2026届上海市华东师大二附中英语高三上期末学业质量监测试题含解析

2026届上海市华东师大二附中英语高三上期末学业质量监测试题注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Atthemeeting,theheadmastersaidthatthegovernmentshouldpreventsuchthingsashurtchildren________again.A．happening B．happen C．tohappenDhappened2．---WhatdoesPM2.5mean？---It'saprofessional_____________indicatingtheconditionofairpollution.A．number B．markC．term D．item3．Theworld’sleadingthinkersandpolicymakersexaminewhat’scomeapartinthepastyear,andwhatwilldefinetheyearahead,A．evaluateB．innovateC．anticipateD．regulate4．Theforeignersherearegreatlyimpressedbythefactthat_______peoplefromallwalksoflifeareworkinghardfor________newTianjin.A．/;aB．/;theC．a;aD．the;the5．________inthelastexamination,shewasmoreconfidentofanothersuccessinthecomingone.A．Tosucceed B．Tohavesucceeded C．Havingsucceeded D．succeeding6．Thereisapopularview________incitystrangersarelesslikelytohelpanelderlyperson.A．that B．whetherC．why D．how7．—Don'tlookdownuponBob.Hehashisownadvantages.—Oh,yesothersareweak,heisstrong.A．Before B．WhenC．Where D．Though8．The90’speopleseemtohaveenjoyedthegreatbenefits________aboutbythegreatlevelofculturalandeconomicdevelopment.A．broughtB．bringingC．tobebroughtD．havingbrought9．Kateaskedthegirlstososhecouldhearwhatherhusbandsaidonthephone.A．slowdown B．comedown C．settledown D．breakdown10．Whatactually______theaccidenthasnotyetbeendetermined.A．broughtout B．broughton C．broughtabout D．broughtup11．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,_____sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay．A．for B．and C．yet D．or12．Hewrotealetter________heexplainedwhathadhappenedintheaccident.A．that B．whichC．where D．what13．________theprogram,theyhavetostaythereforanothertwoweeks.A．Notcompleting B．NotcompletedC．Nothavingcompleted D．Havingnotcompleted14．WehadwantedtosurpriseFatherwithabirthdaygift,butmysister_______byaskinghimwhathewouldlike.A．lickedherlipsB．ateherwordsC．spiltthebeansD．pulledhisleg15．Internetshoppingisreally________whenpeoplearesureofitssafetyandsecurity.A．takingoff B．takingupC．settingoff D．settingup16．Weshouldgobybus______wecangetthereearlier.A．assoonasB．whereC．inorderthatD．when17．（2018·海淀二模）Thisviewiscommon_________allsectionsofthecommunity.A．acrossB．aboveC．aroundD．along18．Differentculturalfeaturesofethnicgroupsare________oneanotherandworkoutamelody．A．intunewith B．inparallelwithC．incontrastto D．inresponseto19．Keepupyourspiritsevenifyou_____failhundredsoftimes.A．must B．needC．may D．should20．____________thefiercecompetitioninjobseeking,manyuniversitygraduateshavenochoicebuttoreducetheirowndemandforthesalary.A．FacedB．FacingC．TofaceD．Havingfaced第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）It'slongbeenthoughtthatinordertosucceedinlifeyouneedtothinkonlyofyourselfandignoretheneedsofothers.Newresearch,however,suggeststheexactoppositeistrueandbeingnicetoothersactuallymakesyoumorelikelytobesuccessful.Thescientistsfoundthat‘givers’weremorelikelytoshareknowledge,andinturngainmoreinformationthemselves.Researchersdividedparticipantsintothreegroupsbasedonapersonalitytest:givers,takersandmatchers.Inasocialdilemmatask,participantsweregivenamade-updonationwhichwasequaltotheamountof￡240($400).Theywerethenaskedtodecidehowmuchoftheirmoneytheywouldgivetoasharedgrouppool.Theyweretoldthatthemoneyinthepoolwouldbedoubledanddividedequallyamongallgroupmembers.Thus,itwouldbemorebeneficialtothegroupasawholeifeveryonecontributedtheirindividualdonations.However,itwouldbemorebeneficialfortheindividualifeveryoneelsefromthegroupcontributed,whiletheindividualkepthisorherownmoney.Theresearchersusedthisstrategic(策略的)informationsharingtasktoexaminehowmuchandwhichpiecesofinformationparticipantsshared:thelessimportantandalreadyknowninformationorthereallyimportantinformationonlyknownbytheindividual.Theresultsshowedthatgiversarelessself-centeredandself-lovingthantakers.Giverssharednotonlymoremoneywiththegroup,buttheyalsosharedimportantinformation.Takersontheotherhandkeptboththemoneyaswellasdifferenttypesofinformation.Thefindingssuggestthatitmaynotbeenoughtosimplyprovideknowledgemanagementtoolsinordertomakethebestofknowledgeexchangeinagroupofpeople.Itmaybenecessaryforleadersandmanagerstokeepinmindthepersonalitystylesoftheiremployees.Specifically,theyshouldbeawarethattakersmaykeeptheimportantinformationforthemselves.1、Whatisthetraditionalopinionaboutsuccess?A．Cooperatingandcommunicatingwithothers.B．Sharingknowledgeandinformationwithothers.C．Beingwarm-heartedandenthusiastictoothers.D．Payingallattentiontoyourownneed.2、Whatcanwelearnfromtheresultsofthepersonalitytest?A．Beingself-centeredandself-lovingwereunpopular.B．Bothgiversandtakersbenefitedfromeachother.C．Takersgotmorethangiversinmoneyandinformation.D．Sharinginturnbringsmoremoneyandimportantinformation.3、Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?A．Knowledgeexchangeinacompanyisnotenough.B．Knowingthepersonalitystyleshelpsthedevelopmentofthecompany.C．Leadersshouldnotshareanyinformationwithhisemployees.D．Employeesoftenkeepimportantinformationtothemselves.4、Inwhichcolumnofthenewspaperwillyoufindthispassage?A．Science.B．Entertainment.C．Cultureandart.D．Humannature.22．（8分）FourappsforstudentstolearnEnglishQuizletQuizletisalearningapp---acomputerprogramyouuseonyourmobiledevice.ItcanhelpusersbuildandtesttheirknowledgeofEnglishwordsandterms.Quizlethaswordsetsformillionsofsubjects.And,itisquicklybecomingausefulmobiletoolforlanguagelearners.SocrativeInSocrative,teacherscancreatetimedlearninggames.Inclass,studentscompeteindividuallyoraspartofateamagainstclassmates.OnegamestudentsloveiscalledspaceRace.Inthisgame,ifateamanswersaquestioncorrectly,theirrocketmovesforward.Thisteamwhoserocketgetstotheendfirstwins.Also,teacherscanuseSocrativeasan“exitticket,”aquestiontheycanaskstudentsaboutwhattheylearnedinthatday’sclass.Studentswritetheiranswersontheirmobiledevices.Then,theteachercanshowtheanswersonasharedvideoscreen.QRCodesAQRCodeisakindofsignthatasmartphonecanreadwithitscamera.WhenyourphonecamerareadsaQRcode,ittakesyoutoawebsite,image,videooranythingyouwanttoshare.Forexample,onewilltakeyoutotheVOALearningEnglishwebsite.EvernoteEvernoteletsusersstoreandsharenotes,imagesandrecordingsinoneplace.TeacherscanalsouseEvernotetogivehomework.1、Whichisthebestforstudentstobuildupvocabulary?A．Quizlet.B．QRCodes.C．Evernote.D．Socrative.2、WhatcanateacherdobyusingSocrative?A．Givehomework.B．Carryoutaclassroomtest.C．Lookupnewwords.D．VisitanEnglish-learningwebsite.3、What’sthepurposeofthetext?A．Tomakeanadvertisement.B．Toencourageusingmobilephones.C．ToimproveEnglishlearning.D．Tointroducesomelearningapps.23．（8分）Whydowelaughandgetamusementfromsomanydifferentthings,frompuns(双关语)topratfalls?Whyaresomethingsfunnytosomepeopleandnottoothers?Howisthatwhileasuccessfuljokecancausepleasure,asickonecancauseseriousharm?Overthecenturies,variousscholarshaveattemptedtoproduceauniversallyagreed-upontheoryofhumor.PlatoandAristotleintroducedthesuperiority(优越感)theory,theideathatpeoplelaughatthemisfortuneofothers.Theirtheoryseemstoexplainteasing,butitdoesn’tworkwellforknock-knockjokes.SigmundFreudarguedforhisrelieftheory,theconceptthathumorisawayforpeopletoreleasepsychologicaltensionandrevealtheirinnerfearsanddesires.Histheoryworkswellfordirtyjokes,lesswellformostpuns.Themajorityofhumorexpelstodayagreewiththeincongruitytheory,theideathathumorariseswhenthere’sagapbetweenwhatpeopleexpecttohappenandwhatactuallyhappens.Incongruityhasalotgoingforit—jokeswithunexpectedfunnylines,forexample,fitwell.Butscientistshavefoundthatincomedy,unexpectednessisovervalued.Withthegoalofdevelopinganew,moresatisfactoryexplanation,Iproduced“thegentleviolation(违背)theory”,theideathathumorariseswhensomethingseemswrongorthreatening,butisactuallyOKorsafe.Adirtyjoke,forexample,tradesonmoralorsocialviolations,butit’sonlygoingtogetalaughifthepersonlisteningisopenenoughtoconsiderthesubjectOKtotalkabout.Similarly,punscanbeseenaslinguisticviolationsthatstillmakegrammaticalsense.Andwhilemosthumortheorieshavestruggledtoaccountfortickling(挠痒痒),orjustavoidedthephenomenonaltogether,mytheoryaccountsforeventhiskindoflaughter.Ticklinginvolvesviolatingsomeone’sphysicalspaceinagentleway.Peoplecan’tticklethemselves—becauseitisn’taviolation.1、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsPlatoandAristotle’stheory?A．Critical. B．Approving.C．Uncaring D．Unclear.2、AccordingtoSigmundFreud’stheory,wecaninferthat________.A．peoplewilllaughwhentheyseeotherssufferB．tellingdirtyjokesisareliefofone’snervousfeelings’C．unexpectednesscanexplainhowhumorworksD．ticklingdoesn’tinvolvepsychologicaltension3、Accordingtotheauthor,whyaresomethingsfunnytosomepeoplebutnottoothers?A．Becausethesenseofhumorvariesgreatlyfrompersontoperson.B．Becausepeoplehavedifferentexpectationsforthesamething.C．Becausesomepeoplelackthesenseofsafetydeepintheirheart.D．Becausepeople’sunderstandingofviolationisdifferent.4、Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeofwritingthispassage?A．Todrawpeople’sattentiontotheresearchofhumor.B．Tocriticizepeople’smisconceptionsabouthumor.C．Toexplainwhatexactlycausespeopletolaugh.D．Toprovethesenseofhumorcanbedeveloped.24．（8分）阅读理解Onthefirstdayofschoolourprofessorintroducedhimselfandchallengedustogettoknowsomeonewedidn'tknow.Ilookedroundwhenagentlehandtouchedmyshoulder.Iturnedaroundtofindawrinkled,littleoldladywithasmile.Shesaid,“Hi,handsome.MynameisRose.I'meighty­sevenyearsold.CanIgiveyouahug？”Ilaughedandenthusiasticallyresponded,“Ofcourseyoumay！”Shegavemeagiantsqueeze.“Whyareyouincollegeatsuchayoung，innocentage？”Iasked.“IalwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowI'mgettingone！”shetoldme.AfterclasswewalkedtotheStudentUnionbuildingandsharedachocolatemilkshake.Webecameinstantfriends.Everydayofthenextthreemonthswewouldleaveclasstogetherandtalknon­stop.Iwasalwayslisteningtothis“timemachine”asshesharedherwisdomandexperiencewithme.Overthecourseoftheyear,Rosebecameacampusicon(偶像)andsheeasilymadefriendswherevershewent.AttheendofthesemesterweinvitedRosetospeakatourfootballdinner.I'llneverforgetwhatshetaughtus.“Wedonotstopplayingbecauseweareold;wegrowoldbecausewestopplaying.Thereisahugedifferencebetweengrowingolderandgrowingup.Anybodycangrowolder.Thatdoesn'ttakeanytalentorability.Theideaistogrowupbyalwaysfindingopportunitiesinchange.Havenoregrets.Theelderlyusuallydon'thaveregretsforwhatwedid,butratherforthingswedidnotdo.Theonlypeoplewhofeardeatharethosewithregrets.”Sheconcludedherspeechbycourageouslysinging“TheRose”．Shechallengedeachofustostudythelyrics(歌词)andlivethemoutinourdailylife.Attheyear'sendshefinishedthecollegedegreeshehadbegunallthoseyears.OneweekaftergraduationRosediedpeacefullyinhersleep.1、Whathappenedtotheauthoronthefirstdayofschool?A．Hegottoknowanoldprofessor.B．Hemadetheacquaintanceofanoldlady.C．HejoinedtheStudentUnion.D．Hehadtoshareamilkshakewithothers.2、FromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1,wecanfindouttheauthor's________.A．concernaboutageB．respectfortheoldC．curiosityabouttheladyD．complaintabouteducation3、Intheauthor'seyes，________.A．RosewasinnocentandgenerousB．RosewaswiseandskilledC．Rosewastalentedandhard­workingD．Rosewascourageousandherwordswereinspiring4、WhichsayingmightRosepossiblysupport________.A．Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.B．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.C．Romewasn'tbuiltinaday.D．Itisnousecryingoverspiltmilk.25．（10分）WhenIwas5,myfatherworkedthenightshiftasanurseinahospital.Hewasalwayscarryinghisstethoscope(听诊器)sonaturally,soIcalledhim“Dr.Saldivar”whileIpressedhisstethoscopeagainsthischest.Butmyfather,asahumbleman,wasalwayscorrectingme:“Iamnotadoctor,son,butyoucanbeone.”IgrewupfeelinglikeIhadnolimitsbecauseofmomentslikethis,whichhashelpedmetakeriskspersonallyandprofessionallyinspiteofthehardshipsIhadtoendure.BeingborntoMexicanimmigrantsmeantthatmyparentshadtoworkveryhardtoprovideformyfamilyandIhadtolearntostrugglethroughschoolpaperworkonmyown,becausemyparents'Englishwaslimitedandtheycouldn'talwaysbetheremotivatingusthroughtheprocess.IfIwantedtosucceedacademically,myperseverance,andstrengthwouldbetested.Perseverance,strengthandgoodeducationarethegatewaytosuccess.AndthisisespeciallytruewhenyoulookattheobstaclesthatLatinoshavetoovercometosucceedinpublicschools.Forinstance,whilethenationalhighschooldropout(辍学)ratehasdecreasedsignificantly,westillhavethehighestdropoutrateinthecountry.Wearemorelikelytoliveinpovertyandattendraciallyseparatedschools.TheseissuescreatemanyotherproblemsforLatinos.Tohelprelievemyfamilyburden,IfoundmyfirstjobwhenIwas14atalocalhotel.Despitethelonghoursonmynewjob,Iworkedhard.Meanwhile,Icontinuallystressedtheimportanceofgettingarespectableeducationanddideverythingpossibletogetonestepclosertomakingmydreamareality.Nearlyadecadelater,IbecamethefirstinmyfamilytograduatefromtheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia.Knowingthesocial,economic,andpoliticalstrugglesthatacommunityfaces,Ibegantopursuejournalismtogivethedisadvantagedminoritiesavoice.1、Whatinspiredtheauthorwhenhewasachild?A．Hiscuriosityaboutthestethoscope.B．Anurseinhisfather'shospital.C．Theencouragingwordsfromhisfather.D．Thehardshipshesuffered.2、Theexampleinthethirdparagraphgivenbytheauthorsuggests________.A．moreLatinosarereceivinghighereducationinAmericaB．racialseparationhaslongbeenforbiddeninAmericaC．AmericaneducationsystemisbetterconstructedD．Latinoimmigrantsarestillfacingmanyproblems3、Theauthorchosetobecomeajournalist,hopingto________.A．speakforthedisadvantagedLatinosB．enjoyadifferentlifeC．showhissuccessasaLatinoD．repaythesacrificehisparentsmade4、Whatcanwelearnfromtheauthor’sexperience?A．Immigrationisanapproachtopersonalsuccess.B．AmericanDreamisdifficultfortheLatinostoachieve.C．DisadvantagedLatinosarestillfacingmanychallenges.D．Goodeducationisawaytosuccessfullife.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Fromthewindowofmyroom,Icouldseetallcotton-rosehibiscus（木棉树）.Inspring,whengreenleaveswerehalf1inmist,thetreelookedveryattractive,2withredflowers.Thisinspiringneighborofmineoften3mymindworking.Iregardeditasmybestfriend4.However,whenIopenedthewindowonemorning,tomyamazement,thetreewasalmost5beyondrecognitionasaresultofthestorm6thenightbefore.Iwasseizedwithasuddensorrowatthethought“alltheflowersaretofall”.Icouldnothelp7withemotion:thecourseoflifeneverruns8,fortherearesomanyupsanddowns9twistsandturns.Theprocessofmylifesawmybelovedfriendspartingoneafteranother.Isn’tit10totheflowersfallingoffthetreeinthewind?Thisevent11frommymemoryastimewentby.OnedayafterIcamehome,Ifoundtheroomhardtobreatheinandopenedthewindow12.Somethingoutsidecaughtmy13andimpressedme.Itwasplumtree（李树）withflowers14beautifullybythesunset.Thesurprisediscoveryfilledmewithpleasure.Iwondered15Ihadnoideaofsometoughliferestartingoverthefallenpetals（花瓣）whenIfeltsorryforthehibiscus.Whenthelastpetal16,alltheadmirationforthehibiscusdisappearedasifnothingwasleft,untilthelandscapewasagaindecoratedwiththeredplumflowersto17peopleoflife’salternationandcontinuity.Can'titbesaidthatlifeisactuallyasymphony,aharmonious18oflossandgain.Standingbythewindowlostinthoughtforalongtime,Irealizedthatnosceneryintheworldremains19Aslongasyoukeepyourheartbathedinthesun,everydawnwillpresentafinestartforyouandtheworldwillalwaysbeabout20hopes.1、A．buriedB．placedC．hiddenD．trapped2、A．coveredB．surroundedC．dottedD．marked3、A．setB．preventedC．observedD．bore4、A．regularlyB．graduallyC．narrowlyD．generally5、A．blankB．vacantC．bareD．empty6、A．effectB．damageC．faultD．feast7、A．teasingB．yellingC．swearingD．sighing8、A．luckyB．smoothC．simpleD．cozy9、A．aswellasB．ratherthanC．asmanyasD．regardlessof10、A．dueB．contraryC．similarD．familiar11、A．sankB．fadedC．maturedD．quit12、A．casuallyB．activelyC．merelyD．fiercely13、A．soulB．noseC．eyeD．mind14、A．setoffB．setupC．putupD．putoff15、A．whenB．ifC．howD．why16、A．slippedB．quitC．droppedD．broke17、A．ridB．warnC．convinceD．remind18、A．compositionB．dilemmaC．divisionD．conflict19、A．unlimitedB．unspoiledC．unchangedD．unexpected20、A．freshB．practicalC．previousD．vain第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Ifyoumakeacareerchoicewhileyouarestillinhighschool,youwillsavetimeandmoneyinthelongrun.Studentswhodonotplanaheadmaydelaystartingcollegeortakeextracourses1．(give)themselvestimetomakeuptheir2．(mind).U.S.NewsandWorldReports3．(say)thattheaverageannualtuitionatafour-yearcollegeis$35,000.Ifyouspend4．extrayearinschool,youmayhavetotakeoutadditionalloansorpayextramoneytocoverthecost.Choosingacareerwhileyouareinhighschoolalsogivesyoutimetoexploreyour5．(choose)industry.Ifyoufindacareer6．soundsinteresting,youcanfollowsomeoneinthefieldandseewhatitis7．(real)liketohavethatjob.Youcanalsoapply8．achancetogetaninformalpositionrelatedtoyourdesiredindustry.Thiswillhelpyoubuildaprofessionalnetworkevenbeforeyougraduatefromhighschool.Professionalcontactsarevery9．(value),especiallywhenyouarelookingforajobinyourfield.Ifyoudoasmuchasyoucantobuildanetwork10．youarereadyforajob,youwillbemorelikelytosucceed.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(/\)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)

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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、C3、C4、A5、C6、A7、B8、A9、C10、C11、C12、C13、C14、C15、A16、C17、A18、A19、C20、B第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、D2、D3、B4、A22、1、A2、B3、D23、1、A2、B3、D4、C24、Everyday,peoplecomeintocontactwiththousandsofchemicals.Thesechemicalsaresaidtobeharmlesstohumanhealth.Infact，thechemicalsareconsideredsosafethatwewashwiththem.Weputthemonourbodiesandevenourfaces.Otherchemicalproductsareusedthroughoutourhomes.Bythetimeyouwalkoutofyourfrontdoor,youhavealreadybeenexposedtothousandsofchemicals.Onitsown,eachchemicalseemsharmless.Butincombinationwithotherchemicals,theymaybecomedeadly.Thatisthefindingofatwo-yearstudybyahigh-profiletaskforceofscientists.Thetaskforcewastoldtoinvestigatethecancer-causingpossibilityofchemicalmixtures.LindaGulliverwasoneof174scientistsonthetaskforce.Theirjobwastostudythecancer-causingpotentialof85chemicals.All85aresaidtobecommonintheenvironment.Ms.Gulliverexplainsthatchemicalshavethepotentialorytoformdangerousmixtures.Evensimplemineralscanbecomedangerouswhenmixedwithchemicalsfoundinplasticsorbeautyproducts.Workingingroups,thescientistsexploredhowdifferentchemicalmixturescouldleadtocancer.