上海市崇明中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题(无答案)

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（满分 115 分，答题时间 105 分钟）
I. Grammar and Vcabulary (20’)
Sectin A (10’)
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.
The 17-year-ld making films fun fr deaf children
Fr eight-year-ld Tby, wh is deaf, watching films r TV can smetimes be a bit pintless, because s many f them dn’t have sign language versins. “We have subtitles(字幕) but it ges t fast,” his dad Jard Mills said. But nw, Tby has sme help thanks t an app 1. __________ (develp) by a 17-year-ld student, Mariella Satw, wh created a signing app called SignUp.
She gt the idea when she 2. __________ (teach) herself American Sign Language (ASL) — ne f hundreds f sign languages used acrss the wrld. Manella wanted t watch TV shws t help her learn, and she was disappinted 3. __________ (discver) hw few had signed versins. It’s taken a year fr Mariella t develp the technlgy, with lts f help frm ASL teachers and the deaf cmmunity.
The app is available in the US as a brwser extensin — with an interpreter appearing in a bx 4. __________ the film starts playing. It nly wrks n Disney Plus films at the mment, because that’s 5. __________ Mariella thught she culd help the mst children. Jard, 6. __________ wrks at a schl fr deaf children, says it was “exciting” watching Tby use Mariella’s inventin. He says, “Kids are getting infrmatin like any hearing child des.”
Deaf peple in the UK face many f the same barriers when it cmes t cinema and TV. “A hearing persn 7. __________ g t the cinema any time whereas deaf peple have t make sure there’s a suitable viewing time,” says 27-year-ld Stacey Wrbys frm Cardiff. She has learned British Sign Language (BSL), and is cmfrtable using subtitles when watching TV shws and films. But she feels having an interpreter wuld make things 8. __________ (inclusive), especially fr smene wh might struggle with subtitles.
Stacey and Tby aren’t the nly peple t be welcming Mariella’s app. It’s nw gt thusands f users, and she’s wrking lng days t balance it with her A-level studies. The time difference frm New Yrk t her schl in Rugby, Warwickshire, means she sets her alarm fr 5 a.m.
She admits it’s “a bit tugh” — but the silver lining is that it gives her time t wrk n SignUp nce lessns are ver. The psitive reactin frm teachers and parents has kept Mariella 9. __________ (mtivate) t face the early starts.” The mst meaningful cmments are when it’s the first time that a child 10. __________ (have) full access t a mvie. The numbers dn’t really matter. Instead, it’s the messages,” she says.
Sectin B (10’)
Directins: After reading the passage belw, fill in the blanks 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.
Amazing Kids f the Mnth — Hannah and Alexander Laman
Hannah and Alexander Laman, 11-year-ld twins frm Ohi, lve reading. They bth lve reading s much that it is almst impssible t 11. ______ a favurite bk. “I have many favurite bks. If I had t select ne, it wuld be Believe It r Nt,” Hannah said.
S when these tw yung bkwrms heard that sme children didn’t have access t bks, they believed that was a prblem they just culdn’t 12. ______. In 2011, they 13. ______ Adpt A Bk, an rganisatin that dnates bks t schls and prgrammes in need. “We wanted t make a difference because we lve reading lts f bks,” Alexander said. They 14. ______ by sharing their wn bks, and then the rganisatin grew by taking bk dnatins frm thers.
S far, the twins’ rganisatin has dnated ver 45,000 bks t schls, and prgrammes 15. ______ children in need frm Cincinnati t as far away as Zimbabwe.
With a successful bk-16. ______ rganisatin that just keeps expanding, what’s ahead fr these tw? Well, they’ve already started it! Hannah and Alexander are 17. ______ literacy fr children thrugh their Little Free Library.
“The library is free and yu can take a bk and leave a bk.” the twins’ mum, Angela, explained. This has encuraged many kids and adults t 18. ______ their reading materials and als encurage thers t read.
The twins have received many rewards thrugh imprving literacy. “Other kids have the 19. ______ t read and wn bks f their wn. That’s the mst 20. ______ part f sharing bks with thers.” said Hannah.
Maybe yu want t start small. Cllect gently-used bks frm yur hme that yu dn’t need anymre, and dnate them t Adpt A Bk. Any little bit that yu can d truly makes a difference!
II. Reading Cmprehensin (45’)
Sectin A (15’)
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.
The dispsable culture
The dispsable(一次性的) culture started small. In1892 William Painter, funder f the Baltimre Bttle Seal Cmpany, patented the bttle cap. The bttles were returned and refilled, but the bttle caps were 21. ______. They nly wrked nce. Painter’s chief salesman at the time was called Mr. Gillette, wh went n t apply the same principle t his wn inventin, the dispsable versin-cameras, cntact lenses, barbecues — but the 22. ______ has been taken a step further. Fr 23. ______ reasns, mst f the electrical equipment that we buy fr the hme is effectively dispsable. This is because it is usually cheaper t 24. ______ them than t mend them. This applies nt just t radis and tasters, but als t fridges, televisins and dishwashers. We nw live in a dispsable culture.
Mst peple feel 25. ______ this new trend. We knw we shuld be reducing the amunt f waste we prduce and recycling as much as pssible althugh despite all ur effrts, landfill cntinues t increase. It’s hard t slip a CD player int the bttm f the rubbish these days withut feeling 26. ______ especially if yu suspect that all it needs is a simple repair. But wh 27. ______ that srt f thing these days? And hw much wuld they charge yu?
With persistence, ne may still 28. ______ smene ut there willing t make the necessary repairs t yur brken bread-making machine, but even they will feel bliged t infrm yu that, given the likely price f the 29. ______, yu’d prbably be better ff thrwing away the ld ne and buying the latest mdel. T 30. ______ that smething shuld be mended even thugh that will cst mre than a brand-new replacement is weird, t say the least.
This dilemma(困境) ccasinally 31. ______ the pssibility f fixing the damaged gds yurself. If smething is next t 32. ______ anyway, why nt take it apart and see if yu can figure ut what’s wrng? I have had particular luck with cheap, plastic, battery-perated children’s tys, where bad manufacture is usually the cause f the 33. ______ and sme strng glue r tape is usually all it needs t put it right. Small children tend t be impressed by this srt f thing, which is prbably the nly reasn I bther. I wuldn’t suggest yu attempt t repair yur wn micrwave, althugh I managed it nce. It was ne f the mst 34. ______ experiences f my life a difficult success t mentin in casual cnversatin, perhaps, but I’m still trying.
While sme repairs are certainly beynd the ability f the rdinary cnsumer, many are unbelievably simple. Finding willing 35. ______ may be almst impssible, but tracking dwn spare parts has never been easier nw that yu can lk n the Internet. There are als hundreds f sites ffering step-by-step instructins fr making repairs.
21. A. turned ut B. thrwn away C. held ut D. kept away
22. A. inventin B. cncept C. versin D. equipment
23. A. histric B. plitical C. cultural D. ecnmic
24. A. replace B. prduce C. maintain D. launch
25. A. mtivated by B. accustmed t C. uncmfrtable abut D. independent f
26. A. wise B. relieved C. bred D. guilty
27. A. remves B. discvers C. fixes D. adjusts
28. A. tell B. miss C. find D. affect
29. A. exchange B. machine C. infrmatin D. part
30. A. dubt B. insist C. knw D. recall
31. A. takes up B. puts up C. makes up D. pens up
32. A. wrthless B. familiar C. priceless D. unavailable
33. A. fault B. stage C. mistake D. ease
34. A. ppular B. disappinting C. accidental D. satisfying
35. A. managers B. salesmen C. repairmen D. deliverers
Sectin B (22’)
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)
Sia Gdika was 13 when she nticed the bareft children f cnstructin wrkers at a building site near her huse in the upscale Kramangala district f Bangalre, India.
“Their feet were bare. Cracked. Hard. Dirty. Bleeding,” reflects Sia, nw 17. “They were just walking arund that building site like it was an everyday practice fr them.” And it was at that mment that Sia realised the trubling cntrast t her wn privilege. Later that year, with the help f her parents and cmmunity vlunteers, Sia funded Sle Warrirs, a charity dedicated t prviding ftwear t thse in need, epitmized (体现) by its mtt: “Dnate a sle, save a sul.”
The idea, which started as a dinner cnversatin with her parents, quickly grew. After she spread the wrd with psters and WhatsApp grups, enquiries frm peple wh wanted t help came flding in. Fr mnths, Sia was juggling schlwrk and her new passin prject. “I was up till 2 a.m. creating Excel sheets t see which apartment buildings we culd tackle fr dnatins and cntacting peple.”
In its first distributin drive, Sle Warrirs cllected and gave ut 700 pairs f shes. Tday that number stands at arund 28,000 acrss fur cuntries, including the United States, China and Liberia, thanks t the hard wrk f a cre team f abut 80 vlunteers.
But the rganizatin’s grwth wasn’t withut its challenges. When it came t lking fr cllabratrs, such as a cmpany that wuld d the repairs and clean up the ftwear t lk like new free f charge, Sia faced ne bstacle after anther befre finding a partner in India’s Presst Cbbler.
“Being a 13-year-ld, I did face a lt f bias because at my age, peple were less willing t hear me ut,” says Sia.
In recgnitin f her impact, in 2021 Sia was given the Diana Award, given t peple aged 9 t 25 in memry f the late Princess f Wales. Awarded by a UK-based charity f the same name, it’s ne f the mst prestigius hnurs a yung persn can receive fr scial actin r humanitarian wrk. But her wrk isn’t dne. “Our gal has always been t tuch a millin feet,” she says.
36. The underlined wrd “upscale” mst prbably means __________.
A. humble B. abandned C. energetic D. prsperus
37. One f the biggest challenges f Sle Warrirs is that __________.
A. lcal peple lacked trust in and patience with teenagers like Sia.
B. just abut 80 vlunteers came t help Sia in the rganizatin’s infancy.
C. few cmpanies are willing t d the repairs withut financial incentives.
D. Sia is nt gd at perating the rganizatin due t her lack f experience.
38. Which f the fllwing is the best title fr the passage?
A. All fr ne, ne fr all. B. Walking in smene else’s shes.
C. Where there is a will, there is a way. D. Nthing ventured, nthing gained.
39. Which grup f wrds can best describe Sia’s qualities?
A. Patient, self-disciplined and mdest. B. Curius, generus and knwledgeable.
C. Energetic, ambitius and sympathetic. D. Sensitive, independent and passinate.
(B)
The five Shakespeare Huses in and arund Stratfrd-upn-Avn ffer yu an authentic experience f the Stratfrd wrld in which the famus dramatist was brn, lived and died. Intimately cnnected with William Shakespeare r his immediate family, thse riginal huses are nw wned and cared fr by Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
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The Huses are pen ut f hurs by special arrangement. They ffer a unique setting fr functins, dinners, receptins and ther events. Fr mre infrmatin, phne 01789-201808.
EDUCATION GROUPS
We welcme visits by rganized grups. One member f staff is admitted free with every 10 pupils r students. Additinal adults and helpers will be charged at the adult rate. Pupils f primary and secndary schls will be charged at the child rate (valid students ID may be requested). Educatin grups f 20 r mre visitrs als qualify fr 10% discunt n admissins. Fr mre infrmatin, phne 01789-201806 r 201836.
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40. If yu are a British travel agent, mst prbably yu will call __________ t knw mre abut grup visits.
A. 201805 B. 201806 C. 201808 D. 201838
41. If a grup f 30 middle schl students accmpanied by tw teachers is t visit the five Shakespeare Huses,
hw much shuld they pay fr the tickets?
A. £162. B. £180. C. £183. 6. D. £204.
42. Accrding t the passage, which f the fllwing is TRUE?
A. Shakespeare lived in all f the five huses.
B. The Huses are pen lnger hurs in Octber than in July.
C. T attend lectures cncerning Shakespeare, cntact 201808
D. Yu can visit the Huses after 5: 00 p. m. if yu cntact the Trust in advance n 01789-201808.
(C)
Ancient builders acrss the wrld created structures that are still standing tday, thusands f years later. Yet the cncrete that makes up much f ur mdern wrld has a lifespan f arund 50 t 100 years. A grwing number f scientists have been studying materials frm lng-ag eras, hping t uncver hw they’ve held up fr millennia.
Many researchers have turned t the Rmans fr inspiratin. Starting arund 200 BCE, the architects f the Rman Empire were building impressive cncrete structures that have std the test f time. Even in harbrs, where seawater has been battering structures fr ages, yu’ll find cncrete basically the way it was when it was pured 2,000 years ag. Mst mdern cncrete starts with Prtland cement, a pwder made by heating limestne and clay t super-high temperatures and crushing them. That cement is mixed with water t create a chemically reactive paste. Then, blcks f material like rck and gravel are added, and the cement paste mixes them int a cncrete mass. Accrding t recrds frm ancient architects, the Rman prcess was similar. The ancient builders mixed materials like burnt limestne and vlcanic sand with water and gravel, creating chemical reactins t stick everything tgether.
In a study published earlier this year, Admir Masic, a civil and envirnmental engineer, prpsed that this pwer cmes frm blcks f lime that are scattered thrughut the Rman material instead f being mixed in evenly. Researchers used t think these blcks were a sign that the Rmans weren’t mixing up their materials well enugh. Instead, after analyzing cncrete samples frm Privernum — an ancient city utside f Rme — the scientists fund that the blcks culd fuel the material’s “self-healing” abilities. When cracks frm, water is able t flw int the cncrete, Masic explained. That water activates the leftver lime, leading t new chemical reactins that can fill in the damaged sectins.
The ancient architectures suggested using extracts frm lcal chukum and jite trees in the lime mix. When researchers tested ut the recipe, they fund the resulting plaster was especially durable against physical and chemical damage.
Studies have fund all kinds f natural materials mixed int structures frm lng ag: fruit extracts, milk, cheese curd, beer, even dung and urine. The paste that hlds tgether sme f China’s mst famus structures—including the Great Wall and the Frbidden City — includes traces f sticky rice.
“Sme f these ancient builders might have just gtten lucky”, said Cecilia Pesce, a materials scientist at the University f Sheffield in England, “They’d thrw just abut anything int their mixes, as lng as it was cheap and available.”
Tday’s builders can’t just cpy the ancient recipes. Even thugh Rman cncrete lasted a lngtime, it culdn’t hld up heavy lads: “Yu culdn’t build a mdern skyscraper with Rman cncrete,” Cecilia said. “It wuld cllapse.” Instead, researchers are trying t take sme f the ancient material’s specialties and add them int mdern mixes.
43. Which f the fllwing statements is TRUE accrding t the passage?
A. Lime blcks in Rman cncrete indicate pr mixing f materials.
B. Ancient Rman cncrete structures have witnessed a lng histry.
C. Mdern builders are cnfused abut the Rman methd f cnstructin.
D. The cncrete used in mdern structures has a lifespan f ver 200 years.
44. What is prpsed as a pssible explanatin fr the self-healing abilities f Rman cncrete?
A. The unifrm mixing f lime in the cncrete.
B. The use f extracts frm chukum and jite trees.
C. The additin f whatever was within reach in the mix.
D. The scattering f blcks f lime thrughut the material.
45. The passage mentins that tday’s builders can’t simply cpy ancient recipes because __________.
A. ancient recipes were nt well-dcumented
B. ancient materials were t expensive
C. ancient materials culdn’t hld up heavy lads
D. ancient builders used materials that are n lnger available
46. Accrding t the passage, why d sme researchers believe ancient builders included varius natural materials in their mixes?
A. T enhance the beauty f the structures.
B. T make the cnstructin prcess mre cst-effective.
C. T create structures that were resistant t chemical damage.
D. T fllw ancient traditins withut cnsidering effectiveness.
Sectin C (8’)
Directins: Read the fllwing passage. Fill in each blank with a prper sentence given in the bx. Each sentence can be used nly nce. Nte that there are tw mre sentences than yu need.
Students’ Jurney t Empwer Rural Heritage
Frm Aug. 18 t 22 a team f 15 Tsinghua University students, representing diverse backgrunds frm China, Suth Krea, Malaysia, and Indnesia, set ft n an verseas research explratin fcusing n rural revitalizatin(振兴) in Indnesian villages, particularly within Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB).
With the diverse cultural heritage, Indnesia is hme t ver 83,000 villages, each radiating its wn charm and character. 47. __________
The research missin tk the students t Sukarara and Sade villages, tw f NTB’s turist destinatins. 48. __________ Sukarara and Sade are a wrld apart frm the busy cities t which mst f us are accustmed. The villages are a living test t Indnesia’s rich culture and its devtin t preserving traditins. Revitalizing these villages ges beynd mere ecnmic develpment. 49. __________The weaving skills and architectural techniques f Sukarara and Sade villages are nt nly beautiful, but they are als an inseparable part t the identity f these cmmunities. It’s essential that they strike a balance between prgress and preservatin.
As the jurney came t an end, the students carry with them nt nly the memries f their experiences there, but als the respnsibility t make a psitive impact n these remarkable places. 50. __________ They are ptimistic that Indnesian villages can experience meaningful develpment, ultimately leading t increased pprtunities fr emplyment and an imprved quality f life.
III. Summary writing (10’)
51. Directins: Read the fllwing passage. Summarize the main idea and the main pints f the passage in n mre than 60 wrds. Use yur wn wrds as far as pssible.
Take care f yur spine(脊柱)
The spine stands at the center f yur health, prviding yur bdy with structure and supprt. It als cntains yur spinal crd, a massive cllectin f nerves cnveying electric signals frm the rest f yur bdy t yur brain. Since yur spine is s central t health, it's imprtant t lk after it.
Maintain gd psture(姿势) is ne f the mst imprtant things yu can d t keep yu spine healthy. Prper psture means standing r sitting while keeping yur spine straight, except fr its natural curves. Psture cmes int play even when yu’re asleep. Sleeping n yur side puts less stress n yur spine than mst ther psitins. Staying still fr t lng — even if yur psture is gd — can be hard n yur back. Especially if yu lk at a desk mst f the day, it’s imprtant t get up and stretch peridically.
Exercise is als an imprtant factr in the health f yur spine. Stretches can help the muscles arund yur spine relax and allw bnes t shift int better arrangement. Strength exercises like pushups can als help by strengthening the muscles arund yur spine. Hwever, dn’t verd the exercise, as repeated mtins can strain the muscles arund yur spine.
Finally, yur diet affects the health f yur spine because many vitamins are necessary fr bnes and nerves. In particular, B vitamins and mega-3 fatty acids keep nerves healthy, s yu may want t cnsider taking a supplement. Anther imprtant factr is vitamin D, which is essential fr strng bnes. Vitamin D can cme frm sme fds, but it’s als absrbed frm sunlight, s it may help t d sme f thse back exercises utside.
Many f the actins necessary t keep yur spine healthy are identical t thse need t preserve yur health in ther ways. S prtect ur back, and the rest f bdy will benefit.
IV. Translatin (3’+3’+4’+5’=15’)
Directins: Translate the fllwing sentences int English, using the wrds given in the brackets.
52. 这个志愿团队由一群乐于助人的退休工人组成。(cnsist)
53. 课堂上，我们轮流发言，确保每个人的意见被听取。(turn)
54. 我相信，每个人都有能力通过自己的行动为社区带来积极的变化。(difference)
55. 探险活动不仅能让我们接触未知世界，感受大自然的魅力，还能培养坚强的意志。(expse)
V. Guided Writing (25’)
56. Directins: Write an English cmpsitin in 120-150 wrds accrding t the instructins given belw in Chinese.
随着移动网络的发展，各种手机 APP 应运而生，给我们的生活带来了极大便利，但许多同学也因此沉迷网络。现学生会发起一项主题为“清理手机 APP”的征文活动，如果你只能从以下四个 APPs：Wechat, Taba, E-dictinary, Glry f Kings (mbile game)中保留两个，你会怎么选择？请你写一篇征文，内容须包括：
1. 你的选择；
2. 选择的理由（2~3 点）。
A. ignre B. created C. dnating D. pprtunity E. pick F. purchase
G. prmting H. recycle I. rewarding J. serving K. started
A. While these villages pssess undeniable fascinatin, many remain underdevelped.
B. This effrt includes the knwledge exchange between the students and lcal villagers.
C. Bth were selected fr revitalizatin effrts led by the Village Revitalizatin Team.
D. In Sukarara, a lcal traditin requires girls master weaving skills befre marriage.
E. They decide t be a bridge between traditin and prgress, united fr their grwth.
F. It’s abut preserving the cultural heritage and ensuring traditins being passed dwn.