上海市延安中学2025-2026学年高三上学期9月英语试题

上海市延安中学2025学年第一学期质量调研 高三年级英语试卷 (时间：105分钟 满分115) I. Grammar and Vocabulary (20分) Section A Directions: After reading the passages 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 of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. All Luo Ji knew was that he was locked in a tiny basement room. The basement was deep, and he had felt the descent of the elevator even as the mechanism confirmed his sensations, ____1____ (count) backward to negative ten. Ten levels below ground! Once again he took stock of his small room. The twin bed, simple furnishings, and an ancient wooden writing desk gave the place the look of a guard room, not a prison cell. Clearly ____2____ had been here for quite some time, and although the bedclothes were new, the rest of the furniture was covered in dust and gave off a dank, musty smell. The door opened and a stocky middle-aged man entered. He nodded wearily ____3____ Luo Ji. “Dr. Luo, I’m here to keep you company, but since you’ve just come over I don’t expect you’re climbing the walls just yet.” Just come over. The phrase grated — surely “sent down” would have been ____4____ (accurate). Luo Ji’s heart sank. It seemed that his guess ____5____ (confirm): Although the men who had brought him here had been polite, it was clear he had been arrested. “Are you a policeman?” The man nodded. “Used to be. Name’s Shi Qiang.” He sat down on the bed and pulled out a pack of cigarettes. The smoke wouldn’t have any place to dissipate in this ____6____ (seal) room, Luo Ji thought, but he didn’t dare say anything. ____7____ reading his mind, Shi Qiang looked around and said, “There ____8____ be a ventilation fan” Then he pulled a cord next to the door, and a fan started humming. It was pretty rare to see a pull-cord switch. Luo Ji also noticed an obsolete red rotary phone lying in a corner, covered in dust. Shi Qiang handed him a cigarette, which he accepted after ____9____ moment’s hesitation. When they had lit their cigarettes, Shi Qiang said, “It’s early yet. Shall we chat?” “Ask away,” Luo Ji said, head down as he exhaled a cloud of smoke. “Ask what?” Shi Qiang said, looking at Luo Ji in surprise. Luo Ji jumped up from the bed and tossed the cigarette aside. “How can you suspect me? You’ve got to know it was just a traffic accident! The two cars collided, and then she was hit by the one behind them as it tried to avoid the crash. It’s plain as day.” He held out his hands, at a loss for words. Shi Qiang raised his head and looked at him, his tired eyes suddenly alert, as if an invisible malice, honed with practice, were hidden behind the smile he usually wore. “You said that, not me. My superiors don’t want me to say anything more, and I don’t know anything more. To think I was worried we wouldn’t have anything to talk about. Come, sit down.” Luo Ji didn’t sit down. He got in Shi Qiang’s face and continued: “I’d only known her for a week. We met at a bar next to the university, and when the accident happened I couldn’t even remember her name. Tell me, ____10____ could there possibly have been between us to lead your thoughts in that direction?” — an excerpt from The Dark Forest 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. derived B. chilled C. evoked D. festive E. twist F. disorienting G. flashing H. murderous I. forming J. properties K. vegans A riotous (狂欢的) indulgence To the young trainees at West Point, the prospect of eggnog without whisky was unconscionable. Openly disregarding a ban on alcohol, a group took a boat across the Hudson river and obtained gallons of grog (一种烈酒). Around 90 trainees got so drunk that they spent Christmas morning smashing windows and ____11____ their weapons. Among the participants in the “Eggnog Riot” of 1826 was Jefferson Davis, who later became president of the Confederacy. Eggnog is a sweet beverage with a serious edge. It is probably ____12____ from “posset” — a mixture involving a combination of cream or milk, eggs, spices and ale or wine. Posset was believed to have medicinal____13____when King Charles I came down with a cold in the 1600s, his physician prescribed it. The annual flu probably established the drink’s association with winter. But Christmas has also given eggnog a boost. The spices used — cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg — are present in other ____14____ treats, such as ginger-bread. For centuries cream and fresh eggs were harder to acquire in winter, so were viewed as luxuries. Britons brought the drink to America in the 18th century. Stronger wine, traditionally used to add posset, was difficult to obtain, so Americans laced (掺) their version with bourbon, rum or whisky instead. Though eggnog is consumed in many English-speaking countries, Americans are the most keen on it. They consume around 15m gallons every year, the equivalent of one small cup per person. Many countries have added their own ____15____. Germans make Eierpunsch with wine. Peruvians add pisco, a white brandy; South Africans opt for amarula, a liqueur. Eggnog has also been adapted for a health-conscious age, and ____16____ can forgo eggs and use almond, coconut or oat milk, which is less fatty, a single portion of the original can exceed 300 calories. Its creaminess is a reminder of the comforts of childhood, while the addition of booze is a grown-up pleasure. Unlike mulled wine, eggnog is often served ____17____, so none of the alcohol evaporates. A recipe attributed to George Washington could take down an elephant: he called for adding brandy, rum, sherry and whisky. The ____18____ effect of eggnog was known long before the riot that bears its name. In Shakespeare’s play, the ____19____ Lady Macbeth drugs the servants’ posset in order to gain access to the king’s bedroom: “That which hath made them drunk hath made me bold.” Today the drink is associated with less serious crimes. A poem published in the American Beacon on Christmas Eve in 1817 _____20_____ ancient Greek mythology to suggest that the drink turned respectable people into beasts: “When Circe, the witch, caught Ulysses’s men/She gave each a dram (少量的酒) that soon made him a hog/The identical mixture — ‘tis now as’ twas then/So attend to the moral, beware of eggnog. II. Reading Comprehension (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. An Afghan asylum (避难)-seeker chugging across the English Channel at eight knots, an Australian nearing retirement, and the parent of a child with special needs have something in common. Each knows more than the British state thinks they do. The British government has long assumed people are in general, ___21___ the state’s obligations. Increasingly, the opposite is the ____22____: people know too much. The knowledge comes from peculiar sources. TikTok is a wealth of information for people trying to claim asylum. Reddit forums, such as r/DWPhelp, offer expert guidance to people navigating the Department for Work and Pensions. Memes (梗图/表情包) about ____23____, shared on WhatsApp and Facebook, cut through better than any government campaign. What happens when people are more knowledgeable than the state assumes? Some consequences are ____24____. Governments have long struggled to sign up old people to pension credit which ____25____ of elderly poor folk. Until recently, a third of qualifying pensioners did not apply for something worth up to £4,300 ($5,600) a year. Labour’s decision to cancel the less valuable winter-fuel allowance (worth about £300) for everyone except those on pension credit changed that. A wave of cross-generational social media cajoling (哄骗话术) meant that, this time, pensioners actually signed up for free money. About 235,000 people applied for pension credit in the wake of the ____26____, up 81% from the same period the previous year. Cutting winter-fuel allowance was a cost-saving measure. It will now ____27____ fewer costs. Other consequences are negative. When unlikely flaws appear, they go viral. Britain is tweaking its rules on making backdated national-insurance contributions to qualify for a pension. This has caused quarrelsome disturbances in, of all places, Australia. A three-year term working in Britain — common enough among Australians — is enough to qualify for a portion of a state pension, if someone is willing to make seven years of backdated contributions for a few thousand pounds in total. Given that a state pension is worth at least £3,000 per year from retirement, it is a good deal. How-to guides were ____28____ Instagram. Up to 2m people could qualify, even if few are likely to apply. It is not fraud (欺诈); it is people claiming entitlements when few thought they would. Relying on unawareness about entitlements has long been a tool of the British state. When it comes to asylum, it no longer works. Asylum-seekers in Calais have an intricate knowledge of both Britain’s and the EU’s asylum system. Again, the knowledge stems from the same sources: on TikTok smugglers (走私者) advertise their services, while advice on the ins and outs of the British asylum system circulates freely on messaging apps. Britain, like much of Europe, introduced generous asylum obligations in the ____29____ that few people would come. Now lots do. Low take-up is the secret sauce of many British benefits. It means the British state can, at times, be _____30_____. Under the Motability scheme, disabled people can exchange a mobility allowance worth about £75 a week for a car. Thanks to various government subsidies and guarantees — since the government pays Motability directly, its cost of borrowing is low while it is VAT-exempt (免征增值税) — it is a bargain. A BMW i4 costs about £650 a month from a normal rental company; it is _____31_____ that on Motability. About 815,000 people use Motability. Another 1.6m people are entitled to it. Some prefer the cash. Plenty of others simply don’t yet know what _____32_____ the scheme is. Thanks to TikTok, Reddit and X, they soon will. What happens when everyone tries to claim what they are _____33_____? Special-needs provision (提供) is an unhappy example. Education, Health and Care plans allow parents to claim benefits worth tens of thousands if their child has learning difficulties. The number of children on plans has risen from under 240,000 in 2014 to nearly 600,000 in 2024. Partly, this is due to an increase in cases. Often, it is _____34_____. They are guided on their way by a large amount of advice, from Reddit to Mumsnet, an influential message board, to TikTok. The result? About 20 councils are at risk of _____35_____ solely from special-needs provision. 21. A. responsible for B. ignorant about C. subject to D. free from 22. A. deception B. meaning C. creation D. norm 23. A. tech struggles B. internet cultures C. welfare entitlements D. childhood nostalgia 24. A. essential B. mixed C. grave D. controversial 25. A. reflects the vulnerability B. supplements the income C. highlights the challenge D. shows the happiness 26. A. scandal B. crisis C. announcement D. achievement 27. A. save B. cover C. increase D. calculate 28. A. designed by B. translated into C. modeled after D. splashed over 29. A. spirit B. expectation C. name D. claim 30. A. generous B. bureaucratic C. conservative D. controversial 31. A. roughly double B. just half C. the same as D. slightly over 32. A. firm policy B. short-term strategy C. good value D. pioneering work 33. A. owed B. accused C. called D. trained 34. A. misunderstanding B. stress C. awareness D. budget 35. A. exploitation B. injustice C. independence D. bankruptcy (A) My father, Don Bowman, was Mom’s second husband. Mom and Dad married in 1983 and split up around the time I started walking. Mom remarried a couple years after the divorce. Dad gave me up for adoption when I was six. After the adoption, he became kind of a phantom for the next six years. I had few memories of life with him. I knew that he loved Kentucky, its beautiful mountains, and its rolling green horse country. He drank RC Cola and had a clear Southern accent. He drank, but he stopped for some unknown reasons. I always felt loved when I spent time with him, which was why I found it so shocking that he “didn’t want me anymore,” as Mom and Mamaw (外婆) told me. He had a new wife, with two small children, and I’d been replaced. Bob Hamel, my stepdad and eventual adoptive father, was a good guy in that he treated Lindsay and me kindly. Mamaw didn’t care much for him. “He’s a toothless stupid person,” she’d tell Mom, I suspect for reasons of class and culture: Mamaw had done everything in her power to be better than the circumstances of her birth. Though she was hardly rich, she wanted her kids to get an education, obtain white-collar work, and marry well-groomed middle-class folks — people, in other words, who were nothing like Mamaw. Bob, however, was a walking hillbilly (乡巴佬) stereotype. He had little relationship with his own father and had learned the lessons of his own childhood well: He had two kids whom he barely saw, though they lived in Hamilton, a town ten miles south of Middletown. Half of his teeth had rotted out, and the other half were black, brown, and misshapen, the consequence of a lifetime of Mountain Dew consumption and presumably some missed dental checkups. He was a high school dropout who drove a truck for a living. We’d all eventually learn that there was much to dislike about Bob. But what drove Mamaw’s initial dislike were the parts of him that most resembled her. Mamaw apparently understood what would take me another twenty years to learn: that social class in America isn’t just about money. And her desire that her children do better than she had done extended past their education and employment and into the relationships they formed. When it came to spouses for her kids and parents for her grandkids, Mamaw felt, whether she knew it consciously, that she wasn’t good enough. When Bob became my legal father, Mom changed my name from James Donald Bowman to James David Hamel. Until then, I’d borne my father’s first name as my middle name, and Mom used the adoption to erase any memory of his existence. She kept the D to preserve what had by then become a universal nickname — J.D. Mom told me that I was now named after Uncle David Mamaw’s older brother. This seemed a bit of a stretch even when I was six. Any old D name would have done, so long as it wasn’t Donald. Our new life with Bob had a superficial, family-sitcom (情景喜剧) feel to it. Mom and Bob’s marriage seemed happy. They bought a house a few blocks away from Mamaw’s. Mom had recently acquired her nursing license, and Bob made a great salary, so we had plenty of money. With our gun-toting (持枪的), cigarette-smoking Mamaw up the street and a new legal father, we were an odd family and seemingly a happy one. 36. In the first paragraph, the author’s portrayal of his biological father, Don Bowman, subtly conveys the complexity of their relationship. Which detail BEST illustrates the striking contrast between affection and abandonment? A. Don Bowman’s fondness for Kentucky’s natural landscapes. B. His mysterious quitting drinking and distinct Southern accent. C. The time the author spent with him before the age of six. D. His preference for RC Cola and becoming a ghost after the divorce. 37. What was her primary intention when the author’s mother changed his name after Bob became his adoptive father? A. To honor Uncle David, Mamaw’s elder brother B. To cut the author’s connection to his biological father C. To facilitate the author’s integration into the new family D. To maintain the naming traditions of the Hamel family 38. Which statement most accurately summarizes the central theme of the passage? A. An account of the author’s family transitions and the cultural clashes within. B. An exploration of the psychological impact of adoption on a child’s identity. C. A comparative analysis of the author’s biological and adoptive fathers’ personalities. D. A high compliment of social class dynamics within an American family. 39. What can be inferred from last paragraph regarding the author’s view of his new family’s life with Bob? A. The family’s happiness was as perfect and unreal as a television show. B. The family’s outward cheerfulness might mask its underlying complexity. C. The family actively imitated the lifestyle of a sitcom for social approval. D. The author disliked the falseness of their supposedly ideal new life. (B) Her team applied human attachment style criteria to cats because “attachment behaviors serve a purpose in the wild” and “are not specific only to human beings,” Vitale said. In the 1960s, psychologist Harry Harlow conducted attachment research on primates (灵长目动物) by separating baby rhesus monkeys from their mothers and then assessing their behavior. In the absence of a caregiver, the baby monkeys frequently became attached to a surrogate — a soft cloth that they could cling to. Baby animals naturally seek the protection of caretakers, and if they’re left alone, they cry until a parent comes back. “These behaviors allow them to explore and learn about the world around them without getting too far away from their source of security,” Vitale explains. Cats display similar behaviors in their own feline (猫科的) way, such as by meowing, jumping into their owners’ laps, or rubbing against their owners’ ankles. Vitale and her team said society “may be underestimating” cats’ social and cognitive smarts. One of those under-appreciated abilities is cats’ sensitivity to their owners’ feelings and emotional states. Cats routinely responded to owners’ smiles and frowns with purrs (呼噜声) or bristles (炸毛), the researchers found, but when the study team copied the same experiment with strangers, they found that cats held back. This sensitivity to their owners’ feelings allows for greater cat-human communication than was previously thought. In an interview, Jackson Galaxy, a noted cat-behavior expert and YouTuber, told NBC that humans tend to regard “cats through dog-colored glasses,” which means owners might experience disappointment because cats “don’t wag their tails, meet us at the door, (or) demonstrate in a way that humans innately recognize that they love us.” Not every couple who’s madly in love walks around holding hands or kissing-some keep their feelings closer to the vest. The same holds true for cats: The signs may not be obvious, but they exist, if you know where and how to look. 40. The quote by William S. Burroughs “THEY NEVER OFFER THEIR SERVICES TO YOU. THEY OFFER THEMSELVES.” is used to illustrate that cats’ attachment to humans is characterized by . A. transactional behavior in exchange for care B. a voluntary autonomous expression of connection C. dependence on human providers for survival D. imitation of primate attachment patterns 41. The underlined word “surrogate” in paragraph one probably means . A. a gate or a door that is superior to others B. a substitute or a thing that takes the place of C. a girl who bears others’ children for money D. a kind of cloth or cotton for a special purpose 42. Jackson Galaxy’s criticism of “dog-colored glasses” implies that humans . A. justifiably compare cats’ intelligence to dogs’ B. misinterpret cats’ species-specific communication C. overestimate cats’ ability to interact with humans D. consider cats’ emotional complexity inferior to dogs’ (C) Exercise should be seen as essential, but there is more to a healthy life The role of exercise in promoting good general health, and helping to prevent heart disease, strokes and diabetes is well established. No wonder, then, that long-distance running keeps growing in popularity. Popular tracks and parks have never been busier, with groups in stretchy Lycra (人造弹性纤维品牌) and fitness trackers on their wrists. The internet is awash with (充斥着) exercise videos, while figures earlier this year showed that gym memberships have climbed to a record 11.5m. The 16.9% of people aged 16 or over in Britain who belong to a gym is one of the highest proportions in Europe. The older teenagers and young adults of generation Z are a key demographic behind this social trend. And recent news from the world’s biggest cancer conference, in Chicago, shows how right they are to take the health benefits of fitness seriously. A landmark trial compared the outcomes of patients in several countries who were placed on a programme of structured exercise — assisted by a personal trainer — with those offered standard health advice. The results showing that exercise could be as effective as drugs, without the side-effects, in preventing the recurrence of colon cancer, were described by Prof Sir Stephen Powis, the national medical director of NHS England, as “really exciting”. The expectation is that the study will influence treatment guidelines worldwide — including in the increasingly fitness-conscious UK. But there is another narrative about exercise in Britain that is hard to harmonize with the one above. This is that we are a chronically unwell, overweight and sedentary population, whose health problems are only partly linked to the Europe-wide demographic challenge of ageing. These difficulties are widely recognised to be psychological as well as physical, with particular concerns around the worsening mental health of children and young people, which is widely linked to the rise in smartphone use. Which of these accounts of British fitness habits is more accurate depends which part of the population is being carefully examined. Government figures show that the age gap — with 16-to 24-year-olds the most physically active age group — is not the only one. There is also a significant socioeconomic difference. Students and adults in managerial and professional jobs are much more likely to keep active than manual workers or people who are long-term unemployed. As with other indicators of health, such as weight or smoking, there is a clear correlation with income. Richer people with more education and higher social status are more likely to be well. Could gen Z counter this trend with its more general embrace of fitness, which some point out is far cheaper than pub-going? It is too soon to be sure. Some young people believe their gym-going habits are as much about economic insecurity and status anxiety as they are about commitment to health. But as ministers finalise their 10-year plan for the NHS, which is expected to place a strong emphasis on prevention, they have an opportunity to build on, and shape, the way that exercise is offered and experienced. That being physically active is good for you is reinforced by the latest cancer study. But an obsession with personal appearance can be draining. A public health approach to exercise should seek to maximise the gains and minimise the harms associated with fitness culture. 43. What contradiction about British fitness habits does the author highlight? A. While gym memberships are high, overall life expectancy is declining. B. Despite exercise’s health benefits, a portion of population remains sedentary. C. Young people prioritize fitness for appearance rather than medical benefits. D. The NHS emphasizes prevention, but individuals rely much on drug treatments. 44. The socioeconomic gap in fitness habits is best explained by the combination of . Ⅰ. health literacy Ⅱ. living habits Ⅲ. wellness networks IV. status symbol A. Ⅰ and Ⅱ only B. Ⅱ and Ⅲ only C. Ⅰ, Ⅱ, and IV D. Ⅰ,Ⅱ, Ⅲ,and IV 45. What measure might the author suggest the NHS should include in its 10-year plan? A. Integrating personal trainers into standard cancer treatment protocols if possible. B. Addressing the mental health harms caused by fitness culture in public. C. Promoting exercise as a preventive measure while balancing its potential downsides. D. Subsidizing gym memberships for low-income people as long as they need help. 46. Which of the following best describes the structure of the passage? A. Presentation of a social trend → introduction of conflicting evidence →analysis of causes → proposal for policy intervention. B. Critical evaluation of a health myth → case study support →contradiction of counterarguments → call for further research. C. Comparison of fitness habits in different countries → identification of demographic patterns →discussion of economic impacts → policy recommendations. D. Narrative of personal fitness experiences → statistical data validation (验证) → exploration of psychological factors → criticism of medical guidelines. Section C Directions: Fill in each blank in the article with a proper sentence given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. Bridging the digital divide In America, technology tends to reach non-white people last. Non-white families got landline telephones later than white ones. Today they lag behind in computer ownership and broadband access.____47____ When artificial intelligence (AI) spread with the release of ChatGPT in 2022, so did fears about the disparities (明显差异) that might follow. Yet AI is disrupting the digital-divide narrative. It is true that algorithms have disadvantaged black and Hispanic people in health care, policing and the court system. Facial-recognition software continues to struggle with non-white faces. Some AI chatbots have generated racist content. ____48____ According to the Walton Family Foundation, funded by members of the family behind Walmart, while 72% of white parents say they use AI personally, 80% of black and 84% of Hispanic parents say they do. Black teachers use AI in the classroom more often, and non-white children are also more likely to use AI at home: 68% of white parents say that their child uses AI chatbots for school, compared with 75% of Hispanic and 81% of black parents. “Generally technologies disrupt the lower levels of the socioeconomic ladder,” says Richard Culatta of the International Society for Technology in Education, a non-profit group. Many jobs throughout the years, including travel agents, switchboard operators and typists, have been replaced by technology. “AI is the first technology that is flipped (翻转的),” says Mr Culatta. ____49____ Anashay Wright, a black parent, says AI has changed her life. She uses AI to help with her attention-deficit diagnosis. She speaks into the program, and it translates her words into memos and slide decks. “In a world that worships the written word, I could never convey the energy and the soul of my emotions,” says Ms Wright. She also uses AI to help her children brainstorm ideas and get feedback on their schoolwork. She and her son used AI to draft an appeal letter after a university rejected him. “AI is this universal translator,” says Winston Roberts, a black public-school teacher in Newark, New Jersey, who uses the technology in his classroom. “AI allows a fifth-grader and a CEO to communicate ideas in a way both respect and understand.” It is also helping black and Hispanic families translate white culture, he says. It helps that many AI programs can be accessed free using smartphones, which non-white families use at similar rates to white ones, in contrast to their lower access to laptops. Cultural factors also play a role. Many upscale white families prioritise keeping kids away from technology, says Mr Culatta. ____50____ “Those families feel the urgency,” says Alejandro Gibes de Gac, the founder of Paloma, an app that uses AI to help parents tutor their children in poor schools. “They are thinking: ‘I’ve got to be the one to help my kid find a better future.’” AI, it seems, can show them how. A. However, some ethical issues like copying the content generated by AI is common in both white and non-white families. B. This time, computer programmers, lawyers and radiologists fear for their jobs. C. This “digital divide” showed during the pandemic, when many non-white pupils struggled with remote learning. D. Black and Hispanic families, who are poorer on average, may be less bothered. E. Educators are divided on whether AI will help students nationwide. F. But when it comes to using AI personally, non-white families may be getting an edge. Ⅲ. Summary (10分) 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. How Ants May Save You from Traffic Jams The free flow of traffic becomes unstable as the density of cars increases on a highway. At 15 vehicles per mile per lane, one driver tapping their brakes can trigger a persistent wave of congestion “It’s a kind of phase transition,” like water turning from a liquid to a solid form, says Katsuhiro Nishinari, a physicist at the University of Tokyo, who studies these jamming transitions. Nishinari’s previous research had shown that foraging (觅食的) ants can maintain their flow even at high densities. In a recent study, researchers recorded Ochetellus ants on foraging trails and used traffic-engineering models to analyze their movement. They found that the ants don’t jam because they travel in groups of three to 20 that move at nearly constant rates while keeping good distances between one another — and they don’t speed up to pass others. Self-driving cars, if they one day become common, could have more cooperative programming. In one vision of this future, autonomous vehicles would share information with nearby cars to optimize traffic flow perhaps, the researchers suggests, by prioritizing constant speeds or by not passing others on the road. “There is no leader,” but this organization emerges anyway. And in both ant and vehicle traffic this type of distributed system can be “very, very strong” and resilient, Nishinari says. “Still, ants can forge trails as wide as they like, unlike drivers stuck on highways. The insects do sometimes jam up when confined in tunnels, but to keep things moving, they’ll find a way to walk on the ceiling” she says. Today’s drivers can learn at least one thing from ants to avoid causing a traffic jam, Nishinari says: don’t drive too closely behind another vehicle. By leaving room between their car and the one ahead of them, drivers can absorb a wave of braking in dense traffic conditions that would otherwise be amplified (放大) into a full-blown “phantom” traffic jam with no obvious cause. “Just keeping away,” he says, can help traffic flow smoothly. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ IV. Translation (15分) Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using words given in the brackets. 52. 这起进入媒体视野的案件因缺乏足够证据而被驳回。（ground）（汉译英） ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 53. 光纤相较于铜的优势在于其能够在长距离传输数据无差错，并且不受电气干扰。(immunity) (汉译英) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 54. 暮色温柔，黄褐色的叶子自高枝旋舞飘落，树隙间，下方平静的河水清晰可见。(spin) (汉译英) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 55. 数字化浪潮方兴未艾，新设备如雨后春笋般涌现，诸如智能手表等常见可穿戴设备依托人机互动能够原原本本地记录用户的身体状况。(via) (汉译英) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ V. Guided Writing (25分) 56. Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 假设你是明启中学学生李华，你关注的小红书双语博主发了一条参观四行仓库抗战纪念馆(Sihang Warehouse Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall)的vlog， 有一位英国友人在下面评论： In the UK, there are also museums dedicated to WWII, such as the Imperial War Museum Duxford, situated in the suburbs of Cambridgeshire. Surprisingly, in Shanghai — a bustling metropolis where land prices are skyrocketing — the original building has been well-preserved. 你对他的话深有感触，加他好友并给他写一封信，针对评论中的某一点谈谈你的看法。 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 上海市延安中学2025学年第一学期质量调研 高三年级英语试卷 (时间：105分钟 满分115) I. Grammar and Vocabulary (20分) Section A 【1~10题答案】 【答案】1. counting 2. no one 3. at 4. more accurate 5. had been confirmed 6. sealed 7. As if 8. ought to 9. a 10. what Section B 【11~20题答案】 【答案】11. G 12. A 13. J 14. D 15. E 16. K 17. B 18. F 19. H 20. C II. Reading Comprehension (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. 【21~35题答案】 【答案】21. B 22. D 23. C 24. B 25. B 26. C 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. A 31. B 32. C 33. A 34. C 35. D (A) 【36~39题答案】 【答案】36. C 37. B 38. A 39. B (B) 【40~42题答案】 【答案】40. B 41. B 42. B (C) 【43~46题答案】 【答案】43. B 44. C 45. C 46. A Section C Directions: Fill in each blank in the article with a proper sentence 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. C 48. F 49. B 50. D Ⅲ. Summary (10分) 【51题答案】 【答案】 Highway traffic tends to get congested as car density increases. However, foraging ants can maintain smooth flow even at high densities by moving in groups with constant speeds, proper distances, and no overtaking. Self-driving cars can draw on this pattern, and today’s drivers should also keep a safe distance from the vehicle ahead to ensure traffic flows smoothly. IV. Translation (15分) Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using words given in the brackets. 【52题答案】 【答案】The case that came into the media spotlight was dismissed on the grounds of insufficient evidence 【53题答案】 【答案】The advantage of optical fiber over copper lies in its being capable of transmitting data over long distances without error and having immunity to electrical interference. 【54题答案】 【答案】The twilight is gentle, with tawny leaves spinning down from the tall branches and through the gaps between the trees, the calm river below is clearly visible. 【55题答案】 【答案】The digital wave is in full swing, and new devices are springing up like mushrooms after rain. Wearable devices such as smartwatches can accurately record users’ physical conditions via human-computer interaction. V. Guided Writing (25分) 【56题答案】 【答案】Dear Friend, I’m Li Hua from Mingqi High School. Your comment on the vlog about Sihang Warehouse Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall really caught my eye. I’m especially struck by what you said about the preservation of the original building in Shanghai. You’re right. Shanghai, a booming metropolis with high land prices, has carefully preserved this site. It’s more than just a building; it’s a powerful symbol of our nation’s unwavering spirit during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. The soldiers’ heroic deeds there are deeply engraved in Chinese history. Preserving such historical places is crucial. They educate the younger generation about the sacrifices made for peace. Just like the Imperial War Museum Duxford in the UK, Sihang Warehouse is a vital link to our past, ensuring we never forget. I hope we can talk more about such historical treasures. Best regards, Li Hua 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $