上海市同济大学第二附属中学2025-2026学年高二上学期期终英语试卷

同济大学第二附属中学2025学年第一学期期末考试 高二年级英语学科试卷 考生注意：考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分。 I.Listening comprehension Section A Directlons:In Section A,you will hear ten short:conversations between two speakers.At the end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said.The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a conversation and the question about it,read the four possible answers on your paper,and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard 1.A.At a restaurant. B.At a bookstore. C.At a newsstand. D.At a gift shop. 2.A.S50 B.S200 C.$250. D.$300. 3.A.Unimpressed.B.Annoyed. C.Disappointed. D.Excited. 4.A.It will be aired tonight. B.The plot is unpredictable. C.She has already watched it. D.It is a classic and popular series. 5.A.Take the creative writing course. B.Think about which fields suit him. C.Attend a class that focuses on practical skills. D.Choose a course that matches his career goals. 6.A.She prefers another time. B.She is tired of drinking coffee. C.She needs to check his schedule. D.She is already at the coffee shop. 7.A.He thinks the puzzle is too difficult to solve. B.He believes they should stop trying altogether. C.He agrees they might need to change their approach. D.He is confident that he knows how to solve the puzzle. 8.A.It is designed by one of the speakers. B.It isn't properly made and needs to be replaced. C.It doesn't fit well with the design of the building. D.It contains incorrect information about the building. o.A.The man should find another printer. B.She has already submitted her document. C.The printer in their office will be fixed soon. D.The deadline for the document has been extended 10.A.By adjusting her budget. B.By learning to cook at home. C.By eating out less often than before. D.By avoiding buying unnecessary items. Section.B Directions:In Section B,you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation,and you 第1页共12页 扫描全能王创建 可只 will be asked several 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 The origin of shopping malls. B.The location of shopping malls. C.The inventor of shopping malls. D.The prospect of shopping malls. 12.A.They were roofless buildings. B.They mainly housed specialty shops. C.They had a certain kind of landscape. D.They provided indoor parking service. 13.A.People loved wandering from shop to shop. B.The shops didn't need to keep out bad weather. C.Shoppers were more comfortable in such shops. D.Malls could contain much more than just shops. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14.A.How the London Underground system developed. B.What the London Underground Drawing office did. C.What the London Underground platforms were like. D.How the London Underground map came into being. 15.A.Accurate information about distance. B.Time of the first and the last trains. C.The number of station entrances. D.Locations of the stations 16.A.Original and clear. B.Simple but advanced. C.Attractive but misleading D.Old-fashioned and complex. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17.A.To fight against violent action. B.To explore new ways of studying animals. C.To stop animal being used for medical research. D.To highlight the protection of endangered animals. 18.A.It might be the most efficient way to free animals B.The damage done in this case might not be so terrible C.It might not be such a serious crime in the eyes of the law. D.The cost of setting up the lab might discourage the firm from doing so. 19.A.Evidence was found that no actual animal cruelty did happen. B.Evidence was found that the scientists didn't obey certain rules. C.The scientists couldn't afford to find animals again for the research. D.The scientists were believed to have been involved in illegal action 20.A.It is not their original intention B.It does bring them much trouble. C.It has made'their life difficult. D.It is what they apologize for. 第2页共12页 扫描全能王创建 IL.Grammar and Vocabulary January,the translation is the product of a five-year offort by Giray Fidan,a Sinologist (at Section A: the Ankara Haci Bayram Vell Unlversity,who hopes to introduce the31 narrative of love, Directions:After reading the passage below,fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and Powe,and impermanence怃常)to Tarkish readers. grammatically correct.For the blank with a gtven word fill in each blank with the proper form of Written by Cao Xuegin during the Qing Dymasty (1644-1911)Dream of the Red Chamber the given word:for the other blanks,ue one word that best fits each blank narretes the splendid rise and traglo of the house of Jis,a fictionalized representation of Am I Belng Tracked? Cao's own noble famlly.Inferlacing (themes of fate,spirituality,and socletal Technology enables people to do many extrordinary things,but ht can also be misused and rtratllcarion(阶层分化)，the novel is.fori拖psychologicel depth and vivid deseription cause harm.Fortunately,additional developments can coumer (some of these negative of traditions,from court customs to traditional medicine.Alongside Journey to the Wert,Water uses of technology.This is the case with tracking technology,whlch (21.argo) Margin,and Romance of the Three Kingdoms,t forms tho quarter()of Chinese classics many improvements in recent years. Bluetooth location trackers were designed (22)help)people recover lost items, that country's ey for centuries. suchas sulteasesor wallets.They can be placed incsoheipaperonind thercaft gets Fidanprofessor in the Department of Eastem Languages and Litertures,describes the translation 35 asa dialogue across time and spece.So far,he has translated only the first 30 stolen.But they can also be planted in someone else's bag or car(23) hat person'3 permission to truck them.Bluetooth trackers are small,so victims of tracking seldom find them chapters of the 120-chapter novel.His researeh Inoluded consulting experts in a range of fields, If they do not know to search for them.Unfortunately,people (24)oo)to tack such as classical Chinese architecture,berbal medicine,and Qing-era folklore,to ensure that both others often have bad motives that place the people they track in great danger. language and cultural differences are captured The novel's structure,Fldan says,is strikingly modem:each chapter ends with a cliff-hanger. Smartphones can search for trackers,and some now have bullt-in settings that a nartive37that Cao used to hold the interest of readers,similar to that used in today's (25)Asend)you a notification if you are belng tracked.But if yours doesn't or if you TV series.Cso's noble famlly fell into ruin during his youth,giving him unique38Into want to be able to detect more brands of trackers,you can downloed apps that will do a boh the upperclsndc"The novel s not jusfor the highly cutured It bridges these romplete)job. worl地making it accessible to all"Fd知ads Tracker detection apps notify the phone's owner if the phone detects a tracker that has For over 250 years,Dream of the Red Chamber has given birth to an academic discipline in been near it for an (27 )time.There isfa delay between when the tracker China:"Redology".in which scholars focus on39 its symbolism,historical echoes,and is detccted and when the notification is sent Thls is meant to avold false alarms(28) the tracker belongs to somcone else who just happens to be nearby.For exnmple,if someone even culinay(食物的)detailsFidan hopeshe Trshwio.一一 with a tracker on their keys walks past you na publie place,that will not triggerafco beleving Turkish readers,too,will find the charm of this book.Fidan considers the novel as a But if the tracker remains near you for a whole day,especlally if you are moving,it is probably bridge for deeper Sino-Turkish dialogue."To understand China,you must read its history and then its literature,"he says. on something (29)you own.and the app will notify you. If you suspect (30).somo is tracking you,take action now to avoid a potentially IIL Reading Comprehension dangerous sitation. Section A Directions:For each blanknthe following paroge thererefoordor phrases marked A.B. Section B C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrare that best fits the context. Directions:Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box Each word can be wsed Why do you pull yourself out of bed every moming to go to work or school?What does it oniy once.Note that there is one word more than you need. take to make you feel like your conribuioo in those places is truly41?Knowing what A.accurately s analyzing celebrated .complicated decline 42you can belp you find meaning in your work and make efforsto reach your goals. jevice ..enthusiasm H.insight L instantly 1.process sK shaped Psychologists have a wide variety of ways of describing and43motivations because Dreaming of China's Classic Red Chamber in Turkish people care aboutso many different things.Psychologist Davld McClelland identifed threemain In a significant step for cross-cultural literary exchange,Dream of the Red Chamber,a motivations for people:44(the feeling of success)affiliation (close relationships)and famous 18th-century Chinese novel,has been translated into Turkish for the first time.Released in 第4页共12页 第3页共12页 扫描全能王创建 回 power(the abllity to infuence the world).Authors Adrlan Gostick and Cheste Elton identified 23 Directlons:Read the following three passages.Each pastage is followed by several questions or motivations,including creativity,challenge and leaming unfinished statements.For each of them there are four cholees marked A.B.Cand D.Choore the Some motivations,such as money,social position and praise,are45.These are the one that fits best according to the irformation given in the passage you have jut read Fil in each oos bsses typlcally us too thelr employees to46Other motlvations,ineluding blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context fun,personal growth and47 like one's work is significant,come firom within the person doing the sction.These ideals,called Intemal motivations,tend to be more rellable than extera Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman,who together identified a slight chemical change to ones because they represent things that can never be 48 messenger RNA,were awarded the Nobel Prize nPhyslology or Medicine this year. Since wide ariety of motivations s it's important to understand which onsare Dr.Karikd,the 13th woman to win the prize,had come to the United States from Hungary 49to you.Trying to motivate yourself in a way that does't sppeal to you wil maket wo decades eer when her res progm there out of money.She was preoccupied by 50 to convince yourself to work. mRNA,which provides instructons to cells tok proteins.Deyingthe decdesod belief that When choosing a career,think about what motivates you and make declsions51,If mRNA was olinically unusable,she held the view that it would stimulate medical innovations. you are motivated by overcoming challenges,52career where you can continually try She and Dr.Weissman had their first chence meeting over a copy machine at the University hard to reacha higher level.Tn some fields,certain motivations may become a duty.53 of Pennsylvania in 1998.At the time.Dr.Woissan was desperate for new approachestoa managers motivated by a desire to please others may struggle to give negative feedback because vcme (against HLV which had long proved impossible to defend againstA physician they fear hurting team members'feelings. who had tred and failed for years to developefor AIDS.he wondered if he and Dr. People motivated by exdemal rewards sometimes struggle to meet goals they set for Kariko could team up to make an H.I.V.vaccine. themselves that no one else knows about They can54 this problem by creating exteral For years,they were at a loss.Mlce vaccinated with mRNA became inactive.Countless rewards for their personal goals such as finding a friend to hold them accountable. experiments falled.They wandered down one dead end after another.But oventually,the sclentists When you kow what motivates youyou il be bleto motivate yourseifto do the things nccessary to succeed.And if you are a(n)55,knowing what motivates your team will discovered that cells protect their own mRNA witha specifiec chemical modion()So enable you to help them do the same. they tried making the same change to mRNA maufctured in the lab before vaccintingit ino cells.It worked. 41.A.realistic B.worthwhile C.sufficient D.constant At first,other scientists were largely uinterested in taking up that new approach to 42.A.affects B.motivates C.convinces D.challenges vaccination.But two biotech companies soon took notice:Modema,in the United States,and 43.A.distinguishing B.gaining C.Inspiring D.changing 44.A.responsibility B.creativity C.learning D.achievement BloNTech,in Germany.Then the coronavinus(偎状病毒)merged Almost instantly,Dn.Kariko 45.A.temporary B.lasting C.extemal D.understandable and Weissman's work came together with several factors of different research to put vaocine 46.A.stop B.relax C.imagine D.excel makeaed of thegme in developing shot Brian Ferguson,an immunologist at the University of Cambridge,said,"The work of Katalin 47.A.smelling B.sounding C.seeming D.feeling 48.A.looked into B.kept up C.taken away D.dealt with Kariko and Drew Weissman in the yoars prior to 2020 prevented tens of millions of deaths and 49.A.persuasive B.obvious C.ordinary D.efficlent helped the world recoverfrom the worst pandemie in a century.They richly deserve this 50.A.important B.d伍cu C.necessary D.miserable recognition" 51.A.regularly B.sccordingly C.progressively D.immediately 56.The underlined word"defying"(paragraph 2)is closest in meaning to A.challenging B.confirming C.re-emphasizing D.stating 52.A.look for B.put aside C.take down D.make up 57.Which of the following statements is TRUB about Dr.Kariko and Dr.Weissman's research? 53.A.By contrast B.In addition C.For instance D.To date A.They teamed up for the treatment for AIDS in Hungary. 54.A.create B.identify C.solve D.consider B.They protected their mRNA withchemical modification. 55.A.producer B.instructor C.consultant D.leader C.They persevered until they made a change to lab-made mRNA. D.They manufactured mRNA in mice despite their countless fallures. Section B.'. 第6则共12页 第6页共12页 扫描全能王创建 58.According to Brian Ferguson,Dr.Kariko and Dr.Weissman deserve the recognition because have a desire to look smart,so tend to: havea desire to learn,so tend to: A.they took no notice of others'ignorance 一Avoid challeoges. -Embrace challenges. B.their work helped avoid the loss of countless lives -Glve up easlly. -Persist in the face of setbacks. C.they cut attention of two biotech companes -See effort as fruitless or worse. -See effort as the path to mastery. D.their work prevented the outbreak of the pendemic -Ignore useful negative feedback. -Learn from criticism. -Find lessons and inspiration in the 59.Which of the following is the best title for the passage? -Feel threatened by the success of others. suocess of others. A.Chemical Changes Identified in the Pandemic B.Approaches Adopted to Defend Against HLV A怎a resul此they may stay at the same level carly As a result,they reach ever-higher levels C.Nobel Prize Awarded to Covid Vaccine Ploneers and achleve less than their full potentiaL of achlevement D.mRNA Manufactured in a University Lab in USA Change can be tough,but I've never heard anyone say It wasn't worth It.Dld changing to a growth mindset solve all my problems?No.Bat I know that I have a different life becaase of ®) it-a richer one. 60.According to the passage,people with fixed mindsets are mostly A.successful B.stralghtforward mindse匙 C.intelllgent D.narrow-minded 61A person with a growth mindset is likely to say A."IfI win,I'll be somebody:ifI lose,I'll be nobody." B."To be good at sports,you need to be naturally gifted." C."Leam techniques and skills and practice them regularly,and you will always improve." D."You have a certain level of ability in sports and you cannot really do much to change it." 62.The purpose of the book"mindser is to CAROL S DVEE线NE A.tell reeders thet two different mindsets lead to different results B.persuade people to loam to change so as to enjoy a more fruitful life People wit地growth mindset地belleve C.help readers belleve people act differently when facing challenges People with fixed mindsets belleve that: that: D.le that people with differemindsets hold dfferent bellefs .Skill,intelligence and talents are natural. .You have the capacity to leam and grow .Failure is shameful and should be avoided. your skills. © .Some people are naturally good at things while .Failure is a valuable lesson. When a fire at a supplier's factory forced a temporary shultdown at the plant of a large others not. .People who are good at something are European manufactrer of conmer oods,Tim Schweisfurth and his colluesat the Technical .You are not in control of your abilities. good because they build that ability. University of Munlch found a surprising upside:The dlene(led toan outpouring of ideas .You are in control of your abilities. for improvements.The conclusion:Unexpected Interruptions Can Boost Creativity. We discovered this when we looked at the oaline system the company used to collect plant workers'ldeas and suggestions.People could enter submissions whenever they were on-site. Some proposed smal changes,like replacing wom toois,otherxmjdw paint- orderingystem that saved thefirm80,000ye.The,500 employees in the part of the plant that shut down were sent home for four days.In the three weeks after they returned to work,they produced 5%more ideas than ninterupted employees did In addition,their ideas were higher 第7页共12页 8页共12页 扫描全能王创建 quly:Mangers rated the ccepted submissions and determined tht thosefrom sidelined Section C employees were roughly three percentage points botter than those from other workers. Pirections:Read the following passage.Fill in each blank with a proper sentence ghven in the bo We also studled an unexpected interruption at the plant that didn't lead to idle time:a flood ach sentence can be ured only once.Note that there are two more sentences than you-need that required employees to clean up the damage.That incident lowered creative performance A.Rather person's thoughts-or at least the thoughts they type-are what really count because workers had to switch thelrtion to the new task.Asimllar thing happens when your 4.Ia a sense.they're not really themselves. focus tmmediately shifts after a social medin app beeps to signal a new post C.With so many unknowns,it's easy to let one's imagination"fill in the blanks". There are many good reasons to take a vacation,but our research doesn't suggest it will .But Some Intemet users want more than just someone to chet with improve your creativity at work,because it wouldn't be an unexpected interruption.When we E.The interet encourages people to express their ideas in a freer way looked at a third kind of interruption at the plant-extended weekends-we found no increase P.However,online relationship will be damaged by this kind of image. in employee sugestions after people retumed to work.We think the reason has to do withso 血50 many ways,yberspace(网络空间)mirors the real world.People ask for called attention residue-the sweet spot for creativity.It's when our minds continue to think Infomion play gamesand share hobby tips Others buy and sell products.Stil others look for over something that's important to us even after we've moved on to another activity.Think of all friendship,or even love. the times you've had a breakthrough moment in the shower or while round the Unllke the real world,bowever.your koowledge about a person is limited to words on a grocery store.Those insights all resulted from your brain's behind-the-scenes perseveration.When computer screen.Identity and appearance mean very littlen cyberspace.67 So even the we do something that allows us to totally disengage,such as taking a long weekend ora vacation, shyest person can become a chat-room star. we don't experiec thesmetenoresdue,owe don't have the sme kinds of breakthroughs. Usually.thisfescommunctiondo'problems.Identity do'traly 63.What did the study find about employees who experienced a 4-day ahutdown? matter when you're in a chat room discussing politcs or hobbles.In faet,this emphasis on the idea A.Thelr creativity decreased significantly. themselves makes the Interet a great place for exelting conversation.Where else can so many B.They subittedmosthmrosu peoplettochbotheir nterest C.Most of their ideas were approved by managers. 6They sre looking for serious love relationships.Is cyberspace a good place to D.They produced more and better ideas after retuming. find love?That awer dependson whom you ask Some of these retionships cty suceed. 64.What conelusion bedrawn coinexpcted interruptions based on the food Others fall miserably. incident? Supporters of online reops claim that the Interet allows couples to get to know each A.Idle time has a negative impact on the generation of creative ideas other intellectuallyrs Personal appearn does't get n the way.But critics of online B.Creativity depends upon how much attention remeins on the original task. relationships argue that no one can truly know another person in cyberspace.Why?Because the C.Creativity is determined by how focused an individual person is. Interet gives usersa ofooverow others view them Intemet usersccrefu D.Employees are motivated to be more creative in the face of a challenge. their words tof whatevermheywant to give.And they don't have to worry about what their 65.The underlined words"attention residue"in the last paragraph means "faceless"communication is doing for thelr image. 69 A.persistent mental engagement All of this may be fine if the relationship stays in cyberspace.Butnot knowing a person isa B.fundamental spiritual basis big problem in a love relationship..This inevitably leads to disappointment when C.temporary psychological refresnment couples meet in person.How someone imagines an online friend is often quite different from the D.habltual task-switching routine real person. 66.Which of thefollowingsitutons ismos likelyoboost ri obefore lookng for love n yberspcremmber the advice of Intemet ploneer Clifford A.An extended weekend st home. Stol:"Life inthe real world isfar richer than aything you'll findncomuter" B.A five-day plannod trip to a scenlc spot C.A short,unexpected breakfrom work D.An unexpected work-related assignment 第9页共12页 第10页共12圆 扫描全能王创建 V.Summary,WrH世og VI.Gulded Writing Directions:Read the following pastage.Summarize the main idea and the main point(s)of the Directlons:Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the tstructlons given passage In no mare than 60 words.Use your own words as for as porsible. below in Chinese. 71.How Generative AI Is Changing Creative Work 你是启明中学的一名高二学生李华，面对社交媒体帮来的利和神击，学校英文杂志 Large language and image AI models,sometimes called generative AI or foundation models 开展征文比赛，主题为“Does Social Medla Bring Us Closer or Purther Apar?"请你围绕主 have created a new set of opportunities for businesses and professionals that perform cootent 题写一篇英语作文，内容包括： creation.Experts have maintained that AI has the potential to revolutionize creative work )儒述你的观点 To begin wit地，it has reallzed auromared(自ah化的)content generation.Generative AI uses )结合具体事例，分折理由。 complex machine leaming models to interpret and process pre-exdsting data,thus generating content,such as articles,blog posts,or social media posts automatically.This can be-a valble time-saving tool for businesses and professional who create content on regular basis. AI-generated content is also very lkely to be of higher quality than content created by humans due to the fact that Al models are abletoefomgedat and identify perems that humas my not be able to see.For instance,through automated fact-cbeckng. mely,sutomatcally comparing the nfoo to rustedouesand databasesveAl can help ensure that information presented in articles or social media posts is accurate and truthful AI modelscan generate variety of o ypes,including teximges and video,which wider range of people.Generative AI can help them personalize the content and boost customer engagement,too.One applleation could bei creating personalizedemil marketing campans. Businesses can employ AI powered software to achleve subject line and email body personalization and address recipients by their name or organization,which belps businesses' widely-distributed general email fool more personal Overall,while there are still challenges to be addressed in the development and application of these technologies,the potential benefits of Al in improving creative work are numerous and far reaching. V.Transiation Directions:Tranrlate the following seniences into English,uring the words given in the brackets. T2.农民昨天在田野里播种，期特来年的丰收，(0w) 3.令父母欣慰的是，小王的务力和谦逊使能惠得了国家奖学金，(c 74.为了遮求种族平等，非裔美国人团结一心，共同努力，改变了英国历史的进程。(whb) 5.尽管挑战爪凰，这位才华横溢的艺术家从来想过放弃，而是致力于传承中国传统文化。 ，o) ·11页共2页 第12页共12页 扫描全能王创建