上海市仙霞高级中学2026-2027学年第一学期高二年级10月月考英语卷

Happy October 261013 I.Listening Comprehension 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 comversations 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 hotel. B.In a bank. C.In a classroom. D.In a box office. 2.A.1825. B.18:55. C.19:05. D.19:15. 3.A.There are different kinds of folders. B It doesn't matter which color she uses. C.This decision requires careful thought. D.The color shouldn't suggest the content. 4.A.He doesn't like the man. B.He started the semester in a bad mood. C.He isn't usually bad-tempered. D He'll be under great pressure next week. 5.A.Find an apartment soon B.\pply for campus housing C Avoid living near the campus. D.Share the place he's renting. 6.A.Their plans in the new semester. B The items they're going to deliver. C.Their part-time jobs in the vacation. D.The daily routines they share at school. 7.A.Buy Daisy a new notebook B.Apologize to Daisy again by phone. C.Go to see Daisy immediately. D.Leave Daisy alone for the time being. 8.A.She doesn't have a computer. B.She needs to have her computer repaired. C.She can't understand the instructions. D.She has a doctor's degree in computer science. 9.A.He forgot to cancel the reservation. B.He doesn't know how to get to the restaurant. C.They can go to the restaurant late at night. D.They don't have a reservation at the restaurant. 10.A.He's willing to help run the experiment. B.He's busy working on his own experiment. C.He can act as a subject in the experiment. D.He thinks the experiment is hard to understand. Ay Section B Directions:In Section B,you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation,and you will be asked several questions on each of them.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.A new educational theory. B.An innovative try at teaching. C.A diligent university student. D.A serious subject in a university. 12. A.Serious subjects to write about. B.Fierce competition among students C.Happy and cooperative learning. D.Various topics for students to vote for. 13.A.Suspicious at first but positive later. B.Welcome at first but uncertain later. C.Disapproving at first but shocked later. D.Excited at first but disappointed later. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14.A.They are beneficial to his mind. B.They are helpful to his social relationship. C.They can boost the toy industry. D.They can attract attention to older people. l5. A.They only reduce loneliness. B.They limit reasoning or thinking abilities. C.They can't improve specific skills. D.They can't help maintain independent living. 6. A.The necessity of developing toys for older people. B.The type of toys that older people are interested in. C.Toy makers'effort to produce games for older people. D.Different views on the effects of toys on older people. 2 I.Grammar and Vocabulary Section A 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. For decades,precious oral folk tales passud down among islanders faced the risk of dying out. Many elderly story-tellers,17(interview)by a youth cultural-protection group last year, warned that few voung locals mastered those ancient narratives.By the end of 2023,over 80 rare folk stories 18(record)by volunteers before some story-tellers passed away.The project is far from finished.This time next vear,team members9(sor!)video materials and building an open-access online archive for the public. The digital archive.20aims to strengthen young people's sense of cultural belonging,will store audio,video and hand-drawn illustrations.There are moments21_teenagers can feel a strong emotional bond with their ancestors through those vivid tales.The group holds regular community activities 22(raise)public awareness of intangible cultural heritage. More teenagers have joined in the project,23(make)it possible for local culture to reach a wider audience online.24 Isome local families show little interest in folk tales,the youth group will keep putting efforts'into this cause.It is 25 tough task to revive fading oral traditions,but small continuous actions do count.Volunteers believe they26_stick to the mission even when they meet financial or technical barriers. 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.restore B.frustrations C.preserve V.D.involving E.genuine F.contribute G.critical II alternative I.vacant J comparable K nominated Many teenagers suffer mental tiredness from endless social-media content.Watching short videos takes up much free time,making them tired and easy to get angry.To reduce such stress,more high-school students try"digital-detox":putting down phones for some tim:totheir inner peace. Social media hardly provides 28human connection,though it seems people are socially active.Online talks mostly show perfect moments lather than daily real-life experiences.Behind likes and comments are hidden29:poor sleep,shorter attention and weaker real-world communication skills.Some teens feel even lonelier after staying online long.Experts say too much screen time will30_to teenagers'changeable moods,especially with heavy schoolwork. Some schools hold campus activities3:digital-detox challenges.Students are advised to put phones in lockers in breaks and look for32 kinds of fun,like team sports,hand-making and face-to-face chats.Many students find they prefer offline activities when phones are not around. Teachers think these offline moments are3 for teenagers'mental health,because they fill the 3 thme once taken by short-video apps. This does not mean students must give up digital tools,as tech helps with study.The aim is not to35 a total rejection of modern technology for teens,but to build a better balance between online and real-world life.Studies show offline activities bring emotional rewards 36 to those we get online.With good guidance,digital-detox helps teenagers deal with their feelings. III.Reading comprehension Section A 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. The fake-meat industry is in trouble.The plant-based burger once had investors licking their lips. In 2019 Beyond Meat,a company making meat-free hamburgers,went public at a market value of almost $4bn.The following year sales of plant-based meat in America surged by 45%,to $1.4bn. Countless startups joined the feast.Even some traditional meat companies wanted a share of this promising market,hoping to make money from its fast growth. More recently.however investors have lost their appetite.Sales of plant-based meats are in 37.Beyond is now worth less than $400m.Its sales income 38 year on year in each of the first three quarters of 2025.The share of American adults who say they regularly eat the stuff has remained below 10 percent.Meanwhile.traditional meat sales are39 What happened to the once-popular plant-meat business? Many in the industry argue that it is undergoing a correction,not a collapse.But they40 several obvious problems.One is price.Even as the cost of real meat has soared,it remains cheaper than plant-based imitations,partly thanks to farming subsidies ()Another is taste.Some plant-based meat is still 'awful'.admits one company boss.One bad dining experience can_41 a curious consumer. Fake-meat products have also become 42in America's culture war.Health officials champion slogans such as "Eat Real Steak".Interest in whole,unprocessed food is on the rise. Supporters of animal meat argue that fake meat is full of fat,salt and 43 ingredients.The trickier problem for plant-meat firms is that their goods are44as ultra-processed food. Health-conscious consumers now wrongly 45plant-based burgers with junk food like potato chips and sweet biscuits. Still.there are 46 signs for the industry.Enthusiasm for high-protein diets may work to their 47.Leading companies now highlight protein content on packaging and seek new business 48,from high-protein pasta to protein-rich sparkling drinks,hoping to rebuild public trust and win back hesitant buyers. Adapted from the article "The fake-meat industry is in trouble"published in The Economist. 37.A.conflict B.decline C.progress D.detail 38.A.shrank B.bounced C.expanded D.fluctuated 39.A.dropping B.balancing C.booming D.stabilizing 40.A.deny B.acknowledge C.predict D.ignore 41.A.put B.take C.keep D.show 42.A.involved B.buried C.absorbed D.occupied 43.A.raw B.natural C.mild D.aftificial 44.A.classified B.substituted C.selected D.represented 45.A.compare B.associate C.mix D.combine 46.A.warning B.negative C.hopeful D.confusing 47.A.profit B.advantage C.benefit D.interest 48.A.routines B.targets C.approaches D.opportunities Section B Directions:Read the following passage.The passage is followed by several questions.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. Beauty that can't be seen Lily lived in a peaceful little town.A rare health condition left uneven scars across her face. Passers-by sometimes stared at her when she walked down the street.Still,behind her imperfect appearance lay a gentle,warm-hearted soul.She treated everyone around her with patience and sincere kindness.She loved sharing small wonders of the world:the sweet smell of wild flowers,the warm glow of sunset,and the cheerful songs of birds hidden among tree branches. One pleasant afternoon,golden sunlight spilled across the sky and dyed the clouds soft orange.It was then that Lily met Chloc,a young girl who was totally blind.Unable to see with her eyes,Chloe sensed the world through sounds and feelings.She was drawn to Lily's soft voice and her quiet, gentle manner.She always felt calm and comforted in Lily's company.Their friendship grew little by little,woven by casual talks,joyful laughter and silent mutual understanding. As they spent more time side by side,Chloe loved listening while Lily painted the world with words.She was deeply attracted to the world Lily described.She found a special kind of beauty in her that transcended what eyes could see.This beauty sprang from Lily's kindness.care for others and inner strength.Chloe could never lay eyes on the scars on Lily's face,yet she could feel her bright spirit,which lifted her spirits whenever she felt upset.Gradually,the two girls formed a deep, lifelong friendship.Their precious bond rested not on outward looks,but on the sincere connection of their hearts. Lily and Chloe discovered a beauty that transcended outer appearances.True beauty goes far beyond one's look.It comes from deep within the soul,and touches anyone willing to look past surface impressions. 49.How did Chloe learn about beauty from Lily's point of view? A.By getting her eyesight back through operations. B By hearing her describe her own beauty. C y staying with her and seeing the world through her eyes. D.By imagining the world from Lily's eyes. 50.What made Lily truly beautiful in Chloe's eyes? A.Her wish to comfort others with her nice voice. B.Her kindness,care for others and inner strength. C.Her pity and hope for disabled people like Chloe. D.Her courage to build friendship against social disagreements. 6 51.The underlined word "transcended"is closest in meaning to A,went beyond B.depended on C.broke through D.passed over Section C Directions:Complete the following passage by using the sentences in the box Each sentence can only be used once.Note that there are two sentences more than you need. A.The wise Augustine could not give a clear answer to this question. B.A dictionary defines time as"events happening one after another." C.He then developed an idea called"simultaneous events." D.Time means present and future moments take the place of past ones. E In America,people seldom stop strangers on the street to ask philosophical questions. F.If we waste time,how can we say we love our lives? Time,What is it? If I stopped you on the street and asked,"Excuse me,what time is it?"what would you do?You would most likely glance at your watch and reply,"It's a quarter to three,"or something similar.52 Yet if I rephrased the question and asked,What is time?"you would probably think my words rather odd.What exactly is time?How can we describe it? For hundreds of years,philosophers have struggled to figure out this puzzling question.Saint Augustine once reflected deeply on it.He put it this way:"What is time?So long as no one asks me, I understand it well.Yet when I try to explain it to others,I find myself lost for words."53 Sir Isaac Newton held the belief that time was absolute.It existed on its own,whether the universe existed or not.Later,Leibnitz challenged Newton's idea.He argued that time is merely the order of happenings,rather than something real that exists by itself.Ibert Einstein shared Leibnitz's point of view.He believed time flows continuously as new moments replace old ones.54 We can understand it better with an example.A train does not simply "arrive at the station at 7 p.m."It arrives at the very moment the short hand of the clock points to seven. 5Nearly everything in life can be viewed as an event.Reading a passage,getting out of bed in the morning,driving a car,arriving at work,receiving a phone call or enjoying a meal-all count as events.Once in New York,I delivered a speech on time management for a group of business 7 leaders.One of them handed me a card with his thoughtful definition:"Time keeps countless happenings from taking place all at once." Ben Franklin once wrote,"Do you love life?Then do not waste time,for time is what life is made of."If these words ring true,managing our life equals managing our time,and managing our time means dealing properly with all kinds of events. TV.Translation Directions:Translate the following sentences into English,using the words given in the brackets 56.我想知道是什么让这个年轻人遭受诸多磨难之后依I旧保持乐观。(wonder) 57.既然没什么心情参加线上讨论，我宁愿阅读纸质读物也不愿刷手机。(would rather..than) 58.对团队合作至关重要的不是完全依赖个人才华，而是彼此的信任与有效沟通。(crucial) 59.项目资金短缺迫使团队放弃原定计划，但队员们想方设法寻找其他途径来实现目标。 (abandon) V.Guided Writing Directions:Write an English composition in 100-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 60.学校计划新增一门选修课，现有两门课程可供选择： A.Exploration of Urban Intangible Cultural Heritage《城市非物质文化遗产探究》 B.Basics of Artificial Intelligence《人工智能基础》 请撰写一篇文章表达你的观点，内容须包括： 1.阐明你的选择； 2.说明你的理由。