2024年4月28日发(作者：)

2022-2023

学年上海市曹杨第二中学高一下学期期末考试英语试题

1. I __ __ to go for a walk, but someone called and I couldn’t get away.

A

．

was planning

C

．

had planned

2. — Have you brought my book?

— Oh, no! I________ again. That was stupid of me.

A

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forgot B

．

have forgotten C

．

had forgotten D

．

forget

B

．

planned

D

．

would plan

3. William Beebe, one of the first men________ the depths of the sea in a bathysphere, got

interested in oceanography because of the book.

A

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exploring B

．

having explored C

．

to be explored D

．

to explore

4. ________, the boy was too frightened to go home.

A

．

Having caught cheating in the exam

C

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Catching cheat in the exam

B

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Caught cheating in the exam

D

．

To have been caught to cheat in the exam

5. The policemen search the room thoroughly, ________nothing________.

A

．

leaving, untouched

C

．

to leave, untouching

B

．

left, untouched

D

．

left, to be untouched

6. Sandra didn’t dare look at him, ________he saw the fear and hatred in her eyes.

A

．

in case B

．

so that C

．

as if D

．

now that

7. The coach’s fitness exercises will have no weight-losing effect________ you keep working out

regularly.

A

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as B

．

wherever C

．

though D

．

unless

8. To my annoyance, ________he sincerely apologized for not submitting homework in time during

online classes, he failed to complete his assignment again.

A

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since B

．

when C

．

because D

．

though

9. It is best not to talk about politics or religion with your business friends. That can get you into

trouble, even in the United States, ________people hold different views.

A

．

as B

．

because C

．

where D

．

which

10. May recorded the year’s highest plate price in Shanghai ________ the average winning price hit

92,527 yuan, close to the price of entry-level car.

A

．

what B

．

which C

．

whose D

．

when

11. Directions: Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the given verbs, relative pronouns or

adverbs, or conjunctions.

Ancestry Travel

Everyone loves a holiday! A little time off for some much- 1 (need) R&R(rest and relaxation)can be

exactly the thing to re-energize and refresh. That said, if you’re struggling to think of your next

destination then look no further. Don’t waste time 2 (debate). Let your blood decide.

Everybody has a lineage(

血统

). Recently, finding out more 3 our family origins has become

popular. By the start of 2019, 26 million people 4 (take) an ancestry DNA test at home, according

to a report by MIT Technology Review. They believe by 2021 this number will have risen to 100

million.

This trend 5 (notice) by opportunistic travel operators. Some are looking to provide a service that

both allows people to trace their heritage—by literally going back to their roots—and travel to the

destinations 6 their ancestors originated.

Recently, Airbnb, an online lodging market place, has partnered with 23andMe, a DNA testing and

analysis company, 7 (offer) recommendations that encourage travellers to walk in the footsteps of

their forefathers. And they aren’t the only ones.

The Shelbourne hotel in Dublin has its own “genealogy butler(

家谱管家

)”. Hellen Kelly offers

consultations to help guests trace their Irish line of descent(

后代

)using official records, 8 allows

them to “fill in the blanks of their Irish ancestry”, she told Good Morning America.

The Conte Club, a luxury travel company, offers custom itineraries(

行程

)based on DNA tests.

“These experiences are about exploring deeper into 9 we really are,” says Conte Club CEO

Rebecca Fielding in an article in the Condé Nast Traveler. “It might be the most meaningful trip we

can take.”

So next time you think of going on vacation, why not take a DNA test first? 10 you know how far

your family has come, take the time to holiday back.

12. Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only

be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. employed B. stretches C. vehicle D. highlights E. escaped

F. produce G. recreation H. recognition I. perfect J. thrived

K. decline

1. I’ll have to work really long hours and be away from my family for long________ of time, but, on

the flip side, I’ll get the opportunity to travel around the world.

2. One of the best ways to________ your English is to live in a country where it’s spoken because

you will be constantly immersed in the language and have ample opportunities to practice in real-life

situations.

3. Fresher and more nutritious than imported food, local________ often goes to waste because

people mistakenly assume that imported food is of higher quality, which harms local farmers who

struggle to make a living.

4. Although the company had made significant investments in new technology, which were expected

to increase profits, it reported a small________ in its profits, causing concern among its

shareholders.

5. Due to the fierce resistance of the protesters who had occupied the building, the police

finally________ force including tear gas to forcefully enter the building and arrest them.

6. The play, with its complex characters and intricate plot, is an ideal________ for her many talents,

including her ability to portray a wide range of emotions and capture the audience’s attention with

her commanding stage presence.

7. There is increasing________ of the complexity of the causes of poverty, which suggests that

addressing poverty requires an approach that takes into account various factors such as economic,

social, and political issues.

8. One of the________ of the trip, in addition to trying all the delicious French cuisine, was seeing

the Eiffel Tower, which is one of the most iconic landmarks in the world.

9. With the aim of promoting a healthy lifestyle among students, our new campus boasts excellent

facilities for sport and________, such as a fully-equipped fitness center, a tennis court, and a

running track.

10. Although the typhoon was approaching, Shanghai narrowly________ it this time due to the

change of its path, which could have caused severe damage to the city.

13. Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only

be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. constantly B. concern C. impact D. emphasis E weight

F. trendy G. generation H. pattern I. alternative J. surrounded

K. elegantly

The Rise of Retro Fashion

Do you care about what you wear? Some people are very fashion-conscious, carefully selecting the

clothes they buy and how they dress. Fashionistas (

时尚达人

) always want to be seen in the latest

designer gear. But that trend is changing as retro or vintage clothing is becoming a popular and often

cheaper 1 .

Of course, “vintage” clothing is really second-hand clothing, worn before but given a second life.

The fashion industry has rebranded this stuff to make it look 2 and possibly give it a higher price

tag. Whereas we may have seen an old faded pair of jeans or a dress with a flower 3 sold at a

jumble sale (

旧货拍卖会

), now we are 4 with boutique and pop-up shops dedicated to the stuff.

And in the UK, one supermarket chain has started selling second-hand clothes in some of its stores.

According to managing director Steve Lynam, the more people invest in the circular economy and

shop vintage, the bigger 5 we will have on climate change.

Certainly, buying vintage puts 6 on extending the life of clothing. It cuts down on waste and helps

to reduce the environmental damage caused by manufacturing new clothes. It’s also led to the rise of

retro-fashion-items that your mum or dad wore decades ago that now look 7 cool again! It’s a big

thing with younger people and has been helped by the rise of platforms like Depop and Vinted,

which sell “worn” clothes online. As lanina Lucca, Senior Vice President at Depop explained: “The

new 8 is looking to make choices that reduce their impact on the environment, with 77% of Gen Z

saying that their biggest environmental 9 being that they want their choices to reduce waste.”

Another popular way of buying old clothes is in a vintage kilo sale. People pick what they want and

then pay according to 10 rather than per item. Some items are upcycled — re-modelled or re-

worked by adding embroidery, patches and other additions. However, these second-hand clothes are

worn or re-designed, the sustainability of vintage fashion means it’s here to stay for some time to

come.

14. If you survey American parents about what they want for their kids, more than 90 percent say

one of their top priorities is that their children be caring. This makes sense: Kindness and concern

for others are held as _________ in nearly every society. But when you ask children what their

parents _________ for them, 81 percent say their parents value achievement and happiness over

caring.

Kids learn what’s important to adults not by listening to what we say, but by _________ what gets

our attention. And in many developed societies, parents now pay more attention to individual

achievement and happiness than anything else. However much we _________ kindness and caring,

we’re not actually showing our kids that we value these traits (

特点

).

Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised, then, that kindness appears to be _________. An analysis of

annual surveys of American college students showed a substantial drop from 1979 to 2009 in

imagining the _________ of others.

It’s not just that people care less; they seem to be _________ less, too. In one experiment, a

sociologist left behind thousands of what appeared to be lost letters in dozens of American cities in

2001, and again in 2011. From the first round to the second one, the proportion of letters that was

_________ by helpful passersby and put in a mailbox declined by 10 percent. Psychologists find that

kids born after 1995 are just as likely as their parents to _________ that other people experiencing

difficulty should be helped — but they feel less personal responsibility to take action themselves.

__________, they are less likely to donate to charity, or even to express an interest in doing so.

If we truly care less about one another, some of the blame lies with the values parents have

__________. In our own lives, we’ve observed many fellow parents becoming so focused on

achievement that they fail to cultivate kindness. They seem to regard their children’s successes as a

personal badge (

徽章

) of honor and their children’s failures as a(n) __________ reflection on their

own parenting.

Other parents unconsciously __________ kindness, seeing it as a source of weakness in a fiercely

competitive world. But there’s no reason parents can’t teach their kids to care about others and

themselves — to be both __________ and self-respecting. If you encourage children to consider the

needs and feelings of others, sometimes they will and sometimes they won’t. But they’ll soon learn

that if you don’t __________ others considerately, they may not be considerate toward you. And

those around you will be less likely to be considerate of one another, too.

1.

A

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miracles

2.

B

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aspects C

．

virtues D

．

schedules

A

．

want

3.

A

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answering

4.

A

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praise

5.

A

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of significance

6.

A

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studies

7.

A

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thinking

8.

A

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left off

9.

A

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doubt

10.

A

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In addition

11.

A

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criticized

12.

A

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accurate

13.

A

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promote

14.

A

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creative

15.

A

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consider

B

．

make

B

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wondering

B

．

research

B

．

out of order

B

．

perspectives

B

．

doing

B

．

taken over

B

．

recall

B

．

By contrast

B

．

elevated

B

．

admiring

B

．

understand

B

．

initiative

B

．

treat

C

．

change

C

．

challenging

C

．

forget

C

．

on exhibit

C

．

careers

C

．

helping

C

．

set aside

C

．

object

C

．

For example

C

．

assessed

C

．

mental

C

．

distinguish

C

．

generous

C

．

hear

D

．

buy

D

．

noticing

D

．

link

D

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in decline

D

．

backgrounds

D

．

learning

D

．

picked up

D

．

believe

D

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To date

D

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impacted

D

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negative

D

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discourage

D

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idealistic

D

．

observe

15. When it comes to money, the world’s luckiest woman appears to be a 63-year-old American

called Joan Ginther. She has managed to win the jackpot (

头奖

) four times. In total she has won

over $20 million! Experts say that the chances of winning this much are extremely small.

Mrs. Ginther’s first win was in 1993 when she won half of the $11 million first prize of the Texas

Lottery. The rest of her money has come from scratch cards. You scratch these cards to reveal if you

have a winning code. They are very popular, but not many people who buy them win anything.

However, Mrs. Ginther won $2 million from a Holiday Millionaire scratch card in 2006 and then she

won another $3 million from a Millions and Millions scratch card in 2008. So, she is perhaps as

lucky with cards as with the lottery. She bought the card from the Times Market in Bishop, Texas,

the local farming community where she used to live.

As a result of these wins, the Times Market in Bishop where Mrs. Ginther bought her card has

become very popular. There are often long queues outside the shop and along the road nearby. The

shop also receives calls from people trying to purchase scratch cards over the phone, even though

this is illegal.

However, not much is known about Mrs. Ginther. Obviously, her private life is very important to her.

Even her neighbours have very little to say about her. Her answering machine says ‘Please do not

leave a message’. She is now rarely seen in Bishop because she moved away and she now lives in

Las Vegas.

Sun Bae, the owner of Times Market, remembers that Mrs. Ginther bought a new car for one of the

town residents, even though she herself drives around in an old car. Apparently, she also bought a

van for the church. And when she bought her new home in Las Vegas, she donated her old home in

Bishop to charity. “She’s helped so many people,” Mrs. Bae said.

1. According to the passage, what is the most unusual thing concerning Mrs. Ginther?

A

．

She was luckier with scratch cards than with the lottery.

B

．

She bought the lottery and the scratch cards at the same place.

C

．

She won a large sum of money from the lottery and scratch cards.

D

．

She moved away from where she used to live after she won the money.

2. What can be learned from the passage about Mrs. Ginther?

A

．

She keeps herself to herself.

C

．

She buys scratch cards over the phone.

3. The last paragraph is intended to .

A

．

show that Mrs. Ginther was generous

B

．

introduce the owner of Times Market

C

．

describe several possible ways to help others

D

．

stress how much people in Bishop miss Mrs. Ginther

4. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

B

．

She is a good friend of Sun Bae’s.

D

．

She doesn’t have an answering machine.