2024学年第一学期徐汇区学习能力诊断卷
高三英语 试卷
（满分140分，考试时间120分钟） 2024.12
I. Listening Comprehension Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. Buying a handbag. B. Trying on a piece of clothing.
C. Taking a picture. D. Attending a fashion show. 2. A. To the library. B. To the school. C. To the cafeteria. D. To the cinema. 3. A. Make a budget. B. Buy the painting.
C. Decorate the living room. D. Bargain with the art dealer. 4. A. She didn’t get the promotion. B. She doesn’t look attractive.
C. She is not in good mood. D. She can’t stand foggy days. 5. A. The man needs to arrive earlier. B. The woman has to work overtime.
C. The woman dislikes air travel. D. The man wants to save money. 6. A. He has earned a big fortune. B. He is good at saving.
C. He has little money. D. He spends money like water. 7. A. He didn’t attend the ceremony. B. He took a lot of precious pictures. C. He forgot to take his cell phone. D. His recorded the ceremony with his camera. 8. A. Set a deadline for the staff to meet. B. Encourage his staff to work harder.
C. Ask for a progress report on the project. D. Hold a conversation with his employees. 9. A. He doesn’t need a vacation. B. The company is short of hands.
C. He is afraid of losing the job. D. The boss told him to take a chance. 10. A. No seats are available now. B. It’s not the right time to enter.
C. It’s too dark for him to find the seat. D. She can’t get in until the interview ends.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
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Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. More cheerful. B. Less stressed. C. More resolute. D. Less attractive. 12. A. To find out how clothes can affect people’s feelings.
B. To show how scientists pay more attention to details. C. To prove people make fewer mistakes in lab coats. D. To test the effect of clothes on people’s attention. 13. A. Body movements change the way people think.
B. How people dress can change their appearance. C. What people wear can affect their performance. D. People doing different jobs wear different clothes.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Experts who specialize in preventing natural disasters.
B. People trained to respond to medical emergencies. C. Super heroes devoted to defending the earth.
D. Doctors and nurses who provide medical services. 15. A. Decent and promising. B. Busy but secure.
C. Tough and stressful. D. Demanding but well-paid. 16. A. Passing a physical training program. B. Getting a certificate in CPR (心肺复苏术).
C. Possessing a medical school diploma. D. Keeping calm in any situation.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. 18-26. B. 27-35. 18. A. Jogging. B. Swimming. 19. A. Launch a new promotion campaign.
C. Increase the production of athletic shoes. 20. A. Make products more appealing.
C. Focus on fitness business. II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
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.
Once upon a time ...
Once upon a time there lived in Germany two brothers. At school they met a wise man who led them to a treasure — a library of old books with tales more fascinating than any they had ever heard. (21) _________(inspire), the brothers began collecting their own stories, listening to the folktales people told them. Soon they produced their own treasure — a book of fairy tales that would charm millions in faraway lands for generations (22) ________(come).
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C. 36-45. D. 46-55. C. Tennis. D. Cycling. B. Carry out another survey.
D. Hold more athletic competitions. B. Follow the trend.
D. Target older customers.
The brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm, named their story collection Children’s and Household Tales and published it in Germany in 1812. The collection (23)________(translate) into more than 160 languages up to now. The stories and their characters continue to feature in virtually every media: theatre, opera, comic books, movies, paintings, rock music, advertising and fashion.
Such fame would have shocked the modest Grimms. During their lifetimes the collection (24)________(sell) few copies in Germany. The early editions were not even aimed at children. They had no illustrations, and scholarly footnotes took up almost as much space as the tales (25) __________. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm began their work at a time (26)__________ Germany had been occupied by the French under Napoleon. The new rulers restricted local culture. As young scholars, the brothers Grimm began to work on the fairy tale collection in order to save the endangered oral storytelling tradition of Germany.
(27)_______ the brothers implied that they were just keeping records of tales, Wilhelm continued to polish and reshape the stories up to the final edition of 1857. In an effort to make them more acceptable to children and their parents, he stressed the moral of each tale and emphasized gender roles. To this day, parents still read them to their children because they approve of the lessons in the stories: keep your promises, don’t talk to strangers, work hard, obey your parents.
Yet (28)_______ all Wilhelm’s additions, the most important part of these stories was left untouched. The cruel treatment of children and the violent punishments handed out to the stories’ bad guys are too much for some parents.
So what accounts for their popularity? Some have suggested that it is (29)_______ the characters are always striving for happiness. But the truth probably lies in their origin. Grimms’ tales were born out of a storytelling tradition without boundaries (界限) of age or culture. The brothers’ skill was to translate these into a universal style of writing that seems to mirror (30)_______ moods or interests we bring to our reading of them. And so it was that the Grimms’ fairy tales lived happily ever after.
Section B
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. distributed F. reliance K. revealed B. absolutely C. infections G. potential H. specific
Microplastic Pollution
In the past few years, scientists have found microplastics in our soil, tap water, bottled water, beer and even in the air we breathe. And there’s growing concern about the 31 health risks they pose to humans.
The new analysis in the UK have discovered microplastics widely 32 across all 10 lakes
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and rivers sampled. More than 1,000 small pieces of plastic per litre were found in the River Tame, which was 33 last year as the most polluted place tested worldwide. Even in relatively remote places such as the Falls of Dochart and Loch Lomond in Scotland, two or three pieces per litre were found.
Microplastics are not a 34 kind of plastic, but rather any type of small pieces of plastic that is less than 5 mm in length according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. They may 35 from a variety of sources, including cosmetics, clothing, and industrial processes.
Humans are known to 36 the tiny plastic particles through food and water, but the possible health effects on people and ecosystems have yet to be determined. One study, in Singapore, has found that microplastics can 37 harmful microbes (微生物).
Research by the National University of Singapore found more than 400 types of bacteria on 275 pieces of microplastic collected from local beaches. They included insects that cause gastroenteritis (肠胃炎) and wound 38 in humans.
“Microplastics are being found 39 everywhere but we do not know the harm they could be doing,” said Christian Dunn at Bangor University, Wales, who led the work. “It’s no use looking back in 20 years’ time and saying: ‘If only we’d realized just how bad it was.’ We need to be monitoring our waters now and we need to think, as a country and a world, how we can be reducing our 40 on plastic.”
III. 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.
Since 2008, the average labour-force participation rate of 55- to 64-year-olds in OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries has risen by eight percentage points. A new OECD report, “Working Better with Age”, points out that the employment of older workers is 41 , if prosperity is to be maintained. That can be taken as a sign that our society is finally 42 the value of its older employees.
Retirement gives you the chance to sleep late and avoid the morning rush hours. No longer do you have to sit through endless meetings or check email frequently. But work can keep the mind active and gives people a 43 in life. The first month of retirement may seem pleasant, but 44 is sure to come. Grand plans to learn languages and travel the world can quickly lose their appeal. 45 , the company of colleagues provides a social network; spending all week at home can lead to loneliness.
Working longer should be easier now that most jobs require 46 , rather than manual, labour. Of course, many people are working longer not because they enjoy what they do, but because they cannot afford to 47 . That is not just because governments have been pushing up the state retirement age. 48 , the average age at which people actually retire differs from the
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official age by several years. In part, that is because many people do not rely on the state pension as their only source of income and need work-related pensions to supplement it.
However, companies are gradually 49 pensions linked to final salaries with “defined contribution” schemes. Under the latter, workers end up with a pot of savings at retirement that needs to be 50 . The income from such pots has been reduced by very low interest rates. Women tend to have smaller retirement pots (thanks to their years spent raising children), making their difficulties even more 51 . They need to keep working. Older workers may feel 52 , particularly when it comes to promotion. Two issues seem to hold 53 back. The first is that older workers tend to 54 higher salaries, because of the seniority system. The second is a 55 of skills；one in three 55- to 65-year-olds in OECD countries either lack computer experience or cannot pass technology tests. Such problems can be resolved with proper training, but the over-55s should take it upon themselves to keep up with technological changes.
41. A. shortsighted B. vital C. adequate D. unnecessary 42. A. recognizing B. assessing C. questioning D. transforming 43. A. frame B. choice C. lesson D. purpose 44. A. liberty B. boredom C. priority D. motivation 45. A. However B. Instead C. Therefore D. Furthermore 46. A. mental B. simple C. physical D. routine 47. A. proceed B. continue C. persist D. quit 48. A. In conclusion B. In other words C. In practice D. In particular 49. A. replacing B. furnishing C. increasing D. combining 50. A. registered B. reinvested C. refunded D. removed 51. A. personal B. severe C. emotional D. practical 52. A. competitive B. dominant C. distinguished D. disadvantaged 53. A. employers B. researchers C. employees D. female workers 54. A. command B. ensure C. oppose D. ignore 55. A. range B. discipline C. shortage D. set
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)
Agnes de Mille was a dancer and a choreographer (编舞). Early in her career, de Mille had created the choreography for a ballet called Three Virgins and a Devil. She thought it was good work, but nobody made much of it.
A few years later, de Mille choreographed a ballet named Rodeo. Again, she thought her work was solid, but it resulted in little commercial fame.
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