試題試題2025年上海市金山區(qū)二模英語試卷(時間105分鐘，分值115分)2025年4月I.Grammarandvocabulary(20分)SectionA(10分)Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Stand-upcomedyinChinaStand-upcomedy,originatingintheUnitedStates,hasgainedglobalappeal,includinginChina.（1）______thefirstChinesestand-upcomedyclubwassetupinShenzhenin2009,thisformofentertainmentwasrelativelyunknowntomostChineseaudiences.Butthegrowingpopularityofstand-upcomedyinChina（2）______(demonstrate)thathumorhasnoborders.Anothertwostand-upcomedyindustryleadersinChina（3）______(establish)in2014and2017respectively.WangXuebin,aprofessoratthePartySchooloftheCPC,explains（4）______stand-upcomedyissopopularinChina.Accordingtohim,thecomedymatchesmodernonlinetrends.Comediansoftentalkaboutcurrentsocialissuesinshortanddirectways,（5）______fitswellwiththefast-paced,shortvideospeopleenjoyonline.Thetopicsarealsocloselyrelatedtoyoungpeople,whoareakeyaudience.Headdsthatstand-upcomedyiseasytostartbecauseitdoesn'trequirespecialskills.Anyone,（6）______ageorgender,cantryit.ThismakesitwidelyappealinginChina.Inaregularcomedyshow,eachcomedianusuallyperformsforabout15minutes.However,inacomedyspecial(專場)（7）______(focus)ononecomedian,theperformancelastsaround60minutes.Thislongerformatrequiresmoreworkonthescript(稿),makingthecontent（8）______(rich),sotheaudiencealwaysfeelsit'sworththeirtime.Stand-upcomedy,withperformers'rawpersonalstruggles（9）______(transform)intouniversallyrelatablehumor,hasgrownfromsmall,undergroundclubstobecomingamainstreampartofpopularculture.Thecompetitionisintense,withnewshowsconstantlyappearingandolderonesinnovating（10）______(stay)relevant.Onethingisclear:whatwasonceaniche(小眾的)activityisnoweverywhereinChinaandshowsnosignsofdisappearing.SectionB(10分)Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.changesB.currentC.delaysD.enclosedE.identifiableF.includeG.matchingH.movementsI.occurredJ.overridingK.worksWeneedafourthwhitetrafficlighttoeasetrafficjamsEngineersproposeaddingawhitetrafficlighttoletself-drivingcarseasetrafficjams.Studiesshowthisfourthlightcouldhelpautonomousvehicles(AVs)managetrafficflowandreducetraveltime.Normally,thefour-lightsystemworkslike（11）______three-lightsystems—redmeansstop,greenmeansgo.However,whenenoughself-drivingcarsapproachacrossroads,thewhitelightactivates,（12）______thestandardsignals.ThistellshumandriversthatAVsarenowdirectingvehicle（13）______viawirelesscommunication.Humandriversmustsimplyfollowthecarahead—（14）______itsstopsormovements.Aresearcher,Dr.Ali,said,“Our‘whitephase'concepttapsintothecomputingpowerofAVsthemselves.EntitlingsomeofthetrafficflowcontroltoAVs（15）______inanyAVcase.Butwemust（16）______thewhitelightconceptatcrossroadstoclarifythesituationforhumans.”Thecolourofthe‘whitelight'doesn'tmatter.What'simportantisthatthereshouldbeasignalthatisclearly（17）______bydrivers.Testsshowedthatsmallimprovementsintrafficflow（18）______whenaslittleas10percentofthevehiclesatacrossroadswereautonomous.DrAlisaid,“Forexample,when10percentofvehiclesareautonomous,yousee（19）______reducedby3percent.When30percentareautonomous,theyarereducedby10.7percent.”WhileAVsaren'treadyforimmediateuse,researcherssayitwouldrequireonlyminor（20）______tocrossroadsandAVsoftwareupdates.Criticswarnthatrelyingonhumanstofollowthe“l(fā)eader”ruleposesrisks,buttheteambelievesthisbalancesinnovationwithclearcommunicationduringthetransitiontoAVs.II.ReadingComprehension(45分)SectionA(15分)Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Tenyearsago,KavitaFavellewasenjoyingabeertastingeventwhensheandotherbeerenthusiastswereeachgivensmallpiecesofpapertoputintheirmouths.Thebite-sizedpapercontaineda(n)（21）______ofabitterchemical.Byneedingtospititout,the52-year-old（22）______herselftobeoneofthe25percentofthepopulationknownassuper-tasters.“Yourtastetypeisdeterminedbyhowstronglyyou（23）______thisbittertaste,”saysAndrewCostanzo,expertinfoodandnutrition.“Super-tastersfindit（24）______,normaltastersdon'tminditandthe25percentofnon-tasterscan'ttasteitatall.”Whichofthesethreegroupsyoufallintocanplayaroleinwhatyouchoosetoeatwith(25)___effectstohealth.Super-tasters,likeFavelle,tendtoavoidfoodsthattheyconsidertastebitter.Onthepositiveside,thismeanstheyarelesslikelytosmokeordrinkalcohol.Onthenegativeside,theytendto(26)____certainvegetableswhicharehighinbittercompounds–butalsocontaincancer-fightingcompounds.(27)___thiswasthoughttobewhysuper-tastershaveahigherriskofsomecancersthannon-tasters,“butitturnsoutthattheissueismorethanthat,”saysDrCostanzo.“Theyhavegenerallyless(28)___dietspossiblybecausetheyaremorecarefulabouttryingnewthings.”Andthiscouldconsequentlylowertheirgenerallevelofnutritionandexposureto(29)___compounds.Super-tastersalsotendtoaddmoresalttotheirfood,assalt(30)___bitterness,whichmightleadtonegativehealtheffectslikeraisingbloodpressure.Mediumornormaltasterstendtohaveabroaderabilitytotastebecausetheyareneither(31)___tobitter-tastingfoods,nordotheyneedtosoaktheirfoodinsaucestomakeittasty.Whilesuper-tastersavoidcertainfoods,non-tastershavetheoppositeissue.Theytendtobehigherinweightthansuper-tasters,possiblybecausetheyneedhigherquantitiesofhighfat,highsugarfoodstosatisfytheir(32)___needs.Besides,thefactthattheirtasteisn'tsosensitivemightalsohavea(n)(33)___influenceonimmunity(免疫力).It'sdiscoveredthatnon-tastersweremorelikelythansuper-tasterstotestpositivetoCOVID.(34)___,theyhadworsesymptoms(癥狀)whentheydid.Primarily,whatdetermineswhetheryouareasuper-tasteroranon-tasterisgenetics.Whilewecan'tchangeourgenes,wecan(35)______ourtaste-budsinwaysthatmakeusfeelmorecomfortableeatingmoreofthethingsweshouldandlessofthoseweshouldn't.Nomatterwhattypeyouare,understandingyourtastepreferencescanhelpyoualotwithyourhealth.21.A.sample B.component C.stock D.product22.A.introduced B.revealedC.adjustedD.allowed23.A.digestB.neglect C.perceiveD.transform24.A.fantasticB.appealingC.nasty D.plain25.A.chain B.side C.mirror D.exposure26.A.comeupwithB.getdowntoC.runawayfrom D.givewayto27.A.Originally B.Essentially C.Inevitably D.Increasingly28.A.healthyB.damaging C.controversial D.diverse29.A.additional B.organicC.chemical D.protective30.A.replacesB.hidesC.strengthens D.removes31.A.accustomedB.reluctant C.familiar D.opposed32.A.emotional B.psychological C.survival D.flavour33.A.noticeableB.unpleasant C.insignificant D.temporary34.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.Moreover D.Instead35.A.trickB.convert C.reverse D.perfectSectionB(22分)Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)Whenyou'redrivingaroundthesameblock,keepingsearching,becausethere'snowheretoparkyourcar,anysuggestionthatAmericadevotestoomuchspacetoparkingmightseemfoolish.Butconsiderthis:inatypicalyear,thecountrybuildsmorethree-cargaragesthanone-bedroomapartments.Eventhecrowdedcitiesreservelotsofstreetspacetostoreprivatevehicles.Andlocallawsacrossthecountryrequirehouseandapartmentbuilderstoprovideoff-streetparking,whetherresidentsneedit.Stepbacktoassesstheresult:it'sobviousthatmoresquarefootageisdevotedtoparkingeachcarthantohousingeachperson.ThatAmericanslikedrivingishardlynews,butalltheabovetalkingisn'tfindingfaultwithcars.Thecomplaintisaboutparking–or,moretothepoint,abouteverythingwehavegivenupforit.Overtheyears,citiesandtownshavetorndowngrandoldstructurestomakewayforit.Allthose9-foot-by-18-footrectanglesofasphalt(柏油路)haven'tonlydamagedtheenvironmentortheseonce-valuedarchitecturalstyles,butalsoupsetthecrucialsocialgoalofhousingaffordability.Thismisplacedpriorityhasputthecountryinabind.Fordecades,evenasrentsrocketedandclimatechangeworsened,theprevalence(盛行)ofparkingspacesdiscouragedanyonefromnoticingtheirsocialimpact.Buttheparkingspacehasbeeneatingupourlivingspaceforsure,withorwithoutourknowledge.Hereanoptimistmaygivetheexcusethatsomeofthecountry'slargestcitieshavenochoicebuttorenegotiatetherelationshipamongpeople,cars,andparkingspaces.However,parkingspace'sconqueringthecityinthe20thcenturywasalreadysocompletethat,inthe21st,peopleneedtorecognizethattheruleshavetochange,andthattheconstantpromotionofparkingspacesisalreadyweakeningcitiesandcrowdingoutotherneeds.Someofthemostconsequentialsocialproblemsaretheoneshidinginplainsight,butparkingisn'tevenhiding.It'sjusteverywhere–forustotakeseriously.36.Inwhichsectioncanwemostprobablyreadthispassage?A.Travel. B.Features. C.Frontpage. D.Publicwelfare.37.Theunderlinedphraseinparagraph2isclosestinmeaningto_______.A.leadthecountrytotrouble B.discourageresidentsfrombuyingcarsC.annoythelocalresidents D.weakenthecountry'soverallstrength38.Whatcanweimplyaboutparkingspace'sroleinthe20thcenturycities?A.Itfailedtomeetthegrowingparkingdemands.B.Itcompletelydominatedurbanplanningpriorities.C.Itwasanecessaryrenegotiationbythecitygovernment.D.Itunexpectedlybroughtaboutproblemstopeople'sdailylife.39.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A.Americashouldcontinueexpandingparkingthoughitisharmful.B.Citiesinthe21stcenturyshouldabsolutelystopbuildingmoregarages.C.Excessiveparkingspaceisdamagingthesocietysoitshouldbelimited.D.Housingandotherproblemsarenotasurgentasinsufficientparkingspace.(B)SteppingStonesisanonprofitofferingavarietyofwaystosupportlife-changingservicesforchildren,teenagersandadultswithdisabilities.Since1963,SteppingStoneshashelpedpeoplewithdisabilitiesinOhiofindpathstoindependencethatimprovetheirlivesandenablethemtomorefullyparticipateintheircommunities.Today,SteppingStonesoffersavarietyofyear-roundprogramsandservesmorethan1,100childrenandadultswithdisabilitiesatfourprogramlocations.WanttoSupportSteppingStones?BrowseopportunitiestosupportSteppingStones'programsbelow.AnnualFundTheAnnualGivingFundisestablishedtohelpSteppingStonesmeettheincreasingandchangingneedsoftheextraordinarypeopleweserve.SteppingStonesdependsonfundraisinggrantsandgiftstotheAnnualGivingFundtobalancethebudget.TheAnnualGivingFunddonationsareusedforavarietyofimportantprogramslikeCampershipstoSummerCamp,AdultDayServicesetc.EndowmentsTheEndowmentFundisestablishedforrestrictedgiftsforthelong-termsupportoftheobjectivesandmissionofSteppingStones.TheFundisaseparatefundofcash,securitiesandotherassets(資產(chǎn))thatareheldasrestrictedfundswithinthegeneralassetsofSteppingStones.Endowmentgiftsareoftenintheformofcashorsecuritiesbutalsomayincludegiftsofrealestate,appreciatedpropertyandplannedgivingoptions.Endowmentgiftscanbepaidoveraperiodofyearsandmaybedesignated(指定)forspecificnamedfundsandscholarships.Gifts-in-KindDoyouhaveaproduct,serviceorotheritemthatcouldbenefitSteppingStones?YoumaydonateitasaGift-in-Kind.Non-cashgiftscanincludedesignorprintingservices,advertisingspace,food,beverages,books,eventauctionitems,officeequipmentorotheritems.MatchingGiftsAgreatwaytoincreaseyourdonationtoSteppingStonesisthroughyouremployer.Manycompaniesofferamatchinggiftprogramtotheiremployees,directors,employees'husbandsorwivesasanaddedbenefit.Withtheseprograms,acompanywillmatchanemployee'sgifttocharitableandeducationalorganizations.ContactyourHumanResourcesofficetoseeifyourcompanyhasamatchinggiftsprogramthatcanbeusedtomatchyourcontributiontoSteppingStones.40.Whatcanwelearnabout“endowmentgifts”toSteppingStones?A.Theyareusedimmediately.B.Theyshouldbeintheformofcash.C.Theycanbereservedforaparticularpurpose.D.Theyaremainlyusedfordailyoperationalexpenses.41.XiaoLiwantstodonatehisbonustoSteppingStones.Whichprogramwillmaximizehisdonation?A.Annualfund.B.MatchingGifts.C.Endowments.D.Gifts-in-kind.42.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?A.TointroducethehistoryofSteppingStones.B.ToshowtheimportanceofSteppingStones.C.TopresentvariouswaystosupportSteppingStones.D.TodescribetheprogramsofferedbySteppingStones.(C)Intoday'sdigitalage,itischallengingtogoaboutdailylifewithouthearingthetermartificialintelligence(AI)mentioned.AIentersconversationsinalmosteveryindustry.ThisAIrevolution(革命)reliesonincreasingdatacentercapacity,thephysicallocationsequippedwiththecomputingserversneededtopowerthistechnology.Withsuchexpensiveandtemperature-sensitivetechnologyunderoneroof,thesefacilitiesrequirebuildingproductswithreliableinsulatingpropertiesthatcaneffectivelyhousetheseinnovativesystemstokeepthemrunningsmoothly.Reliabilityiswhereinsulatedmetalpanels(IMPs)entertheconversation.IMPshaveproveneffectivebuildingmaterialsfordatacentersnationwide.Datacentersrequirealotofenergytofunction.Onaverage,aChatGPTquestionneeds10timesasmuchelectricitytoprocessasaGooglesearch,andGoldmanSachsresearchestimatesthatdatacenterpowerdemandwillgrow160percentby2030.Alongwithrisingenergybills,datacenterserversgeneratelotsofheat,requiringsufficientairtocoolthemdown.Bydesigningconstructionmaterialsthatmanageheatmoreeffectively,companiescanreduceenergyexpensesfortemperaturecontrolwhileimprovingoverallfacilityperformance.UsingIMPsaspartofaroofingsystemhasalsoprovenareliablesolution,evenwhentherestofthefacilitywasconstructedwithconcrete.RecentIMPinnovationhastransformedthewayroofsareinstalledintemperature-controlledenvironments.IMPssimplifyprojectsbyreducingtheassembly(裝配)required,thereforedecreasinginstallationtime.NewIMProofingpanelsreducethenumberoffasteners,minimizetheriskoffailure,andallowprojectstobecompletedfaster.Byproducingitemsondemand,theyminimizesitewasteandsignificantlyreducethenumberofloadstransportedtothelocation.Thisapproachhelpsstreamlineoperationsandcontributestoamoresustainablepracticeoverall.Whenfirmsdesigndatacentersforthevarioustechnologygiants,theyoftenestablishabasemodelthatonlyrequiresslightchangesduetoclimate,soilconditions,etc.,basedonlocationindifferentpartsofthecountry.Thebasemodelstaysthesame,sowhenatechnologycompanygreenlightsanorderforadozennewdatacenters,theycanbebuiltquicklyduetothepredictabledesign.Datacentersaretypicallydesignedtomaximizeinternalusablespaceandhavefewwindowsanddoors.Withsimplifieddesigns,installing1,858m2ofIMPmaterialinasingledayiscommon.OneofthegreatbenefitsofIMPsistheabilitytocutweeksoutofaconstructionschedulecomparedwithtraditionalmethods.43.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“insulate”inthepassageprobablymean?A.Toprotectfromheat.B.Toseparatefromothers.C.Tomakesomethingisolated.D.Tomakesomethingmoreefficient.44.IMPsareeffectivebuildingmaterialsfordatacenternationwidebecauseof.①highinsulationvalue;②fastinstallation;③reasonableprices;④reliableservicesA.①②B.②③C.①④D.③④45.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.IMPsaretoocomplicatedfordatacenterconstructionB.thedemandofconcretewillincreaseinthecomingyearsC.datacenterswillnolongerbeneededwiththedevelopmentofAID.traditionalbuildingmethodsarelessenvironmentally-friendlythanusingIMPs46.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.TheapplicationofIMPsindevelopingdatacenters.B.Theimportanceofenergy-efficiencyinthedigitalage.C.ThedevelopmentofAIanditsimpactondatacenters.D.Thechallengesofbuildingdatacentersinthedigitalage.SectionC(8分)Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.A.Teamworkalsoenhancesleadershipandcollaborationskills.B.Additionally,teamworkcanincreaseyourcontributionsintheworkplace.C.Bypoolingresourcesandideas,teamscantacklecomplexproblemsmoreeffectively.D.Theseexperiencesincreaseyourconfidenceandreadinessforfuturecareerchallenges.E.Teamworksometimesslowsdowndecision-makingprocessesduetoexcessivediscussions.F.Whetheryou'resharingideasorgivingfeedback,efficientinformation-exchangingiscrucial.Teamwork:ImportantincareerplanningTeamworkisavitalskillforcareerplanningandprofessionalgrowth.Oneofitskeybenefitsisdevelopingproblem-solvingabilities.Inanycareer,challengesareinevitable,andworkinginateamallowsindividualstocombinetheirdiverseskills,experiences,andperspectives(視角)tofindcreativesolutions.(47)_______Thiscollaborative(合作的)approachnotonlyleadstobetteroutcomesbutalsohelpsyoudevelopcriticalthinkingandadaptability,essentialforrisingtoworkplacechallenges.Anotherimportantaspectofteamworkisimprovingcommunicationskills.(48)_____Teamprojectsprovideapracticalenvironmenttopracticetheseskills,helpingyouexpressyourselfclearlyandunderstandothers'perspectives.Strongcommunicationishighlyvaluedintheworkplace,asitensuressmoothcooperationandminimizesmisunderstandings.(49)_____Inateam,youmaytakeonrolessuchasleadingaproject,assigningtasks,ormotivatingothers.Theseexperiencesteachyouhowtomanagegroupdynamicsandinspirepeopletoworktowardacommongoal.Atthesametime,youlearntocooperateeffectively,balancingyourcontributionswiththoseofothers.Theseskillsareparticularlyimportantintoday'sinterconnectedworkenvironment,whereprojectsoftenrequireinputfrommultipleparticipants.Finally,teamworkpreparesyoufortherealitiesoftheworkplace.Mostprofessionalenvironmentsrelyonjointefforts,andemployersvaluecandidateswhocanworkwellinteams.Bypracticingteamworkearlyon,youdeveloptheabilitytocontributetogroupefforts,adapttodifferentworkingstyles,andbuildpositiverelationshipswithco-workers.(50)_____Inshort,teamworkisnotjustasoftskill;itisacriticalcomponentofcareerplanningandprofessionalsuccess.III.Summarywriting(10分)Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.51.PublishersarerewritingclassicsRecentargumentshavearisenasBritishpublisherschangedRoaldDahl'schildren'sbooksandIanFleming'sJamesBondnovelstoremovelanguageseenasoffensive(犯忌的)today.DaysafterPuffinBooksfacedcriticismforeditingDahl'sworks,reportsshowedFleming'steamalsomadecarefulchecksbeforereissuingBondbooks.Bothauthors'worksincludedproblematicterms—Dahl'sbookshadunfaircommentsonrace,gender,andmentalhealth,whileFleming'sstoriesusedold-fashioneddescriptionsofpeopleofcolor.PuffinBooksworkedwiththeRoaldDahlStoryCompany(RDSC)andadiversitygrouptoupdateDahl'sstories.Manychangesweremade,suchasrewritingalineinJamesandtheGiantPeachfrom“friedaliveandeatenbyaMexican”toremovehurtfulwords.Mentionsofawriterlinkedtohistoricalunfairness,RudyardKipling,werereplacedwithJaneAusten.RDSCsaidtheseeditshelpDahl'sstories“beenjoyedbyallchildrentoday.”Somecritics,likeSuzanneNossel,havearguedthatDahl'sworkshouldstandasitis,withnewintroductionstopreparereaderswithcontext.Shebelievedthatthe“problem”withrewrites“isthatthereisnolimitingprinciple.”Andthe