上海市晋元高级中学2026-2027学年高二上学期10月月考英语试卷

2026学年第一学期高二英语 （考试时间：120分钟满分140分) I.Listening Comprehension(25) Section A Short Conversations Directions:In Section A,you will hear ten short comersations betveen two speakers.At the end of each conversation,a question will he asked ahout what was said.The comversations and the questions will be spoken only once.Afier you hear a comersation and the question about it,read the four possible answers on your paper,and decide.ne is the best answer to the question you have heard. on 1.A.One. B.Two. C.Thirty-five. D.Thirty seven. 2.A.On May eighth. B.On May tenth. C.On May eleventh. D.On May twelfth. 3.A.Sunny. B.Rainy. C.Cloudy. D.Windy. 4.A.To listen to a song of their choice. B.To avoid disturbing the next class. C.To hear the recording more clearly. D.To practise speaking in a low voice. 5.A.Deciding when to hold exams. B.Choosing which subject to study. C.Planning how to spend the holidays. D.Organising study time before exams. 6.A.Write down each step for his grandma B.Find an easier app for his grandma to use. C.Show his grandma how to read a paper map. D.Let his grandma use the app with his support. 7.A.Spend some time reading. B.Get some fresh air outside C.Prepare for the next lesson. D.Do some exercise with the man. 8.A.Stay at home with his pet. B.Go out after his parents return. C.Take his dog to a friend's home. D.Visit the art show with his parents. 筑1而出1) 扫描全能王创建 9.A.He needs to read more. B.He can read much faster now. C.He should read more carefully. D.He should choose an easier book. 10.A.It may not suit everybody's needs. B.It is mainly meant for office workers. C.It gives different rules for different jobs. D.It is too difficult for most people to follow. 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 the passages and the conversation.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 would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Ouestions 1l through 13 are based on the following passage. 11.A.To explain why the product costs less. B.To make the sale price seem attractive. C.To show that the product is well made. D.To suggest that the product is popular. 12.A.By offering discounts for only a short period. B.By showing how many people want a product. C.By requiring a minimum number of purchases. D.By comparing prices across different websites. 13.A.Wait until the special offer is nearly over. B.Check how often the shop offers discounts. C.Choose products with the largest price reductions. D.Consider their needs away from the shopping app. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage 11 A.The tape placed around the circles. B.The way the circles were positioned. C.The different sizes of the four circles. D.The lines that connected the four circles. 第2页共12页 扫描全能王创建 15.A.Cats prefer familiar patterns to new ones. B.Cats learn to recognize shapes by observing people. C.Cats may see complete shapes despite missing edges. D.Cats choose places mainly for their physical protection. 16 A.Few people completed the whole study. B.The records failed to show the cats'choices. C.Some people misunderstood the instructions. D.The cats showed little interest in the patterns. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17.A.About 80. B.Over 800 C.Over 1,000. D.About 7,000. 18.A.It makes local traditions easier to understand. B.It takes less time to learn than other languages. C.It allows them to communicate in every country. D.It gives them access to scientific and academic work. 19.A.When adult speakers move to another area. B.When younger generations no longer leamn it. C.When researchers choose English for their reports. D.When schools introduce courses in foreign languages. 20.A.Smaller communities need to develop a shared language. B.Schools should give local languages more teaching time. C.International communication should depend less on English. D.Global communication and local languages are both important. II.Grammar and Vocabulary Section A(10分) 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 properform of the given word;for the other blanks,use one word that bestfits each blank. A Toy Car I was about seven when my grandfather gave me a small toy car for my birthday.By any ordinary standard,it was nothing remarkable-neither expensive nor rare,and certainly not the sort of gift anyone would expect a child (21)(keep)for years.Yet I adored it.(22)I went around the house,thet was rarely far behind.I took it with me on visits to relatives and, more than once,placed it beside my bed before going to sleep. As I grew older,(23)I spent my time began to change,and the little car eventually found its way into a box filled with toys I had outgrown.The box was put away,and so,in a sense, 第3页共12页 扫描全能王创建 向只 was the part of my childhood it contained.Years passed(24)my giving the car a single thought. It was not until I was in my twenties that I saw it again.My grandfather had died a few months earlier,and one aftemoon I was helping my parents sort through things that had accumulated around the house.(25)(open)an old box,I noticed something lying beneath a pile of foigotten toys.It was the car. (26)sieht of it caught me completely by surprise.Holding it in my hand,I was suddenly aken back to the birthday(27)my grandfather had given it to me.Details I had not thought about for years came rushing back:his face,my excitement,and the simple pleasure of receiving something from someone I loved. Strangely,the car I was holding was both the same object and something entirely different. Once,its value had come from the hours of enjoyment it gave me.Now it mattered for another reason altogether.It had become a physical connection to my grandfather and to a period of my life that could never(28)(recover). I cleaned the car carefully and placed it on a shelf in my room,where it(29)(remain) today.To someone seeing it for the first time,it would probably look like an ordinary old toy.For me,though,its real value lies not in what it is,but in the memories(30)(protect)from the gradual fading of time. Section B Vocabulary (10) Directious: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.demand B.dcsired C.emerging D.featuring E.groud F.innovation G.quality H.responding I.selective J.texture-rich K.well-intormed The New Taste of Snacks:Texture Take a closer look at supermarket shelves and you may notice a change in the way snacks are being designed.Chocolate bars now contain crunchy biscuits,while sweets combine soft centres with tiny hard pieces.These products offer more than new flavours.They create experiences through the way food feels and sounds when eaten-a(n)3 known as texture. Foud manufacturers have long worked to make their products appealing,but texture is now as a major selling point.According to Mintel,a research fim,the proportion of snacks promnoted for their texture climbed from 31%in 2023 to 41%in 2024 While "crunchy"remains the most common description."chewy"and "gooey"are gaining33.. Achieving the4 texture,however,presents a technical challenge.Combining soft and crunchy ingredients ()s difficult because water naturally moves from wetter materials to drier ones.Biscuiis surroundod by chocolate may gradually lose (heir crunch.-Preserving it requires careflly designed layers that prevent water from reaching them. Yet manufacturers are struggling to keep pace with3:Mintel estimates that American interest in6 snacks rose by 28%over two years,while sales volume increased by just 8%. 第4页共12页 扫描全能王创建 Several factors may accoumt for this gap.Weight-loss drugs,which rcduce appetite,may be making consumers more7.When eating less,people may seek snacks that deliver greater satisfaction through a combination of tas(o,sound and texture Social media has further sped up the trend.Videos 3e.lt bifing in o crunchy foods attract enormous audiences,particularly among younger consumers.tne sounds of eating have become a form of entertainment in themselves,and companies are3c by creating snacks that offer similar experiences. For manufacturers,texture also provides an opportunity to disuinguish neir products in a crowded market.With countless flavours already available,genuine0 in taste is increasingly difficult.Experimenting with how food feels offers an alterna:ive way to attract attention. III.Reading Comprehension Section A(15分) Directions:For each blank in thefollowingpassage there arefour words orphrases marked A,B. C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that besifits the context. For most of my life,darkness simply marked the end of the day-a signal to go indoors and turn on the lights.That changed when depression left me struggling with sleeplessness.41,I filled my sleepless hours with reading and writing.Taen one spring night,I stretched out on the grass in my garden under a sky full of stars.As I stared into the vast 42 above me,the worries that had.occupied my mind seemed to lose some of their weight.For the first time in months,I slept 43. The experience made me wonder whether darkness might44 something that daylight could not.Research suggests that it can.Psychologist Christopher Bames has found that spending time safely outdoors after dark can have a 45 effect,providing both a sense of peace and an opportunity for reflection.Other studies suggest that being beneath open skies may encourage more flexible thinking.There is also evidence that the mind processes experience differently late at night.Taken together,these findings suggest that darkness may influence not only what we notice,but how we 46 the world around us. 47 by my own experience,I began exploring nearby fields after dark,watching stars and listening for birds travelling through the night.Before long,I persuaded my children to join me.Part of my purpose was to draw them away from their screens,but I also wanted them to become more48 with darkness by discovering what it had to offer. We soon learned that the character of the night changes with the moon.Having struggled through a forest on a night so dark that we could hardly sce without torches,we began choosing our 49 more carefully:darker nights for watching stars and brighter ones for walking and watching wildlife.As we grew more confident outdoors,our early worries about walking in the dark gradually 0 a sense of excitement and discovery. The more time we spent outside after dark,the more51 we became of changes in our senses.With fewer visual details52for our attention,sounds seemed clearer and distant noises became easier to notice.Smells appeared stronger as well,partly because certain plants 第5页共12项 扫描全能王创建 向只 produce stronger scents(()at night and partly because our own sense of smell may become sharper after dark. What had once seemed an cmpty,even53,space gradually revealed itself as a world easily overlooked during the day.54artificial light benefits wildlife and makes the stars easier to see,while peaceful experiences of darkness mnay also supporl sleep and mental wellbeing. More importantly,night invites us to step outside55 patterns of seeing and thinking, allowing us to encounter the same world from an entirely different perspective. 41.A.At first B.In addition C.As usual D.By then 42.A.landscape B.darkness C.distance D.mountain 43.A.peacefully B.regularly C.restlessly D.suddenly 44.A.hide B.offer C.change D.define 45.A.practical B.long-term C.well-known D.restorative 46.A.depart from B.relate to C.concentrate on D.look up 47.A.Encouraged B.Confused C.Relieved D.Frightened 48.A.comfortable B.careful C.occupied D.concerned 49.A.experiences B.equipment C.activities D.timing 50.A.took advantage of B.made sense of C.gave way to D.played a role in 51.A.afraid B.ignorant C.critical D.aware 52.A.searching B.accounting C.competing D.settling 53.A.dynamic B.inviting C.noisy D.threatening 54.A.Understanding B.Maintaining C.Creating D.Reducing 55.A.flexible B.balanced C.familiar D.complex Section B(22分) Directions:Read thefollowing three passages.Each passage isfollowed by several questions or unfinished statements.For each ofthem there arefour choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one thatfits best according to the information given in the passageyou havejust read. (A) Hundreds of competitors sat with pencils ready,their eyes fixed on the clock.At the American Crossword Pnz7le Tournament,every second counted.A correct answer earned points, a mistake could cost dearly,and finishing early brought a welcome bonus.When the starting signal finally came,hundreds of papers tumed over at once.The room fell silent,apart from the hurried movement of pencils. I got off to a surprisingly good start.I completed four puzzles without a single mistake, though my speed was hardly impressive Then came Puzzle Five,a challenge whose reputation alone was enough to make experienced competitors nervous.Its clues looked innocent enough,but the answers refused to fit.I tried one posslblllty,uossed it out,and tried another.Somewhere in those empty squares was a clever trick,and everyone seemed to be discovering it except me.By the time I understood the hidden pattern,the clock had already done its damage. I expected to find equally frustrated competitors outside.instead,the hway was alive with conversation and laughter.People compared answers,explained trieks ad cheerfully admitted mistakes.One competitor described a clue that had completely fooled him,only to discover that 第6页共12页 扫描全能王创建 several others had fallen into exactly the same trap.Even thosc who had performed brilliantly secmed morc interested in discussing the puzzles than cclebrating their scores. This friendliness was particularly surprrsing given the level of compctition.Some participants had won the tournament repeatedly,while ambitious newcomers were determined to challenge them.Yet the compctition rarely felt personal.Unlike a gamc in which one player's victory rcquires another's defeat,crossword solving allows everyonc to succced at the same challenge. Somconc else's brilliant answer does not take away your chancc of finding it. By the end of the weekend,my position in the rankings was nothing to celcbrate.Still,I found myself looking forward to another attempl.The puzzles had defealcd me more than once, but they had also given me somcthing unexpecled:the pleasurc of being surrounded by people who could spend twenty minutes arguing happily over a singlc word. 56.What happened to the writer when solving Puzzle Five2 A.He struggled to understand its hidden trick. B.He made mistakes because he worked too fast C.He failed to finish as the clues were unfamiliar. D.He lost confidence after seeing others'progress. 57.What surprised the writer about the competitors after the puzzles? A.They were disappointed with their performances. B.They were eager to learn from the game wim,ers. C.They openly shared t!eir experiences and mistakes. D.They spent more time discussing riles than answers. 58.What does the writer mean by "the competition rarely felt personal"(paragraph 4)? A.Competitors rarely compared their performaness. B.Competitors paid little attention to their rankings. C.Competitors preferred cooperation to competitien D.Competitors did not regard one another as enemies. 59.What is the passage mainly about? A.The growing popularity of crossword tournaments. B.The writer's experience at a crossword competition. C.The challenge of becoming a skilled crossword solver. D.The writer's efforts to compete with experienced players. (B) Suppose you want to write a story about the importance of patience.You could simply end it with,"Patience brings success."But would readers remember that sentence?Probably not.A stronger approach is to let them experience the idee through what your characters do. Start by turning your theme into a specific situation.Instead of writing,"Tom leamed to be patient,"show him planting a tree and checking it every moming,disappointed that nothing seems to change.One day,he notices a tiny green leaf.The reader begins to understand his growing patience without being directly told about it. 第7贞共12项 架 扫描全能王创建 Next,consider using a symbol--an objcct that suggests somcthing beyond its ordinary meaning.A trec,for example,can represent growth,hope or the results of long-term effort.The key is to make it part of the story rather than add it simply to explain an idea. A symbol becomes particularly effective when its role changes as the story develops.Look at the writing plan in Figure 1.Notice how the same tree appears at different moments,whilc Tom's actions and feclings gradually change. Figure 1.Plan a story through (hree moments 丫 Together Years laler A new generation Tvo Deople C3I One person relvie Otpers enjoy the shaoe Beginning Middle Ending Planting Continuing Enjoying the shade Finally,trust your ending.Rather than explaining,"Tom realised that patience was important,"you might write:"Tom leaned against the tree and watched the sunlight move across the grass.He smiled,remembering how often he had once searched its branches for the first leaf." The difference lies in what readers are invited to do.One ending tells them the lesson;the other gives them enough details to discover it for themselves. A well-developed theme should not feel like a message attached to a story.It should grow naturally from the choices your characters make. 60.According to the passage,what makes a symbol particularly-effective in a storv? A.Its role changes as the story develops. B.Its appearance is described in great detail. C.Its meaning is explained at the beginning. D.Its connection with the theme is widely known. 61.According to the advice in the passage,which sentence would best show that a character has learned to forgive others? A.Emma realised that forgiving others was important. B.Emma remembered the past and decided to forget it. C.Emma believed that everyone deserved a second chance. D.Emma opened the door and invited her old friend inside. 62.What is the main purpose of the passage? A.To compare different ways of telling a story B.To discuss how readers understand hidder meanings. C.To explain how to express a theme through storytelling. D.To introduce the importance of themes in famous stories. 第8贞八12贝 扫描全能王创建 (C) The winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine were recognised for laying the foundations of optogenetics,a technology that allows scientists to control individual brain cells using light.Karl Deisseroth of Stanford University,Peter Hegemann of the Humboldt University of Berlin and Georg Nagel of the University of Wurzburg helped develop this powerful tool, which has transformed the study of the brain and its diseases. The story began in the 1990s,when Hegemann was studying how a type of single-celled algae (called Chlamydomonas responds to light.He nouced that the algae reacted faster than cells in the human eye.In humans,detecting lighf involves several steps before an electrical signal is produced.Hegemann suspected that the process in algae was much simpler,with a single pibteln perfonning both functions. Proving this was difficult until advances in genetics provided a breakthrough.Japanese researchers identified two genes in the algae that appeared to produce light-sensitive proteins. Working with Hegemann,Nagel introduced these genes into frogs'eggs,allowing the proteins to be produced in quantities large enough for testing.The results confirmed Hegemann's theory:the proteins could directly produce electrical signals in response to light. The two scientists then introduced one of these genes into mammalian(哺乳动物的)cells and discovered that it made them sensitive to light,too.Deisseroth took the idea further by introducing the same gene into neurons,the cells responsible for sending signals in the brain. Experiments showed that these modified neurons could respond to light and communicate with neighbouring cells. The findings,published in 2005,marked an important advance.Deisseroth's laboratory then took the research further,successfully applying the technology to living mice.By using extremely thin optical fibres (to direct light into specific brain regions,researchers could control certain movements in mice by stimulating specific neurons. Since then,optogenetics has become an important research tool,inspiring thousands of scientific papers.Scientists now use it to investigate conditions such as depression,schizophrenia, dementia,addiction and anxiety.Researchers are also exploring whether it could restore sight to people with certain forms of blindness. What began with a simple observation about algae has opened remarkable possibilities for understanding and treating disorders of the human brain. 63.1 What was Hegemann's theory about how algae respond to light? A.They use several proteins to detect light. B.They produce electrical signals without ligly. C.They rely on a single protein to respond to light. D.They react to light in the same way as human eyes. 64.What can be inferred about optogenetics? A.Its success depended mainly on the study of brain diseases. B.Its early experiments were more effective in animals than in humans. C.Its development required discoveries from different research fields. D.Its practical applications were clear from the beginning. 第9页共12页 扫描全能王创建 65.What does the author mean by "What began with a simple observation about algae has opened remarkable possibilities"(in the last paragraph)? A.Small discoveries may lead to major scientific advances. B.Simple experiments may be more useful than complex ones. C.Scientific discoveries usually begin with unexpected results. D.Research on basic organisms is easier than research on humans 66.What is the main purpose of the passage? A.To explain why brain diseases are difficult to treat. B.To introduce a new approach to understanding the brain. C.To compare the achievements of three Nobel Prize winners. D.To discuss the challenges of studying human brain cells. Section C(8分) Directions:Read the passage carefully.Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once.Niote that there are two more sentences than you need. A.As a result,many people have begun to question whether reading printed books is a better choice before bedtime. B.However,the evidence is less convincing than it first appears. C.Since several studies have linked evening screen use to poor sleep,blue light from electronic devices has become a particular concern. D.Such findings raise questions about products designed to block blue light. E.The effects of screen use on sleep may also depend on what people do with their devices. F.While reducing light exposure before bedtime may be sensible,there is little reason to focus entirely on blue light. Does Blue Light Really Keep Us Awake? At bedtime,many people reach for their phones rather than a book.A 2025 survey of more than 120 0v0 adults found that 41%used a screen every night during the hour before sleep. 61 The idea is not without scientific support.Our bodies follow a natural daily rhythm controlled by a clock in the brain.Light plays an important role in keeping this clock working pnoperly.Special cells in our eyes respond to light and send signals to the brain,affecting the production of melatonin,a chemical that helps prepare the body for sleep.These cells are especially sensitive to blue light.This explains why blue light has been widely regarded as a possible threat to sleep. 68 In a 2015 experiment,researchers asked participanls to read either electronic or printed books before bed.Although those using screens produced less melatonin and took longer to fall asleep,the practical significance of these findings was limited.Participants had read for four hours,yet screen readers took only about ten minutes longer to fall asleep. 第10页共12页 扫描全能王创建 可接只 A similar experiment in 2016 produced different results.Participants read for just two hours and.were exposed to bright light during the day.This time,researchers found no significant differences between the two groups in either melatonin production or sleep patterns. 69A 2023 review of 17 studies found no clear evidence that special glasses improved sleep.The benefits of software that reduces blue light from screens also remain uncertain Scientists therefore wam against drawing broad conclusions from limited experiments. 70 Brightness and the length of exposure may matter more than the particular colour of light. For now,the practical advice is surprisingly simple:avoid excessively bright light before bed, but there is no need to treat every blue screen as an enemy of sleep. IV.Fill in the sentences with the proper expressions in proper forms.(10) Directions:Complete each sentence by filling the blank with the proper form of a verb chosen from the box.Each verb can be used only once. persuade predict prtcerve promoce recognize reflect respond restrict soek spread satisfy 71.Although the old building is no longer used as a school,it carefully because of its historical value. 72.The results of the survey may not accurately what students really think,since only a small number took part. 73.After several unsuccessful attempts,the students finally succeeded in the local government into providing more public space. 74. Faced with a problem that neither of them could solve,the two scientists decided help from experts in another field. 75.The new reading programme,which was introduced last year, by the local education authority among primary schools since then. 76.The woman standing by the window as the writer whose books had inspired so many young readers. 77. Having received no reply to his first enail,David wrole again,lopiug that the company before Friday. 78.It is difficult to know exactly how the city will change over the next twenty years,but researchers a steady rise in its population. 第11而共12而 扫描全能王创建 79.Visitors are not allowed to enter certain parts of the forcst,wherc human activities lo protect rare animnls. 80.The new's of the discovery quickly through the scicntific community before the researchers officially announced their findings. V.Translation(15分) Directions:Translate the following sentences into English,using the word given in the brackets. 81.真正持久的幸都似乎更多地取决于良好的人际关系，而不是我们拥有多少物质财济。 (depend) 82.由全球变暖，这些品的面临着波游水淹没的危险，迫使当地居民不得不搬迁到其他地 方。(face 83.这项惑普活动的月的不仅是为贫闲儿京提供物质帮助，更是通过让他们看到未来的各种 可能性来改变他们的生活。(not only) 84.与传统广告相比，隐性营销通过让推销人员假装成普通消数者来推广产品，使人们很难 区分有诚的魂议和付费广告。(pretend)) VⅥ.Guided Writing(25分) Directions:Write an English letter in 100-120 words according to the instructions given below in Chincse. 85.假设你是明启中学高学生李华。学校计划改善校同环境，日前有两个备选方案： PanA:建立一个供学生独立学习的空问 P刊a即B:建立一个供学生开展小组活动的户外空间 学校正在征求学生意见。请给校长写一封健议信，内容须包括： (1)你支持哪个方案： (2)你支持这一方案的理由。 第12页共12页 器 扫描全能王创建