上海市2024-2025学年高三上学期期中考试英语试卷(无答案)

2024学年第一学期期中教学质量检测高三英语试卷说明：（1）本场考试时间为105分钟，总分115分；（2）请认真答卷，并规范书写。I．GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Shiftingwomen’sstylesTrendscomeandgoastimeflies.YoumaygetsomecluesaboutthefashionofancienttimesfromthevideosproducedbyZhuRuoxuan,who(1)______(vote)asoneofBilibili’stop100contentcreatorsin2023.Bornin1998,ZhubegansharingherlifeonBilibiliin2019,(2)______(nickname)“DuoduoHualin”,initiallyfocusingonvideosthatshowpopularmakeupinChina.In2021,shegainedwidespreadattention,(3)______atfirstherproductionsdidn’tgrowinpopularity,thankstoavideodepictingtheevolutionoftheordinaryChinesewoman’sappearanceandmindset.Inthevideo,shealsoimitatedthefacialexpressionsofwomenfromdifferenttimeperiods,capturingtheuncertaintyinthe1920sinChinaandtheirconfidence(4)______femaleworkersinthe1950s.Despite(5)______(lack)formalactingtraining,Zhumadefullpreparationsforhervideos.Shestudiedwomeninoldphotosandmovies(6)______(imitate)theirexpressions,strivingforaccuracy.Zhuhasstartedpayingmoreattentiontocurrentsocialphenomena(7)______(face)womensincelastyear.Attheendofavideo,forinstance,shedepictedacharacterwithpinkhairwhosufferedcyberbullyingduetoherhairstyle.Zhumadeclearthat“Iwanteveryonetoseeonlineviolencecouldbefataland(8)______itwasanecessarygrowthbothformyselfandmycreation”.Zhu’srecentvideosdemonstrateamorecompassionateapproachtowardwomeninhistoricalperiods.Forinstance,onDec13th,theannualNationalMemorialDayforVictimsoftheNanjingMassacre,shereleasedananti-warvideo,(9)______thetransformationofanordinaryChinesewomanbeforeandaftertheNanjingmassacrewasportrayed.Thisvideo,whichtooktwomonthstocreate,drewinspirationfromIrisChang’sbookTheRapeofNanking,inwhichwomencuttheirhairshortduringthewartoconceal(10)______amongtherefugees.SectionBDirections:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A．assume B．attained C．correspondingly D．demonstrations E．severely F．exposedG．justifications H．packed I．practice J．substantial K．vehicleCouldyoulearnphysicsinforeignlanguages?Learningbothalanguageandasubjectlikephysicssimultaneouslymightseemoverwhelming,butthat’stheideabehindCLIL(ContentandLanguageIntegratedLearning),amethodologygainingpopularitysinceitsintroductioninEuropeinthe1990s.Oneofitsmain11wasefficiency;iflanguagescouldbepickedupthroughexposureinothersubjectlessons,pressureon12timetableswouldbereduced.Ofcourse,CLILbringsmanychallengesforteacherswhoarerequiredtomake13adjustmentstothewaytheyteach.Forlanguageteachers,thereisanear-completereversalofwhattheyareaccustomedto:whileinatraditionallanguagecourse,textsareconstructedprimarilyasa14forthelanguagepointstheywanttoteach,inCLILthelanguageemergessomewhatrandomlyfromthesubjectcontent.Conversely,subjectteacherscannolongertalkabouttheirsubjectstotheirstudentsand15theywillunderstandeverything.Theywillalmostcertainlyneedtoadaptbyrelyinglessonlanguageandmoreon16orexperimentstoconveyinformation.Thereisalsoagooddealoffeartoovercome.Subjectteachersmayhave17onlylowlevelsoflanguageskillsandthereforelackconfidenceinteachinginaforeignlanguage,whilealanguageteacher’sinitialreactiontotheideaofteachingmathswilloftenbeoneofhorror!Solutionstotheseproblemswillvaryaccordingtothesettinginwhichteacherswork.GoodCLILteachingmaterialsareincreasinglyavailable,whilemanyschools18acooperativeapproach,withlanguageandsubjectteachersnegotiatingboththebalancebetweenlanguageandcontent,andthewaysinwhichtheirdifferentteachingstylescanbebroughttogetherinasuccessfullesson.DoesCLILwork?Researchsuggestsitdoes.LiketheeliteRomanchildrenwhowereeducatedinGreek,students19toCLILoftenachievegoodresults,eveninmixed-abilityclasses.Itcouldbethattheconcentrationrequiredtounderstandthelanguagemeansthatthesubjectinformationis20wellabsorbed.II．ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwithwordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.It’snoteasybeingacustomer-serviceagent—particularlywhenthosecustomersaresoangrywithaproductthattheywanttoyellatyoudownthephone.Thus,Sonosappliedacustomer-servicebotpoweredbygenerativeartificialintelligence(AI).Itwasthoughttobea21.YetafterdigestingSonos’stechnicalmaterials,itcameupwithitsownsolutionstooneoftheproblems.Inotherwords,thebotwasbeyond22.Customerserviceisabigindustry.Inrecentyears,however,theindustryhasbecomeinfamousfordrivingcustomersmadwithitsuseoftechnology.Itspoorreputationis23.Becauseit’sexpensiveforfirmstousehumanstosolvetheircustomers’problems,theymaketheprocessas24aspossiblebyforcingyoutopressaconfusingcombinationofnumbersorchatwithabotthatrepeatsmechanicalresponses.Oncehumanagentsareinvolved,itisinthefinancialinterestsofoutsourcingfirms(外包公司)tomaketheprocessaslabour-intensiveaspossible,furtherraisingcostsand25everybody.Now,entrepreneursandventurecapitalistsarebettingthatgenerativeAIcanmaketheserviceless26.Unliketheirrote-learningpredecessors,generative-AIbotsdon’trepeatpre-setand27answerstonarrowquestions.Instead,theycreatetheirownresponsesinformedbythefirms’trainingmaterialsandpreviouscustomer-serviceinteractions.Providersare28ontherolethesebotsshouldplay.OneapproachisforhumanstocontinuemanagingconversationswithcustomerswithanAIbuddyinthebackgroundgivingtips.Butothersthinkthatgenerative-AIbotsarenowcleverenoughtohandlemostconversationsthemselves.AnumberofgenerativeAlstartupsintheindustryhaveadopted“29-basedpricing”,chargingfortheirtechnologywhenacustomerquestionisresolved,ratherthanperagentorminuteofinteraction,asisstandard.Thatraisestwotrickyquestions.Oneishowcustomersfeelaboutallthis.Advocatessaythatcustomerswillnolongerhavetowaitendlesslyforapersonto30thephone,andbotswillbefluentinmanylanguagesandhaveeasier-to-understandaccentsthanforeigncall-centeragents.31,customers,areyettobeconvinced.Theyworryitwillmakeitevenmoredifficulttoreachahuman.What’smore,generative-AIbotshaveatendencytoproject32intheirresponsesevenwhentheyarewrong,whichcouldcausehugedamage.EarlierthisyearAirCanadawasforcedto33acustomerwhowasincorrectlypromisedadiscountbytheairline’sAIchatbot.Asecondquestioniswhatallthismeansforthejobsofcall-centeragents.Lastyear,itispredictedthatgenerativeAIwouldhaveledtoa20-30%reductionincustomer-servicejobsby2026.Anexpertsays,“IwouldbeputtingmyheadinthesandifIsaidgenerativeAIwouldn’t34people.”Butpreviouswavesofcustomer-servicetechnologyalsofueledconcernsaboutjoblosses,onlyforthemtofailtomaterialise.Besides,humanagentscouldbefreeduptospendmoretimeon35tasks,likeusingfeedbacktomakeproductsbetter—andlesstimelisteningtoangrycustomers.21．A．success B．disaster C．protest D．breakthrough22．A．expectations B．endurance C．recognition D．description23．A．underestimated B．deserved C．unexpected D．questioned24．A．manageable B．scientific C．awkward D．rapid25．A．satisfying B．calming C．dismissing D．frustrating26．A．personalized B．direct C．voluntary D．awful27．A．distinct B．flexible C．standardized D．sensible28．A．hard B．divided C．keen D．decisive29．A．outcome B．time C．value D．market30．A．hangup B．setaside C．handover D．pickup31．A．However B．Furthermore C．Afterall D．Forinstance32．A．shame B．uncertainty C．confidence D．depression33．A．prosecute B．compensate C．charge D．condemn34．A．assist B．replace C．train D．engage35．A．heavy B．repetitive C．routine D．rewardingSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)ThefireracedthroughLahainalastAugustsofastthatitkilled100peopleanddestroyedmorethan2,200buildings.Itleftmorethan7,000peoplewithouttheirpossessionsandinneedofshelter.Thatafternoon,KalynLepre,a36-year-oldnutritionaltherapist,grabbedherwalletanddroveoutoftown.Shelosteverythingelseinherfour-bedroomhouse:clothes,documents,jewelryandsevensurfboards.Lepresurfedalmosteveryday;surfingwasasourceofjoyandameanstomaintainhermentalhealth.Seeinghersurfboardsreducedtoapileoffibers—especiallyherprizedbabybluecustomlongboard—washeart-wrenching.“Iwassoinlovewiththatboard,”shesays.JudLauunderstood.The53-year-oldMauinativehasbeenridingthewavessincehewasateenager,andhe’sbeenbuildingsurfboardsforthelast15years.Heknowsthevalueofagoodsurfboard.“AsurfboardispartofyourwholebeingespeciallyinHawaii,wheresurfingoriginated,”hesays.“Losingaboardislikelosingapartofyoursoul.”So,wantingtohelpthevictimsinsomeway,hestartedthinkingaboutallthesurferswhohadlosttheirboards.“AndIthought,that’smyareaofexpertise,”hesays.“Surfingisahealingthingforsurfers-gettingintheocean,connectingtoMotherNature.”Herealizedhecouldgivethatbacktothem.Laustartedbyconnectingpeoplewhowantedtodonateextraboardstothosewhohadlosttheirs,about200boardstotal.FriendsinOahuandCaliforniacollectedanother550boardsandshippedthemtoMauiforLautodistribute.Butmanysurfers,likeLepre,usecustomboardsdesignedtoaccommodatetheirsizeorthetypeofwavestheyride.SoLauturnedtocashdonations—raisingabout$20,000—tocoverthecostofmaterialsforshapingcustomboardstogiveaway.Donatinghislabor,hemademorethan40boardsthattypicallywouldhaveretailedfor$600toS1,500each.Healsopersuadedtheothershapersontheisland,aboutadozenofthem,tomakeatleastoneboardeach,providingaround20moresurfboards.TherecipientsofLau’seffortsincludeLepre.Shemessagedhimwhatshe’dlostandheshapedherahigh-performance,9-foot,single-finboardwithasunsetfadingfromyellowtoorangeand“Lahaina”indeepredlettersinthemiddle.“IcriedwhenIsawit.”Lepresays,“Hecreatedanartpieceforme,andthistoolwouldhelpmemoveforward.”Thenewboardallowedhertogetbackinthewaterandstarthealing.36．Accordingtothepassage,whatdoessurfingmeantoKalynLepre?A．It’scriticaltohermentalhealth. B．It’soptionalinhereverydaylife.C．It’sacasualformofexerciseforher. D．It’shervitalmeansofmakingaliving.37．Inthesecondparagraph,theunderlinedword“heart-wrenching”isclosestinmeaningto______.A．distracting B．frightening C．distressing D．puzzling38．Lauemployedmultiplewaystohelpthosewholosttheirsurfboards,including______.①raisingmoneytobuysomenewsurfboards②collectinganddistributingthedonatedboards③donatinghislabortomakesomesurfboards④sellingsomeofhishandmadesurfboards⑤persuadingotherstojoinhiminshapingsurfboardsA．①②④ B．②③⑤ C．①③⑤ D．②③④39．Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith______.A．thedestructiveforceofafireinLahainaB．thesignificanceofsurfingforHawaiianpeopleC．howKalynLepreovercamethegriefoflosingasurfboardD．howJudLauhelpedthosewholosttheirsurfboardsinthefire(B)4waystosaveatthecinemaAvoidpremiumticketsThemostexpensiveticketsaregoingtobeatpeaktimes,whichwillusuallyrunfromFridaynightuntilSundayevening.Butifyouhavetheflexibilitytogomid-weekorinthedaytimethenyou’llhopefullyfindlowerprices.Theremightalsobecertaindayswhereallticketsarereducedfurther—it’lldependonwhichcinemayouhavenearyou.You’dalsoaskyourselfwhetheryoureallyneedtopayextraforapremiumseator3Dscreening.Ifyoudon’tthinkit’llmakemuchofadifference,justgoforthecheaperoptioninstead.ConsideramembershipSomecinemamembershipsofferfreeticketsandthendiscountsonfuturevisits,sothey’reworthlookingatifyouknowyou’llmakethemoneyback.Ifyouaregoingatleasttwiceamonththentheall-you-can-watchmembershipsatCineworldandOdeoncanbefantasticvalue.CurzonandEverymanalsoofferthesebutyou’llneedtobegoingeveryweektocoverthehugeupfrontfee.Onedownsidethoughisthatifyouwanttoseeafilmatadifferentchainyou’llbepayingagain.Sometimes,thereisalsoafreemembershipoptionwhichcouldsaveyoualittlebitonthingssuchasonlinebookingfees,orevengiveyouaccesstolowersaverprices—soit’swellworthsigningup!LookforspecialscreeningsMostcinemasrunreducedscreeningsforretireesorfamilieswithyoungkids.They’renormallyatthesametimeeachweekandmightevencomewithanextralikeafreecupoftea.BringyourownsnacksFinally,armedwithyourcheapcinematickets,don’tundoallyourgoodworkbypickingpopcornandothersnacksatthecinema.Themark-upontheseishugeandcanbeeasilyavoidedbyhittingasupermarketbeforehandtobuycheaperones.Youwon’tneedtosmugglethemin.40．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．Youcanbuyacheaperticketonworkdayatyournearbycinema.B．Ifyouwanttoenjoya3Dscreening,youhavetoapplyforamembership.C．Bookingticketsonlineregularlycanhelpsavealotonyourmembershipfee.D．AmembershipatCurzoniswellworthitsfeeifyouvisitthereonaweeklybasis.41．Whichofthefollowingplanscanhelpamovieloversavemoney?PlanAgothecinemaeveryMondayeveningwatchareducedscreeningversionbuysnacksinadvancePlanBgothecinemaeveryFridayeveningwatchareducedscreeningversionbuysnacksinadvancePlanCgothecinemaeverySaturdayeveningwatcha3DscreeningversionshoparoundthecinemaPlanDgothecinemaeverySundayeveningwatcha3DscreeningversionshoparoundthecinemaA．PlanA B．PlanB C．PlanC D．PlanD42．______wouldmostbeinterestedinreadingthispassage.A．Adocumentaryproducer B．AretiredmovieloverC．Amembershipcardcollector D．Anamateurfilmcritic(C)Likepreviousleapsintechnology,ArtificialIntelligence(AI)willmaketheeconomymoreproductivebutwillalsoprobablyhurtsomeworkerswhoseskillshavebeendevalued.Butthistimearound,howquicklywilltheseeffectscomeabout?Historymayprovideananswer.Considertheeffectsofpreviousadvancesincomputing.GordonMoorewasfamousforhispredictionthatthenumberoftransistors(晶体管)onacomputerchipwoulddoubleeverytwoyears.TheconsequencesofMoore’sLawaremostobviousinthepowerfulcomputersandsmartphonesthatalmosteveryonecarriesaroundthesedays.However,foratleasttwodecadesafterMoore’sLawkickedin,Americasufferedfromaproductivityslowdown.Theboomkickedinonlyduringthe1990s.Whydidtheadvancementincomputingpowertakesolongtopayofffortheeconomy?In1990,theeconomichistorianPaulDavidpublished“TheDynamoandtheComputer.”Itdrewaparallelbetweentheeffectsofinformationtechnologyandthoseofanearliertechrevolution,theelectrificationofindustry.AsDavidnoted,electricmotorsbecamewidelyavailableinthe1890s.Buttotakefulladvantageofelectrification,manufacturershadtorethinkthedesignoffactories.Pre-electricfactoriesweremultistorybuildingswithcrowdedworkingspaces,becausethatwasnecessarytomakeefficientuseofasteamengineinthebasementdrivingthemachinesintheproductionsystem.Ittookalongtimetorealizethathavingeachmachinedrivenbyitsownmotormadeitpossibletohaveone-storyfactorieswithwidespaceallowingeasymovementofmaterials.Asaresult,thebigproductivitygainsfromelectrificationdidn’tmaterializeuntilafterWorldWarII.Sureenough,asDavid,ineffect,predicted,theeconomicpayofffrominformationtechnologyfinallykickedinduringthe1990s.Butthishistorystillpresentsafewpuzzles.Oneiswhythefirstproductivityboomfrominformationtechnologywassoshort-lived;basicallyitlastedonlyaroundadecade.Andevenwhileitlasted,productivitygrowthduringtheITboomwasnohigherthanitwasduringthegeneration-longboomafterWorldWarII,whichdidn’tseemtobedrivenbyanynewtechnology.In1969,PeterDruckerpublished“TheAgeofDiscontinuity,”whosetitleimpliesthatthepreviousperiodofextraordinaryeconomicgrowthwasactuallyanageofcontinuity.Ortoputitanotherway,thegreatboomfromthe1940stoaround1970seemstohavebeenlargelybasedontheuseoftechnologiesthathadbeenaroundfordecades,whichshouldmakeuslessconfidentintryingtouserecenttechnologicaldevelopmentstopredicteconomicgrowth.That’snottosaythatartificialintelligencewon’thavehugeeconomicimpacts.Buthistorysuggeststhattheywon’tcomequickly.ChaptGPTandwhateverfollowsareprobablyaneconomicstoryforthe2030s,notforthenextfewyears.43．WhydidthewritermentionGordonMooreandhisfamousprediction?A．Tointroduceoneofthemostaccuratetech-relatedpredictions.B．TohighlighttheproductivityslowdownthatAmericaoncesufferedfrom.C．Todescribeaperiodinhistorythathasgreatlychangedpeople’sperception.D．ToimplythatitwilltakealongtimeforAItomakeanimpactoneconomy.44．WhatcanbeinferredfromPaulDavid’saccountoftheelectrificationofindustry?A．Thedesignofworkspacedependsonthenumberofworkersinvolved.B．Manufacturersareusuallyunwillingtoputatechnologyintopractice.C．Havingatechnologydoesn’tnecessarilymeanpeopleknowwhattodowithit.D．Historyshowsthatpeopletendtorejectanewtechnologywhenitfirstemerges.45．Accordingtothepassage,thereasonforthegeneration-boomafterWorldWarIIwasthat______.A．itwasbasedonoldtechnologies B．ittookplaceafteraterriblewarC．itwasdrivenbynewtechnologies D．ittookplaceduringtheageofdiscontinuity46．Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．TheImpactofAI,GreatbutSlow B．AIandSlowEconomicDevelopmentC．TheImpactofAI:GreatonEconomy D．TheImpactofAI:LessonsfromEconomistsSectionCDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegivenbelow.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.A．Ithinkitspeakstothepowerofwomensellingtowomen.B．Whatmakespeoplegowildforthesehighlyspecificdrinkbottles? C．Green,maleandhot.That’swhatStanleyhasbeen,andwe’reproudofthat.D．Theselikeshavetranslatedintosignificantsalesgains,doublingthecompany’sbusinesstwoyearsinarow.E．Theyhaveaphenomenalpulseontheconversationsonsocialmedia—whatarepeopletalkingabout?F．Rightnow,besidessomecampingcookware,Stanley’sproductsarerestrictedtothebeverage-and-containerspace.TheStanleyCupCrazeForChristmas,SarahAndersondecidedtobuyherselfoneofthemostpopularpiecesofdrinkwareonthemarket:The40-ounceStanleyH2.0FlowStateTumbler.Tumblers,waterbottles,beveragecontainersorwhateverelsepeoplewanttocallthemhavebecomeevenmorepopularoverthelastseveralyears.47“Alotofusareintowellness,drinkingyourvitamins,thisandthat.”saidMelinaVega,alifestyle,beautyandfashioncontentcreator.Plus,shesaidtheinfluencersonTikTok,maketheseproductspopularbysimplytalkingaboutthem.Countlesscontentcreatorshavebeensharing“unboxing”videosandproductreviews,gaininghundredsofthousandsoflikes.48Inparticular,StanleyGlobalPresidentTerrenceReillysaid,therewasa275%increaseinStanleyH2.0FlowStateTumblersaleslastyear.Beforetherecentcraze,cheerleadersandsocialmediainfluencersdidn’talwayscometomindwhenthinkingofStanley.Forover100years,Stanleyhasmostlymarketeditselfasacampingandoutdoorsbrand.“49”StanleyGlobalPresidentTerrenceReillysaid.HedescribedStanleyasanAmericanlegacybrandandpointedtothegreenStanleythermosasthetopchoiceforconstructionworkers,teachers,nursesandothers.Buttheideaofadjustingthetargetcustomersoriginatedwiththethreewomenbehindthepopulare-commerceblog,TheBuyGuide,whobeganlinkingtheStanleyontheirwebsitein2017afterfallinginlovewiththeproductthemselves.Itsoldoutquicklyeachtimetheysharedit.“50Wewantedtostaygreen,maleandhotbutalsobecomemorecolorful,femaleandcold.”Reillysaid.HeexplainedthatwhileStanleyplannedtostilladvertisetotheoutdoorsman,itwouldalsostylishlyfocusonthismissedaudienceofwomenonthego,whoneedtheircolddrinkstolastallday.Ⅲ．SummaryWritingDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemain