上海甘泉外国语中学2026-2027学年高二第一学期第一次阶段练习英语试题

2026学年第一学期高二第一次阶段练习（英语） 本试卷全卷共11页。满分140分。考试时间120分钟。 I.Listening Comprehension Section A (10') Directions:In Section A,you will hear ten short conversations between hvo speakers.At the end of each comversation.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 aswer to the question you have heard. ()1.A.Husband and wife. B.Teacher and student. C.Boss and secretary. D.Lawyer and client. ()2.A.Go to meet the recruiters and hand in his resume. B.Help the company play online games. C.Help the company to recruit graduate students. D.Contact his will-be boss of the company. ()3.A.A doctor. B.A patient. C.A pharmacisL D.An actress. ()4.A.By car. B.By underground.C.On foot. D.By bus. ()5.A.In a supermarket.B.In a bank.C.In a travel agency.D.In a Book store. ()6.A.He is a shy person in others'eyes. B.He is always a brave man facing different situations. C.He is afraid to take part in the English speech contest. D.He is not sure whether he should participate in the English speech contest. ()7.A.She is very happy working in the new company. B.She has no interest in her new job at all. C.She isn't good at communicating with her boss. D.She feels uncomfortable when her boss talks to her ()8.A.Tell David to attend the meeting right now. B.Talk with David about what he will face if he is absent again. C.Help him realize the importance of the meetings D.Dismiss David immediately. ()9.A.The woman has no idea of the advertisements. B.The woman can't give any comments on the advertisements. C.The woman doesn't think the advertisements are good. D.The woman likes the advertisements. )10.A.From the back door B.From the kitchen window. C.From the front door. D.From the sitting room window. 1/11 扫描全能王创建 Section B(15') 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 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.Many factors need to be considered. B.The college website is very attractive C.The food in the college cafeteria tastes good. D.Friends are in the same college. ()12.A.No one cares about what happens in the college. B.Making a speech in the college will do you good. C.The information on the website is very useful. D.Finding the right college takes time and thought. ()13.A.The way students study in the college B.The way students choose a college C.The way students talk with professors. D.The way students work in the community. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. )14.A.It means that I was unlucky to be born in a poor family. B.It means that my family was not a rich one when I was bom. C.It means that my mum didn't use a silver spoon to feed me. D.It means that we didn't have a silver spoon in the house. ()15.A.He obtained his graduate degrees from Harvard. B.He did a college-prep course after he left high school. C.He took a full-time job at high school. D.He regretted having worked in the.parking lot. ()16.A.The speaker got good salary by working hard. B.The harder the job is,the more interesting it is. C.The speaker's parents often complained about their life. D.The cleaning job in the parking lot was worthwhile for the speaker. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. ()17.A.Ateacher. B.A doctor. C.An accountant. D.A businesswoman. ()18.A.Education backgroundy B.Commuting distance. C.Salary. D.Feelings towards the job ()19.A.In Birmingham. B.In Manchester. 2/11 扫描全能王创建 C.In York. D.In LiverpooL ()20.A.In two weeks'time. B.Not mentioned. C.Right now. D.Immediately after a two weeks'notice. II.Grammar and Vocabulary 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. When Felisha Ruehmer's friends kept following her in Facebook posts about a man who gives haircuts to the homeless,she took it as a sign.Ruehmer,21 went to school for cosmetology(美容业)，said she decided to make a Facebook post in20l6 to see whether others would help22she decided to give haircuts to the homeless herself. "When I woke up and checked the post,many people23(volunteer)to help and given ideas about how I could make it come together,"Ruehmer said."So I think I'll do this." Ruehmer decided to host her first event to give out free haircuts in Aiken,S.C.in February 2016.She also had several volunteers and hairstylists24(take)part.After she and her team got prepared,she went to local shelters to spread her event and eventually 106 people came. "It makes me feel like I am respectable again as 25 average person."said one man whose hair was cut by Ruehmer. Since then,Ruehmer26(give)1,300 haircuts to the homeless as part of her job,and she also nrovides the homeless with showers,food and clothes."If you think about 27 good you feel when you get your hair done,they are thinking about eating.So the hairstyle is one of28 (important)things in a homeless person's mind,"Ruehmer said."But,a good haircut29 give tuem the coufidence in standing up and instead of feeling like they are losers." Ruebmer has travelled to 17 states in an RV since she began her mission.Last month,she opened a headquarters for the organization.The 37-year-old said she wants to continue to give back and to travel to different communities to help.In terms of Ruehmer,30 it needs so little efforts to be good to people,what they do are planting seeds of giving back,which will finally do good to the whole society Section B(10') Directions:Complete the following sentences by using the words in the box.Each word can only be used once.Note that there are two words more than you need. A.gathered B promotion C.earn experimental B.somehow f.campaign G.willingly H.request shelter J.compose K.plastic 31.He joined the firm as an office boy,but he gained rapid and ended up as a 3/11 扫描全能王创建 director 32.She volunteered her time to help the elderly in her community. 33.He has bcen struggling to find a job and a living for his family 34.We were caught in a storm,without anywbcre to 35.The poet took inspiration from real-life events to a beautiful poem 36.The teacher led a to encournge reading among students. 37.Despite facing numerous challengcs,they managed to complete the project on time 38.The equipment is still at the stage,suggesting that it is not yct fully developed or ready for widespread use. 39.At the of the clicnt,we organized a special training session on sales skills. 40.The ocean is polluted with a significant amount of waste. Scction C(10') Directions:Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box.Each word can be used onhy once.Note that there is one word more than you need. A.committed B.equally C.motivation D.replace t.disappearance F avnilable G.buried H.virtual I.pace 入lack I significantly Technology:The End of Classrooms? We know it's good to learn another language.It opens doors,makes you more employuble, helps you make new friends,and it's fun too.But to improve our linguistic skills,many of us have to endure hours of school lessons or evening classes,with our heads 41 in textbooks.It's no wonder then that technology appears to be providing a better and more accessible way of learning. There is certainly a huge demand for language learning,and having a smartphone means you can have a/(an)42teacher with you wherever you go.Many app developers are keen to cash in on the demand,and there arc numerous learning apps 43-including the free BBC Learning English app! Some educational apps offer languages not popular enough to be taught at evening classes,or at most universities.And others offer "invented"language courses in Esperanto,Elvish and Star Trek's Klingon-lessons you migbt not find in a traditional classroom.Whatever you want to leamn,apps allow you to go at your own 44 and fit lcarning sround other commitmuents.But they're not perfect-you might not get your head round the grammar and will 45 the peer support you could get in a classroom environment. So,docs technology result in the 46of truditional classrooms and teachers?Guy Baron, head of modern languages at Aberystwyth University,thinks not.He told the BBC that apps should be used alongside classroom methods,not to 47traditional teaching.And he adds: The apps are very controversial...they're not designed for degrees,but they could be additional resources.” 4/11 扫描全能王创建 Tecbpology is going to contributo 48 in and outsidc the classroom.But attending a real lesson.facing a real teacber.probably forces you to be more 49. Whon using an app,5 can be a problem.But if you have a genuine and practical reason to lcarn another languagc,you will no doubt stick with it. II.Reading Comprchension Section A(15') Directions:For cach 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. A finc arts major,Jimmy had alrcady become a successful artist by the early 1990s 51.his life also had its ups and downs.In 1995,two years after quitting his job at an advertising agency,Jimmy was diagnoscd with life-threatening leukaemia )Bccause of this severe blow,all of the things that had looked unimportant before became 52.and all of the things that had been important to him in the past became less so.He suddenly realised that 53.was not only a means of making a living,but also a channel through wbich be could demonstrate how he thought about life.Certainly.such a(n)54.added intensity to his work and permanenuly influenced his carccr. Actually,the artist's picture books scem to be intended more for adult readers than for children.Unlike comic books,his works do not 55.words to tell stories.Instead,images with bright colours and sirple lines play the primary role in 56.his feelings and thoughts. "You can underciand what I am trying to say in my books without reading the text that comes with the images,"says the artist,who always feels embarrassed when he is 57.as a comic-book author.Nonetheless,the text,though usually quite short.has its 58..As a story develops in a series of interconnected images,the short sentenccs placed alongside them can easily intensify tne readcrs'59.hich involve no sudden awakening but pure cmotions of joy and sadness caused by tivial matters.These matters are typically 60. in our busy modern socicty,but magnified creatively through Jinuny's drawing pen. Had it not beeo for the close contact with 61.in his carly thirties that gave him new insights into life and art,Jimmy might not have enjoyed such a great deal of success.Today,he has published over twenty best-selling picture books,many of which are also 62.in German,Japaneso,Itlian and Greck.His success owed much to his simple 63.for drawing and to the feelings his works inspire."I'm a child living in the body of a middle-aged man,"he says.For an artist like Jimmy,who always keeps a low profile,beauty lies in 64. and in the swect innocence of childhood.Undoubtedly,this is the 65. behind the lasting charm of Jimmny's picture books 51.A.Moreover B.Thereforc C.Likewise D.However 52.A.significunt B.believable C.moderate D.convenient 5111 扫描全能王创建 53.A.reading B.acting C.drawing D.advertising 54.A.intention B.channel C.life D.realization 55.A.rely on B.pick up C.insist on D.take up 56.A.explaining B.burying C.expressing D.resolving 57.A.singled out B.referred to C.protested against D.focused on 58.A.cause B.origin C.advantage D.function 59.A.thoughts B.feelings C.lives D.efforts 60.A.ignored B.reminded C.interviewed D.shown 61.A.society B.inspiration C.wonder D.death 62.A.understandable B.available C.preferable D.acceptable 63.A.consideration B.guilt C.motivation D.talent 64.A.strength B.celebration C.simplicity D.profit 65.A.subject B.message C.design D.outline 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,Cand D.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. A Proudly reading my words,I glanced around the room,only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes.Confused,I glanced toward my stone-faced teacher.Having no choice,I slowly raised the report I had slaved over,hoping to hide myself. "What could be causing everyone to act this way?" Quickly,I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task.This was the first real task I received in my new school.It seemed simple:go on the internet and find information about a man named George Washington.Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country,I had never heard of that name before.As I searched the name of this fellow,it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different!One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts,while the other led some sort of army across America.I stared at the screen,wondering which one my teacher meant.I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice:flip (a coin.Heads-the commander,and tails-the peanuts guy. Ah!Tails,my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter,George Washington Carver. Weeks later,standing before this unfriendly mass,I was totally lost.Oh well,I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk,burning to find out what I had done wrong.As a classmate began his report,it all became clear,"My report is on George Washington,the man who started the American Revolution."The whole world became quiet!How could I know that she meant that George Washington? 6/11 扫描全能王创建 Obviously,my grade was awful.Hoartbrokon but fourloss,I dcoided to turn this around.I talked to Miss Lancelot,but sho insisted:No re-dos,no now grado.I folt that the punishmont was not justified,and I belioved I doserved a socond chanco.Consequontly,I throw mysolf heartily into my work for the rest of the school yoar.Ten months lator,that cbance unfolded as I found mysolf sitting in the headmaster's offico with my grandfather,now baving an entirely difforont conversation.I smiled and flashed back to tho ombarrassing moment at the beginning of the yoar as the headmaster informed me of my option to skip the sixth grade.Justicc is swcot! 66.What did the author's classmatcs think about his report? A.Ridiculous.B.Controversial. C.Boring.D.Puzzling 67.Why was the author confused about the task? A.He was new at the school. B.He followed the advice and flipped a coin. C.He forgot his teacher's instruction D.He was unfamiliar with American history. 68.The underlined word "burning"in the 3 paragraph probably means A.annoyed B.eager C.read D.ashamed 69.In the end,the author turned things around A.by redoing his task B.under the guidance of his headmaster C.with the help of his grandfather D.through his own efforts & Study Smarter in College In college,I encountered a rule of thumb:For every credit hour,you should be studying two to three hours outside of class per week Studying for long hours will often be necessary when you have an exam.But you don't need to pull all-nighters to be a top student.Plus psychologists say a healthy amount of sleep will actually help you retain the materiall If you ask a teacher or professor how much their best students should study,very few will expect their students to be studying for long hours every day. Spending an hour of self-studying will be enough to put you ahead of a lot of your peers. "Studying all day"might mean going to class,reading 10 pages before lunch,doing a physics problem in between classes,and reviewing material at the end of the day.The hardest part can often be thinking of small things to do in order to fill your time during the day.You need to act 7/11 扫描全能王创建 可接只 smartly.Best students are the oncs who find time to complete portions of the assigument well beforo it's duc. A to-do-list item like"Writo essay"is the kind of thing that will take long hours of work,but it can be broken into steps,like:write an outline,frce write,revise your intro()paragraph. Let's talk about some of the study tip that I followed to clear even the toughest of toughest examinations: 1.Prepare summary notes Topper students are not ahead of intelligence or mental skill.But they are ahead of time. They manage time so well that they won't need to feel guilt after exams that they could have done better.Summary notes mainly incorporate all important definitions,points or flowcharts which are more likely to come in exams. 2.This might look opposite of what you have heard till now. But studying for more hours are less productive and effcctive than studying for less time along with adequate breaks in between.Follow Pomodoro Technique. 3.Distractions. They make you less productive and lazy.Keep a check on your distractions.Seriously,we don't consider some of the minute things which actually are more time consuming.For example: Facebook will keep you sticking to its website and keep showing you funny videos,profile pictures,but remember one thing:Any of these things won't make you topper. 4.Writing. Writing things down will help you remember them for longer period.Write everything that can come in examinations.Attention:Your mind will try to tell you that there's no need to write everything.But,you have to. 70.Which of the following is NOT a method recommended by the writer to make you a top student? A Making good use of time and accomplishing assignments ahead of the deadline. B.Acting smartly,writing freely but not everything. C.Summarizing important definitions,points or flowcharts on notes and reviewing them outside of class. D.Trying to avoid distractions as much as possible. 71.According to the passage,what can we infer about Pomodoro Technique? It may be opposite to our common sense and advises us to study longer. B.It may be a learning technique invented by a scientist called Pomodoro. C It's an effective learning method to encourage students to study longer hours. D.It's a technique to divide long hours into short sessions with breaks in between. 8/11 扫描全能王创建 可只 72.Where may you ind this paasnge? A.A leaflet nbout tips on college life prepared by the Students'Union B.A fashion mogazino for collcgc students. C.A section about time managoment in a newspaper. D.Assignments requirement from a professor in college. 0 The first thing we notice about new pcople are theur Laces.The next time we sce these pcople we remember them because we remember their faccs.This seems like a simple process.However, scientists found that it is not such a simple process.The section of the brain that is responsible for fncc rccognition seems to work differently for different people.Some people have great difficulty remembering and recognising faces,while others almost never forget a face. Normnal babies are born with a natural ability to recognise faces.In fact,their face recogniton abilitics arc much better than their parents.Babies are bighly skilled at face recogmition at six months.But by nine months,they lose this skill.By nine months,a baby's face-recognition skills are about the same as an adult's. Unfortunately,some people are not bor with this ability to recognise faces.The part of the brain that is responsible for face recognition doesn't work for them.This condition is called face blindness.People with very scvere facc blindncss cannot cven recognise their own faces.In fact, people with this condition can sometimes be frightened when they look in the mirror.They don't recognise their own face.so for a sccond they are startled when they see this unfamiliar face. Face biindness is not always severe.Scicntists believe up to 10 pcrcent of the population may be affected by face blindness to some degree,yet many people with mild face blindness might not cven know they have it.They have no reason to know they arc different from anyone clse until someonc points it out.This is similar to pcople with colour blindness. Colourblind people can't sce the difference betwcen ccrtain colours such as red and green. util someone tells them that green and red are two different colours. There is no cure for face blindness.So for the time being.people with face blindness need to find simple techniques to compensate for their problem.They can try to recognise people by their hairstyle,their voice,or their glasses.Hopefully,in the future as scicntists learn more about this condition,they will find a curc. 73.The first paragraph is mainly about A.the way to improve one's facc-rccognition skills B.the fact that some people have face-recogaition problems C.the simple process of the brain to recognisc others'faces D.the importance of face recognition in humnan communication 9/11 扫描全能王创建 74.When do people bave the keen skills of (nce-rccognition?_ A.At birth.B.In adolcsccncc. C.Half n year old. D.Nine roonths old. 75.The underlined word "startled"in tho 3rd parngraph is closo in mcaning to A.confuscd B.surprised C.excited D.depresscd 76.Wbat docs the author think of the problem of fnce blindncss?. A.Pcoplc need to lake it scriously. B.It affects a great number of peoplc. C.It can be cured in the near future. D.Certain tcchnigucs can make up for it. Section C(8) Dircctions:rcad the following passage and choose the most suitable slatement from A-F for cach blank Therc are no cxtra statemen!s.hicl:you do not nced. A.However,my work bas its challengcs. B.Then a sccond bit of inspiration came my way. C.Distressed as I was,I resolved to pursue my interest in research. D.Besides the spiritual reward,there are other less apparcnt benefits. So I decided to leave the academic path to find n better match. F.Hcre,at last,was a way to combine my interest in scicncc with my passion for tcaching Ten years ago,after two years as a posidoc(t博士后)，I found myself wondcring wbether I should take a different road.Up to that point,I bad stuck to a pretty traditional path investigating cancer genetics,but I was losing interest in the research.Al the same time,federal funding had flauencd,whicb added to my dissatisfoction.77. Then came the hard part: identifying a pew career that would nurturc my passion for sciencc and allow me to make an impact with my work. As I was considering my options,I found inspiratiou in my first graduate school researcb tutor,whose work reminded me that scientists'efforts away from the bench can be incredibly powerful.But I still didn't know exactly whnt I should do.78. A colleaguc mentioned that a professor at a nearby 2-year college was training students to produce mnonoclonal antibodles(单株抗体)for labs on campu5.I was impressed that the professor had taken on this type of ambitious project with relatively inexperenccd students.Curious to find out more,I set up a mecting with John and was struck by his sincerity and the way be prioritised student training above grants,publications,and personal ambition.I could also see his passion for teaching,which reminded me of the dream to become a high school biology teacher. 79 I found a faculty position and joined John at the same quict junior college.Now,I effectively hold two positions:clussroom instructor and research co-adviser of 15 incxpcrienced but cager undergraduates.Both roles give me a chance to help studenls transform themselves,which is enormously rewarding. 10/11 餐 扫描全能王创建 80 It's discouraging whcn others sce both my students and me as less worthy bccausc we are not nt universitics.We sometimes struggle to get access to federal funding. scientific conferences,and other resources and opportunitics.My pay is below the standard at 4- year research institutions,cven though my tenching workload is greater.But my occasional frustration is relieved by the thought of the students,who I have helped train. Looking back at these 10 years.I realisc how much my work on this campus has helped me grow.both as an academic and a tutor.I'm gruteful that I stepped away from a traditional career path and found a way to serve both the student and research communities in my own way,modcst though it may be. IV.Translation(15') Directions:Translate the following sentences into English,using the words given in the brackets. 81.我们应该以事实为基础发表观点，而不是肓目地赞成或反对。(base v) 82.我参加了一个志愿者项目，下个月的这个时候我将在山区支教。(volunteer') 83.教授们力促这位前途无的学者留在类国，而他却坚持要回到祖国。(ug) 84.正是因为玛丽的父亲经常给她朗读诗歌中的经典作品，她渐渐对诗歌产生了强烈的热 爱。Qt,aste) V.Guided Writing(25') 85.Directions:Write an English composition in about 100-120 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 如今，“志愿者服务“已经成为商中生的必修课。你是李华，请你写一封邮件给你的斑 主任王老师，结合你自己在志思者服务过程中的一次经历，谈谈你的收获。你的文章必须 包括 1)你的一次志愿者服务的经历： 2)你在志慰者服务过程中的收获。 11/11 扫描全能王创建