotte knew about it, of course, but neither she nor my father could bring themselves to mention it. I think they were both afraid of its significance. Also I was a highly imaginative child and they simply didn’t know how to introduce this memory box into my life. Now, however, their nervousness makes me curious. What exactly were they afraid of? Did they think I might be shocked, and if so why? At any rate, both of them were visibly on edge, almost guilty, when finally on the morning of my twenty-first birthday they told me about it. It was clear they were relieved when I showed little interest in it. I said I didn’t want to open it, or even see it. This was a lie, and yet not a lie. The box did, in fact, make me curious even if I found I wanted to suppress (抑制) the feeling. Aged ten, I don’t think I would have been able to. I’m sure I would have been too excited at the thought that it might contain all sorts of treasures; and then around fifteen I’d have found it irresistibly romantic and would have been ready to weep on discovering dried roses pressed between the pages of meaningful poems. But at twenty-one I was very self-centred; my curiosity was only slight and I could more easily deny it. In fact, I felt a kind of discomfort at the notion of a dying woman choosing what to put in a box for me. Nevertheless, there was no doubt that it forced me to think of Susannah. Growing up, I could hardly have thought of her less, wanting Charlotte to be my only mother. I was always angry if anyone referred to her as my stepmother. However, Charlotte herself would try to calm me by pointing out that, whether I liked it or not, that was exactly what she was. After Charlotte died, the hardest thing I had to do was go back into our old home. For a whole month, I was obliged to go there day after day until every bit of furniture, every object, every book and picture, every piece of clothing, every last curtain and cushion was sorted out and ready to be collected by all manner of people. This was, of course, how I found the box, even though I very nearly missed it. My attention might not have been caught if it had not been for an odd-looking pink label attached to the parcel. On the label, written in ink which had faded but which you could still read was my own name – For my darling Catherine Hope, in the future. 37．Who left the memory box to the writer? A．Her sister. B．Her step mother. C．Her father. D．Her mother. 38．What can be learned from the sentence “this was a lie, and yet not a lie” (in Para3)? A．The writer had complicated feelings about the box. B．The writer admitted to her parents she once told a lie. C．The writer wondered why she didn’t want to see the box. D．The writer was hardly curious about what was in the box. 39．Why did the writer want Charlotte to be her only mother? A．Charlotte referred to herself as her stepmother. B．She hoped Charlotte could care more about her. C．Charlotte calmed her down by talking of Susannah. D．She missed her mother from the bottom of her heart. 40．What can be inferred from the passage? A．The writer didn’t see the box until Charlotte died. B．The writer could have a happier childhood without the box. C．The writer blamed her parents for not giving her the box earlier. D．The writer didn’t know the existence of the box before she was 21. 【答案】37．D 38．A 39．D 40．A 【分析】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者去世的母亲临死前给她留下了一个充满记忆的盒子，在作者长大后，她父亲交给了她，作者描述了自己和这个盒子有关的复杂的情感。 37．推理判断题。从文章第四段的“Growing up, I could hardly have thought of her less, wanting Charlotte to be my only mother.(在成长的过程中，我几乎没有想到过她，希望夏洛蒂成为我唯一的母亲)”可推知，夏洛特是作者的继母，并且再结合第三段后面的“In fact, I felt a kind of discomfort at the notion of a dying woman choosing what to put in a box for me.(事实上，当一个垂死的女人为我选择放在盒子里的东西时，我感到有点不舒服)”可推知，作者亲生母亲临死前留给了她这个盒子，所以留给作者这个记忆盒子的人是作者的亲生母亲。故选D项。 38．推理判断题。本句话出现在第三段，结合上段断尾的内容“I said I didn’t want to open it, or even see it.(我说我不想打开它，甚至不想看到它)”说明作者第一感觉是不想看，并且结合第三段的作者的描述“Aged ten, I don’t think I would have been able to.(十岁的时候，我不认为我能做到)”及“and then around fifteen I’d have found it irresistibly romantic and would have been ready to weep on discovering dried roses pressed between the pages of meaningful poems.(到了十五岁左右，我会发现这是一种不可抗拒的浪漫，当我发现有意义的诗篇之间夹着干玫瑰时，我会流泪)”和“But at twenty-one I was very self-centred; my curiosity was only slight and I could more easily deny it.(但在21岁时，我非常以自我为中心；我的好奇心很小，我很容易否认)”可知，作者用了大量篇幅描述了自己对这个盒子有复杂的心情。故选A项。 39．推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段作者的复杂心理的描述，虽然作者说到“Growing up, I could hardly have thought of her less, wanting Charlotte to be my only mother.(在成长的过程中，我几乎没有想到过她，希望夏洛蒂成为我唯一的母亲)”可知，在成长过程中，想到自己亲生母亲特别少，想要夏洛特是她唯一的母亲。但是，作者内心知道她的亲生母亲并不是夏洛特。文章最后一段的“This was, of course, how I found the box, even though I very nearly missed it.(当然，我就是这样找到这个盒子的，尽管我差一点就错过了)”可以看出，作者是非常珍惜母亲留给自己的礼物的。由此推知，在她内心深处是非常想念自己母亲的。故选D项。 40．推理判断题。文章最后一段“After Charlotte died, the hardest thing I had to do was go back into our old home.(夏洛特死后，我不得不做的最艰难的事情就是回到我们的老家)”以及后面的“My attention might not have been caught if it had not been for an odd-looking pink label attached to the parcel.(如果包裹上没有一个看起来很奇怪的粉红色标签，我的注意力可能就不会被吸引住了)”可知，夏洛特去世后，作者去老家整理遗物时看见了这个记忆盒子。故选A项。 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！5 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 高二上学期期末考点大串讲（上海） 专题04 记叙文或新闻报道类精选10篇 （原题版） 01 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 fits each blank. 【来源】上海市进才中学2023-2024学年高二上学期1月期末英语试题 Worth nearly $1trn, Facebook is the world’s sixth-most-valuable company. Its revenues have grown by 56% in the past year, and its share price by more than a quarter. Nearly 3bn people use its products every month. Why would such a glittering success change its name, as the Verge, a news site, reports it plans to within days? The likely official reason for the rebranding is that the firm has outgrown the social network that Mark Zuckerberg started 17 years ago in a Harvard dorm. Today it includes other social apps (Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger) and video hardware (Oculus, Portal). It has launched a digital wallet (Novi) and may yet offer a currency (Diem). Mr. Zuckerberg expects people eventually to associate his firm more with the “metaverse”, a virtual space for work, play and more, than with social media. If the Facebook network is to take a back seat, there may be a case for regrouping under a new name. Facebook wouldn’t be the first tech giant to do so. In 2015 Google set up Alphabet, a holding company for the search engine and its many side projects. Under this model, Facebook would become just another app within a wider family, though by far its biggest earner. There is another possible motive for a makeover. For all its financial success, the Facebook brand has become tarnished. The social network is blamed for fueling everything from teenage anorexia (厌食症) to uprising at the US Capitol. This month Frances Haugen, a former employee, told Congress that Facebook was failing to moderate content on its platform and covering up a drop in young American users (it denies this). Public trust in it is lower than in most tech giants, and falling. Although two years ago the firm started branding its apps as being “from Facebook”, its new “smart glasses”, which can record video and take phone calls, feature only the logo of its partner, Ray-Ban. Mr. Zuckerberg himself has been a reason for much of the criticism of Facebook, and of bossy tech firms more generally. As the all-powerful founder, he has a higher profile than his opposite numbers at TikTok, YouTube and other social networks. Normally, a brand facing a reputational crisis might dump its unpopular CEO. But Mr. Zuckerberg’s position is unassailable (难以撼动的), which may explain why he would want to dump the brand instead. 1．Facebook plans to change its name mainly because ________. A．it wants people to associate its name with social media B．it is trying to follow the fashion led by Google C．it looks to expand its business to a wider range D．its former name has brought bad reputation to the company 2．What can we learn about Facebook from the passage? A．It was founded by Zuckerberg in his college dormitory. B．It has a favorable influence on teenagers’ mind and behavior. C．It is as popular among youngsters in the US as it used to be. D．It produced smart glasses with its logo on it. 3．What does the underlined word “tarnished” mean in the passage? A．abandoned B．discriminated C．globalized D．compromised 4．This passage is most likely to appear in ________. A．a science review B．a business magazine C．a technical report D．the website of Facebook 02 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 fits each blank. 【来源】上海市南洋模范中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期末考试英语卷 Last summer, a video from Cardiff showed opera coach Mary King wet-eyed during the finals of BBC Cardiff Singer of the World.Who had moved her to tears? Mongolian baritone (男中音) Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar, towering, broad-shouldered, with a huge smile and a mighty voice, the 29-year-old sang Rossini,Verdi and Tchaikovsky and charmed everyone, including the judges, who declared him joint winner of the Song prize. “There was something so imposing about the sound,” King said. “Contained and glorious. It’s very unusual to find this combination of presence, power and effortlessness.” Ariunbaatar doesn’t have a typical background for a contestant in one of the world’s most celebrated opera contests. He grew up in the traditional Mongolian way, living in circular tents with his nomadic (游牧的) family. As a child, he rode some 60 miles a day, and he was always singing. He won a place at university in Ulaanbaatar but dropped out after two years when he couldn’t pay the fees, became a taxi driver and one night got chatting to a customer who happened to be the chief of police. Long story short: he joined Ulaanbaatar’s police orchestra, worked his way back to university, then onwards to the grand opera houses of Russia and Europe. That backstory aroused my curiosity — so much so that three months later I was on a flight to Ulaanbaatar with a radio producer and suitcase of audio equipment. I had the same basic knowledge many westerners share about Mongolia: Genghis Khan, Gobi desert, furry camels, wild horses, wonderful throat singers. My guidebook described a proud nation. “It is rude to turn down an offer of horse’s milk,” I read, “for it is considered a gesture of friendship.” International wins have made Ariunbaatar famous at home. Politicians hope his career will secure Mongolia’s position on the opera map-portraying it as a modern nation. He says he has no intention to leave Mongolia. His family still travel on the plain, still ride on horseback, still packup their tents to follow new grasslands. “Being with them on the land is what gives me inspiration to sing.” he says. “Wherever I am, that is what I imagine when I sing.” 5．Ariunbaatar won the Song prize mainly because of A．his command of different songs. B．his charming appearance. C．his unusual background. D．his impressive sound. 6．What is most likely to be Ariunbaatar’s turning point before he rose to fame? A．He was admitted to a university for the first time. B．He became a member of the police orchestra. C．He moved Mary King and got the big prize. D．He was raised in the traditional Mongolian way. 7．What can be learned from the last paragraph about Ariunbaatar? A．He cares little about fame. B．He hopes to become better known. C．He wants to give his family a better life. D．He draws inspiration from the horses. 8．What is the passage mainly about? A．How Ariunbaatar became a famous star. B．An introduction to an opera singer. C．Why the author travelled to Mongolian. D．A video about a celebrated opera contest. 03 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 proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. 【来源】上海师范大学附属中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题 Margo and I were nine. Our parents were friends, so we would sometimes play together, biking past the tree-lined streets to Jefferson Park, the leisure spot of our neighborhood. I always got nervous whenever Margo was about to show up. It could be that she was both cool and gorgeous with the pink T-shirt featuring a green dragon breathing a fire of orange glitter. Or it could be the way she biked, standing up, her arms locked as she leaned above the handle bars. At the time, I fancied myself an inventor and I told Margo about an idea I had for an invention called the Ringolator, a gigantic cannon that would shoot big, colored rocks into a very low orbit, giving Earth the same rings that Saturn (土星) has. Margo just beamed brightly, shaking her head. I’d been in the park so many times before that it was mapped in my mind, so we were only a few steps inside when I began to sense that the world was out of order. “Look! There.” Margo said quietly, calmly. She was pointing. And then I realized what was different. There was a live oak a few feet ahead. Thick and ancient-looking. That was not new. The playground on our right. Not new either. But now, a guy wearing a gray suit, leaning against the trunk of the oak tree, not moving. That was new. He kept his mouth open in a way that mouth generally shouldn’t be. “He’s drunk,” I said, “and dangerously drunk.” I took two small steps backward. Maybe he was a zombie. I knew zombies weren’t real, but he surely looked like one. And if I made any sudden movements, he might wake up and attack. As I took those two steps back, Margo took two equally small and quiet steps forward. “His eyes are open,” she said. “We gotta go home,” I said. She took another two steps. This time she was close enough and she reached out to touch his foot. “He’s gone,” Margo said, as if I couldn’t tell. (From “Paper Towns” by John Green with major adaption) 9．Why the author “always got nervous whenever Margo was about to show up”? A．He was afraid that Margo might give him a lesson physically. B．He felt that Margo’s way of riding a bike could put them both in danger. C．He had admiration for the cool and gorgeous appearance and action of Margo. D．He didn’t like the horrifying green dragon breathing a fire of orange glitter. 10．How does Margo feel about the author’s invention of a “Ringolator”? A．It was a brilliant idea that may change the world. B．It sounded silly yet amusing, so she showed her kindness. C．It called for experiment in the Jefferson Park. D．It gave out beams of light and was bright. 11．What happened to the man most probably? A．He was playing hide and seek. B．He was a new comer to the park. C．He was already dead when found. D．He was becoming a zombie 12．What can best describe Margo? A．Gorgeous and timid. B．Innocent and cute. C．Bright and imaginative. D．Calm and brave. 04 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 fits each blank. 【来源】上海市复旦大学附属中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期末英语试题 Noah reached for his guitar, remembering his father as he did so, thinking how much he missed him. He strummed once, adjusted the tension on two strings, then strummed again. This time it sounded about right, and he began to play. Soft music, quiet music. He hummed for a little while at first, then began to sing as night came down around him. He played and sang until the sun was gone and the sky black. It was a little after seven when he quit, and he settled back into his chair and began to rock. By habit, he looked upward and saw Orion and the Big Dipper, Gemini and the Pole Star, twinkling in the autumn sky. He started to run the numbers in his head, then stopped. He knew he’d spent almost his entire savings on the house and would have to find a job again soon, but he pushed the thought away and decided to enjoy the remaining months of restoration without worrying about it. Besides, thinking about money usually bored him. Early on, he’d learned to enjoy simple things, things that couldn’t be bought, and he had a hard time understanding people who felt otherwise. It was another trait he got from his father. Clem, his hound dog, came up to him then and nuzzled his hand before lying down at his feet. “Hey, girl, how’re you doing?” he asked as he patted her head, and she whined softly, her soft round eyes peering upward. A car accident had taken her leg, but she still moved well enough and kept him company on quiet nights like these. He was thirty-one now, not too old, but old enough to be lonely. He hadn’t dated since he’d been back here, hadn’t met anyone who remotely interested him. It was his own fault, he knew. There was something that kept a distance between him and any woman who started to get close, something he wasn’t sure he could change even if he tried. And sometimes in the moments right before sleep came, he wondered if he was destined to be alone forever. The evening passed, staying warm, nice. Noah listened to the crickets and the rustling leaves, thinking that the sound of nature was more real and aroused more emotion than things like cars and planes. Natural things gave back more than they took, and their sounds always brought him back to the way man was supposed to be. “It’ll keep you from going crazy,” his father had told him the day he’d shipped out. “It’s God’s music and it’ll take you home.” He finished his tea, went inside, found a book, then turned on the porch light on his way back out. After sitting down again, he looked at the book. It was old, the cover was torn, and the pages were stained with mud and water. It was Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman, and he had carried it with him throughout the war. It had even taken a bullet for him once. He rubbed the cover, dusting it off just a little. Then he let the book open randomly and read the words in front of him: This is thy hour O Soul, thy free flight into the wordless. Away from books, away from art, the day erased, the lesson done. Thee fully forth emerging, silent, gazing, pondering the themes thou lovest best. Night, sleep, death and the stars. For some reason Whitman always reminded him of New Bern, and he was glad he’d come back. Though he’d been away from fourteen years, this was home and he knew a lot of people here, most of them from his youth. Like so many southern towns, the people who lived here never changed, they just grew a bit older. 13．The underlined sentence in paragraph two is the equivalent of “_________”. A．he hated those who were unable to appreciate simple things in life B．he didn’t see eye to eye with people who liked to save money C．he had difficulty in figuring out how he got this trait from his father D．he didn’t understand why people were so materialistic 14．Which of the following is NOT true according the passage? A．Noah often played the guitar and observed the stars. B．Clem the dog showed great affection for her master. C．Noah was destined to be alone since no woman seemed interested in him. D．Noah planned to restore his house before landing himself a job. 15．Which of the following statements would Noah’s father most agree with? A．Patients suffering from mental disorder can be cured by nature. B．The closer you are to nature, the closer you are to your true self. C．Where there is God’s music, there is home. D．A good book is a man’s best company. 16．Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman _________. A．had been a treasure but was now too damaged to read B．recorded the lives of New Bern’s people who never changed over the years C．was beyond Noah’s understanding so he randomly picked up some words to read D．stirred a feeling of nostalgia in Noah 05 Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages co herent 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. 【来源】上海市曹杨第二中学2022-2023学年高二上学期期末考试英语试卷 The summer I turned 16, my father gave me his 69 Chevy Malibu convertible (敞篷车) Beautifully repainted with V-8 engine — it was a gift wasted on me at that age. What did I know about classic cars? The important thing was that Hannah and I could drive around Tucson with the top down. Hannah was my best friend, a year younger but much taller, almost five foot ten. “Hannah’s going to be something, ”my mother always said. And sure enough, that summer she signed with a modeling agency. She was already doing catalog and runway work. A month after my birthday, Hannah and I went to the movies. On the way home, we stopped at the McDonald’s drive-through, putting the fries on the seat between us to share. “Let’s ride around awhile, ”I said. It was a clear night, oven-warm, full moon cast low over the desert. Taking an a curve too fast, I hit a patch of dirt and slid from side to side. I then cut through a neighbor’s landscape wall and drove into a full-grown palm. The front wheels came to rest halfway up the tree trunk. French fries on the floor, the dash, and my lap. An impossible amount of blood on Hannah’s face, pieces of skin hanging into her eyes. They took us in separate ambulances. In the emergency room, my parents spoke quietly: Best plastic surgeon in the city. End of her modeling career. We’d been wearing leg belts, but the car didn’t have shoulder bands. I'd damaged my cheekbone on the wheel; Hannah’s forehead had split wide open on the dash. What would I say to her? When her mother Sharon came into my hospital room. I started to cry preparing myself for her anger. She sat beside me and took my hand. “I hit my best friend’s car in the rear when I was your age,” she said. “I wrecked her car and mine.” “I’m so sorry,” I said “You’re both alive,” she said. “The rest is window dressing. ”I started to protest, and Sharon stopped me“I forgive you. Hannah will too. ” Sharon’s forgiveness allowed Hannah and me to get back in the car together that summer, to stay friends throughout high school and college to be in each other’s weddings, and to watch my four teenagers get along with her three younger children. I think of her gift of forgiveness every time I’m tempted to blame someone in a secret for something recognized as wrong. And whenever I see Hannah. the scars are so faded that no one else would notice, but in the sunlight I can still see the faint shimmer (微光) just below her hairline — for me, a sign of grace. 17．Which of the following about Hannah is TRUE according to the passage? A．She was not as badly injured as the author. B．She never really forgave the author though her mother did. C．She could have been a model if she hadn’t experienced the accident D．She learned the gift of forgiveness from what the author said to her mother 18．In paragraph 4, “window dressing” is closest in meaning to “________”. A．insignificant B．colorful C．undetermined D．hopeful 19．According to the passage, Sharon comforted the author by ________. A．showing her own scar B．mentioning her own story C．visiting the author in person D．teaching the author a personal lesson 20．Which of the following might be the best title of the article? A．A Graceful Friend B．A Lasting Friendship C．A Lucky Car Accident D．The Gift of Forgiveness 06 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 fits each blank. 【来源】上海市复兴高级中学中学2022-2023学年高二上学期期末英语试题 In 2004, Pen Hadow became the first person to trek (跋涉) to the North Pole alone, without being resupplied on the way. That meant swimming through unimaginably cold waters, and risking encounters with polar bears. Just eight months later, he made a similar trip to the South Pole. Now he is back in the Arctic again, preparing for an expedition (远征) he says is even more ambitious. Explorers are confident, driven individuals. They have to be. This time, however, more significance is attached. Pen and two colleagues will set out on a three-month, 1000-kilometre trek to the North Pole, taking detailed measurements of the thickness and density of the ice. Nobody has ever done this before, and he knows the results will be of vital significance to the scientific community. This will be the truest picture yet of what global warming is doing to the ice that covers the polar region. Pen and his wife, Mary, live in the country with their two children. “It’s much harder to be away from them this time,” he admits. They were one and five when I last went, and I made a mistake in the way I said goodbye. I thought it would be a good idea to say to my son, “You’re the man of the house now, look after your mum and your sister.” He absolutely took it to heart, asking his mum how she was all the time, but the stress eventually became too much. While it was well intentioned, it was an unfair thing to do. He is spending these last days before departure preparing his things. “Out on the ice, one is virtually unable to mend things or do anything that isn’t absolutely straightforward,” he says. With him will be Ann Daniels, one of the world’s leading polar explorers, and the photographer, Martin Hartley. They will be supported by a crew of six, flying in supplies. Being part of a team is actually more stressful to someone with his mentality, says Pen, and something else is on his mind too. “I’m going to be 47 on Thursday. I’ve done far less training than I’m comfortable with.” Why? “Organisational things always seem more urgent. So I’m almost fearful of what I’m going to ask of myself.” Pen believes his mission reconnects exploration with the search for knowledge that drove previous generations into the unknown. “Making it to the North Pole was a personal ambition,’”he admits, “and of limited value to anyone beyond the polar adventuring community. This time, scientists will profit from the data, and we’re creating a platform in which to engage as many people as possible in what’s happening in the Arctic Ocean. This is important work, and nobody can do it but us,” he says. “Our skills, which are otherwise not that necessary, have become really relevant. Suddenly, we’re socially useful again.” 21．In the first paragraph, what do we learn about Pen Hadow’s opinion of the new expedition? A．He feels certain that it will be stressful. B．He is aware of the huge importance of its aims. C．He thinks it may be harder than his previous journeys. D．He is less than confident of the scientific work it involves. 22．What does “took it to heart” (in paragraph 2) mean? A．He started to feel unwell. B．He memorised his father’s words. C．He was afraid of the responsibility. D．He carried out his father’s words carefully. 23．What is worrying Pen about the new expedition? A．Whether he will be mentally prepared B．Whether he will still be fit enough to take part. C．Whether the arrangements he has made will turn out well. D．Whether the equipment will work properly in icy conditions. 24．When he compares the new expedition to his previous ones, Pen feels ________. A．uncertain if it will collect information. B．doubtful about its long-term usefulness C．pleased that more people will benefit from it D．relieved that the general public will be more supportive 07 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 fits each blank. 【来源】上海市嘉定一中2022-2023学年高二上学期期末英语试题 Growing Up in the Library I grew up in libraries, or at least it feels that way. I was raised in the suburbs of Cleveland, just a few blocks from the brick-faced Bertram Woods branch of the Shaker Heights Public Library system. I went there several times a week with my mother. She and I would walk in together, but as soon as we passed through the door, we each headed towards our favorite sections. The library might have been the first place I was ever given autonomy. Even when I was maybe four or five years old, I was allowed to head off on my own. Then, after a while, my mother and I would reunite at the checkout counter with our finds. Together we'd wait as the librarian pulled out the date card and stamped it with the checkout machine — that giant fist thumping the card with a loud chunk-chunk, printing a crooked due date underneath a score of previous crooked due dates that belonged to other people, other times. Those visits were dreamy, frictionless (没有摩擦的) periods that held the promise of leaving me richer than I'd arrived. It wasn't like going to a store with my mom, which guaranteed a tug-of-war between what I wanted and what my mother was willing to buy me; in the library, I could have anything I wanted. After we had finished checking out the books, I loved being in the car and having all the books we'd gotten stacked on my lap, pressing me under their solid, warm weight, their Mylar covers sticking a bit to my thighs. It was such a thrill leaving a place with things you hadn't paid for; such a thrill expecting the new books we would read. On the ride home, my mother and I talked about the order in which we were going to read our books, a serious conversation in which we planned how to pace ourselves through this charmed period of grace until the books were due. When I was older, I usually walked to the library by myself, lugging back as many books as I could carry. Occasionally, I did go with my mother, and the trip would be as engaging as it had been when I was small. Even when I was in my last year of high school and could drive myself to the library, my mother and I still went together every now and then, and the trip unfolded exactly as it had when I was a child, with all the same beats and pauses and comments and daydreaming, the same perfect rhythm we'd followed so many times before. After my mother passed away two years ago, I plunged into a deep shadow of grief for a long time. When I miss my mother these days, I like to picture us in the car together, going for one more magnificent trip to Bertram Woods, during which we talked, laughed — as if she were still in my company, giving me inexhaustible strength. 25．In this passage, the word “autonomy” (paragraph 1) is closest in meaning to “________”. A．vitality B．freedom C．inspiration D．entitlement 26．After the author and her mother left the library, ________. A．they would plan to read their newly-borrowed books with feverish enthusiasm B．they would have a serious conversation about which book attracted them the most C．they would be anxious to recommend to each other the books they had borrowed D．they would agree on buying the books they had just borrowed if they enjoyed them 27．How does the author feel when she imagines herself in the car with her mother on the way to the library? A．Grieved. B．Shocked. C．Miserable. D．Comforted. 28．What would the author most likely go on to write about in the paragraphs immediately following the last paragraph of this article? A．One specific memory of a childhood trip to the library. B．The fond childhood memories of her mother taking good care of her. C．How her affection for going to the library has endured into her own motherhood. D．Why her own child made up their mind to become a librarian after finishing college. 08 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 proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. 【来源】上海交通大学附属中学2022-2023学年高二上学期期末考试英语试卷 Charles in Charge In 1812, the year Charles Dickens was born, there were 66 novels published in Britain. People had been writing novels for a century — most critics date the genre to Robinson Crusoe in 1719 — but nobody aspired to do it professionally. Many works of fiction appeared anonymously, with attributions like “By a Lady.” The steam-powered printing press was still in its infancy; the literacy rate in England was under 50%. And novels, for the most part, were looked upon as silly, immoral, toxic or just plain bad. “No species of composition has been so much decried,” wrote one lady of the time, Jane Austen, in Northanger Abbey, a satirical novel that criticizes a sensitive young woman who reads too many gothic novels. In 1870, when Dickens died, the world mourned him as its first literary celebrity: a career writer and publisher, famous and beloved, who had led an explosion in both the publication of novels and their readership and whose characters were held up as moral touchstones. Today Dickens’ greatness is unchallenged. Expelling him from the pantheon (名流) of English literature would make about as much sense as the Louvre selling off the Mona Lisa. How did Dickens get to the top? It’s partly that Dickens’ writing attracted audiences from all walks of life. It’s partly that his career rode a wave of social, political and scientific progress. But it’s also that he rewrote the culture of literature and put himself at the center. As the 200th anniversary of his birthday approaches, it is possible — and enlightening for our own culture — to understand how he made himself a lasting one. Dickens got into novel writing by accident. As a young man, he longed to be an actor and trained to be a reporter. In 1836 he accepted a magazine commission to write a series of comic sketches to accompany a set of illustrations of sporting life. The result, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, was a sensation. It established Dickens as a peerless ventriloquist (腹语者), able to channel the voices of both celebrities and servants, and as a gifted writer of serials, which became the standard method of publication in an era when books were expensive but cheap periodicals thrived. Most important in terms of his legacy, The Pickwick Papers established him as a financially viable (可存活的) artist, bridging the gap between creativity and commerce. From Pickwick to his deathbed, he wrote for an audience, and he wrote for money — two forces that before his time had had little to do with art. “He invented that form of publicity, an intimacy with his mass readership” says Nicholas Dames, a Victorian scholar. “And he invented merchandising.” (Think of A Christmas Carol, which he timed for the holidays.) “All those things that we associate with publishing culture — he was essentially the first.” And Dickens knew it. He called himself the Inimitable, a nickname that stuck. 29．Which of the following statements is true of British novels in the 18th century? A．They were mostly written by female amateur writers. B．About only half of the Britons had ever read novels. C．They were unpopular partly for technological reasons. D．Most novels were poorly received except satirical ones. 30．Dickens is compared with the “Mona Lisa” in the text to stress ______. A．the impressive characters he created B．his great importance in British literature C．his success in gaining a wide readership D．the readers’ love and admiration for him 31．What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage? A．To praise Charles Dicken’s literary contributions to British literature. B．To introduce Charles Dickens’ life experience and his achievements. C．To analyze the growth of novel writing in the UK in the 18th century. D．To explore Charles Dickens’ path to becoming a great writer in history. 32．In the author’s opinion, Dickens’ uniqueness can be best explained by the fact that ______. A．his works could appeal to readers of different social classes B．He took advantage of the social, political and scientific advances C．He made writing both profitable and touching to the readers D．He explored both British culture and himself in his writing 09 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 fits each blank. 【来源】上海市曹杨第二中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题 Police officer Jody Thompson first met his son John in 2015. He was pulling into the car park at the Poteau Police Department in Oklahoma when he overheard a call about a case of physical child abuse. Despite being off duty, Thompson responded to the call. He arrived at the scene to find a severely underweight boy, who was covered in bruises (淤青) with his wrists tied. The eight-year-old, who weighed just over 25 kilograms at the time, had been left in a dustbin full of cold water. “He didn’t have a spot on his body that didn’t have a bruise. It was the worst thing I’d ever seen,” Thompson said. Thompson drove John to hospital and sat by his side all night as the child recovered in the intensive care unit. The following day, he contacted the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) to request he become the child’s foster parent. Within just a few days, Thompson had brought John into the safety of his own home. “When I’d seen him in that house shivering and his hands tied — just wet to the skin and confused — I knew at that moment, the only time I would be satisfied and sure that he was safe was if he was with me,” he said. Thompson already had two sons, aged 15 and 18. He didn’t tell his family about his plan at first, but said they had faith he was doing the right thing. In an extraordinary twist, just two days after bringing John into the family home, he found out his wife was pregnant with their third biological son. And seven months later, DHS called the Thompsons to ask if they wanted to foster John’s newborn sister, Paizly, who was born in prison. They picked her up the next day — when she was just a day old — and brought her straight home. Both John and Paizly were later adopted by Thompson and his wife. ‘The example of love that Thompson has shown to this young man and his sister is an example everyone should follow,” Poteau Police Chief Stephen Fruen said in a statement. “It’s men like Thompson that make me proud of our police force brothers and sisters. I am proud to serve with him.” 33．When Thompson found him, John was________. A．seriously ill B．badly injured C．unconscious D．overweight 34．The reason that Thompson decided to bring John back home was that________. A．he wanted to give John a safe home B．he thought that John was smart C．he was requested to do so by DHS D．he wanted to find a companion for his sons 35．The underlined word “twist” in the sixth paragraph most probably means________. A．a bend in a river or road B．a completely crazy situation C．something that is bent into a particular shape D．an unexpected change in the situation 36．What can we infer from what Poteau Police Chief Stephen Fruen said in the last paragraph of the article? A．It wasn’t the first time for Thompson to adopt a child. B．John was born in prison like his sister. C．Fruen showed great respect to Thompson. D．Thompson regretted bringing John home. 10 Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages co herent 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. 【来源】上海市静安区2022-2023学年高二上学期期末英语试卷 I have a feeling that the existence of the memory box may have troubled my father from the beginning. He didn’t give it to me until my twenty-first birthday even though it had been in our house all that time. Charlotte knew about it, of course, but neither she nor my father could bring themselves to mention it. I think they were both afraid of its significance. Also I was a highly imaginative child and they simply didn’t know how to introduce this memory box into my life. Now, however, their nervousness makes me curious. What exactly were they afraid of? Did they think I might be shocked, and if so why? At any rate, both of them were visibly on edge, almost guilty, when finally on the morning of my twenty-first birthday they told me about it. It was clear they were relieved when I showed little interest in it. I said I didn’t want to open it, or even see it. This was a lie, and yet not a lie. The box did, in fact, make me curious even if I found I wanted to suppress (抑制) the feeling. Aged ten, I don’t think I would have been able to. I’m sure I would have been too excited at the thought that it might contain all sorts of treasures; and then around fifteen I’d have found it irresistibly romantic and would have been ready to weep on discovering dried roses pressed between the pages of meaningful poems. But at twenty-one I was very self-centred; my curiosity was only slight and I could more easily deny it. In fact, I felt a kind of discomfort at the notion of a dying woman choosing what to put in a box for me. Nevertheless, there was no doubt that it forced me to think of Susannah. Growing up, I could hardly have thought of her less, wanting Charlotte to be my only mother. I was always angry if anyone referred to her as my stepmother. However, Charlotte herself would try to calm me by pointing out that, whether I liked it or not, that was exactly what she was. After Charlotte died, the hardest thing I had to do was go back into our old home. For a whole month, I was obliged to go there day after day until every bit of furniture, every object, every book and picture, every piece of clothing, every last curtain and cushion was sorted out and ready to be collected by all manner of people. This was, of course, how I found the box, even though I very nearly missed it. My attention might not have been caught if it had not been for an odd-looking pink label attached to the parcel. On the label, written in ink which had faded but which you could still read was my own name – For my darling Catherine Hope, in the future. 37．Who left the memory box to the writer? A．Her sister. B．Her step mother. C．Her father. D．Her mother. 38．What can be learned from the sentence “this was a lie, and yet not a lie” (in Para3)? A．The writer had complicated feelings about the box. B．The writer admitted to her parents she once told a lie. C．The writer wondered why she didn’t want to see the box. D．The writer was hardly curious about what was in the box. 39．Why did the writer want Charlotte to be her only mother? A．Charlotte referred to herself as her stepmother. B．She hoped Charlotte could care more about her. C．Charlotte calmed her down by talking of Susannah. D．She missed her mother from the bottom of her heart. 40．What can be inferred from the passage? A．The writer didn’t see the box until Charlotte died. B．The writer could have a happier childhood without the box. C．The writer blamed her parents for not giving her the box earlier. D．The writer didn’t know the existence of the box before she was 21. 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！5 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $