上海交通大学某中学2022-2023学年高一年级上册摸底考试英语试题(含详解)

上海交通大学附属中学2022-2023学年度第一学期

高一英语摸底考试试卷

(本试卷共15页，满分15()分)

第I卷

I.ListeningComprehension(30)

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Atthe

endofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsand

thequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,

readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothe

questionyouhaveheard.

LA.Angry.B.Tired.C.Hungry.D.Disappointed.

2.A.Shedidasurveyaweekago.B.Shecompletedhersurveyquickly.

C.ShewillhelphimonThursday.D.Shethinksshecanreducethecost.

3.A.Inagrocery.B.Inawarehouse.

C.Inashoppingmall.D.Inafashiondesigner'sstudio.

4.A.Hewroteitlastsemester.B.He，llfinishitinafewminutes.

C.Heneverdoesassignmentsearly.D.Heisn'tgoingtowriteit.

5.A.Bossandsecretary.B.Coachandathlete.

C.Doctorandpatient.D.Teacherandstudent.

6.A.10:00.B.10:10.C.10:20.D.10:30.

7.A.Theelectriciancametorepairthelamp.B.Thelampwastakentotherepairshop.

C.ShehadMikefixthelamp.D.Thelampwasreplaced

8.A.Studying.B.Watchingtelevision.

C.Comingupstairs.D.Goingtothemovies.

9.A.Shehasgonetophotographyclassinstead.B.Shehasnoichosenapictureforit.

C.Shehasbrokenhercamera.D.Shewasunable(ohaveherpicturetaken.

10.A.Dickispracticallytheonlyonewhothinksso.

B.Mostpeopleplayfootballdifferently.

C.Fewpeoplearcoptimisticabouttheteam'schancesofwinning.

D.Dickisdisappointedinfootballgames.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillhearoneshortpassageandtwolongerconversations.After

eachpassageorconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassageandthe

conversationswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouheara

question,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebest

answertothequestionyouhaveheard.

QuestionsIIthrough13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Whendirectionsarelong.B.Whendirectionsareshort.

C.Whenhomeworkisgiven.D.Whenyourmothertalks.

12.A.Yourpenandpaper.B.Afewwords.

C.Yourmindandears.D.Somepictures.

13.ATopicsorpagenumbers.B.Keywordsorapictureinmind.

C.Somedetails.D.Schoolassignments.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage

14.A.Theteenagers'strangebehavior.

B.Theteenagers'criticismoftheirparents.

C.Thedominanceoftheparentsovertheirchildren.

D.Misunderstandingbetweenteenagersandtheirparents.

15.A.Becausetheywanttomaketheirparentsangry.

B.Becausetheyhavenootherwaytoenjoythemselves.

C.Becausetheyhaveastrongdesiretobeleadersinstyleand(aste.

D.Becausetheywanttoshowtheirexistencebycreatingacultureoftheirown.

16.A.Theyshouldbeobedient.B.Theyshouldberesponsible.

C.Theyshouldbecooperative.D.Theyshouldbeindependent.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Hehadn'tfoundthejob.B.Hefoundajobasateacher.

C.Hewaspreparingfbrfinalexams.D.hefoundajobasawriter.

18.A.Writers.B.Interviewers.C.Newspaperreporters.D.Teachers.

19.A.NewYork.B.Boston.C.California.D.LotAngeles.

20.A.Continuehiseducation.D.Startanewspaper.

C.Writeabook.D.Continuetofindjobs.

II•GrammarandVocabulary(30'+20')

SectionA

Directions:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,Cand

D.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

1.Haveyoueverfeltinasituationyouseeanacquaintanceandhavehisorhernameonthetipofyour

tongue?

A.whichB.thatC.onwhichD.where

2.AlbertEinsteinleftbehindisthemostprofoundideasformthefoundationofmodern

physicstoday.

A.That;whatB.That;whichC.What;whichD.What;that

3.Thestategovernmentdeclaredthattheywouldconstructanationalparkinusedtobeasmallvillage

A.whatB.whichC.whereD.that

4.Terryreceivedabouttengiftsonhisbirthday,werefromhislovelyclassmates.

A.mostofthemB.oneofwhichC.mostofwhichD.andmostofwhich

5."ClimatechangeisnolongersomethingtobejokedaboutinIcelandoranywhere,“GudniJohannesson,

Iceland'spresident,saidinaninterview,thatmostIcelandersbelievehumanactivityplaysaroleinit.

A.addedB.toaddC.addingD.adds

6.—Youhereallthewaythroughthethicksnowlastnight.Therewasnothingimportant.

—Yes,butIdidn'tknow.

A.didn'tneedtocomeB.don'tneedtocome

C.needn'thavecomeD.needn'tcome

7.With(hepopulationofthoseever60todoubletoone-thirdby2050,thestrategyofsomeInternet

companyforattractingtheelderlyiswise.

A.expectB.expectedC.expectingD.beingexpected

8.ThereasontheTVnetv/orksareforcedtocomeupwithbettershowsisnowadaysmoreand

moreyoungparentsprefertospendtimereadingstoriestotheirkidsratherthanrootthemselvesinfrontoftheTV.

A.why;becauseB.that;becauseC.that;thatD.why;that

9.Singaporeisaplaygroundforthewealthy,soit'ssurprisingthatinthepastfiveyears,mostofthepurchasing

desirefromthoseatthebottomoftheeconomicpyramid.

A.cameB.conicsC.hasconicD.havecome

A.whenB.whichC.whoseD.duringwhich

20.Withoutyourencouragementandsupport,we.

A.shouldnotsucceedB.wouldnotsucceed

C.wouldhavesucceededD.wouldnothavesucceeded

21.TraditionalChinesemedicineeffectivelyappliedforthousandsofyearsbeforeitsmarketwas

strcnglyimpactedbywesternmedicineinmodernizedChina.

A.hadbeenbeingB.hadbeenC.wasD.hasbeen

22.Manyoftheprocrastinators（拖延症患者）oftencaretoomuchabouttheresultoftheyaredoingand

insistoni（beingperfect.

A.howeverB.nomatterwhatC.whicheverD.whatever

23.Thereisnoagreementamongscientiststheactiveingredients（成分）inmanychemicalsunscreens

aresafe.

A.whoseB.thatC.whoD.as

24.Thereiscurrentlynoeffectivevaccineortreatmentformostmosquito-transmitteddiseases,

controllingtheinseefspopulationoneofthemosteffectivecontrolmethods

A.leavingB.leavesC.toleaveD.hasleft

25.TheeffectofthetyphoonnamedLinglingonShanghaiwasmuchsmallerthanofLekinia.

A.itB.thoseC.thatD.what

26.TheAmericanAcademyofDermatology（美国皮肤病协会）'sofficialpositiononsunscreenisthateveryone,

age,genderorrace,shouldwearitbecauseanyonecangetskincancer.

A.accordingtoB.insteadofC.regardlessofD.becauseof

27.ThenumberofdeathsfromapowerfultyphoonsweepingacrossChina'seastcoastto30onSunday.

A.raisedB.roseC.arousedD.arose

28.Bylearningabout44thedecoyeffect（诱饵效应）“youmaybecomelesstoitsunconsciousinfluence.

A.sensibleB.sensationalC.sensitiveD.superior

29.AvideofeaturingNezhaandMonkeyKing,wasonMondaytopromotetheanimatedfilmNezha,

whichhitthebigscreensacrossChinaonFriday.

A.relievedB.releasedC.reviewedD.received

30.PoliceonSaturdayarresteda21-year-oldTexasmanofopeningfirewitharifleataWal-Martstore

inElPaso,Texas.

A.sustainedB.suspendedC.suspectedD.suspicious

SectionB

(A)

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Note

thatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.repeatB.opportunitiesC.offerD.boundAB.constantlyAC.employing

AD.strategiesBC.occurBD.memorizingCD.effectivelyABC.rely

Onerecentstudyshowedthebenefitstoyourbrainthatlearningalanguagecanhaveandhowtoimproveyour

brain'sabilitytolearnEnglish.ButwhatarcthebestwaystoactuallygoaboutlearningEnglish?

Learningalanguageismarkedlydifferentfrom31historicalfactsorsolvingacomplicatedmaths

problem.Asaresult.youmayneediodecidewhichofthefollowing32worktoimproveyourEnglish

learning.

Talkitout

You'renevergoingtodowellinEnglishunlessyoupracticeusingit33Ifyouhaveaclassmate,friend

orfamilymemberwhoalreadyspeaksthelanguagefluently,askthemtohelpyou.Thisgivesyouthe34to

hearhowwordsandphrasesshouldbespoken.Inaddition,ifyouhavedifficultywithpronunciation,thenastudy

buddycanhelpyouwiththeseproblems.

Writeitdown

Whetheryou'retravellingonthebusortrain,orwatchngtelevisionwithyourfamily,trytonotedownany

newwordsthat35repeatedly.Keepanotebookathandsothatyoucanseizetheopportunitiestoaccumulate

newwords36Duringyournextstudysession,reviewthesewordsandphrasesandtrytocommitto

memorytheirdefinitions.

Takeyourtime

Whenyou'relearningsomethir.gnew,youare37togetfrustratedifyouthinkyouarenUprogressing

quicklyenough.Don'tworry,justtakeyourtimebecauseEnglishisn'tsomethingyoucanlearnovemight.Allow

yourselfto38attimesonthedictionaryatthestartofEnglishlearninginsteadofgettingannoyedwith

yourself.Whileyoifllhavetoreturntoitlater,youmayfinditeasierthesecondtimearound.

Tosumup,themoreyou'reexposedtoEnglish,themoreyourskillswillimprove.Don'tbeafraidtoask

someoneto39themselveswhentheyaskyouaquestionthatyoudon'tunderstand.Listenfbrwordsthatyou

knewandtrytoworkoutwhat'sbeingsaidbasedonthetext,etc.Thesesituationsabovecan40(hebest

learningexperiences.

(B)

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Note

thatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.regularB.distractedC.cramD.employedAB.typicallyAC.stick

AD.majorityBC.ineffectiveBD.acquiredCD.repeatedlyABC.prepared

Studyhabitsofeffectivestudents

Thekeytobecominganeffectivestudentislearninghowtostudysmarter,notharder.Whilesomestudents

arcabletobreezethroughschoolwithminimaleffort,thevast41ofsuccessfulstudentsachievetheir

successbyapplyingeffectivestudyhabits.Thefollowingaresomeofthestudyhabits42bysuccessful

students.

1.Don'tattemptto43allofyourstudyintooneperiodoftime.

Everfindyourselfuplateatnightspendingmoreenergytlyingtokeepyoureyelidsopenthanyouare

studying?Ifso,It'stimeforachange.Successfulstudents44dividetheirworkovershorterperiodsoftime.

Ifyouwanttobecomeasuccessfulstudent,thenyouneedtolearntobeconsistentinyourstudiesandtohave

45.butshorter,studyperiods.

2.Planwhenyou'regoingtostudy.

Successfulstudentsschedulespecifictimesthroughouttheweekwhentheyaregoinglostudy—andthenthey

46totheirschedule.Evenisyou'reallcaughtupwithstudies,settingasideaperiodoftimeafewdaysa

weektoreviewyourcourseswillhelpyoudevelophabitsthatwillenableyoutosucceedinyoureducationinthe

longterm.

3.Makesureyouconcentrateonyourstudy

Everyonegets47bysomething.Maybeit'stheTV.Orir.aybeit'syourfamily.Ormaybeit'sjusttoo

quiet.Somepeopleactuallystudybetterwithalittlebackgroundnoise.Whenyou'renotpayingattentionwhile

studying,youeitherloseyourtrainofthoughtorareunabletofbcus-bo(hofwhichwillleadtovery48

studying.Beforeyoustartstudying,findaplacewhereyouwon'tbedisturbed.

.4.Reviewyournotes,schoolworkandotherclassmaterialsovertheweekend.

Succcssfiilstudentsreviewwhatthey'velearnedduringtheweekovertheweekend.Thiswaythey'vewell

49tocontinuelearningnewconceptsthatbuilduponpreviouscourseworkandknowledge50the

previousweek.

We'reconfidentthatifyoudevelopthehabitsoutinedabove,youllseeamajorimprovementinyour

academicperformance.

ID.ReadingComprehension(30,+30,)

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,

B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

(A)

ArecentarticleinTheWallStreetjournalsays(hatChinesestudentsinAmericanuniversitiesarenotgetting

themostoutoftheireducationalopportunities.Thearticlesaysthat51Chinesestudentsworkhard,many

arenotacquiringthesoftskillsthatcomewithfullyparticipatingincampuslife.

Softskillsrefertothingslikesocializationandlearningtobe52.Thesearetheskillsstudentsdevelop

by53sociallywithAmericanandotherinternationalstudentsandbylearninghowtohandleproblemsina

new54andmaketheirowndecisions.AlargenumberofChinesestudents,55、tendtosclf-

segregate,thatis,theyjust56otherChinesestudentsand57【hecampuscultureandeventhewider

Americanculturethatsurroundsthem.

JocelynJia,a22-year-oldfromHainanstudyingattheuniversityofnorthCarolinaatChapelHill,says,“If

youjustcometostudyandhangoutwithChinesepeople,allyoubringbacktoChinaisthe58.It'sjusta

pieceofpaper.That'sif'Jocelynstudieshard,butshelikesto59,too.She'stakingeveryopportunityto

makeAmericanfriendsandexperiencethingsshecouldn'thaveata(n)60university.

Chinesecompanieswanttohire“haigui”likeJocelyn.KenChenofaconsultingfirminShanghaisaysan

Americancollegeeducationteachesyouhowtosocialize,developycur61andknowhowtothinkand

solveproblems.Mr.Chensaysthesearethekindsofpeopleheislookingfor.

AnAmericaneducationisn't62,(hough.ItcancostasmuchasU.S.$200,000forafour-year

program.ButCharlotteFan,agraduateofDukeUniversityfromShanghai,saysthe63wasworthit.

She'snowworkingforanAmericancompanyand,intheWallStreetJournalarticle,isquotedassaying."I've

learnedalotandchangedalotincollege,notjusttolearnknowledge,butmoreimportantlythewayofthinking,

creativity,communication-thesoftskillsyouneverlearnfrom64butlearnfromday-to-daylifeand

frominteractingwithallthesmartkidsaroundyouinschool.ThosesortsofthingsarewhataChineseeducation

doesn't65

51.A.ifB.whileC.asD.unless

52.A.enjoyableB.permanentC.intelligentD.independent

53.A.mixingB.combiningC.cooperatingD.conflicting

54.A.societyB.environmentC.classD.organization

55.A.howeverB.inadditionC.asaresultD.forinstance

56.A.takepityonB.showrespecttoC.relyonD.hangoutwi:h

57.A.ignoreB.admireC.requireD.challenge

58.A.diplomaB.proofC.documentD.title

59.A.havefunB.havearestC.doresearchD.takeatrip

60.A.averageB.ChineseC.traditionalD.prestigious

61.A.socialwell-beingB.financialliteraryC.physicalstrengthD.emotionalintelligence

62.A.adequateB.cheapC.worthwhileD.extensive

63.A.timeB.effortC.investmentD.degree

64.A.teachersB.booksC.moviesD.friends

65.A.allowforB.knowaboutC.focusonD.seekout

(B)

Mostpeoplebelievetheydon'thavemuchimagination.Theyare66.Everyonehasimagination,but

mostofus,oncewebecomeadults,forgethowto67it.Creativityisn'talways68withgreat

worksofartorideas.Peopleatworkandintheirfreetimeoften69creativewaystosolveproblems.

Maybeyouhaveagoaltoachieve,atrickyquestiontoansweroryoujustwanttoexpandyourmind!Hereare

threetechniquestohelpyou.

Makingconnections!Thistechniqueinvolvestaking70ideasandtryingtofindlinksbetweenthem.

First,thinkabouttheproblemyouhavetosolveorthejobyouneedtodo.Thenfindanimage,word,ideaor

object,forexample,acandle.Writedownalltheideaorwords71withcandles:light,fire,matches,night,

silence,etc.Thenextstageistorelaxthe72tothejobyouhavetodo.Soimagineyouwan!tobuya

friendanoriginal73:youcouldbuyhimticketstomatchortakehimoutforthenight.

NOlimits!Imaginethatnonnallimitationsdon't74.Youhaveasmuchtime,space,money,etc.as

youwant.Thinkaboutyourgoalandthenew75.Ifyourgoalistolearntoski,76,you

cannowpractiseskiingeverydayofyourlife(becauseyouhavethetimeandthemoney).Now77this

toreality.MaybeyoucanpractiseskiingeverdayinDecember,oreveryMondayinJanuary.

Besomeoneelse!Lookatthesituationfroma78pointofview.Goodbusinessmenusethis

techniqueintrade,andsodowriters.Fictionwritersoftenimaginetheyarethe79intheirbooks.They

askquestion:Whatdocsthischaracterwant?Whycan'tshegetit?Whatchangesmustshemaketogetwhatshe

wants?Ifyourgoal80otherpeople,putyourselfintheirpositions.Thebestfishermenthinklike

fish!

66.A.wrongB.unbelievableC.reasonableD.realistic

67.A.putupwithB.catchupwithC.makeuseofD.keeptrackof

68.A.equippedB.comparedC.coveredD.connected

69.A.regardB.thinkofC.considerD.lookupon

70.A.familiarB.unrelatedC.creativeD.imaginary

71.A.presentedB.markedC.litD.associated

72.A.ideasB.ambitionsC.achievementD.technique

73A.experienceB.serviceC.presentD.object

74.A.workB.lastC.existD.change

75.A.possibilitiesB.limitationsC.tendencyD.practice

76.A.infactB.inparticularC.asawliulcD.forexample

77.A.devoteB.adaptC.leadD.keep

78.A.privateB.globalC.differentD.practical

79.A.featuresB.themesC.creaturesD.characters

80.A.involvesB.occupiesC.includesD.contains

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choose

theonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

**1WentSkydivingat84!”

Asayounggirlgrowingupin(he1930s,Ialwayswantedtoflyaplane,butbacktheni(wasalmostunheardofa

woman(odothat.Igotatasteofthatdreamin2011,\vhenmyhusbandarrangedformemerideinahotairballoon

formybirthday.Buttheexperienceturnedouttobeverydull.Aroundthattime,1toldmyhusbandthatI

wantedtoskydive.Sowhenourretirementcommunity(社区)announcedthattheywerehavinganessay

competitionandthetopicwasanexperienceofalifetimethatyouwantedtohave,Idecidedtowrite

aboutmydream.

Intheessay,Iwroteaboutmydesiretoskydive,statingGeorgeBrushSr.diditatage80.Whynotme?Iwasjust

84andinprettygoodhealth.AyearwentbyandIheardnothing.BuithenatacommunitypartyinlateApril2009,

theyannouncedthatIwasoneofthewinners.Ijustcouldn'tbelieveit.

Onejune11.2009,nearly40ofmyfamilyandfriendsgatheredintheareaclosetowhereIwouldlandwhileI

headedupintheairplane.Myinstructor,Jay,guidedmethroughtheexperience.TheplanewasthenoisiestoneI

hadeverbeenin,butIwasn'tfrightened一Iwasreallyjustlookingforwardtotheexperience.Whenwe

rcachcn13,000feet.Jayinstructedmetothrowmyselfoutoftheplane.Whenwcfirsthittheair,thewindwasso

strongthatIcouldhardlybreathe.ForasecondIthought,44WhathaveIgottenmyselfinto?^^Butthen

eveiythinggotcalmer.WewereinafreefallforaboutaminutebeforeJayopenedtheparachute(降落伞),then

wejustfloateddownwardforaboutfiveminutes.Beingupinthecloudsandlookingat(heviewbelow

wasunlikeanythingIhaveeverfelt—muchbetterthanthehotairballon.Iwasjustenjoyingit.

Skydivingwasreallyoneofthegreatestexperiencesofmylife.Ihopeotherpeoplewilllookatmeandrealizethat

youdon'tstoplivingjustbecauseyouare84yearsold.Ifthere'ssomethingyouwanttoexperience,lookintoit.If

it'ssomethingthatispossible,makeithappen.

81.Whathappenedtotheauthorin2001?

A.Sheflewanairplane

B.Sheenteredacompetition

C.Shewentonahotairballoonride

D.Shemovedintoaretirementcommunity

82.TheauthormentionedGeorgeBushSr.inheressayto.

A.buildupherownreputation

B.showheradmirationforhim

C.comparetheirhealthconditon

D.makeherargumentpersuasive

83.Howdidtheauthoufeelimmediatelyaftershejumpedoutoftheplane?

A.ExcitedB.ScaredC.NervousD.Regretful

84.Whatdidtheauthorenjoymostwhenshewasskydiving?

A.ThebeautifulcloudsB.Thewonderfulview

C.ThecompanyofJayD.Theonc-minutefreefall

(B)

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residencesoftheQueen,whosometimesstayshere.

Audiotours

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Guidedtours

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Photographyandmobilephones

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（C）

Notexactly,butDr.JosephBell,themanwhoinspiredthecharacterofSherlockHolmes,sharedmany

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Bellwas39yearsoldwhenConanDoylefirstattendedoneofh