上海复旦大学附属中学2025-2026学年第一学期高三年级英语学科10月第三次阶段性教学质量评估试卷

复旦大学附属中学2025学年第一学期 高三年级英语学科10月第三次阶段性教学质量评估试卷 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. Europe's greatest designs Ever played with Lego? Visited Ikea? Read the Moomin stories? 1          the answer to any of these is yes, then you have enjoyed Nordic design. The Nordic region, located in the far north of Europe, 2          (make) up of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Lego is a Danish company; Ikea shops first opened in Sweden; and the Moomins started life in Finland. Now, a new exhibition 3          the V&A Museum of Childhood, in London, is celebrating this region. Century of the Child: Nordic Design for Children 1900 to Today will take visitors through the 100 years 4          proved to be a productive period for children and playtime. One of the things you can see--and play with--is a mini puckelboll pitch. This unpredictable ball game from Sweden uses a bumpy surface, crooked lines and different-sized goals 5          (ensure) that people of all ages and abilities can play at the same level. Other unusual objects include a toy made from fish bones and a dolls' house made from forest waste, 6          of which demonstrate creative ways of using eco-friendly materials. The exhibition will also have a section 7          (explore) how a "junk playground" in 1940s Denmark inspired adventure playgrounds in the UK. The exhibition's title comes from a book 8          (write) in 1900 by a Swedish author called Ellen Key. She believed that during the 20th century, adults 9          (focus) more attention on their children than they had in the previous century. Key wanted adults to make more of an effort to improve children's creativity and education. She died in 1926, but would no doubt have been proud to see 10          her ideas helped shape this exhibition. 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. A. abandoned B. approached C. association D. exceptionally E. overthrew F. principles G. qualified H. responsible I. sensible J. single-handedly K. unpleasant Waists of Time Resolutions and Jan. 1 have an attraction for one another. The resolution most often cited, "to go on a diet," also happens to be one most quickly 11         . According to a 2013 British study, two out of five dieters don't make it beyond the first week. The problem isn't that people are lazy or spoiled. It's that the purpose of a diet has become isolated from its original intentions. The ancient Greeks were largely 12          for the concept. "Diaita" means "way of life". How a person 13          the business of eating was as important as what entered his stomach. Balance, self-control and proper order were thought to be three key aspects to living the good life. Some early Christians 14          the classical concept of the good diet. Their eagerness for purity and fasting turned the body into another battleground in the war between good and evil. By the 18th century the 15          of goodness with thinness had become a fact of life. As Jane Austen (1775–1817) admitted in the novel Persuasion, it was difficult to take a fat person seriously. Perhaps that is why Lord Byron (1788–1824), who took himself 16          seriously, became so crazy about being skinny. His gift to culture--apart from his writing--was an extremely 17          diet of flattened potatoes stored in vinegar (醋). He 18          made the pale and skinny look so popular among devotees of romanticism. Then came 19          writers like William Banting (1797–1878) who recognized the dangers of rich and sugary food. But it was the charlatans (庸医) and their snake-oil medicine that grew rapidly in the 20th century. Yet it's never too late to return to the first 20          behind diaita. As Hesiod, the 8th-century B.C. poet, said: "Moderation is best in all things." 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. At 3.45 a.m. on a rainy morning in May two years ago, I got up, and headed down to a street market in London to meet Phil, my school friend and business partner. On arriving there, I found him setting up the stall with our meal kits: boxes with all the fresh ingredients already chopped, washed and weighed. That was it. After months of painstaking planning, our task was simple: 21          the books and theory, make up our products and get them into the kitchens of paying customers. Neither of us had had any previous business experience. We had, 22         , followed the advice of countless start-up guides and new business courses for those just starting out: we had written a business plan, identified market trends and developed a 23         . Phil and I had also organised focus groups to try out early products and set up an online questionnaire. While this sort of research was 24         , we were faced with a slight problem. On the basis of our research findings, we'd have 95 per cent of adults buying our products at a cost of £6 per go, at least four nights a week. This gave us confidence that our 25          was a good one. However, it also highlighted that maybe we'd missed something, that there were clearly some fundamental questions that hadn't been answered and couldn't be 26          in this way: Was our product right? Would people 27          buy it? This 28          that the proof of the pudding is in the eating, led us to the 3.45 a.m. wake-up calls and a real drive to test our products on the 29          public. 30          we landed on our feet, selling 100 meals on our first day of trading. And despite a few nail-biting initial hours after the market opened, our rather 31          promotional activity (literally grabbing customers off the street) finally paid off. To our great delight, we sold out by the end of the day. Above and beyond the 32          sales figures, the insights gained from the first day were so useful that we kept our stall at Whitecross Street Market for three months. Looking back, we would not 33          any other approach to businesses that are launching products for the first time. The most valuable aspect of our experience in the street market was that it allowed us to communicate with our customers on a daily basis and respond to their feedback on our products, marketing and pricing 34         . Over the three months, we were able to take many small-scale risks and experiment with many different recipes (配方), points of sale and kinds of messaging, allowing us to develop those that worked and give up those that proved 35         . 21. A. hand out B. take over C. put away D. get across 22. A. though B. besides C. rather D. otherwise 23. A. proposal B. product C. reputation D. tendency 24. A. impersonal B. impractical C. innovative D. invaluable 25. A. research B. plan C. basis D. group 26. A. tested B. raised C. missed D. covered 27. A. terribly B. scarcely C. actually D. gratefully 28. A. limitation B. assumption C. progression D. realisation 29. A. paying B. satisfying C. telling D. knowing 30. A. Humbly B. Additionally C. Fortunately D. Virtually 31. A. direct B. seasonal C. passive D. forceless 32. A. insulting B. puzzling C. pleasing D. remaining 33. A. evaluate B. recommend C. compare D. commit 34. A. to a small degree B. for financial purposes C. on common ground D. in real time 35. A. expensive B. unpopular C. artificial D. dangerous Section B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. （A） The last time the horse seriously competed with man-made transport for speed was 1830, when a stagecoach won a race against America's first domestically manufactured steam locomotive (蒸汽机车). Now the horse has emerged victorious over what is in theory a far more powerful opponent--the broadband internet connection. The contest over the gently rolling hills of the Sauerland, a pretty district in western Germany, started as a joke. Klaus-Peter Kappest, a photographer from Oberkirchen, had been frustrated for years by the slow pace of his uploads. At 15 megabits (兆比特，一种信息量单位) per second, it sometimes takes him several hours to send a batch of high-resolution images to his clients. One day Mr Kappest, 52, was chatting to his colleagues at Woll, a local magazine. He suggested that he would be better off delivering his photographs by horse. "That was the most reliable communications technology in the Middle Ages," he said. "And the editor said, 'Well let's do it then, let's see which is truly faster.'" Mr Kappest turned to Jakob Schütte, a rider who lives in the same village, and Favo, his horse. The photographer burnt 4.2GB of images on to a DVD, packed it into a bag and sent it off with Favo and Mr Schütte on the 10km ride to the printer's office in Schmallenberg. At the same time he uploaded the data through WeTransfer, a popular file-sharing service. The computer had a 20-minute head start while Mr Schütte started off down the road, past Wilzenberg mountain. Favo made the journey in 104 minutes. The file transfer, however, was not finished until the horse had returned to Oberkirchen more than two hours later. In total it took five hours. There was a serious point behind the story. Germany has long been known for its poor broadband and mobile internet coverage, particularly in the countryside. Two years ago a report by a network regulator found that 29 per cent of internet users received less than half the speed to which they were contractually entitled. While things have improved, a global survey carried out this year found that it took on average 16 minutes and eight seconds to download a 5GB film through a German internet connection--a little better than the UK but worse than Puerto Rico and Barbados. In the Sauerland, Mr Kappest's area, millions of euros have been spent on a new network but the connections have yet to be switched on in dozens of towns and villages, including Oberkirchen. The horse race did its job: Mr Kappest has since been assured that his broadband will be up and running next month. 36. The story of a stagecoach is mentioned in the first paragraph mainly to________. A. lead in the topic B. introduce a new race C. highlight a historical year D. correct people's misunderstanding 37. Which of the following is true of Jakob Schütte and his horse? A. They were hired by WeTransfer. B. They used to live in Schmallenberg. C. They completed the tasks in less than two hours. D. They spent five hours on the way to Oberkirchen. 38. Which of the following is a consequence of the horse race? A. Germany will realize its poor broadband service. B. Mr Kappest will soon have a better internet connection. C. More euros will be spent on the new network in the Sauerland. D. Oberkirchen will be the first in Germany to stop any horse race. 39. Which of the following may be the best title of the passage? A. Germany falls behind in wifi connection B. History hardly repeats itself in normal ways C. Uploading photographs in a modern world is not all that easy D. Horse power still has an advantage in race with village wifi （B） A Crash Course in Commencement Speeches Why is it called a "commencement speech"? The historical answer is that students in medieval times entered universities as apprentices (学徒) and left able to "commence" their professions. The word commencement isn't the only thing passed down from graduation ceremonies of the past. We've also kept the caps, the gowns, and, yes, the speeches. The earliest commencement speakers were graduating students who delivered their speeches in Latin. At Princeton University, the senior chosen to give the opening address still does it in Latin. The graduates receive special copies of the speech with instructions--in English--on when to laugh, in the hope that the rest of the audience will be impressed with the students' Latin "fluency." Many colleges extend invitations to potential speakers a year or more in advance, but securing a speaker early doesn't make a school escape a last-minute scramble. Just a month before its 2015 ceremony, Temple University announced that ESPN anchor Kevin Negandhi would give the commencement address in place of the school's original pick--Bill Cosby. You don't have to be human to give a graduation speech. Kermit the Frog gave the commencement address at Southampton College in 1996 and received an honorary doctorate in "Amphibious Letters" from the school. In 2012 at the University of Vermont, Tom Kenny and Bill Fagerbakke delivered their speech as a dialogue between their better-known characters, SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star. One of the most celebrated commencement speakers of late was billionaire investor Robert F. Smith, who gave the address at Morehouse College in 2019. Smith offered more than just words of encouragement. He promised to pay off the student debt of all 396 graduates. Months later, Smith announced he would also foot the bill for the federal student loans their parents had taken out. 40. Where are you most likely to hear a commencement speech? A. At a university's alumni gathering. B. At a university's opening ceremony. C. At a university's graduation ceremony. D. At a university's scholar-awarding ceremony. 41. The word "scramble" (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to "____" A. promise B. change C. rumor D. conclusion 42. Which of the following statements is true of "commencement speeches"? A. They are still delivered in Latin at Princeton University. B. They are usually given by graduating students. C. The speakers can be non-human characters. D. The speakers often make some promises. （C） The human sense of smell is weaker than sight. And the relative weakness of smell extends to language, too. Humans have no difficulty putting names to colours but are bad at putting names to odours (气味). Some people suggest it is very likely a consequence of the tendency of languages to contain words useful to their speakers. A study by Asifa Majid at Radboud University in the Netherlands supports this. Dr Majid knew from previous work she had done that the Jahai, a group of hunter-gatherers who live in western Malaysia, are remarkably good at naming odours. For example, when she asked some Jahai, and also a comparable group of American volunteers, to name colours and odours they were presented with, the Americans generally agreed with one another when it came to naming colours but agreed much less when putting names to odours. Jahai answers, in contrast, were in equal agreement about both odours and colours. Dr Majid suggested that it might, in part, be because the Jahai have a dozen words dedicated to describing different sorts of smells in the abstract. To test how important someone's way of life is to his or her use of abstract words for smells, Dr Majid looked at how two other groups of people used terms for colours and odours. These were the Semaq Beri, who also hunt and gather for a living, and the Semelai, who cultivate rice. Crucially, although these two peoples make their livings in different ways, their languages are closely related and they both live in the rainforest. Dr Majid asked 20 Semaq Beri and 21 Semelai to name odours and colours presented to them at random. The colours were on 80 differently coloured cards; the odours on 16 variously scented (有香味的) sticks. The researcher found that the Semaq Beri used abstract terms for odours 85% of the time--about as often as they did for colours, which was 80%. The Semelai also used abstract colour descriptions at a similar rate, namely 78% of the time. But when it came to describing odours they relied on abstraction on only 44% of occasions, while resorting to analogies, such as "banana-like" and "chocolate-like", 56% of the time. Moreover, as with Dr Majid's earlier study with the Jahai, the Semaq Beri more frequently agreed with one another about naming odours than did the Semelai. Given these findings, Dr Majid argues that it is the hunting-and-gathering way of life, rather than the use of a particular language, that is crucial to applying abstract names to odours. The business of surviving by eating what the forest has to offer requires more use of the nose than is needed for farming. 43. What does the pronoun "this" (in the last sentence of paragraph 1) refer to? A. More words should be coined to name odours. B. Human beings have a weaker sense of smell than sight. C. Languages tend to contain fewer words unrelated to culture. D. As smells matter little, most languages have few words for them. 44. It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that the Americans agreed less on the names of odours partly because A. they had not been given proper training before the test B. colours are in most cases easier to tell apart than odours C. there are not many English words distinctively for odours D. they were too sensitive to odours to name them correctly 45. What can be learned about the Semaq Beri and the Semelai concerning their performance in the study? A. The former used fewer terms for odours than for colours. B. The latter often turned to other items to describe odours precisely. C. The former seldom agreed with each other about naming odours. D. The latter revealed a less advanced language system. 46. What is the conclusion that Dr Majid drew from her research involving the Semaq Beri and the Semelai? A. The use of abstract terms for odours is related to people's lifestyle. B. Living in the forest requires more use of the nose than living on the farm. C. The business of surviving varies greatly from one tribe to another. D. It is people's way of life that decide what language they speak. Section C Directions: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. The Messy Facts about Diet and Inflammation A. Inflammation, though, is an essential part of healing. B. And context matters. C. That's why researchers such as Morris prefer to study overall dietary patterns rather than particular ingredients. D. The underlying science, however, is somewhat shaky. E. When inflammation becomes long-term or systemic, there's a price to pay. F. That diet has been shown in well-designed studies to reduce key markers of inflammation and the risk of heart disease. Hop on the Internet or visit a bookstore, and you will see numerous "anti-inflammatory" diets, dishing out recipes and hope. Sure, plenty of foods have been found to reduce inflammation--many of them in laboratory experiments as opposed to in people: turmeric, blueberries, tea, various vegetables, fish. University of South Carolina professors James Hébert and Nitin Shivappa surveyed 1,943 such studies and published in 2014 a Dietary Inflammatory Index, with 45 food elements. They created it as a research tool for evaluating diets--it's built from studies that varied widely in methodology. When I asked Ridker his views on anti-inflammatory diets, he grew uneasy. "This has caught on like wildfire," he says, "but I have seen extremely little data that say this piece of food is 'anti-inflammatory' and this piece is not." He advises his own patients to eat a Mediterranean-type diet, heavy on vegetables, whole grains and fish and light on red meat and processed foods. 47          Would it be even more effective if it incorporated more blueberries and turmeric? No one knows for sure. Diet research is tricky. Some food, like turmeric, may work anti-inflammatory wonders for mice, but "that's in the context of them eating with a whole different set of nutrients," explains Martha Clare Morris, a nutritional epidemiologist at Chicago's Rush University. The typical Mediterranean diet calls for loads of seafood a week, and yet studies of people taking fish oils as a supplement have not found much benefit. The virtues of fish may lie elsewhere or have more to do with displacing meat. 48          A current project examines whether cognitive decline can be slowed with a diet called the MIND, which combines elements of the Mediterranean diet with another well-studied diet called DASH. It will look at inflammation, but results won't be out soon. Until then, there is no harm in adding more so-called anti-inflammatory ingredients to your diet. 49          Morris suggests a spicy tea (loaded with ginger, turmeric and pepper). But remember, 50         ! So don't drink it with cookies and chips. III. Summary Writing Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible. 51. Leave your plastic wrapping at the tills, urges BBC presenter A television wildlife presenter takes all the plastic off her shopping and leaves it at supermarket tills (收银台) to highlight the overuse of packaging. Liz Bonnin, a biologist who presented the BBC One documentary Drowning in Plastic, makes a point of leaving the packaging behind every time she shops so that retailers (零售店) are full of plastic bags and encouraged to change how they pack products. She has also given up using plastic products and will only drink coffee if it is in a reusable cup. In an interview with Saga magazine, Bonnin, 44, said that if people changed their habits they could force retailers to change their ways. "Supermarkets are obliged to take plastic wrapping from customers," she said. "If retailers get covered with all our plastic packaging, they will implement change. We have to change our habits. I will never again buy water in a plastic bottle." Britain's supermarkets produce more than 59 billion pieces of plastic packaging a year, a Greenpeace report found. Bonnin said that most plastics found in the ocean are ingested by species and enter our food chain. Scientists are increasingly concerned about the impact this has on humans. Bonnin started her career at the Irish broadcaster RTE before presenting science and natural history programmes for the BBC, including Big Blue Live and Bang Goes the Theory. "I wish I could be presenting nothing but beautiful programmes about animals, but instead I'm presenting hard-hitting environmental films," she said. "We have no more time." People's focus on "financial gain and economic growth" has pushed us into an unsustainable society, she believes. She said: "The three biggest environmental threats are plastic pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss. They are all interconnected and share the same root cause: our appetite for consumption." IV. Translation Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 52. 这家餐厅的服务和美食使它成为城里无与伦比的用餐体验。(second) 53. 针对需求的突然增加，公司迅速调整了策略。(response) 54. 我尽力向我的弟弟灌输坚持的重要性，希望能激励他追求自己的梦想。(impress) 55. 培养技能人才并非朝夕之功，还需要在畅通发展通道和完善保障政策等方面持续发力。(require) V. Guided Writing Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 56. 假设你是明启中学高三学生李明，最近在一份英语杂志上读到一篇关于 "创造力" 的文章，作者认为 "大量的空闲时间有助于促进人们的创造力"。你对此话题很感兴趣，给该杂志 "读者来信" 专栏写一封信，内容须包括： 1) 你是否赞同作者的这一观点； 2) 你的理由。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 复旦大学附属中学2025学年第一学期 高三年级英语学科10月第三次阶段性教学质量评估试卷　答案 I. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A 1. If 2. is made 3. at 4. that/which 5. to ensure 6. both 7. exploring 8. written 9. would focus 10. how Section B 11. A 12. H 13. B 14. E 15. C 16. D 17. K 18. J 19. I 20. F II. Reading Comprehension Section A 21. C 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. B 26. A 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. C 31. A 32. C 33. B 34. D 35. B Section B 36. A 37. C 38. B 39. D 40. C 41. B 42. C 43. D 44. C 45. B 46. A Section C 47. F 48. C 49. D 50. B III. Summary Writing 51. Liz Bonnin, a BBC presenter, leaves her plastic packaging at the retailers to reveal the overuse of plastics. She no longer uses plastic products, believing we can make a difference by changing our habits. Plastics are dangerous to the environment and our health. Liz maintains that the biggest environmental threats share the same root cause: humans' appetite for consumption. IV. Translation 52. The restaurant's service and cuisine make it a dining experience second to none in the city. 53. In response to the sudden increase in demand, the company quickly adjusted its strategy. 54. I tried my best to impress the importance of perseverance upon my younger brother, hoping to inspire him to pursue his dreams. 55. Developing skilled talent is not an overnight accomplishment, as it requires sustained efforts in establishing clear career development pathways and improving supportive policies. V. Guided Writing 56. Dear Editor, I am Li Ming, a senior student from Mingqi High School. Recently, I came across an article in your esteemed magazine suggesting that abundant leisure time fosters creativity. I am writing to expound on my perspectives. First and foremost, I wholeheartedly concur with the author's assertion. In today's fast-paced society, individuals are perpetually inundated with relentless busyness and overwhelming stress. It is precisely during interludes of leisure that we can suspend our frantic pace, engage in profound introspection, and unwind our minds, thereby catalyzing the spark of original thinking. Furthermore, ample leisure affords us the opportunity to delve into novel domains and cultivate nascent interests. Immersing ourselves in hobbies, extensive reading, or artistic endeavors substantially broadens our horizons and exposes us to a myriad of fresh concepts, thereby fueling our imagination and stimulating innovative thinking. In conclusion, abundant leisure time plays a pivotal role in nurturing creativity by providing essential space for mental relaxation and intellectual exploration. Therefore, it is imperative that we attach greater significance to and prioritize our leisure time. Yours sincerely, Li Ming 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $