上海复旦大学附属中学2023-2024学年第一学期高三年级英语学科12月第二次阶段性教学质量评估试卷

复旦大学附属中学2023学年第一学期 高三年级英语学科12月第二次阶段性教学质量评估试卷　答案 I. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A 1. for 2. had been sent 3. to bring 4. made 5. letting 6. can 7. Since/As/Because 8. that 9. which 10. found Section B 11. B 12. F 13. A 14. C 15. K 16. J 17. H 18. G 19. I 20. E II. Reading Comprehension Section A 21. C 22. D 23. B 24. A 25. A 26. C 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. D 31. B 32. A 33. B 34. C 35. A Section B 36. D 37. B 38. A 39. B 40. D 41. A 42. B 43. D 44. A 45. B 46. A Section C 47. C 48. B 49. F 50. D III. Summary Writing 51. Video games are thought harmful. However, research on video game effects highlights their social nature, emphasizing cooperation in games. Studies linking violent games to aggression may not be well-grounded, as testing aggression in labs is complex. We must avoid dismissing video games totally and instead explore how they can enrich our lives, using them responsibly for positive outcomes. IV. Translation 52. I took up the violin about a decade ago. 53. Although located in a remote area, the restaurant still attracts quite a lot of diners. 54. The exhibition uses a variety of display methods to enable the audience to communicate with the ancient people through paintings, calligraphy and artifacts. 55. Many performances are no longer limited to the mode of “you perform, I see”, but invite tourists to get involved and to gain more fresh experience. V. Guided Writing 56. Dear Mike, I was happy to receive your email and learn more about your experience studying in Shanghai. Adjusting to a new environment can be challenging, but I believe that with the right mindset and approach, you can make the most of your time here. Firstly, regarding your struggles with food and socializing, I suggest that you try to embrace the local culture and customs. Shanghai is known for its delicious street food and vibrant social scene, and by immersing yourself in these experiences, you may find that you feel more at home. You could also consider joining clubs or groups that share your interests to meet like-minded people. Secondly, if you find it difficult to follow lessons in Chinese, I recommend that you take advantage of any language resources available to you. Many universities offer language courses or tutoring services that can help you improve your language skills. Additionally, you could try practicing your Chinese with local friends or attending language exchange events. Lastly, it's important to remember that adjusting to a new environment takes time and patience. Don't be too hard on yourself and try to maintain a positive attitude. Focus on the opportunities that studying in Shanghai can provide, such as the chance to experience a new culture and meet people from around the world. In my opinion, these suggestions are important because they encourage you to step out of your comfort zone and embrace new experiences. By doing so, you can develop new skills and make meaningful connections with others. Additionally, they can help you feel more confident and comfortable in your new environment. I hope that these suggestions are helpful, and I wish you all the best in your studies in Shanghai. If you ever need any more advice or support, feel free to reach out to me anytime. Sincerely, Li Ming 第 1 页 / 共 1 页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 复旦大学附属中学2023学年第一学期 高三年级英语学科12月第二次阶段性教学质量评估试卷 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. The Blackberry is Back This year, nostalgia (怀旧) dominated Mobile World Congress—the largest mobile technology conference in the world. Companies competed 1          the public's attention with the likes of 5G networks, self-driving racing cars and smart wearables, but the undeniable stars of the show were two gadgets from the past: the Nokia 3310 and the BlackBerry KEYone. You'd be forgiven for thinking that BlackBerry 2          (send) to the big tech rubbish heap in the sky, along with the likes of Palm Pilots and Google Glass. But the BlackBerry brand was recently bought by a company, TCL, which wants 3          (bring) back the device for the surprising number of people who are still after those small physical keyboards on their smartphones. The device isn't on sale yet, so we can't offer full judgment, but we can say that it seems like the phone is aimed at business users that 4          (make) BlackBerry so popular in the first place. The qwerty keyboard doubles as a giant trackpad, 5          (let) you browse the web without touch gestures. Meanwhile, its keys 6          be programmed to launch apps and there's a fingerprint sensor built into the spacebar. 7          security is important for a work phone, the KEYone comes loaded with software called DTEK, which is supposed to constantly monitor for security threats. It is claimed 8          the KEYone will be the most secure Android device in the world. Yep, that's right, the phone runs on Android. This is in contrast to most recent BlackBerry iterations (迭代), 9          lacked apps due to its own-brand operating system. The phone's hardware is equal to most current Android phones and it'll hold the same great camera 10          (find) in Google's Pixel phone. Out at the end of April, the KEYone probably won't have us giving up our iPhones or Google Pixels any time soon, but it will appeal to the company's fans across Europe. Section B Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. analysed B. approached C. banknotes D. detect E. infancy F. optimistic G. pathway H. release I. stirring J. spending K. subconscious The Smell For many years large supermarkets have been encouraging us to spend money by pumping the smell of freshly-baked bread into their stores. Now Dale Air, a leading firm of aroma consultants (香味顾问), has been 11          by Barclay's Bank to develop suitable artificial smells for their banks. Researchers have suggested that surrounding customers with the 'smell of money' will encourage them to feel relaxed and 12          and give them added confidence in the bank's security and professionalism. But before a smell can be manufactured and introduced into banks' air conditioning systems it must be identified and chemically 13         , and this has proved to be difficult. The problem is that banknotes and coins tend to pick up the smell of their surroundings. So cash that has been sitting in a cash register at a fish stand will smell of fish, and 14          used to pay for meals in restaurants will tend to smell of food. It may be a challenge, but aroma experts have little doubt that the use of artificial smells can be an effective form of 15          advertising. Lunn Poly, a British travel company, introduced the smell of coconuts into its travel agencies and saw a big increase in 16          by holiday makers. Many cafes now have electric dispensers that 17          the smell of freshly roasted coffee near their entrances, encouraging customers to come in and have a drink or snack. 'The sense of smell is probably the most basic of all human senses,' explains researcher Jim O'Riordan. 'There is a direct 18          from the nose to the brain.' It is certainly true that most people find certain smells 19          memories and feelings in a way that few other stimulants can match. It is a phenomenon marketing consultants have long recognised, but until recently have been unable to use. 'We've made great progress but the technology of smell production is still in its 20         , says O'Riordan. 'Who knows where it will take us.' II. 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. If you survey American parents about what they want for their kids, more than 90 percent say one of their top priorities is that their children be caring. This makes sense: Kindness and concern for others are held as 21          in nearly every society. But when you ask children what their parents 22          for them, 81 percent say their parents value achievement and happiness over caring. Kids learn what's 23          to adults not by listening to what we say, but by noticing what gets our attention. And in many developed societies, parents now pay more attention to individual achievement and happiness than anything else. However much we 24          kindness and caring, we're not actually showing our kids that we value these traits. Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised, then, that kindness appears to be 25         . An analysis of annual surveys of American college students showed a substantial drop from 1979 to 2009 in imagining the perspectives of others. Over this period, students grew 26          to feel concern for people less fortunate than themselves. It's not just that people care less; they seem to be 27          less, too. In one experiment, a sociologist left thousands of what appeared to be lost letters in dozens of American cities in 2001, and again in 2011. From the first round to the second one, the proportion of letters that was 28          by passersby and put in a mailbox declined by 10 percent. Psychologists find that kids born after 1995 29          as much as their predecessors (前辈) that other people experiencing difficulty should be helped—but they feel less personal responsibility to take action themselves. If we truly care less about one another, some of the 30          lies with the values parents have promoted. In our own lives, we've observed many parents becoming so focused on achievement that they 31          kindness. Other parents discourage kindness, seeing it as a source of 32          in a fiercely competitive world. In some parenting circles, for example, there's a movement against 33          when preschoolers are selfish in their play. These parents worry that stepping in might prevent kids from learning to stick up for themselves, and say that they're less 34          the prospect of raising an adult who doesn't share than one who struggles to say no. But there's no reason parents can't teach their kids to care about others and themselves—to be both 35          and self-respecting. If you encourage children to consider the needs and feelings of others, sometimes they will and sometimes they won't. But they'll soon learn that if you don't treat others considerately, they may not be considerate toward you. 21. A. events B. records C. virtues D. media 22. A. change B. pay C. create D. want 23. A. available B. important C. familiar D. equal 24. A. praise B. deserve C. display D. encounter 25. A. in decline B. under control C. on hand D. above average 26. A. more willing B. more surprised C. less likely D. less relieved 27. A. saying B. thinking C. enjoying D. helping 28. A. set aside B. taken down C. picked up D. put off 29. A. believe B. doubt C. learn D. complain 30. A. difference B. theme C. demand D. blame 31. A. respect B. neglect C. define D. evaluate 32. A. weakness B. happiness C. comfort D. anxiety 33. A. discriminating B. intervening C. collapsing D. forgiving 34. A. curious about B. grateful for C. worried about D. helpful for 35. A. generous B. independent C. knowledgeable D. appreciative Section B 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） Almost half a million young oak (橡树) trees have been saved after The Times revealed they were due to be destroyed because of delays in government help to create more woodland. A tree nursery said in March that it had been unable to find buyers for the one and two-year-old seedlings of England's national tree. Maelor Forest Nurseries near Wrexham spent two years looking after 500,000 seedlings, expecting a great increase in demand after government promises to increase tree planting. Demand failed to materialize and the company said it planned to destroy the trees, partly blaming difficulties land owners faced in obtaining subsidies to fund the work. After The Times reported on the plan, dozens of charities, community groups and individuals all over the country got in touch with Maelor to ask if they could help. "The nursery discounted the price per tree from 35-40 pence to 20 pence and sold nearly all of the 500,000 it had been planning to destroy. Thanks largely to the article in The Times only a small percentage had to be destroyed," said Mike Harvey, Maelor's managing director. "We are delighted that these oak saplings (幼树) have found good homes. We were frustrated at the prospect of having to destroy plants which we had spent two years growing only to find they were being left without a future for reasons beyond our control." Mr Harvey said the largest order, for 30,000 oaks, had come from Extinction Rebellion Rewilding, an offshoot of the climate change campaign group. It launched a campaign called Save the Oaks which raised £10,000 through a crowdfunding appeal to purchase and plant trees that had been due to be destroyed. Jethro Gauld, one of the organisers of the planting in Cambridgeshire, said: "We wanted to do something to prevent such a massive waste of saplings and help create a good news story to benefit local people and wildlife. Natasha Somers, a volunteer for Save the Oaks, said: "The support we've seen shows how a community can come together in difficult times. 1t's clear that people want to act for a better future, one where humanity and nature are connected." 36. The word "subsidies" is closest in meaning to "________". A. equipment B. technical support C. confidence D. financial aid 37. What had Maelor Forest Nurseries planned to do before The Times reported on their plan? A. To reduce the price of the seedlings. B. To ruin the trees it had taken care of. C. To wait for government help to arrive. D. To count the number of oak trees in Britain. 38. What happened to the 500,000 saplings at last? A. Most of them were sold out. B. Most of them were thrown away. C. They were replanted to Cambridgeshire. D. They were donated to a campaign group. 39. What is the passage mainly about? A. A prospective approach to planting. B. A nationwide effort to save oak trees. C. A tree nursery devoted to preserving endangered trees. D. A species of trees that are threated with extinction. （B） Meet the Mistle Thrush When it comes to birds associated with Christmas, the mistle thrush may not immediately spring to mind. But, with a preference for mistletoe and holly berries, as well as being one of the only birds that continues to sing throughout winter, it deserves a second look. The mistle thrush measures 28cm in length, making it both the UK's largest thrush species and songbird. With a long tail, yellow legs and a fat white body that's covered with brown spots, this bird certainly has a distinctive appearance. Sadly, your chances of spotting one in the wild are slim as its population has been in decline since the 1970s - between 1995 and 2010, England lost a third of its native mistle thrushes, and numbers are still plummeting. It's thought that a high infant death rate could be to blame, as well as other factors such as loss of habitat. The Woodland Trust is working hard to save the mistle thrush, but if it is to truly flourish in this country again, the charity needs your help. THE MISTLE THRUSH FACT FILE Common Name: Mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus) Family: Turdidae (thrushes) Habitat: woodland, parks and gardens Diet: berries, earthworms, slugs and insects Predators: cats, foxes and birds of pray Not to be confused with: the song thrush, which is much smaller HOW TO HELP There are a few simple steps you can take to make your garden a safe space for these endangered birds, such as planting berry bushes and only trimming (修剪) them every few years so that they produce a lot of fruit. You could also plant holly, yew, ivy and crab apple trees, all of which provide food and shelter for the mistle thrush. These birds are extremely territorial when it comes to food, and they often work together to protect their food from competitors, so where there's one, others are likely to follow. If you have mistle thrushes visiting your outdoor space, another way you can help is by keeping pet cats indoors, as they are predators of many garden birds. What's more, by supporting the Woodland Trust, you'll be helping the organisation to raise awareness about the threats facing the mistle thrush and continue its efforts to protect and restore its natural habitat, as well as creating new spaces for it to live. 40. Which of the following statements is true of the mistle thrush? A. It arrives in England around Christmas. B. It is much smaller than the song thrush. C. It feeds mainly on plants and vegetables. D. It looks quite different from other birds. 41. The word "plummeting" most probably means "________". A. decreasing B. rising C. missing D. balancing 42. What can people do to protect the mistle thrush? A. Follow one of the birds at a time. B. Keep cats away from the garden. C. Donate money to the Woodland Trust. D. Trim berry bushes as often as possible. （C） Leaning Morse code, with its tappity-tap rhythms of dots and dashes, could take far less effort - and attention - than one might think. The trick is a wearable computer that engages the sensory powers of touch, according to a recent pilot study. Ph.D. student Caitlyn Seim and computer science professor Thad Starner of the Georgia Institute of Technology study haptics (触觉感知). Last September at the 20th International Symposium on Wearable Computers in Heidelberg, Germany, they announced that they had programmed Google Glass to passively teach its wearers Morse code - with some signs of success. For the study, 12 participants wore the smart glasses while playing an online game on a Pc. During multiple hour-long sessions (一节课), half the players heard Google Glass's built-in speaker repeatedly spelling out words and felt taps behind the right ear for the dots and dashes corresponding to each letter. The other six participants heard only the audio, without the corresponding vibrations (震动). After each run of game playing, all the players were asked to tap out letters in Morse code using a finger on the touch pad of the smart glasses; for example, if they tapped "dot-dot," an "i" would pop up on the visual display. The brief testing essentially encouraged them to try to learn the code. After four one-hour sessions, the group that had received tactile cues could tap a pangram (a sentence using the entire alphabet) with 94 percent accuracy. The audio-only group eventually achieved 47 percent accuracy, learning solely from their trial-and-error inputs. The work shows that "it is possible to teach a system of typing without the user paying much attention to it," Starner says. Passive haptic learning could help users quickly master new text-entry methods for accessory keyboards or an eyes-free. Morse code-like system of taps on a smart watch, he adds, notings:"That might really change how people use mobile and wearable devices." The results agree with other effects of passive haptic learning that the researchers have found in past studies, Seim says. For example, the group has developed computing gloves that deliver vibrations to the fingers to teach the "muscle memories" for playing a piano song or typing Braille. Although it was small scale, the experiment demonstrates how wearable computers could permit users to "go about your daily business - and while you do that, you can get information to actually learn things," says Paul Lukowicz of the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, who was not involved in the study. Now if only listening to Spanish in your sleep could impart fluency. 43. What can be learned about the participants of Caitlyn Seim and Thad Starner's study? A. None of them knew beforehand what they would do. B. Some of them had already learned Morse Code. C. All of them were experienced PC game players. D. Half of them could only hear words spelt out. 44. The "tactile cues" (in paragraph 4) refer to "________". A. the taps that the players felt B. the testing that the players had C. the letters that the players knew D. the glasses that the player wore 45. What can be inferred from Caitlyn Seim and Thad Starner’s study? A. A new system of typing is on the way. B. People can learn some manual skills subconsciously. C. It is possible for Morse Code to serve as a learning tool. D. Vibrations do nothing to help maintain muscle memories. 46. According to Starner, in what way is their study important? A. It may offer an innovative way to use wearable devices. B. It may draw people's attention to alternative learning materials. C. It may inspire researchers to care more about the sense of touch. D. It may advance the technology of mobile devices to a new stage. Section C Directions: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. A. But the content of the Cube is so wide that it can be a symbol of logical thinking, a way of life. B. Eventually he came up with a six-sided structure with nine interlocking cubes on each side. C. His moment of inspiration came in the spring of 1974. D. I am forced to admit that I haven't solved it yet. E. Rubik was born towards the end of the Second World War to an aircraft engineer father and a poet mother. F. The following year he was offered the chance to take his invention to a toy fair in New York. 'The Cube has his own voice' I arrive at the Szepilona Bisztro, on a leafy road on the "Buda" side of Budapest, holding a Rubik's Cube and searching for the man who had created it almost 50 years ago. I feel unworthy to have lunch with Emo Rubik, not the least reason of which is because the Cube I am holding has never been solved. Rubik arrives punctually. He's been coming to this restaurant since the late 1960s, when he was a graduate student, before he had invented one of the world's most successful puzzles - a cube with 43 quintillion combinations, only one of which is correct. 47          At that time, Rubik was living in his family's apartment on a grand avenue on the "Pest" side of the city. He was a professor of architecture, but his room was "like a child's pocket, full of marbles and treasures". In an attempt to help students understand three-dimensional problems, he tried to build a set of cubes that stayed together but could also move independently. 48          He painted each side a different colour. But after he had twisted it, he realised that he could not easily return it to its original state. "It was a more difficult task to find a system to solve it than it had been to create the thing itself," he says. In the end, it took him a month. And solving it gave him a "happy feeling of freedom", he said at the time. The Rubik's Cube was born, and to date more than 450 million have been sold, the craze reaching its peak in the early 1980s. Rubik was 29 when he "discovered" the Cube in 1974. By 1979, Rubik had sold 300,000. 49          From there, it spread across the world, with some 100 Rubik's Cubes being sold in only three years. "I can't imagine there being a higher type for it than there had been in the 80s," he says. He motions to my Cube. 50          Rubik comforts me with a Japanese slogan from the 1980s, coined for a game: "a minute to learn and a lifetime to master". III. Summary Writing 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. Video Games: Really Harmful? For the past few years, I have been researching the effects that one type of screen time has on our behaviour: playing video games. Players seem absorbed by the action on the screen, as if the rest of the world doesn't exist. Without further context, it's hard not to see games as anything other than digital junk food. But context matters, and understanding the experience of the players can give us new insights. Video games are a social experience: since their appearance, they've been designed as cooperative experiences. Take Minecraft, for example. It may seem like a fairly isolating, single-player experience to the outsider, but it brings people together in all sorts of ways. Some play to connect with their friends, others share in the creative experience of building something monumental, and it's even been used as an interactive tool to teach students basic chemistry. As for the supposed negative aspects of video games, the story is largely the same. Studies that show a link between violent games and aggressive behaviour are often picked up in the news over other studies. Part of the problem is that it's remarkably hard to test for aggression in the lab, and there's also a great deal of flexibility in the way that researchers can analyse their data. But where the best methods are used, evidence suggests that playing violent games has fairly slight effects on our behaviour. Our understanding of the behavioural effects of video games-and screens more generally isn't yet complete. After all, these technologies are a relatively recent addition to our lives. But while we wait for more conclusive answers, it's important that we don't vilify (诋毁) screens and video games to the point that we end up shutting out the various ways in which they can enrich our lives. Like many things, we can use them in good ways, and we can use them in bad ways. It's up to us, as a society, to tap their potential for good. IV. Translation Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 52. 我是从十年前开始拉小提琴的。(take) 53. 这家饭店虽然地处偏远，但食客依然络绎不绝。(locate) 54. 展览以多样的展示手段，让观众透过书画、器物与古人对话。(variety) 55. 很多演出不再局限于 "你演，我看" 的模式，而是请游客参与其中，收获更多的鲜活体验。(limit) V. Guided Writing Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 56. 假设你是明启中学高三学生李明，最近收到英国笔友Mike的邮件。 在邮件中，他提到自己因为刚来上海读大学，生活（如饮食和同学交流）和学习(如中文授课）上都不太习惯。回复一封邮件，内容须包括： 1）你的建议； 2）你的理由。 第 1 页 / 共 1 页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $