吳淞中學2024-2025學年第二學期

高二學科質量調研卷(英語)

I.ListeningComprehension(30%)

SectionA(15%)

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheend

ofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,read

thefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestion

youhaveheard.

1.A.Beneficial.B.Unhealthy.C.Common.D.Rare.

2.A.Theyarenotreallycheap.

B.Theylookgoodfortheprice.

C.Theymaynotlastlong.

D.Theywillbeoutoffashionquickly.

3.A.Johnshouldgiveprioritytohisprivacy.

B.Johnhadbetterchooseacheapapartment.

C.Johnisunlikelytomoveoutofthedormitory.

D.Johnshouldmakesurethathecanfindaquietplace.

4.A.ShewillgethercarbackonFriday.B.Shemaynotbeabletogivethemanaride.

C.Sheisn'tsurewhethershewillgototheparty.D.She'sjustpaidavisittotheAndersons.

5.A.Tonygaveawell-groundedreason.

B.Tonyshouldchooseanothercourse.

C.Tonyshouldcontinuehisscienceclass.

D.Tonyhadbettergetupearlyeverymorning.

6.A.Itisunder-staffed.

B.Itservestastycoffee.

C.Itisn'tbigenough.

D.Itdoesn'tprovidegoodservice.

7.A.Anicehair-style.B.Anunforgettablewedding.

C.Adevotedfriend.D.Anoldphoto.

8.A.Surprised.B.Relaxing.C.Disappointed.D.Sympathetic.

9.A.Shecangivethemanadiscountforthephonecase.

B.Screenprotectorsareoutofstockforthetimebeing.

C.Phonecasesaremuchmoreexpensivethanscreenprotectors.

D.Themancangetascreenprotectorforfreeifhebuysaphonecase.

10.A.Dropoutoftheplay.B.Switchpartswithanotheractor.

C.Bepatientaboutlearninghispart.D.Havehislinesmemorizedbytomorrow.

SectionB(15%)

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation.Aftereach

passageorconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandtheconversation

willbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthe

fourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyou

haveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Dreamsareusuallymeaningless.B.Noteveryonehasdreamseveryday.

C.Wearesometimesanxiousaboutdreams.D.Dreamscanremindusofwhatwemustdo.

12.A.Ifyouareofteneagertodream.B.Ifyouwanttounderstandthem.

C.Ifyouwonderwhenyoudream.D.Ifyouareoftenfrightenedbythem.

13.A.Whatintensefeelingsyouhaveinthedreams.

B.Whereyougointhedreams.

C.Whoeveryoumeetinthedreams.

D.Whateveryouexperienceinthedreams.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Togoonstrike.B.Toprotectthemselves.

C.Tocombinetheirefforts.D.Tofightagainsttheiremployers.

15.A.Theshopsstoppedsellingthemdailynecessities.

B.Peoplethensufferedfromashortageoffoodstuffs.

C.Theywereexploitedandmistreatedbytheiremployers.

D.Gasandcandleswerenotavailabletothematthattime.

16.A.Theyrefusemostnewtechnologies.B.Theysticktooldwaysofbusiness.

C.Theyofferbankingandinsurance.D.Theyarelimitedtoasmallregion

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

17.A.Dealingwithcameracompanies.

B.Callingelectriciansifthereisanemergency.

C.Lookingafterthecameracrew.

D.Workingontimesheets.

18.A.Anelectrician.B.Acameraman.

C.Anassistanttoelectricians.D.Anassistanttocameraman.

19.A.Theequipmentcan^standtheextremelybadweather

B.It'shardforhimtodosomethingoutoftheordinary.

C.Itoncetookhimagestogetusedtoworkoutdoors.

D.Somethingunexpectedareverylikelytohappen.

20.A.Heisn'teagerforanypromotion.

B.Hethinksfamilyismoreimportant.

C.Heisalreadyatthetopofhiscareerladder.

D.Hedoesn'tfindanyrightpositionforhimself.

II.GrammarandVocabulary(20°/o)

SectionA(GrammarI)

語法填空

GoingHungryintheLandoftheRich

TheUnitedStatesisoneoftheworld'swealthiestcountries.]this,manyAmericansstrugglejustto

puthealthyfood,oranyfoodatall,onthetableeveryday.One2thinkthatafoodshortageishappening

inAmerica,butthisisnotthecase.Thereismorethansufficientfoodforeveryone,40%ofwhichisunfortunately,

wastedeveryday.Therearemanydifferentways3foodarewasted:farmersonlypickthebest-looking

crops,deliveriesaren'tmadeontime,supermarketsthrowoutextraproducts,customersbuymorethantheyneed,

andsoon.Thehighestlevelofwastagetendstohappenintherichestcommunities.

Meanwhile,peoplewholiveinpoororruralareasoftenhavelittleornoaccesstofood.Theseareasarecalled

6tfooddeserts.^^Theyhavefewersupermarkets,andtheonlyfoodoptionsthattheycanaffordareoften

4(healthy)ones.Healthyfoods5freshfruitsandvegetablesmaybeimpossibletofind.Sadly,

12.8%oftheAmericanpopulationliveinfooddeserts.

Whatcanwedotohelp6whodon'thaveenoughfood?ShirleyandAnnieZhucameupwithasolution.

In2017,whenHurricaneHarveydestroyedover100,000homesintheircity,Houston,thesistersgotstarted.When

7(involve)inclearingwaterfromafloodedsupermarket,theysawahugeamountoffood

8(waste).Atthesametime,thousandsofpeopleinthecitydidn'thaveenoughtoeat.

ThegirlssetupFreshHubwith10oftheirclassmates,hopingtodosomethingtohelp.Theycreatedanapp

whichcouldbeusedbyresidentstofindout9freshfoodwasavailable.Thentheycontactedlocalfarmers

andsupermarketstoaskfortheirextrafood.Uptonow,FreshHub10(deliver)morethan15,000pounds

offoodtopeopleinneed.

SectionB(Vocabulary)(10%)

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Note

thatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.immigratedB.bridgedC.leavingD.mispronouncingE.fadesF.escape

G.effortH.ratherI.ironicallyJ.avoidingK.role

ThePainofForgettingMyFirstLanguage

Noonepreparedmefortheheartbreakoflosingmyfirstlanguage.Itdoesn'tfeellikethesudden,sharppain

oflosingsomeoneyoulove,but11adullachethatbuildsslowlyuntilitbecomesapartofyou.Myfirst

language,Cantonese,istheonlyoneIsharewithmyparents.Asit12frommymemory,Ialsolosemy

abilitytocommunicatewiththem.

IwasborninNewYorkCityandspentmostofmychildhoodinBrooklynspeakingCantonese.Itwas(and

stillis)theonlylanguagethatmyparentsunderstand.Inthe1980s,they13totheU.S.fromChina's

GuangdongProvince.Thejobstheyfoundinkitchensandgarmentfactoriescamewithlonghours,14them

notimetolearnEnglish.

WhenIfirstlearnedEnglishinelementaryschool,myparentsencouragedmetobeexcellentinEnglishclass

becausetheybelievedittobethekeytosuccessinAmerica.Itwasaneasydecisiontosuppress(抑制)Cantonese

inan15toblendinandtofeelmoreAmerican.

Overtime,Cantoneseplayedasmaller16inmylife.Itdidn'toccurtomethatmyCantonesewas

regressinguntilitwastoolate.First,mydirectionswereoff.Istartedsayingjau,whichmeans“right,“whenI

meanttosayzo,whichmeans"left."Then,thenamesofcolorsstartedto17me."Ilikeyourgreendress",I

saidtomymominCantoneseonce."Thisisblue,silly!"shelaughed.Eventually,Istruggledtoconstructsentences

altogether,often18wordsorfailingcompletelytorecallthem.

IfsdeeplyfrustratingtobeunabletoexpressthoughtsthatIsoeagerlywanttosharewithmyparents.We

havenoheart-to-heartconversationsormutualunderstanding.Myheartaches,knowingthatthere5sadistance

betweenusthatmayneverfullybe19.Myparentsareintheir60snow.There5sno20thefactthat

wehavealimitedamountoftimetogether.SoImadeitagoaltorelearnCantoneseand,ultimately,rebuildthe

relationshipwithmyparents,forIdon'twantthelanguagebarriertodisconnectusanymore.

III.ReadingComprehension(45%)

SectionA(15%)

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,

CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Pasta:LovedtheWorldOver

Whatistheworld?sfavoritewhenitcomestofood?AccordingtoaglobalsurveybytheU.K.basedcharity

Oxfam,pastaisnumberone,aheadofmeat,riceandpizza.21beingpopularinEuropeancountries,pastais

oneofthefavoritesincountriessuchasthePhilippines,BrazilandSouthAfrica.

Globalsalesfiguresalso22theworld'sloveafrairwithpasta-theyhaverisenfromU.S.$13bnin

2003toU.S.$16bnin2010.AnalystspredictsaleswillhitU.S.$19bnby2015,23risingwheatcosts.

Sohowdidthedishsoclosely24Italybecomeastapleofsomanytablesaroundtheglobe?

Ifsbecauseitischeap,versatileandconvenient,saysJimWinshipfromtheU.K.-basedPizza,Pastaand

ItalianFoodAssociation.Asaucetogowithitcanbemadefromsimple25.

“Youcancreatelotsof26disheswithit.Ittastesgoodandit'sfilling.Italsohasalongshelflife,so

youcankeepitinthelarder(食品儲藏室)27youneedtoputamealtogether.9,

Butthafsonlypartofitssuccess.Pastaisalsorelativelyeasyto28andtransportaroundtheworld,

makingitapopularproductwith29aswell.

"It'salwaysbeena(n)30product/9saysJohnDickie,professorinItalianStudiesatUniversity

CollegeLondonandauthorofDelizia!AHistoryoftheItaliansandTheirFood."Itis31oneofthe

thingsthathavecontributedtoitssuccess——it'seasytotransportandhasalongshelflife.Ithas32

genes.^^

TimLang,professoroffoodpolicyatCityUniversityLondon,saystechnologicaladvancesinthe19century

33pastatobeproducedonabigscale.ButtheIndustrialRevolutiondidthatforeverythingelse,headds,

andthereasonpastahadbeen34successfulwasbecausepeoplelikeditandtheItalianwayoflife.

"It'sa(n)35phenomenon,notanindustrialphenomenon,hesays.""PeopleliketheItalianwayof

lifeandtheirsimplestaplefbods.”

21.A.InsteadofB.IncaseofC.AswellasD.Intermsof

22.A.detectB.reflectC.predictD.analyze

23.A.despiteB.givenC.asaresultofD.inadditionto

24.A.involvingB.surroundingC.fixedinD.associatedwith

25.A.choicesB.kitchensC.ingredientsD.ideas

26.A.delicateB.differentC.ItalianD.challenging

27.A.ifB.untilC.assoonasD.whenever

28.A.cookB.recycleC.massproduceD.grow

29.A.foodcompaniesB.housewivesC.childrenD.officeworkers

30.A.agriculturalB.industrialC.eco-friendlyD.healthy

31.A.definitelyB.unlikelyC.bynomeansD.merely

32.A.commercialB.culturalC.deliciousD.artistic

33.A.urgedB.advisedC.allowedD.required

34.A.lessB.particularlyC.exclusivelyD.barely

35.A.economicB.regionalC.culturalD.accidental

SectionB(22%)

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choose

theonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Yes,Iadmitit.I'matrue,incurablebookabuser(施虐人).Iliketofolddogears.Iliketobreakmybooks

opensothattheirbackscrack.

Ihadafriend,wholovedrubbingallthepages.Ihaveanotherfriendwhoistheexactopposite.Sheneedsto

keepherbookscompletelynew.Iunderstandher.ButonceIgettoknowthebook,Ican'thelpbutshowitsome

toughlove.Because,believeme,althoughitsoundslikeI'manabuserwithoutaheart,thafswhatit'sallabout.

Nothiddenaggression,oralackofrespect;notatall.Letmeexplain.

IhaveonebookbymyfavouriteauthorDianaGabaldonthatlookslikerubbish.Ifscompletelywrinkledup

fromrain,andonitswaytofallingapart.Ibroughtitlikethattohavehersignit.Ihopeshe'srealizedwhatan

honouritistoherasawriter.Itmeans,basically,thatFvereadthebooktobits.Iwouldn'tbothertomistreatbooks

thatdon'tmeananythingtome.Onlythebestbooksgetreadwell,carriedeverywhere,worthintensereading

whereI'msocaughtupwithwordsthatIwillspillcoffeeoverit.

Formyfurtherdefense,Iwouldliketocallinawitness.Ihaveacookbook.Likealmostallmyothercook

books,it'sworn,andtherearedirtymarksoffoodinit.ThebookiscalledTex-Mex-Food,MusicandtheJoyof

LifefromTexas.Justasthetitlesuggests,thisismorethanacookbook.

Thesearethewordsontheveryfirstpage:

Tex-Mexhasn'tbeentrendyforover30years.Consideringit'sanythingbutcheapincalories,itprobably

neverwillbe,either.Tacos(墨西哥卷)areinsteadallaboutsuchanuntrendythingsasaloveforlife.Ifs

somethingyouenjoywhilespendingtimewithyourlovedones...

Wehope,therefore,thatthiscookbookwillsoonbeasdirtyasareallyoldandusedcookbookshouldbe.

Oh,howtrue!Howwonderfullyput!Andit'sthesamethingforbooks:whetheryou'reabookpreserverora

bookabuser,theapproachisbasedonloveandajoyforlife.BecauseIbelieveallwhoarepassionateaboutbooks,

arepassionatepeople.

36.Whatdoestheauthormeanbybeinga“bookabuser“accordingtothetext?

A.Treatingbooksinaroughway.B.Markingbookswithdogears.

C.Keepingbooksinanewcondition.D.Lackingrespectforbooks.

37.Accordingtothepassage,thewriteroftendoesthefollowingtohisbookexcept.

A.haveitdog-earedB.carryiteverywhere

C.keepittidyD.havedirtymarksinit

38Whydoesthewritertreathisfavouritebooksbadly?

A.Tocoveruphisdisrespectforitsautho匚B.Toconcealhisaggressiontothingsaround.

C.Toexpresshisobjectiontothebookpreserver.D.Toshowhisstrongaffectionforthebook.

39.Whafsthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Thedefenseofonewhotreatsbooksbadly.B.Thereasonswhyacertainbookispreferred.

C.Thebooklovers5differenthabitsofreading.D.Thedifferentwaystotreatdifferentbooks.

(B)

LIVINGOOTOOREO

MoreOn:Letter1

GotogregJanuary28,2018|3:31pm

Iworkforane-commerceWebsite.Ifoneofourmerchandisershas

Isomittingaquestionorwantstomakeacorrection,theye-mailtheentire

jobsfromaresumedepartment.Inmyopinion,thisisrudeandunnecessary.Itseemstome

lying?thatmasse-mailisappropriateforgoodorneutralnews,ratherthan

makingacorrection.Doyouagree?Moreover,ifyouweretherecipient

ofthecorrection,howwouldyourespond?

Howtohandle

stressatworkTheonlypeoplewhoshouldbeincludedinane-mailarethosewho

needtoknoworrespond.Includingeveryoneisrudeandunprofessional

aswellasannoyingtorecipients.Ifsnotlikewedon'thaveenoughin

Howcanmenourinboxalready.Idon'tagreethate-mailisonlyforgoodorneutral

andwomenworknews,however.Sometimesyouneedtoalertpeopleorcreatearecordof

bettertogether?_badnews.Butnooneshouldusee-mailtoblameotherpeople.Ifyou've

gotaproblemwithsomeone,pickupthephoneortakeitoutside(fora

coffee,notafistfight...geez).Asforhowtorespond,e-mailisusually

Howwillineffectiveforresolvingconflict.Haveaconversationwiththesender

cancertreatmentandexplainwhyhisorherapproachisn'tthebestandwhatyou

affectmysonsrecommend.

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Letter2

January14,2018|9:24pm

ItsthestartofanewyearandIbelieveitstimeforachange.Whatsthebestwayto

explaintoaprospectiveemployerthatyouareinneedofsomethingnewwithoutseeming

flightyandwithoutcomplainingaboutyourcurrentemployer?

Thenewyearisasgoodatimeasanytotakestock,butnottheonlyreasonformakinga

change.Atleast,thafsnotwhatyoucommunicatetoaprospectiveemployer.Yourreasonfor

lookingforanewjobislessimportanttoyournewemployerthanwhyyouwanttoworkthere.

Needingachangemightbethe催化齊［j),butthejobsearchislikedating,andyou

wouldn'tasksomeoneoutandexplainyou'rejustboredinyourcurrentrelationship,right?At

leastIhopenot,otherwiseyou'relikelytobeaslonelyasBarryManilowsoundswhenhesings

"It'sJustAnotherNewYear'sEve”.

40.Whatisdiscussedinthefirstletter?

A.Howtoaskquestionsinapoliteway.B.Howtorespondtoafalsecharge.

C.Howtomakeacorrectionatwork.D.Howtohandlerudemassemailsatwork.

41.AccordingtoGreg,expressingyourdissatisfactionwithyourpresentjobinaninterviewwouldbethesameas

A.talkingaboutyourfamilyissuesinpublic

B.complainingaboutyourpriorpartneronafirstdate

C.demonstratingyourqualificationstoyournewboss

D.braggingaboutyourexperiencetoyourpartner

42Itcanbeinferredthat"gotogreg“mainlyoffersadviceonpeople's.

A.careerchoicesB.socialrelationships

C.workingproblemsD.healthproblems

(C)

Whenweperceiveotherpeople,weseldomdescribeapersonincoldandobjectivewords.ctShewas5feet8

inchestall,hadfairhair,andworeacoloredskirt.^^Moreoften,wetrytogetinsidetheotherpersontopinpointhis

orherattitudes,emotions,motivations,abilities,ideasandcharacters.Furthermore,wesometimesbehaveasifwe

canaccomplishthisdifficultjobveryquickly-perhapswithatwo-secondglance.

Wetrytoobtaininformationaboutothersinmanyways.SocialscientistBergersuggestsseveralmethodsfor

reducinguncertaintiesaboutothers:watching,withoutbeingnoticed,apersoninteractingwithothers,particularly

withotherswhoareknowntoyousoyoucancomparetheobservedperson'sbehaviorwiththeknownothers'

behavior;observingapersoninasituationwheresocialbehaviorisrelativelyunrestrainedorwhereawidevariety

ofbehavioralresponsesarecalledfor;deliberatelystructuringthephysicalorsocialenvironmentsoastoobservethe

person'sresponsestospecificstimuli;askingpeoplewhohavehadorhavefrequentcontactwiththepersonabout

himorher;andusingvariousstrategiesinface-to-faceinteractiontouncoverinformationaboutanotherperson:

questions,self-disclosures(自我表露),andsoon.

Gettingtoknowsomeoneisanever-endingtask,largelybecausepeopleareconstantlychangingandthe

methodsweusetoobtaininformationareoftenimprecise.Youmayhaveknownsomeonefortenyearsandstillknow

verylittleabouthim.Ifweaccepttheideathatwewon'teverfullyknowanotherperson,itenablesustodealmore

easilywiththosethingsthatgetinthewayofaccurateknowledgesuchassecretsanddeceptions.Itwillalsokeepus

frombeingtoosurprisedorshockedbyseeminglyinconsistentbehavior.Ironicallythosethingsthatkeepusfrom

knowinganotherpersontoowell(e.g.,secretsanddeceptions)maybejustasimportanttothedevelopmentof

satisfyingrelationshipasthosethingsthatenableustoobtainaccurateknowledgeaboutaperson(e.g.,disclosure

andtruthfulstatements).

43.Theword“DinDoint”(inthe1stPara.)isclosestinmeansto.

A.appreciateB.activateC.identifyD.influence

44Whatdowelearnfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Peopleliketobedescribedincold,objectivewords.

B.Itisimpossibletogetinsideofaperson.

C.Itisdifficulttodescribeapersoninwords.

D.Gettingtoknowapersonisusuallynoeasyjob.

45.ItcanbeinferredfromBerger5ssuggestionsthat.

A.peopledonotrevealtheirtrueselfoneveryoccasion

B.thebestwaytoknowapersonisbymakingcomparisons

C.inmostcasesweshouldavoidcontactingtheobservedpersondirectly

D.face-to-faceinteractionisthebeststrategytouncoverinformationaboutaperson

46.Theauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassageisto.

A.discussthevariousaspectsofgettingtoknowpeople

B.providewaysofhowtoobtaininformationaboutpeople

C.warnreadersofthenegativesideofpeople'scharacters

Dgiveadviceonappropriatebehaviorsforsocialoccasions

SectionC(8%)

Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.

Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

IsHumanBrainTooFull?

Thebrainisaseeminglyendlesslibrary,whoseshelveshouseourmostpreciousmemoriesaswellasour

lifetime'sknowledge.Butisthereapointwhereitreachescapacity?Theanswerisno,becausebrainsaremore

complicatedthanthat.Insteadofjustcrowdingin,oldinformationissometimespushedoutofthebrainfornew

memoriestoform.Previousbehavioralstudieshaveshownthatlearningnewinformationcanleadtoforgetting.

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Indailylife,forgettingactuallyhasclearadvantages.Imagine,forinstance,thatyoulostyourbankcard.The

newcardyoureceivewillcomewithanewpersonalidentificationnumber(PIN).Eachtimeyourememberthenew

PIN,yougraduallyforgettheoldone.48Andmostofusmaysometimesfeelthefrustrationofhavingold

memoriesinterferewithnew,relevantmemories.Considertryingtorememberwhereyouparkedyourcarinthe

samecarparkyouwereataweekearlier.Thistypeofmemory(whereyouaretryingtoremembernew,butsimilar

information)isparticularlyvulnerabletointerference.

49Whenwesearchinformation,bothrelevantandirrelevantinformationwillappear.Themajorityof

previousresearchhasfocusedonhowwelearnandremembernewinformation.Butcurrentstudiesarebeginningto

placegreateremphasisontheconditionsunderwhichweforget,asitsimportancebeginstobemoreappreciated.

Averysmallnumberofpeopleareabletorememberalmosteverydetailoftheirlife.50Inasense,

forgettingishowourbrainscategorizememories,sothemostrelevantmemoriesarereadytobetakenout.Normal

forgettingmayevenbeasafetymechanismtoensureourbraindoesn'tbecometoofull.

A.Whileitmaysoundlikeanadvantagetomany,peoplewiththisrareconditionoftenfindtheirunusualability

stressful.

B.Butinanewstudyresearchersdemonstratedforthefirsttimehowthiseffectoccursinthebrain.

C.Inthefuture,withthedeepeningofbrainscienceresearch,humanbeingswilleventuallyunlockthesecretsof

thebrain.

D.Thisproce