上海市浦東新區(qū)2025屆高三英語(yǔ)下學(xué)期4月教學(xué)質(zhì)量檢測(cè)二模試題

PAGEPAGE18上海市浦東新區(qū)2025屆高三英語(yǔ)下學(xué)期4月教學(xué)質(zhì)量檢測(cè)（二模）試題{滿分：150（本卷不含口試10分）完卷時(shí)間：120分鐘}第一卷（90分）I.ListeningComprehensionSectionA（10分）Directions:1.A.Teacherandstudent. B.Doctorandpatient.C.Travelagentandcustomer. D.Managerandofficeworker.2.A.Acollegecampus. B.Abeautifulpark.C.Anartmuseum. D.Anarchitecturalexhibition.3.A.$10,000. B.$30,000. C.$20,000. D.$5,000.4.A.Deliveryman. B.Postman. C.Secretary. D.Salesman.5.A.Themanhatestolendhistoolstootherpeople.B.Themanhasn’tfinishedworkingonthebookshelf.C.Thetoolshavealreadybeenreturnedtothewoman.D.Thetoolsthemanborrowedfromthewomanaremissing.6.A.He’sbeentoSeattlemanytimes. B.Hehaschairedalotofconferences.C.Heholdsahighpositioninhiscompany. D.HelivedinSeattleformanyyears.7.A.Sheknowstheguywhowillgivethelecture.B.Shethinksthelecturemightbeinformative.C.Shewantstoaddsomethingtoherlecture.D.She’llfinishherreportthisweekend.8.A.Themanagreestohisdaughter’schoice.B.Themandoesn’tthinkhisdaughterwillsucceed. C.Themaninsiststhathisdaughtershouldpursueherstudiesinscience.D.Themanadviseshisdaughtertothinkcarefully.9.A.Thecinemaissomedistanceawayfromwheretheyare.B.Hewouldliketoreadthefilmreviewinthenewspaper.C.Theyshouldwaittoseethemovieatalatertime.D.He’llfindhiswaytothecinema.10.A.Mikehasforgottenhisbooksamilliontimes.B.Mikeshouldgiveheradollareachtimehelostsomething.C.Mikewaslyingaboutwhyhedidn’tgooverhislessons.D.Mikeshouldhavetakenhisnotebookhome.SectionB（15分）Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.Becausetheytrackhumanactivitiesthroughtheagencyofsound.B.Becausesoundhelpsthemlocatefoodandavoiddanger.C.Becausetheyusesoundtostayawayfromoffshoreconstruction.D.Becausetheytakeadvantageofsoundtofindlivingcreatures.12.A.Noisepollution. B.Plastics. C.Overfishing. D.Lightpollution.13.A.Humansaremakingoceanstoonoisy. B.Maskingisahelpfultotheexistenceofmarineanimals.C.Soundtravelsveryfarunderwater.D.Noisefromhumansthreatensmarineanimals.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14.A.Therewardsoftakingcareoflivingthings.B.Thechancestodevelopnewfarmingtechnologies.C.Theopportunitiestohaveanothersourceofincome.D.Theexperienceofaharshandunsettlingwinter.15.A.Mushrooms. B.Windows. C.Tomatoes. D.Growinglights.16.A.BecausesomeofitsemployeescamedownwithCovid-19.B.Becauseplantingonsocialmedialhasgoneviral.C.Becausethegrowingdemandsforseedscouldn’tbesatisfied.D.Becausetheriseofindoorgardeninghaddrivenupoperationalcosts.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation. 17.A.Becausehewasstillinhisyoungerdays.B.Becausehewasanamateur50yearsago.C.BecauseonlytheUShadprofessionalcompetitions.D.Becausetherules50yearsagodifferedfromtoday’srules.18.A.Amarkedzone. B.Adefensezone. C.Aheart. D.Akeyhole.19.A.Usingtacticsordependingontheteam.B.Mantomanorazonedefense.C.ForcinglongshotsoravoidingcloseshotsD.Buyingsomebooksorpracticingthingsfromthebooks.20.A.Theteamjustrantotheiropponents’goalzone.B.Allthefiveplayersstoodatthefrontrow.C.Thefiveplayersoftheteammovedasateam.D.Acoacharrangedfortheteamtoplaythegameproperly.II.GrammarandVocabularySectionA(10分)Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword.Fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.BlueMondayAskmostpeoplewhichdayoftheweekthey

fear

themostandtheanswerislikelytobeMonday.Thefirstdayoftheweekcanmakeus

joyless

and

depressed,whichis(21)_______thefeelingisdescribedasthe

Mondayblues.Butwhatisitexactly(22)_______makesusfeel

down

anddoesitaffecteveryone?Apparently,(23)_______(depressing)dayoftheyearisthethirdMondayinJanuary,whenit’scoldanddarkoutside.Thisday(24)_______(nickname)‘BlueMonday’by

psychologist

CliffArnallin2004.Hecameupwithitafteraholidaycompanyaskedhimfora‘scientificformula’fortheJanuaryblues.(25)______________therewaslittlesciencebehindtheformula,it’sprobablytruethatthesoundofouralarmclockonanyMondaymorningsignalsthedawningofanewweekandpossiblytheendofourweekendoffun.ResearchshowsourMonday

mood

canbebasedonadirectcomparison(26)_______thedaybefore.It’swhatpsychologistscall

anemotionalshift,andno(27)_______partoftheweekhasatransitionlikeit.

Mondaymeanstheendofweekendlie-ins–itisbacktotheroutineandthe

realization

thattherearefivedaysaheadofthenine-to-five,andaccordingtotheBBCBitesizewebsite“Ifyoucan’tstandyourjobthentheMondaybluescanbeveryreal.”Andyour

miserable

Mondayisfollowedby

trying

Tuesday–themostpopulardayforjobapplications(28)_______(send)out.ButisMondayasbadaswethink?(29)_______(feel)abit

low

shouldn’tbeconfusedwithmoreserious

depression,causedbyotherfactors.WritingfortheBBC,authorandpresenterClaudiaHammond,arguesthatthislowfeeling(30)_______beamyth.ShelaterfoundthedaythatscoredthelowestwasinfactWednesdays.So,whenMondaycomes,maybeweshouldgiveitasecondchance!SectionB(10分)Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.criticalB.disproportionatelyC.distancingD.gapsE.headachesF.huggingG.typicalH.remotelyI.restartJ.shipK.worthDisruptedSchoolingSpellsWorseResultsandDeeperInequalityThefirstmeetingbetweenteachersinMontpelier,Vermont,beforethestartoftheautumntermisusuallyfestive—31overbreakfastandcoffee.Thisyeartheyhadtomakedowithanonlinevideoconference.Afterascrambleinthespring(tosetuponlinelearning,packlunchesforpoorpupilswhoreliedonthemand32computerstothosewithoutthem),thedistrictplanstoletyoungerpupilsreturnforin-personlearningonSeptember8th.Highschoolwillremainpartlyonlinebecausethebuildingistoosmalltoallowenoughroominbetween.Theyoungpupilswhocanreturnwillneedtowearmasks,keeptheirsocial33andhavetemperaturechecksbeforeenteringschoolbusesorbuildings.Settinguptheseprotocolstookmany60-hourweeksoverthesummerholidays,saysLibbyBonesteel,thesuperintendent.Theopportunitytocontrolthevirusoverthesummerhasbeenlost,upending(顛覆)plansfor“hybrid”education(part-timein-personinstruction).Thismeansmorethanjustchild-care35forparents.Thecontinueddisruptiontoschoolingwillprobablyspellpermanentlearningloss,36hurtingpoorerpupils.“Achievement37willbecomegreatachievementdifferences,”warnsRobinLake,directoroftheCentreonReinventingPublicEducation,aresearchgroup.AnalystsatMcKinsey,aconsultancy,thinkthatthe38Americanpupilwouldsuffer6.8monthsoflearninglossifin-personinstructiondoesnot39untilJanuary2024(whichlookspossible).Thiswouldfallheaviestonblackpupils,whowouldloseovertenmonths’40ofinstruction,andpoorones,whowouldfallbehindbymorethanayear.Mostlikely,therecouldbe648,000morehigh-schooldropouts.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionA(15分)Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Girlsarebetteratreadingandwritingthanboysasearlyasfourthgrade,accordingtoastudy,andthegapcontinuestowidenuntilsenioryear.Scientistsgenerallyagreethatboysandgirlsarepsychologicallymorealikethantheyaredifferent.Butreadingseemstobea(n)____41____,withgrowingevidencesuggestingasimilar____42____inwriting.Thestudy,publishedinthejournalAmericanPsychologist,providedfurther____43____tosupportthisview.DavidReilly,leadauthorofthestudy,saidthestudy____44____thecommonlyheldviewthatboysandgirlsstartgradeschoolwiththesamecognitiveabilities.“Itappearsthatthegendergapforwritingtaskshasbeengreatly____45____,anddespiteourbesteffortswithchangesinteachingmethods,thatdoesnotappeartobe____46____overtime,hesaid.Factorsexplainingtheresultscouldincludelearning____47____beingmoreprevalentamongboys;thepressuretoconformtomasculineidealsandtheideaofreadingandlanguagebeing____48____;andslightdifferencesinhowboysandgirlsusetheirbrainhemispheres（半球）,theauthorsbelieve.Toinvestigatehow____49____levelsdifferedbetweenboysandgirlsintheU.S.,theteamstudieddatacollectedoverthreedecadesintheNationalAssessmentofEducationalProgress.Thisdatabaseoftestscoresonover3millionstudentsinthefourth,eighth,andtwelfthgrades____50____nationalandstateperformancesinarangeofsubjects,andconsideredsuchvariablessuchasdisabilitiesorwhetherchildrenwereEnglishlearners.Readingandwritingwas___51____accordingtochildren’sunderstandingofarangeofdifferentpassagesandgenres.____52____,girlswerefoundtoperformsignificantlybetterinreadingandwritingtestsbyfourthgradewhencomparedwithboysofthesameage.Aschildrenprogressedtoeighthandtwelfthgrades,girlscontinuedto____53____boys,butthedifferencewasmorenoticeableinwritingthanreading.Butwhatcausedthisdifferenceinabilities?Evidencesuggests____54____problems,suchasbeingdisruptiveinclassorbeingaggressivecouldbelinkedtoneurologicalconditions.Whatisknownaslateralization(偏側(cè)化)couldalsoplayarole.Boysarebelievedtouseonehemispherewhenreadingorwriting,whilegirlsappeartouseboth.Thedatadidnot,however,provideevidencetoargue____55____thetwogendershavingdifferentlearningstyles.41.A.distinction B.exception C.objection D.limitation42.A.pattern B.standard C.circumstance D.feature43.A.strategy B.signal C.sign D.evidence44.A.confirmed B.represented C.questioned D.introduced45.A.underestimated B.overemphasized C.underrepresented D.justified46.A.increasing B.promoting C.accepting D.reducing47.A.objectives B.drills C.difficulties D.advantages48.A.innovative B.feminine C.challenging D.fictional49.A.literacy B.literary C.academic D.cognitive50.A.pulleddown B.settleddown C.turneddown D.brokedown 51.A.granted B.measured C.designed D.engineered52.A.Likewise B.Overall C.However D.Besides53.A.overtake B.discourage C.parallel D.distinguish54.A.psychological B.emotional C.behavioral D.mental55.A.inlinewith B.atthemercyof C.onaccountof D.infavorofSectionB(22分)Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)Haveyoueverbeenonsocialmediaandseenyourfavoritecelebritytalkingaboutaproduct?Thesepromotionsmightnotbetotallyrandom,andareactuallyseenasavitalpartofthemarketingprocess.Thequestionis:Howdosocialmediainfluencers‘influence’whatyoubuy? Humandesireforstatusandmakingfriends,combinedwithourneedtobelongtoagroup,makesusreceptivetobeing‘sociallyinfluenced’.Companiesoftenusethatdesiretohaveasimilarlifestyletoacelebrityweadmiretohawkorlaunchaproduct.So,whatdothesepromotionsactuallydo? Firstly,theycanbeusedtobuildbrandawareness.Asocialmediainfluencershouldhaveastrongunderstandingoftheplatformtheyoperateon,andthereforecancreateengagingcontentthatnotonlystickstothebrandimage,butsparkstheirfollowers’interestsinaproducttheymightneverhaveseenbefore. Secondly,influencerscanimproveacompanyorproduct’srelationshipwiththeircustomerbase.AccordingtoInMoment’s2024USRetailCXTrendsReportoncustomerloyalty,77%ofbuyershavebeenbrandloyalformorethantenyears.Thisisalsotrueof60%ofmillennials.Apopularcelebritycantargetkeydemographics（顧客族群）andtalkorblogaboutaproduct,whichcancreateaninstantandlastingbondwiththeconsumer. Lastly,influencerscanimprovecustomerbuyinghabitswithseemingly‘unbiasedopinions’.Wearemorelikelytorespondto‘peerrecommendation’thantraditionalads,meaningthefactweseeaninfluencerasa‘friend’canmakeuslesslikelytobedoubtfulaboutwhatweareseeing. So,thenexttimeyouseeacelebritytalkingaboutaproduct,youmightwanttoconsiderthatthiscouldbeacarefullycraftedmarketingstrategydesignedtotargetyourcoreneeds.Ifyoufindyourselfexaminingaproductyou’veseenonsocialmedia,youmaywellhavebeeninfluenced.56.Whydocompaniesinvitecelebritiestolaunchproducts?A.Becausecelebritiescanimprovethecompanies'publicimages.B.Becausecelebritieswanttomakemoremoney.C.Becauseconsumersliketosharesimilaritywithcelebrities.D.Becauseconsumerscanmakefriendswithcelebrities.57.Accordingtothepassage,whichstrategyisoftenusedbyinfluencers?A.Settingupoperationplatforms. B.Sendinggiftstocustomers.C.Takingadvantageoftheirpopularity. D.Recommendingproductstotheirfriends.58.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordunbiasedprobablymeaninthepassage?A.aggressive B.objective C.subjective D.supportive59.Thepassageismainlyabout__________.A.howsocialmediamakeads B.howsocialmediainfluenceourlifestyleC.howcelebritiesearnfame D.howsocialinfluencersaffectourbuying(B)PAGEONEWaterSupplyoftheWorldTheAntarcticIcecapisthelargestsupplyoffreshwater,nearly2%oftheworld’stotaloffreshandsaltwater.Ascanbeseenfromthetablebelow,theamountofwaterinouratmosphereisovertentimesaslargeasthewaterinalltheriverstakentogether.Thefreshwateractuallyavailableforhumanuseinlakesandriversandtheaccessiblegroundwateramountstoonlyaboutonethirdofonepercentoftheworld’stotalwatersupply.Surfacearea(squaremiles)Volume(cubicmiles)PercentageoftotalSaltWaterTheoceansInlandseasandsalinelakes139,500,000270,000317,000,00025,00097.20.008FreshWaterFreshwaterlakesAllrivers(averagelevel)AntarcticIcecapArcticIcecapandglaciersWaterintheatmosphere330,000--6,000,000900,000197,000,00030,0003006,300,000680,0003,1000.0090.00001Total(rounded)326,000,000100.00PAGETWOTopEightMostVisitedNationalParkSites,(2024)RankNameandLocation1BlueRidgeParkway,Virginia-NorthCarolina19,030,5502GoldenGateNationalRecreationArea,California14,046,6003GreatSmokyMountainsNationalPark,Tennessee9,989,0004LakeMeadNationalRecreationArea,Nevada-Arizona8,788,0555GatewayNationalRecreationArea,NewYork-NewJersey7,134,0226GeorgeWashingtonMemorialParkway,Virginia-Maryland-DC6,584,8017NatchezTraceParkway,Mississippi-Alabama-Tennessee5,803,0948StatueofLibertyNationalMonument,NewYork-NewJersey5,200,63360.AccordingtotheinformationonPageOne,________provide(s)uswiththelargestquantityoffreshwater.A.theAtlanticIcecap B.theArcticIcecapandglaciersC.thewaterintheatmosphere D.theAntarcticIcecap61.AccordingtoPageOne,weareprettysurethat________accountforthelowestlevelofthetotalwatersupplyontheearth.A.glaciers B.freshwaterlakesC.rivers D.inlandseasandsalinelakes62.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtoPageTwo?A.PageTwoisalistofsomeofthemostpopularnationalwaterwaysintheU.S.A.B.TheannualvisitorstoBlueRidgeParkwayarealmostathirdofthenumberofvisitorstoGeorgeWashingtonMemorialParkway.C.Californiaistheonlystatethatdoesnotsharenationalparkwithotherstates.D.LakeMeadNationalRecreationAreaandStatueofLibertyNationalMonumentarelocatedinthesamestate.(C)AMAGICALPLACEThemeparks?Ijustlovethem.Inamonthorso,theUK’sfinestwillthrowtheirgatesopenforthenewseasontothrilluswiththeirengineereddelights.Asusual,Iwillbethefirstpersoninside.Yes,Imaybeadigitalenthusiast,buttomethereisnothingasirresistibleorasthrillingasthefull-onexperienceofspendingadayinsomeoneelse’simagination.Dr.CarissaBaker,assistantprofessorinthemeparksandstorytellingattheUniversityofCentralFlorida,arguedin2024thatthemeparksaregatherersandtellersofstories.Theirdistinctnarrativesstartbeforeyouenterthepark,areplayedoutinwhatyouexperiencethere,andcontinueafteryou’veleft.Howdotheydoit?Somebelieveit’sdowntocreativedirectionandnarrativesystemdesign.ButIcallitlikeIseeit:theyuseallthepsychologicaltricksinmysocialpsychologytextbookstogetustofeelandactinthewaythatthepeoplebehindthescenesforetell.Everythinginthemeparksismanipulated(操縱).Everythingisaccountedfor.Whereasinthedigitalworld,designersinferwhatwefeel,thesethemeparksdigesttheseemotions.AfamousexampleisDisneyland’sMainStreetUSA,whichyouwalkdownonfirstenteringthepark:thesetshavebeendesignedwithforcedperspectivesothebuildingsappeartallerandgranderthantheyreallyare.TechniqueslikethisareeverywheretobeseeninthesquaresofRenaissanceItalyandGeorgianEnglandtomakethebuildingsseembiggerthantheywere.ThemythicalMainStreetismadetofeellargerandmoreimpressive,whichgetsvisitorsexcitedwhentheyenterthepark—wearetheheroofDisneyland’snarrative.Nowthat’sapowerfultrick.Thedigitalworldisnowherenearasmagicalastheseplacesare.Yes,digitaldesignerscancreatesomethingoutofnothingwithmathematicsandelectricity,buttheirbestattemptsareonlyshortcutsintwo-dimensionalspace.Alltheyhaveintheirtoolboxesaresightandsound.Butinthemeparks,digitalisoutofplace.Yes,behindthescenestherearedatamachinesthataretryingtotrackustomakeourexperiencesbetterandmorepersonal.Exceptforoneortwonotableexamples,digitaltechisn’tbeingusedtoenhanceourtimeattheparkinanypracticalway.Itjustgetsintheway.AndperhapsthatiswhyIlovethemeparks.BecausewhenI’mthere,Iwanttobepropelled(推動(dòng))bysomeoneelse’svision,andgiveovertothefeeling.Thenextkillerappisn’tonyourdevice.It’sintheplacesthatthrillusandcompelustokeepourphonesinourpocketssowecantrulyexperiencethem.63.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanconcludethat__________________.A.engineersintheUKarefullofimaginationB.thewriterisenthusiasticaboutdigitaldevicesC.thewriterfindsthemeparkscharmingandexcitingD.ittakesmuchimaginationtoguessvisitors’preferences64.Thewriterfanciesgoingtothemeparksinthat___________________.A.theexperienceinthemeparkshelpshimtoletoutemotionsB.theyprovideadesignedsettinginwhichheiseasilyabsorbedC.thedigitaleffectmakesthemeparksawonderlandfullofmagicD.thepsychologicaltrickstheyusemakehimfeelmanipulated65.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Itisadvisabletoputdownyourphoneandgetatasteofwhatthemeparksbringyou.B.Nowhereelsecanyoufindaplaceasmagicalasthedigitalworld.C.Thehugeconstructionsinthemeparksaredesignedtoappealtomorevisitors.D.Digitaltechplaysanirreplaceableroleinkeepingthemeparksrunningsmoothly.66.Whatdoesthearticlemainlytalkabout?A.Thedistinctpropertiesthatthemeparksanddigitaldeviceshave.B.Thethrillingandirresistibleexperiencesthewriterhasinthemeparks.C.Digitaldevicesmeanttocreateamagicworldwithsimpletechniques.D.Clevertechniquesusedbythemeparkstomakeyourvisitmemorable.SectionC(8分)Directions:ReadthefollowingpassageandchoosethemostsuitablestatementfromA-Fforeachblank.Therearetwoextrastatements,whichyoudonotneed.A.Forvoicecommands,thosemeansfelltofourandthreesecondsrespectively.B.Dr.Kinnearandhiscolleagueshaveurgedvehicle-safetybodiestoimposestandardsthatlimittheuseofoverlydistractingtasksonacar’stouchscreen.C.Todiscoverhowbadlytouchscreensdistractdrivers,NealeKinnearandhiscolleaguesarrangedaseriesofexperiments.D.Orelse,youcanturntovoicecontrol.E.Onthesecondtriptheyhadtodothesame,butusingonlythecar’svoice-activatedcontrolsinstead.F.Astheyexpected,driversusingtouchscreenstooklongertorespondtotheflashingbarthandidthoseusingvoicecontrols.Stepinsidemostmoderncarsandinsteadofallthedialsandswitchesthatusedtoclutterthedashboard(儀器板)youarelikelytofinditdominatedbyatouchscreen.Oftenthereismorethanonescreen,andsomearebiggerthanthoseonalaptop.But,thoughconvenient,touchscreenscanalsobedangerousdistractions.67Theyrecruitedtwogroupsof20drivers.OneconsistedofregularusersofGoogle'sAndroidAutowhiletheothersweresupportersofAppleCarPlay.Eachparticipantcompletedthree15-minutejourneysalongasetvirtualrouteusingthelaboratory'ssophisticateddrivingsimulator.Ononeofthesetripstheyhadtocarryouttasksusingonlythetouchscreen,whichincludednavigatingtoarestaurant,playingaparticularsongonSpotify(amusicservice),changingradiochannels,gettingthesystemtoreadoutatextmessage,andmakinga"hands-free"telephonecall.68Thethirdjourneywasacontrol,withnoassignedtasks.Wheneveraredbarflashedonthewindscreentheresearchersmeasuredhowlongittookadrivertoreactbypullingtheindicatorstalk(柄)toflashthecar'slights.69Thoughthedifferencemightbelessthanasecond,atmotorwayspeedsthiswouldresultinanincreasedstoppingdistanceofupto25metres.Dr.Kinnearwas,however,surprisedbytheamountoftimedrivers'attentionwasdivertedbytheseriesofglancesneededtooperatethescreen.Amongtheworstoutcomeswereameanof20secondsofcumulativeglancesusingAndroidAutotoplayasongonSpotify,andof16secondstosetuptheroutetoarestaurantwithCarPlay.70Theresearchersthusbelievevoice-activationisasaferalternativethatshouldbeencouraged,thoughthesoftwareneedstobeimproved.其次卷(50分)IV.SummaryWriting(10分)Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizeinnomorethan60wordsthemainideaofthepassageandhowitisillustrated.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.71.WhyTakeaGapYearWhenyou’vefinishedyourstudiesatschoolandcollege,doyoufeellikeawell-earnedrest?Ifyou’reabouttoembarkonacourseatuniversity,you’llwantto

rechargeyourbatteries,

relax

andhavesomefun.Buthowlongshouldyoudothatfor?Nowtheideaoftakingayearoffbeforeyoumoveinto

furthereducation

seemstobethethingtodo. Ayearoff–alsocalleda

gapyear

–isnotanewconcept,butthere’snowafocusonmakingthemostofthisbreakfrom

academiclife.Longgonearethedaysofjusthangingoutonabeachorbackpackingroundtheworld.Agapyearisnowmoreaboutgainingskillsthatwillhelpyouinlaterlife.Astudent,calledMeg,said“Ialwayswanttospendayeardoingsomething

productive

andsomethingthatwouldjustbegoodfun.” Doingsomethingproductiveisexactlywhatstudentsarebeingencouragedtodobecausedoingmore

purposeful

thingslike

workexperience

or

charitywork

helpsthemacquireskillstousewhencompeting

foraplaceatuniversity.ItlooksgoodontheirCVandultimatelymakesthemmore

employable.ChrisRea,aHigherEducationServicesManager,thinks“theexperienceofthegapyearhasbecomeactuallymuchmore

practical,partlytodowithuniversityparticipationandemployabilityskillsdevelopment.” Whilethebenefitsoftakingagapyeararecleartosee,somestudentsworrytheycan’taffordit.Anotherstudent,Tom,thoughtagapyearwasan‘a(chǎn)lienconcept’.Hesaid“itwouldhavebeenfartooexpensiveandit'snotsomethingthatIwouldhavebeenabletorelyonmyparentsfor.” Forthosewhodohavethefunds,acombinationofworking,volunteeringandtravellingisundoubtedlyanamazingopportunity.Itincreases

confidence

and

independence,givesyouachancetolearnnew

crafts,andgivesyoutimeto

contemplate

whetheruniversityisrightforyou. V.Translation(15分)Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.72．你有考慮過找一份兼職工作嗎？（consider）73．司機(jī)駕車遠(yuǎn)行之前把油箱加滿非常明智。（sense）74．新頒布的這項(xiàng)政策旨在抑制一路攀升的房?jī)r(jià)，實(shí)現(xiàn)教化公允。（intend）75．VI.GuidedWriting(25分)Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositioninabout120~150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.76.某校針對(duì)高一新生進(jìn)行了“拓展課”（extensivecourses）的問卷調(diào)查。下面是拓展課選課緣由的比例分布圖。請(qǐng)簡(jiǎn)要描述圖表，并結(jié)合自己選課經(jīng)驗(yàn)（1-2門拓展課），說明選擇的緣由。(留意：不要出現(xiàn)學(xué)校名字)

浦東新區(qū)2024學(xué)年其次學(xué)期期末質(zhì)量測(cè)試高三英語(yǔ)參考答案I.ListeningComprehenson1-5DACBD6-10ABDAC11-13BDD 14-16ADC 17-20BDBCII.GrammarandVocabulary21.why22.that23.themostdepressing24.wasnicknamed25.Eventhough/if26.with/to27.other28.tobesent29.Feeling30.might/may31-40FJCHEBDGIKIII.ReadingComprehension41-45BADCA 46-50DCBAD 51-55BBACD56-59CCBD 60-62DCC63-66CBAD 67-70CEFAIV.SummaryWriting71. Agapyearmeansayearoffbeforefurthereducation.Unliketravelingorrelaxation,itfocusesongainingskills.Itisadvocatedbecausestudentscanbemorecompetitiveandemployableinauniversitywiththeexperienceofdoingsomethingproductivebutsomethinkittooexpensiveforstudents'familiestoafford.Forthosewithfunds,it'saperfectoption.V.Translation72.Haveyou(ever)considered\\lookingfor\\apart-timejob?73.Itmakessense\\foradrivertofi