2025年上海市金山區(qū)二模英語(yǔ)試卷(時(shí)間105分鐘，分值115)2025年4月I.Grammarandvocabulary(20)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-upcomedyindustryleadersinChina3______(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(zhuān)場(chǎng))（7）______(focus)ononecomedian,theperformancelastsaround60minutes.Thislongerformatrequiresmoreworkonthescript(稿),makingthecontent8______(rich),sotheaudiencealwaysfeelsit'sworththeirtime.Stand-upcomedy,withperformers'rawpersonalstruggles（9）______(transform)intouniversallyrelatablehumor,hasgrownfromsmall,undergroundclubstobecomingamainstreampartofpopularculture.Thecompetitionisintense,withnewshowsconstantlyappearingandolderonesinnovating10______(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（______three-lightsystems—redmeansstop,greenmeansgo.However,whenenoughself-drivingcarsapproachacrossroads,thewhitelightactivates,12______thestandardsignals.ThistellshumandriversthatAVsarenowdirectingvehicle（13）______viawirelesscommunication.Humandriversmustsimplyfollowthecarahead—14______itsstopsormovements.Aresearcher,Dr.Ali,said,Ourwhitephase'concepttapsintothecomputingpowerofAVsthemselves.EntitlingsomeofthetrafficflowcontroltoAVs（15）______inanyAVcase.Butwemust（）______thewhitelightconceptatcrossroadstoclarifythesituationforhumans.”Thecolourofthe‘whitelight'doesn'tmatter.What'simportantisthatthereshouldbeasignalthatisclearly17______bydrivers.Testsshowedthatsmallimprovementsintrafficflow18______whenaslittleas10percentofthevehiclesatacrossroadswereautonomous.DrAlisaid,“Forexample,when10percentofvehiclesareautonomous,yousee（19）______reducedby3percent.When30percentareautonomous,theyarereducedby10.7percent.”WhileAVsaren'treadyforimmediateuse,researcherssayitwouldrequireonlyminor______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（）______herselftobeoneofthe25percentofthepopulationknownassuper-tasters.“Yourtastetypeisdeterminedbyhowstronglyyou（23）______thisbittertaste,”saysAndrewCostanzo,expertinfoodandnutrition.Super-tastersfindit24______,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.sampleB.componentB.revealedC.stockC.adjustedD.product22.A.introduced23.A.digestD.allowedD.transformB.neglectC.perceive24.A.fantastic25.A.chainB.appealingB.sideC.nastyD.plainC.mirrorD.exposureD.givewaytoD.IncreasinglyD.diverse26.A.comeupwith27.A.Originally28.A.healthyB.getdowntoC.runawayfromC.InevitablyC.controversialC.chemicalB.EssentiallyB.damaging29.A.additional30.A.replaces31.A.accustomed32.A.emotional33.A.noticeable34.A.However35.A.trickB.organicD.protectiveB.hidesC.strengthensD.removesC.familiarB.reluctantD.opposedD.flavourD.temporaryD.InsteadD.perfectB.psychologicalC.survivalB.unpleasantB.ThereforeB.convertC.insignificantC.MoreoverC.reverseSectionB(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,butalltheabovetalkingfindingfaultwithcars.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.leadthecountrytotroubleC.annoythelocalresidentsB.discourageresidentsfrombuyingcarsD.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.AnnualFundEndowmentsTheAnnualGivingFundisestablishedtoTheEndowmentFundisestablishedforhelpSteppingStonesmeettheincreasingandrestrictedgiftsforthelong-termsupportofthechangingneedsoftheextraordinarypeopleweobjectivesandmissionofSteppingStones.Theserve.SteppingStonesdependsonfundraisingFundisaseparatefundofcash,securitiesandgrantsandgiftstotheAnnualGivingFundtootherassets(資產(chǎn))thatareheldasrestrictedbalancethebudget.TheAnnualGivingFundfundswithinthegeneralassetsofSteppingdonationsareusedforavarietyofimportantSgramslikeCampershipstoSummerCamp,EndowmentgiftsareoftenintheformofcashAdultDayServicesetc.orsecuritiesbutalsomayincludegiftsofrealestate,appreciatedpropertyandplannedgivingoptions.Endowmentgiftscanbepaidoveraperiodofyearsandmaybedesignated(指定)forspecificnamedfundsandscholarships.Gifts-in-KindMatchingGiftsDoyouhaveaproduct,serviceorotheritemAgreatwaytoincreaseyourdonationtothatcouldbenefitSteppingStones?YoumaySteppingStonesisthroughyouremployer.donateitasaGift-in-Kind.Non-cashgiftscanManycompaniesofferamatchinggiftprogramincludedesignorprintingservices,advertisingtotheiremployees,directors,employees'space,food,beverages,books,eventauctionhusbandsorwivesasanaddedbenefit.Withitems,officeequipmentorotheritems.theseprograms,acompanywillmatchanemployee'sgifttocharitableandeducationalorganizations.ContactyourHumanResourcesofficetoseeifyourcompanyhasamatchinggiftsprogramthatcanbeusedtomatchyourcontributiontoSteppingStones.40.Whatcanwelearnaboutendowmentgifts”toSteppingStones?A.Theyareusedimmediately.B.Theyshouldbeintheformofcash.C.Theycanbereservedforaparticularpurpose.D.Theyaremainlyusedfordailyoperationalexpenses.41.XiaoLiwantstodonatehisbonustoSteppingStones.Whichprogramwillmaximizehisdonation?A.Annualfund.C.Endowments.B.MatchingGifts.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.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinsulateinthepassageprobablymean?A.Toprotectfromheat.B.Toseparatefromothers.C.Tomakesomethingisolated.D.Tomakesomethingmoreefficient.44.IMPsareeffectivebuildingmaterialsfordatacenternationwidebecauseof.①highinsulationvalue;②fastinstallation;③reasonableprices;④reliableservicesA.①②B.C.D.45.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,suchasrewritingalineinJamesandtheGiantPeachfromfriedaliveandeatenbyaMexican”toremovehurtfulwords.Mentionsofawriterlinkedtohistoricalunfairness,RudyardKipling,werereplacedwithJaneAusten.RDSCsaidtheseeditshelpDahl'sstoriesbeenjoyedbyallchildrentoday.”Somecritics,likeSuzanneNossel,havearguedthatDahl'sworkshouldstandasitis,withnewintroductionstopreparereaderswithcontext.Shebelievedthattheproblem”withrewrite