上海市松江区2024-2025学年高三上学期期末质量监控试卷英语试题(无答案)-A4

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（满分115分，完卷时间105分钟） 2024. 12
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I. Grammar and Vcabulary
Sectin A
Directins: After reading the passage belw, fill in the blanks t make the passage cherent and grammatically crrect. Fr the blanks with a given wrd, fill in each blank with the prper frm f the given wrd; fr the ther blanks, use ne wrd that best fits each blank.
Kung Fu—Always a Draw
Andrew Knde, a secnd-year student at Kenya's Strathmre University, was inspired t start learning kung fu, r martial arts, as a child after watching mvies. But (1) _________ began as an after- schl activity has becme a lifestyle fr the student, wh is nw the chairman f the university's Titan Martial Arts club.
As a child, Knde was fascinated by the skills f martial arts heres like Jackie Chan. He (2) _________ (accept) by Strathmre University in 2022 and his interest in kung fu received a bst upn jining the martial arts club. Thrugh hard wrk, he rse t becme the club's chairman and has had the hnr f leading his team t wins at several martial arts champinships, including the2022 All-Africa University Games, (3) _________ they emerged as the secnd-best verall team.
“Kung fu prmtes better health, (4) _________ (imprve) flexibility, and higher self-respect. These are essential qualities fr a happier, lnger life. That's why I lve it, ” Knde said.
Knde has als earned silver and brnze (铜) medals in lcal kung fu cmpetitins since he began practicing (5) _________. He sees 2023 as the highlight f his kung fu jurney, after (6) _________ (declare) t be ne f Kenya's tp cmpetitrs in the featherweight categry.
Kung fu (7) _________ (riginate) in China and is a key part f its traditinal culture. It has nw grwn in ppularity in Kenya, particularly (8) _________ schl-age children. They find it interesting (9) _________ it keeps them in shape, and teaches them self-defense and self-cntrl.
Kevin Obny, an ecnmics lecturer and kung fu instructr at Strathmre University, said the grwing enthusiasm fr kung fu acrss Africa (10) _________ be wed t the strengthening f China- Africa relatins slidified thrugh prjects like the Belt and Rad Initiative. . .
Sectin B
Directins: After reading the passage belw, fill in each blank with a prper wrd chsen frm the bx. Each wrd can be used nly nce. Nte that there is ne wrd mre than yu need.
Mre Than a Ppularizer
Certain creative wrks pssess such an endless ability t bunce that they becme fixed in the culture. One such bk is Malclm Gladwell's The Tipping Pint. Published mre than tw decades ag, it dug int a (n) 11 range f tpics, frm crime rates in New Yrk t she sales, all frm the perspectives f epidemilgy (流行病学) . “Ideas and prducts and messages and behavirs 12 just like viruses d,” he wrte.
Gladwell presented his readers with a series f stries, mysteries and puzzles, and then 13 them, revealing his wrkings in a cheerful and cnfident narrative (描述性的) vice. Listen t me, he seemed t whisper t his readers, and I will shw yu the hidden wrkings f sciety, and hw yu, as an individual, can influence r “tip” the trends that shape it.
Almst 25 years and six bks later, he wrte a fllw-up, Revenge f the Tipping Pint, which is like its 14 in its self-cnfidence, attractiveness and clarity. Hwever, the new bk bears the mark f an authr living in a cuntry very different t the United States 25 years ag. The case studies abut shes in The Tipping Pint are 15 by stries that tuch n the anxieties f mdern America.
Many f his 16 are familiar and yet he empwers them with a new energy. In chapter five, he further explrers the questin f diversity in ffers frm the Ivy League, 17 an underreprted issue, and yet he smehw thinks frm a ttally different angle. Instead f examining the means by which first-class institutins keep minrities ut, he reveals the ways in which Harvard, thrugh its 18 plicy fr athletes, nly invites rich and white applicants in.
Gladwell cmbines viewpints abut epidemilgy with the detail f a curt cpy r direct qutatin, and 19 between different wrlds, drawing cmparisns and cntrasts—that's where part f his charm lies. It is an exciting technique, but it cmes with 20 elements—his tpics, s highly charged at an individual level, smetimes lack sympathy.
II. Reading Cmprehensin
Sectin A
Directins: Fr each blank in the fllwing passage there are fur wrds r phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the wrd r phrase that best fits the cntext.
At the ancient Olympics in Greece, athletes weren't the nly stars f the shw. The game als attracted pets, wh recited their wrks fr eager audiences. Cmpetitrs emplyed bigger names t write pems f their 21 , which chruses perfrmed at celebratins. Physical strength and 22 skills were clsely linked.
Thusands f years later, this image 23 Pierre de Cubertin, a French nbleman knwn as the funder f the mdern Olympics. The nbleman believed the wrld shuld value the harmny f arts and athletics. The idea can be traced back t Plat’ s Republic, in which Scrates highlights the virtue f educatin that cmbines “gymnastics fr the bdy and music fr the 24 . ”
Cubertin pictured a cmpetitin that wuld 25 muscle and mind. But his fellw rganizers never fully shared his visin. The 1896 Games included nly 26 cmpetitins, such as swimming and fencing. Several new events, fr instance, water pl in 1900 and bxing in1904, made their first appearance; 27 , muscle and mind remained firmly unrelated.
Cubertin 28 —n August 5, 1904, he published an article, writing “… the arts and literature jined with sprt t ensure the greatness f the Olympic Games. The same must be true in the future. . . ” when fficials annunced that Rme wuld hst the 1908 Olympics.
Cubertin argued that the partnership f sprt and art had utlasted the destructin f Olympia, and the time had cme t 29 this ideal cmpletely. Since the first three mdern Games had gtten the ball rlling, it was “pssible and 30 t bring muscles and thught tgether again. ”
Tw years later, the Internatinal Olympic Cmmittee (IOC) held a cnference t seriusly discuss “t what extent and in what frm the arts and literature can participate. ” The event prgram listed several arts categries that were 31 .
Officials ultimately agreed t add five arts cmpetitins t the Olympics in 1908: literature, painting, sculpture, music and architecture. All wrks entered int these categries, 32 named the Pentathln f the Muses (缪斯五项) . They wuld need t be inspired by sprts, bringing back the ancient harmny that Cubertin had 33 . In 1949, 12 years after Cubertin's death, nevertheless, the IOC decided t 34 the art cmpetitins, citing that mst f the participants relied n their artistic wrk fr a living and it was illgical t allw prfessinals t win Olympic medals.
Tday there are ccasinal 35 t bring the artistic cmpetitins back. We d hpe ne day we can witness a whlly new Olympics.
21. A. knwledge B. victries C. interests D. liberty
22. A. sprting B. academic C. literary D. cmmunicative
23. A. disturbed B. charmed C. tricked D. described
24. A. rganizers B. cmpetitrs C. public D. sul
25. A. reunite B. cmpare C. distinguish D. refresh
26. A. athletic B. ppular C. amateur D. fierce
27. A. therwise B. likewise C. hweverD. mrever
28. A. stressed ut B. felt prejudiced C. mved frward D. settled dwn
29. A. challenge B. restre C. evaluate D. abandn
30. A. trublesme B. imaginative C. annying D. desirable
31. A. under cntrl B. under cnsideratin
C. in use D. in prgress
32. A. typically B. cnfusingly C. frequently D. cllectively
33. A. expected B. suspended C. created D. legalized
34. A. justify B. discntinue C. stage D. enrich
35. A. rejectins B. guidelines C. calls D. decisins
Sectin B
Directins: Read the fllwing three passages. Each passage is fllwed by several questins r unfinished statements. Fr each f them there are fur chices marked A, B, C and D. Chse the ne that fits best accrding t the infrmatin given in the passage yu have just read.
(A)
After a lng jurney, I finally gt t the hspital. Lying n the examinatin table while facing the painfully bright ceiling lights, I fidgeted, desperately trying t ignre the upsetting part f the situatin. I attempted t fcus n staying warm in the cld rm, but what happened days ag kept running thrugh my head — the intense pain, the verpwering fear, and the panicky steps in the Emergency Rm. I was tld I had brken a backbne. I nw smiled recalling the inncence f my respnse: “D I have t wear a supprt when I play ftball? ”
I had waited fr three mnths t find ut whether I culd play ftball again, but the thught f waiting anther five minutes seemed impssible. Then Dr. Pittinger entered. He was friendly, but nticeably uncmfrtable, almst sad. He tld me that I wuld never be able t play ftball again.
The realizatin sank in immediately. I wasn't surprised, r at least I shuldn't have been, but that didn't make the rder any easier. I refused t accept the idea, and fr mnths I cntinued t exercise. I wrked ut frm five t six every mrning. Thugh I was ashamed t wear the supprt, I wre it devtedly, with sme false hpe that the mre I wre it, the quicker and better it wuld heal the backbne.
I was determined t play again.
The fact is that, just as the dctr rdered, I never played anther quarter f ftball. After nights f cming hme frm exercising, barely able t walk, I finally gave in. Fr a while, giving up felt like an admitting f defeat rather than the acceptance f a truth that shuld have been painfully bvius, but ver time, I realized like mst difficult decisins I have made and will have t make, life wuld g n. Rather than stick t the undeniably unattainable, I understd thugh this particular ptin was n lnger pen t me, I had cuntless thers t make in its place.
And by the way, I'm a five-star ftball cach nw.
36. The wrd “fidgeted” in paragraph 1 mst prbably means “________”.
A. felt terribly bred B. lay quietly and calmly
C. was extremely grateful D. made slight, anxius mvements
37. The underlined sentence in paragraph 2 indicates the writer's ________.
A. slw but steady recvery B. eagerness t get the dctr's answer
C. frequent visits t the hspital D. emtinal change after the accident
38. What did the writer give up in the end?
A. Trusting the dctr. B. Exercising in the gym.
C. Fcusing n the impssible. D. Putting everything in place.
39. What's the message mainly cnveyed in the passage?
A. Ignring failures is the key t a fulfilling life.
B. There are tw ways fr everyne t live his life.
C. Sme peple in the wrld live with physical pain.
D. We shuld accept life as it is and live t the fullest.
(B)
Every day, peple wrldwide vlunteer fr thusands f different cmpanies and rganizatins. They see vlunteering as a way f demnstrating what they stand fr and cnsider valuable. What are sme f the majr trends in vlunteering? T answer the questin, we'll need t lk at sme statistics.
#1 Arund 30% f Americans vlunteer.
Abut ne-third f adult Americans frmally vlunteer at least nce a year. 36% f the time spent in vlunteering is dedicated t fundraising. Mrever, 34% f vlunteering activity ges t cllecting r delivering fd.
#2 In USA, 15% f peple supprt hunger and hmelessness causes.
Hunger and hmelessness causes are the mst supprted in USA. The next leading cause fr vlunteering is health and wellness, with 13% f Americans dnating t thse causes. Other tp causes are charities fr animals and wildlife and charities fr the cuntry's yunger generatin, with 10% and9% f Americans supprting them, respectively.
#3 Peple arund the wrld dnate repeatedly.
In Eurpe, 44% peple dnate repeatedly. Australia and New Zealand have a higher percentage f peple wh d the same—51%, utnumbered by USA with a percentage f 57%, and in Africa, the percentage is even higher.
#4 Vlunteering plays a rle in emplyment.
One surprising benefit f vlunteering is that it can assist in jb-hunting. Vlunteers wh've been unemplyed are 27% mre likely t find wrk. That's especially true fr unemplyed vlunteers withut secndary schl experience, wh are 51% mre likely than nn-vlunteers t find a jb.
The trend that emplyers prefer vlunteers t nn-vlunteers applies n matter hw ld and where the vlunteers are. Statistics indicate that 91% f emplyers value sft skills as much as hard skills, and vlunteering is an excellent way t develp sft skills in a real-wrld envirnment.
#5 Wmen are mre likely than men t vlunteer.
Glbally, abut 57% f vlunteer wrk is dne by wmen. Wmen are mre likely t engage in activities like childcare fr neighbrs, r helping with a lcal envirnmental cleanup.
In USA, 34% f wmen vlunteer, cmpared t 26% f men.
40. Peple arund the wrld vlunteer because they ________.
A. are interested in the majr trends in vlunteering
B. are able t deal with trubles related t vlunteering
C. prefer t wrk in varius kinds f cmpanies r rganizatins
D. regard vlunteering as a way t shw their identity and values
41. We can learn frm #4 that ________.
A. vlunteering imprves peple's chance f emplyment
B. vlunteers' age will affect their likelihd f getting hired
C. emplyers think vlunteering develps sft skills as much as hard skills
D. vlunteers withut educatinal backgrund are unlikely t be emplyed
42. Which chart crrectly illustrates the infrmatin in the passage?
A. B.
C. D.
(C)
An unusually reflective cmmunicatins satellite that utshines almst every star in the sky was jined by anther five in the first week f September, 2024. Astrnmers warn that the appearance f mre and mre bright bjects in the night sky will severely set back their wrk and culd even limit ur ability t spt asterids—small planets ging arund the sun—heading fr Earth.
Texas-based AST SpaceMbile, intending t set up a grup f 100 satellites t prvide mbile phne cnnectins arund the glbe, launched a test satellite called BlueWalker 3 in 2022, drawing criticism frm astrnmers wh fund that it was brighter than all but seven stars in the night sky. The cmpany launched the first five cmmercial versins f BlueWalker 3, called Bluebirds, frm Flrida, n 12 September.
Grant Tremblay, vice president f the American Astrnmical Sciety, says the increasing number f satellites in lw Earth rbit “is an existential prblem fr astrnmy”. While AST SpaceMbile is a cncern t astrnmers because f its very reflective design, it is by n means the nly ne, he says. Internet firm Starlink is anther whse satellites have raised wrries.
“Fr astrnmy, things are abslutely getting wrse,” says Tremblay. “I fear that we' re at risk f lsing the sky.” Prjects such as the Vera C. Rubin Observatry (天文台) , under cnstructin in Chile and due t start scanning the sky in 2025, will have images ruined by bright traces when satellites crss their field f view, says Tremblay.
“When a frame is harmed by, fr example, a Starlink crssing, the frame is useless. Yu thrw it ut, ” he says. “The bservatry will still wrk. It'll still d amazing science. But efficiency culd drp sharply if we start heading int a system in which hundreds r thusands f reflecting satellites are in rbit. ” Tremblay believes this is nt nly a lss t science, als t wider sciety. “We return images f this incredibly magical universe whse scale is truly unimaginable, and there's smething unifying and inspiratinal. If we lse that, I think that's a scietal disaster. ” T slve the prblem, he says astrnmers may have t put mre instruments in space beynd ur crwded rbit, but the cst and cmplexity f ding that is generally prhibitive.
Lsing astrnmical capabilities culd even put humanity in danger. Ian Carnelli at the Eurpean Space Agency says we have spent decades imprving ur ability t spt asterids heading fr Earth and ptentially redirect them. “It culd be harder t find them in the future because f reflective satellite cnstellatins (卫星群) ,” he says.
43. Accrding t Grant Tremblay, why are we at the risk f lsing the sky?
A. Because the bservatry is unable t functin prperly in mst cases.
B. Because the viewing area f the satellites is darkened by bservatries.
C. Because the cnstructin wrk is destrying the scanning wrk f the sky.
D. Because the satellites will keep us frm btaining a clear picture f the sky.
44. Which f the fllwing is true accrding t the passage?
A. Effectiveness in mbile cmmunicatins will decrease dramatically.
B. A vast number f satellites makes the magical universe mre inspiring.
C. Fewer satellites f cmmercial versins will be launched in the future.
D. Earth culd face a higher risk f asterid impacts fr detectin failures.
45. What cncern des Tremblay express abut the crwded rbit?
A. An increase in scietal disasters. B. That scientific study is less efficient.
C. Less space fr instruments in uter space. D. That bservatries are harmed by frames.
46. What's the passage mainly abut?
A. The launch f bright satellites raises fears.
B. There are still dwnsides t scientific wrk.
C. Mre sky-friendly satellites shuld be designed.
D. The scietal impact caused by satellites is extensive.
Sectin C
Directins: Read the fllwing passage. Fill in each blank with a prper sentence given in the bx. Each sentence can nly be used nce. Nte that there are tw sentences mre than yu need.
Prtecting Wetlands
Wetlands are amng the mst effective ecsystems n Earth, prviding a habitat fr a wide variety f plant and animal species and therefre play a crucial rle in maintaining envirnmental balance and supprting bidiversity. Fr instance, they can act as natural water purifiers and absrbing harmful substances frm runff (地表径流) befre they reach larger bdies f water. 47 .
Wetlands can be thught f as “bilgical supermarkets”. They prvide great vlumes f fd that attract many animal species. These animals use wetlands fr part f r all f their life-cycle. Dead plant leaves break dwn in the water t frm small particles f rganic material. This enriched material feeds shellfish and many small insects in the water.
48 . They are cnsistent resurces fr activities like bird watching, fishing, and phtgraphy. These utdr activities are gaining ppularity nwadays and peple tend t pay t refresh themselves at the weekends.
Hwever, wetlands arund the wrld are under threat because f human activities such as agriculture and urban develpment. 49 . As a result, many species that depend n these habitats are at risk f extinctin, and the natural services that wetlands prvide are being decreased.
Cnservatin effrts are essential t preserving these vital ecsystems. This includes prtecting existing wetlands, bringing thse that have been degraded back t the frmer state, and carrying ut plicies that limit harmful activities in these areas. 50 . Thrugh internatinal cperatin and lcal initiatives, it is pssible t ensure that wetlands cntinue t supprt the envirnment fr generatins t cme.
III. Summary Writing
Directins: Read the fllwing passage. Summarize the main idea and the main pint (s) f the passage in n mre than 60 wrds. Use yur wn wrds as far as pssible.
51. Is Regenerating Nature Only Charitable?
In the wrld f envirnmental cnservatin, many peple think nature regeneratin prjects are mainly abut charity, nt prfit. This idea has wrapped arund ur cmmn awareness, casting such effrts as nble but financially unreliable pursuits. Hwever, is this assumptin accurate? With a mix f passin, strategy and innvatin, Khry Hancck, an envirnmental scientist and businessman, is demnstrating that nature regeneratin can indeed be prfitable.
Accrding t Hancck, ne way t make mney is thrugh carbn credits. These credits are like tickets that rganizatins can buy r sell. When they invest in restring ecsystems, they earn credits that can be traded fr mney. This gives cnservatin a real purpse t help nature and at the same time brings financial rewards. Beynd direct financial returns, it als helps enhance businesses’ public image. In a wrld where infrmatin travels rapidly and pinins are frmed swiftly, having a gd public image is withut dubt a strategic necessity. The benefits are far-reaching, frm building trust and credibility t attracting pprtunities and encuraging better relatinships, all helping businesses make prfits in the lng run.
Hancck adds that the fields f prfitability d nt end there. By regenerating farming lands, farmers can use the pwer f carbn stred as sil rganic matter, which has a great effect n almst all sil prperties—making the sil mre prductive. Hancck has als prved that the regenerating practices reduce the gradual destructin f sil and imprves sil structure, making the land mre adaptable t weather extremes, such as flds and drughts, and cnsequently increases prductivity.
Such prjects reveal the hidden values that lie within envirnmental restratin. If mre investrs increase the scale f these prjects, bring financial benefits t bth businesses and farming, and in the end, the planet, we can benefit frm a sustainable wrld.
IV. Translatin
Directins: Translate the fllwing sentences int English, using the wrds given in the brackets.
52. 不如我们带上新买的望远镜去赏月吧！ (enjy)
53. 这种布料用棉线编织而成，很有民族特色。 (rich)
54. 天气不好，孩子们心心念念的露天音乐会只能推迟两周举行。 (Due t…)
55. 这位工匠在筷子制作方面的贡献无人能及，这项荣誉非他莫属。 (deserve)
V. Guided Writing
Directins: Write an English cmpsitin in 120—150 wrds accrding t the instructins given belw in Chinese.
56. 假设你是明启中学高三学生李明。你校英文报正举行主题为 “T change r nt t change? ” 的征文比赛，你决定参赛。请你撰写一篇参赛稿，内容包括：
1) 你的观点；
A. admissin B. brad C. cmfrtably D. decded E. frerunner F. hardly
G. replaced H. risky I. spread J. subjects K. switches
A. Wetlands are knwn fr their ability t feed part f the wrld.
B. This helps t preserve clean water fr humans and wildlife alike.
C. Withut them, the city cnstructin will slw dwn in sme way.
D. Many wetlands have been filled t make way fr fields and buildings.
E. Besides their eclgical benefits, wetlands ffer ecnmic and recreatinal value.
F. These call fr cperatin between gvernments, rganizatins and cmmunities.