上海大学附属中学2023-2024学年中高一下学期3月月考英语试题

2023学年第二学期上大附中诊断测试高一年级英语试卷（满分100分，90分钟完成，答案一律写在答题卡和答题纸上）I．ListeningComprehension20’SectionA10’Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Atthecndofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.（）1．A．Onabus. B．Inataxi. C．Onaplane D．Atatravelagency.（）2．A．Havingdinnerwiththewoman. B．MeetingHelenattheconcerthall.C．Attendingaconcert. D．PickingupHelen’sparents.（）3．A．Russia. B．SouthEastAsia. C．Canada. D．Sydney.（）4．A．Jeremyissendingpresents. B．Jeremylikesthewatch.C．Jeremyhasmorethanonebirthdaygift. D．ThewomangaveJeremythewatch.（）5．A．ShewillvoteforBrenda. B．Shewillvoteforothercandidates.C．Shewantstomakeaninformedchoice. D．Sheislookingforbettercandidates.（）6．A．Shanghailocalresidentsenjoycycling.B．Sharingbikeswon’tbepopularelsewhere.C．ThepopularityofbikesharinghasalottodowithShanghai’slandscape.D．ThelandscapeofShanghaiisbetterthanthatofothercities.（）7．A．Husbandandwife. B．Guideandtourist.C．Teacherandstudent. D．BankClerkandcustomer.（）8．A．7:00. B．7:10 C．9:00 D．9:10（）9．A．Becausesheisthinner. B．Becauseshedoesn’teatmuch.C．Becausesheknowshowtodressherself. D．Becausesheseemstohavelostweight.（）10．A．Shewouldforgiveherfriend. B．Shewouldcuttieswithherfriend.C．Itdependsonhowclosetheirrelationshipis. D．Shewouldmakenewfriends.SectionB:Passages10’Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.（）11．A．Heenjoyedhiscareerandmarriage B．Hehadfewchildhoodplaymates.C．Hereceivedlittlelovefromhisfamily. D．Hewasenviedbyothersinhischildhood.（）12．A．Byrecordingtheboy’seffortinschool.B．Byevaluatingthemen’smentalhealthC．Bycomparingdifferentsetsofscores.D．Bymeasuringthemen’sproblem-solvingability.（）13．A．Competentadultsknowmoreaboutlovethanwork.B．Childhoodexperiencesarecloselylinkedtoadultcompetence.C．Lovebringsmorejoytopeoplethanworkdoes.D．Familybackgroundandeconomicclassareconnectedwithone’ssuccess.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.（）14．A．Toexplorenewmeansoftransport. B．Todesignnewtypesofcars.C．Tofindoutolderdrivers’problems. D．Toteachpeopletrafficrules.（）15．A．Itkeepsthemindependent. B．IthelpsthemsavetimeC．Itbuildsuptheirstrength. D．Itcurestheirmentalillnesses.（）16．A．Improvetheirdrivingskills. B．Developdriver-assisttechnologies.C．Providetipsonrepairingtheircars. D．Organizingregularphysicalcheckups.SectionC:LongerconversationsDirections:InSectionC,youwillhearonelongerconversation.Theconversationwillbereadtwice.Afteryouheartheconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.（）17．A．Manager B．Assistantcook. C．Kitchenhand. D．Cleaner.（）18．A．Monday. B．Tuesday. C．Friday. D．Saturday.（）19．A．Themanhassuperbcookingskills.B．Themanmustworkeveryday.C．Therestaurantwillprovidethemanwithanapron,acapandapairofshoes.D．Themancangetafreemealifheworksnolessthanfivehoursintherestaurant.（）20．A．Theman’sworkingexperienceinarestaurant.B．Thejobqualificationsoftheman.C．Thefeaturesofarestaurant.D．Thedescriptionofajobinarestaurant.II．GrammarandVocabulary20’SectionA10’Directions:Afterreadingthepassage.below,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Insteadoflyingawakeworrying,we’reoftentoldto“sleeponit”whenmakingbigorsmalldecisions.There’sactuallyascientificbasisforthisadvice.Sleep21______influenceourresponsetoemotionalsituations,andhelpsustomanageourmentalhealth.Tounderstand22______sleepandemotionsaresoconnected,it’simportanttofirstunderstandwhathappensinthebrainwhenwecomeacross23______emotive.Twomainbrainregionsinteracttocreateemotionalresponses.Thefirstisthelimbicsystem（边缘系统）24______(locate)deepinourbrain.Thisactsasouremotioncenter,25______quicklyconsidersasituationtomakeajudgementaboutitandhelpsustodecidehowtoreact.Ithelpsusreactquicklyincertainsituations—forexample,whenwecomeacrossadangerousanimal.Butmostofthetimeweneedtoadjustourimmediateemotionalresponse.Thisiswherethesecondregion—theprefrontalcortex（前额皮质）—comesin.Locatedjustbehindourforehead,thisregion26______(help)ustoincreaseordecreaseouremotionalresponsesasnecessary.Soifweseeapredator(suchasabear)inthezoo,theprefrontalcortextellsuswedon’tneedtopanic27______it’sinacage.Theseregionsneedtobewell-connected28______effectivelygenerateandadjustouremotionalresponses.Thisiswheresleepcomesin.Whenwe’resleepdeprived（睡眠不足）,theconnectionsbetweentheseareasweaken,makingthereactioninthelimbicsystem29______(strong).Sleeplossnotonlyincreasesourreaction30______stressfuleventsduringtheday,butitalsomakesthesereactionshardertochange.SectionB10’Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A．experienceB.associatedC．positionD．claimE．accompaniedF．conductedG．durationH．preserveI．breezeJ．representativeK．weighedOneoftheBritishroyaltraditionsisthatthekingorqueencan31______ownershipofanyunmarkedmuteswaninopenwaterinBritain.Formanyyears,thistraditionwas32______withQueenElizabethII.Everysummer,theswansontheRiverThameswouldbecountedforHerMajesty.Now,withBritainhavingKingCharlesIIIonthethrone,thiscenturies-oldtraditionknownastheSwanUppingwillcontinuetobe33______overfivedaysduringthethirdweekofeveryJuly.Severalyearsago,whenIwaslivinginLondon,Iwentalongto34______thetraditionformyself.Itwasacompletelyenjoyableexperience.Schoolkidsandelderlywatchersgatheredaheadoftheday’slaunchinMarlow（马洛，一个英国城镇）tomeettheRoyalSwanMarker--QueenElizabethII’s35______inherabsence—DavidBarber,andotherSwanUppers,orcatchers.TheUppersthemselvesareamixofoldboysandyoungermen--alldressedinuniforms.Theypaddletheirwayupriverinafleetofwoodenboats,shinywithgolddetailing.Flagsflutterbehindtheminthe36______.Thesmallfleetis37______byanarmada（舰队）ofwatchers.Aboatloadofjournalistsisthereforthe38______.Hugepassengerboatscruisealongside,tryingtogetaviewofeachcatch.Notlongafter,thetraditionalcallgoesout:“Allup!”it’sthefirstcatchoftheday.TheUpperscarefully39______theirboatsaroundthebirds,movingcloser,beforecatchingandtyingthem.Theyoungswansaretakenashoreand40______,measuredandrecordedwithringsattachedtotheirlegs.Andtheadultswansarecheckedagainsttherecords.Thentheyoungbirdsarereleasedwiththeirfamily,unharmed.III．ReadingComprehension45’SectionA15’Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.InancientChina,thecoming-of-ageceremonywasaritualinwhichapersonwouldcometobedeclaredandacceptedasanadultbytheirownclan（宗族）andthewidersociety.Thatistosay,theywouldstarttakingon41responsibilitiesandwouldthusbe42toinheritpowerandtitles.ThisritualfirstcametobepracticedbythenoblesoftheZhoudynastybeforelater43tocivilianpopulation.InancientChina,themostcommonageinwhichthisritualwasconductedwas20formenand15forwomen.Butthroughouthistoryitwas44toconductthisritualanywherebetweentheagesof10and20.Thecoming-of-ageceremonywaskeytoConfucianrites（仪式，礼节）andwaspartofthe“fourrites”oflife,whichalsoincluded45,mourning（治丧）rites,andsacrificial（祭祀）rituals.Attheceremony,respectedelderswouldputaspecialcap,or“Guan冠,”onayoungman’sheadandtieupthehairofayoungwomanusingahairornamentnamed“Ji.”Theyoungadultswouldbedressedupintherelevantrobesandaccessories（装饰品）oftheirgender.Onewouldkeepthisnewlookasagrown-up.Thesoon-to-beadultwouldthenbe46acourtesyname（表字）duringtheritual.Afterwards,otherpeoplewould47thispersonbytheircourtesynametoshowthemrespect.Onlyone’selderrelativescouldcallthembytheirbirthnames.Intheend,theyoungadultswouldtakeupacupofwine,poursomeofthewineonthegroundin48ofbothheavenandearth,andthentakeasipoftherestofit.Afterdoingthis,theywouldthentakeabiteofrice.Allthiswas49tosymbolizethebeginningoftheiradultlifecompletewithallofitsupsanddowns.Theceremonywouldn’tbeoverjustyet.Theyoungadultswouldkneelonthegroundlisteningtotheirparents’50.Afterhavingshown51totheguestsonceagain,theycouldfinallystandnexttotheirparentsasrealadults.Theage-oldritualwas52duringtheQingdynasty.Thepastfewdecades,53,haveseenarevivalintheceremonialcelebrationofone’scomingofage.Despitechangesinthestylesanddetails,theessenceofthecoming-of-ageceremonyremains54:thecelebrationoftheopeningofanewchapterinone’slife.Withthisnewbeginningcomesa(n)55ofone’sresponsibilitytobecomeadecentandrespectedcontributortosociety.（）41．A．noticeable B．relevant C．apparent D．various（）42．A．subject B．polite C．qualified D．available（）43．A．distributing B．spreading C．shifting D．approaching（）44．A．delighted B．ridiculous C．understandable D．acceptable（）45．A．schooling B．marriage C．dining D．working（）46．A．awarded B．encouraged C．rewarded D．deprived（）47．A．turnto B．referto C．lookto D．talkto（）48．A．name B．respect C．priority D．honor（）49．A．driven B．run C．meant D．finished（）50．A．praise B．scold C．instruction D．complaint（）51．A．gratitude B．respect C．expectation D．kindness（）52．A．banned B．reinforced C．flourishing D．preserved（）53．A．therefore B．however C．meanwhile D．moreover（）54．A．essential B．critical C．unchanged D．possible（）55．A．mind B．mood C．phase D．awarenessSectionB22’Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)PetersonMoturicametoNairobi,Kenyain2014tofindabetterlifeforhimself.Initially,hewouldselldrinkingwaterandgroundnuts,aswellasworkingasacarattendantbeforebecomingawatchmanfornightduties.Sincehisgoalwastojoinlawschool,hesavedKSh50,000,whichheusedtopayforhisadmissiontolawschool.HeappliedforadmissiontotheKenyaSchoolofLaw(KSL)in2016andwassuccessful,butthebiggestheadachefacinghimwasthathedidn’thaveenoughmoneytopayhisfees.Fortunately,hegotsomefinancialassistancefromMr.PLOLumumba,whowasthentheschooldirectorandofferedhimascholarship.However,Moturiwasthenfacedwiththechallengingtaskofworkingatnightandattendingclassduringtheday.Unfortunately,whenhesatforhisfinalexams,hegotaPass,whichcouldnotallowhimtomovetothenextstage,attainingalawdegree.Thatmeanthehadtoscoreatleastacreditandfindmoneytopayforhisdiplomacourses.Hedecidedtoaskhiscmployer,RadarSecurity,forhelp.Hehonestlytoldhisbossthathefailedandwonderedifhecouldsponsorhimforthediplomaonceagain.Tohissurprise,hisbossagreed,andinnotime,hewasbackinclass.“NowIamajoyfulman.Iamgraduatingwithacreditscore.Icannowgoahead,pursuealawdegreeandbecomeanadvocate,”hesaidatthegraduationceremony.Thoughdressedintheusualgraduationregalia（礼服）,Moturisomehowappeareddifferentfromhiscolleaguesduetothesecurityguarduniformheworeunderneath.The29-year-oldmandesirestohelpthelessfortunateinsocietyhaveaccesstojustice.（）56．WhatbotheredMoturimostafterhegainedadmissiontotheKSL?A．Losinghisdayjob B．Lackingschoolfees C．Feedinghisfamily D．Failinginhisfinalexams（）57．WhydidMoturidecidetoscoreatleastaCredit?A．Toenablehisbosstosponsorhim B．TosucceedinobtainingthescholarshipC．TograduatefromtheKSLaheadoftime D．Toqualifyforadmissionforalawdegree（）．HowdidMoturisupporthimselfwhilestudyingintheKSL?A．Bysellingdailyarticles B．ByofferingcarwashingserviceC．Byservingasanightwatchman D．Byaskinghisfamilyforfinancialhelp（）59．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribePetersonMoturi?A．Determined B．Modest C．Imaginative D．Generous(B)Ifyouarethetypeoftravelerwhojustwantsasuitableplacetohangupyourhatandyoudon’twanttospendafortunetodoit,hereareseveralwaystosaveonyournexthotelroom.BeflexibleHotelratesarebasedonsupplyanddemand,sobewareofpeakperiods.Ifyourdestination’shighseasonisfromDecemberthroughAprilandyou’retryingtobookneartheendofApril,youmightfindconsiderablesavingsifyouchangeyourtraveldatesbyaweekortwo.CheckHotelWebsitesThelargetravel-bookingwebsitesoftensellroomsfromthemiddlemen（中间商）whohaveboughtupemptyhotelrooms.Butthemajorhotelchainsalsoofferlast-minutediscounts,andbecausetheyarenotpayingthemiddlemen,theysometimeshavebetterdealsthanthetravelsites.Don’tbeafraidtobargainMostpeoplearesointimidatedbyknow-it-allhoteldeskclerksthattheydon’tbargainforabetterdeal.Butbargainingforabetterdealisoftenworththetrouble,becausemosthotelgeneralmanagerswouldpreferhavingacustomerpayingalower-than-usualratetonocustomeratall.Andifyoufindsomethingunfaironyourhotelbill,don’tbeafraidtocomplain.Tocreateandpromotegoodwill,hotelswilloftenreduceorcancelsuchcharges.AvoidhiddencostsExpensivelittleextrashotelsnevermentiontheymayincreasethecostofyourstay.Don’tletthishappen.FindoutaboutresortfeesforparkingandInternetusebeforeyouagreetostay.Anddon’ttouchthehotel’sphoneunlessyouabsolutelyhaveto—theratescanbemorethan$5aminuteeveninsidetheUnitedStates.（）60．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingwillsaveyousomemoney?AChangeyourvisitingplacesinhighseason.B．Bookanorderfortheroomwiththehotelfaraheadofschedule.C．Makearrangementsfortravellingduringoff-peakperiods.D．Makeademanddirectlyonthemiddlemenforafairprice.（）61．Thattravelerscanbargainforbetterdealisoftenbasedonthefactthat______.A．managerswouldratherhaveacustomerpayinglessthanhavenoone.B．therearemanybusinessitemswhichshouldnotbecharged.C．customersareusuallyafraidtocomplainabouttheunreasonablehighprice.D．thedeskclerksandmanagersoftencheatthetravelersbyfalsepretenses.（）62．Thepassagewasmainlywrittento______.A．Advertisethehotels B．EncouragethehotelbusinessC．Doaserviceforthecustomers D．Introducethehotelservices(C)“Sushitastesamazing.Agreatsteakisjustamazing.”Thosearenotthewordsyouexpecttohearfromaleaderofthevegetarianmovement.Butthat’showGrahamHill,founderofthesustainabilitywebsiteTreeHugger,feelsaboutthefleshiercomponentsofhisdiet.Heisaself-described“weekdayvegetarian,”acompromisethatcameaboutafteryearsoftrying—andfailing—toadhereto（坚持）astrictlyvegetariandiet.Forthepastyear,Hillhaspreached（宣传，鼓吹）thecauseofpartialvegetarianismtohelpfightglobalwarming.AccordingtotheU.N.,thelivestockindustryproduces18%oftheworld’sgreenhousegases.Part-timevegetarianschoosewhattoeatandwhen.ThepopularMeatlessMondaymovement,whichbeganin2003,hasbeenbackedbymanycelebrities,includingPaulMcCartney,whohastakentheleadinhisownMeatFreeMondaycampaign.LastyeartheBelgiancityofGhentpickedThursdayasitsVeggieday,callingformeat-freeoptionstobeservedthatdayinschoolsandpublicinstitutions.Thedrivetoavoideatingmeatoncertaindaysisnotnew.CatholicshavelongbeenurgedtorestrainthemselvesonFridays.Butenvironmentalistshaveonlyrecentlycaughton.“Thesurgeisduetoasenseofaplateau（达到平衡）.You’vealreadyreachedouttothebaseofstrictvegetarians,andit’shardtogetbeyondthosenumbers,”saysPeterSinger,aPrincetonphilosophyprofessor.“Peopleshouldgofurther,butit’sprogressedintherightdirection.”AlthoughtheAmericanDietetic(ADA)Associationdoesn’ttrackthenumberofpart-times,thegroupsaysroughly2.5%ofAmericansarestrictlyvegetarian,adietthatposesnohealthrisksaslongaspractitionersgetenoughproteinfrombeansandothernonmeatsources.“Apartial-vegetarianplanisalittlemoreuser-friendly,”saysDawnJacksonBlatner,aflexitarian弹性素食者（偶尔吃荤）andADAspokesperson.Thegoalformanyactivistsissimplytogetmorepeopletoeatlessmeat.“Absolutepuristsshouldbelivinginacave,”saysIngridNewkirk,presidentofPeoplefortheEthicalTreatmentofAnimals(PETA).“Anybodywhowitnessesthesufferingofanimalsandhasaglimmerofhopeofreducingthatsufferingcan’ttakethepositionthatit’sallornothing.Wehavetoberealistic.Screwtheprinciple.”（）63．Thefirstquoteofthepassageintendstoshowthat______.A．sushiandsteakarebothofHill’sfavoritefoodB．thevegetarianmovementsarepopularC．Hillisn’taqualifiedleaderofthevegetarianmovementD．it’sdifficulttobeastrictvegetarian（）64．WhatissaidaboutGrahamHill?A．Hedoesn’teatmeatonweekends. B．Hedoesn’twanttobeastrictvegetarian.C．Heisanenvironmentalist. D．Hefailedtoloseweight.（）65．WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A．Part-timevegetariansaccountfornearly2.5%ofAmericans.B．Adietwithallvegetablesmayhavenobadeffectonhealth.C．Partialvegetarianisbetterthanstrictvegetarianintermsofnutrition.D．Manycelebritiesarepart-timevegetarians.（）66．AccordingtotheIngridNewkirk,______.A．peopleshouldadheretoastrictlyvegetariandiet.B．everybodyshouldacttofightglobalwarmingC．partialvegetarianplanworksmoresensiblyD．peopleshouldn’tstopeatingmeatforit’sbadforhealthSectionC8’Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesgivenbelow.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.A．Considerthedifferencebetween“hescoredagoal”and“hescoredthegoal”B．Thiscouldleadtothebeliefthat‘the’isnothingmorethanaworkhorseoftheEnglishlanguage—functionalbutboring.C．Hepredictedthatshortandsimplewordswouldbethemostfrequent—andhewasright.D．ThissimplestofwordscanbeusedfordramaticeffectE．“Asuperhigh-usagewordwilloftendeveloparealflexibility,”saysThoms.F．Evenwithinthelanguage,therearesubtledifferencesinhow“the”isusedinBritishandAmericanEnglish.IsThistheMostPowerfulWordintheEnglishLanguage?“The.”It’spresenteverywhere;wecan’timag