上海市张堰中学2026-2027学年第一次教学质量调研高三英语试卷

上海市张堰中学 2026 学年第一次教学质量调研 高三英语试卷 第 I 卷（共 100 分） I. Listening Comprehension (25%) 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. In a furniture store. B. In a theatre. C. In a restaurant. D. In a booking office. 2.A. A pilot. B. A doctor. C. A salesman. D. A host. 3.A. Worried. B. Delighted. C. Frustrated. D. Angry. 4.A. Watch a movie. B. Prepare for the test. C. Take notes. D. Go to an evening class. 5.A. The actor should be more professional. B. The lead role in the performance is unknown. C. The performance is good except for the music. D. The music is perfectly nice. 6.A. Language learning. B. Work schedules. C. Favorite hobbies. D. Leisure activities. 7.A. The traffic is less serious than thought. B. It’s too far to get to the restaurant on time. C. The party will be over before they arrive. D. They will arrive at the restaurant very late. 8.A. He doesn’t stick to his PC recently. B. He thinks chatting online is out of date. C. He is still fascinated by chatting online. D. He doesn’t like chatting online anymore. 9.A. The job interview with the candidates is tough. B. The competition among the companies is fierce. C. The number of the applications is still increasing. D. Few of the candidates will be interviewed at last. 10.A. The man is not serious about the decision. B. It’s wise to spend all the night studying. C. Staying up late does no good to the exam. D. The man should get prepared for the exam. Section B (15%) Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages and conversation. The passages 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. 11.A. The Watts community. B. The Watts Towers. C. The artist, Simon Rodia. D. The 1994 Northridge earthquake. 12.A. 33. B. 42. C. 75. D. 79. 13.A. To help arts education develop better. B. To protect the towers from earthquake. C. To construct more towers in California. D. To charge the tourists more money. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Seeing the world in different ways. B. Contacting peers having various interests. C. Building up life skills for the good of others. D. Putting values into action in a supportive environment. 15.A. They can get rid of loneliness. B. They can get support from other adults. C. They can get many personal rewards. D. They can get many positive feelings. 16.A. Community activities and volunteer organizations. B. Life skills built up in different community activities. C. Part of social responsibility and the role models. D. Benefits of being involved in community activities. Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. How to perform better in a job interview. B. Who is more qualified for the position. C. How to work well in stressful situations. D. What are confident behaviors in an interview. 18.A. By observing his or her body language. B. By asking him or her some questions. C. By creating some stressful situations. D. By learning his or her academic background. 19.A. She’s nervous. B. She’s shy. C. She’s smart. D. She’s talkative. 20.A. Brainpower. B. Confidence. C. Experience. D. Academic background. II. Grammar and Vocabulary (20%) Section A (10%) 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. Mounting evidence from medical studies has indicated that people who think positively have a lower risk of dying of all causes (21) ______ (compare) with others their own age who have a more pessimistic view of life. Over the past decade, researchers (22) ______ (identify) practical ways to build and maintain a hopeful attitude toward the future. Feeling pleasure actively sustains positivity. Try focusing your attention on joyful moments as they happen, consciously appreciating each experience. (23) ______ weddings or vacations naturally create delight, everyday pleasures often go unnoticed until they fade. By slowing down and truly engaging—whether sharing a meal or chatting with a friend—you add to your enjoyment. Practicing gratitude also matters. This means appreciating (24) ______ you receive. Keeping an appreciation journal helps: regularly writing down specific things (25) ______ you’re thankful for, reliving the emotions attached to them. This habit leads to deeper appreciation and makes blessings feel less ordinary. Additionally, develop mindfulness. Train your mind to focus systematically on the present (26) ______ regular and structured practice, accepting whatever arises. Unlike enjoying pleasure alone, mindfulness involves fully welcoming both pleasant and difficult experiences. Staying mindful boosts engagement in daily activities and builds your mental toughness (27) ______ (handle) challenges. By anchoring in the “here and now”, many reduce worries about the future, regrets over the past. Maintaining purpose is equally vital. Major life changes — like job loss, children leaving home, or losing loved ones—can bring sorrow. During tough times, stick to routines: sleep well, exercise, eat healthily, and stay connected. Define painful transitions as new challenges. If you (28) ______ (fire), look for volunteer opportunities that would benefit from your professional skills. Emphasizing the positive helps you bounce back from hardship and face future losses. Studies consistently show older adults grow (29) ______ (content) with age despite accumulating losses. They tend to minimize the negative, accept limitations, and set realistic goals. (30) ______ (adopt) these practices earlier makes more impact — potentially enriching your life’s quality. Start encouraging positivity now; its benefits last a lifetime. 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. briefly B. duration C. preferred D. previously E. costs F. rule G. timejudging H. debate I. linked J. longstanding K. insights A new study has found that bumblebees can process the duration of light flashes and use this information to find food. This is the first evidence of such an ability in insects, according to Elisabetta Versace from Queen Mary University of London. Versace told CNN that the finding could settle (31) ______ among scientists about whether insects are able to process complex patterns, as many experts (32) ______ underestimated their cognitive abilities. “In the past, people thought insects were just simple reflex machines without any flexibility,” Versace explained. To test their idea and prove that bees could process timerelated information, the researchers built a carefully designed maze where individual bumblebees traveled when leaving their nests for food. In the maze, the bees were shown two distinct visual clues: one circle that flashed (33) ______ for 0.5 seconds and the other for a longer period of 5 seconds. When the bees approached these respective circles, they found sweet, (34) ______ food at one and bitter, unwanted food at the other. Even though the circles’ positions changed in each part of the maze, the bees gradually learned over time to fly toward the short flash, which was consistently (35) ______ to the sweet food. To (36) ______ out the possibility that the bees were relying on seeing or smelling the sweet food, Versace and her team members then tested the bees’ behavior when no food was present at all. They found that the bees could still tell the circles apart based simply on flash (37) ______, not other potential cues like color or shape. “This shows the bees are actually using the time difference between the flashes to guide their foodseeking choices,” she said. Versace noted that the bees’ ability to use such novel stimuli — flashes they would never encounter in their natural environment—to solve tasks flexibly is truly remarkable. “This finding makes perfect sense, as bees must carefully manage their time while looking for food to maximize rewards and minimize the (38) ______ of returning to the nest,” she said. The study also found that bumblebees are among a small group of animals, including humans and pigeons, that can distinguish between short and long flashes, a skill humans use to understand Morse code, where short and long signals represent different letters. While the neural mechanisms behind bees’ (39) ______ ability remain unclear, the team plans to investigate them further in future research. They also aim to study bees living freely in colonies rather than individually, and explore why some bees learn to assess time duration faster than others. The findings challenge the longheld idea that bees are just instinctdriven machines. Besides, they highlight bees’ complex cognition and offer new (40) ______ into how animals perceive time. 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. Few social experiences are as common as going to the movies. Even as streaming services have made athome viewing more convenient than ever, theatrical viewing has 41____. In 2019, global box office returns hit $42.5 billion, a new record. But it’s 42_____ to have a global movie business when most of the places where people go to see movies around the globe are shut down. Even in 43_____ times — despite the record box office numbers — making and showing movies is an unstable business. During a pandemic, it’s nearly 44_____. The lockdowns not only shut down movie theaters, which, as large gathering places, represented the potential 45____ of transmission; they also shut down film productions, including some of the biggest movies in the works: a fourth Matrix film, another Jurassic Park film…. 46_____, with theaters closed all over the planet, release dates for films that were already complete were pushed back by months or postponed indefinitely. Even under the best circumstances, theatrical profits are expected to 47______ 40 percent this year. That’s if theaters reopen at all. Most movie screens are owned by four companies — AMC, Regal, Cinemark, and Cineplex — all of which were in difficult 48____ positions when the year began. Even the healthiest of the bunch, AMC, was already deep in debt. In April, just weeks after analysts downgraded its credit rating, the company borrowed another $500 million in order to be able to 49____ in case of closures through the fall. But if closures last long enough, industry analysts warned, AMC could end up going out of 50____. And if AMC bit the dust, the other big chains might follow. Even worse, from the 51____ perspective, was that movie studios were starting to break the agreement that had long propped up their entire business model: the theatrical window. Studios gave movie theaters 52____ rights to air firstrun productions — typically for about three months — before showing them on other platforms, such as video on demand. For years, theater chains had forcefully 53_____ even the smallest attempts to harm their exclusivity. But with theaters closed, the deal was 54_____: Universal released several smallbudget films to video on demand just weeks after they were released in theaters. Biggerbudget films followed. Trolls World Tour, an animated familyfilm, 55______ theaters entirely. 41.A. shrunk B. wrecked C. persisted D. objected 42.A. hard B. useful C. wise D. annoying 43.A. early B. recent C. historic D. boom 44.A. unbearable B. impossible C. illegal D. unusual 45.A. result B. prevention C. error D. danger 46.A. Initially B. Rather C. Contrarily D. Meanwhile 47.A. drop B. continue C. double D. show 48.A. dominant B. financial C. political D. defensive 49.A. match B. survive C. strand D. transform 50.A. business B. fashion C. control D. proportion 51.A. viewers’ B. producers’ C. theaters’ D. studios’ 52.A. equal B. exclusive C. public D. procedural 53.A. witnessed B. recorded C. resisted D. tolerated 54.A. on B. away C. off D. below 55. A. skipped B. owned C. recommended D. supported 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) Humanlike robots have helped doctors perform operations on pigs for the first time. This is a big step forward, as it is the first time such robots have been used to operate on living animals. Scientists believe these robots could make special surgery cheaper and easier to get in the future. A team at the University of California San Diego tested whether twolegged robots could help human doctors. The robots first practiced simple tasks like picking up objects and using medical tools. Human doctors controlled them from special machines, which allowed them to work more carefully and see the operation area more clearly. After the robots learned these basic skills, they moved on to harder tasks: removing gall bladders from pigs. The pigs were given medicine so they would not feel pain. Pigs, like humans, can live healthy lives without gall bladders. In one operation, a human doctor controlled the robot while another doctor helped next to the animal. In another, two robots worked together, both guided by doctors at the machines. Robot surgery already exists in hospitals. The Da Vinci system, for example, lets doctors guide robot arms to do careful tasks using a special camera for difficult operations. However, these old systems are large and costly, making them hard to deploy in many places. The humanlike robots, called “Surgie,” have clear advantages. They are smaller, easier to move, and much cheaper to produce. This could allow doctors to control them from far away, bringing special surgery to patients in far areas who cannot easily reach hospitals. “Our goal is a future operating room where robots and humans work side by side as a team,” said engineer Michael Yip. Doctor Shanglei Liu added that the technology could be very useful “in dangerous places or areas that are hard to reach.” While there are still problems to solve, this success shows a promising future. The researchers believe these robots could change healthcare, helping patients in poor areas get timely treatment no matter where they live. 56.Why did the robots practice simple tasks first? A. To master their basic skills. B. To reduce need for doctors. C. To ensure security in use. D. To prepare for harder tasks. 57.What does the underlined word “deploy” in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Design and build. B. Repair and fix up. C. Launch and apply. D. Study and test out. 58.What is the author’s attitude towards robot surgery? A. Hopeful. B. Doubtful. C. Worried. D. Unclear. 59.What is the best title for the text? A. Robots: A Helpful Hand in Hospitals B. Robots: A Team with Doctors C. Robots: A Promising Tool for Surgery D. 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You are open to the fun of computer programming through the lectures. D. You will have no difficulty following the lectures if you are new to programming. 62.Where can you most probably find this information? A. A leaflet of a science museum. B. A textbook on computer science. C. An autobiography of a tech giant. D. A magazine about science and technology. (C) When I was young, a single summer could feel like an entire epoch. Those endless July afternoons of our youth stretched out in a haze of heat and boredom, where the rhythmic sound of a lawn mower or the distant sound of an icecream truck seemed to vibrate in a world that possessed all the time in the world. Now, as an adult, the seasons flip by like the pages of a thumbedthrough magazine. I blink, and it is autumn; I blink again, and the year has disappeared into nothing. This common experience raises a profound psychological question: why does time speed up as we age? Current cognitive theory suggests that our perception of duration is closely tied to the density of new experiences. To a child, whose world is an unfolding tapestry of “firsts” — the initial sight of a jellyfish or the crisp scent of a new textbook — every encounter is a vivid landmark. The brain, confronted with this constant shock of novelty, processes information with daunting intensity, creating a detailed mental map that makes time feel “thick” and expansive. For the adult, however, life is often reduced to a series of predictable routines. When the mind knows precisely what to expect, it essentially stops recording. The “logbook” of our days is full of repetitive tasks, where Tuesday is indistinguishable from Thursday. In this state of cognitive autopilot, the brain shortens time, discarding the seemingly extra data of our habitual lives. It is a cruel irony: the more efficiently we manage our routines, the more rapidly our lives seem to slip through our fingers. If time is measured not by the ticking of a clock but by the footprints of memory, then a life lived in autopilot is fundamentally shorter, regardless of its chronological length. To reclaim our time, we must intentionally reintroduce the “new” — to break the rhythm of the expected and force the mind to once again become a conscious observer of its own existence. As ancient philosophers suggested, we do not need more years; we need more moments that are worth the brain’s effort to remember. 63.The word “epoch” is closest in meaning to ______. A. a memorable event from the past B. B. a period characterized by significant events C. an era that seems to last for a long time D. a short moment of childhood memories 64.Why do children perceive time as “thick”? A. Because they possess a superior biological capacity for sensory processing. B. Because the lack of routine allows them to ignore the passage of time. C. Because their brain’s engagement with novelty demands exhaustive mental effort. D. Because endless memories enable them to recall every detail of their youth. 65. What can be inferred from the “cruel irony” mentioned in the third paragraph? A. Professional efficiency is often achieved at the cost of personal happiness. B. The mastery of daily habits unconsciously speed up one’s psychological aging. C. A wellorganized life eventually leads to a total loss of memory for the past. D. High productivity reduces the subjective richness of the time we have lived. 66. Which of the following is the most suitable title for the passage? A. The Logbook of Days: Why Routines Help Us Manage Time. B. Footprints of Memory: Redefining the Duration of Life. C. Breaking the Rhythm: The Art of Living in the Digital Age. D. First Encounters: Why Childhood Memories Last Longer. 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. The capacity to hold and manipulate information in the shortterm declines. B. Some folks are born with this takeintheworld attitude, those who aren’t as genetically gifted aren’t necessarily out of luck. C. In reality, education does an aging brain good. D. By sustained learning, lateinlife learners can experience improvements in memory recall and attention span. E. A desire for new life challenges can further boost brainpower. F. Just as height usually declines over the years, so does brain volume. Some people have said aging is more a slide into forgetfulness than a journey towards wisdom. However, a growing body of research suggests that lateinlife learning is possible. 67______________. Throughout life, people’s brains constantly renovate themselves. In the late 1960s, British brain scientist Geoffrey Raisman spied growth in damaged brain regions of rats through an electron microscope; their brains were forging new connections. This meant brains may change every time a person learns something new. Of course, that doesn’t mean the brain isn’t affected by the effects of time.68____________. Humans lose about 4 percent every decade starting in their 40s. But that reduction doesn’t necessarily make people think slower. As long as we are alive and functioning, we can alter our brains with new information and experiences. In fact, scientists now suspect accumulating novel experiences, facts, and skills can keep people’s minds more flexible. New pathways can strengthen our everchanging mental structure, even as the brain shrinks. Conventional fixes like word puzzles and braintraining apps can contribute to mental durability. Even something as simple as taking a different route to the grocery store or going somewhere new on vacation can keep the brain healthy. 69____________. Research about aging adults who take on new enterprises shows improved function and memory as well as a reduced risk of mental disease. Openness — a characteristic defined by curiosity and a desire for knowledge — may also help folks pass brain tests.70.______________. While genes can encourage an interest in doing new things, a 2012 study in the journal Psychology and Aging found completing reasoning tasks like puzzles and number games can enhance that desire for novel experiences, which can, in turn, refresh the brain. That’s why brain scientist Richard Kennedy says “It’s not that old dogs can’t learn new tricks. It’s that maybe old dogs don’t realize why they should.” IV. Summary Writing (10%) Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible. 71. Eye Contact: So Powerful (and Weird) When two people talk, the eyes play a delicate yet powerful role in shaping the interaction. A moment of mutual eye contact can help create a sense of connection, trust, and shared purpose. But it can also feel surprisingly intense. Many people report a flash of discomfort or embarrassment when someone meets their eyes for too long, leading them to look away. This reaction is not a sign of weakness or insincerity; rather, it reflects how cognitively (认知地) demanding eye contact can be. Direct gaze (凝视) requires the brain to process not just facial expressions but also emotional signals and potential intentions, which can be mentally exhausting. Eye contact has long been described as a kind of body language, capable of communicating far more than words alone. In cooperative settings, it often works together with gestures and facial movements to express meaning efficiently. Cognitive neuroscientist Nathan Caruana has shown that a particular gaze sequence — looking at an object, making eye contact with a partner, then returning one's gaze to the object — often functions as a request for assistance. This exchange allows two people to communicate without saying a word, saving time and reducing the risk of misunderstanding. Such gaze patterns are particularly valuable in contexts where oral communication is limited or impossible, such as high-noise environments, rescue operations, competitive team sports, or interactions involving hearing loss. Yet the effectiveness of eye contact is highly context-dependent. In an informal chat between friends, extended eye contact might enhance closeness and mutual understanding. In a job interview, however, the same intensity could feel unfriendly or artificial. Individual differences also play a role: some people are comfortable maintaining eye contact for long stretches, while others prefer to rely on gestures or indirect gaze. Research shows wide variation in how frequently people look at their partner's face during joint tasks, and many participants in Caruana's studies barely did so at all. 第 II 卷（共 40 分） I. Translation (15%) (3+3+4+5) 72.当他们选择这个专业时，最看重的是未来的就业前景。(matter) 73. 这部改编自中国民间故事的电影让外国观众领略到了东方文化的吸引力。(expose) 74. 这位科学家将精力投入到新能源研究中，不断突破难题，荣获了国际大奖。(invest) 75. 在嘈杂的环境中，集中注意力绝非易事，但他对知识的渴望使他能够专注地学习。(so … that …) II. Guided Writing (25%) Directions: Write an English composition in 120150 words according to the instruction given below in Chinese. 假设你是中华中学的学生王欣。近日，你参观了一个关于中国传统文化的展览，深受启发。你决定写一封感谢信给展览主办方，内容包括： 1. 你参观展览的时间和感受； 2. 展览中你最喜欢的部分及原因； 3. 你对文化传承的看法及感谢。 注：信中不得透露你的真实信息。 参考答案： 听力-略 语法填空： 21. compared 22.have identified 23. Although/Though 24. what 25.that 26. with 27.to handle 28.are fired 29.more content 30.Adopting 十一选十： 31. H 32. D 33.A 34.C 35.I 36.F 37.B 38.E 39.G 40.K 完型填空： 41-45 CADBD 46-50 DABBA 51-55CBCCA 阅读： 56-59 DCAC 60-62. BBD 63-66 CCDB 六选四： 67-70 CFEB Summary： Eye contact shapes how people connect and understand each other, though it can also bring discomfort because it demands mental effort. It serves as a form of body language that enables smooth, wordless interaction in many situations. Its effect varies across contexts and individuals, from deepening friendship to seeming awkward in formal interactions. Guided Writing： Dear organizers, I am writing to convey my sincere thanks to you for the impressive exhibition of traditional Chinese culture, which I visited last Friday. Never had I gained such a vivid insight into our splendid traditional culture until I walked through the exhibition hall. Wandering among various exhibits, I was completely immersed in the timeless beauty of Chinese civilization and felt profoundly inspired. What appealed to me most was the display of Chinese paper-cutting. Not only were countless delicate paper-cut artworks on show, but skilled craftsmen also gave live demonstrations of this folk art. It was breathtaking to watch plain pieces of paper transform into vivid flowers, animals and Chinese characters within minutes. This amazing experience struck me that traditional crafts are invaluable treasures handed down from generation to generation. From my perspective, cultural inheritance is of vital significance. Traditional culture serves as the root and soul of our nation. As teenagers, it is our responsibility to absorb traditional culture and promote its charm to more people. Without activities such as your exhibition, many precious folk arts would risk fading out of public sight. Thank you again for devoting your time and energy to organizing this fantastic exhibition. I sincerely hope that you can launch more similar events so that more young people can get close to our traditional culture. Yours faithfully Wang Xin 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $