2023-2024学年上海市高一年级下册期中英语考试卷含详解

上海市宝山中学2023-2024学年第二学期期中考试

高一年级英语试卷

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I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendof

eachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefour

possibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhave

heard.

1.A.Excited.B.Dissatisfied.C.Bored.D.Exhausted.

2.A.7:00.B.7:10.C.9:00.D.9:10.

3.A.Acook.B.Ashopassistant.C.Asaleswoman.D.Awaitress.

4.A.Atagasstation.B.Inaworkshop.C.Atanartgallery.D.Inadepartmentstore.

5.A.Hehasn'thadachancetomeetKathyyet.

B.Kathyhadalreadytoldhimthenews.

C.Hedidn'tknowthatKathywasbeingmoved.

D.HisnewofficewillbelocatedinNewYork.

6.A.ThewomanwantstogotoToronto.B.ThemanwantstogotoVancouver.

C.TherearenoflightstoToronto.D.TherearetwodirectflightstoToronto.

7.A.Sheshoulddomorecarefulwork.B.SheisnotconcernedaboutGeorge'sremarks.

C.Georgedoesnotcareabouther.D.Georgeshouldn'thavesaidmuchabouther.

8.A.Shecan'taffordthatmuchforatrip.

B.Sheisfortunatetohavemadealotofmoney.

C.Shedoesn'tthink15,000dollarsisenoughfbrthetrip.

D.Sheconsiders15,000dollarsonlyasmallsumofmoney.

9.A.Playingtennis.B.Writingatermpaper.

CGatheringmaterials.D.Holdingameeting.

10.A.Themanwasseriouslyinjuredinthecaraccident.

B.Themanhadpoorimaginationbecauseofthecaraccident.

C.Themanwasn'twearingtheseatbeltwhentheaccidenthappened.

D.Theman'sdaughteradvisedhimtoweartheseatbeltbeforebelefthome.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwill

beaskedquestionsoneachofthem.Thepassagesandconversationwillbereadtwice,butthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyour

paperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingdialogue.

11.A.Futureresearchers.B.Collegestudents.

C.Companyemployees.D.Successfulartists.

12.A.Toteachthelistenershowtoworkhard.

B.Toenablethelistenerstogetbettersalaries.

C.Topreparethelistenerstogetbetterjobs.

D.Toencouragethelistenerstoseizeopportunities.

13.A.Kindness.B.Diligence.C.Willingness.D.Interest.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Thebenefitsofwalking.B.Theimportanceofkeepingfit.

C.Thewayofformingahabit.D.Thepossibilityofexcisingregularly.

15.A.Becauseitneedsmuchthinking.B.Becausepeoplecanimprovetheirmemory.

C.Becauseitissuitableforeveryone.D.Becausepeopleneedn'tconcentrateonit.

16.A.Itistheeasiestwaytoloseweight.B.Itcanbemadepartofpeople'slife.

C.Itcanmakepeople'sheartsstronger.D.Itpreventspeoplesufferingfromcancers.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowinglongerconversation.

17.A.HehasjustbeenbackfromSouthAmerica.

B.Hehasbeenburntforafewhours.

C.HehasbeensurfingtheInternetforlong.

D.Hehasbeendoingschoolworkallnight.

18.A.Tolookforsomethinginterestingforpleasure.

B.Tomeetnewfriendsinthenetchatroom.

C.Toreleasepressurefromheavywork.

D.Tolookforinformationforhisproject.

19.A.Quiteafewsitesarejustoldeventcalendars.

B.IfsawasteoftimetosurftheInternet.

C.Alotofinformationcanbefound.

D.AlotoffriendscanbemadeontheInternet.

20.A.Peoplespendmuchtimetalkingaboutotherinterests.

B.Ittakeslongtofindthingsbecauseofmanyuselesssites.

C.Itishardtostartchattingwithothersinthechatroom.

D.It'shardlythebestsourceofinformationavailable.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.For

theblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useoneword

thatbestfitseachblank.

Climbingtheworld's](high)mountaincouldnothavebeenfurtherfromXiaBoyu'smindasa25-year-oldin

1974,whenheplayedfortheprovincialsoccerteaminQinghai.ButwhentheChineseMountaineeringAssociation

announcedit2(look)forclimberstojoinanupcomingjourney,Xiaputinanapplicationsothathe3atleast

getafreehealthcheck-up.

Afterjustafewmonthsoftraining.Xiaandhisfellowclimbersstartedclimbingthe8,848-metremountaininJanuary

1975.However,afterlendingateammatehissleepingbagXiasufferedsuchseverefrostbite(冻伤)4herlaterlost

bothofhisfeet.

Threeyearslater,aforeignexpert5(invite)toassessXia'sconditionconcludedthatwithartificiallegs,Xia

wouldbeabletowalkagainandevenclimbmountains.ItmadehimdeterminedtochallengehimselftoclimbMount

Qomolangmaagain.

Xiasethimselfademandingschedule,6(wake)at5a.m.totrainforfiveorsixhours.Unfortunately.Xia

sufferedanothermajorsetbackin1996,whenhe7(diagnose)withlymphoma(淋巴瘤).Hehadtoundergoanother

roundofamputation(载肢),losingpartofhislegs.

Itwasnotuntil2014thathewasabletoorganizeateamtomakeanotherattemptatscalingtheworld5shighest

mountain.Sadly,histeamarrivedatQomolangmaBaseCamp,onlytobeinformedthatalljourneyshadbeenstopped,

followinganavalanche(雪崩)8hadkilled16people.

TheNepalesegovernmentannouncedabanondouble-amputeeclimbersonQomolongmainDecember2017,butit

didn'tlastlongafteraprotestfromadisabledsupportgroup.ThatallowedXia,attheageof69,9(climb)tothetop

onMay14,2018.Thefeeling,however,wasnot10hehadimagineditwouldbe."IhadthoughtwhenIfinally

reachedthesummit,Iwouldaboutittotheworld.Iwoulddoalltheseposesforphotos.Butwhenthemomentarrived.I

justfeltclam.^^Xiasaid.

SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereis

onewordmorethanyouneed.

A.affordB.whispersC.criticD.commitmentE.titleF.passion

G.toughH.troubledI.soulJ.airK.modest

LetEnthusiasmFuelYourSuccess

Yearsago,whenIstartedlookingformyfirstjob,wiseadvisersadvised,"'Barbara,beenthusiastic!Enthusiasmwilltake

youfurtherthananyamountofexperience.Howrighttheywere!

“Nothinggreatwaseverachievedwithoutenthusiasm,wroteRalphWaldoEmerson.Itisthepastethathelpsyouhang

ontherewhenthegoinggets11.Itistheinnervoicethat12.“Icandoit!”whenothersshout,"No,youcan't!”

IttookyearsfortheearlyworkofBarbaraMclintock,ageneticistwhowontheNobelPrizeinmedicine,tobegenerally

accepted.Yetshedidn'tstopworkingonherexperiments.Workwassuchadeeppleasureforherthatsheneverthoughtof

stopping.

Weareallbomwithwide-eyed,enthusiasticwonderanditisthischildlikewonderthatgivesenthusiasticpeoplesucha

youthful13,whatevertheirage.At90,pianistPabloCasalswouldstarthisdaybyplayingBach.Asthemusicflowed

throughhisfingers,joywouldreappearinhiseyes.AsauthorandpoetSamuelUlmanoncewrote,"Yearswrinkletheskin,

buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthe14,,,

Enthusiasticpeoplealsolovewhattheydo,withoutbeingaffectedbymoney,15orpower.PatriciaMellratl,

retireddirectoroftheMissouriRepertoryTheaterinKansasCity,whowasknownforheroutstandingmanagementand

16attitude,wasonceaskedwhereshegotherenthusiasm.Shereplied,atMyfather,longago,toldme,Inevermadea

pennyuntilIstoppedworkingformoney.^^Again,wecanseethatthereasonforone'ssuccesshaslittletodowithmaterial

things,andinstead,itistheir17forthecareerthatleadstotheirachievements.

Ifwecannotdowhatweloveasafull-timecareer,wecandoitasahobby.ElizabethLaytonwas68whenshebeganto

draw.Thisactivityendedperiodsofdepressionthathad18herforatleast30yearsandthequalityofherworkled

one19tosay,“IamtemptedtocallLaytonagenius.9,

Wecan't20towastetearsonthe“might-have-been."Weneedtoturnthetearsintosweataswegoafterthe

“what-can-be.”Weneedtoliveeachmomentwhole-heartedly,withalloursenses-findingpleasureinthesweetsmellofa

back-yardgarden,thesimplepictureofasix-year-oldandthebeautyofarainbow.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,C

andD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Whatdidwedotodeservecatsanddogs?Notonlyaretheysupercuteandmakeussmileonadailybasis,scientists

fromWashingtonStateUniversityhavenowprovedthattouchingourfavorite21friendsgentlyforjusttenminutes

isaneffectivewaytoreducestresslevels.

InfindingspublishedinAERAOpen-anopenaccessjournalpublishedbytheAmericanEducationalResearch

Association-lastmonth,scientistsshowedthatthegeneral22ofstudentsimprovesquickly,witheventhosewho

arehighlystressedshowing“significant“reductionincortisol（皮质醇）levels—achemicalproducedbyourbodiesintimes

ofstress.

Manyuniversitieshaveadopted"PetYourStressAway“programswherestudentscan23catsordogsandit

appearstobeshowingbothpsychologicalandphysiologicalbenefitsnow.

Theresearch,conductedbyWashingtonStateUniversity（WSU）,showsthatpetsimprovestudents5moods,andtheir

24hasstress-relievingphysiologicalbenefits.t4Just10minutescanhaveasignificant25JsaidPatriciaPendry,

anassociateprofessorinWSU'sDepartmentofHumanDevelopment.

Thisisthefirststudythathasdemonstratedreductionsinstudents5cortisollevelsduringa26intervention（介

入）.

Theteamchose249collegestudentsandputthemintotourrandomgroupsandcomparedtheeffectsofdifferent

27toanimals.Thefirstgroupwereprovided10minutesofactualinteractionwithdogsandcats.Thesecondgroup

waitedinlinewhile28otherspettingtheanimals.Thethirdgroupwatchedaslide-showofthesameanimals,while

thefourthgrouphadto29andwastoldtheywouldbeallowedtoseetheanimalsafter10minutes.

Salivary（唾液的）cortisol30werecollectedfromeachparticipantstartingfromthemomenttheywokeupin

themorning.Therewassignificantlylesscortisolinthesalivaofstudentswhohad31interactionwiththepets.

Manyuniversitieshavestartedthese32wherestudentscaninteractwithcatsordogstohelp33the

pressuresofhighereducation.atWealreadyknewthatstudentsenjoyinteractingwithanimals,andthatithelpsthemexperience

more34emotions,9,DrPendrysaid."Whatwewantedtolearnwaswhetherthisexposurewouldhelpstudents

reducetheirstressinalesssubjectiveway.Anditdid,whichis35becausethereductionofstresschemicalsmay,

overtime,havesignificantbenefitsfbrphysicalandmentalhealth.^^

21.

A.furryB.newC.closeD.personal

22

A.enduranceB.awarenessC.healthD.education

23.

A.glanceatB.interactwithC.focusonD.escapefrom

24.

A.perseveranceB.performanceC.intelligenceD.presence

25.

A.potentialB.impactC.chanceD.problem

26.

A.real-lifeB.part-timeC.first-rateD.high-quality

27.

AcontributionsB.exposuresC.responsesD.approaches

28.

A.keepingB.preventingC.catchingD.observing

29.

A.persistB.waitC.adjustD.appreciate

30.

AtipsB.levelsC.flavorsD.samples

31.

AlittleB.preciousC.directD.informal

32.

A.campaignsB.programsC.researchesD.majors

33.

A.improveB.relieveC.seekD.encounter

34.

A.positiveB.remarkableC.familiarD.complex

35.

A.demandingB.excitingC.challengingD.disappointing

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B.CandD.Choosetheone

thatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Whenshewastenyearsold,IsadoraDuncandroppedoutofschooltoteachpeopledance.Ifthatjobwaslefttoany

otherten-year-old,itwouldhaveturnedoutfrustrating,difficult,andalittlediscouraging.

ButDuncanwasdifferent.Notonlywasshealreadytalentedenoughtoearnmoneyevenatthatage,butshealsohada

rarekindofconfidencethathelpedhertreattroublesasfuel——somethingtoelevatethefirethatisalreadyburninginside

ofher.

It'snosurprise,then,thatwhenshemovedtoNewYorktojoinatheatrecompany,shefoundherselfrestricted.The

existingdancingstyle,theirwayofoperating-allofthisseemedtohertheworkofamisguidedpast.Duncanwasvery

directaboutwhatshewanted,confidentlytellingpeopleshehadadifferentvisionofdancethatshewasgoingtospreadin

theworld.This,naturally,ledtoridiculeandlaughsearlyon,butasshebuiltupherwork,theseinstancesbecameless

frequent.Today,sheisrememberedas“TheMotherofDance,9,withmuchofthemodemartowingitsexpressivestyleto

herinfluence.InspiredbytheancientGreeks,shebroughtthestyletolife.

Inherautobiography(自传)，oneofthethingsDuncanfrequentlyreferstoasthebasisofherexpressivespiritisthe

factthatshehadachildhoodwhereshewasn'tconstantlywatched.Theexpectationsofhermother(whoraisedher)were

open-ended.Itwasthefreedomofthislifestylethatdrovehertoseewhatshecoulddo.

Growingup,beforesheleftschool,shewastoldoneoftwothings:thatshewaseithercompletelyuselessorthatshe

wasagenius.Therewasnothinginbetween.Evenwhenshestartedworking,peopleeitherbowedtoherortheybasically

ignoredher.Buttherewasn'tonemomentDuncandoubtedherowngenius.

Thereisanoldquotation"ifyoujudgeafishbyitsabilitytoclimbatree,itwillliveitswholelifebelievingthatitis

stupid."Anditcapturesanimportanttruth.Atschool,IsadoraDuncanwasafailure.Inthedancehall,shegaveformto

brilliance.

36.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“treattroublesasfiiel"mean?

A.Duncanusedtroublestopushherforwardtowardsherdream.

B.Duncanwasgoodatburningawayeverydaytroubles.

C.TroublesturnedDuncanintoaconfidentgirl.

D.TroubleslitthefireofdancinginDuncan.

37.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutDuncan?

A.HerexperienceinNewYorkwasthefoundationofhercareer.

B.Herteachingjobwhenshewaslittledestroyedherconfidence.

C.Herdancingstylewasnotverywellreceivedatthebeginning.

D.Hermothersethigherexpectationonherthanshecouldbear.

38.Whatdoestheauthortrytotellthereadersinthelastparagraph?

A.Itisuselessclimbingatreetocatchfish.

B.Everybodyisageniusinhisownway.

C.Miseriescomefromhumanstupidity.

D.Teacherscanimpactstudentsgreatly.

39.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A.IsadoraDuncan'schildhoodandherachievementstoday.

B.Duncan'scareerdevelopmentandotherdancers5opinionsofher.

C.IsadoraDuncan'searlyexperiencesandthereasonsforhersuccess.

D.Duncan'shighstatusinthedancingworldandheruniqueexpressivestyle.

(B)

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OldKitchenRemovingService

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isnowprovidingprofessionaldismantlingandremovingserviceforoldkitchentoyou.Bythisserviceyoucanhaveyour

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TransportService

Needawaytogetyournewhome-furnishingshome?Youcanrentatransportorhireustodeliveritforyou.Justtalk

toourCustomerServiceDepartmentfordetails.

ReturnPolicy

Aslongastheitemsareundamaged,unassembledandunused,youcouldreturnthemintheiroriginalpackagewithin

60days(IKEAFAMILYmemberwithin180days)togetherwithyouroriginalreceipt.

Sorry,wecannotacceptexchangeorreturnoffood,plants,liquidbathingproducts,AS-ISproducts,customized

products,kitchenelectricalapplianceandallproductsthathavealreadybeencut,sewedorpainted."4Theexchangeand

returnpolicyaboveappliesonlytotheproductspurchasedfromIKEAstoresinmainlandChina.^^

IKEARestaurant/Cafe

Therestaurant/cafeservesbothclassicSwedishdishesandlocalfavorites,andisoneofthemostpopularareasofthe

wholeIKEAstore.ShoppingatIKEAisfunandoffersgreatvalue,butcanalsobehardwork,sostopbyandtreatyourself

toarefreshingdrinkandabitetoeat.

40.WhichoneofthefollowingitemscanbereturnedaccordingtotheReturnPolicy?

A.Sausagespurchasedwithinaweekwiththeoriginalreceipt.

B.AnelectriclightasgoodasnewboughtinIKEAstoresinTaiwan.

C.Unpackedbookshelfpurchasedwithin60dayswiththeoriginalreceipt.

D.Anunusualcustomizedbedinitsoriginalpackageboughtamonthago.

41.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.OnecanenjoydeliciousfoodinIKEA.

B.Yournewkitchenisavailableinaneasyway.

C.Thefurniturecanbetransportedtoyourhouse.

D.Thereareseveralpaymentmodestochoosefrom.

42.Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?

A.Atravelbrochure.B.Afoodmagazine.

C.Ashoppingguide.D.Asciencejournal.

(C)

Here'sthedeal:you'reashungryasahorseandyouwantadeliciousmealfromafinerestaurant,butyou'realittlelow

onfunds.

Sowhatdoyoudo?IfyouhappentoliveinEurope,theanswerisaseasyaspie:youpulloutyoursmartphoneortablet,

andtapTooGoodToGo,Europe'smostpopularapp.Approximately23,000restaurantsandfoodsellersposttheirleftover

offeringsontheappforhalftheirusualcost.

Whyallthisincrediblegenerosity?Unbelievably,one-thirdoftheworld'sfoodisthrownaway,andnearlyonebillion

peopledon'thaveenoughtoeat.Besides,burningwastedfoodreleasesharmfulcarbondioxideemissionsintotheatmosphere,

whichcontributestoclimatechange.Thafswhyenvironment-mindedcompaniesaroundtheworldarecreatingappsfor

phones,tablets,andothersmartdevicesthatconnectuneatenfoodwithpeoplewhowantorneedit.

Afteralongdayatwork,Anne,a34-year-oldstudent,pullsouthersmartphoneandchoosesanoodledish-pastawith

mushrooms.ThensheheadstoarestaurantonthebanksoftheSpreeRiver,wheretheownerpacksherdinnerandalsooffers

heraspoonoffreeicecream,whichisarewardforbringingherowncontainer.

Indeed,therearemanyprogrammesservingthesamemissionaroundtheworld.InAmerica,peopleareusinganapp

calledFoodforAll.Onehourbeforearestaurantcloses,itsstaffcanpostleftovermealstotheappforupto80percentoff

menuprices.Theappalsoallowscustomerstodonateleftovermealstoothers.

IntheNetherlands,77,000peoplehavedownloadedanappcalledNoFoodWasted.Thisprogrammeallowsgrocery

storeworkerstoshareproductsthatareapproachingtheirexpirationdateswithcustomerswhomightneedthem.

Somecountriesaretakingtheircommitmenttoreducingfoodwasteastepfurther.FranceandtheCzechRepublic,for

example,havelawsthatprohibitrestaurantsandgrocerystoresfromthrowingawayfood.Instead,workersarerequiredto

donatethatfoodtocharity.

Sothinkaboutiftheremightbeabetteruseforyouruneatenvegetables.Theplanetwillthankyou.

43.WhyaresuchappsasTooGoodToGocreated?

A.Theyarecreatedtoshowthegenerosityofsomeeco-mindedcompanies.

B.Theyarecreatedtoofferdeliciousmealstothosewholiveonatightbudget.

C.Theyarecreatedtocallforpeopletonotwastefoodandtoreduceharmfulemissionsfromburningwastedfood.

D.Theyarecreatedasapublicitytoolforrestaurantsandcompanies.

44.Whichisnotawaymentionedinthepassagetosavefoodorprotecttheenvironment?

A.Makelawsandregulationstobanthewasteoffood.

B.Shareproductsapproachingtheirexpirationdateswiththosewhomightneedthem.

C.Postleftovermealstotheappforupto80percentdiscounts.

D.Offerconsumersafreemealastherewardforbringingtheirowncontainer.

45.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A.Companiesaredesigningenvironment-friendlyappsforpoorpeople.

B.Restaurantsenabletheirstafftosellleftovermealsatalowpriceonapps.

C.Appsaredesignedtoprovideleftoverfoodforpeopleinneedtochoosefrom.

D.Appsaredesignedtoappealtothepublictotreasurefoodanddonatefoodtopeopleinneed.

46.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat.

A.moremethodsareneededtohelpsolvetheproblemofleftoverfood

B.moreapplicationsshouldbecreatedtohelprestaurantssellfood

C.leftoverfoodwillposeagreatdangertotheenvironment

D.theapplicationsalreadydesignedcannotensureagooduseofleftoverfood

SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.

Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbe

usedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

ScreenTime:HowMuchIsTooMuch?

Manychildrenspendalotoftimewatchingorplayingwithelectronicmedia——fromtelevisionstovideogames,

computersandotherdevices.47Perhapsparentsnowshouldeaseupontheirconcernsaboutscreentime,atleastfor

olderboysandgirls.

Untillastyear,theAmericanAcademyofPediatrics(AAP)suggestedthatchildrenandteenagershavenomorethan

twohoursofscreentimeaday.Italsosuggeststhatparentsbalanceachild'sscreentimewithotheractivities.

48ChristopherFerguson,whoteachespsychologyatStetsonUniversityinFlorida,notesalackofevidence

supportingreportsthattoomanyhoursspentplayingvideogamesorwatchingTVistrulyharmful.

Fergusonseemsinterestedinoneidea:thelinkbetweenvideogamesandviolentorriskybehavior.Whenhesaw

resultsfromarecentBritishsurveyonscreentime,hewantedtoknowmore.TheBritishstudyfoundasmallnegative

effect-aboutaonepercentincrease-inaggressionanddepressionamongchildrenwhohadsixormorehoursofscreen

timeaday.49So,Fergusonandhisteamexaminedanswersfromasurveyonriskybehaviors.Thestudyinvolved

about6,000boysandgirlsinFlorida,whoseaverageagewas16.

DatafromthissurveyfoundthatAmericanchildrenarealsofairlyresistanttothenegativeeffectsofelectronicmedia.

Amongthosewhousedscreensuptosixhoursaday,thesurveyfound:a0.5percentincreaseincriminalbehavior;a1.7

percentincreaseinsignsofdepression;anda1.2percentnegativeeffectonschoolgrades.50Tofurtherarguehis

pointthatscreentimeisnotharmful,Fergusonaddsthatchildrenshouldbecomefamiliarwithscreentechnology.Electronic

devices,hesays,areapartofoureverydaylives.

A.Somenegativeexperiencesonsocialmediacananddoaffectsomechildren.

B.However,someexpertsquestionclaimsthattoomuchscreentimeisharmful.

C.HewantedtoseeiftherewasasimilareffectamongyoungpeopleintheUnitedStates.

D.So,itisnaturalthatparentsshouldwonderaboutallthetimechildrenspendlookingatascreen.

E.Theresearchersfoundnoincreaseinriskysexordrivingbehaviors,useofillegalsubstancesoreatingdisorders.

F.Theresearcherssuggestedthatforthosechildren,technologyusemightgetinthewayoftakingpartinotherimportant

activities.

IV.Translations.（15分）

51.他过去常和小伙伴们去附近的体育馆玩，在那儿打打篮球。（hang）（汉译英）

52.虽然这位中医医生被确诊为癌症，但是他依然微笑面对生活。（diagnose）（汉译英）

53.那个年轻人觉得他自己很难认同自己的同龄人，不能和班里的同学和谐相处。（identify）（汉译英）

54.在读了乔布斯的故事后，我相信只要我们对学习保持热情，没有什么可以阻挡我们的成功。（convince）（汉译英）

上海市宝山中学2023-2024学年第二学期期中考试

高一年级英语试卷

I・ListeningComprehension

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.For

theblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useoneword

thatbestfitseachblank.

Climbingtheworld's](high)mountaincouldnothavebeenfurtherfromXiaBoyu'smindasa25-year-oldin

1974,whenheplayedfortheprovincialsoccerteaminQinghai.ButwhentheChineseMountaineeringAssociation

announcedit2(look)fbrclimberstojoinanupcomingjourney,Xiaputinanapplicationsothathe3atleast

getafreehealthcheck-up.

Afterjustafewmonthsoftraining.Xiaandhisfellowclimbersstartedclimbingthe8,848-metremountaininJanuary

1975.However,afterlendingateammatehissleepingbagXiasufferedsuchseverefrostbite