上海交通大學(xué)某中學(xué)2022-2023學(xué)年高一年級上冊摸底考試英語試題(含詳解)

上海交通大學(xué)附屬中學(xué)2022-2023學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期

高一英語摸底考試試卷

(本試卷共15頁，滿分150分)

第I卷

I.ListeningComprehension(30)

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Atthe

endofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsand

thequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,

readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothe

questionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Angry.B.Tired.C.Hungry.D.Disappointed.

2.A.Shedidasurveyaweekago.B.Shecompletedhersurveyquickly.

C.ShewillhelphimonThursday.D.Shethinksshecanreducethecost.

3.A.Inagrocery.B.Inawarehouse.

C.Inashoppingmall.D.Inafashiondesigner'sstudio.

4.A.Hewroteitlastsemester.B.He'llfinishitinafewminutes.

C.Heneverdoesassignmentsearly.D.Heisn'tgoingtowriteit.

5.A.Bossandsecretary.B.Coachandathlete.

C.Doctorandpatient.D.Teacherandstudent.

6.A.10:00.B.10:10.C.10:20.D.10:30.

7.A.Theelectriciancametorepairthelamp.B.Thelampwastakentotherepairshop.

C.ShehadMikefixthelamp.D.Thelampwasreplaced

8.A.Studying.B.Watchingtelevision.

C.Comingupstairs.D.Goingtothemovies.

9.A.Shehasgonetophotographyclassinstead.B.Shehasnotchosenapicturefbrit.

C.Shehasbrokenhercamera.D.Shewasunabletohaveherpicturetaken.

10.A.Dickispracticallytheonlyonewhothinksso.

B.Mostpeopleplayfootballdifferently.

C.Fewpeoplearcoptimisticabouttheteam'schancesofwinning.

D.Dickisdisappointedinfootballgames.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillhearoneshortpassageandtwolongerconversations.After

eachpassageorconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassageandthe

conversationswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouheara

question,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebest

answertothequestionyouhaveheard.

QuestionsIIthrough13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Whendirectionsarelong.B.Whendirectionsareshort.

C.Whenhomeworkisgiven.D.Whenyourmothertalks.

12.A.Yourpenandpaper.B.Afewwords.

C.Yourmindandears.D.Somepictures.

13.ATopicsorpagenumbers.B.Keywordsorapictureinmind

C.Somedetails.D.Schoo：assignments.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Theteenagers'strangebehavior.

B.Theteenagers'criticismoftheirparents.

C.Thedominanceoftheparentsovertheirchildren.

D.Misunderstandingbetweenteenagersandtheirparents.

15.A.Becausetheywanttomaketheirparentsangry.

B.Becausetheyhavenootherwaytoenjoythemselves.

C.Becausetheyhaveastrongdesiretobeleadersinstyleandtaste.

D.Becausetheywanttoshowtheirexistencebycreatingacultureoftheirown.

16.A.Theyshouldbeobedient.B.Theyshouldberesponsible.

C.Theyshouldbecooperative.D.Theyshouldbeindependent.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Hehadn'tfoundthejob.BHefoundajobasateacher.

C.Hewaspreparingfbrfinalexams.D.hefoundajobasawriter.

18.A.Writers.B.Inten-iewers.C.Newspaperreporters.D.Teachers.

19.A.NewYork.B.Boston.C.California.D.LosAngeles.

20.A.Continuehiseducation.B.Startanewspaper.

C.Writeabook.D.Continuetofindjobs.

II?GrammarandVocabulary(30'+20')

SectionA

Directions:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,Cand

D.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

1.Haveyoueverfeltinasituationyouseeanacquaintanceandhavehisorhernameonthetipofyour

tongue?

A.whichB.thatC.onwhichD.where

2.AlbertEinsteinleftbehindisthemostprofoundideasformthefoundationofmodern

physicstoday.

A.That;whatB.That;whichC.What;whichD.What;that

3.Thestategovernmentdeclaredthattheywouldconstructanationalparkinusedtobeasmallvillage

A.whatB.whichC.whereD.that

4.Tenyreceivedabouttengiftsonhisbirthday,werefromhislovelyclassmates.

A.moitofthemB.oneofwhichC.mostofwhichD.andmostofwhich

5."ClimatechangeisnolongersomethingtcbejokedaboutinIcelandoranywhere,“GudniJohannesson,

Iceland'spresident,saidinaninterview,thatmostIcelandersbelievehumanactivityplaysaroleinit.

A.addedB.toaddC.addingD.adds

6.Youhereallthewaythroughthethicksnowlastnight.Therewasnothingimportant.

一Yes.butIdidn'tknow.

A.didn'tneedtocomeB.don'tneedtocome

C.needn'thavecomeD.needn'tcome

7.Withthepopulationofthoseever60todoubletoone-thirdby2050,thestrategyofsomeInternet

companyforattractingtheelderlyiswise.

A.expectB.expectedC.expectingD.beingexpected

8.ThereasontheTVnetworksareforcedtocomeupwithbettershowsisnowadaysmoreand

moreyoungparentsprefertospendtimereadingstoriestotheirkidsratherthanrootthemselvesinfrontoftheTV.

A.why;becauseB.that;becauseC.that;thatD.why;that

9.Singaporeisaplaygroundfbrthewealthy,soit'ssurprisingthatinthepastfiveyears,mostofthepurchasing

desirefromthoseatthebottomoftheeconomicpyramid.

A.cameB.comesC.hascomeD.havecome

10.Thefindingswerepublishedlastweekaspartofthehouseholdexpendituresurvey,whichisadetailedstudy

everyfiveyears.

A.tobeconductedB.havingbeenconducted

C.beingconductedD.conducted

11.Onlywhenyouleaveyourparentsforcollegeeducationhowmuchyoulovethem.

A.doyourealizeB.yourealizeC.youwillrealizeD.willyourealize

12.theForbiddenCityapproachesits60()lhbirthdaynextyear,adramaticchangehasbeentakingplace.

A.BeforeB.AsC.WhileD.Until

13.OfallthejobsI'vehad,wasmyexperienceatPennsylvaniaRailwayStationimpressedme

most.

A.it:whereB.what;whichC.it;thatD.that;which

14.Thatmultinationalcompanyisadoptinganaggressiveexpandingstrategy,andsofarithasrecruited

intheyearof2015astheydidtwoyearsago.

A.threetimesasmanynewemployeesB.threetimesmanynewemployees

C.threetimesa$manyasnewemployeesD.threetimesmorenewemployeesthan

15.Afterschoolwewenttothereadingroomtodosomereading,onlythatit.

A.beingtold;wasdecoratedB.telling,haddecorated

C.tobetold;wasbeingdecoratedD.told;hadbeendecorating

16.Lastnight,IwaspackingmybagandtextingamessagetomybossIheardacryforhelpfrom

outsidetheoffice.

A.whenB.asC.beforeD.while

17.UntilAlicetoldmethatastonishingsecret.

A.Ididn'thaveanyideawhathadhappenedtoourcompany

B.didIhavenoideawhathadhappenedtoourcompany

C.didn'tIhaveanyideawhathadhappenedtoourcompany

D.hadInoideawhathadhappenedtoourcompany

18.Asahighschoolprincipalputit,“educationinhighschoolshouldnotbeisolated.Ittobelinkedwith

universitystudy.SincehighereducationinChinaisexperiencingreform,highschoolschangetoo.”

A.needs;havetoB.need;mustC.need;canD.needs;shall

19.Ms.ShiandMr.Zhouareanelderlycoupleintheir70senthusiasmforthesquaredancingismatched

onlybythatfbrtheirsmartphones.

A.whenB.whichC.whoseD.duringwhich

20.Withoutyourencouragementandsupport,we.

A.shouldnotsucceedB.wouldnotsucceed

C.wouldhavesucceededD.wouldnothavesucceeded

21.TraditionalChinesemedicineeffectivelyappliedforthousandsofyearsbeforeitsmarketwas

stronglyimpactedbywesternmedicineinmodernizedChina.

A.hadbeenbeingB.hadbeenC.wasD.hasbeen

22.Manyoftheprocrastinators（拖延癥患者）oftencaretoomuchabouttheresultoftheyaredoingand

insistonitbeingperfect.

A.howeverB.nomatterwhatC.whicheverD.whatever

23.Thereisnoagreementamongscientiststheactiveingredients（成分）inmanychemicalsunscreens

aresafe.

A.whoseB.thatC.whoD.as

24.Thereiscurrentlynoeffectivevaccineortreatmentformostmosquito-transmitteddiseases,

controllingtheinseefspopulationoneofthemosteflectivecontrolmethods

A.leavingB.leavesC.toleaveD.hasleft

25.TheeffectofthetyphoonnamedLinglingonShanghaiwasmuchsmallerthanofLekima.

A.itB.thoseC.thatD.what

26.TheAmericanAcademyofDermatology（美國皮膚病協(xié)會）'sofficialpositiononsunscreenisthateveryone,

age,genderorrace,shouldwearitbecauseanyonecangetskincancer.

A.accordingtoB.insteadofC.regardlessofD.becauseof

27.ThenumberofdeathsfromapowerfultyphoonsweepingacrossChina'scastcoastto30onSunday.

A.raisedB.roseC.arousedD.arose

28.Bylearningabout“thedecoyeffect（誘餌效應(yīng)）“youmaybecomelesstoitsunconsciousinfluence.

A.sensibleB.sensationalC.sensitiveD.superior

29.AvideofeaturingNezhaandMonkeyKing,wasonMondaytopromotetheanimatedfilmNezha,

whichhitthebigscreensacrossChinaonFriday.

A.relievedB.releasedC.reviewedD.received

30.PoliceonSaturdayarresteda21-year-oldTexasmanofopeningfirewitharifleataWal-Martstore

inElPaso,Texas.

A.sustainedB.suspendedC.suspectedD.suspicious

SectionB

(A)

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Note

thatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.repeatB.opportunitiesC.offerD.boundAB.constantlyAC.employing

AD.strategiesBC.occurBD.memorizingCD.effectivelyABC.rely

Onerecentstudyshowedthebenefitstoyourbrainthatlearningalanguagecanhaveandhowtoimproveyour

brain'sabilitytolearnEnglish.ButwhatarethebestwaystoactuallygoaboutlearningEnglish?

Learningalanguageismarkedlydifferentfrom31historicalfactsorsolvingacomplicatedmaths

problem.Asaresult.youmayneedtodecidewhichofthefollowing32worktoimproveyourEnglish

learning.

Talkitout

You'renevergoingtodowellinEnglishunlessyoupracticeusingit33Ifyouhaveaclassmate,friend

orfamilymemberwhoalreadyspeaksthelanguagefluently,askthemtohelpyou.Thisgivesyouthe34to

hearhowwordsandphrasesshouldbespoken.Inaddition,ifyouhavedifficultywithpronunciation,thenastudy

buddycanhelpyouwiththeseproblems.

Writeitdown

Whetheryou'retravellingonthebusortrain,orwatchngtelevisionwithyourfamily,trytonotedownany

newwordsthat35repeatedly.Keepanotebookathandsothatyoucanseizetheopportunitiestoaccumulate

newwords36Duringyournextstudysession,reviewthesewordsandphrasesandtrytocommitto

memorytheirdefinitions.

Takeyourtime

Whenyou'relearningsomethingnew,youare37togetfrustratedifyouthinkyouaren,tprogressing

quicklyenough.Don'tworry,justtakeyourtimebecauseEnglishisn'tsomethingyoucanlearnovernight.Allow

yourselfto38attimesonthedictionaryatthestartofEnglishlearninginsteadofgettingannoyedwith

yourself.Whileyou'llhavetoreturntoitlater,youmayfinditeasierthesecondtimearound.

Tosumup,themoreyou'reexposedtoEnglish,themoreyourskillswillimprove.Don'tbeafraidtoask

someoneto39themselveswhentheyaskyouaquestionthatyoudon'tunderstand.Listenfbrwordsthatyou

knowandtrytoworkoutwhat'sbeingsaidbasedonthetext,etc.Thesesituationsabovecan40thebest

learningexperiences.

(B)

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Note

thatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.regularB.distractedC.cramD.employedAB.typicallyAC.stick

AD.majorityBC.ineffectiveBD.acquiredCD.repeatedlyABC.prepared

Studyhabitsofeffectivestudents

Thekeytobecominganeffectivestudentislearninghowtostudysmarter,notharder.Whilesomestudents

arcabletobreezethroughschoolwithminimaleffort,thevast41ofsuccessfulstudentsachievetheir

successbyapplyingeffectivestudyhabits.Thefollowingaresomeofthestudyhabits42bysuccessful

students.

1.Don'tattemptto43allofyourstudyintooneperiodoftime.

Everfindyourselfuplateatnightspendingmoreenergytryingtokeepyoureyelidsopenthanyouare

studying?Ifso,It'stimeforachange.Successfulstudents44dividetheirworkovershorterperiodsoftime.

Ifyouwanttobecomeasuccessfulstudent,thenyouneedtolearntobeconsistentinyourstudiesandtohave

45.butshorter,studyperiods.

2.Planwhenyou'regoingtostudy.

Successfulstudentsschedulespecifictimesthroughouttheweekwhentheyaregoingtostudy—andthenthey

46totheirschedule.Evenisyou'reallcaughtupwithstudies,settingasideaperiodoftimeafewdaysa

weektoreviewyourcourseswillhelpyoudevelophabitsthatwillenableyoutosucceedinyoureducationinthe

longterm.

3.Makesureyouconcentrateonyourstudy

Everyonegets47bysomething.Maybeit'stheTV.Ormaybeit'syourfamily.Ormaybeit'sjusttoo

quiet.Somepeopleactuallystudybetterwithalittlebackgroundnoise.Whenyou'renotpayingattentionwhile

studying,youeitherloseyourtrainofthoughtorareunabletofocus—bothofwhichwillleadtovery48

studying.Beforeyoustartstudying,findaplacewhereyouwon'tbedisturbed.

.4.Reviewyournotes,schoolworkandotherclassmaterialsovertheweekend.

Successfulstudentsreviewwhatthey'velearnedduringtheweekovertheweekend.Thiswaythey'vewell

49tocontinuelearningnewconceptsthatbuilduponpreviouscourseworkandknowledge5()the

previousweek.

We'reconfidentthatifyoudevelopthehabitsoutinedabove,you'llseeamajorimprovementinyour

academicperformance.

ID.ReadingComprehension(30,+30,)

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,

B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

(A)

ArecentarticleinTheWallStreetjournalsaysthatChinesestudentsinAmericanuniversitiesarenotgetting

themostoutoftheireducationalopportunities.Thearticlesaysthat51Chinesestudentsworkhard,many

areno:acquiringthesoftskillsthatcomewithfullyparticipatingincampuslife.

Softskillsrefertothingslikesocializationandlearningtobe52.Thesearetheskillsstudentsdevelop

by53sociallywithAmericanandotherinternationalstudentsandbylearninghowtohandleproblemsina

new54andmaketheirowndecisions.AlargenumberofChinesestudents,55、tendtoself-

segregate,thatis,theyjust56otherChinesestudentsand57thecampuscultureandeventhewider

Americanculturethatsurroundsthem.

JocelynJia,a22-year-oldfromHainanstudyingattheuniversityofnorthCarolinaatChapelHill,says,“If

youjustcometostudyandhangoutwithChinesepeople,allyoubringbacktoChinaisthe58.It'sjusta

pieceofpaper.That'sit"Jocelynstudieshard,butshelikesto59.too.She'stakingeveryopportunityto

makeAmericanfriendsandexperiencethingsshecouldn'thaveata(n)6()university.

Chinesecompanieswanttohire“haigui”likeJocelyn.KenChenofaconsultingfirminShanghaisaysan

Americancollegeeducationteachesyouhowtosocialize,developyour61andknowhowtothinkand

solveproblems.Mr.Chensaysthesearethekindsofpeopleheislookingfor.

AnAmericaneducationisn't62、(hough.ItcancostasmuchasU.S.$200,000forafour-year

program.ButCharlotteFan,agraduateofDukeUniversityfromShanghai,saysthe63wasworthit.

She'snowworkingforanAmericancompanyand,intheWallStreetJournalarticle,isquotedassaying.uFve

learnedalotandchangedalotincollege,norjusttolearnknowledge,butmoreimportantlythewayofthinking,

creativity,communication—thesoftskillsyouneverlearnfrom64butleEmfromday-to-daylifeand

frominteractingwithallthesmartkidsaroundyouinschool.ThosesortsofthingsarewhataChineseeducation

doesn't65

51.A.ifB.whileC.asD.unless

52.A.enjoyableB.permanentC.intelligentD.independent

53.A.mixingB.combiningC.cooperatingD.conflicting

54.A.societyB.environmentC.classD.organization

55.A.howeverB.inadditionC.asaresultD.forinstance

56.A.takepityonB.showrespecttoC.relyonD.hangoutwith

57.A.ignoreB.admireC.requireD.challenge

58.A.diplomaB.proofC.documentD.title

59.A.havefunB.havearestC.doresearchD.takeatrip

60.A.averageB.ChineseC.traditionalD.prestigious

61.A.socialwell-beingB.financialliteraryC.physicalstrengthD.emotionalintelligence

62.A.adequateB.cheapC.worthwhileD.extensive

63.A.timeB.effortC.investmentD.degree

64.A.teachersB.booksC.moviesD.friends

65.A.allowforB.knowaboutC.focusonD.seekout

(B)

Mostpeoplebelievetheydon'thavemuchimagination.Theyare66.Everyonehasimagination,but

mostofus,oncewebecomeadults,forgethowto67it.Creativityisn'talways68withgreat

worksofartorideas.Peopleatworkandintheirfreetimeoften69creativewaystosolveproblems.

Maybeyouhaveagoaltoachieve,atrickyquestiontoansweroryoujustwanttoexpandyourmind!Hereare

threetechniquestohelpyou.

Makingconnections!Thistechniqueinvolvestaking7()ideasandtryingtofindlinksbetweenthem.

First,thinkabouttheproblemyouhavetosolveorthejobyouneedtodo.Thenfindanimage,word,ideaor

object,fbrexample,acandle.Writedownalltheideaorwords71withcandles:light,fire,matches,night,

silence,etc.Thenextstageistorelatethe72tothejobyouhavetodo.Soimagineyouwanttobuya

friendanoriginal73:youcouldbuyhimticketstomatchortakehimoutforthenight.

NOlimits!Imaginethatnormallimitationsdon't74.Youhaveasmuchtime,space,money,etc.as

youwant.Thinkaboutyourgoalandthenew75.Ifyourgoalistolearntoski,76,you

cannowpractiseskiingeverydayofyourlife(becauseyouhavethetimeandthemoney).Now77this

toreality.MaybeyoucanpractiseskiingeverdayinDecember,oreveryMondayinJanuary.

Besomeoneelse!Lookatthesituationfroma78pointofview.Goodbusinessmenusethis

techniqueintrade,andsodowriters.Fictionwritersoftenimaginetheyarethe79intheirbooks.They

askquestion:Whatdoesthischaracterwant?Whycan'tshegetit?Whatchangesmustshemaketogetwhatshe

wants?Ifyourgoal80otherpeople,putyourselfintheirpositions.Thebestfishermenthinklike

fish!

66.A.wrongB.unbelievableC.reasonableD.realistic

67.A.putupwithB.catchupwithC.makeuseofD.keeptrackof

68.A.equippedB.comparedC.coveredD.connected

69.A.regardB.thinkofC.considerD.lookupon

70.A.familiarB.unrelatedC.creativeD.imaginary

71.A.presentedB.markedC.litD.associated

72.A.ideasB.ambitionsC.achievementD.technique

73A.experienceB.serviceC.presentD.object

74.A.workB.lastC.existD.change

75.A.possibilitiesB.limitationsC.tendencyD.practice

76.A.infactB.inparticularC.asawholeD.fbrexample

77.A.devoteB.adaptC.leadD.keep

78.A.privateB.globalC.differentD.practical

79.A.featuresB.themesC.creaturesD.characters

80.A.involvesB.occupiesC.includesD.contains

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choose

theonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

“IWentSkydivingat84!”

Asayounggirlgrowingupinthe1930s,Ialwayswantedtoflyaplane,butbackthenitwasalmostunheardofa

womantodothat.Igotatasteofthatdreamin2011,whenmyhusbandarrangedformemerideinahotairballoon

fbrmybirthday.Buttheexperienceturnedouttobeverydull.Aroundthattime,1toldmyhusbandthatI

wantedtoskydive.Sowhenourretirementcommunity(社區(qū))announcedthattheywerehavinganessay

competitionandthetopicwasanexperienceofalifetimethatyouwantedtohave,Idecidedtowrite

aboutmydream.

Intheessay,Iwroteaboutmydesiretoskydive,statingGeorgeBrushSr.diditatage80.Whynotme?Iwasjust

84andinprettygoodhealth.AyearwentbyandIheardnothing.ButthenatacommunitypartyinlateApril2009,

theyannouncedthatIwasoneofthewinners.Ijustcouldn'tbelieveit.

Onejune11.2009,nearly40ofmyfamilyandfriendsgatheredintheareaclosetowhereIwouldlandwhileI

headedupintheairplane.Myinstructor,Jay,guidedmethroughtheexperience.TheplanewasthenoisiestoneI

hadeverbeenin,butIwasn'tfrightened—Iwasreallyjustlookingforwardtotheexperience.Whenwe

rcachcn13,000feet,Jayinstructedmetothrowmyselfoutoftheplane.Whenwefirsthittheair,thewindwasso

strongthatIcouldhardlybreathe.ForasecondIthought,4tWhathaveIgottenmyselfinto?^^Butthen

everythinggotcalmer.WewereinafreefallforaboutaminutebeforeJayopenedtheparachute(降落傘),then

wejustfloateddownwardforaboutfiveminutes.Beingupinthecloudsandlookingaltheviewbelow

wasunlikeanythingIhaveeverfelt—muchbetterthanthehotairballon.Iwasjustenjoyingit.

Skydivingwasreallyoneofthegreatestexperiencesofmylife.Ihopeotherpeoplewilllookatmeandrealizethat

youdon'tstoplivingjustbecauseyouare84yearsold.Ifthere'ssomethingyouwanttoexperience,lookintoit.If

it'ssomethingthatispossible,makeithappen.

81.Whathappenedtotheauthorin2(X)I?

A.Sheflewanairplane

B.Sheenteredacompetition

C.Shewentonahotairballoonride

D.Shemovedintoaretirementcommunity

82.TheauthormentionedGeorgeBushSr.inheressayto.

A.buildupherownreputation

B.showheradmirationforhim

C.comparetheirhealthconditon

D.makeherargumentpersuasive

83.Howdidtheauthoufeelimmediatelyaftershejumpedoutoftheplane?

A.ExcitedB.ScaredC.NervousD.Regretful

84.Whatdidtheauthorenjoymostwhenshewasskydiving?

A.ThebeautifulcloudsB.Thewonderfulview

C.ThecompanyofJayD.Theone-minutefreefall

(B)

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