上海市嘉定区中光高级中学2024-2025学年高二下学期教学质量检查（3月月考）英语试卷

第 1 页 共 11 页 2024 学年第二学期第一次教学质量调研 高二英语试卷（总分：140 分，考试时间：120 分钟） 命题人：王海英 审核人：邓梦瑶 第 I卷（共 100分） I. Listening Comprehension Section A (10分) 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 a department store. B. At home. C. In the street. D. At a post office. 2. A. 12:45. B. 1:00. C. 1:15. D. 1:25. 3. A. She has got everything ready. B. She never hesitates over what to take. C. She hates packing by herself. D. She needs more time for packing. 4. A. Boss and secretary. B. Teacher and student. C. Dentist and patient. D. Salesman and customer. 5. A. The plane is delayed due to the heavy rain. B. The plane will arrive on time. C. The woman will take the next flight. D. The woman will demand a refund. 6. A. Difficult. B. Interesting. C. Fascinating. D. Boring. 7. A. The film is not worth seeing at all. B. The woman doesn’t want to go out in the evening C. The man doesn’t like watching films. D. The man can’t afford the time to go out this evening. 8. A. He has bought one to take care of himself. B. He has already known about Pepper. C. He shows great interest in the robot. D. He is worried about his late life. 9. A. He doesn’t enjoy short-distance trips as much as he used to. B. He doesn’t want to spend much time travelling from home to work. C. He doesn’t think he is qualified for the job. D. He thinks the pay is too low to support his family. 10.A. He regrets having made some purchase in the new shopping mall. B. He didn't know there was a newly-opened shopping mall. C. He didn’t want to buy anything at the shopping mall. D. He bought much food at the shopping mall at a low price. Section B (15分) Directions: In Section B, you will hear two passages and one longer conversation. After each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions. The passages and the conversation 第 2 页 共 11 页 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 is the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. In the 1690s. B. In the 1860s. C. In the 1890s. D. In the 1960s. 12. A. To be paid more than their male colleagues. B. To be given the same chance to succeed. C. To win respect from their male colleagues. D. To get promoted more quickly than their male colleagues. 13. A. Women’s ability to do important jobs. B. How to have more freedom. C. Concrete issues as well as attitudes and beliefs. D. How to contribute to the communities. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. The benefits of walking. B. The importance of keeping fit. C. The way of forming a habit. D. The possibility of excising regularly. 15. A. Because it needs much thinking. B. Because people can improve their memory. C. Because it is suitable for everyone. D. Because people needn’t concentrate on it. 16. A. It is the easiest way to lose weight. B. It can be made part of people’s life. C. It can make people’s hearts stronger. D. It prevents people suffering from cancers. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. He didn’t know where to begin his talk. B. He failed in his exam. C. He felt difficult to get to sleep. D. He felt depressed most of the day. 18. A. In spring. B. In summer. C. In autumn. D. In winter. 19.A. He coughs more often and gets a cold easily. B. He can’t sleep well at night. C. He gets angry easily at school. D. He always feels cold. 20. A. Take some medicine as required. B. Take part in physical activities regularly. C. Burn away his worries in the sun. D. Speak to someone about his problem. II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A (10分) Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form 第 3 页 共 11 页 of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. Suspended Coffee How about buying a cup of coffee for someone you’ll never meet? The idea, begun in Naples, Italy, and called “Suspended Coffee” — i.e., a customer pays for a coffee and “banks” it for someone (21) __________ (fortunate) — has become an international internet sensation (轰动 ) with coffee shops in Europe and North America participating in the movement. The Facebook page alone has more than 28,000 “likes”. The tradition of “suspended coffee” is a long-standing tradition in Italy (22) __________ increased in popularity after the Second World War. And the practice was starting to take hold in other European countries (23) __________ (hit) hard economically. Homegrown Hamilton, a coffee chain of Canada, (24) __________(decide) to join the effort recently. “It’s a fantastic initiative, so we decided to help out. We had been doing it pretty much anyway, just not under a banner. During the winter, we were giving away coffee or soup to the homeless,” said manager Mike Pattison, “Staff members are always close to the coffeehouse’s front door, and (25) __________ they see someone walking by who looks like they want a coffee but can’t afford it, they approach that person. If the offer (26) __________ (accept), they provide the coffee.” However, not everyone supports the idea. In a posting on the website, Consumerist, columnist Laura Northrup raises a number of objections, including that coffee isn’t nutritious food for people who are hungry and (27) __________ the action could result in “greedy people” taking advantage of others’ kindness. “A $4 latte might make donors feel good, (28) __________ would that money better serve food banks?” she questions. Critics like Northrup urge people to consider other ways to help, such as (29) __________(donate) to organizations addressing root causes of poverty. (30) __________ these concerns, suspended coffee persists as a grassroots symbol of micro-philanthropy. From Naples to Toronto, it reminds us that small acts of kindness can ripple through communities — one steaming cup at a time. Section B (10分) 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. moral B. delivery C. justice D. temporary E. address F. demanding G. delighted H. identify I. leaving J. concerned K. approach The Struggle for Justice in Water Supply In a small town called Clearwater, the community was facing a severe water crisis. The local water supply had been polluted, (31) ________ residents without access to clean drinking water. 第 4 页 共 11 页 This crisis brought to light the pressing need for (32) ________ in ensuring equal access to safe water for all. The town’s council initially tried to (33) ________ the issue by implementing emergency measures. They set up (34) ________ water stations and delivered bottled water to households. However, these efforts were not enough to meet the growing demand, and many residents still struggled to get enough water for their daily needs. As the crisis continued, tensions rose within the community. Some families, especially those in wealthier neighborhoods, were able to afford private water (35) ________ services, while others had to rely on the limited public resources. This gap highlighted the moral responsibility of the government and society as a whole to ensure fair distribution of essential resources like water. A group of (36) ________ citizens decided to take action. They organized protests and rallies, (37) ________ that the town’s council take more effective steps to solve the water supply problem. Their message was clear: access to clean water is a basic human right, and everyone should be treated equally. The pressure from the community forced the town’s council to reevaluate their (38) ________. They began working with environmental experts to (39) ________ the source of the pollution and develop long-term solutions. In the meantime, they increased the number of water stations and improved the distribution system to reach more residents. In the end, the struggle for justice in water supply not only resolved the immediate crisis but also strengthened the bond between the residents of Clearwater. It served as a reminder that in the face of adversity, (40) ________ principles and a commitment to fairness can make a significant difference in the lives of everyone. III. Reading Comprehension Section A (15分，每题1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. The scent of coffee appears to enhance performance in math Drinking coffee has benefits. (41) ________ the physical improvement, coffee may reduce our risk of heart disease. Coffee may even help us live longer. Now, research also reveals that the scent (气味) of coffee may help people perform better on the analytical portion of the Graduate Management Aptitude Test, or GMAT, a computer adaptive test (42) ________ by many business schools. The work, led by famous professor Adriana Madzharov, not only (43) ________ the hidden force of scent and the cognitive (认知) improvement it may provide on analytical tasks, but also the expectation that students will perform better on those tasks. Madzharov, with his colleagues, recently published their findings. “It’s not just that the coffee-like scent helped people perform better on analytical tasks, which was already (44) ________,” says Madzharov. “But they also thought they would do better, and we demonstrated that this (45) ________ was at least partly responsible for their improved performance.” (46) ________, smelling a coffee-like scent, which has no caffeine in it, has an effect similar to that of drinking coffee, suggesting a placebo (安慰剂) effect of coffee scent. 第 5 页 共 11 页 Madzharov’s team tested 100 undergraduate business students, divided into two groups, with GMAT algebra questions. One group took the test in the (47) ________ of a coffee-like scent, while a control group took the same test—but in an unscented room. They found that the group in the coffee-smelling room scored (48) ________ higher on the test. Madzharov’s team wanted to know more. Could the first group’s performance in quick thinking be explained, in part, by an expectation that a coffee scent would increase (49) ________ and consequently improve performance? The team designed a follow-up survey, conducted among more than 200 new participants, quizzing them on (50) ________ about various scents and their effects on human performance. Participants believed that they would feel more alert and energetic in the presence of a coffee scent, in contrast with a flower scent or no scent; and that (51) ________ to coffee scent would increase their performance on mental tasks. The results suggest that expectation about performance can be explained by beliefs that coffee scent alone makes people more alert and energetic. Madzharov is now looking to explore whether coffee-like scents can have a(n) (52) ________ placebo effect on other types of performance, such as verbal reasoning. She also says that the finding—that coffee-like scent acts as a placebo for analytical reasoning performance—has many practical (53) ________, including several for business. “Sense of smelling is one of our most powerful senses,” says Madzharov. “Employers, architects, building developers, retail space managers and others, can use scents to help (54) ________ employees’ or occupants’ experience with their environment. It’s an area of great interest and (55) ________.” 41. A. In contrast to B. Contrary to C. In addition to D. Equivalent to 42. A. acquired B. required C. justified D. inquired 43. A. contributes B. stimulates C. dominates D. highlights 44. A. encouraging B. confusing C. conflicting D. challenging 45. A. responsibility B. demonstration C. expectation D. explanation 46. A. In short B. By comparison C. In particular D. After all 47. A. lack B. absence C. withdrawal D. presence 48. A. typically B. significantly C. delightedly D. appropriately 49. A. comprehension B. alertness C. conscience D. context 50. A. evidence B. definition C. symptom D. belief 51. A. adaptation B. commitment C. exposure D.alternative 52. A. similar B. concrete C. modified D. estimated 53. A. simplifications B. descriptions C. resignations D. applications 54. A. boost B. evaluate C. exploit D. prospect 55. A. negotiation B. priority C. potential D. strategy Section B (24分，每题2分) 第 6 页 共 11 页 Directions: Read the following 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) I was standing in the checkout line behind a woman who looked to be in her 60s. When it was her turn to pay, the cashier greeted her by name and asked her how she was doing. The woman looked down, shook her head and said: “Not so good. My husband just lost his job and my son is up to his old tricks again The truth is, I don’t know how I’m going to get through the holidays.” Then she gave the cashier food stamps (食品券). My heart ached. I wanted to help but didn’t know how. Should I offer to pay for her groceries, ask for her husband’s resume? As I walked into the parking lot, I spotted the woman returning her shopping cart. I remembered something in my purse that I thought could help her. It wasn’t a handful of cash or an offer of a job for her husband, but maybe it would make her life better. My heart jumped hard as I approached the woman. “Excuse me,” I said, my voice trembling a bit. “I couldn’t help overhearing what you said to the cashier. It sounds like you’re going through a really hard time right now. I’m so sorry. I’d like to give you something.” I handed her the small card from my purse. When the woman read the card’s only two words, she began to cry. And through her tears, she said: “You have no idea how much this means to me.” I was a little startled by her reply. Having never done anything like this before, I didn’t know what kind of reaction I might receive. All I could think to say was: “Oh my. Would it be OK to give you a hug?” After we embraced , I walked back to my car – and began to cry too. The words on the card? “You Matter.” A few weeks earlier, a colleague gave me a similar card as encouragement for a project I was working on. When I read the card, I felt a warm glow spread inside of me Deeply touched, I came home and ordered my own box of You Matter cards and started sharing them. 56. What can be learned according to the first three paragraphs? A. The woman’s family mainly depends on her son. B. The cashier helped the woman by giving her some food for free. C. The woman and her family were having a tough time. D. The author wondered why the cashier was familiar with the woman. 57. The woman cried when she got the card, probably because ________. A. it greatly encouraged her B. she could use it to buy food 第 7 页 共 11 页 C. it could solve her present problem D. it could land her husband a job 58. The underlined word “startled” in Paragraph 10 probably means ________. A. desperate B. grateful C. confused D. astonished 59. From the article, we can tell that the author is a ________ person. A. smart B. kind-hearted C. knowledgeable D. confident (B) Is it wrong—either grammatically or in terms of style—to mix the simple past tense with the past perfect in one sentence? To give an example, the following seems a bit heavy and awkward to me: “There had been a time when she had been happier.’ I prefer: ‘There had been a time when she was happier.’ Any thoughts. —ALEX I think the second version is the correct one—it’s shorter and clearer. Rather than focusing on tenses, focus on the clean, short sentence. If something seems heavy and awkward to you, the writer—then it probably is. Always short sentences. I have constructed texts for a range of children’s picture books all based on working profession: bus driver, postman, footballer, cleaner, teacher, policeman to list a few. I’ve listed about thirty professions so far. I thought of titling them as Mr Bus Driver, Mr Postman and so on. Would I be infringing (侵权) the Mr Men titles if I did or should I think of something else? —RAJIV The Mr Men stories are based on characteristics, not on jobs—Mr Lazy, Mr Noisy, etc—so they bear no relation to your projects. However, you will come under fire from gender equality supporters—every job you list could equally be done by a woman. No teacher and few parents would find work useful if it implies that all professions are open only to men. I advise you to look at modern children’s books in a library or bookshop. A Helpline Your writing problems solved with advicefrom DianaCambridge Email your inquiries to Diana at: diana@dianacambridge.co.uk. She will answer as many letters as she can on the page. Publication of answers may take several months. Helpline cannot personally answer inquiries such as where to offer work, or comment on your book, which you are asked not to send. Q A Q 60. Alex wants to know how to ______. A. avoid uncertain terms in writing B. use tenses properly in one sentence 第 8 页 共 11 页 C. improve grammatical skills D. focus on clear and short sentences 61. Diana reminds Rajiv that he will be severely criticized for ______. A. tending to hold gender prejudice B. breaking the law using Mr Men titles C. not characterizing enough professions D. not running a project related to education 62. Which of the following questions is not supposed to be asked if you email Diana? A. Is there a good market for traditional poems these days? B. Can you possibly evaluate my recently written novel enclosed? C. Where can I get some instructive books on writing for my son? D. How can I write an appropriate acknowledgement for my book? (C) On a September afternoon in 1940, four teenage boys made their way through the woods on a hill overlooking Montignac in southwestern France. They had come to explore a dark, deep hole said to be an underground passage to the nearby manor (庄园 ) of Lascaux. Squeezing through the entrance one by one, they soon saw wonderfully lifelike paintings of running horses, swimming deer, wounded wild oxen, and other beings—works of art that may be up to 20,000 years old. The collection of paintings in Lascaux is among some 150 prehistoric sites dating from the Paleolithic period (旧石器时代 ) that have been documented in France’s Vezere Valley. This corner of southwestern Europe seems to have been a hot spot for figurative art. The biggest discovery since Lascaux occurred in December 1994, when three cave explorers laid eyes on artworks that had not been seen since a rockslide 22,000 years ago closed off a large deep cave in southern France. Here, by unsteadily shining firelight, prehistoric artists drew outlines of cave lions, herds of rhinos (犀牛 ) and magnificent wild oxen, horses, cave bears. In all, the artists drew 442 animals over perhaps thousands of years, using nearly 400,000 square feet of cave surface as their canvas (画布). The site, now known as Chauvet-Pont-1’Arc Cave, is sometimes considered the Sistine Chapel of prehistory. For decades scholars had theorized that art had advanced in slow stages from ancient scratchings to lively, naturalistic interpretation. Surely the delicate shading and elegant lines of Chauvet’s masterworks placed them at the top of that progression. Then carbon dates came in, and prehistorians felt shocked. At some 36,000 years old—nearly twice as old as those in Lascaux—Chauvet’s images represented not the peak of prehistoric art but its earliest known beginnings. The search for the world’s oldest cave paintings continues. On the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, for example, scientists found a large room of paintings of part-human, part-animal beings that are estimated to be 44,000 years old, older than any figurative art seen in Europe. Scholars don’t know if art was invented many times over or if it was a skill developed early 第 9 页 共 11 页 in our evolution. What we do know is that artistic expression runs deep in our ancestry. 63. According to the passage, where did the boys find the paintings? A. In the woods on a hill. B. In a deep cave in France. C. In a manor of Lascaux. D. On an Indonesian island. 64. According to the passage, figurative art in paragraph 2 is a form of art that __________. A. conveys concepts by using accurate numbers and forms B. makes stories in contrast to scientific subjects C. represents persons or things in a realistic way D. expresses ideas or feelings by using shapes and patterns 65. It can be inferred from the passage that __________. A. the Chauvet’s paintings had been sealed by a rockslide until 1994 B. the style of Chauvet’s paintings is similar to that of the Sistine Chapel C. Chauvet’s images are the earliest figurative paintings that have been found D. the main objects of Chauvet’s images are part-human, part-animal beings 66. Which of the following is the best title of the passage? A. Value of Paleolithic Artwork B. Preservation of Figurative Art C. Artistic Expressions of Nature D. Searches for Cave Paintings Section C (8分) 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. ANew York Times article on this got 250,000 hits. B. He decided to investigate for himself; fortunately, no one was hurt. C. There are also those who seem to be motivated partly by money and partly by boredom. D. Those amazing stories about famous people will be covered by the mainstream media if true. E. When caught misusing one media platform, users simply go to another one or start up a website themselves. F. However, many people thought these papers were themselves lying for political ends and instead of disappearing, the fake story snowballed. The Rise of Fake News In December 2016 Edgar M. Welch drove six hours from his home to Washington DC, where he opened fire in a pizzeria with a gun. He had formerly read an online news story about the restaurant being the headquarters of a group of child abusers (虐童者). 67 第 10 页 共 11 页 The story above is one of the most famous examples of the growing phenomenon called ‘fake news’. The conspiracy theory (阴谋论) about the pizzeria began to appear on websites and social networks in late October. This was quickly claimed to be false news by publications such as The New York Times and The Washington Post. 68 Posts from ‘Representative Steven Smith of the 15th District of Georgia’ claimed that the mainstream media were telling falsehoods. Even though both this name and district were invented, the message was re-posted many times. Fake news stories can be hard to control for several reasons. Many people mistrust established news sources and others just don’t read them, so the exposing of a fake story by a serious newspaper or TV channel has limited effect. In addition, the internet is very hard to police. 69 Reasons why people create fake news are various. Some have political motives, to belittle their opponents. Other websites, like The Onion, deliberately publish fake news as satire—humorous comment on society and current affairs. Another group is in it for the profit: many people clicking on entertaining fake news stories can bring in a lot of advertising income. One man running fake news sites from Los Angeles made up to US$ 30,000 a month in this way. 70 Some small-town teenagers in Macedonia, for instance, wrote fake news stories about famous people. IV. Summary Writing 71. 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. Seniority in Promotion Is Not a Wise Business Practice It’s not always an easy decision for companies when it comes to filling managerial spots. In the past, promoting an employee has been popularly handled by means of basic analysis of the employees’ past performance and seniority. In some cases, the individual’s performance has been considered more important while in others the amount of time they have been with the company has been the deciding factor. Nevertheless, seniority is a standard that has never been left out. However, in the contemporary business world, the importance of seniority in promotion is being destroyed as a growing number of companies look outside of their organizations when trying to fill top managerial spots. Unlike experienced employees who have been with the company for a long time, new people are more likely to generate creative ideas. In rapidly changing markets, innovative and creative talents are sought by many companies in order to adapt to the market. To meet their needs, companies have more to gain by selecting outside employees since they are more willing to try new techniques and less afraid of breaking tradition when introducing new ideas. Thus, rather than promoting existing employees, it might be a wiser management decision to bring in outside talent. An additional advantage to this new system is that it prevents employees from feeling that 第 11 页 共 11 页 they only need to wait for their seniority to provide them with a promotion. Simply put, no matter how long they have been with the company, employees have to contribute diligently to the organization if they want to move up the career ladder. As soon as people realize that the company could just as easily bring in a new person, employees will stop judging themselves against each other because they are no longer competing against their colleagues but everyone in the entire industry. As a result, they will begin to show more effort to bring the level of their work up to what they imagine is a much higher standard. 第 II卷 （共 40分） V. Translation (共 15分) Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 72. 经历了人生的起起落落，他现在后悔辞职了。(regret) 73. 不可否认的是他的粗心大意无法解释这次实验的失败。(account) 74. 国际组织是否会捐赠药物给发展中国家到目前为止仍未得到官方确认。(confirm) 75. 此次各地代表就气候问题未能达成一致意见的会议吸引了媒体的广泛关注。(where) VI. 76.Guided Writing (25分) Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 志愿者是城市亮丽的风景，是社会跳动的脉搏。请结合具体事例（描述本人参与过的 或观察到的），从志愿者个人、受助者群体和社会三个维度阐述志愿者服务的意义。