上海市川沙中学2026-2027学年高一上学期10月阶段检测英语试题

川沙中学2026学年第一学期高一年级10月阶段考英语试卷 考生注意： 1．本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分，试卷包括试题与答题要求，所有答题必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。 2．答卷前，务必用钢笔或圆珠笔在答题纸正面清楚填写班级、姓名、准考证号。 3．考试时间：90分钟。 第Ⅰ卷（共90分） I. Listening Comprehension (20%) 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 conversation and the question 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. 3:40 B. 4:00 C. 4:20 D. 3:20 2. A. Guide and tourist B. Husband and wife C. Manager and secretary D. Father and daughter 3. A. Yellow land B. Calm water C. Being sad D. A stormy sea 4. A. He often complains. B. He is never happy. C. He often does something. D. He is short. 5. A. She didn’t know her daughter could sing so well. B. She sings better than her daughter. C. She doesn’t like her daughter. D. She herself doesn’t have a good voice. 6. A. She is afraid of losing her job. B. She is busy with her children. C. She is busy with her new job. D. Her husband won’t let her go there. 7. A. By bike. B. By car. C. By bus. D. On foot. 8. A. It’s the cheapest shopping mall nearby. B. It’s the woman’s favourite shopping mall. C. It sold out 50% of the goods last weekend. D. The goods were on sale there last Friday. 9. A. The Edwards are quite well-off. B. It will be unwise for the Edwards to buy another house. C. The Edwards should cut down on their living expenses. D. It’s too expensive for the Edwards to live in their present house. 10. A. The man was seriously injured in the car accident. B. The man had poor imagination because of the car accident. C. The man wasn’t wearing the seat belt when the accident happened. D. The man’s daughter advised him to wear the seat belt before he left home. Section B (10%) Directions: In section B, you will hear two short passages and one conversation, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages and four questions for the conversation. The passages and 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 excitement of nerve activities in the brain. B. The difference between complex music and simple music. C. The effects of music on the results of math tests. D. The classical music and reasoning ability. 12. A. Because it stimulates your nerve activity in the brain. B. Because it keeps you calm. C. Because it strengthens your memory. D. Because it interferes your reasoning ability. 13. A. Rock music might help improve your math test scores. B. The effects of music on tests do not last long. C. Listen to music just before you take a test. D. The more you listen to music, the better your reasoning ability will be. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. You will buy his meal. B. You are expected to pay for your own meal. C. You’ll treat someone. D. You’ll be paid for the meal by someone. 15. A. You will be in Holland. B. You will hear Dutch for a second time. C. You are in trouble. D. You will find it hard to communicate. 16. A. People hated the German as much as the Dutch. B. People mistook German for Dutch at the beginning. C. People made a joke about the German. D. The German immigrants insisted that they were Dutch. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following passage. 17. A. A cell phone that had just been released. B. A cell phone whose price had just dropped. C. A cell phone that many reviews recommended. D. A cell phone that the woman thought had some problems. 18. A. He was afraid that product he wanted would be sold out soon. B. He thought that the new technology was worth the full price. C. He predicted that prices of well-designed products would go up. D. He knew that products from this company seldom offered a discount. 19. A. She picked one model and bought it without hesitation. B. She was always the first one to try out latest models. C. She read product reviews before a purchase. D. She compared prices and bought the more expensive ones. 20. A. Most companies overstate the functions of their products. B. Different people have different shopping habits. C. The man admitted that he bought the cell phone too hastily. D. The woman was more experienced in buying expensive products. II. Grammar and Vocabulary (25%) Section A (15%) Directions: Read the following sentences carefully and choose the best answer. (21-30); Analyze the sentences (31-35) 21. No decision _________ about any future appointment until all the candidates have been interviewed. A. is made B. is being made C. will be made D. has been made 22. Food supplies in the flood-stricken area ________. We must act immediately before there’s none left. A. are running out B. have run out C. have been run out D. are being run out 23. — Have you moved into the new house? — Not yet. The rooms _________. A. are painting B. are being painted C. are being painting D. are painted 24. I _________ to come over to see you yesterday afternoon, but someone _________ and I couldn’t possibly get away. A. intended; had called B. had been intending; had been calling C. was intending; was calling D. had intended; called 25. This kind of cloth was sold out at the trade fair yesterday because it _______ soft. A. is felt B. feels C. to be felt D. has been felt 26. The manager got to the company hurriedly, only to find that he _________ his laptop and files at home. A. left B. was leaving C. had left D. has left 27. They ________ preparations for the conference all day yesterday and they won’t complete them until this morning. A. are making B. made C. were making D. had been making 28. The mayor says that all construction work for the National Games _________ by the end of this month. A. has been completed B. has completed C. will have completed D. will have been completed 29. The inter-provincial tourist train _________ at 8:00 every morning for cultural-tourism passengers. A. leaves B. left C. is leaving D. has left 30. This is the third time that I ________ Hong Kong. The second time I ________ here was at Easter last year. A. have visited; came B. have visited; have come C. visited; came D. visited; had come 31. In the brightly lit classroom of a key high school in Shanghai, the new English teacher carefully explained the difficult grammar rules to her curious students. 32. The book that our teacher recommended last week is both inspiring and challenging. 33. The teacher explained the rule clearly, but some students still felt confused because they had missed the previous lesson. 34. If we truly want to become independent thinkers who can make wise decisions in a rapidly changing world, we must not only absorb knowledge from books but also question what we read, compare different opinions, and learn from the mistakes that we make along the way. 35. When the first rays of the morning sun fell through the windows of the classroom, the students, who had spent the whole night preparing for the presentation, stood up one after another and explained their ideas so confidently that even the strictest teacher nodded with satisfaction. Section B (10%) 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. genuine B. extremely C. immerse D. presence E. meaningful F. document G. embrace H. content I. allows J. strangely K. arises In the era of social media, the question 36 : should we document every moment of our lives or should we 37 ourselves in living them? The rise of “pre-made moments” on platforms like Instagram and TikTok has sparked a debate on the authenticity of our online 38 . Documenting life has its advantages. It 39 us to capture memories, share experiences, and connect with others. However, the focus on creating content can lead to missing out on the real experiences that make life rich and 40 . As Brendon Lemon, a comedian and TikTok 41 . creator, pointed out, “We live in a time when things online are 42 more important and more real than things that happen in real life.” The key lies in finding a balance. While it’s important to capture special moments, it’s equally important to live in the present and 43 spontaneity (自然流露). Not every moment needs to be a piece of online content. By doing so, we can ensure that our online presence is a 44 reflection of our lives, rather than a curated facade (精心打造的外观). In conclusion, let’s not let the desire to 45 every trivial part of our lives overshadow the joy of living them. Embrace the present, savor life, and remember that not everything needs to be online content. After all, the future is where we are going, and the present is where we are now. Let’s live it to the fullest. III. Reading Comprehension (45%) Section A (15%) Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Travelling, at least travelling any considerable distance, means dealing with airports. I’ve seen my share of airports. They come in several 46 . The smallest I have been through was in the African town of Hoedspruit where the main waiting area was smaller than many school classrooms, security and ticket checking were both 47 by one person who was also controlling the gate onto the airfield and you had to walk out to the plane and climb the stairs to get in. It was even smaller than Canada’s Moncton airport where the person taking the tickets was also one of the two 48 on our flight. At the other extreme are the 49 , modern airports in the world’s major cities. LAX, in Los Angeles has two parallel runways and provides the unusual opportunity to watch out the window of your landing aircraft as another one lands right beside you. Some, such as Beijing’s Capital International Airport, SeaTac in Seattle and the International Airport in San Francisco, like those in Hong Kong and Shanghai, have 50 terminals connected by different buses or underground trains. Finding a connecting flight often means changing terminals, which can be a little 51 . Heathrow airport in London, England, 52 that bigger is not always better. Heathrow consists of terminals used by various 53 and is centered around an area that contains stores and restaurants. At Heathrow the tired traveller gets the 54 that they want you to spend your time in the stores because they won’t announce the gate from which your flight will leave until about an hour before flight time. Given that they start to get people onto the planes half an hour before takeoff that leaves just 30 minutes to find and 55 your gate, some of which are a 25-minute walk from the store area. There is absolutely no 56 for this because the airport authorities know even before the day begins how many flights are arriving and departing and where they plan to put them. If I have just come off one long flight and I’m waiting for another, what I want is a quiet place, not an area 57 bright lights and noisy shoppers. Travel, for me, is interesting but when I have to fly, getting there is 58 not half the fun. Airplanes are a very efficient way to move people long distances and airports are a (n) 59 part of the process. Most airports do their best to provide a good travelling experience but they are to be 60 , not really enjoyed. 46. A. types B. cities C. areas D. sizes 47. A. identified B. handled C. promoted D. processed 48. A. guards B. astronauts C. pilots D. passengers 49. A. tremendous B. crowded C. international D. fashionable 50. A. flexible B. multiple C. available D. irregular 51. A. exciting B. astonishing C. confusing D. encouraging 52. A. regulates B. emphasizes C. encounters D. demonstrates 53. A. functions B. departments C. airlines D. authorities 54. A. recreation B. presentation C. announcement D. impression 55. A. look for B. get to C. meet at D. check out 56. A. exception B. doubt C. apology D. excuse 57. A. filled with B. dominated by C. decorated with D. recognized by 58. A. increasingly B. permanently C. attentively D. definitely 59. A. effective B. optional C. necessary D. suitable 60. A. simplified B. endured C. declared D. paralleled Section B (22%) Directions: Read the following three 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) Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard. “I’ll be the first millionaire in Coleford!” Richard used to boast. “And you’ll be sorry you knew me,” George would reply, “because I’ll be the best lawyer in town!” George never did become a lawyer and Richard never made any money. Instead both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street. It was hard to make money from books, which made the competition between them worse. Then Richard married a mysterious girl. The couple spent their honeymoon on the coast — but Richard never came back. The police found his wallet on a deserted beach but the body was never found. He must have drowned. Now with only one bookshop in town, business was better for George. But sometimes he sat in his narrow, old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking about his former rival. Perhaps he missed him? George was very interested in old dictionaries. He’d recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition. When the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was delighted. But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in. He was astonished — the smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable! Trembling, George started reading. “Bookends have bought ten bookstores from their rivals Dylans. The company, owned by multi-millionaire Richard Pike, is now the largest bookseller in Australia.” 61. George and Richard were ________ at school. A. roommates B. good friends C. competitors D. booksellers 62. How did George feel about Richard after his disappearance? A. He envied Richard’s marriage. B. He thought of Richard from time to time. C. He felt lucky with no rival in town. D. He was guilty of Richard’s death. 63. George got information about Richard from ________. A. a dictionary collector in Australia B. the latter’s rivals Dylans C. a rare first edition of a dictionary D. the wrapping paper of a book 64. What happened to George and Richard in the end? A. Both George and Richard became millionaires. B. Both of them realized their original ambitions. C. George established a successful business while Richard was missing. D. Richard became a millionaire while George had no great success. (B) CAREERS & MANAGEMENT Many large companies now use applicant-tracking systems (ATSs). As the name suggests, such systems help recruiters track and manage applicants. They also select the best candidates and filter out the rest. How can you make sure that your application gets past the robots and reaches a human recruiter? Here’s what the expert, DEBORAH CAPRAS, says. ● Use the right format (格式) Most applications are removed because they are not formatted in a way these systems can read and interpret: Amanda Augustine, career expert at Presumption, explains to CNBC Make It. Check which format is specified in the job ad before you upload your application. It’s usually Microsoft Word format. ● Keep it simple Avoid columns and tables, as many systems have problems recognizing where these start and end. According to Alludes, a specialist recruitment company, you should keep the structure and format simple. “Don’t get fancy,” advises Alludes on its blog. Use standard fonts (Arial or Caliban). Excessive formatting or decorative elements might present an unreadable mess to the ATSs. ● Stick to traditions Use traditional categories, such as “Achievements”, “Education”, “Professional qualifications”, “Skills” and “Work experience”. These systems are programmed to sort the information into such categories. “There is no standard you have to follow,” says Nick Francis of Silencer, “but you should stick to the most popular or most frequently used ones to be safe,” he tells CNBC Make It. ● Understand the algorithms (算法) “ATS algorithms aren’t that different from the human algorithms,” Jon Shields, marketing manager at Jacobson, tells The Muse. “We’re all kind of skimming for the same things,” he says. The system first skims your application for specific key words, then it ranks candidates who match the job description well. This doesn’t mean you should copy and paste directly from the job description into your application. You should reuse expressions that are recognized industry terms. This is important when listing job titles, qualifications or achievements. If you’re not sure which ones to include, use an online tool to find the right words. Basically, even if you are highly qualified, unless you include the right search terms in your application, a human recruiter will never meet you. 65. Applicant-tracking systems (ATSs) are used for ___________________________. A. formatting the uploaded applications B. collecting applicants’ data from their applications C. helping companies find qualified candidates D. promoting applicants’ career development 66. Which of the following is NOT DEBORAH CAPRAS’ advice? A. Check the format used in your application before uploading it. B. Keep the structure and format of your application simple. C. Stick to the most popular or frequently used categories. D. Avoid using expressions that are recognized industry terms. 67. This brochure mainly talks about ___________________________. A. where applicants should send their applications B. how applicants could get their applications past ATSs C. what applicants must do in preparing for an interview D. why ATS algorithms work in the same way as human’s (C) Identifying the chemical makeup of pigment (色素) used in ancient documents, paintings, and watercolors is critical to restoring and conserving the precious artworks. However, despite numerous efforts, scientists had been unable to determine the source of folium, a popular blue dye used to color manuscripts (手稿) in Europe during the middle ages — from the 5th to the 15th century. Now, a team of researchers from Portugal has finally uncovered the mysterious ingredient responsible for the gorgeous blueish-purple color that helped bring ancient illustrations and texts to life. The research team began by poring over instructions penned by European dye makers from the 12th, 14th, and 15th centuries. They found what they were seeking in a 15th-century text entitled The Book on How to Make All the Color Paints for Illuminating Books. However, translating the instructions was no easy task. It was written in the now extinct Judaeo-Portuguese language, and though the source of the dye was traced back to a plant, no name was mentioned. However, by piecing together suggestions from the text, the scientists were able to determine that the dye was made from the bluish-green berries of the chrozophora tinctoria plant. After an extensive search, the team found a few varieties of the plant growing along the roadside near the town of Monsaraz in south Portugal. The detailed instructions gave the researchers critical clues — including the best time to pick the berries. “You need to squeeze the fruits, being careful not to break the seeds, and then to put them on linen (亚麻).” The scientist says the detail was important since broken seeds polluted the pigment, producing an inferior quality ink. The dyed linen, which was left to dry, was an efficient way to store and transport the pigment during ancient times. When needed, the artist would simply cut off a piece of the cloth and dip it with water to squeeze out the blue color. Once the key ingredient had been identified, the researchers began to determine the dye’s molecular structure. To their surprise, they found that folium was not like any other known permanent blue dye — it was an entirely new class of color, one they named chrozophoridin. “Chrozophoridin was used in ancient times to make a beautiful blue dye for painting.” the team wrote in the study. “Thus, we believe that this will not be our final word on this amazing plant and its story and that further discoveries will follow soon.” 68. The primary purpose of the study is to ________. A. restore and conserve ancient precious artworks B. determine the substance making up the folium C. prove the ancient dye-making technique was organic D. identify which class of color folium belongs to 69. The underlined phrase “poring over” in the second paragraph means ________. A. discussing publicly B. testing repeatedly C. passing directly D. reading carefully 70. What can be learned about the blue dye folium? A. It was essentially an inferior type of ink. B. It was the only kind made from wild berries. C. It could be carried and used easily. D. It was carefully squeezed from broken seeds. 71. The article is mainly about ________. A. how the mystery of a thousand-year-old blue dye was solved B. why the researchers took the trouble to recreate the dye C. what needs to be done to make an organic dye from a plant D. when and where the discovery of the dye was made Section C (8%) 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. It also means better physical health. B. One of the most interesting aspects of the research has explored how subjective age interacts with our personality. C. Some studies have explored the potential physical consequences of this difference. D. These findings can give us all a view of the way our own brains and bodies endure the passing of time. E. But everyday experience suggests that people often don’t experience ageing the same way. F. Many researchers are now trying to study how this knowledge might help us live longer. What Your “Age” Says About You Imagine, for a moment, that you had no birth certificate and your age was simply based on the way you feel inside. How old would you say you are? Like your height or shoe size, the number of years that have passed since you first entered the world is an unchangeable fact. (72) ____________________ Scientists are increasingly interested in this quality. They are finding that our “subjective age” may be essential for understanding the reasons why some people appear to be energetic as they grow old — while others fade. (73) ____________________ It is now well accepted that people tend to mature as they get older, becoming less extroverted (外向的) and less open to new experiences. These personality changes are often considered more obvious in the people with older subjective ages. However, those who feel younger than they really are also become more reliable and less neurotic (神经质的) as they gain the wisdom that comes with greater life experience. But it doesn’t come at the cost of the energy and vigor of youth. It’s not true that having a lower subjective age leaves us frozen in a state of permanent immaturity. Feeling younger than your years also seems to come with a lower risk of depression and greater mental wellbeing as we age. (74) ____________________ Most people felt about eight years younger than their actual chronological age (实际年龄). But some felt they had aged — and the consequences were serious. Feeling between 8 and 13 years older than your actual age resulted in an 18-25% greater risk of death over the study periods, and greater disease burden — even when you control for other demographic (人口学的) factors such as education, race or marital status. (75) ____________________ However old you really are, it’s worth questioning whether any of those limitations are coming from the within. 第II卷（共10分） IV. Dictation (10%) *During dictation, pay attention to grammatical correctness.（默写时，请注意语法正确） Words (5%) 1. Although the training was challenging, all the team members _________ (挺过，幸存) and became stronger. 2. To get a reliable result, you must make sure that your data is _________ (准确的). 3. After years of practice, he can now speak English _________ (流利地) and confidently. 4. My teacher’s words were a great source of _________ (灵感) when I was preparing for the exam. 5. A good team member should learn to _________ (容忍，忍受) different ideas and work with others. 6. The teacher’s patient _________ (解释) helped me solve the problem and gain confidence. 7. The writer’s _________ (生动的) description of the sunrise made us feel as if we were standing on the beach. 8. With enough practice, she _________ (表现，发挥) wonderfully in the English speech competition. 9. If you are _________ (一致的，持续的) in your efforts, you will make steady progress. 10. I can still _________ (回忆，回想) the encouragement my teacher gave me when I felt nervous. Phrases (5%) 11. _________ (代表……) our class, I would like to thank you for your wonderful speech. 12. A kind word can _________ (有影响，起重要作用) to someone who needs encouragement. 13. When you face a problem, try to see it _________ (从另一个角度来看), and you may find a better solution. 14. We should _________ (因某事心怀感恩) the support we receive from our teachers and parents. 15. Regular reading _________ (有助于；促成) improving your language ability. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $