闵行区2009学年第二学期高三年级质量调研考试英语试卷(附答案)
上海市闵行区高三英语下学期质量调研考试(一模)试卷
闵行区2014学年第二学期高三年级质量调研考试英语试卷第I卷（共103分）I. listening comprehension（略）II. Grammar and vocabulary：My husband, my four-month-old daughter and I set out on a five-day journey from California to Washington. We had to stop frequently __25_____(relax) ourselves.One of our stops, once we crossed the Oregon border, was at a Black Bear Diner. Walking towards the front door we noticed a gentleman ___26____ (stand) at one side. He was clearly untidy, without shoes and wearing worn clothing. We passed right by him and opened the restaurant door. Then something told me to go back.Thinking the gentleman ____27__need something to eat, I turned around and said to the gentleman, “Sir, are you hungry?” He said, “Yes.” I then asked, “May we buy you something to eat?”He responded with, “Sure, I can order something myself.”My husband opened the door and the gentleman went straight to the counter. I told him to order __28__ he wanted. The manager of the restaurant came over quite quickly and looked frightened. I spoke before he had an opportunity to say anything. “This gentleman will have lunch with us today,” I said. “Please add his order __29__ our bill.” The manager said with a frown(皱眉), “Ok.” We turned to our table and the gentleman said, loudly and quickly, “Thank you!” Soon we seated ourselves at the table and upon finishing our meal we __30__ our bill. I asked my husband what the gentleman __31___(order). One fresh orange juice, one coffee, one breakfast combination with a slide of hash browns.When we left the restaurant I looked for the gentleman but didn’t see him, but that very small act just made my day. I hope in some small way we were able to bring some joy into his life, _32__ _____ it only lasted for a few minutes.B.Every time you go to the supermarket, you come away with your purchases in plastic bags. But wouldn’t it be kinder to the environment __33___ you asked for paper bags instead?__34__ answer is not as easy as it might seem. Environmentalists say there are disadvantages in using both plastic and paper bags.Some experts believe that all these bags harm the environment. Plastic takes hundreds of years to break down and , as it does so, poisonous materials are released into the water and soil.__35__(far) damage is caused if plastic bags enter the sea. For example, endangered sea turtles cannot tell the bags from jellyfish(水母)，their main source of food，and often choke（噎死）on them.Floating plastic bags have been spotted as far north as the Arctic Ocean and as far south as the southern end of South America, __36__ has caused great concern among scientists.However, this kind of bag does have its advantages.“Plastic grocery bags are some of the most ___37__(reuse) things around the house,”explained Laurie Kusek of the American Plastic Council.Although paper bags are believed to be more environment-friendly, the fact is unknown t some people __38__ paper bags use more energy when manufactured and create more wastesthan plastic bags.So you may ask __39__, what to do. One possible solution would be t use biodegradable(可降解的) plastic bags. But it might be wiser to pack things you buy in reusable cloth bags __40___ biodegradable products become more reliable.The unique features of colleges and universities in the US. are hardly shared by their competitors in Europe or Asia. Many foreign students are attracted not only to the academic programs at a particular US college but also to the larger community, which affords the chance for them to absorb the surrounding culture. Clubs, sports teams, student publications and drama societies __-41__ colorful and enjoyable American campus life. However, few foreign universities put much emphasis on this. “In people’s minds, the campus and the American university are both admirable,”says Brown University President Vartan Gregorian. In America, people have a strong __42__ that a student’s daily life is as important as his learning experience.”Foreign students also come in search of __43__. America’s menu of opinions---research universities, state institutions, private liberal-arts schools, community colleges, religious institutions--- is __44___. No any single Europeans country can offer such variety. “In Europe,” says history professor Jonathan Steinberg, who has taught at both Harvard and Cambridge, there is only one system, and that is it.” From the beginning, students overseas usually are required to ___45__ professional skills in a specific field, whether law or philosophy or Chemistry. Most American universities insist that students have a(n) __46___ on natural and social sciences, languages and literature before choosing a field of concentration.Such __47___ philosophies grow out of different traditions and power structures. In Europe and Japan，universities are __48___ only to a ministry of education, which sets academic standards and provides money.Centralization(集权化) is likely to __49__ that all students are equipped with roughly the same resources and perform at roughly the same level. On the other hand, it may also __50__ the testing of different ideas. “When they make mistakes, they make big ones,”says Robert Rosenzweig, president of the Association of American universities. “They set a system in wrong directions, and it’s like piloting a super ship.”III. Reading comprehension:Apes and humans beings share a lot in common when it comes to behavior. The evidence taken from the observation of the behavior of apes and children suggests that there are three causes for the outbreak of fighting and the exhibition of __51__ by individuals.One of the most common causes of fighting among both children and apes was over the ___52___ of external objects. The argument over the ownership of any desired object---food, clothes, toys, females, and the affection of others--- was sufficient reason to __53___ force. In a case of monkeys’ disagreement over females. thirty females were killed. Two points are of particular interest to notice about these fights for possession.In the first place, the fights are often carried to such an extreme that they end in the __54__ destruction of the objects of common desire. Toys are torn to pieces and females are killed.In the second place it is observable, that __55__ occurs when an object is desired by only one person or by someone else. There were many cases where toys and other objects which had been thrown away as useless were __56___ defended by their owners when they became the object of some other child’s desire.Another cause of aggression is the tendency for children and apes are greatly to __57__ the invading of a stranger into their group. A new child in the class may be laughed at, isolated, and disliked. A new monkey may be bitten to death. It is interesting to note that anger occurs when a stranger comes from the __58__ species. Monkeys do not mind being __59__ by a goat or a rat. Children do not object when animals are introduced to the group. As a matter of fact, such newcomers are often __60__ . But when monkeys meet a new monkey or children a strange child, aggression often occurs. This strongly suggests that the reason for the aggression is fundamentally possessiveness. The ___61__ of the newcomers is feared. The present members of the group feel that there will be more competitors for the food or the attention of the adults.Finally, another common source of fighting among children is a frustration or failure in their own ___62__ .A child will be stopped either by __63__ causes such as bad weather or illness from doing something he wishes to do, for example, sail his boat or ride the bicycle. Sometimes the activity may be __64__ because of the opposition of some adult. The child may also frustrate itself by __65___, through lack of skill or strength, to complete successfully some desired activity. Such a child will then in the ordinary sense become “naughty”. He will be in a bad or unfriendly temper.51. A. fulfillment B. excitement C. isolation D. aggressiveness52. A. usage B. possession C. value D. collection53. A. turn to B. drive away C. come over D. make into54. A. moderate B. subtle C. complete D. temporary55. A. conflict B. negotiation C. agreement D. donation56. A. reluctantly B. violently C. unwillingly D. peacefully57.A. ignore B. accept C. prove D. hate58. A. similar B. modest C. strong D. reliable59. A. observed B. protected C. joined D. spoiled60. A. offensive B. considerate C. generous D. welcomed61. A. strength B. attitude C. competition D. emotion62. A. knowledge B. activity C. study D. personality63. A. natural B. physical C. financial D. academic64. A. enhanced B. operated C. extended D. prevented65. A. learning B. falling C. imitating D. refusingSection BA.Around the world coral reefs(珊瑚礁) are facing threats brought by climate change and great changes in sea temperatures. While ocean warming has been the primary focus for scientists and ocean policy managers, cold events can also whiten corals. A new study by scientists compared damage to corals caused by heat as well as cold stress. The results show that cool temperatures can cause more damage in the short term, but heat is more destructive in the long run.Climate change is widely known to produce warming conditions in the oceans, but extreme cold-water events have become more frequent and serious as well. I 2010, for example, coral reefsaround the world faced one of the coldest winters and one of the hottest summers on record.During a unique experiment, corals under cold temperatures suffered greater damage in just days compared with the heat treated corals. Yet the researchers found that corals were eventually able to adjust to the cold conditions, make their health stable and continue to grow. However, over the long term corals subjected to heat suffered more greatly than those in cold, with evidence of severe whitening and growth stoppage, which leads to death.The coral’s ability to adjust to cool temperatures surprised the researchers, who say the study’s results show the complexities of monitoring coral health in response to different environmental factors.“Global warming is associated with increases but also decreases of temperatures,”said Deheyn, one of the researchers. “Not much has been known about the comparative effects of temperature decrease on corals. These results are important because they show that corals react differently to temperature differences, which is important for future management of coral reefs in the field of climate change.”66. According to the first paragraph, we know that ____________.A. different corals suffer differently by climate change.B. both heat and cold stress affect corals.C. cool temperature is more destructive to corals.D. it’s hard to know the effect of climate change on corals.67. The phrase “subjected to”(in Paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to”_______”.A. referred toB. adjusted toC. exposed toD. stuck to68. By “Not much has been known about…” Deheyn probably means that ______.A. we know very little about the effects of temperature decrease on coralsB. temperature decrease is not expected to have a bad effect on coralsC. it makes no sense to study the effects of temperature decrease on coralsD. corals may not have been affected by the decrease in temperature.69. What is the passage mainly about?A. measures should be taken to control global warming.B. Climate change has resulted in more cold currents.C. Heat is responsible for the destruction of corals.D. Heat can cold damage corals in their own ways.B.Good tool design is important in the prevention of overuse injuries. Well-designed tools and devices will require less force to operate them and prevent awkward hand positions. They will allow the worker to keep the elbows (肘部) next to the body to prevent damage to the shoulder and arm.Overuse injuries can therefore be prevented or reduced if the employer provides, and workers use:power tools rather than having t use muscle power.tools with specially designed handles that allow the wrist to keep straight (See Figure I). This means that hands and wrists are kept in the same position as they would be if they were hanging relaxed at a person’s sidetools with handles that can be held comfortably by the whole hand. This means having a selection of sizes--- remember that tools that provide a comfortable firm hold for a person with a very large hand may be awkward for someone with a very small hand. This is a particularly importantconsideration for women who may use tools originally designed for men.tools that do not press fingers (or flesh) between the handles, and whose handles do not have sharp edges or a small surface area.70. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A. Good Tool Design for WomenB. Tool Design and Prevention of InjuriesC. Examples of Good Tool DesignD. Overuse of Tools and Worker Protection71. Which of the following describes a well-designed tool?A. It’s kept close to the body.B. It fully uses muscle power.C. It makes users feel relaxed.D. I t’s operated with less force.72. What is Figure I used to show?A. The effective use of the toolB. The way of operating the tool.C. The proper design of the handle.D. The purpose of bending the wrist.73. In choosing tools for women, _______ of the handle is the most important.A. the sizeB. the edgeC. the shapeD. positionC.When we perceive other people, we seldom describe a person in cold and objective words. “She was 5 feet 8 inches tall, had fair hair, and wore a colored skirt.” More often, we try to get inside the other person to pinpoint his or her attitudes, emotions, motivations, abilities, ideas and characters. Furthermore, we sometimes behave as if we can accomplish this difficult job very quickly---perhaps with a two-second glance.We try to obtain information about others in may ways. Social scientist Berger suggests several methods for reducing uncertainties about others: watching, without being noticed, a person interacting with others, particularly with others who are known to you so you can compare the observed person’s behavior with the known others’behavior, observing a person in a situation where social behavior is relatively unrestrained or where a wide variety of behavioral responses are called for; deliberately structuring the physical or social environment so as to observe the person’s responses to specific stimuli; asking people who have had or have frequent contact with the person about him or her; and using various strategies in face-to-face interaction to uncover information about another person: questions, self-disclosures(自我表露)，and so on.Getting to know someone is a never-ending task, largely because people are constantly changing and the methods we use to obtain information are often imprecise. You may have known someone for ten years and still know very little about him. If we accept the idea that we won’t everfully know another person, it enables us to deal more easily with those things that get in the way of accurate knowledge such as secrets and description It will also keep us from being too surprised or shocked by seemingly inconsistent(前后不一致) behavior. Ironically (讽刺性的) those things that keep us from knowing another person too well (e.g., secrets and deceptions) may be just as important to the development of satisfying relationship as those things that enables us to obtain accurate knowledge about a person (e.g., disclosure and truthful statements.)74. The word “pinpoint” (in 1st para0 is closest in means to _______.A. appreciateB. obtainC. identifyD. interpret75. What do we learn from the first paragraph?A. People like to be described in cold, objective words.B. It is impossible to get inside of a person.C. It is difficult to describe a person in words.D. Getting to know a person is usually no easy job.76. It can be inferred from Berger’s suggestions that ______.A. people do not reveal their true self on every occasionB. the best way to know a person is by making comparisonsC. in most cases we should avoid contacting the observed person directlyD. face –to-face interaction is the best strategy to uncover information about a person77. The author’s purpose in writing the passage is to _______.A. discuss the various aspects of getting to know peopleB. provide ways of how to obtain information about peopleC. warn readers of the negative side of people’s charactersD. give advice on appropriate behaviors for social occasionsSection C:For years, there has been a bias (偏见) against science among clinical psychologists (临床心理学家). In a two-year analysis to be published in November in Perspectives on Psychological Science, psychologists led by Timothy B. Baker of the University of Wisconsin charge that many clinical psychologists fail to “provide the treatments for which there is the strongest evidence of effectiveness” and “give more weight to their personal experiences than to science.” As a result, patients have no guarantee that their “treatment will be informed by … science.” Walter Mischel of Columbia University is even crueler in his judgment. “The disconnect between what clinical psychologist s do and what science has discovered is an extreme embarrassment,” he told me, and “there is a widening gap between clinical practice and science.”The “widening”reflects the great progress that psychological research has made in identifying (确认) the most effective treatments. Thanks to strict clinical trials, we now know that teaching patients to think about their thoughts in new, healthier ways and to act on those new ways of thinking are effective against depression, panic disorder and other problems, with multiple trials showing that these treatments — the tools of psychology — bring more lasting benefits than drugs.You wouldn’t know this if you sought help from a typical clinical psychologist. Although many treatments are effective, relatively few psychologists learn or practice them.Why in the world not? For one thing, says Baker, clinical psychologists are “very doubtful about the role of science” and “lack solid science training”. Also, one third of patients get better no matter what treatment (i f any) they have, “and psychologists remember these successes, believing,wrongly, that they are the result of the treatment.”When faced with evidence that treatments they offer are not supported by science, clinical psychologists argue that they know better than some study what works. A 2008 study of 591 psychologists in private practice found that they rely more on their own and colleagues’ experience than on science when deciding how to treat a patient. If they keep on this path as insurance companies demand evidence-based medicine, warns Mischel, psychology will “discredit （损伤名誉）itself.”(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 12 WORDS)78. Clinical psychologists can’t explain the effectiveness of their treatment mainly because they rely on____________________.79. What has widened the gap between clinical practice and science?80. According to Baker, what are the reasons that prevent clinical psychologists from learning or practicing effective treatment?81. To avoid discrediting psychology, clinical psychologists need to __________________.第II卷（共47分）I. Translation:82. 你有兴趣参加今晚的英语演讲比赛吗？（mood）83. 新建的医院让这里的居民就医方便多了。
闵行区二模英语卷及答案
闵行区2014学年第二学期九年级质量调研考试英语试卷（满分150分，考试时间100分钟）2015.4.22考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。
试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题卡上完成，做在试卷上不给分。
Part 1 Listening （第一部分听力）I. Listening comprehension (听力理解) (共30 分)A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6 分)1. _________2. _________3._______4._______.5._______6._______B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)(8分)7. A) Spring. B) Summer. C) Autumn. D)Winter.8. A) Jack did. B) John did. C) Sam did. D) Nobody did.9. A)To New York. B) To Mr. Smith's homeC) To the train station. D)To the office.10. A) at 6:30a.m.. B) at 7:15a.m. C) at 7:00a.m.. D) at 6:45a.m..11. A) By bus. B) By plane. C) By train. D) By taxi.12. A) $$9. B) $$6. C) $$3. D) $$1.13. A) Doctor and patient. C) Husband and wife.C) Teacher and student. D) Waiter and customer.14. A) They must be talking on a bus.B) The man is giving his seat to the woman.C) The man isn't kind and helpful.D) They are probably in a hotel.C．Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): (6分) ( ) 15. Pat brought his wife to England with him.( ) 16. Pat saved up quite a lot of money though he smoked.( ) 17. Pat's mother was ill and his wife went to Ireland to see her.( ) 18. Pat asked his friend to write a letter to his wife after two weeks.( ) 19. His friend wrote down what Par wanted to say in the letter.( ) 20. From the story we know the handwriting of Pat's friend was quite great.D. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks (听短文填空，完成下列内容。
闵行区2009学年第二学期高三年级质量调研考试. 英语试卷
闵行区2009学年第二学期高三年级质量调研考试英语试卷考生注意：1. 答卷前，考生务必在答题纸上将学校、姓名及准考证号填写清楚，并在规定的区域贴上条形码。
答题时客观题用2B铅笔按要求涂写，主观题用黑色水笔填写。
2. 本试卷分为第I卷和第II卷，共16页。
满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
3. 考试后只交答题纸，试卷由考生自己保留。
第I卷(共105分)I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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. At the bank. B. At the airport. C. In the library. D. At the hospital.2. A. Teacher and pupil. B. Painter and buyer.C. Doctor and patient.D. Mechanic and driver.3. A. 7:15. B. 7: 45. C. 8:15. D. 8:00.4. A. Tim’s excellent performance. B. Tim’s homework.C. Tim’s graduation day.D. Tim’s study habits.5. A. She used to work at a newspaper.B. She meets with her supervisor regularly.C. She wishes she had a different kind of work.D. She’d like her supervis or’s opinion of her work.6. A. Stop bothering the woman. B. Ask someone else to go to the library.C. Take the woman’s book with him.D. Show the woman how to get to the library.7. A. Sh e isn’t very hungry right now. B. She regularly eats at this restaurant.C. She is satisfied with the menu.D. Sh e doesn’t want salad with h er lunch.8. A. Pay for some of the food. B. Insist on choosing their own food.C. Treat Gary to dinner some other time.D. Thank Gary for his generous offer.9. A. I t’s a beautiful place. B. No one lives there now.C. You can see it after your vacation.D. You had better make an appointment.10. A. Waiting until later to decide. B. Finding a summer job.C. Working and studying.D. Taking summer classes.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages 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.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. At 9: 20 a.m. B. At 8: 54 a.m. C. At 8: 40 a.m. D. At 9: 40 a.m.12. A. He missed his flight. B. He lost his luggage.C. He was hungry on the train.D. He had to wait at Preston for 30 minutes.13. A. To ask the company to give him the reason for the delay.B. To ask the company to dismiss the train crew.C. To ask the company to make up for his loss.D. To ask the company to improve the air conditioning.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following pa ssage.14. A. At a supermarket. B. At an airport.C. In a theatre.D. In a restaurant.15. A. Because actors and actresses refused to play the last act.B. Because a fire broke out in the building.C. Because a robbery would happen soon.D. Because something explosive was discovered there.16. A. To take away all their belongings with them.B. To follow the directions of the police.C. To go anywhere as quickly as possible.D. To throw away the doubtful objects.Section CDirections:In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the f orm. Write no more than THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections:Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B. C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25. This new computer is obviously superior ______the old one because it has many newfunctions.A. withB. onC. atD. to26. I bought three DVD copies of the film Avatar and now _ is left. Somebody justborrows something and never returns.A. noneB. nothingC. eitherD. neither27. It is dangerous to play with the knife. You ______ hurt yourself.A. canB. mayC. mustD. should28. Compared with the nervousness of driving in the rain or snow, it is ______ to sit in a trainwithout any worry of bad weather.A. more tiredB. less tiringC. less tiredD. even more tiring29. The prices of houses ______ because the demand of them become more and more great.A. are risingB. riseC. had risenD. have been risen30. ______ your plans look good, you still need to do some revision work on it.A. IfB. OnceC. AlthoughD. Since31. People ______ long distances frequently have to decide whether they would prefer to go byland, sea or air.A. to travelB. travelledC. travelD. travelling32. True friendship is like sound health, whose value is seldom known it is lost.A. whenB. thoughC. untilD. unless33. The judge made the final decision after listening to the opinions of each party ______.A. having involvedB. to be involvedC. involvingD. involved34. The film brought the hours back to me ______ I was taken good care of in that far-awayvillage.A. untilB. thatC. whenD. where35. More and more people are looking forward to ______ the Expo in Shanghai.A. visitB. visitingC. visitedD. be visited36. ----Do you have any problems if you ______ this job?----Well, I’m thinking about the salary…A. offerB. will offerC. are offeredD. will be offered37. Many people firmly believed ______ a healthy lifestyle can improve the quality of life.A. thatB. ifC. howD. why38. Only in recent years ______ to realize the importance of wildlife conservation.A. do people beginB. have people begunC. people have begunD. people begin39. Her husband and she are now at work on a new dictionary ______ next year.A. to publishB. being publishedC. publishedD. to be published40. The question came up at the meeting ______ we had enough money for our research.A. whetherB. thatC. whichD. whatSection BDirections: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.So long as teachers fail to distinguish between teaching and learning, they will continue to undertake to d o for children that which only children can do for themselves. Teaching children to read is not passing reading on to them. It is certainly not 41 hours spent in activities about reading. Douglas insists that “reading cannot be taught 42 and schools should stop trying to do the impossible”.Teaching and learning are two entirely different processes. They 43 in kind and function. The function of teaching is to 44 the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to devise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to read. Teaching is also a public activity. It can be seen and observed.Learning to read involves all that each individual does to make sense of the world of printed language. Almost all of it is private, for learning is an occupation of the mind, and that45 is not open to public examination.If teacher and learner roles are not 46 , what then can be done through teaching that will aid the child in the exploring for knowledge? Smith has one principal rule for all teaching47 . “Make learning to read easy, which means making rea ding a meaningful, enjoyable and frequent experience for children.”When the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and when both teacher and learner fulfill them 48 , then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both is49 . Learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of learning to read by reading.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: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.To advertise effectively today, you must abandon the old-school idea of “reaching the masses”. All advertising is local and personal. The key to effective advertising today is to focus on the 50 .Some are the 51 ways every advertiser could work out. You can print a specific offer of your goods or service on door-hangers and place them on doorknobs in your area. Door-hangers on doorknobs will produce results in direct 52 about the strength of your offer. If you need to reach the drivers, flyer (宣传单) under windshield (挡风玻璃) wipers may have better effect than door-hangers. Imagine, how 53 if you hire someone to be a walking ad or launch a T-shirt advertising, 54 , you can print your products on T-shirts of your 55 . In the early 1970s “Hamp Baker says Drive with Care” was spray-painted on cars, which was a public service ad. Ever since, spray-painted sign has become more and more 56 .More grand ways are as follows: virtual showroom. Build a website to 57 a virtual showroom. Use it when people call to ask 58 about your company, your products or your services. Also you can even use an old slide projector to put on a nighttime show. They’re 59 effective, and in the long run, cheap. Nothing is quite as powerful as a public 60 that seizes the public’s attention. You can invite a band to give a performance.61 , you can hire famous models to show it vividly.Nothing screams “expert” quite as loudly as a book written about a subject. You simply can’t 62 the power of your name on the cover of a book. You might only sell a few copies online, but the copies you give away in your town will make you a fortune. You won’t make money on the book. You’ll make it because of the book.Of course, word-of-mouth is the best way to promote your 63 . Friends and past customers recommend your products to their family, friends and colleagues. Word-of-mouth works because the 64 is based on previous positive experiences.50. A. content B. product C. individual D. style51. A. strange B. common C. amusing D. perfect52. A. description B. decision C. discussion D. permission53. A. stupid B. funn y C. impressive D. ridiculous54. A. that is B. first of all C. as a result D. generally speaking55. A. customers B. employers C. consumers D. employees56. A. expensive B. valueless C. popular D. meaningless57. A. refer to B. serve as C. stand for D. keep off58. A. location B. business-hours C. salary D. details59. A. unbelievably B. consequently C. accidentally D. occasionally60. A. speech B. sport C. debate D. performance61. A. For example B. Moreover C. However D. To be exact62. A. create B. change C. imagine D. overuse63. A. production B. friendship C. management D. business64. A. information B. relationship C. pronunciation D. achievementSection BDirections: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)(You may read the questions first.)at65. We can learn from the passage that exchanges of tickets purchased ________.A. are free of chargeB. are not available until the last business dayC. will not be given a big cash discountD. need to contact the box office directly66. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Latecomers will not be permitted to enter the theatre.B. There is a special area for children in the theatre.C. The audience is not allowed to take photos in the theatre.D. Children can talk in a low voice during the performance.67. According to the passage, the audience ________.A. can receive their tickets by mailB. can see the performance onlineC. can’t take cell phones to the theatreD. can’t return tickets in any case(B)Throughout time, people have loved music for its ability to transport them into a world of rhythm and melody. Recently more and more hospitals and clinics have been tapping into the power of music - not only to comfort patients, but to help them heal as well. Welcome to the world of music therapy.After each of the two world wars, musicians visited hospitals and played instruments for injured soldiers suffering from emo tional and physical pain. Today’s music therapists continue this practice, playing instruments such as guitars and harps to bring comfort to their audiences.Therapist Eric Mammen encour ages his patients at a children’s hospital to participate with him as he plays. During visits with 13-year-old cancer patient Lawrence Garcia, Mammen encourages Garcia to beat on electric drums while he plays the guitar. The therapy won’t cure his cancer, b ut it does, according to Garcia’s mom, take away much of the boy’s depression.Music therapy can elevate patients’ moods and ease the symptoms of depression according to the American Music Therapy Association. Other benefits include relieving pain, calming tension, aiding sleep, counteracting worry or fear, and easing muscle tension.Jose Haro personally experienced the benefits of music therapy when he was recovering from heart surgery. During his recovery, he played a piano whose keys lit up, indicating which keys to touch to play along with the background music. Soon, he was playing tunes and noticing som ething strange. “I was searching for my pain.” He says of his experience, “but it was gone.”While Haro’s experience provides an evidence of the power of music to relieve pain, scientific research has proven music als o helps patients with Alzheimer’s disease and arthritis.In addition, music therapy helps premature (早产的) babies. Doctors are tapping into a powerful way to te ach premature babies that haven’t yet learned how to suck. Doctors use a device that comforts the babies by playing music when they suck on a pacifier (奶嘴). Soon, the babies learn to suck in return for music, gaining weight faster and going home earlier than those whodon’t use the device.Even perfectly healthy people are discovering the power of music to calm and heal. Drum circles attract people who find stress relief in pounding out rhythms. While music isn’t a cure-all, it does make life a little easier.68. In the first paragraph, the underlined phrase “tapping into” ca n be replaced by “________”.A. discussing onB. looking forC. showing interest inD. making use of69. According to the passage, Jose Haro ________.A. went through an obvious effect of music on his recoveryB. recovered from heart disease completelyC. felt no pain in his surgeryD. was asked to play the piano by his doctors70. From the passage, we know ________.A. musicians cured many soldiers after each of the two world warsB. Garcia found much comfort in music according to his momC. music can prevent people from suffering from arthritisD. the more music they listen to, the faster premature babies gain weight71. What is the best title for this passage?A. Music Is Becoming Popular in Most HospitalsB. Music Helps Patients RecoverC. Musicians Work with DoctorsD. People’s Life Benefits from Music(C)Whenever human populations have lived in forest areas, they have always cut down trees which they used for a number of purposes, for housing and ships and served as a source of heating fuel and timber. Growth of cities often meant expansion into forest areas, while even more trees were removed to provide space for agriculture. With the growing demand for paper, vast quantities of trees have also been cut down for paper production. These factors, along with many others, have been contributing to a dangerous phenomenon known as deforestation.In the last 5,000 years, humans have reduced forest from roughly 50 percent of the earth’s land surface to less than 20 percent. Most of this original, or old growth, forest cover is concentrated in three large areas: the Canadian and Alaskan boreal forest, the boreal forest of Russia, and the tropical forest of the northwestern Amazon Basin and the Guyana Shield. These areas comprise almost 70 percent of the world’s remaining original forest cover. In most places, the rate of deforestation is increasing, with the alarming result of 16 million hectares disappearing worldwide every year.Loss of forest does not just mean the decline of natural resources. There are several other factors that make deforestation seriously harmful to both the human and natural worlds. One of them is changes in the global climate. For example, forest clearance is releasing substantial volumes of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere as vegetation is burnt or decays. It has been suggested that this is a significant factor in global warming. Moreover, about 10 percent of the world’s tree species are in danger of extinction as a result of deforestation. Deforestation also threatens biological diversity through the destruction of wildlife habitats, which endangers a number of animal species and leads to their potential disappearance. Species are particularly easy to extinction in tropical rainforests because many species have few individuals per unit area, which makes reproduction more difficult. Finally, since forests play an important role in storing water and stabilizing soil, deforestation and the resulting change in land use cause soil erosion (腐蚀) and other forms of land degradation.72. The passage discusses all of the following EXCEPT the ________.A. causes of deforestationB. consequences of deforestationC. management of deforestationD. rate of deforestation73. The word “diversity” in the last paragraph probably means “________”.A. varietyB. expansionC. developmentD. advantage74. Why does the author mention fuel and timber in Paragraph 1?A. To explain the rate of deforestation.B. To compare them with housing and ships.C. To show the dangers of deforestation.D. To illustrate the causes of deforestation.75. Which of the following sentences summarizes Paragraph 3 best?A. Deforestation threatens biological diversity.B. Deforestation has many harmful consequences.C. Deforestation causes changes in global climate.D. Deforestation should be stopped.Section CDirections:Read the following passage and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.Ways to Deal with Conflict76.which aggravates (使恶化) the conflict. Instead, pause before you speak, think about what the person has said to you, and respond appropriately. By giving yourself this time to think, you cool down, and you are less likely to speak with anger. A lot of the time, the other people may want to argue for the sake of arguing.77.be human nature to fight acceptance of those mistakes. Conflicts often arise from mistakes, so it’s best to be upfront and honest about them. Identify the mistake that led to the conflict.78.In away, allow him to do that. Don’t follow the person you’re in conflict with into another room because you haven’t said all you want to say. You wouldn’t want him following you if you felt the need to leave the situation. Also, don’t hover too close to the person you’re in conflict with. Allow him room to breathe. Don’t make him feel as if you’re backing him into a corner.79.not useful or productive. The main concern is to find a solution to the problem, not to determine who was wrong. If the problem is related to the work itself, keep the conversation focused on exactly what is wrong, and what can be done to fix it.80.conversation, be confident in your stance and know what you are willing to negotiate on and what you feel strongly should not be compromised. Do your best to be flexible. Look for a way to come to a conclusion that satisfies both parties.Section DDirections:Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.A new study suggests that the round-the-clock availability that cell phone have brought to people’s lives may be taking a toll on family life, a new study suggests. The study, which followed more than 1,300 adults over 2 years, found that those who consistently used a mobilephone throughout the study period were more likely to report negative “spillover’’ between work and home life — and, in turn, less satisfaction with their family life.Spillover essentially means that the line between work and home begins to become unclear. Work life may invade home life when a parent is taking job-related calls at home, for instance, or family issues may start to take up work time. For example, a child may call mom at work, telling her “microwave exploded”, explained Noelle Chesley, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee and the author of the study. The problem with cell phones seems to be that they are allowing for ever more spillover between work and home.This may be especially true for working w omen, the study found. Among men, consistent use of mobile phones seemed to allow more work issues to creep (潜入) into family time. But for women, the spillover tended to go in both directions. B eing “connected” meant that work cut into home time，and family issues came into work life.Cell phones seem to be opening more lines for stressful exchanges among family members. But there may be ways to control the spillover, according to Chesley. Employers, she said, could look at their policies on contacting employees after working hours to make sure their expectations are “reasonable”. For th eir part, employees could decide that cell phones go off during family time, Chesley said.(Note: Write NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS for each question or statement.)81. By saying “may be taking a toll on family life”, the writer probably means that cell phone____________.82. As a result of negative “spillover”, people will feel ______________.83. The writer gave the example of “microwave exploded” to indicate that ______________.84. According to Chesley, what could employees do to avoid spillover when they are not atwork?第II 卷(共45分)I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 他太年轻，无法胜任这份工作。
上海市闵行区2014届高三英语二模试卷(含答案)
1 / 12闵行区2013学年第二学期高三年级质量调研考试 英语试卷 考生注意： 1. 答卷前，考生务必在答题纸上将学校、姓名及准考证号填写清楚。
答题时客观题用2B 铅笔按要求填涂，主观题用黑色水笔书写。
2. 本试卷分为第I 卷和第II 卷，共12页。
满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
第I 卷 (共103分) II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages 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. (A) Walking down a path, I saw a small pool of water ahead on the path. I angled my direction to go around it on the part of the path (25)______ wasn’t covered by water or mud . As I reached the pool, I was suddenly attacked! Yet I did nothing for the attack. It was so unexpected. I was surprised as well as unhurt though I (26)______(strike) four or five times. I backed up a foot and my attacker stopped (27)______(attack) me. I found it amusing. And I was laughing. After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly! Having stopped laughing, I stepped back (28)______(look) the situation over. My attacker moved back to land on the ground. That ’s when I discovered why my attacker was charging me only moments (29)______(early). He had a mate and she was dying. Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to fan her. I could only admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his concern for his mate, even though she was clearly dying and I was so large. He did so just to give her those extra few precious moments of life, (30)______ ______ I was careless enough to step on her. His courage in attacking something thousands of times larger and heavier than himself just for his mate’s safety seemed admirable. I couldn’t do anything other than (31)______(reward) him by walking on the more difficult side of the pool. He had truly earned those moments to be with her, undisturbed. Since then, I’ve always tried to remember the courage of that butterfly (32)______ I see huge barriers facing me. (B) You’ve probably seen athletes who take their own successes too seriously. They celebrate 学校_______________________ 班级__________ 准考证号_________ 姓名______________ …………………密○………………………………………封○………………………………………○线…………………………………a goal with a very long victory dance or continually talk big about their abilities. This is the exact opposite of (33)______ sportsmanship is all about.Everyone feels great when they win, but it can be just as hard to be a good sport (有运动家品格的人) when you have won a game as when you have lost one. Sportsmanship takes courage —when you work really hard at a sport, it’s not easy (34)______(admit) you made a bad play or someone has more skills than you. In competition — as in life — you may not always win but you can learn (35)______ from losing, too.It’s pretty tough to lose, so it is definitely annoying if someone continues making fun of you or your team (36)______ the competition is over. Sometimes it’s hard to swall ow your pride and walk on. But there’s always the next match.When you do lose—and it will happen—lose with class (风度). (37)______(be) proud of how you performed, or at least realizing things you need to improve for next time, is the key. When it comes to losing, sportsmanship means congratulating the winners willingly. Also, it means accepting the game result without complaint and without excuses, (38)______ ______ you sometimes might doubt the referees (裁判员) made some questionable calls.When you win, the good way is to be a polite and generous winner. Sportsmanship means admitting victories (39)______ putting your opponents to shame and letting victories speak for themselves, that is, being quietly proud of success. Despite the fact (40)______ you have a massive win, sportsmanship means still finding ways to praise your opponents. Section BDirections: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. challengedB. functionsC. solvedD. deservesE. mirrorsF. practicalG. furtherH. urgeI. presenceJ. opposingK. survival―In wilderness is the preservation of the world.‖ This is a famous saying from a writer regarded as one of the fathers of environmentalism. The frequency with which it is borrowed 41 a heated debate on environmental protection: whether to place wilderness at the heart of what is to be preserved.As John Sauven of Greenpeace UK points out, there is a strong appeal in images of the wild, the untouched; more than anything else, they speak of the nature that many people value most dearly. The 42 to leave the subject of such images untouched is strong, and the danger exploitation brings to such landscapes is real. Some of these wildernesses also perform 43 that humans need—the rainforests, for example, store carbon in vast quantities.Lee Lane, a visiting fellow at the Hudson Institute, takes the 44 view. He acknowledges that wildernesses do provide useful services, such as water conservation. But that is not, he argues, a reason to avoid all human 45 , or indeed commercial and industrial exploitation. There are ever more people on the Earth, and they reasonably and rightfully want to have better lives, rather than merely struggle for 46 . While the ways of using resources have improved, there is still a growing need for raw materials, and some2 / 12wildernesses contain them in abundance. If they can be tapped without reducing the services those wildernesses provide, the argument goes, there is no 47 reason not to do so. Being untouched is not, in itself, a characteristic worth valuing above all others.I look forward to seeing these views taken further, and to their being 48 by the other participants. One opinion is that both cases need to take on the question of spiritual value a little more directly. And there is a 49 question as to whether wildernesses can be exploited without harm.This is a topic that calls for not only free expression of feelings, but also the guidance of reason. What position wilderness should enjoy in the preservation of the world obviously 50 much more serious thinking.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: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.The health-care economy is filled with unusual and even unique economic relationships. One of the least understood involves the 51 roles of producer or ―provider‖ and purchaser or ―consumer‖ in the typical doctor-patient relationship. In most sectors of the economy, it is the seller who attempts to attract a(n) 52 buyer with various inducements (引诱) of price, quality, and utility, and it is the buyer who makes the decision. Such condition, 53 , is not common in most of the health-care industry.In the health-care industry, the doctor-patient relationship is the mirror image of the 54 relationship between producer and consumer. Once an individual has chosen to see a physician—and even then there may be no real choice– it is the physician who usually makes all significant 55 decisions: whether the patient should return ―next Wednesday,‖ whether X-rays are needed, whether drugs should be prescribed, etc. It is a rare and experienced patient who will 56 such decisions made by experts or raise in advance questions about price, especially when the disease is regarded as 57 .This is particularly 58 in relation to hospital care. The physician must give evidence of the 59 for hospitalization, determine what procedures will be performed, and announce when the patient may be allowed to leave. The patient may be consulted about some of these decisions, but in the main it is the doctor’s judgments that are 60 . Little wonder then that in the eye of the hospital it is the physician who is the real ―consumer.‖ As a consequence, the 61 represents the ―power center‖ in hospital policy and decision-making, not the administration.Although usually there are in this situation four recognizable participants —the physician, the hospital, the patient, and the payer (generally an insurance carrier or government) —the physician makes the 62 for all of them. The hospital becomes an3 / 12extension of the physician; the payer generally 63 most of the bills generated by the physician/hospital; and for the most part the patient plays a 64 role. We estimate that about 75-80 percent of health-care 65 are determined by physicians, not patients. For this reason, economy directed at patients or the general are relatively ineffective.51. A. peculiar B. normal C. minor D. vital52. A. eager B. potential C. overseas D. reluctant53. A. moreover B. therefore C. however D. instead54. A. ordinary B. permanent C. stable D. intense55. A. difficult B. conscious C. early D. purchasing56. A. accept B. confirm C. challenge D. announce57. A. common B. serious C. mild D. preventable58. A. significant B. rare C. changeable D. alternative59. A. choice B. need C. disadvantage D. importance60. A. balanced B. accurate C. independent D. final61. A. patient B. medical staff C. government D. insurance agent62. A. academic B. typical C. unique D. essential63. A. reduces B. sends C. loses D. meets64. A. traditional B. clear C. passive D. dominant65. A. spending B. schedule C. therapy D. requirement Section BDirections: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)Foxes and farmers have never got on well. These small dog-like animals have long been accused of killing farm animals. They are officially classified as harmful and farmers try to keep their numbers down by shooting or poisoning them.Farmers can also call on the services of their local hunt to control the fox population. Hunting consists of pursuing a fox across the countryside, with a group of specially trained dogs, followed by men and women riding horses. When the dogs eventually catch the fox they kill it or a hunter shoots it.People who take part in hunting think of it as a sport; they wear a special uniform of red coats and white trousers, and follow strict codes of behavior. But owning a horse and hunting regularly is expensive, so most hunters are wealthy.It is estimated that up to 100,000 people watch or take part in fox hunting. But over the last couple of decades the number of people opposed to fox hunting, because they think it is cruel, has risen sharply. Nowadays it is rare for a hunt to pass off without some kind of conflict between hunters and hunt saboteurs(阻拦者). Sometimes these incidents lead to4 / 12violence, but mostly saboteurs interfere(干涉) with the hunt by misleading riders and disturbing the trail of the fox’s smell, which the dogs follow.Noisy conflicts between hunters and saboteurs have become so common that they are almost as much a part of hunting as the pursuit of foxes itself. But this year supporters of fox hunting face a much bigger threat to their sport. A Labour Party Member of the Parliament, Mike Foster, is trying to get Parliament to approve a new law which will make the hunting of wild animals with dogs illegal. If the law is passed, wild animals like foxes will be protected under the ban in Britain.66. Rich people in Britain have been hunting foxes ________.A. for recreationB. to limit the fox populationC. in the interests of the farmersD. to show off their wealth67. What is special about fox hunting in Britain?A. It involves the use of a deadly poison.B. It is a costly event that rarely occurs.C. The hunters have set rules to follow.D. The hunters have to go through strict training.68. Fox hunting opponents often interfere in the game ________.A. by leaning upon violenceB. by taking legal actionC. by confusing the fox huntersD. by demonstrating on the scene69. A new law may be passed by the British Parliament to ________.A. prohibit farmers from hunting foxesB. forbid hunting foxes with dogsC. stop hunting wild animals in the countrysideD. prevent large-scale fox hunting(B)Electric cars are dirty. In fact, not only are they dirty, they might even be dirtier than their gasoline-powered cousins.People in California love to talk about ―zero-emissions (零排放的) vehicles,‖ but people in California seem to be clueless about where electricity comes from. Power plants most all use fire to make it. Aside from the few folks who have their roofs covered with solar cells, we get our electricity from generators (发电机). Generators are fueled by something — usually coal, oil, but also by heat generated in nuclear power plants. There are a few wind farms and geothermal plants as well, but by far we get electricity mainly by burning something.In other words, those ―zero-emissions‖ cars are likely coal-burning cars. It’s just that the5 / 12coal is burned somewhere else so it looks clean. It is not. It’s as if the California Greens (加州绿党) are covering their eyes —―If I can’t see it, it’s not happening.‖ Gasoline is an incredibly efficient way to power a vehicle; a gallon of gas has a lot of energy in it. But when you take that gas (or another fuel) and first use it to make electricity, you waste a nice part of that energy, mostly in the form of wasted heat — at the generator, through the transmission lines, etc.A gallon of gas may power your car 25 miles. But the electricity you get from that gallon of gas won’t get you nearly as far — so electric cars burn more fuel than gas-powered ones. If our electricity came mostly from nukes, or geothermal, or hydro, or solar, or wind, then an electric car t ruly would be clean. But for political, technical, and economic reasons, we don’t use much of those energy sources.In addition, electric cars’ batteries which are poisonous for a long time will eventually end up in a landfill. And finally, when cars are the polluters, the pollution is spread across all the roads. When it’s a power plant, though, all the junk is in one place. Nature is very good at cleaning up when things are not too concentrated, but it takes a lot longer when all the garbage is in one spot.70. Which of the following words can replace ―be clueless about‖ in paragraph 2?A. Be familiar with.B. Be curious about.C. Show their interest in.D. Fail to understand.71. What can we learn about the California Green from the idea ―If I can’t see it, it’s nothappening‖?A. They do not know those clean cars are likely coal-burning cars.B. They do believe the coal is burned somewhere else so it looks clean.C. They tend to hold that electricity is a nice part of energy.D. They tend to maintain that gasoline is a good way to run a vehicle.72. According to the passage, compared with cars using gas, electric cars are more _______.A. environmentally-friendlyB. expensiveC. harmfulD. efficient73. We can get the conclusion from the passage that _______.A. being green is good and should be encouraged in communicationB. electric cars are not clean in that we get electricity mainly by burning somethingC. zero-emissions vehicles should be chosen to protect our environmentD. electric cars are now the dominant vehicle compared with gasoline-powered cousins6 / 12(C)For the most part, it seems, workers in rich countries have little to fear from globalization, and a lot to gain. But is the same thing true for workers in poor countries? The answer is that they are even more likely than their rich-country counterparts(地位相当的人) to benefit, because they have less to lose and more to gain.Traditional economics takes an optimistic line on integration (整合) and the developing countries. Openness to foreign trade and investment should encourage capital to flow to poor economies. In the developing world, capital is scarce, so the returns on investment there should be higher than in the industrialized countries, where the best opportunities to make money by adding capital to labour have already been used up. If poor countries lower their barriers to trade and investment, the theory goes, rich foreigners will want to send over some of their capital.If this inflow of resources arrives in the form of loans or portfolio investment (组合投资), it will top up domestic savings and loosen the financial restriction on additional investment by local companies. If it arrives in the form of new foreign-controlled operations, FDI, so much the better: this kind of capital brings technology and skills from abroad packaged along with it, with less financial risk as well. In either case, the addition to investment ought to push incomes up, partly by raising the demand for labour and partly by making labour more productive.This is why workers in FDI-receiving countries should be in an even better position to profit from integration than workers in FDI-sending countries. Also, with or without inflows of foreign capital, the same gains from trade should apply in developing countries as in rich ones. This gains from trade logic often arouses suspicion, because the benefits seem to come from nowhere. Surely one side or the other must lose. Not so. The benefits that a rich country gets through trade do not come at the expense of its poor country trading partners, or vice versa. Recall that according to the theory, trade is a positive sum game. In all these trades, both sides—exporters and importers, borrowers and lenders, shareholders and workers can gain.74. Why are workers in poor countries more likely to benefit from the process of globalization?A. They can get more chances to gain a good job.B. They can get more financial aid.C. They have nothing to lose.D. They have less to lose and more to gain.75. What can be the final result of the inflow of the resource?A. It will top up domestic savings.B. It will loosen the financial restriction.7 / 12C. It will push people’s incomes up.D. It will bring technology and skills from abroad.76. What can we know from the last paragraph?A. Poor countries get the most profit during the process of trade.B. Rich countries get profit from trade at poor countries’ expense.C. Poor countries get more profit from trade than rich ones.D. All aspects involved in the trade can get benefit.77. Which can be the most appropriate title for this passage?A. Benefited or HurtB. Who Benefits the MostC. Helping the PoorD. The Inflow of ResourcesSection CDirections:Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.8 / 12By almost any measure, there is a boom in Internet-based instruction. In just a few years, 34 percent of American universities have begun offering some form of distance learning (DL), and among the larger schools, it’s close to 90 percent. If you doubt the popularity of the trend, you probably haven’t heard of the University of Phoenix. It grants degrees entirely on the basis of online instruction. It enrolls 90,000 students, a statistic used to support its claim to be the largest private university in the country.While the kinds of instruction offered in these programs will differ, DL usually indicates a course in which the instructors post syllabi (课程大纲), reading assignment, and schedules on websites, and students send in their assignments by e-mail. Generally speaking, face-to-face communication with an instructor is minimized or eliminated altogether.The attraction for students might at first seem obvious. Primarily, there’s th e convenience promised by courses on the Net: you can do the work, as they say, in your pajamas. But figures indicate that the reduced effort results in a reduced enthusiasm to the course. While dropout rate for all freshmen at American universities is around 20 percent, the rate for online students is 35 percent. Students themselves seem to understand the weaknesses internal in the setup. In a survey conducted for Cornell, the DL division of Cornell University, less than a third of the respondents expected the quality of the online course to be as good as the classroom course.Clearly, from the schools’ perspective, there’s a lot of money to be saved. Although some of the more ambitious programs require new investments in servers and networks to support collaborative software, most DL courses can run on existing or minimally upgraded systems. The more students who enroll in a course but don’t come to campus, the more school saves on keeping the lights on in the classrooms, paying doorkeepers, and maintaining parking lots. And, while there’s evidence that instructors must work harder to run a DL course for a variety of reasons, they won’t be paid any more, and might well be paid less.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 10 WORDS.)78. The author mentioned the University of Phoenix to make us believe that _____________.79. According to the second paragraph, if you apply for a DL course, you will have little chance to _______________.80. What are the two negative effects the convenience of DL brings about?81. Universities show great passion for DL programs for the purpose of _________________.9 / 1210 / 12 第II 卷 (共47分)I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.82. 千万别卷入那件事，否则你将自寻麻烦。
上海市闵行区2014届高三下学期教育质量调研考试(二模)英语试题及答案
闵行区2013学年第二学期高三年级质量调研考试 英语试卷 考生注意： 1. 答卷前，考生务必在答题纸上将学校、姓名及准考证号填写清楚。
答题时客观题用2B 铅笔按要求填涂，主观题用黑色水笔书写。
2. 本试卷分为第I 卷和第II 卷，共12页。
满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
第I 卷 (共103分) 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. Customer and waitress. B. Teacher and student. C. Boss and secretary. D. Lawyer and client. 2. A. 7:00. B. 7:10. C. 9:00. D. 9:10. 3. A. In a seafood market. B. At a restaurant. C. On a fishing boat. D. In a store specializing in seashells. 4. A. Making a pot of coffee. B. Trying different brands of coffee. C. Drinking less coffee. D. Getting a different coffee pot. 5. A. Confused. B. Depressed. C. Relieved. D. Worried. 6. A. They ’d better not go riding. B. Riding a bike is a great idea. C. It ’s not good riding in the rain. D. They can go riding half an hour later. 7. A. Still he doesn ’t like living on campus. B. School has changed little since last year. C. He has made many new friends. D. He enjoys campus life all the same. 8. A. It ’s even harder than people say. B. He doesn’t believe it’s hard for everybody. C. It ’s not as hard as he ’d thought.…………………密○………………………………………封○………………………………………○线…………………………………D. It’s hard to know what to believe about it.9. A. Mike isn’t a very good violinist.B. It’s rather late to ask Mike now.C. There will be other musicians to introduce.D. Someone else should make the introductions.10. A. The exam questions were too difficult.B. The questions had little connection with the course.C. He couldn’t finish the questions within the time allowed.D. He found the questions easy to answer.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages 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.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. She had never been punished for a driving offence.B. She had always been driving at a high speed.C. She could still drive her old car like a woman half her age.D. She had never offended the law.12. A. Because she wanted to break her record.B. Because she couldn’t tell red from green.C. Because her eyes had become weak with old age.D. Because she drove too fast and couldn’t brake.13. A. She showed the judge her clean record.B. She threaded a needle with a small eye with ease.C. She opened her handbag and picked out the medical record.D. She defended herself by raising lots of questions for the judge.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. To make corrections in spelling and grammar.B. To make the main idea clear to the reader.C. To add more specific details and examples.D. To improve overall effectiveness.15. A. By the end of the term.B. Before the paper becomes clear to the reader.C. Two weeks before the final due date.D. After you finish the course.16. A. To review material covered in an earlier lecture.B. To change students’ approach to writing.C. To point out an example of good writing.D. To give an assignment for the next class.Section CDirections:In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write no more than THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages 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.(A)Walking down a path, I saw a small pool of water ahead on the path. I angled my direction to go around it on the part of the path (25)______ wasn’t covered by water or mud. As I reached the pool, I was suddenly attacked! Yet I did nothing for the attack. It was so unexpected. I was surprised as well as unhurtthough I (26)______(strike) four or five times. I backed up a foot and my attacker stopped (27)______(attack) me. I found it amusing. And I was laughing. After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly!Having stopped laughing, I stepped back (28)______(look) the situation over. My attacker moved back to land on the ground. That’s when I discovered why my attacker was charging me only moments (29)______(early). He had a mate and she was dying.Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to fan her. I could only admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his concern for his mate, even though she was clearly dying and I was so large. He did so just to give her those extra few precious moments of life, (30)______ ______ I was careless enough to step on her. His courage in attacking something thousands of times larger and heavier than himself just for his mate’s safety seemed admirable. I couldn’t do anything other than (31)______(reward) him by walking on the more difficult side of the pool. He had truly earned those moments to be with her, undisturbed.Since then, I’ve always tried to remember the courage of that butterfly (32)______ I see huge barriers facing me.(B)You’ve probably seen athletes who take their own successes too seriously. They celebrate a goal with a very long victory dance or continually talk big about their abilities. This is the exact opposite of (33)______ sportsmanship is all about.Everyone feels great when they win, but it can be just as hard to be a good sport（有运动家品格的人）when you have won a game as when you have lost one. Sportsmanship takes courage — when you work really hard at a sport, it’s not easy (34)______(admit) you made a bad play or someone has more skills than you. In competition — as in life — you may not always win but you can learn (35)______ from losing, too.It’s pretty tough to lose, so it is definitely annoying if someone continues making fun of you or your team (36)______ the competition is over. Sometimes it’s hard to swallow your pride and walk on. But there’s alwa ys the next match.When you do lose—and it will happen—lose with class（风度）. (37)______(be) proud of how you performed, or at least realizing things you need to improve for next time, is the key. When it comes to losing, sportsmanship means congratulating the winners willingly. Also, it means accepting the game result without complaint and without excuses, (38)______ ______ you sometimes might doubt the referees（裁判员）made some questionable calls.When you win, the good way is to be a polite and generous winner. Sportsmanship means admitting victories (39)______ putting your opponents to shame and letting victories speak for themselves, that is, being quietly proud of success. Despite the fact (40)______ you have a massive win, sportsmanship means still finding ways to praise your opponents.Section BDirections: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.“In wilderness is the preservation of the world.” This is a famous saying from a writer regarded as one of the fathers of environmentalism. The frequency with which it is borrowed41 a heated debate on environmental protection: whether to place wilderness at the heart of what is to be preserved.As John Sauven of Greenpeace UK points out, there is a strong appeal in images of the wild, the untouched; more than anything else, they speak of the nature that many people value most dearly. The 42 to leave the subject of such images untouched is strong, and the danger exploitation brings to such landscapes is real. Some of these wildernesses also perform43 that humans need—the rainforests, for example, store carbon in vast quantities.Lee Lane, a visiting fellow at the Hudson Institute, takes the 44 view. He acknowledges that wildernesses do provide useful services, such as water conservation. But that is not, he argues, a reason to avoid all human 45 , or indeed commercial and industrial exploitation. There are ever more people on the Earth, and they reasonably and rightfully want to have better lives, rather than merely struggle for 46 . While the ways of using resources have improved, there is still a growing need for raw materials, and some wildernesses contain them in abundance. If they can be tapped without reducing the services those wildernesses provide, the argument goes, there is no 47 reason not to do so. Being untouched is not, in itself, a characteristic worth valuing above all others.I look forward to seeing these views taken further, and to their being 48 by the other participants. One opinion is that both cases need to take on the question of spiritual value a little more directly. And there is a 49 question as to whether wildernesses can be exploited without harm.This is a topic that calls for not only free expression of feelings, but also the guidance of reason. What position wilderness should enjoy in the preservation of the world obviously50 much more serious thinking.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: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.The health-care economy is filled with unusual and even unique economic relationships. One of the least understood involves the 51 roles of producer or “provider” and purchaser or “consumer” in the typical doctor-patient relationship. In most sectors of the economy, it is the seller who attempts to attract a(n) 52 buyer with various inducements (引诱) of price, quality, and utility, and it is the buyer who makes the decision. Such condition,53 , is not common in most of the health-care industry.In the health-care industry, the doctor-patient relationship is the mirror image of the54 relationship between producer and consumer. Once an individual has chosen to see a physician—and even then there may be no real choice– it is the physician who usually makes all significant 55 decisions: whether the patient should return “next Wednesday,” whether X-rays are needed, whether drugs should be prescribed, etc. It is a rare and experienced patient who will 56 such decisions madeby experts or raise in advance questions about price, especially when the disease is regarded as 57 .This is particularly 58 in relation to hospital care. The physician must give evidence of the 59 for hospitalization, determine what procedures will be performed, and announce when the patient may be allowed to leave. The patient may be consulted about some of these decisions, but in the main it is the doctor’s judgments that are 60 . Little wonder then that in the eye of the hospital it is the physician who is the real “consumer.” As a consequence, the 61 represents the “power center” in hospital policy and decision-making, not the administration.Although usually there are in this situation four recognizable participants — the physician, the hospital, the patient, and the payer (generally an insurance carrier or government) — the physician makes the 62 for all of them. The hospital becomes an extension of the physician; the payer generally 63 most of the bills generated by the physician/hospital; and for the most part the patient plays a 64 role. We estimate that about 75-80 percent of health-care 65 are determined by physicians, not patients. For this reason, economy directed at patients or the general are relatively ineffective.51. A. peculiar B. normal C. minor D. vital52. A. eager B. potential C. overseas D. reluctant53. A. moreover B. therefore C. however D. instead54. A. ordinary B. permanent C. stable D. intense55. A. difficult B. conscious C. early D. purchasing56. A. accept B. confirm C. challenge D. announce57. A. common B. serious C. mild D. preventable58. A. significant B. rare C. changeable D. alternative59. A. choice B. need C. disadvantage D. importance60. A. balanced B. accurate C. independent D. final61. A. patient B. medical staff C. government D. insurance agent62. A. academic B. typical C. unique D. essential63. A. reduces B. sends C. loses D. meets64. A. traditional B. clear C. passive D. dominant65. A. spending B. schedule C. therapy D. requirementSection BDirections: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)Foxes and farmers have never got on well. These small dog-like animals have long been accused of killing farm animals. They are officially classified as harmful and farmers try to keep their numbers down by shooting or poisoning them.Farmers can also call on the services of their local hunt to control the fox population. Hunting consists of pursuing a fox across the countryside, with a group of specially trained dogs, followed by men and women riding horses. When the dogs eventually catch the fox they kill it or a hunter shoots it.People who take part in hunting think of it as a sport; they wear a special uniform of red coats andwhite trousers, and follow strict codes of behavior. But owning a horse and hunting regularly is expensive, so most hunters are wealthy.It is estimated that up to 100,000 people watch or take part in fox hunting. But over the last couple of decades the number of people opposed to fox hunting, because they think it is cruel, has risen sharply. Nowadays it is rare for a hunt to pass off without some kind of conflict between hunters and hunt saboteurs (阻拦者). Sometimes these incidents lead to violence, but mostly saboteurs interfere (干涉) with the hunt by misleading riders and disturbing the trail of the fox’s smell, which the dogs follow.Noisy conflicts between hunters and saboteurs have become so common that they are almost as much a part of hunting as the pursuit of foxes itself. But this year supporters of fox hunting face a much bigger threat to their sport. A Labour Party Member of the Parliament, Mike Foster, is trying to get Parliament to approve a new law which will make the hunting of wild animals with dogs illegal. If the law is passed, wild animals like foxes will be protected under the ban in Britain.66. Rich people in Britain have been hunting foxes ________.A. for recreationB. to limit the fox populationC. in the interests of the farmersD. to show off their wealth67. What is special about fox hunting in Britain?A. It involves the use of a deadly poison.B. It is a costly event that rarely occurs.C. The hunters have set rules to follow.D. The hunters have to go through strict training.68. Fox hunting opponents often interfere in the game ________.A. by leaning upon violenceB. by taking legal actionC. by confusing the fox huntersD. by demonstrating on the scene69. A new law may be passed by the British Parliament to ________.A. prohibit farmers from hunting foxesB. forbid hunting foxes with dogsC. stop hunting wild animals in the countrysideD. prevent large-scale fox hunting(B)Electric cars are dirty. In fact, not only are they dirty, they might even be dirtier than their gasoline-powered cousins.People in California love to talk about “zero-emissions (零排放的) vehicles,” but people in California seem to be clueless about where electricity comes from. Power plants most all use fire to make it. Aside from the few folks who have their roofs covered with solar cells, we get our electricity from generators (发电机). Generators are fueled by something — usually coal, oil, but also by heat generated in nuclear powerplants. There are a few wind farms and geothermal plants as well, but by far we get electricity mainly by burning something.In other words, those “zero-emissions” cars are likely coal-burning cars. It’s just that the coal is burned somewhere else so it looks clean. It is not. It’s as if the California Greens (加州绿党) are covering their eyes —“If I can’t see it, it’s not happening.” Gasoline is an incredibly efficient way to power a vehicle; a gallon of gas has a lot of energy in it. But when you take that gas (or another fuel) and first use it to make electricity, you waste a nice part of that energy, mostly in the form of wasted heat —at the generator, through the transmission lines, etc.A gallon of gas may power your car 25 miles. But the electricity you get from tha t gallon of gas won’t get you nearly as far —so electric cars burn more fuel than gas-powered ones. If our electricity came mostly from nukes, or geothermal, or hydro, or solar, or wind, then an electric car truly would be clean. But for political, techni cal, and economic reasons, we don’t use much of those energy sources.In addition, electric cars’ batteries which are poisonous for a long time will eventually end up in a landfill. And finally, when cars are the polluters, the pollution is spread across a ll the roads. When it’s a power plant, though, all the junk is in one place. Nature is very good at cleaning up when things are not too concentrated, but it takes a lot longer when all the garbage is in one spot.70. Which of the following words can replace “be clueless about” in paragraph 2?A. Be familiar with.B. Be curious about.C. Show their interest in.D. Fail to understand.71. What can we learn about the California Green from the idea “If I can’t see it, it’s not happening”?A. They do not know those clean cars are likely coal-burning cars.B. They do believe the coal is burned somewhere else so it looks clean.C. They tend to hold that electricity is a nice part of energy.D. They tend to maintain that gasoline is a good way to run a vehicle.72. According to the passage, compared with cars using gas, electric cars are more _______.A. environmentally-friendlyB. expensiveC. harmfulD. efficient73. We can get the conclusion from the passage that _______.A. being green is good and should be encouraged in communicationB. electric cars are not clean in that we get electricity mainly by burning somethingC. zero-emissions vehicles should be chosen to protect our environmentD. electric cars are now the dominant vehicle compared with gasoline-powered cousins(C)For the most part, it seems, workers in rich countries have little to fear from globalization, and a lot togain. But is the same thing true for workers in poor countries? The answer is that they are even more likely than their rich-country counterparts (地位相当的人) to benefit, because they have less to lose and more to gain.Traditional economics takes an optimistic line on integration(整合) and the developing countries. Openness to foreign trade and investment should encourage capital to flow to poor economies. In the developing world, capital is scarce, so the returns on investment there should be higher than in the industrialized countries, where the best opportunities to make money by adding capital to labour have already been used up. If poor countries lower their barriers to trade and investment, the theory goes, rich foreigners will want to send over some of their capital.If this inflow of resources arrives in the form of loans or portfolio investment (组合投资), it will top up domestic savings and loosen the financial restriction on additional investment by local companies. If it arrives in the form of new foreign-controlled operations, FDI, so much the better: this kind of capital brings technology and skills from abroad packaged along with it, with less financial risk as well. In either case, the addition to investment ought to push incomes up, partly by raising the demand for labour and partly by making labour more productive.This is why workers in FDI-receiving countries should be in an even better position to profit from integration than workers in FDI-sending countries. Also, with or without inflows of foreign capital, the same gains from trade should apply in developing countries as in rich ones. This gains from trade logic often arouses suspicion, because the benefits seem to come from nowhere. Surely one side or the other must lose. Not so. The benefits that a rich country gets through trade do not come at the expense of its poor country trading partners, or vice versa. Recall that according to the theory, trade is a positive sum game. In all these trades, both sides—exporters and importers, borrowers and lenders, shareholders and workers can gain.74. Why are workers in poor countries more likely to benefit from the process of globalization?A. They can get more chances to gain a good job.B. They can get more financial aid.C. They have nothing to lose.D. They have less to lose and more to gain.75. What can be the final result of the inflow of the resource?A. It will top up domestic savings.B. It will loosen the financial restriction.C. It will push people’s incomes up.D. It will bring technology and skills from abroad.76. What can we know from the last paragraph?A. Poor countries get the most profit during the process of trade.B. Rich countries get profit from trade at poor countries’ expense.C. Poor countries get more profit from trade than rich ones.D. All aspects involved in the trade can get benefit.77. Which can be the most appropriate title for this passage?A. Benefited or HurtB. Who Benefits the MostC. Helping the PoorD. The Inflow of ResourcesSection CDirections:Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.By almost any measure, there is a boom in Internet-based instruction. In just a few years, 34 percent of American universities have begun offering some form of distance learning (DL), and among the larger schools, it’s close to 90 percent. If you doubt the popularity of the trend, you probably haven’t heard of the University of Phoenix. It grants degrees entirely on the basis of online instruction. It enrolls 90,000 students, a statistic used to support its claim to be the largest private university in the country.While the kinds of instruction offered in these programs will differ, DL usually indicates a course in which the instructors post syllabi (课程大纲), reading assignment, and schedules on websites, and students send in their assignments by e-mail. Generally speaking, face-to-face communication with an instructor is minimized or eliminated altogether.The attraction for students might at first seem obvious. Primarily, there’s the convenience promised by courses on the Net: you can do the work, as they say, in your pajamas. But figures indicate that the reduced effort results in a reduced enthusiasm to the course. While dropout rate for all freshmen at American universities is around 20 percent, the rate for online students is 35 percent. Students themselves seem to understand the weaknesses internal in the setup. In a survey conducted for Cornell, the DL division of Cornell University, less than a third of the respondents expected the quality of the online course to be as good as the classroom course.Clearly, from the schools’ perspective, there’s a lot of money to be saved. Although some of the more ambitious programs require new investments in servers and networks to support collaborative software, most DL courses can run on existing or minimally upgraded systems. The more students who enroll in a course but don’t come to campus, the more school saves on keeping the lights on in the classrooms, paying doorkeepers, and maintaining parking lots. And, while there’s evidence t hat instructors must work harder to run a DL course for a variety of reasons, they won’t be paid any more, and might well be paid less.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 10 WORDS.)78. The author mentioned the University of Phoenix to make us believe that _____________.79. According to the second paragraph, if you apply for a DL course, you will have little chance to _______________.80. What are the two negative effects the convenience of DL brings about?81. Universities show great passion for DL programs for the purpose of _________________.第II 卷(共47分)I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.82. 千万别卷入那件事，否则你将自寻麻烦。
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I.Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: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.She prefers to stay home. B.She accepts the man’s advice.C.She wants to do something else.D.She doesn’t like a long walk.2.A.He needs a shower urgently. B.He doesn’t need anything.C.He wants to drink something.D.He isn’t sweating at the moment.3. A.She prefers to eat out. B.She is not hungry at all.C.She has a lot to do in the kitchen.D.She wants to make their own food.4. A.Skating is too hard to learn. B.The woman should quit skating.C.Skating isn’t too hard for him.D.The woman should keep trying.5. A.Give up the game. B.Make a new plan.C.Have tough training.D.Avoid the opponent.6. A.He doesn’t like the role. B.He lacks confidence.C.He needs to know the role well.D.He should remember every word.7. A.The food tastes differently. B.The man should see a different view.C.The food is worth the price.D.The prices on the menu are ridiculous.8. A.A past overseas experience. B.A computer game.C.A coming vacation plan.D.An imaginary situation.9. A.Practice the presentation. B.Simplify the presentation.C.Leave out the middle part.D.Ask for more time for the presentation.10.A.He will leave the bike outside. B.The bike needs to be repaired.C.He doesn’t need the bike anymore.D.The bike is in good condition.Section BDirections: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.Questions11through13are based on the following speech.11.A.Students of West Side School. B.The West Side School art teacher.C.Authority of West Side School.D.The Californian government.12.A.1. B.2. C.3. D.4.13.A.The unexpected charm of art. B.A project beneficial to students.C.Gratitude from the hotline callers.D.Messages from kids make differences. Questions14through16are based on the following speech.14.A.Birds’physical characteristics. B.The migrating patterns of birds.C.The size of bird population.D.The behavior of migrating birds.15.A.They become tired of their partners. B.They can’t reach home at the same time.C.They are likely to find new mates.D.They have conflicts during the flight.16.A.They are able to keep pace with their partners.B.They migrate shorter distances than other birds.C.They do not have to migrate for food.D.They have little chance to meet new mates.Questions17through20are based on the following conversation.17.A.The theme is too hard to understand. B.The sound is too frightening.C.The opening images are too violent.D.The language is unacceptable.18.A.The dialect. B.The conversation.C.The background.D.The plot.19.A.It makes the book unusual. B.It makes the characters vivid.C.It makes the dialogues humorous.D.It makes the book easy to read.20.A.The film is officially prohibited to children because of violence in it.B.The woman finds that the film is more interesting than the book.C.The man believes the film is fairly priced and recommends seeing it.D.The man has negative comments both on the book and the film.Ⅱ.Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: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.Humans have been living and working on the space station for over20years.Their meals are packaged,though sometimes astronauts receive fresh treats(21)_______resupply missions.The longer that packaged food is stored,the more(22)_______may lose nutrients.Astronauts have successfully grown10different crops on the space station since2015and had the chance(23)_______(taste)each one.The International Space Station hosted a party for astronauts on Friday as they celebrated the harvest of the first chili peppers(24)_______(raise)in space.Plant Habitat-04was one of the most complex plant experiments on the orbiting laboratory(25) _______peppers took much longer to grow than the previous experiment plants there.After growing for four months,the peppers(26)_______(harvest)on Friday.When the vegetables were ready to eat, the astronauts also completed a sensory assessment.They rated the flavor,color,appearance,and taste of the produce to see(27)_______the labor over their greens proved fruitful as a supplement to prepackaged space food.Fresh greens,like peppers,provide a great source of key nutrients,which are essential to human bodies.Fresh greens also have psychological benefits.They can help to keep morale(士气)and provide a sense of normalcy(正常)on missions(28)_______all the conditions are distinctively different from the earth.Fresh greens make a long-duration mission(29)_______(bearable)by providing a taste of home.Looking to the future,the plant experiments have the potential to significantly impact the sustainability of space exploration.They(30)_______,one day,provide a food source for long-term habitation of Mars and other planets.Section BDirections: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.contentB.overextendC.developD.innovateE.pursuedF.topG.surfaceH.addictionI.emergeJ.cloudK.licensedOn TikTok,“Self-care”has28.2billion views,while the hashtag(主题标签)can be found on over66million Instagram posts.Also,books about self-care often31many people’s shopping lists.On the32,it makes complete sense.Who wouldn’t like the idea of making oneself feel better and taking care of their mind,body and soul?Yet,we have to be careful not to view self-care as a cure-all solution to our problems.Self-care33without awareness of your specific needs and consistent(一致的)evaluation can cause emotional,financial,mental and physical consequences.According to Zishan Khan,a psychologist with Mindpath Health,self-care can lead to a personbecoming frustrated when met with a sea of suggestions,which34everywhere from podcasts to self-help books.“So,don’t allow what others suggest to35your internal voice,”says Khan.“Self-care can only benefit a person if it’s consistent with their goals and values.”Khan further emphasizes the danger of uncontrolled physically-centered self-care advice,such as from influencers.“Their36often overly focuses on beauty and improving one’s looks.This can unintentionally lead to body image concern and thus actually worsen one’s mental health,”she says.Another danger can come when self-care actions reach the level of37,says Melissa Boudin,a psychologist of Choosing Therapy.“When you spend a large amount of time thinking about or practicing a certain self-care behavior,this may be that self-care has gone from beneficial to harmful,”she says,using the example of self-care through healthy eating and then going so far as to38an eating disorder.Lena Suarez-Angelino,a(n)39clinical social worker,has recommended creating a list of activities that make you feel better but don’t40you.Worthwhile and beneficial self-care may include anything from time with loved ones to walking.While self-care is important,it should not be overdone.Ⅲ.Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: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.What will you do when you are hungry?Of course,anyone would go and grab something to eat. And then,what determines the41of food you take in?You may not be right if your answer is the degree of hunger.The conventional concept that42is the key factor is open to challenge.In recent years,a growing body of research has shown that our appetite and food intake(摄入)are influenced by a large number of factors besides our43need for energy.Some of the factors include our eating 44and our perception of the food in front of us.Studies have shown that45eating,for instance,eating while watching TV,or a similar distraction,can increase both hunger and food consumption.Even simple46clues,like plate size and lighting,have been shown to affect consumption.A new study suggested that our short-term47also may play a role in appetite.Several hours after a meal,people’s hunger levels were predicted not by how much they’d eaten but rather by how much food they’d seen in front of them—48,how much they remembered eating.This difference suggests that the recall of our previous meal may have a bigger influence on our 49than the actual size of the meal,says Jeffrey M.Brunstrom,a professor of experimental psychology at the University of Bristol.These findings agree with the earlier research that suggests our perception of food can sometimes 50our body’s response to the food itself.In a2011study,for instance,people who drank the same 380-calorie milkshake on two51occasions produced different levels of hunger-related hormones (荷尔蒙),depending on whether the shake’s52said it contained620or140calories.Moreover, the participants reported feeling53when they thought they’d consumed a higher-calories shake.What does this mean to our eating habits?Although it hardly seems practical to cheat ourselves into eating less,the new findings do highlight the benifit of focusing on our food,avoiding TV and multitasking while eating.The so-called mindful-eating strategies can fight against54while we are eating.By55mindful eating techniques,you have the opportunity to change your current eating habits by becoming more self-aware and in tune to your body’s hunger cues.41.A.quality B.amount C.nutrient D.variety42.A.deliciousness B.hunger C.nutrition D.flavor43.A.occasional B.potential C.external D.biological44.A.environment B.content C.time D.ability45.A.habitual B.purposeful C.unfocused D.absorbed46.A.optional B.visual C.hidden D.flexible47.A.vacancy B.hunger C.supply D.memory48.A.in other words B.as a whole C.by all means D.all in all49.A.motive B.growth C.appetite D.health50.A.advocate B.trick C.justify D.enhance51.A.identical B.alternative C.dependent D.separatebel B.function age D.material53.A.wiser B.healthier C.happier D.fuller54.A.distress B.waste C.distraction D.fullness55.A.employing B.perceiving C.clarifying D.assumingSection BDirections: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 read.(A)When I step out onto the deck,I definitely feel the Arctic chill.That’s not surprising.I’m a good hundred miles inside the Arctic Circle;in fact,you can’t get much farther north and still be in Sweden. This is Abisko Mountain Station,perhaps the crown jewel of the Swedish mountain lodges(小屋). I’m back for a second time to this remote,scenic spot.Last Autumn,a heavy snowstorm trapped me in my tent for days and eventually forced me to go to the station,a comfortable place.I discovered a different side to Abisko.People come here for many reasons–some to hike,some to climb,some to cross-country ski.But there’s yet another entirely different attraction here.Looking out from the deck of the train station,above a huge lake,in the upper sky of the North Pole,the Aurora,as we often refer to the northern light,mixed with green and red,was giving off ghostly light,rolling across the dark night sky.The Aurora may be old hat to those who live this far north,but for the rest of us it is an unforgettable experience.The lights here were so appealing to us we quickly forgot the discomfort of the cold.One of the attractions in Abisko is the Tornetrask.It’s a huge lake,which extends more than70 kilometres long just north of the station,creates an unusual weather phenomenon that keeps the skies above the station clear even when fog or clouds blanket most of northern Sweden.The sky in this area is mostly clear all year around.Abisko has a lot to offer to make it an ideal place to view the Aurora.It is far from any city lights.The station operates a ski lift to the top of Nuolja Peak,more than3,000feet high.For the first time this year,a cafe at the top of the mountain has been turned into a viewing platform for the Northern Lights,called the Aurora Sky Station.Also,the station posts forecasts each night of expected Aurora activity,collected from scientific observations arriving via computer,so visitors may choose the best viewing time.56.What was the reason for the author’s first visit to the lodge?A.He went there in search of the Aurora.B.He needed equipment to keep him warm.C.He was forced there by the weather.D.He had to make his food supply there.57.The phrase“old hat”in3rd paragraph probably mean“________”.A.severe and strugglingB.familiar and unexcitingC.strange and shockingD.mysterious and adventurous58.According to the last paragraph,which of the following is NOT a factor that makes Abisko anideal place to view the Aurora?A.There is a mountain viewing platform.B.Weather forecasts are available.C.There are no city lights nearby.D.There is a caféshop there.59.The author’s overall opinion of Abisko is that________.A.despite the severe weather,it’s an impressive placeB.people have overestimated its popularityC.it’s not as popular as it deserves to beD.the cold weather worsens the Aurora viewing experience there(B)(You may read the questions first.)62.Which of the following is NOT true about Type D learner?A.They are keen on making immediate conclusion.B.Their conclusion comes after data analysis.C.They outline a possible outcome before taking an activity.D.They prefer not to give out their viewpoints randomly.(C)In recent years,a lot of“business thinking”books have been published,all of which search for new answers on how to run organizations effectively.Obliquity tells us that the most profitable companies are not the most aggressive in chasing profits.Wikinomics demonstrates new models of production based on community and collaboration.Peter Miller’s new book,Smart Swarm,however, challenge leaders to think differently.He studied creatures,like bees and ants and he found their habits,actions and instincts can be applied to ler believes his book is the first time anyone has explained the science behind management theory.“The examples of how ant colonies(蚁群)or beehives(蜂窝)work are appealing models for organizations and systems that can be applied in a business context,”he says.So how exactly can bees help run organizations?“By the way they work independently before they work together,”Miller says.“Picture a huge beehive hanging on a tree,with about5,000bees competing for space.They know their population is getting too big,leaving them unsafe.They must all agree to find a new home.In today’s business environment,managers need to be able to make the right decisions under intense pressure.Yet,it is clear that some of the best-paid leaders in some of the biggest organizations can get it dramatically wrong.How is it that they can fail to make efficient business decisions when a large group of bees can make a critical decision about their hive in just a few seconds?”According to Miller,“swarm theory”can help managers in three simple steps:discover,test and evaluate.The bees first realize they have a problem.They then fly into the neighborhood to find potential new sites.They come back and perform a“dance”to get other bees to follow them. Eventually,the bees with the best dance attract the most votes–and a decision is ler says.“The bee example tells you that you need to seek out diversity in your team.You need to have a way of gathering up quite different ideas so you can make sure you pick the right one.”Ants,in addition,can help businesses organize workflow and people.In an ant colony,there is no leader.Ants are self-organized,and respond to their environment and each other.One ant on its own could not raid(袭击)a kitchen cupboard,but one ant telling the next one that it’s worth following him to find food ends up creating a food chain.“In an ant colony,you get the right number going in and out searching for food,you get the right number taking care of the babies,”Miller says.“As a manager, this can tell you that your hierarchy(等级制度)is getting in the way of getting the work done.”ler believes his book differs from other“business thinking”books because________.A.it focuses on maximizing profitsB.it supports the theory with evidenceC.it corrects faults in similar booksD.it justifies the previous theory64.In the second paragraph,the author indicates that the behavior of bees can show managershow to________.A.make up for wrongly made decisionsB.justify exactly what the real problem isC.draw the correct conclusions quicklyD.keep the team safe under great pressure65.According to the“swarm theory”,managers need to________.A.regard decision-making as a cooperative processB.persuade others to follow your ways of thinkingC.accept different ideas and keep them balancedD.pick out a right person to make the final decision66.Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph?A.Leadership skills can be developed through practical work.B.Employees work more efficiently when organized by leaders.C.Strengthened hierarchy is the guarantee of work efficiency.D.Employees should be allowed to make their own decisions.Section CDirections:Read the following passage.Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once.Note that there are two more sentences than you need.A.Science has never had much influence on these decisions.B.There is no single age at which the teenage brain becomes an adult brain.C.However,neuroscience findings prove to be helpful in making a new boundary.D.Child growth pattens differ and how cultures understand child growth is so different.E.Some people think this knowledge can help us rethink where we draw legal boundaries between kids and adults.F.This discovery may well indicate that neuroscience can help us better understand the interrelationship among different ages.Neuroscientists(神经科学家)now know that brain maturation(成熟)occurs far later than previously thought.Great changes in brain are still taking place during young adulthood,especially in the regions of decision making,reasoning,comparing risk and reward,etc.Indeed,some brain regions do not reach full maturity until the early20s.67Maybe.But it’s not as simple as it seems for two reasons.1.Different brain regions mature along with different timetables.68The part of the brain that handles logical thinking is usually fully developed by16,but those involved in self-discipline are still developing in young adulthood.This means they may not have the same level of emotional control,which can make them less responsible for their actions.2.69If it did,we wouldn’t have lived in a society that allows teenagers to drive before they can buy beer.Age boundaries are drawn mainly for political reasons,not scientific ones.It’s a pity that neuroscience won’t have much of an impact on politics although it is always correct.70It is pointless to try to determine the“right”age of maturation.The Dutch,for example,allow children to drink alcohol at the age of16but not to drive until they are19.Even if I firmly believe legal decisions should refer to neuroscience seriously and it’s a good idea to lower the drinking age and raise the driving age,I recognize that the government might never accept it.Ⅳ.Summary Writing(71)Directions:Read the following passage.Summarize the main idea and the main point(s)of the passage in no more e your own words as far as possible.With the rise of urbanism(城市化),and the attraction of video games and social media,contact with nature is much rarer than in the past.For many,there is simply no opportunity to get muddy. Today,many parents may secretly wish their children had the chance to pick up a bit of dirt.Many of the psychological benefits of outdoor play are already well established.Our brains evolved in natural landscapes.This means that natural scenes provide the perfect level of stimulation, which is thought to help recharge the brain when it is tired and easily unfocused.Supporting this theory,one study from2009found that children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD) (注意力缺陷多动症)were better able to concentrate following a20-minute walk in the park, compared to a20-minute walk on the streets of a well-kept urban area.Being close to grass and trees seemed to have had a beneficial effect on their minds.The authors recommended using such“doses of nature”as a safe and accessible way of supporting children with ADHD,alongside other tools.Outdoor play can also offer valuable learning experiences.For example,the act of shaping and stretching materials like mud or sand can help children develop the way their senses and movement interact,known as sensorimotor(感觉运动)development,according to the scientists at the University of Palermo,Italy.This allows the child to gradually understand his or her bodily signals.Given the known psychological benefits,many day-care centers and schools are alreadyencouraging greater contact with nature:outdoor lessons,regular nature walks and the construction of mud kitchens that encourage children to play in the dirt.V.TranslationDirections:Translate the following sentences into English,using the words given in the brackets.72.考虑到学生的实际需求，学校餐厅周末向学生开放。
闵行区2009学年第二学期九年级质量调研考试英语模拟卷
闵行区2009学年第二学期九年级质量调研考试 英 语 试 卷 （满分150分，考试时间100分钟） 考生注意：本卷有9大题，共106小题。
试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。
Part 1 Listening (第一部分 听力) I. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片): (共6分) A B C D E F G 1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______ 6. ______ II. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案): (共10分) 7. A) Basketball. B) Table tennis. C) Volleyball. D) Football. 8. A) To the bus stop. B) To the zoo. C) To the City Library. D) To the railway station. 9. A) Mary ’s. B) David ’s. C) Bill ’s. D) Bob ’s. 10. A) 4: 40. B) 5: 00. C) 5: 20. D) 5: 40. 11. A) Get up early. B) Finish his homework. C) Do some housework. D) Visit his cousin. 学校_____________________班级__________姓名_________准考证号______________…………………………密○………………………………………封○………………………………………○线…………………………12. A) T he People’s Square. B) Wild Animal Zoo.C) Shanghai Museum. D) Century Park.13. A) In the supermarket. B) At the post office.C) At the school gate. D) In the bar.14. A) TV programmes. B) Going dancing.C) Having a meeting. D) Weekend plans.15. A) He’ll fly to America. B) He’ll meet his uncle at the airport.C) He’ll attend a club. D) He’ll visit his grandparents.16. A) She is free tonight. B) She’ll have di nner wi th the man toni ght.C) She’ll have dinner at Moonlight Restaurant. D) She’ll have dinner with others.III. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容, 符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): (共7分)17. Rose is an Indian girl and she will be a university student soon.18. Rose is in Nepal（尼泊尔）because she is studying physics there.19. Rose has been in Nepal for more than eight months.20. The family Rose is living with have never taken her to the parties.21. The children in Nepal begin to speak English at the age of six.22. Rose has taught speaking, writing and art in English in Nepal.23. According to the passage Rose likes travelling very much.IV. Listen to the dialogue and fill in the blanks (根据你听到的对话，完成下列句子，每空格限填一词): (共7分)24. Peter and Alice are talking over the ________ now.25. Alice enjoyed her ________ with her friends in the country.26. Alice and her friends camped in the mountain, ________ meals on an open fire.27. It shone ________ almost every day and it didn’t rain even once.28. The people there were ________ and friendly.29. Alice and her friends arrived home at ________ this morning.30. Alice and her friends will visit their ________ high school teacher, Mrs. Wang tomorrow.Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分词汇和语法)V. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共26分)31. Mr. Richard gave some students ______ lecture on international business yesterday.A) a B) an C) the D) /32. Many great inventions have become a big part of ______ life today now.A) we B) us C) our D) ours33. You can improve your spoken English ______ listening and speaking more.A) in B) with C) by D) about34. It is said that two ______ students are going to enter the contest this Sunday afternoon.A) thousand B) thousands C) thousand of D) thousands of35. Xintiandi in Shanghai is now familiar ______ many foreigners.A) on B) with C) from D) to36. Every time I go to watch a movie, something keeps me from enjoying the film. Somepeople arrive late, ______ talk loudly.A) the other B) others C) the others D) another37. People ______ only buy and use things that do not damage the environment.A) can’t B) needn’t C) should D) must38. ______ useful information he has given us! We all thank him.A) How B) What C) What a D) What an39. Albert, if you ______ carefully, you will understand the report well.A) listen B) listened C) will listen D) are listening40. I don’t think the underground train runs so ______ as the train above ground.A) fast B) faster C) fastest D) the fastest41. Catherine ______ the letter before her mother came into the bedroom.A) has written B) had written C) was writing D) would write42. My parents often warn me ______ outside too late at night.A) don’t stay B) to don’t stay C) not to stay D) to not stay43. It’s her first trip by train, the little girl keeps ______ at the beautiful scenery out of thewindow.A) look B) to look C) looks D) looking44. His joke sounded ______, and it made all the people there laugh a lot.A) amazing B) clearly C) amusing D) well45. Now Shanghai has become one of ______ cities in the world.A) attractive B) more attractive C) most attractive D) the most attractive46. A lot of work ______ by robots in that workshop every day.A) will do B) did C) is done D) has been done47. The man carried ______ luggage on his trip. He met some trouble while checking in.A) quite a few B) only a little C) a couple of D) too much48. Mind your steps as you go, ______ you’ll fall down onto the wet ground.A) and B) but C) or D) so49. Tom was not honest that day. He ______ that he was ill so that he could stay at home towatch the football match.A) pretended B) guessed C) supposed D) suggested50. His idea ______ to be right though some people complained much about that at first.A) turned over B) turned down C) turned up D) turned out51. He always ______ his friends about everything. In fact, he has no thoughts of his own.A) cares for B) makes fun of C) agrees with D) laughs at52. Her ambition is to be a journalist when she grows up. The underlined part means“______”.A) businesswoman B) clerk C) guide D) reporter53. Tom goes in for basketball. He always plays basketball with his friends in his spare time.The underlined part means “______”.A) takes part in B) is keen on C) gets tired of D) is busy with54. — Would you like me to book a ticket for you?— No, you needn’t. ______A) My pleasure. B) It’s an easy job.C) Thank you anyway. D) It doesn’t matter.55. — Would you mind my opening the window?— ______ Go ahead, please.A) Not at all. B) Of course.C) Thank you. I can manage. D) It’s very nice.56. — Do you know ______ last week?— Maybe 1,000 yuan. I’m not quite sure.A) how much did she pay for the watch B) how much she paid for the watchC) how much did the watch she pay for D) how much the watch she paid forVI. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子): (共8分)57. After paying the bill, he got the change of forty ____________. (penny)58. I gave him full directions to ____________ him to find the house. (able)59. This letter is _____________, and I don’t want anyone else to read i t. (person)60. She can __________ delicious meal from very simple ingredients. (product)61. He was late and he walked into the meeting room ____________. (quiet)62. We need to come up with an idea and make a ____________ at once. (decide)63. It was not easy for Jack to get the ____________ in the 800-metre race. (four)64. They are ____________ children because they don’t have enough to eat.(healthy)VII. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。
上海市闵行区高三英语下学期质量调研考试试题(二模)
闵行区2014学年第二学期高三年级质量调研考试英语试卷考生注意：1．考试时间120分钟，试卷满分150分。
2．本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。
试卷分为第I 卷（第1-11页）和第II 卷（第12页），全卷共12页。
所有答题必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。
3．答题前，务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名。
第I 卷 (共103分)I. Listening Comprehension Section ADirections: 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. At 4:15.B. At 4:45.C. At 5:00.D. At 6:00.2. A. A painter. B. A mechanic.C. A porter.D. A carpenter.3. A. Using cameras creatively.B. Setting cameras to portrait mode.C. Painting pictures.D. Taking pictures of people. 4. A. Talk to more soldiers.B. Organize the information.C. Collect more information.D. Add his experience to the book.5. A. Delighted. B. Surprised.C. Doubtful.D. Unconcerned.6. A. He is rather disappointed. B. He doesn ’t care for a promotion.C. He can ’t accept the result.D. He knows his own limitation.7. A. She wants to get some sleep.B. She needs time to write a paper.C. She has a physics class to attend.D. She is troubled by her sleep problem. 8. A. Get more food and drinks.B. Invite more people.C. Tidy up the place.D. Prepare for a party. 9. A. It ’s interesting.B. It turned out to be easy.C. It ’s hard to judge.D. It ’s quite difficult.学校_______________________ 班级__________ 准考证号_________ 姓名______________…………………密○………………………………………封○………………………………………○线…………………………………10. A. She must have paid a lot for the course.B. Her effort has brought about good results.C. She is unlikely to keep good figure.D. Her try is obviously a waste of money.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages 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.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. By sounding a warning. B. By pressing the driving wheel.C. By checking the driving time.D. By touching the wrist band.12. A. Moves more regularly. B. Stops working properly.C. Opens the window for the driver.D. Sounds more frequently and loudly.13. A. A new device to reduce tiredness-related accidents.B. A new device to limit car speed.C. An invention to make driving more comfortable.D. A new regulation to punish dangerous driving.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Girls may give negative influence to boys.B. Girls always influence boys effectively.C. Boys are always as good as girls.D. Boys don’t perform well in certain schools.15. A. Boys should always study with fewer girls.B. Single-sex classes are available for maths.C. Mixed gender is preferred in science classes.D. Girls have better performance than boys.16. A. Boys are too shy to study with the opposite gender.B. Teachers like girls more than boys in English class.C. Boys prefer to interrupt the class more than girls.D. Teaching styles are more suitable for girls.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write no more than THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages 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.(A)The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small single-engined airplane. At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather. To make things worse, her altimeter (高度表) failed and she didn’t know how high she (25) ______ (fly). At night, and in astorm, a pilot was in great difficulty without an altimeter. At times, her plane nearly plunged into the sea.Just before dawn, there was further trouble. Amelia noticed flames coming from the engine. With all the difficulties, Amelia Earhart wasn’t sure if she (26) ______ reach land. There was nothing to do but keep (27) ______ (go).In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland. It was with the great courage (28) ______ she made the safe landing. And for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe. When she returned to the United States, she (29) ______ (honor) by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famous.What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the first woman (30) ______ (fly) the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty-six minutes.In the years that followed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion she set a new record for flying time and was (31) _____ (skillful) than her previous flight. Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation (航空) and that air travel was useful. Her passion for flight lasted in her remaining life (32) ______ she mysteriously disappeared from public in the year 1937.(B)It has become acceptable for people to say that women work less than men and therefore deserve less! It may have been true in the past when women were expected to stay at home and look after children, but women have changed over the years. They have “come out”! Gone(33) ______ (be) the days when they toiled(辛苦) the kitchen stove all day long; they are now aware of their needs and are willing to fight for them. They expect to be given the respect they deserve, both at home and at work. They have realized (34) ______ intellectual potential and have determined to do something about it!Women on two wheels have become (35) ______ familiar sight on the roads of most Asian countries during the past few years. It is common to find a woman (36) ______ (take) her children on her bicycle to school and then reaching her office in time.“Super woman” (37) ______ she is, it is rather difficult to combine a career and a decent home life. She needs to feel (38) ______ (support). She may arrive at work feeling as if she has already done a full day’s job. (39) ______ colleagues doubt her passion to her job, she will feel sad. At the same time, women of today expect their partners to contribute towards childcare and household chores.Today’s women are learning to avoid situations that make them feel more stressed and it is a hard struggle. (40) ______ ______ ______all this, the new woman, “the superpower” has arrived. She still believes in the power and value of a family unit and she holds it in high esteem (尊重).Section BDirections: 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.Public image doesn’t make money directly, nor is it anything visible. However, excellent public image is such an important thing that it is 41 desired by every company, enterprise, institution, etc. Public image refers to how a company is 42 by its customers, suppliers, and stockholders (股东), by the financial community, by the communities where it operates, and by federal and local governments. Public image is controllable to 43extent, just as the product, price, place, and promotional efforts are.A firm’s public image plays a vit al role in the 44 of the firm and its products to employees, customers, and to such outsiders as stockholders, suppliers, creditors(贷款方), government officials, as well as different special groups. With some things it is impossible to 45 all the different publics: for example, a new highly automated plant may meet the 46 of creditors and stockholders. However, it will 47 find resistance from employees who see their jobs threatened. On the other hand, high quality products and service standards should bring almost complete approval, while low quality products and false claims would be widely looked down upon.A firm’s public image, if it is good, should be 48 . It is a valuable strength that usually is built up over a long and satisfying relationship of a firm with publics. If a firm has49 a quality image, this is not easily imitated by competitors. Such an image may enable a firm to charge higher prices, to win the best distributors and dealers, to attract the best employees, to expect the most favorable creditor relationships and lowest borrowing costs. It should also allow the firm’s stock to 50 higher price-earnings ratio (比例) than other firms in the same industry with such a good reputation and public image.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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.Just as the stock market rises and falls in response to what people are willing to put their money behind, we have inside ourselves an inner economy that rises andfalls in response to our beliefs about what is possible. Sometimes the degree to which we are willing to 51our belief systems determines the success of our inner economy. For example, imagine that your family of origin had a belief that musical talent was not something they 52 . As a member of that group, you would likely 53 that same belief about yourself. As a result, even if you had a great desire to create music, you might be 54 to really get behind yourself. Because you might fear that your 55 would not pay off. Even if you had the courage to follow your passion, your inner belief that you are not 56 would probably stop your trying. And that would be a major 57 to invest your energy in your dream.On the other hand, belief isn’t anything 58 . If you found a way to 59 that negative belief, a great flood of energy would pour forth, greatly increasing the possibility of your success. How much energy we are willing to invest in the various ideas and dreams is like the money people are, or are not, willing to invest in the various products available for trade on the stock market. And in both cases, 60 plays a key role in determining how willing we are to get behind something. One way to open up the possibility for greater success in our inner economies is to understand that belief is not the reliable 61 we sometimes think. There are other more reliable things of success that we can put our 62 in, such as passion, feeling, and sense. Some of the most successful investors in the stock market are the ones that go against the grain, trusting their sense over the 63 opinion held by ordinary people about what will work.In the same way, we can learn to trust our heart’s desires and our senseto guide us,64 any beliefs that stand in the way of our ability to fully invest in ourselves. As we take out energy from limiting ideas about what is possible, we 65 the resources that have the power to make our inner economy prosper.51. A. simplify B. challenge C. eliminate D. maintain52. A. possessed B. trusted C. objected D. missed53. A. reject B. preserve C. deny D. share54. A. willing B. sorry C. reluctant D. ready55 A. success B. knowledge C. profession D. investment56. A. devoted B. talented C. concerned D. interested57. A. obstacle B. excuse C. chance D. principle58. A. important B. fixed C. changeable D. stimulating59. A. enhance B. reserve C. release D. follow60. A. energy B. hobby C. expense D. belief61. A. guide B. ability C. goal D. policy62. A. aim B. faith C. task D. dream63. A. unacceptable B. strange C. unbelievable D. common64. A. questioning B. understanding C. interpreting D. believing65. A. stick to B. lead to C. free up D. leave outSection BDirections: Read the following 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)The vast jungles of the Amazon rainforest are home to tribes(部落) mostly isolated from the outside world, whose way of life, largely unchanged for hundreds of years, is now increasingly threatened by modern civilization.Now, scientists discover they can monitor these “uncontacted tribes” using satellites, which would allow inexpensive and safe tracking of these tribes in order to protect them from outside threats.In order to help preserve these uncontacted Indians, researchers need accurate estimates of their populations. One way to collect this data involves flying over their villages, but such over-flights are both expensive and could fill these native peoples with fear. Another strategy involves meeting individuals on the ground, but among other risks, scientists could accidentally spread disease to members of the tribes.Instead, scientists investigated whether satellite images could monitor uncontacted tribes. The result was inspiring. They confirmed their locations and measured the sizes of their village, houses and gardens. “We can find isolated villages wi th remote sensing and study them over time.” Walker told Live Science. “We can ask: Are they growing? Do they move?”Surprisingly, based on the sizes of the houses and villages, the scientists find the population densities of these isolated villages are about 10 times greater, on average, than other villages of native Brazilian peoples. This may be due to the fact that they have to live closer together because they are not as good at clearing the forest, since they lack modern devices like chainsaws and tractors, the researchers said. The tribes may also be afraid of spreading out due to fear of being attacked by outsiders, Walker said.The researchers now plan to focus on 29 more isolated villages to “look at their ecology— that is, distance from rivers and roads—and use this to model where else we can find more isolated villages,” Walker said.66. Scientists don’t want to meet the Indians on the ground due to the fear that ______.A. they can’t get accurate dataB. they could pass disease to the IndiansC. they will be attacked by the IndiansD. they will catch disease from the Indians67. According to the passage, which of the following about the Indian tribes is NOT true?A. They lack modern tools to cut forests.B. Their life styles remain unchanged.C. They live closer together for defense.D. They are contacting the outside world.68. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. More isolated tribes are yet to be discovered.B. Scientists are able to find 29 Amazon tribes in total.C. It’s easy for scientists to find isolated villages.D. More roads should be built for the tribes.69. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A. The Disappearing of the Ancient Amazon Tribes.B. Discovery of Indian Tribes in Remote Mountains.C. The Threatening of Modern Civilization to Tribes.D. Research of Isolated Tribes with Modern Devices.(B)The Zebra Finch: An Owner’s Guide to a Happy HealthyPetThe zebra finch, a native of Australia, is a populardomestic pet in the United States. The bird has manyattributes(特性) which allow it to be kept at home, thoughthere are also a few negative aspects. The attributes arenest-building, breeding and a lively attitude. Thepotential negatives are over-breeding and the wildness ofthe birds.One of the main attributes of zebra finches is their ability to breed. They are the rabbits of the domestic bird world. Once you have two birds, male and female, you will soon have six, as they breed quite easily and have strong babies, usually four at a time. An added attribute is their ability to build their own nests. You can place branch in their place along with some kind of structure, and they will create a nest on their own. It’s very pleasant to see the ways males and females divide some labors and share others, and the babies grow up quickly. Overall, zebra finches are energetic birds, and they can make every place where they live delightful lives.On the negative side, they will breed and in-breed. Often, in-breeding does little harm and does not cause genetic defects(缺陷), as happens more often in other species. However, no one can tolerate just any population level. One has to either remove their nests altogether, which basically removes their personal living place, or check for eggs regularly once a week (the gestation period is 13 days, so even a one-week neglect can lead to births). Eggs can be replaced with false plastic eggs, and this prevents females from laying too many. If they do lay too many, they will die from mineral loss. Since these birds do not tame well, removing eggs can be an unpleasant process of repeatedly invading their personal space.Overall, it is unfortunate that zebra finches are inexpensive birds due to their high level of breeding. They require considerable care to live happy lives. The best care-takers are true avian fanciers —people who have appropriate space for the nests and enough time to allow them to nest-build and breed without over-breeding.70. What is the passage mainly about?A. Zebra finches over-breed by nature and its consequent ill effects.B. Only people who love birds can take care of Zebra finches.C. Domestic zebra finches require a lot of care to live happy lives.D. Zebra finches never become completely tame.71. By saying “They are the rabbits of the domestic bird world”, the writer means that both rabbits and Zebra finches ______.A. have good ability to breedB. are difficult to be raisedC. live delightful livesD. share responsibilities72. In paragraph 3, the word “gestation” probably means ______.A. the period when eggs remain freshB. the time when finches build up their nest and lay eggsC. the time required for the parents to create a nestD. the time required for baby birds to develop and to be born73. According to the passage, attributes of domestic zebra finches include ______.A. their rareness and easiness to be tamedB. their nest-building, sharing of responsibilities and delightful personalitiesC. their in-breeding, which does not cause as much genetic harm as in other speciesD. the fact that they are from Australia and have difficulty in adapting themselves (C)“Does my smile look big in this?” Future fitting-room mirrors in clothing stores could subtly adjust your reflection to make you look ─ and hence feel ─ happier, encouraging you to like what you see.That’s the idea behind the Emotion Evoking System developed by Shigeo Yoshida and colleagues at the University of Tokyo in Japan. The system can manipulate, or in other word, control your emotions and personal preferences by presenting you with an image of your own smiling or frowning face.The principle that physiological changes can drive emotional ones ─that laughter comes before happiness, rather than the other way around ─is a well-established idea.The researchers wanted to see if this idea could be used to build a computer system that manipulates how you feel. The system works by presenting the user with a web-camera image of his or her face ─ as if they were looking in a mirror. The image is then subtly altered with software, turning the corners of the mouth up or down and changing the area around the eyes, so that the person appears to smile or frown (皱眉).Without telling them the aim of the study, the team recruited(招募) 21 volunteers and asked them to sit in front of the screen while performing an unrelated task. When the task was complete the participants rated how they felt. When the faces on screen appeared to smile, people reported that they felt happier. On the other hand, when the image was given a sad expression, they reported feeling less happy.Yoshida and his colleagues tested whether manipulating the volunteers’ emotional state would influence their preferences. Each person was given a scarf to wear and again presented with the altered webcam image. The volunteers that saw themselves smiling while wearing the scarf were more likely to report that they liked it, and those that saw themselves not smiling were less likely.The system could be used to manipulate consumers’ impressions of products, say the researchers. For example, mirrors in clothing-store fitting rooms could be replaced with screens showing altered reflections. They also suggest people may be more likely to find clothes attractive if they see themselves looking happy while trying them on.“It’s certainly an interesting area,” says Chris Creed at the University of Birmingham, UK. But he notes that using such technology in a shop would be harder than in the lab, because people will use a wide range of expressions. “Attempting to make slight differences to these and ensuring that the reflected image looks believable would be much more challenging,” he says.Of course, there are also important moral questions surrounding such subtly manipulative technology. “You could argue that if it makes people happy what harm is it doing?” says Creed. “But I can imagine that many people may feel manipulated, uncomfortabl e and cheated if they found out.”74. What’s the main purpose of the Emotion Evoking System?A. To see whether one’s feeling can be unconsciously affected.B. To see whether one’s facial expressions can be altered.C. To see whether laughter comes before happiness.D. To replace the mirrors in future clothing-store fitting rooms.75. What can we learn about the web-camera image in the study?A. It recorded the volunteers’ performance in the task.B. It gave the volunteers a false image.C. It attempted to make the volunteers feel happier.D. It beautified the volunteers’ appearance in the mirror.76. What does Creed mention as a limitation of the technology?A. It only changes the areas around the mouth and the eyes.B. It only works in clothing stores.C. It only makes subtle changes to people’s expressions.D. It only deals with a limited number of facial expressions.77. What does Creed’s comment on the moral issues with this technology imply?A. Nothing is more important than happiness.B. Technology is unable to manipulate people.C. People should make their decisions independently.D. People should neglect the harm of the technology.Section CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.When e-mail first came into general use about twenty years ago, there was a lot of talk about the arrival of the paperless office. However, it seems that e-mail has yet to revolutionize office communication. According to communications analyst Richard Metcalf, some offices have actually seen an increase in paper as a result of e-mail. “Information in the form of e-mail messages now floods our computer screens. These messages can be sent so quickly that memos tend to be distributed in the hundreds. For those secretaries whose bosses ask them to print out all their e-mails and leave them in their in-trays, this means using up a great deal of paper every month,” Metcalf says.Metcalf has found that because some e-mails get lost in cyberspace, important documents are increasingly likely to be asked by clients and colleagues to send all important documents both by e-mail and by fax. This highlights a further potential problem with e-mail in today’s offices ─ it is taking up time rather than saving it. “With e-mail, communication is much easier, but there is also more room for misunderstandings,” says psychologist Dr David Lewis. Generally, much less care is taken with e-mails than with letters or faxes and the sender will probably print the document and reread it before putting it in an envelope or sending it by fax.More worrying is still the increasing misuse of e-mail for sending “flame-mail”─inappropriate e-mail messages. Recent research in several companies suggests that aggressive communications like this are on the increase. E-mail has become the perfect medium for conveying workplace dissatisfaction because it is so instant.E-mail can also be a problem in other ways. Staffs all too often make the mistake of thinking that the contents of the e-mail, like things said over the phone, are private and not permanent. But it is not only possible for an employer to read all your e-mails, it is also perfectly legal. E-mail messages can be traced back to their origin for a period of at least two years, so you might want to rethink e-mailing your dissatisfaction about your boss to your friends. The advice is to keep personal e-mails out of the office.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 12 WORDS)78. The promise of paperless office has not come true in many offices mainly because many secretaries are asked to _____________.79. Why has e-mailing taken up time rather than saved it?80. There is an increasing concern that e-mails are misused by some employees to express _____________.81. It is advised that employees should not use company e-mails as a way of ___________.第II 卷 (共47分)I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.82. 昨晚我很累，没做完作业就睡了。
上海市闵行区高考二模英语试题参考答案
闵行区2021学年第二学期高三年级质量调研考试英语试卷参考答案说明：试卷满分140分；答案仅供参考I. Listening Comprehension （本大题满分25分）1. D2. A3. B4. C5. D6. A7. C8. D9. B10. A 11. B12. C 13. C14. A 15. D16. B17. B18. C19. B20. A 评分标准：第1—10 每题1分；第11—20 每题分。
II. Grammar and vocabulary （本大题满分20分）Section A （10分）21. but22. are littered23. can (其它表示“可能性”的词) 24. that25. do26. Despite27. to increase28. caught29. ranging30. where评分标准：1、每题1分。
若考生的作答与参考答案不一致，但语言与语法都能接受时可得分。
2、第26小题忽略首字母大小写。
Section B （10分）31. F32. G33. J34. I 35. B36. K37. E38. A39. C40. H 评分标准：每题1分。
III. Reading Comprehension （本大题满分45分）Section A （15分）41. D42. B43. A44. C45. A 46. B47. D 48. A49. B50. C 51. C52. D53. A54. D55. B评分标准：每题1分。
Section B （22分）56. A57. C58. B59. D60. C61. B62. A 63. D64. C65.A 66. B评分标准：每题2分。
Section C （8分）67. B68. D69. E70. C评分标准：每题2分。
IV. Summary Writing（71）（本大题满分10分）参考要点Contrary to popular wisdom that our brain gets forgetful with age, it actually performs better, reaching its peak later than thought. Besides, new brain cells continue to be produced until middle age, contributing to its better performance with complex tasks, enabling us to handle complex tasks better. As we age, we value time more and manage our emotions better, thus becoming happier.V. Translation (仅供阅读参考) （本大题满分15分）72. This shirt is made of real silk (分) and is very comfortable to wear in summer (分).73. I was absorbed in (reading) a detective story(1分) in my dormitory (0.5分) and didn't notice (0.5分) what was happening in the corridor (1分).74. At first glance, the street is nothing special (1分), but it has become a popular tourist attraction (1分) thanks to its frequent appearances (1分) in a well-received movie (1分).75. Some TV programs have remained unchanged (1分) in form and content for decades (1分), which is far from the expectations of the audience nowadays分) and they will be eliminated by the market sooner or later分).评分标准：1、第72、73小题每题3分；第74题满分4分；第75题满分5分。
闵行区二模英语卷及答案
闵行区2014学年第二学期九年级质量调研考试英语试卷（满分150分，考试时间100分钟）2015.4.22考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。
试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题卡上完成，做在试卷上不给分。
Part 1 Listening （第一部分听力）I. Listening comprehension (听力理解) (共30 分)A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6 分)1. _________2. _________3._______4._______.5._______6._______B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)(8分)7. A) Spring. B) Summer. C) Autumn. D)Winter.8. A) Jack did. B) John did. C) Sam did. D) Nobody did.9. A)To New York. B) To Mr. Smith’s homeC) To the train station. D)To the office.10. A) at 6:30a.m.. B) at 7:15a.m. C) at 7:00a.m.. D) at 6:45a.m..11. A) By bus. B) By plane. C) By train. D) By taxi.12. A) $$9. B) $$6. C) $$3. D) $$1.13. A) Doctor and patient. C) Husband and wife.C) Teacher and student. D) Waiter and customer.14. A) They must be talking on a bus.B) The man is giving his seat to the woman.C) The man isn’t kind and helpful.D) They are probably in a hotel.C．Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): (6分)( ) 15. Pat brought his wife to England with him.( ) 16. Pat saved up quite a lot of money though he smoked.( ) 17. Pat’s mother was ill and his wife went to Ireland to see her.( ) 18. Pat asked his friend to write a letter to his wife after two weeks.( ) 19. His friend wrote down what Par wanted to say in the letter.( ) 20. From the story we know the handwriting of Pat’s friend was quite great. D. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks (听短文填空，完成下列内容。
2024年上海市闵行区中考二模英语试题(原卷版)
2023 学年第二学期初三年级学业质量调研英语试卷（满分140分，考试时间90分钟）考生注意：本卷有7大题，共84小题。
试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。
Part 1 Listening（第一部分听力）I. Listening Comprehension（听力理解）（本大题共20题，共25分）A. Listen and choose the right picture （根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）（5分）A B CD E F1. ________2. ________3. ________4. ________5. ________B. Listen to the dialogues and choose the best answer to the question you hear （根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案）（5分）6. A. Skating. B. Cycling. C. Swimming. D. Boating.7. A. In a museum. B. In a cinema. C. In a library. D. In a restaurant.8. A. By car. B. By plane. C. By train. D. By ship.9. A. The weather in Australia. B. The study trip in Australia.C. The activities in Australia.D. The friends in Australia.10. A. The 1,500-metre race isn't a good sport for Alex.B. Alex is afraid of running the 1,500-metre race.C. Practice helps Alex to achieve much progress.D. Alex never dreams to be a professional runner.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false （判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T ”表示，不符合的用“F ”表示）（5分）11. Steve & Kate's Camp has offered summer camps since 1989.12. Kids and parents must choose adventures through activities together.13. Every single one of the summer camps is open from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m.14. Three meals, including snacks, are provided in the camp every day.15. Steve & Kate's Camp is inviting parents to send kids to their summer camp.D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences （听短文，用听到的单词完成下列句子。
2021届上海市闵行区高三下学期质量调研考试(二模)英语试卷
闵行区2020学年第二学期高三年级质量调研考试英语试卷I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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. A bank officer. B. A policeman. C. A lawyer. D. A delivery man.2.A. Unpleasant atmosphere. B. Terrible food.C. Slow service.D. Unacceptable price.3.A. Cloudy. B. Clear. C. Rainy. D. Overcast.4.A. Work in groups. B. Give presentations.C. Turn in their homework.D. Check their answers.5.A. Depressed. B. Uncertain. C. Sad. D. Relived.6.A. Make a medical appointment. B. Give the man a ride.C. Buy the man some medicine.D. Take the man to the hospital.7.A. To participate in a skiing race. B. To apply for a new job.C. To begin a new career.D. To sell the house in Italy.8.A. He’ll accept the job. B. He is busy on Sunday.C. He will not work on Sunday.D. He will turn down the offer.9.A. Differences in customs. B. Differences in pronunciations.C. Differences in words.D. Differences in accents.10.A. He knows very little about John. B. John doesn’t deserve the promotion.C. John should earn more money.D. He doesn’t care for the news.Section BDirections: 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.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11.A. Dogs become tired out. B. Cats are very happy.C. Dogs feel enjoyable.D. Cats get injured easily.12.A. They misunderstand each other. B. They are worried about their behaviors.C. They enjoy exactly the same hobbies.D. They wave their tails too often.13.A. Dogs are good at hunting animals. B. Dogs don’t like cats naturally.C. Cats usually like playing with dogs.D. Dogs and cats can possibly live in harmony.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14.A. Record studios. B. Individual persons. C. Social media. D. Live concerts.15.A. They should start their career on their own.B. They should get advice from the talented musicians.C. They should use online stages fully to become noticeable.D. They should seek cooperation with recording companies.16.A. Comparison of musicians living at different ages.B. Advice for those who want to stand out in music career.C. The development of music styles at present.D. People’s different attitudes toward different musicians.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17.A. It’s not big enough. B. It’s out of their budget.C. There is no garden.D. The kitchen is too small.18.A. It’s within the price range. B. It’s spacious for the family.C. It’s in bad conditions.D. It’s ideally located.19.A. The unacceptable rent. B. The inconvenient location.C. The noise around.D. The incomplete equipment.20.A. Go on looking for an apartment. B. Decorate their new apartment.C. Move to the basement suite.D. Buy new furniture.II. Grammar and vocabularySection ADirections: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.Everywhere I look outside my home I see people busy on their high-tech devices, while driving, walking, shopping, even sitting in toilets. (21) ______ connected electronically, they are away from physical reality.People (22) ______ (influence) to become technology addicted. One survey reported that “addicted” was the word most commonly used by people (23) ______ (describe) their relationship to iPad and similar devices. One study found that people had a harder time(24) ______ (resist) the temptation of social media than they did for sleep, cigarettes and alcohol.The main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time on their products, not to actually improve our quality of life. They have successfully created a cultural disease. I see people (25) ______ (trap) in a pathological(病态的) relationship with time-consuming technology, (26) ______ they serve technology more than technology serves them. I call this technology servitude (奴役). I am referring to a loss of personal freedom and independence (27) ______ ______ uncontrolled consumption of many kinds of devices that eat up time and money.What is a healthy use of technology devices? That is the vital question. Who is really in charge of my life? That is what we need to ask (28) ______ if we are to have any chance of breaking up false beliefs about the use of technology. When we can live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week, then we can regain control and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in life free of technology. Mae West is famous for the wisdom that “too much of a good thing is wonderful.” (29) ______ it’s time to discover that it does not work for technology.Richard Fernandez, an executive coach at Google acknowledged that “we can be swept away by our technologies.” To break the grand digital connection, people must consider (30) ______ life long ago could be fantastic without today’s overused technology.Section BDirections: 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.crazy about a specific film, but now the public tends to base its consumption on the interest of celebrity 31 to any given product. Besides, fashion magazines have almostabandoned the 32 of putting models on the cover because they don’t sell nearly as well as famous faces. As a result, celebrities have realized their unbelievably powerful market 33 , moving from advertising for others’ products to developing their own.Celebrity clothing lines aren’t a completely new phenomenon, but in the past, they were typically aimed at the ordinary consumers, and limited to a few TV actresses. Today they’re started by first-class stars whose products enjoy 34 fame with some world top brands. The most successful start-ups have been those by celebrities with specific personal style. As celebrities become more and more experienced at the market, they try to 35 their production scale rapidly, covering almost all the products of daily life.However, for every success story, there’s a related warning tale of a celebrity who overvalued his consumer 36 . No matter how famous the product’s origin is, if it fails to impress consumers with its own qualities, it begins to resemble an exercise in self-promotional marketing. And once the 37 attention dies down, consumer interest might fade, loyalty returning to tried-and-true labels.Today, celebrities face even more severe embarrassment. The pop-cultural circle might be bigger than ever, but its rate of turnover has speeded up as well. Each misstep is likely to38 to reduce a celebrity’s shelf life, and the same newspaper or magazine that once brought him fame has no problem picking him to pieces when the opportunity appears. Still, the ego’s (自我的) potential for expansion is 39 . Having already achieved great wealth and public 40 , many celebrities see fashion as the next frontier to be conquered. As the saying goes, success and failure always go hand in hand. Their success as designers might last only a short time, but fashion—like celebrity—has always been temporary.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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.Many things happen when people are ageing. Apart from the greying hair and wrinkled skin, there is a(n)41 change which comes with older age. When humans reach their later years, they favour more long-term42 and their social circle is reduced.Now, for what appears to be the first time, scientists have seen the same 43 in another species. Twenty years of observations of chimpanzees(猩猩) reveal that older males choose to keep contact with their 44 friends at the expense of other relationships.The researchers studied 78,000 hours of observations made between 1996 and 2016 that followed the social 45 of 21 male chimpanzees between the ages of 15 and 58 years old. They classified the chimps ’ 46 depending on the amount of time they sat with others and groomed(梳毛) them. They then rated(分类) the various pairings as mutual(相互的) friendships, where both chimps seemed to enjoy the relationship; 47 friendships, where one chimp was more keen to be friends than the other; and non-friendships, where neither chimp showed 48 the other.When the scientists looked at the 49 of friendships, they found that the older chimps had more mutual friendships and fewer one-sided friendships than younger chimps. Another 50 seen in older humans was also spotted in the chimps. As the males got older, their levels of 51 gradually become less, meaning they started fewer fights and tended to threaten others in their group less often.The observations have left the researchers 52 . According to an idea in psychology known associo-emotional selectivity theory, older humans prefer more 53 relationships because they are aware that time is running out. However many animal experts argue that chimpanzees 54 the human sense of mortality (死亡), suggesting something else is driving the behaviour.Robin Dunbar, a professor of evolutionary psychology at the University of Oxford, said in humans, the 55 social circles with age is due to declining social motivation to get out and meet people combined by lack of opportunity. In chimpanzees, as older males compete less for mates, they may focus on close, reciprocal (互惠的) relationships with trusted partners, he said.41.A. physical B. intellectual C. emotional D. functional42.A. habits B. friends C. tasks D. ideas43.A. problem B. obstacle C. struggle D. behaviour44.A. established B. respective C. experienced D. thoughtful45.A. skills B. reputations C. interactions D. positions46.A. intelligence B. relationships C. popularity D. performances47.A. easy-going B. warm-hearted C. self-relying D. one-sided48.A. respect for B. courage to C. interest in D. loyalty to49.A. patterns B. importance C. meanings D. development50.A. instinct B. disadvantage C. feature D. belief51.A. responsibility B. aggression C. reliability D. advancement52.A. delighted B. amused C. relived D. puzzled53.A. unknown B. positive C. insecure D. senseless54.A. lack B. obtain C. imitate D. abandon55.A. absence from B. isolation from C. decrease in D. distinction inSection BDirections: 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)Each day, 10-year-old Seth asked his mom for more and more lunch money. Yet he seemed skinnier than ever and came home from school hungry. It turned out that Seth was handing his lunch money to fifth grader, who was threatening to beat him up if he didn’t pay.Most kids have been made fun of by a brother or a friend at some point. And it’s not usually harmful when done in a playful and friendly way, and both kids find it funny. But when teasing becomes hurtful, unkind, and constant, it crosses the line into bullying and needs to be stopped.Bullying is intentional torment(折磨) in physical or psychological ways. It can range from hitting, name-calling and threats to blackmailing (勒索) money and possessions. Some kids bully others by deliberately separating them and spreading rumours about them. Others use social media or electronic messaging to make fun of others or hurt their feelings.It’s important to take bullying seriously and not just brush it off as something that kids have to tolerate. The effects can be serious and affect kids’ sense of safety and self-worth. In severe cases, bullying has contributed to tragedies, such as suicides and school shootings.Kids bully for a variety of reasons. Sometimes they pick on kids because they need a victim—someone who seems emotionally or physically weaker, or just acts or appears different in some way—to feel more important, popular, or in control. Although some bullies are bigger or stronger than their victims, that’s not always the case.Sometimes kids bully others because that’s the way they’ve been treated. They may think their behavior is normal because they come from families or other settings where everyone regularly gets angry and shouts or callseach other names.Unless your child tells you about bullying—or has visible injuries—it can be difficult to figure out if it’s happening.56.What is the author’s purpose of telling Seth’s story?A. To introduce the topic of bullying.B. To seek help for the victims of bullying.C. To analyze the cause of bullying.D. To display the effects of bullying on kids.57.What does the phrase “brush it off”(in paragraph 4) probably mean?A. Remove bullying.B. Ignore bullying.C. Avoid bullying.D. Punish bullying.58.According to the passage, which of the following about bullying is NOT true?A. Bullying is accidental behaviors.B. Those who bully get emotional satisfaction.C. The weak are easy to be bullied.D. The experience of being bullied can lead to bullying.59.What will the following paragraph most probably talk about?A. Problems of bullying.B. Cause and effect of bullying.C. Signs of bullying.D. Psychological reasons of bullying.(B)Welcome to the online Macmillan Dictionary of the BUZZWORD of the month.Word entry – JOMOJOMO is an acronym (首字母缩略词) standing for the expression____________ , and it simply refers to the gratifying feeling you get when you break away from the (real or virtual) activities of your social group and spend time doing exactly what you most want to do.JOMO is often described as a resist against the hyper-connected society we live in, where technology pushes both social and professional activity constantly in our faces, so that it’s virtually impossible to be happily unaware of what everyone else is doing. This often forces us into spending time in ways which we wouldn’t necessarily have chosen.JOMO then, is about stepping off the social fashion and reconnecting with what really makes us happy.Background –JOMOThe concept of JOMO first appeared in 2012, its early use often credited to blogger Anil Dash who, having to withdraw from both on- and offline activity for a period after the birth of his son, realized that he’d enjoyed himself greatly and didn’t feel he’d missed out on anything at all.JOMO is a play on the earlier acronym FOMO, meaning “fear of missing out”, which is used to describe the feeling of anxiety that people experience when they discover, often via social media, that they’ve let go on a social event or other positive experience.The existence of expressions like JOMO suggest that, although we’re unlikely to resist technology completely, the more deeply we immerse (沉浸) in it, the more we’re beginning to evaluate its hold on us. Other newly created combined words reflecting this zeitgeist include ringxiety, the constant need to check your phone or mistakenly thinking it’s ringing,phubbing, the related condition of being impolite in social situations by checking your phone, tablet, etc.,and infobesity, continuous addiction to digital information in a way which affects your ability to concentrate.60.Which of the following phrases can be put in the blank (in the 4th line)?A. Just Opposite My OpinionB. Joy of Missing OutC. Jump off Mental ObstacleD. Justify Our Main Objective61.According to the passage, which of the following is a state of JOMO?A. You are busy with a report, so you don’t have to attend a staff meeting.B. You are not feeling well, so you are allowed to leave the work earlier.C. You received a dinner party invitation, but you preferred to stay home.D. You were tired out after work, but you heard your favorite song on the radio.62.The word “zeitgeist” (in the last paragraph) probably refers to ______.A. a mixed or unfavorable feeling toward technologyB. a trend to use new words related to technologyC. the fear of negative influence of technology on peopleD. the lack of ability to use technology properly(C)Once upon a time, science fiction was just a style among other styles. There were crime stories, there were horror stories, there was literary fiction, and there was science fiction. But today science themes dominate these other styles. It’s difficult to think of much modern crime, horror or “serious” fiction that doesn’t involve science.And it’s not just books. With every second movie and computer game having a sci-fi element, science fiction seems to have controlled our entire entertainment culture. It’s clear that if we want to define science fiction, we should relate it to the role that science plays in our lives.Although some experts have claimed to be able to trace sci-fi back to ancient times, it is more reasonable to find it in initial form in the 19th century, when industrial societies arose. One of the features that set industrial societies apart from other kinds was the increasing part that science played in everyday life. Factories with vast machines turned out huge quantities of goods, which were transported by trains, motor vehicles and ships all over the world. Cities were built on the back of technology, with electricity in homes and hospitals helping everyone to lead healthier, more convenient lives. All of these changes had great effects not only on people’s real lives, but on their imaginative ones.Writers began to describe these changing physical and mental landscapes, eventually giving science fiction a large and devoted fan base of especially young readers, who found that it spoke to their curiosity about the future that science would create.But sci-fiction reflected fears about science more than it did hopes. These typical early science fiction novels might be a UK novel like H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds (1897). With great skill, Wells played upon the fears of technology by imagining Earth under threat by a civilization –that of men from Mars.The science fiction of today expresses the impact of the computing revolution, robotics and our environmental challenges, while it is less concerned with “little green men from Mars” and other themes of past sci-fiction.Given that science, technology and politics are always intertwined, contemporary science fiction often has a great deal to say about power. Many recent novels – l ike American Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother (2008) – are concerned with government and security service “conspiracies (阴谋)” against the people, particularly as the revelations of whistleblowers like Edward Snowden sink in. This can give sci-fi writing a “skeptical (怀疑的)” feel.This underlines one of the features that remains constant between the beginnings of the empire of science fiction and its state today.As then, so now: We want to read about how fearful the future will be, not how it will be a paradise.63. According to the first paragraph, we know that ______.A. science fiction used to take the leadership in literatureB. horror story and literary fiction have initiated science fictionC. modern fiction reflects the influence of science fictionD. science fiction is the dominant literature style at present time64. What caused science fiction to appear in the 19th century?A. The curiosity of young readers about the future.B. The changes that the industrial revolution brought about.C. People’s stretched imagination affected by their real life.D. People’s fears about science rather than hopes.65.According to the passage, what do we know about the early science fiction?A. It aroused people’s curiosity of science on daily life.B. It intensified people’s worries about the social problems.C. It promoted people’s understanding of the true value of science.D. It conveyed an atmosphere of imaginary anxieties to people.66.Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?A. Despite the content, the theme of science fiction remains the same.B. The fear of outer space attack has long been a worry among people of times.C. The appearance of science fiction has caused misunderstanding among people.D. Science fiction is weakening government power implemented on people.Section CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. EachA. It’s the inner self born in our mind that is keeping us under control.B. Furthermore, if we try to live by the opinions of others, we will build our life on sinking sand.C. As a matter of fact, people sometimes fail to understand who they are and where they are going.D. For the most of us, it’s other people —society, colleagues, friends, family or our community.E. I think there’s only one way —make a conscious decision to stop caring what other people think.F. Therefore, we are so eager for the approval of others that we live unhappy and limited lives, failing to do the things we really want to.Who’s in control of your life? Who’s pulling your strings? 67when we were very young, of course. We were brainwashed. We discovered that feeling important and feeling accepted was a nice experience and so we learned to do everything we could to make other people like us. As Oscar Wilde puts it, “Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry (模仿), their passions a quotation.”So when people tell us how wonderful we are, it makes us feel good. We long for this good feeling like a drug —we are addicted to it and seek it out wherever we can. 68Just as drug addicts and alcoholics live worsened lives to keep getting their fix (成瘾物), we worsen our own existence to get our own constant fix of approval.But just as with any drug, there is a price to pay. The price of the approval drug is freedom —the freedom to be ourselves. The truth is that we cannot control what other people think. People have their own schedule and they come with their own baggage and, in the end, they’re more interested in themselves than in you. 69 Everyone has a different way of thinking, and people change their opinions all the time. The person who tries to please everyone will only end up getting exhausted and probably pleasing no one in the process.So how can we take back control? 70 We should guide ourselves by means of a set of values —not values imposed from the outside by others, but innate values which come from within. If we are driven by thesevalues and not by the changing opinions and value systems of others, we will live a more authentic, effective, purposeful and happy life.IV. Summary WritingDirections:Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.These days, it’s not unusual to see middle-aged men collecting Star Wars action figures, office workers wearing Hello Kitty accessories, or celebrities like David Beckham playing with Lego bricks. It’s becoming more and more common to see adult taking an interest in toys, comic books and the activities that are traditionally associated with children. This phenomenon has given rise to a new word: kidult.What lies behind the phenomenon? One is about adults’ nostalgia(怀旧的) for the carefree days of childhood, and this is especially true with today’s fast-paced, stressful lifestyles. Another is about a societal change in recent decades where people are starting families later. As a result, they have more time and money to spend on themselves. Some adults could only window-shop for their dream toys when they were kids, but now they can afford that radio-controlled car or high-priced doll they have always wanted.Society traditionally disapproves of adults who refuse to put aside childhood interests, viewing the refusal as a sign of social immaturity (不成熟) and irresponsibility. Those who agree with this view sometimes claim that kidults are suffering from the pop-psychology concept known as Peter Pan Syndrome, an anomaly(异常) that people remain emotionally at the level of teenagers.From the standpoint of kidults, though, this phenomenon is seen as nothing but harmless fun. Kidults insist that having youthful interests keeps them young, happy and creative, and their refusal to conform to society’s acceptable tastes shows independent thinking. Besides, they argue that being part of the social trend of delayed adulthood is not purely a personal choice. The real causes include expensive housing, increased educational requirements for employment and poor work opportunities.V. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.72. 天气这么好，周六去植物园野餐好吗？(Why not…)73. 我现在比以前挣得多了，每月支付日常开销后还能存一些钱。
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第I卷 (共103分)I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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. At 4:15. B. At 4:45. C. At5:00. D. At 6:00.2. A. A painter. B. A mechanic.C. A porter.D. A carpenter.3. A. Using cameras creatively. B. Setting cameras to portrait mode.C. Painting pictures.D. Taking pictures of people.4. A. Talk to more soldiers. B. Organize the information.C. Collect more information.D. Add his experience to the book.5. A. Delighted. B. Surprised. C. Doubtful. D. Unconcerned.6. A. He is rather disappointed. B. He doesn’t care for a promotion.C. He can’t accept the result.D. He knows his own limitation.7. A.She wants to get some sleep. B. She needs t ime to write a paper.C. She has a physics class to attend.D.She is troubled by her sleep problem.8. A. Get more food and drinks. B. Invite more people.C. Tidy up the place.D. Prepare for a party.9. A. It’s interesting. B. It turned out to be easy.C. It’s hard to judge.D. It’s quite difficult.10. A. She must have paid a lot for the course.B. Her effort has brought about good results.C. She is unlikely to keep good figure.D. Her try is obviously a waste of money.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages 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 decidewhich one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. By sounding awarning. B. By pressing the driving wheel.C. By checking the drivingtime. D. By touching the wrist band.12. A. Moves more regularly. B. Stops working properly.C. Opens the window for the driver.D. Sounds more frequently and loudly.13. A. A new device to reduce tiredness-related accidents.B. A new device to limit car speed.C. An invention to make driving more comfortable.D. A new regulation to punish dangerous driving.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Girls may give negative influence to boys.B. Girls always influence boys effectively.C. Boys are always as good as girls.D. Boys don’t perform well in certain schools.15. A. Boys should always study with fewer girls.B. Single-sex classes are available for maths.C. Mixed gender is preferred in science classes.D. Girls have better performance than boys.16. A. Boys are too shy to study with the oppositegender.B. Teachers like girls more than boys in English class.C. Boys prefer to interrupt the class more than girls.D. Teaching styles are more suitable for girls.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Applicant’s InformationEducation: University graduate; majoring in (17) ____________.Present jobdescription:Offering (18) ____________ assistance to people. Personality: Easy-going and (19) ______________.Interviewing date:On (20) ______________.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write no more than THREE WORDS for each answer.Why is the man interested in English? Because he likes to read English (21) _________.What is the man encouraged to do? To (22) _________ with the history knowledge.Why does the man think mind-map effective? Because it helps to remember (23) _________ information well.Why does the man want to be a lawyer?To bring (24) _________ to people.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages 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.(A)The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone from NorthAmerica to England in a small single-engined airplane. At midnight,several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather.To make things worse, her altimeter (高度表) failed and she didn’t know how high she (25) ______ (fly). At night, and in a storm, a pilot was in great difficulty without an altimeter. At times, her plane nearly plunged into the sea.Just before dawn, there was further trouble. Amelia noticed flames coming from the engine. With all the difficulties, Amelia Earhart wasn’t sure if she (26) ______ reach land. There was nothing to do but keep (27) ______ (go).In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland. It was with the great courage (28) ______ she made the safe landing. And for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe. When she returned to the United States, she (29) ______ (honor) by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famous.What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was thefirst woman(30) ______ (fly) the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty-six minutes.In the years that followed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion she set a new record for flying time and was (31) _____ (skillful) than her previous flight. Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation (航空) and that air travel was useful. Her passion for flight lasted in her remaining life (32) ______ she mysteriously disappeared from public in the year 1937.(B)It has become acceptable for people to say that women work less than men and therefore deserve less! It may have been true in the past when women were expected to stay at home and look after children, but women have changed over the years. They have “come out”! Gone (33)______ (be) the days when they toiled (辛苦) the kitchen stove all day long; they are now aware of their needs and are willing to fight for them. They expect to be given the respect they deserve, both at home and at work. They have realized (34) ______ intellectual potential and have determined to do something about it!Women on two wheels have become (35) ______ familiar sight on the roads of most Asian countries during the past few years. It is common to find a woman (36) ______ (take) her children on her bicycle to school and then reaching her office in time.“Super woman” (37) ______ she is, it is rather di fficult to combine a career and a decent home life. She needs to feel (38) ______ (support). She may arrive at work feeling as if she has already done a full day’s job. (39) ______ colleagues doubt her passion to her job, she will feel sad. At the same time, women of today expect their partners to contribute towards childcare and household chores.Today’s women are learning to avoid situations that make them feel more stressed and it is a hard struggle. (40) ______ ______ ______all this, the new woman, “the superpower” has arrived. She still believes in the power and value of a family unit and she holds it in high esteem (尊重).Section BDirections: 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. attractionB. benefitC. enthusiasticallyD. commandE. satisfyF. undoubtedlyG. approvalH. treasuredI. viewedJ. developedK. considerablePublic image doesn’t make money directly, nor is it anything visible. However, excellent public image is such an important thing that it is 41 desired by every company, enterprise, institution, etc. Public image refers to how a company is 42 by its customers, suppliers, and stockholders (股东), by the financial community, by the communities where it operates, and by federal and local governments. Public image is controllable to 43extent, just as the product, price, place, and promotional efforts are.A firm’s public image plays a vital role i n the 44 of thefirm and its products to employees, customers, and to such outsiders as stockholders, suppliers, creditors (贷款方), government officials, as well as different special groups. With some things it is impossibleto 45 all the different publics: for example, a new highly automated plant may meet the 46 of creditors and stockholders. However, it will 47 find resistance from employees who see their jobs threatened. On the other hand, high quality products and servicestandards should bring almost complete approval, while low quality products and false claims would be widely looked down upon.A firm’s public image, if it is good, should be 48 . It is a valuable strength that usually is built up over a long and satisfying relationship of a firm with publics. If a firm has49 a quality image, this is not easily imitated by competitors. Such an image may enable a firm to charge higher prices, to win the best distributors and dealers, to attract the best employees, to expect the most favorable creditor relationships and lowest borrowing costs. It should also allow the firm’s stock to 50 higher price-earnings ratio (比例) than other firms in the same industry with such a good reputation and public image.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there arefour words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Just as the stock market rises and falls in response to what people are willing to put their money behind, we have inside ourselves an inner economy that rises and falls in response to our beliefs about what is possible. Sometimes the degree to which we are willing to 51our belief systems determines the success of our inner economy. For example, imagine that your family of origin had a belief that musical talent was not something they 52 . As a member of that group, you would likely 53 that same belief about yourself. As a result, evenif you had a great desire to create music, you might be 54 toreally get behind yourself. Because you might fear thatyour 55 would not pay off. Even if you had the courage to follow your passion, your inner belief that you are not 56 would probably stop your trying. And that would be a major 57 to invest your energy in your dream.On the other hand, belief isn’t anything 58 . If you found a way to 59 that negative belief, a great flood of energy would pour forth, greatly increasing the possibility of your success. How much energy we are willing to invest in the various ideas and dreams is like the money people are, or are not, willing to invest in the various products available for trade on the stock market. And in bothcases, 60 plays a key role in determining how willing we are to get behind something. One way to open up the possibility for greater success in our inner economies is to understand that belief is not thereliable 61 we sometimes think. There are other more reliable things of success that we can put our 62 in, such as passion, feeling, and sense. Some of the most successful investors in the stock market are the ones that go against the grain, trusting their sense over the 63 opinion held by ordinary people about what will work.In the same way, we can learn to trust our heart’s desires and our sense to guide us,64 any beliefs that stand in the way of our ability to fully invest in ourselves. As we take out energy from limiting ideas about what is possible, we 65 the resources that have the power to make our inner economy prosper.51. A. simplify B. challenge C. eliminate D. maintain52. A. possessed B. trusted C. objected D. missed53. A. reject B. preserve C. deny D. share54. A. willing B. sorry C. reluctant D. ready55 A. success B. knowledge C. profession D. investment56. A. devoted B. talented C. concerned D. interested57. A. obstacle B. excuse C. chance D. principle58. A. important B. fixed C. changeable D. stimulating59. A. enhance B. reserve C.release D. follow60. A. energy B. hobby C. expense D. belief61. A. guide B. ability C. goal D. policy62. A. aim B. faith C.task D. dream63. A. unacceptable B. strange C.unbelievable D. common64. A. questioning B. understanding C. interpreting D. believing65. A. stick to B. lead to C. freeup D. leave outSection BDirections: Read the following 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)The vast jungles of the Amazon rainforest are home to tribes (部落) mostly isolated from the outside world, whose way of life, largely unchanged for hundreds of years, is now increasingly threatened by modern civilization.Now, scientists discover they can mon itor these “uncontacted tribes” using satellites, which would allow inexpensive and safe tracking of these tribes in order to protect them from outside threats.。
上海闵行区2009—2010学年第二学期高三质量调研考试英语
上海市闵行区2009—2010学年第二学期高三质量调研考试英语试题（时间120 分钟满分150 分）第一卷（105分）I.Listening comprehension : （30分）Part A Short conversations:Directions : In Part A , you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers ．At the end of each conversations, a question will be asked about what was said．The conversation and the question will be spoken only once．After you hear a conversation and the question about it , read the four possible answers in your paper ,and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard．1．A．He can’t hear well．B．He’s at the party．C．He doesn’t like the party．D．No one will tell him．2．A．$80 B．$60 C．$20 D．$183．A．She’s watched the match．B．She will have a rest tonight．C．She won’t go to watch the match and she will prepare for her chemistry test．D．She doesn’t like the match．4．A．The lesson is as difficult as that one．B．The lesson is more difficult than that one．C．The lesson is not as difficult as that one．D．The lesson is no more difficult than that one．5．A．An accident happened to the driver and he could do nothing but stay in the street．B．In time of danger some persons came to help the driver out．C．None of the persons came to help the driver when the accident happened．D．Not all the persons came to prevent the accident from taking place．6．A．23 minutes．B．54 minutes C．31 minutes D．32 minutes 7．A．9:00 B．9:30 C．9:13 D．8:308．A．In the drugstore．B．In the hospital．C．In the clinic．D．In the clothes shop．9．A．An expensive bike．B．A heavy bike．C．A racing bike．D．A fast bike．10．A．Politics B．EconomicsC．Maths D．EnglishPart B PassagesDirections: In part B, you will hear two short conversations , and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages．The passage will be read twice ,but the question will be spoken only once．When you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard．Questions11 through 13 are based on the following passage．11．A．Captain Singleton．B．Robinson Crusoe．C．Moll Flanders．D．Colonel Jack．12．A．People’s life．B．Sports．C．Politics D．Music13．A．Daniel was the youngest son of his family．B．Daniel finished his most famous novel at the age of 59．C．Daniel was a famous novelist but not a journalist．D．Daniel was once fined about and put in prison several times because he failed in business．Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news．14．A．Crabs．B．Crocodiles C．Kangaroos．D．Rabbits15．A．10 days B．1 month C．5 days D．1 year．16．A．Between June and August．B．Between May and June．C．Between November and February．D．Between May and July．Part C．Longer ConverseationsDirections: In Part C, you will hear two longer conversations．The conversations will be read twice．After you hear each conversation, you are asked to fulfill the task by filling in the numbered blanks with the information you hear．Complete the form ．Write no more than ONE WORD for each answer．Complete the form．Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer．Ⅱ．Grammar （16分）Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D．Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence．25．The real solution to the fuel shortage will have to be a new kind of car, _____ that does not use so much oil．A．the one B．what C．/ D．one26．A survey of the opinions of experts _____that three hours of outdoor exercise a week ______ good for one’s health．A．show；are B．shows；is C．show；is D．shows；are27．It was 2005_____ he finished his study abroad and returned to his motherland．A．when B．since C．that D．before28．--How’s your tour around the North Lake? Is it beautiful?--It ________ be, but it is now heavily polluted．A．will B．would C．should D．must29．To test which foods are better for a long space journey, the astronauts in Shenzhou VI had as many as 50 dishes________．A．to choose B．to be chosen C．to choose from D．to be chosen from 30．In the past three years, the Southeast Asian nation also witnessed its islands ____ by tsunami and typhoons．A．being destroyed B．destroying C．destroyed D．to be destroyed 31．So difficult _____ it to adjust to an English-speaking environment that he determined to learn English hard．A．he has felt B．has he felt C．he did feel D．did he feel32．_____ better in 2010 World Expo is the duty of every citizen in Shanghai．A．Being served B．Serving C．Serve D．Having served 33．Look out ! Don' t get too close to the house __________ roof is under repair．A．whose B．which C．of which D．that34．_____ left before the deadline, it doesn’t seem likely that John will complete the job．A．Although such a short time B．It is a shortC．With so short times D．With such short time35．Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication ______ the advertiser pays for the message to be delivered．A．in that B．in order that C．in which D．that36．In which play of Shakespeare's is it ___ Viola appears?A．where B．which C．who D．that 37．Nowadays business ______ on the Internet is growing rapidly, and this is a strong temptation for hackers, who are looking for ways to break into computer system．A．having been done B．to have been doneC．to do D．done38．AIDS is said ______ the biggest health threat to both men and women in that area over the past few years．A．being B．to be C．to have been D．to being39．We were disappointed to find that he was not _______ we had expected before． A．as good a singer as B．as better a singer asC．as a singer good as D．as a good singer as40．Getting out of the crowed bus, ________ ．A．her cell phone was found missingB．her cell phone was nowhere to be foundC．she found her cell phone missingD．Her cell phone couldn’t be foundIII．V ocabulary（9分）:Complete the passage by choosing the proper words or phrases in the box．（请把题号填写在答题I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area．My parents ___41___ the necessities of life but they couldn’t give much more．If I asked my father for a pair of jeans, he would say, “If you want them, make the money and buy them yourself ．”He wasn’t being mean; he just couldn’t ___42___ them．From age 12 on, I did part-time jobs after school．When I graduated from high school, I joined the navy．Soon I was in a boot camp at Parris Island, S．C．, where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily __43__．These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock（模拟的）battles．Completing these tasks __44____ required discipline, team-work and responsibility．It didn’t matter whether you were black, white or Asian; everyone worked together for the __45__ of the company．I went on to graduate from the U．S．Naval Academy and later became an officer in the navy．The part of my job I enjoyed most was the consoling meetings I __46__ with the family members of the men and women in my charge , trying to help them deal with the long periods of separation ．These proved popular and before long I was being asked to give encouraging ___47___ to business groups, educators and kids across the country．But I consider the boot camp my first real job , and my life is still guided by the __48__ lessons I learned there．It taught me discipline, friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to __49_ it．IV．Cloze（15分）:Directions: For each blank in the following passages 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．（请在答题卡上从50题起正确涂点）Life is filled with challenges．As we get older we come to realize that those challenges to the very things can __50___us and make us who we are ,it is the same with the challenges that come with __51__．When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two ___52__ ．we can try to beat it off,or we can decide that the thing __53__ the challenge isn’t worth the __54__ and call it quits．Although there are certainly times when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most __55__, all that is needed is commitment and communication．When we are communed to something, it means that no matter how____56__ or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to ___57___ it instead of running away from it．Communication is making space for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong．___58___ you can say to a friend,“I got my feelings hurt”____59___“You hurt my feelings,”you are going to be able solve the problem much faster．In dealing with many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for ___60___ they are: small hurdles you need to jump or get through on your way through life．Nothing is so big that it is ___61___ to get over, and hurt only ___62__ to make us stronger．It is all part of growing up, it ___63___to everyone, and some day you will ___64___ all of this and say, “Hard as it was, it makes me who I am today．And that is a good thing．”50．A．design B．promote C．direct D．shape 51．A．confidence B．pressure C．friendship D．difficulty 52．A．opportunities B．expectations C．choices D．aspects 53．A．demanding B．deserving C．predicting D．presenting 54．A．comment B．loss C．trouble D．expense 55．A．cases B．fields C．parts D．occasions 56．A．doubtful B．shameful C．harmful D．painful 57．A．keep B．control C．face D．catch58．A．If B．As C．While D．Unless 59．A．other than B．rather than C．or rather D．or else 60．A．what B．who C．where D．which 61．A．unnecessary B．necessary C．impossible D．possible 62．A．serves B．means C．aims D．attempts 63．A．opens B．appeals C．goes D．happens 64．A．lock down on B．look back to C．look forward to D．look up to V．Reading Comprehension （35 分）Directions: Read the following passages．Each passage is followed by several questions or unfin-ished 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 read．King's College Summer SchoolKing's College Summer School is an annual training program for high school students at all levels who want to improve their English．Courses are given by the teachers of King's College and other colleges in New York．Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized．This year's summer school will be from July 25 to August 15．More information is as follows:65．You can most probably read the text in ________．A．a newspaper B．a travel guideC．a textbook D．a telephone book66．Which of the following is true about King' s College Summer School?A．Only top students can take part in the program．B．King' s College Summer School is run every other year．C．Visits to museums and culture centers are part of the program．D．Only the teachers of King' s College give courses．67．What information can you get from the text?A．The program will last two months．B．You can write to Thompson only in English．C．As a Chinese student, you can send your application on July 14, 2007．D．You can get in touch with the school by e-mail or by telephone．BOdiand remembers like it was yesterday working in an expensive French restaurant in Denver．The ice cream he was serving fell onto the white dress of a rich and important woman．．Thirty years have passed, but Odiand can' t get the memory out of his mind, nor the woman' s kind reaction．She was shocked, regained calmness and, in a kind voice, told the young Odiand, “It' s OK．It wasn' t your fault．" When she left the restaurant, she also left the future Fortune 500 CEO with a life lesson: You can tell a lot about a person by the way he or she treats the waiter．Watch out for anyone who pulls out the power card to say something like, " I could buy this place and fire you," or "I know the owner and I could have you fired．" Those who say such things have shown more about their character than about their wealth and power．The CEO who came up with it, or at least first wrote it down, is Raytheon CEO Bill Swanson．He wrote a best-selling book called Swanson' s Unwritten Rules of Management．"A person who is nice to you but rude to the waiter, or to others, is not a nice person," Swan-son says．" I will never offer a job to the person who is sweet to the boss but turns rude to someone cleaning the tables．"68．What happened after Odiand dropped the ice cream onto the woman' s dress?A．He was fired．B．He was blamed．C．The woman comforted him．D．The woman left the restaurant at once．69．Odiand learned one of his life lessons from ______．A．his experience as a waiter B．the advice given by the CEOsC．an article in Fortune D．an interesting best-selling book 70．According to the text, most CEOs have the same opinion about _______．A．Fortune 500 companies B．the Management RulesC．Swanson' s book D．the Waiter Rule71．From the text we can learn that _______．A．one should be nicer to important peopleB．CEOs often show their power before othersC．one should respect others no matter who they areD．CEOs often have meals in expensive restaurantsCIt may help you to know that there is no such thing as a perfect speech．At some point in every speech, every speaker says something that is not understood exactly as he has planned．Fortunately, the moments are usually not obvious to the listeners．Why? Because the listeners do not know what the speaker plans to say．They hear only what the speaker does say．If you lose your place for a moment, wrongly change the order of a couple of sentences, or forget to pause at a certain point, no_one_will_be_any_the_wiser．When such moments occur, don’t worry about them．Just continue as if nothing happened．Even if you do make an obvious mistake during a speech, that don’t really matter．If you have ever listen to Martin Luther King’s famous speech —“I Have a dream ”, you may notice that he stumbles（结巴）his words twice during the speech．Most likely, however, you don’t remember．Why? Because you were fixing your attention on his message rather than on his way of speech-making．People care a lot about making mistakes in a speech because they regard speechmaking as a kind of performance rather than as an act of communication．They feel the listeners are like judges in an ice-skating competition．But, in fact, the listeners are not looking for a period performance．They are looking for a well-thought-out speech that expresses the speaker’s ideas clearly and directly．Sometimes a mistake can actually increase a speaker’s attractiveness by making him more human．As you work on your speech, don’t worry about being perfect．Once you free your mind ofthis, you will find it much easier to give your speech freely．72．The underlined part an the first paragraph means that no one will ______A．be smarter than you B．notice your mistakesC．do better than you D．know what you arc talking about73．You don’t remember obvious mistakes in a speech because ______．A．you miss the main points of the speechB．you don’t fully understand the speechC．you do n’t know what the speaker plans to sayD．you find the way of speech-making more important74．It can be inferred from the passage that_____A．giving a speech is like giving a performanceB．one or two mistakes in a speech may not be badC．the listeners should pay more attention to how a speech is madeD．the more mistakes a speaker makes, the more attractive he will be75．What would be the best title for the passage?A．How to Be a Perfect Speaker B．How to Make a Perfect SpeechC．Don’t Expect a Perfect Speech D．Don’t Expect Mistakes in a SpeechDCommunications technologies are far from equal when it comes to conveying the truth．A recent research shows people tend to tell more lies in phone conversations than they are in emails．The fact that emails are automatically recorded and can come back to haunt you appears to be the key to the finding．Jeff Hancock of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, asked 30 students to keep a communications diary for a week．In it they noted the number of conversations or email exchanges they had lasting more than 10 minutes, and confessed to how many lies they told．Hancock then worked out the number of lies per conversation for each medium．He found that lies made up 14 percent of emails, 21 percent of instant messages, 27 percent of face-to-face interactions and an astonishing 37 of phone calls．His results to be presented at the conference on human-computer interaction in Vienna, Austria, in April, have surprised psychologists．Some expected emailers to be the biggest liars, reasoning that because deception makes people uncomfortable, the detachment（非直接接触）of emailing would make it easier to lie．Others expected people to be more in face-to-face exchanges because we are most practiced at that form of communication．But Hancock says it is also crucial whether a conversation is being recorded and could be reread, and whether it occurs in real time．“P eople appear to be afraid to lie when they know the communication could later be used to hold them to account,” he says．This is why fewer lies appear in email than on the phone．“P eople are also more likely to lie in real time in an instant message or phone call than if they have time to think of a response,” say Hancock．He found many lies are spontaneous responses toan unexpected demand, such as, “Do you like my dress?”Hancock hopes his research will help companies work out the best ways for their employees to communicate．For instance, the phone might be the best medium for sales where employees are encouraged to stretch the truth．But, given his result, work assessment where honesty is a priority, might be best done using email．76．Hancock’s study focuses on _____．A．the consequences of lying in various communications mediaB．the success of communications technologies in conveying ideasC．people are less likely to lie in instant messagesD．people’s honesty levels across a range of communications media．77．Hancock’s research finding surprised those who believed that_______．A．people are less likely to lie in instant messages．B．people are unlikely to lie in face-to-face interactions．C．people are most likely to lie in email communication．D．people are twice as likely to lie in phone conversations．78．According to the passage, why are people more likely to tell the truth through certain media of communication?A．They are afraid of leaving behind traces of their lies．B．They believe that honesty is the best policy．C．They tend to be relaxed when using those media．D．They are most practiced at those forms of communication．79．It can be inferred from the passage that ______．A．honesty should be encouraged in interpersonal communicationsB．more employers will use emails to communicate with their employeesC．suitable media should be chosen for different communication purposesD．email is now the dominant medium of communication within a companyHumanity uses a little less than half the water available worldwide．Yet occurrences of shortages and droughts are causing famine and distress in some areas, and industrial and agricultural by-products are polluting water supplies．Since the world’s population is expected to double in the next 50 years, many experts think we are on the edge of a widespread water crisis．81．_______But that doesn’t have to be the outcome．Water shortages do not have to trouble the world----ifwe start valuing water more than we have in the past．Just as we began to appreciate petroleum more after the 1970s oil crisis, today we must start looking at water from a fresh economic perspective．We can no longer afford to consider water a virtually free resource of which we can use as much as we like in any way we want．82．_______Instead, for all uses except the domestic demand of the poor, governments should price water to reflect its actual value．This means charging a fee for the water itself as well as for the supply costs．83．_______Governments should also protect this resource by providing water in more economically and environmentally sound ways．For example, often the cheapest way to provide irrigation water in the dry tropics is through small-scale projects, such as gathering rainfall in depressions（凹地）and pumping it to nearby cropland．84．________No matter what steps governments take to provide water more efficiently, they must change their institutional and legal approaches to water use．Rather than spread control among hundreds of even thousands of local, regional, and national agencies that watch various aspects of water use, countries should set up central authorities to coordinate water policy．第Ⅱ卷（共45分）I．Translation （20分）Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets．1．学会与他人和睦相处对每个人都很重要。
闵行区2009学年第二学期高三年级质量调研考试 物理试卷
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据彩灯工作特性，R1 应该________R2（大于、等于、小于） ，当其中一个 或几个灯的 灯丝断了，其余的灯将__________（变亮、变暗、完全熄灭） 。 23． 一定质量的理想气体状态变化如图 17 所示， 其中 AB 段与 t 轴平行， 已知在状态 A 时气体的压强为 2atm， 那么变到状态 B 时气体的压强为_____ atm， 变到状态 C 时气体的温度为_____K。 24． 某商场安装了一台倾角为 30°的自动扶梯， 该扶 梯在电压为 380V 的电动机带动下以 0.4m/s 的恒定 速率向斜上方移动，电动机的最大输出功率为 4.9kW。不载人时测得电动机中的电流 为 5A，若载人时扶梯的移动速率与不载人时相同，忽略电动机内阻的热损耗，则空 载时维持扶梯运行的电功率是 ______kW；这台自动扶梯可同时乘载的最多人数是 ______人。(设人的平均质量为 60kg) 25．高血压已成为危害人类健康的一种常见病，现已查明，血管变细是其诱因之一。为 研究这一问题，我们可做一些简化和假设 ： 设血液通过一定长度血管时受到的阻力f与 血液流速v成正比，即f=kv (其中k与血管粗细无关)，为维持血液匀速流动，在这血管 两 端需要有一定的压强差。 设血管内径为d1时所需的压强差为△p， 若血管内径减为d2时， 为了维持在相同时间内流过同样多的血液， 此时血液的流速是原来的__________倍； 血管两端的压强差必须变为__________△p。
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闵行区2009学年第二学期高三年级质量调研考试英语试卷考生注意：1. 答卷前，考生务必在答题纸上将学校、姓名及准考证号填写清楚，并在规定的区域贴上条形码。
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第I卷(共105分)I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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. At the bank. B. At the airport. C. In the library. D. At the hospital.2. A. Teacher and pupil. B. Painter and buyer.C. Doctor and patient.D. Mechanic and driver.3. A. 7:15. B. 7: 45. C. 8:15. D. 8:00.4. A. Tim’s excellent performance. B. Tim’s homework.C. Tim’s graduation day.D. Tim’s study habits.5. A. She used to work at a newspaper.B. She meets with her supervisor regularly.C. She wishes she had a different kind of work.D. She’d like her supervis or’s opinion of her work.6. A. Stop bothering the woman. B. Ask someone else to go to the library.C. Take the woman’s book with him.D. Show the woman how to get to the library.7. A. Sh e isn’t very hungry right now. B. She regularly eats at this restaurant.C. She is satisfied with the menu.D. Sh e doesn’t want salad with h er lunch.8. A. Pay for some of the food. B. Insist on choosing their own food.C. Treat Gary to dinner some other time.D. Thank Gary for his generous offer.9. A. I t’s a beautiful place. B. No one lives there now.C. You can see it after your vacation.D. You had better make an appointment.10. A. Waiting until later to decide. B. Finding a summer job.C. Working and studying.D. Taking summer classes.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages 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.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. At 9: 20 a.m. B. At 8: 54 a.m. C. At 8: 40 a.m. D. At 9: 40 a.m.12. A. He missed his flight. B. He lost his luggage.C. He was hungry on the train.D. He had to wait at Preston for 30 minutes.13. A. To ask the company to give him the reason for the delay.B. To ask the company to dismiss the train crew.C. To ask the company to make up for his loss.D. To ask the company to improve the air conditioning.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following pa ssage.14. A. At a supermarket. B. At an airport.C. In a theatre.D. In a restaurant.15. A. Because actors and actresses refused to play the last act.B. Because a fire broke out in the building.C. Because a robbery would happen soon.D. Because something explosive was discovered there.16. A. To take away all their belongings with them.B. To follow the directions of the police.C. To go anywhere as quickly as possible.D. To throw away the doubtful objects.Section CDirections:In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the f orm. Write no more than THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections:Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B. C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25. This new computer is obviously superior ______the old one because it has many newfunctions.A. withB. onC. atD. to26. I bought three DVD copies of the film Avatar and now _ is left. Somebody justborrows something and never returns.A. noneB. nothingC. eitherD. neither27. It is dangerous to play with the knife. You ______ hurt yourself.A. canB. mayC. mustD. should28. Compared with the nervousness of driving in the rain or snow, it is ______ to sit in a trainwithout any worry of bad weather.A. more tiredB. less tiringC. less tiredD. even more tiring29. The prices of houses ______ because the demand of them become more and more great.A. are risingB. riseC. had risenD. have been risen30. ______ your plans look good, you still need to do some revision work on it.A. IfB. OnceC. AlthoughD. Since31. People ______ long distances frequently have to decide whether they would prefer to go byland, sea or air.A. to travelB. travelledC. travelD. travelling32. True friendship is like sound health, whose value is seldom known it is lost.A. whenB. thoughC. untilD. unless33. The judge made the final decision after listening to the opinions of each party ______.A. having involvedB. to be involvedC. involvingD. involved34. The film brought the hours back to me ______ I was taken good care of in that far-awayvillage.A. untilB. thatC. whenD. where35. More and more people are looking forward to ______ the Expo in Shanghai.A. visitB. visitingC. visitedD. be visited36. ----Do you have any problems if you ______ this job?----Well, I’m thinking about the salary…A. offerB. will offerC. are offeredD. will be offered37. Many people firmly believed ______ a healthy lifestyle can improve the quality of life.A. thatB. ifC. howD. why38. Only in recent years ______ to realize the importance of wildlife conservation.A. do people beginB. have people begunC. people have begunD. people begin39. Her husband and she are now at work on a new dictionary ______ next year.A. to publishB. being publishedC. publishedD. to be published40. The question came up at the meeting ______ we had enough money for our research.A. whetherB. thatC. whichD. whatSection BDirections: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.So long as teachers fail to distinguish between teaching and learning, they will continue to undertake to d o for children that which only children can do for themselves. Teaching children to read is not passing reading on to them. It is certainly not 41 hours spent in activities about reading. Douglas insists that “reading cannot be taught 42 and schools should stop trying to do the impossible”.Teaching and learning are two entirely different processes. They 43 in kind and function. The function of teaching is to 44 the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to devise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to read. Teaching is also a public activity. It can be seen and observed.Learning to read involves all that each individual does to make sense of the world of printed language. Almost all of it is private, for learning is an occupation of the mind, and that45 is not open to public examination.If teacher and learner roles are not 46 , what then can be done through teaching that will aid the child in the exploring for knowledge? Smith has one principal rule for all teaching47 . “Make learning to read easy, which means making rea ding a meaningful, enjoyable and frequent experience for children.”When the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and when both teacher and learner fulfill them 48 , then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both is49 . Learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of learning to read by reading.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: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.To advertise effectively today, you must abandon the old-school idea of “reaching the masses”. All advertising is local and personal. The key to effective advertising today is to focus on the 50 .Some are the 51 ways every advertiser could work out. You can print a specific offer of your goods or service on door-hangers and place them on doorknobs in your area. Door-hangers on doorknobs will produce results in direct 52 about the strength of your offer. If you need to reach the drivers, flyer (宣传单) under windshield (挡风玻璃) wipers may have better effect than door-hangers. Imagine, how 53 if you hire someone to be a walking ad or launch a T-shirt advertising, 54 , you can print your products on T-shirts of your 55 . In the early 1970s “Hamp Baker says Drive with Care” was spray-painted on cars, which was a public service ad. Ever since, spray-painted sign has become more and more 56 .More grand ways are as follows: virtual showroom. Build a website to 57 a virtual showroom. Use it when people call to ask 58 about your company, your products or your services. Also you can even use an old slide projector to put on a nighttime show. They’re 59 effective, and in the long run, cheap. Nothing is quite as powerful as a public 60 that seizes the public’s attention. You can invite a band to give a performance.61 , you can hire famous models to show it vividly.Nothing screams “expert” quite as loudly as a book written about a subject. You simply can’t 62 the power of your name on the cover of a book. You might only sell a few copies online, but the copies you give away in your town will make you a fortune. You won’t make money on the book. You’ll make it because of the book.Of course, word-of-mouth is the best way to promote your 63 . Friends and past customers recommend your products to their family, friends and colleagues. Word-of-mouth works because the 64 is based on previous positive experiences.50. A. content B. product C. individual D. style51. A. strange B. common C. amusing D. perfect52. A. description B. decision C. discussion D. permission53. A. stupid B. funn y C. impressive D. ridiculous54. A. that is B. first of all C. as a result D. generally speaking55. A. customers B. employers C. consumers D. employees56. A. expensive B. valueless C. popular D. meaningless57. A. refer to B. serve as C. stand for D. keep off58. A. location B. business-hours C. salary D. details59. A. unbelievably B. consequently C. accidentally D. occasionally60. A. speech B. sport C. debate D. performance61. A. For example B. Moreover C. However D. To be exact62. A. create B. change C. imagine D. overuse63. A. production B. friendship C. management D. business64. A. information B. relationship C. pronunciation D. achievementSection BDirections: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)(You may read the questions first.)at65. We can learn from the passage that exchanges of tickets purchased ________.A. are free of chargeB. are not available until the last business dayC. will not be given a big cash discountD. need to contact the box office directly66. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Latecomers will not be permitted to enter the theatre.B. There is a special area for children in the theatre.C. The audience is not allowed to take photos in the theatre.D. Children can talk in a low voice during the performance.67. According to the passage, the audience ________.A. can receive their tickets by mailB. can see the performance onlineC. can’t take cell phones to the theatreD. can’t return tickets in any case(B)Throughout time, people have loved music for its ability to transport them into a world of rhythm and melody. Recently more and more hospitals and clinics have been tapping into the power of music - not only to comfort patients, but to help them heal as well. Welcome to the world of music therapy.After each of the two world wars, musicians visited hospitals and played instruments for injured soldiers suffering from emo tional and physical pain. Today’s music therapists continue this practice, playing instruments such as guitars and harps to bring comfort to their audiences.Therapist Eric Mammen encour ages his patients at a children’s hospital to participate with him as he plays. During visits with 13-year-old cancer patient Lawrence Garcia, Mammen encourages Garcia to beat on electric drums while he plays the guitar. The therapy won’t cure his cancer, b ut it does, according to Garcia’s mom, take away much of the boy’s depression.Music therapy can elevate patients’ moods and ease the symptoms of depression according to the American Music Therapy Association. Other benefits include relieving pain, calming tension, aiding sleep, counteracting worry or fear, and easing muscle tension.Jose Haro personally experienced the benefits of music therapy when he was recovering from heart surgery. During his recovery, he played a piano whose keys lit up, indicating which keys to touch to play along with the background music. Soon, he was playing tunes and noticing som ething strange. “I was searching for my pain.” He says of his experience, “but it was gone.”While Haro’s experience provides an evidence of the power of music to relieve pain, scientific research has proven music als o helps patients with Alzheimer’s disease and arthritis.In addition, music therapy helps premature (早产的) babies. Doctors are tapping into a powerful way to te ach premature babies that haven’t yet learned how to suck. Doctors use a device that comforts the babies by playing music when they suck on a pacifier (奶嘴). Soon, the babies learn to suck in return for music, gaining weight faster and going home earlier than those whodon’t use the device.Even perfectly healthy people are discovering the power of music to calm and heal. Drum circles attract people who find stress relief in pounding out rhythms. While music isn’t a cure-all, it does make life a little easier.68. In the first paragraph, the underlined phrase “tapping into” ca n be replaced by “________”.A. discussing onB. looking forC. showing interest inD. making use of69. According to the passage, Jose Haro ________.A. went through an obvious effect of music on his recoveryB. recovered from heart disease completelyC. felt no pain in his surgeryD. was asked to play the piano by his doctors70. From the passage, we know ________.A. musicians cured many soldiers after each of the two world warsB. Garcia found much comfort in music according to his momC. music can prevent people from suffering from arthritisD. the more music they listen to, the faster premature babies gain weight71. What is the best title for this passage?A. Music Is Becoming Popular in Most HospitalsB. Music Helps Patients RecoverC. Musicians Work with DoctorsD. People’s Life Benefits from Music(C)Whenever human populations have lived in forest areas, they have always cut down trees which they used for a number of purposes, for housing and ships and served as a source of heating fuel and timber. Growth of cities often meant expansion into forest areas, while even more trees were removed to provide space for agriculture. With the growing demand for paper, vast quantities of trees have also been cut down for paper production. These factors, along with many others, have been contributing to a dangerous phenomenon known as deforestation.In the last 5,000 years, humans have reduced forest from roughly 50 percent of the earth’s land surface to less than 20 percent. Most of this original, or old growth, forest cover is concentrated in three large areas: the Canadian and Alaskan boreal forest, the boreal forest of Russia, and the tropical forest of the northwestern Amazon Basin and the Guyana Shield. These areas comprise almost 70 percent of the world’s remaining original forest cover. In most places, the rate of deforestation is increasing, with the alarming result of 16 million hectares disappearing worldwide every year.Loss of forest does not just mean the decline of natural resources. There are several other factors that make deforestation seriously harmful to both the human and natural worlds. One of them is changes in the global climate. For example, forest clearance is releasing substantial volumes of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere as vegetation is burnt or decays. It has been suggested that this is a significant factor in global warming. Moreover, about 10 percent of the world’s tree species are in danger of extinction as a result of deforestation. Deforestation also threatens biological diversity through the destruction of wildlife habitats, which endangers a number of animal species and leads to their potential disappearance. Species are particularly easy to extinction in tropical rainforests because many species have few individuals per unit area, which makes reproduction more difficult. Finally, since forests play an important role in storing water and stabilizing soil, deforestation and the resulting change in land use cause soil erosion (腐蚀) and other forms of land degradation.72. The passage discusses all of the following EXCEPT the ________.A. causes of deforestationB. consequences of deforestationC. management of deforestationD. rate of deforestation73. The word “diversity” in the last paragraph probably means “________”.A. varietyB. expansionC. developmentD. advantage74. Why does the author mention fuel and timber in Paragraph 1?A. To explain the rate of deforestation.B. To compare them with housing and ships.C. To show the dangers of deforestation.D. To illustrate the causes of deforestation.75. Which of the following sentences summarizes Paragraph 3 best?A. Deforestation threatens biological diversity.B. Deforestation has many harmful consequences.C. Deforestation causes changes in global climate.D. Deforestation should be stopped.Section CDirections:Read the following passage and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.A. Allow for personal spaceB. Show willingness to negotiateC. Learn from conflictD. Keep yourself calmE. Focus on finding a solutionF. Talk about the mistakesWays to Deal with Conflict76.which aggravates (使恶化) the conflict. Instead, pause before you speak, think about what the person has said to you, and respond appropriately. By giving yourself this time to think, you cool down, and you are less likely to speak with anger. A lot of the time, the other people may want to argue for the sake of arguing.77.be human nature to fight acceptance of those mistakes. Conflicts often arise from mistakes, so it’s best to be upfront and honest about them. Identify the mistake that led to the conflict.78.In away, allow him to do that. Don’t follow the person you’re in conflict with into another room because you haven’t said all you want to say. You wouldn’t want him following you if you felt the need to leave the situation. Also, don’t hover too close to the person you’re in conflict with. Allow him room to breathe. Don’t make him feel as if you’re backing him into a corner.79.not useful or productive. The main concern is to find a solution to the problem, not to determine who was wrong. If the problem is related to the work itself, keep the conversation focused on exactly what is wrong, and what can be done to fix it.80.conversation, be confident in your stance and know what you are willing to negotiate on and what you feel strongly should not be compromised. Do your best to be flexible. Look for a way to come to a conclusion that satisfies both parties.Section DDirections:Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.A new study suggests that the round-the-clock availability that cell phone have brought to people’s lives may be taking a toll on family life, a new study suggests. The study, which followed more than 1,300 adults over 2 years, found that those who consistently used a mobilephone throughout the study period were more likely to report negative “spillover’’ between work and home life — and, in turn, less satisfaction with their family life.Spillover essentially means that the line between work and home begins to become unclear. Work life may invade home life when a parent is taking job-related calls at home, for instance, or family issues may start to take up work time. For example, a child may call mom at work, telling her “microwave exploded”, explained Noelle Chesley, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee and the author of the study. The problem with cell phones seems to be that they are allowing for ever more spillover between work and home.This may be especially true for working w omen, the study found. Among men, consistent use of mobile phones seemed to allow more work issues to creep (潜入) into family time. But for women, the spillover tended to go in both directions. B eing “connected” meant that work cut into home time，and family issues came into work life.Cell phones seem to be opening more lines for stressful exchanges among family members. But there may be ways to control the spillover, according to Chesley. Employers, she said, could look at their policies on contacting employees after working hours to make sure their expectations are “reasonable”. For th eir part, employees could decide that cell phones go off during family time, Chesley said.(Note: Write NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS for each question or statement.)81. By saying “may be taking a toll on family life”, the writer probably means that cell phone____________.82. As a result of negative “spillover”, people will feel ______________.83. The writer gave the example of “microwave exploded” to indicate that ______________.84. According to Chesley, what could employees do to avoid spillover when they are not atwork?第II 卷(共45分)I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 他太年轻，无法胜任这份工作。