2022-2023学年上海市奉贤区致远高级中学高二下学期3月月考英语试题含答案

  致远高级中学2022学年第二学期 高二英语 月考试卷

I. Listening Comprehension

Section A

1. A. She doesn’t work hard in maths.    B. She is inferior to him in maths.

  C. She didn’t do well in this test.    D. She is good at maths.

2. A. The library will be closed later this afternoon.

  B. The computers in the library are not working.

  C. The man needs his computer all afternoon.

  D. The woman has lent her computer to somebody else.

3. A. Going to the opera is time-consuming.

  B. There is no time left to book opera tickets.

  C. She would like to go with the man to the opera.

  D. She will help the man pay for the opera tickets.

4. A. Worth the price.  B. Expensive.    C. Mysterious.  D. Good for health.

5. A. 11 a.m.       B. 12 p.m.   C. 1 p.m.   D. 3 p.m.

6. A. The woman will have to call her roommate.

  B. The woman may have to change her living arrangement.

  C. The woman does not clean her apartment often enough.

  D. The woman should not spend so much time on the phone.

7. A. She also thinks the lecture interesting.

  B. She was too tired to enjoy the lecture.

  C. She missed the lecture this morning.

  D. She did not finish the reading before the lecture.

8. A. Her work experience.     

B. The courses she has taken.

  C. Her knowledge of the graduate school.  

D. The description of her academic performance.

9. A. The woman just had her coat cleaned.  

B. The woman is not angry with the man.

C. The woman does not like to drink coffee in the afternoon.

D. It was not the woman’s coat that the man spilled coffee on.

10. A. She hopes to get into art school.

   B. She is working as a commercial artist.

C. She has talents other than drawing.

D. She cannot decide upon a career.

Section B

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. Kids threw litter everywhere.   B. The camp director gave rude orders.

   C. Mysterious plastic litter was found.  D. Kids’ joint effort led to a clean camp.

12. A. By taking pictures of the litter he picked up.

   B. By sharing photos of the terribly dirty planet.

   C. By keeping a record of crowdsourced cleaning-up.

   D. By inspiring kids to pick up five pieces of litter every day.

13. A. There is strength in numbers.   

B. Birds can help to pick up litter.

    C. Litter is artistic and approachable.  

D. More straws should be used in the café.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. Alcohol and coffee.      B. Coffee and chicken.

C. Hotpot and drinks.       D. Chicken and meat.

15. A. Movies are available to people in Shanghai at midnight.

B. People in Hangzhou attach great importance to dinner.

C. A total of nine online platforms provided data for the report.

D. People in Beijing voted Starbucks as their favorite drink.

16. A. People’s eating habits in different regions of China.

B. The impact of mobile payment on Chinese lifestyles.

C. The differences in nightlife among residents in Chinese cities.

D. The financial pressure residents felt from the nightlife activities.

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

17. A. He hasn’t found a job yet.     

B. He plans to start looking after the final exams.

C. He’s had several interviews.

D. He’s expecting an offer from The New York Times.

18. A. Writer.   B. Interviewer. C. Newspaper reporter.  D. Teacher.

19. A. New York.   B. Boston.  C. Chicago.    D. Los Angeles.

20. A. Continue his education.    B. Delay his graduation.

C. Change his career plan.    D. Continue job hunting.

II. Grammar and vocabulary

Section A

Every weekend, after hiking in the Saneum Healing Forest east of Seoul, the firefighters sip tea and enjoy an arm massage. The aim of the program is ____21____ (offer) “forest healing”; the firefighters all have certain types of stress disorder.

Saneum is one of three official healing forests in South Korea,____22____ offer a range of programs from meditation to woodcraft to camping. Soon there will be 34 more. South Koreans, many of whom suffer from work stress, digital addiction, and intense academic pressures, have welcomed the medicalization of nature with great enthusiasm. In fact, the government is investing a hundred million dollars ____23____ a healing complex next to Sobaeksan National park.

There is increasing evidence ____24____ being outside in a pleasant natural environment is good for us. But what is frustrating is that fewer and fewer of us actually enjoy nature regularly. According to Lisa Nisbet, a psychology professor at Canada’s Trent University, evidence for the benefits of nature is pouring at a time ____25____ we are most disconnected from it. The pressures of modern life lead to long hours spent working indoors. Digital addiction and strong academic pressure add to the problem. In America, visits to parks have been declining since the dawn of email, and so ____26____ visits to the backyard. Research indicates that only about 10 percent of American teens spend time outside every day.

So what are some of the benefits of nature that Nisbet refers to? ____27____ (surround) by nature has one obvious effect: the more time we spend in nature, the ____28____ (stressful) we become. This has been shown to lower blood pressure, heart rates, and levels of the stress hormone, as well as reduce feelings of fear or anger. But studies also indicate that spending time in nature can do more than provide an ____29____ (improve) sense of well-being; it can lower rates of heart disease and diabetes. That is probably ____30____ we evolved in nature and have been adapted to the natural environment.

Section B 

Tips for More Sustainable Living

Making some small changes to your routine can pay off big in various ways: helping the planet while saving your time, money, or both. You will be surprised by how big a difference you can make with ____31_____ little effort. Here’s some suggestions:

Give up throwing certain items. Your coffee grounds, and used tea leaves can be fertilizer（肥料）instead of being thrown in the trash. If you don't have access to a fertilizer factory, you can hire a company to____32_____pick up your leftover food for a fee.

Try to ____33_____ the ugly. The fruit and vegetables that are odd-looking or____34_____ are actually good to use. It is easy to hide them in soups and yogurt. Don't ____35_____away from these foods at the store and do sign up to have them____36_____ straight to your door through service such as Misfit Market, which offers ugly produce at discounted prices.

Forget fast fashion. The average American throws away 82 pounds of fast fashion clothing each year. Thankfully, there's a(n) ____37_____number of companies that prioritize sustainability, producing fewer but longer-lasting articles, often made with organic fabrics and eco-friendly dyes. When clothing is truly at its end, consider ____38_____ it as cleaning duster.

Don’t get cheated. Because of the consumer trend toward more eco-friendly products, many companies make exaggerated (夸张的) claims about their own efforts. For instance, a brand might boast that its products are free of a certain chemical, even though that chemical has been ____39_____ for decades. This is called green-washing. Avoid falling____40_____to it by looking for certifications such as “Fair Trade Certified” or “Rainforest Alliance Certified.”

III. Reading comprehension

Section A

In a time of low academic achievement by children in the United States, many Americans are turning to Japan, a country of high academic achievement and economic success, for possible answers. ____41____, the answers provided by Japanese preschools are not the ones Americans expected to find. In most Japanese preschools, ____42____ little emphasis is put on academic instruction. In one investigation, 300 Japanese and 210 American preschool teachers, child development specialists and parents were ____43____ various aspects of early childhood education. Only 2 percent of the Japanese respondents listed “to give children a good start ____44____” as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools. ____45____, over half the American respondents chose this as one of their top three choices. To prepare children for successful careers in first grade and beyond, Japanese schools do not teach reading, writing, and mathematics, but rather skills such as persistence, concentration and the ability to function as a member of a ____46____. The vast majority of young Japanese children are taught to read ____47____ by their parents.

In the recent ____48____ between Japanese and American preschool education, 91 percent of Japanese respondents chose providing children with a group experience as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools. Sixty-two percent of the more individually oriented Americans ____49____ group experience as one of their top three choices. A/An ____50____ on the importance of the group seen in Japanese early childhood education continues into elementary school education.

Like in America, there is ____51____ in Japanese early childhood education. Some Japanese kindergartens have ____52____ aims, such as early musical training or potential development. In large cities, some kindergartens are ____53____ universities that have elementary and secondary schools. Some Japanese parents believe that if their young children attend a university-based program, it will increase the children’s chances of ____54____ being admitted to top-rated schools and universities. Several more progressive programs have ____55____ free play as a way out for the heavy intellectualizing in some Japanese kindergartens.

41. A. Instead B. However C. Furthermore D. Meanwhile

42. A. surprisingly B. primarily C. strangely D. expectedly

43. A. criticized for B. associated with C. devoted to D. asked about

44. A. mentally B. physically C. academically D. financially

45. A. Beyond description B. Out of curiosity C. After all D. In contrast

46. A. society B. family C. group D. class

47. A. at home B. by law C. when needed D. with patience

48. A. consideration B. comparison C. prediction D. examination

49. A. doubted B. defined C. pretended D. listed

50. A. emphasis B. agreement          C. compliment       D. congratulation

51. A. difference B. diversity C. evidence D. setback

52. A. specific B. far-reaching C. important D. favorable

53. A. focused on B. combined with C. attached to        D. separated from

54. A. happily B. quickly C. luckily D. eventually

55. A. introduced B. invented C. borrowed D. displayed

Section B

(A)

The Daffodil Lesson

It was a bleak rainy day, and I had no desire to drive up the winding mountain road to my daughter Caronlyn’s house. But she had insisted that I come see something at the top of the mountain.

So here I was, reluctantly making the two-hour journey through fog that hung like veils. By the time I was how thick it was near the summit. I’d gone too far to turn back. Nothing could be worth this, I thought as I inched along the dangerous highway.

“I’ll stay for lunch, but I’m heading back down as soon as the fog lifts,” I announced when I arrived.

“But I need you to drive me to the garage to pick up my car” Caronlyn said. “Could we at least do that?”

“How far is it I asked.

“About three minutes”, she said I’ll drive--I’m used to it

After ten minutes on the mountain road, I looked at her anxiously. "I thought you said three minutes."

She grinned. “This is a detour（绕道）”

Turning down a narrow track, we parked the car and got out. We walked along a path that was thick with old pine needles. Huge black-green evergreens towards over us. Gradually the peace and silence of the place began to fill my mind.

Then we turned a corner and stooped-and I gasped in amazement.

From the top of the mountain, sloping for several acres across folds and valleys, were rivers of daffodils in radiant bloom. A profusion(大量) of color-from the palest ivory to the deepest lemon to the most vivid salmon-blazed like a carpet before us. It looked as though the sun had tipped over and spilled gold down the mountainside. At the center there was a waterfall of purple flowers. Here and there were coral-colored tulips. Western bluebirds frolicked（嬉戏）over the heads of the daffodils, their tawny breasts and sapphire wings like a flutter of jewels.

A riot of question filled my mind. Who created such beauty?Why?How?

As we approached the home that stood in the center of the property, we saw a sign that read: “Answers to the Question I Know You Are Asking.”

The first answer was “One Woman-Two Hands, Two Feet, and Very Little Brain.: The second was:” One at a Time,” The third:” Started in 1958.”

As we drove home, I was so moved by what we had been, I could scarcely speak. “She changed the world,” I finally said, “one bulb at a time. She started almost 40 years ago, probably just the beginning of an idea, but she kept at it.”

The wonder of it would not let me go. “Imagine,” I said, “if I’d had a vision and worked at it, just a little bit every day, what might I have accomplished?”

Carolyn looked at me sideways, smiling. “Start tomorrow,” she said.

“Better yet, start today.”

56. The passage is mainly about         .

A. a successful gardener B. an inspiring gardening lesson

C. a worthwhile travelling experience D. an unexpected countryside scenery

57. The author gasped in amazement because        .

A. the road twisted and turned along the mountain

B. the fog crowning the mountain lifted eventually

C. the owner of the filed came to answer her questions

D. the vast stretch of daffodil field took her breath away

58. What can be inferred from the story?

A. The beautiful daffodil field was all along the road.

B. The author and her daughter planned the journey well.

C. The owner of the field spent a lot of time working in the field.

D. The author planned to work in the daffodil field the next day.

59. What lesson did the author learn from this trip?

A. East or west, home is best. B. It is never too old to learn.

C. Birds of a feather flock together. D. Rome is not built in a day.

（B）

60. If you wish to complete two tours in one day, you would probably choose_________.

A. Sunshine Coast and Montville Tour and Brisbane Highlights with Koala Sanctuary Tour

B. Brisbane City Morning Tour and Brisbane Highlights with Koala Sanctuary Tour

C. Brisbane City Morning Tour and Sunshine Coast and Noosa Tour

D. Sunshine Coast and Noosa Tour and Sunshine Coast and Montville Tour

61. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Visitors may learn the colonial history of Brisbane River from Kangaroo Point Cliffs.

B. Visitors may have a close look at animals in Sunshine Coast and Noosa Tour.

C. If you want to visit Underwater World, you may choose Brisbane City Morning Tour.

D. If 2 adults and 2 children, aged 3 and 9, attend tour B410, they should pay $281.

62. What is the tone of this tour guide information booklet?

A. Welcoming and humorous. B. Warm and inviting.

C. Modest and inferior. D. Casual and compulsory.

(C)

El Nifio, a Spanish term for “the Christ child”, was named by South American fisherman who noticed that the global weather pattern, which happens every two to seven years, reduced the amount of fishes caught around Christmas. El Nifio sees warm water, collected over several years in the western Pacific, flow back eastwards when winds that normally blow westwards weaken, or sometimes the other way round.

The weather effects both good and bad, are felt in many places. Rich countries gain more from powerful Nifio, on balance, than they lose. A study found that a strong Nifio in 1997 helped American’s economy grow by 15 billion, partly because of better agricultural harvest, farmers in the Midwest gained from extra rain. The total rise in agricultural in rich countries in growth than the fall in poor ones.

But in Indonesia extremely dry forests are in flames. A multi-year drought (干旱）in south-east Brazil is becoming worse. Though heavy rains brought about by El Nino may relieve the drought in California, they are likely to cause surface flooding and other disasters.

The most recent powerful Nino, in 1997-98, killed around 21,000 people and caused damage worth $36 billion around the globe. But such Ninos come with months of warning, and so much is known about how they happen that governments can prepare. According to the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), however, just 12% of disaster-relief funding in the past two decades has gone on reducing risks in advance, rather than recovery and rebuilding afterwards. This is despite evidence that a dollar spent on risk-reduction saves at least two on reconstruction.

Simple improvements to infrastructure (基础设施）can reduce the spread of disease. Better sewers (下水道）make it less likely that heavy rain is followed by an outbreak of the disease of bad stomach. Stronger bridges mean villages are less likely to be left without food and medicine after floods. According to a paper in 2011 by Mr Hsiang and co-authors, civil conflict is related to El Nino’s harmful effects—and the poorer the country, the stronger the link. Though the relationship may not be causal, helping divided communities to prepare for disasters would at least reduce the risk that those disasters are followed by killing and wounding people. Since the poorest are least likely to make up for their losses from disasters linked to El Nino, reducing their losses needs to be the priority.

63. What can we learn about El Nino in Paragraph 1?

A. It is named after a South American fisherman.

B. It takes place almost every year all over the world.

C. It forces fishermen to stop catching fish around Christmas.

D. It sees the changes of water flow direction in the ocean.

64. What may El Ninos bring about to the countries affected?

A. Agricultural harvests in rich countries fall.

B. Droughts become more harmful than floods.

C. Rich countries’ gains are greater than their losses.

D. Poor countries suffer less from droughts economically.

65. The data provided by ODI in Paragraph 4 suggest that_________.

A. more investment should go to risk reduction

B. governments of poor countries need more aid

C. victims of El Nino deserve more compensation

D. recovery and reconstruction should come first

66. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A. To introduce El Nino and its origin.

B. To explain the consequences of El Nino.

C. To show ways of fighting against El Nino.

D. To urge people to prepare for El Nino.

Section C

Teacher Recommendation

A great teacher recommendation can be an asset to your college application. But admission officers read hundreds of not-so-great recommendations every year — the ones that, while positive, don’t really tell them much about the students.

____67____ Read on for some advice from the experts.

Choose wisely

“Do not select teachers that just gave good grades or seemed to like you,” says Scott White, guidance counselor at Montclair High School. “Choose teachers who wrote extensive remarks on assignments you handed in.”

“Every school has a favorite teacher that the majority of the senior class is going to ask to write for them — if you must ask this person, ask early,” says Avis Hinkson, dean of admission at Mills College. “____68____”

Ask politely and early

“Give the teacher the chance to say no,” advises Shelley Krause, assistant director, admission, at the College of New Jersey. “The overwhelming majority of the recommendations we receive are positive, but we do occasionally see letters that the teacher clearly wishes he or she had not agreed to write, probably because he or she felt there was no graceful way to decline.”

“Teachers and counselors are busy people; they have families and lives outside of school,” says David Bousquet, assistant vice president, enrollment, at Iowa State University. “____69____”

Provide lots of help

“Too many kids ask late and provide no resources for the teacher,” says T.K.Cellar, school counselor and department chair at Thomas Worthington High School. “They need to provide the teacher with a resume, and a stamped addressed envelope with the due date clearly marked on the front or on a sticky note.”

“____70____ Recommendations are always stronger when they cite specific examples of a student’s work,” says White.

IV. Summary Writing

71. A Father’s Influence Makes for Better Grades

Adolescents from low-income families in particular are more likely than their middle-class peers to underachieve and to drop out of school. Studies have shown that a positive attitude towards school work and the support and encouragement from their parents can help at-risk youngsters to overcome the economic barriers and lack of resources they face. Most of the evidence about the effects of parental involvement comes from research on mothers. Little is known, however, about how adolescents experience their fathers’ warmth and the beliefs and behaviors that are most affected by it.

This new study is part of a larger one focusing on low-income families conducted in four middle schools in the southwestern United States. Data were analyzed from questionnaires completed by 183 sixth-graders about how optimistic and motivated they were about their schoolwork, and how they experienced their fathers. The questionnaires were completed primarily by respondents of Mexican American, African American and European American descent. Their maths and language arts grades were also obtained.

Their findings show how fathers can support their teenagers in ways that result in greater optimism, self-confidence, and, ultimately, higher achievement at school.

These positive effects extend to both sons and daughters, while in different ways. Experiencing their father’s warmth first influences daughters’ sense of optimism, and then spills over into their feeling more determined and certain about their academic abilities. This in turn leads to better math grades. There is a more direct link between their fathers’ involvement and teenage boys’ belief in their ability to succeed on the academic front. This strengthen self-confidence increased their success in English language arts classes.

Suizzo suggests that counselors and educators should encourage fathers to communicate warmth and acceptance to their children, because of the positive influence these emotions have on their well-being.

V. Choose the best word or phrase to fill in the blank

A. spilled      B. coated     C. universal       D. supplied     E. random  

72. Smiling is apparently a (n)____________ sign of friendliness and approval.
73. The survey used a(n)____________sample of 20,000 people ranging in age from 18 to 55 across the coastal regions of the country.
74. At the beginning of each semester, the students are ________with a list of books that they are expected to finish reading before specified dates.
75. In this accident, 42,000 tons of oil _________from a tanker, which resulted in terrible damage to the marine creatures.
76. Pandas enjoy playing one the floor and will inevitably be ________with mud and dust.

 A. alert     B. characteristics     C. approaches     D. charged     E. altered

77. Her assistant was ___________with theft and robbery by the police.
78. All three teams adopted different ___________to the problems.
79. What _____________distinguish the Americans and the Canadians?
80. Try to stay __________while driving at night.
81. Little has _________in the village since you left home town.

VI. Translation

82. 那些共情的人倾向于伸出援助之手（lean)

83. 近期，专家呼吁市民空闲时到户外走走，呼吸新鲜空气。（call)

84. 据报道，一些人迷恋于用极端方式减肥，以至于最终都进了医院。(end)

85. 上周，那位市长安排卡车为地震灾区的灾民运送应急物资，鼓励他们保持乐观，等待救援。(arrange)

VII. Writing

86.Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

  假设你是明启中学的王华，你校学生会将举办主题为“Looking for the Chinese Spirit” 的英语演讲比赛，请你作为参赛者写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：

  1. 描述生活中最感动你的一个人或一件事，并说明其体现了怎样的中国精神；

  2. 你获得的启发及感受。

【参考答案】

II. Grammar and vocabulary

Section A

21. to offer  22. which  23. in  24. that  25. when  26. have  27. being surrounded  28. less stressful  29. improved  30. because

Section B 

31-35 JFEBH  36-40 CDGAI

III. Reading comprehension

Section A

41-45 BADCD   46-50 CABDA  51-55 DACDA

Section B

56-59 CDCD  60-62 BDB  63-66 DCAD

Section C

67-70 FCAE

V. Choose the best word or phrase to fill in the blank

72-76 CEDAB  77-81 DCBAE

VI. Translation

82. Those who empathize lean towards lending a helping hand.

83. Recently, experts have called on people to walk outdoors in their spare time to get some fresh air.

84. It has been reported that some people who are obsessed with losing weight in extreme ways all end up being sent into hospitals.

85. Last week, the mayor arranged for trucks to deliver emergency supplies to victims of the earthquake-hit area, encouraging them to stay optimistic and wait for help.