2024-2025學年上海大學附屬中學高二下學期3月摸底考英語試卷

一、語法填空(★★★)Directions:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.TheTimeless(永恒的)Messageof“NeZha2:TheDevil’sBirth”IntroductionRecently,theanimatedfilmNeZha:TheDevil’sBirth(alsoknownasNeZha2)1(fascinate)audiencesworldwidewithitsbreathtakingvisuals,interestingstorytellingandprofoundthemes.AsamodernretellingofaclassicChineselegend,themovieexploresthetimelessstrugglebetweenfateandfreewill,2(make)itarichsourceofinspirationfordiscussionsonidentity,resilience(抗逆力)andthepowerofchoice.Thisessayexaminesthefilm’scentralmessageanditsrelevancetoourlives.Defying(反抗的)FateAtthecoreofNeZha2isthecharacter’srebellionagainsthispredeterminedfate.3(bear)asan“evilchild,”NeZhaisfatedtobringdestructiontohisvillage.However,herefusestoacceptthisfate,declaring,“4theworldcallsmeademon(惡魔),Iwillliveasoneandchangemydestiny!”Thispowerfulstatementreflectstheuniversalhumandesiretotakecontrolofone’slife,eveninthefaceofimmensedifficulties.NeZha’sstoryservesasapowerfulreminder5wearenotboundbythecircumstancesofourbirthortheexpectationsofothers.TheJourneyofSelf-DiscoveryThroughoutthefilm,NeZhasetsaboutajourneyofself-discovery.Helearnstoembracehisuniqueidentityandmakeuseofhisinnerstrength.Themovieemphasizesthattruepowerliesnotinmeetingsocialexpectationsbutinunderstandingandacceptingoneself.Thisthemeisparticularlyrelevantintoday’sworld,6individualsoftenstrugglewithsocialpressuresandtheneedforself-acceptance.NeZha’sstoryencouragesustolookwithinandfindthecouragetobeloyalto7.ThePowerofChoiceOneof8(impressive)aspectsofNeZha2isitsemphasisonthepowerofchoice.9beingbornwithacursed(被詛咒的)fate,NeZhachoosestofightfor10hebelievesisright.Hisjourneyillustratesthatwhilewemaynotcontrolourcircumstances,wecanalwayschoosehowtorespondtothem.Thismessageisbothempoweringandinspiring,remindingusthatourchoicesdefinewhoweare.二、選詞填空(★★★)Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.launchedB.utilizedC.completeD.jointlyE.furtherF.realized

G.currentlyH.accessibleI.specificallyJ.recognizedK.reliableSanofiLaunchesGrant(撥款)toHelpChildrenwithDlabetes(糖尿病)Tocelebratethe60thanniversaryofChina-Francodiplomaticties,theFrenchpharmaceuticalgiantSanoficooperatedwiththeShanghaiSoongChingLingFoundationto11unveiltheSanofiChinaCharityGrantonThursday,aspartofthecompany’seffortsto12participateintheChinesemarketandcontributetolocalpeople’slivelihoods.AsoneofthefirstFrenchcompaniestoenterChina,Sanofihascontinuouslyincreasedinvestmentandpromotedinnovationinthehealthcaresectoroverthepastfewdecades.Thecompanyhasbeencommittedtomakinginnovativemedicineandmedicalservicesmore13toChinesepeople,saidWayneShi,presidentofSanofiGreaterChina.OlivierCharmel,thecompany’sexecutivevice-president,saidSanofihasbenefitedalotfromitslong-terminvestmentinChinaandwillalwaysstandasa14partner.ThecompanyexpectstofurthercontributetotheexchangesbetweenChinaandFrancenotonlyinthefieldofhealthcare,butalsoinscience,economy,andculture.Shisaidthecompany15theSanofiChinaCharityGrantwithanaimtobettermeetthehealthneedsinChina,anditsfirstprojectwill16focusondiabetesmellitusinchildrenandadolescents.JiLinong,directorofDepartmentofEndocrinologyatPekingUniversityPeople’sHospital,highly17theimportanceofthediabetesprojectatapaneldiscussionheldafterthelaunchceremony.HesaidChina18ranksfourthintheworldforthenumberofchildrenandadolescentssufferingfromtypeIdiabetes.Withthehelpofthecharitygrant,JisaidheexpectsChinatoestablishamore19healthcaresystemespeciallyfortypeIdiabetes.Doctors,professionalequipmentandnutritionistsshouldbeprovidedtohelppatientscorrectlyinjectinsulinandeffectivelycontrolbloodsugarlevels.Inadditiontodiabetes,theSanofiChinaCharityGrantwillalsobe20tocombatotherdiseasessuchasimmunitydiseases.Itisexpectedtodirectlybenefitover10,000peopleandindirectlybenefitmorethanonemillionpeopleinthenextthreeyears.三、完形填空(★★★)ArecentsurveyintheUnitedStatesshowedthattheaveragefamilyspentmoremoneyonitspetsthanonitschildren.Althoughrathershocking,itshouldnot__________anyonewhohasseenthedoggyparlors(客廳)wherelovedpetsrest.AreAmericansuniqueintreatingtheirlittlefriendsinthisway?No,theEnglish,too,are__________totheirpets.Thiscanclearlybeseenwhenwelookatpetfoods,whichoftencontainmorevitaminsthanhumanfoodor,atleast,are__________lessnutritious.Theycertainlycostmuch.LastyeartheBritishpublicspenttwohundredmillionpoundsonpetfoodalone,__________veterinary(獸醫(yī)的)billsoranimalfurniture.Itisdifficultnottofeel__________withthiswhenoneconsiderswhatthesameamountcoulddoforvictimsofstarvationandpoverty,soitis__________formetogethotunderthecollarwhenIreadanoldmanleftallhismoneytohisdoghome.ThereareavarietyofreasonswhyIfindthepopularityofBritishpets__________.Theycausephysicalproblems.AnexampleofthisisNewYorkwheretheyhavegreatdifficultygettingridofthemessthatdogsleaveonthestreets.Manypeoplefindthisfunny,butinanumberoflargecitiesitisamajorproblem.Animalscancausedisease,too.Itisthethreatofrabies---adiseasewithnoknowncure---thathasmadetheEnglishgovernmentimposestrict__________onanimalscomingintotheUnitedKingdom.WhentheSpanishgovernmentrecently__________anumberofhomelessdogsasprotectionagainstthesamethreat,Englishtouristimmediatelywroteletterstothenewspapers__________aboutmassmurder.Anotherproblemisthe__________ofpetowners.Mostlittlechildrenwantadogoracat,andtheycontinuallypestertheirmothersandfathersuntiltheygetone.Itisonlywhenthesweetlittlethinghasbeenbroughthomethattheparentsrealizehowmuchtimeandmoneymustbespenton"Rover"or"Bonzo".Thentheyjust__________it.Thisbringsmetomylastpoint.Pets,whichrunfree,areoftennot__________atall.Englishfarmerslosehundredsofsheepayear,killedbysomeone'spetandyoumusthavereadofchildrenbeinghurtbysomepetsoftheirown.__________,Iwouldonlysuggestthatwehavegotour__________wrongandthatsomethingshouldbedoneaboutit.21.A．alertB．surpriseC．disappointD．interest22.A．hostileB．politeC．subjectD．available23.A．seldomB．farC．frequentlyD．totally24.A．inspiteofB．regardlessofC．nottomentionD．ratherthan25.A．delightedB．patientC．concernedD．unsatisfied26.A．usualB．naturalC．ridiculousD．essential27.A．inevitableB．understandableC．unacceptableD．common28.A．ordersB．punishmentsC．treatmentsD．restrictions29.A．curedB．destroyedC．enclosedD．drove30.A．inquiringB．caringC．worryingD．complaining31.A．thoughtlessnessB．hesitationC．expectationD．kindness32.A．isolateB．scoldC．desertD．bind33.A．funnyB．sweetC．preciousD．loving34.A．NeverthelessB．MoreoverC．ThereforeD．Meanwhile35.A．mindB．behaviorC．loveD．priority四、閱讀理解(★★★)Amongmyoldestfriends,I’mknownasthemysteriousone,theguywhorarelyshowsup,isalwaystherenothere.Ihadhighschoolbuddies,andIlovedthemalldearlythoughweboysdidn’tsaysuchthingsbackthen.Thenlifehappened.Mostofusleftourhometown.Meet-upsbecomerareoccasions.Oneofthoseoldfriends,whomIhadnotseensinceourhighschoolgraduation,reachedoutrecentlytosayhe’dbenearwhereIam,andhopedwecouldmeetup.He’ddonethesamethingabout10yearsago,andI’dbeggedoffforsomestupidreasonrelatedtomyshyness,orrather,myintrovertednature.I’molderandabitwisernow,andI’vebeenpackingaroundsomeguiltoverthatmissedopportunityfor10years,soIagreedreadily.Wemetfordinner,perhapstwohours,andrarelyhadIfeltateasewithotherhumansasIdidwithhim.Wetalkedandtalked.Aboutwhowewerethen.Whowearenow.Andwhatmadeusthejerks(混蛋)wewerethen.Weacknowledgedthatifnotforeachother,andthecirclesofgoodpeopleweranwithbackthen,thegoodfriendswhokeptusreasonablyontrackandincheck,lifecouldhaveeasilygonesouthforeitherofus.Eachofusrecalledthingstheotherhadnomemoryof.Fragmentsofmemories,scatteredyetprecious.Weknowweweretightthen,andwevaluethatfriendshipandsharedexperiencestilltoday.Peoplearefundamentallysocialbeingsandenjoyconnectingwithothers.Maintainingsocialconnectionsisgoodforourmentalandphysicalhealth.However,despitetheimportanceandenjoymentofsocialconnection,peoplesignificantlyunderestimatehowmuchotherswillappreciatebeingreachedoutto.There’ssomethingaboutthefriendsyoumakeinyouththat’snearimpossibletorecreatewithfriendsyoumakelaterinlife.I’mtellingyouthistoremindyouthatyouroldfriendswouldlovetohearfromyou,maybeasimpletext,alittlehello,maybeevenaphonecallorameetup.36.Theauthorrefusedthemeet-upabout10yearsagoprobablybecause______.

A．hewasnotasociableman.B．hewasnotcleverenough.C．helivedfarawayfromhisfriends.D．hefeltguiltyabouthisfriends.37.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sfeelingduringthedinner?

A．Anxiousandnervous.B．Excitedandenergetic.C．Comfortableandrelaxed.D．Sadandregretful.38.Whatdoestheauthorimplybysaying“l(fā)ifecouldhaveeasilygonesouthforeitherofus”?

A．Theycouldhaveeasilybeenoffthetrackinlife.B．Theymighthavesettleddowninthesouthernregion.C．Theirfriendshipcouldhaveeasilyturnedsour.D．Theycouldhavefacedfinancialdifficulties.39.Whatisthemainpurposeofthearticle?

A．Todescribetheauthor’sreunionwithanoldfriend.B．Toreflectonthevalueoffriendshipsformedinyouth.C．Toencouragereaderstoreachouttotheiroldfriends.D．Todiscusstheimportanceofsocialconnections.(★★★)

MountCookNationalParkishomeofthehighestmountainsandthelongestglaciers.Itisalpine(高山)inthepurestsense—withskyscrapingpeaks,glaciersandpermanentsnowfields,allsetunderastar-studdedsky.KeyHighlightsAlthoughitincludes23peaksover3,000metreshigh,thisparkisveryaccessible.StateHighway80leadstoMtCookVillagewhichissituatedbesidescenicLakePukakiandprovidesacomfortablebaseforalpineactivitiesFarfromcitylights,thestargazinghereismagnificent—AorakiMountCookNationalParkformsthemajorityofNewZealand’sonlyInternationalDarkSkyReserve.Mountaineersregardtheareatobethebestclimbingregion,whilelessskilledadventurersfindplentyofsatisfactionwiththemountainwalksthatleadtoalpinetarns,herbfieldsandspectacularglacierviews.Encounterswithcheekykea(mountainparrots)arepartofthefun.KeyActivities

MountainwalksThereare10shortwalksbeginningnearthevillage.Alltracksareformedandwellmarked.TheRedTamsTrack,KeaPointandtheHookerValleyTrackeachtakearoundtwoboursreturn.Formoreexperiencedalpinehikers,therearethreemountainpassroutes-overtheMueller.CoplandandBallpasses.GlacierviewingandskiingHelicoptersandski—planesprovideaccesstothepark’sfabulousglaciers.TheTasmanGlacierisanexcellentchoiceforintermediateskiers,whiletheMurchison,DarwinandBonneyglacierspromiseexcitementforadvancedskiers.FromOctoberuntilMay,youcanexploretheTasmanGlacier’sterminallakebyboat.MountaineeringClimbingMountCookremainstheultimatechallenge,buttherearemanyotherpeakstotemptexperiencedclimbers.Tasman,MalteBrun,EliedeBeaumont,SeftonandLaPerousearequitepopular.KeyTips●Climbersdon’trequirepermits.butarerequestedtocompleteatripintentionsform.●Localguidesareavailableforclimbing.walkingandglacierskiing.●Winterclimbingisanextremesport—onlyrecommendedforwell-prepared,experiencedmountaineers.●Theweathercanchangeverysuddenly-bepreparedforheavyrainfall,snowand/orhighwinds.●Theparkhasanairportservingdomesticcommercialflightsandscenicflightoperators.40.WhichisoneofthecharacteristicsofMountCookNationalPark?

A．Itisalpineinthepurestsenseandhardtoreach.B．Itprovidesstar-shiningnightskiesforvisitors.C．Itattractslessskilledclimberstoallalpineactivities.D．Itguaranteesvisitorsasightofcheekykea.41.Mikeisanexperiencedadventurerandmayfind______themostexciting.

A．MountaineeringonEliedeBeaumontB．MountainwalksviaHookerValleyTrackC．SkiingonTasmanGlacierD．ClimbingMountCook42.Ifyouareavisitortothepark,youshould______.

A．properlyevaluateyourownexperienceandskillB．getyourpermitpreparedbeforeyoustarttoclimbC．hirelocalguidestohelpyoutotrainforclimbingD．avoidexploringglaciersinwinter(★★★)AllanT.Demaree,aretiredexecutiveeditorofFortunemagazine,gladlymakesdonationstoPrincetonUniversity,hisalmamatter.Hisson,whoalsowenttoPrinceton,pointstoitsendowmentof$15.8billion,andwillnotgiveitapenny.“Whygivemoneytoaninstitutionthatcanseeminglyliveoffitsinterestwhenotherverydeservingentitiesneedmoneytofunctiontomorrow?”askedtheson,HeathDemaree,aprofessoratCaseWesternReserveUniversitywhoinsteaddonatestoVirginiaTech,wherehewasagraduatestudent.HisquestioncaptureshowthewealthcollectedbyeliteuniversitieslikePrincetonthroughsoaringendowmentsoverthepastdecadehaswidenedthedividebetweenasmallgroupofdramaticlywealthyuniversitiesandallothers.TheresultisthatAmerica’salreadystratifiedsystemofhighereducationisbecomingevermoreso,andthegapiscreatingallsortsoftensionsasthelesswealthycollegestrytocompete.Evenstateuniversitiesaregoingintofund-raisingoverdriveandtryingtoincreaseendowmentstocatchup.Thewealthiestcollegescantaptheirendowmentstogiveconsiderablefinancialaidtofamiliesearning$180,000ormore.Theycantemptstarprofessorswithhighsalariesandhard-to-getapartments.Theyarestartingadvancednewresearchlaboratories,expandingtheircampusesandputtinguparchitecturallynotablebuildings.Highereducationhasalwaysbeenstratified,butthedifferenceswereneveraslargeastoday.Thelastdecadebroughtaseachange,asskilledmoneymanagershiredbytheuniversitiesmovedtheirportfoliosintohigh-performinginvestments,andendowmentsskyrocketed.Untilrecently,toppublicresearchuniversitiescouldrelyonenoughpublicsubsidytoholdtheirown,whenthetaxpayermoneywascombinedwithtuitionandfund-raising.Butthatworldischanging.TheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeleyhasa$3billionendowment,butitisstretchedacross34,000students.Andwithstatebudgetcutsapproaching,RobertBirgeneau,itspresident,fearshewillnolongerbeabletoattractthebestprofessorsandstudents.“Itwillcostlessforastudentfromafamilywithanincomeof$180,000togotoHarvardthanforastudentwithafamilyincomeof$90,000togotoBerkeley,”hesaid,takingintoaccountHarvard’srecentdecisiontogivemorefinancialaidtofamiliesearningupto$180,000annually.43.WhatdowelearnaboutHeathDemaree?

A．HedonatedtoVirginiaTech.B．Hedonatedasmuchashisfather.C．HedonatedtoPrincetonUniversity.D．HedonatedtoCaseWesternReserveUniversity.44.Whatissaidaboutstateuniversities?

A．Theyareexpandingtheircampuses.B．Theyareraisingfundstoincreaseendowments.C．Theymanagetoattracteliteprofessorsandstudents.D．Theyarestartingsophisticatednewresearchlaboratories.45.Whatcanwelearnabouttoppublicresearchuniversitiesatpresent?

A．Theycannotholdtheirownjustwithstatesupport.B．Thetaxpayermoneyiscombinedwithtuitionandfund-raising.C．Despitepossiblestatebudgetcut,theydonotneedmoreendowment.D．Theycandependonenoughpublicsubsidytolureprofessorsandstudents.46.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．UpsidesandDownsidesofEndowmentsB．HarvardorBerkeley?C．EndowmentsWidenaHigherEducationGapD．FarewelltoStratifiedEndowments(★★★)WhygratitudeisgoodforyouGratitudeismorethanjustsaying“thankyou”tosomeonewhohashelpedusorgivenusagift.47Andthispositiveemotioncanbegoodforourhealth—ouremotionalandphysicalhealth,aswellasthehealthofourrelationships.Let’sstartbylookingattheemotionalormentalhealthbenefitsofexpressinggratitude.Therehavebeenmanystudies,asdescribedina2018paperfromtheGreaterGoodScienceCentertitled“TheScienceofGratitude”,showingthatwritingagratitudelettertoanotherpersonorwritinginagratitudejournal,ifdoneregularly,improvesmentalhealth.48Butevenifwedon’tshareourwritingwithanyone,likeinajournal,theactofcompletingtheexercisealonemakesushappierandmoresatisfiedwithlife.Andthisgetsbetterwithtime.Asweareessentiallytrainingourbraintobemoreintunewithnoticingthepositive,afterseveralweeksormonths,thisbecomesmoreintuitive.Andso,themoreweexpressgratitude,themorepositivewefeel.49Therearestudieslinkingagratitudepracticetobettersleepquality,bettereatinghabits,andreducedinfectioninpeoplewhohavehadheartproblems.Sogratitudeisclearlygoodforus,butisitalsogoodforthepeopleinourlives?Thesimpleansweris“yes”.Whenshared—spokenorwritten—gratitudeisaboutfeelingvaluedandhelpingothersfeelvaluedtoo.50Andthat’sontopofalltheotherwaysgratitudeisclearlygoodforus.Maybeweshouldallstopcountingsheeporcountingcaloriesandstartcountingourblessingsinstead?

A．Gratitudecanalsomakeusfeelgoodphysically.B．Therefore,it’seasytotellthatgratitudeisadvantageoustous.C．Itisthefeelingofbeinggratefulandwantingtoexpressourthanks.D．Itcanhelppromotestrongerrelationshipswithfamily,friendsorevencolleagues.E．Onereasonforthis,isthatgratitudestopsusfromreflectingonnegativeemotions.F．Itisadeeperappreciationforsomeoneorsomethingthatmakesusfeelapositiveemotion.五、書面表達(★★)51.Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.ReasonsWhyThereareMirrorsinElevators(電梯)Theelevatorisamodernmiracle.It’satinyspace-ametalboxthatallowsustotravelathighspeed,oftenwitharandomgroupofstrangers.Yet,thoughridinginanelevatorisaneverydayexperience,itcanstillbeabitanxiety-provoking.It’snoaccidentthatmirrorsarefoundinmostelevators.Youmightnotrealizeit,butmirrorsareastandarddesignelementthatservesmultiplefunctionstohelpyoupsychologicallymanageyourelevatorride.Manypeoplefeelclaustrophobic(引起幽閉恐怖的)inalift.It’saconfinedspace(密閉狹小的空間)withlimitedoxygen,anditcanbechallengingtoseewhat’sgoingonoutsideastheelevatordoorscloseanditstartsmoving.Looktothemirrorifyoufeelyourheartracinginaconfinedspacelikeanelevator.Amirrorinaliftcanhelprelieveyouranxietybygivingthesensationofmorespace,makingitfeelless