2024-2024學年黃浦區高考英語一模黃浦區2024學年度第一學期高三班級期終調研測試

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2024年12月

Ⅱ.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Asleeponaplane:acaseforwindowseats

Ilovetosleeponplanes,andIhaveanunusualabilitytosleepwellonthem.Therehaveevenbeenoneortwooccasions(21)Ihavefallenasleepbeforetakeoffandawakenedupontheimpactoflanding,nothavingrealizedwehadevenlefttheground.Sowhen(22)(book)myflights,Ialwayschoosethewindowseatwheneverpossible.Thisallowsmetoleanmysleepyheadagainstthewalloftheplaneforabit(23)(much)fort.

Some(24)arguethattheaisle（走廊）seatissuperiorforthelegspaceandtheabilitytogetoffswiftlyandeyethesnackcart.Butinreality,we’reallgettingourdrinksandsnacks(25)seconds.Also,Ifindthatifapersonknowshe’sinawindowseat,he’llchoosetousethebathroombeforeboardingsothathe(26)(notneed)todisturbhisneighbor,whichisjustconsiderate.Andhe’llseizetheopportunitytogetupwhenanotherseatmategetsupsothattheseatmateneedn’t(27)(bother)morethanonce.

Asaphotographerandvisuallyorientedperson,thewindowseatgivesmethebestviewsofcottonyclouds,oragreatsunset,orgoldensunrise,etc.Mostofall,(28)

I’vebeenflyingforyears,Istillgetpleasureofseeingmydepartingcityorcountry(29)(shrink)intothedistance,andthebutterfliesinmystomachwhenIseethehorizonofmydestinationeintoview.Andthosefeelingsofadventureandexcitementare(30)keepmeingback,flightafterflight,tomywindowseat.

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

BeyondMobileMoney:TheFutureofAsia’sFinTech

Mobilemoneyhasbeenthehottestpartinfinancialtechnologyforthelastfewyears.ButFinTechismorethanjusthowpeoplestoremoneyandtransact（交易）--thespaceismuchmorehorizontal,shortcuttinghowwecreate,share,andprotectvalue.

ThelatestproductofFinTechpaniesto31inAsiaPacificillustratesthemanywaysthespacecanhelpconsumersbeyondjusttheirmobilewallet.Itisimportantforallbusinesspersonstobeawareofthesetrends,astheirsuccessopensupallsortsofpossibilitiesforpaniesto32withthem.And,onamuchdeeperlevel,newFinTechsmay33consumerexpectationsinevenothertechindustries.

TheSmart-phoneEmergesaCredit-ScoringStandard

Withclosetohalfabillion34consumersinSoutheastAsiaalone,thereisanentireindustryofFinTechsdevotedtofindingwaystoaccuratelydeterminetheircredit-worthinesstogivethem35tofinance.Unfortunately,sincetheydon’thavebankaccounts,suchFinTechscannotrelyon36financialinformationorcreditcardpayments.

Onecreditscoringsourceemergingasanewstandardinthefieldissmart-phone-basedcreditscoring.Ithas37broadglobalsupport,includingfromthelikesoftheWorld-Bank.Inoneofitsreports,theAsianDevelopmentBankevenstatedthatmobiledatawasakeytofinancial38,asitcouldimprovecustomerrecording,and,inturn,getanaccesstocredit.

AICombineswiththeWisdomoftheCrowd

Themostmonsloganintoday’stechheadlinesisthe“artificialintelligence.”ReadersarefascinatedwithhowAIhasthe39totransformeveryconsumerandenterprise（企業）industry.WhilesuchfocusisappropriatethatAIwill40changetheworld,itleavesoutacrucialelementthatwillgohand-in-handwithitsrise:thewisdomofthecrowd.

Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,

CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Endangeredlanguagescanbefoundthroughouttheworld.Manylanguagesnowhavefewerthan100orevenfewerthan10speakers.Thecrisisisnotlimitedtoremoteregionsoftheworld.WhenEuropeansfirstarrivedinNorthAmerica,312differentlanguageswere41,ofwhich123arenowknowntobeextinct.Ofthe42languages,mostspeakersaregrandparentsandgreat-grandparents.

Differentresearchersofferdifferentdefinitionsof“endangered”.Thesystemof43usedbytheCatalogueofEndangeredLanguagesevaluateslanguagesinfourareas:the44ofallthespeakers,howoftenthelanguageisconveyedtothenext45,therateatwhichitislosingspeakersandthe46inwhichitisused.Basedonthisdata,languagesarerankedonasix-pointscalefrom“safe”to“severelyendangered.”Themidpoint,“endangered”referstolanguagewithbetween100and1,000speakerswhorepresentabouthalfofthelanguage’smunityorethnicgroup.Thelanguageisspokenonlybysomeparents,ofwhomveryfewteachittotheirchildren.Itis47usedathomeandisnottaughtinschoolsorusedforgovernmentbusiness.

Languagesbeeendangeredduetoanumberof48factorsincludingglobalization,economics,technology,educationpolicy,andchangesin49attitudes.Astheforcesofglobalizationmaketheworldmoreinterconnected,previously50languagemunitieseunderpressuretoparticipateinalargereconomy,whichmeanslearningthearea’smajoritylanguage.

51,localschoolsoftenbegintoteachthemajoritylanguageinsteadofthelocaltongue.Locallanguagesalso52asmunitiesadoptmobilephonesandputersmostofwhichrunonsoftwarethathasbeentranslatedintoonlyahandfuloflanguages.Thistrend53asthesedevicesconnectuserstotheInternet.Atthispoint,manymunitiesundergoacultural54

inwhichparentsnolongervaluethelanguageenoughtoteachittotheirchildren.

Initiativesto55endangeredlanguageshavebeemorenumerousinrecentyears.Theseeffortstendtofocusontwomainareas:thedocumentationofendangeredlanguages,andeffortstoincreasetheuseofendangeredlanguagesamongyoungerspeakersandinthemunityatlarge.

41.A.athandB.atriskC.inuseD.inview

42.A.ancientB.evolvingC.localD.surviving

43.A.assessmentB.classificationC.descriptionD.research

44.A.ageB.backgroundC.numberD.religion

45.A.mitteeB.centuryC.generationD.government

46.A.contentB.occupationsC.situationsD.themes

47.A.advisedlyB.efficientlyC.primarilyD.rarely

48.A.balancingB.plicatingC.historicalD.interrelated

49.A.culturalB.mentalC.moralD.religious

50.A.foreignB.informalC.isolatedD.national

51.A.ForexampleB.IncontrastC.InresponseD.Viceversa

52.A.boomB.developC.disappearD.suffer

53.A.ceasesB.changesC.increasesD.starts

54.A.differenceB.influenceC.shiftD.variety

55.A.enrichB.purifyC.refreshD.standardize

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.

(A)

ManyofChina’sancientarchitecturaltreasuressmashedtodustbeforeLinHuiyinandLiangSichengbegandocumentingtheminthe1930s.ThehusbandandwifeteamwereamongthefirstpreservationiststooperateinChina,andbyfarthebestknown.Theireffortshavesinceinspiredgenerationsofpeopletospeakoutforarchitecturethreatenedbytherushtowarddevelopment.

BeingChina’sbestarchitecturalhistorianswasnoeasyacplishment.Thebuildingstheywantedtosavewerecenturiesoldlocatedindistantpartsofthecountry.Inmanycases,theyhadtojourneythroughdangerousconditionsintheChinesecountrysidetoreachthem.ExploringChina’sremoteareasduringthe1930smeanttravelingmuddy,poorlymaintainedroadsbymule（騾子）oronfoot.Innswereoftendirtyfoodcouldbepolluted,andtherewasalwaysriskor

violencefromrebels,soldiersandrobbers.

TheirgreatestdiscoverywastheTempleofBuddha’sLight,inWutaiCounty,ShanxiProvince.Thebreathtakingwoodentemplewasbuiltin857A.D.,makingittheoldestbuildingknowninChinaatthetime.

LiangandLincrawledintothetemple’smostforbidding,forgottenareastodetermineitsage,includingonehideawayinhibitedbythousandsorbatsandmillionsofbedbugs,coveredindustandlitteredwithdeadbats.“Inpletedarknessandamongtheawfulsmell,hardlybreathing,withthickmaskscoveringournosesandmouths,wemeasured,drew,andphotographedwithflashlightsforseveralhours.Whenatlastwecameouttotakeabreathoffreshair,wefoundhundredsofbedbugsinourbag.Weourselveshadbeenbadlybitten.Yettheimportanceandunexpectednessofourfindmadethosethehappiesthoursofmyyearshuntingforancientarchitecture.”Liandwroteoftheexperienceinanaccountincludedin“LiangandLin;PartnersinExploringChina’sArchitectualPast.”

56.Ontheirwaytotheancientbuildingsin1930s,LiangandLinfacedfollowingrisksEXCEPT

.

A.acmodations

B.personalsecurity

C.roadconditions

D.vehicles

57.LiangandLinraisedpublicawarenessof.

A.documentingsmashedhistoricalbuildings

B.rebuildinghistoricallyvaluablebuildings

C.savingtheoldesttemplesinChina

D.Protectinghistoricalbuildings.

58.WhileexploringtheTempleofBuddha’sLight,

A.LiangandLincaughtinsectswithawfulsmell.

B.LiangandLinwereforbiddentobreatheinside

C.LiangandLinwerepleasedatsomethingunhopedfor

D.LiangandLindetermineditsagebystudyingbedbug’shideaway

59.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Creativenessresultsindiscovery

B.Difficultyproducesachievement

C.Effortscontributetohappiness

D.Responsibilitiesmakedevelopment

(B)

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C.Itisaneasy-operationprinterwithatwo-yearfreecarepack.

D.Itisawireless-connectedprinterprotectedbymodifiedcontainers.

61.Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribeits“inkcontainer”?

A.Adaptable

B.Automatic.

C.Cost-effective.

D.Eco-friendly.

62.Ifyouorderthistypeofprinteronlinetoday,.

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C.youcangetacarepackondiscount

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(C)

①Riskissomethingwefacedaily.However,somepeopleareobviouslymorewillingtotakerisksthanothers.

②Biologistsappeartohavediscoveredaphysicalreasonthatexplainswhysomepeoplearerisk-takers.Dopamineisaneurotransmitter,achemicalthatspreadssignalsbetweennervecells.Itislinkedtothebrainsrewardsystemandisthechemicalthatmakesusfeelgood,andscientistsbelieveittobeinkedtorisk-taking.Ournervecellshavedopaminereceptors（接收器）whichcontroltheamountofdopaminethateachcellreceives.Butnotallreceptorsmaybeactive.Whenapersonhadfewactivereceptorstocontroltheamountofdopaminethatisreceived,acellcanbeefloodedresultinginanextremefeelingofhappiness.

③researchersatVanderbiltUniversityandAlbertEinsteinCollegeofMedicineasked34

menandwomentopleteaquestionnaireabouttheirrisktakingtoassesswhethertheyseeknewopportunitiesorarecautiousinlife.Theresultsoftheresearchwereconsistentwithsimilarstudiescarriedoutwithrats,andhadthesameoute.Itconcludedthatpeoplewhoarerisk-takershavefewerdopaminereceptorsthanpeoplewhoarenot.Thissuggeststhattherushofpleasurearisktakerreceiveswhenacellbeesfloodedwithdopaminecanbeeaddictiveforsomepeople.Theythereforepursuenewandexcitingactivitiesinordertotrytorepeatthisfeeling,andasaresulttheirconcernforriskbeesconsiderablereduced.

④Dopaminegivesusabiologicalreasonforrisk-taking,butscientistsbelievetheremaybepsychologicalreasonstoo.Sensation-seekingisapersonalitycharacteristicthatdescribesthedesiretofindactivitiesthatbringuspleasure.In1964,psychologistMarvinZuckermancreatedthesensation-seekingscale.His40-itemquestionnaire,stillusedtoday,wasgiventopeoplewhowereactiveinseekingnewactivities,andtopeoplewhoweremoresatisfiedwithaquietlife.Whilerisk-takingisnotacharacteristicinitself,itisverymuchassociatedwithsensation-seeking,asahighsensation-seekerdoesnotevaluateriskinthesamewaythatalowsensation-seekerdoes.adesiretoachievepleasuremeansthatthereisagreaterwillingnesstotakemorerisks.

⑤Therearebothbiologicalandpsychologicalexplanationsastowhysomepeoplemaychoosetotakemorerisksthanothers.However,noneoftheseexplanationsaredefinitive.

63.Ifapersonhasfeweractivedopaminereceptors..

A.heislesslikelytofeelhappy

B.heismorewillingtotakerisks

C.hewilleventuallybeedopamine-addictive

D.heispooreratcontrollingtheamountofdopamine

64.Theunderlinedphrase“consistentwith”isclosestto“”inmeaning.

A.contraryto

B.inagreementwith

C.atthecostof

D.persistentin

65.Whatcanbeconcludedfromparagraph4?

A.Thelongingforpleasuremayleadtorisktaking.

B.Awillingnesstotakemoreriskscanbecultivated.

C.Thesensation-seekingscalecanhelptoevaluaterisk.

D.Highsensation-seekersaremoremonthanlowones.

66.Thispassagemainlytalksabout.

A.whenwelearntotakerisks

B.howrisk-takingbenefitsus

C.whatmakesrisk-takers

D.whyweshouldtakerisks

SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.Manyoptionsrequirecity-levelinvestmentinnewfacilities.

B.However,itisnotyetclearwhichtechnologiesandfuelscitieswillback.

C.Throughtheiractions,citygovernmentstodayarehelpingtoshapethecitiesofthefuture.

D.Forexample,Londonisrequiringallnewlylicensedtaxistobezero-emissioncapablefrom2024.

E.Cityplannersareusingtransport-orienteddevelopmenttoincreasedensitywhilemaintainingqualityoflifeandpropertyvalue.

F.Somecities,suchasDelhi,areinvestingheavilyincreatingthemasstransportsystemsneeded

tochangehowcitizenstravel.

SustainableTransportinCities

Transporthasalwaysshapedcities.InMedievaltimescrossroadsgavebirthtobloomingmarkettowns.ManyNorthAmericancitieswerecreatedforthecar.Buthowarethecitiesoftodaybeingshapedbyaneedformoresustainabletransport?

Manylocalgovernmentsarespeedingupchangethroughpolicyinitiativessuchasjoinedtransport,congestionchargesandlowemissionzones,sustainablegainingandlife-cyclecosting,andopeningdatauptopaniesandacademics.Andthesecitylevelpoliciescanmovemarkets

inmoresustainabledirections.67Thisharesultedinfivevehiclemanufacturersmitting

tomeetingthatdeadline,whichisbothintheirownmercialinterestsandgoodfortheenvironment.

Theleastdensecities,forexample,Houston,havepercapita（人均價）carbonemissionsnearlytentimeshigherthanthedensest,suchasSingapore.68Thisinvolvesgatheringmixedusedevelopmentsaroundakeytransportcenter,aswiththeKLCentralareainKualaLumpur,builtaroundthelargestrailwaystationinSoutheastAsia.

69Othersareusingmotivationsandbehaviouralchangetoencouragepeopleto

choosemoreefficient--andoftenhealthier--formsoftransport.CopenhagenhasanumberofprogressivecyclingpoliciesincludingtheGreenWave,whichallowspeoplecyclingat20km/htohitallgreenlightsduringrushhour.

Lightweighingandnewengineandfueltechnologiesarehelpingtomakeexistingroadandrailvehiclesmoreefficient.70Themainoptionsarehydrogenfuelcells,fossilfuelhybrids,andelectricvehicles,andthebestsolutionmaywellvaryfromcitytocity.

Ⅳ.SummaryWriting

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

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