2025~2026学年上海市嘉定区育才中学高二上学期期末诊断英语试卷

2025~2026学年上海市嘉定区育才中学高二上学期期末诊断英语试卷一、语法填空Directions:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithgivenwords,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiven;fortheotherblanks,useonewordforeachblankthatbestfitsthecontext.SciencejournalsbanlistingofChatGPTasco-authoronpapersThepublishersofthousandsofscientificjournalshavebannedorrestrictedcontributors’useofanadvancedAI-drivenchatbotamidtheconcerns1itcouldpepperacademicliteraturewithflawedandevenfabricatedresearch.ChatGPT,afluentbutflakychatbotdevelopedbyOpenAIinCalifornia,hasimpressedordistressedmorethanamillionhumanusersbyrattlingoutpoems,shortstories,essaysandevenpersonaladvicesinceitslaunchinNovember.2thechatbothasprovedahugesourceoffun--itstakeonhowtofreeapeanutbuttersandwichfromaVCR,inthestyleoftheKingJamesBible,isonenotablehit--theprogramcanalsoproducefakescientificabstractsthatareconvincingenoughtofoolhumanreviewers.ChatGPT’smorelegitimate(legal)usesinarticlepreparationhavealreadyledtoit3(credit)asaco-authoronahandfulofpapers.ThesuddenarrivalofChatGPThaspromotedascramblepublishedtorespond.OnThursday,HoldenThorp,theeditor-in-chiefoftheleadingUSjournalScience,announcedanupdatededitorialpolicy,banningtheuseoftextfromChatGPTandclarifyingthattheprogramcouldnotbelistedasanauthor.“Giventhecrazethathasbuiltuparoundthis,it’sagoodideatomake4absolutelyclearthatwewillnotpermitChatGPTtobeanauthorortohaveitstext5(use)inpapers,”Thorpsaid.Leadingscientificjournalsrequireauthorstosignaform6(declare)thattheyareaccountable7theircontributiontothework.SinceChatGPTcannotdothis,itcannotbeanauthor,Thorpsays.ButevenusingChatGPTinthepreparationofapaperisproblematic,hebelieves.ChatGPTmakesplentyoferrors,whichcouldfindtheirwayintotheliterature,hesays,andifscientistscome8(rely)onAIprogramstoprepareliteraturereviewsorsummarizetheirfindings,thepropercontextoftheworkandthedeepscrutiny(inspection)thatresultsdeservecouldbelost.“Thatistheoppositedirectionofwhereweneedtogo,”hesaid.Otherpublishershavemadesimilarchanges.OnTuesday,Springer-Nature,whichpublishesnearly3,000journals,updateditsguidelinestostatethatChatGPTcannotbelistedasanauthor.ButthepublisherhasnotbannedChatGPToutright.Thetool,andotherslikeit,canstillbeusedinthepreparationofpapers,providedthatfulldetails9(reveal)inthemanuscript.Elsevier,whichpublishesabout2,800journals,includingCellandtheLancet,hastakenasimilarstancetoSpringer-Nature,10guidelinesallowtheuseofAItoolstoimprovethereadabilityandlanguageoftheresearcharticle,butnottoreplacekeytasksthatshouldbedonebytheauthors,suchasinterpretingdataordrawingscientificconclusions.二、选词填空Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.actionsB.choosingC.exercisingD.groundedE.intentionalF.modest

G.passengersH.predictiveI.separatingJ.thoughtsK.weighingFreeWillUndertheScannerOnenight,whilelyingawake,Ifoundmyselfturningoverdifferentwaystobeginanessay.Iimaginedsentenceaftersentence,11howeachmightflowintothenext.Allthewhile,neurons(神经元)werequietlyfiringinmybrain.ThatneuralactivityhelpsexplainwhyIhadthose12—butdoesitalsomeanIhadnochoiceinthematter?Somescientistsbelieveso.Anumberofinfluentialstudiessuggestthatourbrainslaunch13beforeweareawareofmakingadecision.Inthe1980s,BenjaminLibetfoundthatelectricalsignalsinthebrain—so-calledreadinesspotentials—appearbeforepeoplereportchoosingtomove.Morerecentstudieshavefoundsimilarresults,sometimesdetecting14brainactivityseveralsecondsinadvance.Thesefindingshaveledsomeresearcherstoconcludethatfreewilldoesn’texist—thatthebrain,notthemind,determineswhatwedo.NeuroscientistJohn-DylanHaynes,forinstance,hasarguedthatourdecisionsare“predetermined,”andthatthebrainis“makingthedecisionbeforetheperson.”PhilosopherandbiologistJerryCoynegoesfurther,claimingthatnoneofourchoicesresultfrom15reflectionatall.Butdotheseexperimentsreallyshowthatwearemere16,watchingdecisionsunfoldfromthebackseat?Notquite.Thetasksinvolvedinthesestudies,like17betweentwobuttons,aresimple.Theydonotreflectthekindofthoughtfulplanningweengageineveryday.Moreover,thepowerofearlybrainsignalsis18atbest.Inmanycases,it’sonlyslightlymoreaccuratethanacoinflip(抛硬币).Otherresearchshowsthatconscious(有意识的)thoughtdoesmatter.Formingspecificintentions,reflectingongoals,and19self-controlcansignificantlyinfluenceouractions.Theseprocesses,though20inthebrain,arecentraltowhatweunderstandasfreewill.三、完形填空Informationliteracyseemstobeauniquephraseforourtime.Itisimportantinallaspectsoflifetoachievepersonal,social,workplaceandeducationalgoals.Lastmonth,aleadingtestprovidingcompany________thatithadcreatedonetomeasurestudents’abilityto________onlinematerial.Thatsuggestedanofficialrecognitionthatthemillionsofdollarsspenttosupplyonlineaccesstoourstudentsisof________useunlessstudentsknowhowtofindoutusefulinformationfromtheoceanof________ontheWeb.Clearly,“computerskills”arenotenough.Studentsarenever________whilesurfingtheInternet.Theytrusteverythingonline.Thattrusting________ispartlyalegacy(遗留物)oftheprintage.Ifwetendtobelievethingswereadinlibrarybooks,itisbecausetheyhavebeen________firstbyapublisher,whodecidedtheywereworthprinting,andthenbythelibrarianwhoacquiredthemortheprofessorwhorequestedtheir________.TheWeb,however,enjoysnosuch________.Butthereisaparadox(矛盾)inthewaypeoplethinkoftheWeb.Everyoneisawarethatbadinformationiseverywhereonline.Butmostpeoplefeel________thattheycansortthegoodfromthebad.Inasurvey________bythePewProjectontheInternetandAmericanLife,87percentofsearch-engineuserssaidtheyfoundwhattheywerelookingforallormostofthetime.Thatlevelofconfidencemaynotbe________,particularlywhenasearchforinformationrequiresjudgingaWebsite’s________.AccordingtothePewsurvey,only38percentofsearch-engineuserswereawareofthedifferencebetweenunpaidand________searchresults,andonly18percentcouldtellwhichiswhich.PeopletendtojudgethecreditofaWebsitebyitsappearance,________bycheckingwhoputitupandwhy.21.A．promisedB．announcedC．providedD．reminded22.A．developB．improveC．endureD．evaluate23.A．greatB．fullC．littleD．low24.A．charmB．searchC．misunderstandingD．rubbish25.A．alertB．exhaustedC．confusedD．considerable26.A．natureB．sampleC．skillD．site27.A．publicizedB．screenedC．declinedD．maintained28.A．interactionB．techniqueC．purchaseD．authority29.A．growthB．processC．challengesD．security30.A．confusedB．incapableC．negativeD．confident31.A．interviewedB．concealedC．reliedD．released32.A．justifiedB．frustratedC．imposedD．devoted33.A．designB．profitC．creditD．allowance34.A．launchedB．sponsoredC．rejectedD．volunteered35.A．apartfromB．inparticularC．ratherthanD．aswellas四、阅读理解EveryAprilIamtroubledbythesameconcern—thatspringmightnotoccurthisyear.Thelandscapelooksdull,withhills,skyandforestappearinggray.MyspiritsebbastheydidduringanAprilsnowfallwhenIfirstcametoMaine15yearsago.“Justwait,”aneighboradvised.“You’llwakeuponemorningandspringwilljustbehere.”Andlook,onMay3thatyearIawoketoagreensoamazingastobealmostelectric,asifspringweresimplyamatterofflippingaswitch.Hills,skyandforestrevealedtheirpurples,bluesandgreen.Leaveshadunfoldedanddaffodilswerefightingtheirwayheavenward.Thentherewastheoldappletree.Itsitsonanundevelopedlotinmyneighborhood.Itbelongstonooneandthereforetoeveryone.Thetree’sdarktwistedbranchesstretchoutinunpruned(未经修剪的)abandon.Eachspringitblossomssofreelythattheairbecomesfilledwiththescentofapple.Untillastyear,IthoughtIwastheonlyoneawareofthistree.Andthenoneday,inabitofspringmadness,Isetoutwithprunertoremoveafewdisorderlybranches.NosoonerhadIarrivedunderthetreethanneighborsopenedtheirwindowsandsteppedontotheirporches.ThesewerepeopleIbarelyknewandseldomspoketo,butitwasasifIhadcomeuninvitedintotheirpersonalgardens.Mymobile-homeneighborwasthefirsttospeak.“You’renotcuttingitdown,areyou?”sheaskedanxiously.AnotherneighborfrownedasIcutoffabranch.“Don’tkillitnow,”hewarned.Soonhalftheneighborhoodhadjoinedmeundertheappletree.ItstruckmethatIhadlivedthereforfiveyearsandonlynowwaslearningthesepeople’snames,whattheydidforalivingandhowtheypassedthewinter.Itwasasiftheoldappletreewasgatheringusunderitsbranchesforthepurposeofbothacquaintanceandsharedwonder.Icouldn’thelprecallingRobertFrost’swords:Thetreesthathaveitintheirpent-upbudsTodarkennatureandbesummerwoodsOnethawledtoanother.JusttheotherdayIsawoneofmyneighborsatthelocalstore.Heremarkedhowthisrecentwinterhadbeenespeciallylongandcomplainedofnothavingseenorspokentoanyoneinourneighborhood.Andthen,helookedatmeandsaid,“Weneedtoprunethatappletreeagain.”36.Bysayingthat“myspiritsebb”(Para.1),theauthormeansthat______.

A．hefeelsrelievedB．hefeelsblueC．heissurprisedD．heistired37.Theappletreementionedinthepassageismostlikelyto______.

A．beregardedasadelightintheneighborhoodB．havebeenabandonedbyitsoriginalownerC．havebeenneglectedbyeveryoneinthecommunityD．beappealingonlytotheauthor38.InPara.4,“neighborsopenedtheirwindowsandsteppedontotheirporches”probablybecause______.

A．theyweresurprisedthatsomeoneunknownwaspruningthetreeB．theywantedtopreventtheauthorfrompruningthetreeC．theywereconcernedaboutthesafetyofthetreeD．theywantedtogettoknowtheauthor39.Itcanbeinferredthattheauthor’sneighbormentionedinthelastparagraphmostcaredabout______.

A．whenspringwouldarriveB．howtopassthelongwinterC．theneighborhoodgatheringD．thepruningoftheappletreeTech-CampNo.6DevonRoad,KowloonTong,HongKongAtechnologydaycampforstudents12-17AboutTech-CampTech-Campisadaycampwithafocusoncomputersandelectronicstechnology.Weoffer2-weeksummerprogrammesforstudentsof12to17yearsofage.Wehaveacomputerlabwiththelatestandfastestequipment,anelectronicslab,andavideoproductionstudio.Ourstaffarespecial,too.Ourprogrammeleadersareexpertsincomputersandelectronics,ofcourse,buttheyarealsopeoplewhocareaboutchildrenandenjoyworkingwiththem.ThebenefitsofTech-CampInallofourprogrammes,weshowstudentshowtoworkinteamsandhowtosolveproblemsbythemselves.Weencouragethemtothinkcreatively.WhatstudentswilldoatTech-Camp

ProgrammeSession1Session2Session3ComputerProgramme15June-26June15June-26June15June-26JuneHigh-techProgramme29June-10July27July-7August15June-26JuneEachdayTech-campisfilledwithuseful,interestingandchallengingactivities.Forexample,intheComputerProgramme,studentslearnthebasiccomputerprogrammingandhowtousetheInternet.IntheHigh-techProgramme,theymakeradio-controlledmodelcarsandproducetheirownshortvideos.Fee:HK$2,000perstudent(10%discountavailableforgroupsof10ormorestudents.)FormoreinformationaboutTech-Camp,pleasecontactDirectorofSummerProgrammes,Ms.JuliaBrown,byphone,faxore-mail.Telephone:26548895Fax:26948850E-mail:julia@.hk40.WhatwouldyouprobablyliketoaskaboutifyouphoneMs.JuliaBrownafterreadingthebrochure?

A．Theactivitiesthestudentswillhave.B．Thefeeeachattendantshouldpay.C．Thee-mailaddressofTech-Camp.D．Thedeadlineforapplication.41.Fromthebrochurewecaninferthat______.

A．theCampoffersstudentsaccommodationduringtheirtwo-weekstayattheCampB．highschoolteachersareinchargeoftheTech-CampallthetimeC．studentsatTech-Campbenefitfromtheknowledgeaboutthehi-techthroughlecturesgivenbytheexpertsD．studentswilllearnhowtoworkwiththeirfriendsandhowtothinkandsolveproblemscreativelythroughactivities42.IfMrs.Newman’stwosonsandanothertenclassmatesoftheirsformagrouptosignupforthecamp,howmuchcanMrs.Newmansave?

A．HK$200B．HK$400C．HK$3600D．HK$2400Whilefossilfuels—coal,oil,gas—stillgenerateroughly85percentoftheworld’senergysupply,it’sclearerthaneverthatthefuturebelongstorenewablesourcessuchaswindandsolar.Themovetorenewablesispickingupmomentumaroundtheworld:theynowaccountformorethanhalfofnewpowersourcesgoingonline.Somegrowthstemsfromacommitmentbygovernmentsandfarsightedbusinessestofundcleanerenergysources.Butincreasinglythestoryisabouttheplummetingpricesofrenewables,especiallywindandsolar.Thecostofsolarpanelshasdroppedby80percentandthecostofwindturbinesbyclosetoone-thirdinthepasteightyears.Inmanypartsoftheworldrenewableenergyisalreadyaprincipalenergysource.InScotland,forexample,windturbinesprovideenoughelectricitytopower95percentofhomes.Whiletherestoftheworldtakesthelead,notablyChinaandEurope,theUnitedStatesisalsoseeingaremarkableshift.InMarch,forthefirsttime,windandsolarpoweraccountedformorethan10percentofthepowergeneratedintheUS,reportedtheUSEnergyInformationAdministration.PresidentTrumphasunderlinedfossilfuels—especiallycoal—asthepathtoeconomicgrowth.InarecentspeechinIowa,hedismissedwindpowerasanunreliableenergysource.ButthatmessagedidnotplaywellwithmanyinIowa—wherewindturbinesdotthefieldsandprovide36percentofthestate’selectricitygeneration—andwheretechgiantssuchasFacebook,Microsoft,andGooglearebeingattractedbytheavailabilityofcleanenergytopowertheirdatacenters.Thequestion“whathappenswhenthewinddoesn’tbloworthesundoesn’tshine?”hasprovidedaquickput-downforskeptics.Butaboostinthestoragecapacityofbatteriesismakingtheirabilitytokeeppowerflowingaroundtheclockmorelikely.Theadvanceisdriveninpartbyvehiclemanufacturers,whoareplacingbigbetsonbattery-poweredelectricvehicles.Althoughelectriccarsarestillararityonroadsnow,thismassiveinvestmentcouldchangethepicturerapidlyincomingyears.Whilethere’salongwaytogo,thetrainlinesforrenewablesarespiking.Thepaceofchangeinenergysourcesappearstobespeedingup—perhapsjustintimetohaveameaningfuleffectinslowingclimatechange.WhatWashingtondoes,ordoesn’tdo—topromotealternativeenergymaymeanlessandlessatatimeofaglobalshiftinthought.43.AccordingtoParagraph3,theuseofrenewableenergyinAmerica______.

A．isprogressingnotablyB．isasextensiveasinEuropeC．facesmanychallengesD．hasprovedtobeimpractical44.ItcanbelearnedthatinIowa,______.

A．thereisashortageofcleanenergysupplyB．windenergyhasreplacedfossilfuelsC．techgiantsareinvestingincleanenergyD．windisawidelyusedenergysource45.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutcleanenergyaccordingtoparagraphs5&6?

A．Itsapplicationhashelpedboostbatterystorage.B．Itiscommonlyusedincarmanufacturing.C．Itscontinuoussupplymightbecomeareality.D．Itssustainableexploitationwillremaindifficult.46.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthatrenewableenergy______.

A．willbringtheUSclosertoothercountriesB．willaccelerateglobalenvironmentalchangeC．isnotreallyencouragedbytheUSgovernmentD．isnotcompetitiveenoughwithregardtoitscostAlargebodyofevidence-basedcareeradvicesaysemployeeswhoarepassionateaboutwhattheydowillbebothhappierandmoreproductiveatwork.Theirpassioncomesfromcaringdeeplyaboutwhattheydoorwheretheyworkandbeingpersonallyinvestedinandmotivatedbyitsmission.47Whataboutthelargepercentageofpeoplewhodon’tabsolutelylovetheircurrentjob—aretheydoomedtoalifeoffailureandmisery?And,further,mustyousustainthispassionineveryroleandateachpointinyourcareer?Infact,onepeer-reviewedstudytitled“OntheRoleofPassionforWorkinBurnout”found,passioncansometimesevenbeanindicatorforsuccessorjobsatisfaction,nottomentionthework/lifebalanceeveryoneseemstobechasingafter.Theauthorsfoundthat“obsessivepassion”forone’sworkcanleadtoanincreaseinconflictbetweenworkandotherlifeactivities,becausethepersoncannotletgooftheworkactivity.48Butontheotherhand,havingpassiondoesn’tmeanyoudon’tcareaboutyourjobordon’thaveotherfactorsmotivatingyoutodo“great”workandadvanceinyourcareer.And,noteveryonedefinespassioninthesamesense.Somepeoplethinkhavingpassionfortheircareermeanssimplylikingthejob.49Ask20peoplewhatitmeanstohaveapassionfortheircareer,andyou’lllikelyget20somewhatdifferentresponses.Thegoodnewsisthatyouwillstillbefineifyouseemsatisfiedwithyourcareerpathbutarenotpassionateaboutyourjob.Passion,itseems,isoptional.50Whatarelief!

A．Chooseajobyoulove,oryouwillregretallyourlife.B．Othersdefinemoreasfindingtheirlife’s“calling”.C．Buttheyhaveadeepsenseofcaringabouttheirmission.D．Thisthencausesanincreaseinunhappinessor“burnout”atwork.E．Youcanstillbesuccessful,andyoucanstillfindhappinesswithoutit.F．But,ispassionreallythemostimportantkeytosuccess?五、书面表达51.Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizeinnomorethan60wordsthemainideaandthemainpointsofthepassage.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.CaliforniacondorsareNorthAmerica’slargestbirds,withwing-lengthofupto3meters.Inthe1980s,electricallinesandleadpoisoningnearlydrovethemtodyingout.Now,electricshocktrainingandmedicaltreatmentarehelpingtorescuethesebigbirds.Electricallineshavebeenkillingthemoff.“Astheygotorestforthenight,theyjustdon’tseethepowerlines,”saysBruceRideoutofSanDiegoZoo.Theirwingscanbridgethegapbetweenlines,resultinginelectrocution(电死)iftheytouchtwolinesatonce.Soscientistshavecomeupwithashockingidea.Theyplacedlargetrainingareas,toteachthebirdstostayclearofelectricallinesbygivingthemapainfulbutnotdeadlyelectricshock.Beforethetrainingwasintroduced,66%ofpre-freedcondorsdiedofelectrocution.Thishasnowdroppedto18%.Leadpoisoninghasprovedmoredifficulttodealwith.Whencondorseatdeadbodiesofotheranimalscontaininglead,theyabsorblargequantitiesoflead.Thisaffectstheirnervoussystems