上海市华东师范大学第二附属中自主招生英语试题含答案

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一、高中英语任务型阅读1．阅读下列短文并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词，每空格1词。

A 2014 study found that readers of a short mystery story on a Kindle were significantly worse at remembering the order of events than those who read the same story in paperback.The brain reads by constructing a mental representation of the text based on the placement of the page in the book and the word on the page. The tactile (触觉的) experience of a book aids this process, from the thickness of the pages in your hands as you progress through the story to the placement of a word on the page.Surveys about the use of e-readers suggests that this affects a reader's sense of control. The inability to turn back to previous pages or control the text physically, either through making written notes or bending pages, limits one's sensory experience and thus reduces long-term memory of the text.Before the Internet, the brain read in a linear (线状的) fashion, taking advantage of sensory details to remember where key information was in the book by layout.As we increasingly read on screens, our reading habits have adapted to skim a text rather than really absorb its meaning. A 2006 study found that people read on screens in a "F" pattern, reading the entire top line but then only scanning through the text along the left side of the page. This sort of nonlinear reading reduces comprehension and actually makes it more difficult to focus the next time you sit down with a longer piece of text.Tufts University neuroscientist Maryanne Wolf worries that "the superficial way we read during the day is affecting us when we have to read with more in-depth processing." Individuals are increasingly finding it difficult to sit down and involve themselves deeply in a novel. As a result, some researchers and literature-lovers have started a "slow reading" movement, as a way to counteract their difficulty making it through a book.Slow-reading advocates recommend at least 30 to 45 minutes of daily reading away from the distractions of modern technology. By doing so, the brain can reengage with linear reading. The benefits of making slow reading a regular habit are numerous, reducing stress and improving your ability to concentrate.Reading an old-fashioned novel is also linked to improving sleep. When many of us spend our days in front of screens, it can be hard to signal to our body that it's time to sleep. By reading a paper book about an hour before bed, your brain enters a new zone, distinct from that enacted by reading on an e-reader.miss；easy /easier；stressed /anxious /worried；sleep【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了阅读纸质书籍有助于对书内容的理解，对比了阅读纸质书籍和电子书籍这两种阅读习惯，说明了慢读和阅读纸质书籍的好处。

上海市华东师范大学二附中2023-2024学年英语高三上期末综合测试试题含解析

上海市华东师范大学二附中2023-2024学年英语高三上期末综合测试试题考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。

选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。

2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。

3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．One of the true tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem ________ it becomes an emergency.A．when B．beforeC．after D．unless2．What actually ______ the accident has not yet been determined.A．brought out B．brought on C．brought about D．brought up3．Fred let ________ that he was prepared to leave company when the new manager took office.A．secret B．slipC．promise D．standard4．Julia has got a pretty _ deal—she was laid off just for being late once!A．rough B．toughC．illegal D．mean5．— I am so glad to find you at home. Can you do me a favor?— Sure. _______?A．Why not B．What’s upC．How come D．How is it going6．Efforts will be made to______ new teaching models to exploit the students’ potential. A．accelerate B．innovateC．differentiate D．compile7．Sometimes it seems to bother the teacher ______ all the students are being too quiet. A．how B．whatC．that D．where8．In contrast with the liberal social climate of the present, traditions in the past were relatively ______.A．competitive B．comprehensiveC．creative D．conservative9．Thanks to Mr. Smith, the father and the son eventually ________after ten years' cold relationship between them.A．took up B．made upC．looked up D．turned up10．—You seem to be fond of classical music.—________. As a matter of fact, I like jazz music better.A．I don’t agree B．Not reallyC．I couldn’t agree more D．No doubt11．Rent usually ________ up in the summer, when college graduates are moving out of their dormitories and seeking for new places to move in.A．will go B．goesC．has gone D．went12．Simply raise your hand，and a taxi appears ________A．at no time B．at one timeC．in no time D．for the time being13．—It’s so humid these days!—Don’t worry! The rain ________ to stop from tomorrow.A．will expect B．expectsC．will be expected D．is expected14．Humans spend a lot of time and money on their pets and the pets give all they have _____for that.A．in return B．in factC．in short D．in all15．I certainly expect to be elected best student of the year. It’s really ________! A．a good Samaritan B．a wet blanketC．a feather in my cap D．a piece of cake16．To get a slim figure, Fanny has tried many ways, but in vain. So now she is reduced anything for supper.A．to not eating B．not to eatC．not to eating D．to not eat17．Yet _______ in the process of development did they stop to consider the impact of their “progress” on nature.A．in no time B．at no pointC．as likely as not D．more often than not18．Regarding China-US differences on human rights issues, Hong said the two sides canenhance mutual understanding through dialogue ______ on equality and mutual respect.A．based B．to base C．basing D．base 19．—________! Somebody has left the lab door open.—Don’t look at me.A．Hi, there B．Dear meC．Thank goodness D．Come on20．Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, only today is a gift, and that is ______ we call it present.A．how B．when C．why D．where第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

上海市华东师范大学第二附属中学2024-2025学年高三上学期10月月考英语试卷 (无答案)

华东师大二附中2024学年第一学期10月英语试卷高三英语II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage 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.Swimmer breaks record, drowns doping noise with golden strokeFreestyle swimming prodigy Pan Zhanle reaffirmed the integrity and solid progress of Chinese swimmers by breaking his own world record to win the men's 100-meter freestyle on Wednesday night at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.Pan, 19, who cleared several rounds of doping tests, finished in 46, is to win China's first swimming gold at the ongoing Games in the French capital, (21) (top)his 46.80seconds record made in February at the world championships in Doha, Qatar.Entering Wednesday's final session under huge pressure to end China's gold medal drought in the Paris Olympics pool, Pan sent the capacity crowd at the La Defense Arena into a frenzy as he shaved 0.4 second (22) his own record.It was the first world record broken in any swimming competition by the end of Wednesday, and significantly boosted Team China's morale following a series of near-misses from the top spot on the podium in(23) (early)events.Pan's masterful performance,(24) came after he completed rigorous doping test programs prior to and during the Games with zero positive results, delivered a fitting reply to some Western media organizations, such as The New York Times, and other organizations led by the United States Anti-Doping Agency that claimed Chinese swimmers achieved consistent improvements through "unfair" means."I just swam perfectly today and made a strong impression for Chinese swimming. I hope this gold lifts the spirits of the whole team and helps more teammates make a golden start," Pan said at a news conference held after the event."For Chinese swimming and for my country, I think it's huge to prove that Chinese athletes (25) also prevail in another event (other than traditionally strong disciplines) in swimming." he added.As a talented young swimmer, who is particularly strong in his final split push, Pan made his presence (26) (feel) at the world championships in Doha by setting his previous record in a stunning lead-off leg in China's gold-winning men's 4x 100m relay.Asked (27) he managed to achieve such impressive progress, the teenager attributed his improvement in time during the Olympics to hard work, commitment to clean sport, discipline and support of modern training methods."I took 21 doping tests from May to July, prior to the Games, and had no positive results at all. It was no big deal(28) the testing was conducted fairly and according to rules. I cooperated with all thetesting procedures and stayed confident (29) I am competing fair and clean," Pan said."As far as my daily routine is concerned, I did a lot of aerobics and endurance training to strengthen my push and kick in the final split. We have also adopted a scientific underwater monitoring and analyzing system to review our techniques and strokes, so that we can train better and more effectively," he added.Pan's great from has been hailed by his rivals including Chalmers, (30) 100mfreestyle winner at the 2016 Rio Games, who said the blend of raw power and strategic brilliance in Pan's swimming is simply impressive. Section BDirections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. advanceB. idealsC. drivingD. stellarE. engageF. scopeG. securingH. relative I. showcased J. overall K. capturedChina leaves Paris Paralympics in successThe 17th Summer Paralympic Games concluded of Sept 8 in Paris, where the Chinese delegation delivered another (31) performance. Competing in 19 sports and 302 events, China claimed a total of 94 gold medals, 76 silver, and 50 bronze, (32) a dominant victory on both the gold and overall medal tallies, making their sixth consecutive win in these rankings.According to delegation secretary-general Chang, Zheng, Team China showed a(n) (33) improvement in Paris, with the number of gold-winning sports rising from 9 in the previous Games to 12. Athletes medaled in 18 sports, widening their (34) of success. In swimming, athletics, weightlifting and cycling, Chinese athletes set 20 world records, while many others achieved personal bests.China continued to demonstrate its strength in core events such as athletics, swimming, table tennis, badminton and wheelchair fencing.Breakthroughs were a hallmark of these games. The taekwondo team secured its first-ever Paralympic gold medal, while the boccia team, in its fourth Paralympic appearance, earned two golds, marking their first-ever podium finish."Both veteran and young athletes displayed their talents, with the younger generation emerging as a (35) force behind China's continued progress in Paralympic sports," Chang said.Nineteen-year-old swimmer Jiang Yuyan (36) seven gold medals, 23-year-old swimmer Guo Jincheng earned four golds and two silvers, and badminton player Qu Zimo, also233,took home two golds.China's Paralympic athletes have (37) a deep sense of national pride and patriotism on the global stage, embodying the spirit of the new generation of Chinese youth with their confidence, positivity, and determination to overcome challenges, according to Chang.Chang highlighting a touching moment of solidarity when Ethiopla's visually-impaired athletes ran out of blindfolds and pads during the Games. "Their first thought was to turn to the Chinese team for help, and we responded immediately. This mutual assistance among athletes reflects the Paralympic (38) of unity and friendship," he said.The China Disabled Persons' Federation played a crucial role in coordinating preparations for both the Paris Paralympics and the Hangzhou Asian Para Games, ensuring the success of both events." The outstanding performanceat the Hangzhou Games laid a solid foundation for our achievements in Paris," Chang added.Chang emphasized the China Disabled Persons' Federation's efforts to promote access to sports for people with disabilities, allowing them to enjoy the benefits of sports rehabilitation. The federation has been working to (39) grassroots sports for the disabled while improving the standard of competitive sports, promoting balanced development between the two."We hope the remarkable performance of the Chinese delegation in Paris will inspire people with disabilities to actively (40) in sports and cultural activities, focus on rehabilitation and fitness, develop new skills, and pursue their dreams with courage, creating a better and more fulfilling life," Chang said.III. Reading ComprehensionsSection ADirections: 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.Overcoming your inner goblinRECENTLY, some colleagues of mine put on a public health conference. More than 80people registered for thein-person-only event, and we ordered coffees and snacks for a little under that number-assuming, as is the (41) , that 20 to 30 per cent of people would dropout.(42) ,it was closer to 90 per cent. Only a handful of people showed up. We were shocked and distressed, and started speculating about why the (43) was so bad. Then someone mentioned that this kind of thing is more common after the covid-19 lockdowns: people just don't like leaving their homes anymore.A quick search online will show you that our experience wasn't a fluke（偶然）.Some journalists and science centres have also noted that people were behaving antisocially –harassing others or causing distress-during the lockdowns. All this suggests that the process (44) culture change -wat is known as cultural evolution -requiresa lot of regular social interaction to maintain itself. Society is probably more (45) than many of us would liketo think.Cultural evolution is how information that can't be (46) in your genes is shared or changes. We learn a lot from our elders and contemporaries, things like language and social norms that we just can't spring from the womb understanding. Over the past 30 years or so, cultural evolution has exploded as an accode mic field, with computer models and lab experiments showing that the cultural sharing of social norms is central to the stabilily of soclety.Yet it may be that those norms need a lot more (47) than we might have thought. A 2022 paper in Crime Science showed a 50 per cent rise in antisocial behaviours during periods in 2020 and 2021. These findings (48) strongly with data suggesting that rates of crimes such as theft and burglary dropped.Other strange trends - or new cultural traits, to use the language of cultural evolution researchers -(49) over the 2020 to 2022 period. People started referring to "goblin mode", or hiding in your house, closing the blinds, playing games, watching TV and eating junk food for hours.(I confess than when I first heard the term, I thought: "That sounds nice!")In a way, the covid-19 lockdowns were a large-scale experiment in what happens to our culturally transmitted norms when we enforce physical separation from others. The results are, to say the least, (50) .The behaviours we have been over the past few years suggest that not only do we need cultural transmission to learn how to behavesociably, we need repeated and regular interaction to maintain norms. In other words, if I explain to a child that it is (51) to yell at other people, it seems it isn't enough to only do this once.The behaviours we have seen-and continue to see- indicate that covid-19 lockdowns forced a kind of (52) cultural evolutionary process. We are social animals who need regular interaction, and (53) us of socialising releases a culturally primitive, largely antisocial goblin.The good news, however, is that the world's accidental experiment in the shortcomings of our ability to hold onto cultural norms suggests some (54) .It is clear that digital communication - sitting in depressing Zoom meetings and playing the odd online game with friends - isn't enough to maintain norms across society. And so we, individually and as cultural groups, should promote in-person socialisation (this does not mean required appearancesat the office) where possible - and encourage others to overcome their inner goblins.(55) ,at the very least, many more free biscuits might go to waste.41.A. norm B. standard C. reality D. phenomenon42.A. Relatively B. Surprisingly C. Reasonably D. Miraculously43.A. turnover B. workout C. turnout D. takeout44.A. underestimating B. underlining C. undergoing D. underlying45.A. fragile B. stable C. steady D. harmonious46.A. enacted B. encoded C. activated D. enclosed47.A. restoration B. reflection C. maintenance D. inspection48.A. coupled B. coincided C. concerned D. contrasted49.A. popped up B. rounded up C. took up D. cleared up50.A. touching B. discouraging C. inspiring D. uplifting51.A. feasible B. inevitable C. mean D. civilized52. A. tangible B. rational C. exceptional D. reverse53.A. depriving B. approving C. relieving D. assuring54.A. messes B. fixes C. mysteries D. particulars55.A. Rather B. Still C. Otherwise D. MoreoverSection BDirections: Read the following two passage. 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)Is fruit getting sweeter?"These are so sweet, I can't manage very many," said a friend at my table one summer's evening a couple of years ago. She wasn't talking about dessert but about a bowl of glossy-dark fresh cherries. I bit into the taut skin of another delicious cherry with its sweet crimson juices and realized that she was right. The fruit was so sweet that it was as if it had been pre-sugared.But the cherries of my childhood, which my sister and I used to dangle over our ears like earrings, were much less uniformly sweet than today's cherries. Some of them were hardly sweet at all, which made it all the more excitingwhen you happened upon a super-sweet one.Is modern fruit bred to be sweeter than in the past? The short answer is yes, thought the longer answer is more complicated. Some of the most powerful evidence that fruit is sweeter than before comes from zoos. In 2018, it was reported that Melbourne Zoo in Australia had stopped giving fruit to most of its animals because cultivated fruit was now so sweet that it was causing tooth decay and weight gain. Bananas were removed from the monkey's menu and changed into a lower-sugar vegetable-based diet.Among fruit breeders, the word "quality" is now routinely used as a synonym for "high in sugar" (though firmness, color and size are also considerations). In 2010, in an article looking at ways to enhance the sweetness of fruit using "molecular approaches", a group of Korean plant scientist wrote that "in general, the sugar content" of many fruits is now higher than before "owing to continuous selection and breeding". Modern apple varieties, the scientist noted, were on average sweeter than older types.Breeding isn't the only reason that modern fruit is sweeter; there's also climate change. Research from Japan found that since the 1970s, with rising temperatures, Fuji apples (which were already a sweet variety) have become significantly sweeter and softer. The lead researcher, Toshihoko Sugiura, said that "if you could taste an apple harvested 30 years ago, you would feel the difference."With the rise in sweeter fruit, our expectations of how fruit should taste have also changed. Whether we are talking apples or peaches, Europeans and Americans tend to favour fruit that is both acid and sweet, whereas in Asia, the most popular fruit is intensely sweet with hardly any acidity. Plant breeder and scientist Marco Cirilli tells me that in Asian countries, the "honey" flavours of low-acid peaches are much appreciated, while European consumers prefer peaches that are "slightly acidic". All around the world, the common thread in what people want from fruit is sweetness.In a way, the rise of consistently sweeter fruit in our lifetimes has been a triumph of plant breeding. After all，it's a rare person who would seek out bitter grapes，astringent （涩的）apricots or watery melons if they could have sweet ones instead.But the ubiquitous sweetness of modern fruit is not without its problems, especially for people with diabetes, who have to be careful to moderate their intake of higher-sugar fruits such as pineapple. Fruit that is bred sweeter also tends to be lower in the phytochemicals that make it so healthy.Healthy aside, maybe the real problem with modern fruit is that it has become yet another sweet thing in a world awash with sugar. Even grapefruit, which used to be brachingly bitter, is sometimes now as sweet oranges. Fruit that is bred for one-dimensional sweetness, as opposed to aroma or texture, denies us some of the contrast and voiety of life. If you've never tasted a sour cherry, how can you fully appreciate a sweet one?56.Which of the following might be the least sweet fruit?A. Fuji apples 30 years ago.B. Grapefruit 30 years ago.C. Bananas today.D. Pineapple today.57.Which of the following is not the main standard of quality fruit today?A. sugar contentB. phytochemicalC. firmnessD. sizen people tend to like fruit with a taste.A. more sweet and more acidicB. less sweet but more acidicC. less sweet and less acidicD. more sweet but less acidic59. Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the passage?A. Plant breeding, climate change and people's expect on contribute to the fact that fruit today is getting sweeter.B. The example of Melbourne Zoo in Australia indicates that sweeter fruit is much healthier for the animals in the zoo.C. If you had just eaten a sour or astringent cherry, you wouldn't feel happier even if you happened upon a very sweet cherry.D. People can eat as much sweet fruit they want to except those with suffer from diabetes as sweet fruit is without problems.(B)A Beginner's Guide to DJI NeoHow can I takeoff DJI Neo in palm? Which intelligent shooting features can I choose? Is Quick-Transfer available? All you need is here. Following our guide and stat your DJI adventure!Applicable Products: DJI Neo1. In the BoxOpen the package, and take out DJI Neo and accessories in order, as shown below. If you purchase the Combo, comparing to the DJI Neo single product, you will have two flight intelligent batteries and one charging hub.2. Preparing DJI Neo2.1 Charging Methods·Intelligent Flight BatteryConnect the USB charger to the USB-C port on DJI Neo to charge and activate the battery for the first time. When the battery level 1. EDs are on, it means the battery is successfully activated. It takes approximately one hour to fully charge one battery.It is recommended to use a charger provided by DJI, such as DJI 65W Portable Charge or other USB PD chargers whose power output is no lower than 30W.·DJI Neo Two-Way Charging HubInsert the batteries into the battery ports of the charging hub until they click into place. The connect the charging hub to a charger via USB-C port for charging batteries.When used with the DJI 65W Portable Charger, the charging hub can fully charge three Intelligent Flight Batteries in approximately 60 minutes (it takes also approximately 60 minutes to fully charge one battery).……2.3 Powering On/Off DJI NeoRemove the gimbal protector from DJI Neo before powering on. Press, then press and hold the power button for two seconds to power on or off DJI Neo.2.4 Activating DJI NeoDJI Neo needs to be activated via DJI Fly when it is used for the first time. Click here to download the DJI Fly app.Open DJI Fly and follow the corresponding instructions. Please ensure that your mobile device remains connected to the Internet during the activation process.You can go to the Device Info Inquiry page to check the activation information, warranty period, and DJI Care service plan benefits.2.5 Firmware UpdateA prompt will appear in DJI Fly when a firmware update is available. Update the firmware following the corresponding instructions to ensure optimal flight experience.- During the update process, it is normal if DJI Neo restarts.- After the update is completed, DJI Neo will be automatically powered off. Restart it manually.……For more information about the product, please refer to DJI Neo User Manual.60. Which of the following is not included in the single produce package of DJI Neo?A. Gimbal protectorB. Spare propellorsC. PD cableD. A charging hub61. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. It will be better if you use a charger of brands other than DJI and with a power output of 25W.B. When you charge the battery for the first time, it means the battery is fully charged if the battery level LED lights are on.C. You will have to power on the DJI Neo by yourself after the firmware is updated.D. After the battery is activated, you can press the power button and immediately activate the DJINeo.62. It takes approximately to charge three Intelligent Flight Batteries fully, using a charging hub.A. One hourB. Two hoursC. Three hoursD. Four hours(C)A math coach's plan to beat AI: Be more humanThe country's most charismatic math teacher was standing in a middle school on a Friday night with a message for students and their anxious parents about AI and ChatGPT.Po-Shen Loh, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University and Team USA's coach for the International Mathematical Olympiad（国际数学奥林匹克竞赛），delivered a talk called ＂How to Survive the ChatGPT Invasion." And his simple, practical advice applied to everyone in the hall," Think about what makes humans human,"Loh said, "and lean into that as hard as possible."He says the key to survival is knowing how to solve problems -and knowing which problems to solve. He urges math enthusiasts to focus on creativity, emotion and the stuff that distinguishes man from machine and won't goobselete. As artificial intelligence gets smarter, the importance on ingenuity will become greater. This is what he wants to drill into their impressionable（易受影响的）young minds：Being human will only be more important as AI becomes more powerful.It's not just students who should be paying attention to Po-Shen Loh. The lesson that he's delivering in schools is useful for any business that might be wondering how it's going to be warped（使变形）by the existential threat of artificial intelligence.But the people who will inherit the economy reshaped by the AI boom are students today. The tech they're already using to cheat on their homework will look primitive by the time they're in college. They belong to the first generation that will have grown up with AI, just as Gen Z came of age with the iPhone and millennials barely remember a time before they were online. These children and teens of the ChatGPT era will have a better intuitive understanding of this disruptive force than adults because they will have never really experienced life without it.After his talk, I asked how his message to a room full of fifth-graders applies to someone in an office, and he replied faster than ChatGPT. "The future of jobs is figuring out how to find pain points，＂he said. ＂And a pain point is a human pain.＂It's his theorem（定理）of success. ＂You need to be able to create value," he said. "People who make value will always have opportunities."Loh was aware of the hype around AI, but the first time he was overwhelmed by its potential was March 14, also known as Pi Day, when he started experimenting with the most viral product in Silicon Valley's history. When OpenAI released its most recent large language model, GPT-4, he paid a 20 monthly fee and gave ChatGPT Plus a tricky math-contest question. ChatGPT calculated the answer and showed its elega work."This machine is the world's most powerful tool at repeating things that have done many times before," he tells students. "But now I want to show something it cannot do."Loh then fed ChatGPT a question that it almost certainly hasn't seen before -and it flubbed the answer. This might sound familiar to anyone who has spent enough time with a chat-bot that has a nasty habit of being confidently wrong: It made up a bunch of nonsense and apologized for its errors."Let's dig a little more into this. The role of the GPT is to always say the most obvious next word. But what is invention? What is creativity and innovation? Is it to say the most obvious thing? No,It might be to say a non-obvious thing."Loh is a big fan of non-obvious things. At a university known for computer science, he teaches with a place of chalk. To improve his public speaking, he spent a year taking improv-comedy classes. He found a pain point, followed his own advice and leveraged his innate advantage over AI: He's a human."Is there going to be a great human-versus-robots war? The answer is, unfortunately,yes,"Loh said. "My goal is to make sure the humans win."63.Which of the following words is in closest meaning to the underlined word "obsolete" (para.2)?A. extinctB. out-of-dateC. unnoticedD. downhill64.What do students today have in common with Gen Z and millennials?A. They are of the same age and will inherit the economy reshaped by AI boom.B. They all use powerful AI tools like ChatGPT to chat on their homework.C. They all grow up with a major and specific technology breakthrough.D. They understand the disruptive force of AI as none of them experienced life without it.65. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. What makes humans human is our innate advantage against the ever-powerful, ever-smarter AI.B. Feeding ChatGPT a tricky question that appeared in the IMO is one of the so-called" non-obvious things".C. The future of jobs lies in the fact that we must figure out in which part of our body human pain appears.D. IMO contestants are those who have opportunities in the future as they know how to create value.66.What is Po-Shen Loh's attitude towards the unavoidable between human and robots?A. IndifferentB. SuspiciousC. DesperateD. ConfidentSection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.A. Officials shut the site for several hours during the hottest parts of the day, after holidaymakers queueing to enter required medical attention.B. High temperatures go hard in hand with low productivity.C. But the economic impact of what experts warn could be a new era of record-breaking heat goes far beyond tourism.D. But those working inside factories and workshops without air conditioning are also at increasing risk as intense heatwaves become more frequentE. The impact of extreme heat on workers has become an issue of human rights.F.A study published by academics at Dartmouth last year found that heatwaves, brought on by human-caused climate change, cost the global economy an estimated S16tn over a 21-year period from the 1990s.The economic cost of extreme heatThe Acropolis（古希腊城市的卫城）has stood above the city of Athens for centuries，its ancient walls and pillars withstanding war，siege（包围）and conquest. But as temperatures reached40℃across southern Europe this month, Greece's top tourist attraction briefly fell victim to extreme heat.The Cerberus heatwave-named after the three-headed dog who guarded the gates to hell in Greek mythology-has shone a spotlight on just how vulnerable the Mediterranean's huge tourism industry is to the heatwaves that are becoming increasingly common in Europe.(67) .Industries ranging from construction, to manufacturing, agriculture, transport and insurance are all bracing for changes to the way they do business as high-temperature days become more routine because of climate change.Scientists are clear that extreme weather events, including heatwaves, will become more frequent and intense with every fraction of a degree of warming. Business leaders and policymaker are now counting the cost of shuttered companies and decreased productivity.(68) .Extreme heat is "pulling down our growth," says Kathy Baughman McLeod, director of the Adrinenne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center，＂the ranways are buckling（变形），metros are closing, restaurants have to shut down because the kitchen staff are too hot."But those costs are likely to spiral in coming decades as economies reorient themselves for peak seasons of ever more extreme heat，to mitigate（减轻）against the risks and disruption they will bring.。

2021-2022学年上海华东师范大学第二附属中学高二英语月考试题含解析

2021-2022学年上海华东师范大学第二附属中学高二英语月考试题含解析一、选择题1. --I was wondering if we could go skiing on the weekend.--- good.A. SoundsB. SoundedC.Sounding D. Sound参考答案：A2. Not everybody attending the meeting agreed to the suggestion ______ by the chairman.A. put upB. put onC. put forwardD. put out参考答案：C3. She tried hard to keep calm in face of the students,but the sweat on her forehead her .A.gave;awayB.turned;downC.showed;outD.shut;off参考答案：A提示:句意:她努力地试图在学生面前保持镇定,但是她前额的汗水使她露了马脚。

give away“泄露了真相”;turn sb.down “拒绝某人”;show sb.out“带某人出去”;shut off “使隔绝”。

4. Nelson Mandela, an international symbol of strength and peace, died on December 5, 2013, and his death sparked both worldwide mourning and a ______ of his life’s achievements.A. celebrationB. reservationC. qualificationD. conservation参考答案：A5. Shanghai has _______ the pace of becoming a world-class tourist destination. For example, Shanghai Disneyland, Disney’s first theme park on Chinese mainland, is under construction.A. acceleratedB. accusedC. accumulatedD. assessed参考答案：A 略6. Parents and children should communicate more to _____ gap between them so that they can understand each other better .A. openB. narrowC. widenD. leave参考答案：B7. You’d sound a lot more polite if you make a request _________ a question.A. in search ofB. in the form ofC. in need ofD. in memory of参考答案：B8. His ________ description of his adventure in the forest made us want to have a try ourselves.A. magicB. vividC. relevantD. awesome参考答案：B9. David and Susan didn’t give in to each other, so they _________ the whole time they were together.A. have quarrelledB. had quarrelledC. were quarrellingD. had been quarrelling 参考答案：C略10. .Mrs. Taylor has 8-year-old daughter who has gift for painting – she has won two national prizes .A. a ; aB. an ; theC. an ;a D. the ; a参考答案：C略11. A new mayor from America came to Taizhou for developing friendship ____ for making money.A. rather thanB. other thanC. better thanD. more than参考答案：A12. Dina, ______ for months to find a job as a waitress, finally took a position at a local advertising agency.A. strugglingB. struggledC. having struggledD. to struggle参考答案：C略13. ---Why didn’t you go to play football with us yesterday afternoon?---I _______ my mother with the housework then.A. helpedB. had helpedC. was helpingD. have been helping参考答案：C14. She felt rather ______that she should drive the car at such a______ speed .A. frightening, frighteningB. frightened, frightenedC. frightening, frightenedD. frightened, frightening参考答案：D15. that his fans would greet him excitedly, the pop star appeared at the airport,only nobody waiting for him.A. Convinced; findingB. Convinced; to findC. Convincing; findingD. Convincing; to find参考答案：B【详解】考查非谓语动词。

2021届华东师范大学第二附属中学高三英语第一次联考试卷及答案解析

2021届华东师范大学第二附属中学高三英语第一次联考试卷及答案解析第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AIf you had the opportunity to live forever, would you take it? Keeping your body alive indefinitely still seems like an impossibility, but some scientists think that digital technology may have the answer: creating a digital copy of your “self” and keeping it “alive” online long after your physical body has ceased to function.In effect, the proposal is to clone a person electronically. Unlike the familiar physical clones — children that have identical features as their parents, but that are completely separate organisms with a separate life — your electronic clone would believe itself to be you. How might this be possible? The first step would be to mapthe brain.How? One plan relies on the development of nanotechnology (纳米技术). Ray Kurzweil — one of the kings of artificial intelligence — predicts that within two or three decades we will have nano transmitters that can be put into the bloodstream. Inthe capillaries (毛细血管) of the brain, they would line up alongside the neurons and detect the details of the cerebral (大脑的) electronic activity. They would be able to send that information to a receiver inside a special helmet, so there would be no need for any wires sticking out of the head.As a further step, Ray Kurzweil also imagines the nano transmitters being able to connect you to a world of virtual reality on the Internet, similar to what was shown in the film “Matrix”. With the nano transmitters in place, by thought alone, you could log on to the Internet and instead of the pictures coming up on your screen, they would play inside your mind. Rather than send your friends e-mails you would agree to meet up on some virtual tropical beach.Some peoplebelieve that they can enjoy life after death. But why wait for that when you could have a shot of nanobots (纳米机器人) and upload your brain onto the Internet and live forever as a virtual surfer?One snag: to exist on the net you will have to have your neural network parked on the computer of a web-hosting company. These companies want real money in real bank accounts every year or they will wipe your bit of the hard disc and sell the space to someone else. With your body six feet underground how will you pay?1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Nano transmitters can help map the human brain.B. Electronic clones recreate the original human body.C. Electronic clones may put their physical selves into movies.D. Nano transmitters use a helmet to detect the cerebral activities.2. What is the author’s attitude towards electronic clones?A. Optimistic and careful.B. Interested and unconvinced.C. Excited and confused.D. Assured and critical.3. The author asks “how will you pay?” at the end of the article, because ________.A. you can’t pay to exist on the Internet if you are physically deadB. you can’t pay for hard disc space if you don’t have a bank accountC. you can’t pay for a special service if too many people want to use itD.you can’t pay the web-hosting company if you don’t have a neural networkBThe Native American of northern California were highly skilled at basketry, using the reeds, graeses, barks, and roots they found around them to fashion articles of all sorts and sizes-not only trays, containers, and cooking pots, but hats, boats, fish traps, baby carriers, and ceremonial objects.Of all these experts, none excelled the Pomo-a group who lived on or near the coast during the 1800's, and whose descendants continue to live in parts of the same region to this day. They made baskets three feet in diameter and othersno bigger than a thimble (顶针). The Pomo people were masters of decoration. Some of their baskets were completely covered with shell pendants；others with feathers that made the baskets’ surfaces as soft as the breasts of birds. Moreover, the Pomo people made use of more weaving techniques than did their neighbors. Most groups made al their basketwork by twining--the twisting of a flexible horizontal material, called a weft, around stiffer vertical strands of material, the warp. Others depended primarily on coiling-a process in which a continuous coil of stiff material is held in the desired shape with tight wrapping of flexible strands. Only the Pomo people used both processes with equal ease and frequency. In addition, they made use of four distinct variations on the basic twining process, often employing more than one of them in a single article.Although a wide variety of materials was available, the Pomo people used only a few. The warp was always made of willow, and the most commonly used weft was sedge root, a woody fiber that could easily be separated into strands no thicker than a thread. For color1 , the Pomo people used the bark of red-bud for their twined work and dyed bullrush root for black in coiled work. Though other materials were sometimes used, these four were the staples in their finest basketry.If the basketry materials used by the Pomo people were limited, the designs were amazingly varied. Every Pomo basket maker knew how to produce from fifteen to twenty distinct patterns that could be combined in a number of different.4. The word “fashion” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.A. maintainB. organizeC. tradeD. create5. What is the author's main point in paragraph 2?A. The neighbors of the Pomo people tried to improve on the Pomo basket weaving techniques.B. The Pomo people were the most skilled basket weavers in their region.C. The Pomo people learned their basket weaving techniques from other Native Americans.D. The Pomo baskets have been handed down for generations.6. According to the passage, the relationship between red-bud and twining is most similar to the relationship between ______.A. bullrush and coilingB. weft and warpC. willow and feathersD. sedge and weaving7. Which of the following statements about Pomo baskets can be best inferred from the passage?A. Baskets produced by other Native Americans were less varied in design than those of the Pomo.B. Baskets produced by Pomo weaves were primarily for ceremonial and religious purposes.C. There were a very limited number of basket-making materials available to the Pomo people.D. The basket-making production of the Pomo people has been increasing over the years.CHi, Momis a hit inChina. Since its release in early February the movie has earned more than 5 billion yuan at the box office. It is currently the second-highest-grossing film ever released in the country, and may yet overtakeWolf Worrior2, an action film from 2017.Written and directed by Jia Ling, the film is adapted from her comedy routine from 2016 which explored her relationship with her mother, who died in an accident when Ms. Jia was 19. At a time when many people have been separated from their families, the themes of grief and filial piety (孝道) inHi, Mombring agreement.The film’s impressive box office income is also a reminder of the health of the industry inChinacompared withHollywood. In the West cinemas remain closed due to lockdown or operate at limited capacity; inChina, where many restrictions have been lifted, between 50% and 75% of seats are available to book. During the Spring Festival, Chinese cinemas made an estimated $1.5 billion in ticket sales – 71% of takings at the American boxoffice in all of 2020.With cinemas shut, film-sales agent stopped bringingHollywoodmovies to market. That has given locally made films a chance to excel. Since 2013, domestic films have taken around 60% of total box office earnings. In 2021, that number may get closer to 100%.8. What can be inferred from the first paragraph aboutHi, Mom?A. It will be a success.B.Wolf Worrior2 will be released after it.C. It is better than Wolf Worrior 2.D. It may be the first-highest-grossing film inChina.9. Which statement is NOT true according to the text?A. The film industry inChinais developing better than that inHollywood.B. The film is based on a real story.C. You can’t go to cinema because there are many restrictions.D. Many people can’t see their families often nowadays.10. What is the author’s attitude towards local films?A. NegativeB. PositiveC. IndifferentD. Skeptical11. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Local Movies Arise.B. China Film Industry.C. Comedy Time.D.Hi, Mom-China’s Latest Hit.DNASA has flown an aircraft on another planet for the first time. On Monday, April 19, Ingenuity, a 1. 8-kilogram drone (无人机) helicopter, took off from the surface of Mars, flew up about threemeters, then hovered for 40 seconds and took photos above with one of its two cameras. The historic moment was livestreamed on YouTube. “We can now say that human beings have flown a drone helicopter on another planet,” said MiMi Aung, the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, at a press conference. “We, together, flew at Mars, and we, together, now have our Wright brothers moment,” she added, referring to the first powered airplane flight on Earth in 1903.The details: The flight was a significant technical challenge, thanks to Mars' s bone-chilling temperatures(nights can drop down to -130 °F / -90 °C) and its incredibly thin atmosphere — just 1% the density of Earth' s. That meant Ingenuity had to be light, with rotor blades (螺旋桨) that were bigger and faster than would be needed to achieve liftoff on Earth (although the gravity on Mars, which is only about one-third of Earth's, worked in its favor). The flight had originally been scheduled to take place on April 11 but was delayed by software issues.Why it's significant: Beyond being a significantmilestonefor Mars exploration, the flight will also pave the way for engineers to think about new ways to explore other planets. Future drone helicopters could help astronauts by scoping out locations, exploring inaccessible areas, and capturing images. Ingenuity will also help inform the design of Dragonfly, a car-size drone that NASA is planning to send to Saturn's moon Titan in 2027.What's next: In the next few weeks, Ingenuity will conduct four more flights, each lasting up to 90 seconds. Each one is designed to further push the limits of Ingenuity's capabilities. Ingenuity is only designed to last for 30 Martian days, and is expected to stop functioning aroundMay 4. Its final resting place will be in the Jezero Crater as NASA moves on to the main focus of its mission: Getting the Perseverance rover (毅力号火星探测器) to study Mars for evidence of life.12. Why does MiMi Aung mention Wright brothers?A. To honor the historic contribution of Wright brothers.B. To make a comparison between Wright brothers and herself.C. To highlight the importance of Ingenuity's Martian exploration.D. To remind the public of the first powered airplane flight on Earth.13. What caused challenges for Ingenuity designers?A. The delay of software tests.B. The force of gravity on Mars.C. Mars's temperatures and atmosphere.D. Technical difficulty in liftoff on Earth.14. What does the underlined word “milestone” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A. A great victory.B. A difficult task.C. A roadside stone.D. A historic event.15. Which of the following can be a suitable title for the text?A. Mars Drone Helicopter Makes Historic First FlightB. Modern Wright Brothers Moment: Mars ExplorationC. First Drone Helicopter Spots Evidence of Life on MarsD. Ingenuity: Mars Drone Flies to Take Incredible Pictures第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

上海市华东师范大学第二附属中学2024-2025学年高三上学英语9月月考试卷(无答案)

华东师大二附中2024学年第一学期9月英语试卷高三英语考试时间：120分钟满分：140分I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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. 145 minutes. B. 120 minutes. C 130 minutes. D. 160 minutes2. A. Teacher and student B. Eye doctor and patient.C. Salesman and customer D Interviewer and applicant.3. A. On Saturday. B. On Monday C. On Thursday. D. On Friday.4. A. Neither of them knows the composer of the music.B. The style of the music is not familiar to the man.C. The woman is as good a composer as the man.D. They share the same opinion of the odd music.5. A. They should talk about the apartment later.B. The apartment is still available to customers.C. The apartment had already been sold.D. It is not a suitable time to buy the apartment6. A. The customer's feedback. B. The responsibilities of her jobC. The prospects of her job.D. The manager's opinion of her7. A. The woman should think of giving up the subject.B. The woman should seek help from the tutoring service.C. The woman should work as a tutor to help others.D. The woman should major in accounting8. A. He is rejected for lack of experience. B. He quit his job not long agoC. He doesn't care about his appearanceD. He shaves himself every day.9. A. The woman had violated traffic regulationsB. The woman had been fined many times beforeC. The woman knows how to deal with the situation.D. The woman crossed the traffic light for poor eyesight.10. A. He is too busy to attend the lecture on Friday.B. Professor Simpson's lecture is not interestingC. He might miss the lecture if he was not reminded.D. The lecture has an opposite effect on himSection BDirections: 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 would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Aluminum (铝) cans. B. Plastic bags.C. Glass bottles.D. Cigarette-related litter.12. A. By 60 million. B. By 500 per cent. C. By 500 million. D. By 120 per cent.13. A. Simply leaving rubbish where it belongs is all that we can do.B. Littering is a more pressing problem than people might think.C. Only measuring the harm of rubbish by its lifetime is not enough.D. A large sum of money has been spent in order to keep streets clean.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. The rise of sea level. B. Flooding. C. High temperature. D. Bad light.15. 40% English football league grounds will be flooded every year.B. Many more matches will be shortened because of bad weather.C. Ticket prices of football matches will continue to rise.D. The revenue from ticket sales will be reduced.16. A. Spectators should be banned from watching sporting matches.B. Players, teams and sponsors promote carbon neutralization.C. Sports leaders keep the venue's address secret from the public.D. The government may cancel all the matches to be carbon-neutral.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. Computer programmer. B. General manager. C. Salesman. D. 6ales manager.18. A. Two years. B. Three years. C. Five years. D. Six years.19. A. Achieving the assigned sales revenue target.B. Managing 50 employees in the department.C. Cooperating with her colleagues efficiently.D. Dealing with angry customers' complaints.20. A. Because she saw no chance for further advancement.B. Because she couldn't stand the pressure of the job.C. Because she was not satisfied with the low pay.D. Because she didn't want to work extra hours.II. Grammar and vocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fil 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 otherblanks, use one word that best fits each blank.A Day in the Life of a Curator (馆长)What are some of the most enjoyable aspects of being senior curator at the National Gallery?Among the joys of being a curator are getting (21) _________ (know) thoroughly great works of art; working alongside and learning from expert colleagues in different departments; and feeling that one's work, (22)_________ that concerns new acquisitions, displays and exhibitions, lectures or publications, can help shed important new light on our paintings, (23) _________, in turn, offers new ways for visitors to engage with them. What are some of the challenges of your role?One particular challenge is having to accept the frustrating reality (24) _________ although the gallery is there to connect people with pictures, it sadly doesn't have the capacity or resources to reach everyone all the time. (25)_________ is simply finding the time, amidst a busy workload of daily museum tasks and an intensive shorter-term exhibition schedule, to undertake longer-term research projects, involving thorough investigation of the pictures themselves, secondary research (26) _________ (conduct) in libraries, and conversations with peers worldwide. Have you personally had any unusual experiences during your work for the National Gallery?I have had plenty of memorable and exciting experiences, (27) _________ _________ ascending scaffolding (脚手架) to see Bridget Riley's Messengers in progress or looking at technical images to detect fascinating under drawing lying beneath the visible painted surface of a painting. A particularly happy moment for me (28) _________ (occur) when an album of 200 drawings came to light, the work by Elizabeth, Lady Eastlake (1809-1893) , wife of the gallery's first director. They included her sketches of places she visited abroad with her husband, as well as her pencil copies of paintings they inspected during his search to find qualified masterpieces for the national collection.I (29) _________ (imagine) that Lady Eastlake's sketches were lost or destroyed, so it was an extraordinary moment when I realised they were staring me in the face-and were so well preserved! The generous owner soon donated the precious album to the National Gallery so that her drawings (30) _________ be reunited with her husband's working notebooks and accessible for others to enjoy.Section BDirections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. analyzedB. boundaryC. compoundD. detectE. orbitF. potentialG. primitive H. stretching I. subsequently J. tubular K. unquestionablyVisitors are hereIn 2017, when astronomers discovered the asteroid (小行星) 11/2017 U1, it soon dawned on them that they had a strange object on their hands. The calculated 31 showed this long and thin rock to be simply passing through the solar system, and therefore its origin not of this world, as they like to say in the movies. The object was 32 named 'Oumuamua (from the Hawaiian word for “a person sent ahead to get information about the enemy's position, strength, etc.”) , raising memories of an old Star Trek episode, “For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky,” in which a long, 33 asteroid proved to be an alien ship in disguise (伪装) .There's nothing surprising about interstellar objects passing through our neighborhood. Or there shouldn't be, at least. There's no magical barrier at the 34 of our solar system. Although we see a sky full of stars a and inor telescopes 35 hundreds of clusters a and nebulae (星云) , most of the space in a galaxy's disk is practically empty, save for the thin interstellar medium.This month, science journalist David Chandler delivers a fascinating look at the 36 for spacecraft missions to interstellar intruders. Catching up to Oumuamua now would be virtually impossible. This thin, cigar-shaped rock, 37 about 1, 300 feet long, is rushing along at about 16 miles per second and is already as far away as the average distance to Pluto.But there's no doubt that other visitors from other stars will come by again. This has 38 happened countless times in the 4. 6-billion-year history of our star and its planets- and now, astrophysics is in an advanced state. Every day we learn about 39 conditions long ago in the solar system by studying pieces of rock or metal from space that have landed on Earth and other objects. With the chemistry of materials from the origin days of other stars 40 , who knows what could be found from such priceless relics.That's another comforting thought to keep in mind as you read David's story and then gaze up into a dark sky full of wonder.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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.Should period dramas reflect modern sensibilities?Simon Jenkins The most popular films of my youth were war films. They were about how Britain won a war—and that could be any war you cared to mention. In my opinion, they were great fun and, mostly, patriotic 41 .I'm a journalist and occasional historian, and something the two professions share is a respect for the 42of truth. Both are in the business of bringing events to life through the power of fact, not falsification. They may sometimes be 43 of distortion (歪曲) and thoughtless analysis, but to be plain wrong is unethical and unprofessional. The gap between fact and fiction is one that should not be crossed—or if crossed, should stand corrected.Many playwrights, filmmakers and novelists 44 . To them, history is a stimulus to artistic licence, material to be exploited and 45 for dramatic effect. Their considerations are audience appeal, profit and, often, politics. They leave it to historians to worry about 46 . This, to me, is lying.I have always found ‘ 47 ’ (in which facts are the basis for fiction) hard to stomach. I can appreciate‘docudrama’, which dramatises the events, or the novels of Hilary Mantel, as attempts to deepen our understanding of the past. Mantel insisted that her goal was always to be as 48 as the facts allowed. She did not 49 create false events. The same was not true of The Crown and its much-documented faking of stories. The fact the team behind the show took such pains to cast actors that 50 their real-life counterparts simply added a touch of reality to the made-up story. The result was an audience 51 of what was true or false.I appreciate that history—as with 52 —involves selection, and that selection itself can be motivated by a desire to twist the truth. Each age puts pressure on historians to select material in a manner that respects the 53 or bias (偏向) of nations, groups or individuals. The duty of the historian is to see behind such bias. The task is toreveal what happened, why and how.In an age of artificial intelligence and online ‘deep fakery’, the truth has never been more 54 . The world of fiction has no need to be a parasite (寄生虫) on history: it has all of human imagination to supply it with plots. Every work that claims to be ‘based on real events’ should, in my view, be identified as lies, and should display a large ‘T’ or ‘NT’ —true or not true. Artistic licence should not be a (n) 55 to deceive.41. A. honour B. instinct C. rubbish D. masterpiece42. A. victory B sacredness C. suspicion D. degree43. A. proud B typical C. desperate D. guilty44. A. disagree B. persist C. hesitate D. echo45. A. recorded B. publicized C. abused D. corrected46. A. plot B. artistry C. edition D. truth47. A faction B. profile C nonfiction D. social-drama48. A. awesome B. imaginative C. accurate D. comprehensive49. A. necessarily B deliberately C. merely D. duly50. A. adored B. falsified C. documented D. resembled51. A. conscious B ignorant C. clear D. insightful52. A. journalism B. literature C. politics D. patriotism53. A. literacy B. reason C. justice D. sensitivity54. A. immoral B. precious C. sufficient D. revolutionary55. A. instance B. tendency C. licence D submissionSection BDirections: 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)“Who says it's Father's Day?” my son says to me, with the questioning angry look of someone who's been told they have extra tax to pay. “Well, the world does,” I tell him, suddenly self-conscious. “It's a special day for daddies.”Something about this—I can't think what—comes out sounding quite desperate and he looks at me as if I've just suggested he prove his love for me with a face tattoo (文身) . It's a look of suspicion, but also of tender concern for my mental state.This is his fifth Father's Day, so I can't help feeling slightly wounded that the concept hasn't stuck with him. I also can't help noting that he has never had any such issue with Mother's Day, which has always seemed to him like common sense.The event's nearness to his own birthday two weeks from now—is making things more difficult for him to tolerate. It would seem he finds it impolite that the run-up to his special day should be interrupted so close to the finish line by a day that celebrates me, the lesser of his two parents. In any case, if he's planning to make or gift me something, this conversation has been a masterstroke of expectation management“So, will all daddies get a Father's Day?” he asks. “Yes,” I reply, “and this isn't new-it's every year!” I attempt to regulate my voice/offence, but also make it very clear I haven't made this idea up on the spot by myself. “You've been doing it since you were born. And it's been around longer than that. I get things for Grandad every year, too.”At this he stirs himself up. He has never quite stopped being fascinated by the idea that his grandad is my dad, in the same way that I am his. I suppose it's the same thrill I feel when I see pictures of massive cranes (起重机) being built by other, even bigger cranes.“What do you get him?” he asks. “Well,” I say, “things like CDs or socks-and always a card.” At this he seems inspired. “I'll do a card!” he says, brightening.“You could buy me something, too. . .” I begin, but he is no longer listening, running to grab coloured paper and glittery pens. Not wishing to see this tribute to myself a whole week early, I smile and tell him I really shouldn't be watching and get up to leave him to it.“Yes,” he says, just in time for me to see he's actually writing “Dear Grandad” on the page. “Don't tell him!”56. How does the writer feel when explaining Father's Day?A. Suspicious.B. Embarrassed.C. Proud.D. Ridiculous.57. It can be inferred from the son's response that ________.A. the son feels hurt because the concept escapes himB. the writer looks relieved due to his son's tender heartC. a face tattoo is the way to prove a son's love for his fatherD. the son identifies with Mother's Day more than Father's Day58. The writer mentions Grandad in order to ________.A. justify the annual celebration of Father's DayB. practise skills of expectation managementC. narrow the gap between the three generationsD. link Father's Day to his son's birthday59. Which of the following best summarises the passage?A. When celebrating Father's Day, you should also send a DIY card to your grandpa.B. It is a universally acknowledged fact that Father's Day is a special day for daddies.C. Father's Day is a special time to celebrate Dad, but for my son that's a bit of a stretch.D. My son and father have agreed to keep the Father's Day greetings card secret from me.(B)611907Elizabeth Maconchy is born on 19 March in Broxbourne,Hertfordshire. Her parents are both Irish, and the family later move toHowth, close to Dublin on the east coast of Ireland.Edward VII opens the new Old Bailey criminal court building inLondon, its dome decorated by Lady Justice, a bronze sword-holdingsculpture.1930In the same year that her PianoConcerto receives its world premiere(首次公演) in Prague, her orchestralsuite (组曲) The Land enjoys greatpraise when Sir Henry Wood conductsit at the BBC Concerts.At London's Queen's Hall, Adrian Boult conducts the recently founded BBC Symphony Orchestra in its first ever concert, featuring works by Wagner, Brahms and Ravel.1947Married since 1930 toWilliam LeFanu, a librarian at theRoyal College of Surgeons, shegives birth to their seconddaughter, Nicola LeFanu, who will also go on to enjoy a career as a composer.An exceptionally harsh winter results firstly in power cuts due to difficulties in transporting coal and then, as the snow melts in March, the most damaging flooding of the River Thames for more than 100 years.1968Her Aristophanes-inspired operaThe Birds, one of a number of piecesthat she composes for children, isperformed for the first time atBishop's Stortford College for Boys.After his controversial ‘Riversof Blood’ speech about immigration,MP Enoch Powell is removed fromthe Shadow Cabinet by Conservativeleader Edward Heath.1994Seven years after receiving a Damehood for services to music, she dies in Norwich, aged 87. During the week of May 13-17, 2024, she is featured as Composer of the Week on BBC RadioAt a ceremony in Calais on 6 May, Queen Elizabeth II and French president Fran gois Mitterrand officially open the Channel Tunnel, six years after tunnelling began on Dec. 1st , 1987. 1983She composes ‘Quartetto Corto’, the 13th and last of her string quartets (弦乐四重奏) , a series that, begun some half-a-century earlier, she describes as‘my best and most deeply felt works’.Jenny Pitman becomes the first woman to train a winner of the Grand National when Corbiere, ridden by Ben De Haan, finishes three-quarters of a length ahead of Greasepaint at Aintree.60. Elizabeth Maconchy is probably ________.A. Lady JusticeB. a conductorC. a librarianD. a composer61. The best title (numbered 61 ) of the passage is probably ________.A MACONCHY Life &Times B. MACONCHY AchievementsC. Irish Lady's ContemporariesD. Uphill Battle for Recognition62. What happened in the 1930s?A. Adrian Boult conducted Maconchy's Piano Concerto.B. William LeFanu, a surgeon, got married to Maconchy.C. Maconchy began composing a series of string quartets.D. Sir Henry Wood composed an orchestral suite The Land.(C)A theme at this year's World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Switzerland was the perceived need to “speed up breakthroughs in research and technology.” Some of this framing was motivated by the climate emergency, some by the opportunities and challenges presented by generative artificial intelligence. Yet in various conversations, it seemed to be taken for granted that to address the world's problems, scientific research needs to move faster. The WEF mindset is similar to the Silicon Valley dictate—to move fast and break things. But what if the thing being broken is science? Or public trust?The WEF meeting took place just two weeks after Harvard University President Claudine Gay stepped down after complaints were made about her political science scholarship. In response, Gay requested corrections to several of her papers. Although it may be impossible to determine just how widespread such problems really are,it's hard to imagine that the scene of high-profile scholars correcting and retracting papers has not had a negative impact on public trust in science and perhaps in experts broadly.In recent years we've seen important papers, written by outstanding scientists and published in celebrated journals, retracted because of questionable data or methods, hence a question: Are scholars at supercompetitive places such as Harvard and Stanford rushing to publish rather than taking the time to do their work right?It's impossible to answer this question scientifically because there's no scientific definition of what constitutes "rushing. "But there's little doubt that we live in a culture where academics at leading universities are under tremendous pressure to produce results—and a lot of them—quickly.The problem is not unique to the U. S. In Europe, formal research assessments—which are used to allocate (分配) future funding—have for years judged academic departments largely on the quantity of their output. A recent reform urging an emphasis on quality over quantity allowed that the existing system had created “counterincentives. ”Good science takes time. More than 50 years elapsed between the 1543 publication of Copernicus's On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres. And it took just about half a century for geologists and geophysicists to accept geophysicist Alfred Wegener's idea of continental drift.There's plenty of circumstantial evidence that scientists and other scholars are pushing results out far faster than they used to. Consider the sheer volume of academic papers being published these days. One recent study put the number at more than seven million a year, compared with fewer than a million as recently as 1980. Some of this growth is driven by more scientists and more co-authorship of papers, but the numbers also suggest that the research world has prioritized quantity over quality. Researchers may need to slow down if we are to produceknowledge worthy of trust.63. WEF meeting in Switzerland advocated that ________.A. researchers need to achieve breakthroughs more rapidlyB. public trust in science is not supposed to be easily brokenC. WEF and Silicon Valley reach an agreement to move fastD. climate emergency and AI push scientific research hard64. Which of the following examples fails to prove that good science takes time?A. Gay's correction and retraction of papers.B. Publication of Copernicus's theory.C. High-profile scholars' tremendous output.D. Acceptance of the idea of continental drift.65. The underlined word “counterincentives” in para. 5 probably means ________.A. measures to increase quantities of outputB. discouragements of high quality papersC. rewards for leading universities' researchD. contradictory motives for future funding66. Which of the following is best title of the passage?A. WEF Coincides with Silicon ValleyB. Collapse of Public TrustC. Dilemma between Quantity and QualityD. Trouble in the Fast LaneSection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.A. Brentford FC has taken a different approach.B. Statistics have helped the team win on the pitch, too.C. He applied his talent to identifying the underlying strength of football teams.D. Analytics underlay and supported a remarkably profitable buy-low-sell-high transfer strategy.E. They were told to focus not on how many goals a team was scoring, which was subject to too much randomness.F. Like “Moneyball” , a hit book about the use of statistics in baseball, “Smart Money” is both informative and entertaining.Football and dataA numbers gameAt most football clubs, the equation is simple: you put in vast amounts of money, and you get out star players and win victories. Take Manchester City, the Premier League's reigning champions. Before its takeover in 2008 by a Middle East plutocrats (财阀) , the club often struggled in the bottom half of the table; it has won English football's championship seven times since 2011.67. _________ The club was promoted into the Premier League in 2021 after striving for decades in the lower reaches of football. What makes its success surprising is not how much money its owner, Matthew Benham, has put into the team, but how little. In a new book “Smart Money”. Alex Duff, a lifelong Brentford fan, explains how a money-saving plan made profits.Mr Benham studied physics at Oxford University and then went to work in banking. In his early 30s, sensing correctly that bookmakers (赌注登记人) were inaccurate when setting odds for football matches, Mr Benham leftbanking to become a full-time gambler.He set up his own company, Smartodds, and competed with financial institutions to hire the best mathematicians. 68. _________ Instead, their focus should be the "goal-scoring opportunities it was creating. In time, he reckoned, the goals would comeThe approach was so efficient that when Brentford, going through one of its periodic financial crises, put out a general appeal for help in 2005, Mr Benham offered his services. Within a decade he owned the club and was applying his ideas to how the team was constructed. 69. _________There were plenty of doubters within football about Brentford's philosophy. But in time it worked. In their first season in the Premier League, Mr Benham's investment of around f100m in the club—a tiny sum compared with competitors—realised its first profit of £25m.70. _________ Mr Benham identifed ser pieces (定位球) as an important part of creating scoring opportunities, and hired Gianni Vio, an Italian coach with 4, 000 such plays in his career. Players are instructed to press the opposition and tackle players within ten seconds of them receiving the ball. Though Brentford is not competing for the title, in recent years the team has beaten several of football's plutocrats—including Manchester City. What were the odds?IV. Summary WritingDirections: 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.Build better boundariesDoing a good deed like helping your friend with their homework or sharing a snack can make you feel happy. Studies show that kindness is good for your wellbeing. However, if you often agree to things you don't want to do, or feel guilty saying no, you could be falling into a people-pleasing trap. It's not always easy to tell when this happens but one clue is that it's difficult to stop. Pleasing other people may feel good for a short while but the feeling doesn't last. This is why it's a good idea to set limits on what you'll do for others. These are called “boundaries”.Spending too much energy on someone else can stop you doing things you want or need to do. Research has found that trying to please others can leave us feeling stressed and uncomfortable. We can also feel angry and frustrated with ourselves and our friends. “There's nothing wrong with being kind to other people,” says Dr Toru Sato, an author and expert in thoughts and feelings, but we need to be sure we're doing it out of kindness, not because we're worried about what other people think.Taking on so much that you end up letting others down doesn't make you a better friend. The youth mental health charity YoungMinds says boundaries include taking time alone when you need it and being able to explain your needs. If saying no feels hard, practise with small things, like if someone offers a straw in a restaurant. This can help you feel more confident. Thinking about how to say no also helps, YoungMinds says, and allows you to communicate what you want clearly and calmly. Remember, you don't need an excuse to say no; you don't owe anyone an explanation. The good people in your life will respect this boundary.71. _________________________________________________________________________________________ V. Translation。

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2024年华二附中高三上暑期检测卷II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage 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.His Portraits（肖像）Bring PeaceIn January 2014, when Luigi Quintos, 54 held his newborn grandson, Ayden, for the first time, the baby weighed just over a pound. Ayden had been born two months premature, and doctors thought he might not make it. Heartbroken, Luigi turned (21) _________ art to calm himself. He had been drawing portraits of people off and on since elementary school.This time, Luigi drew a portrait of Ayden with his parents -- Luigi's son and daughter-in-law -- (22) _________ (look) down at him. "It was my way of making sure they'd always be together," he says.After five months in intensive care, Ayden pulled through. (23) _________ (excite) by the good news, Luigi set up a Facebook page, Priceless Images, where he offered to draw portraits of other kids who were sick. "I thought my work might offer comfort," he says.Within days, his inbox (24) _________ (fill) with requests. It is often the case (25) _________ parents send Luigi an email containing a photo of their child and a description of the child's illness. Sometimes they request that the artist remove oxygen tubes and wires (26) _________ appear in the photo. One family asked for their child's eyes (27) _________ (draw) open, an image they never got to see in real life.Each drawing takes Luigi, who works as a driver in Salem, Oregon, a few hours. (28) _________ he'd done, he mails an 11-by-14-inch portrait to the parents and posts a version of the drawing on his Facebook page.To date, Luigi (29) _________ (complete) 450 portraits, with another 350 on the waiting list. But Luigi doesn't mind the backlog. "The drawings give families something (30) _________ can hold on to," he says.Section BDirections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. awareB. considerableC. ever-expandingD. fearfulE. outperformingF. platformsG. primitivelyH. prospectsI. revitalizingJ. substantiallyK. unsatisfyingChangesI have been working with Chinese students since the 1990s, and have observed firsthand their changing conditions. Many are certainly __31__ that life today is far more comfortable and easier than it was in their grandparents', or even parents', youth. With this in mind, I would like to share some of what they related to me, including their hopes, dreams and fears which are like what I've found on Douyin, Kuaishou, Weibo, Zhihu and even Biliblili -- all popular __32__ among young people in China.After taking stock of China's efforts to protect human lives and improve people's livelihoods, including eliminating（消除）extreme poverty and __33__ the countryside, pushing forward with green development, and standing tall as a major power, many feel proud to be Chinese in this day and age. They expressed a(n) __34__ confidence in China's future and are eager to be part of it.Several described feeling a type of existential concern. On the one hand, they're proud to be Chinese, happy to be part of a large, powerful nation, and pleased that their conditions and __35__ are strong. On the other, having grown up in an accelerating（加速的）consumer society, shaped __36__ by social media, they also described feeling small and isolated.Interestingly, some pointed directly to their __37__ relationship with commodities（商品）, describing them as an unhealthy but inescapable addiction, including concerns that commodity culture, together with social media, is pushing people into feeling smaller and smaller in a(n) __38__ digital space.With their favorable conditions also come the pressures they feel __39__ previous generations. None said they wanted to "lie down" (tangping), but they noted intense competition both among their peers and form international sources. They were __40__ of running to death, of living shallow lives and reaching early graves.III. Reading ComprehensionsSection ADirections: 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.Exploring the vast area where psychology and physiology meet, recent studies are continually casting light on an interesting phenomenon: the impact of our mental states on physical health. The concept of a mind-body connection, often viewed with disbelief, is now gaining __41__ through scientific inquiry. __42__, happiness has been found to have a protective effect against common illnesses. This revelation came from a 2003 study where over 300 participants, exposed to a cold virus, exhibited fewer symptoms if they had a generally __43__ outlook on life. These individuals weren't just happier; they were healthier.This link between our psychological state and physical well-being extends beyond __44__ illness. Focusing on the longevity of optimists, research led by Dr. Laura Kubzansky of Harvard has revealed that an optimistic outlook is associated with a lower 'allostatic load' -- the wear and tear on the body from long-term stress. This __45__ burden is thought to contribute to longer lifespans, with the most optimistic among us living significantly longer lives.Another striking area where the mind's influence is __46__ is in the function and length of telomeres -- protective caps at the ends of our chromosomes（染色体）. Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn's pioneering work has shown that individuals under long-term stress have shorter telomeres, which can __47__ earlier cellular aging. On the other hand, positive mental attitudes and practices like meditation appear to __48__ telomere length, suggesting that our mental practices can influence the very aging process of our cells.The __49__ of these findings are broad and significant, particularly in medical treatment and recovery. The placebo（安慰剂）effect, once a mere footnote in clinical trails, is now a central focus in understanding how belief and expectation can bring about real __50__ changes. From reducing pain to improving surgery outcomes, placebos have demonstrated that our belief in a treatment's __51__ can appear as real healing in the body.Recent experiments have explored this by administering 'open-label' placebos -- placebos given with full __52__ that they contain no active ingredients -- to patients. Remarkably, theseplacebos can still lead to improvements in conditions like irritable bowel syndrome, __53__ our perception about the nature of healing.As we look to the future, the developing field of psychoneuroimmunology（心理神经免疫学）is sure to offer even more insights into how our mental landscape affects our physical health. The implications of this could be transformative, as we begin to __54__ psychological wellness into our standard healthcare practices. The ultimate question that emerges is not whether our minds influence our health -- that much is __55__ -- but how we can use this power most effectively for a healthier society.41. A. control B. support C. access D. sympathy42. A. In addition B. By contrast C. On average D. For instance43. A. pessimistic B. cautious C. positive D. changeable44. A. mental B. fatal C. addictive D. temporary45. A. added B. reduced C. ignored D. continued46. A. local B. indirect C. visible D. harmful47. A. lead to B. take up C. hand over D. set aside48. A. measure B. preserve C. describe D. restrict49. A. implications B. characteristics C. overview D. relation50. A. recent B. behavioral C. physical D. general51. A. effectiveness B. duration C. availability D. security52. A. apology B. strength C. disclosure D. protection53. A. challenging B. exploring C. enhancing D. gaining54. A. divide B. provide C. open D. integrate55. A. unnecessary B. clear C. stable D. carelessSection BDirections: Read the following two passage. 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)Amid the holiday season's business, it's the unanticipated moments that often stay in the heartthe longest. I remember one such instance, on a winter day, in a crowded store. My role, repetitive and boring, was interrupted by a sight that demanded my attention - and elderly woman threading her way through the crowd, her pace a sharp contrast to the hurried shoppers.Her companion, a younger woman, radiated impatience with each heavy breath of annoyance. The divide between them was palpable, a silent proof to the swift passage of time and the slow dance of age.Moved by a feeling of connection that frequently arises around seniors, I approached to offer help. The older woman's smile was a pause in time, a softening in the day's rhythm. She passed me a slip of paper, on which a classic movie title was hurriedly written - a film she was eager to locate and share.Guiding her along the memory-rich aisles, we quickly located the film. During our short exchange, she vividly recounted her past, her memories lighted up by the silver screen's shimmer -- each film capturing valuable life lessons.As I handed her the DVD, our conversation turned to her companion, her granddaughter, who watched us with confused emotions playing upon her face. "Cherish her," I found myself advising, a gentle request to preserve the moments that would one day become the most treasured of memories.They left the store with the granddaughter's pace now slowed down to match the elder's. In their departure, a sudden understanding passed between us, a reminder that life's true essence is often found in the gentle press of a hand, the warmth of a shared glance, and the preciousness of time spent with those we love. It was a lesson in empathy（共情）, a call to honor the connections that, while seemingly temporary, form the enduring fabric of our human experience.56. Why does the writer approach the elderly woman and her companion?A. The elderly woman looked lost.B. He wanted to sell them a membership.C. They had stayed in the store for too long.D. He was touched by feeling close to the elderly.57. What does the elderly woman's smile represent in the story?A. A break in the flow of time.B. Happiness at finding the film.C. Confusion about where she is.D. A brief connection with the writer.58. What underlying message does the writer convey to the granddaughter?A. The necessity of watching classic films.B. The importance of patience in shopping.C. Advice on selecting movies that old people love.D. The value of treasuring time spent with loved ones.59. What lesson does the writer reflect on at the end of the story?A. Different people have different understanding of human experience.B. Our connection with others is fundamental to human experience.C. Some connections are temporary while others will last long.D. Empathy is the best way to bring families together.(B)The Future of Driving: The Solar-Powered Light-year OnePicture this: driving down the highway, the heater keeping you off the winter chill, without a hint of worry about your car's charge. Welcome to the reality created by the Light-year One, the revolutionary solar-powered vehicle crafted by the visionary Dutch company, Light-year. Born from the talented minds of Solar Team Eindhoven, this vehicle is not just a car -- it's a statement, an innovative step into a sustainable future.The Dawn of Solar MobilityRange Without LimitWorst-case scenario: it's cold outside, and you've got the heat started while raveling at highway speeds. With Light-year One, expect to cover an impressive 400 km before needing a charge. That's the distance from Paris to Amsterdam! In a single journey, you can witness the marvel of engineering that makes "range anxiety" a term of the past.Making Use of the SunThe proof, boasting over 1,000 solar cells, turn daylight into distance. Each solar cell is a proof to Light-year's commitment to efficiency and strength -- capable of charging up to 12km on a sunny day. Imagine gaining an extra 97km per week, just by letting your car bathe in the sun. It's no wonder that in places like Phoenix, the Light-year One can be powered by the sun for the majority of the year.A Design that Speaks Elegance and EfficiencyWhat's Under the Hood?Don't let the smooth lines fool you. The Light-year One's design is a perfect combination of visual appeal and aerodynamic efficiency. Its teardrop shape minimizes drag, ensuring every joule（焦耳）of energy is used to its fullest potential. And speed? This eco-vehicle doesn't shy away from it, boasting a top speed of 160km/h (100 mph).Eco and Wallet FriendlyWe understand that innovation comes at a price. However, the €149,000 tag on the Light-year One is set to decrease as technology advances and production scales up. Light-year's promise is to deliver sustainable luxury that will soon become the new normal.Are you ready to embrace the change? The Light-year One isn't just a car; it's a forerunner of tomorrow. By choosing this path, you're not only adopting a new way of driving -- you're driving change, one sunny mile at a time.60. What is the passage mainly intended to do?A. Introduce and promote a solar-powered vehicle.B. Provide a technical manual for the Light-year One.C. Offer a historical account of solar-powered vehicles.D. Call attention to the technology used by the Light-year One.61. What can be learned about the Light-year One?A. It can move faster than 160km per hour.B. It can travel about 400 km on a single charge.C. It features a built-in solar panel cleaning system.D. It will be sold at a price higher than €149,000 soon.62. Suppose you were a car reviewer, how would you comment on the Light-year One?A. The Light-year One's introduction of solar power has practical challenges.B. The Light-year One presents a novel and efficient way to use electric power.C. The Light-year One's groundbreaking features are overshadowed by its high cost.D. The Light-year one prioritizes style and solar innovation but falls short in practicality.(C)This year, University College London made Semir Zeki the world's first professor ofneuro-aesthetics（神经美学）. In recent decades, he has used brain imaging techniques to pioneer the modern study of visual perception, as Nobel prize winner Eric Kandel writes on the jacket of Splendors and Miseries of the Brain, and his earliest books include an impressive study of art written (in French) with the painter Balthus. His new book aims to apply the neuroscience （神经科学）of creativity to artists, writers and composers such as Michelangelo, Dante and Wagner, and so it arouses high expectations. Unfortunately, the result is disappointing.Consider his treatment of Cezanne, a painter celebrated for subtle colouring of natural scenes. Near the beginning of the book, Zeki quotes Cezanne as saying: "Colour has a logic and the artist must always obey that logic, never the logic of the brain." Zeki disagrees: "There is, in fact, no logic to colour except the logic of the brain." Yet much later, in an admiring chapter on Cezanne, he remarks: "Though knowing nothing about the visual brain, Cezanne was nevertheless remarkably insightful into its workings." How, then, does Cezanne's understanding of visual perception differ from Zeki's? If Cezanne was wrong, why were his insights fruitful? The book never resolves this apparent contradiction.Zeki supports the idea that our perception of colors is not independent but rather essentially linked to how our brains interpret them. For example, the brain preserves our perception of colours regardless of lighting conditions, by cleverly keeping constant the proportion of red, green and blue light reflected from an object and from its surroundings. "A green surface, for example, remains green whether viewed at dawn, at dunk, or at noon on a cloudy or sunny day." Zeki writes. Leaves on trees do not appear to change colour with changes in weather. Indeed, he claims "there are no colours but constant colours."Surely, the truth is more complex. A leaf certainly looks green to us whether in bright sun or shadow -- but it is not the same green. The apples in Cezanne's 1873 painting Green Apples (below) contain at least half a dozen identifiable shades of green. Moreover, the greens change appearance under natural and artificial light. Anyone who has tried to choose a paint colour from a house decorator's colour chart knows how sensitive the brain's perception of colour is to light and shadow. What looked right on the chart often looks wrong on the wall.For all Zeki's evident scientific expertise expertise and love of the arts, he does not really succeed in using each to illuminate the other.63. What does the writer imply about Zeki's approach to the study of neuroaesthetics and art?A. Zeki focuses primarily on the technical aspects of art.B. Zeki's background limits his understanding of art in a scientific way.C. Zeki's work is praised for bridging the gap between neuroscience and art.D. Zeki's applies traditional artistic techniques to his neuroscience research.64. How can Zeki's handling of the contradiction regarding Cezanne's insights be inter-prated?A. As an innovative attempt to challenge traditional art criticism.B. As evidence of Zeki's deep understanding of Cezanne's work.C. As reflection of Zeki's preference for modern over classical art.D. As an oversight that highlights a gap in Zeki's argumentation skills.65. What is the writer suggesting about the complexity of color perception as discussed by Zeki?A. Zeki's views are too complex for a general audience.B. Zeki oversimplifies how human beings perceive colors.C. Zeki's research on color perception is irrelevant to the study of art.D. Zeki has discovered the definitive explanation for color perception.66. What can be inferred about the writer's perspective on the potential of neuroscience to enhance our understanding of art?A. The writer is convinced neuroscience has no place in the study of art.B. The writer thinks neuroscience should replace traditional methods of art analysis.C. The writer appreciates integrating neuroscience and art but finds Zeki's work shallow.D. The writer believes Zeki's work has successfully unified the fields of neuroscience and art.Section CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.A. The ritual of listening to her albums became my comfort, especially after my father passed away.B. This music has made me new friends, told me new stories, brought back things I thought I'd lost a long time ago.C. It is the untold stories of countless souls who, through melody and rhythm, found a way to express what words alone could not.D. But music didn't really reach me until we played a Billie Holiday record on our old player.E. A musician is born and then made.F. I write not just to entertain.Billie Holiday Sang to MeMy early Saturday mornings were reserved for learning music at the local music academy. We, the students, were little musicians, ears and hearts open to the raw, emotional teachings of the great composers. _____67_____Billie's voice was a gateway to a deeper understanding of human emotion. Her soulful tunes would stay in the air of our living room, teaching me more about life than any textbook could. Her songs spoke of a world that was far from fair or kind, yet she sang with a strength that seemed to rise above the pain._____68_____ Her voice filled the silence of his absence. The bluesy undertones and heartfelt words found in songs like "Strange Fruit" and "God Bless the Child" were my companions through the winding path of grief and healing.I grew to see music as an extension of the self, a form of narrative that could capture the essence of who we are, who we were, and who we hope to be. Each chord and lyric（和弦和歌词）became a mirror, reflecting parts of my identity I was still exploring, parts of my heritage thatwere woven into the fabric of American's complex musical history.Years later, as I started my own journey in music, I found myself at the intersection ofartistry and advocacy, inspired by the lessons Billie Holiday's music taught me. Her commitmentto expressing her truth through her music, even in the face of hardship, became the guiding principle in my career.In my own compositions, I strive to capture that same honesty and raw emotion._____69_____ My purpose is also to communicate -- to build connections with listeners and to continue the dialogue that artists like Billie Holiday started with their groundbreaking work.Music, I've learned, is not merely sound arranged in pleasant orders. It is history. It is emotion. _____70_____ Billie's voice continues to remind me that the real power of music lies in its ability to touch the soul, to heal, and to inspire a future where everyone's story can be heard.IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following three passages. 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.71. All Things Must PassAs social currents shift, we witness the come and go of trends that once seemed permanent. Reflect on the evolving journey of facial hair styles -- a measure of fashion that swings from the presence of lush beards（浓密的胡须）to the simplicity of smooth shaves. A study once suggested that this swing might be less about fashion and more about biology and social dynamics.The theory goes that when a particular style becomes too common, it loses its uniqueness, and thus, its appeal. This pattern, termed 'Negative Frequency-Dependent Selection' (NFDS), suggests that rarity might give an advantage. For instance, in a sea of beards, the clean-shaven face becomes a sign of difference, an outlier that draws the eye.Yet, trends are more than mere biology; they are the whispers of a society speaking to itself about identity, resistance, and change. This is observed in the rise and fall of beards, a trend that grew as a response to an ever-changing world, where men pursued a re-connection with a raw, distinctive identity. It served as both a nod to by-gone eras and potentially a critique ofcon-termporary times.But as with all trends, saturation（饱和）leads to a tipping point. The uncommon becomes common, and society looks to the horizon for the next distinctive wave. The shift is inevitable, driven by an undercurrent of desire for something new.The phenomenon extends beyond facial hair to all manner of trends, from the clothes we wear to the devices we use. We chase the novel, the rare, the statement-making -- until, in our pursuit, we find it ordinary. And so, the cycle continues, driven by the ceaseless desire for differentiation and the inescapable pull of uniformity.As far as style is concerned, nothing is permanent. Today's symbol of distinction becomes tomorrow's footnote in the records of trend history. All that remains constant is change, and the certainty that whatever is considered the height of popularity now will inevitably become a part of history, paving the way for the fresh forerunners of the future.V. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.72. 无论天气如何，他从不错过晨跑。

上海市浦东新区华东师范大学第二附属中学2024-2025学年高二上学期12月月考英语试题

上海市浦东新区华东师范大学第二附属中学2024-2025学年高二上学期12月月考英语试题一、单项选择1．With time going on, the method she had stuck ________ very effective and it is worthy________.A．proved, adopting B．to proved, being adoptedC．to proved, to be adopted D．to proves, of adopting2．He is thought ________ foolishly. Now he has no one but himself ________ for losing the job.A．to act; to blame B．having acted; blameC．to have acted; blamed D．to have acted; to blame3．Although it was very late when John began doing the job, he managed, with his friend’s assistance, ________ before the building was locked.A．to be finished B．being finished C．finishing D．to finish4．Take all your courage and do something your heart tells you to do so that you may not regret not____it later in life.A．to do B．to have done C．do D．doing5．________ the latest development of science and technology, he has had many modern communication devices installed in his office.A．To inform of B．Being informed of C．To be informed of D．Having informed of 6．Once I realized that I had no one’s expectations ________ but my own, I began to view college as a wonderful experiment.A．living up to B．having lived up to C．to live up to D．to have lived up to 7．What is left over may be put into the fridge,________ it can keep for two or three weeks.A．when B．where C．which D．while8．Her sister has become a lawyer，________ she wanted to be.A．who B．thatC．what D．which9．The worsening living conditions on the Carteret Islands finally resulted in________we calledthe relocation of all the islanders, from________arose the problem of losing their traditions and celebrations.A．which; what B．which; which C．what; that D．what; which 10．My cellphone, ________ I couldn’t contact my parents, was taken away by my teacher for the reason ________ I had used it in my English class.A．which, why B．with which, that C．without which, why D．without which, that二、语法填空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.A Hedgehog, A Centrifuge (离心机) and Other Millennial Life-Improvement SplurgesHow much ongoing joy can you get from something that weighs eight ounces?For Simon Spichak, it’s a lot, thanks to a hedgehog that fits in his palm. Mr. Spichak, a science writer who lives in Toronto, bought his new companion in May 2023 11 $280 and named it Goober has improved Mr. Spichak’s life in small and big ways, he said, providing him with entertaining material to post to his social media accounts and 12 (help) to introduce him to some of his neighbors when he takes Goober around his block, where they’ re met with delighted curiosity.Millennials and Gen Z are more likely than older generations to make spending on a hobby or nonessential purchases 13 priority, according to a study published last year by Intuit, the parent company of TurboTax. The study suggested that this was 14 younger generations placed a high value on personal growth and mental well-being. While gym memberships or self-help books may be 15 (obvious) purchases for improving lives, less typical options, even odd ones, can make a lasting difference by helping people find happiness and connect to new communities.In laboratory research, a centrifuge is commonly used to separate substances in liquid or solid media 16 particle size and density differences. But Stephen Seyer, a senior technical support engineer in Chicago, uses his to make homemade cocktail infusions.He bought 17 after getting the idea from Dave Arnold, a bartender and the authorof the book “Liquid Intelligence: The Art and Science of the Perfect Cocktail.” “Typically, they’re purchased and used by restaurants and bars commercially,” Mr. Seyer, 31, said. “It 18 become my favorite piece of kitchen hardware ever.” The machine cost him about$1,100.Mr. Seyer has used the centrifuge to make banana rum, 19 (combine) overripe bananas and alcohol. After mixing them in a standard blender, he runs the concoction through the centrifuge, which spins at a rapid pace.“After six or seven minutes, the banana rum is ready, and it comes out perfectly clear and tasting like the most delicious fresh banana infusion 20 I’ve ever tasted,” Mr. Seyer said. He has made about 10 bottles of banana rum and given them away to friends and family. His new pastime has also given him an opportunity to get to know the people who work at his local watering holes.三、选词填空Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.Your Power to Choose Is UnlimitedYou’re free to make any choice you want—as long as you’re ready to accept the consequences.Everybody knows the feeling of being unable to make a certain life choice, however much you’d like to, because 21 simply don’t allow it. Maybe you think you can’t end an unhappy marriage because of the emotional impact on yourself and your loved ones, or that you can’t leave a disappointing career because of the financial cost.These are 22 concerns. But the truth, though it often makes people indignant to hear it, is that it’s almost never literally the case that you have to meet a work deadline, 23 a commitment, answer an email, fulfill a family obligation or anything else. The astounding reality is that you’re pretty much free to do whatever you like. You need only face the consequences.Consequences aren’t 24 . Every choice you make comes with some sort of consequences, because at any instant you can only pick one path, and must deal with the repercussions of not picking any of the others.Freedom isn’t a matter of somehow wriggling free of the costs of your choice— that’s never an option. It means realizing that nothing can stop you from doing anything at all, so long as you’ re willing to pay those costs. The economist Thomas Sowell summed things up by saying that there are no solutions, only trade-offs. The only questions to ask about any choice is what the 25 is, and whether or not it’s worth paying.Once you begin to 26 life as a matter of trade-offs and consequences, it’s easier to say no to things you might not previously have dared to turn down. Some people are 27 at this. “Oh dear,” the English comedian Peter Cook is said to have responded when invited by a friend to have dinner with Prince Andrew. “Checking my diary, I find I’m watching television that night.”At other times, though, you’ll decide to go ahead with an unpleasant obligation because you understand the cost of saying no and don’t want to 28 it. For example, if a friend asks you to help her move this weekend, you may decide that the stress and disappointment you’d cause her by refusing is a price you’ re unwilling to pay. Notice how different that is— how different it feels—from 29 saying yes because you “have no choice,” then resenting it for days.Whatever choice you make, so long as you make it in the spirit of facing the consequences, the result will be freedom—not freedom from limitation, which is something we 30 never get to experience, but freedom in limitation. Freedom to examine the trade-offs—because there will always be trade-offs—and then to opt for whichever trade-off you like.四、完形填空Of all the components of a good night’s sleep , dreams seem to be least within our control. In dreams, a window opens into a world where logic is 31 and dead people speak. A century ago, Freud stated his revolutionary theory that dreams were the disguised (伪装的) shadows of our unconscious desires and fears; by the late 1970s, neurologists had 32 tothinking of them as just “mental noise” — the random byproducts of the neural-repair work that goes on during sleep. Now researchers suspect that dreams are part of the mind’s emotional thermostat (恒温调节器), 33 moods while the brain is “off-line”. And one leading authority says that these intensely powerful mental events can be not only influenced but actually brought under conscious 34 , to help us sleep and feel better. “It’s your dream,” says Rosalind Cartwright, chair of psychology at Chicago’s Medical Center. “If you don’t like it, change it.”The link between dreams and emotions 35 among the patients in Cartwright’s clinic. Most people seem to have more bad dreams early in the night, progressing toward happier ones before awakening, suggesting that they are working through negative feelings generated during the day. Because our conscious mind is occupied with daily life, we don’t always think about the emotional 36 of the day’s events — until, it appears, we begin to dream.And this process needs not be left to the 37 . Cartwright believes one can exercise conscious control over 38 bad dreams. As soon as you awaken, 39 what is upsetting about the dream. It is no use getting haunted by it. 40 , visualize how you would like it to end; the next time it occurs, try to wake up just enough to control its 41 . With much practice people can learn to, 42 , do it in their sleep.At the end of the day, there’s probably little reason to pay attention to our dreams at all 43 they keep us from sleeping or “we wake up in a panic,” Cartwright says. Terrorism, economic uncertainties and general feelings of insecurity have increased people’s anxiety. Those suffering from 44 nightmares should seek help from a therapist. For the rest of us, the brain has its ways of 45 bad feeling. Sleep — or rather dream — on it and you’ll feel better in the morning.31．A．eliminated B．exaggerated C．suspended D．substituted 32．A．switched B．committed C．adapted D．transferred 33．A．supervising B．governing C．uplifting D．regulating 34．A．focus B．discussion C．repair D．control 35．A．extends B．vanishes C．develops D．emerges 36．A．appearance B．resemblance C．significance D．magnificence 37．A．unconscious B．emotional C．controlled D．dreamy38．A．frequent B．abundant C．repeated D．reviewed 39．A．intensify B．identify C．simplify D．magnify 40．A．Consequently B．Likewise C．Instead D．Comparatively 41．A．climax B．trail C．length D．course 42．A．literally B．subconsciously C．readily D．independently 43．A．before B．because C．unless D．if 44．A．coherent B．persistent C．unprecedented D．extensive 45．A．seeing through B．talking through C．working through D．going through五、阅读理解For companies who bottle pure mountain air, like one in Canada, dropping air quality is a business opportunity. For the rest of us, it’s a killer. While billions of people live in a fog of harmful airborne particles each day, the business of Vitality Air, which sells bottled Canadian mountain air, is booming.“Our Chinese website keeps crashing. We are getting orders from all over the country, not just the wealthier cities,” said Harrison Wang, China representative for Vitality Air. “When the air is bad, we see increase in sales.” While the company has sold 12,000 bottles of air from Canada’s national parks to Chinese people sick of the pollution that chokes many of the country’s cities, plenty of other nations are increasingly asking for clean air.The past week has also identified the cause for this smoggy malaise (难以捉摸的问题). The torching of fossil fuels has grown so quickly that the world is heading to atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide beyond 400 parts per million — a level unseen in human history. Particles and chemicals released from power plants and vehicles are killing us as the CO₂ dissolves the Great Barrier Reef and helps rob Alaska of a winter.Indeed, if humans vanished tomorrow, our great contributions will not be non-hovering hover boards, but our pollution. Recent research concludes that on vast geological timescales, humans will leave behind just a layer of plastic and a blanket of planet-warming greenhouse gases.Cities, where most pollution dwells, are perhaps ahead of national governments in realizing the crisis we all now face. In the US, the Clean Air Act has lifted the smog from many largeAmerican metropolises and have banded with other urban areas from around the world to do more to tackle climate change. Paris has placed a monthly ban upon cars along the Champs-Elysee, while Santiago in Chile last year temporarily banned 40% of its 1.7m vehicles.But with more people dying from air pollution each year than malaria and HIV, it’s clear that far more needs to be done to clean up our cities, stem the flow of plastic into the environment and help rapidly growing economies exploit the sun and the wind, rather than coal, for their energy needs. Otherwise we will run out of places to bottle clean air from.46．Which of the following statement about Vitality Air is TRUE?A．It sells bottled pure mountain air only to wealthy cities in China.B．The Canadian company profits by transporting national parks’ air to Chinese people.C．It is a technology company whose website keeps crashing.D．Its products cause serious environmental problems.47．What is the root of the world’s air pollution problem?A．The atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide.B．The excessive burning of fossil fuels.C．The dissolving Great Barrier Reef.D．The trillions of tiny pieces plastic.48．What can be inferred from the passage?A．Plenty of other nations were not able to buy clean bottled air from Vitality Air.B．Innovative technologies would be the consequence if humans disappeared on the earth.C．The warm winter in Alaska is caused by the burning of fossil fuels.D．National governments are working on the smoggy problem through a joint effort. 49．Which of the following is the best title?A．Bottled air: far from a silver bullet to air pollutionB．Dropping air quality: the killer hunting all of usC．A global dilemma: pollution has both upsides and downsidesD．An emergent call: we are running out of clean bottled airWe will support you to be at your best at work, helping you to pursue your full potential.Our combination of world-class benefits combine pay, progression, and career development, designed to be inclusive and appealing, no matter where you are in your career. We also offer useful discounts to reduce everyday household costs as well as bigger budget items or treats. What we offer is different in our nearly 50 different office locations around the world, but our UK benefits are listed below.If you are interested in a vacancy elsewhere in the world, please ask our recruitment specialists, whose names can be found on our job adverts for details of the benefits in your BenefitsKey benefits•28 days paid holiday•A contributory pension matched up to 9%•Life cover•Long-term sick coverHelp with everyday costs•Generously subsidised on-site catering•Free on-site gym and wellbeing centre•Discounted fees to use at the University of Cambridge Sport Centre and a number of other local gyms•Discount portal and cashback at more than 2,500 retailersFamily friendly•Hybrid and flexible working•Wellbeing programme and employee assistance programme offering 24/7 support and advice for you and your family•Access to workplace nurseries and enhanced family leave from day one Planet friendly•Pedal/ electric bicycle pool for colleagues to use during office hours (central Cambridge only)•Cycle to work scheme, allowing you to buy a bike or equipment with nearly 50% off•Green travel loan and season ticket discounts•Low emissions car hire purchase scheme through salary exchangeSupportive•Financial, physical and mental wellbeing support for you and your family•Competitive private healthcare plans for you and at a discounted rate for your family•Continuous professional development, from short courses to industry certifications and qualifications•Clear career paths linked to pay progression50．Which of the following statements is true?A．If an applicant wishes to apply for a job vacancy in our UK office, he or she should first consult our recruitment specialist.B．Our employees in the UK office will be entitled to a discount when using several local gyms and sports centres.C．Employees are less likely to be distracted by concerns regarding the caring and well-being of their children.D．Our employees will have round-the-clock access not only to pedal/ electrical bicycles but also to low emission vehicles.51．Which of the following can best describe UK benefits?A．friendly, exclusive, generous B．supportive, rewarding, comprehensiveC．diverse, attractive, demanding D．caring, conventional, growth-oriented 52．This article is mainly intended to ________.A．explain why employees need support and benefits at in their workB．introduce how family-friendly and planet-friendly the UK Benefits areC．describe the specific features of the UK benefits and how they operateD．inform those interested in order to attract prospective employeesAmerican culture nurtures many myths about the moral value of hard work. The phrase “bythe bootstraps”, describing those who have found success through dogged work and stubborn will, rose from The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen: the aristocrat (贵族) pulls himself from a swamp -not by his bootstraps, but by his hair. And Horatio Alger’s stories, often remembered as the representative tale of American rags to American riches, romanticized not just the social and economic power of hard work, but also the power of old-fashioned good luck.The myths will live on: They confirm a deeply held value in American culture, allowing us residents to hold onto the idea: that we live in a meritocracy (精英体制). That our widely imitated and yet unusual take on democracy has been built, and continues to rest, on a system that ensures talent and hard work will be rewarded.Current events have helped to reveal the notion of meritocracy to be what it always was: yet another myth. During a discussion at the Aspen Ideas Festival, NPR’s Michele Norris talked with Darren Walker, the president of the Ford Foundation, and Jeff Raikes, the co-founder of the Raikes Foundation, emphasizing the tensions between how we talk about the American dream and how people live it.“As Americans, we want to believe you can get on that mobility escalator and ride it as far as you want,” Walker said, “but that no one rides it faster than anyone else.” We want to believe talent will triumph, and that hard work will be the tool of that success. Which is: We want to believe that opportunity is evenly distributed.However, this country, as Walker put it, “was constructed on a racialized hierarchy.” It’s a hierarchy that remains today, which is evident across American culture, across the American education system, across the American economy.And yet our myths tend to belie that reality. The logic of meritocracy - “a system where the talented are chosen and moved ahead, and their progress is based on ability and talent rather than on class privilege or wealth” - supports a world where economic success carries a moral value, and where, as a consequence, the lack of such success implies a kind of moral failing. “Meritocracy” takes as its core assumption, essentially, an equality that doesn’t exist in America. It is romantic rather than realistic.53．Why is The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchhausen and Horatio Alger’s stories mentioned in Para.1?A．To reveal the impact of American culture on literature.B．To explore the social and economic power of hard work.C．To exemplify the cultural origin of American meritocracy.D．To uncover the meritocracy in the American myth.54．What does the author mean by saying the notion of meritocracy is “yet another myth” (Para.3)?A．The notion of meritocracy is deep-rooted in American legends.B．The so-called legendary meritocracy doesn’t exist.C．Democracy has been built on the basis of meritocracy.D．Meritocracy reveals another mysterious American dream.55．Which of the following statements may Mr. Walker agree with?A．Those who work hard will be rewarded with opportunities.B．Americans still live in a society stressing the social hierarchy.C．Economic success is more dependent on moral success.D．Talent will triumph by employing the tool of diligence properly.56．Which of the following is similar to the meaning of “belie” in Para.6?A．mask B．convert C．expose D．identifyHow Silence Became a Luxury ProductOur cities and our lives are noisy. We are bombarded with undistinguished public transit announcements, helicopters circling, cellphones buzzing, beeping, ringing. The countryside is quieter, but leaf blowers still roar there too, as do planes overhead, and tractor-trailers. And everywhere there are voiceless but wordy ways of grabbing our attention like billboards or advertisements that dot each mile of the road and every spare surface. These too hinder silence with their input and visual noise.This isn’t all bad. 57 I get that. As I write this, I sit in a coffee shop with music pumping through the overhead speakers. I like it. I have three loud, beloved children. I understand that my daily life cannot hold the exquisite silence I’ve found inside of monastery walls.58 There was a time, not long ago, when it was less difficult to find silent spaces. Embracing silence always had to be somewhat intentional, of course. Humans have perpetually been able to fill the air with talk, song, laughter, screaming or humming. But for most of humanhistory — without TV, cars, radio, airplanes and industrial machines — hush was more of a default mode. 59 Think of the wealth required to purchase a getaway from the noise.In his book “The World Beyond Your Head”, Matthew B．Crawford advocates what he calls an “attentional commons”. We as a society hold certain resources in common, like air and water.60Crawford says that the “absence of noise” — auditory silence but also freedom from things like advertisements that intrude on our attention — should be seen as just such a resource. He writes, “As clean air makes respiration possible, silence, in this broader sense, is what makes it possible to think.” He argues that we all need access to quiet, undistracting spaces.A．Still, silence is a human need.B．People sometimes need to blow their leaves.C．But now, silence has become a luxury item.D．Therefore, silence is what human beings have been pursing all the time.E．These vital resources are available to everyone as part of the common good.F．We should pay equal attention to common resources existing in the society.六、书面表达61．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.What Are Y ou “True Colors”?Sometimes we talk about our feelings with words describing colors. For example, if I am feeling down or a bit sad, I can say I am “blue”. If I’m’ angry, I might say that I see “red”. If I want something that someone else has, I can say I’m “green” with envy. All these different feelings can be represented with colors. But what about your “true colors?” What does it mean to show your true colors?If we show our “true colors”, we are true to ourselves. We show what we are really like. We reveal our true nature, character, or personality. For example, I have a friend who loves the sun and sea. When she is at the beach, she shows her “true colors”. She’s very active - swimming in the sea, walking along the beach, and enjoying other outdoor activities. When she is away fromthe beach, she doesn’t seem herself. She is often inside and not very active.However, showing one’s true colors does not always mean something good. Some people may present themselves in a way other than how they really are. They might seem to have positive characteristics. They act kind, pleasant, generous, or helpful. But in fact, they are really the opposite. They are not showing their “true colors”. They keep their “true nature” hidden.Some word experts say the expression “true colors” dates back to the 1700s and comes from the world of sailing ships. Colored flags were, and still are, used to show what country a ship was registered to and to communicate with other ships at a distance. The ship’s colors were its flags. Pirates’ ships would sail under “false colors”, meaning under a friendly flag. They would do this to get close to other ships without raising concern. Then, when the pirates were close enough and ready to attack, they would raise their “true colors”._______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________七、翻译Directions: Write out the words according to the relevant definitions. The first letter is given to you.62．d v. to come down from a higher to a lower level63．t n. land that belongs to a particular country64．s adj. causing great surprise, excitement, or interest65．o n. a job or profession66．e n. a statement or description that makes something seem larger, better, worse or more important than it really is67．i n. an understanding of what something is like68．q n. an exam that you have passed or a course of study that you have successfully completed69．a v. to think that somebody/something is good, acceptable or suitable70．c n. the system of laws and basic principles that a state, a country or an organization is governed by71．d n. the practice of treating somebody or a particular group in society less fairly than others八、完成句子72．Segregation laws and meant that inequality was present everywhere. (根据句意填空)73．She as she was driven to prison, but she didn’t . (根据句意填空) 74．She didn’t know it at the time, but her simple had sown the seeds of something that would and in America. (根据句意填空)九、选词填空Directions: Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the phrases given in the box. Note that each phrase can be used only once and there are two phrases more than you need.75．As summer , it’s clear that public parks will play a crucial role in providing safe, affordable leisure spaces for millions of people unable to work or travel.76．His generous offer was well above average, a number of potential bidders. 77．The project was a failure, , because of poor planning and lack of communication. 78．When his parents were out of town, he had to do anything he could .79．The magazine, in many ways, announced Eliot a kind of cultural authority as a taste maker, and with it certain ideas of modernism.80．A prudent man the paths beaten by great men is to imitate those who have been most excellent to change the course of history.81．It’s a good sort of question that gets raised in such a problematic paradox: how writean original poem within such a conventional genre like the epic?82．The spokesman stressed that the measures did not an overall ban.十、翻译83．给在场每个人留下最深刻印象的是她那很好的幽默感。

上海市华东师范大学第二附属中学高一上学期中考试英语试卷(无答案)

华东师大二附中2021学年第一学期期中考试卷高一英语（考试时间：90分钟卷面满分：100分）命题人：吴学良审题人：孙燕丽第Ⅰ卷（共70分）Ⅰ. Listening Coraprehension（20%）Section A（10%）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 conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers or your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. In a hospital B. In a grocery store. C. In a supermarket. D. In a restaurant.2. A. He is willing to play chess. B. The woman has every reason to quit.C. He will help the woman with the game.D. The woman should go on playing chess3. A. They admire the courage of space explores. B. They enjoyed the movie on space exploration.C. They were going to watch a wonderful movie.D. They like doing scientific exploration very much.4. A. He used to work in the art gallery. B. He doesn't have a good memory.C. He declined a job offer from the art gallery.D. He is not interested in any part-time jobs.5. A. Call the hotel manager for help. B. Change the date of the conference.C. Decrease the size of the conference.D. Find another place for the conference6. A. The airport's management needs improving. B. The plane is going to land at another airport.C. All flights have been delayed due to bad weather.D. Temporary closing has disturbed the airport's operation.7. A. The music wasn't as good as the scenery. B. The scenery could have been more realistic.C. She wished she had seen the play.D. The actors in the play didn't do so well8. A. How to improve work efficiency. B. How to' select secretaries.C. Their heavy workload.D. The secretaries in the man's company.9. A. He used to be the woman's colleague. B. He is grateful to Mary for her support.C. He is happy with how his company is doing.D. He didn't expect Mary to talk about his company.10. A. The man can forward the mail to Mary. B. Mary probably knows Sally's new address.C. She can call Mary to tell her about the mail.D. She would like to re-establish contact with Sally Section B （10%）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 conversations 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 passage11. A. The ways to make transportation eco-friendly B. The worrying future of transportation.C. The advancement of transportation.D. The new means of transportation.12. A. Buses. B. Cars. C. Bicycles. D. Planes.13. A. There will be more traffic jams. B. People would like to sit in traffic.C. More people will walk on the roads.D. Some roads will be closed for two hours a day.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. It has been mentioned before. B. It was painted by René Magritte.C. It is the speaker's favorite painting.D. It illustrates the concept of face-blindness.15. A. Find out the images of cars and tools. B. Tell whether the images were repeated.C. Confirm whether they were face-blind.D. Distinguish images of different colours.16. A. We use a particular part of the brain to recognize faces.B. Faces are more difficult than other objects to tell apart.C. Face-blindness is more common than we thought.D. No cure has ever been found for face-blindness.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. It means the film will be released soon. B. It means the film is available to youngsters.C. It means there is a lot of aggression in the film.D. It means the reviewers think highly of the film.18. A. Its music is pleasing to the ear. B. Its language is suitable for kids.C. Its story line isn't easy to understand.D. Its actors are not that famous.19. A. How strange the ending is. B. How dialect is used in the book.C. How the book deals with history.D. How long it takes him to read the book.20. A. A historic era. B. A story line C. A news story. D. A new film.II. Grammar and Vocabulary （20%）Section A （10%）Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence21. Although he _______ in New York City for a long time, he's never regretted his making up his mind to return to ShanghaiA. stayedB. have stayedC. was stayingD. had stayed22. It is reported that by the end of this year, the import of fruit and seafood _______ by about 10% because of the pandemic of coronavirus.A. has decreasedB. will have decreasedC. will be decreasedD. has been decreasing23. The last half of the 20th century _______ the dramatic change in the means of paying.A. has witnessedB. was witnessedC. witnessedD. is witnessed24. This kind of glasses designed based on personal requirements and made by experienced craftsmen _______ comfortably.A. is wornB. is wearingC. wearsD. is being worn25. I _______ to write a letter to John this morning, but I _______ no time.A. hoped, haveB. hoped, hadC. had hoped, haveD. had hoped, had26. This is one of the best films _______ this yearA. which has been shownB. that have been shownC. that have shownD. having been shown27. I shall never forget those years _______ I lived in the country with the farmers, _______ has a great effect on my lifeA. that; whichB. when; whichC. when; whoD. which; that28. She is such a respectable English teacher _______ is liked by everybody.A. whatB. asC. thatD. which29. It is probably impossible for you to understand anything new without the mind referring to the basic knowledge _______ has already obtained.A. itB. /C. thatD. which30. China's 70 National Day parade on October 1st was an unforgettable moment, _______ the whole nation will always treasure.A. that В. one C. it D. whatSection 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.Windsor CastleWindsor Castle is the most famous of all castles in England. The grand castle is still a（n）31 of the British royal family, and is the largest and oldest residential castle in the world. It has been the site of a royal house for almost 1,000 years, since the time of William the Conqueror.King Henry II 32 the first stone building on the site of Windsor Castle in the 1170s. King Edward III, who was born in the castle, pulled down most of Henry's buildings in the 1350s, 33 them with a new “round castle” in the center of the site. Edward's central keep（城堡主楼）has survived to this day though with major 34 .St. George's Chapel is the main church on the site. It was begun during the reign（统治）of King Edward IV and was completed by King Henry VII, who was buried there along with nine other British 35 .The most 36 part in the history of Windsor Castle took place during the English Civil War, when Oliver Cromwell's troops took over the castle from King Charles I and used it as a fortress and the headquarters. King Charles I was 37 imprisoned at Windsor Castle and it wasn't long before he was killed and buried here in 1648.Windsor Castle remains a primary residence of the royal family, but much of it is now 38 , to the public. Sights on a Windsor Castle tour include the daily changing of the guard. The public rooms contain a large number of paintings, decorative ceiling designs and antique furniture. A fire in 1992 destroyed parts of the royal apartments, which are open to a Windsor Castle tour when the Queen is not in residence, but these have been painstakingly 39 .A Windsor Castle tour should include a walk through the Windsor Great Park, which is a beautifully designed garden in the 40 of a royal hunting forest.Ⅰ. Reading Comprehension （30%）Section A （15%）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.With Covid-19 Under Control, China's Economy Surges AheadAs most of the world still struggles with the coronavirus pandemic, China is showing once again that a fast economic rebound is possible when the virus is brought firmly under control.The Chinese economy 41 by 4.9 percent in the July-to-September quarter compared with the same months last year, the country's National Bureau of Statistics announced on Monday. The robust performance brings China almost back up to the roughly 6 percent pace of 42 that it was reporting before the pandemic.Many of the world's major economies have climbed quickly out of the depths of a contraction last spring, when shutdowns caused output to 43 steeply. But China is the first to report growth that significantly surpasses where it was at this time last year. The United States and other nations are expected to report a third-quarter surge too, but they are still behind or just 44 to pre-pandemic levels.China's lead could widen further in the months to come. It has almost no local transmission of the virus now, 45 the United States and Europe face another accelerating wave of cases.The vigorous expansion of the Chinese economy means that it is set to dominate global growth—46 at least 30 percent of the world's economic growth this year and in the years to come. Chinese companies are making up a greater share of the world's 47 , manufacturing consumer electronics，personal protection equipment and other goods in high 48 during the pandemic. At the same time, China is now buying more iron ore（铁矿石）from Brazil, more corn and pork from the United States and more palm oil from Malaysia. That has partly 49 a rapid drop in commodity prices last spring and softened the impact of the pandemic on some industries.50 China's recovery has done less to help the rest of the world than in the past because its imports have not increased nearly as much as its exports. This pattern has created jobs in China but placed a（n）51 on growth elsewhere.China's economic recovery has also been dependent for months on huge investments in highways, high-speed train lines and other infrastructure. And in recent weeks, the country has seen the beginning of a recovery in 52 consumption. The well-off and people living in export-centered coastal provinces were the first to start spending money again. But activity is resuming now even in places like Wuhan, the central Chinese city where the new coronavirus first 53 .Determined to keep local transmission of the virus at or near zero, China has resorted to 54 cellphone tracking of its population, weeks long lockdowns of neighborhoods and cities and costly mass testing 55 even the smallest outbreaks.41. A. dived В. plunged C. raised D. skyrocketed42. A. advancement B. growth C. progress D. promotion43. A. fail B. jump C. rise D. expand44. A. arriving at B. catching up C. going beyond D. running after45. A. as B. when C. while D. since46. A. accounting for B. holding up C. pointing out D. taking on47. A. exports B. imports C. inputs D. outcomes48. A. accommodation B. demand C. need D. supply49. A. eased B. reserved C. reversed D. turned50. A. Besides B. Nevertheless C. Therefore D. Thus51. A. accelerator B. access C. barrier D. brake52. A. aboriginal B. coastal C. domestic D. overseas53. A. accessed B. controlled C. disappeared D. emerged54. A. comprehensive B. popular C. timeless D. whole55. A. as opposed to B. by means of C. in response to D. with reference toSection B （11%）Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions. 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 three men sat in the truck, unaware of the hot Nevada sun. Their attention was focused on a fourth man, middle-aged, tall slender, and rather well dressed for the desert-like land of the Carson River Valley. Hewalked purposefully over the sandy soil, systematically covering the area of a gentle rise. In his outstretched hands was a Y-shaped tree branch.“I feel silly about this,” one of the men in the truck said. “What he's doing is contrary to all my beliefs.”“Just you wait” one of the other two told him. “Then you won't feel so silly anymore.”At length, the man with the branch stopped his walking. The stick he carried by the two ends of the Y no longer pointed toward the sky. Instead, it was pointing to the ground with a definite swinging motion.“That's it,” one of the men in the truck called. He jumped over the side and ran toward the man with the stick. Within minutes, a stake had been driven into the ground at the point where the forked stick was pointing. Early the next morning，a drilling rig（钻机）lowered its bit into the earth at the same point and mechanical digging began. Less than twenty feet down, the drill stuck something the man who said he felt silly had been seeking for months: water.It had been an uncommonly dry summer, even for that part of Nevada. One well had gone dry, and livestock were thirsty. Previous attempts at well drilling had failed, government geologists and soil engineers had gone over the area with maps, testing equipment, and sounding device. The best they could accomplish for the farmer was a gloomy series of dry holes. All the farmer had to show for his faith in men of science was a considerable drilling bill and a thirsty herd.He had felt silly because he had been pushed by desperation into listening to some of his neighbours who suggested he try a water witch: the man with the forked stick.After the well was completed and-plenty water flowed forth, the farmer smiled nervously as he paid the water witch his twenty-five dollar fee. “It seems so crazy to be doing this,” he said. Perhaps part of the craziness came because the farmer was a university graduate, a teacher of science at a nearby high school. However, even odder was the water witch's request for anonymity. “"I don't mind you telling people you had searched for water through the use of a diving rod,” the water witch had said, “but I'll be grateful to you if you don't mention my name in any way that gets into print.I don't think my boss would like it.”56. The farmer occasionally expressed the feeling that _________.A. geologists would be able to do a better job.B. he was foolish to hire a witch to find waterC. he firmly believed in water witchingD. the water witch's fee was too high57. The phrase “At length” in the 4 paragraph can be replaced by _________.A. immediatelyB. exactlyC. eventuallyD. inevitably58. According to the passage, the farmer's faith in men of science _________.A. brought him innumerable benefitsB. helped him to overcome difficultiesC. enabled him to maintain his livestockD. made him waste a lot of money59. Before leaving, the water witch asked the farmerA. to hire him for any future well drillingB. not to reveal his nameC. to pay more for his serviceD. not to tell people how he searched for water（B）WALIS OF FAMEFamous fortificatlons around the worldStretching from the shores of the Yellow Sea at Laolongtou in theof engineering and human effort to preserve political control overthe banks of the Euphrates River was a majorwasfamously protected from invading enemies bystrongracesto be held on top of them. Sadly, the walls didandIn which ItIsraelitesmarch around the city, blowing, the Wall of Jerichodid exist. Dating to c8,000 BC,the remains make up the oldest60. The underline word “fortifications” in the subtitle is closest in meaning to ________.A. battlefields rich in impressive legendsB. protective forces stationed around citiesC. walls built to defend a place against attackD. works of engineering to honour emperors61. Which of the following best fits in the timeline from 1 to 4?1 2 4Past PresentWalls of Babylon 3A. Walls of Jericho→ the Great wall→ Hadrian's Wall→ the Berlin WallB. the Berlin Wail → Hadrian's Wall →the Great wall→Walls of JerichoC. the Great wall →Walls of Jericho→ Hadrian's Wall → the Berlin WallD. Hadrian's Wall →Walls of Jericho →the Great wall→Walls of Babylon62. Which of the following is true about the features of the walls?A. The five walls were built over long periods of time.B. Some walls stretch nationwide while others city wide.C. The walls were strong since they were made of concrete.D. Time, neglect and conflict caused the ruin of the five walls（C）Commuter trains are often crowded, and they frequently fail to run on time. As if that were not bad enough, physicist Hondou published a paper in 2002 that gave commuters yet another reason to feel uncomfortable.Dr. Hondou examined mobile phone usage in enclosed spaces such as railway carriages, buses and lifts all of which are metal boxes. His model predicted that a large number of passengers crowded together, all talking, sending text messages, or browsing the web on their phones, could produce levels of electromagnetic radiation that exceed international safety standards. That is because the radio waves produced by each phone are reflected off the metal walls of the carriage, bus or lift. Enough radiation escapes to allow the phone to communicate with the network, but the rest fills the inside of the carriage with bouncing microwaves.This sounds worrying. However, in a paper published recently, Jaime Ferrer and Lucas Fernandez-Seivane from the University of Oviedo in Spain, question the truth of Dr. Hondon's findings They conclude that the level of radiation is safe after all.In their opinion, while each phone produces radiation that bounces around the car, the passengers absorb some of it, which has the effect of reducing the overall intensity. Dr Hondou's model, in short, was logical only in the case of a single passenger sitting in an empty carriage with an active mobile phone on every seat.According to Dr. Ferrer and his colleagues, Dr. Hondon overestimated the level of electromagnetic radiation. When one is sitting on a train, they found, the most important sources of radiation are one's own phone, and those of one's immediate neighbours. The radiation from these sources far exceeds that from other phones or from waves bouncing around the carriage. And all these sources together produce a level of radiation within the limits defined by the ICNIRP, the international body that regulates such matters.People concerned about the effects of mobile-phone radiation are unlikely to take much comfort from Dr. Ferrer's results. Indeed, Dr. Ferrer says he is surprised at how little research has been done in this area.Yet both Dr. Hondon's results and Dr. Ferrer's are based on mathematical models. Their models make assumptions about the physical properties of train carriages and their passengers, and both assume that the radiation is regularly distributed rather than gathered into “hot spots”. But if the debate about the safety of mobile phone is to be resolved, there must be less focus on models, and more emphasis on physical experimental data.63. The paper published by Dr. Hondon make the commuters worried because _________.A. he argues that commuter trains do not meet international radiation safety standards.B. he thinks that the radiation from mobile phones bouncing around in enclosed spaces is harmful.C. commuters fear that the metal walls of the railway carriage will threaten their health.D. commuters are afraid that a ban on the use of mobile phones on trains is approaching64. What is the commuters' reaction after learning about the new research by Dr. Ferrer and his colleagues?A. They don't worry about the safety of mobile phone any more.B. They expect Dr. Ferrer to carry out more researches in this areaC. They still have concerns over the mobile-phone radiationD. They find the results of all the researches boring65. Dr. Hondon's research and that of Dr. Ferrer share the following similarities EXCEPT _________.A. their findings are developed from mathematical modelB. they focus on a single passenger in the empty railway carriageC. the models assume certain physical properties of train carriages and the passengersD. their models are built in a way that the radiation in the enclosed spaces is regularly distributed66. What is the author's attitude toward the research on the effects of mobile-phone radiation?A. He is surprised that too little research has been carried out in this area.B. He thinks that the most important thing for the researcher is to perfect their models.C. He is quite satisfied with the progress made so far.D. He thinks researchers have to depend more on physical experimentsSection C（4%）Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.Richard and Judy's book club has transformed sales figures for dozens of novels, and turned modest publishing successes into triumphs. And now the husband and wife team have turned literary talent spotters too, with competition for potential authors that could make a star of a grandmother and doctor from Bournemouth.67 She beat more than 4,000 other viewers who were asked to submit a summary and the first chapter to the show's Hot to Get Published contest. Her manuscript temporarily entitled The Olive Renders, was described as a love story of courage and saving from sin told by a young woman who writes from a dystopian（反面乌托邦的）future. Ms. Aziz said winning gave her “the luxury of having time to finish writing my novel” without worrying about money. Ms. Aziz, who was born in Yorkshire, has worked as a shop assistant, dental receptionist, factory packer, singer and cleaner, but her only experience of writing was as a news reporter for three years. 6869 It comprised Joseph O'Connor, whose book Star of the Sea increased rapidly in sales after crazy reviews on Richard and Judy, Amanda Ross, the head of the television company which makes the show, and Maria Rej, publishing director for Pan Macmillan, which will publish the winning story.In a surprise move, Pan Macmillan also offered the three runners-up the chances to be published，with advances of E 20,000 each: Alison Penton Harper, 40, a mother of two from Northamptonshire; Rachel Zadok te Riele, 33, from South Africa, a waitress who lives in south London; David Fidimore, 60, who is married with two children and has with two unpublished novels and numerous short storied. 70第Ⅰ卷（共30分）71. Spelling （5%）Directions: Write out the words according to the relevant definitions. The first letter is given to you.（1）h_________ famous in history（2）a_________ very surprising（3）e_________ a door, gate, etc used for entering a place（4）l_________ a piece of paper, etc that is attached to sth and that gives information about it（5）g_________ covering the whole world（6）e_________ to discover or prove the facts of a situation（7）a_________ one from another country, or from space（8）a_________ a trained professional who draws plans for buildings（9）o_________ friendly and social（10）i_________ to suggest only indirectly72. Recitation （5%）Directions: Fill in each blank with the missing words according to the text.●As one of China's great former capitals, Xi' an （1）________ ________ ________ the largest city in the world during the Tang Dynasty, （2）________ ________ ________ of art and poetry. Chang' an, as it was known at the time, was the starting point of （3）________ ________ ________, which connected China to the world.●Florence （4）________ ________ ________ art, science and history museums and ancient buildings, as well as historic universities. You can visit many of these places to （5）________ ________ ________ the amazing work and discoveries that happened during the Renaissance period. An example is Michelangelo's famous statue David, which he completed between 1501 and 1504. （6）________ ________ is the University of Florence. It was started in 1321 and many famous people studied there in the Renaissance period, including Leonardo da Vinci.●The next stop is the packaging. In the UK, we don't recycle all our packaging; we （7）________ ________ more than 30% of it This waste goes to （8）________ ________ ________ and not to the recycling facility. Luckily, we don't need to package food like bananas, but food like grapes needs protection.●So my grapes are from Spain, but at least they grew in natural sunlight. In the UK, people grow grapes in heated greenhouses, which means our grapes are （9）________ ________. But there is one other thing in my fridge, and if pizza and grapes are “bad”, then this food is “really ugly.” It's the burgers. They have the biggest （10）________ ________ because they come from cows.73. Phrases （5%）Directions: Filling in the blanks with the proper forms of the phrases given in the box. Each phrase can be used only once. There are three more phrases than you need.（1）In the fierce market competition, our goods outweigh the other similar ones ________ product quality, reliability and above all variety.（2）If the chief executive finds me ________, there are procedures in place whereby he can ask me to resign or decide on other punishment.（3）Ancient agricultural civilizations observed the stars and then used those observations the seasons ________ the seasons.（4）Policy makers need to ________ behavioural responses to changes in the cost of disease, and implement strategies that arc holistic and longsighted.（5）Leaving aside the religious connotations of the word, an idol in the realm of pop culture is someone ________. Translation（15%）Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.74. “成分”既可以指用来做菜的食物也可以指做成某事的要素。

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华二自招试卷（八）Lecture NineWords and phrasesChoice:1.What you said just now________me of that American professor.(mentioned,informed,reminded,memorized)2.Fred is second to none in maths in our class,but believe it or not,he_______passed the last exam.(easily,hardly,actually,successfully)3.She is______to leave as soon as possible.(hurried,worried,anxious,nervous)4.Mary has______a difficult question to me.(put,asked,made up,set)5.Will you_____me a favor,please?(give,make,do,bring)6.Some of the houses on the hillside are________to cars.(impossible,inconvenient,inadequate,inaccessible)7.If you are_______about Australian cities,just read the book written by Dr.Johnson.(interested,curious,anxious,upset)8.Many countries are increasing their use of natural gas,wind and other forms of_________.(source,power,material,energy)9.The cars give off a great deal of waste gas in the streets.Yes.But I’m sure something will be done to _______air pollution.(remove,reduce,warn,collect)10.The thing that_______is not whether you fail or not,but whether you try or not.(cares,considers,matters,minds)11.Although she has taken the medicine for two months,she can’t_______the cold.(take off,do away,get rid of,put away)12.We had a few _______days of rest in the mountain area.(quiet,silent,calm,still)13.Two important secrets of long life are regular exercise and_____from worry.(feelings,motion,freedom,process)14.If you disobey traffic rules,I think it will______you much trouble.(offer,take,give,cause.)15.What does she is often contrary________what she says.(against,for,to,on)16.I would rather stay at home_______swim.(than,to ,for,instead of)17.We all find that Mr.White seems to be_________these days.(more thankful,more considerate,more personal,more surprising)18.In the field of medicine,nowadays,the new______of psychology seems to be more popular.(application,reply,relief,practice)19.The bedroom was in a state of______because of these naughty boys.(dirty,disorder,mind,confidence)20.The special service____all the members of the club.(is needed to,is needed for,is available to,is available with)21.You are so kind to me that I wonder how i can_________you your help.(award,reward,grant,deserve)22.People used to_______that the earth was flat.(trust,believe,believe in, assure)23.Can i ______this novel for three weeks?(take,lend,borrow,keep)24.His brother will be____to work in the countryside.(taken,brought,sent,carried)25.She said she______the countryside to the city.(picked,chose,preferred,selected)26.The Chinese nation_______more than 50 national minorities besides theHans.(includes,holds,contains,involves)27.Perhaps i can not ______any time except on Sunday.(spend,take,cost,spare)28.Her honesty and willingness to work are the_________of her success.29.He gave away several______of old newspapers and magazines.(parcels,bunches,bundles,packages)30.I’m glad to tell you that your______for the job is tomorrow morning.(conversation,dialogue,interview,chat)31.For a reception male guests usually wear black_______and white shirts.(suits,dresses,garments,clothes.)32.The Victorian______of the English history is the time when Victoria was queen.(time,period,ages,day)33His parents felt very happy because he had passed the college_______examination.(gate,door,exit,entrance)34.His novel is perhaps the_______one of his century.(biggest,largest,greatest,hugest)35.She looked________while she was lying there.(quiet,silent,still,peaceful)36.He started his______life as an actor at the age of 20.(experienced,professional,qualified,practiced)37.There are usually at least two_______of looking at every question.(ways,views,means,directions)38.She has searched_______for the ring but can not find it.(hardly,deeply,heavily,thoroughly.)39.His mother often complains________the music he plays because it’s too______(of...aloud,about...loudly,of...loudly,about...loud)40.Wilson tried hard to_______a new world record.(set up,set out,set about,set)Phrases:bine...withe acrosse down withe into existence/beinge oute to(oneself)e into powere to/arrive at a conclusione up withe upment onmit a crimemon sensepare A to Bpare A with Bpete with sb. For sth.17.Concentrate on18.Conduct a survey19.Confuse A with B20.Congratulate sb.on sth.Underlined the following sentences:1.When they are allowed to combine with oxygen,this energy is released as heat and light.2.When you come across something important,write it down.3.What should I do when I come across situations like these again?4.Scientists are really interested in this idea that if you infect people with the virus,everyone will get infected,but only 75%of the people will actually come down with the cold.5.In Australia on Saturday,health officials said a person in Queensland who had been travelling in the U.S. had come down with the disease but had fully recovered.6.The implication is that these are jobs that would not otherwise have come into existence without the bridge.7.New products would be developed,new companies would come into existence and retailers would increase their sales.8.What he said came out to be true.9.The patient came to himself with the help of the doctors.10.Half a year later,no matter how significant their achievements are,2 new successors will take place of them and come into power after the reelection.11.We can’t come to any conclusion before we do any investigation.12.I am going to discuss this topic and strive to give the arguments of both sides.I will then come to a conclusion based on what i have learned.13.You would take things as they came.All you had to do was think a little harder and come up with a new conclusion.14.With theentire team gathered together,each team member must come up with something positive from the past three months and something negative from the past three months.15.You should see all the services come up on the backup machine in under a minute.16.The little boy came up to the singer and presented the flowers to him.17.You’d better keep silent and don’t comment on anything.18.The young who break the law and commit a crime are both vermin and victims19.It’s common sense to dress more warmly when it gets cold20.These are all common sense treatments.21.Nurses are compared to angels in white.22.How does the US compare to Canada,Russia,India-other populous nations?23.Weeds compete with plantings for water and nutrients.24.In spite of this,however,women in many places are still denied the right to compete with men for jobs on equal terms and the right to equal opportunities for promotion.25.He can hardly concentrate himself on his study.26.If you concentrate on the project,you can finish it on time.27.To understand our target customers’ needs better,we would like to conduct a survey.28.In accordance with the standard for students healthy condition,we conduct a survey on 13033 students in Nantong University.29.They do original reporting,they do not confuse fact with opinion or rumor,and they make sound editorial decisions.30.The twins are so much alike that i often confuse one with the other.31.I come here to congratulate on your promotion.32.Congratulate on their new position and please kindly support them for the coming new termas always!Part TwoReading:Reading SkillsII.如何阅读记叙文1.夹叙夹议阅读此类文体时一定要在通读全文的基础上弄清文章的结构。