2025-2026学年上海市普陀区曹杨中学高二9月月考英语试卷

2025-2026学年上海市普陀区曹杨中学高二9月月考英语试卷一、单项选择(★★)1.Franklin________tomeinmylivingroomwhensomeonecalledmetoaskmetogoout.

A．talkedB．hadbeentalkedC．wastalkingD．hastalked(★★★)2.______inthecabinisparticularlyriskyfordiseasesthatspreadbyair,suchascovid-19.

A．LockedB．BeinglockedC．LockingD．Havinglocked(★★★)3.Thenumberofprisonersservinglifesentences_________intheregionoverthelastdecade.

A．arefallingB．havefallenC．hasfallenD．isfalling(★★★)4.Whenthevictimsoftheearthquakewentbackhome,therepairoftheirdamagedhouses___________.

A．hasyetcompletedB．hasbeencompletedyetC．hadalreadycompletedD．hadalreadybeencompleted(★★★)5.When______whathewantedreaderstotakeawayfromhiswork,Fosse,theNobelPrizeinliteraturewinner,saidhehopedtoconveyasenseofserenity(安宁).

A．beingaskedB．toaskC．askedD．asking(★★)6.Iwassurprisedbyherwords,whichmademerecognize___sillymistakesIhadmade.

A．whatB．thatC．howD．which(★★)7.TherearemanytraditionaltribesinAsia,ofwhichtheKayantribemaybetheonlyone________womenhavetheirnecksstretchedtoincrediblelengthsusingbrasscoils.

A．thatB．whichC．whereD．whose(★★)8.Shehadtogivethedoormanatip_________hewouldhelpherwiththesuitcases;otherwise,shecouldturntonobodyexceptherselfonsuchahotday.

A．beforeB．unlessC．ifD．until(★)9.Chineseparentsprovetobethemostlovingparentsintheworld,tryingeveryefforttosatisfy_________desiretheirkidscherish.

A．nomatterwhatB．howeverC．whateverD．whichever(★★★)10.Whenwestartgazingintothenightskywithatelescope,soonwe’llbeastonishedbytherealization_________weandourworldarepartofthisgiantsystem.

A．thatB．whyC．asD．whether二、语法填空(★★★)Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.The17-year-oldmakingfilmsfunfordeafchildrenForeight-year-oldToby,whoisdeaf,watchingfilmsorTVcansometimesbeabitpointless,becausesomanyofthemdon’thavesignlanguageversions.“Wehavesubtitles(字幕)butitgoestoofast,”hisdadJarodMillssaid.Butnow,Tobyhassomehelpthankstoanapp11(develop)bya17-year-oldstudent,MariellaSatow,whocreatedasigningappcalledSignUp.Shegottheideawhenshe12(teach)herselfAmericanSignLanguage(ASL)—oneofhundredsofsignlanguagesusedacrosstheworld.MariellawantedtowatchTVshowstohelpherlearn,andshewasdisappointed13(discover)howfewhadsignedversions.It’stakenayearforMariellatodevelopthetechnology,withlotsofhelpfromASLteachersandthedeafcommunity.TheappisavailableintheUSasabrowserextension—withaninterpreterappearinginabox14thefilmstartsplaying.ItonlyworksonDisneyPlusfilmsatthemoment,becausethat’s15Mariellathoughtshecouldhelpthemostchildren.Jarod,16worksataschoolfordeafchildren,saysitwas“exciting”watchingTobyuseMariella’sinvention.Hesays,“Kidsaregettinginformationlikeanyhearingchilddoes.”DeafpeopleintheUKfacemanyofthesamebarrierswhenitcomestocinemaandTV.“Ahearingperson17gotothecinemaanytimewhereasdeafpeoplehavetomakesurethere’sasuitableviewingatimewe’refree,”says27-year-oldStaceyWorboysfromCardiff.ShehaslearnedBritishSignLanguage(BSL),andiscomfortableusingsubtitleswhenwatchingTVshowsandfilms.Butshefeelshavinganinterpreterwouldmakethings18(easy),especiallyforsomeonewhomightstrugglewithsubtitles.StaceyandTobyaren’ttheonlypeopletobewelcomingMariella’sapp.It’snowgotthousandsofusers,andshe’sworkinglongdaystobalanceitwithherA-levelstudies.ThetimedifferencefromNewYorktoherschoolinRugby,Warwickshire,meansshesetsheralarmfor5am.Sheadmitsit’s“abittough”—butthesilverliningisitgiveshertimetoworkonSignUponcelessonsareover.ThepositivereactionfromteachersandparentshaskeptMariella19(motivate)tofacetheearlystarts.“Themostmeaningfulcommentsarewhenit’sthefirsttimeachild20(have)fullaccesstoamovie.Thenumbersdon’treallymatter.Instead,it’sthemessages.”shesays.三、选词填空(★★★★)Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.spareB.respectableC.exhaustD.accidentalE.designedF.critics

G.advocatesH.mineI.commerciallyJ.relievingK.theoreticallyMajorcompaniesarealreadyinpursuitofcommercialapplicationsofthenewbiology.Theydreamofplacingenzymes(酶)intheautomobiletomonitor21andsenddataonpollutiontoamicroprocessorthatwillthenadjusttheengine.TheyspeakofwhatTheNewYorkTimescalls“Metal-hungrymicrobes(微生物)thatmightbeusedto22valuabletracemetalsfromoceanwater.”Theyhavealreadydemandedandwontherighttopatentnewlifeforms.Nervous23,includingmanyscientists,worrythatthereiscorporate,national,international,andinter-scientificcompetitionintheentirebiotechnologicalfield.Theycreateimagesnotofoilspills,butof“microbespills”thatcouldspreaddiseaseanddestroyentirepopulations.Thecreationand24releaseofextremelypoisonousmicrobes,however,isonlyonecauseforalarm.Completelyrationaland25scientistsaretalkingaboutpossibilitiesthatstagger(动摇)theimagination.Shouldwebreedpeoplewithcow-likestomachssotheycandigestgrassandhay,thereby26thefoodproblembymodifyingustoeatlowerdownonthefoodchain?Shouldwebiologicallyalterworkerstofitthejobrequirement,forexample,creatingpilotswithfasterreactiontimeorassembly-lineworkers27todoourmonotonousworkforus?Shouldweusegeneticforecastingtopre-eliminate“unfit”babies?Shouldwegrowreserveorgansforourselves,eachofushaving,asitwere,a“savingsbank”fullof28kidneys,liversorhands?Wildasthesenotionsmaysound,everyonehasits29(andopposers)inthescientificcommunityaswellasitsstrikingcommercialapplication.Astwocriticsofgeneticengineering,JeremyRifkinandTedHoward,stateintheirbookWhoShouldPlayGod?“BroadscalegeneticengineeringwillprobablybeintroducedtoAmericamuchthesamewayasassemblylines,automobiles,vaccines,computersandalltheothertechnologies.Aseachnewgeneticadvancebecomes30practical,anewconsumerneedwillbeexploitedandamarketforthenewtechnologywillbecreated.”四、完形填空(★★★★)You’vebeenpaintingforafewyears,haveshownworkinagroupshowatthelocalartcenter,andmaybeyouhaveevensoldapaintingortwo.Areyoureadyto_______thetitleofanamateurartist?Distinguishingbeginnersfromprofessionalartistsisa_______business.Itisnotjustamatterofyourabilitytocreatenicepaintings,nordoeshavinganotherjob_______disqualifysomeonefrombeingconsideredaprofessionalartist.Twokeyfactorscomeintoplaywhenmakingthat_______.Toturnprofessional,individualsmustprioritizethedevelopmentofdevelopingapersonalstyle.Whatmakesyourpaintingsdifferentthaneveryotherpaintingoutthere?Doyourpaintingsexhibitaunifiedthemethroughout,ordotheylack_______?Styledoesnotmeanthatyouarepaintingthesamesubjectorusingthesamepaintingmedium._______,itreferstothelookandfeelofyourpaintings.Apersonalstyledoesn’tcome_______butevolveswithtechnique,choiceofpaintingmedium,andthesubjectsyoudepict.You_______itthroughcontinuouspracticeandexploration.SalvadorDaliexploredmanyartisticmediums,buttheyallhavea_______Dalistyle.Everyartisthasastyleandwhenyoubegintodevelopit,thisiswhenyoureallyknowthatyou’reontheroadtobeingaprofessional.Anothersignificantfactorbehindbecomingaprofessionalartistisyour__________.Whatgetsyououtofbedeverymorningtopaint?Howdoyoufindtheenergytohaveallyourtimedevotedtopainting?__________,bothprofessionalsandamateurslovetodowhattheydoandtheygetsatisfactionoutofcreatingartHowever,Amateursmay__________paintingjustasahobbyortosatisfyacreativeimpulse.Forprofessionalartists,itgoesbeyondthat.Somewishtoconveyadeepmessageconcerninglife,society,orevenpolitics.Otherssimplyseekfinancialreturnstopayfamilybills.What’smore,manyamateurartistswaitfor__________tocome.Iftheyarenotinthemood,theydonotbotherlookingatthecanvas(画布).Theymayevenstoppaintingifanotheractivitypopsupintheirday.Professionalsarenevereasily__________ortornawayfromtheirartworkinprogress.Itmayeventakeanaturaldisastertoforcethemoutofthestudio.Professionalartistsarealsoconstantlypreparedtolookforideasforthenextpainting,drivenbythebeliefthatthenextpaintingwill__________thelastoneandthatthereisalwaysroomforimprovement.Areyoureadytobecomeaprofessional?Whetheryoupursueaprofessionalartcareerornot,keepcreating.Youwillfindapersonalsatisfactioninpaintingthatfewotherhobbiescangiveyou.31.A．stepbeyondB．contributetoC．talkofD．turninto32.A．rewardingB．trickyC．privateD．profitable33.A．incrediblyB．miserablyC．cruciallyD．necessarily34.A．promiseB．dealC．transformationD．recommendation35.A．consistencyB．depthC．originalityD．skills36.A．ThereforeB．HoweverC．FurthermoreD．Instead37.A．unexpectedlyB．harmoniouslyC．instantlyD．originally38.A．acquireB．transferC．imitateD．spot39.A．latestB．obviousC．modernD．lively40.A．creativityB．adaptabilityC．motivationD．vision41.A．InconclusionB．IncontrastC．InadditionD．Ingeneral42.A．specializeinB．excelinC．majorinD．engagein43.A．inspirationB．fameC．guidanceD．sponsorship44.A．trickedB．depressedC．distractedD．anxious45.A．guaranteeB．highlightC．commercializeD．outshine五、阅读理解(★★)Researchersinthefieldofpsychologyhavefoundthatoneofthebestwaystomakeanimportantdecision,suchaschoosingauniversitytoattendorabusinesstoinvestin,involvestheutilizationofadecisionworksheet.Psychologistswhostudyoptimizationcompareactualdecisionsmadebypeoplewiththeoreticalidealdecisionstoseehowsimilartheyare.Supportersoftheworksheetprocedurebelievethatitwillyieldoptimal,thatis,thebestdecisions.Althoughthereareseveralvariationsontheexactformatthatworksheetcantake,theyareallsimilarintheiressentialaspects.Worksheetsrequiredefiningtheprobleminaclearandconcisewayandthenlistingallpossiblesolutionstotheproblem.Next,therelevantconsiderationsthatwillbeaffectedbyeachdecisionarelisted,andtherelativeimportanceofeachconsiderationorconsequenceisdetermined.Eachconsiderationisassignedanumericalvaluetoreflectitsrelativeimportance.Adecisionismathematicallycalculatedbyaddingthesevaluestogether.Thealternativewiththehighestnumberofpointsemergesasthebestdecision.Sincemostimportantproblemsaremultifaceted(多层面的),thereareseveralalternativestochoosefrom,eachwithuniqueadvantagesanddisadvantages.Oneofthebenefitsofapencilandpaperdecision-makingprocedureisthatitpermitspeopletodealwithmorevariablesthantheirmindscangenerallycomprehendandremember.Ontheaverage,peoplecankeepaboutsevenideasintheirmindsatonce.Aworksheetcanbeespeciallyusefulwhenthedecisioninvolvesalargenumberofvariableswithcomplexrelationships.Arealisticexampleformanycollegestudentsisthequestion“WhatwillIdoaftergraduation?”Agraduatemightseekapositionthatoffersspecializedtraining,pursueanadvanceddegree,ortravelabroadforayear.Adecision-makingworksheetbeginswithabriefstatementoftheproblemthatwillalsohelptonarrowit.Itisimportanttobeclearaboutthedistinctionbetweenlong-rangeandimmediategoalsbecauselong-rangegoalsofteninvolveadifferentdecisionthanshort-rangeones.Focusingonlongrangegoals,agraduatingstudentmightrevisethequestionaboveto“WhatwillIdoaftergraduationthatwillleadtoasuccessfulcareer?”46.Ofthefollowingsteps,whichoccursbeforetheothersinmakingadecisionworksheet?

A．Listingtheconsequencesofeachsolution.B．Calculatinganumericalsummaryofeachsolution.C．Decidingwhichconsequencesaremostimportant.D．Writingdownallpossiblesolutions.47.Accordingtodecision-worksheettheory,anoptionaldecisionisdefinedasonethat________.

A．hasthefewestvariablestoconsiderB．usesthemostdecisionworksheetsC．hasthemostpointsassignedtoitD．isagreedbythegreatestnumberofpeople48.Theauthorstatesthat“Ontheaverage,peoplecankeepaboutsevenideasintheirmindsatonce”toexplainthat________.

A．mostdecisionsinvolvesevenstepsB．humanmentalcapacityhaslimitationsC．somepeoplehavedifficultymakingminoraswellasmajordecisionsD．peoplecanlearntokeepmorethansevenideasintheirmindswithpractice49.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A．Atooltoassistinmakingcomplexdecisions.B．Acomparisonofactualdecisionsandidealdecisions.C．Researchonhowpeoplemakedecisions.D．Differencesbetweenlong-rangeandshort-rangedecisionmaking.(★★★)OfSpecialInteresttoFreshman

FreshmanSeminarsaresmallclassesjustforfreshmen,withsomeofYork’smostdistinguishedfacultymembers.Someseminarsprovideanintroductiontoaparticularfieldofstudy;otherstakeaninterdisciplinary(跨学科的)approachtoavarietyoftopics.Allseminarsprovideafriendlyenvironmentfordevelopingrelationshipswithfacultymembersandpeers.STARS(Science,Technology,andResearchScholars)providesundergraduatesofeveryyearwithanopportunitytocombineresearch,course-basedstudy,anddevelopmentofmentorshipskills.Theprogramoffersresearchopportunitiesandsupporttostudentshistoricallyunderrepresentedinthefieldsofnaturalscienceandquantitativereasoning,suchasracialandethnicminorities,women,andthephysicallychallenged.Morethan100studentseachyearparticipateinSTARS,duringtheacademicyearoroverthesummermonths.DirectedStudiesisaselectivefreshmaninterdisciplinaryprogramfocusingonWesterncivilizationthatincludesthreeyearlongcourses—literature,philosophy,andhistoricalandpoliticalthought—inwhichstudentsreadthefoundationalworksoftheWesterntradition.PerspectivesonScienceandEngineeringisalectureanddiscussioncourseforabout75selectedfreshmenwhohaveexceptionallystrongbackgroundsinscienceormathematics.Theyearlongcourseexploresabroadrangeoftopics,exposesstudentstoquestionsatthefrontiersofscience,andconnectsthefirst-yearstudentstoYork’sScientificcommunity.AcademicAdvisingisacollectiveeffortbytheresidentialcolleges,academicdepartmentsandvariousofficesconnectedtoYorkUniversityDean’soffice.Students’primaryacademicadvisersaretheirresidentialcollegedeans,towhomtheymayalwaysturnforacademicandpersonaladvice.Thedeansliveinresidentialcollegesandsupervisetheadvisingnetworksinthecollege.StudentsalsohaveafreshmanadviserwhoisaYorkfacultymemberoradministratoraffiliatedwiththeiradvisees’residentialcollege.Eachacademicdepartmenthasadirectorofundergraduatestudies(DUS)whocandiscusswithstudentsthedepartment’scourseofferingsandrequirementsformajors.ScienceandEngineeringUndergraduateResearch

Yorkisoneoftheworld’sforemostresearchuniversities.IndependentengineeringresearchanddesignprojectsandscientificresearchareanessentialpartofundergraduatescienceeducationatYork.Sciencestudentscanbeginconductingoriginalresearchasearlyasthefreshmanyear.Ninety-fivepercentofundergraduatesciencemajorsengageinresearchwithfacultymentors.50.AnAfricanfemalefreshmanseekingopportunitiesofresearchismostlikelytochoose________.

A．FreshmanSeminars.B．DirectedStudies.C．STARS.D．PerspectivesonScienceandEngineering.51.InwhichprogrammaythesciencemajorsbeguidedtoreadShakespeare’sworks?

A．AcademicAdvising.B．DirectedStudies.C．STARS.D．FreshmanSeminars.52.WhichfreshmanmayhaveprioritytoattendPerspectivesonScienceandEngineering?

A．Theonewhohasalreadygotanovelpublished.B．AmedalistoftheInternationalMathematicalOlympiad.C．Theonewhohasdesignedanoriginalengineeringproject.D．AnapplicantforYork’sScientificCommunity.(★★★)FinancialregulationsinBritainhaveimposedaratherunusualruleonthebossesofbigbanks.Startingnextyear,anyguaranteedbonusoftopexecutivescouldbedelayed10yearsiftheirbanksareunderinvestigationforwrongdoing.Themainpurposeofthis“clawback”ruleistoholdbankersresponsibleforharmfulrisk-takingandtorestorepublictrustinfinancialinstitution.Yetofficialsalsohopeforamuchlargerbenefit:morelong-termdecision-makingnotonlybybanksbutalsobyallcorporations,tobuildastrongereconomyforfuturegenerations.“Short-termism”orthedesireforquickprofits,hasworsenedinpubliclytradedcompanies,saystheBankofEngland’stopeconomist,AndrewHaldane.Hequotesagiantofclassicaleconomies,AlfredMarshall,indescribingthisfinancialimpatienceasactinglike“Childrenwhopickthestrawberriesoutoftheirpuddingtoeatthematonce”ratherthanputtingthemasidetobeeatenlast.TheaveragetimeforholdingastockinboththeUnitedStatesandBritain,henotes,hasdroppedfromsevenyearstosevenmonthsinrecentdecades.Transient(短期的)investors,whodemandhighquarterlyprofitsfromcompanies,canholdbackafirm’seffortstoinvestinlong-termresearchortobuildupcustomerloyalty.Thishasbeencalled“quarterlycapitalism”.Inaddition,newdigitaltechnologieshaveallowedmorerapidtradingofequities(股票),quickeruseofinformation,andthusshortensattentionspansinfinancialmarkets.“Thereseemstobeanadvantageofshort-termthinkingattheexpenseoflong-terminvesting,”saidCommissionerDanielGallagheroftheUSSecuritiesandExchangeCommissioninspeechthisweek.IntheUS,theSarbanes-OxleyActof2002haspushedmostpubliccompaniestodelayperformancebonusesforseniorexecutivesbyaboutayear,slightlyhelpingreduce“short-termism.”InitslatestsurveyofCEOpay,TheWallStreetJournalfindsthat“asubstantialpart”ofexecutivepayisnowtiedtoperformance.Muchmorecouldbedonetoencourage“long-termism,”suchaschangesinthetaxcodeandquickerdisclosure(披露)ofstockacquisitions.InFrance,shareholderswhoholdontoacompanyinvestmentforatleasttwoyearscansometimesearnmorevotingrightsinacompany.Withincompanies,therightcompensationdesigncanprovidemotivationforexecutivestothinkbeyondtheirowntimeatthecompanyandonbehalfofallshareholders.Britain’snewruleisaremindertobankersthatsocietyhasaninterestintheirperformance,notjustfortheshorttermbutforthelongterm.53.Onereasonforimposingthenewruleistheregulations_________.

A．enhancebanker’ssenseofresponsibilityB．helpcorporationsachievelargerprofitsC．buildanewsystemoffinancialregulationD．guaranteethebonusesoftopexecutives54.Whatcanbelearnedabout“Short-termism”fromthepassage?

A．Childrenalwayspursueshort-termprofitsbyeatingstrawberriesfirst.B．Theinfluenceofitonthecompaniescanbenegativeinthelongrun.C．Itwillbringhighprofitsforthecompany,thuskeepingitscustomers.D．Digitaltechnologyactsasadominantcontributortoitsworsening.55.TheUSandFranceexamplesinparagraph5and6areusedtoillustrate________.

A．theobstaclestopreventing“short-termism”B．thesignificanceoflong-termthinkingC．theapproachestopromoting“long-termism”D．thepopularityofshort-termthinking56.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．FailureofQuarterlyCapitalismB．PatienceasaCorporateVirtueC．DecisivenessRequiredofTopExecutivesD．FrustrationofRisk-takingBankers(★★★★)MeetGenerationAlphaWhatcomesafterZ?Lotsofnameshavebeenproposedfortheworld’syoungestgeneration,bornroughlysince2010.Somearepredictable,suchas“iPadkids”and“GenerationAI”.Othersareconfusing,aswith“Polars”,whichreferstobothgrowingpolarizationandshrinkingicecaps.OnenamehascaughtonintheEnglish-speakingWest:“GenerationAlpha”.Itsymbolizesafreshchapter,saysMarkMcCrindle,theAustraliansocialscientistbehindit.“Alpha”hasrecentlybecomeapopularword.57MosthavecometorevealthingsAlphasareinterestedin(videogames,sports)andnot(recycling,thenews).Somehaveevenpredictedthefuture:Alphas,theysay,willbethemostinnovativegroupyet.Suchinsightsmakeforgoodheadlines.Butsocialscientistsagreethatitistoosoontoidentifythedistinctivecharacteristicsofagroupthatincludesveryyoungkids.58AccordingtoBobbyDuffy,aprofessoratKing’sCollegeLondon,plentyofjudgmentsmadenowwillbeprovedwronginthe