上海市控江中学2024-2025学年高二下学期3月月考英语试题

上海市控江中学2024学年第二学期高二年级英语3月考 2025.3.12 GVCRT(80分，70min) IL.Grammar and Vocabulary(每题1分，共20分) 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. The Future Is Grey- An Ageing World Will Oblige Us to Change How We Live Much is made of intergenerational ronflicts,with baby boomers competing against millennials or Gen Zers.But however these competing needs are resolved today,younger people will become a (21) (prized)resource in the future,because there will be fewer of them. Populations are slowly growing older than ever before due to two seemingly unstoppable demographic (forces.One is (22),as countries become more prosperous,there is a decline in the number of children that people have.When that figure drops below the population replacement level of 2.1 children per woman-(23) it is offser (by immigration-the head count shrinks as well as becoming more senior-heavy.If this trend continues,97 per cent of countries are forecast (24) (have)birthrates below the replacement level by the year 2100. The other key factor is that people are living longer in nearly every country in the world,a trend (25)has continued for decades.This (26)(drive)by multiple factors over the past century,including improvements in sanitation(公共卫生).the spread of vaccines and antibiotics,and,later on,by better treatments for heart disease and the decline of smoking.The next reshaping of life expectancy curves could come from the widespread use of weight-(27). (reduce)drugs such as Ozempic,or indeed medicines already in wide use today. These ageing populations present many challenges,forcing countries to rethink their 第4页（共16页） systems of pensions,healthcare and so on.The risk is that there will be too few people of working age to help provide care for(28) who are older. But we (29) not necessarily be too pessimistic.Just like in medicine, advances in artificial intelligence and robotics are continuing rapidly.Could the potential demographic crisis be prevented by a workforce of intelligent machines?If so, (30) having to be worried about robots taking our jobs,we might one day welcome them with open arms. Section B Directions:Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box.Each word can be used onby once.Note that there is one word more than you need. A.day-trippers B.enthusiasts C.correspond D.first-tier E.influence F.inclusive G.interacting H.potential I.rhyme J.sticking K.trending Gather together a couple of good friends and take a leisurely walk through the streets- this is what many youngsters in China enjoy doing when they visit a new city. Citywalk can be a guided trip tailor-made for a small group of people organized by a travel agency,or simply a leisurely walk for one or two to explore new areas,31to the key point:avoiding famous scenic spots and big crowds to gain a more32 experience of the places you visit.That is to say,you are given the freedom to explore endless possibilities. Hashtags(话题标签)and keywords for Citywalk are currently__33_across multiple Chinese social media platforms,as more and more people look to share their experiences and thoughts online. In China,the Citywalk craze is spreading from34--cities like Beijing and Shanghai tosmaller cities,encouraging more participants and event organizers to get involved.Some organizers invite folk culture35 1 to act as tour guides.Xiao Yiyi is a young entrepreneur (based in Changsha exploring new possibilities in the tourism sector. Recently she launched six Citywalk routes in different cities on her social media account,with 第5（共16雾） the aim of providing experiences for visitors to walk in"open-air museums",an approach to36with a city.Xiao Yiyi said her events usually last around half a day. Beijing and Shandong have included Citywalk in their plans to promote cultural tourism and leisure tours.Shanghai has established Citywalk routes using public bus routes to help37reach more remote districts by public transport and continue on foot. Even though Citywalk is a relatively new phenomenon,industry insiders say that its 38 is huge.Many tour guides also try to expand their 39online,sharing their experiences to attract customers. Citywalk is offering a positive change to urban travelers as they can better choose the experiences that 40-with their interests and needs.At the same time,Citywalk represents an opportunity for tour guides to offer a more tailored,professional service to meet with ever-changing market demands. III.Reading Comprehension (45) Section A(每题1分，共15分) 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. Should Period Dramas Reflect Modern Sensibilities? The most popular films of my youth were war films.They were about how Britain won a war-and that could be any war you cared to mention.In my opinion,they were great fun and,mostly,patriotic41. I'm a journalist and occasional historian,and something the two professions share is a respect for the42of truth.Both are in the business of bringing events to life through the power of fact,not falsification.They may sometimes be 43 of distortion (and thoughtless analysis,but to be plain wrong is unethical and unprofessional.The gap between fact and fiction is one that should not be crossed-or if crossed,should stand corrected. Many playwrights,filmmakers and novelists 44.To them,history is a stimulus to artistic licence,material to be exploited and45for dramatic effect.Their considerations are audience appeal,profit and,often,politics.They leave it to historians to worry about 46.This,to me,is lying. 第6页（共16页） I have always found47(in which facts are the basis for fiction)hard to stomach.I can appreciate'docudrama',which dramatises the events,or the novels of Hilary Mantel,as attempts to deepen our understanding of the past.Mantel insisted that her goal was always to be as48as the facts allowed.She did not 49create false events.The same was not true of The Crown and its much-documented faking of stories. The fact the team behind the show took such pains to cast actors that50their real-life counterparts simply added a touch of reality to the made-up story.The result was an audience51of what was true or false. I appreciate that history-as with52-involves selection,and that selection itself can be motivated by a desire to twist the truth.Each age puts pressure on historians to select material in a manner that respects the 53 or bias (of nations,groups or individuals.The duty of the historian is to see behind such bias.The task is to reveal what happened,why and how. In an age of artificial intelligence and online 'deep fakery',the truth has never been more 54.The world of fiction has no need to be a parasite on history:it has all of human imagination to supply it with plots.Every work that claims to be 'based on real events'should,in my view,be identified as lies,and should display a large 'T'or 'NT'- true or not true.Artistic licence should not be a(n)55 to deceive. 41.A.honour B.instinct C.rubbish D.masterpiece 42.A.victory B.sacredness C.suspicion D.degree 43.A.proud B.typical C.desperate D.guilty 44.A.disagree B.persist C.hesitate D.echo 45.A.recorded B.publicized C.abused D.corrected 46.A.plot B.artistry C.edition D.truth 47.A.faction B.profile C.nonfiction D.social-drama 48.A.awesome B.up-to-date C.accurate D.comprehensive 49.A.necessarily B.deliberately C.merely D.duly 50.A.adored B.falsified C.documented D.resembled 第7页（共16页） 51.A.conscious B.ignorant C.clear D.insightful 52.A.journalism B.literature C.politics D.patriotism 53.A.literacy B.reason C.justice D.sensitivity 54.A.immoral B.precious C.sufficient D.revolutionary 55.A.instance B.tendency C.licence D.submission I1I.Reading Comprehension Section B(每题2分，共22分) Directions:Read the following three passages.Each passage is followed by several questons 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 pussage you have just read. (A) "Who says it's Father's Day?"my son says to me,with the questioning angry look of someone who's been told they have extra tax to pay."Well,the world does,"I tell him, suddenly self-conscious."It's a special day for daddies." Something about this-I can't think what-comes out sounding quite desperate and he looks at me as if I've just suggested he prove his love for me with a face fattoo () It's a look of suspicion,but also of tender concern for my mental state. This is his fifth Father's Day,so I can't help feeling slightly wounded that the concept hasn't stuck with him.I also can't help noting that he has never had any such issue with Mother's Day,which has always seemed to him like common sense. The event's nearness to his own birthday two weeks from now-is making things more difficult for him to tolerate.It would seem he finds it impolite that the run-up to his special day should be interrupted so close to the finish line by a day that celebrates me,the lesser of bis two parents.In any case,if he's planning to make or gift me something,this conversation has been a masterstroke of expectation management. "So,will all daddies get a Father's Day?"he asks."Yes,"I reply,"and this isn't new- it's every year!"I attempt to regulate my voice/offence,but also make it very clear I haven't made this idea up on the spot by myself."You've been doing it since you were born.And it's been around longer than that.I get things for Grandad every year,too." 第8烈（共16翼） At this he stirs himself up.He has never quite stopped being fascinated by the idea that his grandad is my dad,in the same way that I am his.I suppose it's the same thrill I feel when I see pictures of massive cranes (being built by other,even bigger cranes. “What do you get him?"he asks.“Well,”Isay,“things like CDs or socks-and always a card."At this he scems inspired."I'll do a card!"he says,brightening. "You could buy me something,too..."I begin,but he is no longer listening,running to grab coloured paper and glittery pens.Not wishing to see this tribute to myself a whole week early,I smile and tell him I really shouldn't be watching and get up to leave him to it. "Yes,"he says,just in time for me to see he's actually writing"Dear Grandad"on the page."Don't tell him!" 56.How does the author feel when explaining Father's Day? A.Suspicious. B.Embarrassed. C.Proud. D.Ridiculous. 57.It can be inferred from the son's response that A.the son feels hurt because the concept escapes him B.the author looks relieved due to his son's tender heart C.a face tattoo is the way to prove a son's love for his father D.the son identifics with Mother's Day more than Father's Day 58.The author mentions Grandad in order to A.justify the annual celebration of Father's Day B.practise skills of expectation management C.narrow the gap between the three generations D.link Father's Day to his son's birthday 59.Which of the following best summarises the passage? A.When celebrating Father's Day,you should also send a DIY card to your grandpa. B.It is a universally acknowledged fact that Father's Day is a special day for daddies. C.Father's Day is a special time to celebrate Dad,but for my son that's a bit of a stretch. D.My son and father have agreed to kecp the Father's Day grectings card secret from me. 第9页（共16页） (B) 61 1907 Elizabeth Maconchy is born on 19 March in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire.Her parents are both Irish,and the family later move to Howth,close to Dublin on the east coast of Ireland. Edward VIl opens the new Old Bailey criminal court building in London,its dome decorated by Lady Justice.a bronze sword-holding sculpture. 1930 1947 In the same year that her Married since 1930 to Piano Concerto receives its William LeFanu,a world premiere(首次公演) librarian at the Royal in Prague,her orchestral College of Surgeons,she suite(组曲)The Land gives birth to their second cnjoys great praise when daughter,Nicola LeFanu, Sir Henry Wood conducts who will also go on to it at the BBC Concerts. enjoy a career as a composer. At London's Queen's An exceptionally harsh winter results Hall, Adrian Boult firstly in power cuts due to difficulties in conducts the recently transporting coal and then,as the snow founded BBC Symphony Orchestra in its melts in March,the most damaging first ever concert,featuring works by flooding of the River Thames for more Wagner,Brahms,and Ravel. than 100 years. 1968 1983 Her Aristophanes-inspired She composes opera The Birds,one of a Quartetto Corto' number of pieces that she the 13th and last of composes for children,is her string quartels performed for the first time at (弦乐四重奏)，a Bishop's Stortford College for series that,begun Boys. some half-a-century earlier,she describes After his controversial as'my best and most deeply felt works'. "Rivers of Blood'speech Jenny Pitman becomes the first about immigration,MP Enoch Powell is woman to train a winner of the Grand removed from the Shadow Cabinet by National when Corbiere,ridden by Ben Conservative leader Edward Heath. De Haan,finishes three-quarters of a length ahead of Greasepaint at Aintree. 第10夏（共16页） 1994 Seven years after receiving a Damehood for services to music,she dies in Norwich, aged 87.During the week of May 13-17,2024,she is featured as Composer of the Week on BBC Radio 3. At a ceremony in Calais on 6 May,Queen Elizabeth II and French president Francois Mitterrand officially open the Channel Tunnel,six years after tunnelling began on Dec.1,1987. 60.Elizabeth Maconchy is probably A.Lady Justice B.a conductor C.a librarian D.a composer 61.The best title(numbered61)of the passage is probably A.MACONCHY Life Times B.MACONCHY Achievements C.Irish Lady's Contemporaries D.Uphill Battle for Recognition 62.What happened in the 1930s? A.Adrian Boult conducted Maconchy's Piano Concerto. B.William LeFanu,a surgeon,got married to Maconchy. C.Maconchy began composing a series of string quartets. D.Sir Henry Wood composed an orchestral suite The Land. (C) A theme at this year's World Economic Forum (WEF)meeting in Switzerland was the perceived need to "speed up breakthroughs in research and technology."Some of this framing was motivated by the climate emergency,some by the opportunitics and challenges presented by generative artificial intelligence.Yet in various conversations,it seemed to be taken for granted that to address the world's problems,scientific research needs to move faster.The WEF mindset is similar to the Silicon Valley dictate-to move fast and break things.But what if the thing being broken is science?Or public trust? The WEF meeting took place just two weeks after Harvard University President Claudine Gay stepped down after complaints were made about her political science scholarship.In response,Gay requested corrections to several of her papers.Although it 第11页（共16页） may be impossible to determine just how widespread such problems really are,it's hard to imagine that the scene of high-profile scholars correcting and retracting papers has not had a negative impact on public trust in science and perhaps in experts broadly. In recent years,we've seen important papers,written by outstanding scientists and published in celebrated journals,retracted because of questionable data or methods,hence a question:Are scholars at supercompetitive places such as Harvard and Stanford rushing to publish rather than taking the time to do their work right? It's impossible to answer this question scientifically because there's no scientific definition of what constitutes "rushing."But there's little doubt that we live in a culture where academics at leading universities are under tremendous pressure to produce results- and a lot of them-quickly. The problem is not unique to the U.S.In Europe,formal research assessments-which are used to allocate (future funding-have for years judged academic departments largely on the quantity of their output.A recent reform urging an emphasis on quality over quantity allowed that the existing system had created"counterincentives." Good science takes time.More than 50 years elapsed between the 1543 publication of Copemicus's On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres.And it took just about half a century for geologists and geophysicists to accept geophysicist Alfred Wegener's idea of continental drift. There's plenty of circumstantial evidence that scientists and other scholars are pushing results out far faster than they used to.Consider the sheer volume of academic papers being published these days.One recent study put the number at more than seven million a year, compared with fewer than a million as recently as 1980.Some of this growth is driven by more scientists and more co-authorship of papers,but the numbers also suggest that the research world has prioritized quantity over quality.Researchers may need to slow down if we are to produce knowledge worthy of trust. 63.The WEF meeting in Switzerland advocated that A.researchers need to achieve breakthroughs more rapidly B.public trust in science is not supposed to be easily broken 第12页（共16页） C.WEF and Silicon Valley reach an agreement to move fast D.climate emergency and AI push scientific research hard 64.Which of the following examples fails to prove that good science takes time? A.Gay's correction and retraction of papers. B.Publication of Copernicus's theory. C.High-profile scholars'tremendous output. D.Acceptance of the idea of continental drift. 65.The underlined word "counterincentives"in para.5 probably means A.measures to increase quantities of output B.discouragements of high-quality papers C.rewards for leading universities'research D.contradictory motives for future funding 66.Which of the following is the best title of the passage? A.WEF Coincides with Silicon Valley B.Collapse of Public Trust C.Dilemma between Quantity and Quality D.Trouble in the Fast Lane Section C(每题2分，共8分) Directions:Read the passage carefully.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.Brentford FC has taken a different approach. B.Statistics have helped the team win on the pitch,too. C.He applied his talent to identifying the underlying strength of football teams. D.Analytics underlay and supported a remarkably profitable buy-low-sell-high transfer strategy E.They were told to focus not on how many goals a team was scoring.which was subject to too much randomness. F.Like "Moneyball",a hit book about the use of statistics in baseball."Smart Money" is both informative and entertaining 第13页（共16页）