上海同济大学第二附属中学2026-2027学年高三第一学期期中英语试卷

同济大学第二附属中学2026学年第一学期期中考试

高三年级英语学科试卷

(本试卷满分140分，考试时间120分钟)

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 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．He prefers to play in the gym.    B．They should play another time.

C．It is not supposed to rain tomorrow.    D．They will probably have to play indoors.

2．A．A gallery guide.    B．A famous painter.    C．A visitor.    D．A teacher.

3．A．Have lunch alone.    B．Find a job in a new company.

C．Eat with somebody else.    D．Go with the woman.

4．A．To a computer shop.    B．To the library.

C．To the classroom.    D．To a charging station.

5．A．It isn’t worth a try.    B．It serves good food.

C．He hasn’t been to it.    D．He has just heard about it.

6．A．Tell Mary about the movie.    B．Join him and Mary at the movie.

C．Ask Mary what she is doing tonight.    D．Invite a group of friends to go to the movie

7．A．Professor Campbell changed the conference time.    B．Professor Campbell will not attend the concert.

C．He will stay until the conference is finished.    D．He will wait for the woman.

8．A．The laundry is around the corner.    B．She recently purchased liquid soap.

C．She will buy some soap for the man.    D．The man can buy liquid soap at the store.

9．A．It is very expensive.    B．It is next to the Holiday Motel.

C．It is nicer than the Holiday Motel.    D．It is a little farther than the Holiday Motel.

10．A．Snow in October is unusual.    B．Winter is her favorite season.

C．She does not believe it will snow.    D．Canadian winters are rather long.

Section B

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and 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.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11．A．Kids shouldn’t go to public pools until 6 months old.

B．Parents should teach kids to swim as soon as possible.

C．Parents should take courses about how to be lifeguards.

D．Kids shouldn’t be left alone in the pool until 16 years old.

12．A．They can find more ways to enjoy their life.

B．They may be able to tell what is dangerous in a pool.

C．They have more chances to be saved if there is any danger.

D．They will learn to swim sooner than those who don’t like water.

13．A．Teachers.    B．Lifeguards.    C．Kids.    D．Parents.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14．A．38% of girls are heavy social media users.    B．14% of boys are heavy social media users.

C．25% of girls never use social media.    D．10% of boys never use social media.

15．A．There is no actual relationship between them.

B．Depression leads people to use social media more.

C．Heavy use of social media results in people’s depression.

D．It is difficult to decide which is cause and which is effect.

16．A．The change in the use of social media across time.

B．The harm of spending too much time on social media.

C．The growing body of evidence about the cause of depression.

D．The difference between girls and boys in the symptoms of depression.

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

17．A．A new source of fuel oil.    B．An alternative use of fuel oil.

C．A way to make fuel oil less polluting.    D．A new method for locating underground oil.

18．A．She heard about it in class.    B．She read a newspaper article about it.

C．She was told about it by her roommate.    D．She was doing research for a paper on it.

19．A．To heat the reactors.    B．To remove impurities.

C．To prevent dangerous gases from forming.    D．To produce a gas containing carbon and hydrogen.

20．A．It’s quite expensive.    B．It uses up rare minerals.

C．It hasn’t been fully tested.    D．It produces harmful gas.

Ⅱ．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.

New Label Helps Consumers Better Determine Food Quality

Determining whether food has spoiled can be a tricky task. The confusion over “use by” and “best before” labels often results in safe and consumable food ____1____ (throw) out. This issue contributes significantly to the global food crisis, as roughly one-third of the food produced for the world ____2____ (waste) and millions of people in dozens of countries are facing severe hunger. However, a groundbreaking invention called “Mimica Touch” aims to help tackle this crisis by providing a(n) ____3____ (accurate) method of evaluating the safety of food purchased.

Consisting of a label that transforms in texture when food spoils, Mimica Touch features a plastic sheet with raised lines ____4____ signal spoilt food. The plastic bumps (凸块) are covered with a thin layer of natural substance that rots at the same rate ____5____ the food. When the substance turns from a solid state to a liquid state, the label transforms from firm and smooth to soft and bumpy, indicating that the food ____6____ (go) bad. In this way, the label can clearly inform people ____7____ the food should be discarded or not.

It was ____8____ she was a student at Brunel University in London that Solveiga Pakštaité came up with the concept for Mimica Touch. The goal of the original project was to help people with vision problems check the use-by date on ____9____ (package) food. Pakštaité said she was inspired by banana skins, which change texture as they ripen. Although Mimica Touch began as a university project, the invention has the potential ____10____ (reduce) the huge quantity of food that goes to waste every year. Moreover, it could help consumers enjoy the food they purchase more safely and for longer periods.

Section B

Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that