2024-2025學年上海虹口區(qū)高二上學期期中英語質量檢測試卷一、語法填空1、Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Iwasluckytogrowupwithmygrandparentslivingwithus.Asachild,Ididn'trealizehowimportantthatwasbut,asIgotolder,Isawfirsthandhowmuchcareandsupporttheyneeded.Aftermuchreflection,Inowunderstandthatcaringfortheelderlyisn'tjustaboutdoingchoresfor

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todosoinafast-pacedanddemandingworld,aworld

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manyofusaretimepoor.Mygrandparentstaughtmethatolderpeoplehavealotofwisdomtoshare.Theiradviceoffersnewperspectivesonlife,relationshipsandevensuccess,precisely

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they'vealreadyexperiencedandnavigatedmanyofthestruggleswearefacingnow.Forinstance,mygrandmaalwaysremindedmetobepatientandlistentoothers.Overtime,Irealizedjust

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absolutelycorrectshewas.However,withage

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(come)challenges.Tasksbecomemorearduous（費力的）.Forsomeonewhohasbeenself-sufficientmostoftheirlife,thiscandestroytheirconfidenceWeshould

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(remind)ofthisoften.Whenhelpingthemmanagetheirday,weshouldensurethattheymaintainasenseofindependence.Beyondphysicalchallenges,manyelderlypeopleoftenfacelonelinessorisolation,especiallyafterlosingfriendsandfamilyovertheyears.Spendingtimewiththeelderly

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it'sjustsittingdowntohaveaconversationorwatchingTVtogether,canmakeanenormousdifference.Irememberhowmuchmygrandma'seyeswouldlightupwhenwe'dsitdowntoplayaboardgameorchataboutmyschoolday.Littlemomentslike

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showthatyoucare,andthey'remoreimportantthanyoumightthink.Technology,too,canbeawaytoconnectwiththembyhelpingthemconnectwithothers.Whetherit'steachingthemhowtousesmartdevices,reachfamilyovervideocalls,

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accessservicesonline,thesesmallactionscanmakethemfeellikeapartofaworldthatoftenseems

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(move)tooquicklyforthem.二、選詞填空2、Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.Somebooksaretobetasted,otherstobeswallowed,andsomefewtobechewedand

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.Thislinehasbeentakenfromthefamousessay"OfStudies",writtenbyFrancisBacon.Inhisclassicessay,Baconexplainshowandwhystudy—knowledge—isimportant.AlongwithMicheldeMontaigne,whopublishedhisfirstessayslessthantwentyyearsbeforeFrancisBaconpublishedhisfirst

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in1597.BaconisconsideredthefatheroftheEnglishessay,withMontaignethefatheroftheFrenchessay.Bacon'sessaysdifferfromMontaigne'sinbeingmoreconciseandformal.WhereMontaigneconceivedoftheessaysasanopportunitytoexploreasubjectthroughmentalassociationandacasual

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ofthemind,Baconviewedtheessayasanopportunitytoofferadvice.In"OfStudies",BaconlaysoutthevalueofknowledgeinpracticaltermsBatenconsiderstowhatusestudiesmightbeput.Heislessinterestedintheirtheoretical

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thanintheirpracticalutility—anaturaltendencymoreEnglish,perhaps,thanFrench.Bacon'swritingin"OfStudies"isdirectand

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.Itavoidsthewindingfind-your-wayfreeformofMontaigne'sessays.FromhisopeningsentenceBacongetsdirectlytothepoint:"Studiesservefordelight,forornament（裝飾）,andforability."Hethan

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onhowstructuresareusefulinthesethreeways.Andhewastesnowordsin

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theuseofstudies”foraRenaissancegentleman.OneoftheattractionsofBacon'sessayishisskillfuluseofparallelsentencestructure,asexemplifiedinthesentenceslike:"Readingmakethfullman;conferencea(n)

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man;andwritinganexactman.Andtherefore,ifamanwritelittle,hehadneedhaveagreatmemory;ifheconfer（商議）little,hehadneedhaveapresentwit;andifhereadlittle,hehadneedhavemuchcunning（狡黠的）,toseemtoknowthathedothnot."Thisstylistictechnique

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clarityandordertothewriting,asin"craftymencondemnstudies,simplemenadmirethem,andwisemenusethem,"whichstraightforwardly

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confidenceandeleganceinadditiontoclarityandemphasis.三、完形填空3、Ateventsaroundtheworld,fireworksshowsarebeingreplacedwithlargenumbersofdronesthatcreateanimated（栩栩如生的）imagesinthenightsky.Whyaredroneshows

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?Supportersclaimfireworksarebadforpeople,animalsandtheenvironmentandthatit'stimeforachange.BillBateman,aprofessoroflifesciences,

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the"highlydamaging"impactsoffireworks-scaringbirdsfromnests,disturbingotheranimalswiththeirsuddenlightandnoise,andevenaffectinganimalbreeding.Partoftheissueresultsfromthestartle

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,awhole-bodyreactionthatcausesthemusclestoswiftlycontract;theeyestoblink（眨眼）,andthepulseto

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.Suchreactionshelpanimalsandhumansrespondtodanger,makethemmorealertandhelpthem

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theirweakestparts.Batemanexplainsthatthesoundsandflashesoflightassociatedwiththeexplosionsleadtothestartleresponseinanimals,causingtheirsufferingandevendeaths.Youngcranes（鶴）,forexample,navebeenrecordedleapingfromtheir

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inresponsetoloudnoiseseventhoughtheycannotfly.Humansexperiencethestartleresponse,too.How

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oneisstartledcandependonmentalhealthconditionsandgeneticfactors.Infact,anoveractivestartleresponseisusedtodiagnosepost-traumatic

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disorder(PTSD).Therearealsoplentyofotherhealthreasonstoavoidfireworks.TheU.S.recorded9,700injuriesandeightdeathsfromfireworksin2023alone--mostduetomisuse.Though

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useoffireworksisoftenthemajorcontributor,around18%ofallfireworksonthemarketin2023didn'tmeetsafetystandards,puttingevenexperiencedoperatorsatrisk.Thosedangersareevengreaterinanageofclimatechangeandwarmingworld.Heatwaves,combinedwithmore

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andwidespreaddroughts,aremakingthingsworse.Andscientistspredictmoreofthesameastheworldwarms.Addfireworkstothe

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,andit'saperfectrecipeforwildfires.Fireworks

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otherproblems,releasinglargeamountsofpollutantsintotheair,soilandwater.Theseimpactscontributetorespiratory（呼吸的）diseasesandotherhealthconditions.Thereasonstocancelfireworksdisplaysseemclear,butaredroneshowsthesolution?Thesedisplaysstillcreatelightpollution,andinvolvetheproductionofgreenhousegases.

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,dronescancollide（相撞）withwildlifeintheair.Researchondrones'environmentalandwildlifeimpactsisstillinits

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.Butfornow,atleast,theshowsseemtobemoreenvironmentallyfriendly.Thefactthatdronescanbereusedalsomakesthemamore

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alternativetotraditionalfireworks.(1)

A.ontherise B.intheway C.offthetrack D.underthetable (2)

A.compliments B.notes C.abandons D.prohibits (3)

A.experience B.movement C.response D.condition (4)

A.decline B.cease C.stabilize D.race (5)

A.protect B.expose C.abandon D.correct (6)

A.lab B.nest C.feet D.turns (7)

A.naturally B.frequently C.easily D.necessarily (8)

A.pressure B.resolution C.stress D.solution (9)

A.exceptional B.delicate C.desperate D.amateur (10)

A.foreseeable B.natural C.preventable D.frequent (11)

A.mix B.waves C.prediction D.world (12)

A.persistin B.leavebehind C.competewith D.setout (13)

A.However B.Rather C.Besides D.Therefore (14)

A.infancy B.favor C.process D.capacity (15)

A.unappealing B.sustainable C.affordable D.credible 四、閱讀理解4、JackLondon,oneofAmerica'smajorwritersofadventuretales,wasborninCaliforniain1876.Duringhislife,Londonworkedatmanyjobs.Hisbroadlifeexperienceswouldbecomethebackgroundforhiswriting.Londonlovedtoread.Asateenager,hespentmanyhourseducatinghimselfattheOakland,California,publiclibrary.HeattendedcollegeattheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeley,buthestayedforonlysixmonths.HethoughtBerkeleywas"notlivelyenough"andwantedtodosomethingmoreexciting.Londonwrotestoriesaboutworkingpeopleandthehardtimestheyhadmakingaliving.Heknewtheirproblemsfirsthand.Heworkedasasailor,rancher（大農場主）,andfactoryemployee,tonamejustafewofhismanyjobs.LondongrewupnearthewaterfrontinOakland.Helovedthewater.Whenhewasfifteenyearsold,heboughtasmallsailboatcalledasloop.LaterhesailedtoJapanonaschooner,whichisamuchlargersailingboat.Likemanypeopleofthetime,LondoncaughttheKlondikeGoldRushFever.In1897,heheadedforAlaska.Hedidn'tfindgold,buthediscoveredsomethingevenmorevaluable.Hediscoveredthatpeopleenjoyedlisteningtothestoriesbemadeupwithhisvividimagination.Londonentertainedtheminerswithstoryafterstory.Later,usinghisexperiencesduringtheGoldRush,hecreatedmanymorecolorfulstories.Londonresolvedtoliveafull,excitinglife.Heoncesaid,"Iwouldratherbeasuperbmeteor（流星）,everyatomofmeinmagnificentglow,thanasleepyandpermanentplanet."Eachday,hepushedhimself.OnceLondondeterminedthathewasgoingtobeawriter,nothingcouldstophim.Hisgoalwastowriteatleastonethousandwordseveryday.Herefusedtostopevenwhenhewassick.Ineighteenyears,thewriterpublishedfifty-onebooksandhundredsofarticles.Hewasthebest-sellingandhighest-paidauthorofhisday.Manypeoplealsoconsideredhimtobethebestwriter.WhiteFangandTheCalloftheWildarehismostfamousstoriesandareaboutsurvivingintheAlaskanwilderness.ReaderscanenjoyJackLondon'senergyandhistalentfortellingwonderfulstorieseachtimetheyopenoneofhisnovels.(1)WhywasJackLondonabletowriteonmanytopics?A.Hehadavarietyofexperiencesandjobs.B.HewasdrawntotheKlondikeGoldRush.C.Hepushedhimselftoreachhisultimategoals.D.Hewasthebest-sellingandhighestpaidauthor.(2)WhydidJackLondonnotcompletecollege?A.HetraveledtoAlaskain1897.B.HewashiredtosailtoJapan.C.Hespentmuchofhistimewriting.D.Hewasnotinterestedenough.(3)WhichwordbestdescribesJackLondon?A.Cautious.B.Unfocused.C.Imaginative.D.Sympathetic.(4)Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.ToidentifybookswrittenbyJackLondon.B.ToprovideinformationonJackLondon'slife.C.TodescribelifeduringtheKlondikeGoldRush.D.TosupportthestatementthatLondonwasthebestwriter.5、 TheNationalParksandWildlifeService(NPWS)ispartoftheDepartmentofEnvironmentandConservation—themaingovernmentconservationagencyinNewSouthWales,Australia.OntheNPWSsiteyoucanfindoutaboutparksandreserves,Australianplantsandanimals,andconservationprogramstojoin.NPWSA.auLearnaboutAustraliananimalsonOurAnimalsWebsite.Lookattheirphysicalfeatures,food,homes,environment,andsocialgroups.Threecategoriesofanimalscanbefoundhere:thosefoundintheair,onthegroundandinthewater.Oban,theKnowledgeKeeper,hascollectedavarietyofinterestingAustraliananimalmythsandlegendsonthisWebsite.Discoverhowthekangaroogotitspouch（育兒袋）andhowthecockatoogotitscrest（羽冠）,amongotherstories.OThissitehasasamplingofamazingAustraliancreatures.Itcontainspicturesofforty-fiveAustraliananimalsthatyoucanprintandcolor.Eachpictureprovidesdetailsontheexactcoloringtoreachanimal.Inadditiontoprintingpicturesoftheanimals,youcancopyaprintout,pasteitintoapaintingprogram,andcolortheanimalthere.FantasticAQueenslandinAustraliahasmanydifferenttypesofAustraliannativeplantsandanimals.Learnaboutthreatenedwildlifeandfindoutwhatyoucandotohelp.QueenslandAReadyforsomeAustraliafun-timegames?ThisWebsitehasmanytochoosefrom.Therearepuzzles,wordfinds,mindgames,quizzes,andacoloringbook.AlinkonthissitehasfreeAustraliangreetingcardsthatyoucansend.AussieGSomeofAustralia'sinterestinganimalsarenon-native,invasivespecies.ThissitegivesdetailsaboutsomeofthemostdestructiveinvasivespeciesinAustraliaandexpiationseffortstocontroltheirpopulations.Redfoxes,rabbits,canetoads,andferalpigsarejustfouroftheproblematicAustraliananimalshighlightedhere.AustralianI(1)Whathasbeentypedinthesearchbox?A.Unusualanimals.B.Nationalparks.C.MythsofAustralia.D.Australiananimals.(2)Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheNPWSisaprivateorganizationinNewSouthWales.B.FantasticAoffersacollectionofAustraliananimals'images.C.QueenslandAfocusesonthevariousinvasivespeciesinQueensland.D.OnA,youcanonlylearnaboutanimalsthatliveintheair.(3)CatherineiswritingherresearchpaperaboutwildlifeprotectionWhichofthefollowingwebsiteswouldbethebestresourceforhertolearnaboutthetopic?A.NPWSA&FantasticAB.AussieG&OC.QueenslandA&NPWSA.auD.AussieG&AustralianI6、Whenwasthelasttimeyoulistenedtosomeone?Reallylistened,withoutthinkingaboutwhatyouwantedtosaynext,glancingdownatyourphoneorjumpingintoofferyouropinion?Andwhenwasthelasttimesomeonereallylistenedtoyou?Wassoattentivetowhatyouweresayingandwhoseresponsewassoaccuratethatyoufelttrulyunderstood?Weareencouragedtolistentoourinnervoices,butrarelyareweencouragedtolistencarefullyandpurposefullytootherpeople.Inwritingabookaboutlistening.IaskedpeoplefromBrooklyntoBeijingwhatitmeanttobeagoodlistener.Thetypicalresponsewasablankstare.Peoplehadnotrouble,however,tellingmewhatitmeanttobeabadlistener,complainingaboutactionssuchasinterrupting,lookingataphone,andrespondinginaself-centeredway.Thesadtruthisthatpeoplehavemoreexperiencebeingcutoff,ignoredandmisunderstoodthanheardtotheirsatisfaction.Ofcourse,technologyplaysarole.Socialmediaprovidesavirtualmegaphone,alongwiththemeanstofilteroutopposingviews.Peoplefindphonecallsintrusiveandignorevoicemail,preferringtextorwordlessemoji.Ifpeoplearelisteningtoanything,it'slikelythroughheadphonesorearbuds,wheretheyfeelsafeinsidetheirownsoundbubbles.ThisisallfuelingwhatpublichealthofficialsdescribeasanepidemicoflonelinessintheUnitedStates.Buttechisnottheonlycontributor.Highschoolsandcollegeshavedebateteamsandcoursesinrhetoric（修辭）andpersuasion,butrarely,ifever.offerclassesorextracurricularactivitiesthatteachcarefullistening..Thecacophonyofmodernlifealsostopsusfromlistening.Themusicplayinginrestaurantscanmakeitdifficult,ifnotimpossible,fordinerstoclearlyhearoneanother.Officeswithanopendesignensureeverykeyboardclick,telephonecallandcoughingmakeforconstantnoise.Trafficnoiseoncitystreetsexceedsthevolumeofnormalconversationbyasmuchas30decibels,andcanevencausehearinglossSohowcanwereclaimthelostartoflistening?Actually,listeninggoesbeyondsimplyhearingwhatpeoplesay.Italsoinvolvespayingattentiontohowtheysayitandwhattheydowhitetheyaresayingit,inwhatcontext,andhowwhattheysayidentifywithyou.It'snotaboutmerelyholdingyourpeacewhilesomeoneelseholdsforth.Quitetheopposite.Alotoflisteninghastodowithhowyourespond—thedegreetowhichyoufacilitatetheclearexpressionofanotherperson'sthoughtsand,intheprocess,formyourown.(1)InParagraph1whatisthemostlikelyreasontheauthorusesaseriesofquestions?A.Tocreateafeelingofworryandtensionforthereader.B.Toencouragethereadertoengagethoughtfullywiththetopic.C.Tosuggestthereareopposingviewsaboutwhatdefinesgoodlistening.D.Toshowthatmuchremainsunknownabouttherolelisteningplays.(2)WhichphrasefromParagraph4providesthebestcontextforunderstandingthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"cacophony"?A."musicplaying"B."anopendesign"C."constantnoise"D."normalconversation"(3)Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.Peopletendtobereluctanttosaywhattheyreallymean.B.Peopleoftenexpressthemselvesinmorewaysthantheyrealize.C.Peoplebecomemorecomfortablewhentheyareamongclosefriends.D.Peoplearemorelikelytospeakopenlywithotherswhoagreewiththem.(4)Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TalkLess.ListenMore.Here'sHow.B.TheLostArtofSpeakingC.Don'tTurnaDeafEartoYourself!D.AGoodListenerorABadOne?五、信息匹配7、Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.Ingamedevelopment,thedriveforrealismandimmersion（沉浸體驗）neverstops.Onekeytoolforachievinglifelikeanimationismotioncapture,ormocap.Thistechnologyhasrevolutionizedthegamingindustrybytransformingthewaycharactersmoveandinteractinavirtualworld.Motioncapturehascomealongwaysinceitsearlydays.

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Sincethe1990s,gamestudioshaveadoptedthistooltobringcharacterstolife.Theprocessinvolvesrecordingthemovementsofrealpeoplein3Dce.Thecaptureenvironmentiscarefullysetuptoensureprecisetracking.Actorswearsuitsequippedwithmarkersorsensorsandperformvariousactions,fromcomplexcombatscenestosubtlefacialexpressions

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Animatorsfurtheradjustthemovementstomakesuretheyfitwellwiththegame'soverallvisualstyle.Mocap'spreciserecordingofhumanmovementaddstotherealismofin-gameanimation.Itgivesplayersamoreimmersiveexperience,makingthemfeelasiftheywerepartofthevirtualworld.

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Traditionalanimationrequiresanimatorstodesigneachframe（幀）carefully,whichcantakealotoftime.Mocap,bycontrast,capturesmovementsinrealtime,whichreduceseditingtimeandtheneedforadditionalretakes（鏡頭重拍）.Thesimplifiedworkflowallowsgamestudiostomeettightdeadlineswhilestilldeliveringhigh-qualityproducts.

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Withthistool,animatorscantryoutdifferentperformancesandcaptureawiderangeofemotionsandactions.Itwouldtakemuchlongertodothisbyhand.Themoremocapisused,themoretimeanimatorshavetoperfecttheirworkandmakeeachmovementasexpressiveaspossible.(1)

A.Mocapisn'tjustaboutsavingtime;itencouragescreativityaswell.B.Despiteitsmanybenefits,mocapcomeswithitsownsetofchallenges.C.Beyondimprovingimmersion,mocapspeedsuptheanimationprocess.D.Lookingahead,weseethatmotioncapturewillcontinuetoshapethegamingindustry.E.initially,itwasmainlyusedinfilmstocapturerealisticmovementsforanimatedcharacters.F.Therecordeddataisthencleanedtoremovenoiseorerrorsandmappedontodigitalcharacters.(2)

A.Mocapisn'tjustaboutsavingtime;itencouragescreativityaswell.B.Despiteitsmanybenefits,mocapcomeswithitsownsetofchallenges.C.Beyondimprovingimmersion,mocapspeedsuptheanimationprocess.D.Lookingahead,weseethatmotioncapturewillcontinuetoshapethegamingindustry.E.initially,itwasmainlyusedinfilmstocapturerealisticmovementsforanimatedcharacters.F.Therecordeddataisthencleanedtoremovenoiseorerrorsandmappedontodigitalcharacters.(3)

A.Mocapisn'tjustaboutsavingtime;itencouragescreativityaswell.B.Despiteitsmanybenefits,mocapcomeswithitsownsetofchallenges.C.Beyondimprovingimmersion,mocapspeedsuptheanimationprocess.D.Lookingahead,weseethatmotioncapturewillcontinuetoshapethegamingindustry.E.initially,itwasmainlyusedinfilmstocapturerealisticmovementsforanimatedcharacters.F.Therecordeddataisthencleanedtoremovenoiseorerrorsandmappedontodigitalcharacters.(4)

A.Mocapisn'tjustaboutsavingtime;itencouragescreativityaswell.B.Despiteitsmanybenefits,mocapcomeswithitsownsetofchallenges.C.Beyondimprovingimmersion,mocapspeedsuptheanimationprocess.D.Lookingahead,weseethatmotioncapturewillcontinuetoshapethegamingindustry.E.initially,itwasmainlyusedinfilmstocapturerealisticmovementsforanimatedcharacters.F.Therecordeddataisthencleanedtoremovenoiseorerrorsandmappedontodigitalcharacters.六、任務型閱讀8、Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.BigBrothersandBigSistersisaimedathelpingyoungpeoplethroughfriendshipwithanadult.Itisaprogramwhichprovidesfriendshipandfunbymatchingvulnerableyoungpeopleaged7-17withavolunteeradultwhocanbebotharolemodelandasupportivefriend.Volunteertutorscomeformallwalksoflife-married,single,withorwithoutchildren.BigBrothersandBigSistersarenotreplacementparentsorsocialworkers.Theyaretutors:someonetotrust,tohavefunwith,totalkwithandgot