上海市浦东复旦附中2024-2025学年高二上学期期中英语试卷

上海复旦附中 2024-2025 学年高二年级第一学期期中考试 英语参考答案 I. Grammar and Vocabulary (25 分) Section A 1-5: DBBCD 6-10: BDBAB 11-15: ACDDB Section B 16-25: I F J C G D K A E H II. Reading Comprehension (1*15 + 2*15 = 45 分) Section A 26-30: BCADB 31-35: DDCBA 36-40: DCADA Section B 41-44: DBCA 45-47: CAD 48-51: AABD Section C 52-55: FDAB III. Productive Grammar 56. to reach 57. the least known 58. what 59. being crushed 60. may/might/could 61. Despite 62. played 63. which 64. suited 65. whether IV. Translation (3+3+4+5=15 分) 1. 记住，成功不在于不犯错，而在于同样的错不再犯。（bear，consist） Bear in mind that success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time. 2. 儿童通过反复试验摸索才学会一项新技能，然后才会取得突飞猛进的进步。（trial） Children learn a new skill by trial and error before they make progress by leaps and bounds. 3. 正如老话所言，“没有人能完成所有事情，但每个人都能贡献点滴。”我们计划筹集资金，并与当地社区合作开展各种活动，以提高公众保护野生动物的意识。(As) As the saying goes, “No one can do everything, but everyone can do a bit.” We plan to raise funds and cooperate with local communities to launch various campaigns to raise public awareness of protecting wildlife. 4. 他们一心想通过该移民法案，好让企业招募更多的外国人以满足对熟练工人日益增长的需求，但 该法案将会让这个国家面临移民潮，使不断上升的失业率进一步恶化。(intention, expose) They have every intention of passing the immigration bill to let businesses recruit more foreigners to fill a growing need for skilled workers, but the bill will expose the country to a flood of immigrants, worsening rising unemployment. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 复旦大学附属中学 2024 学年第一学期 高二年级英语期中考试试卷 （考试时间：105分钟 满分：115分） I. Grammar and Vocabulary (25 分) Section A Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. 1. Her philosophy of life is to take every opportunity that presents ______. A. one B. it C. each D. itself 2. Incredibly, all 27 men under Shackleton’s command survived the Antarctic expedition, but their ship remained ______ to history — until 106 years later. A. sinking and lost B. sunk and lost C. sinking and losing D. sunk and losing 3. It turns out that the occurrence of most diving-related fatal drownings is ______ low levels of oxygen in body tissues prompted by excess fluid buildup in the lungs. A. regardless of B. due to C. apart from D. except for 4. The feat of landing at the island of South Georgia on May 10 th , a miracle of navigation as much as seamanship and endurance, is widely regarded as the greatest boat journey ever _____. A. having been accomplished B. to be accomplished C. accomplished D. been accomplished 5. The saying that there should be more understanding and less finger-pointing can apply to every aspect in our life, ______ positive impact on society can’t be underestimated. A. how B. which C. where D. whose 6. His mind was in such a whirl that he could hardly _____ his thoughts, admitting months of non-stop public ridicule was hurtful for him. A. exhaust B. compose C. spare D. raise 7. The financially weak students were asked to address a public audience and explain why they needed the tuition grants, which was not only an invasion on the students’ privacy, but also a blow to their _____. A. virtue B. patriotism C. morality D. dignity 8. Electronic entry and exit systems were introduced into the residential area to _____ people entering and leaving the community and drones and robots were also pressed into service for security reasons. A. get off the track of B. keep track of C. be on track for D. lose track of 9. The coastal cities are handing out tourism coupons worth tens of millions of dollars as the local authorities hope to _____ people to spend during the economic slowdown. A. urge B. lure C. appeal D. request 10. Scientists find chimps in Senegal hunt small animals with homemade spears and that to escape severe weather they _____ in local caves, which are much like what our human ancestors used. A. take turns B. take shelter C. deliver babies D. deliver lines 11. In the US, the first-year dorm experience is generally a compulsory rite of passage, so most university students, though having to _____ it for at least the first year, end dorm life as soon as they can. A. endure B. acquire C. undo D. make 12. High-_____ digital windows _____ by US company LiquidView allow people to change the view “outside” as they want, which, sadly, won’t help with fresh air, but come with an added cost in electricity. A. consumption, donated B. availability, donated C. resolution, launched D. accessibility, launched 13. Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill created the phrase “special relationship” to describe the _____ close political and military relations between the UK and the US. A. continuously B. regularly C. logically D. exceptionally 14. Seeing that at a Peking University ceremony the controversial Internet celebrity was given the “Chinese Internet Economy Leader” award for her personal website, many people criticized the new low the university has _____ to in what they describe as shameless attention-grabbing. A. paced B. stuck C. led D. sunk 15. In Euro Disney, as visitors take trains through _____ studios and plunge into the world of special effects, they experience the scenes where earthquakes roll exploding tankers frighteningly close to them and fireballs swallow motorcycle stuntmen. A. fashionable B. hazardous C. unruly D. rough 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. affordable B. poses C. charges D. uniform E. implement F. guaranteed G. presented H. hit I. bears J. nationalized K. ground The “Penny Black”, the first postage stamp issued in Britain and, more importantly, the first postage stamp issued anywhere, ___16___ the image of Queen Victoria, but the first British postal service did not originate in Victorian England. In 1680, William Dockwra started a public service that ___17___ the quick delivery of a letter anywhere in London. His system was quickly ___18___ with Dockwra in charge. It was far from a perfect system, burdened with seemingly improper ___19___ that made it unreasonably expensive to send a letter. Worse still, recipients were expected to pay. As you might imagine, this ___20___ some problems — either people weren’t home or flat-out refused to pay. The system just didn’t work, but it remained in place for far too long. About 50 years later, to do better, Rowland Hill argued for putting an end to the postal fees and replacing them with a(n) ___21___ national rate of one penny, which would be paid by the sender. When the post office ignored Hill’s ideas, he self-published his essay and it quickly gained ___22___ among the public. Hill was then ordered by Postmaster General Lord Lichfield to discuss postal reform and, during their subsequent meeting, the two men conceived of a gluey label that could be applied to envelopes as an indication of payment. Though it had gained support with the public who longed for a(n) ___23___ way to connect with distant friends and family, officials still weren’t convinced. Thankfully, Hill was far from alone in his passion for reform. He eventually earned enough support from other like-minded individuals to convince Parliament to ___24___ his system. In 1839, Hill held a competition to design all the necessary postal facility. The winning stamp describing the young Queen’s profile came from one William Wyon, who based the design on a medal he created to celebrate her first visit to London. The “Penny Black” stamp went on sale on May 1, 1840. It was an immediate ___25___. Suddenly, the country seemed a lot smaller. The Penny Black’s design was so well received that it remained in use for forty years. II. Reading Comprehension (1*15 + 2*15 = 45 分) 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. One evening, my husband and I laid out on the sofa together for some quality phone time at the end of a long day. To the outside observer, we probably seemed the picture of modern domestic bliss, but a glance at our screens would reveal a key ___26___: While my husband played online chess, I was ordering groceries and checking on the progress of our robot vacuum. Within the home, the digitization of household labor through online shopping, digital childcare, online payments, and high-tech appliances are supposed to have helped free women from the trials of everyday chores, but is tech really making women’s lives ___27___? Domestic work has always been invisible — not just on a physical level, but also in terms of its being ___28___ culturally and economically. The Japanese writer Satoshi Umeda used the term “unnamed household chores” to refer to those various chores that people tend not to ___29___ but which nevertheless must be done: clearing away leftover food scraps, replacing garbage bags, and ___30___ it that there is always enough of everything at home. Take online grocery shopping for example. It appears effortless — all women have to do is tap a few buttons on their phone and the food will be delivered to their door. But in fact, ordering groceries online is ___31___ less exhausting than going to the store: It requires planning, decision-making, communication, and ___32___ monitoring. Unlike the weekly shopping, these tasks are interrupted, widespread, and endless. Digital housework also includes ___33___ labor. Social networks have increased the number of people that women are responsible for ___34___ with, as well as the costs of maintaining these relationships. Many mothers said they need to post holiday wishes to teachers in chat groups and reply to the messages sent by other parents — or ___35___ leaving a bad impression on teachers or their peers. ___36___, because online messages lack the non-verbal cues present in ordinary communication, such as gestures and facial expressions, these women must constantly second-guess their words. “When communicating with teachers on WeChat, I’m afraid of being misunderstood,” explained one of our interviewees. “So I write my message elsewhere first and then often ___37___ it several times before I’m happy with it.” In general, although digital housework reduces the time women have to spend moving around and the exhaustion that comes from running errands, this “___38___” time is immediately occupied by a new set of tasks. It’s worth noting, however, that when we asked our interviewees for their thoughts on the digitization of housework, most had only ___39___ things to say at first. But the more they talked, the more problems surfaced. This goes to show how difficult it is even for women themselves to detect the gender bias and ___40___ labor involved in digital housework. 26. A. factor B. difference C. pattern D. resemblance 27. A. harsher B. faster C. easier D. smarter 28. A. overlooked B. underlined C. overtaken D. undone 29. A. imitate B. undertake C. advocate D. mention 30. A. depending on B. seeing to C. appreciating D. hating 31. A. necessarily B. potentially C. merely D. hardly 32. A. instant B. distant C. resistant D. constant 33. A. manual B. parental C. emotional D. professional 34. A. identifying B. communicating C. operating D. coinciding 35. A. risk B. excuse C. avoid D. resent 36. A. Thus B. Nevertheless C. Rather D. In addition 37. A. repeat B. click C. edit D. post 38. A. liberated B. underrepresented C. compensated D. canceled 39. A. nasty B. worrisome C. trustworthy D. positive 40. A. hidden B. inexhaustible C. effortless D. desperate Section B 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) Fifteen years ago, I took a summer vacation in Lecce in southern Italy. After climbing up a hill for a panoramic (全景的) view of the blue sea, white buildings and green olive trees, I paused to catch my breath and then positioned myself to take the best photo of this panorama. Unfortunately, just as I took out my camera, a woman approached from behind, and planted herself right in front of my view. Like me, this woman was here to stop, sigh and appreciate the view. Patient as I was, after about 15 minutes, my camera scanning the sun and reviewing the shot I would eventually take, I grew frustrated. Was it too much to ask her to move so I could take just one picture of the landscape? Sure, I could have asked her, but something prevented me from doing so. She seemed so content in her observation. I didn’t want to mess with that. Another 15 minutes passed and I grew bored. The woman was still there. I decided to take the photo anyway. And now when I look at it, I think her presence in the photo is what makes the image interesting. The landscape, beautiful on its own, somehow comes to life and breathes because this woman is engaging with it. This photo, with the unique beauty that unfolded before me and that woman who “ruined” it, now hangs on a wall in my bedroom. What would she think if she knew that her figure is captured and frozen on some stranger’s bedroom wall? A bedroom, after all, is a very private space, in which some woman I don’t even know has been immortalized (使……永存). In some ways, she lives in my house. Perhaps we all live in each other’s spaces. Perhaps this is what photos are for: to remind us that we all appreciate beauty, that we all share a common desire for pleasure, for connection, for something that is greater than us. That photo is a reminder, a captured moment, an unspoken conversation between two women, separated only by a thin square of glass. 41. When the author was ready for a picture, she found ________. A. her camera refused to work. B. a friend was coming to her. C. she’d missed the view of the sea. D. a woman blocked her view. 42. In the author’s opinion, what makes the photo so alive? A. The complexity of the landscape. B. The woman’s existence in the photo. C. The perfect positioning of the camera. D. The figures having a conversation nearby. 43. The photo on the bedroom wall enables the author to better understand ________. A. the importance of a hill trip B. the need to have a quality camera C. the shared passion for beauty D. the joy of being close to nature 44. The passage can be seen as the author’s reflections upon _______. A. a particular life experience B. the pleasure of traveling C. the art of photography D. a lost friendship (B) Submitting Assignment Online In order to upload an assignment to the system properly, you must save the assignment using one of the following applications: Microsoft Word, Corel WordPerfect, or Microsoft Excel. After you complete an assignment, it is important to save your work. This ensures that assignment being uploaded to the system is the most updated version. Your word processing program may attempt to save the assignment to a folder on your computer. We recommend creating a new folder, named after your course, in a location that is easy to remember, such as “My Documents.” File Name Requirements Select a file name for the assignment that is easy to remember. The file name must NOT contain spaces. Any spaces used in the file name will prevent the file from uploading to the system. 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Please manage your time carefully as family and work demands will not be accepted as excuses for late or non-submissions. Tutors and administrators do not have the authority to grant extensions. 45. Which of the following file names is acceptable for submitting assignment? A. researchpaper.rtf B. research paper.pdf C. researchpaper.doc D. research paper.doc 46. The underlined phrase “pops up” in the passage probably means “________”. A. appears B. eliminates C. scans D. browses 47. What would happen if you summit your assignment after the due time? A. You may ask for a second chance. B. A tutor will give you a talk. C. You should provide a proper excuse. D. You will get a fail for the work. (C) On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog. It’s a joke that captures the prevailing idea that you can be whoever you want online. Previous research suggested that we tailor our online interactions to hide aspects of our personality we don’t want to share. In other words, we craft our digital selves to highlight only the best bits. But that picture may need redrawing. Recent work suggests our true colours just can’t help shining. Several studies found that Facebook behaviours accurately mirror our personality. For instance, constant updates about our gym habits reveal one’s genuine unhealthy narcissism (自恋). Now Grieve and Watkinson at the University of Tasmania may have found out why: trying to be someone you’re not carries a severe emotional and mental consequence – just as it would offline. The pair asked 164 people aged 18 to 55 to take two personality tests, one as their true selves and one as the person they thought they presented on Facebook. They found that the more people’s true selves differed from the persona (表象) they presented online, the less social connectedness they reported – and the more stress. The findings are fascinating because they show well-established principles in psychology happening in cyberspace, says Michal Kosinski at Stanford University. For example, the self-verification theory says that we would rather other people had an accurate view of who we really are than an overly positive one. William Swann of the University of Texas was the first to show the theory. He found that employees are more likely to leave a company after getting a pay rise if they have low self-esteem, because it conflicted with their view of the world. In general, we tend to be healthier and more productive when those around us reflect how we see ourselves, even if some of those traits are not positive. Kosinski says none of us is supposed to act any differently online versus in real life. In fact, it may be even harder to be someone you’re not when you’re online. In our offline interactions, there are more social pressures regulating how we present ourselves. What’s more, happier and less stressed people are not crafting themselves, says Kosinski, they have tailored their social network, probably to target a less diverse audience. The finding also has implications for anonymity (匿名). There are good reasons why people hide their identity on the internet. It lets you express yourself without consequence. But when nobody knows you’re a dog, you get none of the positive confirmation of others seeing you for who you really are. “You can’t link that secret self to your public identity,” says Grieve. 48. What does the author mean by saying “But that picture may need redrawing”? A. Trying to present our best sides online may reveal our true selves. B. We also need to highlight our drawbacks in crafting digital identities. C. People with different personalities have their own shining points. D. We should get rid of the habit of merely exposing our true selves. 49. Which of the following is TRUE about the self-verification theory? A. It applies both to online contexts and real-life contexts. B. It is a novel theory but has been recognized in psychology. C. It indicates low-esteemed people are likely to quit their jobs. D. It indicates people’s hatred of others’ objective remarks on them. 50. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? A. Hiding identity online may boost one’s ability to express himself. B. People may only include those similar to them into social network. C. Social network websites may lack diversity in terms of its audience. D. You’ll surely get positive reviews from others when you post anonymously 51. The passage mainly tells us that ________. A. showing our fake selves is universal B. we should display our best sides online C. we must deal with social media carefully D. faking our online-identities doesn’t pay 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. It all goes back to each country’s distinct cultural heritage. B. American stories are rooted in realism; even our fantasies are rooted in realism. C. Both boys are characterized by their unique roles, thus breathing life into the fancy stories. D. Meanwhile, the United States, also a major player in children’s classics, deals much less in magic. E. Britain’s time-honored countryside, with ancient castles and restful farms, lends itself to fairy-tale invention. F. Both orphans took over the world of children’s literature, but their stories unfold in noticeable different ways. How the British and American Tell Children’s Stories If Harry Potter and Huckleberry Finn were each to represent British versus American children’s literature, a curious situation would emerge: In a literary competition for the hearts and minds of children, one is a wizard-in-training at a boarding school in the Scottish Highlands, while the other is a barefoot boy drifting down the Mississippi, bothered by cheats, slave hunters, and thieves. One defeats evil with a magic stick, the other takes to a raft (筏) to right a social wrong. ______52_______ The small island of Great Britain is an unquestionably powerhouse of children’s bestsellers: Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter, and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Significantly, all are fantasies. ______53_______ Stories like The Call of the Wild, Charlotte’s Web, Little Women, and the Adventures of Tom Sawyer are more notable for their realistic portraits of day-to-day life in the towns and farmlands on the growing frontier. If British children gathered in the dim light of the kitchen fireplace to hear stories about magic swords and talking bears, American children sat at their mother’s knee listening tales with moral messages about a world where life was hard, obedience emphasized, and Christian morality valued. Each style has its virtues, but the British approach undoubtedly creates the kinds of stories that appeal to the furthest reaches of children’s imagination. ______54______ For one, the British have always been in touch with their pagan ( 异 教 徒 的 ) folk traditions and stories, says Maria Tatar, a Harvard professor of children’s literature. After all, the country’s very origin story is about a young king tutored by a wizard. Legends have always been accepted as history, from Merlin to Macbeth. “Even as the British were digging into these magical worlds, Americans, much more realistic, always viewed their soil as something to exploit,” says Tatar. Americans write fantasies too, but nothing like the British, says Jerry Griswold, a San Diego State University professor of children’s literature. He said, “______55______” To prove it, he mentioned Dorothy, the heroine of Wizard of Oz (《绿野仙踪》) who unmasks the great and powerful Wizard as a cheat. Meanwhile, American fantasies differ in another way: They usually end with a moral lesson learned – for example, in Oz, Dorothy’s journey ends with the realization: “There’s no place like home.” III. Productive Grammar (10 分) 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 late 19 th and early 20 th centuries saw an intense period of exploration in Antarctica, as explorers from around the world raced to be the first (56) ______ (reach) the South Pole and unlock the secrets of Earth’s last great wilderness. This period, from about 1895 to 1922, is known as the “Heroic Age” of Antarctic exploration, a time of both stunning achievements and heartbreaking tragedies. For centuries, the existence of a southern continent at the bottom of the globe was the subject of speculation and the land remained a mystery behind a wall of ice for long. By the dawn of the 20 th century, Antarctica was (57) ______ (known) part of the planet, a vast expanse of ice and snow, buffeted by ferocious winds and plunged into months-long darkness during the winter. The challenges of exploring such an environment were immense because technology in the early 20 th century was far from (58) ______ it is today. Wooden sailing ships risked (59) ______ (crush) by pack ice, and men faced constant danger from cold, starvation, frostbite and snow-blindness. As historian H.R. Mill wrote, “The Antarctic regions (60) ______ well be called the worst place on Earth from the point of view of the explorer.” (61) ______ the risks, several countries launched expeditions, driven by a mix of motives. The promise of scientific discovery, national prestige, and economic ambitions in whaling and sealing all (62) ______ (play) a role. It turned out that the expeditions made major contributions to the fields of geology, biology, and oceanography. They collected vast quantities of data and specimens, some of (63) ______ are still being studied today. From glaciers to ships getting stuck in the ice and polar storms, these journeys were dangerous and potentially deadly. Explorers typically had no method of communicating with the outside world and used equipment rarely (64) ______ (suit) to the Antarctic climate. As such, these expeditions – and those who embarked on them – have often been described as “heroic”. But not everyone agrees with this assessment. Many contemporaries of the heroic age of exploration cited the recklessness of these expeditions, and historians have debated the merits of their efforts. Either way, (65) ______ heroic or foolish, 20 th-century polar explorers undoubtedly achieved some remarkable feats of survival and endurance. IV. Translation (3+3+4+5=15 分) Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 66. 记住，成功不在于不犯错，而在于同样的错不再犯。(bear，consist) 67. 儿童通过反复试验摸索才学会一项新技能，然后才会取得突飞猛进的进步。(trial) 68. 正如老话所言，“没有人能完成所有事情，但每个人都能贡献点滴。”我们计划筹集资金，并与当地社区合作开展各种活动，以提高公众保护野生动物的意识。(As) 69. 他们一心想通过该移民法案，好让企业招募更多的外国人以满足对熟练工人日益增长的需求，但该法案将会让这个国家面临移民潮，使不断上升的失业率进一步恶化。(intention, expose) V. Guided Writing (20 分) Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 假如你是明启中学的高二学生李华，在校友论坛上看见学长 Lynn（复旦大学物理专业本科在读，家住 上海市区）发帖，询问有半年的时间正好没有课，但对于两个体验项目都感兴趣（具体信息如下），不知如何选择，请根据以下信息，给 Lynn 回复，帮助他选择。你的回信须包括： 1）你的建议；2）你的理由。 Dear all, I’m Lynn, an undergraduate student majoring in physics in Fudan University. Since I won’t be tied up with courses for the next semester, I have been looking for some experience projects these days. However, right now, both of the two choices appeal to me and I feel so torn between the two choices. Can you help me to choose? — Lynn 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$