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上海市第二中学学年高三下学期月第周周测英语试题2021-202249I.Listening Comprehension25%Section ADirections:In sectionA,you willhear tenshort conversationsbetween twospeakers.At theend of eachconversation,a question will be asked aboutwhat wassaid.The conversation and the questionwill bespoken only once.After youhear aconversation and the question about it,read thefour possibleanswersin yourpaper,and decide which one is the best to the questionyou haveheard.
1.A.Car seller.B.Police officer.B.The womansaved theman sometrouble.
2.A.Worried.B.Relieved.C.Detective.D.Reporter.
3.A.In aseafood market.C.Depressed.D.Thankful.C.On afishing boat.B.At arestaurant.
4.A.A television.B.A computer.D.In astore specializingin seashells.
5.A.To catchthe laterflight.C.A telescope.D.An elevator.C.To askfor amorning call.B.To goto bedearly.
6.A.Making apot ofcoffee.D.To cancelhis trip.C.Drinking lesscoffee.B.Trying differentbrands ofcoffee.
7.A.Its evenharder thanpeople say.D.Getting adifferent coffeepot.C・Its notas hardas hedthought.B.He doesntbelieve itshard foreverybody.
8.A.Its worth the price.B.D.Its hard to knowwhat to believe aboutit.C.Its priceis toohigh.Its highin quality.
9.A.The newdress isfor warmweather.D.Its wellmade.C.She doesn9t likecold weatherat all.B.The newdress makesher lookcool.
10.A.The manregrets beingabsent-minded.D.She boughtthe dresswhen itwas warm.C.The manplaced thereading listonadesk.D.The womanemptied the waste paperbasket.Section BDirections:In SectionB,you willhear onepassage andtwo longerconversations.After eachpassage orconversation,you will be askedseveral questions.The passageand conversationswillberead twice,butthe questionswillbespoken onlyonce.When youhear aquestion,read thefour possibleanswers onyourpaper anddecidewhichoneis the bestanswer to thequestionyou haveheard.Questions11through14are based on the following passage.
11.A.The NationalUniversityof Singapore.B.Chinese NewspaperLianhe Zaobao.C.Lanova JuniorCollege.D.The SaintAndrews JuniorCollege.
12.A.Chinese students won mostof the awards.B.Not allthe themeswere aboutlocal subjects.C.The blogscould bewritten inChinese orSinglish.D.The judgeswere fromuniversity inSingapore andChina.
13.A.She likesto blamethe authorities.B.She has a senseof responsibility.C.She thinkshighly of the othersblogs.C.She lovesto readvaluable posts.
14.A.How Chinesestudentswon theawardsin the competition.B.Why bloggersshould takeresponsibility for their blogs.C.How MissGao won the firstprize in the competition.D.What theresult of thecompetitionwas.Questions15through17are basedon the following conversation.
15.A.It is used bymore peoplethan English.B.It ismore difficultto learnthan English.C.It willbe ascommonly usedas English.D.It willeventually becomea worldlanguage.
16.A.Its popularitywith thecommon people.B.The effectof theIndustrial Revolution.C.The influenceof theBritish Empire.D.Its loanwords frommany languages.
17.A.It has a growingnumber ofnewly coinedwords.B.It includesa lot of wordsfrom otherlanguages.C.It isthe largestamong alllanguages in the world.D.It can be easilypicked upby overseastravelers.Questions18through20are basedon thefollowing conversation.
18.A.An employeein the city councilat Birmingham.B.Assistant Directorof theAdmissions Office.C.Head of the OverseasStudents Office.D.Secretary ofBirmingham MedicalSchool.
19.A.Nearly fiftypercent areforeigners.B.About fifteenpercent arefrom Africa.C.A largemajority arefrom LatinAmerica.D.A smallnumber arefrom theFar East.
20.A.Shewill have more contactwith students.D.It willbring hercapability intofuller play.E.She willbe moreinvolved inpolicymaking.F.It willbe lessdemanding thanher presentjob.ILGrammar and vocabulary20%Section ADirections4A^rreading the passage below,fill in the blanksto makethe passagecoherent andgrammaticallycorrect.For theblanks with a givenword,fill ineach blankwith theproper formof thegivenword;for theother blanks,use one word thatbest fitseach blank.《使至塞上》OnMission to the Frontieris afive-character poemby Wang Wei AD701-761,oneof21renowned poetsand artistsof theTang Dynasty.The poembegins with a carriage,tumbleweed风滚草and wildgeese,22arent usuallyassociated withroyalty.These objectsshow Wangslonelinessand frustration23hewassent to the frontierby EmperorXuanzong AD685-
762.In thelast foursentences,Wang depicts24unique scenein theboundless desertwith lonelysmokeand a25sink sun”.The wordstraight createsa magnificentpicture of the frontier,26__________________________________________the poetsbroad mind.The famousChinesescholar andwriter WangGuowei1877-1927called ita splendidscene throughoutthe agesv.WangWeishowed talentfrom anearly age.At19,he movedto thecity ofChangan,todays Xian,to takeexams27enter intocivil service.While doingthis,his ability28a poetcame tothe attentionof the royalcourt.Wang wasalso knownfor hisshanshui---mountains andrivers---poetry that29influence by田庄landscape painting.He establisheda countryestate atWangchan,close toChangan,producing anumberof poemsand paintingsthere.His poemswere specificallywritten30present witha particularartwork,which are known as“having poetryin hispainting andpainting in his poetry”.Section BDirections:Fill ineach blankwithaproper wordchosen from the box.Each wordcan be used onlyonce.Note that there isonewordmore thanyou need.A.credit B.rotating C.focused D.designed AB.anxietyAC.click AD.squeeze BC.attempts BD.coping CD.calm ABC.gadgetsOn USTV shows,you maysometimes seerubber ballson peoplesdesks.These ballsareknownas“stress reliefballs.People can31them whenthey feelstressed out.Its believedthat byconcentrating ontheact ofsqueezing,they canlet goof thenegative energyin theirbodies.人体工程学“We dontall getthe big,sunny comercoffee,the superergonomic chair,or fourweeksof vacationat work.A_32—activity helpstake yourmind offthe problemsof theday,“wroteJoseph Shrand,a professorat HarvardUniversity,inhisbook ManageYour Stress.Indeed,stress is a bigproblem formany people.Fortunately,we havemany waysto dealwith it.In fact,the rubberstress reliefballs that are sopopular todayin theUS arebelieved todate back toancient China.Back in the HanDynasty BC202-AD220,soldiers usedwalnuts toget ridof stress.Bysqueezing themduring momentsof_33—,soldiers wereable to_34—themselves downbefore goingintobattle.And in the MingDynasty AD1368-1644,people started_35—the walnutsin their hands.Ordinary citizens-not justsoldiers---developed thehabit ofrolling twowalnuts,or ballsmade fromironor stone,around in theirhands.This helpedthem relaxas well.And today,we havemany_36—and toysthatare_37—to reducestress inaddition tostress relief指尖陀螺,balls.One example isthepopular fidgetspinner whichkeeps yourhand busywith aneasytask---spinning thegadget around.Theres alsothe fidgetcube,which featuresdifferent ttgimmicks^^机关on eachside of the cube.You can_38—,spin,pull,push androtate different parts ofthe cube.These gadgetsmay looklike simpletoys,but perhapswe shouldtake themmore seriouslythan theyaregiven_39_for.After all,the historyof stressballs is a historyof modern-day_40_J reporterNadiaBerenstein wrotefor Woollymagazine.III.Reading Comprehension45%Section ADirections:For each blank inthefollowing passage there are fourwords orphrases marked A,B,C andD.Fill ineach blankwith the word orphrase thatbest fitsthe context.Within manyeducation systems,wealthier studentsoften testbetter thanpoorer ones,which,toeducation experts,is oftencalled the achievement gap.”Sean Reardonis aprofessor ofpoverty and41in educationat Stanford.He studiedchildren and howthey preparefor kindergarten classes.He alsolooked athow theirpreparation haschanged sincethe1990s.He found42that from1998to2010theachievementgap closeda little.One wayto reducethe gapis tooffer pre-kindergarten43to veryyoung children.Education expertsand somepoliticians havelong44for pre-kindergarten classesfor allyoungchildren.In fact,it hasbeen a45heard on the politicalcampaign trail——universal pre-kindergartenclasses for all3-and4-year-olds.Such classesare alreadybeing offeredin someareas aroundthe UnitedStates,including theU.S.capital,Washington,DC46,education reformersmay wantto lookto Washingtonasarole model.Vincent Gray,former mayoroftheDistrict ofColumbia,wrote thelegislation foruniversal pre-Kwhen hewas chairmanoftheD.C.Council.His47gave parentsof allchildren inWashington thechoiceto beginschool ateither age3or
4.The pre-K programsare nota48inthecity.Parents canstill choosewhatis bestfor theirfamily.But manyparents arechoosing education.However,there aretheories thatsay achild doesnot needschooling atthe age of3and
4.If wearelooking attest results,Finland49the UnitedStates andmost othercountries inmathematics,reading andscience.Yet Finnishchildren donot startschool untilage
7.Perhaps thereis nota one-size-fits-all answer.Perhaps differentchildren needschool atdifferenttimes.Generally,wealthier parentshave more50resources tohelp their children.Educated parents—wealthy ornot-may know how touse theresources thatare available to them.For example,they maytaketheirchildrento freeevents ata publiclibrary orrecreation center.Washington,D.C.also hasmanymuseums withfree51Perhaps children who growup with these typesof activitiesdont need to startattending schoolatage
3.However,childrenwhoare growingup inwhat VincentGray callssocio-economically52situations may not haveaccess tosuch activities.For somefamilies,he says,starting schoolat age3canbe a game changer.Pre-kindergartenclassesdo morethan53the child.They alsobring parentsand caregiversinto theschools.This pointof contact,explains Gray,is avaluable time to educatefamilies.A federalstudy foundthat,54,parent involvementincreased withsuch contacts.But itincreasedeven moreamong55parents.It showsschools offer a placewhere conversationswiththeseparents canhappen.
41.A.efficiency B.inequality C.convenience D.independence
42.A.critically B.terribly C.firmly D.surprisingly
43.A.projects B.actions C.programs D.materials
44.A.desired B.pushed C.demanded D.promoted
45.A.promise B.potential C.possibility D.proportion
46.A.In factB.For exampleC.As aresult D.On thecontrary
47.A.figure B.measure C.feature D.portrait
48.A.freedom B.choice C.requirement D.criterion
49.A.beats B.wins C.conquers D.overcomes
50.A.economical B.political C.natural D.financial
51.A.permission B.admission C.expression D.impression
52.A.rich B.secure C.challenging D.dangerous
53.A.support B.entertain C.excite D.educate
54.A.generally B.especially C.definitely D.rarely
55.A.well-paid B.highly-cultivated C.well-educated D.low-incomeSection BDirections:Read thefollowing threepassages.Each passageis followedby severalquestions orunfinishedstatements.For eachof themthere arefour choicesmarkedA,B,C andD.Choose the one thatfitsbest according totheinformation given inthepassage youhave justread.（）AScience notalways soseriousDid youknow thatif you attach aweighted sticktotheback of a chicken,it walkslike adinosaur（）No,you did not knowor care to knowsuch things,but nowyou do!Thanks tothis yearswinnersof the Ig NobelPrizes!Now inits25th year,the IgNobel isthe goofyyoungercousin ofthe honoredNobelPrize.It applaudsachievements inthe fieldsof medicine,biology,physics,economics,literature,etc.Every Septemberat HarvardUniversity,awards arepresented in10categories thatchange yeartoyear,depending on-accordingtothe organization-what makesthe judgeslaugh,then think”.The ceremonyofficially beginswhen audiencemembers launchpaper airplanesat anassignedhuman targetonthestage,then speakersonly have60seconds topresent theirresearch.In previousyears,一theone-minute rulewas imposedby ayoung girl-nicknamed Miss Sweetie Poowho wouldgo uptothe platformand repeatthe words:Please stop,Im boredJ ina sharptone untilthe speakerleft thestage.Fortunately forcandidates though,theIg Informal Lecturesare heldafterwards onSaturday togivepresenters moretimetoexplain thecrazy thingstheyre workingon.The researchcan seemmore likethe brainchildrenof teenageboys thanof respectableadults.JustinSchmidt wonthe physiologyIg fbrcreating theSting PainIndex,which ratesthe painpeople feelafter（蛰）getting stungby insects.Smith pressedbees against25differentpartsof hisbody untilthey stunghim.Five stingsa dayfor38days,Smith concludedthatthe most painfulsting locationswere thenostril（鼻孔）and theupper lip.Ouch.As sillyas theysound,not alloftheIg awardslack scientificapplicability.A groupof scientistsfrom12different countrieswon inthe medicinecategory foraccurately diagnosingpatients with（阑尾炎）（减速带）.appendicitis Ibasedonan unusualmeasurement:speed bumpsThey foundthatpatients aremore likelyto haveappendicitis if they reportpain duringbumpy carrides.All theseweird experimentshave just one thingin common.Theyre improbable.It canbe temptingtoassume that6€improbable^^implies morethan that-implies bador good,worthless orvaluable,trivialor important.Something improbablecanbeany ofthose,or none of them,orallof them,in differentways.And whatyou dontexpect canbeapowerful forcefor notonly entertainingscience,but alsoforthe boundary-pushing sciencewe callinnovation.
56.The underlinedword goofy“in Paragraph2probably means.A.timid B.funnyC.glorious D.warm-hearted
57.According tothepassage,what canwe knowabout theawarding ceremonyof IgNobelA.It isheld ata fixedplace.B.Candidates shouldknowhowto foldpaper planes.C.MissSweetiePoo isoneofthe candidates.D.IgInformalLecture givespresenters60seconds tofinish theirspeeches.
58.The examplein Paragraph6isusedto illustratethat IgNobel.A.celebrates thediligent workof researchersB.offers anotheropportunity tothose whomiss theNobel PrizesC.serves asa platformfor thecreative andpractical achievementsD.amuses theaudience
59.Among thefour candidatesbelow,who ismost likelyto winan IgNobelA.A chemistwho inventsa chemicalmethod topartially un-boil anegg.B.A novelistwho criticizessocial injusticeseverely.C.A physicistwho studiesthe originofthe universe.D.An economistwho achievesa breakthroughinthestudy ofinternational trade.BAll aboard:try theseoutHere arenew cardgames popularintheWestern geekcircle that offer muchbrain work.Give thematry ifyou fancytesting yourlimits.MysteriumIn thisgame,the playersaretosolve amurder mysteryin orderto putrestthe soulofawrongly-accused manwho diesin prison.Mysterium allowsone playerto bethe ghostitself,who offershints tootherplayers inthe wayof dreamcards”.The dreamcards will then leadplayerstothecards withdetails aboutthe murderweapon,location andsuspects.Figuring outthe connectionsbetween theseelements willhelpthem find the murderer.Playing the ghost canbe fun,as TonyMastrangeli,agamereviewer,puts it,“For me,some ofthe mostfun comesfrom playingtheghostrole.Ilike steeringthe shipand handingout cards.”CodenamesCodenames startsplayers outwith cards.Each cardbears aword onthefront and a secretidentity onthe reverse.Players aredivided intotwoteams,red teamand blueteam.Each teamhasaleader,or spymaster，who ownsa mapofeachhidden identity.If sthen theirjob togive outcluesso theteam memberscan findtheir ownspies.Spymasters canonly indicatethe wordonthecard followinga strictformat:a singleword followedby anumber.For example,ifthecards仙人掌“bearing“cactus and“heat”both belongtothered team,theclue canbe desert,two”.The redteam memberswillthenstart discussingtheclues andtry tofindthetwo cardsthat relateto“desert”.Pandemic:LegacyIn thisgame,you andyour friendsplay ateam ofdoctors andscientists,who canhelp toprevent fourdeadly diseasesfrom wipingouthumanity.This isa cooperativegame,which meansyou andyourteammates eitherlive togetheror dietogether.By drawingan instructioncard,teammates willbe ableto move,treatdiseases orbuild aresearch station.If theydraw oneofthefive“epidemic”（流彳亍病）cards,thecitywill suffera diseaseoutbreak.If handledwrong,outbreaks mightlead toa chainreaction andcause thingsto crashdown.Pandemic:Legacy requiresyou tolook atthe biggerpicture beforemakingany decisions.Finding thebalance betweentreating diseasesandseeking morepermanent curesisaconstant challenge.
60.Playing theghost inMysterium offersyoua lotoffun because.A.you canbring thepoor manbacktolifeB.you cansolve themurder mysteryC.you candominate thewhole gameD.you canselect yourpartners
61.In Codenames,what cluemay theSpymaster giveforthecards bearing“agency，“climate”and“relics”A.architecture,3B.tourism,3C.location,3D.geology,
362.Which ofthefollowingis NOTTRUE aboutPandemic:LegacyA.Its arole-play game.B.Its playersneedtobeat oneanother.C.It providesfun andmental challenge.D.It callsfor carefulnessand comprehensivethinking towin thechallenge.（）CThe MacArthurFoundation latelast monthannounced itslatest cropof“genius grants”，and onceagainyou thoughtmaybe,just maybe,this wasyour year.And whynot Thesedays,were allgeniuses.We mightbe marketinggeniuses”or“cookinggeniuses orTV geniuses”.We haveso weakened“genius“that itsfast joiningthe companyof（留心的），natural andmindfUl”words leftinactive throughoveruse andmisuse.Admittedly,thewordis toughto naildown.Sometimes weassume geniusequivalent torawintelligence.But manyof humanitysgreatest breakthroughswere achievedby thosewith onlymodestIQs.Sometimes wethink ofthe geniusas someoneextremely knowledgeable,but thatdefinition alsofallsshort.During AlbertEinsteins time,other scientistsknew morephysics thanEinstein did,buthistory doesntremember them.Thafs becausethey didntmake useof thatknowledge theway Einsteindid.They werentableto,as heput it,regard oldquestions froma newangle”.The geniusis nota know-it-all but a see-it-all,someone who,working withthe materialavailable toallof us,is ableto makesurprising anduseful connections.True geniusinvolves notmerely anextraadvance,butaconceptual leap.As philosopherArthur Schopenhauerput it:Talent hitsthe targetno oneelse can hit;genius hitsthe targetno oneelsecansee.Weve lostsight ofthis truth,and toooften grantthe titleof geniuson talentedpeople hittingvisibletargets.A goodexampleisthe much-boasted announcementearlier thisyear thatscientists had,for thefirsttime,recorded thesound oftwo blackholes bumping,a billionlight-years away.It wasa remarkablediscovery,no doubt,but itdidnotrepresent adramatic shiftin howwe understand theuniverse.It merelyconfirmedEinsteins generaltheory ofrelativity.As Platoobserved,What ishonored ina countryis cultivatedthere.What dowc honorDigitaltechnology,andtheconvenience itrepresents,so naturallywe geta Steve Jobs ora Mark Zuckerberg asour“geniuses”,which,in pointof fact,they arent.The iPhoneand Facebookare wonderfulinventions.In manyways,they makeour livesa biteasier,a bitmore convenient.If anything,though,a truegenius makesour livesmore difficult,more unsettled.William Shakespeare^words providemore anxietythan reliefandtheworld felta bitmore securebeforeCharles Darwincame along.Zuckerberg andJobs mayhave changedour world,but they havent yetchangedourworldview.We needto recovergenius,and agood placeto startis byputting thebrakes onGenius Flooding.
63.The keyfactor thatsets geniusesand talentsapart isthat.A.geniuses havea largerrange ofknowledgeB.geniuses haveaccess tofar moreresourcesC.geniuses cansee visibletargetsD.geniuses approachthings differently
64.The reasonswhy peoplenaturally regardSteveJobsMarkZuckerbergas geniusesinclude allthefollowing EXCEPTthat.A.their achievementsbring peopleconvenienceB.theyhaveextraordinary intelligenceC.they arenative tothe countrywhere digitaltechnology ishighly valuedD.they satisfypeoples needsintheageofhigh technology
65.What canwe inferfrom the passageA.We shouldstop theimproper useof naturaland mindftil”.B.The firstrecording oftwo blackholes bumpingeach otherisa genius breakthrough.C.Charles Darwinis hardlyagenius.D.More geniusesremain tobe foundin ourlife.
66.What isthebesttitle forthepassageA.Get a new word,genius.B.Learn froma newmodel,genius.C.Join inanewgroup,genius.D.Make anew friend,genius.Section CDirections:Read thefollowingpassage.Fill ineachblankwithaproper sentencegiveninthe box.Eachsentence canbeusedonlyonce.Note thattherearetwo moresentences thanyou need.A.It alldepends onthe airline.B.Premium economyis alwaysworththemoney.C.In theend,it allcomes downto moneyandhowmuch youthink its worthwhile topay more.D.Justas with business classand evenregular coach,the seatsand productvary significantlyfrom oneairline tothenext.E.That couldntbe furtherfromthetruth.F.Deltas Comfort+,gives youslightly more space anda chanceto boardearly.豪华经济舱5Fictions aboutPremium EconomyIfthe sightof yourfellow passengersrelaxing inpremium economyhas youfilled withenvy,yourenot alone.It seemslike every airline isproviding a few rowsof seatsthatofferjust thatmuch morelegroomand space.But isit worththe priceHere arefive fictionsabout premium economy class.X.Premium economyis prettymuch thesame oneveryairline.67”,says ZachHonig,editor-in-chief ofthe ThePoints Guy.Benefits can include anywherefrom向后倚靠.5to7inches ofextra legroom,a slightlywider seatand slightlymore seatrecline Otherconveniencescanincludeadjustable headrests,leg restson somecarriers,larger personalTV screens,power portsandabetter levelof food.But frankly,nothing isstandardized.
2.You geta mealand freedrinks witha premiumeconomy seat.表象Not onmost domesticflights thatofferasemblance ofinternational service.
68.But whenit comesto meals,youll getafewmore bagsof freepeanuts thanthey offerincoach andthe opportunityto purchasepre-packed in-flight mealsbefore economy-class passengersdo.
3.There areothers benefits,like freeWi-Fi.You mightfind furrierpillows andlarger blankets,but add-ons likein-flight Wi-Fi usuallycomealong withan additionalcharge.69”,says DiScalaof JohnnyJet,who adds,“Some do,so alwaysask.I madethe mistakeof buyingWi-Fi onmy SASflight inJune.T laterlearned thatpremium passengersgetit forfree.^^
4.You getalot morespace.A“lotmorespace“is veryrelative.Dont expecta hugeseat,justonethats somewhatlarger thanthosein economyonthesame aircraft.Honig saysthat“You canexpect tofind roughlyas muchspace asyoullget inthe domesticfirst-class cabinonaU.S.airline,or inJetBlues EvenMore Space,section.Wsdefinitely morethan youllhave incoach.,,
5.70“Just aswithbusinessclass,itsworthchecking theprice ofpremiumeconomy/9says LeffofViewfromtheWing.com.The additionmaynotbe veryhigh.Last weekend,I wroteabout premiumeconomyon VirginAtlantic beingcheaper thancoach.But itmay alsobe muchmore expensive.Airfaresvary dramatically,and thatsas truefbr premiumeconomy asit isfor coach.”IV.Translation10%Directions:Translate thefollowing sentencesinto English;using thegiven wordsinthebrackets.没什么比读这本历史小说更能吸引我的了
1.appeal真正荣获校园歌手大赛冠军的是一位男生
2.2017It,他半年前转到一所寄宿制学校，但发现自己难以适应那里的新环境3transfer拓展九测试答案I.Listening comprehensionI〜5BBBDC6〜10DAAAB11-14CABD15〜17ACB18〜20BACII Grammarandvocabulary
21.themostrenowned
22.which
23.after/when
24.a
25.sinking
26.as wellas
27.to enter
28.as
29.was influenced
30.tobepresented31-40:AD CAB CDB ABCD ACA BDIILReading Comprehension41-45:BDCBA46-50:ABCAD51-55:BCDAD56-59:BACA60-62:CBB63-66:DBAA67-70:DFABIV.Translation3+3+
41.Nothing canappeal tome morethan reading the/this historicalfiction/novel./Nothing canhold/havemoreappeal tome thanreadingthe/this historicalfiction/novel.
2.It wasa boystudent who/that wonthe championshipofthe2017Campus/School SingerCompetition./It isa boystudent who/that hasbeen thechampion ofthe2017Campus/School SingerCompetition.
3.He wastransferred toa boardingschool halfa yearago,but hefound ithardtoadapt himselfto thenewenvironment there.。
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