上海新川中学2024届第二学期高三期末考试英语试题含解析

上海新川中学2024届第二学期高三期末考试英语试题

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.Duetothereformandopening-up,ourlivingconditions,undoubtedly,haveimprovedoverthepast

decades.

A.consideratelyB.approximatelyC.appropriatelyD.considerably

2..Whenhegoesout,heoftenwearssunglassesnobodycanrecognizehim.

A.sothatB.nowthatC.incaseD.asthough

3.Theredsandgoldsintoeachotherasthesunsank.Whatabeautifulsight!

A.bumpedB.pressed

C.meltedD.turned

4.naturallybytheskinwhenexposedtosunlight,VitaminDisneededforhealthybones,teethandmuscles.

A.MakingB.Tomake

C.MadeD.Make

5.Wecametothestationalltheway,onlythetrainhadjustleft.

A.running,toldB.torun,telling

C.torun,tobetoldD.running,tobetold

6.theeffortsmadebythepolice,afantasticperformancewillbeputontomorrow.

A.InplaceofB.Insearchof

C.InchargeofD.Inpraiseof

7.ThisresearchhasattractedwidecoverageandhasfeaturedonBBCtelevision'sTomorrow'sWorld.

A.messageB.informationC.mediaD.data

8.Theprofessorabouthowtoprotecttheendangeredanimalintheconferenceatthistimetomorrow.

A.talkedB.talksC.hasbeentalkingD.willbetalking

9.—Can'tyoudrivealittlefaster?

—No.IfIanotherspeedingticket,mydadwouldtakeawaymycar.

A.wouldgetB.wouldhavegotC.hadgotD.got

10.Wellhavetofinishit,.

A.howeverittakeslongB.howeverlongittakes

C.nomatterhowittakesD.nomatterhowlongdoesittake

11.——Guesswhat!Icameacrossanoldfriendatthestationlastweekend.

一I'msureyoutalkedwithhimhappily.

A.Soundsgood!B.Verywell.

C.Hownice!D.Allright.

12.IfIcanhelp,Idon'tlikeworkinglateintothenight.

A.soB.thatC.themD.it

13.Weshouldgobybuswecangetthereearlier.

A.assoonasB.whereC.inorderthatD.when

14.Itwasnotuntil3dayslaterthattheboycamebacktolifeandexplainedtothepolicewhattohim.

A.washappeningB.wastohappenC.hadhappenedD.hashappened

15.Thekitchenisoftenthebusiestroominahousehold,soit'simportanttomakesureitwell.

A.smoothesB.functionsC.paysD.measures

16.…Hewassatisfiedwiththeresult,wasn'the?

・・・No.Itwassodifficultthathehavepassedit.

A.shouldn'tB.mustn't

C.couldn*tD.wouldn't

17.AfterIleftLinchuanNo.2MiddleSchool,IbegancollegeclassesinSeptember2010.

A.a;theB.不填；theC.the;theD.不填；不填

18.toherownwork,shespentlittletimewithherfamily

A.DevotingB.Tobedevoted

C.DevotedD.Havingdevoted

19.ThecoatIboughtyesterdayisnotexpensiveatall.Asamatteroffact,Iwouldgladlyhavepaidforit.

A.asmuchtwiceB.muchastwice

C.astwicemuchD.twiceasmuch

20.Asisknown,onlyhardleadstohappiness.

A.workB.works

C.workedD.working

第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

21.（6分）Withanimprovedeconomy,manytravelershavebeenbuyingfirstandbusinessclassseats,leavingfewer

forupgrades（改善）.Herearesomestrategiesfbrscoringafreeupgrade.

1.Flyalot.

Thisisthemostcommonwaytoearnafreeupgrade.Mostairlinesreservesomespacefortravelerswhoflyatleast

25,000milesperyeanFiveyearsago,thismeanthalformoreofdomestic（国内的）firstclasstravelerssatupfrontfor

free.Butnow,airlinesaresellingmorehighpriceseats,soonpopularroutesitisnotunusualformorethan40travelers

tocompeteforoneortwoupgrades.Butonrouteswithfewerbusinesstravelersfreeupgradesremainmoreplentiful.

2.Usemiles.

Ifyou'renotafrequenttravelersbutstillhavesomemilesbanked,youmaybeabletousethemforanupgrade.Be

careful,though,asmanyairlinesnowasknotjustformilesbutalsoacashco-pay.Oneexample:OnflightstoEurope,

AmericanAirlinescharges25,000miles,plus$350,foraone-wayupgradefromdiscountedeconomytobusinessclass.

Formostdomesticupgrades,Americanwants15,000milesplus$75.

3.Getlucky.

Sometimesairlinesoverbookcoach,andafewtravelersgetnoseats,onlybecausenoseatsremaininback.Agents

trytoensuretheairline'smostloyaltravelersgetthenod.SometimesAgentsusuallyhavesomeflexibility*tomakesure

theplaneisfullandtakesoffontime.Soit'stheeasiestwayforthemtodoit—theymightupgradesomeoneelseoutof

order.

4.Savealife.

Flightattendantsdon'tusuallyupgradepassengers,evenwhenemptyseatsremain.Doctorsandnurseswho

answeranemergencycallaresometimesanexception.Iftheycomfortapassenger,flightattendantsmightallowthemto

sitinbusinessorfirstclassfortherestoftheflight.

1、Whatmightbethebesttopicforthepassage?

A.Thebestwaystogetupgradedtofirstclass.

B.Howtogetontheflightsafelyandontime.

C.Thebestwaystogetfreeflighttickets.

D.Howtosavealifeonaplanequickly.

2、Whocanhavethechancetogetafreeupgrade?

A.Thepersonwhoalwaysobeystherulesontheflight.

B.Thepersonwhosavestheplaneimmediatelyandsafely.

C.Thepersonwhoisafriendoftheflightattendants9.

D.Thepersonwhotravelsforalongtimeandlongdistancebyplane.

3、Whymightmedicalpersonnelbeallowedtositinbusinessorfirstclasssometimes?

A.Becausetheywouldliketotalkwithflightattendantskindly.

B.Becausetheywanttohaveacompleterestafteralongjourney.

C.Becausetheyneedtotreatpassengerswhoareinemergentcondition.

D.Becausetheyaretiredofstayingwithcommonpassengers.

4、Wherecanwefindthepassage?

A.\lifeguide.B.Atravelguide.

C.Ashoppingguide.D.Apilotguide.

22.（8分）Lastweek,VodafonestartedatestoftheUK'sfirstfull1Gservice,availableforusebybusinessesin

Salford.ItispartofitsplantotrialthetechnologyinsevenUKcities.Butwhatcanweexpectfromthenextgeneration

ofmobiletechnology?

Onethingwewillseeinthepreparationforthetestislotsoftrickswiththenewtech.Earlierthisyear,operators

paidalmost£1.4billionforthe1Gwavelengths,andtocompensateforthatcash,theywillneedtocatchtheeyeof

consumers.InSeptember,VodafoneuseditsbitoftherangetodisplaytheUK'sfirsthologram（全息）call.The

ManchesterCitycaptainStephHoughtonappearedasaholograminNewbury.Itisn'tallholograms,however:1Gwill

offerfasterinternetaccess,withOfcom（英国通讯管理局）suggestingthatvideothattakesaminutetodownloadon4G

willbeavailableinjustasecond.

Thewiderapplicationistosupportconnectedequipmentonthe“internetofthings”>notjusttheinternet-enabled

fridgethatcanreorderyourmilkforyou,butthenetworkthatwillenabledriverlesscarsanddeliverydrones（无人机）

tocommunicatewitheachother.

ProfWilliamWebbhaswarnedthatthetechnologycouldbeacaseoftheemperor'snewclothes.Muchofthespeed

increase,heclaims,couldhavebeenachievedbyputtingmoremoneyinthe4Gnetwork,ratherthananewtechnology.

Otherdifferentvoiceshavesuggestedthatafocusonrollingoutwiderruralbroadbandaccessandaddressingcurrent

networkcoveragewouldbemorebeneficialtotheUKasawhole.

Obviously,1Gwillalsobringacosttoconsumers.Itrequiresahandsetforboth1Gand4G,andthefirst

IG-enabledsmartphonesareexpectedinthecomingyear.Withtheslowpaceofnetworkrolloutsofar,itislikelythat

consumerswillendupupgradingtoanew1Gphonewellbefore1Gbecomeswidelyavailableinthenextcoupleof

years.

1、WhydoesProfWilliamWebbsay“thetechnologycouldbeacaseoftheemperor'snewclothes”？

A.Heisinfavoroftheapplicationofthenewtechnology.

B.1Gwillbringacosttoconsumersintheirdailylife.

C.1Ghelpspeoplecommunicatebetterwitheachother.

D.Heprefersmoremoneytobespenton4Gnetworks.

2、Theunderlinedword“addressing“inthefourthparagraphhastheclosestmeaningto.

A.makingaspeechtoB.tryingtosolve

C.managingtodecreaseD.respondingto

3、Thelastparagraphindicatesthat.

A.it'lltakeseveralyearstomake1GaccessibletothepublicintheUK

B.1Gserviceshowshugedevelopmentpotentialandabroadmarket

C.customersareeagertouse1Gsmartphonesinsteadof4Gones

D.it'sprobablethat1GnetworkrolloutisspeedingupinBritain

4、Whatdoweknowaboutthetext?

A.Vodafoneissuccessfulinspreadingthe1Gservice.

B.StephHoughtonappearedasahologramby4G.

C.Theapplicationof1Gwillmakelifemucheasier.

D.1GphonesarcavailableinruralareasoftheUK.

23.(8分)Playingamusicalinstrumentthroughout:yourlifeprotectsyourhearinginoldage,aCanadianstudy

suggests.Thestudy,publishedinPsychologyandAging,carriedouthearingtestson74adultmusiciansand89

non-musicians.Itfounda70-year-oldmusician'shearingwasasgoodasthatofa50-year-oldwhodidnotplay.

Hearingnormallydeclinesaspeopleage.By60,10-30%ofpeoplehavemoderatehearingloss.By8(),thatgoesup

tnasmanya*60%.ProblemsareparticularlyseeninthecentralAiiditnry(听觉的)processingsystem,whichis

associatedwithunderstandingspeech,especiallywhenthereisbackgroundnoise.

Previousstudieshaveshownmusicianshavebetterhearingthannon-players.Butthisresearch,byateamatthe

RotmanResearchInstituteinToronto,lookedatadultsofallages-from18to91-toseehowpeoplewereaffectedas

theyaged.Theycarriedouthearingtestson74amateurandprofessionalmusicians(whohadplayedsincetheageof16,

werestillpractisingandhadbeengivenformalmusiclessons)and89non-musicians(whohadneverplayedan

instrument).Musiciansweresignificantlybetteratpickingoutspeechagainstnoise.

Theresearcherssuggestthatlifelongmusicianshipreducesage-relatedchangesinthebrain,probablydueto

musiciansusingtheirauditorysystemsatahighlevelonaregularbasis.

TheheadofbiomedicalresearchatActiononHearingLoss,DrRalphHolme,said:wWhilethisstudysuggeststhat

musiciansmightbemoreabletocopewiththeconsequencesofhearingloss,itisfarbettertoreducedamageinthefirst

placebyusingappropriateearprotection.Wehavealwayscampaingnedforeveryonewhoplaysamusicalinstrument

orlistenstoloudmusictowearhearingprotection,likeearplugs,whichreducetheriskofdamagingyourhearing

permanently.”

1、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?

A.Apersonaged8()willlose30%hearing.

B.Apersonagedabove60musthavebadhearing.

C.Peoplehavefewerproblemswithbackgroundnoise.

D.People'shearingusuallybecomesworsewhentheygetolder.

WhatcanwegetfromtheCanadianstudy?

A.Ittestedthehearingof162people.

B.Thefindingofthestudywasn'tpublishedpublicly.

C.Playingamusicalinstrumentmaydogoodtohearing.

D.Musicianswereasgoodatpickingoutspeechagainstnoiseasnon-musicians.

3、Whydon'tmusicianschangemuchintheirbrainastheyage?

A.Theyliketotakemoreexercise.

B.Theyusetheirhearingmoreandregularly.

C.Theydon'texposethemselvestobackgroundnoise.

D.Theypaymoreattentiontoprotectingtheirhearing.

4、HowcanwedealwithhearinglossaccordingtoDrRalphHolme?

A.Gethelpfrommusicians.

B.ListentoInndmusicless.

C.Protecthearingproperly.

D.Playamusicalinstrumentmore.

5、Theauthorwrotethepassageto.

A.entertainthereaders

B.advertiseamusicalinstrument

C.complainaboutpeople'shearingloss

D.informreadersofaresearchonhearing

24.（8分）InrecentyearsIhavehadtwoverygoodrolesontelevision:Florence,thewisecrackingmaidonthe

seriesTheJeffersons,andMary,themotherwhoholdsthingstogetheron227.But17yearsago,in1972whenIwasjust

gettingstartedintheaterwork,IthoughtI'dnevermakeitasanactress.Forthatmatter,Icouldn'tevenholdmylife

togetheroraffordahomeofmyown.

BackthenIhadaboutasmuchself-confidenceasachickeninafox'snest.Iwasrecoveringfromsurgeryandhad

beenoffworkforsixmonthsfrommyjobasaUnitedAirlinesreservationsagent.Tdhadsomebitpartsinlocaltheater

groups,butthosecameandwent,notleadingtoanythingbigger.

Worse,asasinglemotherwiththreeyoungsters,Ihadnoplacetolive.Mychildrenwerestayingwiththeirfather

whileIrecoveredinanaunt'sapartment.Lyinginbed,staringhopelesslyatthewall,Ididn'tknowwhattodoorwhere

toturn.

ThenoneSundaymorningIaimlesslyturnedonthetelevisionset,andtherewereactorRobertYoungandhiswife

talkingabouttheirfaith.Isatrightupinbed.Theysaid,“Whenonedoorcloses,abetteroneopens,Well,Iwasn't

goingtojustsitstaringattheclosedone.SoIgotupandtrudged(跋涉)on.Evenifmyshoesworeout,Idecided,my

faithwouldn't.

Later;whenIbegantillingsmallpartsintelevisionproductions,thatself-confidenceshowed.Tdalwaysdonemy

besttoplaytheroleasIthoughtthedirectorwanted,butnowIfoundmyselffreertointerpretit,Iwasmorenatural,

moreme.

1、Whatdotheunderlinedwords"holdmylifetogether"inparagraph1probablymean?

A.EnjoymylifeB.Supportmyself

C.AbandonmylifeD.Fightagainstmylife

Howdidtheauthorfeelwhensheworkedinthelocaltheater?

A.ConfidentB.Excited

C.NervousD.Disappointed

3、Whatennwelearnahmittheantherfromparagraph3?

A.ShelivedinherownapartmentB.Shehadtostaywithherfather

C.ShewasconfusedaboutherfutureD.Shewaslookedafterbyherkids

4、Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthispassage?

A.ToshareherunderstandingoffaithwithusB.ToprovehersuccessintheTVacting

C.ToshowthankstoherrespectedauntD.Totellhowhardshebroughtupherchildren

25.(10分)Everythingaboutnuclearenergyseemsterrificallybig:thecost,constructionand

decommissioning——andthefearsofsomethinggoingbadlywrong.

Thefuture,howevermaywellbemuchsmaller.Dozensofcompaniesareworkingonanewgenerationofreactors

that,theypromise,candelivernuclearpoweratlowercostandreducedrisk.

Thesesmall-scaleplantswillonaveragegeneratebetween50MWand300MWofpowercomparedwiththe

1,00()MW-plusfromaconventionalreactor.Theywilldrawonmodularmanufacturingtechniquesthatwillreduce

constructionrisk,whichhasplaguedlarger-scaleprojects.Supportersbelievetheseadvancedmodularreactors

(AMRs)—mostofwhichwillnotbecommercialuntilthe2030s—arecriticalifatomicpoweristocompeteagainstthe

rapidlyfallingcostsofsolarandwind.

“Thephysicshasn'tchanged.It'saboutmuchclevererdesignthatoffersmuch-neededflexibilityintermsof

operation,“saidTimStone,long-termindustryadviserandchairmanofNuclearriskInsurers,whichinsuresnuclear

sitesintheUK.

SincetheFukushimameltdowninJapanin2011,safetyfearshavethreatenednuclearpower.Butthebiggest

obstacletodayiseconomic.InwesternEurope,justthreeplantsareunderconstruction:intheUKatHinkleypointCin

Somerset;atFlamanvilleinFrance;andatOlkiluotoinFinland.AllinvolvetheEuropeanPressurizedReactor

technologyofEDFthatwillbeusedatHinkleyPoint.Allarerunningyearslateandoverbudget.IntheUS,thefirsttwo

nuclearprojectsunderwayforthepast30yearsarealsoblowingthroughcostestimates.

TheUK,whichopenedtheworld'sfirstcommercialnuclearreactorin1956,isoneofthefewwesternnations

committedtorenewingitsageingfleettoensureenergysecurityandmeettoughcarbonreductiontargets.Itisseenasa

provingground,bymanyintheindustry,ofnuclearpower'sabilitytorestoreconfidence.

However,thecountry'sagreementwithEDFtobuildtwounitsatHinkleyPoint—whichtogetherwillgenerate

3.2GWofelectricity——hascomeunderseverecriticismoveritscost.Thegovernmentislookingatdifferentfunding

modelsbutsaiditstillseesnuclearpowerasvitaltothecountry'sfutureenergymix.Smallreactors,itbelieves,havethe

potentialtogeneratemuch-neededpowerfromthe2030s.

Anuclearsectordeal,unveiledlastmonth,promisedupto£56minfundingforresearchanddevelopmentinto

AMRsandattractedinterestofstart-upsfromaroundtheworld.ThegovernmenthopesthefundingwillgivetheUKa

leadintheglobalracetodevelopthesetechnologies,helpingtoprovideenergysecuritywhilealsocreatinga

multibillion-dollarexportmarketforBritishengineeringcompanies.

1、Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheadvancedmodularreactors(AMRs)?

A.AMRsproducemorepowerthantraditionalreactors

B.Smallinscale,AMRsrosemoresafetyrisks

C.Sofar,mostAMRshavenotbeenputintouseyet

I).GovernmentspreferenergyofsolarandwindtothatofAMRs

2、Inparagraph5,theauthormentionstheplantsinWesternEuropeandtheUSto・

A.provethatnuclearpowerhasbeenthreatenedbysafetyconcern.

B.showthattheconstructionofnuclearpowerplantscostmorethatthebudgetavailable.

C.indicatetheconstructionofnuclearplantsareslowinspeed.

D.pointoutthatmostpowerplantshaveadoptedthelatestnucleartechnology.

3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Somepeoplehavelostconfidenceinthedevelopmentofnuclearplants

B.TheUKgovernmentseekstoreducethenegativeimpactofnuclearpoweronitseconomy.

C.TheplantobuildtwopowerplantsinHinkleyPointhasbeendeserted

D.akindcostsforsmallmodularreactorswouldbehigherrelativetolargenuclearreactors.

4、Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.Britaincountsonnuclearenergytokeeplightson

B.Traditionalnuclearplantsboomwithminireactors

C.Nuclear'sshareofpowergenerationremainstead

D.Nuclearpowerlookstoshrinkitswaytosuccess

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题L5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、

C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.

26.（30分）Weeksagojwastravellingbytrain.Thetrainstoppedatastation.Thedeliverymanfromthecafeteria

jtodeliverthepre-bookedhotmealsanddrinks.Justbehindhimrushedina9-year-oldgirl,whoputoutherhand,_

2___forsomefood.Thefoodsupplierwas3andpushedheroutofthecoach.Somethinginmemademe___

4.1stepped5andsawthegirlstillstandingthereandcrying.Iaskedherifshewas6andshe

nodded.So1decidedtobuyherfood.

WhenItookhertothecoachwiththecafeteria,thepeoplestandingtherehada（n）7expressionontheir

faces.8theirreaction,!askedherto9whatevershewanted.AsIpointedtoeachitem^>hekept10.

Finally,wecollectedsomuchfood.WhenI11tothecashiertopaythebill,thelittlegirlstartedhurrying

downthe12.Thecashiershookhishead13andsaidthegirlmusthave14meintobelievingher

misery.

AsIreturnedtomycoach,thecashier's15mademedoubtwhetherthegirlhadreallyfooledme.SoIwent

downthetrain,followingthe16thelittlegirlhadtaken.Finally,!walkedtoarelatively-desertedcoach.HereI

sawa17whichleftmedeepinthought.Thislittlegirlwassittinginacirclewithtwootherpooryoungboys.She

hadputallthe18inthecenterandwasputtingsomeintothehandofaboywhowas19blind.Thelittle

girltaughtmethatonecanbe__2。eveninpoverty.

1、A.camearoundB.tookturnsC.turnedoutD.lookedup

2、A.lookingB.beggingC.caringD.waiting

3、A.annoyedB.excitedC.disappointedD.frightened

4、A.wakeB.understandC.believeD.react

5、A.insideB.upstairsC.outsideD.downward

6、A.thirstyB.hurtC.,wrongD.hungry

7、A.satisfiedB.worriedC.puzzledD.relaxed

8、A.NoticingB.EnjoyingC.IgnoringD.Showing

9、A.chooseB.eatC.enjoyD.send

10、A.refusingB.noddingC.complainingD.praising

11、A.pointedB.referredC.listenedD.turned

12、A.counterB.cafeteriaC.trainD.road

13、A.indisbeliefB.intimeC.insurpriseD.inhorror

14、A.persuadedB.fooledC.forcedD.changed

15、A.answersB.dreamsC.decisionsD.words

16、A.adviceB.directionC.exampleD.trend

17、A.stationB.houseC.shelterD.sight

A.moneyB.wasteC.foodD.drinks

19、A.obviouslyB.heavilyC.impossiblyD.gradually

20、A.fortunateB.generousC.hopelessD.sad

第二节（每小题L5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

27.（15分）1.weknow,therearethreemedalistsinOlympicraces:thegold,thesilver,andthebronze（铜牌）.

Imaginewhatit'sliketobethesilvermedalist.Ifyou2.（be）justonesecondfaster;youcouldhavewonthegold!

Soclose!Youwouldkeepcomparingyourselftobethegoldwinner,full3.envy.

Nowimaginewhatit'sliketobethebronzemedalist.Onesecond4^_（slow）,andyouwouldn'thavewonanything!

VVhoo-hoo!Youwouldbethrilledthatyouwere5.（official）anOlympicmedalist,andgottostandonthewinner's

podiumatall.

Youcancompareuporcomparedownandyour71_（happy）dependsonwhereyou'refocusing.Thisiseasyto

understand,buthardtorememberineverydaylife.Ifyoucatchyourself8.（bum）withenvyof,anger,thinklikethe

bronzemedalist,notthesilverChangeyourfocus.

Forexample,ifyoubuysomethingthatisFiebest"，youmayfeellikeagoldwinner,butwhenthenew"best”

9.（come）outnextyear;you'llfeellikethesiver.Instead,ifyoulookatwhatyoubuyassomething^surprisinglygood”,

itwillkeepyouinthebronzemindset.Sinceyou'renotcomparingittobest,you'llfeelnoneed10.（keep）upwiththe

newestthing.

第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）

28.（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言

错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（A）,并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

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