上海师范大学附属中学2026-2027学年高二上学期11月阶段检测英语试题

26学年上海师范大学附属中学第一学期高二英语阶段试卷

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.

Dedicated to Dunhuang: A Life Inspired by Ancient Art

Famous Chinese artist Chang Shana, the designer behind the decorative mural (壁画) on the ceiling of the banquet (宴会) hall of Beijing's Great Hall of the People, and her father Chang Shuhong, who was also a famous artist, have dedicated their lives to preserving and promoting the art of Dunhuang.

Her passion for Dunhuang (1) ______ (inspire) by her father Chang Shuhong, often referred to as the pioneer of introducing Dunhuang art.

In 1943, her father, then a promising artist who (2) ______ (win) several medals in France, made up his mind to contribute to Dunhuang after reading about the cave art there. It wasn't long (3) ______ he moved to Dunhuang, a remote county in northwest China's Gansu Province.

(4) ______ (travel) along rough roads for an entire month, in the fall of 1943, the family arrived at the dusty, yet exciting Mogao Caves in Dunhuang. In 1944, Chang Shuhong founded Dunhuang Art Institute, (5) ______ is now known as Dunhuang Academy. He gave up the prospect of furthering his art career, and devoted himself to the protection and study of Dunhuang's treasures. But this was so hard a task that his wife couldn't bear the harsh conditions and left him. What's worse, during the war, the government stopped (6) ______ (fund) the Dunhuang Art Research Institute. Nevertheless, Chang Shana and her father stayed to continue their mission.

Chang Shana made copies of the murals (7) ______ the guidance of her father, researchers at the institute and visiting artists. She learned a lot about murals and (8) ______ the styles for the murals had evolved. That experience has greatly influenced her career.

Chang Shana later went to the US for further study and when she came back, she turned to industrial art, teaching at Tsinghua University. Chang has completed many key designs (9) ______ (base) on Dunhuang murals, including the ceiling of the Great Hall of the People.

For Chang, Dunhuang has become an inseparable part of her life. She's now cooperating with an e-commerce platform to promote the sale of her work (10) ______ (make) sure that the thousand-year-old art lives on.

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.

 

Is vaping really safer than smoking?

What exactly is vaping, and why is it so popular among teens? Vaping is inhaling vapor (吸入雾气) through e-cigarette. It is (11) ______ as an alternative to smoking tobacco. There are likely several reasons why teens find vaping interesting. Vaping devices look cool, and who doesn't like to look cool? Liquids for electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) come in hundreds of (12) ______ flavors such as mango, or strawberries and cream. Teens also think more about the here and now than the future. Here and now, vaping may be cool, but down the road, it's not.

People see vaping as safe because they think that they're just inhaling water vapor and tasty flavorings. But much more than that is going into their lungs. In fact, many different chemicals go into vape pods (烟弹). The liquid inside can contain heavy metals that cause lung damage. The chemical diacetyl (双乙酰), (13) ______ in many e-liquids, causes popcorn lung, which makes breathing difficult. Signs of it can appear as little as two weeks after inhaling the chemical. The condition has no cure. The damage is (14) ______.

More troubling is the presence of nicotine in the vapor. Nicotine makes people feel good but is very addicting. It reaches the brain 10 seconds after being inhaled. Once (15) ______, people find it difficult to quit using it. The potential for nicotine addiction is higher in teens than adults because a teenager's brain is still (16) ______. Nicotine use during the teen years can affect one's brain to become easily addicted to other drugs.

One vape pod can contain more nicotine than 20 cigarettes. Nicotine affects the length of time teens can pay attention, their ability to learn and their emotion (17) ______. People addicted to nicotine are often anxious without the drug. Over time more and more is (18) ______ to make them feel good.

But it's never too late to quit. Ask friends and family to help. Don't just plan to (19) ______ the number of times you vape each day. Now is the time to drop your e-cigarette (20) ______. If you get anxious, breathe deeply and focus on enjoying the air. Cutting vaping out of your life will make your body happier and healthier.

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.

Adventure travelers used to represent a small group of brave travelers willing to go to nearly any extreme in pursuit of an extraordinary trip. But more recently, the ranks of adventure travelers are growing, pursuing unforgettable excitement.

“Frontier tourism,” as it has been called, is rapidly gaining popularity with the ordinary vacation enthusiast — and this (21) ______ dynamic is not without risk for both the planet and the traveler.

As unbelievable as it may seem, space travel is generating widespread (22) ______. While a space flight might certainly be unforgettable, there are also some health (23) ______ to consider. “The extraordinary experience comes with the harsh impacts of radiation and (24) ______ gravity,” says an expert. “The change in gravity can put an incredible amount of pressure on the body, increasing the risk of a heart attack.” Space tourists are also (25) ______ space rays, which can damage cells and DNA, increasing the risks of eye disease and cancer.

Another aspect of frontier tourism involves exploring environments on this planet that remain largely (26) ______ by modernization. However, increased traffic to these areas drives pollution and uproots the sensitive habitats of local ecosystems.

The ultimate hiking goal, climbing Mount Qomolangma, provides a (27) ______ of this. Treks to the peak have seen enormous growth in recent years. This (28) ______ mountain is left covered with some 75 tons of waste each season at its base camp. Further up the mountain, beyond base camp, another 50 tons of waste are left by travelers seeking to make it to the mountain's peak.

Frontier tourism is also having a harmful impact on (29) ______ destinations such as Antarctica. The (30) ______ of these fantastic locations is the opportunity to see breathtaking glaciers (冰山) and diverse wildlife, particularly as the rapidly warming planet destroys those very glaciers and makes (31) ______ ever more difficult for the region's wildlife.

What's worse, it's a severe (32) ______. The growing crowds are driving harm in the form of an even larger carbon footprint, one that's worsening global warming issues further.

According to the International Union for Conservation for Nature (IUCN), (33) ______ regulations are not enough to protect the environment from tourism impacts. The IUCN report goes on to stress that growing tourism (34) ______ are causing penguin (企鹅) species to change their reproductive and social behaviors.

So is frontier tourism a development that's likely to continue (35) ______? Indeed, this type of tourism also requires “high responsibility from tourists and tour operators.”

21. A. enduring B. emerging C. intervening D. competing

22. A. panic B. adoption C. perception D. appeal

23. A. benefits B. consequences C. treatments D. experiments

24. A. altered B. artificial C. specific D. intense

25.

A. prohibited by

B. protected against

C. exposed to

D. excluded from

26. A. influenced B. dominated C. uninsured D. untouched

27. A. example B. memory C. contrast D. symbol

28.

A. overlooked

B. underpopulated

C. overcrowded

D. underestimated

29. A. jammed B. nasty C. potential D. delicate

30. A. draw B. flexibility C. anchor D. practicability

31. A. feeding B. breathing C. survival D. restoration