上海市曹杨第二中学2025-2026学年度第二学期高一年级期中考试英语试卷

上海市曹杨二中2025学年度第二学期 高一年级期中考试英语试卷 命题人：________ 审核人：________、________ 试卷共14页4张 考生注意： 1、答卷前，考生务必将姓名、班级、学号等在指定位置填写清楚。 2、本试卷共有 83道试题，满分 115分，考试时间 105分钟。请考生用黑色水笔或钢笔将答案直接写在答题卷上。 I. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A (5分) 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. The detective didn’t discover until he accidentally entered the small cabin ______ someone had tried to destroy the evidence. A. which B. where C. that D. when 2. ______ wins the election is going to face immense pressure to enact immediate reforms, as the public demand for change has reached an unprecedented level of urgency. A. No matter who B. Whoever C. Anyone D. Who 3. It is a common observation ________ regulations have been carried out to bring down the housing prices recently, wage-earners never seem to be able to afford one. A. that B. that although C. though D. whether 4. ________ doesn’t make much difference whether you have a rich background. ________ really matters is that you should be an independent learner. A. That; It B. It; That C. It; What D. What; It 5. I wonder if he ________, and if he ________, please remember to let me know as soon as possible so that I can make necessary preparations. A. will come; arrives B. comes; arrives C. comes; will arrive D. will come; will arrive 6. ______ has recently been done to improve the conditions of elementary schools, a great number of children are unable to go to school. A. That B. What C. In spite of what D. Though what 7. When he worked and lived in that district, he ____ drop in at that cozy coffee shop on the street corner shortly after finishing his work each day. A. should B. would C. had better D. might 8. —The research on the new bird flu virus vaccine is challenging and demanding. Who do you think can do the job? —____ my students have a try? A. Shall B. Must C. Will D. May 9. The old man _______ fiercely against the bloodthirsty sharks, for he only returned to the shore with nothing but a huge skeleton of the marlin. A. might have fought B. could have fought C. must have fought D. should have fought 10. If Yuan Longping hadn’t devoted himself to hybrid rice research, our country ________ self-sufficient in rice and one of the biggest food donors in the world. A. couldn’t have become B. mustn’t have become C. needn’t have become D. shouldn’t have become Section B (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. Tips on Identifying Fake News Online With so much fake news online, it can sometimes be hard to figure out the truth. Concern about the phenomenon led to the announcement made by some tech companies ____11____ they’ll crack down on fake news sites. Fake news is a common occurrence — you see it on your social media feeds, and even on ____12____ (forward) messages on your phone’s group chat. There’s always one person in your group who likes to send unconfirmed news from ____13____ can only be described as doubtful origins. It was even named 2017’s word of the year by dictionary publisher, Collins, ____14____ describes fake news as “false, often sensational, information spread under the guise of news reporting”. Here’s our advice on how to spot a fake. First, check the website and quality of the articles. Look at the sources of the story and read other articles on the site — are they well written with proper citations or are they full of grammatical errors? You should also make sure that you’re on a legal news site. Some fake sites use addresses and even logos that are similar to ____15____ of real news organizations. For example, abcnews.go.com is real, while abcnews.com.co is not. Second, is it the whole truth and nothing but the truth? Sometimes a fake news story ____16____ have a sliver of truth to it, but most of the facts and figures are plotted from imagination. ____17____ (make) sure, search for the same story on several authoritative websites to ensure nothing has been misrepresented. Third, make sure it’s not satire (讽刺). ____18____ the story is on a satirical website, you should be aware that the intention is humour and satire, and not misled. Being able to detect fake news is a crucial part of digital literacy and is an important aspect of life in the digital age. However, not all of the misinformation being passed along online is completely fictional, though some of it is. Snopes.com ____19____ (expose) false viral claims since the mid-1990s, whether that’s fabricated (编造的) messages, distortions containing bits of truth ____20____ everything in between. Founder David Mikkelson warned in a Nov. 17 article not to sort everything into the “fake news” category. In one word, stay alert and objective. Section C (20分) (A) Directions: Complete the following sentences or passage by using the words and phrases in the box. Each can only be used once. Note that there is one more than you need. A. sacrifices B. struggled C. permanent D. remainder E. approaches F. permit G. illustrations H. hit I. desired J. mentoring K. served 21. As a professional graphic designer, I always strive to produce high-quality designs and I believe that my attention to details and creative ________ set me apart from others in the industry. 22. Tired of the constant moving and lack of stability, the family decided to make their home in a small town and after months of searching they finally found the perfect ________ residence. 23. It is important to remember that when pursuing dreams, it’s okay to reassess priorities and make adjustments as needed because ________ shouldn’t come at the expense of one’s well-being. 24. The children’s book was full of colorful ________ that brought the story to life and captured the reader’s imagination, providing endless hours of entertainment for both children and adults alike. 25. The new STEM program focuses on ________ women from low-income families and helping them gain the skills and confidence to pursue successful careers in the fields of science and technology. 26. A valid work ________, without which one may face legal consequences such as fines or deportation, is a must for any foreign national who wants to apply for a job in this cosmopolitan city. 27. When it was released last month, the movie Dream of the Sea quickly became an overnight ________ across the country, breaking numerous box-office records and causing a heated discussion online and offline. 28. Because of the severe harm he had caused to society and the innocent people involved, he ________ a ten-year sentence in a local prison, where he gradually realized the consequences of his actions. 29. After distributing the cookies evenly among the children, there was still some left, so they decided to divide the ________ among themselves based on who had been the most helpful during the day. 30. Throughout the long course of history, mankind has always ________ bravely and steadily forward, no matter what unimaginable difficulties, severe challenges or unexpected disasters lie in its way. (B) Directions: Complete the following sentences or passage by using the words and phrases in the box. Each can only be used once. Note that there is one more than you need. A. littered B. landscape C. grounded D. maintained E. affectionate F. blow G. thriving H. address I. remaining J. invest K. specific The Shifting Flow of Advertising Dollars Social media companies are soaking up the billions in advertising dollars that once flowed to traditional media companies. This trend has been a hard ____31____ to news organizations. Just two months into 2024, several news organizations are already falling apart. The Messenger shut down in January. Buzz Feed announced it would cut 16% of its ____32____ staff. Hundreds of local outlets have not been so lucky, closing their doors as advertising dollars disappear. These news organizations are crucial to the communities—both local and national—that they serve. They work hard to ensure that their platforms are ____33____ in facts and free of abuse. You’re not going to find articles promoting body dysmorphia (身体畸形恐惧症) in the pages of The New York Times. The Wall Street Journal is not going to casually provide carelessly risky investment advice. CNN will not enrich itself through indecent photographs of minors. If any of these companies got involved in such behavior, it would be a major scandal. That would not only leave their reputations scarred but also chase away advertisers. As a result, these organizations ____34____ heavily in content review. But the technology platforms, for some reason, are judged by different rules. It’s not fair to say the road is ____35____ with examples pointing to bad behavior. It’s buried in them. Time and time again, companies like Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and others have been caught allowing harmful content to exist on their platforms. In many cases, such content has not only been permitted to exist, but encouraged by powerful algorithms (算法). What happens when the very humans who control the platforms find out about such content and are questioned about it? Well, they often just release vague public statements. Most of them fail to ____36____ the root causes in a meaningful way. As a matter of fact, the advertising dollars that once supported the carefully ____37____ gardens of traditional media outlets have moved to a world which prefers profits and growth over the public good. To be fair, brands would likely prefer to advertise on the platforms of responsible media actors versus the risky world of social media. But Big Tech, with a larger and younger audience, offers these brands much more effective targeting. To make matters worse, news companies have been far too slow to adapt to the changing technological ____38____. They often come with ugly websites and apps and lack the tools necessary for targeting ____39____ audiences that advertisers want to reach. It’s a disaster that will have great impacts on civilization in the years ahead. News organizations, crucial to a functioning society, are being hollowed out (掏空), if not dying. Meanwhile, technology giants, which have allowed for harmful content to gain a foothold in the digital public square, are ____40____. II. 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. The Unbelievable Slowness of Thinking People tend to have the sense that their inner thoughts and feelings are much richer than what they can express in real time. Elon Musk has spoken publicly about this “bandwidth (带宽) problem.” Musk is so ____41____ by this problem, in fact, that he has made it one of his long-term goals to create an app that allows the human brain to communicate directly with a computer, ____42____ by the slow speed of speaking or writing. But Musk would probably be ____43____. According to new research published in Neuron, human beings think at a fixed, extremely slow speed of about 10 bits per second. In contrast, human sensory systems gather data at about one billion bits per second. This biological inconsistency might contribute to the ____44____ feeling that our mind can engage in seemingly infinite thoughts at the same time. “The human brain is much less ____45____ than we might think,” says Markus Meister, a neuroscientist at the California Institute of Technology. “It’s incredibly slow when it comes to making decisions, and it’s ridiculously slower than any of the devices we interact with.” He also highlights that our brain can only do one thing — ____46____ — at a time. So even if Musk managed to hook his brain up to a computer, Meister says, he still wouldn’t be able to communicate with it any faster than he could if he used a telephone. The new research builds on decades of psychology studies showing that humans ____47____ notice only a small portion of information from their sensory experience. “We can only pay attention to so much, and that’s what becomes our conscious experience and enters memory,” Meister says. Meister collected data from studies across different ____48____, including psychology, neuroscience, technology, and human performance. From research over nearly a century, they found that human cognition has repeatedly been ____49____ as functioning between about 5 and 20 bits per second, with an average figure of around 10 bits per second. “This was a very surprising number,” Zheng says. _____50_____ this finding, a conclusion has been drawn that the total amount of information a person can learn across their lifetime could comfortably _____51_____ a small thumb drive (USB flash disk). Human sensory systems such as sight, smell, and sound, _____52_____, operate much faster, the authors found-about 100,000,000 times the rate that cognition does. “When you put these numbers together, you realize, oh my god, there’s this huge gap,” Meister says. The rich information relayed by our senses also contributes to a false notion that we _____53_____ the extreme detail and contrast all around us. But that’s “demonstrably not true,” Meister says. When people are asked to describe what they see outside of the center of their gaze, they “barely make out anything,” he says. “_____54_____, we could be having lots of different thoughts and direct our cognition in lots of different ways, but in practice, we can only have one thought at a time,” Meister says. Another problem that contributes to our overinflated sense of our own mind, he adds, is that we have no marker of comparison. There’s no way to step outside ourselves to _____55_____ that this is really not much to be so proud of.” he says. 41. A. outlined B. bothered C. justified D. overcome 42. A. uninfluenced B. undefined C. unlicensed D. unlisted 43. A. thrilled B. secured C. disappointed D. relieved 44. A. genuine B. rigid C. false D. remarkable 45. A. realistic B. natural C. influential D. impressive 46. A. slowly B. quickly C. occasionally D. massively 47. A. completely B. obviously C. objectively D. selectively 48. A. means B. fields C. missions D. occupations 49. A. multiplied B. orbited C. measured D. operated 50. A. Regardless of B. Based on C. In place of D. Contrary to 51. A. fit into B. grow into C. evolve into D. plug into 52. A. as a result B. for instance C. in addition D. on the other hand 53. A. notice B. persuade C. predict D. recover 54. A. In reality B. In a sense C. In contrast D. In principle 55. A. protest B. resist C. recognize D. separate Section B (19分) Directions: Read the following 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) Growing up in America as a child of first-generation Chinese immigrants, I was used to living in two worlds. But as I grew older, the Chinese side faded away, inch by inch. While I happily accepted the bills tucked in red envelopes that adults gave to children for Lunar New Year and consumed my weight in mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival, I didn’t feel connected to the culture. Before my children were born I had already decided that I would teach them Mandarin (普通话). I felt that they ought to be able to speak the language of their grandparents, the first language their mother encountered. Parenting books advised narrating your actions while with your baby, so I started digging out long-buried words: “ball”, “eat”, “sleep”, “play”. However, as this exercise continued, the gaps in my Mandarin became more and more obvious. One morning, when my daughter asked “What is the word for ‘arm’?” I panicked. Had I already reached the boundaries of my knowledge? Luckily, these days the ready availability of Chinese language media — from books to television shows to music — is a much-needed boon to parents like me: second-generation immigrants who want to pass the language on to their children. The first time I stepped into the local library in my Bay Area hometown, I was amazed to find a well-stocked Chinese section in the children’s wing. The tale of the Monkey King and the legend of Chang’e immediately caught my daughter’s imagination. When I see my son converse with his grandfather in Mandarin or when my daughter insists on fish for Lunar New Year, the time spent reading all those books closely feels well-spent. My youngest child recited Li Bai’s “Quiet Night Thoughts” for the Moon Festival performance at his preschool last fall. For generations of Chinese children, it’s the first piece of literature they memorize. It’s performed for all occasions, but most often for the Moon Festival. Its four lines describe how the glow of the full moon reminds the poet of his distant home. Decades ago, my Chinese teacher explained to me how the steadfast (坚定不移的) moon connects all those who seek its light, no matter how far apart they are. So, too, does language. It influences culture and history and memory, and connects future generations to past ones. Before my bed the bright moon’s glow Seems like frost on the ground Raising my head, I gaze at the moon Lowering my head, I think of home My son’s voice rang out with confidence and his arms swept up to indicate the moon above. Joy and wonder lit up my father’s face as he listened to the familiar verses from the mouth of his grandson: verses that had been spoken by my father and my grandparents when they were students in China, and by countless boys and girls before that. 56. We can learn from the first paragraph that the author ________. A. was brought up in an all-English environment B. once lost her sense of belonging to Chinese culture C. was deeply attracted by Chinese culture when she was a child D. preferred Lunar New Year and the Mid-Autumn Festival to any other festival 57. According to the article, how did the author teach her children Mandarin? ①By sending them to a Chinese school in the Bay Area. ②By bringing them to the local library to read Chinese books. ③By speaking the words of her actions in Mandarin while with them. ④By making use of Chinese language media, such as books, television shows and music. A. ①②③ B. ①②④ C. ①③④ D. ②③④ 58. According to the article, when she realized that her children were very interested in Chinese culture, the author ________. A. felt reconnected to Chinese culture B. was full of hope for the inheritance of Chinese culture C. thought of her own experience of learning Chinese as a child D. felt that all her efforts to teach them Mandarin had been worth it 59. What’s the main idea of this article? A. Language plays an important role in passing down family traditions. B. Language and culture are capable of connecting people throughout time and space. C. Learning Chinese poems is a great way to deepen your knowledge of the Chinese language. D. Knowing the Chinese language will provide you with a better understanding of Chinese culture. (B) 2022 Pulitzer Prize Contest Open to Book Entries The 2022 Pulitzer Prize Books competition is now open. The competition for the 2022 awards in Fiction, US History, Biography, Poetry and General Nonfiction has opened. As entrants begin to prepare submissions, the Pulitzer Prize Office would like to offer a brief guide to the process: The recommended deadline for books published in the first half of 2021 is now Thursday, July 15, 2021. The final deadline for all eligible (有资格的) books published in 2021, including those scheduled for publication in the final quarter of the year, is Friday, October 15, 2021. The criteria for entry in all book categories remain the same as for the 2021 awards: Books must be submitted as PDF e-books. All materials must be uploaded electronically to the entry site, where the $75 handling fee for each entry may be charged via credit card. Due to the pandemic, we cannot accept shipments of books and other physical media, nor can we accept check or cash payments. In order to be eligible, entered books must be available for purchase as hard copies; as stated in our Plan of Award, “eligibility for these awards shall be restricted to works first published in the United States during the year, and made available in hardcover or bound paperback for purchase by the general public.” Titles released exclusively as e-books during the cycle are thus ineligible. United States citizenship remains a prerequisite (前提条件) for entry in the Fiction, Biography, Poetry and General Nonfiction categories. Permanent residency does not satisfy the citizenship requirement. Anyone submitting an entry must confirm that authors meet this requirement before proceeding with their submission. Otherwise eligible works by entrants with unsettled US citizenship may be submitted with the warning that they will not be released to the jury until the naturalization process is complete and confirmed. If this does not occur by the October deadline, any resulting entries will be refunded. Technical specifications regarding e-books are available on the entry form at the Pulitzer entry site: bdmentrysite.pulitzer.org. In order to access the form, entrants must create an account on the entry site; after doing so, click on the “Submit an Entry” button on the top scroll bar to access the form. For ease of navigability, please use a desktop, laptop or tablet while submitting entries. The “How to Enter” page at pulitzer.org/page/how-enter offers detailed guidelines for the Books, Drama and Music competitions. The Pulitzer Prize staff are always available for assistance. Please email pulitzer@pulitzer.org with any questions or general inquiries. 60. Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage? A. The competition has an entry condition as to the entrant’s nationality. B. Books ready for publication in the final quarter of the year are not eligible. C. A hard copy combined with its electronic version is not qualified for the prize. D. The book entries submitted will never be refunded whether they are eligible or not. 61. If an entrant wants to read the guidelines for the competitions in detail, what should he do? A. Log in onto bdmentrysite.pulitzer.org. B. Check pulitzer.org/ page/how-enter. C. Email pulitzer@ pulitzer.org. D. Click on the “Submit an Entry” button. 62. What is the passage mainly about? A. How to write a winning book. B. How to enter for the competition. C. How to promote the writer’s book. D. How to include e-books in the contest. (C) As the sun set he remembered, to give himself more confidence, the time in the tavern at Casablanca when he had played the hand game with the great negro from Cienfuegos who was the strongest man on the docks. They had gone one day and one night with their elbows on a chalk line on the table and their forearms straight up and their hands gripped tight. Each one was trying to force the other’s hand down onto the table. There was much betting and people went in and out of the room under the kerosene lights and he had looked at the arm and hand of the negro and at the negro’s face. They changed the referees every four hours after the first eight so that the referees could sleep. Blood came out from under the fingernails of both his and the negro’s hands and they looked each other in the eye and at their hands and forearms and the bettors went in and out of the room and sat on high chairs against the wall and watched. The walls were painted bright blue and were of wood and the lamps threw their shadows against them. The negro’s shadow was huge and it moved on the wall as the breeze moved the lamps. The odds would change back and forth all night and they fed the negro rum and lighted cigarettes for him. Then the negro, after the rum, would try for a tremendous effort and once he had the old man, who was not an old man then but was Santiago El Campeon, nearly three inches off balance. But the old man had raised his hand up to dead even again. He was sure then that he had the negro, who was a fine man and a great athlete, beaten. And at daylight when the bettors were asking that it be called a draw and the referee was shaking his head, he had unleashed his effort and forced the hand of the negro down and down until it rested on the wood. The match had started on a Sunday morning and ended on a Monday morning. Many of the bettors had asked for a draw because they had to go to work on the docks loading sacks of sugar or at the Havana Coal Company. Otherwise everyone would have wanted it to go to a finish. But he had finished it anyway and before anyone had to go to work. For a long time after that everyone had called him The Champion and there had been a return match in the spring. But not much money was bet and he had won it quite easily since he had broken the confidence of the negro from Cienfuegos in the first match. After that he had a few matches and then no more. He decided that he could beat anyone if he wanted to badly enough and he decided that it was bad for his right hand for fishing. He had tried a few practice matches with his left hand. But his left hand had always been a traitor and would not do what he called on it to do and he did not trust it. Quoted from The Old Man and the Sea 63. Since the old man is the main character, in the hand game, why does Hemingway put more efforts in describing his opponent the negro? A. Because Hemingway himself is an anti-racist who wants to support the colored race. B. By doing so, he indirectly shows how strong and determined the old man is to readers. C. He shifts readers’ attention to a new character to neutralize the nervous atmosphere. D. There is no need to describe the old man because he is well-known to all readers. 64. What does the underlined word “unleashed” in paragraph 2 mean? A. spare B. restrict C. reduce D. loose 65. Which of the followings is TRUE according to the passage? A. Many bettors were afraid of losing their money so they wanted to call the game a draw. B. The old man had owed his victory over the negro more to his will than to his strength. C. The referee had been convinced by the bettors that the game be considered a draw D. Regular hand games should be a good practice to enhance the old man’s fishing skills 66. What can be inferred from the whole passage? A. The old man defeated the negro more than once in the matches with his will power B. Many workers working on the docks had showed no respect towards the old man. C. The old man had to self-feed himself a lot so as to stay competitive in the game. D. The negro was not as strong and athletic as the old man had expected him to be. (D) At the start of nearly every doctor’s visit, chances are you will be asked to step on a scale and get your weight measured for that day’s exam record. But many conversations around weight have become an obstacle, not a help, in the campaign to make people healthier. Higher body masses are associated with increased risk for diseases like hypertension, diabetes and coronary disease. Many studies of hundreds of thousands of patients have shown that heavier people are at higher risk for these illnesses. But the big picture is not the whole picture. Researchers have identified a subset of obese people considered to be “metabolically healthy”—meaning they do not exhibit elevated blood pressure or the diabetes indicator called insulin resistance, for example. Although the numbers vary greatly depending on the study, the “metabolically healthy” population could account for anywhere from 6 to 75 percent of obese individuals. One interesting report published in 2016 found that a higher body mass index (or BMI, the ratio of weight to height) “only moderately increased the risks for diabetes among healthy subjects” and that unhealthy thin people were twice as likely to get diabetes as healthy fat people. Clearly, there is more to the equation than weight. Despite such findings, doctors routinely recommend dieting for weight loss as a means to “treat” poor health indicators such as high cholesterol and insomnia in fat patients. Virtually no diet works in the long term. The result: 95 to 98 percent of those who attempt to lose weight fail, and up to two thirds end up heavier than when they began. Spending years trapped in a cycle of losing weight, regaining it, then losing it again is associated with poorer health outcomes. It is time that doctors give up the scale-centric health care practice and focus on behaviors that have proven positive outcomes for health. Among the more dangerous by-products of weight-centric health care are the increased shame experienced by the overweight. The well-reported anecdotal experience of innumerable fat people is that doctors often prescribe weight loss without examining them, running tests or performing other normal procedures for conditions that thin people would be screened for automatically. Research over the past two decades has shown that health professionals have negative attitudes toward fat people, as the authors of a large review paper wrote in 2013 in Current Obesity Reports. Not only that but doctors’ appointments with fat patients are shorter on average, and physicians routinely use negative words in their medical histories of such people. Such practices keep people from regular annual exams and prevent the detection of serious underlying conditions. To practice evidence-based medicine, doctors should stop relying on weight alone as an indicator of health. Instead practitioners should focus on behavioral changes to improve health outcomes. 67. By “the big picture is not the whole picture” (paragraph 2), the writer means that_______. A. there are some exceptions B. more evidence should be presented C. some health risk has been neglected D. people don’t care much about health 68. Why does the writer mention the report published in 2016? A. To call attention to those who are thin but unhealthy. B. To explain what “moderately increase” means in real life. C. To argue against BMI being used as an indicator of fatness. D. To show that weight may not be associated with poor health. 69. What can be inferred from the passage about fat people? A. Most of them worry about their weight. B. Some of them can’t be diagnosed correctly. C. They need at least one exam every half year D. They don’t follow doctors’ recommendations. 70. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Weight-watching health care is common but may do harm. B. More care should be taken of those overweight people. C. Fat people are sometimes treated unfairly in society. D. It’s time that we should be more health-conscious. (E) 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. Bunny Power: White Rabbit’s Reinvention When it comes to images of rabbits, many Chinese people would think of White Rabbit, a well-known brand of sweets. As one of the few old brands still thriving, White Rabbit has a thing or two to teach other companies about how to stay popular among consumers. China’s first domestic toffees (太妃糖) were produced in 1943 with Mickey Mouse on the wrapper. ____71____ The stylized blue-and-white cartoon bunny became an icon. In 1972, Zhou Enlai, then China’s premier, presented White Rabbits to Richard Nixon on his first visit to China. The fortunes of the sweet soured in the 1970s. As foreign goods flooded in, White Rabbits lost their popularity. Guan Sheng Yuan, the state-owned company that makes them, used the treat’s nutritional property as its selling point. It said seven sweets equals a glass of milk in terms of protein content. The strategy, however, didn’t work well. ____72____ The brand was even affected by the food safety scandals of a brand of powdered milk in 2008. However, the bunnies fought back. In 2018, the first batches of White Rabbit lip balm (润唇膏) sold out within hours. The following year, the producer teamed up with Godiva, a chocolate company, to make White Rabbit ice cream, and people queued for hours to buy the newly launched White Rabbit milk tea at a shop in Shanghai. ____73____ In 2021, Guan Sheng Yuan opened a shop in Shanghai selling a wide range of branded products. The rabbit has reinvented itself many times. Most recently, it has taken advantage of the trend of guo chao, which has been applied to trendy consumer goods with traditional Chinese cultural elements. It also teamed up with the American fashion company Coach, helping it to produce giant bunnies on handbags as well as dresses, denim jackets and a gold White-Rabbit necklace. Tapping into a sense of nostalgia (怀旧), the collaboration gave Coach a boost in the Chinese market. ____74____ Looking to the future, SK-II, a Japanese skincare brand, launched a limited-edition White Rabbit face serum. Foreign markets provide an additional carrot. The candies have diversified into a whole range of flavors, including peanut, red bean, mustard and durian, and are exported to more than 50 countries. That’s a whole different rabbit hole. A. The sweets quickly gained popularity across the country. B. For a time, the sweets had trouble finding favor with customers. C. The sweet maker took the opportunity to open more shops in other cities. D. At the same time, it enabled White Rabbits to gain new followers across the Pacific. E. The company has since launched perfumes, a shower gel and hand cream. F. When this American image fell out of favor in the 1950s, da baitu, a big white rabbit, took its place. Ⅲ. Summary Writing (6分) Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea of each paragraph in one complete sentence. The advantages of social networking 75. Why do most people sign up to social networking sites? The main reason is to stay in touch with other people. These sites also help people to find their childhood friends that they have lost touch with. Renewing these long-lost friendships is just a click away. It is very exciting to be able to catch up with friends and keep up with their news on an almost daily basis thanks to frequent updates. __________________________________________________________________________________________ 76. Keep up-to-date, however, doesn’t have to be restricted to friends and acquaintances. What many people tend to forget is that they can also use networking sites for professional reasons. It is actually a great way of finding out about upcoming job opportunities. Friends might know about job vacancies that may not be advertised elsewhere or they can even recommend their friends for certain jobs. Even people already employed can promote their business online. This is particularly important for artists, actors and musicians who can create pages devoted to their band or theatre company, and inform fans about their gigs (现场演出) or latest exhibitions. In addition, the sites can be used to allow the public to give instant feedback on the artists’ work and to interact with their favourite artist. __________________________________________________________________________________________ 77. Another great advantage of social networking sites is how easy it is to organize an event with your friends. Thanks to different settings people can organize their friends by different criteria. These criteria could be how close friends they are, common interests and hobbies or where they live. This means if a certain event takes place, for example, an open-air concert or a football match, all they have to do is invite the right group of friends to attend. Some networking sites offer a range of quizzes and games, so friends living on opposite sides of the globe can invite each other to participate and compete in a variety of games without leaving their homes. __________________________________________________________________________________________ IV. Translation (15分) Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 78. 这部刚上映的电影老少咸宜。（appeal）（汉译英） __________________________________________________________________________________________ 79. 过了许多年，这款保健产品是个假洋品牌这一事实才被揭露。（before）（汉译英） ______________________________________________________________________ 80. 从教练脸上的表情判断，他一定对队员们在这场乒乓球赛中的表现不满意。(judge) (汉译英) __________________________________________________________________________________________ 81. 眼观六路，耳听八方可以让记者捕捉到值得报道的新闻。（it）（汉译英） __________________________________________________________________________________________ 82. 当这个电视节目播出的时候，无数的观众被其中团圆糕的制作方式所吸引，想要亲手尝试制作这道美食。 (air) (汉译英) __________________________________________________________________________________________ V. Guided Writing (25分) 83. Your school is considering installing vending machines (自动售货机) on campus to provide students with snacks and drinks. Some students support this plan while others object to it. Do you support this decision? Please write an essay to express your opinion. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 上海市曹杨二中2025学年度第二学期 高一年级期中考试英语试卷 命题人：________ 审核人：________、________ 试卷共14页4张 考生注意： 1、答卷前，考生务必将姓名、班级、学号等在指定位置填写清楚。 2、本试卷共有 83道试题，满分 115分，考试时间 105分钟。请考生用黑色水笔或钢笔将答案直接写在答题卷上。 I. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A (5分) 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题答案】 【答案】C 【2题答案】 【答案】B 【3题答案】 【答案】B 【4题答案】 【答案】C 【5题答案】 【答案】A 【6题答案】 【答案】C 【7题答案】 【答案】B 【8题答案】 【答案】A 【9题答案】 【答案】C 【10题答案】 【答案】A Section B (10分) 【11~20题答案】 【答案】11. that 12. forwarded 13. what 14. which 15. those 16. may##might 17. To make 18. If##When 19. has exposed##has been exposing 20. or Section C (20分) (A) 【21~30题答案】 【答案】21. E 22. C 23. A 24. G 25. J 26. F 27. H 28. K 29. D 30. B (B) 【31~40题答案】 【答案】31. F 32. I 33. C 34. J 35. A 36. H 37. D 38. B 39. K 40. G II. 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. 【41~55题答案】 【答案】41. B 42. A 43. C 44. C 45. D 46. A 47. D 48. B 49. C 50. B 51. A 52. D 53. A 54. D 55. C Section B (19分) Directions: Read the following 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) 【56~59题答案】 【答案】56. B 57. D 58. D 59. B (B) 【60~62题答案】 【答案】60. A 61. B 62. B (C) 【63~66题答案】 【答案】63. B 64. D 65. B 66. A (D) 【67~70题答案】 【答案】67. A 68. D 69. B 70. A (E) 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. 【71~74题答案】 【答案】71. F 72. B 73. E 74. D Ⅲ. Summary Writing (6分) 【75~77题答案】 【答案】75. People sign up to social networking sites mainly to stay in touch with others, find lost childhood friends and keep up with their friends’ news. 76. Social networking sites can be used for professional purposes to find jobs, promote business and help artists interact with fans and get instant feedback. 77. Social networking sites make it easy to group friends and organize events, and enable global friends to play online games together at home. IV. Translation (15分) Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 【78题答案】 【答案】This newly released movie appeals to audiences of all ages. 【79题答案】 【答案】It was many years before the fact that this health product was a fake foreign brand was exposed. 【80题答案】 【答案】Judging from the expression on the coach’s face, he must be dissatisfied with the team members’ performance in this table tennis match. 【81题答案】 【答案】Keeping their eyes and ears open enables journalists to capture news stories worthy of reporting. 【82题答案】 【答案】When the TV program aired, countless viewers were attracted by the way of making reunion cakes in it and wanted to try making this delicious food by themselves. V. Guided Writing (25分) 【83题答案】 【答案】 I support installing vending machines on campus. They are convenient for students. When we feel hungry or thirsty between classes, we can easily get snacks and drinks without wasting time, which is especially helpful on busy school days. Besides, proper machines can offer healthy choices, making our school life more comfortable and enjoyable. We should remember to choose healthy food and avoid too many snacks. With reasonable use, vending machines will bring great convenience to our daily school life. In short, I believe this plan is good for students and will make our campus life better. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $