2025-2026學(xué)年上海市浦東新區(qū)高三上學(xué)期期中練習(xí)英語試題（完卷時間：105分鐘滿分：115分）I.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.BabiesarelessafraidwhentheycanscenttheirmothersBabiesfeelrelievedbythepresenceoftheirmother’sscent,accordingtoresearchthatlookedathowtheirbrainsrespondtofear.Theideabehinditis___1___afamiliarscentcancomfortbabies.“Somedoctorstellnewmumstoputa(n)___2___(wear)T-shirtinthebedwiththeirbaby,”saysSarahJessenattheUniversityofLubeckinGermany.___3___(investigate)whetherthisworks,Jessenpresentedphotosofhappyandfearfulfacialexpressionstoseventysix7-month-oldbabies—theagebywhichthey___4___(develop)theirfearresponse.Eachofthebabiesviewedthephotoswhilethey___5___(introduce)toeitherthefamiliarscentoftheirmotherorastranger’sscent.Jessenalsomeasuredelectricalsignalsinthebabies’brains___6___(use)anEEGcap(腦電帽).Beforetheexperiment,allthebabies’mothersweregivenacottonT-shirt,___7___theysleptinforthreenightsinarow.Themothers___8___usetheirnormalshampooandsoapbutwereaskednottouseanynewproducts.___9___(see)photographsoffearfulfacialexpressionsusuallygeneratesafearresponseinbabies,whichincludesaspecificpatternofelectricalactivityintheirbrains.Jessenfoundthatthosewhocouldscenttheirmotherdidn’thavethispattern,___10___thosewhosensedastranger’sscentdid.Theseresultssuggestthatababy’sexperienceofscentcaninfluencefearprocessingintheirbrain.Jessensaysshewantstofindoutwhetherbabieshaveasimilarresponsetotheirfather’sscentortothescentofotherpeoplewhotheyspendtime___11___.Shesaysresearchlikethishelpsusunderstandhowbabiesperceivetheworldand___12___influencestheirdevelopment.Thisunderstandingcouldpotentiallyleadtothedevelopmentofnewstrategiesforhelpingbabies.SectionBDirections:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.advocacyB.effectivelyC.endangeredD.identifiedE.mirrorF.polarizingG.promiseH.promotingI.surfacingJ.slightlyK.incomeRewritingtheRelationshipBetweenElephantandKeeperIn2019,beforeCovid-19damagedinternationaltourism,

Thailandwastheeighth-most-visitedcountryintheworld,its39.8millioninternationalvisitorsgenerating20%ofthecountry’sGDP.ElephantsareThailand’sbiggestattraction:TheWorldAnimalProtectionAgencyestimatesthat,beforethepandemic,elephanttourismbroughtina(n)____13____of$581-770millionUSDeveryyear.Theboomofelephanttourismhasbeenaccompaniedbycriticism,withreports____14____ofanimalabuseandalackofgovernmentregulation.Sincethe2000s,____15____forbetterelephantwelfarehasbeenraisedbyanimalrightsgroupssuchasLekChailertofElephantNaturePark.Inresponsetothecriticism,theThaigovernmentpasseditsfirstanimalwelfareactin2014,and____16____ceasedtheillegalcaptureofwildelephants.Tourismcompaniesstopped____17____elephantridesandshows.Instead,theybegantoadvertise“ethical”elephantexperiencesand____18____“nohook,nochain,noriding.”Thedebatearoundelephanttourismisdeeply____19____,settingelephantwelfareagainstThaitradition.Thailaws____20____thisduality(雙重性),governingitswildandcaptive(圈養(yǎng)的)elephantsasiftheywereentirelydifferentcreatures.Wildelephantsaretreatedasa(n)____21____speciesandhavelivedinThailand’snationalparksprotectedbystrictconservationlawssince1921.Itscaptiveelephants,ontheotherhand,areworkinganimals,governedbythedepartmentinchargeoflivestock.EventhoughThailandhasmorecaptiveelephantsthananywhereelseinAsia,today,thecountry’s3,837captiveelephantsonly_____22_____outnumberthewildones,caughtastheyarebetweenafadingtraditionandaboomingindustry.Ensuringelephantwelfareisn’tassimpleassettingallofthemfree.II.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Thewidespreaduseofnoise-cancellingheadphoneshasrevolutionizedhowpeopleexperiencesound,offeringasenseofpeaceinanincreasinglynoisyworld.However,concernsare___23___aboutwhetherprolongeduseofthesedevicesmaybelinkedtoauditory(聽覺)processingissues,particularlyamongyoungpeople.OnesuchcaseisSophie,a25-year-oldassistantfromLondon,whowasdiagnosedwithauditoryprocessingdisorder(APD)after___24___tocomprehendsoundsineverydayenvironments.Despitehavingnormalhearing,sheoftenfoundherselfunableto___25___thesourceofanoiseincrowdedplaces.Sophie,likemanyyoungpeople,regularlywearsnoise-cancellingheadphonesforuptofivehoursaday,leadingheraudiologisttoquestionwhether___26___relianceonthesedevicesmayhavecontributedtohercondition.APDisaneurological(神經(jīng)的)disorderinwhichthebrainfindsithardto___27___sound,evenwhenhearingfunctionisnormal.Itiscommonlyfoundinindividualswhohavesufferedabraininjury,orexperiencedmiddle-earinfectionsaschildren.___28___,agrowingnumberofcasesdonotfitthesetraditionalcategories,causingaudiologiststoinvestigatewhether___29___factors,suchasnoise-cancellingheadphones,couldbeinfluencingauditorydevelopment.Theissueisbecomingmore___30___,withmultipleNHSaudiologydepartmentsintheUKreportinganincreaseinyoungpeopleseekinghelpforhearingdifficulties.Expertssuggestthatprolongeduseofnoise-cancellingheadphonesmaycreatea“falseauditoryenvironment”,conditioningthebrainto___31___backgroundnoiseentirelyratherthanlearningtomanageandprocessit.Thiscanmakeitdifficultforindividualstodistinguishrelevantsoundsinreal-world____32____,suchasconversationsincrowdedroomsoralarmsinpublicspaces.ClaireBenton,vice-presidentoftheBritishAcademyofAudiology,warnsthathigh-levellisteningskillscontinuedevelopingintothelateteens,andifyoungpeopleprimarilyrelyonnoiseisolationduringthiscriticalperiod,itcouldpotentially____33____theirabilitytoprocessspeechandnoiseeffectively.Despitetheseconcerns,noise-cancellingheadphonesarenotwithout____34____.Theirabilitytoreduce____35____toharmfulhigh-frequencysoundscanprotectlong-termhearinghealth,andtheyareparticularlyvaluableforindividualswhoexperienceanxietyinnoisyenvironments.However,expertsrecommendlimitingheadphoneusage,combiningbackgroundnoiseintodailylife,and____36____auditorytrainingexercisestostrengthenthebrain’snaturalsound-processingabilities.Whilenoise-cancellingheadphonesarenot____37____proventocauseAPD,theiroverusemaycontributetoweakenedauditoryprocessingskills,makingitharderforindividualstoadapttoreal-worldsoundenvironments.Astechnologycontinuestoshapethewaypeopleinteractwithsound,strikingabalancebetweennoisecontrolandauditorystimulationwillbeessentialinmaintaininghealthyhearingandcognitiveprocessing.23.A.persisting B.growing C.fading D.varying24A.pretending B.managing C.struggling D.learning25.A.rate B.revise C.employ D.identify26.A.unreasonable B.uncritical C.medical D.mental27.A.perceive B.release C.balance D.reflect28.A.Therefore B.However C.Furthermore D.Otherwise29.A.structural B.external C.moral D.historical30.A.technical B.minor C.apparent D.systemic31.A.filterout B.adaptto C.relyon D.turninto32.A.schedules B.settings C.devices D.diagrams33.A.postpone B.restore C.improve D.measure34.A.options B.risks C.standards D.benefits35.A.resistance B.reaction C.exposure D.sensitivity36.A.callingoff B.sortingout C.engagingin D.applyingfor37.A.awkwardly B.hesitantly C.flexibly D.conclusivelySectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)GabrielaworkedforamultinationalcompanyasasuccessfulprojectmanagerinBrazilandwastransferredtomanageateaminSweden.Shewasexcitedabouthernewrolebutsoonrealisedthatmanaginghernewteamwouldbeachallenge.Despitetheirfriendliness,Gabrieladidn’tfeelrespectedasaleader.Hernewstaffwouldquestionherproposalsopenlyinmeetings,andwhensheannouncedherdecisionsontheproject,theywouldcontinuegivingtheiropinionsasifitwasstillupfordiscussion.WhatGabrielawasexperiencingwasaculturalconflictinexpectations.Shewasusedtoamorehierarchicalframeworkwheretheteamleaderandmanagertookcontrolandgavespecificinstructionsonhowthingsweretobedone.ThismoredirectivemanagementstyleworkedwellforherandherteaminBrazilbutdidnottransferwelltohernewteaminSweden,whoweremoreusedtoaflatterhierarchywheredecisionmakingwasmoredemocratic.DutchsocialpsychologistGeertHofstedeusestheconceptof“powerdistance”

todescribehowpowerisdistributedandhowhierarchyisperceivedindifferentcultures.Inherpreviousworkenvironment,Gabrielawasusedtoahighpowerdistanceculturewherepowerandauthorityare

respectedandeveryonehastheirrightfulplace.Insuchaculture,leadersmakethebigdecisionsandarenotoftenchallenged.HerSwedishteam,however,wereusedtoworkinginalowpowerdistanceculturewheresubordinatesoftenworktogetherwiththeirbossestofindsolutionsandmakedecisions.Here,leadersactascoachesormentorswhoencourageindependentthoughtandexpecttobechallenged.WhenGabrielabecameawareoftheculturaldifferencesbetweenherandherteam,shetooktheinitiativetohaveanopenconversationwiththemabouttheirfeelingsaboutherleadership.Pleasedtobeaskedfortheirthoughts,Gabriela’steamopenlyexpressedthattheywerenotusedtobeingtoldwhattodo.Theyenjoyedhavingmoreroomforinitiativeandcreativefreedom.Withabetterunderstandingoftheunderlyingreasonsbehindeachother’sbehaviour,Gabrielaandherteamwereabletoadapttheirwayofworking.Gabrielawasthenabletomakeadjustmentstohermanagementstylesoastobetterfittheexpectationsofherteamandmoreeffectivelymotivateherteamtoachievetheirgoals.38.GabrielafounditachallengetomanagehernewteambecauseherSwedishteam____________.A.preferreddiscussionstogivingopinions B.lackedclearcommunicationguidelinesC.valuedcooperativedecision-making D.tendedtokeepaleaderatadistance39.Theword“hierarchical”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto____________.Astructured B.external C.de-centralised D.short-sighted40.Whichofthefollowingdescribesbehaviorstypicalinalowpowerdistanceculture?①Themanageractsasaguidebutencouragesinputfromtheteam.②Teammembersdonotusuallychallengethemanager.③Themanagerinvolvestheteaminmakingdecisionstogether.④Themanagerhasalotofcontroloverwhathappens.⑤Teammemberscantaketheinitiativetodothingstheirway.A.①④⑤ B.②③④ C.①③⑤ D.③④⑤41.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Stricthierarchiesensuresuccessfulprojectsglobally.B.Powerdistancesolvesculturalconflictseffectively.C.Swedishteamsresistleadershipduetolowerexpectation.D.Culturalhierarchygapsrequireadaptingmanagementstyles.(B)JoinAdAgeonMay22inNewYorktoexplorehowthevasttreasureofdatacanbeemployedtodrivemarketingstrategiesoptimizemediabuyingandimprovecustomerengagement.Asmarketerstrytodealwiththewealthofdataattheirfingertipsandthechallengeofvariedprivacyprotections,theconferencewillofferbestpracticesforbuildingsmarter,personalizedcampaigns.TheAdAgeData-DrivenMarketingSummitisamust-attendeventforbrandandagencyleaderslookingtobetterunderstandtheopportunitiesdataholdsforperformancemarketing,brandbuildingandmediabuyingtodayandhowtosettheirteamsupforfuturesuccess.Eventdetails:Date:

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aasales@.42.BrandandagencyleadersattendtheAdAgeData-DrivenMarketingSummitpartlyto____________.A.createatypeofbrand-newmarketingstrategyB.increasetheirteam’spossibilityoffuturesuccessC.providecustomerswithsmarter,personalizedproductsD.publicizeawealthofmediabuyingdataattheirfingertips43.Whatcanwelearnabouttheeventdetails?A.Event-goerscangetmoneybackwhenreturningtickets.B.Non-subscriberspaydoublethesubscriberpricefortickets.C.Agencyleaderscaninquireaboutsponsorshipopportunitiesbyphone.D.Subscribersenjoyanabout60%discountwhenpurchasingtickets.44.Whereonthewebpagecanthisinformationbelocated?A.Home B.Agenda C.Pricing D.Speakers(C)Theterm“filmmaking”arousesHollywoodcharmandluxuriousbackdrops.Butitalsohasanimportantplaceinanthropology(人類學(xué)),thescientificstudyofmankind,asoneofthe

manytoolsandtechnologies

thesescientistsusetounderstandcommunities,relationships,culturesandhistory.Duringtheannual

MotherTongueFilmFestival,anthropologicalfilmmakinganddigitalstorytellingtakecenterstageintheFestival’sexplorationofthehealingpoweroflanguageandstorytelling.Dr.

ákos?st?randDr.

LinaFruzzetti,twofilmmaker-anthropologistsatBrownUniversity,areco-creatorsofsixoftheFestival’sfilms.Recently,theydonatednineethnographic(人種志的)filmstothe

NationalMuseumofNaturalHistory’sHumanStudiesFilmArchives(HSFA)—afilmcollectionwithinthe

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(NAA)thatismaintainedforfuturegenerationstolearnmoreaboutpeopleacrosstheworldandtheirglobalhistory.“Thisisamoving,visualrecordoftheworldandonewayinwhichwefurtherthepreservationoftheworld’sdiversityforcommunitiesandresearchers,”saidDr.

JoshuaBell,curator(館長)ofglobalization,co-directoroftheNAAatthemuseum.AnthropologicalfilmswillalwayshaveahomeintheHSFA,becausetheycombineresearchwithlivedexperience.“Thereisnothinglikefilmtoconveytherichcomplexityofotherpeople’slivesoutsideofmeetingthem.Themediumtransportspeopleandmovesthem.It’sverypowerful,”saidBell.Throughvisualethnography,anthropologistsstrivetodocumentsocialdynamicsandtraditions.Butthefieldhasslightdifferences.Forexample,filmingcanchangehowpeopleinteractwitheachother.Itmightmakethemholdbacktheirwordsandtheiremotions.Overtime,anthropologistshaveadaptedtothis,andhavecometoembracetheirrolesasactiveparticipantsinthefilmmaking.“It’sshiftedfromusingthecameraasawindowintoaworldandinsteadanthropologistsnowusethecameraasadoorthatpeoplecanwalkthrough.Thecreatingprocessismuchmoredialogical,”saidBell.Buteventhoughpastfilmswerepartial“windows”intosocietiesandwereshapedbypreoccupationsofthefilmmakers,theystillholdvalueforanthropologistsseekingtocontextualizethediscipline,andforcommunitiesthemselvesseekingtounderstandtheirhistory.Sincethelate60sethnographicfilmmakinghasbeenfacingitscolonialoriginsandmovingbeyondit.Thefieldnowworkswithcommunitiesinpartnershipsratherthandistancingthem.AnthropologistslikeFruzzettiand?st?rrecognizethatcultivatinglong-term,trust-basedrelationshipsiscrucialbeforeanycameraworkcanbegin.45.WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheannualMotherTongueFilmFestival?A.Itaimstoshowcaseaward-winninginternationalfilms.B.Ithighlightsthehealingabilityofstorytellingandlanguage.C.Itfocusesonnewtechnologiesfordigitalstorytelling.D.ItpromotescooperationbetweenfilmmakersandHollywood.46.Bycomparingthecameratoa“door”insteadofa“window”(Para7),Bellimpliedthat____________.A.filmmakingrequiresmoreactiveengagementwithcommunitiesB.moderncamerasaremoreportableandmultifunctionalforfieldworkC.anthropologistsarebetteratcapturinggrandsceniclandscapesD.filmtechnologyguaranteeseasyaccesstoclosedcommunity47.AccordingtoanthropologistslikeFruzzettiand?st?r,whyisbuildingtrust-basedrelationshipscrucialbeforefilming?A.Toensurethemaintenanceoffriendship.B.Toavoidlegalconflictsoverfilmownership.C.Tostepupcooperationinthelongterm.D.Tocaptureculturalpracticesintheirtrueform.48.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Howfilmfestivalsexplorethepoweroflanguage.B.Howfilmmakinggreatlyboostscommunityvalues.C.Howfilmhelpstogaininsightintotheworld’sdiversity.D.Howanthropologistsusecamerastostudysocialdynamics.SectionCDirections:Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.PeoplewithasweettoothmayalsobesweeterpeopleResearchhasshownthatapreferenceforsweetfoodsisassociatedwithagreeableness.____49____Theselinkscanbeexplainedbasedonconceptualmetaphortheory(概念隱喻理論).____50____Accordingtothetheory,metaphoricmappingsarecognitive(認(rèn)知的)associations,oftenlearnedthroughexperience,thatfinallyallowpeopletothinkaboutabstractconceptsintermsthataremorereadilynoticeable,suchastaste.Anewjournalarticlepublishedthisweekaimedtoexaminewhethertheassociationbetweensweettastepreferencesandagreeablenessoccursacrosscultures.____51____Participantscompleteda10-itemagreeablenessscalethataskedthemhowmuchcertainstatementsdescribethemusinga1(veryinaccurate)to5(veryaccurate)scale,forexample“sympathizewithothers’feelings,”“taketimeoutforothers,”“haveasoftheart”.Participantsalsocompletedasweettastepreferencescale,whichhadtenitems(e.g.candy,chocolatecake,honey,etc.)thattheyratedusinga1(dislikestrongly)to6(likestrongly)scale.Additionally,participantsratedhowmuchtheylikedfivetastetypes:sweet,sour,salty,bitter,andspicy.____52____Particularly,peoplewholikesweetfoodsaremorelikelyto“sympathizewithothers’feelings,”“taketimeoutforothers,”“haveasoftheart,”andsoon.Therefore,thestudy’sresultssuggestthatpeopleacrossculturesusesweettasteexperiencestounderstandorconceptualizenicenessinlinewiththetheoryframework.A.Theassociationmatchestermssometimesusedtodescribekindandnicepeople(“sweet”or“sweetie”).B.Itrevealsacross-culturalevidenceofsweettastepreferences.C.Toanswerthisquestion,thestudytested1650participantsfromfourcountries.D.Asthefindingssuggested,significantconnectionbetweenagreeablenessandthetwomeasuresoftastepreferencesexistsacrossallsamples,contrastingtheearlierfindings.E.Thecentralideaofitisthatmetaphorsmapabstractconcepts(e.g.niceness)onmorespecificareas(e.g.sweettasteexperiences)toaidunderstanding.F.Thestudyfoundthatagreeablenesswaspositivelyrelatedwiththetwodifferentmeasuresofsweettastepreferencesinallthesamples.IV.SummaryWriting53.Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan70words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.Dumbphones(非智能手機(jī))aremakingacomebackItishardtoimaginelifewithoutasmartphonethesedays.NineintenAmericanadultsownone,andtheyspend3hoursand45minutesonthemaday,onaverage.Newversionsupdatedwithartificialintelligencemaybeevenhardertoputdown.Yetamarketisalsogrowingforphonesthataresimple-designed.Thesedumbphonesaccountforjust2%ofphonesalesinAmerica.Butdemandisgrowing.In2016,aFinnishfirmboughttherightstorelaunchthedevicesofNokia,whichisnowselling“tensofthousands”of