上海市复旦大学附属中学2025-2026学年高三上学期期中英语试题（含答案）

复旦大学附属中学2025学年第一学期 高三年级英语学科 期中考试试卷 I. 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. Are touchscreens in cars dangerous It might not have been the first to have a touchscreen but it was Tesla’s Model S that set the trend. For years almost every new car sold ____1____ (come) with a high-tech, futuristic screen, which controls everything from the air conditioning to even safety features like automatic lane-keeping. But are touchscreens safe The case against them is straightforward. If using the screen of a smartphone while driving is distracting, and therefore dangerous, then doing likewise with your car’s, ____2____ use requires similar visual attention, is probably risky too. Drivers can learn the location of physical controls and press buttons without taking their eyes ____3____ the road. A touchscreen offers no physical feedback, making that much harder. And because a screen ____4____ do dozens of jobs, finding a particular setting often means tapping through several sub-menus. The result, say critics, is a dangerous distraction ____5____ (build) into the car itself. Research backs that up. In 2022 Vi Bilagare, a Swedish motoring magazine, measured ____6____ it took drivers to do things like switching to a new radio station or changing the temperature, while driving at 110 kilometres per hour. While a driver in an older car with buttons could perform tasks within about ten seconds, the same tasks using modern touchscreens took up to 45 seconds. Safety organisations are beginning to notice. From January new rules from Euro NCAP, an organisation that provides safety ratings, will mean no car can get a full five-star score ____7____ certain crucial functions are controlled by real switches. Many drivers dislike touchscreens for reasons other than safety, finding them inconvenient and annoying ____8____ (use). Volkswagen has begun restoring at least some buttons to their new models, ____9____ (cite) drivers’ dislike of screens. But innovation never stops. Even as touchscreens _____10_____ (fall) out of favour, many manufacturers are turning their attention to voice control — though that is a subject for another story. Section B Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. stimulating B. springing C. capacity D. associated E. infectious F. resolute G. satisfying H. sweat I. bottles J. lights K. reframe Find your happy place: How to outsmart stress If you’re all too familiar with the physical sense of being stressed, it may be time to make some changes. Over time, this can negatively affect your body, leading to fatigue and headaches. Here are a few ways ... ...