上海中学2023-2024学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题（含答案)

这是一份上海中学2023-2024学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题（含答案)，共11页。
高一______班 学号______ 姓名______ 成绩______
Ⅰ．Listening Cmprehensin
Sectin A
Directins: In Sectin A, yu will hear ten shrt cnversatins between tw speakers. At the end f each cnversatin, a questin will be asked abut what was said. The cnversatins and the questins will be spken nly nce. After yu hear a cnversatin and a questin abut it, read the fur pssible answers n yur paper, and decide which ne is the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
1．A．15 dllars.B．20 dllars.C．25 dllars.D．45 dllars.
2．A．T the gallery.B．T the dentist’s.C．T her flat.D．T the garage.
3．A．She was fired by the cmpany.B．She brke the law.
C．She is n leave right nw.D．She is replacing the cmpany’s website.
4．A．Patient and dctr.B．Resident and gvernment fficial.
C．Custmer and insurance agent.D．Bss and secretary.
5．A．He was sitting ppsite Mr. Jhnsn.B．He is planning a farewell party fr Mr. Jhnsn.
C．All the tasks that Mr. Jhnsn did failed.D．He is glad Mr. Jhnsn left the cmpany.
6．A．She prefers dgs t cats.
B．She had a clse relatinship with the man’s daughter.
C．She used t srrw ver her dg’s death.
D．She is always in lw spirits.
7．A．The wman shuld get the chips herself.B．The wman shuldn’t eat chips.
C．The wman used t have several heart attacks.D．The wman warned the man against heart attacks.
8．A．They plan t have the meeting in anther place.
B．The availability f the meeting rm will be discussed.
C．They have already had the meeting.
D They will have the meeting smetime later.
9．A．The car’s demand greatly exceeds supply.B．The wman has listed the car’s advantages.
C．The wman received a car a mnth ag.D．The wman didn’t like the car.
10．A．She wn’t d the presentatin.
B．She needs t cllect a lt f data fr the presentatin.
C．She is still at an early stage f preparatin fr the presentatin.
D．The tpic is mst imprtant fr the presentatin.
Sectin B
Directins: In Sectin B, yu will hear tw shrt passages and a lnger cnversatin, and yu will be asked sme questins n the passages and the cnversatin. The passages and the cnversatin will be read twice, but the questins will be spken nly nce. When yu hear a questin, read the fur pssible answers n yur paper and decide which ne is the best answer t the questin yu’ve heard.
Questins 11 thrugh 13 are based n the fllwing passage.
11．A．The type f fd yu freeze.B．The way yu warm up the frzen fd.
C．Whether the freezer bags are sealed.D．What temperature yu set yur freezer t.
12．A．Because they can be easily stcked.B．Because they fit well in the fridge.
C．Because they cme in different sizes and shapes.D．Because they help t keep the dry fd dry
13．A．Prevent peple frm eating t much fd.
B．Stp peple frm remving fd that hasn’t gne bad.
C．Make peple becme cautius abut eating unhealthy fd.
D．Make peple becme ambitius in making use f leftver fd.
Questins 14 thrugh 17 are based n the fllwing passage.
14．A．Pstpne retirement age.B．Invlve mre wmen in wrk.
C．Hire mre freign wrkers.D．Attract wrkers with high salaries.
15．A．Relieve pressure n human nursing care.B．Take care f children and the elderly.
C．Finally replace humans in wrkfrce.D．Give humans mre time t r creative wrk.
16．A．Rbts can’t d certain wrk.B．Sme peple dn’t accept rbts.
C．The expenses fr rbts are still high.D．The functins f rbts need imprving.
17．A．Japan struggles t fight wrkfrce shrtage.
B．Japanese attitudes twards rbts change a lt.
C．Rbts have played a majr rle in Japan’s industry.
D．Rbts can help in Japanese wrkfrce shrtage.
Questins 18 thrugh 20 are based n the fllwing cnversatin.
18．A．The cruise liner will prvide all srts f fd and entertainment.
B．Only half f the cabins will be filled up.
C．The prices f unsld tickets will be reduced.
D．Everyne will be able t affrd the ticket.
19．A．Bk tickets as sn as they are available.B．Clsely watch the changes f ticket prices
C．Cmpare deals frm different surces.D．Keep in cntact with a travel age n yu can trust.
20．A．Because cruise turs are nly suitable fr peple wh have much free time.
B．Because he can wrk part-time t earn mney t pay fr the tur.
C．Because ding price research and cmparing takes time.
D．Because he can sail shrtly after buying the cheap ticket.
Ⅱ．Grammar and Vcabulary
Sectin A Multiple Chice
21．N man is useless in this wrld ______ lightens the burden f smene else.
A．whichB．thatC．whD．as
22．______ be cnsidered fr the rle f team leader in ur upcming prject?
A．Wh d yu suggest that shuldB．Wh d yu suggest
C．Whm d yu suggest shuldD．D yu suggest wh shuld
23．I’m nw applying t graduate schl, ______ means smeday I’ll return t a prfessin ______peple need t be nice t me in rder t get what they want.
A．which, asB．which, whichC．which, whereD．as, in which
24．The reasn ______ she gave fr her resignatin was ______ she wanted t pursue her passin fr travel and explratin.
A．that, thatB．why, thatC．why, becauseD．/, because
25．It might be years ______ we ______ the creatin f artificial intelligence systems capable f true human-like cgnitin.
A．since, made pssibleB．befre, make pssible
C．since, made pssible thatD．befre, make it pssible
26．The budget fr the prject ended up being twice ______, causing unexpected financial strain n the cmpany.
A．hw it intended tB．that it had intended t
C．as it intended tD．what it was intended t
27．It was ______ she tk her first step nt freign sil ______ signaled the beginning f a jurney filled with unknwn adventures and unfrgettable experiences.
A．the mment, thatB．the mment, when
C．the mment when, thatD．the mment when, which
28．The cmplexities f the English language are ______ even native speakers cannt always cmmunicate effectively, ______ almst every American learns n his first day in Britain.
A．s that, asB．such that, asC．s that, withD．such that, in that
29．His cnfidence and strng will clearly shw that he is n lnger ______ he used t be the first time ______ he undertk such a demanding task.
A．wh, whenB．wh, /C．what, /D．what, that
30．It was nt s much her talent ______ her perseverance and determinatin ______ mtivated her t the tp f her field.
A but. thatB．as, thatC．nr, whichD．like, which
31．______ the children tracked mud all ver them again.
A．N sner did he sweep the flrs clean thanB．Hardly had he sweep the flrs clean when
C．Barely he had swept the flrs clean thanD．Scarcely had he swept the flrs clean when
32．Althugh the suspect insisted ______ alne during the time f the crime, the curt still demanded ______ evidence t supprt his alibi.
A．being at hme, he shuld prvideB．he be at hme, he prvided
C．he was at hme, be prvideD．he was at hme, he prviding
33．Visitrs are permitted t take phtgraphs fr persnal use nly, ______ stated therwise by the museum staff.
A．thughB．ifC．asD．unless
34．The recipe bk features helpful ______, making it easier fr learners t visualize the cking prcess.
A．explanatinB．demnstratinsC．illustratinsD．presentatins
35．The heric idea that ______ qualities such as excellence, genersity curage, lyalty and dignity is highly valued and mdeled.
A．embracesB．identifiesC．examinesD．criticizes
36．______ by the wrk pressure, he has been experiencing serius physical symptms f stress and had t turn t a therapist fr help.
A．OverwhelmedB．DisappintedC．FrustratedD．Shcked
37．After witnessing her tireless dedicatin t practice every day, the parents were ______ her enthusiasm fr playing the pian.
A．cncerned withB．cmmitted tC．infrmed f D cnvinced f
38．When we ______ the data further, we can identify specific trends and patterns that may nt be evident at first glance.
A．break upB．break utC．break thrughD．break dwn
39．The temptatin fr a declining church t ______ ld privileges is strng.
A．hang n tB．settle frC．pass upD．sign fr
40．After signing the cntract, every emplyee is ______ fulfill their duties and cnfrm t the rules made by the cmpany.
A．reluctant tB．bliged tC．mtivated tD．hnred t
41．Due t the lng-term envirnmental and financial benefits, renewable energy technlgies are ______
A．wrthwhile t develpB．wrth being develped
C．wrthy t be develpedD．wrthy f develping
Sectin B Vcabulary
Directins: Cmplete the fllwing passage by using the wrds in the bx. Each wrd can nly be used nce. Nte that there is ne wrd mre than yu need.
Stressed ut? Get chewing: can a wellness rebrand make Americans buy gum again?
When was the last time yu saw smene chewing gum? 1998, maybe? 2007? Chances are, it prbably wasn’t recently. Like high heels and affrdable husing, chewing gum appears t be ging 42
Gum’s ppularity has been fading glbally thanks t increased cmpetitin frm prducts like breath mints and mbile phnes distracting us frm impulse purchases while shpping. The pandemic, mrever, 43 ·accelerated gum’s decline.
Even after peple 44 frm lckdwn, sales didn’t recver. Gum sales wrldwide in 2023 were 10% belw 2018 figures. In the US, the drp has been particularly prnunced: last year 1.2 billin units f gum were sld in the US, 32% fewer than in 2018.
Hwever, chewing gum, in varius frms, is ne f the ldest habits there is. Stne age teenagers were chewing birch bar k tar pssibly fr pleasure, medicinal purpses, r t use it as a glue. Gum has als been laded with cultural meaning and the subject f varius 45 panics. Sme peple believe it is a marker f the bad kids r a habit f the lwer class.
Despite a certain amunt f scial stigma（污名） attached t gum, it has - until relatively recently -been a wildly successful prduct. That’s thanks t William Wrigley Jr, wh was a marketing and advertising genius. Wrigley always 46 t find a way t make gum relevant and insert it int cnsumer culture. Fr example, Wrigley advertised the idea that chewing gum was a health aid that wuld help digestin and wuld relieve stress.
This year the Wrigley brand’s wner —Mars— came ut with an ad campaign it hpes will revive gum’s 47 by psitining it as an almst instant stress reliever. Linking gum with wellness wrked in the 1910s, but is it ging t wrk nw? Alex Hayes at the fd cnsultancy is 48 ptimistic. “The glbal well ness market is estimated t be wrth mre than $1.5 trillin, s it’s n surprise that Mars wants a piece f the pie,” Hayes says. “We’ve seen the success f categries such as tea prmting their prducts via functinal 49 and messaging-teas fr gd sleep, mental clarity, stress relief, etc. S it cmes as n surprise that Mars is risking the same 50 .” But he als ntes, custmers are increasingly wrried abut prcessed fds and are eager t mve away frm artificial 51 . There’s still nging discussin n just hw effective repsitining chewable plastic as a health supplement is ging t be.
Ⅲ．Reading Cmprehensin
Sectin A Clze
Directins: Fr each blank in the fllwing passage there are fur wrds r phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the wrd r phrase that best fits the cntext.
It’s safe t say Jeremy Sctt is having a lucky year. In March while wrking as a chauffeur, he tld his bss abut his plans t set up a driving business. By the end f the jurney, Sctt’s bss had ffered t 52 his idea-a starting capital alng with the gift f a £110,000 limusine（豪车） t kick start the business.
Of curse, there’s an element f luck t everyne’s career. Whether yu’re a chief executive r an artist — yur 53 wn’t be based n hard wrk alne. Fr example, the place yu were brn 54 yur educatin. It determines whether yu learn t read, write r cmplete qualificatins, which 55 limits yur career chices.
Many peple believe success is dwn t talent and hard wrk, but “this is because mst peple underestimate the rle f 56 ”, says psychlgist Dr Elizabeth Nutt Williams. “We d a lt f wrk t prepare fr ur careers-educatin, training, taking advantage f mentring-all f which tend t be in ur cntrl.” Peple dn’t like t acknwledge the rle f luck in their wrk, as it 57 this feeling f being in cntrl, adds Williams.
Everyne remembers wrking hard, s peple are mre likely t verestimate hw much f their success is dwn t diligence than smething much mre 58 like luck.
The reality f success （at least in terms f 59 ） is less clear cut. In the UK, studies shw where yu are brn is likely t determine hw much yu earn.2017 research fund that there is a “class pay gap’’, where prfessinal emplyers frm 60 backgrunds are paid almst £7,000 less a year — despite having the same rle, educatin and experience as clleagues frm mre privileged families. 61 , black graduates earn up t 23% less per hur than white university leavers, whereas wman in the UK earn 14% less n average than men.
Sci-ecnmic status als plays a big rle in the 62 yu enter. A recent study by the Debrett’s Fundatin fund seven in every 10 yung peple aged 16-25 use 63 t get their first jb. While research has shwn that less able, richer children are 35% mre likely t becme high earners than their brighter. prer peers.
The truth is: chance and cincidences 64 ur careers mre than we like t think. Realizing that parts f yur career are ut f yur cntrl sunds 65 , but being grateful fr the rle f luck in yur career can actually make yu mre frtunate.
This is because when yu acknwledge the rle f luck in yur wrk, yu becme prepared t take advantage f mre frtunate mments. “Chance events ccur·but it is all abut the individual’s 66 t see thse events as pssibilities and their willingness t take a risk,” says Williams.
52．A．challengeB．adptC．financeD．reject
53．A．perfrmancesB．accmplishmentsC．assessmentsD．utcmes
54．A．accunts frB．applies tC．makes up frD．depends n
55．A．in rewardB．after allC．in turnD．by nature
56．A．chanceB．accidentC．educatinD．diligence
57．A．emphasizesB．verlksC．maintainsD．weakens
58．A．manageableB．vitalC．slipperyD．minr
59．A．reputatinB．incmeC．educatinD．ccupatin
60．A．wealthierB．prerC．uniqueD．diverse
61．A．NeverthelessB．CntrarilyC．CnsequentlyD．Similarly
62．A．prfessinB．circleC．cmmunityD．university
63．A．certificatesB．nline platfrmsC．career fairsD．family cnnectins
64．A．cntribute tB．result frmC．add tD．hld back
65．A．inspiringB．encuragingC．appealingD．discuraging
66．A．reluctanceB．eagernessC．readinessD．reslutin
Sectin B Passages
（A）
When yu think abut cffee alternatives, garlic is prbably ne f the last things that cmes t mind, but that is exactly the ingredient that ne Japanese inventr used t create a drink that lks and tastes like cffee.
74-year-ld Ykitm Shimtai, a cffee shp wner in Amri Prefecture, Japan, claims that his unique “garlic cffee” is the result f a cking blunder he made ver 30 years ag, when he burned a steak and garlic while waiting tables at the same time. Intrigued by the burnt garlic’s smell, he mashed it up with a spn and mixed it with ht water. The resulting drink lked and tasted a lt like cffee. Making a mental nte f his discvery, Ykimt carried n with his jb and nly started researching garlic cffee again after he retired.
Cmmitted t turning his weird drink int a cmmercial prduct, Ykitm Shimtai spent years ptimizing the frmula, and abut five years ag, he finally achieved a result he was satisfied with. T make his disslvable garlic grunds, he rasts the clves （蒜瓣） in an electric ven, and after they’ve cled ff, smashes them int fine particles and packs them in dripbags.“My drink is prbably the wrld’s first f its kind,” the garlic cffee inventr tld Kyd News. “It cntains n caffeine s it’s gd fr thse wh wuld like t drink cffee at night r pregnant wmen.”
“The bitterness f burned garlic apparently helps create the cffee-like flavr,” Shimtai adds. He claims that, althugh his garlic cffee des give ff an arma f rasted garlic, it desn’t cause bad breath, because the garlic is thrughly cked. And if yu can get past the smell, the drink apparently des taste a lt like actual cffee. If decaf isn’t gd enugh fr yu, and yu’re in the md fr smething new, yu can try Ykitm Shimtai’s garlic cffee at his shp, in the city f Ninhc, lwate Prefecture, r buy yur wn dripbags fr just 324 yen（$2.8）.
67．Which wrd is the clsest in meaning t the underlined wrd “blunder” in the secnd paragraph?
A mistakeB．shwC．mixtureD．brand
68．Wh is NOT suitable t drink garlic cffee?
A．A student having truble with sleepB．A wman bearing a baby.
C．A cleaner wrking n a day shift.D．A yung lady sick f garlic.
69．Which f the fllwing is NOT characteristic f garlic cffee?
A．It is caffeine-free.B．Garlic pwder disslves in water
C．The burnt garlic create s bitterness.D．It is an imprvement n a garlic dish.
70．Which f the fllwing can be used t describe Ykitm Shimtai?
A．Venturus and greedyB．Innvative and perseverant
C．Hardwrking and cautiusD．Observant and helpful
（B）
71．By “hw they stacked up” in paragraph 1, the authr prbably means “hw they ______.”
A．make sense t manufacturersB．get stuck in stres
C are cmpared with each therD．are piled up tgether
72．Which f the fllwing devices favurably reacts t users?
A．Dreampad pillwB．Eight sleep tracker
C．Smart Nra Wireless Snring SlutinD．Nightingale Smart Hme Sleep System
73．Which f the fllwing statements is true accrding t the passage?
A．The Eight keeps the entire bed at the same temperature.
B．The Nightinga, is an ecnmical but perfect device.
C．Sft music is applied t all these fur devices.
D．One in three peple suffer frm sleep prblem.
（C）
One way t divide up the wrld is between peple wh like t explre new pssibilities and thse wh stick t the tried and true. In fact, the tensin between betting n a sure thing and taking a chance that smething unexpected and wnderful might happen trubles human and nnhuman animals alike.
Take sngbirds, fr example. The half-dzen finches（雀） resting at my desk feeder all summer knw exactly what they’ll find there: black sunflwer seed, and lts f it. Meanwhile, the warblers （莺）explring the wds nearby dn’t depend n this predictable fd surce in fine weather. As fd hunters, they enjy less expsure t predatrs and, as a bnus, the chance t meet the perfect mate flying frm tree t tree.
This “explre-explit” trade-ff（权衡） has prmpted scres f lab studies, cmputer simulatins and algrithms（算法）, trying t determine which strategy brings in the greatest reward. Nw a new study f human behavir in the real wrld, published last mnth in the jurnal Nature Cmmunicatins, shws that in gd times, there isn’t much f a difference between pursuing nvelty and sticking t the status qu （原状）. When the ging gets tugh. hwever, explrers are the winners.
The new study, led by Shay O’Farrell and James Sanchiric, bth f the University f Califrnia, Davis, alng with Orr Spiegel f Tel Aviv University, examined the rutes and results f nearly 2,500 cmmercial fishing trips in the Gulf f Mexic ver a perid f 2.5 years. The study fcused n “bttm lngline” fishing, a system where hundreds f lines are attached t a hrizntal bar that is then lwered t reach the sea bed. Dr. O’Farrell explained the prcedure this way: G t a lcatin and put the line dwn. Stay fr a few hurs. The lines are a mile lng and have a buy （浮标） at either end. When they pull that up, they assess the catch, and then decide if they will stay r mve n t a different spt.
Over tw years f cllecting data under varius climate cnditins, the researchers discvered that the fishermen were fairly cnsistent. “The expliters wuld g t a smaller set f lcatins ver and ver, and g with what they knw,” Dr. O’Farrell said. The explrers wuld cnstantly try a wider range; they’d sample new places.
In the lng run, there wasn’t a huge difference in payffs between the tw grups, perhaps due t the sharing infrmatin between fishing crews, said Dr. O’Farrell. But in challenging times, the study’s message was clear: “Yu can try new things in the face f uncertainty.”
74．The authr takes the sngbird as an example t indicate that ______.
A．like birds, humans tend t be satisfied with the predictable
B．sme birds are used t lking fr fd instead f being fed
C．there exist the cnservative and the adventurus like humans
D．birds chse different ways t lk fr fd in different weather
75．Accrding t the third paragraph, peple wh mastered “explre-explit” trade-ff ______.
A．will chse either t pursue nvelty r keep the status qu
B．are ready t risk in time f difficulty
C．will be tugh in gd times and bad times
D．will grw t be experts in lab studies
76．Which can be inferred frm the new study led by Shay O’Farrell and James Sanchiric?
A．The tw grups react t the unexpected differently.
B．The “explre-explit” trade-ff helps scientific research a lt.
C．The expliters are used t fishing based slely n their experience.
D．The explrers tend t achieve mre than the expliters in the lng run.
77．Which f the fllwing can be the best title fr passage?
A．Hw the Expliter differs frm the ExplrerB．Hw t Becme a Prductive Fisherman
C．What is “Explre-Explit” Trade-ffD．When t take risks matters
Sectin C
Directins: Read the fllwing passage. Fill in each blank with a prper sentence given in the Each sentence can be used nly nce. Nte that there are tw mre sentences than yu need.
The Maya lved caca s much that they used the beans as currency. They als believed it is gd fr yu—which many peple still say tday abut caca’s mst famus byprduct, chclate. 78 . While sme have suggested that less than an unce f dark chclate might imprve heart health, much f the research desn’t invlve eating actual chclate but rather its cmpnents — flavanl, especially.
79 . In a clinical trial f 21,000 adults, they fund that the half f the grup that tk500mg f. cca flavanl supplements daily had a significantly lwer risk f death frm cardivascular disease than thse wh had taken a placeb（安慰剂）.
Flavanls may als bst insulin sensitivity, accrding t sme studies, which might be helpful in reducing the risk f type 2 diabetes（糖尿病）. 80 . Thse at risk f diabetes might be wise t chse a caca-inspired supplement instead f eating chclate—and the sugar it cntains. Other research suggests that the flavanls fund in caca （als present in fruits, vegetables, and tea） culd slw cgnitive decline during aging, r even bst brain perfrmance by imprving bld flw t the cerebral crtex.
What these findings mean fr chclate is limited, hwever. Participants wuld have had t eat multiple fat and sugar filled chclate bars a day t surce 500mg f flavanls. 81 . S understanding why certain types f chclate are healthier than the rest is the fcus f further research.
Ⅳ．Fill in the Blanks
Hw sneaker culture tk ver the wrld
Sneakers have cme a lng way frm when they were first invented in 1860s England fr the upper-class playing crquet （槌球） and tennis.
Lng wrn fr functin 82 82 fashin, tday sneakers have becme an entire culture—bth a frm f self-expressin and a high art fund in museum exhibits and designer auctin huses.
83 transfrmed sneaker culture int a true phenmenn was the 1985 release f Nike’s Air Jrdan 1s. In 1984, Michael Jrdan was a talented rkie wh had yet t play in a prfessinal game. 84 that, Nike saw Jrdan as the future f their brand, signing him t a five-year, $2.5 millin endrsement（代言） deal. 85 Jrdan matured int ne f the greatest basketball players f all time, the sneaker’s ppularity skyrcketed.
Meanwhile, anther cultural shift 86 （take） place with casual Fridays intrduced in white-cllar businesses. It was when men were allwed t put aside their suits and wear smething ne day a week that shwed peple wh they really were.
As sneakers became increasingly desired, ftwear cmpanies turned t 87 （generate） even mre publicity by cllabrating with celebrities and luxury brands, as well as releasing small batches f limited-editin shes with eye-pp ping designs.
Celebrities als started their cllabratins with sneaker brands, which helped target a whle new demgraphic f peple t experience sneaker culture. It was a blending f high and lw fashin, 88 the she industry has never really seen befre. A pair that Jrdan wre in his legendary final NBA seasn 89 （sell ） even fr $2.2 mllin, making them the mst expensive sneakers ever t appear at auctin.
By the mid-2010s, speakers 90 （becme） slid gld status symbls. Wearing rare and cl sneakers became an expressin f ne’s scial status. But nt until recently, sneakers are finally getting their due as part f ur cultural heritage—and particularly hw Black culture has shaped that heritage. It tk decades fr the sneaker industry t recgnize that 91 these Black athletes r artists that champined their prducts there wuld be n sneaker culture.
Ⅴ．Translatins
92．结果看来这项传统的确值得传承给我们的后代。（turn）
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93．由于不断上升的犯罪率，公众指责警方忽视了其确保公共安全的职责。（criticize）
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94．尽管最近失败了好几次，但他并没有放弃追求梦想，因为他明白坚持不懈是取得成功的唯一关键。（despite）
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上海中学2023学年第二学期期中考试参考答案及听力文本
Listening Cmprehensin
1-5 ADCCD 6-10 CBDAC 11-13 CDB 14-17 CDBD 18-20 CCD
Multiple Chice
21-25 CBCAB 26-30DCBCB 31-35 DCDCA 36-41ADDABC
Vcabulary
42-51 D/ C/E/ A/ BC/ B/AD/AC/ AB/AE
Clze
52-56 CBACA 57-61 DCBBD 62-66 ADADC
Reading
67-70ADDB 71-73 CCD 74-77CBAD 78-81DBCE
Grammar.
82．rather than/instead f 83．What 84．Despite 85．As 86．was taking 87．generating
88．which 89.（was） sld 90．had becme 91．withut
Translatin
92．结果看来这项传统的确值得传承给我们的后代。（turn）
It turned ut that this traditin was wrth passing dwn t ur future generatins.
93．由于不断上升的犯罪率，公众指责警方忽视了其确保公共安全的职责。（criticize）
On accunt f/Due t the rising crime rates, the public criticized the plice fr neglecting their duty t ensure public safety/security.
94．尽管最近失败了好几次，但他并没有放弃追求梦想，因为他明白坚持不懈是取得成功的唯一关键。（despite）
Despite several recent failures, he desn’t give up pursuing （his） dreams, because he understands that perseverance is the nly key t achieving success.
A．mral
B．frtunes
C．drastically
D．extinct
E．emerged
AB．apprach
AC．claims
AD．cautiusly
AE．ingredients
BC．managed
BD．bject
The Sleep f Yur Dreams
Accrding t the Centers fr Disease Cntrl and Preventin, a third f us dn’t get nearly enugh shut-eye. Our cllective tiredness has prmted a $41 billin market fr devices prmising mre—and higher-quality—sleep. In my everlasting search fr dwntime, I tested sme f the mst prmising nes. Here’s hw they stacked up.
Eight sleep tracker
$299
This mattress（床垫） tpper fits under a sheet and “turns any bed int a smart bed,” accrding t Eight. While I slept, the sensr-decrated pad gathered data like heart rate, perids f deepest sleep, and number f turns. It was easy t use, and I liked the warming feature, which let me set each side f the bed t a different temperature.
REM Scre: 8（ut f 10）
Dreampad pillw
$149 and up
The Dreampad uses smth sundscapes t help yu pwer dwn. Cnnect the device t yur phne via Bluetth r USB, and the pillw emits sft music, audible nly t yu as yu lay yur head dwn. There are ten tracks n ffer. I didn’t drift ff any faster with the Dreampad, but it did help me fall back asleep when I wke up at night.
REM Scre:6
Smart Nra Wireless Snring Slutin
$299
My eight-hur restful happiness is frequently interrupted by my husband’s snring. The Smart Nra relieves me f the need t push him. When the bedside audi sensr detects a breathing disturbance, it slwly blws up the ffender’s pillw, gently shifting them int a freer-breathing psitin. My husband smetimes wke up briefly but was sn asleep again.
REM Scre: 8
Nightingale Smart Hme Sleep System
$149
The Nightingale is hi-tech. Tw app-enabled units wrap the rm in a blanket f warm sund. Yu can als prgram the system t prvide weather and traffic infrmatin when yu wake up. The nly dwnside: in standby mde, it emits a faint nise.
REM Scre: 9
* REM: rapid eye mvement （describes a perid f sleep during which yu dream and yur eyes make small mvements）
A．Caca cntains hundreds f biactive plant cmpunds, including flavanls, which have been assciated with numerus pssible health benefits.
B．In 2022, Sess and clleagues fund cmpelling evidence fr the benefits f flavanls.
C．But the results aren’t cnclusive.
D．Spurred by chclate’s ppularity, numerus studies have explred bw the natural chemical cmpunds fund in cca might be gd fr human health.
E．All chclates are definitely nt created equal.
AE．But there’s still mre research t be dne t understand these effects.