上海市华东师范大学第三附属中学2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

2023学年华师大三附中期中考试答案 I．Listening Comprehension 30分 Section A: 1—10 DBCDB DCCDD Section B: 11—13 CBA 14—16 BCB 17—20 BCAC II．Grammar and Vocabulary 20分 Section A 21. to stop 22. others /some 23. that 24. have been shutting/have shut 25. under 26. lower 27. were posted 28. who 29. turning 30. ordered Section B 31-40 HAIBG JCKEF III. Reading Comprehension 45分 Section A 41—55 BADCA ADBDC BACDB Section B 56—59 ADAB 60—62 CBC 63—66 ABBD Section C 67—70 CEBD IV. Summary Writing 10分 Emotional debt is unresolved emotional pain and can harm us unexpectedly, like breaking relationships. It can originate from any negative emotion you’ve controlled. Therefore, to avoid its negative effects, measures should be taken to address it as soon as possible. First, recognize your pain. Second, express it orally or in a written way. And then, deal with it actively. (59 words) V. Translation: 20分 1. 不可否认，作品的成熟缘于作家游历天下的经历。（deny） It can’t be denied that the maturity of the work is due to the author’s experience of traveling around the world. 2. 我们不应该以牺牲他人为代价来追求自己的幸福。(pursue) We should not pursue our own happiness at the expense of others. 3. 如果老师过于注重语法操练，学生可能会对英语学习失去兴趣。(emphasis) If teachers put too much emphasis on grammar practice, students may lose interest in studying English. 4. 当澳洲本土文化受到欧洲移民的威胁时，冲突就产生了。（arise） Conflicts arose when the native Australian culture was threatened by the European settlers. 5. 有些父母总是把他们的想法强加于他们孩子，这是十分错误的做法。 (impose) Some parents are always imposing their ideas on their children, which is extremely wrong. VI. Guided Writing 25分 Dear Editors， Suffering from stress from study and life, we need to maintain a balance in our life. It means we can gain relief and success by making a conscious effort to reduce the stress. There was a time when I had to stay up late to do those piles of homework, which was a frustrating and tiring experience for me. But now, not only have I improved my study efficiency, but I can develop my hobbies in my spare time. Here I’ll share what I did with you. First, sharing your feelings with your teachers or parents will enable you to remove your negative emotions as well as obtaining useful suggestions. Additionally, you can take regular physical exercise to lift your spirits, helping you keep focused in class and enhance your study efficiency. Of importance is keeping an optimistic attitude towards your future, for you will become more strong-willed after going through all the challenges. With the suggestions above, I firmly believe all of us will cope with the intense stress well and maintain a balance in our life. Yours, Li Hua 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ ( 班级____________ 姓名________________ 考试号 密 封 线 内 请 勿 答 题 ) 华东师大三附中2023学年第二学期期中考试 高二 英语试题 命题：朱慧 审题：萨日娜 时间：120分钟 满分： 150分 I. Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. At the airport. B. At the hotel. C. At the restaurant. D. At the railway station. 2. A. On TV. B. On the Internet. C. From the newspaper. D. From a friend. 3. A. Husband and wife. B. Policeman and driver. C. Passenger and bus conductor. D. Boss and secretary. 4. A. At 1:00 pm. B. At 1:30 pm. C. At 2:00 pm. D. At 2:30 pm. 5. A. She found it very interesting. B. She found it very boring. C. She found it enjoyable during the first 30 minutes. D. She found it enjoyable after the first 30 minutes. 6. A. Make a recovery plan. B. Find a full-time job. C. Drop out of school. D. Resign from her present job. 7. A. Shopping with his son. B. Promoting a new product. C. Buying a gift for a kid. D. Bargaining with a salesgirl. 8. A. He is always late for work. B. He is having some financial problems. C. He is not careful enough with his work. D. He loses his temper easily. 9. A. It is too hot in the room. B. She wants to avoid meeting people. C. She wants to smoke a cigarette outside. D. She doesn’t like the smell of smoke inside. 10. A. Everyone in the company likes Mr. Dale. B. Mr. Dale has become director of the department. C. Mr. Dale gets on very well with his colleague. D. Mr. Dale is the focus of people’s attention. Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. Art history class is taught in the lecture hall. B. Mentally disabled children are taught outside the classroom. C. Professors teach through real world experiences. D. Students appreciate classroom learning. 12. A. To praise the professor. B. To support his point of view. C. To praise his friend. D. To advise us to study psychology. 13. A. Learning through firsthand experience is important. B. Students learn a lot from textbooks. C. Students develop their creativity through textbooks. D. Students get firsthand information from textbooks. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Consumers find TV advertisements too dull. B. Consumers travel more now than ever before. C. Out-of-home ads are more beautifully made. D. Out-of-home ads are easier to understand. 15. A. Quick to update. B. Pleasant to look at. C. Easy to remember. D. Convenient to obtain. 16. A. Comparison of different kinds of advertising. B. New forms of effective advertising. C. The disadvantages of traditional advertising. D. Effective ways to do effective advertisements. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following longer conversation. 17. A. Her story of completing a task. B. Her experience of being lost. C. Her trip abroad. D. Her success in career. 18. A. Met his friends. B. Attended a lecture. C. Gave a performance. D. Had a trip. 19. A. By following a man. B. By looking at a map. C. By asking an old woman. D. By asking the policeman for help. 20. A. He cannot stand the noise in the bar. B. He has a poor memory. C. He doesn’t speak German. D. He doesn’t like to wear T-shirts. II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A 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. As long as there have been exams, students have found ways to cheat. Today the correct answers are just a few taps away on a smartphone. So, countries have come up with new ways (21)_______ (stop) the funny business. Some use metal detectors, surveillance cameras, mobile-phone jammers and even drones while (22)______ have taken a more serious step. Cheating in high-school leaving exams got so bad in Mauritania and Algeria (23) ______ this year the authorities turned off the internet for the entire country. Algeria did so for at least an hour during tests, which last about a week. Mauritania cut access from morning until evening on exam days. Other countries, such as Iraq, Uzbekistan and Ethiopia, (24) ______ (shut) down the internet during exam time for years. In each country students are (25) ______ enormous pressure to do well in the tests, which often determine whether they can continue their education at a good university. A splendid grade may mean a scholarship abroad. But high marks are rare. In Algeria only around half of students passed the exams in recent years. In Mauritania the rate is much (26)______ (low). Teachers try to help --- in their own way. For a fee some will provide answers on WhatsApp, a messaging service, says Sidi, a recent high-school graduate in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania. After Algeria’s tests (27) _____ (post) early on Facebook in 2019 the government blocked it during exam periods. Dishonest boys have a harder time than girls, (28)______ often aren’t checked and sometimes hide earphones under their veils. However, (29) ______ (turn) off the internet is expensive. Darrell West of the Brookings Institution, a think-tank, estimates that in 2018-19 internet shutdowns (30) ______ (order) by governments --- whether to stop cheating or stifle dissent --- cost countries at least $2.4bn. For that kind of money, countries could even improve their schools. Section B Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. standard B. experienced C. potentially D. orderly E. extremely F. terms G. power H. benefit I. compared J. noticeable K. scanned Paying more for a ticket to see a film in 3D is the cause of annoyance of many a cinemagoer’s life. But there may be a(n) 31 to doing so, as a study has claimed that 3D films exercise the brain and improve short-term functioning in a similar way to brain-training tests. The research was led by neuroscientist (神经科学家) Dr Patrick Fagan from Goldsmiths University in London. More than 100 people took part in the experiment, where participants watched Disney film Big Hero 6 in either 32 type or RealD 3D. They also carried out a brain-training-style test before and after seeing a part from the film. The test covered memory, reaction time and cognitive (认知的) function, and the results were later 33 . According to the research, participants 34 a 23 per cent increase in cognitive processing, as well as an 11 percent increase in reaction time. Dr Fagan said that the results showed enough of an improvement in brain function to suggest that 3D could play a part in improving brain 35 in the future. “These findings are more significant than you might think,” he said. “It is a fact that people are living longer and there is a(n) 36 decline in cognitive brain function in old age which can damage future quality of life. There has never been a better time to look at ways to improve brain function. The initial results of this study indicate that 3D films may 37 play a role in slowing this decline.” A second part of the experiment involved those watching the film being fitted with headsets (耳机) that 38 brain activity and this too showed heightened activity when watching 3D. According to the results, participants were seven percent more engaged with what they were watching, adding to the argument that 3D movies are more like watching real-life-something. “A seven percent rise in emotional engagement is 39 remarkable. Watching in 3D gives the viewer such an enriched and quality experience, as these results show,” he said. “In evolutionary 40 , the results of both parts of the test certainly make sense. 3D films are more likely to heighten the senses and cause emotional arousal—this, in turn, makes the brain run at quicker speeds,” Dr Fagan added. III. Reading Comprehension Section A Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. In years with hotter weather, pupils are likely to perform less well in exams, says a major study from researchers at Harvard and other US universities. There is a “significant” 41 between higher temperatures and lower school achievement, say economic researchers. An analysis of 42 scores of 10 million US secondary school students over 13 years shows hot weather has a negative impact on results. The study says a practical 43 could be to use more air conditioning. Students taking exams in a summer heatwave might have always complained that they were 44 by the hot and uncomfortable weather. But this study, from academics at Harvard, the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and Georgia State University, claims to have produced the first clear 45 showing that when temperatures go up, school performance goes down. Researchers have 46 how secondary school students performed in tests in different years across the different 47 patterns within the US. The study found that students were more likely to have lower scores in years with higher temperatures and better results in cooler years. This 48 across the many different types of climate—whether in cooler northern US states or in the southern states where temperatures are typically much higher. The study, Heat and Learning, suggested that hotter weather made it harder to study in lessons in school and to 49 homework out of school. Researchers calculated that for every 0.55℃ increase in average temperature over the year, there was a 1% fall in 50 . Colder days did not seem to damage achievement—but the negative impact began to be 51 as temperatures rose above 21℃. The reduction in learning increased quickly once temperatures rose above 32℃ and even more so above 38℃. Joshua Goodman, associate professor at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and his co-authors provide evidence that the “heat’s destruction of instruction or homework time is responsible for the 52 drop in test scores”. But Mr Goodman says it would have been harder to carry out similar studies in the education systems in the UK, because the differences in weather conditions would have been much 53 . The wide range of weather conditions in the US allows 54 within the same year group as well as with test performances in previous years. The study also asks whether heat plays a part in the huge 55 differences in achievement within the US. Northern states such as Massachusetts have very high levels of achievement in international tests. But southern states such as Alabama and Mississippi are at a level below European countries and closer to Turkey and Mexico. 41. A. gap B. link C. conflict D. distinction 42. A. test B. reading C. credit D. index 43. A. problem B. reason C. example D. response 44. A. frightened B. embarrassed C. influenced D. enhanced 45. A. evidence B. declaration C. feature D. argument 46. A. tracked B. doubted C. imagined D. discussed 47. A. exam B. learning C. behaviour D. weather 48. A. varied B. applied C. mattered D. spread 49. A. refer to B. account for C. approve of D. concentrate on 50. A. health B. satisfaction C. learning D. comfort 51. A. comparable B. measurable C. predictable D. avoidable 52. A. observed B. unexpected C. intended D. slowed 53. A. bigger B. clearer C. narrower D. fewer 54. A. applications B. agreements C. exchanges D. comparisons 55. A. cultural B. regional C. political D. religious Section B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) Tyler Bashor was deadly afraid of the water. Just getting past the surf break on a stand-up paddleboard (桨叶式冲浪板) was no easy task, with a coach having to persuade him during his first few weeks after joining The Paddle Academy. His mom, Andrea, thought “there wasn’t an athletic bone in his body,” she admits. Back then, Bashor cared less about the outdoors, preferring to be glued to the television or video games. Now, 15-year-old Bashor is nothing like his former, scared, 12-year-old self. Bashor is a fierce competitor on the water and considered one of the best in California at Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP) competitions for his age group. The Paddle Academy was started by Mike Eisert, a 53-year-old, who was a college rower in the mid-90s and also competed in surf-ski races through the years. Four years ago, he decided to start a pilot program to see if there was enough interest to get kids together year-round to sharpen their SUP skills. “My whole goal was to instruct kids,” he said. “To find kids that were just excited about the ocean and who wanted to get in the water in a different way.” It’s the hard days—the cloudy, windy or big-wave days—that challenge the youngsters. “They have to come on days they don’t feel up to it,” Eisert said. “They are challenged to overcome fears. They learn about the weather, safety, what the wind does to the ocean, currents. They learn about sticking to it. The biggest thing we believe in: It’s perseverance through life that gets you where you want to be.” Eisert is looking forward to a new group of students who will join The Paddle Academy. At least, perhaps, they’ll find a connection with the outdoors and tune their balance skills on the water. And maybe there’s a world champion just waiting to discover his or her passion for paddling. 56. What can be learned about Tyler Bashor? A. He has been totally changed by The Paddle Academy. B. He has always had a special talent for sports since birth. C. He overcame his fear of water with the help of his mom. D. He preferred television after joining The Paddle Academy. 57. Mike Eisert started The Paddle Academy in order to _____. A. instruct youngsters with different interests B. challenge children with all kinds of difficulties C. get kids together and sharpen their skills in skiing D. discover kids fond of paddling and improve their skills 58. In The Paddle Academy, kids can learn to _____. A. be persistent B. challenge each other C. be fierce enough D. balance life and sports 59. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. Paddling Is Growing Fast B. The Ocean Is the Classroom C. Perseverance Is Key to Life D. A World Champion Is on the Way (B) Edinburgh – the fourth most beautiful city in the world Here are some of our favourite spots for eating, sightseeing and shopping. Need inspiration? Scott Monument This remarkable Gothic building was built in memory of the life and work of Sir Walter Scott. Climb the 287 steps to the top and you’ll be rewarded with some pretty special views. History lovers? Edinburgh Castle looks over the city skyline from Castle Rock. You can take a tour (human or audio) or just wander through it with a map. Listen out for the One o’clock Gun – it fires every day except Sunday. At one o'clock. Obviously. Time your trains With cheap train tickets to Edinburgh to coincide Feeling hungry? A satisfying dinner: With ingredients carefully sourced from local growers, plus home-grown fresh fruits and edible flowers, Timberyard has favourable reviews. A light lunch: Thomson’s Bar claims to serve “the best steak pie in Edinburgh”, to match with real beer (it’s in the Good Beer Guide) and enough whiskies (威士忌酒) to take up a whole page on the drinks menu. Shopping centre Princes Street: You’ll find all your favourites on Edinburgh’s main shopping drag, Princes Street. There’s M&S, Gap and Waterstones and also a bit of a retail landmark in the shape of Jenners department store. Harvey Nichols: A byword (代名词) for luxury, Harvey Nicks is loved by the fashion pack. Gucci, Victoria Beckham and Marc Jacobs will try to separate you from your cash. Hidden Edinburgh Edinburgh’s deepest secret (literally) is a network of underground streets, which you can tour with a guide. Try “The Real Mary King’s Close” to uncover some of the myths and mysteries as to how the street, once open to the skies, found itself underground. Need trains to Edinburgh? We’ll get you sorted… 60. While shopping in Edinburgh, we may find that ___________. A. Princes Street is the place where celebrities go shopping B. Edinburgh’s main shopping drag is extremely expensive C. many high-end brands can be found in Harvey Nichols D. one cannot pay in cash when shopping in Harvey Nichols 61. The underlined word “edible” is closest in meaning to _____________. A. beautiful B. eatable C. visible D. delicate 62. This page is most likely to be found at ___________. A. http://www.britishairways.com/en-hk/destinations/edinburgh/flights-to-edinburgh B. https://www.rabbies.com/en/tour-scotland/one-day-tours-scotland-from-edinburgh C. https://www.virgintrainseastcoast.com/our-destinations/edinburgh-overview D. http://www.edinburghcastle.gov.uk/discover/about-the-castle (C) We all have a tendency to fake laugh, particularly when authority figures in our lives try to make a joke that just doesn’t land. Though it might feel rude not to laugh when your in-laws or boss try to say something funny, pretending to do so might not be much better. It turns out, even if you think that your forced laughing sounds genuine, people are usually pretty good at separating truly spirited belly laughs from fake ones. But how can they possible know the difference? Well, when researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles studied the acoustic（听觉的）and perceptual（知觉的）differences between real and fake laughter, they found that some of the sounds associated with genuine laughter is “really hard to fake.” In their study, the researchers determined that subjects were only fooled by 37 percent of fake laughter. The most prominent factor distinguishing real laughter from fake laughter is duration -- or, more specifically, the number of breaths taken in in between sounds. Seeing as it takes more effort and concentration to fake a laugh as opposed to do it genuinely, people tend to pause more in between their “ha-ha’s” when they’re faking it. Evidently, that pausing is pretty noticeable. “A fake laugh is basically an imitation of a real laugh, but produced with a slightly different set of vocal muscles controlled by a different part of our brain,” Greg Bryant, the lead UCLA researcher on the study, explained. “The result is that there are subtle（微妙的）features of the laugh that sound like speech, and ... people are unconsciously quite sensitive to them.” People have also proven to be emotionally sensitive to laughter as well. “Our rains are very sensitive to the social and emotional significance of laughter,” said Carolyn McGettigan, a scientist at Royal Holloway, University of London. McGettigan conducted a 2014 study that recorded participants’ brain responses as they listened to the same people produce genuine laughter by watching funny videos, as opposed to fake laughter. “During our study, when participants heard a laugh that was posed, they activated regions of the brain associated with mentalizing in an attempt to understand the other person’s emotional and mental state,” she said. So, while we may understand that certain social situations sometimes require fake laughter, most of the time, our instincts and emotional intelligence are just too smart to buy into them. According to McGettigan, that’s a good thing. “Evolutionarily speaking, it’s good to be able to detect if someone is authentically experiencing an emotion or if they’re not,” she said. “Because you don’t want to be fooled.” 63. What do researchers at the University of California want to find out in this study? A. What is the difference between a fake laugh and a real one. B. Which part of the brain controls the sound of our laughter. C. Why do people need to fake laugh when they don’t want to. D. How to laugh as genuinely as possible when you are faking it. 64. Your forced laughing is more noticeable than you think, mainly because_______. A. you seem more concentrated when you laugh for real B. you take more breaths when you try to fake a laugh C. a fake laugh often happens after a sudden pause D. a real laugh usually lasts longer than a fake one 65. Which of the following is true according to Greg Bryant? A. Real laughter is not at all controllable by our brain. B. People may notice fake laughter without knowing why. C. People use the same set of muscles to laugh and to speak. D. Faking laugh shares the same techniques as making speech. 66. What has Carolyn McGettigan’s 2014 study proven? A. Certain social situations may require us to fake a laugh. B. Evolution has enabled us to recognize other’s emotions. C. By instincts, we are able to tell a person’s mental state. D. We can sense other’s emotional state when they laugh. Section C Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. A. In fact, coffee beans in each region have different taste character. B. Luwak has the habit and ability to choose the best quality coffee fruit, so this animal will eat fruit with good seeds. C. Not everyone can appreciate this drink. D. Some breeding areas even open a civet coffee cafe so that visitors can enjoy the most expensive coffee immediately after baking. E. There are three main factors that make Indonesian Luwak coffee more expensive than coffee in general. F. What is the actual production process of civet coffee? Luwak Coffee Indonesia Luwak coffee is one of the most expensive coffees in the world, because it has extraordinary value and its availability is very rare. Indonesian Luwak coffee, or civet（麝香猫）coffee, sells well and is very popular with coffee lovers because it is considered to have a smooth and friendly taste in the stomach. __67__ Many are disgusted with the basic ingredients that come from animal feces（粪便）. Because of this, these drinks also get bad nicknames in various countries. Even so, the Indonesian Luwak coffee industry seems uninterrupted and still sells well at high prices. __68__ These three factors are a long production process, the amount of harvest that is not as large as ordinary coffee beans, and the taste of coffee that is not thick. Initially, this drink was discovered by local people who are curious about the taste of coffee. They find seeds that are still complete in the feces of a cat - like animal, so they process seeds from the dirt, bake, then make a drink. The enjoyment of this drink is heard by the Dutch government. They then collect and sell Indonesian civet coffee at very high prices. The process begins when coffee plants enter the harvest period. Fruit that is ready for harvest will begin to turn reddish. __69__ The fruit eaten will be digested by this animal, strangely the digestion of this animal cannot destroy the layer of coffee. The dirt or feces from the civets will later be collected to be cleaned. After cleaning, the next process is roasting. The roasting process is only up to the medium roast level. The reason is to maintain a unique sense of character. The roasted seeds are then packaged in whole beans or powder for sale. __70__ IV. Summary Writing Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible. Emotional Debt Many people today live under the weight of debt from loans or credit cards. As harmful as financial debt is, there is another form of debt that is even more damaging—emotional debt. Dr. James Richard states that emotional debt occurs “when we experience emotional pain that remains unresolved.” If the pain is not dealt with, it will affect us our entire lives. Throughout the years, we have chances for happiness, love and success. But unresolved pain can emerge, causing us to respond in ways that aren’t reasonable. When we have a tendency to respond inappropriately, we often hurt those around us. Unfortunately our unresolved problems sometimes become too much for them to handle, causing them to abandon the relationship. People with destructive patterns should check their lives for signs of unresolved pain. Your emotional debt can come from various forms of past abuse (辱骂) or neglect. You may be holding onto painful memories of controlling parents or very demanding teachers. You may not have dealt with the pain of a broken relationship or the death of a loved one. Any negative emotion that you have controlled over the years can come back to cause harm when you least expect. Recognize your feelings, but don’t focus on them all the time. Acknowledging and confronting your pain is difficult, but recognizing it is the first step toward dealing with it. Admit you are angry about the past, and discuss it with someone you trust, or write it down. This will ease some of the anger you’ve kept for years. Refuse to be a victim and accept responsibility for dealing with your painful past. This puts you in charge and limits the power your emotions have over you. Take specific steps to resolve your emotional debt now instead of dealing with the consequences later. V. Translation Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 1. 不可否认，作品的成熟缘于作家游历天下的经历。（deny） 2. 我们不应该以牺牲他人为代价来追求自己的幸福。(pursue) 3. 如果老师过于注重语法操练，学生可能会对英语学习失去兴趣。(emphasis) 4. 当澳洲本土文化受到欧洲移民的威胁时，冲突就产生了。（arise） 5. 有些父母总是把他们的想法强加于他们孩子，这是十分错误的做法。 (impose) VI. Guided Writing Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 最近，英文报社开设了一个关于“Balance in life”的栏目。请你参与投稿，写一封信给编辑，你的信中必须包括： ● 你对balance in life的理解； ● 你生活中如何寻求平衡、缓解压力； ● 你的建议。 ( 10 ) 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$null