2024-2025學(xué)年上海市控江中學(xué)高一下學(xué)期期末英語試卷一、單項(xiàng)選擇(★★★)1.China______atatremendousrate,anoutstandingachievementneverseenbefore,duringthepasttwodecades.

A．developedB．haddevelopedC．isdevelopingD．hasdeveloped(★★)2.Hishandwritingissoconfusingthatit’sdifficulttomakeout_________itisthatheistryingtoexpress.

A．thatB．howC．whoD．what(★★★)3.______youarefacingdifficultiesorenjoyingsuccess,perseveranceiskeytoachievingdreams.

A．NomatterB．InspiteofC．WhetherD．Evenif(★★★)4.______onaclearday,farfromthecitycrowds,themountainsgivehimasenseofinfinitepeace.

A．WalkingB．WhenoneiswalkingC．HavingwalkedD．Whenwalking(★★★)5.Amancanfailmanytimes,butheisn’tafailure______hebeginstoblamesomebodyelse.

A．evenifB．untilC．incaseD．once(★★★)6.Unless______tospeak,mosthighschoolstudentsherepreferremainingsilentinclass.

A．invitedB．invitingC．toinviteD．havinginvited(★★)7.Whowouldyouhave______thespeechattheclassmeetingnextweek?

A．todeliverB．deliveredC．deliverD．delivering(★★)8.Inthiscompany,jobcommitmentsarethemajorprinciple.______canyouexpecttogetapayrise.

A．OnlywithhardworkB．OnlyhardworkC．WithhardworkD．Soharddoyouwork(★★)9.Wemustsaythatneverbefore______somovingafilmasTheManReturningfromBattlefields.

A．wehadseenB．hadweseenC．wehaveseenD．haveweseen(★★★)10.______gotintotheroom______thetelephonerang.

A．Hehadhardly...thenB．Hardlyhadhe...whenC．Hehadnosooner...whenD．Nosoonerhadhe...than二、語法填空(★★★)Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Double-deckerBusesAdouble-deckerbusisabusthathastwostoreysordecks.Double-deckerbusesareusedformasstransportallovertheworld.ThemosticonicexampleistheredLondonbus.Earlydouble-deckersputthedriverinaseparatecab(駕駛艙).Passengersenteredthebusthroughanopenplatformatthebackdoor,11abusconductorwouldcollectfares.Thebackopenplatform,popularwithpassengers,wasabandonedforsafetyreasons,astherewasariskofpassengersfallingwhen12(run)ontothebus.Moderndouble-deckershaveamainentrancedooratthefrontandthedrivertakesfares.13thiscancutdownthenumberofbusworkersaboard,itslowstheboardingprocess.Double-deckersinLondonDouble-deckerbusesareincommonusethroughouttheUnitedKingdom,especiallyinLondon.Double-deckersareprimarilyforcommutertransportbutsomeopen-topmodels14(intend)forsightseeing.Manytourists15havethebestviewofLondonfromthetopofadouble-decker.Themajorityofdouble-deckerbusesintheUKarebetween9.5metresand11.1metres16length,andthelatterhasbeenmorecommonsincethemid-1990s.In1941,MissPhyllisThompsonbecamethefirstwoman17(drive)adouble-deckervehicleintheUnitedKingdom.ShedroveforthebuscompanyMessrs.18beinglicensedhittheheadlinethroughoutthewholecountryasdrivinghadlongbeenmen’sjob.Double-deckersinShanghaiInShanghai,severalnewlydesignedNo.911double-deckerbuseswereputintooperationonHuaihaiRoadin2018.Olderopen-topdouble-deckerbuseswereretiredin2017afterservingthecityforseveralyears.19(compare)withtheoldermodel,thenewbusesaresaferandprovide20(comfortable)ridingexperiencesforpassengers.NotonlycanpassengerstakeNo.911double-deckerstocommute,butalsotheycanhaveapleasanttourofthemostboomingareainthecity.三、選詞填空(★★★★)Directions:Completethefollowingpassagesbyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.beatenB.appealC.intersectionD.avoidingE.differenceF.seekingG.undiscoveredH.consciousI.destinationJ.trustworthyK.undermarketedUndertourismOvertourismhasmadetravelheadlinesforacoupleofyears,pushingsustainabletravelerstodotheirpartbytravelingintheoff-season,shoppinglocal,or21citiesburdenedwithtoomanytourists.·However,thereisagrowingtrendontheoppositesideofthecoin:undertourism,thephenomenonofinadequatelevelsoftourism.Whilesomecitiescopewithovercrowdedstreets,othersareactively22tourists.Increasingly,destinationstakeadvantageofundertourismasabenefit—likeNorway’s2017declarationto“rescuetiredtravelersfromovercrowdedEuropeancitiesbyflyingthemtoOslo.”Thebrightsideofundertourism?Beingamindful,23travelerisimportantnomatterwhereyougo.It’sachancefortravelerstoplotpathswheretheirmoneymakesareal24.Travelerslookingforgenuineexperiencescoulddobetterforthemselves—andtheirdestinations—byheadingoffthe25track.Herearetwo“undertourist-ed”destinationsrecommendedbytravelwriters:FloresandSumbainIndonesiaTravellerwriterKylieMcLaughlinadmittedIndonesia’sneedfortouristsisshockingconsideringhowpopularBali(巴厘島-印尼的島嶼)isamongvacationers.ButBaliisonlyoneisland.AndIndonesia’sarchipelago(群島)hasapopulationof260millionacrossislandsstill26bytourists.FellowtravelwriterIlonaBirosaidFloresandSumbahavesimilar27WesternMongoliaWriterAubreyMenarndtsaystravelingto28destinationsmakesherjourneysfeellikesheisdiscoveringsomethingnew.HikinginMongolia’sBayan-Olgiiprovidedsuchanadventure.“Inthestill-deepsnowoflateMay,myfriendandIclimbedapeaktoviewthe29ofChina,Russia,andMongolia.Theonlybeingweencounteredonourwaywasa(n)30mountaindogwhomotivatedandkeptuscompanyinexchangeforsnacks,”shesaid.(★★★)Directions:Completethefollowingpassagesbyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.followsB.proudlyC.evolutionD.displayE.completelyF.windsG.considerableH.weightI.memorableJ.expeditionK.historicallyRoute66:TheMotherRoadThere’sapieceoftheroadinthemuseum.Istareatthelittlebitsofbrokenstone,foreverfrozenintheflattenedpavementandwonder,howmanycarspassedoverthisspot?HowmanyMidwesternthunderstormsraineddownintothosesmallholes,andhowmanypeople’s31helpedsettle,thenpolish,thencrackandbreakthisspecialbitofRoute66?The32attheSmithsonian’sNationalMuseumofAmericanHistoryisbigandlively.NootherAmericanhighwayhasaplaceintheSmithsonian.JusthowisitthatRoute66becamemore33thanlargerandlongerinterstatehighways?BecausethisistheMotherRoad—aroadthat34inthefootstepsofNativeAmericanswhooncefollowedthebuffalo(野牛);aroadthat35overthewagonruts(馬車車轍)ofpioneersandbreathesthelonelyhorsetrailsofcowboys.Route66representsthe36ofAmericafromfreshwildernesstoanationofstates.Route66isAmerica’shistory,spelledoutin2,488miles.Asstoriesgo,Route66hasbeendonetodeath—already.Peopleaskhowmytripwillbenewordifferent—howwillIstandoutfromthemillionswhohavetraveledtheiconicRoute?Whatmatterstomeisthatthistripis37new—tome.WhileIhavedriven38sectionsofRoute66inthepast,Ihavenevertraveleditsentirelengths,frombeginningtoend.Likeeverygreat39thisroadtripwillbringplentyofadventureandnolackofstories.Inaway,wearetravelingbackintime,whilefollowingthesunwestward,tothefuture.Iexpectthistriptobefunandeducational,andattimes,beautiful—andIimaginethatsomewherewestofOklahomaCity,Iwillencounterasquare-shapedpothole(坑洼)andthinkofthatpartofasphalt(瀝青)thatsits40intheSmithsonian,apieceofhighwaywithitsveryownspotlight.四、完形填空(★★★)Itisspringtime,andthecityfeelsespeciallyglorious.Ifweweretoreflectonwhathasbroughtusjoyinourdailylife,birdswouldprobablybeenjoyingatop_________onthehappylistformany.Especiallythosewesawoutsideofourwindowsor,inNewYorkCity,onthestreet.Threespeciesinparticular_________thesidewalks,topsofbuildings,fireescapes,windowledge(窗沿),andairconditioners:housesparrows,pigeonsandstarlings(椋鳥).Allofthesespeciesareinvasive.Whenthesespecieswerefirstintroduced,thescientificfieldsofecologyandconservationwerealmost_________,andnowweknowthatforpest(害蟲)control,thiswasaterribleidea.IhavebeenstudyingstarlingsinNewYorkCitysince2016.IdosoformallyinmuseumsandlabsbutinbetweenmyresearchIwatchthem_________onthestreet.Iwasinitiallyfascinatedbytheiradaptabilitytothe_________landscape,especiallytheir_________flexibility.TheywilleatapileofyellowriceonColumbusAvenue,asoftpretzelonCentralParkWest,andaflattenedapplepieintheparkinglotofaCostcoinQueens.Thesoundstheymakeareso_________thatyoumightnotrecognizethattheyarecomingfromthesamespecies.Ifyoulistenclosely,youcanheartheirup-and-downwhistling,whirring,andevenanearlyvideogamelaser-likesound.Youmaynotconsiderit_________enoughtobecalledasong,butitisasongnonetheless.Whenyoustareatthem,asIhavemanytimes,theynevereverappeartolookatyou,buttheyobviouslyseeyoubecausethey_________incrediblyrapidlytoabsolutelyanymovementordisturbance.Theyareoff_________,alwaysfasterthanIcandrawmyphoneoutinordertograbagoodpicture.Sometimes,IwishthatIdidnotknowaboutwhatelsetheydoacrossthecountry,andcouldjustenjoywatchingtheminquiet_________.AndIwonderifyoucanknowabouttheirpathsof_________andstillappreciateaspectsoftheirbehavior.Attimesthiswinter,nothinginthe_________environmentevencameclosetoremindmeoflifeorthenaturalworld.Andthenwayupinthatbitofsky,besidethewatertower,Ispottedfiveofthem.I’dknowtheirtriangularwings,andtheirsuspicious(有疑心的)and_________behavior,anywhere.Astheyflewupand_________,theyinspiredmyhopeforbluerskiesandfuturespringtime.41.A．peakB．spotC．a(chǎn)ttractionD．idea42.A．impactB．imitateC．dominateD．threaten43.A．nonstopB．nonexistentC．nonviolentD．nonprofit44.A．legallyB．a(chǎn)cademicallyC．generouslyD．informally45.A．urbanB．naturalC．regionalD．scenic46.A．dietaryB．flyingC．communicativeD．behavior47.A．strangeB．similarC．variedD．powerful48.A．popularB．loudC．clearD．beautiful49.A．stickB．objectC．respondD．a(chǎn)pply50.A．inaflashB．inawordC．inasenseD．inahurry51.A．moodB．ignoranceC．laboratoriesD．neighborhoods52.A．creationB．explorationC．destructionD．depression53.A．conservedB．hiddenC．builtD．connected54.A．quickB．elegantC．commonplaceD．dramatic55.A．outofreachB．outofcuriosityC．outofmindD．outofsight五、閱讀理解(★★★)TheBattleofGettysburgwasfoughtbetweenJuly1andJuly3,1863.ItwasoneofthebloodiestbattlesintheAmericanCivilWar,withover51,000casualties(傷亡人員).AbrahamLincolnwasaskedtodeliveramessageatthededicationoftheGettysburgCivilWarCemeteryonNovember19,1863.TheCivilWarwasstillgoingon.TherewasmuchcriticismofPresidentLincolnatthetime.HehadbeeninvitedtospeakatGettysburgonlyoutofpoliteness.ThefeaturedspeakerfortheoccasionwasEdwardEverett,aformerdeanofHarvardUniversity,andoneofthemostfamousorators(演說家)ofhisday.ItissaidthatLincolnpreparedhisspeechonthetrainwhileonhiswaytoGettysburg.Laterthatnight,aloneinhishotelroomandtiredout,heagainworkedbrieflyonthespeech.ThenextdayEverettspokefirst.Hisspeechlastedanhourand57minutesanditwasaperfectexampleoftheday.ThenLincolnrose.Thecrowdof15,000peopleatfirstpaidlittleattentiontohim.Hespokeforlessthanthreeminutes,andthephotographerstandinginfrontofhimdidn’tevenhavetimetotakeapicture.Thespeechwasoveralmostbeforeitbegan.Attheendtherewaslittleapplause.Lincolnturnedtoafriendandsaid,“Ihavefailedagain.”Butlittlebylittle,aspeoplereadthespeech,theybegantolikeitssimplicityanditsdeepmeaning.ItwasaspeechwhichonlyAbrahamLincolncouldhavemade.NowitisrecognizedasoneofthemostpowerfulstatementsintheEnglishlanguageand,infact,oneofthemostimportantexpressionsoffreedomandliberty-in-anylanguage.Indeed,EverettafterwardwrotetoLincoln“IwishthatIcouldflattermyselfthatIhadcomeasneartothecentralideaoftheoccasionintwohoursasyoudidintwominutes.”56.LincolnwasinvitedtospeakattheNationalSoldiersCemetery,as________.

A．hehadmadegreatcontributionstotheCivilWarB．hewasoneofthemostpopularoratorsofhisdayC．hewaspresidentoftheUnitedStatesatthetimeD．hewasafriendofthefeaturedspeakerEverett57.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat________.

A．LincolnmadethespeechinthehopethatthewarwouldendB．LincolnseemednottohavehadalotoftimetopreparehisspeechC．itwasthefirsttimethatLincoln’sspeechhadendedinfailureD．itwasonthetraintoGettysburgthatLincolnredraftedhisspeech58.Inthelastparagraph,“thecentralidea”probablyrefersto________.

A．freedomandlibertyB．fameandwealthC．poweroflanguageD．recognitionofthepublic59.FromwhatEverettwrotetoLincoln,welearnthat________.

A．hefeltabitjealousaboutLincoln’ssuccessB．heregrettedmakingaspeechinLincoln’spresenceC．hethoughtLincoln’sspeechwasshortbutpowerfulD．hewasconfidentinhisabilitytomakeabetterspeechnexttime(★★★★)IELTSScoringinDetailhttps:///IELTSisgradedonascaleof1-9.TheTestReportFormprovidesyouroverallbandscoreandbandscoresforeachofthefoursections:Listening,Reading,WritingandSpeaking.OverallbandscoreTheoverallbandscoreistheaverageofthefoursectionsscores,roundedtothenearestwholeorhalfband.Thesectionsscoresareweightedequally.

ListeningReadingWritingSpeakingAverageoffourcomponents(totalofthefourindividualcomponentscoresdividedbyfour)BandscoreTesttakerA7.06.256.5TesttakerB4.03.54.04.03.8754.0TesttakerC5.06.1256.0Iftheaverageofthefoursectionsendsin.25,theoverallbandscoreisroundeduptothenexthalfband,andifitendsin.75,theoverallbandscoreisroundeduptothenextwholeband.EnsuringqualityandfairnessIELTSistrustedbyindividualsandorganisationsworldwideforitsfairness,reliabilityandhigh-qualitystandards.Itisrecognisedasbeingfairto-alltakerswhatevertheirnationality,culturalbackground,genderorspecial-needs.Test-takerscanfeelconfidentthatIELTS:1.providesavalidandaccurateassessmentofthefourlanguageskills:listening,reading,writingandspeaking;2.assesseslanguageskills,notspecialistknowledge;thetopicscoveredaregeneralenoughsothatalltest-takerswillbeabletoanswerquestionsonthem;3.isfocusedonassessingpracticalcommunicationability;4.servesbothacademicandnon-academicpurposesthroughachoiceoftwotesttypes;5.featuresaone-on-one,face-to-faceSpeakingtest;6.recognisesallstandardvarietiesofnative-speakerEnglish,includingNorthAmericanandBritish;7.ensurestestquestionsareextensivelytrialledwithpeoplefromdifferentculturestoconfirmtheyareappropriateandfair.EnsuringconsistentassessmentofWritingandSpeakingtests1.WritingandSpeakingtestsareassessedbytrainedandcertificatedexaminers.2.ExaminersarequalifiedEnglishlanguagespecialists,withsubstantial-relevantteachingexperience,workingtoclearlydefinedcriteriaandsubjecttoextensivequalitycontrolprocedures.3.Selectedspeakingandwritingperformancesaresecond-markedbyateamofIELTSprincipalexaminers/assistantprincipalexaminerswhoprovidefeedbacktoeachexaminer.4.Wherethereisasignificantdifferencebetweenatest-taker’swritingand/orspeakingscoreandtheirreadingandlisteningscores,doublemarkingiscarriedout.5.Routineanalysisisconductedoneachtestversiontoensurethattheperformancesoftestmaterials,test-takersandexaminersareinlinewithexpectedstandards.6.Test-takerswhofeelthattheirscoresdonotreflecttheirperformancemayapplytohavetheirtestsremarkedbyaseniorexaminer.60.IfanIELTStest-takergets4.5forListening,6.5forReading,5.0forWritingand5.5forSpeaking,hisoverallbandscoreis________.

A．5.0B．5.25C．5.5D．6.561.Accordingtotheannouncement-above,ifoneistoprepareforanIELTStest,themostimportantthinghe/shehastodoisto________.

A．practicemakingconversationsinrealsituationsB．a(chǎn)cquireprofessionalknowledgeinvariousfieldsC．speakfluentlyinstandardizedBritishorAmericanaccentD．learnabouttheculturesofsomeEnglish-speakingcountries62.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutIELTSisTRUE?

A．WritingandSpeakinghaveamoreimportantroletoplaythanListeningandReading.B．Test-takers,whetherforacademicpurposeornot,mustbetestedtogetherforequality.C．Aroutineanalysiscoversthetestpaper’seffectivenessandtheconductofexaminer.D．Ifscoresbetweensectionsdiffersignificantly,aseniorexaminerwilldothere-marking.(★★★)Allovertheworld,fromBaltimoretoAuckland,coastalcitiesarefacingthesameissue:theregenerationoftheirdocklands(碼頭區(qū)).Theseareas,whichwereonceattheveryheartofurbanactivity,haveemptiedovertimeasmodernshippingrequirementshavemovedthedocksfurtheroutoftown.Theresultantmigrationofpopulationanddeclineincommercialactivityaretwoeffectswhichthereforeneedtobeaddressed.Akeyfactorinthishasbeenthegrowthofthecontainerindustry,nowresponsibleforover75%ofgoodstransportedworldwide.Asaconsequenceofthis,shipshaveprogressivelyincreasedinsizetosuchadegreethatlargerdocksarerequiredandmoresophisticatedandefficientcranes.Thishasledtothedeclineofcity-centredocksalongwithservicesandhomesconnectedtothem.Anotherdirectresultofthisisthatshipsspendlesstimeinport,andthustherearefewercrewmembersspendingmoneyintheseareas.Onealternativesourceofrevenueisthecruiseindustry,withanumberofcitiesbuildingfacilitiesforcruiselinerswhichcanbringover5,000touristsintoaplaceinoneday.Asaresultofthismigrationfromwaterfrontareas,hundredsofacresoflandhavebeenlefttowasteaway.Thishasmeantinsomecitiesanincreaseincrimeinthesepartsasgangshavetakencontrolandsquatters(擅自占用他人房子的人)havetakenupresidence.Asthesituationhasgotworse,theappealoftheseareasforlocalsortouristshasdecreased.Thisviciouscirclecanonlybebrokenthroughredevelopment.Governments,therefore,havehadtomakeimportantfinancialandstrategicdecisionsaboutthesewaterfronts,whethertheyaregivingontoariver,alake,abayorthesea.InBaltimore,forexample,thedecisionwastakentoregeneratethedocklandsasanareaforprofessionalofficesandsmallstart-upsaswellasremarketingtheareaasadestinationforconferences,events,cyclistsandurbantourists.Thismeantthatalltheservicesandinfrastructurerequiredforthesesegmentshadtobeputinplace.Ithinkthestatisticsattachedprovethattheprojectwasagreatsuccess,dueinparttotheconsultationandplanningstages,whichledtoaunifiedplan.Inconclusion,Iwouldstatethatalthoughitissadtoseethedeclineofsuchimportanthistoricalwaterfrontareas,theresultingrenovationcanleadtoeconomicandsocialimprovementsofgreatvalue.Iwouldthereforestronglyadvocateregenerationplanswhichbringservices,activityandpeoplebacktothesewastelandsandwhichrestorethemtoanimportantroleinthecity.63.Thesecondparagraphismainlyabout________.

A．changesinshippingB．thedeclineofthedocklandsC．a(chǎn)solutiontodocklands’declineD．theriseofthecruiseindustry64.Migrationfromthedocklandshadledto________.

A．povertyB．homelessnessC．a(chǎn)nincreaseincrimeD．lessappealingresidences65.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A．Baltimorehandledtheplanningstageswell.B．TheBaltimoreregenerationwasmainlyfortourists.C．Thesedays,crewmembersspendalotoftimeinportspendingmoney.D．Overall,theauthorisnotinfavouroftheregenerationofdocklandareas.66.Thelastparagraphoffers________.

A．a(chǎn)regenerationplanthatisworthadvocatingB．a(chǎn)notherexampleofrenovationthatsucceedsC．a(chǎn)naccuratepredictionaboutwaterfronts’futureD．theauthor’sperspectiveonimprovingwaterfrontareas(★★★)“WhenIwasakid,wewereoutandaboutallthetime,playingwithourfriends,inandoutofeachother’shouses,sandwichinpocket,makingourownentertainment.Ourparentshardlysawusfrommorningtonight.”Thisisroughlywhatyouwillhearifyouaskanyoneover30abouttheirchildhoodinarichcountry.Todaysuchchildrenwillspendmostoftheirtimeindoors,bedriveneverywhereratherthanwalkorcycle,takepartinmanymoreorganisedactivities.67Parentswanttoprotecttheiroffspringfromtraffic,crimeandotherdangersinwhattheyseeasamoredangerousworld,andtogivethemeveryopportunitytoflourish.68Theyrangefrombroadsocialanddemographic(人口的)trendssuchasurbanisation,changesinfamilystructureandthelarge-scalemoveofwomenintothelabourforcetothemarchofdigitaltechnology.Startwiththephysicalenvironmentinwhichchildrenaregrowingup.Inrichcountriestheoverwhelmingmajoritynowleadurbanlives.Almost80%ofpeopleliveincities,whichhavemanyadvantages,includingbetteropportunitiesforwork,education,cultureandleisure.Buttheseoftencomeatacost:expensivehousing,overcrowding,lackofgreenspace,heavytraffic,highairpollutionandasenseoflivingamongstrangersratherthaninaclose-knitcommunity.Thishascausedaperceptionofgrowingdanger,eventhoughstatisticallytheaveragechildisactuallysafer.69Familieshavebecomesmaller,andwomenbearchildrenfarlaterthantheydidonlyacoupleofgenerationsago.HouseholdswithjustonechildhavebecomecommonplaceinEuropeandthemoreprosperouspartsofAsia,includingChina.Thatmeanseachchildhasmoretime,moneyandenergyinvestedinit,butmissesoutonthehustleandbustleofalargerhousehold.Atthesametimethenumberofwomengoingouttoworkhasrisensteeply.Thepost-second-world-warmodelofthenuclearfamilywithabreadwinnerhusband,ahomemakerwifeandseveralchildrenhasbecomeatypical.Mothersnowmostlyreturntoworkwithinayearorsoofgivingbirth,notfiveortenyearslater.Intheabsenceofahandygrandmother,thechild,evenatayoungage,willprobablybelookedafteroutsidethehomeduringtheworkingweek.70Notlongagochildrenusedtoangertheirparentsbydeclaringtheywerebored,butnow“beingboredissomethingthatneverhastobe