上海市控江中学2025-2026学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷

上海市控江中学2025学年第一学期高二年级期中英语试卷 2025.11 命题和校对：高二英语备课组 (满分：140分考试时间：120分钟) I.Listening Comprehension(25) 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.See a film with the man. B.Offer the man some help. C.Listen to some great music. D.Say thanks to the man. 2.A.At1:00pm. B.At 3:00 pm. C.At 4:00 pm. D.At 5:00 pm. 3.A.On his way B.In a restaurant. C.At home. D.On a train. 4. A.A guy stole his clothes. B.He found his clothes ugly. C.Someone said he was ugly. D.The ciothes in the supermarket are ugly. 5.A.Ask for something cheaper. B.Buy the vase she really likes. C.Protect herself from being hurt. D.Bargain with the shop assistant. 6.A.147 pounds. B.150 pounds. C.153 pounds. D.163 pounds. 7.A.To get a haircut. B.To attend a party. C.To do some shopping. D.To drive her home. 8.A.Use a computer in the lab. B.Take a chemistry course. C.Help him revise his report. D.Get her computer repaired. 9.A.It spoke highly of the mayor. B.It misinterpreted the mayor's speech. C.It made the mayor's view clearer. D.It carried the mayor's speech accurately. 10.A.Germany. B.France. C.West Africa. D.Spain. Section B(15分) Directions:In Section B,you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation,and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages and the conversation.The passages and the conversation 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 would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11.A.He was Ms.Beach's neighbor. B.He used to work at Ms.Beach's bookstore. C.He has followed Ms.Beach's way of doing business. D.He came from Britain 12.A.She died. B.The Germans made her give it up. C.Her business went from bad to worse. D.She decided to start a new business. 13.A.In1951. B.In1962. C.1964. D.In1919. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14.A.0.1cm. B.1 cm. c.0.01mm. D.0.1 mm. 15.A.There was a hole in it. B.It got hurt by something hard. C.It went off Bill Beaver's eye. D.It sometimes didn't work well. 1 16.A.It was made by hand. B.It was made by a special robot. C.There was some blood during the operation. D.The doctors didn't take part during the operation. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17.A.It could be done with good grades. B.It couldn't be done. C.It was very difficult. D.It was boring 18.A.He didn't like physical education. B.He had so little physical energy. C.He was unable to sit still in class. D.He can't use skateboard at school. 19.A.He had a different school. B.He let students plan P.E.classes on their own. C.He was kind to every student. D.He showed some techniques during classes. 20.A.It was robot-like with new tricks. B.He was more professional. C.He created it by himself. D.It is smoother than others'. IⅡ.Grammar and Vocabulary(20分) SectionA(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. Are Summering and Medaling Annoying? While many of us in the northern hemisphere may have been away somewhere nice recently,not many of us would say that we've"summered"."Summer"is clearly a noun,or(21)(precisely),a"verbified"noun. Way back in our childhood,we all learned the differences between a noun (person,place or thing)and a verb (action word).(22)such a tidy definition,it was easy to spot the difference.Not so in adulthood,where we are expected to "foot"bills,"chair"committees,and"dialogue"with political opponents.Chances are you don't feel uncomfortable at the sight of those(23)(verb)nouns. "The verbing of nouns is as old as the English language",says Patricia O'Conner,a former editor at the The New York Times Book Review.Experts estimate that 20 percent of all English verbs were originally nouns.And the phenomenon seems(24)(snowball).Since 1900,about 40 percent of all new verbs have come from nouns. (25) conversion (is quite universal,plenty of grammarians object to the practice. William Strunk Jr.and E.B.White,in The Elements of Style-the Bible for the use of American English-have this to say:"Many nouns lately (26)(press)into service as verbs.Not all are bad,but all are suspect."The Chicago Manual of Style takes a similar standpoint,(27)(advise)writers to use verbs in this way cautiously, if at all.,” So are there any rules for verbing?Benjamin Dreyer,copy chief at Random House,doesn't offer a rule,but suggests that people think twice about "verbifying"a noun if it's easily replaceable by(28)already existing popular verb.Make sure it is descriptive but not silly sounding,he says. In the end,however,style is subjective.If I invite you to "Facebook"me,you'll know exactly(29)I mean.I suppose I could ask you to contact me on Facebook or to connect with me on Facebook,but why bother? "Facebook me"is easy to say.Easy conversion of nouns to verbs has been part of English grammar for centuries;it is one of the processes (30) make English"English".Not every coinage passes into general use,but as for trying to end verbing together,forget it. Section B(10分) 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. 2 A application. B.boast C.contrast D.earn empowers 1、engago 6.following N.response I.subject J tracks K.varying What Is a Social Media Influencer? Tho term "influencer"may seem like a fairly new addition to our word bank,but first uses date back to the 1660s.Still,its 31to social media-relatively new in its own right-is a more reccnt phenomenon. While the "very first"commercial influencer may be lost somewhere in the records of history,product packaging and magazine adverts of the past provide a breadcrumb trail(面包屑导航)that_32_the early evolution of influencer marketing.From the Marlboro Man,to Santa Claus,imaginary characters have offered tried and true ways to establish a personalized conncction between produets and consumers.Eventually,these influential spokespersons led to the modern social media influencer-someone who has built a sizable33 across one or more social media channels. Along with differences in size and reach,the channels,content formats,and categories will also shape the influencer definition to34 degrees.Throughout the evolution of social media,its variety of platforms have continually changed in 35 to user behavior and expectations.Whether it's YouTube,Instagram,Facebook, or Twitch,these social media channels offer influencers different ways to create,publish,and consume content,as well as36an audience. Thus,the influencer definition is 37 to change with the ever-changing social media scene,and all variables must be taken into consideration when defining social media influencers. Today,asking for the definition of an influencer-or even influencer marketing-could result in a large number of different answers.However,at their core,influencers are social media personalities with loyal audiences that they 38 by sharing content that inspires,entertains,informs,and connects them with their followers.This direct line of communication 39 influencers to generate social conversations,drive engagement,and ultimately, set trends among a receptive and socially wise audience. Social media influencers are generally categorized by two main tiers-micro-and macro-influencers.While micro-influencers have followings between 10,000 to 50,000,macro-influencers 40 audiences between 500,000 to 1 million.But these categories can be broken down even further to include the wide range of social media influencers. III.Reading comprehension Section A(15分) Directions:For each blank in the following passages 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. Biodiversity is a concept that's commonly referenced,yet regularly misunderstood.The complex(41) not only refers to the unbelievable variety of life on Earth,but to how everything from genes to entire ecosystems interact to make the planet habitable.The bad news:science shows that biodiversity is(42) worldwide at a faster rate than at any time in human history.That's obviously devastating for everything in nature-including us. "If biodiversity disappears,so do people."says Dr.Stephen Woodley,field ecologist and bio-diversity expert with the International Union for Conservation of Nature."We are part of the (43) and we do not exist without it.” Preventing such a catastrophe(),says Woodley,begins with understanding why biodiversity is declining, and then taking action to (44) course. "The two greatest(45) to biodiversity loss are habitat loss,primarily on land,and overexploitation, primarily in the ocean."Woodley says.He explains that we can solve these problems by permanently(46) more lands and oceans and managing them for their conservation values. That's the mission of the global Campaign for Nature,a partnership of the Wyss Foundation and the National Geographie Society.Instead of simply protecting 30 percent of the Earth,the(47) also encourage nations, in full parinership with local cornmunities,to focus ou the right 30 percent.Those areas,says Woodley,(48) the most important biodiversity,such as endangered species and ecosystems and rare specics and ecosystems. The campaign also recognizes the importance of(49) local rights.Local people manage or hold tenure (over lands that support about 80 percent of the world's biodiversity,making it(50) for these communities to be full partners in developing and implementing strategies. (51) protecting the health of key biodiversity areas is vital for tackling climate change,says National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Dr.Enric Sala."Pairing the international Paris Agreement to combat climate change,"Sala's paper asserts,"would(52) _catastrophic climate change,conserve species,and secure essential ecosystem services." “Biodiversity is stability,.”says Sala..“Trees,wetlands,grasslands,peat bogs(泥炭沼泽)，salt marshes(盐)， healthy ocean ecosystems,,mangroves(红树林)，and plants(53) much of the carbon pollution humans put into the atmosphere.Yet,right now,less than half of the planet is in its natural state,which isn't enough."Bottom line: Nature needs us to act now."Moving to Mars is not a(n)(54) ”Sala adds..“The only conditions for our life and for the prosperity of human society are here on Earth...we are(55) protecting it". 41.A.argument B.term C.structure D.problem 42.A.altering B.developing C.stabilizing D.worsening 43.A.ecosystem B.threat C.cycle D.procedure 44.A.affect B.change C.reverse D.continue 45.A.aspects B.contributors C.consequences D.occasions 46.A.acquiring B.protecting C.exploiting D.possessing 47.A.management B.announcement C.campaign D.competition 48.A.consume B.destroy C.lose D.contain 49.A.denying B.enjoying C.ignoring D.respecting 50.A.essential B.simple C.temporary D.profitable 51.A.Besides B.However C.Thus D.Otherwise 52.A.witness B.detect C.confirm D.avoid 53.A.measure B.absorb C.survive D.prevent 54.A.mission B.decision C.option D.exploration 55.A.worried about B.confident in C.responsible for D.good at Section B(22分) Directions:Read the following four passages.Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,Cand D.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) On our 20th anniversary,Susan and I headed off for a few days to a lovely valley about an hour away.We didn't know much about the town,but that was fine.Our goal was really just to renew our faith in each other. We began by stocking up at the Village Market in Glen Ellen,California.Within minutes,friendly locals spotted us and started chatting in the aisles with charming tips.You gotta hike to Jack London's house.Oh,dinner at the Fig Cafe.Hours later,having followed their yellow brick road all day,we walked,excited,back from dinner to our creekside inn."I think I could live here,"Susan said. It turns out that Glen Ellen's infectious spirit was not our passing illusion().In October 2017,the Nuns Fire bore down on this town near Santa Rosa.An astonishing 183 of Glen Ellen's 750 or so homes burned down.Among them was Jill Dawson's place,just across the creek (from the inn to which we had retumed the next anniversary and four more in turn.I called Jill after reading her family's story.She sounded just like the spirited. generous type Susan and I have loved mceting in Glen Ellen. After the fire,she told me,her family's prospects for staying in the town looked dim.But residents mobilized on Facebook and in the Village Market to brainstorm how to support them financially and housc onc another. Hearing of their plight ()some neighbors who barely knew the Dawsons placed two new trailers next to their house,which hadn't burned,for Jill's family. "Their name is the Foster's,and I tell them,'You just can't help it,'"Jill says,laughing at her own pun (X )Jill and her husband,Art,have lived in one of the trailers for a year while sorting through how to rebuild.They are only two of the many residents who were abie to remain close thanks to their neighbors'selflessness."I'm grateful for little Glen Ellen,"Jill says."The amount of passionate people and grassroots efforts working to keep this place supportive is amazing.The kindness thing,it's still huge here." In kicking off our annual Nicest Place in America search,let Glen Ellen be just one example.So many cities. workplaces,churches,schools,and other locations thrive because,well,"the kindness thing,it's still huge."Please take the time to go to RD.COM/N/CESTto tell us about one you love.Thank you! 56.What did the author think of Glen Ellen during his several trips there? A.He found Glen Ellen to be a dynamic town with rapid development. B.He had mixed feelings about Glen Ellen,both positive and negative. C.He thought Glen Ellen was a place which deepened faith in her wife D.He developed a positive impression of its welcoming community spirit. 57.How did the Glen Ellen community respond to the Nuns Fire in October 2017? A.They relied solely on government aid for recovery efforts. B.They spontaneously formed a neighborhood watch program. C.They held a series of fundraisers to help the affected families. D.They largely depended on assistance from distant communities 58.Which of the following is the right understanding of the sentence "Their name is the Fosters,and I tell them. 'You just can't help it,'"Jill says,laughing at her own pun.? A.Jill is making a lighthearted comment about the Fosters'inborn gencrosity. B.Jill is implying that Fosters lack competence to give a helping hand to others. C.Jill is hinting that the Fosters might not always display the same level of kindness. D.Jill is expressing her sincere gratitude for Fosters'constant and generous assistance. 59.What is the writing purpose of the passage? A.To highlight Glen Elien's tradition of community support and kindness. B.To demonstrate the author's personal perspectives in community building. C.To present how people in Glen Ellen overcame difficulties with joint efforts. D.To encourage readers to reflect on and share their own experiences of kindness. (B) Wonders of Australia 22 days from only E6,245 per person Day 1:Depart UK Days 2-5:Singapore Enjoy a city tour including Merlion Park,Marina Bay,and fabulous gardens.As an alternative,you may choose to stop in Dubai at no extra cost. Days 6-11:Melbourne Visit Victoria Markets and Federation Square.Perhaps take an optional excursion to explore Fairy Penguin Parade. Days 12-14:The Ghan Experience one of the world's most impressive rail journeys. 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Call FREE for a brochure 0800 141 3719. 60.If Karen is addicted to railway journeys, are most likely to be her favourites. 6 A.Cairns and the Ghan B.Uluru and Melbourne C.Melbourne and the Ghan D.Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef 61.If you have decided to join the tour,which of the following statements is true? A.You may be charged an extra f349 in total for daily breakfasts. B.You will enjoy a day trip to Daintree Rainforest,a worid heritage. C.You may choose to stop in both Singapore and Dubai at no extra cost. D.You will be offered meals with drinks when heading north by train in the Ghan. 62.If Jonathan and his two male friends,who have booked the travel,will depart UK on April 5th,2026,with a two-night stopover in Bangkok,then at least how much will they have to pay for the whole trip in total? A.￡17,791 B.￡18,822 C.￡18,841 D.￡19,572 (C) A method for 'reanimating'organ donors'hearts works just as well as the standard approach to collecting hearts for transplantation,new trial data shows.If widely applied,the method could increase the heart donor pool by an estimated 30 per cent."If we could snap our fingers and just get people to use this,I think it probably would go up even more than that,"said Dr Jacob Schroder,a transplant surgeon at the Duke University School of Medicine."This really should be the standard of care." Most transplanted hearts come from brain-dead donors who've died due to a complete loss of brain activity, rather than circulatory death(循环衰竭死亡)，in which the heart stops..A brain-dead patient can be declared dead before their heart stops beating,and this allows doctors to remove the heart while it's still perfused with oxygen-rich blood,and therefore not yet damaged by a lack of oxygen.The heart is then washed with a preservation solution, placed in an ice-filled cooler and rushed to its recipient(接受者). In the recent trial results,doctors compared the survival rates of transplant recipients who got hearts from brain-dead donors with the survival rates of those who got hearts from donors who'd died of circulatory death.A total of 166 US-based heart transplant patients were included in the primary analysis,86 in the brain death group and 80 in the circulatory-death group.Six months post-surgery,the brain-death group had a 90 per cent survival rate and the circulatory-death group had a 94 per cent survival rate,suggesting that donation after circulatory death,or DCD,is an equally feasible approach to heart transplants. DCD is made possible by extracorporeal (machine perfusion,which involves hooking up the donor organ to a machine that pumps blood and nutrients through its tissues.The new trial tested a perfusion system called Organ Care System Heart,made by TransMedics,the trial's funder.The system warms the blood that it pumps through the donor hearts,as compared with other perfusion systems,which still require the organ be cooled as part of the preservation process. Although the two groups had similar survival rates at six months,compared with the traditional heart transplant group,.the DCD group had slightly higher rates of moderate to severe primary graft dysfunction(原发性移植器官功 能不良)，in which one or both of the heart's ventricles(心室)show dangerous dysfunction within24 hours of the transplantation surgery.However,none of the DCD patients had primary graft failure that resulted in retransplantation, while two people in the traditional transplant group did.Overall,the rate of serious negative events was very low and similar in both groups,as assessed out to 30 days post-surgery.The new trial involved multiple medical centres and builds upon previous evidence in favour of DCD,which mostly drew from isolated cases and small trials performed at single centres in Australia and the United Kingdom. 63.Why is Dr Jacob Schroder in favour of the new approach to collecting hearts? A.Reanimating'organ donors'hearts work much better. B.The new approach standardizes the traditional routine. C.The sources of donated hearts will be greatly enriched. 7 D.Patients widely apply for the approval of the approach. 64.The underlined word"perfused"in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to A.spread through B.portioned evenly C.perceived lacking D.draining off swiftly 65.How does a'reanimated'heart compare with one from a brain-dead donor? A.A'reanimated'heart doesn't need to be cooled while the other does. B.The heart from brain-dead donors is more likely to suffer dysfunction. C.The DCD group has undergone retransplantation due to heart failure. D.Similar percentage of patients survive post-surgically at six months. 66.Which of the following is the best title of the passage? A.A debate on the conventional and novel approaches B.'Reanimated'hearts can be successfully transplanted C.DCD-a medical breakthrough with perfect effects D.Standard heart transplantation proves unparalleled 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.This one should be easy,but it's not. B. Successful negotiators always look at the situation from the other side's perspective. C. He probably has something in mind when he makes suggestions,and it's up to you to find out what. D. This is especially true of editors,who by nature tend to be eager and engaged participants in everything they do. E. Be kind and give him positive feedback before your refusal and be specific about what you do like or appreciate about him. F By anticipating"What if...?"situations before they happen,you can reach understanding and it will help ease you out of conflicts. How good are you at saying"no"?For many,it's surprisingly difficult.67 Consider these scenes: It's late in the day.That front-page package you've been working on is nearly complete;one last edit and it's finished.Then enters the executive editor,who makes a suggestion requiring a more-than-modest rearrangement of the design and the addition of an information box.You want to scream:"No!It's done!"What do you do? The first rule of saying no to the boss is"don't say no."68 The second rule is"don't raise the risks by challenging his authority."That issue is already decided.The third rule is "to be ready to cite options and consequences."The boss's suggestions might be appropriate,but there are always consequences.He might not know about the pages backing up that need attention,or about the designer who had to go home sick.Tell him he can have what he wants,but explain the consequences.Understand what he's trying to accomplish and propose a Plan B that will make it happen without destroying what you've done so far. Here's another case.Your least-favorite reporter suggests a dumb story idea.69 If you say no,even politely,you risk holding back further ideas,not just from that reporter,but from others who heard that you turned down the idea.This case is common in newsrooms that lack a systematic way to filter()story suggestions. Two steps are necessary.First,you need a system for how stories are proposed and reviewed.Reporters can tolerate rejection of their ideas if they believe they were given a fair hearing.Your natural reaction and strong rejection,even of a worthless idea,might not qualify as systematic or fair. Second,the people you work with need to negotiate a"What if...?"agreement covering "What if my idea is turned down?"How are people expected to react?Is there an appeal process?Can they perfect the idea and resubmit it?70 8 IV.Summary Writing (10) Dlrections: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. 71. Modern Life Turns America into the Land of Sleepiness Most experts in slcep behavior agree that there is virtually an cpidemic of sleepiness in the nation."I can't think of a single study that hasn't found Americans getting less sleep than they ought to."says Dr.David F.Dinges.a biological psychologist. From diary entries and other personal accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries,sleep scientists found the average person used to sleep about 9.5 hours a night.The best sleep habits once were forced on us,when we had nothing to do in the evening down on the farm,and it was dark.But the invention of the light bulb changed everything.By the 1950s and 1960s,the sleep schedule had been reduced dramatically,to between 7.5 and eight hours,and most people had to wake to an alarm clock. Perhaps the most merciless robber of sleep,researchers say,is the complexity of the day.Whenever pressures from work,family,friends and community mount,many people consider sleep the least needed item on their agenda. "In our society,you're considered dynamic if you say you only need 5.5 hours'sleep.If you've got to get 8.5 hours, people think you lack drive and ambition."said Dr.Cavey,the director of a medical center.Also to blame is the increased shift work,in which people either work at night,or alternate between a day and night schedule.Researchers say that the brain has difficulty adjusting to daytime sleep or varying sleep times,which means that shift workers usually suffer a net loss of sleep. To determine the consequences of sleep deficit,researchers have put subjects through a sct of psychological and performancc tcsts requiring them,for instance,to add columns of numbers or recall a passage read to them only minutes earlier."We've found that if you're in sleep deficit,performance suffers,"says Dr.David,"Short-term memory is weakened,as are abilitics to make decisions and to concentrate." V.Translation(15分) Directions:Translate the following sentences into English,using the words given in the brackets. 72.与我们的期望相反，他交了一篇和汤姆一模一样的文章。(contrary) 73.数学家在俯视草坪的窗边坐了下来，那一刻，他感到内心五味杂陈。(The moment) 74.尽管家人反对，她坚持要跟公司签约去推销产品，因为她觉得做隐形营销人员很酷。(Despite) 75.在新品发布会上，总经理提议大家为所有员工做出的共同努力而举杯，同时期待新产品能够受到年轻人 欢迎。(toast) VI.Guided Writing (25) Directions:Write an English composition in at least 150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 76.随着国内二手交易平台(resale platform)和社交媒体的普及，近年来出现了学生在各类网络平台上交易学习 笔记的现象。请写一篇作文，谈谈你对此现象的看法。