黃浦區(qū)2023學年第一學期高二年級期終調(diào)研測試英語試卷2024.1（時間:100分鐘總分:100分）第Ⅰ卷（共74分）I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillhearnineshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.Fatheranddaughter.B.Managerandsecretary.C.Husbandandwife.D.Salesmanandcustomer.2.A.Inabank.B.Inalibrary.C.Inabookstore.D.Inapostoffice.3.A.Afitnesscoach.B.Aclubconsultant.C.Aschoolteacher.D.Ashopassistant.4.A.Choosealesschallengingclass.B.Considermakingsomeprogress.C.Continuehisswimmingclass.D.Persevereinsavingtimeandeffort.5.A.About30minutes.B.Aboutanhour.C.About90minutes.D.Abouttwohours.6.A.Hedoesn'tplaytennisorgolfinwinter.B.Hewon'tmissanychanceofskiinginwinter.C.Hekeepsenergeticbyplayingtenniseveryday.D.Heseemstobekeenonallkindsofsports.7.A.Enjoyhiscampuslife.B.Giveuphardassignments.C.Setatermgoalforhimself.D.Releaseacademicpressure.8.A.Heiswetallover.B.Heistotallywornout.C.Hewalkedalongdistance.D.Helosthisumbrella.9.A.Themanwillgototheairportbytaxi.B.Themanisaskingthewomanforhelp.C.Themanreallylikestakingbuses.D.Theman'scarhasbrokendown.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillhearoneshortpassageandonelongerconversation.Aftereachpassageorconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassageandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions10through12arebasedonthefollowingpassage.10.A.Acreator.B.Are-creator.C.Aperformer.D.Areceiver.11.A.Toidentifythedirections.B.Toensureapleasantjourney.C.Toconcentrateondriving.D.Tocreateadreamlikeatmosphere.12.A.Thedifferenttypesofmusic.B.Thevariousrolesofmusic.C.Thefocusedoccasionsofmusic.D.Thewaystoexperiencemusic.Questions13through15arebasedonthefollowingconversation.13.A.ShewaslongdreamingofgoingtoAfrica.B.Shethoughtworkingasatravelagentwastough.C.Shewastiredofherlifestyleatthattime.D.Shedidn'twanttotraveltoAfricaanymore.14.A.Shetaughtlocalstudentsthebasicsofthelanguage.B.Shetrainedlocalfarmershowtomarkettheircrops.C.Shetaughtlocalchildrencultureandeconomies.D.Shetrainedlocalpeoplehowtoworkasnurses.15.A.TheyaretalkingaboutAfricacustomsandculture.B.ThemanisprobablytheleaderofvolunteersC.Thevolunteerteam'smainjobwastotrainlocalfarmers.D.The4-weektrainingcoursehelpedthevolunteersalot.II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.InformationSocietyOnceuponatimesocietieswereorganizedaroundreligion,farming,tradeorindustry.Inmanypartsoftheworldtodaythisisstilltrue,butsomethingelseisbecomingmoreimportant-theexchangeofinformationandthetechnologythatweusetodothis.Twenty-four-hournews,e-commerce,internationalcallcentres,mobilephones,positioningsystems…allthese（16）______________（make）theworldsmallerandfaster.Thegrowthintelecommunicationsisnowgivingmoreandmorepeopleaccesstothesciencethatwillhelptheircountrytodeveloportothemedicalknowledgethatcanfightdisease.Theworldisbecomingmoreandmorelikeavillage,（17）_____________peopleonlydreamedofagenerationago.Buthowcaneverybodyintheworldsharetherecenttechnologicaladvances?Millionsofpeoplecannotreadthesewords（18）_____________theydon'thaveaccesstoacomputer.Theydon'tunderstandEnglisheither,thelanguagethataroundhalfoftheinformationontheInternetis（19）_____________（write）in.Theydon'tevenhaveatelephone.Theyaremoreworriedabouthowfartheywillhavetowalktodaytogetcleanwateroriftheycanfeedthemselvesandtheirfamilies.Formostpeopleonthisplanet,informationisnotapriority.Thecontrastbetweencountriesthathaveinformationtechnologyand（20）_____________thatdon'tiscalledthe‘digitaldivide’.ScandinaviaandSouthEastAsiahaveahighnumberofpeoplewhouseinformationcommunicationtechnologies（ICT）.CentralAfricaandthePacifichaverelativelyveryfew.TheUnitedNationsistryingtomaketheinformationsociety（21）_____________realityformoreofthedevelopingworld.Itwantstoseerichcountries（22）_____________（transfer）newtechnologyandknowledgetopoorernations.Thiswillimprovemedicalcareandeducation,scienceandagriculture,businessopportunitiesandemployment.Atthesametime,theysay,localcommunities,languagesandcultureswillbecomemuch（23）_____________（strong）.SectionBDirections:Usethewordgiveninthebracketstoformawordthatfitsinthespace.24.Peterdidnotwantto_____________hisfearsandinsecuritytoanyone.（exposure）25.Richindustrializedcountrieshavesowntheseedsof_____________warming.（globe）26.Thedancergives_____________performancesofherwork,bothathomeandabroad.（frequency）27.Theheadmaster'sinspiringspeechleftalasting_____________onallthestudents.（impress）28.Givingahelpinghandtothosewhoare_____________forhelpcanmakeoursocietymoreharmonious.（desperation）29.Gainfulemploymentmeansthattheemployeereceivessteadyworkandpaymentfromthe_____________.（employ）SectionCDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.majoringB.enrollmentC.prerecordedD.transportedE.experienceF.unbelievableG.competitiveH.measuringI.acquisitionLearningNewLanguagesthroughVRVisitsOnaFridaymorninginNovember（2017）inHouston,Texas,agroupof12RiceUniversityundergraduatesinJayoungSong'ssecond-yearKoreanlanguageclasstookouttheirsmartphones,openedtheYouTubeappandfastenedtheirphonestovirtual-realityheadsets.Withinseconds,theywere30toatypicalcaféinSeoul,SouthKoreaandwereencouragedtobeginasituationalconversationwithKoreanpeers,whosestatementsandquestionshadbeen31Thisisthewaytheinnovativeworldoflanguage32isgoingasvirtual-realitylearningvideosentertheclassroomandprovidestudentswiththeclosestthingtoreal-lifesituationthattheycouldpossiblyget."Alotofliteraturesaysthatitisreallyimportanttobeexposedtothelanguageandcultureinordertosucceedinlanguagelearning,"saidSong,alecturerofKoreanwhosepapersfocusedoncomparingaface-to-faceandvirtual-worldenvironmentfor33second-languagelearners'interactionalcompetence."Buttechnically,itwouldbebardforstudentstogotoKoreaandlearnKoreanthere,soIwantedtobringthatsettingtotheclassroomsothatstudentscan34itwiththevirtual-realityglassesandtheircellphones."Songisoneofthefirstinstructorsintheuniversity'sSchoolofHumanities'CenterforLanguagesandInterculturalCommunicationtoincorporatethetechnologyinherclassroom.Inrecentyears,35forKoreanlanguageclassesatRicehasdoubledtomorethan100studentsperyear.Akeydriver,accordingtoSong,isSouthKorea'sexportofpopculture,fueledbythepopularityofKoreanpop（K-pop）musicandvideosonYouTubeandserializedTVK-dramas.Othervirtual-realityscenariosthatSong'sstudentsengageinincludeshoppinginasupermarket,travelingonthesubwayandvisitingadoctor'soffice."Thislocalsetting…reallygivesitthereal-lifesituationexperienceoflearninglanguageandculture,"saidSiyuGeng,asenior36inmathematicaleconomicanalysis."Theworldisgettingintoamultilingualandmulticulturalera,"Songsaid."Inthistime,it'sveryusefultolearnforeignlanguageandculturetobecome37professionalsinthislinguisticallyandculturallydiverseworld."III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Pillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.By2030,60percentoftheworld'spopulationisexpectedtoliveinbigcities.Howallthosepeoplelive,andwhattheirlivesarelike,will38importantchoicesleadersmaketodayandinthecomingyears.Technologyhasthepowertohelppeopleliveincommunitiesthataremore39totheirneedsandthatcanactuallyimprovetheirlives.Forexample,Beijing,troubledbyairpollution,istestinga23-foot-tallair40thatcleansupsmog,filtersthebadparticles（微粒）andreleasesclearair.Thisisn'tavisionoflifeinthefamilycomedyTheJetsons.It'srealurbancommunitiesrespondinginreal-timetochangingweather,timesofdayandcitizenneeds.Theseeffortscancoverentirecommunities.Theycanvaryfrommonitoringtraffictokeepingcarsmovingefficientlyormeasuringair41towarnresidentswhenpollutionlevelsclimb.Usingdataandelectronicsensorsinthiswayisoften42asbuilding"smartcities,"whicharethesubjectofamajorpushtoimprovehowcitiesfunction.Inpartaresponsetounreasonableinfrastructure（基礎設施）designandurbanplanningofthepast,smartcities43real-timemonitoring,analysisandimprovementofcitydecision-making.Theresults,supporterssay,willimproveefficiency,environmentalsustainabilityandcitizenengagement.Smartcityprojectsarebiginvestmentsthataresupposedtodrivesocial44Decisionsmadeearlyinthe45determinewhatexactlywillchange.Butmostresearchandplanningregardingsmartcitiesisdrivenbythetechnology,46theneedsofthecitizens.Littleattentionisgiventothesocial,policyandorganizationalchangesthatwillberequiredtoensuresmartcitiesarenotjusttechnologicallycomprehensivebutintelligently47totheirresidents'needs.Designwillmakethedifferencebetweensmartcityprojectsofferinggreatprospectoractuallyincreasingorevenwideningtheexistinggapsinunequalwaystheircitiesserveresidents.Akey48ofsmartcitiesisthattheycreateefficiency.Well-designedtechnologytoolscan49governmentagencies,theenvironmentandresidents.Smartcitiescanimprovetheefficiencyofcityservicesbyfindingwaystosavemoneyandstreamliningworkers'responsibilities.Theresultscanprovidehigher-qualityatlowercost.38.A.takeoverB.consistofC.dependonD.leantowards39.A.availableB.responsiveC.constantD.considerable40.A.containerB.refrigeratorC.purifierD.accelerator41.A.quantityB.resistanceC.concentrationD.quality42.A.referredtoB.madeforC.loggedinD.blamedfor43.A.constructB.promiseC.disturbD.reflect44.A.transformationB.cooperationC.productivityD.regulation45.A.positionB.shapeC.processD.intention46.A.inspiteofB.ratherthanC.inplaceofD.solongas47.A.sustainableB.equivalentC.adaptiveD.substantial48.A.featureB.entranceC.ingredientD.passion49.A.representB.exhaustC.benefitD.approveSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingtwopassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.（A）Aculturethatvaluesachievementandprogresswilldiscouragepeoplefrom"wasting"time.Inreligioussocieties,customsspecifytimesoftheday,week,oryearforprayerandreligiouscelebrations.Ifanindividualtriestomakeanappointmentduringasacredholiday,heorshecouldunknowinglyoffendareligiousperson.Socialmannersdetermineappropriatetimesforvisit,meetings,andevenphonecalls.PunctualityisimportantinAmericanbusiness,academicandsocialsettings.Theimportanceofpunctualityistaughttoyoungchildreninschool.Peoplewhokeepappointmentsareconsidereddependable.Ifpeoplearelatetojobinterviews,appointmentsorclasses,theyareoftenviewedasunreliableandirresponsible.Inthebusinessworld,"timeismoney"andcompaniesmayfinetheirexecutivesforbeinglatetobusinessmeetings.Ofcourse,itwasnotalwayspossibletobepunctual.Socialandbusinessmannersalsoproviderulesforlatearrivals.Callingonthetelephoneifoneisgoingtobemorethanafewminuteslateforscheduledappointmentsisconsideredpoliteandisoftenexpected.Keepingadateorafriendwaitingbeyondtentotwentyminutesisconsideredrude.Ontheotherhand,arrivingthirtyminuteslatetosomepartiesisacceptable.Respectingdeadlinesisalsoimportantinacademicandprofessionalcircles.Itisexpectedthatdeadlinesforclassassignmentsorbusinessreportswillbemet.Whetheritisaquestionofarrivingontimeorofmeetingadeadline,peopleareculturallyconditionedtoregulatetime.Timeistangible;onecan"gaintime","spendtime","wastetime","savetime",oreven"killtime"!Thetreatmentoftimeasapossessioninfluencesthewaytimeiscarefullydivided.Generally,Americansaretaughttodoonethingatatimeandmaybeuncomfortablewhenanactivityisinterrupted.Visitorswho"dropby"withoutpriornoticemayinterrupttheirhost'spersonaltime.Thus,callingfriendsonthetelephonebeforevisitingthemisgenerallypreferredtovisitors"droppingby".Toaccommodateotherpeople'sschedules.Americansmakebusinessplansandsocialengagementsseveraldaysorweeksinadvance.50.Whoareconsideredreliableandresponsibleaccordingtothepassage?A.Peoplewhomakeappointmentsduringsacredholidays.B.Peoplewhoalwayshavegoodplansandsavetime.C.PeoplewhowouldnotliketodisturbothersD.Peoplewhoarepunctualforappointments51.Theword"tangible"inParagraph4canbebestreplacedby___________accordingtothepassage.A.limitedB.flexibleC.valuableD.material52.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutAmericansociallifeisTRUE?A.Americanstreattimesocarefullyastobearunexpectedinterruption.B.Americansvisittheirfriendswithoutnoticingtheminadvance.C.Americanspreferbeingvisitedtobeingcalledonthetelephone.D.Americansmakebusinessplansandsocialengagementsbeforehand.53.Whatisthispassagemainlyconcernedwith?A.HowAmericanshaveafutureorientation.B.HowAmericansareinfluencedbytheirreligion.C.HowtimeisregulatedandperceivedintheUS.D.HowachievementandprogressarevaluedintheUS.（B）TopScientistsTakeSidesFamousInducers（Experiment>）GregorMendel（1822-1884）Mendelspentyearsrecordingvariationsintheappearanceofpeasandotherlivingthings.Byanalysingthisdata,heidentifiedmathematicallawsthatgoverngenetics.AlexanderFleming（1881-1955）Whilestudyingbacteria,Flemingobservedthatbreadmold（霉）couldkillbacteriaharmfultohumanhealth.Thisledhimtodiscoverpenicillin,thefirsteffectiveantibiotic.ErnestRutherford（1871-1937）Duringanexperiment,Rutherfordnotedthatenergeticparticlescouldpasseasilythroughthinmetalfoil（箔）.Fromthisevidenceheformulatedascientificlaw:theatomismostlyemptyspace.FamousDeducers（Theory>Experiment）IsaacNewton（1643-1727）Inspiredbythemotionoffallingobjects（butprobablynotanapple!）Newtonproposedthatallobjectsattracteachother.Onlylaterdidheperformcalculationstoprovethathisidea,"universalgravitation,"wastrue.Democritus（c.460-370B.C.）Basedonphilosophicalprinciples,Democritusarguedthatamaterialcannotbedividedintosmallerpiecesforever;hecalleditssmallestpossibleunitan"atom."Democritushadnomeanstotesthistheory.Butlaterexperimentersprovedatomsarereal.AlfredWegener（1880-1930）Noticingtheinterlockableshapesofthecontinents,WegenermadetheboldproposalthatEarth'slandmassesbeganasasingle,giantcontinent.Overmanyyears,manydisciplinesincludinggeologyandfossilologywouldfinallyprovethathistheoryof"continentaldrift"isaccurate.54.Whichofthefollowingbestdefine"Inducers"and"Deducers"accordingtotheposter?A.Inducersarethosewhoarriveataconclusionbasedontheories.B.Inducersprefertomakeexperimentstoprovesomerelativetheories.C.Deducersusuallydomoreexperimentsthandeveloptheories.D.Deducerstendtoarriveataconclusionbyreasoningorinference.55.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtotheposter?A.Mendelrecognisedmathematicallawsgoverninggeneticsbyfarming.B.Newtonproposedtheidea"universalgravitation"byobservingthefallingofapples.C.ItwasFlemingwhomadethediscoveryofthefirsteffectiveantibiotic.D.AlfredWegenercreatedthetheoryof"continentaldrift"afterhefoundrichevidence.56.Wherecanthispostermostprobablybeseen?A.Inauniversitylecture.B.Inaphysicstextbook.C.Inasciencemagazine.D.Inanadvertisement.SectionCDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.A.Infact,theytendedtoreturntothewaytheyfeltbeforetheybecamerich.B.Nowadayspeoplelooktotechnologyasanalternativesourceofsatisfaction.C.Familyrelationshipsinparticularseemtobethekeytolong-termcontentment.D.Youcan'tbuyhappinessbutitlookslikeyoucanatleastinheritit,someresearcherssaid.E.Thedatabasemakesitclearthatthereisnotastrongconnectionbetweenmaterialwealthandgeneralcontentment.F.Animportantimplicationisthatpersonalitytraitsofbeingoutgoingandreliableprovidearesourcethatdrivesfuturehappiness.CanHappinessBeBought?ThereisaWebsitecalledthe"WorldDatabaseofHappiness".Itcombinesandanalyzestheresultsofhundredsofsurveysfromaroundtheworldthathavebeenconductedonlifesatisfaction.Mostofthefindingsarepredictable,butafewaresurprising.57itisquitecommontosaythatmoneycan'tbuyhappiness,buttheoldsayingseemstobesupportedbyresearch.Manypeoplestillsticktothebeliefthatgainingricheswillbetheanswertoalltheirproblems,yettheyareprobablymistaken.Studieshavebeencarriedoutonpeoplewhoacquiredsuddenwealth,suchaslotterywinners.Inmostcases,aftertheinitialjoyhadwornoff,peoplewerenotleftwithasenseoflastinghappiness.58Previouslycontentedpeoplecontinuetobecontented,whilethosewhoweremiserablebeforesinkbackintomisery.Ifmaterialwealthdoesnotbringhappiness,thenwhatdoes?Perhapshappinesshassomethingtodowithwhereyoulive.TheauthoritiesattheWorldDatabaseonHappinesshavesurveyedlevelsofhappinessindifferentcountries.Othersurveysconsistentlypointtotheimportanceofrelationships.59TheWebsitesuggeststhatfallinginloveandhavingchildrenaretwoofthesituationsthatbringthegreatesthappiness.60PeopleincreasinglyspendmoretimealonewatchingTVorsurfingtheInternetratherthanspendingtimewithfamily.Cantechnologytrulymakepeoplehappy?Itistoodifficulttotell,butonethingissure:IftheWebsite'sresearchisaccurate,timespentwithyourfamilyisa