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上海市曹楊中學2024學年第二學期
高一英語期末試卷
總分：115分；考試時間：105分鐘；
Ⅰ. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
1. It is hard for me to recall the day ______ we lived in Canada.
A. that B. which C. when D. as
2. More than a dozen students in that school ________ abroad to study medicine last year.
A. sent B. were sent C. had sent D. had been sent
3. ________you want me to fire you, I suggest you stop wearing sports clothes at office.
A. If B. Since C. Unless D. Until
4. You’d better take something to read when you go to see a doctor __________ you have to wait.
A. as if B. even if C. so that D. in case
5. Paul doesn’t have to be made ________. He is always working hard, so he makes progress all the time.
A. to learn B. learn C. learned D. learning
6. ________ is reported in the newspaper, talks between the two countries are making progress.
A. It B. As C. That D. What
7. You can’t imagine the difficulty the single mother had_____________ her three children.
A. to bring up B. bringing up C. bring up D. brought up
8. Hopefully in 2030 we will no longer be e-mailing each other, for we ________ communication tools by then.
A. have developed B. had developed
C. will have developed D. developed
9. When the first English settlers arrived in the New World, the Indians_____________ jewellery made of animal bones greeted them warmly.
A. wearing B. to wear C. worn D. having worn
10. You should first explore your talents and get to know yourself so as to make a list of ______ you think your real interests lie.
A. where B. what C. that D. how
Section B
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Why would someone decide to stop eating We know that the body needs food in order to function well. However, many people fast at some time during their lives. Why is this
Some people fast for political reasons. In the early 20th century, women in England and the United States ___11___ (not allow) to vote. In protest, many women went on fasts. They hoped that fasting ___12___ (bring) attention to this injustice. Mohandas Gandhi, the famous Indian leader, fasted 17 times during his life. For Gandhi, fasting was a powerful political tool. In 1943, he fasted to bring attention to his country’s need for independence. For 21 days, he went without food. Another famous faster was Cesar Chavez. In the 1960s, he fasted for three weeks. Why His goal was ___13___ (arouse) people’s awareness of the terrible working conditions of farm workers in the United States.
Fasting is also a spiritual practice in many religions. Every year during the month of Ramadan, ___14___ is a religious holiday, Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset. Many Hindus fast on special occasions, as do some Christians and Buddhists.
Of course, not everyone fasts for political or religious reasons. Some people occasionally fast just ___15___ it makes them feel better. The American writer Mark Twain thought fasting was the best medicine for common illnesses. ___16___ he had a cold or a fever, he stopped eating completely. He said that this always made his cold or fever go away. Another American writer, Upton Sinclair, discovered ___17___ fasting brought about after years of overeating, indigestion, and headaches. His first fast last for 12 days. During this time, his headaches and stomachaches went away. Sinclair said that fasting also made him ___18___ (alert) and energetic.
Despite the advantages, choosing to go___19___ food can be very dangerous. However, that doesn’t stop people from ____20____ (fast) for political, religious, or health reasons.
Section C
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. wonder B. regular C. doubt D. physically E. breathing F. wealth G. functioning H. flexibility I. flow J. generally K. mood
Sometimes it’s the simplest daily practice that can have the biggest impact on your health, and yoga is proof of that. Although most forms of yoga aren’t considered to be as intense as other workout regimens, practising yoga on a daily basis has been scientifically demonstrated to help you mentally and ___21___. Through breath work, meditation and holding poses that increase strength and ___22___the body and mind gain benefits from yoga that positively impact your long-term health. It’s no ___23___people have been practising yoga for over 5000 years, and that the number of Australians practising yoga doubled between 2008 and 2017 to over two million, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Yoga teacher, Jenni Tarmar, shares, “we have a ___24___of research demonstrating that a regular mindfulness practice - the act of paying attention to the sensation in the body, thoughts and emotions without judgment - can reduce stress and help us to feel calmer, more productive, and ____25____more even-keeled in our daily lives.”
After evaluating yoga history and research, one 2014 review published in Frontiers in Human Neouroscience concluded that ___26___yoga practice can help facilitate self-regulation. Another study of adolescents between the ages of 13 and 18 found that practising yoga positively benefited emotional regulation and self-esteem. “Movement releases beneficial neurotransmitters (神經轉發器) in the brain, which helps us feel good as well as assist in ___27___regulation,” says yoga instructor, Evan Lawrence. “One of the things that I like about yoga specifically is that there is, at the same time, a focus on physical movement and ___28___.”
According to associate professor of psychiatry, Dr Gail Saltz, “practising yoga improves overall blood ___29___to the body, including the brain, which is helpful for cognition and memory.”
One 2019 review published in Brain Plasticity concluded that behavioural interventions like yoga can help “mitigate age-related and neurodegenerative decline” due to the positive effects a daily practice has on different parts of the ___30___brain, like the hippocampus (which plays a major role in learning and memory) and the prefrontal cortex (cognitive control functions).
Ⅱ. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Why do some people live to be longer than others You know the standard ____31____: keeping a moderate diet, encouraging in regular exercise, etc. But what effect does your personality have on your longevity Do some kinds of personalities ____32____ longer lives A new study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society looked at this question ____33____ the personality characteristics of 246 children of people who had lived to be a least 100.
The study shows that those living the longest are more outgoing, more ____34____ and less neurotic(神經質的) than other people. Long-living women are also more likely to be sympathetic and cooperative than women with a(an) ____35____ life span. These findings are in agreement with what you would expect from the evolutionary theory: Those who like to make friends and help others can gather enough ____36____ to make it through tough times.
Interestingly, ____37____, other characteristics that you might consider advantages had no impact on whether study participants were likely to live longer. Those who were more self-disciplined, ____38____, were no more likely to live to be very old. Also, being ____39____ to new ideas had no relationship to long life, which might explain all those bad-tempered old people who are fixed in their ways.
Whether you can successfully change your ____40____ as an adult is the subject of a longstanding psychological debate. But the new paper suggests that if you want long life, you should ____41____ to be as outgoing as possible.
Unfortunately, another recent study shows that your mother’s personality may also help ____42____ your longevity. That study looked at nearly 28,000 Norwegian mothers and found that those moms who were more anxious, depressed and angry were more likely to feed their kids ____43____ diets. Patterns of childhood eating can be hard to break when we’re adults, which may mean that kids of depressed moms end up dying younger.
Personality isn’t destiny, and everyone knows that individuals can learn to change. But both studies show that long life isn’t just a matter of your physical health but of your mental health. Therefore, it might be ____44____ to form those personality traits contributing to longevity through health-related behaviours, stress reduction and ____45____ to the challenging problems.
31. A. statements B. definitions C. applications D. explanations
32. A. result from B. lead to C. rely on D. consist of
33. A. assessing B. interviewing C. examining D. diagnosing
34. A. active B. extensive C. persuasive D. sensitive
35. A. agreeable B. normal C. changeable D. formal
36 A. resources B. associations C. procedures D. interactions
37. A. therefore B. however C. furthermore D. otherwise
38. A. in other words B. as usual C. in addition D. for instance
39. A. resistant B. open C. bind D. alert
40. A. perspective B. ambition C. personality D. philosophy
41. A. reject B. strive C. claim D. oppose
42. A. extend B. restrict C. shorten D. determine
43. A. unhealthy B. nutritious C. adequate D. moderate
44. A. predictable B. advisable C. sustainable D. enjoyable
45. A. temptation B. introduction C. adaptation D. objection
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
（A）
Robots and humans will soon be living in harmony(和睦).A singing robot is being taught to create jazz with a human in a project.
Antonio Chella from Italy is working with a Telenoid robot. To start with, the Telenoid will be trained to follow the movements and simple sounds made by a human singer, and to connect music with different emotional states. Chella then plans to see if the robot can use these connections to create music.
Intelligence is often regarded as the ability to find connections between the existing things. But Chella suggests that a conscious(有意識的) creature should be able to go a step further and introduce new connections that result in the creation of something new.
Some jazz musicians say that they should have a mental library of musical phrases so that they are able to combine them in new ways. More importantly, however, this combination happens in a state that is similar in a sense to dreaming. Chella wants to copy these states in a machine.
“This work raises interesting questions about the link between consciousness and music making,” says Philippe Pasquier, a musician and computer scientist. But he is skeptical about whether a robot musician needs a physical body.
Pasquier argues that the robots are faced with two challenges(挑戰). Software that can copy Bach has already been developed. But interpretation（演繹）includes human’s different tastes and judgments. “What made the Beatles famous was not so much their works, but the fact that the interpretations of the works were wonderful,” he says.
It is not yet clear how a robot would go about interpreting music in a new way. But by copying humans and then learning to sing, Chella’s robot could provide clues.
What seems to be important is that human composers often listen to lots of music made by others. So Chella’s robot had better listen to those jazz standards first.
46. Which of the following is the robot’s first step before it tries to create jazz
A. Living with human beings in harmony.
B. Connecting actions with human’s emotions.
C. Copying a human singer’s movements and sounds.
D. Learning to communicate with human beings freely.
47. The underlined word “skeptical” in Paragraph 5 could be replaced by .
A. doubtful. B. worried.
C. certain. D. concerned.
48. What can we know about the robots like Telenoid from the text
A. They are household robots. B. They can talk with researchers.
C. They are faced with two challenges. D. They will become human singers.
49. What can be concluded from the text
A. Chella’s robot needs a physical body to make music.
B. How to interpret jazz is a piece of cake for Chella’s robot.
C. A new kind of software should be developed to copy Bach.
D. Chella’s robot should listen to much jazz to create something new.
（B）
Is an electric vehicle right for you
Many people will ask themselves that question for the first time this year. Prices are falling, battery range is rising and mainstream brands are adding new EVs at a breakneck pace.
Here are three things anybody seriously considering buying an EV should know:
1. The price to install a 240v charger
Anybody who owns an electric vehicle needs a 240-volt charger at home. With one, you can recharge overnight, so you start every day with the equivalent of a full tank.
Just a few years ago, home 240v EV chargers cost $2,500-$3,000, including installation, but prices have declined as competition grows with the number of EVs on the road.
2. The time it takes to charge
About 80% of miles driven in EVs are powered by electricity charged at home, but you’ll need to charge elsewhere occasionally. That’s when charging time becomes a big deal, but how long it takes depends on a couple of factors.
First, voltage from the charger. Getting 250 miles of range in seven hours from a 240v charger is fine when you’re charging overnight at home, but it’s a deal breaker if you’re going 300 miles for a weekend getaway. In that case, you’ll want to look for a 400v DC fast charger. They’re not as common as 240v public chargers yet, but they’re becoming more widespread.
There’s another factor: the on-board charger. It regulates how fast the battery can accept electricity. A vehicle with a higher-capacity on-board charger accepts electricity faster.
3. Where to charge
Good route-planning apps will help you find chargers on a road trip.
“Most people have no idea how many public charging stations are within, say, a 10-or 15-mile radius(半徑) because they’re small, people don’t look for them or even don’t know what to look for, and they’re rarely signposted,” said journalist John Voelcker, who has studied EVs and charging exhaustively.
4. On the horizon
If an EV doesn’t meet your needs now, watch this space. They’re coming closer, but large numbers of gasoline vehicles will remain in production for years. Beyond that, companies will keep making spare parts for oil-burners for decades.
50. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage
A. The price of installing a home EV charger has remained stable in the past few years.
B. It’s quite easy to identify the public charging stations with the help of striking signposts.
C. Popular brands are introducing new EVs at an incredibly fast rate.
D. An electric vehicle can’t provide the same amount of energy as a completely filled fuel tank.
51. The underlined phrase “watch this space” in the last paragraph probably means “________”.
A. give up the plan to purchase an EV
B. make space for an EV
C. find an alternative to EV
D. keep an eye out for future developments
52. This passage is mainly intended to ________.
A. illustrate the factors charging time depends on
B. offer advice on purchasing an electric vehicle
C. look forward to the future of electric vehicles
D explain the reason for the falling prices of electric vehicles
（C）
Many people believe it’s possible to become immune to colds. Unfortunately, Dr. Ranit Mishori, of Georgetown University Hospital, says, that’s not the case. “There are about 200 different viruses that cause the common cold and people think that once you get infected one time you develop immunity for the rest of your life. This is wrong,” she said.
There are many other common beliefs about colds that medical science does not support. How many of us believe the main cause of the common cold is exposure to cold temperatures Even some studies have shown that people get sick more frequently during the winter. But Dr. Mishori says it is not because of the cold weather. “It’s because people tend to congregate and be together and the way the common cold virus is transmitted from one person to another is through handshake, through sneezing, or through coughing on one another.”
While there is no actual cure for the common cold, Dr. Mishori says there are still a few things you can do to help reduce its duration and intensity. Though the medical community says Vitamin C does not help prevent colds, there is definitely some proof that it helps keep them from being as bad.
In addition, medical science says honey and chicken soup are effective against colds. Especially honey. “Chicken soup has anti-inflammatory properties so it helps reduce the duration of the cold but it also helps clear the mucus”, Dr. Mishori said.
There’s also a common belief that you should“feed a cold and starve a fever.” Dr Mishori say“not necessarily.”“If you do have a cold and you don’t feel like eating anything it's not going to hurt you but you have to drink a lot and you can drink water or tea anything that gets fluids into your body,” she said. “That’s very important.”
There are many other myths about colds that do not pass scientific muster. Doctors say the best advice is to continue using whatever works best for you. Even if it doesn't make the cold better it won’t make it worse either-while you wait for the cold to just run its natural course.
53. Medical experts find that people catch cold because ______.
A. they fail to develop immunity B. they stay in cold weather
C. they transmit the virus themselves D. they like to gather together
54. According to the common belief “feed a cold and starve a fever”, people ______ when catching cold.
A. drink a lot to get fluids into their body B. have as much water and tea as possible
C. eat a lot even if they don’t feel like eating D. starve themselves to a certain extent to kill the virus
55. In the last paragraph, the sentence“There are many other myths about colds that do not pass scientific muster” means that many other myths regarding colds ______.
A. are not related to science B. are not convincing enough
C. do not draw scientific conclusions D. are rejected by the public with a common sense
56. What is the passage mainly about
A. Ways to reduce duration and intensity of cold.
B. Scientific discoveries on the basis of myths.
C. Effects of different food on overcoming cold.
D. The old myths and new facts concerning cold.
Section C
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
How to Live a Happy Life
Happiness is what we need most with the increase of pressure in modern life. However, sometimes it seems far away from us. Fortunately, this is not the case. Everyone has the ability. to hang on to happiness with his own efforts. The following methods may lead you to long- lasting happiness.
·Take exercise. Other than health benefits that are too numerous to mention, exercise makes you smarter, happier, improves sleep, and makes you feel better about your body. ___57___ Keeping in touch with nature can help you reduce stress, make you more creative, improve your memory and may even make you a better person.
· ___58___ Relationships are worth more than you think. Not feeling socially connected can make you stupider and kill you. Loneliness can lead to heart attack, stroke (中風) and diabetes (肥胖癥) . On the other hand, studies have shown that the longest lived people on the planet all place a strong cmphas is on social engagement.
·Challenge yourself. ___59___ Music lessons increase intelligence. Challenging your beliefs strengthens your mind. Increasing willpower just takes a little effort each day and it's more responsible for your success than IQ. Not getting an education or taking advantage of opportunities are two of the things people look back on their lives and regret the most.
·Laugh. Laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart rate and the rate of breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and the feet. It can even reduce the effect of pain on the body. Humor is a good way to cause laughter. ___60___
A. Life is always full of hope.
B. Do something kind for the people you care about.
C. Learning another language can keep your mind sharp.
D. It would be better if you take exercise in nature.
E. Spend time with friends and family.
F. Just thinking about funny moments or things can help a lot.
Ⅲ. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
61. 為了健康，爺爺堅持早起參與日常活動，比如打掃房間和倒垃圾。(routine) (漢譯英)
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62. 隨著網絡的應用，持續了解全校師生發展的最新動態變得越來越便利。（track）(漢譯英)
_______________________________________________________________________________
63. 不必擔心考試結果，因為你已經努力拼搏、保持動力、并竭盡所能去實現目標了。（need n.）(漢譯英)
_______________________________________________________________________________
64. 為了和顧客建立相互信任關系，公司應該提供更好的服務，所以經理鼓勵員工耐心回應顧客的投訴。(suppose) (漢譯英)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Ⅳ. Guided Writing
65 Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假設你是明啟中學高二學生李明，你校英語報正在舉行征文比賽，主題為“The change that I expect AI to bring about”，寫一篇文章參賽，內容須包括：
(1)你最期待AI會帶來的變化；
(2)你期待這一變化的理由。
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上海市曹楊中學2024學年第二學期
高一英語期末試卷
總分：115分；考試時間：105分鐘；
Ⅰ. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
【1題答案】
【答案】C
【2題答案】
【答案】B
【3題答案】
【答案】C
【4題答案】
【答案】D
【5題答案】
【答案】A
【6題答案】
【答案】B
【7題答案】
【答案】B
【8題答案】
【答案】C
【9題答案】
【答案】A
【10題答案】
【答案】A
Section B
【11~20題答案】
【答案】11. weren’t allowed
12. would bring
13. to arouse
14. which 15. because
16. Whenever
17. what 18. more alert
19. without
20. fasting
Section C
【21~30題答案】
【答案】21. D 22. H
23. A 24. F
25. J 26. B
27. K 28. E
29. I 30. G
Ⅱ. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
【31~45題答案】
【答案】31. D 32. B 33. C 34. A 35. B 36. A 37. B 38. D 39. B 40. C 41. B 42. D 43. A 44. B 45. C
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
（A）
【46~49題答案】
【答案】46. C 47. A 48. C 49. D
（B）
【50~52題答案】
【答案】50. C 51. D 52. B
（C）
【53~56題答案】
【答案】53. C 54. C 55. A 56. D
Section C
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
【57~60題答案】
【答案】57. D 58. E 59. C 60. F
Ⅲ. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
【61題答案】
【答案】For the sake of his health, Grandpa insists on waking up early to participate in daily routines, such as cleaning the house and taking out the trash.
【62題答案】
【答案】With the application of the Internet, it is becoming more and more convenient to constantly/persistently/continuously keep track of/track the latest updates of all the teachers and students in the school.
【63題答案】
【答案】There is no need to worry about the exam results, for you have worked hard, stayed motivated, and done your best to achieve the goals.
【64題答案】
【答案】For building mutual trust with customers, the company is supposed to provide better services, so the manager motivates staff to address customers’ complaints with patience.
Ⅳ. Guided Writing
【65題答案】
【答案】The Change That I Expect AI to Bring About
As a senior high school student, I’m highly interested in the potential of AI. The change that I most expect AI to bring about is in the field of education.
I hope AI can provide personalized learning experiences for every student. In traditional classrooms, teachers have to teach a large group of students with different learning paces and styles. However, AI can analyze students’ learning data, such as their strengths, weaknesses, and learning speeds. Then it can customize study plans and materials for each individual.
The reason for my expectation is that personalized learning can greatly improve learning efficiency. Students can focus more on the areas where they need improvement, and they won’t waste time on things they already know well. Moreover, it can also increase students’ enthusiasm for learning as they are more likely to achieve better results with a more suitable learning method. In this way, AI can help every student reach their full potential in education.

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