上海师范大学附属虹口中学2026-2027学年高二上学期月考英语

选必一 Unit 1-2 Test

I. Listening Comprehension 16%

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 conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1. A. In a supermarket.         B. In a drug store.

C. In a department store.         D. In a car repair shop.

2. A. 20 minutes.     B. 45 minutes.     C. 25 minutes.     D. 65 minutes.

3. A. Professor and student.         B. Director and actor.

C. Writer and advertiser.         D. Hostess and guest.

4. A. She picked up the book from the bus stop.

B. She can help the man out

C. She’s also in need of a chemistry textbook.

D. She will help the man to find the right person.

5. A. Take the test in three weeks.

B. Call to make inquiries about the test results.

C. Be patient and wait for the test results

D. Inquire about the date when the results will be released.

6. A. He set fire to the building.

B. He parked his car beside the building.

C. He was trying to clear the road with the help of some other people.

D. He found out what was going on.

7. A. He’s going to the theatre.         B. He’s just returned from a job interview.

C. He’s just visited his tailor.         D. He’s dressed up to have his photo taken.

8. A. Registering for courses.         B. Studying engineering and art history.

C. Buying literature books.         D. Going to the registry office.

9. A. The Jenkins made a wise investment.

B. It is not sensible to make such an investment.

C. The Jenkins should buy the stocks later.

D. It is essential that the Jenkins should move out.

10. A. It is not a good timing to build it.     B. It should have been built earlier.

C. She is curious about this plan.         D. She doubts how long the plan will take.

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 is the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. South Korean Women.         B. American citizens.

C. People in industrialized countries.         D. People with economic improvements.

12. A. High premature deaths.         B. Overweight citizens.

C. A lack of public health care.         D. A shortage in new medical technologies.

13. A. More facilities should be established.

B. Additional pressure should be put on pensions.

C. People should retire at an earlier age.

D. People should be provided with more payments

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following conversation.

14. A. Because of the security of the job.     B. For a promotion to the Executive Director.

C. To inspire the folks in the community.     D. To enrich others and her own lives.

15. A. The speaker graduated in law and used to earn generous salaries.

B. Spelman is a non-profit institute which turns out social workers.

C. The audiences are regarded as beautiful because they all belong to Spelman.

D. Public service is rewarding both in a spiritual and material sense.

16. A. Urging classmates to get involved in public service.

B. Expressing gratitude to the audience for their volunteer work.

C. Delivering a speech to the graduates from Spelman College.

D. Illustrating how to help others as one climbs his career ladder.

II. Grammar & Vocabulary

Section A (10%)

Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages 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.

Drinking coffee may help protect against Parkinson’s

We know that what we eat and drink has a significant impact on our health, and a new study has found another connection between drinking coffee and a reduced risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.

Looking at data collected on 184,024 individuals, over an average of 13 years, the international team of researchers behind the study found that coffee consumers had a lower risk of getting Parkinson’s than ____1____ not drinking coffee at all.

“This study demonstrated an association of caffeinated coffee consumption ____2____ the risk of Parkinson’s disease with more than 20 years of follow-up,” write the researchers in their published paper. This wasn’t the first time that we ____3____ (find) a link between coffee and Parkinson’s, but it went further than previous research in the way it looked at biomarkers of caffeine intake years ahead of Parkinson’s disease ____4____ (diagnose) . The top 25 percent of coffee drinkers were found to be 40 percent less likely to develop Parkinson’s, compared to non-drinkers.

 ____5____ the association still persisted when factors such as smoking and drinking were accounted for, it’s not enough to prove direct cause and effect. However, there does seem to be something about caffeine and its ingredients ____6____ is protecting people’s brains.

 ____7____ (base) on previous research, it’s thought that the way caffeine keeps dopamine flowing in the brain may be the reason for these effects. Parkinson’s in the brain ____8____ (characterize) by a reduction in dopamine, due to a loss of nerve cells.

Considering the way that caffeine hits our neurons, it’s perhaps not surprising that there appears to be a relationship with neurodegenerative diseases. However, as we’re still not sure how exactly Parkinson’s gets started in the brain, it’s difficult to be sure. The important work of figuring out what triggers Parkinson’s, what might affect our risk of getting the disease, and ____9____ it might be stopped, goes on.

Coffee is the most widely-consumed psychoactive beverage in the world. ____10____ (unlock) the biological mechanism of caffeine on Parkinson’s disease not only carries important public health implications but also enhances our understanding of Parkinson’s disease etiology, fostering potential prevention strategies.

Section B (10%)

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. establish B. outdated C. implementing D. unconventional E. commitment F. promotion G. functioning H. certified I. subject J. individuals K. identify

Reasons to Keep Learning Once You’re Done With School

There have always been people who have believed that lifelong learning is a worthwhile process. For example, a recent article in The Atlantic reported that when ____11____ learn new tasks, they strengthen the part of their brain used in learning the task. Even better, this process makes the neighboring areas of the brain more resilient as well.