2025届上海市杨浦区高三下学期二模考试英语试题

杨浦区2024学年度第二学期高三年级模拟质量调研

英语学科试卷

2025.4

考生注意：

1．考试时间105分钟，试卷满分115分。

2．本次考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。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。

3．务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名，并将核对后的条形码贴在指定位置上。

Ⅰ．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.

German Subway Station Catches Everyone’s Attention

If you have the chance to travel to Frankfurt, it’s worth making a stop at the Bockenheimer Warte subway station just to see its unique entryway. ___1___ has a vivid imagination might be convinced of the existence of powerful supervillains (超级反派). The eye-catching architecture that marks the entrance to the station looks as if a ___2___ (threaten) giant has lifted up a tram car and thrown it into the solid concrete sidewalk. In reality, it has a much ___3___ (practical) origin.

The construction of this station entrance, which looks particularly like the wreckage of a trolley car half buried in the ground, ___4___ (credit) to an architect named Zbigniew Peter Pininski. ___5___ (feature) familiar objects, such as apples, eggs, birds, pipes, and clocks, in unusual contexts, he was able to arouse a sense of wonder and curiosity among viewers. In addition to his love for abstract art, Pininski also had another reason ___6___ accounted for his motivation to build such a unique subway entrance.

At the time, the subway station was simply a proposal ___7___ (extend) Frankfurt’s subway system. Many of the local residents were concerned about the impact the construction and development ___8___ (have) on the community. The issue led to a fierce debate, with some people opposed to the project. Pininski’s unusual design helped win over enough support for the subway station to get “the green light”, and it was built in 1986.

While some residents still complained about the expansion of the subway network into their area, Pininski’s

creative architecture won praise from many ___9___.It has even become a tourist attraction for people to shoot photos of themselves near what could be described ____10____ a work of art. Magritte, the late Belgian surrealist master, would have approved of the Bockenheimer Warte subway station.

Section B

Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A．preserving    B．focus    C．ultimately    D．determined    E．typically F．demanding    G．general    H．exclusionary    I．power    J．engaged    K．changed

Hundreds of Birds to be Renamed

The American Ornithological (鸟类的) Society (AOS) has announced that it will rename all birds that are named after people. The change is being made to ensure that names of people who ___11___ in discrimination are not attached to the birds.

The AOS, based in Chicago, has maintained a list of English-language names for birds in North America since 1886. In 2020, a petition (请愿书) ___12___ a change to bird names that were considered harmful was signed by 182 people and submitted to the AOS. A committee ___13___ that all birds named after people should get new names.

“There is ___14___ in a name,” said Colleen Handel, the president of AOS. “Some English bird names have associations with the past that continue to be ___15___.” The new names, she said, would ___16___ on “the unique feature of the birds themselves.”

The AOS will begin coming up with new common names for the birds early November, focusing on 70 to 80 species in the US and Canada. The scientific names of the species, written in Latin, will not be ___17___. The names of birds in Latin America will be considered next. And ___18___, the AOS plans to change the names of 263 birds.

Some birds have already gotten a new name. In 2020, the AOS renamed a songbird that had been named after a(n) ___19___ in the US Civil War (1861-1865) who had been part of the Confederacy, the group of states that was committed to ____20____ slavery. The songbird’s new name is the thick-billed longspur.

Christian Cooper, a Black bird enthusiast, told The New York Times, “There’s no reason to have a person’s name attached to a bird because it doesn’t tell you anything about the bird.”

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.

“Honesty is the best policy” is a common saying, but in many situations, people do not want to hear the truth. Whether it’s a fact of life that they ___21___ were otherwise or a criticism of their behavior, everyone has truths that they want to ignore. These truths are called truth bombs, especially when they are told in a ___22___ way. This comparison shows that truth can cause damage if not handled well.

Sometimes we drop truth bombs out of anger. We may ___23___ our words by saying that we need to express our emotions or to help the other person change their ways. But often we use the truth as a(n) ___24___ to make the other person feel bad and to repay them for what they did.

Truth bombs rarely lead to productive discussion because they cause a ___25___ reaction. The receiver may ___26___ the criticism or counter it with a truth bomb of their own. Truth bombs also often fail to represent the whole truth. Anger can make it difficult to see the big picture, leading to an ___27___ misrepresentation of the truth.

Sometimes people do need to hear hard truths. Pretending that problems do not ___28___ can weaken trust just as much as dropping truth bombs can. And failing to address problems in relationships can lead to hatred, which may ___29___ boil over into conflict. But it is possible to ____30____ truth without turning it into a bomb. Here are some ways to do that:

● Pay attention to timing. It is often helpful to give the person some advance ____31____ so they have time to mentally prepare.

● Ask questions. Don’t make ____32____ about people’ s motivation, but ask them the reasons for their actions. Also ask if there are problems that are ____33____ their mistakes that you could help with. These questions will help you grasp the situation more fully, and the recipient may accept the criticism more easily.

● Be as specific as possible about the problem. Avoid sweeping statements and generalizations that use terms such as “____34____” and “never.”

By presenting truth and addressing problems in a constructive way, you can strengthen relationships and avoid the emotional ____35____.

21. A. declare B. wish C. foresee D. show

22. A. friendly B. logical C. harsh D. concrete

23. A. repeat B. justify C. digest D. misuse