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复旦附中高二上月考一 英语
(考试时间 120 分钟,满分 150 分)
2025.10
I. Listening Comprehension (25 分)
Section A (10%)
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. Riding a horse. B. Taking a photo. C. Playing a game. D. Shooting a movie.
2. A. It serves the woman right to get a poor grade.
B. It is unfair of the teacher to give the woman a C.
C. The woman will benefit from the effort she’s put in.
D. The woman should work harder to improve her grades.
3. A. Workmates. B. Husband and wife. C. Boss and secretary. D. Father and daughter.
4. A. She doesn’t like the way Americans speak.
B. Her English is still poor after ten years in America.
C. She doesn’t mind speaking English with an accent.
D. She speaks English as if she were a native speaker.
5. A. The woman regrets going to see the movie.
B. The woman prefers love movies to violence ones.
C. The woman saw a comedy instead of a horror movie.
D. The man recommended a comedy to the woman.
6. A. They are equally competent for the job.
B. They’ll both do the hair for the woman.
C. They have lots of differences.
D. They are both willing to dye the woman’s hair.
7. A. At a bookstore. B. At an art museum. C. At a newspaper office. D. At a gymnasium.
8. A. Samuel is very responsible. B. Samuel’s words aren’t reliable.
C. What Samuel said is true. D. Samuel is not humorous at all.
9. A. The man owed his success to the woman.
B. The man depended on the woman.
C. The woman thought the man won the award by luck.
D. The woman worked hard and was given an award.
10.A. Mrs. Smith’s ideas are nonsense. B. She partly agrees with Mrs. Smith’s views.
C. Mrs. Smith is good at expressing her ideas. D. She shares the woman’s views on social welfare.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two passages and a longer conversation, and you 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 is the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. Mouth guards for herself. B. Nose clips for herself.
C. Earplugs for her husband. D. Pushing her husband in dreams.
12. A. Because it is equipped with four pressuresensing airbags.
B. Because it is attached to an outside microphone.
C. Because the microphone helps detect her husband snoring.
D. Because it stops her husband’s snoring by changing his head’s position.
13. A. That they are not available in real life.
B. That they are amazing and quite beneficial.
C. That they are sure to change the world.
D. That they are just fictional inventions.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. That we can do many things at the same time.
B. That multitasking is a rarely natural everyday occurrence.
C. That our brains will quickly shift from one task to another.
D. That human beings have overcome the limitations of our brains.
15. A. When we talk to a friend while walking down the street.
B. When we cook dinner while watching a TV show.
C. When driving and chatting at the same time.
D. When you imagine your friend’s new apartment while driving.
16. A. The language channel of the brain often gets blocked.
B. All the people can drive and have a conversation at the same time.
C. Experts don’t think it possible for humans to overcome the limitations during multitasking.
D. People only need to process visual information like road signs when driving.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
17. A. Because she is a professional gardener.
B. Because she can save money by planting vegetables.
C. Because planting brings her many benefits.
D. Because planting enables her to live a safe life.
18. A. Giving off pleasant smell.
B. Serving as a healthy vegetable.
C. Helping us clean the garbage cans.
D. Keeping the can smelling fresh for a long time.
19. A. A more nutritious onion. B. A more tasty onion.
C. A goodlooking onion. D. An onion that won’t make you cry.
20. A. The man will try planting vegetables after he goes home.
B. The man prefers new breed onions to traditional ones.
C. The man loves genetically modified vegetables.
D. The man seldom eats onion for he hates to chop it.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary (25 分)
Section A
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D, choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
21. When I first visited Switzerland that winter vacation, I was totally ____ by the magic of its breathtaking scenery.
A. blown B. dominated C. clouded D. overwhelmed
22. In the latest deadly attack to hit Turkey, a car bomber and a suicide bomber both set off explosives ____ near a stadium in Istanbul on Dec 10, killing at least 38 people and injuring more than 150.
A. in quick succession B. on full alert C. in full flow D. on the agenda
23. Job losses and supply scarcity coupled with more liberal spending habits ____ it unattractive and difficult for millennials to own a house. Thus, they ____ flexible options like renting.
A. making; relate to B. makes; slip into C. made; tend to D. make; lean towards
24. Given this critical period, parents should take children with symptoms like fever and throat pain to the hospital for ____ diagnosis and treatment.
A. regular B. tricky C. prompt D. immense
25. The annual fund____ initiative ____ to ____ the underprivileged locals out of poverty.
A. lifting; intends; raise B. raising; intends; lift C. lifting; is intended; raise D. raising; is intended; lift
26. The current hit movie “B for Busy” makes me feel that we can travel far and wide, ____ bittersweet life, but in the end, we come back to our little houses and spend time with our favorite people. Perhaps that’s the ____ of the story.
A. taste; moral B. tasting; moral C. taste; morality D. tasting; morality
27. Bookstores hold an eternal appeal for me and I will just pick a book, hide in a corner and let time ____ away like ____ water.
A. slide; streaming B. skip; draining C. slip; flowing D. flip; floating
28. I’m glad to say that I ____ my three years of high school life in such a way that my life course was shaped and illuminated.
A. reached for B. empathized with C. rounded off D. ended up
29. When I was not quite myself, encountering such maddening difficulty when completing the simplest tasks was quite the ____ experience.
A. humbled B. humbling C. comforted D. comforting
30. To keep viewers, hosts must cheat, either throwing up after the show, or cutting scenes ____ they ____ out food they’ve chewed, making viewers believe they have actually eaten everything.
A. that; spat B. that; spit C. where; spat D. where; spit
31. Last week I lost my cellphone. After I rummaged through my pockets and bags in vain, I racked my brain but failed to recall where on earth I might have lost it. Great anxiety ____ me.
A. bowed to B. gnawed at C. swore to D. glared at
32. Intending ____ out of the classroom unnoticed, he bumped into his class teacher who was coming back to collecting the research papers he had assigned to the students.
A. sneaking B. to sneak C. being sneaked D. to have sneaked
33. For someone who has just gone through an unbearable loss, please take it easy on yourself. I’m not sure ____ time is a healer, but it will show you how to live with the feelings you ____. A. if; will experience B. that; have experienced C. whether; are experiencing D. that; are experiencing
34. People post photographs on social media of clothes they have repaired or made in the name of slow fashion, but most sewers remain female. The “sew bros” — ____ coined by Esquire magazine for men — have been met with raised eyebrows ____ revealing their hobby to others. A. when; though B. which; while C. who; which D. as; when
35. Many TV shows today reinforce stereotypical and sexist aesthetics. We cannot easily change the media; however, we can change our mindsets. Remember to learn to love yourself just ____ you are and ____ you judge others, there is always much more to people ____ meets the eye.
A. as; that; which B. the way; that; before; than C. like; before; that D. what; that; who
Section B
Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A.addressing B. boundaries C. generative D. initially E. remove F. approved G. aboriginally
H. released I. sample J. overtake K. traffic
The exploration of vast space, the manipulation of genes for medical treatment, the growth of green technology, the advancement of AI… Science and technology know no (36) ____. What wonders await in 2025?
Space “(37) ____” this year will be no less busy than in 2024, with global space agencies pursuing ambitious goals. China launched its first mission of the year on Jan 7 with a Long March 3B rocket. The country’s 2025 plan also includes Shenzhou manned missions and Tianzhou cargo missions to the Tiangong space station, along with the Tianwen2 mission to (38) ____ a nearEarth asteroid. The US plans to conduct several lunar missions with companies like Intuitive Machines, and SpaceX’s Starship hopes to complete 25 test flights throughout the year. Additionally, a collaboration between China and the European Union will see the launch of the SMILE satellite to study the interaction between solar wind and Earth’s magnetic field, enhancing our understanding of the SunEarth relationship.
Genome editing, or gene editing, will continue to inspire enthusiasm in 2025. It comprises a group of technologies that allow scientists to add, (39) ____ or alter genetic materials at particular locations on the long stretches of DNA of living beings, including humans. In this way, certain diseases, like cancer and diabetes, can be treated by (40) ____ their root causes rather than relying on medication or surgery. One of the most popular tools is CRISPR, “genetic scissors” that won Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna the Nobel Prize in 2020. The first CRISPR treatment, Casgevy, was (41) ____ in the UK and the US in 2023 for two blood disorders. Over 30 CRISPR trials were ongoing worldwide by October 2024, and more are expected this year.
Last year was the hottest on record, highlighting the significance of green technology in 2025. One key green technology is carbon capture and storage (CCS), which involves separating CO₂ from other gases at emission sources before they are (42) ____ into the atmosphere, and transporting the CO₂ to an underground location to be stored. CCS projects are now storing about 45 million tons of CO₂ yearly, roughly equal to the emissions of 10 million cars. In 2025, Norway will complete Europe’s first fullscale CCS project, and the UK will invest around 160 billion yuan in similar projects. The growth of clean energy continues, with wind and solar power expected to (43) ____ coal in electricity generation. Tech giants like Google and Microsoft are also turning to nuclear energy to power their AI data centers.
Generative AI like ChatGPT brought major changes in 2024. In 2025, AI agents that can sense and make decisions independently will be a top technology trend, predicts the US firm Gartner. By 2028, these AI agents will likely be handling 15 percent of daytoday work decisions, said the firm. Unlike (44) ____ AI, which creates content based on prompts, agentic AI is proactive and solves complex problems on its own. AI agents (45) ____ will handle routine tasks like filling reports. Eventually, they will manage systems independently. For example, an appbased agent can plan your vacation by booking flights, hotels and restaurants, remembering your preferences.
III. Reading Comprehension (45 分)
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.
Just as our earth is a mix of terrain — from grassy hills and rivers to volcanoes and deserts — so is it filled with many types of (46) ____. While some people are as serene as an ancient forest, others are about as uncomfortable as a bed of rocks. What happens when one of these people plays a major role in our lives? Perhaps it’s a boss, parent, friend or sibling. How does one stay kind and forgiving and yet keep personal boundaries and a sense of (47) ____?
In his timeless book Don’t (48) ____ the Small Stuff, author Richard Carlson gives us a very helpful strategy for dealing with difficult people. In tip #11, he suggests imagining that everyone is (49) ____ except for you. In other words, we should think of life as a school with ongoing pop quizzes. The teachers are everywhere, acting out various scenarios to help push our growth.
Behind this simple strategy lies a profound spiritual (50) ____. According to Carlson, you are essentially changing your perception from “(51) ____ are they doing this to me?” to “What are they trying to teach me?”
For example, let’s say that your motherinlaw randomly throws in personal jabs to make you feel like an inferior wife and not good enough to be with her son. Instead of taking these (52) ____ to heart, imagine her as being sent straight from the Universe as a real fleshandblood life lesson from which you can grow. This is your chance to really anchor yourself in the truth of who you know yourself to be, rather than allowing another person to (53) ____ you of false inferiority.
It is in the (54) ____ times that our level of growth thus far is revealed. And only then can we recognize and strive for higher ground. Difficult circumstances — and difficult people — tend to (55) ____ our innermost feelings rather than create them. For instance, have you ever judged someone for a particular action when you ended up doing that same thing a few years later? Perhaps you had just never been in that situation before or had never experienced that level of temptation. That incident may have occurred in your life to reveal that you do have those same (56) ____ — they had just never been triggered.
When we are forced to interact with people who are hard to love, we are given the opportunity to (57) ____ exponentially. Employees who must deal with competitive and manipulative coworkers, for example, now have a golden opportunity to choose the honest path and to develop a deeper level of faith that everything will (58) ____ in the end. Parents of children with behavior problems are offered the opportunity to develop patience and deep unconditional love.
After all, if you were (59) ____ by easygoing and adoring people all day long, it would be harder to face (or even recognize) that hidden inner tendency you might have to look to others for approval. So when difficult people are really getting to you, try to find a way to be (60) ____ for the lesson. They are here to push you so that you may grow into the person you were always meant to be.
46
A. communities
B. celebrities
C. individuals
D. ingredients
47
A. proportion
B. justice
C. humour
D. dignity
48
A. Postpone
B. Stretch
C. Swear
D. Challenge
49
A. pretentious
B. genuine
C. enlightened
D. narrowminded
50
A. perception
B. truth
C. need
D. quality
51
A. How
B. When
C. Whether
D. Why
52
A. insults
B. jokes
C. encouragements
D. alerts
53
A. require
B. convince
C. remind
D. warn
54
A. inconvenient
B. leisure
C. adventurous
D. hard
55
A. hide
B. reveal
C. remove
D. employ
56
A. temptations
B. talents
C. tendencies
D. triggers
57
A. grow
B. expand
C. develop
D. increase
58
A. work out
B. set in
C. get down
D. carry on
59
A. stranded
B. stretched
C. sympathized
D. surrounded
60
A. celebrated
B. grateful
C. qualified
D. essential
Section B (22 分)
Directions: Read the following passage. Each passage is followed by 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)
Hepburn and Givenchy: a Fashion Love Story
PARIS was already the fashion capital of the world by the 1950s. It was the home of Coco Chanel, the revolutionary designer who was popular for wearing her string of pearls. It was a center for artists from all walks of life. Hubert de Givenchy, an unknown designer in his twenties, opened his first house in Paris in February 1952. Little did he know that a year later, his life would change after meeting a girl named Audrey Hepburn.
Hepburn, fresh from the success of her hit film Roman Holiday, was on a journey to Paris in the summer of 1953. She was there to purchase French clothing for her upcoming film Sabrina. Having heard of Givenchy’s modern designs, the 24yearold actress soon scheduled a visit to his house.
When the designer heard that a movie actress with the surname Hepburn was due to pay him a visit, he assumed that he would be meeting Katharine, the Hollywood legend. He was confused when a girl appeared at his door with large, attractive eyes and wearing a plain striped Tshirt and trousers. Givenchy was busy preparing for his fall presentation, so he told Hepburn that he had no time to design a wardrobe for Sabrina.
Despite being turned down, Hepburn would not give up. She invited him to dinner, which was unusual for a woman to do back then. Givenchy accepted her call, and it was at that dinner that he was taken by her charm. Their fruitful professional and lifelong personal friendship began.
For the next four decades, Hepburn wore Givenchy with great devotion. Most famously, in the opening scene of Breakfast at Tiffany’s, she wore a “little black dress” made out of silk when having a croissant outside Tiffany’s windows on Fifth Avenue. The dress is said to be one of the most famous and influential pieces of clothing of the 20th century.
Many designers have a muse, but the HepburnGivenchy relationship was something more symbiotic. With Hepburn as his muse, Givenchy drew inspiration for his designs from her slender body, elegance and movie star charm. On the other hand, Hepburn was so fascinated by Givenchy’s work that she kept loyal to him over the years. Most of her casual wear was designed by Givenchy as well.
It may not be a traditional love story, but love may come in different forms. For Hepburn and Givenchy, the friendship endured the test of time because of their respect for each other, fueled by the two things they loved: fashion and the movies.
61. According to the article, it was in the early 1950s that Hubert de Givenchy ____.
A. rose to fame with Coco Chanel
B. started his own business in Paris
C. met Katherine Hepburn for the first time
D. designed the wardrobe for Roman Holiday
62. Which words best describe Audrey Hepburn when she first met Givenchy?
A. Goodlooking and persistent.
B. Attractive and nervous.
C. Badtempered and stubborn.
D. Ordinary and shy.
63. The underlined word in the 6th paragraph probably describes a relationship between people who ____.
A. take advantage of each other
B. are totally different from each other
C. know nothing about each other
D. depend on each other equally
64. According to the article, Givenchy formed a lifelong friendship with Hepburn mainly because ____.
A. he was taken by her charm
B. she served as his muse
C. they had common interests
D. they cared for each other
(B)
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65.What made “I” finally think of getting a cell phone?
A. Being stuck by the highway.
B. Being urged by his grandkids.
C. Being persuaded by cell phone salespersons.
D. Being attracted by the friendly return policy.
66.An advantage of Jitterbug mentioned in the passage is ____.
A. its discount price with a free gift
B. its reasonable rate plans without a contract
C. its “globalpositioning” system with 911 access
D. its good customer service all over the world
67.The main purpose of the passage is to ____.
A. tell a customer’s story of Jitterbug
B. provide two ways to order Jitterbug
C. give a brief introduction to Jitterbug
D. attract potential customers to Jitterbug
(C)
Life places us in a complex web of relationships with other people. Our humanness arises out of these relationships in the course of social interaction. Moreover, our humanness must be sustained through social interaction — and fairly constantly so. When an association continues long enough for two people to become linked together by a relatively stable set of expectations, it is called a relationship.
People are bound within relationships by two types of bonds: expressive ties and instrumental ties. Expressive ties are social links formed when we emotionally invest ourselves in and commit ourselves to other people. Through association with people who are meaningful to us, we achieve a sense of security, love, acceptance, companionship, and personal worth. Instrumental ties are social links formed when we cooperate with other people to achieve some goal. Occasionally, this may mean working with instead of against competitors. More often, we simply cooperate with others to reach some end without endowing the relationship with any larger significance.
Sociologists have built on the distinction between expressive and instrumental ties to distinguish between two types of groups: primary and secondary. A primary group involves two or more people who enjoy a direct, intimate, cohesive relationship with one another. Expressive ties predominate in primary groups; we view the people as ends in themselves and valuable in their own right. A secondary group entails two or more people who are involved in an impersonal relationship and have come together for a specific, practical purpose. Instrumental ties predominate in secondary groups; we perceive people as means to ends rather than as ends in their own right. Sometimes primary group relationships evolve out of secondary group relationships. This happens in many work settings. People on the job often develop close relationships with coworkers as they come to share gripes, jokes, gossip, and satisfactions.
68. According to paragraph 1, which of the following is true of a relationship?
A. It is a structure of associations with many people.
B. It should be studied in the course of a social interaction.
C. It places great demands on people.
D. It develops gradually over time.
69. Which of the following can be inferred about instrumental ties from the author’s mention of working with competitors in paragraph 2?
A. Instrumental ties can develop even in situations in which people would normally not cooperate.
B. Instrumental ties require as much emotional investment as expressive ties.
C. Instrumental ties involve security, love, and acceptance.
D. Instrumental ties should be expected to be significant.
70. According to paragraph 3, what do sociologists see as the main difference between primary and secondary groups?
A. Primary groups consist of people working together while secondary groups exist outside of work settings.
B. In primary groups people are seen as means while in secondary groups people are seen as ends.
C. Primary groups involve personal relationships while secondary groups are mainly practical in purpose.
D. Primary groups are generally small while secondary groups often contain more than two people.
71. Which of the following can be inferred from the author’s claim in paragraph 3 that primary group relationships sometimes evolve out of secondary group relationships?
A. Secondary group relationships begin by being primary group relationships.
B. A secondary group relationship that is highly visible quickly becomes a primary group relationship.
C. Sociologists believe that only primary group relationships are important to society.
D. Even in secondary groups, frequent communication serves to bring people into close relationships.
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. Researchers have found that the success of a future mission to the red planet may depend on the ship having a class clown.
B. He found that class clowns in the crew would not mind being joked about.
C. In an emergency, there will be no time to call mission control.
D. When you are living with others in a very small space for a long period of time, tensions are likely to grow.
E. His role was informal, yet critical for maintaining group cohesion in the extreme environment. F. It is enough to make Neil Armstrong, the first astronaut to walk on the Moon, spin in his grave.
Class Clowns Please
WANTED: smart, fit and unflappable (临危不乱的) applicants for humanity’s first mission to Mars. Must have: crazy wig, oversized boots and a big red nose.
NASA plans to fly astronauts around the moon as part of its preparation for a crewed mission to Mars as early as 2033. A mission to Mars is no easy job. On average, the red planet is 140 million miles from Earth and the travel time one way is around eight months. The distance alone is expected to cause harm to their mental health. Astronauts must also face a time delay in communications of up to 20 minutes each way. 72 ____ The crew are effectively on their own.
Jeffery Johnson, an anthropologist at the University of Florida, is now working with NASA to explore whether class clowns are vital for the success of long space missions. Early results suggest they are. “73 ____” said Johnson. “It’s vital that you have somebody who can help everyone get along, so that they can do their jobs and get there and back safely. It’s missioncritical.”
Johnson spent four years studying over wintering crews in Antarctica. 74 ____ One isolated salmon fisherman he observed endured a mock funeral and burial in the tundra. However, nobody ignored his important role in building bridges between researchers and contractors.
Historically, the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen also appreciated the importance of the expedition clown. In 1910, he picked the large, cheerful chef Adolf Lindstrom for his attempt to reach the South Pole, knowing that Lindstrom’s joie de vivre (生活的乐趣) would relieve the stress of homesickness and the long polar nights. “He has offered greater and more valuable services to the Norwegian polar expedition than any other man,” Amundsen noted in his diary.
Lindstrom was a great entertainer who helped keep up spirits and morale over the long winter. 75 ____ But there is more to it than making people laugh. Being funny won’t be enough for someone to land the job, after all.
第二卷
IV. Productive Grammar (10 分)
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
How lonely are you? Sometimes living alone or being in a remote location with (1) ____ around to talk to can give you the feeling of despair and isolation. It’s not a great feeling. There’s a common stereotype that it’s something that affects older people more, but research has found that loneliness is something that can affect us all, (2) ____ our age.
There’s a familiar phrase that says it’s possible to be lonely in a crowd – despite (3) ____ (surround) by hundreds of people, you think you have nobody to talk to or to connect with and (4) ____ nobody wants to listen to you anyway. It’s probably not true, but loneliness is seen as a big problem for the mental health of the population wherever they live — so much so that the British government even has (5)____ minister for loneliness.
The BBC recently completed a survey about the topic and it found that people aged between 16 and 24 experience loneliness more often and more intensely than any other age group. Researchers from the University of Manchester who analyzed the data, suggested feeling lonely may plague the young because it’s a time of changing identity figuring out your place in the world and (6)____ learning to regulate emotions.
Psychology lecturer and BBC presenter Claudia Hammond says that “it’s tempting to conclude that something about modern life is putting young people at a higher risk of loneliness, but when we asked older people in our survey about the loneliest times in their lives, they also said it was (7)____ they were young.”
The issue is certainly being talked about more. And in the UK, the Minister for Loneliness Tracey Crouch has said that “the government now recognizes loneliness as one of the biggest health challenges we face.” She also said there needs to be a “national conversation” to end the stigma about admitting to (8)____(feel) lonely.
The BBC Loneliness Experiment also found the type of culture you live in has implications for loneliness. People from cultures which tend to put a high value on independence, such as Northern Europe and the US, revealed they would be (9) ____ (likely) to tell a colleague about their loneliness. But in cultures where extended family (10) ____ (emphasise), such as in Southern Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa, older women in particular were at lower risk of feeling lonely.
V. Summary Writing (10 分)
Building a Greener Future
Year after year, Earth’s precious resources are becoming increasingly scarce. Still people need materials to build new houses, office buildings and schools. There’s only one solution to this problem: do more with less. That’s what sustainable construction is all about. Advocates of sustainable construction believe the entire building process can be done without harming the environment, and by doing so, the earth is kept sustainable for future generations. To make these green buildings possible, however, the process must be implemented from the beginning.
Picture a city government that wants to build a green office building. The first thing these city planners would do is select a site with a small environmental impact. Ideally, they would choose a site that had already been developed, thus keeping the forests and grasslands protected.
Next, city planners would turn their attention toward the construction process. Only green materials could be used to build their office towers. These include wood, steel, and other materials that have been recycled from destroyed buildings. If possible, they have been manufactured, recovered, or resourced locally. The closer that these green materials are to the construction site, the less energy is wasted getting them to where they’re needed.
Maintenance costs are the next important factors that need to be considered. City planners would design heating and cooling systems that use as little energy as possible. They would fit solar roof panels that will absorb the heat from the sun to power the building. Toilets and sinks designed to minimize water waste would be fitted throughout the building. These efficiencies don’t just help to protect the environment; they can save money over the long run as well.
After all this was finished, the city planners would relax and maybe even throw a party. They have designed a building that was green at every step -- the golden rule of sustainable construction.
VI. Translation (3+3+4+5=15 分)
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
1. 事实上,正是出于同理心,人们才会乐意资助一些身处困境中的孩子. (it)
2. 忍受着过度的压力,她一受挫就爱拿家人出气,最后窗户紧闭,反省错误. (end up)
3. 当评估该方案的效果时,我们应该把利弊都考虑进去,这样才能做到客观公正. (account)
4. “数字慈善” 是激发公众参与慈善的新方式,通过它,数字转账能处理得更高效,受灾地区资源也能分配得更合理. (which)
VII. Guided Writing (20 分)
Directions: Write an English composition in 120150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
如果你是明启中学的高三学生李华,看到电视台报道说有很多超市有大量临近保质期的食物。针对这些食物如何处理想征集观众意见,你很有感触,所以写信给电视台,表达想法。 内容包括:
1. 对如何处理这些临近保质期的食品提出建议;
2. 并表达这些建议理由。
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复旦附中高二上英语月考一 答案
第一卷:
1-10 BCBCA ACBAB
11-20 DDB CDC CDDB
21-35 DADCD BCCBD BDCDB
36-45 BKIEA FHJCD
46-60 CDCCB DABDB CAADB
A篇61-64 BADC
B篇65-67 ABD
C篇68-71 DACD
六选四72-75: CDBE
第二卷:
1. nobody
2. whatever
3. being surrounded
4. that
5. a
6. of
7. when
8. feeling
9. less likely
10. is emphasised
概要:
Sustainable construction aims to protect earth’s limited natural resources for future generations by doing more with less. It requires thorough green planning from the very start: choosing previouslydeveloped sites, adopting local recycled building materials, and designing practical energysaving facilities. Following these strict steps helps build ecofriendly buildings and effectively cuts longterm maintenance costs.
翻译:
1. In fact, it is out of empathy that people are willing to sponsor some children in trouble.
2. Bearing excessive pressure, she would take it out on her family whenever she suffered setbacks and end up staying behind closed windows to reflect on her mistakes.
3. When evaluating the effect of the plan, we should take both its advantages and disadvantages into account so as to be objective and impartial.
4. "Digital charity" is a new way to inspire public participation in charity, through which digital transfers can be handled more efficiently and resources in disasterstricken areas can be allocated more reasonably.
听力文本
Tape script
Section A
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. M: Now just breathe a little bit and smile. Keep still for a moment. Follow me and say CHEESE.
W: Wait a minute. Let me put on my beautiful scarf.
Q: What are the two speakers doing?
2. W: What a pity! I’ve spent so much work on my paper only to get a C.
M: Don’t lose heart. I think what you have learned in the process will prove useful in your future work.
Q: What does the man imply?
3. W: I can’t find my iPad. I need to have a meeting online.
M: Honey, I’ll look for it later. Right now, I need to put little Tony down to sleep.
Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
4. M: I can’t understand why Mrs. Li has such a strong accent after almost ten years in the United States.
W: Yes, but she is proud of it. She says it is a part of her identity.
Q: What does the conversation tell us about Mrs. Li?
5. M: Well, how did you like the movie yesterday?
W: To tell you the truth, I don’t like violence. I’d appreciate it very much if you could recommend a comedy next time.
Q: What can we infer from the conversation?
6. W: It is hard for me to decide whether to ask Tony or Paul to have my hair trimmed and dyed.
M: What difference does it make? They’re both excellent hairdressers.
Q: What does the man imply about Tony and Paul?
7. W: Molly takes charge of the art and music section; and Bob, the sports page. What about you, Simon?
M: I’m responsible for the editorials.
Q: Where does the man work?
8. M: I was satisfied when Samuel said he got A’s in all his tests.
W: Darling, you should know better than to take Samuel’s words too seriously.
Q: What does the woman imply?
9. M: But for your support and assistance, I couldn’t have won the award. Thank you very much.
W: You have been working so hard. I think you deserve the honor.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
10. M: It was difficult for me to agree with Mrs. Smith on her views about social welfare. She thought that the rich are robbing the poor.
W: She might have used better words to express her ideas. But to some extent, I’ve found what she said makes a lot of sense.
Q: What does the woman mean?
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two passages and a longer conversation, and you 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 is the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
Louisa had been desperate to get a good night’s sleep for many years. Why? The problem was her husband. He snored like a moving train. Louisa had tried almost all the standard measures and equipment: earplugs for herself, mouth guards and nose clips for her husband, or pushing him in dreams. But unfortunately, all of these were uncomfortable and ineffective. Then she heard about a really out there solution, called the Motion Pillow. Made by a Korean company TenMinds, the pillow has four pressure sensing airbags that connect to an outside microphone on a night mode. Once the microphone detects her husband snoring, it automatically expands the airbags, which gently reposition his head until he stops snoring. Louisa doesn’t always go for these kinds of expensive gadgets, but when she was informed that the Motion Pillow won an international Innovation Award from the Consumer Technology Association, she decided to take the $378 plunge and have a try at it. And it works! Louisa is very delighted!
More and more helpful devices like these are once only accessible in science fiction. But they are really available now. These little inventions might not change the world or your life, but they are delightful in their own extraordinary ways. And even if you wouldn’t benefit from owning a robot designed to help out in the bathroom, it’s still awfully fun to read about the fancy things that marketers and inventors are coming up with, right? We can wait for a beautiful life for the future!
Questions:
11. What method had Louisa tried to get a good sleep before buying the Motion Pillow?
12. Why can the Motion Pillow help Louisa sleep well?
13. What’s the speaker’s opinion towards the new devices like the Motion Pillow?
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
While you are confident that you can do many things at the same time, a number of research papers argue that this is not true. What is really happening is that our brains are rapidly switching from one task to another and then simply choosing an order in which to do them, according to a recent research. This may seem different from our instinct knowledge. Multitasking is a perfectly natural everyday occurrence. We can cook dinner while absorbed in a show on TV or we can talk to a friend while walking down the street without bumping into anybody. The problem occurs when human beings try to carry out two or more tasks. Most people feel they are capable of driving and having a conversation at the same time. This is fine until they need to process languages while driving, for example, on a road sign. Then the language channel of the brain gets blocked and the driver can no longer cope. A similar thing occurs if your new information changes to something visual, for example, your friend describing what his new apartment looks like. In this case, as you try to imagine what he is describing, the visual channel of the brain becomes overloaded and you can no longer concentrate on the road. David Meyer, director of the Brain Laboratory at the University of Michigan, who is considered to be one expert in this field that human beings will never, ever be able to overcome the limitations in the brain for processing information during multitasking.
Questions:
14. What does the recent research find about multitasking?
15. When will we find it difficult to cope with two or more tasks?
16. What can we learn about multitasking according to what the speaker said?
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
M: Oh! I didn’t expect you to be such a capable gardener! Look at these cute vegetables. How many different kinds of vegetables and plants have you grown so far?
W: I can’t remember exactly. But as spring comes, I always choose to grow some seasonal vegetables.
M: It takes a lot of work. Seeing these little babies growing must have given you much sense of accomplishment, isn’t it?
W: You bet! They are so refreshing that I just can’t imagine my life without planting. They have brought me a lot of fun. M: Apparently with all the fresh vegetables, you are living a green life.
W: There’s more than that.
M: I am all ears.
W: Do you hate it when summer heat causes garbage cans to give off an unpleasant smell?
M: Of course. The disgusting smell is really unbearable.
W: Well, if you grow mint, it might save your day.
M: But how?
W: Cut a fresh branch of your mint and place it in the garbage can every day.
M: That’s it?
W: Simple, easy and done! It keeps the can smelling fresh all season long.
M: I can’t wait to give it a try. Any other magical little plants to recommend?
W: Take a look at these strange looking onions. They are called Sunions, a new breed vegetable.
M: Anything special? More nutritious?
W: Think again. What’s the thing you hate most about onions?
M: Ah, it makes me cry every time I chop it.
W: Bingo. M: Unbelievable! You mean when I chop these onions, I will no longer need to tear up.
W: Yes, and they are not genetically modified, so it’s safe to eat.
M: Ha, couldn’t be better. I love such vegetables.
Questions:
17. Why is the woman interested in planting?
18. What is the special use of mint?
19. What else does the woman recommend besides mint?
20. What can we infer from the conversation?
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