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奉贤中学2024学年度第二学期教学质量检测
高三英语试卷
（考试时间：105分钟 满分：115分）
I. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage 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.
Humanoid Robots Just Raced in a World-First Half-Marathon.
On Saturday, Beijing hosted what’s being called the world’s first humanoid half-marathon. While technologically impressive, the outcome of the event should reassure those who fear robots will one day overrun humanity—(1)______ it appears they won’t be outrunning us any time soon.
Twenty-one humanoids of various shapes and sizes raced (2)______ thousands of humans, closely followed by their operators. But just six of the robots successfully reached the finish line. To participate in the race, the robots (3)______ ______ run on two legs, like humans. However, the participating tech companies and universities were allowed to bring their robots in for battery-replacing pit stops, like racecars, sometimes even (4)______ (replace) the whole robot with a new one.
“The robots are running very well, very stable … I feel I (5)______ (witness) the evolution of robots and A.I.,” said He Sishu, a spectator who works in artificial intelligence. Alan Fern, a researcher at Oregon State University, however, says that so far Chinese companies (6)______ (focus) on showing off walking, running, and dancing but they don’t demonstrate much regarding any type of basic intelligence.
The 13.1-mile racetrack had a (7)______ (dedicate) humanoid-only lane—which is probably a good idea, given that the robot contestants regularly fell over, lost their heads or even (8)______ (spin) out of control. Nevertheless, Fern was actually very impressed that some humanoids completed the race within a given time limit, since he would have bet that (9)______ of them would finish.
Tiangong Ultra, the winner developed by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center(BHRIC) came in at 2 hours, 40 minutes and 42 seconds. That’s more than an hour and a half behind the winner of the men’s race but still within the minimum for human runners, (10)______ was 3 hours and 10 minutes.
“If the aim is to demonstrate useful real-world applications for humanoid technology, perhaps the organizers should consider a house-cleaning or laundry-folding race for the next competition. And maybe they will,” said Tang Jian, chief technology officer for the BHRIC.
Section B
Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Rewriting the Relationship Between Elephant and Keeper
A. advocacy B. effectively C. endangered D. identified E. mirror F. polarizing
G. promise H. promoting I. surfacing J. slightly K. income
In 2019, before Covid-19 damaged international tourism, Thailand was the eighth-most-visited country in the world, its 39.8 million international visitors generating 20% of the country’s GDP. Elephants are Thailand’s biggest attraction: The World Animal Protection Agency estimates that, before the pandemic, elephant tourism brought in a(n) (11)______ of $581-770 million USD every year.
The boom of elephant tourism has been accompanied by criticism, with reports (12)______ of animal abuse and a lack of government regulation. Since the 2000s, (13)______ for better elephant welfare has been raised by animal rights groups such as Lek Chailert of Elephant Nature Park.
In response to the criticism, the Thai government passed its first animal welfare act in 2014, and (14)______ ceased the illegal capture of wild elephants. Tourism companies stopped (15)______ elephant rides and shows. Instead, they began to advertise “ethical” elephant experiences and (16)______ “no hook, no chain, no riding.”
The debate around elephant tourism is deeply (17)______, setting elephant welfare against Thai tradition. Thai laws (18)______ this duality (双重性), governing its wild and captive (圈养的) elephants as if they were entirely different creatures. Wild elephants are treated as a(n) (19)______ species and have lived in Thailand’s national parks protected by strict conservation laws since 1921. Its captive elephants, on the other hand, are working animals, governed by the department in charge of livestock.
Even though Thailand has more captive elephants than anywhere else in Asia, today, the country’s 3,837 captive elephants only (20)______ outnumber the wild ones, caught as they are between a fading tradition and a booming industry. Ensuring elephant welfare isn’t as simple as setting all of them free.
II. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passages 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.
Sufficient research has shown that when people believe that their managers are truly listening to their ideas and concerns, work relationships grow stronger, engagement rises, and performance improves. That’s why bosses have regular oneon-ones with their 21 reports, and new division heads go on listening tours.
However, studies also show that such practices often are 22 —in part because many managers simply aren’t good listeners. When we conducted a comprehensive review of 117 academic papers on workplace listening, we found that this skill is far easier to describe than to 23 .
Why Because listening is an 24 activity that requires empathy, patience, and the ability to respond to what you hear. And because it can be so 25 demanding, particularly when the subject matter is complex or emotionally charged, people often take shortcuts.
Take Google’s all-company Friday meetings. For years these were biweekly open forums (论坛) where company leaders would share 26 , discuss strategic developments, and take questions from employees. They played a critical role in maintaining a culture of 27 at the company. As Laszlo Bock, Google’s former vice president of people operations, once explained, they 28 “everything from whether the mix of food in the cafés is too healthy to really significant questions around whether our strategy with a particular country or product is good or evil.” 29 , in 2019 Sundar Pichai, Google’s CEO, decided that the meetings were no longer working. Employees wanted to talk about controversial issues like the company’s handling of hate speech, and discussions were often 30 to the press. Pichai made them less regular and changed their 31 . It seems that listening to everyone had gotten too difficult.
Similar situations have played out at Activision Blizzard, where an attempt to address misconduct claims during a company town hall led to a massive strike, with workers complaining that leaders were 32 rather than meaningfully addressing their concerns, and at Amazon, where employees said that a daily survey designed to evaluate staff well-being was being prejudiced by managers’ direct pressure to give 33 answers and by worries that responses wouldn’t be kept privately protected.
Listening without 34 action or explanation leads employees to believe their efforts—and yours—have been pointless. There is a fix for this: Always complete the communication cycle. Before ending a conversation, restate what you’ve heard, identify the next steps for action, and 35 a timeline for checking back in. That emphasizes forward momentum (势头) and ensures accountability.
21. A. direct B. external C. former D. temporary
22. A. chaotic B. beneficial C. ineffective D. innovative
23. A. document B. debate C. define D. display
24. A. automatic B. adaptive C. instant D. intentional
25. A. mentally B. physically C. financially D. visually
26. A. policies B. updates C. successes D. gossips
27. A. competition B. trust C. excellence D. diversity
28. A. advocated B. highlighted C. covered D. transferred
29. A. Therefore B. However C. Similarly D. Alternatively
30. A. leaked B. announced C. recommended D. assigned
31. A. agenda B. duration C. format D. theme
32. A. denying B. minimizing C. justifying D. resolving
33. A. honest B. random C. positive D. vague
34. A. dynamic B. periodic C. urgent D. subsequent
35. A. agree on B. comment on C. leave out D. stretch out
Section B
Directions: Read the following three 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)
Gabriela worked for a multinational company as a successful project manager in Brazil and was transferred to manage a team in Sweden. She was excited about her new role but soon realised that managing her new team would be a challenge.
Despite their friendliness, Gabriela didn’t feel respected as a leader. Her new staff would question her proposals openly in meetings, and when she announced her decisions on the project, they would continue giving their opinions as if it was still up for discussion.
What Gabriela was experiencing was a cultural conflict in expectations. She was used to a more hierarchical framework where the team leader and manager took control and gave specific instructions on how things were to be done. This more directive management style worked well for her and her team in Brazil but did not transfer well to her new team in Sweden, who were more used to a flatter hierarchy where decision making was more democratic.
Dutch social psychologist Geert Hofstede uses the concept of “power distance” to describe how power is distributed and how hierarchy is perceived in different cultures. In her previous work environment, Gabriela was used to a high power distance culture where power and authority are respected and everyone has their rightful place. In such a culture, leaders make the big decisions and are not often challenged. Her Swedish team, however, were used to working in a low power distance culture where subordinates often work together with their bosses to find solutions and make decisions. Here, leaders act as coaches or mentors who encourage independent thought and expect to be challenged.
When Gabriela became aware of the cultural differences between her and her team, she took the initiative to have an open conversation with them about their feelings about her leadership. Pleased to be asked for their thoughts, Gabriela’s team openly expressed that they were not used to being told what to do. They enjoyed having more room for initiative and creative freedom.
With a better understanding of the underlying reasons behind each other’s behaviour, Gabriela and her team were able to adapt their way of working. Gabriela was then able to make adjustments to her management style so as to better fit the expectations of her team and more effectively motivate her team to achieve their goals.
36. Gabriela found it a challenge to manage her new team because her Swedish team ____________.
A. preferred discussions to giving opinions B. lacked clear communication guidelines
C. valued cooperative decision-making D. tended to keep a leader at a distance
37. The word “hierarchical” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ____________.
A. structured B. external C. de-centralised D. short-sighted
38. Which of the following describes behaviors typical in a low power distance culture
The manager acts as a guide but encourages input from the team. Team members do not usually challenge the manager. The manager involves the team in making decisions together. The manager has a lot of control over what happens. Team members can take the initiative to do things their way.
A. ①④⑤ B. ②③④ C. ①③⑤ D. ③④⑤
39. What’s the main idea of the passage
A. Strict hierarchies ensure successful projects globally.
B. Power distance solves cultural conflicts effectively.
C. Swedish teams resist leadership due to lower expectation.
D. Cultural hierarchy gaps require adapting management styles.
(B)
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42. Where on the webpage can this information be located
A. Home B. Agenda C. Pricing D. Speakers
(C)
The term “filmmaking” arouses Hollywood charm and luxurious backdrops. But it also has an important place in anthropology (人类学), the scientific study of mankind, as one of the many tools and technologies these scientists use to understand communities, relationships, cultures and history.
During the annual Mother Tongue Film Festival, anthropological filmmaking and digital storytelling take centerstage in the Festival’s exploration of the healing power of language and storytelling.
Dr. kos st r and Dr. Lina Fruzzetti, two filmmaker-anthropologists at Brown University, are co-creators of six of the Festival’s films. Recently, they donated nine ethnographic (人种志的) films to the National Museum of Natural History’s Human Studies Film Archives (HSFA)—a film collection within the National Anthropological Archives (NAA) that is maintained for future generations to learn more about people across the world and their global history.
“This is a moving, visual record of the world and one way in which we further the preservation of the world’s diversity for communities and researchers,” said Dr. Joshua Bell, curator (馆长) of globalization, co-director of the NAA at the museum.
Anthropological films will always have a home in the HSFA, because they combine research with lived experience. “There is nothing like film to convey the rich complexity of other people’s lives outside of meeting them. The medium transports people and moves them. It’s very powerful,” said Bell.
Through visual ethnography, anthropologists strive to document social dynamics and traditions. But the field has slight differences. For example, filming can change how people interact with each other. It might make them hold back their words and their emotions. Over time, anthropologists have adapted to this, and have come to embrace their roles as active participants in the filmmaking.
“It’s shifted from using the camera as a window into a world and instead anthropologists now use the camera as a door that people can walk through. The creating process is much more dialogical,” said Bell.
But even though past films were partial “windows” into societies and were shaped by preoccupations of the filmmakers, they still hold value for anthropologists seeking to contextualize the discipline, and for communities themselves seeking to understand their history.
Since the late 60s, ethnographic filmmaking has been facing its colonial origins and moving beyond it. The field now works with communities in partnerships rather than distancing them. Anthropologists like Fruzzetti and st r recognize that cultivating long-term, trust-based relationships is crucial before any camerawork can begin.
43. Which of the following is true about the annual Mother Tongue Film Festival
A. It aims to showcase award-winning international films.
B. It highlights the healing ability of storytelling and language.
C. It focuses on new technologies for digital storytelling.
D. It promotes cooperation between filmmakers and Hollywood.
44. By comparing the camera to a “door” instead of a “window” (Para 7), Bell implied that ____________.
A. filmmaking requires more active engagement with communities
B. modern cameras are more portable and multifunctional for fieldwork
C. anthropologists are better at capturing grand scenic landscapes
D. film technology guarantees easy access to closed community
45. According to anthropologists like Fruzzetti and st r, why is building trust-based relationships crucial before filming
A. To ensure the maintenance of friendship.
B. To avoid legal conflicts over film ownership.
C. To step up cooperation in the long term.
D. To capture cultural practices in their true form.
46. What is the main idea of the passage
A. How film festivals explore the power of language.
B. How filmmaking greatly boosts community values.
C. How film helps to gain insight into the world’s diversity.
D. How anthropologists use cameras to study social dynamics.
Section C
Directions: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
A. The E-Bike Library model was born from that. B. Nongovernmental organizations are also filling the gap. C. Unsurprisingly, then, public agencies are the ones stepping in. D. Our vehicles must offer enough options to facilitate this shift. E. Shared e-bikes are a particularly promising substitute for cars in urban areas. F. However, various initiatives and projects are finding creative solutions to reach underserved communities.
Making Bike Shares Accessible to All
Walk around most large cities in Europe and the United States, and you’d be forgiven for thinking that we’re living in a new world of affordable and effortless mobility for all, with the smartphone in your pocket a portal to shared bikes. But if you’re disabled or elderly, living in a low-income area, or—imagine!—without a smartphone, using these shared mobility services becomes a lot more difficult.
Shared mobility could be a key part of a more sustainable transportation system. But to be most effective, it needs to include everyone. For-profit shared mobility providers have largely failed to deliver on this. (47) ____________.
How to bridge the accessibility gap A fundamental problem, Martinez says, is that “private businesses will always go where the money is.” (48) ____________. A handful of cities in the United States, for example, have launched subsidy (补贴) programs for low-income residents, which have shown promise in increasing the use of shared mobility while decreasing the use of personal vehicles. In 2024, a survey of almost 250 bike-share programs in the U.S. found that 70 percent had taken steps to reach underserved groups, with measures like cash payment and non-smartphone options being among the most popular.
(49) ____________. One example is a program by the nonprofit Shared Mobility Incorporated in Buffalo. In the summer of 2020, it suddenly found itself in possession of 3,000 electric bikes, part of the fleet Uber scrapped when selling the bike-sharing arm of its business earlier that year.
(50) ____________. One report estimates that a shift to e-bikes could take eight million cars off U.S. roads. E-bike libraries address a number of barriers: The bikes are free, and the libraries are hosted by places that are already an important part of the community. In addition to maintaining the bikes, the programs also organize training, group rides and educational events to familiarize people with cycling culture and safety.
“It can be something as simple as making sure you lock your bike,” says Paul. “These types of programs create a space for people to learn these skills.”
III. Summary Writing
Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
51.
The Future of ‘Thinking’ AI
AI companies often describe their reasoning agents as “thinking” machines. That can be misleading. These agents do perform impressive tasks. But they can suffer some of the same drawbacks. They may produce biased content, for instance.When an agent uses a model to perform a complex task on its own, a bunch of small problems can also snowball into bigger ones.
And that worries Ghosh. He co-authored a paper on arXiv in February that sums it up: Fully autonomous AI agents should not be developed. Being “fully autonomous,” means being able to act entirely on its own. DeepSeek-R1 and similar bots aren’t fully autonomous yet. They can do more complex tasks than chatbots. Yet a real person still guides the process. And Ghosh thinks that’s essential. “I don’t think these systems are nearly as reliable and as accountable as humans,” he says.
But things are moving quickly. In late February, the robot company Figure AI announced a new AI model called Helix. Robots that use this model are better at reasoning. In early March, a different Chinese company, named Monica, announced a brand new agent named Manus. It’s built atop a handful of different AI models. It’s also close to fully autonomous. When you give it a task, it decides on its own how it should solve it. Then it starts taking actions, such as searching online, writing code, creating charts and more. This all happens (in the cloud) while you wait. Manus then alerts you when its task is done.
And consider this: Companies like DeepSeek, Monica and OpenAI can now use their agents to come up with ideas on how to build better reasoning models. Harris, of Last Week in AI, is confident that this is already happening. How well they will work remains to be seen. Clearly, it’s an exciting time for AI innovation.
IV. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
52. 令我失望的是，水壶里的水还没烧开。(boil)
53. 老人外出就餐，家门口是否有社区食堂 (where)
54. 大力提振消费是立足国内、放眼长远的战略之举。(both)
55. 黄浦江东岸的璀璨光影将与滨江花海交相辉映，为市民呈现一幅融合科技与生态的城市画卷。(in harmony)
V. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假设你是贤丰中学高三学生李华，你校图书馆发起了图书捐赠活动，号召每位同学捐赠一本读过的书，并撰写一份简介。你对此颇感兴趣。请写一封邮件给你校图书管理员，内容需包括:
(1) 所捐图书的简介;
(2) 选择捐赠该书的理由。奉贤中学 2024 学年度第二学期期末教学质量检测
高三英语试卷
（考试时间：105 分钟 满分：115 分）
I. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage 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.
Humanoid Robots Just Raced in a World-First Half-Marathon.
On Saturday, Beijing hosted what’s being called the world’s first humanoid half-marathon.
While technologically impressive, the outcome of the event should reassure those who fear
robots will one day overrun humanity— (1)______ it appears they won’t be outrunning us any
time soon.
Twenty-one humanoids of various shapes and sizes raced (2)______ thousands of humans,
closely followed by their operators. But just six of the robots successfully reached the finish line.
To participate in the race, the robots (3)______ ______ run on two legs, like humans. However,
the participating tech companies and universities were allowed to bring their robots in for
battery-replacing pit stops, like racecars, sometimes even (4)______ (replace) the whole robot
with a new one.
“The robots are running very well, very stable … I feel I (5)______ (witness) the evolution
of robots and A.I.,” said He Sishu, a spectator who works in artificial intelligence. Alan Fern, a
researcher at Oregon State University, however, says that so far Chinese companies (6)______
(focus) on showing off walking, running, and dancing but they don’t demonstrate much regarding
any type of basic intelligence.
The 13.1-mile racetrack had a (7)______ (dedicate) humanoid-only lane—which is probably
a good idea, given that the robot contestants regularly fell over, lost their heads or even
(8)______ (spin) out of control. Nevertheless, Fern was actually very impressed that some
humanoids completed the race within a given time limit, since he would have bet that (9)______
of them would finish.
Tiangong Ultra, the winner developed by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation
Center(BHRIC) came in at 2 hours, 40 minutes and 42 seconds. That’s more than an hour and a
half behind the winner of the men’s race but still within the minimum for human runners,
(10)______ was 3 hours and 10 minutes.
“If the aim is to demonstrate useful real-world applications for humanoid technology,
perhaps the organizers should consider a house-cleaning or laundry-folding race for the next
competition. And maybe they will,” said Tang Jian, chief technology officer for the BHRIC.
Section B
Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used
only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. advocacy B. effectively C. endangered D. identified E. mirror F. polarizing
G. promise H. promoting I. surfacing J. slightly K. income
Rewriting the Relationship Between Elephant and Keeper
In 2019, before Covid-19 damaged international tourism, Thailand was the eighth-most-
visited country in the world, its 39.8 million international visitors generating 20% of the country’s
GDP. Elephants are Thailand’s biggest attraction: The World Animal Protection Agency estimates
that, before the pandemic, elephant tourism brought in a(n) (11)______ of $581-770 million USD
every year.
The boom of elephant tourism has been accompanied by criticism, with reports (12)______
of animal abuse and a lack of government regulation. Since the 2000s, (13)______ for better
elephant welfare has been raised by animal rights groups such as Lek Chailert of Elephant Nature
Park.
In response to the criticism, the Thai government passed its first animal welfare act in 2014,
and (14)______ ceased the illegal capture of wild elephants. Tourism companies stopped
(15)______ elephant rides and shows. Instead, they began to advertise “ethical” elephant
experiences and (16)______ “no hook, no chain, no riding.”
The debate around elephant tourism is deeply (17)______, setting elephant welfare against
Thai tradition. Thai laws (18)______ this duality (双重性), governing its wild and captive (圈养
的 ) elephants as if they were entirely different creatures. Wild elephants are treated as a(n)
(19)______ species and have lived in Thailand’s national parks protected by strict conservation
laws since 1921. Its captive elephants, on the other hand, are working animals, governed by the
department in charge of livestock.
Even though Thailand has more captive elephants than anywhere else in Asia, today, the
country’s 3,837 captive elephants only (20)______ outnumber the wild ones, caught as they are
between a fading tradition and a booming industry. Ensuring elephant welfare isn’t as simple as
setting all of them free.
II. Reading Comprehension Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passages 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.
Sufficient research has shown that when people believe that their managers are truly listening
to their ideas and concerns, work relationships grow stronger, engagement rises, and performance
improves. That’s why bosses have regular one-on-ones with their 21 reports, and new division
heads go on listening tours.
However, studies also show that such practices often are 22 —in part because many managers
simply aren’t good listeners. When we conducted a comprehensive review of 117 academic papers
on workplace listening, we found that this skill is far easier to describe than to
23 .
Why Because listening is an 24 activity that requires empathy, patience, and the ability to
respond to what you hear. And because it can be so 25 demanding, particularly when the subject
matter is complex or emotionally charged, people often take shortcuts.
Take Google’s all-company Friday meetings. For years these were biweekly open forums (论
坛) where company leaders would share 26 , discuss strategic developments, and take questions
from employees. They played a critical role in maintaining a culture of 27 at the company. As
Laszlo Bock, Google’s former vice president of people operations, once explained, they 28
“everything from whether the mix of food in the cafés is too healthy to really significant questions
around whether our strategy with a particular country or product is good or evil.” 29 , in 2019
Sundar Pichai, Google’s CEO, decided that the meetings were no longer working. Employees
wanted to talk about controversial issues like the company’s handling of hate speech, and
discussions were often 30 to the press. Pichai made them less regular and changed their 31 . It
seems that listening to everyone had gotten too difficult.
Similar situations have played out at Activision Blizzard, where an attempt to address
misconduct claims during a company town hall led to a massive strike, with workers complaining
that leaders were 32 rather than meaningfully addressing their concerns, and at Amazon, where
employees said that a daily survey designed to evaluate staff well-being was being prejudiced by
managers’ direct pressure to give 33 answers and by worries that responses wouldn’t be kept
privately protected.
Listening without 34 action or explanation leads employees to believe their efforts—and
yours—have been pointless. There is a fix for this: Always complete the communication cycle.
Before ending a conversation, restate what you’ve heard, identify the next steps for action, and 35
a timeline for checking back in. That emphasizes forward momentum (势头) and ensures
accountability.
21. A. direct B. external C. former D. temporary
22. A. chaotic B. beneficial C. ineffective D. innovative
23. A. document B. debate C. define D. display
24. A. automatic B. adaptive C. instant D. intentional
25. A. mentally B. physically C. financially D. visually
26. A. policies B. updates C. successes D. gossips
27. A. competition B. trust C. excellence D. diversity
28. A. advocated B. highlighted C. covered D. transferred
29. A. Therefore B. However C. Similarly D. Alternatively
30. A. leaked B. announced C. recommended D. assigned
31. A. agenda B. duration C. format D. theme
32. A. denying B. minimizing C. justifying D. resolving
33. A. honest B. random C. positive D. vague
34. A. dynamic B. periodic C. urgent D. subsequent
35. A. agree on B. comment on C. leave out D. stretch out
Section B
Directions: Read the following three 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)
Gabriela worked for a multinational company as a successful project manager in Brazil and
was transferred to manage a team in Sweden. She was excited about her new role but soon realised
that managing her new team would be a challenge.
Despite their friendliness, Gabriela didn’t feel respected as a leader. Her new staff would
question her proposals openly in meetings, and when she announced her decisions on the project,
they would continue giving their opinions as if it was still up for discussion.
What Gabriela was experiencing was a cultural conflict in expectations. She was used to a
more hierarchical framework where the team leader and manager took control and gave specific
instructions on how things were to be done. This more directive management style worked well
for her and her team in Brazil but did not transfer well to her new team in Sweden, who were more
used to a flatter hierarchy where decision making was more democratic.
Dutch social psychologist Geert Hofstede uses the concept of “power distance” to describe
how power is distributed and how hierarchy is perceived in different cultures. In her previous work
environment, Gabriela was used to a high power distance culture where power and authority are
respected and everyone has their rightful place. In such a culture, leaders make the big decisions
and are not often challenged. Her Swedish team, however, were used to working in a low power
distance culture where subordinates often work together with their bosses to find solutions and
make decisions. Here, leaders act as coaches or mentors who encourage independent thought and
expect to be challenged.
When Gabriela became aware of the cultural differences between her and her team, she took
the initiative to have an open conversation with them about their feelings about her leadership.
Pleased to be asked for their thoughts, Gabriela’s team openly expressed that they were not used
to being told what to do. They enjoyed having more room for initiative and creative freedom.
With a better understanding of the underlying reasons behind each other’s behaviour, Gabriela
and her team were able to adapt their way of working. Gabriela was then able to make
adjustments to her management style so as to better fit the expectations of her team and more
effectively motivate her team to achieve their goals.
36. Gabriela found it a challenge to manage her new team because her Swedish team
____________.
A. preferred discussions to giving opinions B. lacked clear communication guidelines
C. valued cooperative decision-making D. tended to keep a leader at a distance
37. The word “hierarchical” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ____________.
A. structured B. external C. de-centralised D. short-sighted
38. Which of the following describes behaviors typical in a low power distance culture
1 The manager acts as a guide but encourages input from the team.
2 Team members do not usually challenge the manager.
3 The manager involves the team in making decisions together.
4 The manager has a lot of control over what happens.
5 Team members can take the initiative to do things their way.
A. ①④⑤ B. ②③④ C. ①③⑤ D. ③④⑤
39. What’s the main idea of the passage
A. Strict hierarchies ensure successful projects globally.
B. Power distance solves cultural conflicts effectively.
C. Swedish teams resist leadership due to lower expectation.
D. Cultural hierarchy gaps require adapting management styles.
(B)
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42. Where on the webpage can this information be located
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The term “filmmaking” arouses Hollywood charm and luxurious backdrops. But it also has
an important place in anthropology ( 人类学 ), the scientific study of mankind, as one of the many
tools and technologies these scientists use to understand communities, relationships, cultures and
history.
During the annual Mother Tongue Film Festival, anthropological filmmaking and digital
storytelling take centerstage in the Festival’s exploration of the healing power of language and
storytelling.
Dr. kos st r and Dr. Lina Fruzzetti, two filmmaker-anthropologists at Brown University,
are co-creators of six of the Festival’s films. Recently, they donated nine ethnographic (人种志
的 ) films to the National Museum of Natural History’s Human Studies Film Archives (HSFA)—
a film collection within the National Anthropological Archives (NAA) that is maintained for future
generations to learn more about people across the world and their global history.
“This is a moving, visual record of the world and one way in which we further the preservation
of the world’s diversity for communities and researchers,” said Dr. Joshua Bell, curator (馆长) of
globalization, co-director of the NAA at the museum.
Anthropological films will always have a home in the HSFA, because they combine
research with lived experience. “There is nothing like film to convey the rich complexity of
other people’s lives outside of meeting them. The medium transports people and moves them.
It’s very powerful,” said Bell.
Through visual ethnography, anthropologists strive to document social dynamics and
traditions. But the field has slight differences. For example, filming can change how people
interact with each other. It might make them hold back their words and their emotions. Over
time, anthropologists have adapted to this, and have come to embrace their roles as active
participants in the filmmaking.
“It’s shifted from using the camera as a window into a world and instead anthropologists now
use the camera as a door that people can walk through. The creating process is much more
dialogical,” said Bell.
But even though past films were partial “windows” into societies and were shaped by
preoccupations of the filmmakers, they still hold value for anthropologists seeking to contextualize
the discipline, and for communities themselves seeking to understand their history.
Since the late 60s, ethnographic filmmaking has been facing its colonial origins and moving
beyond it. The field now works with communities in partnerships rather than distancing them.
Anthropologists like Fruzzetti and st r recognize that cultivating long-term, trust-based
relationships is crucial before any camerawork can begin.
43. Which of the following is true about the annual Mother Tongue Film Festival
A. It aims to showcase award-winning international films.
B. It highlights the healing ability of storytelling and language.
C. It focuses on new technologies for digital storytelling.
D. It promotes cooperation between filmmakers and Hollywood.
44. By comparing the camera to a “door” instead of a “window” (Para 7), Bell implied that
____________.
A. filmmaking requires more active engagement with communities
B. modern cameras are more portable and multifunctional for fieldwork
C. anthropologists are better at capturing grand scenic landscapes
D. film technology guarantees easy access to closed community
45. According to anthropologists like Fruzzetti and st r, why is building trust-based relationships
crucial before filming
A. To ensure the maintenance of friendship.
B. To avoid legal conflicts over film ownership.
C. To step up cooperation in the long term.
D. To capture cultural practices in their true form.
46. What is the main idea of the passage
A. How film festivals explore the power of language.
B. How filmmaking greatly boosts community values.
C. How film helps to gain insight into the world’s diversity.
D. How anthropologists use cameras to study social dynamics.
Section C
Directions: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box.
Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
A. The E-Bike Library model was born from that.
B.
Nongovernmental organizations are also filling
C. the gap. Unsurprisingly, then, public agencies are the
ones stepping in.
D. Our vehicles must offer enough options to
facilitate this shift.
E. Shared e-bikes are a particularly promising substitute for cars in urban areas.
F. However, various initiativesa nd projects are finding creative solutions to reach
underserved communities.
Making Bike Shares Accessible to All
Walk around most large cities in Europe and the United States, and you’d be forgiven for
thinking that we’re living in a new world of affordable and effortless mobility for all, with the
smartphone in your pocket a portal to shared bikes. But if you’re disabled or elderly, living in a
low-income area, or—imagine!—without a smartphone, using these shared mobility services
becomes a lot more difficult.
Shared mobility could be a key part of a more sustainable transportation system. But to be
most effective, it needs to include everyone. For-profit shared mobility providers have largely
failed to deliver on this. (47) ____________.
How to bridge the accessibility gap A fundamental problem, Martinez says, is that “private
businesses will always go where the money is.” (48) ____________. A handful of cities in the
United States, for example, have launched subsidy (补贴) programs for low-income residents,
which have shown promise in increasing the use of shared mobility while decreasing the use of
personal vehicles. In 2024, a survey of almost 250 bike-share programs in the U.S. found that 70
percent had taken steps to reach underserved groups, with measures like cash payment and non-
smartphone options being among the most popular.
(49) ____________. One example is a program by the nonprofit Shared Mobility
Incorporated in Buffalo. In the summer of 2020, it suddenly found itself in possession of 3,000
electric bikes, part of the fleet Uber scrapped when selling the bike-sharing arm of its business
earlier that year.
(50) ____________. One report estimates that a shift to e-bikes could take eight million
cars off U.S. roads. E-bike libraries address a number of barriers: The bikes are free, and the
libraries are hosted by places that are already an important part of the community. In addition to
maintaining the bikes, the programs also organize training, group rides and educational events to
familiarize people with cycling culture and safety.
“It can be something as simple as making sure you lock your bike,” says Paul. “These types
of programs create a space for people to learn these skills.”
III. Summary Writing
Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the
passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
51.
The Future of ‘Thinking’AI
AI companies often describe their reasoning agents as “thinking” machines. That can be
misleading. These agents do perform impressive tasks. But they can suffer some of the same
drawbacks. They may produce biased content, for instance.When an agent uses a model to perform
a complex task on its own, a bunch of small problems can also snowball into bigger ones.
And that worries Ghosh. He co-authored a paper on arXiv in February that sums it up: Fully
autonomous AI agents should not be developed. Being “fully autonomous,” means being able to act
entirely on its own. DeepSeek-R1 and similar bots aren’t fully autonomous yet. They can do more
complex tasks than chatbots. Yet a real person still guides the process. And Ghosh thinks that’s
essential. “I don’t think these systems are nearly as reliable and as accountable as humans,” he says.
But things are moving quickly. In late February, the robot company Figure AI announced a
new AI model called Helix. Robots that use this model are better at reasoning. In early March, a
different Chinese company, named Monica, announced a brand new agent named Manus. It’s built
atop a handful of different AI models. It’s also close to fully autonomous. When you give it a task,
it decides on its own how it should solve it. Then it starts taking actions, such as searching online,
writing code, creating charts and more. This all happens (in the cloud) while you wait. Manus then
alerts you when its task is done.
And consider this: Companies like DeepSeek, Monica and OpenAI can now use their agents
to come up with ideas on how to build better reasoning models. Harris, of Last Week in AI, is
confident that this is already happening. How well they will work remains to be seen. Clearly, it’s
an exciting time for AI innovation.
IV. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
52. 令我失望的是，水壶里的水还没烧开。(boil)
53. 老人外出就餐，家门口是否有社区食堂 (where)
54. 大力提振消费是立足国内、放眼长远的战略之举。(both)
55. 黄浦江东岸的璀璨光影将与滨江花海交相辉映，为市民呈现一幅融合科技与生态的城
市画卷。(in harmony)
V. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given
below in Chinese.
假设你是贤丰中学高三学生李华，你校图书馆发起了图书捐赠活动，号召每位同学捐
赠一本读过的书，并撰写一份简介。你对此颇感兴趣。请写一封邮件给你校图书管理员，
内容需包括:
(1) 所捐图书的简介;
(2) 选择捐赠该书的理由。奉贤中学2024学年度第二学期期末教学质量检测
高三英语 参考答案
I. Grammar and Vocabulary（20分）
Section A
1. because/since/as 2. among/against 3. had to 4. replacing 5. am witnessing
6. have focus(s)ed 7. dedicated 8. spun 9. none/few 10. which
Section B
11-20 K I A B H G F E C J
II. Reading Comprehension（45分）
Section A
21-35 ACDDA BBCBA CBCDA
Section B
36-39 CACD 40-42 BDA 43-46 BADC
Section C
47-50 FCBE
III. Summary Writing（10分）
51. AI companies promote “thinking” agents, yet drawbacks like biases and risks remain. Ghosh warns against full autonomy due to the lack of human-level reliability and accountability. Recent innovations such as Figure’s reasoning-enhanced Helix and Monica’s near-autonomous Manus highlight rapid panies now use agents to upgrade reasoning models, marking an era of quickened AI evolution. (55 words)
IV. Translation（15分）
52. To my disappointment, the water in the kettle hasn’t boiled yet.
53. Is there a community cafeteria/canteen where the elderly can dine out near their homes
54. Vigorously boosting consumption is a strategic move that is both domestically rooted and forward-looking.
55. The brilliant light and shadow on the east bank of the Huangpu River will shine in harmony with the riverside flower sea, presenting citizens with a city picture that integrates technology and ecology.
V. Guided Writing（25分）
（略）奉贤中学 2024 学年度第二学期期末教学质量检测高三英语参考答
案
I. Grammar and Vocabulary（20 分）
Section A
because/since/as 2. among/against 3. had to 1.4.5. a replacing m witnessing
have focus(s)ed 6.7. dedicated none/few 8. spun 9.10. which
Section B
11-20 K I A B H G F E C J
II. Reading Comprehension（45 分）
Section A
21-35 ACDDA BBCBA CBCDA
Section B
36-39 CACD 40-42 BDA 43-46 BADC
Section C
47-50 FCBE
III. Summary Writing（10 分）
51. AI companies promote “thinking” agents, yet drawbacks like biases and risks remain. Ghosh
warns against full autonomy due to the lack of human-level reliability and accountability. Recent
innovations such as Figure’s reasoning-enhanced Helix and Monica’s near-autonomous Manus
highlight rapid panies now use agents to upgrade reasoning models, marking an
era of quickened AI evolution. (55 words)
IV. Translation（15 分）
52. To my disappointment, the water in the kettle hasn’t boiled yet.
53. Is there a community cafeteria/canteen where the elderly can dine out near their homes
54. Vigorously boosting consumption is a strategic move that is both domestically rooted and
forward-looking.
55. The brilliant light and shadow on the east bank of the Huangpu River will shine in harmony
with the riverside flower sea, presenting citizens with a city picture that integrates technology
and ecology.
V. Guided Writing（25 分）
（略）
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