2025~2026学年上海市浦东新区洋泾中学高一上学期期终考试英语试卷

2025~2026学年上海市浦东新区洋泾中学高一上学期期终考试英语试卷一、语法填空Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Whileincomeworryisarathercommonproblemoftheaged,lonelinessisanotherproblemthatagedparentsmayface.Ofallthereasons1explaintheirloneliness,alargegeographicaldistancebetweenparentsandtheirchildrenisthemajorone.Thisphenomenon2(know)as“EmptyNestSyndrome”(空巢综合症).Inordertoseek3(good)chancesoutsidetheircountries,manyyoungpeoplehavegoneabroad,leavingtheirparentsbehind4noclearideaofwhentheywillreturnhome.Theirparentsspendcountlesslonelydaysandnights,takingcareofthemselves,inthehope5somedaytheirchildrenwillcomebacktostaywiththem.ThefactthatmostoftheseyoungpeoplehavegonetoEuropeanizedorAmericanizedsocietiesmakes6unlikelythattheywillholdastightlytothevalueofdutyastheywouldhaveiftheyhadnotlefttheircountries.7thecasemaybe,ithasbeennotedthatthevaluestheyholddonotnecessarilymatch8theyactuallydo.Thisgeographicalandculturaldistancealsopreventsthegrown-upchildrenfromprovidingtimelyresponsefortheiragedparentslivingbythemselves.Thesituationinwhichgrown-upchildrenlivefarawayfromtheiragedparentshasbeendescribedas“distantparentphenomenon”.9iscommonbothindevelopedcountriesandindevelopingcountries.Oursociety10(notprepare)for“EmptyNestSyndrome”yet.二、选词填空Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.normalB.continuedC.trappedD.removeE.short

F.urgedG.commitH.anniversaryI.endJ.increasesK.record2020hasbeenanextremeyearforhurricanes,wildfiresandheatwavesaroundtheworld.NewreportsfromUnitedNationsagencieslistthisyear'srecord-breakingweatherandtheburningoffossilfuelsascausesof11globalwarming.U.N.Secretary-GeneralAntonioGuterresrecently12worldleaderstomake2021theyearwhenhumanityendswhathecallsits“waronnature”.Heaskedthemto13toafuturefreeofplanet-warmingcarbonpollution.Thesecretary-general'scommentscomeastheU.N.preparesforaDec.12onlineclimatemeetinginFranceonthe5th14ofthe2015Parisclimateagreement.Amaingoalofthatagreementistokeep15intheEarth'stemperatureduringthiscenturytobetween1.5and2degreesCelsius.InaspeechgivenatNewYork’sColumbiaUniversity,Guterressaid,“Thestateoftheplanetisbroken,Humanityiswagingwaronnature.ThisissuicidalDestructivefiresandfloods,cyclonesandhurricanesareincreasinglythenew16.”Inareport,theWorldMeteorologicalOrganization(WMO)saidthisyearissetto17about1.2degreesCelsiuswarmerthanthelasthalfofthe1800s.Scientistsusethattimeperiodasastartingpointforwarmingcausedbyheat-trappinggasesfromtheburningofcoal,oilandnaturalgas.Most18heatgoesintotheworld’sseas.Oceantemperaturesarenowat19levels.Italsomeans2020willbeoneofthethreehottestyearsonrecord.Guterressawhopethatmorethan100countrieshavepromisedthatby2050theywillnotbeaddingmoreheat-trappinggasestotheatmospherethantreesandtechnologycan20.ChinaandU.S.President-electJoeBidenhavepromisednetzerocarbonemissions.三、完形填空Musicisnice,peopleseemtosay,butnotimportant.Whenstudentsandparentsareaskedtoratesubjectsaccordingtotheirimportance,themusicartsare________atthebottomofthelist.Toooften,musicisviewedasmereentertainment,butcertainlynotaneducationwhichshouldbefirsttakenintoaccount.Thisviewis________.Infact,musiceducationisbeneficialandimportantforallstudents.Musictellsuswhoweare.Becausemusicisanexpressionofthebeingswhocreateit,it________theirthinkingandvalues,aswellasthesocial________itcamefrom.Rockmusic________alifestylejustassurelyasdoesaSchubertsong.ThejazzinfluencethatGeorgeGershwinandothermusiciansintroducedintotheirmusicisobviouslyAmericanbecauseitcamefromAmericanmusical________.Musicexpressesourcharacterandvalues.Itgivesusidentityasasociety.Musicprovidesakindoffeelingthatcannotbe________anyotherway.________canexplainhowthesunrisesandsets.Theartsexploretheemotionalmeaningofthesamephenomenon.Weneedeverypossiblewaytodiscoverand________toourworldforonesimplebutpowerfulreason:Noonewaycangetitall.Theartsareformsofthoughtaspowerfulinwhattheycommunicateasmathematicalandscientificsymbols.Theyarewayswehumanbeings“talk”toeachother.Theyarethe________ofcivilizationthroughwhichweexpressourfears,ourcuriosities,ourhungers,ourdiscoveries,ourhopes.Theartsarewayswegiveformtoourideasandimaginationsothattheycanbe________others.Whenwedonotgivechildren________toanimportantwayofexpressingthemselvessuchasmusic,we________fromthemthemeaningsthatmusicexpresses.Scienceandtechnologydonottelluswhatitmeanstobehuman.The________do.Musicisanimportantwayweexpressthemeaningandvalueofpeaceandlove.Somusiceducationisfarmore________thanpeopleseemtorealize.21.A．embarrassedlyB．doubtfullyC．unavoidablyD．fortunately22.A．aggressiveB．shortsightedC．reasonableD．instructive23.A．reflectsB．promotesC．dominatesD．changes24.A．positionB．benefitC．standardD．environment25.A．takesinB．standsforC．makesupD．looksthrough26.A．instrumentsB．familiesC．traditionsD．seasons27.A．acquiredB．understoodC．abandonedD．noticed28.A．MusicB．EntertainmentC．MathematicsD．Science29.A．stickB．referC．leadD．respond30.A．decisionsB．languagesC．featuresD．achievements31.A．comparedwithB．regardedasC．sharedwithD．drawnfrom32.A．solutionB．accessC．entranceD．direction33.A．takeawayB．setasideC．drawupD．workout34.A．parentsB．teachersC．coursesD．arts35.A．enjoyableB．wastefulC．necessaryD．negative四、阅读理解“IWentSkydivingat84!”Asayounggirlgrowingupinthe1930s,Ialwayswantedtoflyaplane,butbackthenitwasalmostunheardofawomantodothat.Igotatasteofthatdreamin2001,whenmyhusbandarrangedformetorideinahotairballoonformybirthday.Buttheexperienceturnedouttobeverydull.Aroundthattime,ItoldmyhusbandthatIwantedtoskydive.Sowhenourretirementcommunityannouncedthattheywerehavinganessaycompetitionandthetopicwasanexperienceofalifetimethatyouwantedtohave,Idecidedtowriteaboutmydream.Intheessay,Iwroteaboutmydesiretoskydive,statingthatGeorgeBushSr.diditatage80.Whynotme?Iwasjust84andinprettygoodhealth.AyearwentbyandIheardnothing.ButthenatacommunitypartyinlateApril2009,theyannouncedthatIwasoneofthewinners.Ijustcouldn’tbelieveit.Inspiredbythis,Idecidedtorealizemydream,eventhoughsomeofmyfamilymembersandmydoctorwereagainstit.OnJune11,2009,nearly40ofmyfamilyandfriendsgatheredintheareaclosetowhereIwouldlandwhileIheadedupintheairplane.Myinstructor,Jay,guidedmethroughtheexperience.TheplanewasthenoisiestoneIhadeverbeenin,butIwasn’tfrightened-Iwasreallyjustlookingforwardtotheexperience.Whenwereached13,000feet,Jayinstructedmetothrowmyselfoutoftheplane.Whenwefirsthittheair,thewindwassostrongthatIcouldhardlybreathe.ForasecondIthought,“WhathaveIgottenmyselfinto?”Buttheneverythinggotcalmer.WewereinafreefallforaboutaminutebeforeJayopenedtheparachute(降落伞),andthenwejustfloateddownwardforaboutfiveminutes.BeingupinthecloudsandlookingattheviewbelowwasunlikeanythingIhaveeverfelt—muchbetterthanthehotairballoon.Iwasjustenjoyingit.Skydivingwasreallyoneofthegreatestexperiencesofmylife.Ihopeotherpeoplewilllookatmeandrealizethatyoudon’tstoplivingjustbecauseyouare84yearsold.Ifthere’ssomethingyouwanttoexperience,lookintoit.Ifit’ssomethingthatispossible,makeithappen.36.Whathappenedtotheauthorin2001?

A．Sheflewanairplane.B．Sheenteredacompetition.C．Shewentonahotairballoonride.D．Shemovedintoaretirementcommunity.37.TheauthormentionedGeorgeBushSr.inheressayto______.

A．buildupherownreputationB．showheradmirationforhimC．comparetheirhealthconditionD．makeherargumentpersuasive38.Howdidtheauthorfeelimmediatelyaftershejumpedoutoftheplane?

A．Excited.B．Scared.C．Intense.D．Regretful.39.Whatdidtheauthorenjoymostwhenshewasskydiving?

A．Thebeautifulclouds.B．Thewonderfulview.C．ThecompanyofJay.D．Theone-minutefreefall.Abusybraincanmeanahungrybody.Weoftenseekfoodafterfocusedmentalactivity,likepreparingforanexam.Researchersthinkthatheavyboutsofthinkingdrainenergyfromthebrain,whosecapacitytostorefuelisverylimited.Sothebrain,sensingthatitmaysoonrequiremorecalories(卡路里)tokeepgoing,apparentlystimulatesbodilyhunger,andeventhoughtherehasbeenlittleinthewayofphysicalmovementorcalorieconsumption,weeat.Thisprocessmaypartlyaccountfortheweightgainsocommonlyseenincollegestudents.ScientistsattheUniversityofAlabamaatBirminghamandanotherinstitutionrecentlyexperimentedwithexercisetocountersuchimmoderatelypost--studyfoodconsumption.GaryHunter,anexercisephysiologistatU.A.B.,oversawthestudy.Hunternotesthattoughactivitybothincreasestheamountofbloodsugarandlactate(乳酸盐)—abyproductofintensemusclecontractions(收缩)—circulatinginthebloodandincreasesbloodflowtothehead.Becausethebrainusessugarandlactateasfuel,researcherswonderediftheincreasedflowoffuel-richbloodduringexercisecouldfeedanexhaustedbrainandreducetheurgetoovereat.Thirty-eighthealthycollegestudentswereinvitedtoU.A.B.’sexerciselabtoreportwhattheirfavoritepizzawas.Atalaterdate,thevolunteersreturnedandspent20minutesdealingwithselectionsfromcollegeandgraduate-schoolentranceexams.Next,halfthestudentssatquietlyfor15minutes,beforebeinggivenpizza.Therestofthevolunteersspentthose15minutesdoingintervalsonatreadmill:twominutesofhardrunningfollowedbyaboutoneminuteofwalking,repeatedfivetimes.Huntersays,thatshouldstimulatethereleaseofsugarandlactateintothebloodstream.Thesestudentswerethenallowedtogorgeonpizza,too.Butbyandlarge,theydidnotovereat.Infact,thenon-exercisers,however,consumedabout100caloriesmore.Thestudyhaslimitations,ofcourse.Weonlylookedatlunch,Huntersays;theresearchersdonotknowiftherunnersconsumedextracaloriesatdinner.Theyalsocannottellwhetherothertypesofexercisewouldhavethesameeffectasrunning,althoughHuntersaystheysuspectthatifanactivitycausessomeonetobreakintoasweat,itshouldalsoincreasebloodsugarandlactate,feedingthebrainandweakeninghunger’scall.40.Accordingtothepassage,______maycausemanycollegestudentstoovereatandgainweight.

A．alotofenergy-consumingmentalactivitiesB．numerousphysicalmovementsorcalorieburningC．failuretoresistthetemptationofdeliciousfoodD．bodilyhungercausedbyphysicalgrowth41.Theunderlinedword“counter”isclosestinmeaningto______.

A．stimulateB．maximizeC．balanceD．prevent42.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A．Runningismorebeneficialthanwalking.B．Sweatinginexercisecanmakepeoplehungrier.C．Theamountofbloodsugarandlactatecanaffectpeople’sappetite.D．Whenthebrainfeelsexhausted,peopletendtodoexerciseforrelaxation.43.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisFALSE?

A．Mentalactivitiescanmakepeoplefeelhungry.B．Physicalexercisecanmakepeoplerefreshedandstayhungry.C．Sugaran