上海市川沙中学2024-2025学年高三下学期第一次月考英语试题

上海市川沙中学2024学年第二学期高三第一次月考考试 英语试卷 考生注意： 1．本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分，试卷包括试题与答题要求，所有答题必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。 2．答卷前，务必用钢笔或圆珠笔在答题纸正面清楚填写班级、姓名、准考证号。 3．考试时间：105分钟。 第I卷（共65分） I．Grammar and Vocabulary（20%） Section A（10%） 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 Billion at Risk for Hearing Loss from Exposure to Loud Music More than one billion teens and young adults are at risk of losing their hearing, according to WHO (that’s the World Health Organization, not a rock band). It’s not just old folks who suffer hearing loss. Just by listening to music at what you probably think___1___(be) a normal level, or hanging out in music and sporting events, you can permanently damage your hearing. By analyzing listening habits of 12-to 35-year-olds in wealthier countries around the world, WHO has found about 40% of those___2___(study) are exposed to damaging levels of music and noise at entertainment venues. It has also found that nearly 50% listen to unsafe sound levels on personal listening devices, a behavior they should avoid___3___(engage) in. When it comes to personal listening devices, what extent or damage can you cause to your ears? It is directly related to ___4___ you listen and how loud the sound. “The highest volume___5___(go) for safety concerns can be, for example, 85 decibels (分贝) for eight hours or 100 decibels for 15 minutes,” says WHO. Eighty-five decibels isn’t all that loud. According to the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, it’s about the level of city traffic that you’d hear from inside your car. Unfortunately, some 360 million of us___6___(suffer) moderate to severe hearing loss, according to the UN Health Agency Worldwide, ___7___ special mission is to improve global health. ___8___ that number does account for aging and birth-related factors, about half of all cases are avoidable. When it comes to your personal listening devices, such as your smartphone: —Turn the volume down. rather than go above 60%. —Wear noise___9___(cancel) earphones, or better yet, headphones. —Take “listening breaks” or only listen for just an hour a day —Learn about appropriate apps for that. Choose _____10_____ to download on your phone to help monitor safe listening levels. 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．concern B．barely C．open D．readily E．trap F．resisted G．spoiled H．tension I．redirect J．upset K．well-meaning Helping Teens Through Tough Times The idea that experiencing psychological distress helps teens to mature may sound great in theory. However, when your own child is experiencing-emotional pain, it becomes a matter that could deeply ___11___ you. Caring parents hate to see their kids suffer and worry when their teens face challenges that impact their well-being. So what’s a loving adult to do? We can try to notice when we go the extra mile to keep a teen from becoming ___12___. It’s easy to fall into this ___13___. With a great deal of life experience we can often anticipate difficulties that our teenagers don’t see coming. We see the approach of a problem and feel the urge to ___14___ our teenagers away from its path, hoping to use our wisdom for their benefit. Consider the case of a friend of mine. As her son’s high school soccer tryouts (选拔赛) approached, ___15___ arose during her family meals. Her ___16___ husband was often using dinnertime to ask their fifteen-year-old son about his training progress. The boy ___17___ , as one would expect from any normally developing teenager, and the meals often ended in angry arguments. Curious, my friend asked her husband why he kept bringing up a topic that always ___18___ their meals. He explained, “I’m worried that our son’s confidence will take a big hit if he gets cut from the team,” a concern she ___19___ understood since it was likely to happen. My friend wondered about their options. Could there be a possibility that if her husband consistently questioned their son’s training plans, he might become more ___20___ to his guidance. “This already isn’t working,” I said to her. “Doing more of it is probably a bad idea.” Instead, I suggested that they say, “We love you and know how much you want to make the soccer team, and we all know that you can increase your chances by getting in shape now.” And then leave it at that. II．Reading Comprehension（45%） Section A （15%） Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Insects are disappearing. The world has 25 per cent fewer insects now than in 1990．This includes those we depend on to pollinate (授粉) our crops and clean our rivers. If we don’t solve this problem very soon, some species will ___21___. There are many causes for the insect decline, but pesticides (杀虫剂) are a major part of the problem. Those used today are ___22___ and up to 10000 times more poisonous than some that were banned in the 1970s. Adding to the problem is that these pesticides are now applied to crops as preventive measures, whether pests are ___23___ or not. Overall, the amount of insecticide applied to the land is ___24___, but this is a very misleading statistic. A recent paper found that, between 2005 and 2015, there was a 40 percent reduction in the amount of pesticide applied to crops measured by weight. ___25___ , the global toxicity (毒性) of treated land to pollinating insects has more than doubled in the same period. Governments and regulating agencies are aware of the problem, and some have moved to ___26___ the use of certain pesticides outdoors in an attempt to help bees survive. But the pesticides used instead are just as hazardous. One ___27___ approach is to use pesticide-free pest control methods, referred to as integrated pest management (IPM). Having been around for decades, they offer effective crop protection and include methods such as planting resistant varieties, ___28___ pest habitats and releasing natural enemies of pests. But their adoption has been incredibly ___29___, because spraying pesticides is viewed as an easy option. As a result, IPM methods are ___30___ seldom used today. Neither changing insecticides nor adopting IPM is a quick ___31___. We argue instead that we need a gradual ___32___ in focus, away from killing pests and towards protecting crops. By using the ___33___ dose (剂量) we need to protect crops, we could reduce the amount of insecticide to a small portion of what is used today. Farmers would benefit from these changes. ___34___, they could spend less money on pesticides and improve crop production by keeping healthy pollinator insects about. It is also a move that could win us time to make food production more ___35___ and integrate farmlands well with the natural ecosystems we crucially depend on. And that will allow insects to recover in the end. 21. A. come out B. leave out C. die out D. set out 22. A. efficient B. economical C. persisting D. temporary 23. A. energetic B. healthy C. present D. current 24. A. decreasing B. increasing C. multiplying D. rising 25. A. Therefore B. Moreover C. Furthermore D. However 26. A. ban B. embrace C. permit D. make 27. A. highly-recommended B. well-received C. widely-applied D. over-estimated 28. A. harvesting B. producing C. removing D. locating 29. A. slow B. rapid C. simple D. popular 30. A. willingly B. luckily C. purposefully D. unfortunately 31. A. problem B. decision C. action D. fix 32. A. progress B. improvement C. process D. shift 33. A. medium B. heavy C. minimal D. high 34 A. All in all B. First of all C. In all D. After all 35. A. efficient B. nutritious C. profitable D. sustainable Section B （22%） Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B,C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. （A） Australia looks browner and flatter than I remembered; it’s dry grass here and there dotted with tough bushes and unremarkable buildings. The lighting is violently intense. My friend keeps talking in the driver’s seat and I respond with ‘Ah-huh’ and ‘Oh really?’ to appear interested in her string of gossip about people whose faces I have long forgotten, whose stories I’ve stopped caring about. ‘Are you okay?’ my friend asks, taking her eyes off the road to study my expression with her all-knowing eyes. ‘Just tired,’ I say. She accepts my lie with an unconvinced shrug. I keep searching in my mind’s eyes, hoping to bring back into focus images from the remote towns of Asia: steam coming off boiling pots, baskets filled with strange fruits, giant pigs alongside little kids. I laugh at the thought. ‘Something funny?’ my friend asks. ‘Oh, just a memory,’ I say. ‘The little kids in northern Thailand were so friendly. When we’d pass them in the street, they’d greet us at the top of their lungs in their native language.’ ‘Cool,’ she says, and then-’Hey, guess what? I had my bathroom remade!’ ‘Wow,’ I say. And then she details her bathroom project, and I ‘Ah-huh’ and ‘Oh really?’. Home improvements, kids, full-time jobs: these are the standard conversation topics of thirty-something women. In the years since I left, my friends have matured into responsible adults, but I’m stuck in another place entirely, more comfortable in a local bus traveling along the edge of a Himalayan mountain. If they are all grownups now, what does that make me? People say that travel changes you, but I never anticipated it would be like this. I close my eyes and return to the excitement of being sped at 565 miles per hour to somewhere foreign and wild. But I must stay this time. My dad has been diagnosed with a serious illness and so here I am, back in reality, back to my roots. 36. How does the author feel on her arrival in Australia? A. Interested. B. Conflicted. C. Exhausted. D. Excited. 37. What can be learned about the conversation between the author and her friend? A. They have different interests and lives as grownups. B. They share fond memories of growing up together. C. They care about and provide updates for each other. D. They enjoy telling personal stories to exchange ideas. 38. By “If they are all grownups now, what does that make me?” (in the second last paragraph), the author means _________. A. they make me think of growing up as they do B. we are all adults who will eventually settle down C. a comfortable home is what we all need as adults D. diverse experiences shape individuals’ life paths 39. Which of the following is the best title of the passage? A. Feeling Lost When Back in Australia B. The Excitement of Traveling to Australia C. Australia: A Place like Asia in My Heart D. Out of Asia, Out of Mind （B） A Beginner’s Guide to Goal Setting for Teens Are you trying to get into your dream college? Hoping to make it into the school basketball team next year? Or maybe get an A in chemistry? Regardless of what your goal is or how big it is, if you’re a young person who wants to accomplish something, you’ve come to the right place. This guide to goal setting for teens is definitely for you! When it comes to goal setting, SMART goals are the top dog. This well-established tool for goal setting is highly influenced by Locke and Latham’s goal setting theory and used by almost every major company out there. If there’s one tool for goal setting for teens to understand, it’s this one. You’ll probably encounter it later on in university or your career as well too! When creating a SMART goal, here’s what you need to consider... A SMARI goal is... Specific→State exactly what you will accomplish Measurable→Progress is trackable and you will know when you achieve it Attainable→It is possible for you to achieve the goal Relevant→It is consistent with your values, interests and other goals Timely→Includes fair, but firm deadlines Where to start? 1. Start by thinking about your whole job and the broad areas (or “buckets”) of responsibility and results over which you have control. 2. Develop a goal statement for each bucket. To get the scale right, remember to focus on end results, rather than tasks. 3. Goals should be high level enough to include the core outcomes for which you are responsible, but specific and clear enough so you will be able to measure success. 4. Goals should be on-going job responsibilities and any new projects and assignments that are specific to this performance cycle. 5. Having too many goals can be an indicator that your goals are defined at too detailed a level and are focused more on tasks than on end results. 6. If it seems that your goals are becoming too many and focus on individual tasks, it may be helpful to consider combining several goal statements into a broader outcome area. 40. The author recommends SMART most probably because ______. A. he is a trainer for a major company B. it is a tool well supported by theory C. the readers need it for their future life D. teens are big dreamers but not doers 41. Xiao Ming, an average high school student, writes the following goal for the new semester: My goal is to raise my scores above 90（out of 100） in all my classes this semester because getting good scores will help me get into a good college. Which two criteria of SMART are seriously missing in Xiao Ming’s goal statement? A. Relevant, Measurable. B. Specific, Attainable. C. Measurable, Attainable. D. Relevance, Timely. 42. According to the guide’s Where to Start, which is the most important factor to consider? A. The sense of responsibility. B. The measurement of success. C. A good knowledge of tasks. D. The right level of goals. （C） Yet another year witnesses Britain’s high streets in continuous decline as across the country doors are closing and stores are shutting down, ranging from the corner post office and pub to famous names like Marks & Spencer. Similar to the climate crisis and the spoiling of the countryside, the challenges of urban geography go unnoticed because their impact is local. But the world is composed of locals. High streets are commonly perceived by planners as places where people engage in shopping, but they are not as a matter of fact; rather, they are places of character, where people gather, communicate and feel at home in company. Their shops can be replaced by out-of-town supermarkets, and now by online stores. But their society is irreplaceable. The future outlook for high street shops appears pessimistic. Online shopping is forecast to account for 40% of spending by 2030．In Britain, moreover, governments have done all they can to kill off high streets, allowing out-of-town centers to replace the high street wherever they wanted, while high streets everywhere have had the commercial lifeblood sucked from them. Vast stretches of countryside have disappeared due to car-dependent shoppers at supermarkets, which will soon lie as deserted as petrol stations. This was mindless planning. Meanwhile, the British government has dealt death blows to town centre shops with murderous business rates, while letting off out-of-town commerce virtually free. British high streets are gradually transitioning towards the experience economy. Surviving shops focus on beauty, fitness, coffee, charity and loans. Interestingly, too, the number of bookshops is actually rising, A more intelligent government initiative has been the modest £40m boost to Historic England’s “heritage (遗产) action zones”, driven by evidence that smartening up old high streets makes them attractive destinations to casual shoppers or just visitors. If there is social wrong that cries out for a solution, it is personal isolation, as the bonds that once held people of all ages within the warmth of community are disintegrating. This issue extends from the depression of young digital natives to the underlying pain of old age, not ill-health, but loneliness. The conventional institutions of the high street—the pub, the library, the police station—all traditionally served to provide comfort to ease such troubles. However, the driving force behind these connections now must become more than the mere necessity to shop. 43. What is the author’s purpose in including the sentence: “But the world is composed of locals.”（para.1）? A. To explain the sweeping force of online shopping around the world. B. To express disappointment at the neglect of issues like climate change. C. To emphasize the role of local communities in the well-being of society. D. To introduce the topic of widespread landscape changes at the local level. 44. What do we learn from the passage about the survival of some shops? A. They receive government funding as historic sites. B. They are undergoing the change of business models. C. They are moving towards e-commerce with difficulty. D. They can still attract a steady stream of loyal shoppers. 45. It can be inferred from the passage that ______. A. the tradition of community building should be valued B the national character can make British society superior C. the new needs of younger generations must be satisfied D. the economic role of high streets has to be strengthened 46. The passage is mainly abouts ______. A. the impact of online business on British economy B the change of business in British high street shops C. the cultural significance of British town centre shops D. the discrimination of British governments’ tax policies Section C （8%） Directions: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. The Health Risk in Space On May 30, 2023, China achieved a significant milestone by successfully launching three astronauts to its fully operational space station aboard the Shenzhou 16 spacecraft. This brought the population in orbit at the same time to a record high of 17. With more countries planning missions and commercial companies bringing people to space, opportunities for human space travel are rapidly expanding. ___47___ Since NASA wants to send a manned mission to Mars in the 2030s, scientists need to find solutions sooner rather than later. The Earth has a protective barrier, which is the area of space around a planet that is controlled by its magnetic field (磁场) and blocks radiation. ___48___. As the equivalent between 150 and 6,000 chest X-rays, this level of radiation can harm the human body, leading to heart disease. In addition, it can make the blood-brain barrier leak, exposing the brain to chemicals and proteins that are harmful to it. Astronauts must be well protected on future long-duration missions beyond low-Earth orbit. NASA is developing technology that can protect travelers on a Mars mission from radiation by building radiation-resistant materials into space vehicles and spacesuits. ___49___ Developing ways to reduce the effects of space radiation will enable missions other than traveling in space. ___50___ For example, products that protect astronauts from space radiation and reduce its harmful effects on the human body can also treat cancer patients receiving radiation treatments. A. However, astronauts traveling farther than the space station will face continuous exposure to this radiation. B. Medical and technological advances in the field bring benefits on Earth. C. Space exploration has led to many technological achievements advancing water treatment and satellite systems. D. Certain diets also bring the effects of radiation to a minimum. E. Despite the progress, traveling to space poses risks to the human body. F. NASA is planning dedicated extended-duration research on the space station. III．Summary Writing （10%） 51. Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize in no more than 60 words the main idea of the passage and how it is illustrated. Use your own words as far as possible. Will Translation Apps Make Learning Foreign Languages Unnecessary? Between 2009 and 2013, one American college closed its foreign language program; between 2013 and 2017, 651 others did the same. At first glance, these statistics look tragic. But I am starting to believe that maybe they are not. What is changing my mind is technology. Before last Christmas, for example, I was introduced to ChatGPT by someone who had it write on a certain topic in my “style.” Fascinating enough. But then it was told to translate the article into Russian. It did so, instantly to produce the Russian that was remarkably functional. And what about spoken language? I was in Belgium not long ago, and I watched various tourists from a variety of nations use instant speech translation apps to translate their own languages into English and French. I don’t think these tools will ever make learning foreign languages completely unnecessary. What is implied in the natural flow of casual conversation cannot be translated by a program, at least not in a fully human way. For example, when I announce “Tomorrow I start my diet,” I sound dramatic, suggesting that I may have delayed the diet until now. A typical translation would simply have me saying “Tomorrow I am going to start my diet,” which is a more straightforward statement of a future plan. But even if it may fail at genuine conversation — for now, at least — technology is removing most of the need to learn foreign languages for more practical purposes. The old-school language textbook examples, of people reserving hotel rooms or ordering meals in the language of the country they are visiting will now be out of date. And most people are interested much less in how they are saying things, and which language they are saying them in, than in what they are saying. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ IV．Translation （15%） Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 52. 你觉得在你们小区给电动车充电方便吗？（convenient）（汉译英） ____________________________________________________ 53. 回顾高中生活，我对所有老师和同学们充满感激之情。（grateful）（汉译英） ____________________________________________________ 54. 这位运动员让我印象深刻是，他拒绝让别人的低期望束缚自己并最终成为世界冠军。（define）（汉译英） ____________________________________________________ 55. 影片哪吒，改编自中国民间故事，以其生动鲜明的角色，引人入胜的故事情节和高质量的特效，吸引了各个年龄层次的观众。（which）（汉译英） ____________________________________________________ V．Guided Writing （25%） 56. Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 假设你是明启中学的高三学生李华，你在小红书上结识的美国朋友Jack对于“虎妈”之类反映中国家庭教育的词汇特别感兴趣。请回信分享你的看法。你的回信，要求包含以下内容： 1．简单介绍下中国家庭教育的情况； 2．通过自己的经历谈谈你的看法。 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 上海市川沙中学2024学年第二学期高三第一次月考考试 英语试卷 考生注意： 1．本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分，试卷包括试题与答题要求，所有答题必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。 2．答卷前，务必用钢笔或圆珠笔在答题纸正面清楚填写班级、姓名、准考证号。 3．考试时间：105分钟。 第I卷（共65分） I．Grammar and Vocabulary（20%） Section A（10%） 【1~10题答案】 【答案】1. is 2. studied 3. engaging 4. how long 5. going 6. have suffered 7. whose 8. Although##Though##While 9. cancelling 10. one Section B 【11~20题答案】 【答案】11. A 12. G 13. E 14. I 15. H 16. K 17. F 18. J 19. D 20. C II．Reading Comprehension（45%） Section A （15%） Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. 【21~35题答案】 【答案】21. C 22. C 23. C 24. A 25. D 26. A 27. A 28. C 29. A 30. D 31. D 32. D 33. C 34. B 35. D Section B （22%） Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B,C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. （A） 【36~39题答案】 【答案】36. B 37. A 38. D 39. A （B） 【40~42题答案】 【答案】40. B 41. D 42. D （C） 【43~46题答案】 【答案】43. C 44. B 45. A 46. B Section C （8%） Directions: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. 【47~50题答案】 【答案】47. E 48. A 49. F 50. B III．Summary Writing （10%） 【51题答案】 【答案】 This article discusses whether translation applications will make learning foreign languages unnecessary. Statistics makes the author believe it was unnecessary to learn foreign languages. However, an experience of using ChatGPT convinced the author that translation applications will never make learning foreign languages completely unnecessary, as implicit content in the natural flow of casual conversation cannot be translated by a program. IV．Translation （15%） Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 【52题答案】 【答案】Do you think it is convenient to charge electric vehicles in your community? 【53题答案】 【答案】Looking back on my high school life, I am very grateful to all my teachers and classmates. 【54题答案】 【答案】What impressed me about this athlete is that he refused to let others’ low expectations define him and ultimately became a world champion. 【55题答案】 【答案】The film Ne Zha, which is adapted from Chinese folk tales, attracts audiences of all ages with its vivid and distinct characters, engaging plot, and high-quality special effects. V．Guided Writing （25%） 【56题答案】 【答案】 Dear Jack, I’m glad to hear that you’re interested in Chinese parenting styles, especially terms like “Tiger Mom.” In China, family education often emphasizes academic success and discipline. Parents, especially mothers, are known for setting high expectations and pushing their children to excel in school. This approach is rooted in the belief that hard work and achievement lead to a better future. As a high school student, I’ve experienced both the pressure and the benefits of this parenting style. My parents have always encouraged me to study hard and aim for top grades. While it can be stressful at times, their support has helped me develop discipline and perseverance. However, I also believe that balance is important. Parents should not only focus on academics but also encourage creativity and personal growth. Overall, Chinese parenting has its strengths, but it’s essential to find a middle ground to ensure children’s well-being. Best regards, Li Hua 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$