2013学年长宁区第一学期高三英语质量检测试卷

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上海市长宁区2013届高三英语一模试卷(含答案)

长宁区2012学年第一学期高三英语期终质量抽测试卷第I卷（共105分）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.A25. The author received tons of congratulations ______ his great success in writing.A. inB. onC. fromD. byA26. Did you foresee that so many investors ______ all their money in the stock market?A. had lostB. lostC. would loseD. have lostA27. People living in big cities tend to be ______ concerned with air quality than those living in countryside.A. even moreB. many moreC. much lessD. still lessA28. Some fast developing countries around the world don’t care about protecting ______ against environmental pollution.A. themselvesB. themC. itD. itselfA29. According to the new regulations, one ______ pass night driving test for the license.A. needB. canC. mustD. mayB30. All the residents in the area ______ that they move into new flats within three months.A. are advisedB. advisedC. have advisedD. have been advised A31. She came up with several ideas about the house decoration ______ a fantastic one popped into her mind.A. untilB. beforeC. sinceD. unlessA32. Mary’s success lies in the fact ______ she is co-operative and eager to learn from others.A. becauseB. whichC. whereD. thatB33. ______ any staircase, I followed a dark passage and it seemed to go on for ever.A. Not to have seenB. Seeing notC. Having not seenD. Not seeingA34. Unless ______ to speak, most high school students here prefer remaining silent in class.A. invitedB. invitingC. being invitedD. having invitedA35. Doctors insist the growth of wisdom continues after the 40s, 50s and even 60s, ______?A. does itB. doesn’t itC. do theyD. don’t theyA36. If she accepts this position, she will have no choice but ______ an even greater challenge.A. to meetB. meetsC. meetingD. metB37. Donald survived when the car ______ he was in crashed into a truck from the opposite side.A. asB. whereC. thatD. onceA38. A high definition digital camera on this cell phone can show you vividly ______ is around the person you are talking to.A. howB. whichC. whatD. whereA39. Was it the boy’s passion for playing the piano in his childhood ______ led him to be amusic college student?A. whichB. thatC. whatD. whenA40. I remember ______ Mike for advice since he is regarded by many as a good adviser.A. to be askedB. askingC. to askD. being askedA 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.People rarely feel as helpless as they do when attacked by the threat of severe storms. There is nothing that can prevent a hurricane (飓风) or tornado from causing destruction if it reaches a 41 area. History offers numerous examples of storms that have destroyed large numbers of homes and killed many people. But today things are not as 42 as they were in the past. By studying the conditions that cause storms, weather forecasters are better able to predict them and give people in their paths the warning needed in 43 to keep away from tragedy.A storm is 44 as a sudden, extreme change in the normal conditions of Earth’s atmosphere. Examples include a large flood of moisture (湿气) or a sharp increase in wind speed. These types of 45 are generally caused by a dramatic change in air pressure. In fact, air pressure often affects weather more than any other factors.Hurricanes are somewhat 46 to tornadoes because both produce atmospheric vortices. Vortices are cone-shaped depression (低气压) of high-speed winds that can cause a large lot of 47 if they touch the ground. When a storm 48 shore, it brings not only fierce winds but also large amounts of ocean water. Storms require moisture to exist, so they quickly 49 over land. As the storm dies, it creates large thunderclouds that can cause heavy rain, thunder, lightning, and flooding. Tornadoes can also form from the breakup of storms and are often one of their most dangerous consequences.III. Reading ComprehensionB Section 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.All over the world, people admire the beauty and grace of butterflies. Butterflies come in every color imaginable, and their 50 display an incredible variety of patterns. The largest butterfly, Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing, has a wingspan (翼展) of up to 280 millimeters and lives in Papua New Guinea. The smallest, the Western Pygmy Blue in the southern U.S., has a wingspan of only 12 millimeters. Sadly, some of these beautiful creatures are now 51 .Estimates indicate that between 15 and 20 thousand species of butterflies exist around the world. A number of these species are endangered, over 20 in Japan 52 . Although that number may seem small, losing even one species would be 53 . Nowadays scientists even look to butterflies as a 54 of the environment’s health, since they are 55 toenvironmental changes. Many environmentalists around the world are eager to protect the endangered butterflies from extinction. The American Museum of Natural History in New York, for example, has an unusual butterfly exhibit. This exhibit 56 the important role that butterflies play in our environment.In recent years, environmental groups have made significant progress in 57 endangered butterfly populations. Governments throughout Asia have passed laws to help protect endangered wildlife, including butterflies. An area called Butterfly Valley in Assam, India, has become the focus of conscious 58 to protect the butterflies’habitat (栖息地). Other projects in Serbia, Japan, and Canada are also hoping to 59 . Some of these efforts are already starting to work. The population of the El Segundo Blue Butterfly in California, for instance, has increased by 8 percent since 2010.Finding a cure for the butterfly crisis is, 60 , not just for environmental groups. 61 citizens can plant butterfly gardens to support and enjoy these gentle creatures. A group of female prisoners in Belfair, Washington, are helping to rescue an endangered species called Taylor’s Checkerspot. They recognize how 62 seemingly insignificant creatures can be. The world cannot afford to lose any butterflies. As environmentalist John Muir once 63 , ―When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it 64 to everything else in the Universe.‖50. A. colors B. bodies C. wings D. feelers51. A. out of control B. in great danger C. on the fly D. out of date52. A. nearby B. though C. besides D. alone53. A. predictable B. possible C. imaginable D. terrible54. A. factor B. picture C. measure D. display55. A. exposed B. accustomed C. sensitive D. resistant56. A. highlights B. changes C. replaces D. finds57. A. preserving B. controlling C. observing D. recognizing58. A. projects B. efforts C. steps D. groups59. A. set an example B. keep the promise C. make a difference D. take the time60. A. however B. furthermore C. otherwise D. therefore61. A. Distinguished B. Leading C. Senior D. Ordinary62. A. graceful B. significant C. pitiful D. mysterious63. A. proposed B. commented C. promised D. recommended64. A. restricted B. adapted C. contributed D. tiedSection 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 (A)When I was in college, a man named Henry worked as a custodian (看门人) in our student union building. White-haired, with a Pennsylvania Dutch accent, Henry could usually be seen in a baseball cap, a T-shirt and a pair of jeans.He was the custodian, and he was the most respected and most well-known person in the building. Everyone loved Henry, and it was because of all the implicit ways he expressed his love for everyone around him. Henry didn’t have to say, ―I love you.‖ He lived his love.Henry was always excited when he met someone new, and he wanted to know everything about them. He felt it was important to do things for people he valued. And Henry seemed to value everyone he met. He brought in articles or cartoons for certain people, went out of his way to introduce people to each other, kept dozens of names and birthdays in his wallet so he could send cards, and helped students keep in touch with graduates who had written to him. He even assisted students who didn’t have enough money to buy their books.Henry taught me --- and many others he supported --- how to live life to the fullest. Not by skydiving or exploring some foreign countries, but by appreciating where you are in life and valuing those around you.The funny thing is that despite all he did and taught us, Henry truly believed that he was the lucky one --- that he was the one who was gaining so much by getting to know us. But all of us who remember Henry know that we were the ones who were truly blessed.We will never forget the man who taught us that best way to say ―I love you‖ often has little to do with the words.65.What does the word ―implicit‖ in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?A. Unstated.B. Appropriate.C. Indelicate.D. Charming.66.According to the passage, working as a custodian in a college, Henry ______.A. made international travels to live a full lifeB. was a role model of how to be a caring personC. was busy organizing former students’ reunionsD. gathered plenty information about the needy students67.Henry was always excited to meet new people because ______.A. it would make people think highly of himB. he was the most popular person in the collegeC. it was part of his responsibility as a custodianD. he treasured everything around him in his life68.Which of the following word cannot be used to describe Henry?A. Gracious.B. Adventurous.C. Supportive.D. Sympathetic.B (B)69.Where does the receipt most probably come from?A. Suitcase Tracing Website.B. Delivery Center of United Airlines.C. Baggage Resolution Center.D. Information Center of the Airport.70.From the receipt we can learn that John Jackson ______.A. must have filed his Delayed Baggage Report alreadyB. couldn’t deal with his delayed baggage on line until July 17, 2012C. should call 802-247-9999 for the information about his delayed baggageD. may not know anything about his delayed baggage during the first five days71.Which of the following information is not provided in the receipt?A. The descrip tion of the customer’s checked suitcases.B. The regular routine of the delayed baggage tracing.C. The contact phone number of Albany N.Y. Airport.D. The customer’s delayed baggage file reference number.C (C)The candidate longing for election to the highest office in the United States must be native-born American citizen who is at least 35 years old and who has lived in the United States for at least 14 years. The election course is complicated, and the road to the Oval Office is long.Potential candidates must present papers stating their intention to seek their party’s recommendation; delegates then choose from among those running some months later at the national conferences. Before that, however, each state holds a primary election that determines how the state’s voters want the party’s delegates to vote. Methods of choosing the delegates vary from state to state. At the conferences, there are speeches and often heated discussions. It may take several rounds of voting before delegates can agree on a candidate. On the final day of the meeting, the presidential candidate announces his or her choice for vice president.Election Day, by law, is the Tuesday that follows the first Monday in November. On this day, registered voters may cast their votes for president, vice president, and candidates for other federal (联邦), state, and local offices. The popular vote, however, does not determine who will be president. The president is chosen by a vote of the Electoral College, a group of 538 citizens from the 50 states and the District of Columbia who are chosen to cast votes for the president and vice president.The rules for choosing electors, as with the delegates, vary. Each state also decides whether its electoral votes must reflect the popular vote. The number of electors in each state is determined by the number of representatives and senators (议员) that a state sends to Congress and, therefore, may change every 10 years, depending on the results of the United States census (人口普查). The winner must get at least 270 of the electoral votes when the Electoral College meets in December of the election year. The election results are not official, however, until the following January, when Congress meets in a joint conference to count the electoral votes.At the end of the road to the Oval Office is the swearing-in ceremony, at which the new or reelected president takes the oath (誓言) of office on January 20.72.Which of the following is not a requirement for candidates for the presidency of the USA?A. Minimum age of thirty-five years old.B. Previous experience in an elective office.C. Native of the United States of America.D. Bottom residency of fourteen years in the States.73.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. Election results are not authorized until the first month of the coming year.B. Ways to select the delegates of each state are very much the same in the USA.C. The successful presidential candidate wins a maximum number of electoral votes.D. A party’s potential candidate is chosen months before its national conference is held.74.We can conclude from the passage that ______.A. the candidate who wins the popular vote will be the winner of the electionB. the electors don’t have the right to vote against their registered voters’ willC. the presidents of the United States are theoretically picked by the citizens directlyD. the change of a state’s population barely has effect on the presidential election75.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?A. The Various Ways of Presidential Election in the USAB. The Qualifications for Being the President of the USAC. The Rules for Choosing Presidential Candidates in the USAD. The Process of the Election for the President of the USAA Section CDirections: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.76.Try to identify any situations that have contributed to your depression. When you know what has got you feeling blue and why, talk about it with a caring friend, for talking is a way to release the feelings and to receive some understanding. If there’s no one to tell, pouring your heart out to a journal works just as well. Once you air out these thoughts and feelings, turn your attention to something positive. Feeling connected to friends and family can help relieve depression and it may also help them feel there’s something they can do instead of just watching you hurt.77.Depression affects a p erson’s thoughts, making everything seem miserable, negative, and hopeless. If depression has you noticing only the negative, make an effort to notice the goodthings in life, say considering your strengths, gifts, orblessings may help.78.With depre ssion, a person’s creativity and sense of fun may seem blocked. Exercise your imagination by painting, sewing, writing, dancing or composing music, and then you not only get those creative juices flowing, you also loosen up some positive emotions. Take time to play with afriend or a pet, or do something fun for yourself, or find something to laugh about —a funnymovie, perhaps, because laughter helps lighten yourmood.79.Taking a 15-to 30-minute brisk walk every day --- or dancing, jogging, or biking if you prefer makes you feel less depressed. Once you get in the exercise habit, it won’t take long to notice a difference in your mood. In addition to getting aerobic exercise, some yoga poses can help relieve feelings of depression. Two aspects of yoga --- breathing exercises and meditation --- can helppeople with depression feel better.80.In depression, some people may not feel like eating at all, while others might overeat. If depression has affected your appetite, you’ll need to be extra mindful o f getting the right nourishment, for proper nutrition can influence a person’s mood and energy. So eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and get regular meals even if you don’t feel hungry, try to eat something light, like a piece of fruit, to keep you going.B Section DDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.―Neither a borrower nor a lender be.‖Although this might be excellent advice in matters concerning family and friends, borrowing and lending are frequently the foundation of a booming economy.A loan is a sum of money borrowed for a limited period. A loan may be obtained from an individual or from an institution such as a bank and is generally granted at a specific rate of interest. Interest is the fee that the borrower pays to use the money. An extremely high rate of interest --- and certainly any amount more than law permits --- is called usury. Lending money can be a risky business, for there is always the possibility that the borrower may not be able to pay the loan. For this reason, a lender generally requires the borrower to register something valuable of his or hers, known as collateral (抵押), as a part of the loan agreement. A house or an automobile, investments in the stock market, even the value of a business, are all examples of collateral that a lender may be willing to accept in the event that the borrower fails to pay the loan.There are two major sorts of loans: consumer loans and commercial loans. A consumer loan is one that is made to an individual, and it may be to buy a house or an automobile or to finance an education. A commercial loan may be used to start a new business, pay for new equipment and staff, or expand an office or factory. The business of making loans also contributes to a healthy economy by enhancing the employment market. Loans allow consumers to buy and improve homes, creating jobs for carpenters, architects and etc. Loans enable businesses to expand, and when these businesses open a branch office or a new store, they also increase their consumption of office supplies, furnishings, and computers.In a booming economy, money circulates quickly, and each deal represents earnings for someone. It may be reasonable to say that a certain level of debt is normal, even necessary, to a healthy economy as long as the individual borrower or business is careful and try not to take onmore than a manageable amount of debt.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)81.―Neither a borrower nor a lender be.‖ is excellent advice for keeping good family and friendswhile it is __________.82.What is the purpose of collateral in a loan agreement?83.Different from commercial loans, consumer loans may be used to __________.84.How can the individual borrower or business profit from a booming economy?第II卷（共45分）I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.A 1.我最喜欢的运动是打网球。

上海市金山区2013年高三上学期教学质量检测(高考一模)英语试题及答案

金山区2012-2013学年第一学期教学质量监测高三年级英语学科试卷2013.1 考生注意：1.考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分。

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）第I卷（共105分）I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Part 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. He has to take medicine. B. He needs an operation.C. He doesn’t feel well.D. He has no time to have a good rest.2. A. The machine is out of order.B. It isn’t placed right.C. There isn’t enough time to fix it.D. A new machine will replace the old one.3. A. A bus station. B. An airport.C. A super highway.D. A train station.4. A. Mr. Green. B. Mrs. Green.C. Dr. Mueller.D. Mrs. Pennington.5. A. They enjoy watching TV. B. They always watch TV.C. They find TV uninteresting.D. They like the advertisements best.6. A. She went to the centre with her friend. B. She wrote her friend a letter.C. She told her friend to call her later.D. She asked her friend to come.7. A. $100. B. $40. C. $20. D. $60.8. A. She thinks the man needs a vacation.B. She thinks the man should be preparing for his tests.C. She thinks the man doesn’t need to worry about his exams.D. She’s not interested in surfing.9. A. Use a different phone. B . Wait until his secretary gets home.C. Ask Tom to call the secretary.D. Leave before the phone rings.10. A. He liked Canada in the winter.B. He liked Canada in spring, summer and fall.C. He liked Canada all year round.D. He did not like Canada.Section BDirections: In Part 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. Disappointed. B. Satisfied.C. Angry.D. Worried.12. A. He checked out and left the hotel. B. All his things were stolen.C. His luggage was removed by mistake.D. He was robbed of his suitcase.13. A. He was asked to leave the hotel. B. The receptionist was rude to him.C. All his things were in disorder.D. He was sent to dirty room.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. He must be strong and under the age of sixteen.B. He has to be physically and mentally healthy and over seventeen years old.C. He must pay a certain amount of money and be old enough.D. He has to receive a training and pass a test.15. A. There are more car accidents.B. There are m ore car jams.C. More roads are damaged.D. More parking places are deserted.16. A. Train and bus services are becoming poorer. B. The roads are too crowded to drive.C. They are too young or too old to drive.D. It’s difficult to take a bus or a train.Section CDirections: In Part 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.B1anks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.The woman thinks that they need to take a _________17_________ .They would like to go camping in the __________18___________ .But they can not leave ____________19______________ .They are sure that they will _________20___________ themselves.B1anks 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 in a hurry? He is going to Hongkou ____21_____. What doe s the expression “meet its Waterloo”It means ____22____.mean?What does the man tell the woman not to lose? She shouldn’t lose _____23_____.When will the match begin? It will begin _____24_____.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C andD. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25. “We Chinese people always put emphasis on the friendly relationships ______ the people of all countries.” said t he Ambassador.A. withB. underC. toD. between26. I need some carbon paper badly, but there is _____ at hand.A. noneB. no oneC. nothingD. not anything27. ---Will you stay for the dinner?---Sorry,__________. The cookers I bought online will be sent to my house this afternoon.A. I can’tB. I mustn’tC. I needn’tD. I shouldn’t28. This kind of glasses manufactured by experienced craftsmen ______ comfortably.A. is wornB. wearsC. wearD. are worn29. My little daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk ______ far.A. thatB. suchC. /D. as30. __________ golf was first played in Scotland in the 15th century is generally agreed.A. WhetherB. WhyC. ThatD. What31. __________ her way through the excited crowd in the bookstore, the woman writer issurrounded by a group of admirers.A. To makeB. Having madeC. To be madeD. Making32. No matter how _____, you can find something animate, a kind of plant, an animal or humanbeing.A. may a desert be dryB. a desert dry may beC. dry a desert may beD. a desert may be dry33. We were aware that, _____, the situation will get worse.A. if not dealing with carefullyB. if dealt not carefully withC. if not carefully dealt withD. if not carefully dealing with34. The Premier says that bilateral relations will grow smoothly and steadily _____ both countries follow the principle contained in the joint documents.A. as far asB. thoughC. unlessD. as long as35. A total of 264,302 people in the country were reported __________ with HIV by the end oflast September.A. to have been infectedB. to be infectedC. to having been infectedD. to have infected36. The news quickly spread ______ China has successfully launched another manned spaceship.A. whichB. thatC. whenD. while37. I was trying to pick up my hat that __________ off in the wind, but failed at last.A. had been blownB. is blownC. blownD. it had been blown38. Funny animals is a term used in comics and animated cartoons __________ the animals aregiven human characteristics.A. whereB. thatC. whyD. as39. The government has promised to do ______ lies in its power to relieve the hardships of the victims in the snow-stricken area.A. howeverB. whereverC. whateverD. whichever40. ______ well in an interview made him lose the position in that company.A. Not doingB. Not to have doneC. Having not doneD. Doing notSection 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. desperationB. authoritiesC. diligentlyD. confusionE. enrolledF. violentlyG. financialH. conclusionI. devoted J. graduationSeventeen years ago, when I was in m ilitary college, I was known as “the worrying wreck from Virginia Tech”. I worried so _____41_____ that I often became ill. In _____42_____, I poured out my troubles to Professor Baird, professor of business administration. The fifteen minutes that I spent with Professor Baird did more for my health and happiness than all the rest of the four years I sp ent in college. “Jim,” he said, “you ought to sit down and face the facts. If you _____43_____ half as much time and energy to solving your problems as you do to worrying about them, you wouldn’t have any worries. ”I figured that I had failed physics because I had no interest in the subject. But now I changed my attitude. I said to myself, “If the college _____44_____ demand that I pass my physics examinatio n before I obtain a degree, who am I to question their wisdom?”So I ______45____ for physics again. This time I passed because instead of wasting my time in worrying about how hard it was, I studied _____46_____.I solved my _____47_____ worries by taking on some additional jobs, such as selling punch at the college dances, and by borrowing money from my father, which I paid back soon after ____48______.As I look back at it now, I can see that my problem was one of _____49_____, a lack of willingness to find the causes of my worry and face them realistically.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.Google Inc. introduced plans in June to offer 3-D maps of major cities and other new features for its popular Google Maps and Google Earth services.New features include the ability to _____50_____ portions of Google Maps onto phones and other _____51_____ devices, with detailed data, so users can find their way around _____52_____ areas even if they don’t have an active Internet connection.Perhaps the most _____53_____ new featu re was the detailed three-dimensional images that Google plans to offer for major cities in coming months.Google product manager Peter Birch explained that the company is using _____54_____ to obtain detailed images of every street and building in an area, from different _____55_____, which are then compiled into images that appear to show height, depth and even architectural details of buildings and streets, _____56_____ landscape features such as trees.“We are trying to create the effect that you are flying _____57_____ the city, almost as if you were in your own personal helicopter,” said Birch.Compiling those images _____58_____ extensive photographing and processing of images, however. _____59_____ Birch promised to have images _____60_____ for several major cities in coming months, he and other Google officials did not offer a detailed timetable.Industry blogs have reported that Apple is preparing to _____61_____ its own maps and navigation service, including 3-D images. Analysts say the _____62_____ is part of a larger race between the two tech giants to offer services that keep users _____63_____ and allow each company to deliver advertising or other products targeted to specific locations and other data on ____64______ interests.50. A. buy B. download C. use D. apply51. A. expensive B. useful C. portable D. cheap52. A. familiar B. unfamiliar C. quiet D. busy53. A. interesting B. impressive C. ridiculous D. surprising54. A. computers B. cam eras C. phones D. planes55. A. angles B. parts C. sides D. areas56. A. except B. except for C. including D. as well as57. A. over B. below C. through D. in58. A. spends B. costs C. obtains D. requires59. A. When B. As C. While D. As long as60. A. sold B. available C. accessible D. vivid61. A. introduce B. make C. draw D. sell62. A. image B. competition C. service D. map63. A. busy B. convenient C. attractive D. engaged64. A. children’s B. users’ C. managers’ D. students’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 )A major new development in system of work in Britain is taking place. Flexible working hours, or “Flextime”, are catching on fast, and trend is continuing. In 1973, over 500 organizations had adopted the idea, and by 1974, this number had risen to over 200,000.Flexible working hours were invented in Germany in the late 1960’s, but reache d Britain only in 1972. The system allows workers to start and finish work whenever they want, with only two requirements. These are, firstly, that all workers must present for certain “key” times in the day, and secondly, that all workers must work an agreed total number of hours per week.The system had proved a total success wherever it has been tried. A survey of 700 workers on flexible hours showed three main advantages: a better balance between working and private life, avoidance of the need to travel during rush hours and the ability to finish a certain task before leaving.From the employer’s point of view, the system tends to increase productivity, reduce labour turnover and give workers a greater sense of duty. At first, “Flexible” was mainly confined to white-collar workers, but it is now being applied to manual workers too.65. According to “Flextime” system, workers need not _________.A. work at the same timeB. work all the weekdaysC. work hardD. ask for leave when being absent66. “Key” time is a period when _________.A. visitors come to the plantsB. all workers must be at workC. employers go round in the workshopD. rush hours are over67. No matter where it is used, this system has proved _________.A. entirely effectiveB. totally correctC. a complete failureD. quite difficult68. One of the great advantages of “Flextime” for workers is that they _________.A. have a great sense of dutyB. can avoid busy trafficC. can get higher payD. can avoid working hard( B )Fastest Time to Run 100 Miles on a Treadmill (跑步机) BROKENThe fastest time to run 100 miles on a treadmill by a team (of12) is claimed at 9hr 5 min 17 sec by a team consisting of staff andprisoners at the Young Offenders Institute in Wigan to raise moneyfor Children in Need.Largest Game of Chinese Whispers UNBROKEN Sadly, the record attempt for the largest game of ChineseWhispers was unsuccessful on 13 November 2008. The existingrecord of 1330 children still remains.Fa stest Mile with an Egg/Spoon in both hands BROKENThe fastest mile egg and spoon race with both hands is 8 min25 sec and was achieved by Ashrita Furman (USA) in an attemptbroadcast by ESPN 260, at Disney’s Wide World of Sports, in69. The above information is _________.A. a series of sports eventsB. a list of broken and unbroken recordsC. a report of funny sports itemsD. a description of challenging human limits70. Which of the following can NOT be found in the information?A. The countries where the attempts were made.B. The persons who made the attempts.C. The reasons why some attempts failed.D. The present record for each item.71. Which item was attempted individually?A. Fastest Time to Run 100 Miles on a TreadmillB. Largest Game of Chinese WhispersC. Fastest Mile with an Egg/Spoon in both handsD. Longest Mexican Wave( C )Do you know how it is when you see someone yawn and you start yawning too? Or how hard it is to be among people laughing and not laugh yourself? Well, apparently it's because we have mirror neurons (神经元）in our brains.Put simply, the existence of mirror neurons suggests that every time we see someone else do something, our brains imitate (模仿)it, whether or not we actually perform the same action. This explains a great deal about how we learn to smile, talk, walk, dance or play sports. But the idea goes further: mirror neurons not only appear to explain physical actions, they also tell us that there is a biological basis for the way we understand other people.Mirror neurons can undoubtedly be found all over our brains, but especially in the areas which relate to our ability to use languages, and to understand how other people feel. Researchers have found that mirror neurons relate strongly to language. A group of researchers discovered that if they gave people sentences to listen to (for example: "The hand took hold of the ball"), the same mirror neurons were triggered as when the action was actually performed (in this example, actually taking hold of a ball).Any problems with mirror neurons may well result in problems with behavior. Much research suggests that people with social and behavioral problems have mirror neurons which are not fully functioning. However, it is not yet known exactly how these discoveries might help find treatments for social disorders.Research into mirror neurons seems to provide us with even more information concerninghow humans behave and interact (互动). Indeed, it may turn out to be the equivalent (相等物)for neuroscience of what Einstein's theory of relativity was for physics. And the next time you feel the urge to cough in the cinema when someone else does—well, perhaps you'll understand why.72. Mirror neurons can explain _________.A. why we cry when we are hurtB. why we cough when we suffer from a coldC. why we smile when we see someone else smileD. why we yawn when we see someone else stay up late73. The underlined word "triggered" in the third paragraph probably means “_________”.A. set offB. cut offC. built upD. broken up74. We can learn from the passage that mirror neurons _________.A. relate to human behavior and interactionB. control human physical actions and feelingsC. result in bad behavior and social disordersD. determine our knowledge and language abilities75. What is the passage mainly about?A. Ways to find mirror neurons.B. Problems of mirror neurons.C. Existence of mirror neurons.D. Functions of mirror neurons.Section CDirections:Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.Speaking to a group can be difficult, but listening to a bad speech is truly a tiresome task—especially when the speaker is confusing. Don’t want to confuse your audience? Follow these suggestions:76.When it comes to understanding new information, the human brain needs a little time. First, we hear the words; then, we compare the new information to what we already know. If the two are different, we need to pause and think. But a breathless speaker never stops to let us think about what he or she is saying and risks confusing us. Slow it.77.Sometimes we all start a sentence one way and then switch directions, which is very difficult to follow. When you confuse your listeners with opposing information, you leave the audiencewondering what part of the information is right and what part they should remember. Instead of relying and keeping correcting yourself, work to get the facts clear and straight.78.Jumping from point to point as it comes to your mind puts the onus (责任）on your listeners to make up for your lack of organization. And it’s confusing for them to listen, reorganize, and figure out what you’re saying all at once. But going smoothly from one point to the next helps them understand information more easily. You can arrange things from beginning to end, small to large, top to bottom or by some other order. Just be sure to organize.79.Repeated use of um, ah, like, you know and some other useless noises can drive an audience crazy. It makes the speaker sound uncertain and unprepared, and it can leave listeners so annoyed that they can’t pay attention. Recently I attended a speech that was marked by so many ums that audience members were rolling their eyes. Was anybody grasping the intended message? Um, probably not.80.Many speakers finish up their speeches with question-and-answer (Q & A) sessions, but some let the Q & A go on without a clear end. The audience is often left confused about whether the meeting is over and when they can get up and leave. Do your listeners a favour by setting a time limit on questions, and close your speech with a specific signal—even if it’s something simple like, “If you have any more questions, you know where to reach me.”Or even more to the point, conclude your speech with “Thanks for your time. ”Section DDirections:Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.However important we may regard school life to be, there is no denying the fact that children spend more time at home than in the classroom. Therefore, the great influence of parents cannot be ignored or discounted by the teacher. They can become strong allies of the school personnel or they can consciously or unconsciously hinder and frustrate curricular objectives.Administrators have been aware of the need to keep parents informed of the newer methods used in schools. Many principles have conducted workshops explaining such matters as the reading readiness program, manuscript writing and developmental mathematics. Moreover, the classroom teacher, with the permission of the supervisors, can also play an important role in enlightening parents. The informal tea and the many interviews carried on during the year, as well as new ways of reporting pupils’ progress, can s ignificantly aid in achieving a harmonious interplay between school and home.To illustrate, suppose that a father has been drilling Junior in arithmetic processes night after night. In a friendly interview, the teacher can help the parent sublimate (升华) his natural paternal interest into productive channels. He might be persuaded to let Junior participate in discussing the family budget, buying the food, using a standard or measuring cup at home, setting the clock, calculating mileage on a trip and engaging in scores of other activities that have a mathematical basis.If the father follows the advice, it is reasonable to assume that he will soon realize his son is making satisfactory progress in mathematics, and at the same time, enjoying the work. Too often, however, teachers’ conferences with parents are devoted to petty (不重要的) accounts of children’s misdeeds, complaints about laziness and poor work habits, and suggestion for penalties and rewards at home.What is needed is a more creative approach in which the teacher, as a professional adviser, plants ideas in parents’ minds for the best utilization of the many hours that the child spends out of the classroom.In this way, the school and the home join forces in fostering the fullest development of youngst ers’ capacities.(Note:Answer the questions or complete the statements with NO MORE THAN 14 WORDS)81.Why do parents also have great influence on children?_________________________________________________________________________ . 82.Through which ways can the teacher play an important role in enlightening parents?_________________________________________________________________________ . 83. According to the teacher, that parents should let the boy ____________________________ if he wants to sublimate his natural paternal interest into productive channels in teaching his son arithmetic.84. A more creative approach is needed for ___________________of children out of classroom.第II卷（共45分）I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 1．他曾在当地一所学校工作。

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长宁区2013-2014学年度第一学期期末质量抽查初三英语试卷（满分150分，完卷时间100分钟）2014.01考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。

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Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar(第二部分语音，词汇和语法)II．Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案) ：（共20分）26. The army attacked at night when the enemy was asleep. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence?A. /a:m/B. /a:mi/C./'ami/D./eim/27. Which of the following is right?A. Betty, do you know our new class teacher?↘B. Yes, of course.↗C. What does he look like?↘D. He is thin but short.↗28. The boss of a famous company gave away most of his money to ______ poor.A. aB. anC. theD. /29. I'm afraid all of you have to work out the problem by ________.A. youB. yoursC. yourselfD. yourselves30. Jane was worried because there was something wrong ________ the engine of her car.A. ofB. withC. atD. by31. Betty and John are here, but ________ students in their class haven't come back yet.A. the otherB. othersC. anotherD. the others32. ________ Kitty ________ her brother likes fishing in the country. What fun it is!A. Neither, norB. Both, andC. Not only, but alsoD. Either, or33. Lucy was reading an ________ book when the doorbell rang.A. excitingB. exciteC. excitedD. excitement34. You ________ lose your way if you walk alone in the mountains at night.A. mayB. needC. shouldD. have to35. The system has the ability ________ more than one program at the same time.A. runningB. runsC. to runD. ran36. "Jenny, the more you practice, the _________ you will play the piano." said her mother.A. bestB. goodC. wellD. better37. The bank clerk' admitted _______ everything about the plan of the robbery at last.A. knowB. knowingC. to knowD. knew38. My best friend and I haven't seen each other she went to the USA 10 years ago.A. whenB. ifC. althoughD. since39. A lot of students in this university abroad as exchange students every year.A. are sentB. were sentC. will sendD. send40. It is said that nowadays young people would rather their friends for advice.A. askedB. askC. to askD. asking41. The movie star is afraid that she will be recognized as she _________ at the airport.A. arrivesB. arrivedC. will arriveD. arrive42. _______ helpful advice Qu Yuan gave to the king at that time!A. What aB. What anC. WhatD. How43. Mr. King doesn't know what time ________ back home yesterday evening.A. does his son comeB. his son comesC. did his son comeD. his son came44. A: I'm sorry I will be 10 minutes late because of the heavy traffic.B: ________. We will wait for you.A. It's my pleasureB. It doesn't matterC. Enjoy your timeD. Good idea45. A: It's raining hard outside. Would you like me to call a taxi for you?B: ________. I can manage it myself.A. Yes, pleaseB. I'd love toC. Good ideaD. No, thanksIII. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each one can only)It's different between western countries and eastern countries about how to keep healthy. Traditional Chinese doctors believe we need a 46 of cool yin and hot yang to be healthy. In China, herbs (草药) are the main medicine but in western countries they use pills.In China, 47 you are quiet and always tired, Chinese doctors might think you have too much yin. You should eat more hot yang food. It can give you some 48 . But in western countries, doctors will check your body. They might give you some pills to cure (治愈) your disease. People who are easily nervous and 49 might have too much yang in their bodies. Chinese doctors believe they should eat more yin food.If you want to get the most out of the study of a language, you must also read for pleasure: novels, plays, travel books, and so on. And in reading books of this kind the 50 thing is to get on with the reading, to try to grasp (领会) 51 the writer is going to tell you in the book as a whole. This is impossible if you stop and think over the 52 of every single word which happens to be unfamiliar. You cannot enjoy a story if you stop lots of times on every page for 53 words in the dictionary. You may even prevent yourself from understanding thestory as a whole by doing this.IV. 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。

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高三学科测试英语试卷 2013.12.13考试时间：120分钟满分：150分第一卷(共103 分)I. Listening Comprehension （30分）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. A student. B. A secretary. C. A teacher. D. A boss.2. A. In the department store. B. At the airport.C. At the railway station.D. At the furniture store.3. A. By car. B. By bike. C. By bus. D. On foot.4. A. The English test took place a week ago.B. The woman was confident about the English test.C. Tomorrow’s English test will be easy.D. There won’t be an English test tomorrow.5. A. She doesn’t like English poetry. B. Poetry class is very popular.C. Dr. Robinson is easy to get along with.D. The course will be difficult.6. A. Five feet tall. B. Only one foot tall. C. Six feet tall. D. Seven feet tall.7. A. Go to the library. B. Go to see a film.C. Get some exercise.D. Do homework in school.8. A. It is 4: 10 now. B. It is 4: 20 now. C. It is 4: 50 now. D. It is 5:00 now.9. A. He is not very enthusiastic about his English lessons.B. He has made great progress in his English.C. He is a student of the music department.D. He is not very interested in English songs.10. A. He has always been so productive. B. He got his job done within a minute.C. He finished the paper just in time.D. He hasn’t finished his paper yet.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. When directions are long. B. When directions are short.C. When homework is given.D. When your mother talks.12. A. Your pen and paper. B. A few words. C. Your mind and ears. D. Some pictures.13. A Topics or page numbers. B. Key words or a picture in mind.C. Some details.D. School assignments.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. It is based on individual needs, personal goals and different life styles.B. It is decided by the healthiest lifestyle.C. It is based on some tests and comparison with standards.D. It is based more on individual needs than personal goals.15. A. It is more accurate. B. It is more flexible.C. It is less enjoyable.D. It is less effective.16. A. An accountant who can be as physically fit as an athlete.B. The importance of three basic factors concerning fitness.C. New concept of fitness and its essential factors.D. Some sports with significant training effect.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.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.II. Grammar and Vocabulary （26分）Section 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)Many kinds of music can stir the imagination and produce strong feeling. For some people, romantic composers such as Chopin and Tchaikovsky enhance feelings of love and sympathy. Religious and spiritual music 25 help some people feel peace or lessen their pain. But one musician seems to have a unique ability of healing(治愈) the human body – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Scientists have found Mozart’s music to be remarkable in its abil ity 26 (calm) its listeners. It can also increase their perceptions, and help them express themselves more clearly.Many amazing cases have been documented using Mozart 27 a healing aid. For example, a tiny premature baby 28 (name) Krissy, who weighed just 1.5 pounds at birth, was on total life support. Doctors thought she had little chance of survival. Her mother insisted on playing Mozart for Krissy, and thought 29 saved her daughter’s life. Krissy lived, 30 she was very small for her age and slower than the average child. At the age of four, she showeda n i n t e r e s t i n m u s i c a n d h e r p a r e n t s g a v e h e r v i o l i n l e s s o n s.31 their astonishment, Krissy was able to play musical pieces from memory that were far beyond the ability of an average four-year-old. 32 (play) music helped her improve in all areas of her life.(B)Touch is the first tool we turn to when we face pain. We react similarly to 33 injured toe and a broken heart, tenderly 34 (grasp) the affected area. We are all born with the power to heal ourselves and to heal others because healing energy does not come from within but from outside ourselves. The energy is there for anyone to use, and no formal training 35 (require). When you have the intent to heal, and love is your only motive, you become a channel for healing energy. Through the simple touch of hands, you can use that universal healing energy to comfort those who 36 (experience) pain or distress.In performing healing energy work, it is necessary that you let your intuition (直觉) guide you to the affected area. Just imagine a healing light being drawn in through the top of your head and flowing through your hands. The energy will begin to flow once you have made a physical connection, and your touch will help awaken the body’s capacity for self-healing. The affected areas of the body, 37 were previously tense or tight, will relax with enough healing energy.38 (try) not to feel like you aren’t helping if you don’t feel the flow. The work you ar e doing is indeed helping.Understanding 39 energy works is less important than consciously making use of it. Performing a loving healing treatment on your loved ones can be a wonderful experience that brings you closer together. And as the healing energy passes through you, it can awaken a feeling within you that helps you 40 (well) understand the interactions between the spiritual, physical and mental selves.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.Genes are found in every plant or animal cell. They are the basic units of life that are capable of passing specific 41 from one generation to another. For example, whether you are tall or short depends upon the genes that you 42 from your parents. Cloning plants or animals is a process that 43 the production of a new organism that is genetically identical to the organism from which cells were taken. Although this 44 has aroused great interest around the world over the last ten years or so, cloning is not something new in nature. Most mothers give birth to just one child at a time; however, on rare 45 a mother may give birth to a set of twins. If these two children are identical twins, then they are in fact naturally 46 clones of each other, although not of the parents. The reason for them being clones is that the two children originated from one 47 egg and consequently they are genetically identical. Twins thatd e v e l o p f r o m t w o48 eggs are not clones of each other.Cloning also occurs naturally in plants. Strawberry plants reproduce themselves by sending out runners, or modified stems, and these runners take root a short distance from the 49 plant and start to grow, and to produce fruit. In time, this plant sends out runners of its own that also take root. This is known as asexual reproduction; in other words, reproduction that does noti n v o l v e t h e f u s i o n(融合)o f m a l e a n d f e m a l e c e l l s.T h e n e w l y50 plants are clones of the original. In addition to strawberry plants, certain types of flowers and grasses reproduce themselves in the same way. Throughout history, people have also facilitated cloning by taking small cuttings from plants and then growing them into new plants. This form of cloning is called vegetative propagation.III. Reading Comprehension（47分）Section 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.Robert Frank, an economist at Cornell, believes that his profession is restricting cooperation and generosity. In the U.S., economics professors give __51__ money to charity than professors in other fields. Economics students in Germany are more likely than those from other majors to recommend an overpriced plumber (水管工) when they are __52__ to do it. Economics majors tend to rate __53__ as “generally good,” “correct,” and “moral” more than their peers.Does studying economics change people? Maybe not. It could be self-selection: students who already believe in self-interest are __54__ to economics. But this doesn't exclude the possibility that studying economics pushes people further toward the selfish extreme. By spending time with like-minded people, economics students may become __55__ that selfishness is widespread and reasonable -- or at least that giving is rare and foolish.“As a business school professor, these effects worry me, as economics, __56__ every aspect of our lives, is taught widely in business schools, providing a __57__ for courses in management, finance, and accounting.” says Frank.If economics can __58__ pro-social behavior, which is central to the well-being of people or society, what should we do about it? A change in economics and business __59__ is suggested. Courses in behavioral economics, which considers the role of “social preferences” like __60__, fairness and cooperation, are required for students of economics major. In fact, economics courses not involving some behavioral economics are considered both an inadequate education and a poorpreparation to be a practising economist. Also, __61__ width, economics majors are required to take courses in social sciences like sociology and psychology, which place considerable emphasis on how people are __62__ about others, not only themselves. __63__, within economics courses, we should do a better job __64__ the principle of self-interest, which involves anything a person values -- including helping others.Not until then may the prophecy (预言) by Nobel Prize-winning economist and philosopher Amartya Sen be __65__. Calling economists “rational fools,” he observed: “The purely economic man is indeed close to being a social fool.”51. A. fewer B. less C. smaller D. more52. A. encouraged B. requested C. assigned D. paid53. A. teamwork B. greed C. desire D. economics54. A. opposed B. entitled C. drawn D. attached55. A. convinced B. depressed C. relaxed D. doubtful56. A. depending on B. adapting to C. differing from D. relating to57. A. potential B. judgment C. foundation D. reason58. A. assess B. research C. discourage D. cause59. A. education B. standard C. approach D. application60. A. competition B. evaluation C. community D. generosity61. A. in case of B. in terms of C. in relation to D. in need of62. A. concerned B. anxious C. curious D. enthusiastic63. A. However B. Therefore C. Furthermore D. Otherwise64. A. claiming B. defining C. overlooking D. recalling65. A. broken B. predicted C. challenged D. fulfilledSection 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)I used to think of myself as a fairly cosmopolitan（全球的）sort of person, but my bookshelves told a different story as my literature collection mainly consisted of British and American titles. Worse still, I hardly ever read anything in translation. My reading was limited to stories by English-speaking authors.So, at the start of 2012, I set myself the challenge of trying to read a book from every country in a year to find out what I was missing.With no idea how to go about this, thinking that I was unlikely to find books from nearly 200 nations from my local bookshop, I decided to ask the planet’s readers for help. I created a blog called A Year of Reading the World, appealing for suggestions of titles that I could read in English.The response was amazing. Before I knew it, people all over the world were getting in touch with ideas and offers of help. Some posted me books from their home countries. Others did hours of research on my behalf. In addition, several writers sent me unpublished translations of their novels, giving me a rare opportunity to read works otherwise unavailable to the 62% of British people who only speak English. Even with such support, however, sourcing books was no easy task.Tracking down stories in some unfamiliar places even took as much time as the reading and blogging. It was hard to fit it all in around work and many were the nights when I sat bleary-eyed (睡眼惺忪的) into the small hours to make sure I stuck to my target of reading one book every 1.87 days.Still，one by one, the country names on the list made at the start of the year transformed into vital, exciting places filled with laughter, love, anger, hope and fear. Lands that had once seemed exotic became familiar to me – places I could identify with. At its best, I learned, fiction makes the world real.66.What help did the writer receive to achieve his goal?A.Some writers sent him their original works.B.The local bookstore provided books from 200 nations even if it was unlikely.C.Some writers did research work on what books are popular.D.Some people mailed books from their own countries.67.In order to accomplish his goal, the writer did the following except ______.A.asking for help from all over the worldB.making full use of his leisure time after workC.reading until early next morningD.appealing to writers to send him new books68.What does the word "exotic" in the last paragraph most probably mean?A.Unrealistic.B. Uncivilized.C. Strange.D. Unimaginable.69.Which of the following best describe the writer’s experience in the year?A. Original but tiringB. Hard but relaxingC. Busy but fruitfulD. Helpful but challenging(B)Villa d'Este, Tivoli (Italy) - Official Site Useful InformationCall Center 199766166Number to dial from all of Italy for pre-sales and reservations for: tickets, guided tours, school groups, instructional visits.Bookings from abroad:email: villadestetivoli@fax: 0039 0412770747telephone: 0039 0412719036Visiting Hours:Opening 8.30 – closed one hour before sunset.The ticket office closes one hour before the closing of the monument.The hydraulic organ of the Organ Fountain is active daily, from 10.30 am, every two hours.The Fontana della Civetta functions daily, from 10.00 am, every two hours.Ticket Prices:(from May 17 to October 20, 2013)Full ticket (exhibition + villa and gardens, not divisible): € 11.Reduced ticket: € 7.These prices will be valid during the daytime openings of the Villa until the closure of the exhibition, due on the 20th of October, 2013(From the 22nd of October, 2013)Full ticket: € 8Reduced ticket: € 4These fares may vary in conjunction with exhibitions set inside the Villa.The right to purchase reduced price tickets belongs to all citizens of the European Union between the ages of 18 and 24 as well as permanent teachers of state schools (upon presentation of identity documents).School Visits:Reservations are required. The management of Villa d'Este, in the aim of preserving the monument and better distributing the flow of students, has limited the number of students allowed into the Villa to 100 students per hour. Should any school group arrive at the Villa without having made a reservation, it will be admitted to the Villa according to space availability at a particular time and asked to wait until such space becomes available. Right of Reservation cost: € 1,00.Notices:Certain areas of the villa may be closed for restoration: for information inquire at the ticket office.Please pay particular attention to the areas marked with signs indicating danger (in Italian: pericolo).70. How can a visiting Chinese professor of architecture in Rome make a booking?A. By dialing 199766166.B. By writing an email to villadestetivoli@.C. By calling 0039 0412719036.D. By sending a fax to 0039 0412770747.71. The receptionist at the ticket office may recommend you to see ______ first, if you arrive at10.25 am.A. the exhibition inside the villaB. the Organ FountainC. the gardensD. the Fontana della Civetta72. Why are reservations essential for school visits?A. Reservations are more economical.B. Reservations enable as many students as possible to visit the monument.C. Reservations ensure a pleasant visit for students and a manageable one for the Villa.D. Reservation fees can help preserve the site.73. Which of following statements is NOT TRUE?A. Villa d'Este is closed at night.B. Ticket prices are usually higher than usual when there happens to be an exhibition.C. Tourists are n ot allowed to enter areas marked with signs “pericolo”.D. Visitors can buy reduced tickets as long as they make a reservation.(C)Have you ever seen harmful robots refuse to die,no matter how fiercely people fight back? As is known,it is always the case in some of the scariest sciencefiction.Now, science fiction has changed into sciencefact. For the first time, researchers have created arobotic machine that can stand a beating and keep onwalking. Developed by scientists from CornellUniversity and the University of Vermont, the newrobot looks like a spider with four legs. Until now, even the most advanced robot was almost certain to break down when damaged. That’sbecause its inside computer simply doesn’t know how to operate the machine aft er its shape has changed.To get around this problem, the spidery robot’s developers equipped their invention with eight motors and two sensors that read how the machine is tilting(倾斜). The motors and sensors all provide electrical signals to the machine ’s software.Using this information, the system follows a new procedure to figure out the machine’s shape at any given moment. The program chooses from among 100,000 possible arrangements of parts. From there, the computer considers a wide variety of possible next steps, and it calculates how best to move the robot forward the longest possible distance, before trying to move again. “The new strategy is a major advance in robotics”, Professor Skehan, a scientist in Cornell University says, “and it’s far from scary”. The technology may someday help researchers create better artificial arms and legs that give new freedom to people who lack them. The new knowledge might also help scientists understand how people and animals figure out their own sense of place in space.“Designing robots that can adapt to changing environments and can compensate (补偿) for damage has been a difficult problem,” says neuroscientist Olaf Sporns of Indiana University in Bloomington. “This work provides a new way toward solving this important problem.”74. What’s the most important characteristic of the new robot?A. Its shape is like a spider with four legs.B. It can repair itself and move again after damaged.C. It is operated by its inside computer.D. It is certain to change the direction when damaged.75. it can be learnt from the passage that ________.A. animals have no sense of place in spaceB. people have difficulty in figuring out how to get to his destinationC. scientists don ’t understand people ’s ability of locationD. scientists want to know where people and animals are going76. We can infer from the view of Professor Skehan that ________.A. the new technology will help people have a better sense of spaceB. the new technology will help people grow new arms and legsC. designing robots can help to be adaptable to the changing of the environmentD. the new technology will have some medical benefits77. The purpose of the author to write this article is to ________.A. introduce a new robot that will not dieB. discuss science fiction and new inventionC. recommend the latest inventionD. explain the relationship between robot and medicineSection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.With 26 British prime ministers, 58 Nobel prize winners, over 150 Olympic medals and a "notable alumni" list that reads like a historical hall of fame, the institutions of Oxford and Cambridge – collectively known as Oxbridge – are seen, by many, as the dream alma mater(母校).However, as admission season dawns, and the October 15 deadline for Oxbridge inches ever closer, many students may wonder what makes the UK's top two institutions so special. Why does Oxbridge symbolize the academic dream for so many? Do the universities deserve the reputation they hold in the minds of so many teenagers, parents and academics?There is no doubt that both Oxford and Cambridge have a long standing history of academia. Yet, what is often overlooked is the strong reputation of countless other universities in the UK.A simple click on Google can tell students that the London School of Economics and Political Sciences, for example, has over 18 Nobel Prize winners and 50 world leaders. University College London attracts students from 150 countries and has exchange and research links with nearly 300 overseas universities. Manchester University has the largest student union of all UK universities and boasts alumni such as Niels Bohr and James Chadwick.I suddenly realized the Oxbridge effect when I was out in London with friends. I met some new people and was surprised by their reaction when I told them I was going to study at Cambridge. One person even got down on one knee and kissed my hand.From then on, I told people I was going on a gap year. Although I knew that Oxbridge provides a good education, I had never expected to get such extreme reactions. It was this that made me start to feel uncomfortable about the way that Oxbridge is viewed.The Cambridge Tab, the university's student newspaper, has argued that what makes Cambridge special is the fact that the students are told that they are unique and a cut above the rest, so they believe it. Ron Weasley never took the Felix Felicis potion that Harry Potter pretended to give him – all he had to do to win the Quidditch match was to believe he was great.For students applying now, yes, you will receive a world class education at Oxbridge, but you will find the same at numerous other universities throughout the country. Every time you hearabout the brilliance of Oxbridge, consider that just because many believe, it does not have to be so.78. The examples of the London School of Economics and Political Sciences, University College London and Manchester University serve to illustrate the point that __________________________________in the UK.79. According to the passage, we can find that people ___________________ the students at the Oxbridge.80. How did the writer avoid over-reaction from people to her admission into Cambridge?______________________________________________________________________81. What is the writer’s suggestion to students applying to universities?_______________________________________________________________________第II卷（共47分）I．TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the word given in the brackets.1.这个失败给了我们一个教训:今日事，今日毕。

重庆市2013届高三上期期末考试暨一诊英语试题 Word版含答案(听力更换)

重庆市高2013届高三上期末暨一诊英语试题满分150分，考试时间120分钟．一、听力（共三节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Where is Linda now?A. In the woman’s off ice.B. In the classroom.C. In the library.2. What would the man like to do?A. To visit his parents.B. To drive to the countryside.C. To travel to another country.3. What is the man going to do?A. Talk to more students.B. Collect more information.C. Work on a research paper.4. Where can the man get the tickets?A. From the club.B. From Susan.C. From Tom.5. What does the woman mean?A. She is warm enough.B. She has to study in.C. She likes the idea.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

2023-2024学年上海市长宁区市级名校高三英语第一学期期末质量检测试题含解析

2023-2024学年上海市长宁区市级名校高三英语第一学期期末质量检测试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．When I was small, my mom ________read me stories at night.A．could B．shouldC．might D．would2．When I was twenty, I had to________ before graduation and work in a clothes shop to help support my family.A．come out B．stay outC．leave out D．drop out3．I have to reschedule the appointment with you since there is a ______ in my arrangement.A．contract B．contrast C．connection D．conflict 4．—Guess what! I came across an old friend at the station last weekend.—I’m sure you talked with him hap pily.A．Sounds good! B．Very well.C．How nice! D．All right.5．You can ask anyone for help. here is willing to lend you a hand.A．One B．No one C．Everyone D．Someone ^ *6．I admire my English teacher. I can remember very few occasions _____ she stopped working because of ill health.A．that B．whenC．where D．which7．This restaurant has become popular for its wide ______ of foods that suit all tastes and pockets.A．production B．offerC．range D．division8．––Did you have to do much for the dinner party?––Helen ________ everything by the time I got home.A．finished B．was finishing C．would finish D．had finished9．______ property, we’re among the richest people in this city．A．In search of B．In spite of C．In place of D．In terms of10．you can learn to appreciate the challenges in life, you will find inner strength.A．When B．WhileC．Before D．Unless11．—Penny’s baby daughter narrowly escaped drinking the furniture polish on the coffee table.—Luckily for her. She ________ sick or even died.A．could have got B．should have gotC．must have got D．will have got12．It is widely acknowledged that students should be ____________ in terms of overall quality.A．supported B．matchedC．evaluated D．controlled13．I’m afraid that I can’t attend Tom’s wedding party ______ next weekend.A．to be held B．being heldC．held D．is to be held14．It was only after a family related conversation ______________ I found out she was actually my distant cousin.A．when B．thatC．which D．who15．Jack’s fellow workers often turn to him for help when trapped in trouble because he is a _____of ideas.A．fountain B．sessionC．diagram D．resource16．We all agree that it is good to help those in need, but when ______ comes to giving away our money, things become strange.A．that B．this C．it D．one17．﹣Have you got the results of the final exam？﹣Not yet．It will be a few days ________ we know the full results．（）A．before B．afterC．until D．when18．We did have a quarrel about money last night，but now we havealready_____________.A．taken up B．put upC．made up D．brought up19．---I hear you’ll cancel all your plans and appointments. Why?---They _____ my life. I just can’t stop.A．control B．controlledC．have controlled D．have been controlling20．Experts warn that medical waste from hospitals, if ________properly, may lead to spreading diseases.A．not handled B．not being handledC．not to be handled D．not having handled第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

上海市2013届高三一模考试英语汇编完型填空题Word版含答案

2013届（2012学年）上海市高三英语一模——完形填空（长宁）All over the world, people admire the beauty and grace of butterflies. Butterflies come in every color imaginable, and their 50 display an incredible variety of patterns. The largest butterfly, Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing, has a wingspan (翼展) of up to 280 millimeters and lives in Papua New Guinea. The smallest, the Western Pygmy Blue in the southern U.S., has a wingspan of only 12 millimeters. Sadly, some of these beautiful creatures are now 51 .Estimates indicate that between 15 and 20 thousand species of butterflies exist around the world. A number of these species are endangered, over 20 in Japan 52 . Although that number may seem small, losing even one species would be 53 . Nowadays scientists even look to butterflies as a 54 of the environment’s health, since they are 55 to environmental changes. Many environmentalists around the world are eager to protect the endangered butterflies from extinction. The American Museum of Natural History in New York, for example, has an unusual butterfly exhibit. This exhibit 56 the important role that butterflies play in our environment.In recent years, environmental groups have made significant progress in 57 endangered butterfly populations. Governments throughout Asia have passed laws to help protect endangered wildlife, including butterflies. An area called Butterfly Valley in Assam, India, has become the focus of conscious 58 to protect the butterflies’habitat (栖息地). Other projects in Serbia, Japan, and Canada are also hoping to 59 . Some of these efforts are already starting to work. The population of the El Segundo Blue Butterfly in California, for instance, has increased by 8 percent since 2010.Finding a cure for the butterfly crisis is, 60 , not just for environmental groups. 61 citizens can plant butterfly gardens to support and enjoy these gentle creatures. A group of female prisoners in Belfair, Washington, are helping to rescue an endangered species called Taylor’s Checkerspot. They recognize how 62 seemingly insignificant creatures can be. The world cannot afford to lose any butterflies. As environmentalist John Muir once 63 , “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it 64 to everything else in the Universe.”50. A. colors B. bodies C. wings D. feelers51. A. out of control B. in great danger C. on the fly D. out of date52. A. nearby B. though C. besides D. alone53. A. predictable B. possible C. imaginable D. terrible54. A. factor B. picture C. measure D. display55. A. exposed B. accustomed C. sensitive D. resistant56. A. highlights B. changes C. replaces D. finds57. A. preserving B. controlling C. observing D. recognizing58. A. projects B. efforts C. steps D. groups59. A. set an example B. keep the promise C. make a difference D. take the time60. A. however B. furthermore C. otherwise D. therefore61. A. Distinguished B. Leading C. Senior D. Ordinary62. A. graceful B. significant C. pitiful D. mysterious63. A. proposed B. commented C. promised D. recommended64. A. restricted B. adapted C. contributed D. tied50~54 CBDDC 55~59 CAABC 60~64 ADBBD（闸北）In today's American society, background checks have become a routine part of hiring process. employers use them to __50__ potential workers, judging whether they are qualified for the posts. Through background checks, employers can also make sure that the information applicants provide is truthful, which __51__ the applicants' moral quality.Then what do background checks investigate? Many include a review of the employee's employment history trying to confirm whether the employee has ever been fired or forced to __52__ . Employers also pay attention to the length of unemployment, afraid that long-time __53__ from work may bring negative influence to the employee's performance. Sometimes, an applicant's residential history is also an issue. Jobs With state or local governments often require that the employee live in certain areas, reducing the chances for them to have contact with __54__ people. Besides living near the work place is always welcome as it saves time and fares on __55__ . Another item which can't be neglected is the applicant's criminal history as in whether he has ever been arrested or put into prison. Although __56__ like traffic ticketing or queue jumping are usually pardoned, breaking a criminal law is rarely __57__ and, in most cases, is sure to result in the ending of the employment. Then comes the social history. A background check that involves the applicant's social history is __58__ needed for government posts or employment in finance and law industries that require greater self __59__ . A small mistake in these posts may result in huge loss. The investigation usually checks drug use, family relationships and social contacts, in order to __60__ hiring someone unsuitable for the posts. Background investigators who __61__ social history may interview neighbors and professional references __62__ by the applicant.Finally in the field Of education background, an application form may ask for copies of licenses or University diplomas to show the applicant's __63__ performances. In many instances, an education background check is so __64__ about details that investigators even confirm the date on which the employee earned his degree to determine if it agrees With the information the employee provided On his application.50. A. qualify B. assess C. treat D. reward51. A. practises B. supplies C. destroys D. suggests52. A. cheat B. apply C. resign D. complain53. A. absence B. review C. independence D. silence54. A. bad-tempered B. ill-intentioned C. cold-blooded D. old-fashioned55. A. housing B. facilities C. communication D. transportation56. A. minor offences B. serious faultsC. personal experiencesD. public inconveniences57. A. bothered B. spared C. paid D. informed58. A. temporarily B. generally C. fortunately D. gradually59. A. satisfaction B. confidence C. discipline D. awareness60. A. explain B. discuss C. permit D. avoid61. A. look after B. look on C. look into D. look in62. A. recognized B. examined C. ordered D. compared63. A. financial B. academic C. religious D. official64. A. careless B. curious C. realistic D. particular50〜54 BDCAB 55〜59 DABBC 60〜64 DCABD（杨浦）A new research suggests that animals have a much higher level of brainpower than once thought. If animals do have intelligence, how do scientists measure it? Before defining animals’ intelligence, scientists defined what is not intelligence. Instinct is not intelligence. It is a skill __50__ into an animal’s brain by its genetic heritage (基因遗传). Tricks can be learned by repetition, but no real thinking is __51__. Cuing, in which animals learn to do or not to do certain things by following outside signals, does not demonstrate intelligence. Scientists believe that insight, the ability to use tools, and communication using human language are all __52__ measures of the mental ability of animals.When judging animal intelligence, scientists look for insight, which they define as a flash of sudden understanding. When a young gorilla (大猩猩) could not reach fruit from a tree, she noticed crates (木板箱) on the lawn near the tree. She __53__ the crates into a pyramid, then climbed on them to reach her __54__. The gorilla’s insight allowed her to solve a new problem without trial and error.The ability to use tools is also an important sign of intelligence. Crows (乌鸦) use sticks to pry (撬开) peanuts out of cracks. The crow __55__ intelligence by showing it has learned what a stick can do. __56__ , otter (水獭) use rocks to crack open crab shells in order to get at the meat.Many animals have learned to communicate using human language. One chimp can recognize and correctly use more than 250 __57__ symbols on a keyboard. These symbols __58__ human words. An amazing parrot can __59__ five objects of two different types. He can understand the difference between the number, color, and kind of object. The ability to __60__ is a basic thinking skill. In addition, he seems to use language to express his needs and __61__. When ill and taken to the animal hospital for his first overnight stay, this parrot turned to go. “Come here!” he cried to a scientist who works with him. “I love you. I’m sorry. Wanna go back?”The research on animal intelligence raises important questions. If animals are smarter than __62__ thought, would that change the way humans interact with them? Would animals still be used for food, clothing, or __63__ experimentation? Finding the answer to these tough questions makes a difficult __64__ even for a large-brained, problem-solving species like our own.50. A. developed B. admitted C. programmed D. injected51. A. inherited me B. involved C. instructed D. intended52. A. realistic B. unusual C. accurate D. effective53. A. piled B. assembled C. supported D. divided54. A. potential B. reward C. standard D. top55. A. explores B. expands C. explains D. exhibits piracy56. A. Likewise B. Therefore C. However D. Otherwise57. A. magical B. flexible C. abstract D. permanent58. A. substitute for B. stand for C. appeal to D. carry out59. A. foresee B. determine C. combine D. distinguish60. A. classify B. justify C. qualify D. simplify61. A. satisfaction B. emotions C. gratitude D. beliefs62. A. objectively B. professionally C. previously D. scientifically63. A. electrical B. physical C. medical D. logical64. A. decision B. translation C. choice D. puzzle50~54 CBDAB 55~59 DACBD 60~64 ABCCD（徐汇）Auditing（旁听）classes at university is an ideal way of learning or trying out new areas of study without committing yourself. You can study alongside fellow students without any ___(50)___ to participate in formal assessments or gain credits for your degree.The trend of auditing university classes has ___(51)___ across universities. Recently, Fudan Postgraduate, a publication by Fudan University, even ___(52)___ a map guide on its campus. Altogether, it features 25 courses, including details of lectures, venues, times and recommendations. Students can design their own auditing ___(53)___ based on a handy map. Zhu, editor of the guide, said that she has ___(54)___ from the trend herself –she successfully moved from a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry to her current one after auditing classes. “Visiting classes helped me a lot. The teachers of outstanding courses seldom teach strictly according to textbooks, which is attractive to students. Their tutoring methods have ___(55)___ my mind,” Zhu said.Other students audit purely out of ___(56)___. Shi Shuai, 22, a senior majoring in administration management at Shantou University, attended courses in economics and finance for one year. “It is a great way to explore professional knowledge outside your ___(57)___,” said Shi, who acquired the basics of accounting and finance management.Despite the ___(58)___ of learning in an open environment, university administrators remind us that there are still rules to follow. Not all classes accept outsiders, especially minority languageclasses and science modules. These are often taught in small groups to ensure the ___(59)___of learning, or require special equipment and individual instruction, which is only ___(60)___ to registered students who pay tuition fees.Regulations vary across departments and universities. According to Huang Xiaoxiong, a journalism teacher at Fudan University, students need to ensure that auditing a class is permitted. “It is about basic manners. You need to let the teacher know about your ___(61)___,” he explained.“It’s polite to greet the teacher when attending a course. Participate in discussions, but do not distract (使分心) others,” Huang added. “It’s okay to hand in homework assigned by the teacher, but expect general advice rather than careful correction.”Auditing classes ___(62)___ or beyond one’s ability can be a waste of time, warns Xu Jun, 27, HR manager at Guangz hou Automobile Industry Group. “It’s good to audit some classes. But you have to manage your time well, as you can’t get any academic credit or formal ___(63)___ for these courses,” Xu suggested.“Even though your interests are important, your ___(64)___ i s the first thing to consider at university.”50. A. limitation B. hesitation C. obligation D. tendency51. A. swept B. split C. smashed D. survived52. A. imposed B. inserted C. extended D. released53. A. habit B. route C. data D. rule54. A. benefited B. transferred C. suffered D. managed55. A. kept B. burdened C. expanded D. changed56. A. kindness B. interest C. pressure D. instinct57. A. major B. campus C. control D. potential58. A. instructions B. advantages C. possibilities D. qualifications59. A. effectiveness B. uniqueness C. consciousness D. seriousness60. A. affordable B. portable C.adaptable D. available61. A. preference B. existence C. expectation D. performance62. A. regularly B. purposefully C. moderately D. aimlessly63. A. education B. investigation C. recognition D. comment64. A. decision B. diligence C. devotion D. degree50-54 CADBA 55-59CBABA 60-64 DBDCD（松江）It is reported that an issue happened in Zhejiang Province.A collective appeal by a group of villagers to the government of Zhenhai district in Ningbo, Zhejiang, to 50 the building of a chemical plant in Their village Was not triggered by theproject itself, but by the villagers' 51 at the lack of information provided, an article in the Beijing News says.The plant will produce paraxylene (PX), a highly polluting petrochemical that can 52 cause cancer. Research suggests there is not enough evidence to link the substance to cancer.A(n) 53 petrochemical factory in Zhenhai, which was built in 1975, processes 21 million tons of crude oil each year. The new PX plant will process 15 million Tons of crude oil every year, according to the Newspaper.At first sight, the villagers' 54 partly originated from the plan proposed by the local government to 55 their losses and to relocate them. The land will be used for purposes relating to the project.56 , the article says that the project actually mainly aroused the villagers' anger due to the local government not talking with them 57 about both compensation and 58 .It goes on to say that although 59 had all the relevant details, the villagers were left 60 when they requested information concerning their health and future.The article suggests that the local government draw lessons from the incident and establish effective communication 61 in order to respect the right of villagers to 62 such information.After receiving the information they 63 , the villagers would be more certain about their future and their suspicions could be 64 , the article concludes.50. A. protect B. persevere C. predict D. prevent51. A. enjoyment B. anger C. passion D. laziness52. A. definitely B. specially C. probably D. potentially53. A. past B. deserted C. existing D. closed54. A. concern B. excitement C. dissatisfaction D. delight55. A. make out B. make for C. make up for D. make of56. A. Therefore B. However C. Briefly D. Moreover57. A. impatiently B. effectively C. negatively D. vividly58. A. relocation B. health C. pollution D. production59. A. manufacturers B. authorities C. plants D. the public60. A. in the dark B. at the bottom C. around the corner D. beyond description61. A. channels B. canals C. tunnels D. events62. A. convey B. present C. access D. eliminate63. A. owned B. doubted C. owed D. required64. A. removed B. enhanced C. existed D. proved50〜54 DBDCC 55〜59 CBBAB 60〜64 AACDA（青浦）Signs can sometimes be seen at the entrance of a house, expressing that a tramp（流浪汉）has passed. This special sign-language is frequently 50 by tramps to informtheir 51 whether the host of a certain house is friendly or unfriendly, and to 52 them the trouble of making unnecessary calls.Quite 53 one day, I came across a real tramp. He was such a rare sight these days that I stood some distance away and watched him. He was dressed just as a tramp should be in, old worn trousers, and a jacket many sizes too big for him. On his head there was a battered old hat and his boots were so old and worn; they were almost coming into pieces.But the man himself looked cheerful as if he had not a 54 in the world. He rubbed his nose with his forefinger, 55 a funny turn, laid a small parcel 56 the front gate, and began 57 a sign made by a former caller. Although the sign was meaningless to me, it must have been 58 , for the tramp’s face lit up with satis faction. He entered the front gate 59 and rang the bell. When the door opened, I saw him raise his hat 60 couldn’t hear his words. The 61 was very short indeed, for no sooner had he spoken a few words than the door closed fiercely in his face.I felt 62 for him as he walked sadly out of the house. But just as quickly, his face lit up again and he moved quickly towards the gate. There he stopped, looked at the sign, and shook his head seriously as if he had made a bad mistake. 63 deeply into his pockets, he produced a piece of chalk, rubbed out the existing sign and made a new one in its place. He stared at it for a moment smiling to himself, then gathered his belongings, pushed back his hat and began walking towards the next house at an unhurried 64 , whistling as he went along.50. A. employed B. made C. taken D. put up51. A. coaches B. classmates C. fellows D. friends52. A. share B. save C. give D. urge53. A. in a way B. by mistake C. by the way D. by chance54. A. success B. care C. failure D. responsibility55. A. gave B. launched C. set D. made56. A. by B. to C. in D. behind57. A. drawing B. kissing C. correcting D. studying58. A. sad B. strange C. funny D. exciting59. A. confidently B. innocently C. consequently D. consciously60. A. and B. but C. however D. therefore61. A. conversation B. introduction C. argument D. greeting62. A. happy B. frightened C. capable D. sorry63. A. Digging B. Stealing C. Putting D. Looking64. A. step B. position C. pace D. situation50～54 ACBDC 55～59 DADDA 60～64 BADAC（普陀）German universities, known for their excellence throughout the world in the early part of the 20th century, are in a state of decline, according to Michael Burda, an American economics professor at Berlin’s Humholdt University．Burda claims that Germany’s 300 schools of 50 learning are being hurt by “a long-time shortage of general 51 ．“No statistic（统计数字）makes this more evident than a low proportion of young Germans actually 52 university-leve l degrees,” he says．Only 22 per cent of German students aged 24-34 53 complete their university studies．That’s compared to 31 percent in the UK, and 39 percent in the US, 54 the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development （OECD）．One reason for the decline is that Germany spends barely 1．1 per cent of its gross 55 product （GDP）on higher education, compared to 2．6 percent in the US．“ A central reason why so few Germans56 university degrees here is the deterioration （下降/退化）in the 57 of education．This certainly comes from the rise in the number of students per teacher．Those who have the will and the means often study 58 ,” he said．Since the 1960s, more than 90 percent of German higher education has been publicly supported．Famous universities are still public institutions, 59 by federal and regional governments．Private funding of universities is 60 in Germany．This comes from the country’s lack of a donating tradition and rules limiting the amounts of tax-free donations．But now there signs that 61 may be changing．Professor Dieter Lenzen, president of Berlin’s Free University, agrees that62 money has to be spent on higher education．But he disputes Burda’s claim that German universities are in 63 ．“A decade ago that may have been the 64 , but that was a result of the unsteady situation at the time of reunification．Now, things have changed for the better,” Lenzen said．50．A．self B．high C．higher D．language 51．A．loan B．funding C．aid D．finance 52．A．completing B．rewarding C．demanding of D．applying for 53．A．successfully B．scarcely C．fail to D．try to 54．A．thanks to B．due to C．owing to D．according to 55．A．definite B．digital C．dominant D．domestic 56．A．persuade B．pursue C．seek D．refuse 57．A．difficulty B．quantity C．quality D．organization 58．A．here B．abroad C．alone D．at home 59．A．administered B．established C．managed D．financed 60．A．rare B．common C．sufficient D．rejected 61．A．tax B．money C．attitudes D．decision 62．A．less B．more C．no D．enough 63．A．progress B．decline C．need D．development 64．A．evidence B．occasion C．situation D．case50---64 CBAAD DBCBD ACBBD（浦东）The famous American inventor Thomas Alva Edison once claimed that genius was one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration(汗水). Now, it seems, there is scientific evidence to __50__ his claim. The idea that geniuses such as Shakespeare, Mozart, and Picasso possessed certain inborn talents is a false belief, according to a study by a British psychologist and his colleagues.After examining outstanding performance in the arts and sports, these researchers concluded that __51__ is determined by opportunity, encouragement, training, motivation, self-confidence, and — most important of all — __52__. Even people who were not thought to be 53__ with any special talent could, after having received training, reach levels __54__ considered attainable (可获得的) only by gifted individuals. ‘Talent is a false belief, and it is time that people got rid of it,”they said.This theory —a dramatic __55__ with traditional beliefs —has been __56__ by academics worldwide. In fact, studies of accomplished artists and mathematicians, and top tennis players and swimmers, have reported few early signs of __57__ in these people before any parental encouragement. No case has been found of anyone reaching the highest levels of achievement without __58__ himself or herself to thousands of hours of serious training. Even those who are believed to be exceptionally talented — whether in music, mathematics, chess, or sports — have needed lengthy periods of instruction and practice to achieve their highest level of success. ‘The persistent false belief that some people reach high levels of performance without spending numerous hours practising __59__ much to the fact that their practice is usually outside the casual observer’s view,’ stated one scientist.The importance of practice has been noticed in athletics. For instance, differences in the composition of certain muscles were once thought to be __60__ predictors of athletic performance. However, the differences in the proportion of certain muscle fibers(组织) that are __61__ for success in long-distance running are largely the result of extended practice in running.‘What makes a genius then?’ one may ask. __62__, there is no clear answer. What is known, however, is that ‘nurture’ is at least as important as ‘nature.’ __63__, a supportive environment will do far more for a child’s prospects of success than any inborn gifts. T his is a message that most of us will find __64__ —even if we haven’t won the gene lottery, our fate is still in our own hands.50. A. make B. challenge C. support D. dismiss51. A. excellence B. harmony C. negotiation D. response52. A. education B. practice C. fortune D. character53. A. satisfied B. concerned C. decorated D. gifted54. A. preciously B. practically C. previously D. primarily55. A. break B. association C. partnership D. relief56. A. doubted B. concluded C. mentioned D. applauded57. A. accomplishment B. treasure C. diligence D. inspiration58. A. adapting B. attaching C. linking D. devoting59. A. carries B. leaves C. owes D. connects60. A. creative B. reliable C. natural D. active61. A. essential B. suitable C. possible D. feasible62. A. Unlikely B. Similarly C. Hopefully D. Unfortunately63. A. To sum up B. In other words C. For example D. In addition64. A. misleading B. puzzling C. comforting D. amusing50~54. CABDC 55~59. ADADC 60~64. BADBC（闵行）Over weight has been a great concern for some people. In an attempt to keep normal weight, people have 50 tried various methods. Nevertheless, not all the ways are 51when it comes to health. For weight loss, many people 52 the high-protein, low-carbohydrate (碳水化合物) diets. However, such diets might have 53 harmful long-term effects on the colon (结肠), a small study indicates.In the study, UK researchers found that a protein-heavy, low-carbohydrate diet created certain 54 in the colon that could lead to colon cancer risk. The study itself does not show whether high-protein diets really raise the 55 of any colon diseases, but the findings raise that possibility.Diets 56 high in protein and lower in carbohydrates have been shown to help heavy people lose weight. “People should not be 57 from losing weight,” Dr Flint said.58 , he added, they should make sure that any weight loss plan includes adequate amounts of fiber (纤维) and a high protein over months to years might have ill effects on the colon.The findings are based on seventeen overweight men who 59 three short-term diets: a one-week menu plan to keep their weight; a four-week high-protein diet with 60 amounts of carbohydrates; and a four-week high-protein diet low in carbohydrates.On average, the study found when the men were on the high-protein diets, they had higher levels of substances known as N-nitrous compounds (亚硝基化合物) that have been61 cancer. And when they were on the high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet, they had lowered amounts of fiber-originated compounds (源自纤维的混合物) thought to be protective against 62 .Exactly what those changes might mean for a person’s health is 63 ; But Flint said that the findings suggest that people should be aware of consuming too much protein and too little fiber over a long period. 64 , experts recommend that adults get about 28 grams of fiber per day—though it’s not known whether that’s enough for someone on a high-protein weight-loss diet.50. A. successfully B. painfully C. occasionally D. immediately51. A. helpless B. cheap C. useless D. beneficial52. A. make up B. come across C. turn to D. get on53. A. potentially B. additionally C. frequently D. definitely54. A. anxieties B. actions C. changes D. diets55. A. treatment B. function C. process D. risk56. A. directly B. relatively C. basically D. precisely57. A. discouraged B. reminded C. protected D. persuaded58. A. Moreover B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. However59. A. recommended B. offered C. followed D. discovered60. A. reasonable B. unknown C. realistic D. similar61. A. taken from B. linked to C. held up D. based on62. A. health B. diet C. cancer D. protein63. A. critical B. believable C. sensible D. unclear64. A. For sure B. In general C. All in all D. In short50~54 BDCAC 55~59 DBADC 60~64 ABCDB（静安）Although one might not think so from some of the criticism of it, advertising is essential to the kind of society in which people in the United Kingdom, and a very __50__ proportion of the world at large, live. Advertising is necessary as a __51__ of communicating with others, of telling them about the goods and services that are offered, and of which most of them would never __52__ to hear at all if it were not for advertising. And advertising helps a great deal to promote a __53__ standard of living.In talking about advertising, one should not think only __54__ a commercial on television, or an advertisement in the newspapers or periodicals. In its widest __55__ , advertising includes a host of other __56__ such as packaging, shop displays and — in the sense of communication — even the spoken word of the salesman. __57__ , the roots of advertising are to be found in the market place.。

上海市长宁区高三英语第一学期期末质量监测试卷

上海市长宁区2012届高三第一学期期末质量监测英语试卷第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.A. Classmates.B. Husband and wife.C. Colleagues.D. Manager and assistant.A .At a grocery store. B. At a florist's stand.C. At a bank counter.D. At an electronic shop.A .Painting a picture. B. Hosting a program.C. Designing a studio.D. Taking a photo.A . What her new responsibility is. B. The prospects of her job.C.The feedbacks from customers.D.What the director thinks of her.A .She must have paid a lot for the gun.B. She is known for having a terrific figure.C. Her gym exercise has had good results.D. Her effort to keep fit is worth praising.A . The man should visit the museum.B. The hot weather is hard to stand.C. The beach resort is a good choice.D. She enjoys staying in Chongqing.A. Combine her training with dieting.B. Repeat the training day by day.C.Avoid too much physical training.D. Include weightlifting in the program.A. Whether she can travel by air.B. If she has any heart problem.C. When she will return home.D. How she will completely recover.A. Switch off the fridge for a while.B. Have someone repair the fridge.C. Ask the man to fix the fridge.D. Buy a fridge of better quality.A. She is black and blue all over.B. She has to go to see a doctor.C. She was away from work for some days.D. She got hurt in an accident.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.A . A pupil in need of help. B. A person promising to donate moneyC. A member from a charity.D. A teacher in the Semira Region.A . 10% B. 35% C. 50% D.65%A . To train teachers for the disabledB. To help a pupil with special need.C. To pay for a walking holiday.D. To organize a charity club for the disabled.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.A . They mistake fire fighters for monsters.B. They do not realize they're in danger.C. They are frightened by smoke and noiseD. They cannot hear the fire fighters.A. He travels all over America to help put out fires.B.He often teaches children what to do during a fire.C.He teaches Spanish in a San Francisco community.D.He provides oxygen masks to children free of charge.A. Fire fighters play an important role in America.B. Kids should learn not to be afraid of monsters.C. Carelessness can always result in tragedies.D. Information speeches can save lives.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 me numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.B1anks l 7 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Telephone NoteBlanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the from. 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.Being a movie star can be quite a hard life,with a lot of traveling owing _______ a heavyschedule.A . for B. to C. over D.with26.I prefer buying a new flat in Pudong New Area to living in _______close to Jing'an Temple, as I want to live with my parents in Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park.A . it B. that C. one D.the one27.You _______ have done all the calculations! We have a computer to do that sort of things.A . mustn't B. shouldn't C. can't D. needn't28.If there were no examinations tomorrow ,we would have _______ time night.A. a happyB. a much happierC. much happiestD. the happiestAfter finishing the lecture, I started to listen to my student _______the social problemsmentioned in my lecture.A .discuss B. to discuss C. discussed D. being discussed30.They will have you _______ if you don't pay taxes, because it is everyone's duty to pay taxes.A . arrest B. arrested C. to be arrested D. being arrested_______ born in Toronto, Canada, the author is most famous for the stories about New YorkCity.A . Though B. Since C. As D. When32._______ to get a seat for the concert, he didn't mind standing in a queue all night.A. DetermineB. To be determinedC. DeterminedD. Being determined33.It is useless to try to talk to him, as he ______.Please wait patiently till he completely comes to.A . has just fainted B. is just faintingC. had just faintedD. has just been fainting34.Ms. Miller made an exciting speech on TV, leading to a _______discussion over the project.A . heat B. heating C. being heated D. heated35.Frankly speaking, in many countries _______ is called "equality" does not really mean equal rights for all people.A . which B.that C. what D. Where36.It was thirty years _______ he was invested as an outstanding alumnus to celebrate the 128th anniversary of the university.A. asB. whileC. beforeD. until37.These reference books donated by a non-profitable organization are available for _______ wants to have it.A. anyoneB.someoneC. whoD.whoever38.What they are arguing over the meeting is _______ they should invest so much money in that time-consuming project, as they worry about the losing money.A . what B. that C. whether D.how39._______you write on a subject ,you join in an ongoing, trans-historical conversation with others who have written about your topic.A . No matter what B. Wherever C. Whenever D.No matter how40.The train was crowded and I had to get into a carriage _______ there were already seven other passengers.A. wichB. whereC. whatD.whenSection 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.Leadership is a difficult concept to explain because everyone defines it differently. From my personal experiences as a student leader, I can tell you that there is no single ___41___of leadership, ___42___with students leaders. You are a leader, a student and a peer, so this role can be especially difficult to manage. As a student leader,you deal with academic__43___,as well as added pressure of leading group of your peers. As, the president of Fuse, the contemporary dance group at Colgate University, I experienced many ups-and-downs with_____. Thankfully, my passion forthis dance club gave me the ____45___to lead my fellow dancers.Finding an activity that is both enjoyable and __46___is the first step. In order to be a good leader, you must be personally interested in what you are leading, whether it's debating,cooking or robotics. In my case, dance has always been of interest to me, from my grandfather teaching me salsa to early childhood training with ballet, and so I always that dance would be part of my life. Once I arrive on my college campus, ready for my college adventure, I had a sudden ___47___: wandering around the Student Activities Fair, I saw no contemporary or modern dance clubs I panicked.After meeting a fellow dancer at Freshmen Orientation, we found that we shared the same passion and desire to start a club. We held auditions,created club____48___and held practices. The process of creating the actual club was both fun and challenging because we had to figure out school club regulations, __49__many club rules, obtain 60 signatures of supporters and overcome other obstacles. As it turns out, this process was not a walk in the park for us.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.Have you ever heard of cryosurgery？Cryosurgery involves freezing tissues to extremely cool temperatures. It is a procedure in which ____50_____body tissues are destroyed by ___51____ them to extremely cold temperatures. The temperatures used range from -150℃to absolute zero. The surgical procedure freezes unhealthy tissue, and the freezing destroys the ___52___. For external injuries, liquid nitrogen （氮）, which has a temperature of -196℃, is applied ___53___ to the cells. For ___54___ tumors(肿瘤), liquid nitrogen is circulated ___55___an instrument called a cryoprobe（冷冻探针）, a low-temperature scalpel or probe cooled by liquid nitrogen. How does cryosurgery destroy cells？The ice created by the liquid nitrogen will destroy nearly all cells it ___56___ in contact with. As ice forms around a cell, the free water inside the cell is ____57____. This causes the cell to shrink and the walls or membranes inside the cell to collapse. Poisonous proteins or chemicals within the cell are released. ___58____ , as the ice around shrunken cells begins to __59__, large amounts of free water rush back inside the cells, causing them to burst. The dead cells are then removed through normal ___60__process .How well does cryosurgery work？The___61___has proved successful in removing hemorrhoids some tumors. Cryosurgery may be used __62__to remove freckles （for cosmetic reasons） and to treat some skin cancers. It is also used in the treatment of bone cancer to freeze internal bone cavities. Cryosurgery has evolved from the ___63___ attempts to freeze tissue with a salt-ice mixture in the 1850s to the complicated cryoprobe method used today. Despite its success, side effects from cryosurgery tend to be worse if it is done in men who have already had radiation___64___, and therefore this kind of new surgery is not fit for everyone.50.A. healthy B. abnormal C. normal D. lively51.A. exposing B. applying C. adaping D. leading52.A. tissues B. proteins C. chemicals D.cells53.A. completely B.directly C. rapidly D.slowly54.A. Unhealthy B. internal C. external D.heaithy55.A. floated B. collapsed C. Circulated D. moved56.A. keeps B. comes C. stays D. loses57.A. drawn of B. made out C. made up D. drawn away58.A . Gradually B. Eventually C. Immediately D. Slowly59.A . recover B. shrink C. melt D.grow60.A . bodily B. mentally C. chemical D. surgical61.A . practice B. procedure C. development D. circulation62.A . as well B. as if C. as for D. as long as63.A . last B.wrong C.first D.right64.A .method B. removal C. operation D.therapySection BDirections: Read the following four 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)In the current economic downturn, many American schools are adding a new subject to the curriculum（课程）; financial literacy. One program in Virginia even gets students out of the classroom for a day to learn how far their money will go in the real world.What looks like a shopping mall is actually an educational field trip experience for a group of young people. Finance Park is a special facility where students apply what they have been taught in class about money management.“They become, essentially, adults for the day,” says Alice Reilly, social studies coordinator for Fairfax County Public Schools. “They are asked to develop a budget for 18 line items that you and I might have in our budget; things like utilities, insurance, groceries, housing.”Each budget item is represented by a storefront where students collect an option sheet. Students must refer to a card that shows their income and their family size, when they choose what to buy. There’s also a stock ticker so students can keep track of shares in their portfolios（投资组合）.The facility opened last year in Fairfax, Virginia. It is the fifteenth Finance Park built in the last decade by Junior Achievement USA, a non-profit organization dedicated to preparing young people for financial success.“Since the financial crisis, the demand for Finance Parks around the country has grown exponentially," says Ed Grenier, president of the Washington, DC chapter. "We have a number under way in the planning and building stages.”Financial literacy has only recently become part of the regular curriculum inFairfax County.“Some students, some teachers, some schools did it, but now it ismuch more systematic," Reilly says, "and it is much more consistent to ensure thatall students get this background information.”That is why every eighth grade student in Fairfax County will eventually spenda day here.Thirteen-year-old Sam says she has learned an important life lesson. “Ididn’t know how expensive everything would be.”Anthony, also 13, is looking forward to telling his parents what he learned.“I’ll probably tell them I want to stay a kid a little longer and take my timeto become an adult.”This isn’t the end of financial studies for Anthony and the other students here.Virginia is one of 13 states which requires students to take a financial educationin high school in order to graduate.65.What is the aim of this Finance Park?A . To raise enough money for the secondary schools in Virginia.B. To enable students to apply money management knowledge to practice.C. To provide students in Virginia with special chances for Advanced Placement.D. To direct students in Washington,D.C. to learn more about money management.66.Who is expected to spend a whole day in the Finance Park?A .Young people all over Virginia.B. Junior students in Washington,D.C.C. Eighth graders in Fairfax County.D. Eighth graders' parents in Virginia.67.What can we learn from this passage?A . Extra curriculum is necessary in secondary schools.B. Fairfax County Public Schools set a good example.C. An organization helps youth in U.S. for financial success.D. Financial Literacy is very popular in Washington,D.C.68.It can be inferred from the passage that _________________.A . Alice Reilly developed a budget for 18 items in the Finance Park.B. ED Grenier was against building more finance parks in U.S.A.C. Sam did quite well in managing his budge in the Finance Park.D. Anthony came to know that adult life wasn't as good as expected.(B)The American Family Immigration History Center is an exciting new interactive areaat the Ellis Island Immigration Museum where more than 100 million Americans maysearch for their family’s beginnings in the New World. Now, for the first time,the passengers records of the ships that landed some 22 million immigrants, crewmembers and other passengers at the Port of New York and Ellis Island from 1892to 1924 have been computerized, making it easier than ever to discover your own familyhistory.Five years in the making, the center was developed and funded by the Statue ofthe Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc., which was responsible for the restoration and preservation of the Statue of the Liberty and Ellis Island, and the creation of the Immigration Museum.For visitors to the Museum, the excitement begins at a welcoming kiosk where you can enter ancestors’ names and see if their arrival records are included in the database and are available in the History Center in the Museum’s West Wing. Once inside the Center itself, in the very place where your ancestors (grand-grandparents) may have ended their long journey, you and your family can log on the one of 41 computers, type in name, and, within seconds, set in motion your own special journey of discovery.Imagine the excitement you’ll share with your family as you use the latest technology to sort through a vast computerized archive(档案馆) with millions of records, and see your family’s own personal story in America come to life before your eyes.Millions of hours were spent creating this vast database and, if you find your ancestors’ names, you’ll discover answers to questions you’ve always wondered a bout… What ship did my family members take? When did they arrive? How old were they? Were they married? Then, take these valuable records and create your own Family History Scrapbook, preserving forever the story of the past while keeping the legacy of your family alive.69.Why is it easier for visitors to find their family histories in the History Center?A . More clerks are employed there.B. All of its documents are computerized.C. Facilities of the museum are restored.D. Workers are more creative than before.70.Who sponsors the restoration of the American Family Immigration History Center?A. Families whose family histories are kept here.B.National Park Service in the United States.C.Local government and visitors to the Museum.D.The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc.71.The word "kiosk" in the passage is most probably_______________.A . a museum assistant B. an advertisement C. a self-service device D.a receptionist(C)German Prime Minister Otto Von Bismarck may be most famous for his military and diplomatic talent, but his contributions includes many of today’s social insurance programs. During the middle of the 19th century, Germany, along with other European nations, experienced an unprecedented rash of workplace deaths and accidents as a result of growing industrialization. Motivated in part by Christian sympathy for the helpless as well as a practical political impulse(冲动) to get the support of the socialist labor movement, Chancellor Bismarck created the world’s first workers’ compensation（赔偿） law in 1884.By 1908, the United States was the only industrial nation in the world that lackedworkers’compensation insurance. America’s injured workers could sue for damagesin a court of law, but they still faced a number of tough legal barriers. For example, employees had to prove that their injuries directly resulted from employer negligence and that they themselves were ignorant about potential hazards in the workplace. The first state workers’compensation law in this country passed in 1911,and the program soon spread throughout the nation.After World War II, benefit payments to American workers did not keep up withthe cost of living. In fact, real benefit levels were lower in the 1970s than theywere in the 1940s, and in most states the maximum benefit was below the poverty levelfor a family of four. In 1970, President Richard Nixon set up a national commissionto study the problems of workers’ compensation. Two years later, the commissionissued 19 key recommendations, including one that called for increasing compensationbenefit levels to 100 percent of the states’ average weekly wages.In fact, the average compensation benefit in America has climbed from 55 percentof the states’average weekly wages in 1972 to 97 percent today. But, as most studiesshow, every 10 percent increase in compensation benefits results in a 5 per centincrease in the numbers of workers who file for claims. And with so much more moneyfloating in the workers’ compensation system, it’s not surprising that doctorsand lawyers have helped themselves to a large slice of the growing pie.72.What probably contributed to Bismarck's introduction of the world's firstworkers' compensation law?A .Making industrial production in Europe safer.B. The pace of European industrialization.C. His religious and political considerations.D. The support of the socialist labor movement.73.Why was it hard for the American injured workers to get compensation in the early20th century?A . They were lacking in the courage to seek compensation in a court of law.B. Different states in the U.S.A. had totally different compensation programs.C. America's average compensation benefit was much lower than the cost of living.D. They have to present evidence that theirs bosses were responsible for the accidents.74.Which of the following statement is TRUE about America in the 1970s?A.The poverty level from families increased when the compensation system was inworkers'favor.B.More money was assigned to the compensation system to improve workers' living conditions.C. There were fewer legal barriers for the injured workers to claim damages ina court of law.D. Increasing compensation benefits caused the result that more workers claimedfor damages.75.It is implied at the end of this passage that _______________.A . compensation benefits in America are rising rapidly to new heights.B. the workers are not the only ones to benefit from the compensation system.C. people from all walks of life can benefit from the compensation system .D.money floating in the compensation system is a huge drain on the U.S. Economy.Section CDirections:Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-Ffor each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.76._____________________A blue hole is a flooded sea cave with a hole that opens up at the land's surface.These cave systems form in carbonate rock, often on islands. Some blue holes havevery special rock formations and water chemistry. Far below sea level, they containsome of the harshest environments on Earth, with no oxygen and no light. Yet theseareas are filled with life forms that have adapted to the extreme conditions.77.___________________Blue holes get their name from the color some have when seen from the air. The coloris usually a reflection of the sky on the water. Blue holes are the result of erosionin which water breaks down rock. Rain falling thousands of years ago contained chemicals which slowly wore away at the limestone landmass. These holes later filledwith sea water as the sea level changed. The rising and falling of sea levels andthe mixture of salt and fresh water further wore away at these cave formations.78.____________________________These flooded cave systems can be found in the ocean, or they can be found inland.Ocean caves are affected by tides, so they always have water movement. But blue holeson land are very still. They have several layers of water, chemicals, and bacteria.The top layer of fresh water comes from rainfall. This layer acts like a cap on topof the layered mixture, and keeps out oxygen from the atmosphere. The fresh waterfloats on a denser layer of saltwater. Underneath this is a layer of poisonoushydrogen sulfide, produced by bacteria living in the water. Underneath this layeris anoxic seawater -- water that does not contain any oxygen.79._______________________Information gathered from these blue holes is helping scientists to increasetheir understanding of biology, archaeology and geology. But exploring these bluehole environments brings danger as well as discovery.Scientists are interested inthese caves because oxygen-free conditions there are similar to those on Earth longago, before oxygen existed on our planet.But there are many difficulties involvedin diving into blue holes.80._____________________One reason blue holes have not been fully explored is that they can be extremely dangerous. There are many safety rules that divers must follow to help ensure their survival. First, divers must have training and experience to swim in these caves.Divers who explore a cave for the first time must establish a thin rope called a guideline. This line helps them to safely enter and exit the cave without getting lost.Section DDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the no more than 10 words.Squeezed into a small space with two other friends, I had a sense of pride to be able to be the mission commander of this space flight. I looked at my friends on each side and gave them a thumps-up we set out minds to bring our spacecraft to Mars. Our objective was very important. It has been years since scientists began arguing about the possibility of existence of life on Mars. Many arguments arose, saying that the pictures of Mars, taken by various space explorations, had given them sufficient proof that only intelligent being could have made those structures. Others maintained that what looked like a face in the pictures was nothing more than a flash of lights and so the arguments continue without conclusion.To prove this once and for all, an decision was made to launch an expedition(探险) into space. The truth about the possibility of life on Mars was about to be confirmed beyond any further doubt. Although no reports of an alien race was recorded, I could not help thinking about my reactions when I came to face to face with one of their kind. How would I greet them? What would I say? Would they be willing to understand the human race? I did not take to the thought of landing up on their lab tables, being the object of tests and explorations. How frightening a prospect! My crew and I were the best among our group of trainees. We practiced hard together, training hand in hand, filled with a single aim, which is to fly safely to Mars and back. This feeling was tense and everyone was highly excited, as the day drew nearer. We were anxious to see what Mars was like but the uncertainty held us with fear. The training increased in intensity (强度) as everyone raced against time and practiced as much as possible.The moment came and by in a flash. The countdown proceeded, the life-off was tense and soon we were deep in space, floating about freely and went about preparing the spaceship for the intended landing. Since the trip was scheduled to take about three years to arrive at Mars, we slept in a special room to prevent us from aging. So I drifted off to sleep peacefully and suddenly I felt some woke me up. We must have arrived at Mars and my crew was trying to wake me up.I opened my eyes slowly and saw a familiar face. “Why would my English teacher wake me up?”I thought. Oh, no. Instead of medals and praise that I Should receive, all I had was a severe warning against sleeping in class and spent the rest of the lesson standing in a corner.( Note:Answer the questions or complete the statements in No More Than 10 Words.) The author giving a thumbs-up showed that ____________.82.The objective of his mission was to ________________.83.What would be done to end the argument over the possibility of life on Mars? How did they get ready for the coming mission?第II卷（共45分）I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words in the blankets.1.来信要求对这一案件进行进一步的调查。

上海市长宁区2013届高三英语上学期期终质量抽测试题新人教版

长宁区2012学年第一学期高三英语期终质量抽测试卷第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 questions you have heard.1. A. At a gallery. B. At a science museum.C. At a furniture shop.D. At a stationery store.2. A. School sports team. B. The exam score.C. A swimming match.D. An Olympic organization.3. A. $8. B. $12. C. $40. D. $80.4. A. They are going camping thisweekend. B. They have recently visited Lake Dunmore.C. They will join the outdoor club next year.D. They have to change their weekend plans.5. A. Teacher and student. B. Doctor and patient.C. Travel agent and customer.D. Manager and office clerk.6. A. The man arrived just on time. B. It is not the right time for her.C. She didn’t expect him to come so soon.D. Her cable TV set doesn’t need any repair.7. A. She dislikes watching fireworks. B. She has to get some movie tickets.C. She’s already had plans for the night.D. She doesn’t want to go out with the man.8. A. To enjoy the nice weather. B. To postpone the meeting.C. To take up their study together.D. To start a project on weatherchanges.9. A. The woman has too many keys. B. The woman shouldn’t get annoyed.C. The woman is too forgetful.D. The woman seldom looks for her keys.10. A. He will change his plans for tomorrow night.B. He will be at both the appointment and the party.C. He has an appointment with Mary tomorrow anyway.D. He feels sorry that he cannot go to the birthday party.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passage. 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.A. It could be dangerous if a sleepwalking person is woken up.11.B. Children are more likely to sleepwalk or sleeptalk than adults.C. Sleepwalking and sleeptalking are two different kinds of dreams.D. Sleeptalking doesn’t occur during non-rapid eye movement sleep.A. A guilty murderer.B. A man in absolute horror.12.C. A terrible physician.D. A man with mental problem.A. People can be dreaming while they are sleepwalking.13.B. Sleepwalking sometimes can have serious consequences.C. Crimes committed during sleepwalking are often forgivable.D. Around 10 percent of people have experienced sleepwalking.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.14. A. Queen Victoria. B. King George VI.C. Queen Elizabeth.D. Prince Philip.15. A. They intend to return the favor of the public.B. They hope to see the change of these countries.C. They want to become more popular with the public.D. They plan to get more familiar with these countries.16. A. The magnificent history of the British royal family.B. A grand ceremony of Queen Elizabeth’s diamond wedding.C. The official tours of Prince William and his wife with other royals.D. A big celebration of Queen Elizabeth’s 60 years on the throne (在位).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.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. The author received tons of congratulations ______ his great success in writing.A. inB. onC. fromD. by26. Did you foresee that so many investors ______ all their money in the stockmarket?A. had lostB. lostC. would loseD. have lost27. People living in big cities tend to be ______ concerned with air quality thanthose living in countryside.A. even moreB. many moreC. much lessD. still less28. Some fast developing countries around the world don’t care about protecting______ against environmental pollution.A. themselvesB. themC. itD. itself29. According to the new regulations, one ______ pass night driving test for thelicense.A. needB. canC. mustD. may30. All the residents in the area ______ that they move into new flats within threemonths.A. are advisedB. advisedC. have advisedD. have beenadvised31. She came up with several ideas about the house decoration ______ a fantasticone popped into her mind.A. untilB. beforeC. sinceD. unless32. Mary’s success lies in the fact ______ she is co-operative and eager to learnfrom others.A. becauseB. whichC. whereD. that33. ______ any staircase, I followed a dark passage and it seemed to go on for ever.A. Not to haveB. Seeing notC. Having not seenD. Not seeingseen34. Unless ______ to speak, most high school students here prefer remaining silentin class.A. invitedB. invitingC. being invitedD. having invited35. Doctors insist the growth of wisdom continues after the 40s, 50s and even 60s,______?A. does itB. doesn’t itC. do theyD. don’t they36. If she accepts this position, she will have no choice but ______ an even greaterchallenge.A. to meetB. meetsC. meetingD. met37. Donald survived when the car ______ he was in crashed into a truck from theopposite side.A. asB. whereC. thatD. once38. A high definition digital camera on this cell phone can show you vividly ______is around the person you are talking to.A. howB. whichC. whatD. where39. Was it the boy’s passion for playing the piano in his childhood ______ ledhim to be a music college student?A. whichB. thatC. whatD. when40. I remember ______ Mike for advice since he is regarded by many as a good adviser.A. to be askedB. askingC. to askD. being asked 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.People rarely feel as helpless as they do when attacked by the threat of severe storms. There is nothing that can prevent a hurricane(飓风) or tornado from causing destruction if it reaches a 41 area. History offers numerous examples of storms that have destroyed large numbers of homes and killed many people. But today things are not as 42 as they were in the past. By studying the conditions that cause storms, weather forecasters are better able to predict them and give people in their paths the warning needed in 43 to keep away from tragedy.A storm is 44 as a sudden, extreme change in the normal conditions of Earth’s atmosphere. Examples include a large flood of moisture (湿气) or a sharp increase in wind speed. These types of 45 are generally caused by a dramatic change in air pressure. In fact, air pressure often affects weather more than any other factors.Hurricanes are somewhat 46 to tornadoes because both produce atmospheric vortices. Vortices are cone-shaped depression(低气压) of high-speed winds that can cause a large lot of 47 if they touch the ground. When a storm 48 shore, it brings not only fierce winds but also large amounts of ocean water. Storms require moisture to exist, so they quickly 49 over land. As the storm dies, it creates large thunderclouds that can cause heavy rain, thunder, lightning, and flooding. Tornadoes can also form from the breakup of storms and are often one of their most dangerous consequences.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.All over the world, people admire the beauty and grace of butterflies. Butterflies come in every color imaginable, and their 50 display an incredible variety of patterns. The largest butterfly, Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing, has a wingspan(翼展) of up to 280 millimeters and lives in Papua New Guinea. The smallest, the Western Pygmy Blue in the southern U.S., has a wingspan of only 12 millimeters. Sadly, some of these beautiful creatures are now 51 .Estimates indicate that between 15 and 20 thousand species of butterflies exist around the world. A number of these species are endangered, over 20 in Japan 52 . Although that number may seem small, losing even one species would be 53 . Nowadays scientists even look to butterflies as a 54 of the environment’s health, since they are 55 to environmental changes. Many environmentalists around the world are eager to protect the endangered butterflies from extinction. The American Museum of Natural History in New York, for example, has an unusual butterfly exhibit. This exhibit 56 the important role that butterflies play in our environment.In recent years, environmental groups have made significant progress in 57endangered butterfly populations. Governments throughout Asia have passed laws to help protect endangered wildlife, including butterflies. An area called Butterfly Valley in Assam, India, has become the focus of conscious 58 to protect the butterflies’habitat(栖息地). Other projects in Serbia, Japan, and Canada are also hoping to 59 . Some of these efforts are already starting to work. The population of the El Segundo Blue Butterfly in California, for instance, has increased by 8 percent since 2010.Finding a cure for the butterfly crisis is, 60 , not just for environmental groups. 61 citizens can plant butterfly gardens to support and enjoy these gentle creatures. A group of female prisoners in Belfair, Washington, are helping to rescue an endangered species called Taylor’s Checkerspot. They recognize how 62 seemingly insignificant creatures can be. The world cannot afford to lose any butterflies. As environmentalist John Muir once 63 , “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it 64 to everything else in the Universe.”50.A. colorsB. bodiesC. wingsD. feelers51.A. out of controlB. in great dangerC. on the flyD. out of date52.A. nearbyB. thoughC. besidesD. alone53.A. predictableB. possibleC. imaginableD. terrible54.A. factorB. pictureC. measureD. display55.A. exposedB. accustomedC. sensitiveD. resistant56.A. highlightsB. changesC. replacesD. finds57.A. preservingB. controllingC. observingD. recognizing58.A. projectsB. effortsC. stepsD. groups59 . A. set an example B. keep thepromiseC. make adifferenceD. take the time60.A. howeverB. furthermoreC. otherwiseD. therefore61.A. DistinguishedB. LeadingC. SeniorD. Ordinary62.A. gracefulB. significantC. pitifulD. mysterious 63.A. proposedB. commentedC. promisedD. recommended64 A. restricted B. adapted C. contributed D. tied.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)When I was in college, a man named Henry worked as a custodian (看门人) in our student union building. White-haired, with a Pennsylvania Dutch accent, Henry could usually be seen in a baseball cap, a T-shirt and a pair of jeans.He was the custodian, and he was the most respected and most well-known person in the building. Everyone loved Henry, and it was because of all the implicit ways he expressed his love for everyone around him. Henry didn’t have to say, “I love you.” He lived his love.Henry was always excited when he met someone new, and he wanted to know everything about them. He felt it was important to do things for people he valued. And Henry seemed to value everyone he met. He brought in articles or cartoons for certain people, went out of his way to introduce people to each other, kept dozens of names and birthdays in his wallet so he could send cards, and helped students keep in touch with graduates who had written to him. He even assisted students who didn’t have enough money to buy their books.Henry taught me --- and many others he supported --- how to live life to the fullest. Not by skydiving or exploring some foreign countries, but by appreciating where you are in life and valuing those around you.The funny thing is that despite all he did and taught us, Henry truly believed that he was the lucky one --- that he was the one who was gaining so much by getting to know us. But all of us who remember Henry know that we were the ones who were truly blessed.We will never forget the man who taught us that best way to say “I love you”often has little to do with the words.65.What does the word “implicit” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?A. Unstated.B. Appropriate.C. Indelicate.D. Charming.66.According to the passage, working as a custodian in a college, Henry ______.A. made international travels to live a full lifeB. was a role model of how to be a caring personC. was busy organizing former students’ reunionsD. gathered plenty information about the needy students67.Henry was always excited to meet new people because ______.A. it would make people think highly of himB. he was the most popular person in the collegeC. it was part of his responsibility as a custodianD. he treasured everything around him in his life68.Which of the following word cannot be used to describe Henry?A. Gracious.B. Adventurous.C. Supportive.D. Sympathetic.(B)69.Where does the receipt most probably come from?A. Suitcase Tracing Website.B. Delivery Center of United Airlines.C. Baggage Resolution Center.D. Information Center of the Airport.70.From the receipt we can learn that John Jackson ______.A. must have filed his Delayed Baggage Report alreadyB. couldn’t deal with his delayed baggage on line until July 17, 2012C. should call 802-247-9999 for the information about his delayed baggageD. may not know anything about his delayed baggage during the first five days71.Which of the following information is not provided in the receipt?A. The description of the customer’s checked suitcases.B. The regular routine of the delayed baggage tracing.C. The contact phone number of Albany N.Y. Airport.D. The customer’s delayed baggage file reference number.(C)The candidate longing for election to the highest office in the United States must be native-born American citizen who is at least 35 years old and who has lived in the United States for at least 14 years. The election course is complicated, and the road to the Oval Office is long.Potential candidates must present papers stating their intention to seek their party’s recommendation; delegates then choose from among those running some months later at the national conferences. Before that, however, each state holds a primary election that determines how the state’s voters want the party’s delegates to vote. Methods of choosing the delegates vary from state to state. At the conferences, there are speeches and often heated discussions. It may take several rounds of voting before delegates can agree on a candidate. On the final day of the meeting, the presidential candidate announces his or her choice for vice president.Election Day, by law, is the Tuesday that follows the first Monday in November. On this day, registered voters may cast their votes for president, vice president, and candidates for other federal(联邦), state, and local offices. The popular vote, however, does not determine who will be president. The president is chosen by a vote of the Electoral College, a group of 538 citizens from the 50 states and the District of Columbia who are chosen to cast votes for the president and vice president.The rules for choosing electors, as with the delegates, vary. Each state alsodecides whether its electoral votes must reflect the popular vote. The number of electors in each state is determined by the number of representatives and senators (议员) that a state sends to Congress and, therefore, may change every 10 years, depending on the results of the United States census (人口普查). The winner must get at least 270 of the electoral votes when the Electoral College meets in December of the election year. The election results are not official, however, until the following January, when Congress meets in a joint conference to count the electoral votes.At the end of the road to the Oval Office is the swearing-in ceremony, at which the new or reelected president takes the oath (誓言) of office on January 20.72.Which of the following is not a requirement for candidates for the presidencyof the USA?A. Minimum age of thirty-five years old.B. Previous experience in an elective office.C. Native of the United States of America.D. Bottom residency of fourteen years in the States.73.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. Election results are not authorized until the first month of the coming year.B. Ways to select the delegates of each state are very much the same in the USA.C. The successful presidential candidate wins a maximum number of electoralvotes.D. A party’s potential candidate is chosen months before its national conferenceis held.74.We can conclude from the passage that ______.A. the candidate who wins the popular vote will be the winner of the electionB. the electors don’t have the right to vote against their registered voters’willC. the presidents of the United States are theoretically picked by the citizensdirectlyD. the change of a state’s population barely has effect on the presidentialelection75.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?A. The Various Ways of Presidential Election in the USAB. The Qualifications for Being the President of the USAC. The Rules for Choosing Presidential Candidates in the USAD. The Process of the Election for the President of the USASection CDirections: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.76.Try to identify any situations that have contributed to your depression. When you know what has got you feeling blue and why, talk about it with a caring friend, for talking is a way to release the feelings and to receive some understanding. If there’s no one to tell, pouring your heart out to a journal works just as well. Once you air out these thoughts and feelings, turn your attention to something positive. Feeling connected to friends and family can help relieve depression and it may also help them feel there’s something they can do instead of just watching you hurt.77.Depression affects a person’s thoughts, making everything seem miserable, negative, and hopeless. If depression has you noticing only the negative, make an effort to notice the good things in life, say considering your strengths, gifts, or blessings may help.78.With depression, a person’s creativity and sense of fun may seem blocked. Exercise your imagination by painting, sewing, writing, dancing or composing music, and then you not only get those creative juices flowing, you also loosen up some positive emotions. Take time to play with a friend or a pet, or do something fun for yourself, or find something to laugh about — a funny movie, perhaps, becauselaughter helps lighten your mood.79.Taking a 15-to 30-minute brisk walk every day --- or dancing, jogging, or biking if you prefer makes you feel less depressed. Once you get in the exercise habit, it won’t take long to notice a difference in your mood. In addition to getting aerobic exercise, some yoga poses can help relieve feelings of depression. Two aspects of yoga --- breathing exercises and meditation --- can help people withdepression feel better.80.In depression, some people may not feel like eating at all, while others might overeat. If depression has affected your appetite, you’ll need to be extra mindful of getting the right nourishment, for proper nutrition can influence a person’smood and energy. So eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and get regular meals even if you don’t feel hungry, try to eat something light, like a piece of fruit, to keep you going.Section DDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.“Neither a borrower nor a lender be.”Although this might be excellent advice in matters concerning family and friends, borrowing and lending are frequently the foundation of a booming economy.A loan is a sum of money borrowed for a limited period. A loan may be obtained from an individual or from an institution such as a bank and is generally granted at a specific rate of interest. Interest is the fee that the borrower pays to use the money. An extremely high rate of interest --- and certainly any amount more than law permits --- is called usury. Lending money can be a risky business, for there is always the possibility that the borrower may not be able to pay the loan. For this reason, a lender generally requires the borrower to register something valuable of his or hers, known as collateral(抵押), as a part of the loan agreement. A house or an automobile, investments in the stock market, even the value of a business, are all examples of collateral that a lender may be willing to accept in the event that the borrower fails to pay the loan.There are two major sorts of loans: consumer loans and commercial loans. A consumer loan is one that is made to an individual, and it may be to buy a house or an automobile or to finance an education. A commercial loan may be used to start a new business, pay for new equipment and staff, or expand an office or factory. The business of making loans also contributes to a healthy economy by enhancing the employment market. Loans allow consumers to buy and improve homes, creating jobs for carpenters, architects and etc. Loans enable businesses to expand, and when these businesses open a branch office or a new store, they also increase their consumption of office supplies, furnishings, and computers.In a booming economy, money circulates quickly, and each deal represents earnings for someone. It may be reasonable to say that a certain level of debt is normal, even necessary, to a healthy economy as long as the individual borrower or business is careful and try not to take on more than a manageable amount of debt.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)81.“Neither a borrower nor a lender be.” is excellent advice for keeping goodfamily and friends while it is __________.82.What is the purpose of collateral in a loan agreement?83.Different from commercial loans, consumer loans may be used to __________.84.How can the individual borrower or business profit from a booming economy?第II卷（共45分）I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1.我最喜欢的运动是打网球。

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上海市长宁区2022-2023学年高三上学期教学质量调研（一模）英语试卷一、听力选择题1. What is the man doing?A．Fixing an air conditioner.B．Buying an air conditionerC．Returning an air conditioner.2.A．She is the speakers’ boss.B．She is not at home this Saturday.C．She is not easy-going.D．She seldom invites people to her home.3.A．His project had to be suspended.B．His project was successful.C．He failed to get enough land for his project.D．He was unable to get enough funding.4.A．The man’s parents are not modest enough.B．The man should be recognized by his parents.C．The man’s parents helped him get the scholarship.D．The man should be praised for his accomplishment.5. What will the speakers do next?A．Take a rest.B．Board the plane.C．Leave for the hotel.二、听力选择题6. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. How is the weather now?A．Cloudy.B．Rainy.C．Sunny.2. What does the West Lake have?A．A free outdoor theater.B．Two outdoor playgrounds.C．An indoor playground.3. What will the couple do this evening?A．Go to enjoy a live performance.B．Tell the children about the weekend plan.C．Search for information about the park.7. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

上海市各县区 2013届高三英语一模试卷(答案汇总)

2012学年奉贤区高三英语试卷25〜29 BBCDD 30〜34 BADCC 35〜40 CAAABB41〜45 DJGFB 46〜49 AEIH50〜54 ADABA 55〜59 BACBA 60〜64 AABCD65〜68 BADA 69〜71 CDB 72~75 BCAA 76〜80 CDABE81. revive Egypt's tourism industry82. Because tourists were worried about their safety.83. To reopen other archaeological sites across Egypt.84. the large volume of visitors had caused damage to the walls inside pyramidsI. Translation1. The book recommended by the teacher is popular with us.2. We can make progress in English as long as we have enough patience and perseverance.3. So devoted is the young scientist to his research that he goes to bed very late every night.4. When faced with various choices, people tend to try hard to make a decision.5. The library named after its donators regularly invites famous people to givelectures, attracting many citizens to participate in them.金山区2012学年第一学期期末考试25-29 DAABA 30-34 CDCCD 35-40 ABAACA 41-49 FAIBE CGJD 50-64 BCBBD ADADC BABDB65 – 68 ABAB 69 – 71 BCC 72 – 75 CAAD 76 – 80 ECAFD81. Because their children spend more time with them than with the teacher.82. Through informal tea, interviews and reporting pupil’s progress.83. engage in activities that have a mathematical basis84. the best utilization of the many hoursI. Translation1. He used to work at a local school.2. A former classmate of mine wrote me a letter, telling me his thought of returning to the native land/motherland.3. When (he was) asked why he was involved in the study, he kept silence (silent).4. If he is to win the gold medal at the next Olympics, he needs to improve his technique.5. She stared at the exit through which Mayor had disappeared and then looked around to see how others reacted to his absence.2012学年第一学期徐汇区高三年级英语学科25-29 CBBAB 30-34 BDACB 35-39 BABDC 40 B41. H 42. B 43. E 44. A 45. J 46. G 47. D 48. C 49. F50-54 CADBA 55-59CBABA 60-64 DBDCD Section B 65-68 CDCB 69-71 CBD 72-75 DCAB 76. E 77. B 78. D 79. A 80. C81. less happy and healthy82. Benefits of gratitude for adolescents. / Adolescents benefit from feeling gratitude.83. By regularly recording specific things they are grateful for.84. using negative, insulting wordsI. Translation1. Every citizen must observe the traffics rules/regulations consciously/ of his own free will.2.The young man‘s sense of humor left/made/left a deep impression on the interviewers.3. Although all kinds of information are available online, it is no easy job/task to tell /judge which is true.4. A good sleep helps you relieve physical and mental stress while insufficient sleep may leadto various diseases.5. Considering the high housing prices in the central city (area), many people are ch oosing tolive in suburban areas, so the subway becomes their most convenient and economical commuting way/way of getting to work杨浦区2012 学年度第一学期高三年级学业质量调研英语试卷25~29 DCCBB 30~34BCAAC 35~40BDDCAC41~45 ICJAE 46~49 FHBG50~54CBDAB 55~59DACBD 60~64ABCCD 65~67DAC 68~71ABDC 72~75BDCD 76~80DAFCB81. famous brand for pizza82. The fans’ enthusiastic response to the project / idea / activity83. The first 100 people to message the Pizza Hut Canada84. To attract public attentionI. Translation1.Any man can make mistakes, but only a fool persists in his error.2. A lack of outdoor exercise is not good for children’s health and growth.3.When the New Year bell rang, the prediction about the end of the world proved wrong.4.The liar’s punishment is not that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.5.The new generation of Chinese leaders will pay moreattention to the economic transformation / transition / restructuring and improving people’s living standards.闸北区2012学年第一学期高三英语学科期末练习卷25-29 C B C C B 30-34 B C C B D 35-40 B C A B A B41-45 I A J F B 46-49 D E H C50-54 B D C A B 55-59 D A B B C 60-64 D C A B D65-68 D A C D 69-71 C B B 72-75 B C C C 76-80 B D F A E81. Her family limiting her opportunities and treating her as second-rater.82. the lost potential for the entire country83. Because they understand the importance of hygiene and nutrition84. influence their families and societies1. Enough rest does good to a patient’s recovery.2. It seems that young parents pay more attention to a kid’s language learning.3. Although the prediction about the end of the world spread widely, it finally provedto be unreal.4. Tom ignored the early signals of a heart attack and in the result he lost his life.5. His words and deeds at the press conference were so unexpected that all thereporters present were at a loss.第 3 页共10 页嘉定区2012学年度高三年级第一次质量调研25-----34 BDDBC CADAB 35------40 BDCBA C41---49 D J B E A I C H G50---54: ABACC 55---59: CDBAC 60---64: BCDAA65----68 BDBC 69---71 C A C 72----75 CADB 76------80 DECBA 81. 1earn the value of money82．To show them how to make a budget．83．Saving can help children plan future finance．84．aware of the children’s allowances./have some idea how to give allowances in a proper way.Translation:1.Honesty and diligence/hard working / contribute to / success and happiness.1 1 12.In order to show off themselves/, some middle school students change a mobilephone/2 1.5every month.0.53.All applicants /will be considered /regardless of race, sex, religion or nationality.1 1 24.With the approach of the Spring Festival,/ many shops start to /carry out/1 1 1their promoting plans.15.Pop music/ is popular among young people/ because it meets their1 1.5 1.5needs/demands/requirements/ to express their feelings.1Writing:Recently, recycling textbooks has been put into practice in some provinces in China. As far as I am concerned, it is a good way which will benefit both society and us students.For one thing, it is good news to students from poor families who can’t afford textbooks. For another, recycling textbooks can save natural resources. We are cutting down too many trees every day. In the long run, it helps develop the students’ environmental awareness. What’s more, students may learn to share and work with others through recycling textbooks.To sum up, I consider recycling textbooks useful and helpful. And I still hope students shouldn’t damage their textbooks and keep them clean for the benefit of the next student to use them.第 4 页共10 页宝山区2012学年第一学期期末25—29 CBAAD 30—34 CDADA 35—40 ACCBC C41. E 42. B 43. A 44. H 45. C 46. F 47. I 48. D 49. J50—54 BCADA 55—59 BACDB 60—64 CCDAB65—68 DDBB 69—71 CBA 72—75 DBAC 76—80 CDFAB81. learning, intelligent behaviour and the ability to solve any problem82. dramatic instances of sudden forgetting83. how the process of forgetting survived by evolutionary interpretation84. Not mentioned in the passage/We don’t know.85. How many people/ are absent from/ lecture today/today’s lecture?86. Having confidence/ in yourself/ is the first step/ to success/to achieve success.87. It is good manners/ to make an apology to others/ for what you have done/ whenmaking mistakes/doing something wrong.88. MoYan is recognized/ as a great writer/ in the world/ for his excellent works89. The Voice of China/ fascinated a large number of young people/, which is also oneof the audience’s/ favourite entertainment programmes/ in China in 2012.崇明县2012学年第一学期期末考试试卷II. Grammar and Vocabulary（共25分。

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2020学年第一学期高三英语教学质量检测试卷（满分140分，考试时间120分钟）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. $10. B. $17.C. $100.D. $70.2. A. At a department store. B. At an airport.C. At a hospital.D. At a hotel.3. A. Patient and doctor. B. Coach and athlete.C. Student and teacher.D. Boss and secretary.4. A. Looking at a map. B. Going on a diet.C. Attending a party.D. Talking to Mary.5. A. Go for an outing. B. Buy some clothes.C. Go swimming.D. Forecast the weather.6. A. She fully agrees with the man. B. She is uncertain about the weather.C. She disagrees with the man.D. She thinks the man is always late.7. A. Dr. Brian is always busy on Mondays.B. A waiter visited Dr. Brian last Monday.C. Patients can usually see Dr. Brian as scheduled.D. Dr. Brian forgot to put the man on the schedule.8. A. She speaks highly of the man’s decision.B. She is crazy about skydiving in the countryside.C. She advises the man to go on holiday with Marc.D. She suggests that the man reconsider his plan.9. A. Tom survived the accident unbelievably.B. The police helped him come out of the car.C. The wall was knocked down completely.D. Tom’s car was still in good condition.10. A. It’s convenient to shop in supermarkets.B. Convenience stores are not really convenient.C. Certain items sell well in convenience stores.D. Customers pay more in convenience stores.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. The balance between school work and exercise.B. The link between a healthy body and a healthy mind.C. The change of the timetable in public schools.D. The strong scientific evidence of staying healthy.12. A. By allowing students to do physical exercise.B. By asking students to do problem-solving tasks.C. By doing experiments on American students.D. By persuading teachers to improve students’ grade s.13. A. Students had more chances to do exercise.B. Physical education courses became popular.C. Students did better in their school work.D. Running for 40 minutes a day was required.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Sisters. B. Classmates.C.Relatives.D. Pen friends.15. A. The club encouraged its members to make friends.B. Making a long-distance call at that time was costly.C. Writing to each other helped to improve school work.D. Instant communication wasn’t available for average people.16. A. Maggie and Tessa had met before.B. Maggie’s long blond hair was eye-catching.C. Tessa called Maggie with a cellphone.D. Maggie’s grandchildren spotted Tessa.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. The great demand for tourists. B. The endangered food supplies.C. The difficulty to keep warm.D. The extreme and changeable weather.18. A. It’s going to rain. B. A clear sky will appear soon.C. It’s going to snow.D. It will be unseasonably warm.19. A. Once a week. B. Three times a day.C. Every other day.D. Twice a week.20. A. To enjoy a bird’s-eye view of Alaska. B. To learn how to fly a bush plane there.C. To experience sending mails to St Lawrence.D. To help to take food supplies to Alaska.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.For perhaps the first time in the history of modern education, millions of primary and secondary students may begin the new school year from home. Pupils in England should return to schools in September, but Covid-19 cases 21 (rise), so this may not be possible. Scientists also warn that there will be many more cases when pupils return to schools. Some parents may choose not to send their children back 22 their family’s safety.Teachers are worried about children who 23 (fall) behind in their school work. Parents and carers are feeling anxious about the need to balance work and home schooling. But an experiment by an 18th-century French schoolmaster, Jackboot, may help them to worry less about home schooling.Jackboot had to teach in Belgium. His pupils spoke only Flemish, and he spoke only French. He gave his students a novel 24 (write) in his mother tongue and a French dictionary. He encouraged them to teach themselves. It worked.Learning does not only happen when someone older puts information into the learner’s mind. Think about how often children and even adults learn from trial and error, from learning to ride a bike to 25 (use) a new technology. Learning happens when you ask children difficult questions at the dinner table, encourage them to build a tree-house or find things for themselves on Wikipedia.In the 18th century, when only the sons of rich men got a school education, Jackboot wanted to show26 poor children could learn. Parents could teach them by encouraging and asking questions. It’s the same today. 27 students have the right resources 28 (explore) ideas for themselves, many people can “teach” – including carers and parents during a pandemic (流行病). However, some poorer students will do worse 29 they do not have access to the Internet.Jackboot showed that learning does not only happen in a classroom and that human beings are learning beings: they know hardly anything at birth 30 seek out and develop incredible capacities. That should make us less worried about children during this difficult time and more hopeful about ourselves.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.I’ve always been an optimist and I suppose that is rooted in my belief that the power of creativity and intelligence can make the world a better place. For as long as I can rem ember, I’ve loved learning new things and solving problems in seventh grade. So when I sat down at a computer for the first time, I was 31. It was an old Teletype machine. But it changed my life. When my friend and I started Microsoft, we had a32 of “a computer on every desk and in every home,” which probably sounded too optimistic, but we believed personal computers would change the world. And they have.A fter 30 years, I’m still as33 by computers as I was back in seventh grade. I believe computers are the most incredible tool we can use to feed our 34 and inventiveness to help us solve problems. Computers have transformed how we learn, giving kids everywhere a window into all of the world’s knowledge. They’re helping us build35 around the things we care about and stay close to the people who are important to us, no matter where they are.Like my friend Buffett, I feel particularly lucky to do something every day that I love to do. He calls it “tap-dancing to work.” My job at Micr osoft is as 36 as ever, but what makes me “tap-dance to work” is when we show people something new, like a computer that can 37 your handwriting or your speech, and they say, “I didn’t know you could do that with a PC!”I believe that my own fortune brings with it a responsibility to give back to the world. My wife and I have been 38 to improving health and education in a way that can help as many people as possible. I’m still optimistic, and I believe that progress on even the world’s toughest problems is possible. We’re seeing new drugs for deadly diseases, and new 39 paid to the health problems in the world.I’m excited by the40I see for medicine, for education and of course for technology. And I believe that through our natur al inventiveness, creativity and willingness to solve tough problems, we’re going to make some amazing achievements in all these areas in my lifetime.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.Since Peter Singer published Animal Liberation in 1975, animal rights activists thought animals should be granted the same rights as humans. Referring to scientific studies showing animals 41 “human characteristic s”，they argue animals should be protected with the same rights. So why don’t animals have the same legal status (身份）as humans？The line of reasoning in favor of granting animals equal rights to humans 42 the fact that scientists have found characteristics in animals we normally 43 with humans. A group of scientists showed monkeys demonstrate self-consciousness at the same level as humans. This has usually served as a justification for human rights, so why don’t we grant equal rights to monkeys?The truth is, 44 convincing scientific evidence, the argument for granting at least some animals the same rights as humans can’t be justified philosophically. An adequate argument for animal rights would require further philosophical inquiry and not just descriptive 45 . We can feel pity for animals being treated badly and strive to protect them from such treatment. This, 46 , doesn’t mean animals should enjoy the same legal status as humans.There is a strong reason for 47 that rights only apply to humans. While fundamental rights surely are valuable in their nature, they would be worthless without a system to 48 them. That is why we expect other people to respect our rights.The system that defends our rights is the fact that other people are obliged by 49 in their behaviors towards us. In our daily life, we experience numerous situations in which bad guys could 50 from violating(侵犯) our rights. Nevertheless, we see, of course, with some exceptions, that individuals cooperate and respect other people’s rights. Rights and duties are two sides of the same coin, and one cannot51 to have certain rights without having to observe the dutiesIf it is my claim to live freely on my property without being bothered, my neighbor’s duty prevents him from violating my right to property and life. Suppose, however, he breaks in and damages my property. He will then be held responsible in a court of law, for he has 52 his duty to respect my rights. This is completely reasonable, but we will certainly face 53 if my property was violated by an elephant.If we assume that animals are granted the same legal status as humans, 54 requires that we now drag the elephant into court. Remember, if an animal were to have such rights, it would logically also have social duties. Therefore, it is now 55 to the same legal procedures as humans. This raises practical questions: Who will defend the animal in court? And will the animal be able to comprehend what is going on?41.A. acquiring B. desiring C. displaying D. respecting42.A. explores B. challenges C. overlooks D. emphasizes43.A. treat B. associate C. deal D. bear44.A. considering B. despite C. instead of D. according to45.A. conclusions B. performances C. experiments D. messages46.A. in return B. for instance C. therefore D. however47.A. denying B. maintaining C. recognizing D. suggesting48.A. approve B. demand C. ensure D. reserve49.A. contracts B. possession C. faith D. duties50.A. profit B. keep C. learn D. result51.A. afford B. claim C. pretend D. determine52.A. assigned B. declared C. failed D. fulfilled53.A. dangers B. questions C. charges D. obstacles54.A. agreement B. justice C. criticism D. frustration55.A. open B. addicted C. subject D. relevantSection 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.AThe first thing we notice about new people are their faces.The next time we see these people, we remember them because we remember their faces. This seems like a simple process. However, scientists found that it is not such a simple process. The section of the brain that is responsible for face recognition seems to work differently for different people. Some people have great difficulty remembering and recognizing faces, while others almost never forget a face.Normal babies are born with a natural ability to recognize faces. In fact, their face recognition abilities are much better than their parents. Babies are highly skilled at face recognition at six months. But by nine months, they lose this skill. By nine months, a baby’s face-recognition skills are about the same as an adult’s.Unfortunately, some people are not born with this ability to recognize faces. The part of the brain that is responsible for face recognition doesn’t work for them. This condition is called face blindness. People with very severe face blindness cannot even recognize their own faces. In fact, people with this condition can sometimes be frightened when they look in the mirror. They don’t recognize their own face, so for a second they are startled when they see this unfamiliar face.Face blindness is not always severe. Scientists believe up to 10 percent of the population may be affected by face blindness to some degree, yet many people with mild face blindness might not even know they have it. They have no reason to know they are different from anyone else until someone points it out. This is similar to people with color blindness.Colorblind people can’t see the difference between certain colors such as red and green, until someone tells them that green and red are two different colors.There is no cure for face blindness. So for the time being, people with face blindness need to find simple techniques to compensate for their problem. They can try to recognize people by their hairstyle, their voice, or their glasses. Hopefully, in the future as scientists learn more about this condition, they will find a cure.56.The first paragraph is mainly about ___________________________.A.the way to improve one’s face-recognition skillsB.the fact that some people have face-recognition problemsC.the simple process of the brain to recognize others’ facesD.the importance of face recognition in human communication57.When do people have the keen skills of face-recognition ?A.At birth.B. In adolescence.C. Half a year old.D. Nine months old.58. The bold word “startled” in the 3rd paragraph is closes in meaning to __________________.A. confusedB. surprisedC. excitedD. depressed59. What does the author think of the problem of face blindness?A. People need to take it seriously.B. It affects a great number of people.C. It can be cured in the near future.D. Certain techniques can make up for it.B60.Applicant-tracking systems (ATSs) are used for ________________________.A.formatting the uploaded applicationsB.collecting applicants’ data from their applicationsC.helping companies find qualified candidatesD.promoting applicants’ career development61.Which of the following is NOT DEBORAH CAPRAS’ advice?A. Check the format used in your application before uploading it.B. Keep the structure and format of your application simple.C. Stick to the most popular or frequently used categories.D. Avoid using expressions that are recognized industry terms.62. This brochure mainly talks about ________________________.A. where applicants should send their applicationsB. how applicants could get their applications past ATSsC. what applicants must do in preparing for an interviewD. why ATS algorithms work in the same way as hum an’sCIn 2020, we can expect new developments in voice technology. These include technology that can understand regional accents and gender-neutral (中性的) voice assistants. People have criticized products such as Alexa and Siri because they often misunderstand women and people with regional accents. In response to this criticism, the voice tech industry is trying to become more inclusive by introducing a range of new projects. One study asked people to read out different news headlines and then looked at what Alexa thought people had said. The difference between what the people said and what Alexa understood was 30% bigger for people with non-native accents. Recent research also shows that Google’s speech recognition is 13% more accurate for men than it is for women.A project that wants to make voice tech more inclusive is Project Q. It is a gender-neutral voice assistant expected to be launched in 2020. “Current voice technology is gendered,” says Ryan Sherman, of Project Q. “Siri or Google Assistant mai nly start out as female by default (默认）, so we asked a question: why do we gender AI? Research shows that female voices are more compliant. Male voices indicate superiority and intelligence. All voice tech only offers two options.”Project Q launched in 2019 with a prototype voice developed by non-binary（非二元性别的）linguists. They asked a sample of 4,500 people from across Europe whether it sounded male or female. The answers were split 50/50. “We want this voice to be used in voice assistants but also in metr o stations, games, etc. There is huge potential,” says Sherman.Other companies are also trying to diversify voice tech. Mozilla launched the Common V oice project in 2019 to find global voices to help diversify AI speech. “Companies that started years ago with voice recognition often got their data from public radio,” said Katharina Borchert, from Mozilla. “Those were mostly male, native speakers with really trained voices. There are not a lot of female voices, and it doesn’t have people with regional acce nts. That’s why the early version had real problems understanding women. So the larger the diversity of speakers, the greater the quality in the end.”The BBC is developing a voice assistant called Beeb to be launched in 2020, designed to respond to users’ requests. Mukul Devichand, executive editor of voice and AI, says it is also looking at how to respond better to regional accents. “We’ve been involving people from all corners of the country to make sure that our conversation assistant represents region al accents,” he says.Dr Saul Albert, of Loughborough University, is not sure that these projects give full assistance and highlights one area that needs attention. “Amazon, Google and other technology companies are going to have to involve disabled peopl e in design,” he says. “There are standard features in products like the Google Home and the Amazon Echo, as well as Google’s Euphonia project, which learns the voice patterns of users with speech impairments (障碍).”Dr Leigh Clark, of Swansea University, is more optimistic, but he says there are still important things to remember when developing some of these projects: “If we have gender-neutral voices, do these become the norm or do these become another option for the user to choose?”63.The products like Alexa and Siri were criticized, because ______________________.A.their voices got from Europeans were split into half male and half femaleB.they had difficulty recognizing women and those with regional accentsC.regional accents and gender-neutral voice assistants were includedD.they boasted about the great efficiency of their voice assistants64.How did the companies solve the problem of understanding women?A.By launching Project Q and developing Beeb.B.By collecting voice data from public radios.C.By adding regional accents to the data base.D.By diversifying voice tech with global voices.65.What’s the principle of designing voice assistants?A.V oice assistants mainly started out as female by default.B.Standard features must be included in voice assistants.C.The more diverse the speakers, the greater the quality in the end.ers with speech impairments can’t have the priority in design.66.What’s the best title of this passage?A.Expecting new developments in voice tech.B.Responding to users with speech impairments.C.Solving the problem of understanding women.D.Developing voice assistants for metro stations.Section CDirections:Read the passage carefully. 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.Entrepreneurs in New Zealand are working with American designers to develop robotic dolphins that look almost exactly the same as real dolphins. 67 A robotic dolphin can nod an answer to a child. It might not sound attractive or may even sound worrying, but as marine parks around the world are under pressure to stop using real whales and dolphins, the creatures are an attractive alternative, their creators say.“Marine parks have been making less money for more than ten years because many people think the parks are cruel and because of the cost of live animals, but people still really want to learn about and experience these animals,” said Roger Holzberg, a Californian designer of the life-size robot bottlenose dolphins. 68 8“We have to persuade marine park owners that these dolphins can make them money, even more money than live animals,” Holzberg said. 69 On average, bottlenose dolphins live for less than 20 years in captivity but 30 to 50 years in the wild.Melanie Langlotz, one of the entrepreneurs behind the project, has a background in reality games. “It became clear that any large aquarium, in order to compete with any other aquarium, would need to have all the big animals on display, such as dolphins and sharks,” she said.“The bigger,the better.”70 0 Finally, the group decided to use robotic animals instead of live ones. The sample robotic dolphin, Langlotzsaid, weighs more than 270kg. A test audience was unable to guess the dolphin was not real, she added. Animal rights supporters also welcomed the change, hoping robotic dolphins would replace real ones in marine parks worldwide.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.If you’re like most of the world, you make time for following friends on social media. That is not a bad thing at all. Positive posting and communication can help improve your confidence and sense of connection to others. It can be surprisingly easy, though, to unconsciously slip into less healthful behavior on social media, and that can lead to anxiety and depression. New research has identified which habits can lead to troubles.Do you feel jealous every time you read on social media about your cousin’s beautiful new home or your boss’ exciting European vacation? “Surveillance”（监视）of those you know in order to get an inside look of their material success is a potentially destructive behavior, according to researchers at the University of Missouri. Measuring material or lifestyle achievements of someone you know can lead to negative feelings, and can easily lead you to create tension in a relationship where there was none.A second study by the University of Missouri found that people who post often -- about anything and everything they are doing -- experience more troubles in their marriages and romantic relationships than those who don’t post about their lives in detail. Another study by researchers at Boston University also found that heavy social media users are 32% more likely to think about leaving their husbands or wives.This is most likely because over-sharing your life with others by direct messaging and posting images can create relationship conflict. Not only are you potentially developing bonds with new people, but also that bonding may deepen and affect your own relationship, according to the study of a doctoral student, Russell Clayton.V. TranslationDirections:Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.72.我在玩纵横字谜时拼错一个词，卡住了。

上海市长宁区2021届第一学期高三教学质量检测英语试题及答案解析

C. Certain items sell well in convenience stores.
D. Customers pay more in convenience stores.
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Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
What do we learn from the woman’s response?
A. She fully agrees with the man.B. She is uncertain about the weather.
C. She disagrees with the man.D. She thinks the man is always late.
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长宁区2012学年第一学期高三英语第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 questions you have heard.1. A. At a gallery. B. At a science museum.C. At a furniture shop.D. At a stationery store.2. A. School sports team. B. The exam score.C. A swimming match.D. An Olympic organization.3. A. $8. B. $12. C. $40. D. $80.4. A. They are going campingthis weekend. B. They have recently visited Lake Dunmore.C. They will join the outdoor club next year.D. They have to change their weekend plans.5. A. Teacher and student. B. Doctor and patient.C. Travel agent andcustomer.D. Manager and office clerk.6. A. The man arrived just ontime. B. It is not the right time for her.C. She didn’t expect him to come so soon.D. Her cable TV set doesn’t need any repair.7. A. She dislikes watchingfireworks. B. She has to get some movie tickets.C. She’s already had plans for the night.D. She doesn’t want to go out with the man.8. A. To enjoy the niceweather.B. To postpone the meeting.C. To take up their study together.D. To start a project on weather changes.9. A. The woman has too manykeys. B. The woman shouldn’t get annoyed.C. The woman is too forgetful.D. The woman seldom looks for her keys.10.A. He will change his plans for tomorrow night.B. He will be at both the appointment and the party.C. He has an appointment with Mary tomorrow anyway.D. He feels sorry that he cannot go to the birthday party. Section BDirections:In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passage. 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.1 A. It could be dangerous if a sleepwalking person is woken1. up.B. Children are more likely to sleepwalk or sleeptalk thanadults.C. Sleepwalking and sleeptalking are two different kinds ofdreams.D. Sleeptalking doesn’t occur during non-rapid eyemovement sleep.A. A guilty murderer.B. A man in absolute horror. 12.C. A terrible physician.D. A man with mentalproblem.A. People can be dreaming while they are sleepwalking.13.B. Sleepwalking sometimes can have serious consequences.C. Crimes committed during sleepwalking are oftenforgivable.D. Around 10 percent of people have experiencedsleepwalking.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.1A. Queen Victoria.B. King George VI.4.C. Queen Elizabeth.D. Prince Philip.A. They intend to return the favor of the public.15.B. They hope to see the change of these countries.C. They want to become more popular with the public.D. They plan to get more familiar with these countries.A. The magnificent history of the British royal family.16.B. A grand ceremony of Queen Elizabeth’s diamondwedding.C. The official tours of Prince William and his wife withother royals.D. A big celebration of Queen Elizabeth’s 60 years on thethrone (在位).Section CDirections:In Section C, you will hear two longerconversations. 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: 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.2 5. The author received tons of congratulations ______ his great success in writing.A. inB. onC. fromD. by2 6. Did you foresee that so many investors ______ all their money in the stock market?A. had lostB. lostC. would loseD. have lost2People living in big cities tend to be ______ concerned with7. air quality than those living in countryside.A. even moreB. manymoreC. much lessD. still less2 8. Some fast developing countries around the world don’t care about protecting ______ against environmental pollution. A.themselvesB. themC. itD. itself2 9. According to the new regulations, one ______ pass night driving test for the license.A. needB. canC. mustD. may3 0. All the residents in the area ______ that they move into new flats within three months.A. areadvisedB. advisedC. haveadvisedD. have beenadvised3 1. She came up with several ideas about the house decoration ______ a fantastic one popped into her mind.A. untilB. beforeC. sinceD. unless3 2. Mary’s success lies in the fact ______ she is co-operative and eager to learn from others.A. becauseB. whichC. whereD. that3 3. ______ any staircase, I followed a dark passage and it seemed to go on for ever.A. Not to have seenB. Seeing notC. Havingnot seenD. Not seeing3 4. Unless ______ to speak, most high school students here prefer remaining silent in class.A. invitedB. invitingC. beinginvitedD. havinginvited3 5. Doctors insist the growth of wisdom continues after the 40s, 50s and even 60s, ______?A. does itB. doesn’t itC. do theyD. don’t they3 6. If she accepts this position, she will have no choice but ______ an even greater challenge.A. to meetB. meetsC. meetingD. met3 7. Donald survived when the car ______ he was in crashed into a truck from the opposite side.A. asB. whereC. thatD. once3 8. A high definition digital camera on this cell phone can show you vividly ______ is around the person you are talking to.A. howB. whichC. whatD. where3 9. Was it the boy’s passion for playing the piano in his childhood ______ led him to be a music college student? A. which B. that C. what D. when4I remember ______ Mike for advice since he is regarded by0. many as a good adviser.B. askingC. to askD. being askedA. to beaskedSection 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.People rarely feel as helpless as they do when attacked by the threat of severe storms. There is nothing that can prevent a hurricane(飓风) or tornado from causing destruction if it reaches a 41 area. History offers numerous examples of storms that have destroyed large numbers of homes and killed many people. But today things are not as 42 as they were in the past. By studying the conditions that cause storms, weather forecasters are better able to predict them and givepeople in their paths the warning needed in 43 to keep away from tragedy.A storm is 44 as a sudden, extreme change in the normal conditions of Earth’s atmosphere. Examples include a large flood of moisture (湿气) or a sharp increase in wind speed. These types of 45 are generally caused by a dramatic change in air pressure. In fact, air pressure often affects weather more than any other factors.Hurricanes are somewhat 46 to tornadoes because both produce atmospheric vortices. Vortices are cone-shaped depression (低气压) of high-speed winds that can cause a large lot of 47 if they touch the ground. When a storm 48 shore, it brings not only fierce winds but also large amounts of ocean water. Storms require moisture to exist, so they quickly 49 over land. As the storm dies, it creates large thunderclouds that can cause heavy rain, thunder, lightning, and flooding. Tornadoes can also form from the breakup of storms and are often one of their most dangerous consequences.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.All over the world, people admire the beauty and grace of butterflies. Butterflies come in every color imaginable, and their 50 display an incredible variety of patterns. The largest butterfly, Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing, has a wingspan (翼展) of up to 280 millimeters and lives in Papua New Guinea. The smallest, the Western Pygmy Blue in the southern U.S., has a wingspan of only 12 millimeters. Sadly, some of these beautiful creatures are now 51 .Estimates indicate that between 15 and 20 thousand species of butterflies exist around the world. A number of these species are endangered, over 20 in Japan 52 . Although that number may seem small, losing even one species would be 53 . Nowadays scientists even look to butterflies as a 54 of the environment’s health, since they are 55 to environmental changes. Many environmentalists around the world are eager to protect the endangered butterflies from extinction. The American Museum of Natural History in New York, for example, has an unusual butterfly exhibit. This exhibit 56 the important role that butterflies play in our environment.In recent years, environmental groups have made significant progress in 57 endangered butterfly populations. Governments throughout Asia have passed laws to help protect endangered wildlife, including butterflies. An area called Butterfly Valley in Assam, India, has become the focus of conscious 58 to protect the butterflies’habitat(栖息地). Other projects in Serbia, Japan, and Canada are also hoping to 59 . Some of these efforts are already starting to work. The population of the El Segundo Blue Butterfly in California, for instance, has increased by 8 percent since 2010.Finding a cure for the butterfly crisis is, 60 , not just for environmental groups. 61 citizens can plant butterfly gardens to support and enjoy these gentle creatures. A group of female prisoners in Belfair, Washington, are helping to rescue an endangered species called Taylor’s Checkerspot. They recognize how 62 seemingly insignificant creatures can be. The world cannot afford to lose any butterflies. As environmentalist John Muir once 63 , “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it 64 to everything else in the Universe.”5 A. colors B. bodies C. wings D. feelers0.5 1. A. out ofcontrolB. in greatdangerC. on the flyD. out of date52.A. nearbyB. thoughC. besidesD. alone5 3. A.predictableB. possibleC.imaginableD. terrible54.A. factorB. pictureC. measureD. display5 5. A. exposed B.accustomedC. sensitiveD. resistant56.A. highlightsB. changesC. replacesD. finds5 7. A. preserving B. controlling C. observing D.recognizing58.A. projectsB. effortsC. stepsD. groups5 9. A. set anexampleB. keep thepromiseC. make adifferenceD. take thetime6 0. A. however B.furthermoreC. otherwiseD. therefore6 A. B. Leading C. Senior D. Ordinary1. Distinguished6 2. A. graceful B. significant C. pitiful D.mysterious6 3. A. proposed B.commentedC. promisedD.recommended6 4. A. restricted B. adapted C.contributedD. tiedSection 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)When I was in college, a man named Henry worked as a custodian (看门人) in our student union building. White-haired, with a Pennsylvania Dutch accent, Henry could usually be seen in a baseball cap, a T-shirt and a pair of jeans.He was the custodian, and he was the most respected and most well-known person in the building. Everyone loved Henry, and it was because of all the implicit ways he expressed his love for everyone around him. Henry didn’t have to say, “I love you.” He lived his love.Henry was always excited when he met someone new, and he wanted to know everything about them. He felt it was important to do things for people he valued. And Henry seemed to value everyone he met. He brought in articles or cartoons for certain people, went out of his way to introduce people to each other, kept dozens of names and birthdays in his wallet so he could send cards, and helped students keep in touch with graduates who had written to him. He even assisted students who didn’t have enough money to buy their books.Henry taught me --- and many others he supported --- how to live life to the fullest. Not by skydiving or exploring some foreign countries, but by appreciating where you are in life and valuing those around you.The funny thing is that despite all he did and taught us, Henry truly believed that he was the lucky one --- that he was the one who was gaining so much by getting to know us. But all of us who remember Henry know that we were the ones whowere truly blessed.We will never forget the man who taught us that best way to say “I love you” often has little to do with the words.65.W hat does the word “implicit” in Paragraph 2 most probablymean?A. Unstated.B.C. Indelicate.D. Charming.Appropriate.66.A ccording to the passage, working as a custodian in a college,Henry ______.A. made international travels to live a full lifeB. was a role model of how to be a caring personC. was busy organizing former students’ reunionsD. gathered plenty information about the needy students67.H enry was always excited to meet new people because______.A. it would make people think highly of himB. he was the most popular person in the collegeC. it was part of his responsibility as a custodianD. he treasured everything around him in his life68.W hich of the following word cannot be used to describeHenry?A. Gracious.B.Adventurous. C.Supportive.D.Sympathetic.(B)File Created Page 1 of 1DELAYED BAGGAGE REPORTPRINTED AT ALBANY N.Y. AIRPORT ON JULY 10 2012 11:15 A.M.___________________________________________________ ____________________________Dear Valued Customer,We regret that your baggage was not available to claim after your recent flight. Everything possible will be done to locate your property and return it to you promptly.For information regarding your delayed baggage, contact the United Airlines Baggage Resolution Center at its 24 hour,69.W here does the receipt most probably come from?A. Suitcase Tracing Website.B. Delivery Center of UnitedAirlines.C. Baggage Resolution Center.D. Information Center of the Airport.70.F rom the receipt we can learn that John Jackson ______.A. must have filed his Delayed Baggage Report alreadyB. couldn’t deal with his delayed baggage on line until July17, 2012C. should call 802-247-9999 for the information about hisdelayed baggageD. may not know anything about his delayed baggage duringthe first five days71.W hich of the following information is not provided in thereceipt?A. The description of the customer’s checked suitcases.B. The regular routine of the delayed baggage tracing.C. The contact phone number of Albany N.Y. Airport.D. The customer’s delayed baggage file reference number.(C)The candidate longing for election to the highest office in the United States must be native-born American citizen who is at least 35 years old and who has lived in the United States for atleast 14 years. The election course is complicated, and the road to the Oval Office is long.Potential candidates must present papers stating their intention to seek their party’s recommendation; delegates then choose from among those running some months later at the national conferences. Before that, however, each state holds a primary election that determines how the state’s voters want the party’s delegates to vote. Methods of choosing the delegates vary from state to state. At the conferences, there are speeches and often heated discussions. It may take several rounds of voting before delegates can agree on a candidate. On the final day of the meeting, the presidential candidate announces his or her choice for vice president.Election Day, by law, is the Tuesday that follows the first Monday in November. On this day, registered voters may cast their votes for president, vice president, and candidates for other federal(联邦), state, and local offices. The popular vote, however, does not determine who will be president. The president is chosen by a vote of the Electoral College, a group of 538 citizens from the 50 states and the District of Columbia who are chosen to cast votes for the president and vice president.The rules for choosing electors, as with the delegates, vary.Each state also decides whether its electoral votes must reflect the popular vote. The number of electors in each state is determined by the number of representatives and senators (议员) that a state sends to Congress and, therefore, may change every 10 years, depending on the results of the United States census (人口普查). The winner must get at least 270 of the electoral votes when the Electoral College meets in December of the election year. The election results are not official, however, until the following January, when Congress meets in a joint conference to count the electoral votes.At the end of the road to the Oval Office is the swearing-in ceremony, at which the new or reelected president takes the oath (誓言) of office on January 20.72.W hich of the following is not a requirement for candidatesfor the presidency of the USA?A. Minimum age of thirty-five years old.B. Previous experience in an elective office.C. Native of the United States of America.D. Bottom residency of fourteen years in the States.73.W hich of the following statements is true according to thepassage?A. Election results are not authorized until the first month ofthe coming year.B. Ways to select the delegates of each state are very muchthe same in the USA.C. The successful presidential candidate wins a maximumnumber of electoral votes.D. A party’s potential candidate is chosen months before itsnational conference is held.74.W e can conclude from the passage that ______.A. the candidate who wins the popular vote will be thewinner of the electionB. the electors don’t have the right to vote against theirregistered voters’ willC. the presidents of the United States are theoretically pickedby the citizens directlyD. the change of a state’s population barely has effect on thepresidential election75.W hich of the following might be the best title of the passage?A. The Various Ways of Presidential Election in the USAB. The Qualifications for Being the President of the USAC. The Rules for Choosing Presidential Candidates in theUSAD. The Process of the Election for the President of the USASection CDirections: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.76.Try to identify any situations that have contributed to your depression. When you know what has got you feeling blue and why, talk about it with a caring friend, for talking is a way to release the feelings and to receive some understanding. If there’s no one to tell, pouring your heart out to a journal works just as well. Once you air out these thoughts and feelings, turn your attention to something positive. Feeling connected to friends and family can help relieve depression and it may also help them feel there’s something they can do instead of just watching you hurt.77.Depression affects a person’s thoughts, making everything seem miserable, negative, and hopeless. If depression has you noticing only the negative, make an effort to notice the good things in life, say considering your strengths, gifts, or blessingsmay help.78.With depression, a person’s creativity and sense of fun may seem blocked. Exercise your imagination by painting, sewing, writing, dancing or composing music, and then you not only getthose creative juices flowing, you also loosen up some positive emotions. Take time to play with a friend or a pet, or do something fun for yourself, or find something to laugh about —a funny movie, perhaps, because laughter helps lighten yourmood.79.Taking a 15-to 30-minute brisk walk every day --- or dancing, jogging, or biking if you prefer makes you feel less depressed. Once you get in the exercise habit, it won’t take long to notice a difference in your mood. In addition to getting aerobic exercise, some yoga poses can help relieve feelings of depression. Two aspects of yoga --- breathing exercises andmeditation --- can help people withdepression feel better.80.In depression, some people may not feel like eating at all, while others might overeat. If depression has affected your appetite, you’ll need to be extra mindful of getting the right nourishment, for pr oper nutrition can influence a person’s mood and energy. So eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and get regular meals even if you don’t feel hungry, try to eat something light, like a piece of fruit, to keep you going.Section DDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.“Neither a borrower nor a lender be.” Although this might be excellent advice in matters concerning family and friends, borrowing and lending are frequently the foundation of a booming economy.A loan is a sum of money borrowed for a limited period. A loan may be obtained from an individual or from an institution such as a bank and is generally granted at a specific rate of interest. Interest is the fee that the borrower pays to use the money. An extremely high rate of interest --- and certainly any amount more than law permits --- is called usury. Lending money can be a risky business, for there is always the possibility that the borrower may not be able to pay the loan. For this reason, a lender generally requires the borrower to register something valuable of his or hers, known as collateral (抵押), as a part of the loan agreement. A house or an automobile, investments in the stock market, even the value of a business, are all examples of collateral that a lender may be willing toaccept in the event that the borrower fails to pay the loan.There are two major sorts of loans: consumer loans and commercial loans. A consumer loan is one that is made to an individual, and it may be to buy a house or an automobile or to finance an education. A commercial loan may be used to start a new business, pay for new equipment and staff, or expand an office or factory. The business of making loans also contributes to a healthy economy by enhancing the employment market. Loans allow consumers to buy and improve homes, creating jobs for carpenters, architects and etc. Loans enable businesses to expand, and when these businesses open a branch office or a new store, they also increase their consumption of office supplies, furnishings, and computers.In a booming economy, money circulates quickly, and each deal represents earnings for someone. It may be reasonable to say that a certain level of debt is normal, even necessary, to a healthy economy as long as the individual borrower or business is careful and try not to take on more than a manageable amount of debt.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)81.“Neither a borrower nor a lender be.” is excellent advice forkeeping good family and friends while it is __________.82.W hat is the purpose of collateral in a loan agreement?83.D ifferent from commercial loans, consumer loans may beused to __________.84.H ow can the individual borrower or business profit from abooming economy?第II卷（共45分）I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1.我最喜欢的运动是打网球。

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2013学年长宁区第一学期高三英语质量检测试卷第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. In a bookstore. B. In a grocery.C. In a stationery shop.D. In a shopping mall.2. A. Diner and waitress. B. Librarian and reader.C. Ticket seller and customer.D. Teacher and student.3. A. She is not hungry. B. She wants to dine out.C. She doesn’t like cooking.D. She feels awful today.4. A. The postcard has been lost. B. The man will go to the post office.C. The local post office is closed.D. The woman is expecting a postcard.5. A. To a bank. B. To Macao.C. To a travel agency.D. To a gymnasium.6. A. There will be too many people at the party.B. He feels sorry that the woman is not coming.C. It makes people happier to have more parties.D. The woman can bring her brother to the party.7. A. The man is extremely fond of traveling.B. The woman has taken many pictures at the contest.C. The man admires the woman’s talent in writing.D. The woman is an experienced photographer.8. A. The new dress is for warm weather. B. The new dress makes her look cool.C. She doesn’t like cold weat her at all.D. She bought the dress when it was warm.9. A. A nice hair-style. B. An old photo.C. A wonderful wedding.D. An unforgettable friend.10. A. She could hardly find the truth. B. She doesn’t agree with the man.C. She is good at finding a place to stay.D. She had no travel experience in Russia.Section BDirections:In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passage. 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. International Nurses’ Day. B. World No Tobacco Day.C. International Workers’ Day.D. National Chocolate Chip Day.12. A. May’s brilliant green jewel stands for constant love.B. Workers started to fight for 8 hours labor back in the 1800s.C. Chocolate chip cookies are usually made for the people you love.D. May’s flower, the Lily of the Valley represents happiness and pure love.13. A. The Merry Month of May. B. Month Flower and Jewel of May.C. Food Celebrations in May.D. No Cigarettes in May.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. He invented the way of blood transfusion (输血).B. He solved the problem of dangerous blood transfusion.C. He found a couple of new blood types of human beings.D. He discovered the relation between blood types and personalities.15. A. Loyal but anxious. B. Logical but changeable.C. Creative but selfish.D. Ambitious but inflexible.16. A. Modest. B. Neutral. C. Disapproval. D. Supportive.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.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.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)One day I heard two girls talking about making net friends in a café. One said that she (25) ______ (meet) one of her net friends and the other told her not to because most people found their net friends (26) ______ (disappoint) in real life.We all know it is quite common now that many teenagers, especially (27) ______ from one-child families, like to make net friends and spend lots of time chatting with them because they need someone to talk with and share their sorrow and happiness. However, is it wise for them to do so?In my opinion, it is possible for you to find some real good friends with the help of new technology but you (28) ______ ______ take care. When you talk with someone unknown on the Internet, you have no idea at all what kind of person he is and (29) ______ he is telling you the truth. Besides we can’t deny thatsome bad guys mask themselves very well so that they can get many nice people (30) ______ (trap). So, you’re taking the risk of meeting your net friends (31) ______ you get any idea about him. In a word, you can never be too careful when meeting your net friends.(B)Perhaps one aspect of modern life which is most often considered ‘annoying’ is noise. According to some estimates, the amount of urban noise (32) ______ (double) in the past ten years, and with the increase in road and air traffic, noise is likely to increase too.Noise quite clearly affects the health of modern man. It is a health threat. Loud noise (33) ______ (say) to be a leading cause of deafness among many people over 65. It is also a major (34) ______ (contribute) factor in causing stress, (35) ______ itself causes a variety of illnesses.Noise is sometimes associated with lack of communication in the modern world. In many busy shops, factories and nightclubs, (36) ______ level and constancy of noise make conversation at a natural level difficult or impossible.Certain people in society, such as motorcyclists, seem to believe they have a right (37) ______ (make) as much noise as they like without being fined. Do they?We are so trained to noise in this modern world (38) ______ people growing up with little (39) ______ no experience of genuine peace and quiet have begun to associate silence with boredom. Isn’t it time for us to start teaching young people that silence is golden and that you can do a lot of interesting things (40) ______ the accompaniment of noise?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.Beyond two or three days, the world’s best weather forecasts are based on guesswork, and beyond six or seven they are worthless.The Butterfly Effect is the reason. For small pieces of weather — and to a global forecaster, small can mean thunderstorms and snowstorms —any ___41___ fails rapidly. Errors and uncertainties ___42___, gathering upward through a chain of unstable features, from dust devils (尘旋风) and windstorms up to continent-size eddies (旋风) ___43___ satellites can see.The modern weather models work with a network of points of the order of sixty miles apart, and even so, some ___44___ data has to be guessed, since ground stations and satellites cannot see everywhere. But suppose the earth could be covered with sensors spaced one foot apart, rising at one-foot ___45___ all the way to the top of the atmosphere. Suppose every sensor gives perfectly ___46___ readings of temperature,pressure, dampness, and any other quantity a meteorologist (气象工作者) would want. Exactly at noon a(n) ___47___ powerful computer takes all the data and ___48___ what will happen at each point at 12.01, then 12.02, then 12.03 …The computer will still be unable to predict whether Princeton, New Jersey, will have sun or rain on a day one month away. At noon the spaces between the sensors will ___49___ alterations that the computer will not know about, tiny variations from the ___50___. By 12.01, those alterations will already have created small errors one foot away. Soon the errors will have multiplied to the ten-foot scale, and so on up to the size of the globe.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.Ecotourism is a combination of ecology (the study of systems of living things) and tourism. It is ___51___ “responsible travel to natural areas that preserves the environment and improves the welfare of the local people” by the International Ecotourism Society. Actually, ecotourism can mean travel to far-off places of great natural beauty, but not always in a(n) ___52___ way. It’s a big business, and the attraction of money can cause people to think about ___53___ first. While ecotourism offers benefits to people and ecosystems, it leaves ecosystems open to negative effects, too.Costa Rica, once a Spanish colony, and independent since 1821, has an ecotourism industry worth over one billion dollars yearly, and thousands of jobs have been ___54___. Nearly 21 percent of the land is now protected national parks, ___55___ thanks to ecotourism. Nevertheless, due to the number of people visiting the country’s natural places, some damage to the ecosystem has occurred.While ___56___ can have a negative impact on ecosystems, the same areas might have been ___57___ by industries such as farming, logging, or mining if there were no ecotourism industry. Shelters (庇护所) have been created ___58___, keeping the ecosystem protected. And, by visiting beautiful rainforests and seeing rare animals, visitors get a sense of their ___59___, and of gratitude for them. Tour guides can also be educators who train people to love and care for the environment. Visitors can take these ___60___ with them to their home countries.Unfortunately, while their effect may not be ___61___ in the off-season, the constant parade of visitors in the high season can be damaging. At one national park in Costa Rica, wild monkeys now feed on garbage left by the tourists. ___62___, ecotourists tend to seek out places with the rarest animals and plants, ___63___ the most delicate living things.It is easy to be critical of the ecotourism industry, but it is important to be ___64___ as well. Ecotourism can never be “pure”. We can’t expect zero negative effects on the ecosystem. It is also ___65___ to suppose that humans won’t go anywhere accessible to them. If protection efforts are maintained and increased, those remaining places of undisturbed nature may be stressed, but they won’t bedestroyed.51. A. defined as B. made up of C. applied to D. combined with52. A. attractive B. natural C. different D. responsible53. A. effects B. nature C. profits D. economy54. A. lost B. created C. abandoned D. shifted55. A. mainly B. comparatively C. unfortunately D. barely56. A. tourists B. environment C. manufacturers D. politics57. A. fertilized B. destroyed C. reserved D. stimulated58. A. equally B. regularly C. instead D. though59. A. freedom B. hardness C. welfare D. value60. A. ecosystems B. lessons C. animals D. trainers61. A. uncertain B. noticeable C. healthy D. special62. A. For instance B. On the contrary C. In addition D. As a whole63. A. appreciating B. discovering C. sheltering D. pressuring64. A. positive B. creative C. effective D. sensitive65. A. feasible B. reasonable C. unrealistic D. inevitableSection 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)When I was young, it wasn’t the parental love that filled my thoughts in the spring. It was baseball.I loved everything about the game — the crack of a bat, the excitement of chasing a ground ball across short green grass, even watching the games on our old black-and-white TV. Yet looking back now, nothing was quite as important to me as the annual ritual (老规矩) of playing catch with my dad.Dad was never much of a baseball fan, but as green leaves began to shoot on bare branches and warmth returned to the air, he would grab his old mitt (棒球手套) and head out to the yard with me just the same. There was something beneficial about playing catch with him, the hum of the ball as it sailed through the air, and the friendly pop as it hit the leather netting. We may have been 50 feet apart, but the flight of that ball connected us, forming as strong a relationship as any father-son talk ever could have.I was never the star of my Little League team, yet Dad never cared about that. Every year, he would be out there, waiting to field any false throw I sent his way.As I grew older, I realized that our game was a reflection of our relationship — that even if a problem didn’t involve a glove and a ball, Dad would always be there to handle anything I threw in his direction. Hisdevotion to our springtime ritual showed his devotion to me — not only to my love of baseballl but also to my life.I’ve often heard it said that “the devil is in the details.” Now I realize that in my relationship with my father, love was in the details.66. When the author was young, he didn’t care much about ______.A. the sound of hitting a ballB. the company of his fatherC. the joy of running after a ballD. the games broadcast on TV67. The author’s father practiced catching baseball with him on warm spring days, ______.A. having a father-son conversation with himB. killing time while doing some physical exerciseC. making him an excellent baseball playerD. giving him a guiding hand in his life68. We can learn from the passage that ______.A. a yearly celebration was held to start their spring baseball catching ritualB. the author and his father used to have a loose relationship with each otherC. the author fully realized his father’s love for him when he was youngD. the author’s father always stood by him whenever he was in trouble69. What is the passage mainly about?A. The same hobby shared between the author and his father.B. The way the author and his father used to spend spring days.C. The author’s sweet memory of his father’s love for him.D. The analysis made by the author about father-son relationship.70. Where does the passage most probably come from?A. An Apple Store leaflet.B. Apple Website.C. A textbook of app designing.D. A science magazine.71. Which of the following best summarizes the feature of Powerful apps for iPad mini?A. An amazingly clear display.B. Beautifully designed and combined.C. Well performing your daily routine.D. A super killer and greater battery saver.72. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. An A7 chip installed, iPad mini with Retina display is more battery consuming.B. Having an iPad mini with Retina display, you can do more in more places.C. iOS7 with many new features is only designed for iPad mini with Retina display.D. Order an iPad mini with Retina display online then collect it at your favorite retail store.73. Who would be the potential readers of the passage?A. Apple product fans.B. App software developers.C. Apple product sellers.D. Information technology engineers.(C)The term culture now is more used to describe everything from the fine arts to the outlook of a business group or a sports team. In its original sense, however, culture includes all identifying aspects of a racial group, nation, or empire: its physical environment, history, and traditions, its social rules and economic structure, and its religious beliefs and arts.The central beliefs and customs of a group are handed down from one generation to another. It is for this reason that most people regard culture as learned rather than innate. People acquire a culture because they are not born with one. The process by which a person develops a taste for regional foods, accented speech, or an outlook on the world over time, therefore, is known as enculturation (文化适应).Cultures are often identified by their symbols — images that are familiar and coated with meaning. Totem poles(图腾柱) carved with animals and creative figures suggest aspects of the Native American peoples of the Pacific Northwest but more literally represent specific tribes (部落). In Asia and India, the color of yellow is connected with temples while in ancient China it was a color only the emperor’s family was allowed to wear. Thus, different cultures may respond to a symbol quite differently. For example, to some a flag may represent pride, historical accomplishments, or ideals; to others, however, it can mean danger or oppression.To individuals unfamiliar with cultures outside their own, the beliefs, behaviors, and artistic expression of other groups can seem strange and even threatening. A society that ranks all other cultures against its own standards is considered to be ethnocentric(from the Greek ethnos, meaning “people,”and kentros, meaning “center”). A strongly ethnocentric society assumes also that what is different from its own culture is likely to be inferior and, possibly, wrong or evil.All people are ethnocentric to some degree, and some aspects of ethnocentrism, such as national pride, contribute to a well-functioning society. An appreciation for one’s own culture, however, does not prevent acceptance and respect for another culture. History documents the long-term vigour and success of multicultural groups in which people from numerous and various cultural backgrounds live and work together. Extreme ethnocentrism, in contrast, can lead to racism — the belief that it is race and racial origin that account for variations in human character or ability and that one’s own race is superior to all others.74. What does the word “innate” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?A. Instinctive.B. Developed.C. Believable.D. Cultivated.75. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Different interpretations of a symbol help to distinguish one culture from another.B. An ethnocentric country opens welcoming arms to cultures different from its own.C. Culture consists of some positive features of a racial group, nation or empire.D. People from various cultural backgrounds often reach an agreement on some image.76. What can be inferred from the passage?A. All aspects of ethnocentrism can produce negative effects on a society.B. Racism is unlikely to bring about serious conflicts among different cultures.C. Respect and acceptance of different cultures are a proper cultural attitude.D. Countries with a strong sense of national pride play a superior role in the world.77. Which might be the best title of the passage?A. Culture, the origin of racial superiorityB. Culture, a faithful mirror of historyC. Culture, the vigour of world developmentD. Culture, a distinctive identity of a nationSection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Some of the most popular programmes on British television, all with their regular millions of loyal viewers, are ‘soaps’ such as Coronation Street, Eastenders and Emmerdale. (A ‘soap’ is an informal word for a ‘soap opera’, which is a television story, in daily or weekly episodes (连续剧集), about the daily lives of the characters in it.)In every soap there is comedy and tragedy, and storylines of all kinds. In every soap there is the inevitable gossip, and there is the essential character who brings misfortune on himself — or herself, the spiteful woman who hates the success of her sister in marrying a man with money and whose childish behavior splits the family.To some degree, of course, the regular episodes provide many people with an adult kind of comic, rather like Dickens’ serialized novels did. At times, the actions and characters in them seem quite realistic; at other times, they go to the other extreme and show actions that look as if they are straight from the pen of the best fiction writers. But perhaps the fall into clearly fictional comedy or tragedy is necessary to remindregular viewers that their daily amount of ‘soap’ is no more and no less than a shot of fiction, and that the characters are not real.Certainly life is never dull in a soap. If one of the adolescents buys a motorbike and a young child lives round the corner, you can bet the two will meet in an accident. If two people fall in love and get married, you can be sure that a friend will cast an insult on the character of one of them, enough to break up the marriage. After all, this is not life; this is a soap! Reality makes way for fiction. The viewers who think that they are watching even a reflection of reality only bring disappointment to themselves. But there are still viewers who follow the comings and goings of the characters on screen with unreasoning faith, believing that the events are real when characters are injured or ill, or even die, and send cards or flowers with best wishes, congratulations or sympathies.What many of us find difficult to understand is just why soaps have become so popular?(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN EIGHT WORDS.)78. Coronation Street, Eastenders and Emmerdale are popular British soaps which ______.79. What are the two necessary elements of a soap opera?80. The regular viewers need to be reminded that the soap operas are ______.81. What do some TV viewers do when they are mad about the soaps?第II卷（共47分）I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 每年圣诞期间百货店里的商品都减价出售。

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上海市长宁区2011届高三上学期期末考试试题（英语）第I卷（共105分）I. Listening ComprehensionSection A Short ConversationsDirections 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 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. In a shopping center. B. In a shoe factory.C. In a tailor's shop.D. In a busy street.2. A. $3.75. B.S7.30.C. $7.50.D. $15.00.3. A. A driving permit. B. A new license.C. A new car.D. A clear road.4. A. Sick. B. He was worried.C. He was confident.D. He was angry.5. A. Teacher and student. B. Husband and wife.C. Manager and secretary.D. Father and daughter6. A. He is rather disappointed. B. He is highly ambitious.C. He can t face the situation.D. He knows his own disadvantages.7. A. Get some small change. B. Park his limousine.C. Cash a check at a bank.D. Find a parking lot.8. A. Shopping with his son. B. Buying a gift for a child.C. Promoting a new product.D. Bargaining with a salesgirl.9. A. Four hours isn't a very long time to wait.B. The customer hasn't done anything wrong.C. They should ask the customer to leave.D. They shouldn't make the customer wait so long.10. A. He moved to New York when he was young.B. He can provide little useful information.C. He will show the woman around New York.D. He will ask someone else to help the woman.Section B PassagesDirections 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.A. A soldierB. A writerC. An artistD. An officialA. In 1720B. In 1743C. In 1763D. In 1873A. With his coffin (棺材) up side down.B. With his coffin upright.C. By cutting his coffin into halves.D. By laying his coffin flat.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Whether they should take the child home.B. What Dr. Mayer's instructions exactly were.C. Who should take care of the child at home.D. When the child would completely recover.15. A. She encouraged them to ask questions when in doubt.B. She made them write down all her instructions.C. She ordered them to act out what they were expected to do.D. She asked them to repeat what they were supposed to do.16. A. Human speech lacked the accuracy of the printed word.B. Dr. Mayor gave her patient instructions clearly.C. Human speech promoted interpersonal communication.D. Dr. Mayor cured the child successfully.Section C Longer ConversationsDirections 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 hear. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Weekend PlanComplete the form. Write ONLY ONE WORD for each answer.Questions 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 Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A. B. C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.25. Open source classes are part of a growing trend to make higher education available all.A. toB. ofC. inD. with26. This mathematic problem is very difficult, but we have managed to work it out .A. somewhereB. anywhereC. somehowD. somewhat27. Language experts claim that children _________ to the English-speaking environment will pickup English quickly.A. being exposedB. having been exposedC. to be exposedD. exposed28. We weigh the pros and cons before deciding whether to invest our money or let it stay in the bank.A. canB. wouldC. mustD. dare29. It is very different from the. situation in the wild, the vast majority of camels will die or be killed before they grow up.A. whichB. whereC. whenD. what30. There is growing concern food supplies will not be enough to feed the increasing world population.A. thatB. whichC. asD. where31. Studying in Harvard University was tough at first, but I slowly adapted myself and worked my way up, eventually_______ from it.A. graduateB. graduatingC. to graduateD. graduated32. Your spoken English ____ in a way, but it still needs a great deal of practice and hard work.A. has improvedB. will be improvedC. improvedD. had improved33. The Lijiang River was so fascinating that 1 loved it the moment_________ I got out of the coach.A. whenB. sinceC. /D. as34. As a young student, he recognized that blood required very little work and virtually no pain while helping to save a life.A, donated B. donating C. donate D. to be donated35. The lady was beautiful and impressed me most was her education background that she used to do scientific research at Stanford University.A. thatB. whichC. whereD. what36. We can not help but what unknown greatness human beings have has not yet been discovered.A. to wonderB. wonderC. wonderingD. wondered37. Dear passengers, to ensure your safety, please remain until the plane has come to a complete stop.A. seatedB. seatC. to seatD. seating38. around the Chinese Pavilion, we went to see the eye-catching British Pavilion at the World Expo2010 Shanghai.A. Having shownB. To be shownC. Having been shownD. To show39. So suddenly that the villagers had no time to escape, and at least half of them were buried in the mud.A. did the disaster occurB. the disaster occurredC. was the disaster occurredD. the disaster occurring40. well prepared you are. you still need a lot of luck to win a football match.A. HoweverB. WhateverC. HowD. SoSection 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. clearlyB. generalC. personalitiesD. uniqueE. inspiredF. participation G challenges H. describe I. highly J. admitThe ability to overcome obstacles is a highly regarded value in American culture. Many believe it shows that a person is strong and willing to work hard to achieve goals. Yet some people are shy about discussing personal ____41_ . In some cultures, it may even be seen as a sign of weakness to 42 difficulties.One place where you may be asked to 43 a personal obstacle is on a college application essay. On one part of the application, students list the facts academic grades, awards and 44 in sports, teams, clubs and organizations. In the essay section, students have an opportunity to present their 45_ . This gives an admission committee a chance to know what makes students 46 what drives their passions, fires their intellect and makes them special and different from everyone else.When students write their college essays, they usually have to respond to a__ 47 questionin a personal way. Successful essays often tell about experiences, such as overcoming obstacles, that have 48 the writers or made them grow in some important way. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the topic__49 __ in their own style. This could include using stories, dialogues, humor or image.III. Reading comprehension.Section 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.Winston Churchill began his love affair with painting in his 40s, under disastrous circumstances. _____ 50_____First Lord of the Admiralty (海军) in 1915, he was deeply involved in a campaign in Dardanelles that could have 51 the course of a bloody world war. 52 the mission failed, with great loss of life, he paid price both publicly and privately. He was 53 from the admiralty."Defeated by the failure, I thought he would 54_ grief," said his wife, Clementine. He retired with his family to Hoe Farm. There, as Churchill later recalled, "The inspiration of painting came to my 55 !”After the war, painting would offer deep 56 when, in 1921, the death of mother was followed two months later by the 57 of his beloved daughter, Marigold. Hit by grief, Churchill stayed at the home of friends in Scotland, finding comfort in his painting. He wrote to Clementine "I went out and painted a beautiful river in the afternoon light with golden hills in the 58 . I keep59 _the hurt of losing Marigold".Historians have called the decade after 1929, when the Conservative government fell and Churchill was 60 ,his wilderness years. Politically he may have been wandering in waste places, a lonely fighter trying to 61 Britain to the threat of Hitler, but 62 that wilderness bore great fruit, Painting remained a joy to Churchill to the end of his life. "Happy are the 63 he had written in his book Pointing as a Pastime, "for they shall not be 64 . Light and color, peace and hope, will keep them company to the end of the day." And so it was for him.A. ForB. AsC. WithD. ToA. delayedB. advancedC. improvedD. shortenedA. BecauseB. ForC. ButD. Since .A. removedB. movedC. appointedD. obtainedA. persist inB. hold onC. put upD. die ofA. rescueB. viewC. griefD. beliefA. passionB. comfortC. emotionD. confidenceA. lossB. recoveryC. failureD. successA. bookB. backgroundC. backD. albumA. thinkingB. touchingC. feelingD. forgettingA. out of dateB. in officeC. in powerD. out of officeA. awakenB. callC. warnD. remindA. unforgettablyB. artisticallyC. naturallyD. unbelievablyA. fightersB. writersC. editorsD. paintersA. lonelyB. sorrowC. braveD. disappointedSection BDirections Read the following four 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.(A)Man is a land animal, but he is also closely tied to the sea. Throughout history the sea has served the needs of man. The sea has provided man with food and a convenient way to travel to' many parts of the world. Today, nearly two-thirds of the world's population lives within 80 kilometers of the sea coast.In the modern technological world, the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive. Resources on land are beginning to be used up. The sea, however, still can be expected to supply many of mail's needs.The list of riches of the sea yet to be developed by mail's technology is impressive. Oil and gas explorations (探险) have been carried out for nearly 30 years. Valuable amounts of minerals exist on the ocean floor ready to be mined (开采).Fish fanning promises to be a good way to produce large quantities of food. The culture of fish and shellfish is an ancient skill practiced in the past mainly by Oriental people.Besides oil and gas, the sea may offer new sources of energy. Experts believe that the warm temperature of the ocean can be used in a way similar to the steam in a steamship. Ocean currents (水流) and waves offer possible use as a source of energy.Technology is enabling man to explore even more deeply under the sea. The development of strong,new materials has made this possible.The technology to harvest the sea continues to improve. Experts believe that by the year 2020 the problems that prevent us from exploiting fully the food, minerals, and energy sources of the sea will be largely solved.65. The major things that the sea offers man are .A. fish, shellfish and oilB. food, minerals and oilC. warm temperature and ocean currentsD. food, energy sources and minerals66. How can the warm temperature of the ocean be used as a possible source of energy?A. It can be used as a huge air-conditioner to warm the ship.B. It can work in a way similar to the steam in a steamboat.C. The heat of the warm ocean can be transported to factories.D. The heat of the warm ocean can be stored and delivered.67. We can conclude from this passage that __________.A. the sea resources have largely been used upB. the sea. in the broad sense, has not yet been developedC. the problems stopping us from developing the sea have been solvedD. Modem technology is good enough to exploit all the sea resources68. The best title for this passage is .A. Harvesting the sea with technology.B. Supplying Sea FoodC. Technology for Developing the Sea.D. Man and the Sea.( B )Eastern EnergyWe are here to help and provide you with personal advice on any matters connected with your bill or any other queries regarding your gas and electricity supply.Moving home.Please give as much notice as possible if you are moving home, but at least 48 hours is required for us to make the necessary arrangements for your gas and electricity supply. Please telephone our 24-hour line on 01316 753219 with details of your move. In most cases we are happy to accept your meter reading on the day you move. Tell the new occupant(住户) that Eastern Energy suppliesthe household, to ensure the service is not interrupted. Remember we can now supply electricity and gas at your new address, anywhere in the U. If you do not contact us, you may be held responsible for the payment for electricity used after you have moved.Meter readingEastern Energy uses various types of meter ranging from the traditional dial meter to new technology digital display meters. Always read the meter from left to right, ignoring any red dials. If you require assistance, contact our 24-hour line on 0600 7310310.Special servicesPasswords - you can choose a password so that, whenever we visit you at home, you will know it is us. For more information, ring our helpline 0995 *******.Help and adviceIf you need help or advice with any issues, please contact us on 0136 440188.ComplaintsWe hope you will never have a problem or cause to complain, but, if you do, please contact our complaints handling team at PO Box 220, Stanfield ST55 6GF or telephone us on 01316 75320. Supply failureIf you experience any problems with your electricity supply, please call free on 0600 7838 836, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.69. If an occupant wants to make sure how much electricity he has consumed, which number should he (she) dial?A. 0600 7838 836B. 0600 7310 310C. 01316 440188D. 0.316 75321970. When an occupant (住户) moves home, he (she) should .A. ask Eastern Energy to read the meter and pay the billB. telephone Eastern Energy to stop the electricity supplyC. leave the electricity bill with the new occupantD. pay Eastern Energy for the electricity in advance71. The following statements are true ECEPT .A. Eastern Energy uses traditional meters and digital meters.B. Passwords are needed when Eastern Energy staff visit occupants home.C. Complaints can be done orally or in written word.D. Eastern Energy supplies electricity only in Eastern Britain.( C )Intel chairman Andy Grove has decided to cut the Gordian knot of the dispute on stem cell (干细胞) research by simply writing a check. The check, which he guaranteed last week, could be for as much as 55 million, depending on how many donors make gifts of between 550,000 and 5,500,000, which he has promised to match. It will be made out to the University' of California-San Francisco (UCSF). Thanks in part to such private donations, university research into uses for human stem cells, the cells at the earliest stages of development that can form any body part, will continue in California. With private financial support, the state will be less likely to lose talented scientists who would be tempted to leave the field or even leave the country as research dependent on federal (联邦政府的)money slows to glacial (极慢的) pace.Held back by limits President Bush placed on stem cell research a year ago, scientists are turning to labs that can carry out work without using federal money. This is awkward for universities, which must spend extra money building separate labs and keeping strict records proving no federal funds were involved. Grove's donation, a first step toward a $20 million target at UCSF, will relieve the burden.The president's decision a year ago to allow research on already existing stem cell lines was portrayed as a reasonable compromise (折中办法) between scientists' needs for cells to work with, and concerns that this kind of research could lead to wholesale creation and destruction of human embryos (胚胎), cloned infants and a general disrespect for human life.But Bush's effort to please both sides ended up pleasing neither. And it certainly didn't provide the basis for cutting edge research. Of the 78 existing stem cell lines which Bush said are all that science would ever need, only one is in this country (at the University of Wisconsin) and only five are ready for distribution to researchers. All were grown in conjunction with mouse cells, making future therapeutic ( 治疗的 ) uses unlikely.The Bush administration seems bent on satisfying the small but vocal (直言不讳的) group of Americans who oppose stem cell research under any conditions. Fortunately, Groye and others are more interested in advancing scientific research that could benefit the large number of Americans who suffer from Parkinson's disease, nerve injuries, heart diseases and many other problems.72. When Andy Grove decided to "cut the Gordian knot", he meant to_________.A. put an end to stem cell researchB. end Intel's relations with GordianC. settle the argument on stem cell researchD. prohibit Gordian from doing stem cell research73. According to Bush's decision, American universities had to_________ .A. conduct the research in labs overseasB. abandon the research altogetherC. carry out the research secretlyD. raise money to build separate labs74. We may infer from the passage that future therapeutic uses of stem cells will be unlikely unless__________.A. human stem cells are used in the researchB. a lot more private donations can be securedC. more federal money is used for the researchD. talented scientists are involved in the research75. The reason why Bush placed limits on stem cell research was that__________.A. his administration was financially limitedB. he did not want to offend its opponentsC. it might lead to a disrespect for human lifeD. it did not promise any therapeutic valueSection CDirections Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.76.Glass, in one form or another, has long been in noble service to humans. As one of the most widely used of manufactured materials, it can be as impressive as a telescope mirror the width of a tennis court or as small and simple as a marble rolling across dirt. The uses of this adaptable material have been broadened dramatically by new technologies.77.Not all the glass technology that touches our lives is ultra-modern. Consider the simple light bulb; at the turn of the century most light bulbs were hand blown, and the cost of one was equal to half a day's pay for the average worker. In effect, the most light bulbs were hand blown, and the cost of one was equal to half a day's pay for the average worker. In effect, the invention of the ribbon machine by Corning in the 1920s lighted a nation. The price of a bulb plunged.78._______________________The secret of the adaptation of glass lies in its interior structure. Although it is hard, and thus like a solid, the atoms are arranged in a random disordered way, characteristic of a liquid. In the melting process, the atoms in the raw materials are disturbed from their normal position in the molecular (分子) structure. This looseness in molecular structure gives the material what engineers call tremendous "formability", which allows technicians to tailor glass to whatever they need.79.________________________The use of glass as art, a tradition dates back at least to Roman times, is booming. Nearly everywhere, it seems, men and women are blowing glass and creating works of art. "I didn't sell a piece of glass until 1975," Dale Chihuly said, smiling. For 18 years he has become one of the most financially successful artists of the 20th century. He now has a new commission, a glass sculpture for the headquarters building of a pizza company ---for which his fee is half a million dollars. 80. ____________________________Today, scientists continue to experiment with new glass mixtures and building designers test their imaginations with applications of special types of glass. A London architect, Mike Davies, sees even more dramatic buildings using molecular chemistry. "Glass is the great building material of the future," he said. Think of how the tall buildings in New York could perform a symphony of colors as the glass in them is made to change colors instantly. Mike Davies's vision may indeed be on the way to fulfillment.Section DDirections Read the following passage and then complete the statements and answer the questions on the answer sheet.On Oct.8, 1871, much of Chicago became an inferno. The fire began in or near the O'Leary family's barn. No one knows for certain how it started, but it developed into a big fire that consumed miles of city, killed about three hundred people, and left about one hundred thousand homeless. Many conditions may have contributed to the Great Chicago Fire.Dry weather was one possible factor. The summer and autumn had been unusually dry, and 20 fires occurred the week before the Great Fire. Just the night before, the city's firefighters battled a severe fire, and many were exhausted. Besides firefighters' being very tired, the Chicago Fire Department was understaffed and inadequately equipped.Also, most buildings were wooden, and many were crowded together. Even sidewalks were wooden, and rooftops were of shingles or tar --- both flammable (易燃的) materials. Interspersed between residences were warehouses and business, some containing paint and other flammable merchandise. Although a citizen had surely sounded an alarm, the central alarm office had no record of it. Possibly the alarm failed to work properly. To make things worse, a watchman scanning the skies for fire misjudged the location and sent an alarm that caused firefighters to rush to an incorrect site. Realizing his error, the watchman tried to send a second alarm, but the telegraph dispatcher refused to allow it, fearing that it would confuse the firefighters. These errors caused the fire to grow quickly out of control before firefighters reached the scene.Lacking telephones, radio and TV in 1871, few people in Chicago realized the severity of the fire until they had to scramble to escape it. Some people rushed into Lake Michigan to escape the flames, while others fled to the prairie or elsewhere. Meanwhile, troops and civilians blew up buildings to create a firebreak, hoping that it would contain the fire or, at least, slow its progress. Strong winds blew burning ashes onto buildings and across the Chicago River, causing the fire to spread still farther. The fire lighted the oil and boats floating on the water and caused the gasworks to explode. It burned the wooden roof of the waterworks, which collapsed and destroyed the city's water pumps. Unless firefighters could pump water from the river or lake, they were helpless to stop the blaze. Just when it appeared that nothing would stop the big fire that roared through the city, rain fell on Oct. 10 and contained the fire.(Note Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)Dry weather, flammable materials, and__________________ made the fire spread quickly.The phrase "contain” in the passage most probably means "" .What made these firefighters so tired before they began to put out the fire?_________________________________________________Why couldn't these firefighters get water to put out the fire?__________________________________________________第II卷（共45分）I. TranslationDirections Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 是你的努力而不是才智决定你的成功。

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上海市长宁区2011届高三上学期期末考试试题（英语）第I卷（共105分）I. Listening ComprehensionSection A Short ConversationsDirections 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 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. In a shopping center. B. In a shoe factory.C. In a tailor's shop.D. In a busy street.2. A. $3.75. B.S7.30.C. $7.50.D. $15.00.3. A. A driving permit. B. A new license.C. A new car.D. A clear road.4. A. Sick. B. He was worried.C. He was confident.D. He was angry.5. A. Teacher and student. B. Husband and wife.C. Manager and secretary.D. Father and daughter6. A. He is rather disappointed. B. He is highly ambitious.C. He can t face the situation.D. He knows his own disadvantages.7. A. Get some small change. B. Park his limousine.C. Cash a check at a bank.D. Find a parking lot.8. A. Shopping with his son. B. Buying a gift for a child.C. Promoting a new product.D. Bargaining with a salesgirl.9. A. Four hours isn't a very long time to wait.B. The customer hasn't done anything wrong.C. They should ask the customer to leave.D. They shouldn't make the customer wait so long.10. A. He moved to New York when he was young.B. He can provide little useful information.C. He will show the woman around New York.D. He will ask someone else to help the woman.Section B PassagesDirections 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.A. A soldierB. A writerC. An artistD. An officialA. In 1720B. In 1743C. In 1763D. In 1873A. With his coffin (棺材) up side down.B. With his coffin upright.C. By cutting his coffin into halves.D. By laying his coffin flat.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Whether they should take the child home.B. What Dr. Mayer's instructions exactly were.C. Who should take care of the child at home.D. When the child would completely recover.15. A. She encouraged them to ask questions when in doubt.B. She made them write down all her instructions.C. She ordered them to act out what they were expected to do.D. She asked them to repeat what they were supposed to do.16. A. Human speech lacked the accuracy of the printed word.B. Dr. Mayor gave her patient instructions clearly.C. Human speech promoted interpersonal communication.D. Dr. Mayor cured the child successfully.Section C Longer ConversationsDirections 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 hear. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Weekend PlanComplete the form. Write ONLY ONE WORD for each answer.Questions 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 Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A. B. C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.25. Open source classes are part of a growing trend to make higher education available all.A. toB. ofC. inD. with26. This mathematic problem is very difficult, but we have managed to work it out .A. somewhereB. anywhereC. somehowD. somewhat27. Language experts claim that children _________ to the English-speaking environment will pick up English quickly.A. being exposedB. having been exposedC. to be exposedD. exposed28. We weigh the pros and cons before deciding whether to invest our money or let it stay in the bank.A. canB. wouldC. mustD. dare29. It is very different from the. situation in the wild, the vast majority of camels will die or be killed before they grow up.A. whichB. whereC. whenD. what30. There is growing concern food supplies will not be enough to feed the increasing world population.A. thatB. whichC. asD. where31. Studying in Harvard University was tough at first, but I slowly adapted myself and worked my way up, eventually_______ from it.A. graduateB. graduatingC. to graduateD. graduated32. Your spoken English ____ in a way, but it still needs a great deal of practice and hard work.A. has improvedB. will be improvedC. improvedD. had improved33. The Lijiang River was so fascinating that 1 loved it the moment_________ I got out of the coach.A. whenB. sinceC. /D. as34. As a young student, he recognized that blood required very little work and virtually no pain while helping to save a life.A, donated B. donating C. donate D. to be donated35. The lady was beautiful and impressed me most was her education background that she used to do scientific research at Stanford University.A. thatB. whichC. whereD. what36. We can not help but what unknown greatness human beings have has not yet been discovered.A. to wonderB. wonderC. wonderingD. wondered37. Dear passengers, to ensure your safety, please remain until the plane has come to a complete stop.A. seatedB. seatC. to seatD. seating38. around the Chinese Pavilion, we went to see the eye-catching British Pavilion at the World Expo 2010 Shanghai.A. Having shownB. To be shownC. Having been shownD. To show39. So suddenly that the villagers had no time to escape, and at least half of them were buried in the mud.A. did the disaster occurB. the disaster occurredC. was the disaster occurredD. the disaster occurring40. well prepared you are. you still need a lot of luck to win a football match.A. HoweverB. WhateverC. HowD. SoSection 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. clearlyB. generalC. personalitiesD. uniqueE. inspiredF. participation G challenges H. describe I. highly J. admitThe ability to overcome obstacles is a highly regarded value in American culture. Many believe it shows that a person is strong and willing to work hard to achieve goals. Yet some people are shy about discussing personal ____41_ . In some cultures, it may even be seen as a sign of weakness to 42 difficulties.One place where you may be asked to 43 a personal obstacle is on a college application essay. On one part of the application, students list the facts academic grades, awards and 44 in sports, teams, clubs and organizations. In the essay section, students have an opportunity to present their 45_ . This gives an admission committee a chance to know what makes students 46 what drives their passions, fires their intellect and makes them special and different from everyone else.When students write their college essays, they usually have to respond to a__ 47 questionin a personal way. Successful essays often tell about experiences, such as overcoming obstacles, that have 48 the writers or made them grow in some important way. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the topic__49 __ in their own style. This could include using stories, dialogues, humor or image.III. Reading comprehension.Section 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.Winston Churchill began his love affair with painting in his 40s, under disastrous circumstances. _____ 50_____First Lord of the Admiralty (海军) in 1915, he was deeply involved in a campaign in Dardanelles that could have 51 the course of a bloody world war. 52 the mission failed, with great loss of life, he paid price both publicly and privately. He was 53 from the admiralty."Defeated by the failure, I thought he would 54_ grief," said his wife, Clementine. He retired with his family to Hoe Farm. There, as Churchill later recalled, "The inspiration of painting came to my 55 !”After the war, painting would offer deep 56 when, in 1921, the death of mother was followed two months later by the 57 of his beloved daughter, Marigold. Hit by grief, Churchill stayed at the home of friends in Scotland, finding comfort in his painting. He wrote to Clementine "I went out and painted a beautiful river in the afternoon light with golden hills in the 58 . I keep59 _the hurt of losing Marigold".Historians have called the decade after 1929, when the Conservative government fell and Churchill was 60 ,his wilderness years. Politically he may have been wandering in waste places, a lonely fighter trying to 61 Britain to the threat of Hitler, but 62 that wilderness bore great fruit, Painting remained a joy to Churchill to the end of his life. "Happy are the 63 he had written in his book Pointing as a Pastime, "for they shall not be 64 . Light and color, peace and hope, will keep them company to the end of the day." And so it was for him.A. ForB. AsC. WithD. ToA. delayedB. advancedC. improvedD. shortenedA. BecauseB. ForC. ButD. Since .A. removedB. movedC. appointedD. obtainedA. persist inB. hold onC. put upD. die ofA. rescueB. viewC. griefD. beliefA. passionB. comfortC. emotionD. confidenceA. lossB. recoveryC. failureD. successA. bookB. backgroundC. backD. albumA. thinkingB. touchingC. feelingD. forgettingA. out of dateB. in officeC. in powerD. out of officeA. awakenB. callC. warnD. remindA. unforgettablyB. artisticallyC. naturallyD. unbelievablyA. fightersB. writersC. editorsD. paintersA. lonelyB. sorrowC. braveD. disappointedSection BDirections Read the following four 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.(A)Man is a land animal, but he is also closely tied to the sea. Throughout history the sea has served the needs of man. The sea has provided man with food and a convenient way to travel to' many parts of the world. Today, nearly two-thirds of the world's population lives within 80 kilometers of the sea coast.In the modern technological world, the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive. Resources on land are beginning to be used up. The sea, however, still can be expected to supply many of mail's needs.The list of riches of the sea yet to be developed by mail's technology is impressive. Oil and gas explorations (探险) have been carried out for nearly 30 years. Valuable amounts of minerals exist on the ocean floor ready to be mined (开采).Fish fanning promises to be a good way to produce large quantities of food. The culture of fish and shellfish is an ancient skill practiced in the past mainly by Oriental people.Besides oil and gas, the sea may offer new sources of energy. Experts believe that the warm temperature of the ocean can be used in a way similar to the steam in a steamship. Ocean currents (水流) and waves offer possible use as a source of energy.Technology is enabling man to explore even more deeply under the sea. The development of strong, new materials has made this possible.The technology to harvest the sea continues to improve. Experts believe that by the year 2020 the problems that prevent us from exploiting fully the food, minerals, and energy sources of the seawill be largely solved.65. The major things that the sea offers man are .A. fish, shellfish and oilB. food, minerals and oilC. warm temperature and ocean currentsD. food, energy sources and minerals66. How can the warm temperature of the ocean be used as a possible source of energy?A. It can be used as a huge air-conditioner to warm the ship.B. It can work in a way similar to the steam in a steamboat.C. The heat of the warm ocean can be transported to factories.D. The heat of the warm ocean can be stored and delivered.67. We can conclude from this passage that __________.A. the sea resources have largely been used upB. the sea. in the broad sense, has not yet been developedC. the problems stopping us from developing the sea have been solvedD. Modem technology is good enough to exploit all the sea resources68. The best title for this passage is .A. Harvesting the sea with technology.B. Supplying Sea FoodC. Technology for Developing the Sea.D. Man and the Sea.( B )Eastern EnergyWe are here to help and provide you with personal advice on any matters connected with your bill or any other queries regarding your gas and electricity supply.Moving home.Please give as much notice as possible if you are moving home, but at least 48 hours is required for us to make the necessary arrangements for your gas and electricity supply. Please telephone our 24-hour line on 01316 753219 with details of your move. In most cases we are happy to accept your meter reading on the day you move. Tell the new occupant(住户) that Eastern Energy supplies the household, to ensure the service is not interrupted. Remember we can now supply electricity and gas at your new address, anywhere in the U. If you do not contact us, you may be held responsible for the payment for electricity used after you have moved.Meter readingEastern Energy uses various types of meter ranging from the traditional dial meter to new technology digital display meters. Always read the meter from left to right, ignoring any red dials. If you require assistance, contact our 24-hour line on 0600 7310310.Special servicesPasswords - you can choose a password so that, whenever we visit you at home, you will know it is us. For more information, ring our helpline 0995 *******.Help and adviceIf you need help or advice with any issues, please contact us on 0136 440188.ComplaintsWe hope you will never have a problem or cause to complain, but, if you do, please contact our complaints handling team at PO Box 220, Stanfield ST55 6GF or telephone us on 01316 75320. Supply failureIf you experience any problems with your electricity supply, please call free on 0600 7838 836, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.69. If an occupant wants to make sure how much electricity he has consumed, which number should he (she) dial?A. 0600 7838 836B. 0600 7310 310C. 01316 440188D. 0.316 75321970. When an occupant (住户) moves home, he (she) should .A. ask Eastern Energy to read the meter and pay the billB. telephone Eastern Energy to stop the electricity supplyC. leave the electricity bill with the new occupantD. pay Eastern Energy for the electricity in advance71. The following statements are true ECEPT .A. Eastern Energy uses traditional meters and digital meters.B. Passwords are needed when Eastern Energy staff visit occupants home.C. Complaints can be done orally or in written word.D. Eastern Energy supplies electricity only in Eastern Britain.( C )Intel chairman Andy Grove has decided to cut the Gordian knot of the dispute on stem cell (干细胞) research by simply writing a check. The check, which he guaranteed last week, could be for as much as 55 million, depending on how many donors make gifts of between 550,000 and 5,500,000, which he has promised to match. It will be made out to the University' of California-San Francisco (UCSF). Thanks in part to such private donations, university research into uses for human stem cells, the cells at the earliest stages of development that can form any body part, will continue in California. With private financial support, the state will be less likely to lose talented scientists who would be tempted to leave the field or even leave the country as research dependent on federal (联邦政府的)money slows to glacial (极慢的) pace.Held back by limits President Bush placed on stem cell research a year ago, scientists are turning to labs that can carry out work without using federal money. This is awkward for universities, which must spend extra money building separate labs and keeping strict records proving no federal funds were involved. Grove's donation, a first step toward a $20 million target at UCSF, will relieve the burden.The president's decision a year ago to allow research on already existing stem cell lines was portrayed as a reasonable compromise (折中办法) between scientists' needs for cells to work with, and concerns that this kind of research could lead to wholesale creation and destruction of human embryos (胚胎), cloned infants and a general disrespect for human life.But Bush's effort to please both sides ended up pleasing neither. And it certainly didn't provide the basis for cutting edge research. Of the 78 existing stem cell lines which Bush said are all that science would ever need, only one is in this country (at the University of Wisconsin) and only five are ready for distribution to researchers. All were grown in conjunction with mouse cells, making future therapeutic ( 治疗的 ) uses unlikely.The Bush administration seems bent on satisfying the small but vocal (直言不讳的) group of Americans who oppose stem cell research under any conditions. Fortunately, Groye and others are more interested in advancing scientific research that could benefit the large number of Americans who suffer from Parkinson's disease, nerve injuries, heart diseases and many other problems.72. When Andy Grove decided to "cut the Gordian knot", he meant to_________.A. put an end to stem cell researchB. end Intel's relations with GordianC. settle the argument on stem cell researchD. prohibit Gordian from doing stem cell research73. According to Bush's decision, American universities had to_________ .A. conduct the research in labs overseasB. abandon the research altogetherC. carry out the research secretlyD. raise money to build separate labs74. We may infer from the passage that future therapeutic uses of stem cells will be unlikely unless__________.A. human stem cells are used in the researchB. a lot more private donations can be securedC. more federal money is used for the researchD. talented scientists are involved in the research75. The reason why Bush placed limits on stem cell research was that__________.A. his administration was financially limitedB. he did not want to offend its opponentsC. it might lead to a disrespect for human lifeD. it did not promise any therapeutic valueSection CDirections Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.76.Glass, in one form or another, has long been in noble service to humans. As one of the most widely used of manufactured materials, it can be as impressive as a telescope mirror the width of a tennis court or as small and simple as a marble rolling across dirt. The uses of this adaptable material have been broadened dramatically by new technologies.77.Not all the glass technology that touches our lives is ultra-modern. Consider the simple light bulb; at the turn of the century most light bulbs were hand blown, and the cost of one was equal to half a day's pay for the average worker. In effect, the most light bulbs were hand blown, and the cost of one was equal to half a day's pay for the average worker. In effect, the invention of the ribbon machine by Corning in the 1920s lighted a nation. The price of a bulb plunged.78._______________________The secret of the adaptation of glass lies in its interior structure. Although it is hard, and thus like a solid, the atoms are arranged in a random disordered way, characteristic of a liquid. In the melting process, the atoms in the raw materials are disturbed from their normal position in the molecular (分子) structure. This looseness in molecular structure gives the material what engineers call tremendous "formability", which allows technicians to tailor glass to whatever they need.79.________________________The use of glass as art, a tradition dates back at least to Roman times, is booming. Nearly everywhere, it seems, men and women are blowing glass and creating works of art. "I didn't sell a piece of glass until 1975," Dale Chihuly said, smiling. For 18 years he has become one of the most financially successful artists of the 20th century. He now has a new commission, a glass sculpture for the headquarters building of a pizza company ---for which his fee is half a million dollars. 80. ____________________________Today, scientists continue to experiment with new glass mixtures and building designers test their imaginations with applications of special types of glass. A London architect, Mike Davies, sees even more dramatic buildings using molecular chemistry. "Glass is the great building material of the future," he said. Think of how the tall buildings in New York could perform a symphony of colors as the glass in them is made to change colors instantly. Mike Davies's vision may indeed be on the way to fulfillment.Section DDirections Read the following passage and then complete the statements and answer the questions on the answer sheet.On Oct.8, 1871, much of Chicago became an inferno. The fire began in or near the O'Leary family's barn. No one knows for certain how it started, but it developed into a big fire that consumed milesof city, killed about three hundred people, and left about one hundred thousand homeless. Many conditions may have contributed to the Great Chicago Fire.Dry weather was one possible factor. The summer and autumn had been unusually dry, and 20 fires occurred the week before the Great Fire. Just the night before, the city's firefighters battled a severe fire, and many were exhausted. Besides firefighters' being very tired, the Chicago Fire Department was understaffed and inadequately equipped.Also, most buildings were wooden, and many were crowded together. Even sidewalks were wooden, and rooftops were of shingles or tar --- both flammable (易燃的) materials. Interspersed between residences were warehouses and business, some containing paint and other flammable merchandise. Although a citizen had surely sounded an alarm, the central alarm office had no record of it. Possibly the alarm failed to work properly. To make things worse, a watchman scanning the skies for fire misjudged the location and sent an alarm that caused firefighters to rush to an incorrect site. Realizing his error, the watchman tried to send a second alarm, but the telegraph dispatcher refused to allow it, fearing that it would confuse the firefighters. These errors caused the fire to grow quickly out of control before firefighters reached the scene.Lacking telephones, radio and TV in 1871, few people in Chicago realized the severity of the fire until they had to scramble to escape it. Some people rushed into Lake Michigan to escape the flames, while others fled to the prairie or elsewhere. Meanwhile, troops and civilians blew up buildings to create a firebreak, hoping that it would contain the fire or, at least, slow its progress. Strong winds blew burning ashes onto buildings and across the Chicago River, causing the fire to spread still farther. The fire lighted the oil and boats floating on the water and caused the gasworks to explode. It burned the wooden roof of the waterworks, which collapsed and destroyed the city's water pumps. Unless firefighters could pump water from the river or lake, they were helpless to stop the blaze. Just when it appeared that nothing would stop the big fire that roared through the city, rain fell on Oct. 10 and contained the fire.(Note Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)Dry weather, flammable materials, and__________________ made the fire spread quickly.The phrase "contain” in the passage most probably means "" .What made these firefighters so tired before they began to put out the fire?_________________________________________________Why couldn't these firefighters get water to put out the fire?__________________________________________________第II卷（共45分）I. TranslationDirections Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 是你的努力而不是才智决定你的成功。

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Comment [Doreen1]: 1-5 DCBDA 6-10 DCABBposition-related consumption of civil servants has been swept by finance, consumer, regardless of cost, extravagance and waste in the civil service position-related consumption, abuse, corruption and embezzlement, corruption is important. Then, under the conditions of market economy, how to reform the existing civil duty consumption management, explores a source to prevent and curb the post consumption corruption way, is currently a major issue faced by honest work. Recently, I conducted research on this issue, this problem on some humble opinions. First, the existing public servants ' duty consumption the main problems seen from the investigation and reasons, in recent years, public servants ' duty consumption caused by the abuses and not a person of integrity, is one of the major problems in the party in Government, its operation order have a negative effect on the party and Government organs, seriously damaging the image of the party and the Government, underminingthe relationship between party and the masses, effect, opening up and economic construction. From I County in recent years of governance situation see, positions consumption in the produced of "two not" phenomenon rendering four a features: a is positions consumption system lost has due of binding, right is greater than rules, and right is greater than method of phenomenon more highlight; II is in positions consumption in the Camera Obscura operation, using terms, will positions consumption into has personal consumption, will corporate points to into personal points to, makes positions consumption in some aspects has into positions enjoy and self-dealing of means; three is to positions consumption for name, fraud, false impersonator, Trend of negative corruption phenomena such as corruption and misappropriation; four palaces, follow the fashion, rivalries, wasteful, and post consumption became a symbol of showing off their individual capacities. Caused by public servants ' dutyconsumption of many "two" phenomenon in which people reflect the biggest problems are: (a) the official car problems. Mainly in three aspects: one is the larger buses cost expenditure. According to statistics, until November 2003, XX County township Department bus 159 cars, which department owns the bus 145 vehicles, and showed an increasing trend. Financial expenses cost per bus per year to 35,000 yuan, and in fact every cost up to 50,000 yuan. Some units also hiring temporary drivers and expenditure on wages and subsidies. Necessary to "keep a car", but also "dependants", leading to larger expenses. Second, gongchesiyong breed unhealthy tendencies. Some people believe that now some bus drivers use one-third, one-third leading private one-third used for official purposes. Some public servants, especially leading officials motoring, cars for private purposes, violating the self-discipline regulations, and even lead to traffic accidents. According to statistics from related departments,since 2004, the correct investigation in our County serves nearly 30 cars for private purposes, only the first half of this year, cars for private purposes orleaders driving a vehicle accident caused by road accidents, 1, 1 people killed and direct economic losses amounting to more than 100,000 yuan. Third, high efficiency and low cost of the bus. Surveys show that, the operating costs of taxis for the 8200/... Is a fundamental priority of the reform, it is a difficult problem that must be solved in the reform process. Clearly, the post consumption averages three years before as a base and fine-tuned on the basis of this single practices must be improved. Improvements to adhere to three principles: first, under the existing policy provisions approved for public servants ' duty consumption standards, calibration, is not contrary to policy. Second, according to the local financial situation and people's sustainability, public servants ' duty consumption standards approved, both financial reach, and people passing through. Third, according to the operational needs of civil servants responsible for authorized public servants ' duty consumption standards, bothhigh and low positions, but also the nature of the work and the workload. In reform of method Shang, approved civil servants positions consumption standard to "big unified, and small dispersed" suitable, that most positions consumption project should according to policy provides proposed unified standard, consider to ranks, and units and the work task of differences sex, unified of standard should has elastic of and dynamic of, makes regions, and units in implementation unified standard Shi has must of flexible disposal right; but since set of standard must after financial, and audit, sector audit approved Hou to implementation. (C) reform package. Public servants ' duty consumption elasticity of consumption to limit consumption, turning mess into kitchen after dinner, follow the civil servant with a how to use personal title subsidies, or how to manage a personal duty consumption use of subsidies. Therefore, we must establish and perfect with public servants ' duty consumptionmonetization reform support of the series of governance systems such as the civil service examination of responsibility, system, low fault investigation system, the report said. While other measures to keep up. Discipline inspection and supervision organs, financial, auditing departments should strengthen supervision and inspection of public servants ' duty consumption monetization reform progress, to strengthen the reform of public servants ' duty consumption monetization system, measures to develop and monitor the implementation of inspection, not consumption as required, even shifting consumer behavior to stop, serious cases to deal with. Three ideas, public servants ' duty consumption monetization reform of politics, the economy and the deepening of the reform, public servants ' duty consumption as somewhere between a reform also demonstrated its importance and urgency. First of all, civil servants especially party and Government leaders and public servants ' dutyconsumption there are big drawbacks. NPC deputies and CPPCC members and the broad masses are concerned about. Secondly, the2013学年第一学期长宁区高三英语质量调研试卷2014. 1第Ⅰ卷（共103分）I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At theend of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations andthe 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 questionyou have heard.1. A. In a bookstore. B. In a grocery.C. In a stationery shop.D. In a shopping mall.2. A. Diner and waitress. B. Librarian and reader.C. Ticket seller and customer.D. Teacher and student.3. A. She is not hungry. B. She wants to dine out.C. She doesn’t like cooking.D. She feels awful today.4. A. The postcard has been lost. B. The man will go to the post office.C. The local post office is closed.D. The woman is expecting a postcard.5. A. To a bank. B. To Macao.C. To a travel agency.D. To a gymnasium.6. A. There will be too many people at the party.B. He feels sorry that the woman is not coming.C. It makes people happier to have more parties.D. The woman can bring her brother to the party.7. A. The man is extremely fond of traveling.B. The woman has taken many pictures at the contest.C. The man admires the woman’s talent in writing.D. The woman is an experienced photographer.8. A. The new dress is for warm weather. B. The new dress makes her look cool.C. She doesn’t like cold weather at all.D. She bought the dress when it was warm.9. A. A nice hair-style. B. An old photo.C. A wonderful wedding.D. An unforgettable friend.10. A. She could hardly find the truth. B. She doesn’t agree with the man.C. She is good at finding a place to stay.D. She had no travel experience in Russia.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questionson each of the passage. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken onlyonce. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide whichone would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.Comment [Doreen2]: 11-13 ABA Comment [Doreen3]: 14-16 BCC Comment [Doreen4]: 17. Saturday 18. ceremony 19. coming/ following 20. ring/ call Comment [Doreen5]: 21. 10,000 22. a part-time job23. room and food; accommodations24. cheaper and fashionable position-related consumption of civil servants has been swept by finance, consumer, regardless of cost, extravagance and waste in the civil service position-related consumption, abuse, corruption and embezzlement, corruption is important. Then, under the conditions of market economy, how to reform the existing civil duty consumption management, explores a source to prevent and curb the post consumption corruption way, is currently a major issue faced by honest work. Recently, I conducted research on this issue, this problem on some humble opinions. First, the existing public servants ' duty consumption the main problems seen from the investigation and reasons, in recent years, public servants ' duty consumption caused by the abuses and not a person of integrity, is one of the major problems in the party in Government, its operation order have a negative effect on the party and Government organs, seriously damaging the image of the party and the Government, underminingthe relationship between party and the masses, effect, opening up and economic construction. From I County in recent years of governance situation see, positions consumption in the produced of "two not" phenomenon rendering four a features: a is positions consumption system lost has due of binding, right is greater than rules, and right is greater than method of phenomenon more highlight; II is in positions consumption in the Camera Obscura operation, using terms, will positions consumption into has personal consumption, will corporate points to into personal points to, makes positions consumption in some aspects has into positions enjoy and self-dealing of means; three is to positions consumption for name, fraud, false impersonator, Trend of negative corruption phenomena such as corruption and misappropriation; four palaces, follow the fashion, rivalries, wasteful, and post consumption became a symbol of showing off their individual capacities. Caused by public servants ' dutyconsumption of many "two" phenomenon in which people reflect the biggest problems are: (a) the official car problems. Mainly in three aspects: one is the larger buses cost expenditure. According to statistics, until November 2003, XX County township Department bus 159 cars, which department owns the bus 145 vehicles, and showed an increasing trend. Financial expenses cost per bus per year to 35,000 yuan, and in fact every cost up to 50,000 yuan. Some units also hiring temporary drivers and expenditure on wages and subsidies. Necessary to "keep a car", but also "dependants", leading to larger expenses. Second, gongchesiyong breed unhealthy tendencies. Some people believe that now some bus drivers use one-third, one-third leading private one-third used for official purposes. Some public servants, especially leading officials motoring, cars for private purposes, violating the self-discipline regulations, and even lead to traffic accidents. According to statistics from related departments,since 2004, the correct investigation in our County serves nearly 30 cars for private purposes, only the first half of this year, cars for private purposes orleaders driving a vehicle accident caused by road accidents, 1, 1 people killed and direct economic losses amounting to more than 100,000 yuan. Third, high efficiency and low cost of the bus. Surveys show that, the operating costs of taxis for the 8200/... Is a fundamental priority of the reform, it is a difficult problem that must be solved in the reform process. Clearly, the post consumption averages three years before as a base and fine-tuned on the basis of this single practices must be improved. Improvements to adhere to three principles: first, under the existing policy provisions approved for public servants ' duty consumption standards, calibration, is not contrary to policy. Second, according to the local financial situation and people's sustainability, public servants ' duty consumption standards approved, both financial reach, and people passing through. Third, according to the operational needs of civil servants responsible for authorized public servants ' duty consumption standards, bothhigh and low positions, but also the nature of the work and the workload. In reform of method Shang, approved civil servants positions consumption standard to "big unified, and small dispersed" suitable, that most positions consumption project should according to policy provides proposed unified standard, consider to ranks, and units and the work task of differences sex, unified of standard should has elastic of and dynamic of, makes regions, and units in implementation unified standard Shi has must of flexible disposal right; but since set of standard must after financial, and audit, sector audit approved Hou to implementation. (C) reform package. Public servants ' duty consumption elasticity of consumption to limit consumption, turning mess into kitchen after dinner, follow the civil servant with a how to use personal title subsidies, or how to manage a personal duty consumption use of subsidies. Therefore, we must establish and perfect with public servants ' duty consumptionmonetization reform support of the series of governance systems such as the civil service examination of responsibility, system, low fault investigation system, the report said. While other measures to keep up. Discipline inspection and supervision organs, financial, auditing departments should strengthen supervision and inspection of public servants ' duty consumption monetization reform progress, to strengthen the reform of public servants ' duty consumption monetization system, measures to develop and monitor the implementation of inspection, not consumption as required, even shifting consumer behavior to stop, serious cases to deal with. Three ideas, public servants ' duty consumption monetization reform of politics, the economy and the deepening of the reform, public servants ' duty consumption as somewhere between a reform also demonstrated its importance and urgency. First of all, civil servants especially party and Government leaders and public servants ' dutyconsumption there are big drawbacks. NPC deputies and CPPCC members and the broad masses are concerned about. Secondly, the 211.A. International Nurses’ Day.B. World No Tobacco Day.C. International Workers’ Day.D. National Chocolate Chip Day.12.A. May’s brilliant green jewel stands for constant love.B. Workers started to fight for 8 hours labor back in the 1800s.C. Chocolate chip cookies are usually made for the people you love.D. May’s flower, the Lily of the Valley represents happiness and pure love.13. A. The Merry Month of May. B. Month Flower and Jewel of May.C. Food Celebrations in May.D. No Cigarettes in May. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. He invented the way of blood transfusion (输血).B. He solved the problem of dangerous blood transfusion.C. He found a couple of new blood types of human beings.D. He discovered the relation between blood types and personalities.15. A. Loyal but anxious. B. Logical but changeable.C. Creative but selfish.D. Ambitious but inflexible.16. A. Modest. B. Neutral. C. Disapproval. D. Supportive.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will beread twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks withthe 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.Laurence’s Social ArrangementOriginal plan:To invite Roger and Millie for a meal this ___17___ night. Problem:They have to go to Scotland for a wedding ___18___. Suggestions:To gather the ___19___ weekend.Roger should give her a ___20___ in a week or so to set the time.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.How much is the tuition for each semester?$___21___.How does Lisa get the rest of money?By doing ___22___.How does Lisa spend the money she earns herself?Mainly on her ___23___. What does Lisa think of the clothes in discount stores?They are ___24___.II. Grammar and VocabularyComment [Doreen8]: 41-45 KJIGH46-50 AFDEC Comment [Doreen9]: 51-55 ADCBA 56-60 ABCDB 61-65 BCDACposition-related consumption of civil servants has been swept by finance, consumer, regardless of cost, extravagance and waste in the civil service position-related consumption, abuse, corruption and embezzlement, corruption is important. Then, under the conditions of market economy, how to reform the existing civil duty consumption management, explores a source to prevent and curb the post consumption corruption way, is currently a major issue faced by honest work. Recently, I conducted research on this issue, this problem on some humble opinions. First, the existing public servants ' duty consumption the main problems seen from the investigation and reasons, in recent years, public servants ' duty consumption caused by the abuses and not a person of integrity, is one of the major problems in the party in Government, its operation order have a negative effect on the party and Government organs, seriously damaging the image of the party and the Government, underminingthe relationship between party and the masses, effect, opening up and economic construction. From I County in recent years of governance situation see, positions consumption in the produced of "two not" phenomenon rendering four a features: a is positions consumption system lost has due of binding, right is greater than rules, and right is greater than method of phenomenon more highlight; II is in positions consumption in the Camera Obscura operation, using terms, will positions consumption into has personal consumption, will corporate points to into personal points to, makes positions consumption in some aspects has into positions enjoy and self-dealing of means; three is to positions consumption for name, fraud, false impersonator, Trend of negative corruption phenomena such as corruption and misappropriation; four palaces, follow the fashion, rivalries, wasteful, and post consumption became a symbol of showing off their individual capacities. Caused by public servants ' dutyconsumption of many "two" phenomenon in which people reflect the biggest problems are: (a) the official car problems. Mainly in three aspects: one is the larger buses cost expenditure. According to statistics, until November 2003, XX County township Department bus 159 cars, which department owns the bus 145 vehicles, and showed an increasing trend. Financial expenses cost per bus per year to 35,000 yuan, and in fact every cost up to 50,000 yuan. Some units also hiring temporary drivers and expenditure on wages and subsidies. Necessary to "keep a car", but also "dependants", leading to larger expenses. Second, gongchesiyong breed unhealthy tendencies. Some people believe that now some bus drivers use one-third, one-third leading private one-third used for official purposes. Some public servants, especially leading officials motoring, cars for private purposes, violating the self-discipline regulations, and even lead to traffic accidents. According to statistics from related departments,since 2004, the correct investigation in our County serves nearly 30 cars for private purposes, only the first half of this year, cars for private purposes orleaders driving a vehicle accident caused by road accidents, 1, 1 people killed and direct economic losses amounting to more than 100,000 yuan. Third, high efficiency and low cost of the bus. Surveys show that, the operating costs of taxis for the 8200/... Is a fundamental priority of the reform, it is a difficult problem that must be solved in the reform process. Clearly, the post consumption averages three years before as a base and fine-tuned on the basis of this single practices must be improved. Improvements to adhere to three principles: first, under the existing policy provisions approved for public servants ' duty consumption standards, calibration, is not contrary to policy. Second, according to the local financial situation and people's sustainability, public servants ' duty consumption standards approved, both financial reach, and people passing through. Third, according to the operational needs of civil servants responsible for authorized public servants ' duty consumption standards, bothhigh and low positions, but also the nature of the work and the workload. In reform of method Shang, approved civil servants positions consumption standard to "big unified, and small dispersed" suitable, that most positions consumption project should according to policy provides proposed unified standard, consider to ranks, and units and the work task of differences sex, unified of standard should has elastic of and dynamic of, makes regions, and units in implementation unified standard Shi has must of flexible disposal right; but since set of standard must after financial, and audit, sector audit approved Hou to implementation. (C) reform package. Public servants ' duty consumption elasticity of consumption to limit consumption, turning mess into kitchen after dinner, follow the civil servant with a how to use personal title subsidies, or how to manage a personal duty consumption use of subsidies. Therefore, we must establish and perfect with public servants ' duty consumptionmonetization reform support of the series of governance systems such as the civil service examination of responsibility, system, low fault investigation system, the report said. While other measures to keep up. Discipline inspection and supervision organs, financial, auditing departments should strengthen supervision and inspection of public servants ' duty consumption monetization reform progress, to strengthen the reform of public servants ' duty consumption monetization system, measures to develop and monitor the implementation of inspection, not consumption as required, even shifting consumer behavior to stop, serious cases to deal with. Three ideas, public servants ' duty consumption monetization reform of politics, the economy and the deepening of the reform, public servants ' duty consumption as somewhere between a reform also demonstrated its importance and urgency. First of all, civil servants especially party and Government leaders and public servants ' dutyconsumption there are big drawbacks. NPC deputies and CPPCC members and the broad masses are concerned about. Secondly, the 4Beyond two or three days, the world’s best weather forecasts are based on guesswork, andbeyond six or seven they are worthless.The Butterfly Effect is the reason. For small pieces of weather — and to a global forecaster,small can mean thunderstorms and snowstorms — any ___41___ fails rapidly. Errors anduncertainties ___42___, gathering upward through a chain of unstable features, from dust devils (尘旋风) and windstorms up to continent-size eddies (旋风) ___43___ satellites can see.The modern weather models work with a network of points of the order of sixty miles apart,and even so, some ___44___ data has to be guessed, since ground stations and satellites cannot seeeverywhere. But suppose the earth could be covered with sensors spaced one foot apart, rising atone-foot ___45___ all the way to the top of the atmosphere. Suppose every sensor gives perfectly___46___ readings of temperature, pressure, dampness, and any other quantity a meteorologist (气象工作者) would want. Exactly at noon a(n) ___47___ powerful computer takes all the data and___48___ what will happen at each point at 12.01, then 12.02, then 12.03 …The computer will still be unable to predict whether Princeton, New Jersey, will have sun orrain on a day one month away. At noon the spaces between the sensors will ___49___ alterationsthat the computer will not know about, tiny variations from the ___50___. By 12.01, thosealterations will already have created small errors one foot away. Soon the errors will have multipliedto the ten-foot scale, and so on up to the size of the globe.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.Ecotourism is a combination of ecology (the study of systems of living things) and tourism. Itis ___51___ “responsible travel to natural areas that preserves the environment and improves thewelfare of the local people” by the International Ecotourism Society. Actually, ecotourism can meantravel to far-off places of great natural beauty, but not always in a(n) ___52___ way. It’s a bigbusiness, and the attraction of money can cause people to think about ___53___ first. Whileecotourism offers benefits to people and ecosystems, it leaves ecosystems open to negative effects,too.Costa Rica, once a Spanish colony, and independent since 1821, has an ecotourism industryworth over one billion dollars yearly, and thousands of jobs have been ___54___. Nearly 21 percentof the land is now protected national parks, ___55___ thanks to ecotourism. Nevertheless, due tothe number of people visiting the country’s natural places, some damage to the ecosystem hasoccurred.While ___56___ can have a negative impact on ecosystems, the same areas might have been___57___ by industries such as farming, logging, or mining if there were no ecotourism industry.Shelters (庇护所) have been created ___58___, keeping the ecosystem protected. And, by visitingbeautiful rainforests and seeing rare animals, visitors get a sense of their ___59___, and of gratitudefor them. Tour guides can also be educators who train people to love and care for the environment.Visitors can take these ___60___ with them to their home countries.Unfortunately, while their effect may not be ___61___ in the off-season, the constant paradeof visitors in the high season can be damaging. At one national park in Costa Rica, wild monkeysComment [Doreen11]: 70-73 BCBAposition-related consumption of civil servants has been swept by finance, consumer, regardless of cost, extravagance and waste in the civil service position-related consumption, abuse, corruption and embezzlement, corruption is important. Then, under the conditions of market economy, how to reform the existing civil duty consumption management, explores a source to prevent and curb the post consumption corruption way, is currently a major issue faced by honest work. Recently, I conducted research on this issue, this problem on some humble opinions. First, the existing public servants ' duty consumption the main problems seen from the investigation and reasons, in recent years, public servants ' duty consumption caused by the abuses and not a person of integrity, is one of the major problems in the party in Government, its operation order have a negative effect on the party and Government organs, seriously damaging the image of the party and the Government, underminingthe relationship between party and the masses, effect, opening up and economic construction. From I County in recent years of governance situation see, positions consumption in the produced of "two not" phenomenon rendering four a features: a is positions consumption system lost has due of binding, right is greater than rules, and right is greater than method of phenomenon more highlight; II is in positions consumption in the Camera Obscura operation, using terms, will positions consumption into has personal consumption, will corporate points to into personal points to, makes positions consumption in some aspects has into positions enjoy and self-dealing of means; three is to positions consumption for name, fraud, false impersonator, Trend of negative corruption phenomena such as corruption and misappropriation; four palaces, follow the fashion, rivalries, wasteful, and post consumption became a symbol of showing off their individual capacities. Caused by public servants ' dutyconsumption of many "two" phenomenon in which people reflect the biggest problems are: (a) the official car problems. Mainly in three aspects: one is the larger buses cost expenditure. According to statistics, until November 2003, XX County township Department bus 159 cars, which department owns the bus 145 vehicles, and showed an increasing trend. Financial expenses cost per bus per year to 35,000 yuan, and in fact every cost up to 50,000 yuan. Some units also hiring temporary drivers and expenditure on wages and subsidies. Necessary to "keep a car", but also "dependants", leading to larger expenses. Second, gongchesiyong breed unhealthy tendencies. Some people believe that now some bus drivers use one-third, one-third leading private one-third used for official purposes. Some public servants, especially leading officials motoring, cars for private purposes, violating the self-discipline regulations, and even lead to traffic accidents. According to statistics from related departments,since 2004, the correct investigation in our County serves nearly 30 cars for private purposes, only the first half of this year, cars for private purposes orleaders driving a vehicle accident caused by road accidents, 1, 1 people killed and direct economic losses amounting to more than 100,000 yuan. Third, high efficiency and low cost of the bus. Surveys show that, the operating costs of taxis for the 8200/... Is a fundamental priority of the reform, it is a difficult problem that must be solved in the reform process. Clearly, the post consumption averages three years before as a base and fine-tuned on the basis of this single practices must be improved. Improvements to adhere to three principles: first, under the existing policy provisions approved for public servants ' duty consumption standards, calibration, is not contrary to policy. Second, according to the local financial situation and people's sustainability, public servants ' duty consumption standards approved, both financial reach, and people passing through. Third, according to the operational needs of civil servants responsible for authorized public servants ' duty consumption standards, bothhigh and low positions, but also the nature of the work and the workload. In reform of method Shang, approved civil servants positions consumption standard to "big unified, and small dispersed" suitable, that most positions consumption project should according to policy provides proposed unified standard, consider to ranks, and units and the work task of differences sex, unified of standard should has elastic of and dynamic of, makes regions, and units in implementation unified standard Shi has must of flexible disposal right; but since set of standard must after financial, and audit, sector audit approved Hou to implementation. (C) reform package. Public servants ' duty consumption elasticity of consumption to limit consumption, turning mess into kitchen after dinner, follow the civil servant with a how to use personal title subsidies, or how to manage a personal duty consumption use of subsidies. Therefore, we must establish and perfect with public servants ' duty consumptionmonetization reform support of the series of governance systems such as the civil service examination of responsibility, system, low fault investigation system, the report said. While other measures to keep up. Discipline inspection and supervision organs, financial, auditing departments should strengthen supervision and inspection of public servants ' duty consumption monetization reform progress, to strengthen the reform of public servants ' duty consumption monetization system, measures to develop and monitor the implementation of inspection, not consumption as required, even shifting consumer behavior to stop, serious cases to deal with. Three ideas, public servants ' duty consumption monetization reform of politics, the economy and the deepening of the reform, public servants ' duty consumption as somewhere between a reform also demonstrated its importance and urgency. First of all, civil servants especially party and Government leaders and public servants ' dutyconsumption there are big drawbacks. NPC deputies and CPPCC members and the broad masses are concerned about. Secondly, the 6problem didn’t involve a glove and a ball, Dad would always be there to handle anything I threw in his direction. His devotion to our springtime ritual showed his devotion to me — not only to my love of baseballl but also to my life. I’ve often heard it said that “the devil is in the details.” Now I realize that in my relationship with my father, love was in the details. 66.When the author was young, he didn’t care much about ______. A. the sound of hitting a ball B. the company of his father C. the joy of running after a ball D. the games broadcast on TV 67.The author’s father practiced catching baseball with him on warm spring days, ______. A. having a father-son conversation with him B. killing time while doing some physical exercise C. making him an excellent baseball player D. giving him a guiding hand in his life 68.We can learn from the passage that ______.A. a yearly celebration was held to start their spring baseball catching ritual B. the author and his father used to have a loose relationship with each other C. the author fully realized his father’s love for him when he was young D. the author’s father always stood by him whenever he was in trouble 69.What is the passage mainly about?A. The same hobby shared between the author and his father. B. The way the author and his father used to spend spring days.C. The author’s sweet memory of his father’s love for him.D. The analysis made by the author about father-son relationship. (B)iPad mini with Retina displaySmall wonder.Beautiful 7.9-inch Retina displayiPad mini with Retina display is amazing to hold. Every photo is incredibly detailed, andevery line of text is remarkably clear. With higher resolution (分辨率) than an HDTV, it’sstriking — on a whole new scale.A7 chipDon’t let its size fool you. iPad mini is powered by the new A7 chip with 64-bit architecture.A7 delivers killer performance — up to four times faster CPU and up to eight times fasterphotograph performance than the previous generation — without sacrificing battery life. So youget incredible power in a device you can take with you wherever you go.Powerful apps (应用软件)iPad apps are like no other. Because they’re designed just for iPad, they look amazing anduse every pixel (像素) of the beautiful display. iPad mini comes with great built-in apps for theeveryday things you do, like checking email and surfing the web. 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2014学年长宁区第一学期高三英语质量检测试卷第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. In a bookstore. B. In a grocery.C. In a stationery shop.D. In a shopping mall.2. A. Diner and waitress. B. Librarian and reader.C. Ticket seller and customer.D. Teacher and student.3. A. She is not hungry. B. She wants to dine out.C. She doesn‟t like cooking.D. She feels awful today.4. A. The postcard has been lost. B. The man will go to the post office.C. The local post office is closed.D. The woman is expecting a postcard.5. A. To a bank. B. To Macao.C. To a travel agency.D. To a gymnasium.6. A. There will be too many people at the party.B. He feels sorry that the woman is not coming.C. It makes people happier to have more parties.D. The woman can bring her brother to the party.7. A. The man is extremely fond of traveling.B. The woman has taken many pictures at the contest.C. The man admires the woman‟s talent in writing.D. The woman is an experienced photographer.8. A. The new dress is for warm weather. B. The new dress makes her look cool.C. She doesn‟t like cold wea ther at all.D. She bought the dress when it was warm.9. A. A nice hair-style. B. An old photo.C. A wonderful wedding.D. An unforgettable friend.10. A. She could hardly find the truth. B. She doesn‟t agree with the man.C. She is good at finding a place to stay.D. She had no travel experience in Russia.Section BDirections:In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passage. 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 thequestion you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. International Nurses‟ Day. B. World No Tobacco Day.C. International Workers‟ Day.D. National Chocolate Chip Day.12. A. May‟s brilliant green jewel stands for constant love.B. Workers started to fight for 8 hours labor back in the 1800s.C. Chocolate chip cookies are usually made for the people you love.D. May‟s flower, the Lily of the Valley represents happiness and pure love.13. A. The Merry Month of May. B. Month Flower and Jewel of May.C. Food Celebrations in May.D. No Cigarettes in May.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. He invented the way of blood transfusion (输血).B. He solved the problem of dangerous blood transfusion.C. He found a couple of new blood types of human beings.D. He discovered the relation between blood types and personalities.15. A. Loyal but anxious. B. Logical but changeable.C. Creative but selfish.D. Ambitious but inflexible.16. A. Modest. B. Neutral. C. Disapproval. D. Supportive.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.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.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)One day I heard two girls talking about making net friends in a café. One said that she (25) ______ (meet) one of her net friends and the other told her not to because most people found their net friends (26) ______ (disappoint) in real life.We all know it is quite common now that many teenagers, especially (27) ______ from one-child families, like to make net friends and spend lots of time chatting with them because they need someone to talk with and share their sorrow and happiness. However, is it wise for them to do so?In my opinion, it is possible for you to find some real good friends with the help of new technology but you (28) ______ ______ take care. When you talk with someone unknown on the Internet, you have no idea at all what kind of person he is and (29) ______ he is telling you the truth. Besides we can‟t deny that some bad guys mask themselves very well so that they can get many nice people (30) ______ (trap). So, you‟re taking the risk of meeting your net friends (31) ______ you get any idea about him. In a word, you can never be too careful when meeting your net friends.(B)Perhaps one aspect of modern life which is most often considered …annoying‟ is noise. According to some estimates, the amount of urban noise (32) ______ (double) in the past ten years, and with the increase in road and air traffic, noise is likely to increase too.Noise quite clearly affects the health of modern man. It is a health threat. Loud noise (33) ______ (say) to be a leading cause of deafness among many people over 65. It is also a major (34) ______ (contribute) factor in causing stress, (35) ______ itself causes a variety of illnesses.Noise is sometimes associated with lack of communication in the modern world. In many busy shops, factories and nightclubs, (36) ______ level and constancy of noise make conversation at a natural level difficult or impossible.Certain people in society, such as motorcyclists, seem to believe they have a right (37) ______ (make) as much noise as they like without being fined. Do they?We are so trained to noise in this modern world (38) ______ people growing up with little (39) ______ no experience of genuine peace and quiet have begun to associate silence with boredom. Isn‟t it time for us to start teaching young people that silence is golden and that you can do a lot of interesting things (40) ______ the accompaniment of noise?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.Beyond two or three days, the world‟s best weather forecasts are based on guesswork, and beyond six or seven they are worthless.The Butterfly Effect is the reason. For small pieces of weather — and to a global forecaster, small can mean thunderstorms and snowstorms —any ___41___ fails rapidly. Errors and uncertainties ___42___, gathering upward through a chain of unstable features, from dust devils (尘旋风) and windstorms up to continent-size eddies (旋风) ___43___ satellites can see.The modern weather models work with a network of points of the order of sixty miles apart, and even so, some ___44___ data has to be guessed, since ground stations and satellites cannot see everywhere. But suppose the earth could be covered with sensors spaced one foot apart, rising at one-foot ___45___ all the way to the top of the atmosphere. Suppose every sensor gives perfectly ___46___ readings of temperature, pressure, dampness, and any other quantity a meteorologist(气象工作者) would want. Exactly at noon a(n) ___47___ powerful computer takes all the data and ___48___ what will happen at each point at 12.01, then 12.02, then 12.03 …The computer will still be unable to predict whether Princeton, New Jersey, will have sun or rain on a day one month away. At noon the spaces between the sensors will ___49___ alterations that the computer will not know about, tiny variations from the ___50___. By 12.01, those alterations will already have created small errors one foot away. Soon the errors will have multiplied to the ten-foot scale, and so on up to the size of the globe.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.Ecotourism is a combination of ecology (the study of systems of living things) and tourism. It is ___51___ “responsible travel to natural areas that preserves the environment and improves the welfare of the local people”by the International Ecotourism Society. Actually, ecotourism can mean travel to far-off places of great natural beauty, but not always in a(n) ___52___ way. It‟s a big business, and the attraction of money can cause people to think about ___53___ first. While ecotourism offers benefits to people and ecosystems, it leaves ecosystems open to negative effects, too.Costa Rica, once a Spanish colony, and independent since 1821, has an ecotourism industry worth over one billion dollars yearly, and thousands of jobs have been ___54___. Nearly 21 percent of the land is now protected national parks, ___55___ thanks to ecotourism. Nevertheless, due to the number of people visiting the country‟s natural places, some damage to the ecosystem has occurred.While ___56___ can have a negative impact on ecosystems, the same areas might have been ___57___ by industries such as farming, logging, or mining if there were no ecotourism industry. Shelters (庇护所) have been created ___58___, keeping the ecosystem protected. And, by visiting beautiful rainforests and seeing rare animals, visitors get a sense of their ___59___, and of gratitude for them. Tour guides can also be educators who train people to love and care for the environment. Visitors can take these ___60___ with them to their home countries.Unfortunately, while their effect may not be ___61___ in the off-season, the constant parade of visitors in the high season can be damaging. At one national park in Costa Rica, wild monkeys now feed on garbage left by the tourists. ___62___, ecotourists tend to seek out places with the rarest animals and plants, ___63___ the most delicate living things.It is easy to be critical of the ecotourism industry, but it is important to be ___64___ as well. Ecotourism can never be “pure”. We can‟t expect zero negative effects on the ecosystem. It is also ___65___ to suppose that humans won‟t go anywhere accessible to them. If protection efforts are maintained and increased, those remaining places of undisturbed nature may be stressed, but they won‟t be destroyed.51. A. defined as B. made up of C. applied to D. combined with52. A. attractive B. natural C. different D. responsible53. A. effects B. nature C. profits D. economy54. A. lost B. created C. abandoned D. shifted55. A. mainly B. comparatively C. unfortunately D. barely56. A. tourists B. environment C. manufacturers D. politics57. A. fertilized B. destroyed C. reserved D. stimulated58. A. equally B. regularly C. instead D. though59. A. freedom B. hardness C. welfare D. value60. A. ecosystems B. lessons C. animals D. trainers61. A. uncertain B. noticeable C. healthy D. special62. A. For instance B. On the contrary C. In addition D. As a whole63. A. appreciating B. discovering C. sheltering D. pressuring64. A. positive B. creative C. effective D. sensitive65. A. feasible B. reasonable C. unrealistic D. inevitableSection 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)When I was young, it wasn‟t the parental love that filled my thoughts in the spring. It was baseball.I loved everything about the game — the crack of a bat, the excitement of chasing a ground ball across short green grass, even watching the games on our old black-and-white TV. Yet looking back now, nothing was quite as important to me as the annual ritual (老规矩) of playing catch with my dad.Dad was never much of a baseball fan, but as green leaves began to shoot on bare branches and warmth returned to the air, he would grab his old mitt (棒球手套) and head out to the yard with me just the same. There was something beneficial about playing catch with him, the hum of the ball as it sailed through the air, and the friendly pop as it hit the leather netting. We may have been 50 feet apart, but the flight of that ball connected us, forming as strong a relationship as any father-son talk ever could have.I was never the star of my Little League team, yet Dad never cared about that. Every year, he would be out there, waiting to field any false throw I sent his way.As I grew older, I realized that our game was a reflection of our relationship — that even if a problem didn‟t involve a glove and a ball, Dad would always be there to handle anything I threw in his direction. His devotion to our springtime ritual showed his devotion to me — not only to my love of baseballl but also to my life.I‟ve often heard it said that “the devil is in the details.” Now I realize that in my relationship with my father, love was in the details.66. When the author was young, he didn‟t care much about ______.A. the sound of hitting a ballB. the company of his fatherC. the joy of running after a ballD. the games broadcast on TV67. The author‟s father practiced catching baseball with him on warm spring days, ______.A. having a father-son conversation with himB. killing time while doing some physical exerciseC. making him an excellent baseball playerD. giving him a guiding hand in his life68. We can learn from the passage that ______.A. a yearly celebration was held to start their spring baseball catching ritualB. the author and his father used to have a loose relationship with each otherC. the author fully realized his father‟s love for him when he was youngD. the author‟s father always stood by him whenever he was in trouble69. What is the passage mainly about?A. The same hobby shared between the author and his father.B. The way the author and his father used to spend spring days.C. The author‟s sweet memory of his father‟s love for him.D. The analysis made by the author about father-son relationship.70. Where does the passage most probably come from?A. An Apple Store leaflet.B. Apple Website.C. A textbook of app designing.D. A science magazine.71. Which of the following best summarizes the feature of Powerful apps for iPad mini?A. An amazingly clear display.B. Beautifully designed and combined.C. Well performing your daily routine.D. A super killer and greater battery saver.72. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. An A7 chip installed, iPad mini with Retina display is more battery consuming.B. Having an iPad mini with Retina display, you can do more in more places.C. iOS7 with many new features is only designed for iPad mini with Retina display.D. Order an iPad mini with Retina display online then collect it at your favorite retail store.73. Who would be the potential readers of the passage?A. Apple product fans.B. App software developers.C. Apple product sellers.D. Information technology engineers.(C)The term culture now is more used to describe everything from the fine arts to the outlook of a business group or a sports team. In its original sense, however, culture includes all identifying aspects of a racial group, nation, or empire: its physical environment, history, and traditions, its social rules and economic structure, and its religious beliefs and arts.The central beliefs and customs of a group are handed down from one generation to another. It is for this reason that most people regard culture as learned rather than innate. People acquire a culture because they are not born with one. The process by which a person develops a taste for regional foods, accented speech, or an outlook on the world over time, therefore, is known as enculturation (文化适应).Cultures are often identified by their symbols — images that are familiar and coated with meaning. Totem poles (图腾柱) carved with animals and creative figures suggest aspects of the Native American peoples of the Pacific Northwest but more literally represent specific tribes(部落). In Asia and India, the color of yellow is connected with temples while in ancient China it was a color only the emperor‟s family was allowed to wear. Thus, different cultures may respond to a symbol quite differently. For example, to some a flag may represent pride, historical accomplishments, or ideals; to others, however, it can mean danger or oppression.To individuals unfamiliar with cultures outside their own, the beliefs, behaviors, and artistic expression of other groups can seem strange and even threatening. A society that ranks all other cultures against its own standards is considered to be ethnocentric(from the Greek ethnos, meaning “people,”and kentros, meaning “center”). A strongly ethnocentric society assumes also that what is different from its own culture is likely to be inferior and, possibly, wrong or evil.All people are ethnocentric to some degree, and some aspects of ethnocentrism, such as national pride, contribute to a well-functioning society. An appreciation for one‟s own culture, however, does not prevent acceptance and respect for another culture. History documents the long-term vigour and success of multicultural groups in which people from numerous and various cultural backgrounds live and work together. Extreme ethnocentrism, in contrast, can lead to racism —the belief that it is race and racial origin that account for variations in human character or ability and that one‟s own race is superior to all others.74. What does the word “innate” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?A. Instinctive.B. Developed.C. Believable.D. Cultivated.75. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Different interpretations of a symbol help to distinguish one culture from another.B. An ethnocentric country opens welcoming arms to cultures different from its own.C. Culture consists of some positive features of a racial group, nation or empire.D. People from various cultural backgrounds often reach an agreement on some image.76. What can be inferred from the passage?A. All aspects of ethnocentrism can produce negative effects on a society.B. Racism is unlikely to bring about serious conflicts among different cultures.C. Respect and acceptance of different cultures are a proper cultural attitude.D. Countries with a strong sense of national pride play a superior role in the world.77. Which might be the best title of the passage?A. Culture, the origin of racial superiorityB. Culture, a faithful mirror of historyC. Culture, the vigour of world developmentD. Culture, a distinctive identity of a nationSection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Some of the most popular programmes on British television, all with their regular millions of loyal viewers, are …soaps‟such as Coronation Street, Eastenders and Emmerdale. (A …soap‟is an informal word for a …soap opera‟, which is a television story, in daily or weekly episodes (连续剧集), about the daily lives of the characters in it.)In every soap there is comedy and tragedy, and storylines of all kinds. In every soap there is the inevitable gossip, and there is the essential character who brings misfortune on himself — or herself, the spiteful woman who hates the success of her sister in marrying a man with money and whose childish behavior splits the family.To some degree, of course, the regular episodes provide many people with an adult kind of comic, rather like Dickens‟ serialized novels did. At times, the actions and characters in them seem quite realistic; at other times, they go to the other extreme and show actions that look as if they are straight from the pen of the best fiction writers. But perhaps the fall into clearly fictional comedy or tragedy is necessary to remind regular viewers that their daily amount of …soap‟ is no more and no less than a shot of fiction, and that the characters are not real.Certainly life is never dull in a soap. If one of the adolescents buys a motorbike and a young child lives round the corner, you can bet the two will meet in an accident. If two people fall in love and get married, you can be sure that a friend will cast an insult on the character of one of them, enough to break up the marriage. After all, this is not life; this is a soap! Reality makes way for fiction. The viewers who think that they are watching even a reflection of reality only bring disappointment to themselves. But there are still viewers who follow the comings and goings of the characters on screen with unreasoning faith, believing that the events are real when characters are injured or ill, or even die, and send cards or flowers with best wishes, congratulations or sympathies.What many of us find difficult to understand is just why soaps have become so popular?(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN EIGHT WORDS.)78. Coronation Street, Eastenders and Emmerdale are popular British soaps which ______.79. What are the two necessary elements of a soap opera?80. The regular viewers need to be reminded that the soap operas are ______.81. What do some TV viewers do when they are mad about the soaps?第II卷（共47分）I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 每年圣诞期间百货店里的商品都减价出售。