2024-2025學(xué)年上海市同濟(jì)大學(xué)第二附屬中學(xué)高一下學(xué)期期末英語試題一、語法填空(★★★)Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword:fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Iwassurethiswastheworstdayofmylife.BeingdiagnosedwithTypeIdiabetesfeltalmostlikeadeathsentence.Mylifechangedinaninstant,andIwasafraid1notbeingabletocopewithachronic(慢性的)diseaseandterrifiedthatIwouldnevergettobeanormalchild.LittledidIknowthatthisconditionwouldlateronallowmetogivebacktomycommunitythroughmy2(volunteer)initiativesandpursueacareerwhereIcouldhelpothers.Theimpactthatmydiseasehadonmyfamilywasprofound.Weallhadtolearntoadjusttoanewreality.Iknewthatitwasuptometomakethiswork,butIfelt3(lose).Afterafewdays,theinitialshock4(replace)bydenial,thencameanger,andlittlebylittle,Ilatergainedacceptance.Byexercisingdeterminationandcourage,Imadeachoice5(resist)lettingitdictatewhoIwasorwhatIcouldbecome.Meanwhile,Irealizedthatsomethingsinlifearebetterdealtwithbyhavingasupportsystem.Withthisinmind,IlookedforpositionswhereI6sharemyexperiencewithothersandlistentotheirownstruggles.Aftergettinginvolvedinvariousinitiatives,Idecidedtoorganizeasupportgroupforthose7aredealingwithdifficultsituations.Thegroupwassosuccessful8Iwasinvitedtootherschoolstotalkaboutthedifferencewemadeinourmembers.Weallhavechallengesinlife.Lookingback,9feltlikeadeathsentenceatfirstturnedintoawayofsupportingothersinmycommunity.It10(prove)thatthelessonswetakefromthesetbacksweencountercan,infact,befundamentaltolatersuccess.二、選詞填空(★★★)Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.attachedB.properlyC.customsD.appealingE.dealsF.flooded

G.typicallyH.embarrassingI.advancedJ.revealK.affordHowAIIsChangingStudents’LifeAIischangingstudents’life.Inrecentyears,artificialintelligence(AI)has11manypartsofstudentlife.FromAIwritingassistantsandsmartlearningappstovoicetranslationtoolsandvirtualtutors,studentstodayaresurroundedby12technology.Formanyteenagers,AIhasbecomenotonlyastudytoolbutalsoapartofdailyroutine.Oneofthemost13aspectsofAIisitsabilitytomakelearningmoreefficient.Studentscangetgrammarcorrections,mathsolutions,andessaysuggestionsinseconds.ManyAIplatformsalsoofferstudentsspecial14,whichmakelearningtoolscheaperandmoreaccessible,especiallyforfamilieswhocannot15expensivetutoring.Inthisway,well-developedAltoolshelpnarrowthelearninggapbetweenstudentsfromdifferentbackgrounds.However,relyingtoomuchonAImaybringchallenges.Somestudentsbecomeoverly16toAI,dependingonitforhomeworkandwriting.Thismayreducetheircriticalthinkingandcreativity.Itcanalsobe17whenastudentusesAI-generatedcontentthatdoesn’tmatchtheirrealabilityandisquestionedbyteachers.AImight18quickanswers,butitdoesnotteachstudentshowtothinkdeeplyorexpressthemselvesintheirownvoice.Anotherissueiscultureandcommunication.Altoolsareoftentrainedonglobaldataandmayignorelocalvaluesorschoolrules.Forexample,theymightmisunderstandlocal19orsuggestexamplesthatarenotsuitableforclassroomuse.StudentsneedtodeveloptheabilitytojudgewhatAIgivestheminsteadoftrustingitblindly.Overall,AIisadouble-edgedsword.Ononehand,itbringsgreatconvenienceandlearningsupport.Ontheotherhand,itmayleadtoover-dependenceandshallowlearningifnotused20.AsAIcontinuestodevelop,studentsmustlearnhowtouseitwisely.Teachersandparentsalsohavearoletoplayinhelpingyoungpeoplefindahealthybalancebetweentechnologyandpersonaleffort.三、完形填空(★★★)Oneofthequickestwaystogetajoblatelyhasbeentoannounceonsocialmediathatyouwerelaidoff(解雇).Despitetheoverallstrengthofthejobmarket,layoffshavebeenincreasinginrecentmonths.Companiesintheentertainment,automotive,andfinancialindustries,suchasNetflix,Tesla,andJPMorganChase,haveallannouncedlayoffs,andmoreare_______inthetechnology,aerospace,andtravelsectors.However,manyrecentlylaid-off_______areturningtosocialmediaplatformstosharetheirexperiencesandseeknewemploymentopportunities.Whatwasonceconsideredanembarrassingno-nohasnowbecomea(n)_______steptoshowone’stoughnessandreadinessfornewchallenges.NathanFelt,_______,sharedhislayoffexperienceonlineafterlosinghispositionasadirectorofproductdesignatGuaranteedRate.Heexpressedamixofdisappointmentandhopeforthefuture,andprovidedapodcastdiscussinghow_______canleadtogrowthopportunities.Hispost,whichdidnot_______askforajob,receivednumerousresponses,includingseveraljoboffers.Heeventuallystartedanewroleasaproduct-designleaderatAmazon.Careercoachesadvisejobseekerstoavoid_______sadnessintheironlineposts._______,theysuggestexpressinggratitudefortheirpreviousemploymentandconveyingeagernessfornewopportunities.LizMaupin,amarketingproducerinLosAngeles,postedaboutherbeingfired.Shewrote,“Ifyouhearofanything,I’malovelyproducerandam_______aboutkeepingworking.”Within24hours,shewasfloodedwithresponses,andoneofthemturnedintoajoboffer,whichshedescribedas“________”.Otherswhohavesuccessfullyfoundnewjobsthroughsocialmediaemphasizetheimportanceofproviding________information,suchasjobtitles,experiencelevels,andtheirvaluetoateam.SarahNelson,whoworksinhumanresources,________herlayofffromaSanFranciscofirmonasocialmediaplatform.She________inconversationswithseveralcompanies.Recentlyshestartedanewremotejobasarecruiter(招聘人員)withDandy,anonlinedentallabplatform,inScottsdale,Ariz.SilviaFuentes,whorevealedherlayofflastweek,specifiedthatshewasseekingamid-leveldigitalproductdesignerrole.Sheincludedthephrase“hmu”(“hitmeup”,meaning“contactme”)inher________forjobopportunities.Shewas________byseveralprofessionalsonlineinnotime,andshehashadafewinitialconversationssofar.21.A．maintainedB．a(chǎn)dvocatedC．expectedD．disciplined22.A．travellersB．bikersC．individualsD．employers23.A．riskyB．falseC．dangerousD．effective24.A．onthewholeB．inparticularC．a(chǎn)saresultD．forexample25.A．sheltersB．failuresC．a(chǎn)chievementsD．promotions26.A．directlyB．gratefullyC．randomlyD．commonly27.A．fundingB．displayingC．overlookingD．doubting28.A．InsteadB．OtherwiseC．MoreoverD．Meanwhile29.A．flexibleB．passionateC．a(chǎn)lertD．confused30.A．a(chǎn)ccidentalB．romanticC．stressfulD．a(chǎn)mazing31.A．classifiedB．statisticalC．detailedD．timely32.A．publicizedB．negotiatedC．battledD．caused33.A．specializedB．believedC．engagedD．investigated34.A．requestB．priorityC．signalD．praise35.A．shutupB．loggedoutC．calledoffD．trackeddown四、閱讀理解(★★★)I’vebeenarunnerallmyadultlife.Atsixfeet,seveninchesand240pounds,Idon’tlooklikeyouraveragelong-distanceathlete,butIwasingreatshape.Fouryearsago,at44,Iwasatmypeakfitness,traininghardformysecondLondonMarathon.Mygoalwastofinishinlessthanfourhours,andaftersomesolid20-milepracticeruns,IwasconfidentIcouldmanagearound3hoursand40minutes.Ialwaysbelievedthatifyouweren’tcompletelyspentbythefinish,youhadn’tgivenityourall.Racedaystartedwell.Thestickyweatherwaseasedbyalightrain,andeverythingfeltright.Butbymile19,thingschanged.Itwasn’tphysicalexhaustion—itwasmental.Ifeltdisconnected,likeIwasn’tfullythere.Thecheeringcrowdsfadedintothebackground.Atmile24,Icompletelyforgottowavetomywife,aswe’dplanned.BythetimeIsawBigBen,mylegsfeltheavy,asiftheyweremovingthroughthickliquid.Still,Ipushedon.Turningthefinalcorner,IsawthefinishlineandknewI’dmakeitinunderfourhours.That’smylastmemory.WitnesseslatersaidIstaggeredacrosstheline,collectedmymedal,andreachedthemediatentbeforecollapsing.Mybodyhadoverheated,causingmyliverandkidneys(肝和腎)toshutdown.IwasrushedtoSt.Thomas’shospitalandtreatedforpneumonia(肺炎).Thedoctorstoldmethatmostpeopledon’tsurvivethiscondition,butmyfitnessandthequickactionsofmedicssavedme.WhenIwokeup,myfirstquestionwas,“WhattimedidIdo?”(Answer:3hours,55minutesand46seconds).Mysecondwas,“WhyamIhere?”Seeingtheworryinmywife’seyesfilledmewithguilt.Shestillwon’ttalkaboutthatday.Ittookmonthstorecover,andduringthattime,Ire-evaluatedmypriorities.Irealizedtimesdidn’tmatter.Today,Irunforjoy,notspeed—enjoyingthesceneryandrunningwithmydog.Therealvictoryislearningtolovethejourney.36.Whatwasthewriter’sgoalatthebeginningforhissecondLondonMarathon?

A．Tofinishtheracewithinhistargetgoal.B．Tocompletetheracewithouttakingabreak.C．Toreachafasterpacethanaprofessionalathlete.D．Toimproveonhispreviousmarathonperformance.37.WhatcanbelearnedaboutthemanfromhisLondonMarathonexperience?

A．Hegaveuptheraceandcouldn’tmakeittothefinishline.B．Herealizedthathehadbetterachievehisgoalsgradually.C．Heachievedhisgoalwithoutfacingtoomanydifficulties.D．Hepushedhimselftoomuchandfacedaseriousmedicalcrisis.38.Howdidthewriter’sattitudestowardsrunningchangeaftertheexperience?

A．Hedecidedtogiveuprunningaltogethertofocusonrecovery.B．HesetanewgoaltobeathispreviousbesttimeinfutureracesC．Hestartedprioritizingtheexperienceofrunningovercompeting.D．Hestartedrunningshorterdistancestoavoidsimilarhealthissues39.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A．TheDangersofMarathonRunningB．ARunner’sTransformativeJourneyC．OvercomingPhysicalLimitsinaMarathonD．HowtoTrainforaSuccessfulMarathon(★★★)WorldBookDaywascreatedbyUNESCOon23rdApril1995asaworldwidecelebrationofbooksandreading.Itismarkedinover100countriesaroundtheglobe.Inanefforttomovecelebrationsofreadingintotheeveningandfocusmoreonadultsinsteadofchildren,WorldBookNightstartsintheUKin2011.

Whyshouldweread?AtTheReadingAgency,webelievereadingforfunhelpspeoplelivebetterlives.Studiesshowit:ReducesLoneliness:Manyreaders(about19%)sayreadinghelpsthemfeellessalone.BuildsCommunity:Goodreaderstendtofeelmoreconnectedtosocietyandtrustothersmore.IncreasesUnderstanding:Readingforpleasurehelpsyou:Understandothers’feelingsbetter(empathy).Understandyourselfbetter.Seetheworldthroughothers’eyes.LowersStress&Relaxes:Peoplewhoreadforfunregularlyfeellessstressedandsadthannon-readers.ReadingisalsomorerelaxingthanwatchingTVorusingphones/computers.JoinWorldBookNight(April23)!Whetheryoureadaloneorwithfriends,participatinghelpssharethepowerofreadingtocopewithlife’schallenges.40.Whatisthepurposeofthe“WorldBookNight”?

A．Todealwithchallengesinlife.B．Tointroducethepowerofreading.C．Toencouragemoreadultstobecomereaders.D．Topromotepeople’sphysicalandmentalhealth.41.Wherecanyoufindthepassageabove?

A．Inanewspaper.B．Inamagazine.C．Inawebsite.D．OnTV.42.IfyouwanttoparticipateinthereadingactivitywithyourfriendsonApril23,youcanmostprobablyreferto________sectionfirst.

A．BOOKSB．IMPACTC．RESOURCESD．GETINVOLVED(★★)CharlesRobertDarwinwasbornon12February1809inShropshire,England.Darwin’schildhoodpassionwasscience,andhisinterestinchemistry,however,wasclear;hewasevennicknamed‘Gas’byhisclassmates.In1825,hisfathersenthimtostudymedicineatEdinburghUniversity,wherehelearnedhowtoclassifyplants.DarwinbecamepassionateaboutnaturalhistoryandthisbecamehisfocuswhilehestudiedatCambridge.DarwinwentonavoyagetogetherwithRobertFitzroy,thecaptainofHMSBeagle,toSouthAmericatofacilitateBritishtradeinPatagonia.Thejourneywaslife-changing.Darwinspentmuchofthetriponlandcollectingsamplesofplants,animalsandrocks,whichhelpedhimtodevelopanunderstandingoftheprocessesthatshapetheEarth’ssurface.Darwin’sanalysisoftheplantsandanimalsthathegatheredledhimtoexpressdoubtsonformerexplanationsabouthowspeciesformedandevolvedovertime.Darwin’sworkconvincedhimthatnaturalselectionwaskeytounderstandingthedevelopmentofthenaturalworld.Thetheoryofnaturalselectionsaysthatindividualsofaspeciesaremorelikelytosurvivewhentheyinherit(經(jīng)遺傳獲得)characteristicsbestsuitedforthatspecificenvironment.Thesefeaturesthenbecomemorewidespreadandcanleadeventuallytothedevelopmentofanewspecies.Withnaturalselection,Darwinarguedhowawidevarietyoflifeformsdevelopedovertimefromasinglecommonancestor.Darwinmarriedhiscousin,EmmaWedgwood,in1839.WhenDarwin’seldestdaughter,Annie,diedfromasuddenillnessin1851,helosthisbeliefinGod.Histenthandfinalchild,CharlesWaringDarwin,wasbornin1856.SignificantlyforDarwin,thisbabywasdisabled,alteringhowDarwinthoughtaboutthehumanspecies.Darwinhadpreviouslythoughtthatspeciesremainedadapteduntiltheenvironmentchanged;henowbelievedthateverynewvariationwasimperfectandthatastruggletosurvivewaswhatdrovespeciestoadapt.Thoughrejectedatthebeginning,Darwin’stheoryofevolutionbynaturalselectionisnowadayswellacceptedbythescientificcommunityasthebestevidence-basedexplanationforthediversityandcomplexityoflifeonEarth.TheNaturalHistoryMuseum’slibraryalonehas478editionsofhisOntheOriginofSpeciesin38languages.43.WhatmadeDarwinreconsidertheoriginanddevelopmentofspecies?

A．Examiningplantsandanimalscollected.B．Hisdesireforavoyagetodifferentcontinents.C．ClassifyingsamplesinajourneytoSouthAmerica.D．HispassionfornaturalhistoryatEdinburghUniversity.44.Wecanlearnfromparagraphs1to3thatDarwin________.

A．usednaturalselectiontodevelopnewspeciesB．enjoyedbeingcallednicknamesrelatedtoscienceC．learnedsomeknowledgeaboutplantswhenstudyingmedicineD．a(chǎn)rguedwithothersoverthediversityoflifeformsforalongperiod45.WhichofthefollowingchangedDarwin’sviewonthehumanspecies?

A．Thathehadtenchildreninall.B．Hisyoungestson’sbeingdisabled.C．Thathelosthiseldestdaughter.D．HismarriagewithEmmaWedgwood.46.Thispassageismainlyabout________.

A．Darwin’spassionformedicalscienceB．Darwin’stheoryandexperimentsC．CharlesDarwin’schanginginterestD．CharlesDarwin’slifeandwork(★★)GettingintoEmploymentinHighSchoolManyhighschoolstudentsareunderstandablymorefocusedongettingintocollegethanonfindingajobaftercollege.47Herearesomethingsyoucandonow-whileyou’restillinhighschool-tostartthinkingaboutpossiblecareers.Dosomehomeworkonjobsandcareers.Therearemanytypesofjobsandcareersthatmostpeoplehaveneverheardoforknowlittleabout.Howdoyoudiscoverthem?48Howdidtheygetinterestedintheircareer?Whateducationandskillsarerequiredtoperformtheirjobs?Whatdotheylikeabouttheircareers?Don’tbeshy;adultsareusuallyhappytoanswerquestions.Youcanalsolearnaboutvariouscareersonline.49Althoughyourcollegemajordoesnotalwaysdeterminewhatyou’llendupdoingforacareer,understandinghowvariousmajorscanconnecttocareersispartofcareerplanning.Asyouexplorethemajorsandprogramsofferedatvariouscolleges,takeamomenttoreadthroughtherelevantdepartment’sinformationoncareersforstudentsinthatmajor.Keepcareerplanninginmindwhenvisitingcolleges.EverycollegecampushasaCareerCenter,staffedbyprofessionalswhoaretrainedtoassistcollegestudentswithcareer-relatedconcerns.50Makeapointtoaskabouttheservicesofferedbyeachcollege’sCareerCenterwhenyouvisitcolleges.Orbetteryet,stopintotheCenterandsayhello.Whileoncampus,youwillalsohaveopportunitiestotalkwithprofessorsandstudents.Usethoseoccasionstoaskfacultyaboutwhattheirdepartmentsdotohelppreparestudentsforjobsaftergraduation,andaskcurrentstudentsaboutinternshipsthey’vedone,researchopportunities,andwhattheirmajorsandcareerplansare.

A．Beginwithyourcurrentinterests,talents,hobbies,andpersonalstrengthsandweaknesses.B．Startbytalkingtotheadultsyouknowabouttheirjobs.C．Theyhelpstudentschoosemajorsandcareers,findinternshipandjobopportunities,andgainimportantjob-huntingskills.D．Connectthedotsbetweencollegemajorsandcareers.E．Enrichmentactivities,suchassummerprogramsoncollegecampuses,canalsohelpyoulearnaboutvariousjobsandcareers.F．Yet,havingatleastafewideasinmindforcareersthatmightinterestyouisanimportantpartofcollegeplanning.五、書面表達(dá)(★★★)51.Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.HowtoDevelopHealthyDigitalHabitsIntoday’sdigitalworld,teenagersspendincreasingamountsoftimeonscreens,whichcannegativelyimpacttheirphysicalandmentalhealth.Developinghealthydigitalhabitsisessentialformaintainingbalanceinlife.Thefirststepistosetclearboundariesforscreentime.Expertsrecommendtakingregularbreaksusingthe20-20-20rule:every20minutes,lookatsomething20feetawayfor20seconds.Turningoffnotificationsduringstudytimehelpsmaintainconcentration.Establishing“screen-free”zones,especiallyinbedrooms,cansignificantlyimprovesleepquality.Anotherimportantaspectisbeingmindfulofonlinecontent.Followingeducationalorinspirationalaccountsratherthanthosepromotingunrealisticstandardscanboostmentalwell-being.Studentsshouldalsoscheduleofflineactivitieslikesports,reading,orface-to-facesocializingtomaintainahealthybalanceb