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上海市西郊学校2024-2025学年高一下学期3月阶段检测
英语
I. Listening Comprehension (19%) :
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. At the airport. B. At the hotel.
C. At the restaurant. D. At the railway station.
2. A. On TV. B. On the Internet.
C. From the newspaper. D. From a friend.
3. A. Husband and wife. B. Policeman and driver.
C. Passenger and bus conductor. D. Boss and secretary.
4. A. At 1: 00 pm. B. At 1: 30 pm. C. At 2: 00 pm. D. At 2: 30 pm.
5. A. She found it very interesting.
B. She found it very boring.
C. She found it enjoyable during the first 30 minutes.
D. She found it enjoyable after the first 30 minutes.
6. A. Make a recovery plan. B. Find a full-time job.
C. Drop out of school. D. Resign from her present job.
7. A. Shopping with his son. B. Promoting a new product.
C. Buying a gift for a kid. D. Bargaining with a salesgirl.
8. A. He is always late for work. B. He is having some financial problems.
C. He is not careful enough with his work. D. He loses his temper easily
9. A. It is too hot in the room. B. She wants to avoid meeting people.
C. She wants to smoke a cigarette outside. D. She doesn’t like the smell of smoke inside.
10. A. Everyone in the company likes Mr. Dale. B. Mr. Dale has become director of the department.
C. Mr. Dale gets on very well with his colleague. D. Mr. Dale is the focus of people’s attention.
Section B
Directions: In section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation. After each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions. The passages and conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have ever heard.
Questions 11 through13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. Art history class is taught in the lecture hall.
B. Mentally disabled children are taught outside the classroom.
C. Professors teach through real world experiences.
D. Students appreciate classroom learning.
12. A. To praise the professor. B. To support his point of view.
C. To praise his friend. D. To advise us to study psychology.
13. A. Learning through firsthand experience is important.
B. Students learn a lot from textbooks.
C. Students develop their creativity through textbooks.
D. Students get firsthand information from textbooks.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Consumers find TV advertisements too dull.
B. Consumers travel more now than ever before.
C. Out-of-home ads are more beautifully made.
D. Out-of-home ads are easier to understand.
15. A. Quick to update. B. Pleasant to look at.
C. Easy to remember. D. Convenient to obtain
16. A. Comparison of different kinds of advertising. B. New forms of effective advertising.
C. The disadvantages of traditional advertising. D. Effective ways to do effective advertisements.
II. Grammar and vocabulary (20%) :
Grammar (10%) :
Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Loss of Biodiversity Affects Human Society
If a species of bee disappears forever or a particular plant is extinct, what does it have to do with us humans Well, according to a team of international scientists, biodiversity is dropping below levels ____1____ (consider) safe for the health and happiness of human societies.
The issue is that everything is inter-connected and ecosystems support our societies ____2____ they provide us with, for example, food, fibres and fuels. If species go on ____3____ (disappear), this can disturb many vital processes like crop pollination (授粉) and the decomposition (分解) of waste.
A study published in the magazine Science suggests that 58% of the world’s land surface ____4____ (reduce) below this level already. These areas house 71% of the global population. Professor Andy Purvis, from Imperial College London and the Natural History Museum, ____5____ (be) one of the authors of the study. He says, “Once we’re the wrong side of the boundary, it doesn’t mean everything goes wrong immediately, ____6____ there is a significantly higher risk that things will go badly wrong.”
The researchers found that grasslands, savannas and shrub lands were most affected by biodiversity loss on average. Purvis hopes this report ____7____ (become) a wake-up call to those ____8____ design policies. Here’s his warning: “Decision-makers worry a lot about economic recessions (衰退), but an ecological recession could have even ____9____ (bad) consequences — and the biodiversity damage we’ve had means we’re at risk of that happening. Until and _____10_____ we can bring biodiversity back up, we’re playing ecological roulette (轮盘赌).”
Vocabulary (10%) :
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. contact B. keeps C. special D. crossing E. pointing F. regularly G. gesture express H. express I. effective J. perfectly K. impression
Do you know before you even open your mouth in an interview, the rest of your body has already spoken volumes
More Than Words
One problem with body language is that it may ____11____ what you really feel. For example, keeping your hands stuck in your pockets can give the ____12____ that you reinsecure — whether you are or not.
On the contrary, strong and____13____ body language can help establish an immediate relationship with your audience, showing confidence in your message. Like Ronald Reagan, he carried himself ____14____ even on the back of a horse on his farm. He had an air of confidence, optimism and power.
The Eyes Have It
People want to feel ____15____. They want to feel as though you are speaking to them directly or that they are the most important person in the room during your conversation. Breaking eye ____16____ is surely a way to break the connection.
Don’t let anything come between you and your listeners. ____17____ your arms, standing behind a chair, or talking to someone from behind a computer monitor are all examples of blocking, which ____18____ a real connection from taking place.
Animate Yourself
When you’re speaking, let your hands do some of the talking. Great speakers use hand ____19____ more than average. They move around the room, ____20____ to a slide instead of reading from it, placing their hands on someone’s shoulders instead of keeping their distance. Don’t animate your slides — animate your body!
Ⅲ. Reading comprehension
Cloze (10%) :
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
How to help your kids find a purpose You don’t have to start with the really big questions. “Quick, what’s the meaning of life ” Many of us may not be able to answer that, but that doesn’t mean our kids don’t have questions or need answers.
“The sense that your personal life is ____21____ to you is a basis of psychological well-being,” says Michael F. Steger, director of the laboratory for Meaning and Quality of Lite at Colorado State University. Not only that, it is tightly tied to being happier, more positive, more ____22____, more caring, more helpful, more resilient (坚韧), and more satisfied in your life, relationships, and work.
But helping your kids find meaning doesn’t mean parents have to ____23____ all life’s ancient mysteries Steger says. The trick is to understand the difference between the meaning of life and the meaning in life.
“We do not have to start with the biggest and most troubling questions about our lives,” Steger says. “We can start with trying to ____24____ how, today, right now, we are going to do one thing that makes the story of our lives more positive, or makes a positive difference to someone else.”
With kids in ____25____ school, Steger says. “At the most basic level, our best hopes for our children are that they feel their lives matter and that they ____26____ .” To start conversations along those lines, says Steger, “You can ask questions about what they think their best ____27____ or strengths are, whether they have good relationships with other people, whether they care about others. You can ask them about times when they have made a difference, made someone feel better, felt ____28____ for doing something, or helped someone out. All of these kinds of questions can start a conversation about your kid’s unique way of being in and contributing to the world. ”
In middle school, says Steger, “Kids are being exposed to ideas, behaviors, assumptions, and priorities that might be completely different from the ones they have always assumed were true.” So for kids this age, parents can start conversations focusing on how your children’s sense of who they are, how they related to others and what life is has been ____29____.
By high school, according to Steger, “We hope our children see how much their lives matter, see that they are at the beginning of an exciting and strengthening life story, and have some slight ideas about ____30____.” But the question of what you want to do with your life is too big for a single conversation, says Steger. Instead, he encourages parents to have frequent, smaller conversations with their kids about how they view themselves and their lives, and what kind of impact they would like to make.
21. A. significant B. decisive C. meaningful D. useful
22. A. confident B. cautious C. intelligent D. special
23. A. discover B. present C. memorize D. solve
24. A. look for B. pick up C. deal with D. figure out
25. A. junior B. advanced C. elementary D. senior
26. A. make a difference B. spare no effort C. take the initiative D. make a living
27. A. specialties B. qualities C. features D. performances
28. A. appreciated B. prepared C. understood D. well-known
29. A. improving B. strengthening C. appearing D. changing
30. A. truth B. purpose C. positivity D. contribution
Reading Comprehension (24%) :
Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
A
What do you want to be when you grow up A teacher A doctor How about an ice-cream taster
Yes, there really is a job where you can get paid to taste ice cream. Just ask John Harrison, an “Official Taste Tester” for the past 21 years. Testing helps producers to be sure of a product’s quality. During his career Harrison has been responsible for approving large quantities of the sweet ice cream –as well as for developing over 75 flavors(味道).
Some people think that it would be easy to do this job; after all, you just have to like ice cream, right No — there’s more to the job than that, says Harrison, who has a degree in chemistry. He points out that a dairy or food-science degree would be very useful to someone wanting a career in this “cool” field.
In a typical morning on the job, Harrison tastes and rates 60 ice-cream samples. He lets the ice cream warm up to about 12 F. Harrisonexplains, “You get more flavor from warmer ice cream, which is why some kids like to stir it, creating ice-cream soup.”
While the ice cream warms up, Harrison looks over the samples and grades each one on its appearance. “Tasting begins with the eyes,”he explains. He checks to see if the ice cream is attractive and asks himself, “Does the product have the colour expected from that flavor ”Next it’s time to taste!
Continuing to think up new ideas, try out new flavors, and test samples from so many kinds of ice cream each day keeps Harrison busy but happy – working at once cool job.
31. What is John Harrison’s job
A. An official. B. An ice-cream taster.
C. A chemist. D. An ice-cream producer
32. According to John Harrison, to be qualified(有资格的) in the “cool field”, it is helpful to .
A. keep a diary of work. B. have a degree in related subjects.
C. have new ideas every day. D. find out new flavors each day.
33. What does Harrison do first when testing ice cream
A. He stirs the ice cream.
B. He examines the colour of the ice cream.
C. He tastes the flavor of the ice cream.
D. He lets the ice cream warm up.
34. Which of the following is probably the best title of the passage
A. Tasting with Eyes. B. Flavors of Ice Cream.
C. John Harrison’s Life. D. One Cool Job.
B
Most people agree that honesty is a good thing. But does Mother Nature agree Animals can’t talk, but can they lie in other ways Can they lie with their bodies and behavior Animal experts may not call it lying, but they do agree that many animals, from birds to chimpanzees, behave dishonestly to fool other animals. Why Dishonesty often helps them survive.
Many kinds of birds are very successful at fooling other animals. For example, a bird called the plover sometimes pretends to be hurt in order to protect its young. When a predator(猎食动物) gets close to its nest, the plover leads the predator away from the nest. How It pretends to have a broken wing. The predator follows the “hurt” adult, leaving the baby birds safe in the nest.
Another kind of bird, the scrub jay, buries its food so it always has something to eat. Scrub jays are also thieves. They watch where others bury their food and steal it. But clever scrub jays seem to know when a thief is watching them. So they go back later, unbury the food, and bury it again somewhere else.
Birds called cuckoos have found a way to have babies without doing much work. How They don’t make nests. Instead, they get into other birds’ nests secretly. Then they lay their eggs and fly away. When the baby birds come out, their adoptive parents feed them.
Chimpanzees, or chimps, can also be sneaky. After a fight, the losing chimp will give its hand to the other. When the winning chimp puts out its hand, too, the chimps are friendly again. But an animal expert once saw a losing chimp take the winner’s hand and start fighting again.
Chimps are sneaky in other ways, too. When chimps find food that they love, such as bananas, it is natural for them to cry out. Then other chimps come running. But some clever chimps learn to cry very softly when they find food. That way, other chimps don’t hear them, and they don’t need to share their food.
As children, many of us learn the saying “You can’t fool Mother Nature.” But maybe you can’t trust her, either.
35. A plover protects its young from a predator by ________.
A. getting closer to its young B. driving away the adult predator
C. leaving its young in another nest D. pretending to be injured
36. By “Chimpanzees, or chimps, can also be sneaky” (paragraph5), the author means ________.
A. chimps are ready to attack others
B. chimps are sometimes dishonest
C. chimps are jealous of the winners
D. chimps can be selfish too
37. Which of the following is true according to the passage
A. Some chimps lower their cry to keep food away from others.
B. The losing chimp won the fight by taking the winner's hand.
C. Cuckoos fool their adoptive parents by making no nests.
D. Some clever scrub jays often steal their food back.
38. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage
A. Do animals lie
B. Does Mother Nature fool animals
C. How do animals learn to lie
D. How does honesty help animals survive
C
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once.
What do you want to be when you grow up
I’m sure you were asked this question at least once when you were a youngster. When asked the question, did you have an answer at the ready or did you need a few minutes to think about it We all have dreams of becoming something great, like a fireman, a scientist, or a rock star. Well, how did you do Maybe you never aspired (渴望) to be what you set out to be or said that you would become. ____39____ The older we get, our tastes change, our view of the world changes even our goals change.
One of the most important lessons I’ve learned during my career path is to do something you love to do. I feel that if you enjoy what you make a living at, you end up being happy in more ways than one. ____40____
While no job or business is perfect, the important thing is to enjoy it, even learn from it. If you are unhappy in your current situation, why not take steps now to change it ____41____ If you are already there, I applaud you. If not, realize that it may take some time to figure out what you really want to do, and even more time to actually get there. That’s all right! I can tell you from experience that finding and doing what you love are absolutely worth it. All of the research, training, and hands-on experience have made me a stronger, happier person.
____42____You’ll be happier for it, trust me. I promise you will never look back.
A. Life itself becomes much more interesting and fun.
B. Do what you love and love what you do.
C. But then again things change.
D. Somewhere out there is a job or business that is perfect for you.
VI. Translation (12%) :
43. 他因经常帮助社区老人而受到表扬。(praise) （汉译英）
44. 许多家长关心孩子们在校上课是否专心。 (concern v. )
____________________________________________________________________________________
45. 由于全球化，许多语言正在以惊人的速度消失。 (thanks to)
__________________________________________________________________________________
V. Writing (15%)
Directions: Write an English paragraph in at least 120 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
46. 你对学习京剧感兴趣，你发现了一个短期培训课程的广告。写一封正式的电子邮件，用大约120个字进行询问。您可以参考下面的指南。 (the classic arias in the vintage collections 复古系列中的经典咏叹调)
Join an online discussion group that will help you get basic knowledge of Beijing opera. You will be able to talk to the masters of Beijing opera in live chats and learn to appreciate the classic arias in the vintage collections of the best Beijing opera recordings. Write to us at talkingtomaster@123456xyz. www
邮件开头如下：
From: Li He
Date: 11 Mar
To: Beijing opera online class
Dear Sir or Madam,
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上海市西郊学校2024-2025学年高一下学期3月阶段检测
英语 参考答案
I. Listening Comprehension (19%) : 听力答案省略
II. Grammar and vocabulary (20%) :
Grammar (10%) :
【1~10题答案】
【答案】1. considered
2. because 3. disappearing
4. has been reduced
5. is 6. but
7. will become
8. who 9. worse
10 unless
Vocabulary (10%) :
【11~20题答案】
【答案】11. H 12. K
13. I 14. J
15. C 16. A
17. D 18. B
19. G 20. E
Ⅲ. Reading comprehension
Cloze (10%) :
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
【21~30题答案】
【答案】21. C 22. A 23. D 24. D 25. C 26. A 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. B
Reading Comprehension (24%) :
Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
A
【31~34题答案】
【答案】31. B 32. B 33. D 34. D
B
【35~38题答案】
【答案】35. D 36. B 37. A 38. A
C
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once.
【39~42题答案】
【答案】39. C 40. B 41. D 42. A
VI. Translation (12%) :
【43题答案】
【答案】He was praised for constantly helping the elderly in the community.
【44题答案】
【答案】Many parents are concerned about whether their children concentrate in class at school.
【45题答案】
【答案】Thanks to globalization many languages are disappearing at an alarming rate.
V. Writing (15%)
Directions: Write an English paragraph in at least 120 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
【46题答案】
【答案】From: Li He
Date: 11 Mar
To: Beijing opera online class
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing to inquire about the short-term training course on Beijing opera that I saw advertised. I am very interested in learning more about this traditional art form and would like to know more details about the course.
Specifically, I would like to know the duration of the course, the schedule of the live chats with the masters, and how I can access the classic arias in the vintage collections.
Additionally, I would appreciate any information on the cost of the course and the registration process. Thank you for your time and assistance. I look forward to your reply.
Sincerely,
Li He

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