2025~2026学年上海市甘泉外国语中学高一上学期期中英语试卷

2025~2026学年上海市甘泉外国语中学高一上学期期中英语试卷一、语法填空(★★★)1.Bythetimewereachedthemountaintop,thesun________(set)behindtheclouds.(所给词的适当形式填空)(★★★)2.Anewlibrary________(build)inourcommunitynextyear.Itwillbeopentoallresidentsforfree.(所给词的适当形式填空)(★★)3.Whentheteacherenteredtheclassroom,thestudents________(discuss)thetopicingroupswithgreatexcitement.(所给词的适当形式填空)(★★★)4.Theoldbuilding________(repair)now,soit’snotopentovisitors.Youhavetocomenextmonth.(所给词的适当形式填空)(★★)5.Theletterwaswritteninsuchahurrythatseveralspellingmistakescanstillbefoundevenafterit________(check)twicebytheeditor.(所给词的适当形式填空)(★★★)6.Thenewsystem,whichourengineershavebeentestingforseveralmonths,isexpectedtoreduceenergyconsumptionby20percentonceit________(put)intooperation.(所给词的适当形式填空)(★★★)7.________________________hardthetaskis,wemustcompleteitontime.(用适当的词填空)(★★★)8.You’dbettertakeanumbrella________________itbeginstorainonthewayhome.(用适当的词填空)(★★★)9.Youcanborrowthecar________________________youdrivecarefullyandreturnitontime.(用适当的词填空)(★★★)10.________________shehasnoexperienceinthisfield,herperformanceintheprojectisalreadyquiteimpressive.(用适当的词填空)二、选词填空(★★★)Directions:Completethefollowingsentencesbyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.maintainedB.breathtakingC.temptedD.ancientE.panic

F.respectG.forfearofH.contextI.inmemoryofJ.signalledK.takeaways11.Thosehardworkingpeoplereallydeserve________nomatterwhatfieldstheyareengagedin.12.Proverbsgenerallydonotexpressthemeaningdirectly,butrequirethereaderstounderstandfromthe________orevenculture.13.Mostofthedriverswill________iftheyseesmokecomingoutoftheengineonthehighway.14.Thehousehas________viewsfromeveryroom,whichisthereasonforitshighprice.15.Hemaynotevendrinkwateratnight________swallowinginsects,possiblyfloatingonthesurface.16.Nowadays,moreandmorepeoplearebeing________tosignupforYogaclasses,takingadvantageofthehealthandrelaxationbenefits.17.ThegroupcallsitselfBlackThursday________the1929stockmarketcrashintheUnitedStates.18.IfoundmostofthebuildingsinZhouzhuang________thesimplebutbeautifularchitecturalcharacteristicsoftheQingDynasty.19.Amongthosewhobuylunch,40percenteatinarestaurantand20percentorder________.20.She________tomewithaquick,meaningfullook.ThenIknewwhichwaytogo.(★★★★)Directions:Readthefollowingpassageandcompleteitbyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachchoicecanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.inspiredB.reactC.trackedD.necessarilyE.disastersF.analyzed

G.positiveH.possibilityI.essentiallyJ.rulesK.listBadnewssells.Ifitbleeds,itleads.Nonewsisgoodnews,andgoodnewsisnonews.Thosearetheclassic21fortheeveningbroadcastsandthemorningpapers.Butnowthatinformationisbeingspreadandmonitoredindifferentways,researchersarediscoveringnewRules.Scientists22people’se-mailsandonlineposts,andfoundthatgoodnewsspreadfasterandfartherthan23andsadstories.“The‘ifitbleeds’ruleworksformassmedia,”saysJonahBerger,ascholarattheUniversityofPennsylvania.“Theywantyoureyeballsanddon’tcarehowyou’refeeling.Butwhenyoushareastorywithyourfriends,youcarealotmorehowthey24.Youdon’twantthemtothinkofyouasaDebbieDowner.”Researchersstudyingword-of-mouthcommunication—e-mails,Webpostsandreviews,face-to-faceconversationsfoundthatittendedtobemorepositivethannegative,butthatdidn’t25meanpeoplepreferredpositivenews.Waspositivenewssharedmoreoftensimplybecausepeopleexperiencedmoregoodthingsthanbadthings?Totestforthat26,Dr.Bergerlookedathowpeoplespreadaparticularsetofnewsstories:thousandsofarticlesonTheNewYorkTimes’website.HeandaPenncolleague27the“moste-mailed”listforsixmonths.Oneofhisfirstfindingswasthatarticlesinthesciencesectionweremuchmorelikelytomakethe28thannon-sciencearticles.HefoundthatscienceamazedTimes’readersandmadethemwanttosharethis29feelingwithothers.Readersalsotendedtosharearticlesthatwereexcitingorfunny,orthat30negativefeelingslikeangeroranxiety,butnotarticlesthatleftthemmerelysad.Theyneededtobearousedonewayortheother,andtheypreferredgoodnewstobad.Themorepositiveanarticle,themorelikelyitwastobeshared,asDr.BergerexplainsinhisnewbookContagious:WhyThingsCatchOn.三、完形填空(★★★★)Onceuponatime,muchoftheworldwaspopulatedbywolves.TheyrangedallovertheUnitedStatesandCanada,SiberiaandmuchofmainlandEurope,aswellasGreatBritain,andifhumanshadn’tcomealong,theywouldstillbethere________.Butmandidcomealong,farmedtheland,________thewolveskillingtheirlivestock(家畜)andsograduallydrovethemoutofthehomesthathadoncebeentheirs.Wolvesarenot________inourlanguageandourliterature,however.Infairystories,theyareseenasevilanddangerous,always________toeatpeople.RememberthetimewhenLittleRedRidingHoodthinksthatawolfishergrandmother?“Whatbigteethyou’vegot,Grandmother?”shesays,andthewolf,disguised(伪装)ashergrandmother,shoutsback,“Allthebettertoeatyouwith,mydear!”IfyoureallywanttoseehowEnglish-speakinghumansthinkofthewolf,justlookatthe________!“Awolfinsheep’sclothing”isnotapleasantpersonanda“wolf-whistle”isnotapleasantsound!Yetwolvesaretotallyunliketheimagewehaveofthemfromlegendandlanguage.Forastart,theydon’t________humans;indeed,theydotheirbesttokeepoutofourway.Theyareverysociableanimals,livinginpacksandlookingaftertheiryoungwithafondnessthatshouldmakesomehumans________themselves.Farfromwolfmusicbeing________,thehowlofthewolf—thecryofthewholepack—asthefullmoonrisesinastar-brightsky,isoneofthemostbeautifulsoundsinnature.Theyarebeautifulcreatureswhichcanrunatspeedsofupto65kphiftheyhaveto.Theycanjumpupandrunuprockfaceslikeacat.Andwhentheydo________,their42largeteetharefearsomelyeffective.Butthe________remainsthatwelovethelion,thekingofthejungle,whilewedemonize(妖魔化)thewolf,oneofthemostbeautifulanimalsintheworld.Only________dowriterstreatthemnicely;________,ashe-wolfissupposedtohavefedthetwinsRemusandRomulus,whowentontofoundthecityofRome.Andso,whilemankillsanimalsintheirmillions,oftenjustforthefunofit,thewolfonthemountain,outinthewilderness,runningovertheSiberianwastes,representsastateofnatural________thatwedonotknowandcanneverobtain,eventhoughwe________itinourhearts.Perhapsthat’swhy,intheend,we________thewolfsomuch—forhavingsomethingwecannevergetourhandson.31.A．onaregularbasisB．toasmallextentC．ingreatnumbersD．beyondcertainlimits32.A．succeededinB．agreedwithC．workedoutD．objectedto33.A．killersB．victimsC．charactersD．mistakes34.A．reluctantB．readyC．unlikelyD．sure35.A．languageB．behaviourC．teachingD．learning36.A．avoidB．frightenC．attackD．protest37.A．surprisedatB．pleasedwithC．ashamedofD．interestedin38.A．peacefulB．loudC．musicalD．soft39.A．runB．killC．jumpD．cry40.A．possibilityB．mysteryC．evidenceD．fact41.A．occasionallyB．recentlyC．immediatelyD．finally42.A．onthewholeB．inadditionC．evensoD．forexample43.A．dutyB．graceC．competitionD．skill44.A．dreamofB．livebyC．fightagainstD．learnfrom45.A．cageB．keepC．hateD．notice四、阅读理解(★★★)ItTastesJustLikeChickenAwayfromhome,eatingismorethanjustawaytokeepyourstomachfull.Itisalanguageallitsown,andnowordscansay,“Gladtomeetyou…gladtobedoingbusinesswithyou…”quitelikesharingamealofferedbyyourhost.Clearly,mealtimeisnotthetimeforyoutosay,“Thanks,butnothanks.”Acceptanceofthefoodonyourplatemeansacceptanceofhost,country,andcompany.So,nomatterhowdifficultitmaybetoswallow,swallow.Or,asoneexperiencedtravellersays,“Travelwithacast-ironstomachandeateverythingeverywhere.”Often,thefoodofferedrepresentsproudlyyourhostcountry’seatingculture.WhatwouldAmericansthinkofaFrenchpersonwhorefusedtotakeabiteofhomemadeapplepieorsirloin?Ourdiscomfortcomesnotsomuchfromthethingitself,itcomesfromourunfamiliaritywithit.Afterall,anoysterhasremarkablythesamelookasasheep’seye;andafirstlookatalobsterwouldremindalmostanybodyofacreaturefromasciencefictionmovie,notsomethingyoudipinbutterandeat.Bytheway,inSaudiArabia,sheep’seyesareafamousdishandinpartsofChina,it’sbear’spawsoup.Canyourefusesuchfoodwithoutbeingrude?Mostexperiencedbusinesstravellerssayno,atleastnotbeforetakingatleastafewbites.Ithelps,though,tosliceanyitemverythin.Thisway,youminimizethetasteandthereminderofwhereitcamefrom.Or,“Swallowitquickly,”asonetravellerrecommends.“Istillcan’ttellyouwhatsheep’seyestastelike.”Asfordealingwithtaste,theoldlinethat“ittastesjustlikechicken”isoftenthankfullytrue.Evenwhenthe“it”isreallyratorsnake.Anotherusefulpieceofadviceisnotknowingwhatyouareeating.What’sfordinner?Don’task.AvoidglancingintothekitchenorlookingatEnglish-languagemenus.Yourhostwillbepleasedthatyouareeatingthefoodheoffers,andwhoknows?Maybeitreallyischickeninthatsoup.46.Thepurposeofthearticleisto________.

A．introduceunfamiliarfoodB．sharethewriter’spersonalexperiencesC．adviseonhowtopolitelyrefusetoeatforeignfoodD．suggestwaystoovercomeaculturalbarrieronfood47.Accordingtothewriter,peoplehesitateatstrangefoodmainlydueto________.

A．thewayitlooksB．lackofinformationaboutitC．safetyworriesD．theunfamiliaratmosphere48.Fromthearticlewecaninferthat________.

A．oneshouldrefusestrangefoodafterafewbitesB．English-languagemenusarenotalwaysdependableC．anAmericanmayfeelcomfortablewithsirloinD．oneneedsacast-ironstomachtotravelinothercultures(★★)

UniversalQuartetatHFZFeaturingJessicaMaurer(vocal)andKentin(saxophone)fromFrance,plusTinhoPereira(guitar)andLeonardoSusi(percussion)fromBrazil,thisquartetisaharmoniousmixingofthreecities(Paris,Sao-Paulo,andShanghai).CheckthemouteveryWednesdayattheLoungeofHongFangZi.Dates:EveryWednesday8pm

Ticket:40yuanforadultsandhalfpriceforkids

Music:Liveband

Venue:HFZ

Address:6/FHFZ,35ShanxiRd.S.

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Moreinfo:@LatinoHeatAlloriginalLatinmusiconSundaysatZapata’swithfreeSalsacoursespresentedbyteachersfromcountriesallovertheworld.SalsaislovedbyLatinoswithatasteforthespicy,incorporatingLatinomusicsince1933.ItisacombinationofLatinoDancewhichincludes:Mambo,RumbaandCha-Cha.ThegoodpartaboutSalsaisthatit’seasytolearnanditsfun.LetLatinpassionsmakeShanghai’scolorfulnightlifehotter.Date:EverySunday,8:30pm—9:30pm

Tickets:40yuanincludes1hourfreelesson+1standardalcoholicdrink,or2softdrinks

Venue:Zapata’s

Address:5HengshanRd

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Moreinfo:http://PianoRecitalAsoneofthemostoutstandingyoungpianistsinRussia,DmitriGordinstudiedwithmanyRussianmasterssuchasVladimirKrainev.HegraduatedfromMoscowTchaikovskyConservatorywherehebuiltsolidacademicfoundationforhisfuturecareer.Gordinplaysvariousstyles,includingSchubert,Haydn,Mozart,Beethoven,LisztandShostakovich.Date:December28,Friday,7:45pm

Tickets:60—300yuan

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Venue:ShanghaiOrientalArtCenter

Address:425DingxiangRd.,PudongApeninoLiveTheSpanishballadsingerhaswonfansallovertheworldwithhissimple,cleanandtransparentmusic.Electronicsoundplustetrachord,SanDiegowrites,composesandsingsallbyhimself,creatinguniqueSpanish-stylefolkmusic.Date:December29,Saturday,7:45pm

Tickets:50yuan,80yuan

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Venue:ShanghaiOrientalArtCenter

Address:425DingxiangRd.,Pudong49.TheQuartetatHFZisacombinationofthefollowingcitiesEXCEPT________.

A．ShanghaiB．Sao-PauloC．ParisD．San-Francisco50.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A．DrinksareofferedfreeofchargeatZapata’s.B．DmitriGordinwasinfluencedbymanyRussianmasters.C．SanDiegoisaSpanishfolksingercreatingcharacteristicSpanishfolkmusic.D．OnecangethimselfexposedtotraditionalLatinomusicatZapata’s.51.IftheSmithswanttotaketheirdaughterJennywhois9yearsoldtoUniversalQuartet,howmuchdotheyhavetopayalltogether?

A．40yuan.B．80yuan.C．100yuan.D．60yuan.(★★★)Onasummerin1871,ayoungartistsathighuponacliffintheAmericanWest.Hewasfascinatedbythemagnificenceofthewildernesshesaw.InthedistancetheYellowstoneRivercamecrashingdownahugewaterfallintoabasinofskyblue.Belowhimlayenormousvalleywalls,violentlycarvedoutofthecream-yellowstone.Topaintthesewonders,thethin,strongmanhadenduredafour-dayrideonthenewlybuiltNorthernPacificRailroad.Hewastravellingasanartistonasurveyteam.TheworkhecreatedasaresultofthistripwouldintroducethousandsofAmericanstothegloriouslandscapeoftheirowncountry—andhelptoestablishYellowstoneasthefirstnationalparkintheUS.Whilethebeardedfiguresatgazingatthemarvelousviewsaroundhim,hewonderedifhecouldcaptureonpaperalltheglorieshesaw.Alonewithhiswatercolorsanddrawingpencils,34-year-oldThomasMoranbegantodraw.TheartistwhodidsomuchfortheAmericanWestwasbornintoafamilyofweaversinBolton,England,in1837.WhenMoranwasseven,hisfamilymovedtoPhiladelphia,wheretheyworkedlonghoursattheloom(织布机).Asensitiveyoungman,Moranspenthisearlyadulthoodimprovinghisartwithoutformaleducation.Daytripsoutsidethecityintroducedhimtothebeautyofslopinghillsidesandshiningriverbeds,andhetranslatedallthesesightsintooilpaintingsthatgrewmoreassuredastimewentby.Hesoldenoughoftheseearlyworkstokeepgoing.By1870MoranwasillustratingarticlesforScribner’sMonthl