上海市上海中学2024-2025学年高一上学期1月期末英语试题

2024~2025学年上海中学高一第一学期期末教学质量调研B卷 英语 试卷 （考试时间105分钟 满分100分） 考生注意： 1. 带2B铅笔、黑色签字笔、橡皮擦等参加考试，考试期间严格遵守考试纪律，听从监考员指挥，杜绝作弊 2. 选择题如无说明，则为单选 3. 本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分，全卷共8页，请作答在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分 4. 答题前，务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名 第I卷（共75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．In a supermarket. B．In a drug store. C．In a department store. D． In a car repair shop 2． A．20 minutes B．45 minutes. C．25 minutes. D． 65 minutes. 3． A．Professor and student. B．Director and actor C．Writer and advertiser. D．Hostess and guest. 4． A．She picked up the book from the bus stop. B．She can help the man out. C．She's also in need of a chemistry textbook. D．She will help the man to find the right person. 5． A． Take the test in three weeks. B．Call to make inquiries about the test results. C．Be patient and wait for the test results. D．Inquire about the date when the results will be released. 6． A．He set fire to the building. B．He parked his car beside the building. C．He was trying to clear the road with the help of some other people. D．He found out what was going on. 7． A．He's going to the theatre. B．He's just returned from a job interview. C．He's just visited his tailor D．He's dressed up to have his photo taken. 8． A．Registering for courses. B．Studying engineering and art history. C．Buying literature books. D．Going to the registry office. 9． A．The Jenkins made a wise investment. B．It is not sensible to make such an investment. C. The Jenkins should buy the stocks later. D. It is essential that the Jenkins should move out. 10. A. It is not a good timing to build it. B. It should have been built earlier. C. She is curious about this plan D. She doubts how long the plan will take. Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation. After each passage or conversation , you will be asked several questions. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. South Korean Women. B .American citizens. C. People in industrialized countries D. People with economic improvements. 12. A. High premature deaths B. Overweight citizens. C.A lack of public health care. D. A shortage in new medical technologies. 13. A. More facilities should be established B. Additional pressure should be put on pensions. C. People should retire at an earlier age D. People should be provided with more payments. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Because of the security of the job. B. For a promotion to the Executive Director. C. To inspire the folks in the community D. To enrich others and her own lives. 15. A. The speaker graduated in law and used to earn generous salaries. B. Spelman is a non-profit institute which turns out social workers. C. The audiences are regarded as beautiful because they all belong to Spelman. D. Public service is rewarding both in a spiritual and material sense. 16. A. Urging classmates to get involved in public service. B. Expressing gratitude to the audience for their volunteer work. C. Delivering a speech to the graduates from Spelman College. D. Illustrating how to help others as one climbs his career ladder. Questions 17 through 18 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. May 19th B. May 20th. C. May 23rd. D. May 16*. 18. A. Three meals a day. B. Train fare C. Competition entrance fee. D. Floor space. 19. A. The entrance fee is 16 euros this year. B. College basket teams abroad can enter for the game by phone. C. It is the 80th anniversary of the Tampere Student Game. D. The game will end with a ceremony in the last evening. 20. A. Students can enjoy a reduced rate during that period. B. All the basketball teams live in that hotel. C. It will provide three meals to the players living there. D. It is close to where all the matches are held. 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. A teahouse is a special house which primarily serves tea and other light refreshments(茶点). Its function varies widely depending on the culture. In China, a teahouse is a place__21__people gather to enjoy tea, chat and socialize. It __22__(consider)as a symbol of Chinese tea culture and people's leisure lives. Chinese teahouses enjoy a long-standing history. They developed from tea __23__(stand) in the Western JIN Dynasty, took shape in the Tang Dynasty, developed gradually in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties and became booming in modern times. In the Song Dynasty, teahouses spread all over the cities and villages, at a rate comparable with that of restaurants. The owners preferred to decorate their teahouses __24__paintings of celebrities or rare and precious plants __25__(attract) customers. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the number of teahouses went beyond that of restaurants, gaining much__26__(wide) popularity and becoming more famous. Later, the acculturation(文化植入)of western culture forced traditional Chinese teahouses to take on__27__new look. Since reform and opening-up, with the rapid development of the economy and evident improvement of people's living standards, teahouses __28__(flower) in China. Section B Directions: In Section B, each question has only one answer that matches it, and you need to find the best one from four possible answers on your paper. 29. You’d better give up smoking because it is said that smoking is ________ suicide slowly. A. cheering B. comparing C. comforting D. committing 30. Though other public media are probably losing the war for people’s attention to sports websites, their feeling ________ will not provide proper justification to shut down these daily fantasy sports websites. A. captured B. threatened C. established D. domesticated 31.According to the new policy, it is ______ for all motorcyclists to wear helmets. A. comprehensive B. complicated C. compulsory D. concrete 32.Chinese science has taken a step towards the standards of _____ discourse that Westerners like to think prevail in their own countries. A. circulated B. civilized C. clarified D .cleaned 33. Her hard work and dedication finally paid off, earning her the ________ and respect she deserved from her peers and superiors in the company. A. benefit B. credit C. achievement D. impact Section C Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. acclaim B. especially C. demonstration D. grand E. glimpse F. conveyed G. mostly H. declined I. universal J. creative K. acknowledged The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting, a poetic dance demonstration of the beauty of traditional Chinese art by the China Oriental Performing Arts Group, was performed at the San Diego Civic Theatre on New Year's Eve.More than 2,000 people attended the production on Tuesday night, which has been greeted with widespread _34_ since its release in 2021. The performance received a standing welcome, with actors taking 10 curtain calls(谢幕) to thunderous applause. "It's a feast for the eyes and the soul," says one of the attendees, who _35_ to be named. "Even without dialogue, the dancers perfectly _36_ the essence of Chinese landscape painting through body language, giving us a unique _37_ into Chinese art." Poetic dance is a form of contemporary Chinese performance that combines dance and poetry to tell a story, while exploring the relationship between the two art forms. The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting is about Wang Ximeng, a young Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) painter, whose A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains(千里江山图) is widely _38_ to be one of the most important paintings in the history of Chinese art. His story is told through the perspective of a contemporary researcher.The 11-meter scroll painting, which is now part of the collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing, is a record of the life and landscapes of the time, and mixes realism with imagination. In a fusion of virtual and physical spaces, the painting unfolds onstage, linking the thousand-year-old master painter with contemporary artists, as well as the arts of painting and dance. "This production transcends language barriers," says Zhou Liya, co-chief director of the production."Foreign spectators can appreciate its essence through the language of movement. Art is the _39_ language that connects across borders." Zhou and fellow chief director Han Zhen shared their thoughts on the _40_ concepts and performance techniques behind the production with artists at a dance school in San Diego on Monday, _41_ the integration of traditional Chinese aesthetics with modern stagecraft.Since its premiere in 2021, the production has been performed 650 times, _42_ in China, but also in Singapore and Russia. The New Year's Eve performance was its first in the United States, where it will tour later this year, and marked the _43_ finale of the show's 2024 international run. In October, the show was turned into a movie, and the soundtrack has been performed in a series of concerts. II. 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. My greatest fear when growing up in a French countryside was that my English mother would speak to me in public in her native tongue loudly. I would feel ___44___ when she used. English on the way back from school. Speaking a different language made her, and even me, look strange. The linguistic(语言的) ___45___ of different languages during my childhood was held in place by numerous artificial divisions. English was the language spoken within the four walls of our home. French was for school, and generally everything outside the family. Then there was Italian, a language I associated with my father, and a language which I ___46___ regular visits to Italy. Behind these linguistic boundaries was my need to stay secure whatever the environment. On trips to England to visit my mother’s family, I kept my French under ___47___. In Italy, I stuck to topics I knew well, in case a random English or French word would reveal my hybrid(混合的) nature. Safe identity was the three-sided ___48___. However, after fully experiencing every benefit of my trilingual background, I became a father myself. Assuming that speaking to my London-born children in French would naturally make them bilingual, I acted without ___49___. Of course, introducing French into the family has undoubtedly been an additional __50___. It disturbs mealtimes and sets off ___51___ conversations, pitting my French against everyone else’s English. It makes the children feel they are being ___52___ with a native French speaker checking on them all along. And, despite their growing comprehension of French, they’ll find any ___53___ to walk a few steps behind me on the way to school to avoid a conversation in French. But I am persisting. I keep talking with them in French. And without intentional efforts, with the family occasionally talking in Italian, a third language is also integrating itself ___54___into my children’s language web. Finally, the linguistic ___55___ of my upbringing has been copied on my children. No one can deny the role of English in today’s interconnected world. Its domination, ___56___, is not to rob my children of the freedom to speak other languages. Actually the popularity of English makes it even urgent for speakers to learn foreign languages, or they will have no linguistic ___57___ in a competitive world. And my persistence in exposing my children to various languages is my way of showing that the multiplicity and ___58___ of the world matter, after all. 44. A. regretful B. ashamed C. unique D. refreshed 45. A.co-hosting B. co-existence C.co-delivery D.co-authoring 46. A. traded for B. enclosed with C.equipped with D. restricted to 47. A. wraps B. guidance C. way D. construction 48. A. evolution B.controversy C. mask D.conquer 49. A. hesitation B. expense C. rhythm D. notice 50. A. negotiation B. routine C.complication D.highlight 51. A. identical B.inharmonious C. illegal D. innovative 52. A. judged B.guided C. reversed D. cheated 53. A. energy B.information C.excuse D.assistance 54. A. imperceptibly B.purposefully C.narrowly D.originally 55. A. output B.obstacle C.combination D.flow 56. A. for example B. however C. in addition D.in general 57. A. profile B. trace C.imitation D. edge 58. A. priority B. civilization C. diversity D .ambition Section B Directions: Read the following three passages, Each passage is followed by several questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose theone that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. （A） One of the advantaged of social media is that we get to see aspects of people’s lives that can be rather surprising. In fact, some of the videos that get shared remind us of the many hidden— and not-so-hidden — talents that are out there. Recently a video was shared of a construction worker taking a break and treating his co-workers to a beautiful musical interlude (插曲) in their busy day. Archive could, a painter working for a specialized painting company in Edmonton, was carrying out a job in front of a library. Looking in the window, one of his workmates noticed there was a public piano inside. Gould explained to CTV News that his workmates were aware that he’d played the piano for years, but he’d never been able to showcase his talents. Therefore on the first day on site, could sat down in his paint-stained work clothes to play for his workmates. “It was so heart melting. I love classical music to begin with. Seeing him playing exceptionally well, I was totally touched,” his work mate, Kerrie bates, shared her reaction to Gould’s performance. As for could, he was also delighted to have the opportunity to show his workmates that he was indeed able to play the piano. The performance was shared online, where it notched up an impressive number of views. And could come up with why he thought the video had become so popular, “I think half the reason that the video blew up is that I look like a construction worker. No one expects a construction worker to just demonstrate some classical music like it’s nothing.” However, his performance is not just a lesson in looking beyond a person’s outward appearance, It also reminds us that we should develop our talents gradually and enjoy them as and when we can, While we might not all be able to become professional pianists or singers, there’s so much joy to be had in having a passion and sharing it with others. 59．What role does social media play according to the first paragraph? A．A platform for people to show talents. B．Means of communication and expression. C．Place for people to share common interest. D．A tool to remind us of some important things. 60．How did Kerrie bates react to Gould’s performance? A．She considered it was incredible. B．She thought it held lasting artistic valued, C．She found it was more accessible to workers. D．She believed it deserved a great deal of fame. 61．What does the underlined phrase “notched up” in paragraph 5 probably mean? A．Reserved. B．Required. C．Convinced. D．Earned. 62．What does Gould’s story convey? A．The early bird catches the worm. B．Never judge a book by its cover. C．Actions speak louder than words. D．Nothing is difficult to a willing heart, （B） Mother Earth News is the original guide to living wisely. Launched in 1970, each bimonthly issue of the magazine features practical and money-saving information on cutting energy costs; using renewable energy; organic gardening; green home building and remodeling; fun do-it-yourself projects and self-sufficient lifestyles. The magazine approaches environmental problems from a down-to-earth, practical, simple living, how-to standpoint. Become a preferred subscriber and claim your benefits today! Member Benefits Include: ➢ Online video learning library, featuring 450+ videos with more added every month ➢ Admission to all online video workshops, including expert interviews and live Q&. As ➢ A year of Mother Earth News magazine, backed by 50+ years of trusted DIY guidance ➢ Bonus digital subscription — access new issues anywhere life takes you ➢ Everyday member discounts on eco-friendly products in the Mother Earth News Store ➢ No limitation to online content — members get to view the new articles and project ideas before non-members can Membership price: ➢ Print Membership: $38 per year ➢ Digital Membership: $18 per year Digital magazine version only (printed version excluded) Satisfaction Guarantee: If you are not fully satisfied with Mother Earth News, simply call 800-234-3368 or email at Customer Service@ogdenpubs.com. We will issue you a full refund on all unmailed issues (printed version only). No questions asked. 63．Which article is most likely to be included in Mother Earth News? A．Moral Values may Shift with Seasons B．Build a Wind Generator for Home by Yourself C．Starry Horizons: The Future of Space Exploration D．Melting Pot of Ideas: Cultural Integration in the 21st Century 64．What is the added bonus for members? A．Visiting local libraries for free. B．Hosting a live Q&A session. C．Having a discount on digital version. D．Getting earlier access to latest articles. 65．What is the refund for the half-year subscription cancellation? A．$9. B．$18. C．$19. D．$38. （C） Researchers at Princeton have developed a passive mechanism to cool buildings in summer and warm them in winter. They report that by restricting radiant (辐射的) heat flows between buildings and their environment to specific wavelengths, coatings engineered from common materials can achieve energy savings and heat comfort that goes beyond what traditional building envelopes can achieve. “With the increase in global temperatures, maintaining habitable buildings has become a global challenge,” said researcher Jyotirmoy Mandal. “Buildings exchange a majority of heat with their environment as radiation, and by tailoring the optical (光学的) properties of their envelopes to use how radiation behaves in our environment, we can control heat in buildings in new and influential ways.” Roofs usually have an open view of the sky. This allows cool roof coatings to reflect sunlight and radiate long-wave heat skywards and eventually to space. Walls and windows, on the other hand, mostly have the ground and neighboring buildings in view. During hot weather, they are warmed by heat radiating from hot streets and nearby buildings in view. This means that even as walls and windows radiate heat to the sky, they are heated even more by the earth. During cold weather, the land environment becomes colder, discharging heat from walls and windows. The researchers realized the way around this problem lies in the different ways heat moves between buildings and the area at ground level and the ways it moves between buildings and the sky. “By coating walls and windows with materials that only radiate or absorb heat in the atmospheric window, we can reduce heat gain from the ground in summer, and loss in winter, while maintaining the cooling effect of the sky. We believe that this idea is unheard-of, and beyond what traditional roof and wall envelopes can achieve,” Mandal noted. “The mechanism we proposed is completely passive, which makes it a sustainable way to cool and heat buildings with the seasons and yield unexploited energy savings,” Mandal noted. “In fact, the benefits of the mechanisms and materials we show are highest for buildings in the global south. So, it could be a more equitable solution in resource-poor communities.” 66．What did the researchers find is the key to solving the heat problem of buildings? A．Using special materials for roofs. B．Controlling heat radiation through coatings. C．Changing the view of walls and windows. D．Improving the traditional building envelopes. 67．Which is likely to be true about the future of building design? A．More focus will be on active cooling and heating systems. B．The traditional building envelopes will be completely replaced. C．The new passive mechanism will become a standard feature. D．There will be no need for any energy consumption in buildings. 68．According to the text, what might happen if this passive mechanism fails to be adopted widely? A．Buildings will become more energy-efficient. B．The problem of global warming will be relieved. C．Energy waste in buildings will continue to increase. D．New technologies for building cooling will be developed rapidly. 69．What is Mandal’s attitude to the mechanism they developed? A．Negative. B．Favorable. C．Ambiguous. D．Suspicious. 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．They really feel like they’re in a safe space. B．We needed a fast solution to this urgent problem. C．They can’t work or rent a place because they don’t have any status. D．We were trying to understand what we could do to promote critical thinking in our country. E．One of our biggest challenges is that so many children want to come inside the bus, but we can’t have all of them in one day. F．The majority of public schools in the city do not have libraries and the city’s libraries do not offer many children’s books. Love on wheels For many commuters, a bus journey presents a rare opportunity for one to get stuck in a book. In some cities, however, public transport is being used as a means of getting books to the communities that need them the most. Vehicles are being upcycled not only to spread the joy of reading, but also to educate and improve lives. Every week, two converted blue buses stocked with children’s books carefully navigate the streets of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, avoiding areas where deadly explosions are common. These travelling libraries stop off at schools in different parts of the city, delivering a wealth of reading materials directly to youngsters who have limited access to books. Afghanistan has one of the world’s lowest literacy rates, with only three in ten adults able to read, according to UNESCO.     70     Growing up without many books herself inspired Freshta Karim, a 27-year-old Oxford University graduate, to start Charmaghz, a non-profit organization funded by donations from local businesses and communities, in her home city. For her, buses were a cost-effective, efficient way to get books to children. Over 600 children visit the buses each day to read, socialize, and play games. “They’re often very excited,” Karim says. “    71    ” On the other side of the world, in Tijuana, Mexico, another bus has been similarly transformed-this time for migrant children. Their families have come from such countries as Honduras and El Salvador to escape violence or poverty. Estefania Rebellon, founder of the Yes We Can World Foundation, which runs the bus school, had her own migrant experience as a child when her family fled Colombia for the United States. She was motivated to set up the school after volunteering at a Tijuana refugee camp. “I saw kids running around without shoes, not having anything to do,” she says. “    72    ” The bus school chose a location next to a shelter for migrant families, as children make up 60% of the resident population. Apart from their studying of reading, writing, maths and science, the children receive emotional support to help them cope with the specific challenges they face. The school also provides children’s storybooks about migration, and gives them uniforms and backpacks full of school supplies. There are 45 kids at the school, with a further 30 about to be enrolled, and Yes We Can is raising funds for a second mobile school. “As the days go by, you see the change in the kids that arrive,” says Rebellon. “    73    ” 第II卷（共25分） Section A Directions: 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. 74．Experts say that student’s realization ______ if they don’t work hard they will be left behind others help them a lot in their study. 75．His so-called adequate reason ________ he had been ill for a week was revealed by us yesterday, _______ made him ashamed. 76．It never occurred to her that she were faced with the same stage _______ they had been faced with _____ tackling the health crisis. 77．Many rare animals ___________(disappear) every year, _______ is a serious problem. 78．Although it was the first time the young man _______(practice) flying in a real plane, to his trainer’s joy, it appeared ______ _______ he were an experienced pilot. 79．Leave your key with a neighbor _______ ________ ________ you lock yourself out one day. 80．My grandfather, _________ is often the case with old people, is fond of talking about good old days. III. Translation Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 81．They are committed to ___________________. (脱贫计划) 82．The country was __________________________________. (正在复兴为一个强国) 83．巧的是，记者的远房亲戚对乡村发展的丝丝脉络了如指掌。(happen) ______________________________________________________________________________. 84．我钦佩这个小女孩想成为超一流物理学家的雄心，希望她能梦想成真。(admire) ______________________________________________________________________________. 85．这个两层楼的酒店古色古香，坐落于半山腰，住店客人得以轻松登顶，并错峰参观纪念馆。(off-peak) ______________________________________________________________________________. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$null