2025~2026学年上海市长宁区延安中学第二学期三月质量调研高二年级英语试卷

2025~2026学年上海市长宁区延安中学第二学期三月质量调研高二年级英语试卷一、语法填空Directions:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.DracoMalfoybecomesunlikelyChineseNewYearmascotinChinaAnunlikelyChineseNewYearmascothaspoppedupinChinathisyear—DracoMalfoy.TomFeltonisbestknownforhisroleintheHarryPotterseries,butnow,theactorisalsomaking1appearanceinsomeChinesehouses,withe-commercesitessellingfestivedecorprominently2(feature)hisface.Hissuddenpopularityis34hisChinesetranslationofhisnameMalfoy,Ma-er-fu.Itcontainsthewordsforhorseandfortune,ringingespeciallyauspiciousfortheupcomingYearoftheHorse.HarryPotterishugelypopularinChina,5hundredsofmillionsofitsbooksaresold.Are-releaseoftheseries’firstfilmin2020grossedmorethan90millionyuan($13.6m;£9.4m)inthreedays.AheadofChineseNewYearthismonth,someChinesehouseholdstypicallydecoratetheirdoorswithcouplets—asetofauspiciouswritingsheraldinghealthandprosperityinthenewyear.6decoratetheirhouseswithfuzi—redsquarepapersprintedwiththeChinesewordforprosperity.They7(commonly)hangupsidedowntosymbolizeluckarrivinginthehousehold,8theChinesewordforupsidedownhasthesamepronunciationasthewordforarrival.OnChinesesocialmedia,picturesshowsomeusersstickingcoupletsorupsidedownpicturesofMalfoy’ssignaturesmirk.Merchantsone-commercesiteTaobaoarealsoseizingonthetrend,comingupwithstickersandmagnetsfeaturingtheHarryPottercharacter.Someonebegansharingphotosofthecharacter,saying:“Sharethisimageforgoodfortune”.“[It’san]orientalnewyearwithmagicalelements,”oneuseronsocialmediasiteWeibocommented.“FelixFelicis!”saidonecomment,areferencetoapotion(药剂)intheseriesthat9makethedrinkerluckyforaperiodoftime.Interestingly,theMalfoythemedChineseNewYeardecor10(catch)theeyeofactorFeltonlately,whoresharedanInstagramstoryabouthischaracterbecominga“symbolofChineseNewYearinChina”HisacknowledgementmadeChinesesocialmediaeven11(excited),withmanyfanspraisinghimwiththehashtag“Malfoyhimselfis100%hilarious”.ThewizardfranchiseenjoysaferventandhugefanbaseinChina—andWarnerBrosDiscoveryhasannouncedplanstoopenthelargestMakingOfHarryPotterstudiotourinShanghaiin2027.二、选词填空Directions:Completethesentenceswiththewordsorphrasesinthebox.Eachwordorphrasecanonlybeusedonce.Thereisoneextrathatyoudonotneed.

A.intermsofB.anchorC.dueD.priortoE.anythingbut

F.asopposedtoG.capacityH.accessibleI.facilitateJ.tailorK.realm12.Manystudentspreferin-persontutorials,______pre-recordedonlinecourses.13.Limitedresourcesarerestrictingour______fordevelopingnewproducts.14.ThisAIexplanationmakesthetechnicalprinciples______totheaudienceofallages.15.Thisappismuchmoreconvenientthantraditionalwebsites______userexperience.16.Manymuseumsattemptto______traditionalculturefirmlyintheheartsoftheyoungergenerationbyusingdigitaltechnologies.17.AllscreenplaysinChinamustbeapprovedbytheStateAdministrationofRadio,FilmandTelevision(SARFT)______distributioninChinesetheaters.18.Trademakesourlivesrichanddiverse,mostofallinthecultural______.19.Greenandlow-carbonstrategieswill______China’slong-termecologicalprogress.20.It’swidelyacknowledgedthatschoolsshould______theirteachingplanstosupportstudentswithdifferentlearningpaces.21.Remembertorenewyourstreamingservicesubscriptionasitis______toexpiretomorrow.Directions:Completethepassagewiththewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Thereisoneextrathatyoudonotneed.

A.exactlyB.chaosC.chargingD.scaleE.urgencyF.early

G.ultimatelyH.chaseI.revealingJ.rhythmK.burnForgetSpeed.FinishStrong.Beforethefield(andallthecontestants)hadhitthefarmattheBreakfastStakesinMay2025,mosteyeshadmovedonfromacolt(小雄马)namedJournalism.Hebrokeoutwellenough,butwastrappedontherailastheracebeganto22.Thefastestsurgedforward.Journalismheldback.Hewaited,holdingback,huntingspaceratherthanspeed.Whensomethingshifted,therewasnosuddenburstofspeed,onlyapatientunfolding.Nearthequarterpole,Journalismtookabadturn,hittinganotherhorse,andthensomehowslippedthroughthe23.Findingdaylightatlast,hemadeupfivelengthsinseconds,surgeddownthetrack,andcaughttheleadertowinbyahalf-length.Itwasareminderthatpatienceisn’tweakness,andthatsomevictoriesareearnednotby24tothefrontbutbyknowing25whentomove.Inanerawoundtightwithurgency,Journalismsuggestsadifferentwaytosucceed:Bequicker,morepatient,nottoolong.Fortoolong,oursocietyhasbeenrunningatSiliconValleypace—movequicker,26faster,breakthrough,orgetleftbehind.It’sthe27we’veabsorbed:endlessacceleration.MaybeJournalismseessomethingwedon’t.Whilewe28momentum(势头),herunswithinstinct.Whilewerush,hereadsthetrack.Heremindsusthere’sstillstrengthinpatienceandpowerinknowingnotjusthowtosprint,butwhen.Wescroll,wemove,westraintokeepup.Wemeasureourdaysinsteps,alerts,andupdates,rewardedforurgencyandpushedtopause.Andateverystage,onewondersifit’salreadytoolate.Somepeoplepeak29;allweeverrememberthewinnerswhoseemtohaveitallfiguredoutat17.Buttimehasawayof30whatmatters.Someofuscomefrombehind.That’sthequiettruthinJournalism’srace.Hedidn’twinbybeingthefastest,orbythebiggestcost.Hewonbyrunninghisownrace,onethatwasrootedinstrategyandpurpose:Heknewwhentositback,nottosprint,andwhentosurgeforward.Ourcultureisobsessedwith31,butwinningdoesn’talwaysmeanbeingthefirsttotakethelead.Thedeeperrewardcomesfromstayingintheracelongenoughtobecomewhoyouweremeanttobe.三、完形填空ThefirsttimeIwenttoEuropealoneIstayedatayouthhostel(旅社).Youthhostelshavelargedormitory-styleroomswithbunkbeds(双层床).They’reconsiderablycheaperthan_________hotels.IwasinParisforaweek,andIhadnoideawhattoexpect.AsIwasgoingoutto_________thecityonmyfirstnight,ayoungJapanesemanaskedifhecouldjoinme.WewenttoseeNotreDame,andmynewfriendtaughtmeaJapaneseword,“sugoi,”whichmeans“awesome.”AnelderlyFrenchwomanweencounteredonthestreetdirectedustoasubterraneanpartyinamedieval(中世纪的)spacewherepeopledancedtorockandrollsongs.ThiswasthefirsttimeIexperiencedagreatadvantageofyouthhostels:Theyarenotonlyrelativelycheapbutalsoprovideagreatopportunityforthe_________.Insubsequentstaysatyouthhostels,Iwouldmeetthescion(后裔)ofarichNewEnglandfamilywhowas_________tofindmeaninginhislife,alawyergoingthroughadivorce,andayoungAfricanmanlookingforagirlfriend.I_________totaketrainsoverairplanesforthesamereason:Ontrains,Italkedwithpeoplefromallwalksoflife—peoplewhooftensharedtheir_________oflifewithme.Meetingpeoplefromdifferentbackgroundsprovidesa_________opportunity.Youcanlearnfromthosepeople._________,oneofthegreatadvantagesofcollegesintheUnitedStatesisthatstudentsmeet,workwith,andengageindiscussionswithpeoplefromdifferentgeographicandculturalbackgrounds.Butthereisanotheradvantagetothiskindofsocializing:Itisrichin_________.Liketravelingtoanewplace,whereyoucan’treallyknowwhatyourexperiencewillbelike,meeting_________strangerskeepsyoufromfallinginto_________expectations.Youdon’tknowwhetherthepeopleyoumeetwillshareyouropinions,whetherthey’lldeferto(听从)youor_________theconversation,orwhetherthey’lllaughatyourjokesormakeyoulaugh.Ithinkthismaybepartoftheattractionof“_________box”socializing,wherepeoplesignuptobematchedwithstrangersfordinner,say,orahike.Whenyousignupforsuchanevent,youdon’tknowwhatkindofconversationsyoumighthave,orhowyoumightinteractwiththeotherpeoplewhosignup.Butthatisthepoint.Sometimesitisgoodto_________theunexpected.Ifyouhavethechance,youmightgiveitatry—meetsomeonesurprising,butstay_________,ofcourse.32.A．oldB．elderlyC．frequentD．regular33.A．expandB．exploreC．exploitD．extend34.A．inexperiencedB．informedC．unexpectedD．unguided35.A．strugglingB．fearingC．beggingD．representing36.A．optedB．objectedC．orbitedD．offered37.A．possessionB．propertyC．philosophyD．psychology38.A．wealthB．growthC．youthD．warmth39.A．InfactB．IncontrastC．AboveallD．Afterall40.A．experiencesB．miseriesC．surprisesD．emotions41.A．randomB．superiorC．rigidD．academic42.A．lazyB．busyC．crazyD．nasty43.A．followB．absorbC．dominateD．commit44.A．blankB．blackC．blindD．deaf45.A．encloseB．envelopC．embraceD．embarrass46.A．silentB．aloneC．calmD．safe四、阅读理解DearMs.Williams,IamwritingtoapplyfortheroleofFundraisingIntern,postedontheUniversityCareersServicewebsite.IamcurrentlystudyingFrenchandSocialPolicyatOxfordUniversity.Ihavelongheldapassionforsocialequality,whichisconsistentwithX’smissiontosupportdisadvantagedyoungpeopleinsociety.Understandingthatyourorganisationworkstobreakcyclesofpovertyandinequality,Iamdeeplycommittedtothesecauses.Moreover,seeinghowyourworkhasinspiredyoungpeopleinmyowncommunityhasonlystrengthenedmydesiretogetinvolved.Inparticular,Ihavebeendrawntothebenefitsofyourworkfundingprojectsthataimtoincorp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A．Toinquireaboutfundraisingstrategies.B．Tosharehervolunteeringexperience.C．Toapplyforaninternshipposition.D．Torequestadonationforhercharity.48.WhatinspiresOliviatoapplyfortheinternship?

A．HerpassionforFrenchandSocialPolicy.B．Herdesiretoearnextramoneyforstudies.C．Herinterestinorganizingsportsevents.D．HercommitmentinlinewithX’smission.49.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesOlivia’svolunteeringrole?

A．ShetaughtEnglishandMathstorefugeechildren.B．Shecouldmanagethecharity’sannualbudget.C．Sheledafootballteamforlow-incomefamilies.D．Shedesignedmentalhealthprogramsforyouth.AIneedstocomewithahealthwarning!AccordingtoDefinition’sresearch,aroundoneinfiveworkersintheUKtalktoAIlikeafriend,lookingforguidanceonpersonalandprofessionalproblems.OurdatashowsthatengagingwithAIlikethiscanleaveusfeelingheardandlessisolated.But,withthisnewfoundconnection,manyofussharesensitive,sometimeshighlyconfidentialinformation,eventhoughoverathirdofpeopledon’trealizethatAIplatformslikeChatGPTandGoogleGeminimaywellfailtokeepoursecrets...secret.Forbusinesses,theimplicationsareworrying.ConsiderMicrosoftCopilotforexample,thefree,wellpublicizedversion.ItgrantsMicrosoftbroadrightstothedatainputtedoroutputtedbyanyuser—rightstousethisdatainanywayitseesfit;itcanevenshareitwiththirdparties.Thismeansthatanysensitivebusinessinformation,fromHRdetailstofinancialdocuments,couldpotentiallybeexposedtotheworld.Employersaretakingnoteandtakingaction.Accordingtoourresearch,25%havedecidedtoeithercompletelybanAIorregulateitsusewithintheirorganizations.Butevenwiththesepoliciesinplace,someemployeeschoosetobreaktherules.Theyhavetheirreasons—somereportthatusingAIincreasestheirproductivity,andothersevenfeelAIoffersmorehelpthantheirhumancolleagues.ThesituationpresentsadelicatebalancebetweenleveragingAIforitsproductivitygainsandriskingconfidentialdataexposure.EmployersneedtomanageAItoolswiththesamelevelofcareasanyotherformofdatasharingorstorage.There’salsoaknowledgegapthatneedsaddressing—40%ofindividualssurveyedareunsureaboutwhoretainsownershipoverthecontentproducedbyAI.ByinstillingbestpracticesinAIengagementandcreatingpoliciesthatevolvewiththetechnology,businessescanpositivelyshifttheAIlandscape.WithAI’spotentialtosimplifyourprofessionallives,dotheadminandenhancetheworkexperience,it’suptoustonavigateitsusagecautiouslysoitsupportsuswithoutcompromisingourprivacy.There’snoneedtobackawayfromprogress,aslongasweareequippedwiththeknowledgeandtoolstomakesureAIremainsafriend.Andthisiswherethechallengelies.Therearesomanyproductsandversionsofsaidproductsoutthere,beingpromotedwithhugeadvertisingandmarketingbudgets,thatit’seasytofallvictim.ButtherearesafeandbettervaluewaysofenablingaworkforcewiththelatestAIthatcompaniesareincreasinglytakingadvantageof.Bybuildingacultureofdigitalresponsibilitywithinourbusinesses,wecancreateafuturewhereAIcanhelpuswithoutspillingthebeans.50.Accordingtothepassage,whydosomeemployeesstilluseAIdespitecompanypolicies?

A．Theyareunawareofthedatarisks.B．TheyfindAImorehelpfulthanhumancolleagues.C．Theywanttochallengethecompany’srules.D．TheylacktheskillstoworkwithoutAI.51.Whatcanwelearnaboutbusinesses’managementofAItools?

A．MostbusinesseshavecompletelybannedAIintheworkplace.B．BusinessesshouldtreatAIdatamanagementlikeotherdatapractices.C．Employeesareunawareofwhoshouldretaincontentownership.D．AItoolshavereplacedalltraditionaldatastoragemethods.52.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A．AIshouldbelimitedwithintheorganizationstoavoidsensitiveinformationleaks.B．EmployeesshoulduseAItohandleadminworktoimproveworkexperience.C．AIusagerequirescarefulnavigationtobalancebenefitsandprivacyrisks.D．BusinessesareresponsibleforsolvingallAI-relatedprivacyissues.Isbeingbilingualgoodforyourbrain?Reamsofpapershavebeenpublishedonthecognitiveadvantagesofmultilingualism.Beyondtheconversationaldoorsitcanopen,multilingualismissupposedtoimprove“executivefunction”—alooseconceptincludingtheabilitytoignoredistractions,plancomplextasksandupdatebeliefswithnewinformation.Moststriking,numerousstudiesshowthatbilingualsexperiencealateronsetofdementia,byaroundfouryearsonaverage.Butsomeofthesestudieshavefailedtoreplicate,leavingexpertsquestioningwhethertheeffectisreal,andifso,whatexactlyitinvolves.Thegoodnewsisthatitisnevertoolatetostartlearninganewlanguageforbrainbenefits.A2019studyshowedthatwhilemoderatelanguagelearninginadultsdoesnotboostexecutivefunction,itdoesmitigateage-relatedcognitivedecline.Thebiggestbenefitsseemtocometothosewhomasterasecondlanguagefully—usuallybecausetheyspeaktwolanguagesnatively,oratleastonanear-dailybasisforalongtime.AbitofuniversityFrench,unfortunately,doesnotconveythesameadvantagesasdeepknowledgeandlongexperience.Frequentlanguageswitchingmaybeparticularlyimportant:studiesofinterpretersandtranslatorsprovidesomeofthestrongestevidenceforabilingualadvantage,withthemfasteratrepeatedlyswitchingbetweenmathproblemslikesimpleadditionandsubtractionthanmonolinguals,suggestingbettercognitivecontrol.Butthereis“aforestofcomplexvariables”,saysMarkAntoniouofWesternSydneyUniversity.Bilingualsdifferfrommonolingualsinmanyways:adiplomat’schildraisedabroadmayhavecognitiveadvantagesunrelatedtobilingualism.Yetinpoorerregions,studiesfindmultilingualpeopleshowthestrongestbenefits,withresearcherssuspectingthatbilingualismexerciseschildren’sbrainswhereschoolingisinsufficient.Agealsoplaysarole:thebraineffectsofbilingualismarestrongerforyoungchildrenandtheelderlythanforyoungadults.Bilingualkidsoutperformmonolingualsinearlycognitivedevelopment,thoughmonolingualclassmatesmaylatercatchup.Onemeta-analysisfound25of45studiesshowedabilingualadvantageinchildrenunder6,whileonly17didinthoseaged6-12.Atlife’sotherend,EllenBialystokofYorkUniversity,apioneerinthefield,comparesbilingualism’scognitiveprotectiontoasliceofholeySwisscheese:otherbrain-healthyhabitslikeexercisearesimilartopilingslices,whoseholesaligndifferently,offeringgreatercollectiveprotection.Allthesestudies,however,takeforgrantedtheundeniablementalsuperpoweroflanguagestudy:talkingtopeopleyoucouldnototherwiseunderstand.Evenifyoucannotbefluentfrominfancy,thataloneisreasonenoughtolearnanewlanguage.53.Whatdoestheword“mitigate”mostprobablymeaninParagraph2?

A．Accelerate.B．Relieve.C．Ignore.D．Cause.54.Whatcanweinferaboutthebilingualadvantage?

A．Basicsecondlanguagelearningcanbringobviouscognitivebenefits.B．Monolingualsareslowerinsolvingsimplemathproblemsthanbilinguals.C．Interpreters’bettercognitivecontrolliesinfrequentlanguageshifting.D．Onlywithnative-likefluencycanpeoplegainthebilingualadvantage.55.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A．Bilingualsalwayshavecognitiveadvantagesovermonolingualsinallrespects.B．Bilingualismcanmakeupfortheinsufficiencyofschoolinginpoorareas.C．Bilingualkidsunder12showaconsistentcognitiveadvantageovermonolinguals.D．Complexvariablesmakeithardtoconfirmtherealcauseofbilingualadvantages.56.WhatdoesEllenBialystokintendtoexplainbycomparingbilingualismto“holeySwisscheese”?

A．Differentbrain-healthyhabitshavecompletelydifferentprotectiveeffectsonthebrain.B．Thecognitiveprotectionfrombilingualismisfarlessthanthatfromphysicalexercise.C．Bilingualismalonecannotprovidecompletecognitiveprotectionforthebrain.D．Bilingualismisthemosteffectivewaytoprotectthebrainfromcognitivedecline.Punctuality:avirtueforgedbyindustry,trainsandwatchdesignBeforethe19thcentury,timewasafluidconceptrootedinnaturalrhythms:farmersfollowedthesunandseasons,whiletownmeetingsbeganwhenmostattendeesgathered.Precisetimekeepingwasunnecessary,andportableclockswererare,luxuriesaffordableonlyforthewealthy,servingmoreasdecorativesymbolsthanpracticaltools.57Factoriesoperatedwithcomplex,interconnectedmachinerythatdemandedstrictcoordinationamongworkers.Machinesranonfixedcycles,andlatenessdisruptedproduction,wastedresources,andevenendangeredcolleagues’safety.Suddenly,“timeismoney”shiftedfromameresayingtoaharshreality.Punctualityceasedtobeacourtesyandbecameasurvivalnecessity—butthisshiftreliedheavilyonacrucialtechnologicalenabler:reliabletimepieces.Earlypocketwatches,onceaccurateaccessoriesforaristocrats,underwentfunctionalredesigns:improvedgearsboostedaccuracy,smallercasesenhancedportability,andsimplifieddialsmadereadingtimeeffortless.Trainsamplifiedthistransformationanddrovedeeperinnovationsinclockdesign.Astrainscrisscrossedcities,regions,andnations,strictstandardizedtimetablesbecameamatterofsafetyandefficiency—aminute’sdelaycouldderailentireschedules,strandingpassengersorcausingcatastrophiccollisions.58