上海市实验学校2026-2027学年高一上学期11月期中英语试题

上海市实验学校2026学年第一学期高一英语期中考试

（满分100分 附加20分 考试时间：90分钟）

2026年11月6日

考生注意：

1．本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分，试卷包括试题与答题要求，所有答题必须写在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。

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3．答题纸与试卷在试题编号上是一一对应的，答题时应特别注意，不能错位。

4．试卷满分120分（含附加题20分）。

I. Listening comprehension 20%

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 in your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1. A. A teacher. B. A student. C. A lawyer. D. A friend.

2. A. In a post office. B. On a campus. C. In a hotel. D. At the airport.

3. A. 2,000 yuan. B. 3,200 yuan. C. 1,200 yuan. D. 3,600 yuan.

4. A. Listening to some loud music. B. Testing the earphone.

 C. Talking loudly on the phone. D. Preparing for the speech contest.

5. A. Pick up his son from school. B. Meet the woman in her office.

 C. Work on a report D. Prepare dinner for his son.

6. A. The woman will take two more outfits to the reception.

 B. There are too many guests in the reception.

 C. The woman is more considerate than the man.

 D. It is wiser to follow the routine.

7. A. She will not take any medicine. B. She hasn’t got a bad cold.

 C. She will take some medicine in a week. D. She will take some medicine at once.

8. A. Trying to draw a map. B. Painting the dining room.

 C. Discussing a house plan. D. Cleaning the kitchen.

9. A. He has an ear problem. B. He never listens.

 C. He has never missed a meeting. D. He has something important to do.

10. A. The man regrets being absent-minded. B. The woman saved the man some trouble.

 C. The man placed the reading list on a desk. D. The woman emptied the waste paper basket.

Section B

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two passages and one longer conversation. After each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions. 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. They can choose who makes their hats. B. They can go to the shop located in Paris.

 C. They can learn how to knit the hats by themselves. D. They can upload their photographs onto its website.

12. A. In 2005. B. In 2007. C. In 2008. D. In 2010.

13. A. Jérémy opened a shop in Tokyo. B. One of the 20 grannies came from Japan.

 C. Japanese people loved such hand-made hats. D. A well-known shop introduced the hats to Tokyo.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. Breakfast. B. The evening meal. C. The midday meal. D. The late night snack.

15. A. People have more time to cook and eat in the evening.

 B. People prefer to eat heavier meals at night rather than at noon.

 C. Little time at lunch and traffic make it hard to have a big meal at noon.

 D. It’s even healthier for people to eat a large meal at night.

16. A. The benefits of the Mediterranean diet. B. The history of food production in rural Europe.

 C. The impact of traffic on modern family schedules. D. How industrialization changed family eating habits.

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

17. A. At a library. B. At a coffee shop. C. At a bookstore. D. At a restaurant.

18. A. It’s very demanding. B. It’s flexible and convenient.

 C. It conflicts with his classes. D. It’s only on weekends.

19. A. Free meals. B. A higher salary than others.

 C. Extra vacation days. D. A 50% discount on coffee.

20. A. Continue the part-time job. B. Focus only on his studies.

 C. Look for an internship in marketing. D. Take a break from part-time jobs.

II. Multiple Choice 15%

Direction: Choose the BEST answer for the following questions.

21. Zheng Qinwen is keen        competing against stronger opponents, and her fans are proud        her courage and perseverance.

A. about…of B. about…in C. on…of D. on…in

22. It’s generally believed that sleep problems are closely ________ to heavy use of electronic devices.

A. referred B. related C. belonged D. amounted

23. The police must        the facts of the case before drawing any conclusions.

A. assume B. defend C. reflect D. establish

24. The fact that we        people by their behaviour and characteristics can limit our curiosity about who they really are.

A. label B. admire C. respect D. permit

25. A series of lectures and exhibitions were held        the soldiers who lost their lives during the Long March.

A. in the name of B. in respect of C. in memory of D. in terms of

26. Though the film Life in a Day did not win many awards, it did offer some       .

A. icing on the cake B. food for thought C. nuts to crack D. pieces of cake

27. From the        city wall, which dates back to the Ming Dynasty, you can enjoy an amazing        of Xi’an.

A. original; landscape B. historical; scenery C. historic; view D. ancient; scene

28. Manufacturers have        to reduce unnecessary packaging        building a greener society.

A. set about; for the benefit of B. set up; in celebration of

C. set off; on the basis of D. set out; for the purpose of

29. Which underlined “contribute” is the closest in meaning to the one in “Many great minds contributed to the scientific advancement during the Renaissance”?

A. Many warm-hearted citizens contributed money and daily supplies to the flood-stricken areas.

B. Some young writers contribute their carefully written short stories to this famous literary journal.

C. Immigrants from all corners of the world have contributed to American culture in many ways.

D. Long hours of screen time may contribute to poor mental performance among teenage students.

30. How many of the following sentences are grammatically CORRECT?

➢ When it comes to celebrate the Spring Festival, sharing happiness with family members is in great importance.

➢ The way you introduce yourself to new people matters a lot in social interactions.

➢ Not only do these apps save time, but also provide us with a wide variety of restaurant to choose.

➢ It took the director seven weeks in making all the uploaded video clips into a digital time capsule.

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

31. Before buying fruit, you’d better check its packaging to make sure that it        recyclable materials.

A. uses B. used C. has used D. will use

32. It is the first time that Wang Hong, a Chinese female mathematician,         the Fields Medal, known as the “Nobel Prize in Mathematics”.

A. wins B. won C. has won D. had won

33. Ancient Egyptians had no iron tools or wheeled vehicles, yet they managed to move stones that        more than a hundred tons to the site.

A. weighing B. were weighed C. were weighing D. weighed

34. Which of the following sentences is CORRECT?

A. By the time the conference ended, we will have found solutions to most of the technical problems.

B. It won’t be long before electric vehicles will become the mainstream choice for most consumers.