上海市曹杨第二中学2022-2023学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

上海市曹杨第二中学学年高一下学期期末考试英2022-2023语试题学校:姓名班级考号

一、单项选择

1.I to go fbra walk,but someonecalled andI couldntget away.A.was planningB.plannedC.had plannedD.would plan一

2.Have youbrought mybook一Oh,no!I again.That wasstupid ofme.A.forgot B.have forgottenC.had forgottenD.forget

3.William Beebe,one of the firstmen thedepths of the seain abathysphere,gotinterested inoceanography becauseof thebook.A.exploring B.having exploredC.to beexplored D.to explore

4.,the boywas toofrightened to go home.A.Having caughtcheating in the examB.Caught cheatingin theexamC.Catching cheatin theexam D.To havebeen caughtto cheatin theexam

5..The policemensearch theroom thoroughly,nothing.A.leaving,untouched B.left,untouchedC.to leave,untouching D.left,to beuntouched

6.Sandra didntdare lookat him,he sawthe fearand hatredin hereyes.A.in caseB.so thatC.as ifD.now that

7.The coachsfitness exerciseswill haveno weight-losing effectyou keepworkingout regularly.A.as B.wherever C.though D.unless

8.To myannoyance,he sincerelyapologized fornot submittinghomework intime duringonlineclasses,he failed to completehis assignmentagain.A.since B.when C.because D.though

9.It isbest notto talkabout politicsor religionwith yourbusiness friends.That canget youintotrouble,even in the UnitedStates,people holddifferent views.A.as B.because C.where D.which（报复）Travel isa sortof revengefor havingbeen puton hold,or havingto leavemessages onanswering machines,not knowingyour partysextension,being keptwaiting allyour workinglife.But also being keptwaiting isthe humancondition.Travel in the Africanbush canalsobe a sortof revengeon mobilephones andemail,ontelephones and the dailypaper,on theaspects ofglobalization that allow anyonewho choosesto gettheirhands on you.I desiredto beunobtainable.I wasgoing to Africa for the bestof reasons——ina spiritof discovery——simply to disappear,to lightout,with asuggestion ofI dareyou totry tofindme.Home hadbecome aroutine,and routinemade timepass quickly.I was a sittingduck inthispredictable routine:people knewwhen tocall me,they knewwhen Iwould beat mydesk.I wasinsuch regulartouch thatit waslike havinga job,a modeof lifeI hated.I wassick ofbeing calledupand askedfor favors,hit upfor money.You stickaround toolong andpeople beginto imposetheirown deadlinesonyou.

63.What didthe writerexpect fromhis journeyA.To havea variety of enjoyableexperiences.B.To seehow Africahad changed.C.To seeimpressive scenery.D.To meetsome oldfriend.

64.Forty years ago,how didthe writerfeel aboutthe futureof thecountry wherehe waslivingA.Little was likely tochange.B.Things werelikely toimprove.C.Women woulddo mostof thework.D.Peoples expectationswere toolimited.

65.In Paragraph3,what reasondoes the writer givefor wantingto travelto AfricaA.He wanteda changeof activity.B.He wantedpeople to be unableto contacthim.C.His healthwas sufferingfrom stayingat home.D.He hadbeen waitingto returntoAfricaforlong.

66.The writersays“I was a sittingduck“in Paragraph5to show that.A.he wasboring B.he waseasy tofindC.he isfond ofducks D.he was always lendingmoneySo fewadults canremember thedetails of their ownpreschool orkindergarten years,it canbehard toappreciate justhow muchthe early-education landscapehas beentransformed over the pasttwodecades.The changesare notrestricted to the physicalenvironment ofclassrooms.Teachingmethods andcurricula havechanged too.Much greaterparts of the dayare nowspent onwhatscalled ttseatwork,,a termthat probablydoesnt needany explanation and directinstruction,formerlyused mainlyin theolder grades,in whicha teachercarefully controlsthe contentand pacingof whatachild issupposed to learn.One study,titled IsKindergarten theNew FirstGrade”compared kindergartenteachers9attitudes nationwidein1998and2010and foundthat thepercentage ofteachers expectingchildrento knowhow to read by the end of theyear hadrisen from30to80percent.The researchersalsoreported moretime spentwith workbooksand worksheets,and lesstime devotedto musicand art.Kindergarten is indeed the new first grade,the authorsconcluded.In turn,children whowould oncehaveused the kindergarten year asa gentle transitioninto schoolare in some casesbeing heldbackbefore theyvehad achance tostart.Until recently,school-readiness skillswerent highon anyonesagenda,nor wasthe ideathatthe youngestlearners might be disqualifiedfrom movingon to the nextstage.But nowthatkindergarten serves asa gatekeeper,not awelcome mat,to elementaryschool,concerns aboutschoolpreparedness kickin earlierand earlier.A childwhos supposedto readby theend ofkindergartenhad betterbe gettingready inpreschool.As aresult,expectations thatmay arguablyhavebeen reasonablefor5-and6-year-olds,such asbeing ableto sitat adesk andcomplete ataskusing penciland paper,are nowdirected ateven youngerchildren,who Jackthe motorskills andattentionspan to be successful.Preschool classroomshave becomeincreasingly difficultspaces,with teachersaskingpre-schoolers tofinish their“work”before theycan goplay.And yet,even aspre-schoolers arelearningmore pre-academic skillsat earlierages,Ive heardmany teacherssay that they seemsomehowless curiousand lessengaged thanthe kidsof earliergenerations.More childrentodayseem tolack thelanguage skillsneeded toretell asimple storyor touse basicconnecting wordsand纹理prepositions.They cantmake aconceptual analogybetween,say,the veinsonaleaf and theveins in their ownhands.Thafs right.The sameeducational policiesthat arepublishing academicgoals downto everearlierlevels seemto becontributing to the factthat youngchildren aregaining fewerskills,notmore.

67.What canbe inferredfrom thesentence Kindergarten isindeedthenewfirst grade”A.Kindergartenisgoing toreplace thefirst gradein thefuture.B.Kindergarten kids are askedtolearnwhat first-graders learn.C.Todays kindergartenkidsaresmarter thanfirst gradersin thepast.D.Some kidschoose toskip kindergartentogoto thefirstgradedirectly.

68.By kindergartenservesasagatekeeper”,thewriterimplies thatsome kindergartenkids.A.might notbe abletogotothekindergartenB.are worriedabout theirschool-readiness skillsC.are notallowed tomove onto elementaryschoolD.think of thekindergartenyearasagentletransition

69.What ideadoes thewriter intendto conveyin Paragraph4A.Pre-schoolers needto beacademically prepared.B.Preschool teachersare notas kindas theyused to be.C.Todays preschooleducation doesntprove successful.D.Children pickup their first languagelater thanbefore.

70.Which ofthe followingmight be the besttitle ofthe passageA.What PreschoolKids ShouldBe TaughtB.How theNew PreschoolIs DamagingKidsC.Why WeShould TakePreschoolers SeriouslyD.Who Isto Blamefor Preschoolers9Lack ofSkills

七、汉译英（整句）本培训课程将使你能胜任更专业的工作（）（汉译英）

71.qualify这名热情的导游呼吁游客保护当地历史建筑（）（汉译英）

72.appeal安全指南非常值得一读，因为它们有助于预防事故发生（）（汉译英）

73.worth装饰有多彩图案的传统苗族服饰，以其高质量的工艺和独特的设计享誉世界

74.（）（汉译英）recognize受到了她在非洲做志愿者经历的启发,和在村里建了一个海滩度假胜地,在

75.Amy Neal那里他们成立了一个慈善基金会，为居民创造就业机会（）（汉译英）where

八、开放性作文学校校刊正以“旅行者故事”为主题，向全校征集特殊或精彩的旅行故事假设你是高

76.一学生李明，请写一篇文章投稿，内容须包括详细叙述你的一次旅行经历；）简单说说这次旅行对你的影响

210.May recordedthe yearshighest plateprice inShanghai theaverage winningpricehit92,527yuan,close tothe priceof entry-level car.A.what B.which C.whose D.when

二、用单词的适当形式完成短文Directions:Fill in the blankswith theproper formofthegiven verbs,relative pronounsor adverbs,or conjunctions.Ancestry TravelEveryoneloves aholiday!A littletime offfor somemuch-11need Ramp;Rrest andrelaxationcanbe exactlythe thingtore-energize andrefresh.That said,if you,re strugglingto thinkofyour nextdestination thenlook nofurther.Dont wastetime12debate.Let yourblood decide.血统.Everybody hasa lineageRecently,finding outmore13our familyorigins hasbecomepopular.By thestart of2019,26million people14take anancestry DNA test at home,accordingto areport byMIT TechnologyReview.They believeby2021this numberwill haverisen to100million.This trend15notice byopportunistic traveloperators.Some arelooking toprovide aservicethat bothallows peopleto trace their heritage——by literallygoing backto theirroots-and traveltothe destinations16their ancestorsoriginated.Recently,Airbnb,an onlinelodging marketplace,has partneredwith23andMe,a DNAtestingand analysiscompany,17offer recommendationsthat encouragetravellers towalk in the footstepsof their forefathers.And they arent theonly ones.家谱管家The Shelbournehotel inDublin hasits owngenealogy butlerHellen Kellyoffers后代consultations to help gueststracetheirIrish lineof descentusing officialrecords,18allows，them tofill in the blanksoftheirIrish ancestryshe toldGood MorningAmerica.行程The ConteClub,a luxurytravel company,offers customitineraries basedon DNAtests.These experiencesare aboutexploring deeperinto19we reallyare,“says ConteClub CEORebeccaFielding in an articlein theConde NastTraveler.It mightbethe most meaningfultrip wecantake.”So nexttime youthink ofgoing onvacation,why nottake aDNAtestfirst20you knowhowfar yourfamily hascome,take thetime toholiday back.

三、选用适当的单词或短语补全句子Directions:Complete the following passageby usingthe wordsin thebox.Each wordcan onlybeused once.Note that there isone wordmore thanyou need.A.employed B.stretches C.vehicle D.highlights E.escapedF.produce G.recreation H.recognition I.perfect J.thrivedK.decline

21.Til haveto workreally longhours andbe away from myfamily forlong oftime,but,on theflip side,Til getthe opportunityto travelaround theworld.

22.One ofthe bestways toyour Englishis tolive in a countrywhere itsspokenbecause you will beconstantly immersedin thelanguage andhave ampleopportunities topractice inreal-life situations.

23.Fresher andmore nutritiousthan importedfood,local oftengoes towastebecause peoplemistakenly assumethat importedfood isof higherquality,which harmslocalfarmers whostruggle to make aliving.

24.Although thecompany hadmade significantinvestments innew technology,which wereexpectedto increaseprofits,it reporteda smallin itsprofits,causing concernamongits shareholders.

25.Due tothe fierceresistance ofthe protesterswho hadoccupied thebuilding,the policefinallyforce includingtear gasto forcefullyenter thebuilding and arrest them.

26.The play,with itscomplex charactersand intricateplot,is anideal forher manytalents,including herability toportray awide rangeof emotionsand capturethe audiencesattentionwith hercommanding stagepresence.

27.There isincreasing ofthe complexityofthecauses ofpoverty,which suggeststhat addressing povertyrequires anapproach thattakes intoaccount variousfactors such aseconomic,social,and politicalissues.

28.One ofthe ofthe trip,in additionto tryingall thedelicious Frenchcuisine,wasseeing theEiffel Tower,which isone ofthemosticonic landmarksintheworld.

29.With theaim ofpromoting ahealthy lifestyleamong students,our newcampus boastsexcellentfacilities forsport and,suchasa fully-equipped fitnesscenter,a tenniscourt,andarunning track.

30.Although thetyphoon wasapproaching,Shanghai narrowlyit thistime duetothe changeof itspath,which couldhave causedsevere damagetothecity.

四、选用适当的单词或短语补全短文Directions:Complete thefollowing passageby usingthe wordsinthebox.Each wordcan onlybeused once.Note that there isone wordmore thanyou need.A.constantly B.concern C.impact D.emphasis Eweight F.trendy G.generation H.pattern I.alternative J.surrounded K.elegantlyThe Riseof RetroFashionDo youcare aboutwhat youwear Somepeople arevery（时尚fashion-conscious,carefully selectingthe clothesthey buy and howthey dress.Fashionistas达人）always wantto beseen inthe latestdesigner gear.But thattrend ischanging asretro orvintageclothing isbecoming apopular andoften cheaper

31.Of course,“vintage“clothing isreally second-hand clothing,worn beforebut givena secondlife.The fashionindustry hasrebranded thisstuff tomake itlook32and possiblygive ita higherpricetag.Whereas wemay haveseen anold fadedpair ofjeans ora dresswith aflower33sold ata（旧货拍卖会），jumble salenow weare34with boutiqueand pop-up shopsdedicated tothe stuff.And inthe UK,one supermarketchain hasstarted sellingsecond-hand clothesinsome of itsstores.According tomanaging directorSteve Lynam,the morepeople investinthecircular economyandshop vintage,the bigger35we willhave onclimate change.Certainly,buying vintageputs36on extendingthe lifeof clothing.It cutsdown onwaste andhelpsto reducethe environmentaldamage causedby manufacturingnew clothes.Ifs alsoledtotherise ofretro-fashion-items that your mumor dadwore decadesago thatnow look37cool again!Itsa bigthing withyounger peopleand hasbeen helpedbytherise ofplatforms likeDepop andVinted,which sellworn clothesonline.As laninaLucca,Senior VicePresident atDepop explained:Thenew38is lookingtomakechoices thatreduce theirimpact onthe environment,with77%of GenZsaying thattheir biggestenvironmental39being thatthey wanttheir choicesto reducewaste.”Another popularway ofbuying oldclothes isinavintage kilosale.People pickwhat theywantand thenpay accordingto40rather thanper item.Some itemsare upcycled-re-modelled orre-worked byadding embroidery,patches andother additions.However,these second-hand clothesareworn orre-designed,the sustainabilityof vintagefhshion meansits hereto stayfor sometime tocome.

五、完形填空If yousurvey Americanparents aboutwhat theywant fortheir kids,more than90percent sayoneoftheirtop prioritiesis thattheir childrenbe caring.This makessense:Kindness andconcernfor othersare heldas41in nearlyevery society.But whenyou askchildren whattheir parents42forthem,81percent saytheir parentsvalue achievementand happinessover caring.Kids learnwhats importantto adultsnot bylistening towhat wesay,but by43what getsourattention.And inmany developedsocieties,parents nowpay moreattention toindividualachievement andhappiness thananything else.However muchwe44kindness andcaring,were not（特点）.actually showingour kidsthat wevalue thesetraitsPerhaps weshouldnt besurprised,then,that kindnessappears tobe

45.Ananalysis ofannual surveysof Americancollege studentsshowed asubstantial dropfrom1979to2009in imaginingthe46of others.Its notjust thatpeople careless;they seemtobe47less,too.In oneexperiment,a sociologistleftbehind thousandsof whatappeared tobe lostletters indozens ofAmerican citiesin2001,andagain in

2011.From thefirst roundtothesecond one,the proportionof lettersthat was48by helpfulpassersbyand putinamailbox declinedby10percent.Psychologists findthat kidsborn after1995are justaslikelyas theirparents to49that otherpeople experiencingdifficulty shouldbe helped-but theyfeel lesspersonal responsibilityto takeaction themselves.50,theyareless likelytodonateto charity,or evento expressan interestin doingso.If wetruly careless aboutone another,someofthe blamelies withthe valuesparents have

51.In ourown lives,weve observedmany fellowparents becomingsofocused onachievement thatthey failto cultivatekindness.They seemto regardtheir childrens（徽章）（）successes asa personalbadge ofhonor andtheir childrensfailures asa n52reflection ontheir ownparenting.Other parentsunconsciously53kindness,seeing itasasource ofweakness ina fiercelycompetitiveworld.But theresno reasonparents cantteach theirkids tocare aboutothers andthemselves—tobeboth54and self-respecting.If youencourage childrento considerthe needsandfeelings ofothers,sometimes theywill and sometimes theywont.But they911soon learnthat if youdont55others considerately,they maynotbe consideratetoward you.And thosearound youwill beless likelytobeconsiderate ofoneanother,too.

41.A.miracles B.aspects C.virtues D.schedules

42.A.want B.make C,change D.buy

43.A.answering B.wondering C.challenging D.noticing

44.A.praise B.research C.forget D.link

45.A.of significanceB.out oforder C.on exhibitD.in decline

46.A.studies B.perspectives C,careers D.backgrounds

47.A.thinking B.doing C.helping D.learning

48.A.left offB.taken overC.set asideD.picked up

49.A.doubt B.recall C.object D.believe

50.A.In additionB.By contrastC.For exampleD.To date

51.A.criticized B.elevated C.assessed D.impacted

52.A.accurate B,admiring C,mental D.negative

53.A.promote B.understand C.distinguish D.discourage

54.A.creative B.initiative C.generous D.idealistic

55.A.consider B,treat C,hear D,observe

六、阅读理解When itcomes tomoney,the worldsluckiest womanappears tobea63-year-old American（头奖）called JoanGinther.She hasmanaged towin thejackpot fourtimes.In totalshe haswonover$20million!Experts saythatthechances ofwinning thismuch areextremely small.Mrs.Ginthers firstwin wasin1993when she won halfofthe$11million firstprize oftheTexas Lottery.The restof hermoney hascome fromscratch cards.You scratchthese cardsto revealifyou havea winningcode.They arevery popular,but notmany peoplewho buythem win anything.However,Mrs.Ginther won$2million froma HolidayMillionaire scratch card in2006and thenshewon another$3million froma Millionsand Millionsscratchcardin

2008.So,she isperhaps asluckywith cardsas withthe lottery.She boughtthe cardfrom the Times Market in Bishop,Texas,the localfarming communitywhere sheused tolive.As aresult ofthese wins,theTimesMarketin Bishop whereMrs.Ginther boughther cardhasbecome verypopular.There areoften longqueues outsidethe shopand alongthe roadnearby.Theshop alsoreceives callsfrom peopletrying topurchase scratch cards overthe phone,even thoughthisis illegal.However,not muchis knownabout Mrs.Ginther.Obviously,her privatelife isvery importanttoher.Even herneighbours havevery littleto sayabout her.Her answeringmachine saysPlease donotleave amessage

9.She isnow rarelyseen inBishop becauseshe movedaway andshe nowlivesin Las Vegas.Sun Bae,the owner of TimesMarket,remembers thatMrs.Ginther boughta newcar forone ofthetown residents,even thoughshe herselfdrives aroundinanold car.Apparently,she alsoboughta vanforthechurch.And whenshe boughther newhome inLasVegas,she donatedher oldhome inBishopto charity.Shes helpedso manypeople JMrs.Bae said.

56.According tothe passage,whatis themost unusualthing concerningMrs.GintherA.She wasluckier withscratch cardsthan withthe lottery.B.She boughtthe lotteryandthescratch cardsatthe same place.C.She wona largesum ofmoney from the lotteryand scratchcards.D.She movedawayfromwhere sheused tolive aftershewonthe money.

57.What canbe learnedfromthepassage aboutMrs.GintherA.She keepsherself toherself.B.She isa goodfriend ofSun Baes.C.She buysscratchcardsoverthephone.D.She doesnthave anansweringmachine.

58.Thelast paragraphis intendedtoA.showthatMrs.Ginther wasgenerousB.introduce theownerofTimes MarketC.describe severalpossible waystohelpothersD.stress howmuch peopleinBishopmiss Mrs.Ginther

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62.We canknow fromthis passage.A.spending$50means3hours offree parkingB.ifyoubuyabook there,you canget anotherbook forfreeC.all offersend onNovember14D.half-price movietickets arenot availableevery dayIwanted thepleasure ofbeing inAfrica again.Feeling thatthe placewas solarge thatitcontained manyuntold talesandsomehope andcomedy andsweetness too,I aimedto reinsertmyselfinthebundy,as weused tocall thebush,and towander around.There Ihad livedandworked,happily,almost fortyyearsago,intheheart ofthe greenestcontinent.In thoseold undramaticdays ofmy schoolteaching inthe bundu,folks livedtheir liveson bushpathsattheendofunpaved roadsof redclay,in villagesof grass-roofed huts.They hada newnationalflag,they hadjust gottenthe vote,some hadbikes,many talkedabout buyingtheirfirstpairof shoes.They werehopeful,and,so wasI,a schoolteacherliving neara settlementof mud-hutsamong treesand fields-children shoutingat play;and womenbent double——most withinfants on（锄地）their backs—hoeing thecorn beans;andthemen sittingintheshade.，The Swahiliword safarimeans“journey ithas nothingto dowith animals,someone“onsafari“is justaway andunobtainable andout oftouch.Out oftouch inAfrica waswhere Iwanted tobe.The wishtodisappearsends manytravellers away.If youare thoroughlysick ofbeing keptwaitingathomeoratwork,travel isperfect:let otherpeople waitfor achange.。